Food
Middle Eastern dip made with tahini, lemon juice, garlic and mashed chickpeas
Hummus
This U.S. mail service, started in 1860, used horses and riders to transfer mail
Pony Express
(Operated from April 3, 1860, to October 24, 1861)
The Karni Mata Temple in Rajasthan, India has over 20,000 of these creatures in it.
Rats
(There are 25,000 black rats that live, and are revered, in the temple. These holy rats are called kabbas, and many people travel great distances to pay their respects. )
In Swahili hakuna means "no," so matata must mean this
Worries
The late Michael Jackson is widely known as the "King of Pop." But who is considered the "Queen of Pop"?
Madonna
Ingredient in ranch dressing used to make it look whiter
Titanium dioxide
(this is also used in sunscreen and paint for coloring)
He was the leader of a non-violent movement and the first black person to have a national holiday
Martin Luther King Junior
Oddly, the national dog of this Mediterranean island nation is the pharaoh hound & not the toy breed that's named for it
Malta
In Hebrew this word is used for both hello & goodbye
Shalom
(Shalom in Hebrew means Peace, which is also used in Arabic as "Salam" for both Hello and Goodbye)
The Rock and Roll hall of Fame is situated in this US State
Ohio
Sanagalu and Chana are less common names for this bean
Garbonzo beans or Chickpeas
The first African American female to win an Olympic Gold Medal
Alice Coachman
(1948 Olympics high jump finals)
260 nights a year, for up to 10 hours at a time, this happens where the Catatumbo River meets Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela
A lightning storm.
As many as 280 strikes per hour but little sound.
The name of this language of the Philippines comes from words meaning "of the river"
Tagalog
This King of singers The Man with the Velvet Voice had a hit with Unforgettable & that's what he was
Nat King Cole
This fruit grows on a tree that is branched & spiny
Pomegranate
A newspaper founded in London in 1855 was named for this then the hottest new communication technology
The Telegraph
This volcano erupted in 1980 and was the deadliest volcanic eruption in US history
What is Mount St. Helens (A 5.1 earthquake triggered this eruption that was centered under the mountain.)
Morocco's official languages are Tamazight and this
Arabic
This popular music of Jamaica originated in the 1950s & has elements of R&B, jazz, and calypso
Ska
The most common mandarin orange in the United States it was named for a city in Morocco
Tangerine (for Tangier)
2005
This town in eastern Washington has been called the "town so nice they named it twice"
Walla Walla
Approximately how many different signs in American Sign Language are there?
Approximately 6,000
This London born singer Miss Adkins is better known by what name
Adele