The Games We Play
Move your body into a pretzel with this 1960s game
Twister. The original game was called Pretzel. The game garnered a reputation of being risqué, but Johnny Carson saved the game from obscurity when he played it with Eva Gabor on The Tonight Show.
Polar bears inhabit this pole
What is North. Polar bears are the largest four-legged predator. Males weigh up to 1,300 pounds, and females are half the size of males.
The letter O is the symbol for this common element that is part of what we breathe
Oxygen.
You’ve run out of kitchen cleanser, and your stainless pot needs scrubbing. Use this natural baking ingredient
Baking soda. Make a paste with water and spread it on the pot. Let it sit for a while or overnight and then scrub.
This is November’s annual shopping extravaganza
Black Friday
Swim with these mammals in Hawaii
Dolphins. Dolphins are the friendliest and most social animals, and they enjoy contact with humans.
An infants’ game has parents covering their eyes and saying this
Peekaboo
“Plop, plop, fizz, fizz (oh what a relief it is)” refers to this over-the-counter medication
Alka Seltzer. The first Alka Seltzer product hit the market in 1931, and it was sold as a hangover remedy. Today, Bayer owns Alka Seltzer.
We used to have nine planets until this planet was demoted
Pluto. It was demoted to a dwarf planet because it does not meet all the requirements of a planet.
White sugar and this other ingredient can be combined to make a substitute for brown sugar
Molasses. Keep adding a little molasses to white sugar and mix until you achieve the proper color for the recipe—golden or dark brown.
November 11 is Remembrance Day in Canada and this day in the United States
Veterans Day. Remembrance Day, also called Poppy Day, commemorates those who lost their lives while serving Canada. Both Veterans Day and Remembrance Day were once called Armistice Day.
People used to go on road trips from Chicago to Los Angeles on this “Main Street of America.”
Route 66. It’s called “The Mother Road.” Route 66 was formally decommissioned on June 27, 1985.
This classic murder-mystery game was patented by a British musician named Anthony Pratt in 1944 and released by Parker Brothers in 1949
Clue
This is the capital of Hungary
Budapest. Before 1873, Budapest was three separate cities: Pest, Buda, and Óbuda.
This is the Celsius freezing point
Zero degrees. The boiling point is 100 degrees Celsius.
If you run out of vegetable oil for baking, add this item that is often found at the Thanksgiving table
Applesauce
This day occurs every first Tuesday in November after the first Monday
Election Day. One reason it was originally set up this way was so the election wouldn’t fall on November 1, All Saints’ Day.
This is the most popular and famous wine-tasting area in California
Napa Valley. To see the vineyards from the air, take a ride in a hot-air balloon.
This game is typically played with a set of 136 or 144 tiles that are based on Chinese characters and symbols
Mah-jongg. Mah-jongg sets used to be made of bone or ivory, but modern sets are often made of plastic.
These are Cagney and Lacey’s first names
Christine and Mary Beth. The show survived two cancellations thanks to viewer demand. Loretta Swit (of M*A*S*H fame) and Meg Foster played the Cagney role before Sharon Gless did.
Pumice comes from this substance
Lava. It comes from the foam at the top that quickly cools.
Make buttermilk by adding a little of this ingredient to milk (2 possible answers)
Vinegar or lemon juice. Add one tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice to a measuring cup and top off to one cup with milk. Let it sit for a few minutes, and you have buttermilk.
This is one of November’s typically yellow-hued birthstones
Topaz (or citrine). While both topaz and citrine often come in yellow tones, citrine can also come in brownish orange hues, and topaz are available in a variety of colors.
Visit this European city for a Harry Potter tour
London. Tour highlights include a visit to Warner Bros. London to tour the set, a walking tour, and a Muggles Tour.
Derived from a game called Halma, this game’s board is in the shape of a six-pointed star. Additionally, the playing pieces are typically marbles.
Chinese checkers. While the checkers-type board game Halma was invented around 1880, Chinese checkers came to popularity in the U.S. in the 1930s.
Kites originated in this country
China. They date to the BC era and were originally used for military purposes.
Sharks have this number of bones
Zero. They have cartilage instead of bones.
This can be used as a sour cream substitute
Greek yogurt. If you don’t have Greek yogurt, you can strain regular yogurt to remove excess water. If you don’t strain it, it’s not a good substitute because regular yogurt is too thin.
November 19 is Discover Day in this U.S. territory
Puerto Rico. The island became a U.S. territory in 1898 with the signing of the Paris Peace Treaty at the end of the Spanish-American War.
One of the most common ways to travel to Antarctica is by ship from Ushuaia (oo-SWAI-uh) on the southern tip of this country
Argentina. Tourists can now take a cruise ship to Antarctica, but only 100 passengers from the ship are allowed on land at a time.