Food & Drink
Time Idioms
Rhymes with -ap
“P” in World Geography
The Year Was 1959
March, March
100

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

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

100

Sometimes things happen in the _______ 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.”

100

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.

100

 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.

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

 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.

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.

400

 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.

400

 There’s no time like the _________.

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

400

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.

400

 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.

400

 Boeing inaugurated this aircraft.

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

400

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

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

600

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.

600

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.

600

Comes out of many trees

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

600

Imelda Marcos had a fabulous shoe collection in this country.

 What are the Philippines? She was the wife of former president Ferdinand Marcos.

600

 Hugh Hefner launched this magazine.

What is Playboy? Over the years, the magazine became an enterprise with Playboy Clubs, the Playboy Mansion, and more. In 2018, the family sold the last of their Playboy holdings.

600

 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.

800

 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.

800

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.

800

 Bark in a high-pitched tone

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

800

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.

800

 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.

800

 March Madness refers to this sport.

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

1000

 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 nuts in the world.

1000

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.

1000

It is a type of music that rhymes with "ap" and is the primary form of music found in the hip-hop genre

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

1000

 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.

1000

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.

1000

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.

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