Word Origins
The name of this spider comes from the Italian city of Taranto
What is a tarantula?
A blood vessel that is excessively proud of itself.
What is a vain vein?
"Smiling" da Vinci work that doubles as Bart's sister
What is Mona Lisa Simpson?
A series of contests in which a final overall winner is crowned
What is a tournament?
What is País Vasco?
The day of the week that takes its name from the king of Norse gods.
What is Wednesday?
The absolute least best sausage.
What is the worst wurst?
Ordinary viral infection of the nose & throat that symbolized the conflict between the U.S. & Russia
What is the Common Cold War?
Teen pharaoh of the 14th century B.C.
What is Tutankhamen?
We can thank the Spanish for inventing this floor cleaner.
What is the mop?
The Farsi word isfanakh gave us the name for this leaf vegetable.
What is spinach?
An ache caused by a piece of glass in a window?
What is a pane pain?
"Thin" piece of disputed Israeli-Palestinian land involved in a clothes-shedding card game
What is Gaza Strip Poker?
Extra things that come with a hotel room to make you feel more comfortable & at ease
What are amenities?
The Spanish royal family, along with that of Luxembourg, belongs to this originally French dynasty.
What is the House of Bourbon?
Imitation diamonds, they were originally gems obtained from a certain German river.
What are rhinestones?
A transmitted aroma.
Maid of Orléans with a monument at the end of the Champs Elysees
What is the Joan of Arc de Triomphe?
This long & slender flower part has all the anthers
What is a stamen?
This former colony of Spain is the only country in Africa to have Spanish as an official language.
What is Equatorial Guinea?
These flowers got their name from the French word for to think.
What are pansies?
Some photographs of a royal family member.
What are prince prints?
The weird things you like to do at the bank machine--I don't want to hear about them!
What is ATMI?
At meetings this person well versed in procedure makes sure everyone follows the rules
What is a parliamentarian?
Along with Columbus's journey to the Americas and the expulsion of Jews from the kingdom, this other important event happened in 1492.
What is the end of the Reconquista?