Idioms and Adages
A picture is said to be worth this many words.
What is 1000?
This is the largest species of shark, growing up to 12 meters (40ft) in length.
What is the whale shark?
This is the official national bird of New Zealand.
What are kiwi birds?
This term, used commonly in English, comes from a French term that literally means "already seen".
What is deja vu?
This novelty item predicts the future with responses such as "Ask Again Later" or "It is Certain".
What is a Magic 8 Ball?
This is how someone who is "under the weather" is actually feeling.
What is sick?
This orange-and-white fish species has a symbiotic relationship with stinging sea anemones.
What are clownfish?
You would find the region known as Transylvania in this modern country.
What is Romania?
This German term describes a person who looks identical to another, unrelated person.
What is a doppelgänger?
This is the amount of money that each player starts with in a game of Monopoly.
What is $1500?
Per the adage, April showers are said to bring these.
What are May flowers?
This is the deepest point in the world's oceans.
What is Mariana's Trench?
This major river runs through St. Petersburg.
What is The Neva River?
This word, borrowed from Spanish, describes a fleet of warships.
What is an armada?
This is the only letter in Scrabble that is worth 5 points.
What is K?
A healthy person may be compared to a musical instrument in this common idiom.
What is "as fit as a fiddle"?
Chondrichthyes, such as sharks and rays, have skeletons made of this material.
What is cartilage?
This is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area- NOT by volume.
What is Lake Superior?
This word, taken from Russian, describes a piece of winter clothing that covers the neck and head while leaving the face exposed.
What is a balaclava?
There are this many squares on a standard Rubiks cube.
What is 54?
According to a common expression, these two fruits are incomparable.
What are apples and oranges?
This is the better-known name for the body part known scientifically as vibrissae, found on seals, walruses, and sea lions.
This is the largest island in Antarctica.
What is Alexander Island?
This word, borrowed from Hindi, describes a house with only one floor.
What is a bungalow?
This is the official name for the dots on a domino.
What are pips?