Cartography
Who created the first keyed map?
The Babylonians
What is the Latin root word meaning "teeth"?
"Dent"
What branching respiratory organs are located on the side of fish heads?
Gills
What board game makes you remove parts of the body?
Operation
Where does the name "Rocky Road" for ice cream come from?
The Great Depression
(The Ice Cream Social will be held on Saturday 06/07 at the clubhouse at 2:30pm
What is the line of 0 degrees N/S called?
The Equator
When someone calls something a "Magnum opus", what are they calling it?
A great work
What is the difference between a shark tail and a whale tail?
Shark tails are vertical, whale tails are horizontal
How much money do you start with in Monopoly?
$1500
What card game has you shout its name when you have one card left?
UNO!
(We are hosting Uno games after dinner in Ainslie on Monday evenings and regular card game sessions will continue on Sunday mornings and Thursday afternoons)
Latitude lines are also commonly referred to as what?
Parallels
Latin for "Seize the day!"
Carpe Diem!
Baby manatees suckle off of the mammary gland located where on a manatee?
The armpit
What board game was invented in the year 1000 AD?
Checkers
What country holds the world record for the longest karaoke session of 456 hours?
China
(Karaoke Happy Hour will be hosted in the lounge across the street on June 17th at 4:30pm)
Longitude lines run N/S or E/W?
N/S
"I came, I saw, I conquered"
What marine mammal has a brain that is 25% larger and more complex than a human?
Dolphins
What game do you get an advantage for having an expansive vocabulary?
Scrabble
Why was the show "River Monsters" Cancelled?
Because the host (Jeremy Wade) caught all the exceptionally large fish so the show ran out of content!
(Gentlemen's fishing and lunch trip will be June 16th at 9am at Faver-Dykes State park, sign-ups for men only in the Barrington book now!)
Maps changed from showing empires to showing ______ after Christopher Columbus's expedition to America
Countries
What 3 Latin phrases appear on a one dollar bill?
"Annuit Coeptis," meaning "God has favored our undertakings," is located above the pyramid.
"Novus Ordo Seclorum," meaning "a new order of the ages," is positioned below the pyramid.
"E Pluribus Unum," meaning "Out of many, one," is inscribed on the eagle's banner.
What seal can weigh over a ton and has a large nose that gives it its namesake?
The Elephant Seal
Which piece on a chessboard moves in an L-shape?
Knight
Which federal holiday in June celebrates the ending of slavery?
Juneteenth (June 19th)
(There will be a Juneteenth celebration hosted at the clubhouse one June 18th at 4:30pm)