VERY SHORT POEMS
THE AMERICAN EQUIVALENT OF ITALYߴS 112
WHAT IS 911?
THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 10 TRILLION OF THESE IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM, MAINLY BETWEEN MARS AND JUPITER
WHAT ARE ASTEROIDS?
ITALIAN GRADUATES DO NOT WEAR A MORTARBOARD, BUT RATHER A GARLAND MADE FROM THIS PLANT
WHAT IS LAUREL?
ITߴS AN GROUND-RULE DOUBLE WHEN THE BALL LODGES IN THE IVY AT THIS BIG-LEAGUE BALLPARK
WHAT IS WRIGLEY FIELD?
IN 1985, “DONߴT YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME)” WAS THE SOLE NUMBER 1 HIT FOR THIS SCOTTISH BAND
WHO ARE SIMPLE MINDS?
ITHACA AND UTICA ARE ANCIENT CITIES, ALSO THE NAMES OF COLLEGES IN THIS STATE
WHAT IS NEW YORK?
THE LATITUDE OF THE SUN'S MOST SOUTHERLY POSITION SHARES A NAME WITH THIS SIGN OF THE ZODIAC
WHAT IS CAPRICORN?
IN FEBRUARY 2026, THE BONES OF SAINT FRANCIS WERE PUT ON PUBLIC DISPLAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 800 YEARS IN THIS ITALIAN TOWN
WHAT IS ASSISI?
THIS WORDߴS INCLUSION IN WEBSTER'S THIRD NEW INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY IN 1961 WAS THE SUBJECT OF A 2012 BOOK AND A 2018 MUSICAL
WHAT IS AINߴT?
THE AUTHOR OF THIS NOVEL MISTAKENLY BELIEVED ITS TITLE WAS THE ROMANIAN WORD FOR DEVIL
WHAT IS DRACULA?
IN 1964, THE FIRST MODERN EXAMPLE OF THIS BUSINESS TYPE WAS FOUNDED IN ODESSA, TEXAS, WHERE HOUSES RARELY HAVE BASEMENTS
WHAT IS SELF-STORAGE?
CERES, QUAOAR, MAKEMAKE AND GONGGONG ARE EXAMPLES OF THIS TYPE OF CELESTIAL BODY
WHAT IS A DWARF PLANET?
THE ITALIAN PHRASE FRUTTI DI BOSCO LITERALLY MEANS “FRUITS OF THE FOREST”. IN ENGLISH WE CALL THEM THIS
WHAT ARE BERRIES?
THIS TYPE OF LICENSE LETS YOU BREAK THE RULES OF GRAMMAR, SYNTAX AND FACTUAL ACCURACY TO ACHIEVE AN EFFECT
WHAT IS POETIC LICENSE?
! DAILY DOUBLE !
IN THE INDONESIAN VERSION OF THE GAME, ELEPHANT TRAMPLES HUMAN, HUMAN CRUSHES ANT, BUT ANT TERRIFIES ELEPHANT
WHAT IS ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS?
THE NOW-DISCONTINUED PENNY WAS MOST RECENTLY MINTED OF 2.5% COPPER AND 97.5% OF THIS METAL
WHAT IS ZINC?
IN THE 2026 FILM PROJECT HAIL MARY, THE TRIP TO TAU CETI TAKES ALMOST 12 YEARS BUT THE RETURN TRIP LESS THAN 5. NOT A SCREENPLAY BLUNDER, BUT A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS PROPERTY OF PHYSICS
WHAT IS RELATIVITY?
“STRACCIATELLA” MEANS “LITTLE SHREDS”. AS A GELATO FLAVOR, IT MEANS LITTLE SHREDS OF THIS
WHAT IS CHOCOLATE?
O FLOWERS OF THE PRAIRIES!
O SPACE BOUNDARIES! O HUM OF MIGHTY PRODUCTS!
O YOU TEEMING CITIES! O SO INVINCIBLE, TURBULENT, PROUD!
O THERE IS ONLY ONE POET WHO COULD HAVE WRITTEN THIS!
WHO IS WALT WHITMAN?
IN THE 1968 FILM YELLOW SUBMARINE, RINGO STORES THIS IN HIS POCKET, LATER USED TO FREE SERGEANT PEPPERߴS BAND FROM CAPITIVITY
WHAT IS A HOLE?
IN THE NAUTICAL ALPHABET, THE LETTER A ON ITS OWN ALSO MEANS THIS
WHAT IS DIVER DOWN?
JAZZ AND R&B MUSICIAN NORMAN CONNORS IS BEST KNOWN FOR THIS 1976 TOP-5 HIT THAT REFERENCES SPACE TRAVEL
WHAT IS “YOU ARE MY STARSHIP”?
AT AN ITALIAN SKI RESORT, YOU'LL FIND A BARISTA TENDING BAR, AND A GATTISTA DOING THIS, FROM THE WORD GATTO, MEANING CAT
WHAT IS OPERATING THE SNOWCAT?
THIS CENTRAL TEXAS CITY IS HOME TO A NAMESAKE UNIVERSITY THAT IS TOPS IN THE NATION, ALPHABETICALLY
WHAT IS ABILENE?
BEFORE WRITING WALDEN AND THE MAINE WOODS, HENRY DAVID THOREAU MADE HIS FORTUNE MANUFACTURING THIS RELEVANT ITEM
WHAT ARE PENCILS?