Birding
The fastest known bird, capable of diving at 200 mph
What is a Peregrine Falcon?
Brought by the last 3 manned missions, these vehicles are still there and ready to go
What is a lunar rover?
2 nations make up this peninsula whose name is related to the Ebro River
What is the Iberian Peninsula?
20th century monk John Main popularized meditation among Christians, including saying this, a personal sacred word
What is a mantra?
An open-mouthed scientific container, or a squeaky Muppet
What is a beaker?
The highest-rated of these include the Bushnell Legend Ultra HD
What are binoculars?
A gold replica of one of these natural symbols of peace
What is an olive branch?
This 10,400-square-mile peninsula sits between the Black Sea & the sea of Azov
What is the Crimean Peninsula?
The biography "The Monk in the Garden" is about this man, who is also called "The father of Genetics"
Who is Gregor Mendel?
A hyphenated term for an accountant
What is a bean-counter?
A good beginner's sighting is this largest North American thrush, with it's red breast and "Cheerio, cheery-up" song
What is a robin?
The plaque titled "For All Mankind" was left by this mission
What is Apollo 11?
This French region protrudes into the Atlantic and has a name related to the land to its north
What is Brittany?
This 17th century monk and cellar master at the Abbey of Hautvillers was a pioneer of fine champagne
Who is Dom Perignon?
An unconventional '50's cool cat subscribed to an anti-materialistic, artistic lifestyle
What is a beatnik?
In 1934 Roger Tory Peterson made this 2-word type of book "to the Birds", the first of many used by birders
What is a field guide?
Alan Shepard left 2 of these small sport items
What are golf balls?
Cape Apostolos Andreas is the easternmost part of this island nation's Karpaz Peninsula, which stretches towards Turkey
What is Cyprus?
The monk Theophanes is among the holy men to be given this title, meaning that he spoke out about his faith, not that he listened to others' sins
What is a confessor?
An 8-letter French word meaning "a lot"
What is beaucoup?
For many birders, their pride & joy is this alliterative "list", a personal history of all bird species they've encountered
What is a life list?
A feather and a hammer dropped by an astronaut in 1971 confirmed the theory of this man, four centuries before
Who is Galileo?
Schleswig and Holstein in northern Germany are at the southern end of this peninsula
What is Jutland?
Thich Nhat Hanh, called a "celebrity monk", has been praised by Oprah and is known as Thay ("teacher") in which language?
What is Vietnamese?
This name comes before "wind force scale" in a meteorological ranking system
What is Beaufort?