5 Letter Words Starting in O
a fertile spot in a desert, where water is found.
Oasis
This woman was born into slavery, she escaped and worked for the underground railroad and helped many enslaved people to escape to Canada.
Harriet Tubman
A clarinet is one of the 2 single reed instruments, name the other.
saxophone
bon voyage
have a nice trip
he founded the new science of radioactivity – even the word was invented by her – and her discoveries launched effective cures for cancer.
“She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, first female professor at the University of Paris, and the first person – note the use of person there, not woman – to win a second Nobel Prize.”
Marie Curie
a distinctive smell, especially an unpleasant one.
Odour
He was the owner of the Globe, Toronto's largest newspapers. And the leading supporter of representations by population. In 1851, he became a politician and represented the Toronto area in the legislature.
George Brown
This brass instrument is the only one to use a slide to change pitches.
Trombone
bona fide
genuine
Britain’s first female prime minister
Margaret Thatcher
done or shown openly; plainly or readily apparent, not secret or hidden.
Overt
Established in 1872, what became the world’s first national park?
Yellowstone National Park
This instrument requires the player to use every limb of his or her body when performing.
drum set
pro bono
done or donated without charge
She led the first official team of British military nurses to Turkey during the Crimean War, fought between Britain and Russia (1853-56)
Florence Nightingale
a dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists.
Opera
Demolition of the Berlin wall separating East and West Germany began in what year?
1989
This section of the orchestra has the most instruments.
violin section
quid pro quo
something for something, usually an equal exchange
A force in the art world, she became known in Mexico and around the world for creating thought-provoking works grounded in magical realism. Her 1938 self-portrait, titled "The Frame," was the first work by a 20th-century Mexican artist to ever be featured in the Louvre.
Frida Kahlo
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun
Orbit
The Barbie doll was launched in 1959 by which American toy company?
Mattel, Inc.
This woodwind instrument is nearly 8 feet long and has the lowest voice.
bassoon
prima donna
a temperamental and conceited person
A patron of arts and a supporter of education, her reforms led her to become one of the most influential rulers in Russian history.
Catherine the Great, 1729-96 Empress of Russia