Conversions
A stick of butter is this number of ounces
What is four? A carton with four sticks is one pound.
When you’re having a bad hair day, you might say, “My hair is as flat as [this].”
What is a pancake? You might also say, “What happened to my cake? It’s flat as a pancake!”
These are the colors of the three Olympic medals.
What are gold, silver, and bronze? The medals are partially made of gold, silver, and copper, respectively.
Home of the Alamo
What is San Antonio? You can take a boat and driving tour to see the sights of San Antonio, including the Alamo and the San Antonio Riverwalk, where you can enjoy a meal at one of the indoor-outdoor restaurants.
Always place these two on the dinner table—salt and this
What is pepper? When a chef on TV says to “season” something, they mean to give it a shake of salt and pepper. Notice that they season from “on high.” This is to distribute the salt, pepper, and other seasonings evenly.
In the United States, we use miles; in Europe and other parts of the world, they use this to measure distance.
What is a kilometer? One kilometer equals .62 miles, and one mile equals 1.6 kilometers.
The end of The Jeffersons theme song says, “We finally got a piece of [this].”
What is the pie? The tune is “Movin’ on Up.”
This city is home to the man behind the curtain in The Wizard of Oz.
What is the Emerald City? The man behind the curtain is the Wizard.
Missouri’s major city on the Mississippi River
What is St. Louis? Take a trip to the Gateway Arch for a great view of the river. The river also flows through St. Charles, Missouri
One classic American lunch is soup and this.
What is a sandwich? A grilled cheese sandwich goes great with soup served hot. Chicken salad and pimento salad sandwiches pair well with cold summer soups.
The United States uses yards for three feet; the rough equivalent of the yard in the metric system is this.
What is the meter? One meter is 3.2 feet.
Israel is referred to as the land of milk and this.
What is honey? This comes from Exodus 3:8 in the Bible. In referring to the Israelites in the King James translation, it says, “…and to bring them up from that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey.”
Hippocrates is the father of this discipline.
What is medicine? His works established principles of ethical medical practice and natural treatments.
U.S. city across the border from Tijuana, Mexico
What is San Diego? The Marine Corps receive their basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, next to the San Diego Airport.
Love and marriage go together like this pair, according to the Sinatra tune.
What is a horse and carriage? In 1955, “Love and Marriage” was a hit for Frank Sinatra, and later it was used for the theme song of the sitcom Married… with Children.
The United States uses Fahrenheit as the unit of measure for temperature, and much of the world uses this unit of measure.
What is Celsius? Under the Celsius system, 0ºC represents the freezing point, and the boiling point is 100ºC.
According to legend, this ruler once scoffed, “Let them eat cake,” but scholars have found no evidence that she said this
Who is Marie-Antoinette? Upon hearing of her hungry subjects, the queen of France was rumored to have said the equivalent of “Let them eat bread,” which morphed in the grapevine to become “Let them eat cake.” However, there is no credible evidence to support that she said either sentence.
This ocean, the world’s fourth largest, surrounds Antarctica
What is the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean)? Technically, the Southern Ocean separates Antarctica from the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans as well as the seas surrounding it
Largest city in Brazil
What is São Paulo? It’s a city and a state but not a city-state. The city is the industrial capital of the country.
This singing duo includes Sonny and this woman, his then-wife.
Who is Cher? Sonny Bono and Cher had two TV variety shows. The first and longest-running was The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour.
Liquids become gases through one of two conversion processes: condensation and this.
What is evaporation? An example of condensation is when your bathroom mirror fogs after you take a shower. An example of evaporation is when you boil water and some of that water evaporates.
If you treat someone to an extravagant dinner and drinks, you are doing this rhyming activity for them.
What is wine and dine? The phrase is often used when the host wants something from the guest. Wining and dining is standard operating procedure in the major capitals of the world, especially in Washington, D.C.
The rainbow you see after it rains contains this number of colors, according to Isaac Newton
What is seven? From top to bottom, the colors are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. Some newer lists omit indigo. In the event of a rare double rainbow, the second rainbow above the primary rainbow has the colors in reverse order
Formerly known as Leningrad
What is St. Petersburg, Russia? Before it was Leningrad, it was St. Petersburg, so it was changed back to its original name. Before Moscow became the capital of Russia, St. Petersburg held the distinction.
This combo is a very slow typing method
What is hunt and peck? This is typically done looking at the keyboard while hunting and pecking with the two index fingers. Most people who type a lot learn how to “touch type.” They memorize the keyboard so they can type while looking at the screen. It’s not so much memorization as it is muscle memory that allows them to type rapidly.