Food & Drink
Time Idioms
Rhymes with -ap
"P” in World Geography
March, March
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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.

100

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.

100

This country shares the Iberian Peninsula with Spain.

What is Portugal? Portugal means “beautiful port.”

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March comes in like this animal and goes out like what other animal?

In like a lion and out like a lamb. The saying symbolizes that March comes in with the roar of winter and leaves with the gentleness of a lamb.

200

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.

200

A stitch in time saves this number.

What is nine? If you fix something when you first find a problem, you can keep it from turning into a bigger problem.

200

A siesta

What is nap? The ideal length of rest is 10–20 minutes.

200

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.

200

 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.

300

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.

300

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.

300

Comes out of many trees

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

300

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.

300

On March 11, 1997, Queen Elizabeth II knighted this Beatles member.

Who is Paul McCartney? Ringo Starr has also been knighted.

400

This cocktail is made with coconut cream, rum, and pineapple.

What is a piña colada? It was invented at the Caribe
Hilton Hotel in Puerto Rico and is the island’s national drink.

400

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.

400

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.

400

 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.

400

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.

500

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.

500

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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Bark in a high-pitched tone

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

500

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.

500

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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