Dead to Me
This street sign could say “No outlet.”
What is dead end?
This was given as a gift of liberty to the United States from France.
What is the Statue of Liberty?
This is the term for a physical issue that is rooted in the mind.
What is psychosomatic?
Similar to a pushpin, but with a flat head
What is thumbtack?
This red wagon brand is the standard for kids.
What is Radio Flyer (or Red Flyer)?
Every kid’s favorite fall holiday falls on this date.
What is October 31?
Pommes frites is French for these.
What are French fries?
This lock has no spring and is often a secondary lock.
What is deadbolt?
This national park spans Tennessee and North Carolina.
What is the Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
This slip of the tongue is said to reveal a person’s secret thoughts.
What is a Freudian slip?
The name for each little corn segment
What is kernel?
A vehicle that “drinks” a lot of gas is often called this.
What is gas guzzler?
On October 17, 1973, this organization enacted an oil embargo.
What is OPEC?
A do-nothing, lazy person or one who fails to pay debts is known as this.
What is deadbeat?
This national park in Arizona is known for its monumental depths and its towering, multicolored topography.
What is Grand Canyon National Park?
This “therapy” involves shopping for the thrill of it, out of boredom, due to an addiction, or as a reward.
What is retail therapy?
A beach’s tiny grains
What is sand?
This popular “sport” vehicle looks like a cross between a station wagon and a van.
What is an SUV, or sport utility vehicle?
Born October 1, 1924, this former U.S. president was a peanut farmer from Plains, Georgia.
Who is President Jimmy Carter?
This is the term for mail the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) cannot deliver.
What is dead mail?
In the 18th century, Franciscan missionaries built a complex of frontier missions in this Texas city.
What is San Antonio?
“Just because you’re [this] doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.”
What is paranoid?
Tiny, bright red insects that leave red, inflamed areas around the bite
What are chiggers?
This lightweight boat was originally used for hunting, is human-powered by a single, double-ended paddle, and is used for sport or leisure.
What is a kayak?
On October 1, 1908, the first production model of this game-changing car rolled off Henry Ford’s assembly line, with an ad campaign that claimed, “No car under $2,000 offers more.”
What is the Model T?
Fans of the Grateful Dead band are called this.
What are Deadheads?
Monticello and an academic village were designed by this former president.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
These inkblot tests are used to assess personality.
What are Rorschach tests?
One-billionth of a second
What is a nanosecond?
The presidential state car goes by this nickname.
What is the Beast?
October’s full moon is commonly known by this name.
What is the hunter’s moon?
Comedians who have mastered this expressionless style include Bea Arthur, Jack Benny, Harvey Korman, and Tim Conway.
What is deadpan?
A combined eight of his properties, designed in the first half of the 20th century, were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2019.
Who is Frank Lloyd Wright?
This is the term for conflict between belief and actions.
What is cognitive dissonance?
The ant known to deliver the worst sting
What is the bullet ant?
This popular political term for the northeast corridor of the country gets its name from the Amtrak train that services the route, from Washington, D.C., through New York City to Boston.
What is the Acela corridor?
The U.S. Supreme Court reconvenes after its summer break on this day of the week in October.
What is the first Monday?