Household Hints
Instead of using regular paint remover to remove paint from hands, try this foamy toiletry.
What is shaving cream?
Yearly recurrence of date marking a special event, heaven help the husband who forgets this.
What is an anniversary?
In Grimm, a hedgehog raced this animal who in Aesop raced a tortoise.
What is a rabbit or hare?
Popular French South Seas paradise that experiences virtually no tides.
What is Tahiti?
New York has more members of these 2 major religious groups than any other state.
What are Catholics & Jews?
For small repairs, nail polish can sometimes substitute for this.
What is glue?
This type of fan goes back & forth.
What is oscillating?
When the huntsman cut open the wolf's belly, Little Red Cap & she came out alive.
Who is the grandmother?
In summer, water in shallows of this gulf can reach 96°F, apt for a Mideast hot spot.
What is the Persian Gulf?
The highest price paid for a seat here was $625,000 in 1928.
What is the New York Stock Exchange?
Heavy starching of braided rugs will keep ends from doing this.
What is curling?
Group singing the following: "I've got sunshine on a cloudy day..."
Who are the Temptations?
In the Grimm version she got her accoutrements from birds, not a fairy godmother.
Who is Cinderella?
This Japanese term is translated into Eng. as "harbor...", "storm..." or "overflowing wave".
What is tsunami?
New York state created this new word for its cross-state toll highway.
What is a Thruway?
To save pennies at the supermarket, avoid buying products displayed on shelves at this level.
What is eye level?
From the Latin "mel fluus", it means sweet flowing, as in a voice.
What is mellifluous?
When she turned 7, she was as beautiful as the day & more beautiful than the queen.
Who is Snow White?
One of the biggest icebergs ever sighted, larger than Belgium, was in this ocean.
What is the South Pacific?
2 of 4 New York governors who went on to become president.
Who are (2 of) Van Buren, Grover Cleveland, Teddy Roosevelt, & FDR?
To get this type of stain out, you must soak I in cold water that has been mixed with white vinegar & dishwashing liquid.
What is ketchup (tomato sauce)?
Along with igneous, the other 2 rock classifications.
What are sedimentary & metamorphic?
The 12 princesses mysteriously wore these to pieces each night.
What are shoes?
Usually located over trenches or near continents, it's the term for waters 18,000 feet or more.
What are the deeps?
Kings Point, N.Y. academy that's military in character but run by the Dept. of Commerce.
What is the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy?