8-Letter Words
This animal is very large and usually lives in groups.
What is an elephant?
This war began with “the shot heard round the world”.
What is the American Revolution.
This inventor is famous for his invention of the lightbulb.
Who is Thomas Edison?
A worker who responds to emergency calls.
What is a firefighter?
This white powder helps cakes rise, but don’t confuse it for baking soda!
What is baking powder?
When a suspect gives a convincing and proven true statement about their whereabouts, it is called an ___ alibi.
What is ironclad?
The assassination of this man led to the start of WW1.
Who is Franz Ferdinand?
This British naturalist shook the world with his publication of “On the Origin of Species”.
Who is Charles Darwin?
An objects that can be seen on the roadside holding lots of water.
What is a fire hydrant?
This Italian cookie often flavored with almonds and is perfect for dipping in coffee.
What is biscotti?
Following the “X marks the spot” will lead you to this.
What is treasure?
This 19th century war began with the sinking of a battleship in Havana harbor.
What is the Spanish-American war?
This president is famous for his saying “speak softly and carry a big stick”.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
These creatures can only be seen after the sun’s fire is below the trees.
What is a firefly?
This buttery shortbread cookie is usually put through a machine to form it into flat shaper cookies, usually made around the holidays.
What are spritz?
This flower is both pest repelling and has edible petals.
What is a marigold?
This war, occurring from 1846-1848, resulted in the U.S. gaining large parts of land in the southwest.
What is the Mexican-American war?
This ancient Greek mathematician is known for a floating crown scandal.
Who is Archimedes?
A term for an accidental discharge of ammunition.
What is a misfire?
This ingredient gives brownies their shiny, crinkly top when it’s beaten before baking?
What are eggs? (I will also accept love.)
This seasoning is dark in color and was historically used as a preservative.
What is cinnamon?
The charge of the light brigade occured in this war.
What is the Crimean war?
This Enlightenment thinker wrote “The Social Contract,” claiming that “Man is born free, but everywhere in chains.”
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
A saying that means to combat others with the same strategy.
What is “fight fire with fire”?
This technique coats wetter ingredients in a mix of dry ingredientes to keep them from sinking in batter while baking.
What is dredging?