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These are made up of graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate.

What are s’mores? The Girl Scouts first published the recipe in 1927.

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Sometimes things happen in the [missing word] of an eye

What is blink? Time passes so quickly that when we look back on our teen years, we feel it passed in the blink of an eye.

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A canal runs through this Central American country

What is Panama? The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, cutting 8,000 nautical miles off the trip that used to navigate around the tip of South America.

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March comes in like this animal

What is lion? It goes out like a lamb. The saying symbolizes that March comes in with the roar of winter and leaves with the gentleness of a lamb.

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This generation was born in 1959

Who are the baby boomers? They were born from 1946–1964, and the generation got its name from the birth-rate spike after World War II

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Type of hat worn at a baseball game

What is cap? The players wear caps, which is where the name baseball cap derives. The catcher wears a hard cap under the mask

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This label is found on foods produced according to Jewish dietary law

What is kosher? Basic rules include no foods with a combination of meat and milk, no shellfish, and processed meat according to strict standards

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There’s no time like the [missing word]

What is present? “There’s no time like the present” is another way to say, “Why procrastinate?”

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This country shares the Iberian Peninsula with Spain

What is Portugal? Portugal means “beautiful port.”

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March Madness refers to this sport

What is college basketball? The college NCAA basketball teams begin their playoff season in March

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In 1959, the United States gained these two states

What are Alaska and Hawaii? Both were former territories. Alaska became a state in January 1959, and Hawaii followed in August

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Something that helps you find your way when you’re lost

What is map? You can find paper maps at bookstores and libraries as well as online at Amazon

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This is Italy’s extraordinarily strong coffee

What is espresso? Its name does not refer to a specific bean. It refers to forcing water at high pressure through the fine grinds.

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When you face a deadline, you could say you’re up against this

What is the clock? You can use the expression to mean time is running out to do something.

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Machu Picchu is located high in the Andes Mountains in this South American country

What is Peru? The best-known ruins in Peru are Machu Picchu, the site of ancient Incan ruins.

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You will find this Irish bread at holiday dinners on March 17

What is soda bread? The recipe for basic soda bread includes flour, salt, baking soda, and buttermilk. It is commonly served on St. Patrick’s Day

300

Boeing inaugurated this aircraft in 1959

What is the 707? It was the first successful jet aircraft that lasted more than a few years

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Comes out of many trees

What is sap? Maple syrup comes from the sap of maple trees

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Investor and plant collector William Purvis brought trees that bear these to Hawaii from Australia

What are macadamia nuts? Macadamia nuts are one of the most expensive in the world

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This lunar-inspired saying indicates a rare occurrence

What is once in a blue moon? A blue moon is the second full moon of a calendar month. This phenomenon happens only once every 32 months.

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Pope John Paul II contributed to this country’s fight for the fall of communism

What is Poland? He dedicated most of his life as a priest to freeing his homeland.

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Born March 2, 1917, he played Lucy’s husband Ricky Ricardo on I Love Lucy

Who is Desi Arnaz? Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were married during the show’s run

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In this TV sitcom, Jay North portrays a boy whose curiosity and other normal behaviors always seem to lead to trouble

What is Dennis the Menace? The sitcom is an adaptation of a comic strip featuring Dennis

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You definitely don't want to be woken up early in the morning, to this loud and high-pitched bark

What is yap? To yap can also mean to talk in a shrill, insistent way

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This is Georgia’s official state vegetable

What is the Vidalia sweet onion? The yellow onion has a high sugar content due to the soil’s meager amount of sulfur; it was declared the official state vegetable in 1990.

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When really enjoying yourself, you might say you’re having this saying that includes the name of an ocean creature

What is a whale of a time? One of the earliest known uses of the phrase can be found in an 1871 issue of the Kansas newspaper The Emporia News

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Islamabad is the capital of this South Asian country

What is Pakistan? Pakistan was the first Muslim country to have a female leader. Benazir Bhutto served twice as the prime minister of Pakistan.

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Name one of the two March signs of the zodiac

What is Pisces or Aries? People born in the first part of the month are born under the sign of Pisces; those born toward the end of the month are born under the sign of Aries

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The U.S. Post Office banned this book by D. H. Lawrence

What is Lady Chatterley’s Lover? It was banned on the grounds of obscenity

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Type of music

What is rap? Rap is the primary form of music found in the hip-hop genre, but it is also found in other genres.

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