"After" Class
This is a state or place that followers of many religions believe people reach after death.
What is afterlife? In 2021, a Pew Research Center survey found that 73 percent of Americans believed in heaven.
When an advertised special isn’t available, ask for one of these so you can buy it at the advertised discount when it’s back in stock.
What is a rain check? Some stores have retired rain checks, but asking doesn’t hurt.
When someone has lost their mind, we say they have lost these balls used in a child’s game.
What are marbles? Sometimes, losing your marbles means someone is mad or acting paranoid.
This funnel-shaped phenomenon blows through its path with fury.
What is a tornado? Tornadic winds can howl and blow at up to 300 miles per hour. While they are usually short-lived, sometimes they last for hours. It doesn’t take more than a few seconds for a tornado to leave a path of utter destruction.
Flocks of these animals migrate north when the weather warms.
What are birds? Different species of birds migrate at different times and can fly enormous distances. For example, the yellow warbler travels back and forth between Alaska and Central America each year.
This is the flavor left in your mouth after consuming a food or condiment, such as an artificial sweetener.
What is aftertaste? Today’s artificial and natural sweeteners have come a long way since they were first introduced. In fact, some leave no aftertaste at all. When you do have an aftertaste from a sweetener, it has activated your bitter taste receptors.
This word is used to describe rain coming down in buckets or when it’s raining cats and dogs.
What is pouring? You might hear “I was caught in the pouring rain.”
We might say someone with eccentric ideas has one of these loose.
What is a screw? Some of the most innovative people were thought to have had screws loose before their innovations became popular.
This is the meteorological term for precipitation in the form of solid balls of ice
What is hail? When an upward draft carries raindrops into the cold part of the atmosphere, they freeze into spheres the size of golf balls. Sometimes they grow to the size of a baseball.
You might run across this animal at night in its natural habitat, a dam it builds across a creek.
What is a beaver? The nocturnal animal is North America’s largest rodent and the second largest globally. Fully grown, beavers can grow up to 48 inches (122 cm) long. Their razor-sharp teeth never quit growing, but they keep them in check by felling trees for their dams.
After an earthquake, there are likely to be several of these.
What are aftershocks? A displaced fault line from an earthquake can cause aftershocks for months.
B. J. Thomas sang this song about raindrops.
What is “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head”? Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
A brilliant person might be said to be a smart one of these snacks.
What is a cookie? When you’re called a smart cookie, consider it a high compliment.
This specific kind of landslide is defined as “a mass of material, such as snow, rock, or other debris, moving rapidly down a slope.”
What is avalanche? It’s caused by a part of the slope, hill, or mountain becoming unstable, often after a heavy rain or snowfall.
When you visit Great Smoky Mountains National Park, you will be warned not to feed these large carnivores.
What are bears? Black bears roam the park. Visitors can be charged a fine if they willfully come within 150 feet of a bear. People are most likely come across a black bear in the evening or night during the warmer months.
Women wear perfume, and men wear cologne or this.
What is aftershave? The fragrance is secondary. Its intent is to sanitize and soothe the skin.
“Rainy Days and Mondays” was a tune by this brother-sister duo.
Who are the Carpenters? In 1971, the song about dreariness and malaise hit the No. 2 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
This describes a person who acts solely on their own
What is lone wolf? We usually hear this idiom used when describing a terrorist or someone committing a nefarious act.
Rainbows require this in addition to rain to exist.
What is light? The water acts as a prism to refract (or bend) light and produce a rainbow.
These nocturnal birds are known for their sharp vision, silent flight and distinctive calls.
What are owls? Rather than chirping, owls hoot. In addition to sharp 3D vision provided by their large eyes, owls can rotate their heads up to 270 degrees.
This is another word for a consequence.
What is aftermath? For example, one of the aftermaths of hurricanes is that some people lose their homes.
She is the female lead in the 1952 film Singin’ in the Rain.
Who is Debbie Reynolds? Gene Kelly plays the male leading role.
One who is good-hearted or has unrealized potential but lacks social graces and is poorly educated can be described as this.
What is a diamond in the rough or rough diamond? Many rough diamonds go on to do great things. People are often “green” until they are tested and their strengths become obvious.
This collapse of land can occur following a downpour of biblical proportions or for no apparent reason.
What is a sinkhole? If there is no apparent reason for the land to collapse, you can assume that water collected beneath the ground has made the surface unstable and led to the sinkhole.
This is the largest species of feline in the world.
What are tigers? Tigers can weigh up to 660 pounds (300 kg), whereas lions typically reach only 550 pounds (250 kg). Both lions and tigers can grow to be 10 feet (3 m) long from head to tail.