oxen
The beach version of this has been an Olympic sport since 1996
Volleyball
This piece of women's gymnastics equipment is more than 16 feet long & only 4 inches wide
The number of American colonies at the time of the Revolution plus the number of states today.
63
This word can come before crane or cough
Whooping
In "Beauty & the Beast", Lumiere, voiced by Jerry Orbach, is naturally this object
A candlestick
In one version his daughter is among the items he turns to gold with his touch
Midas
The Mazovian dialect of this language is spoken mainly around Warsaw
Polish
A gale may start with this strong, sudden rush of wind
gust
This musical about a green-skinned witch from Oz became one of Broadway’s longest-running shows.
Wicked
This Egyptian capital is fan-shaped, fading off into the delta to the north
Cairo
The sea nettle is one of these blobby creatures with stinging tentacles
Jellyfish
Is the birthplace of Western civilization
Europe
Inhaling some of this second-lightest element makes your voice sound all funny
Helium
Moose
Moose
The Brits put "gridiron" before this sport to refer to the American version
American football
This graduated semicircular instrument is used to measure and draw angles
Protractor
The number of countries that begin with Q times the number of countries that begin with X
0 (Qatar is the only only)
Emily Post says 15-20% for this is standard if the service has been good & cash is preferred.
This animation studio has a little lamp named Luxo Jr. as a mascot
Pixar
My theorem? That you know this whiz who gave his name to the equation a2 + b2 = c2
Pythagoras
It's the official language common to Belgium, Canada & Monaco
French
It's the symbol for Capricorn
Goat
Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote and starred in this hip-hop-infused musical about America's founding fathers.
Hamilton
China is planting a new forest to stop this desert's southward expansion
Gobi desert
A schedule of events
Timetable
Is home to the country that produces the most coffee
South America
Look what happens when a strong, healthy bone is soaked in vinegar; the acidic acid dissolves this key element, atomic No. 20; without it, the bone becomes soft & weak
Calcium
Cactus
Cacti
You need just a ball & a wall to play this sport with a body part in its name.
Handball
Closely related to seahorses, a leafy sea this can be 14 inches in length -- no fire-breathing, though
A seadragon
The number of Great Lakes times the number of countries that border the United States.
10
I'm about to show you what a football official would signal when a blocker commits this personal foul.
Clipping
On "Adventure Time", this fun-loving robotic gaming device lives with Finn & Jake
BMO
We're 100/100ths sure that Simon Stevin introduced the concept of "decimal" these to Europe in 1585
Fractions
In Swahili hakuna means no, so matata must mean these
Worries
Stare at the stars
gaze
Based on a 2001 movie, this musical tells the story of a Paris cabaret and its star-crossed lovers.
Moulin Rouge
On an alphabetical list of nations in English, this Balkan nation comes immediately before Burkina Faso
Bulgaria
In a table setting, it's placed on its own small plate above the forks
butter knife
Is the birthplace of most of the world's major religions
Asia
In an idiom something that fails to arouse any interest is said to "go over like a" balloon made of this metal
Lead
Stimulus
Stimuli
The ITTF is the International Federation for this ball & racket sport - that's the "TT"
table tennis
This most widely spoken form of Chinese is also called Northern Chiense
Mandarin
The number of continents minus the number of mountains above 29,000 feet.
6 (7 - 1)
Striking gently; in another meaning, it can be preceded by "wire"
Tapping
A magic hat animates this denizen of wintertime in a 1969 classic
Frosty the Snowman
The ancient Greek Hipparchus pioneered this branch of math, from ancient Greek for "triangle" & "measure"
Trigonometry
In Hebrew you use this word for both hello & goodbye
Shalom
Ouch! It's a long, deep wound or cut
Gash
This show features the story of a girl with telekinetic powers, based on a Roald Dahl book.
Matilda the Musical
Easter Island is a province of this country
Chile
This candy made of caramelized sugar & a legume is easily broken-- but that's the point!
Peanut brittle
Is where you'd find the Adelie Coast
Antarctica
"God bless" this radioactive element, atomic No. 95, that was first produced by a team of U.S. chemists in 1944
Americium
Forum
Fora
It was invented in the winter of 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Basketball
It's a lively American breed of dog seen here
A Boston bull terrier
The number of U.S. states on the Pacific Ocean squared.
25 (Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, and Hawaii)
It's the job of U.N. troops placed between hostile factions
Peacekeeping
This "South Park" character has a child named Washcloth
Towelie
In mythology Prometheus isn't chained to that rock forever; this hero rescues him
Hercules
Oikos means "house" (not "yogurt") in this language
Greek
To encircle with a belt or band; it's often done to loins
Gird
This musical tells the story of the hardships of a village in Russia.
Fiddler on the Roof
Partly in Slovenia & Italy, the Istrian Peninsula juts into this arm of the Mediterranean
Adriatic
Alliterative name for chunks of Styrofoam that spill all over the floor when unpacking a box you've received
Packing peanuts
Is the second-largest in area & population
Africa
Alphabetically, it's the first chemical element to have a single-letter symbol
Boron