A Chemistry Test
World Book says it is "a poisonous, yellowish-green gas with a strong, unpleasant odor", so let's treat our pool with it
What is chlorine?
Before "act", "attack" & "mand", it means opposite or against
What is counter?
Take the L out of a beer league sport (in an alley) & you get an act of showing respect
What is bowing & bowling?
On July 4th in 1802, the U.S. Military Academy at this location formally opened
What is West Point?
Matthew 14 tells of the burial of this beheaded forerunner of Jesus by some of his followers
John the Baptist
I sound so much more refined when I use this 8-letter French synonym for "tushy"
What is derrière?
Don't be angry--GRR gets you into this Michigan city
What is Grand Rapids?
It's your density... I mean, destiny to know the formula for density is d=M/V, with M & V standing for these 2 things
What are mass & volume?
Before "B",
en- often becomes em-,
as in this mortuary job
What is embalmer?
Take the L out of a beer league sport (on ice) & you get an act of healing a disease
What is curling & curing?
On July 4, 1884 France officially presented this landmark to the United States
What is the Statue of Liberty?
Together Isaac & Ishmael bury this man in the cave of Machpelah
Who is Abraham?
If you take yoga in the U.S., many a teacher will end class with this, a respectful Sanskrit term & gesture
What is namaste
A solution with a pH of less than 7 is an acid, which will turn this paper red
What is litmus?
As a prefix, it means "under"; as a word, it means a needle for injections
What is hypo?
The sticker identifying the contents of a bottle drops an L to be a doomed man in the Bible
what is label & Abel?
The new 50-star U.S. flag was officially flown for the first time on July 4th in this year, 10 months after Hawaii statehood
What is 1960?
According to Matthew, this man returns the silver given to him by the priests & they buy a potter's field to bury strangers in
Who is Judas?
Swahili gives us this phrase that means "no worries"
Why is hakuna matata?
In the Haber process, magnetite is used as one of these, any substance that speeds up a chemical reaction
Who is a catalyst?
You get "fore-" x 2 in this proverb about being prepared
What is forewarned is forearmed?
Another term for a merry-go-round loses an L to go party & get its drink on in a big way
What is carousel & carouse?
This new Asian republic was proclaimed July 4, 1946 with Manuel A. Roxas as its first president
What is the Philippines?
In the King James Bible, when a man said he'd follow Jesus but first had to bury his dad, Jesus said these 6 words
What is let the dead bury the dead?
This Arabic word is a salutation meaning "peace"
What is salaam?
On this scale that measures resistance of a smooth surface to scratching, talc is at the bottom at 1
What is the Mohs scale?
In the Bible, supposedly, 666 is the number of his name, as not only a violent opposer without, but someone to take the place of
Who is the antichrist?
A word describing mild weather mildly drops an L to become a major part of concrete
What is clement & cement?
Later merged with Radio Liberty, it began broadcasting the message of liberty to Communist lands on July 4, 1950
What is Radio Free Europe?
This rebel son of David is killed by Joab & his men, cast into a pit in the woods & covered by a heap of stones
Who is Absalom?
It's Spanish for "everybody", but it literally translates to "all the world"
What is todo el mundo?