LANGUAGES
The Mazovian dialect of this language is spoken mainly around Warsaw
Polish
A gale may start with this strong, sudden rush of wind
a gust
You make this snack food by heating its kernels until they explode
popcorn
That joker in home room who makes everybody laugh all the time
class clown
NAMES IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
A newspaper announcing his death in 1801 said he died in England & was "notorious throughout the world"
It's the official language common to Belgium, Canada & Monaco
French
It's the symbol for Capricorn
a goat
In one of the most violent eruptions in history, Huaynaputina, one of these in Peru, exploded in 1600
a volcano
Laid back dude who's always hanging out at or near the seashore
a beach bum
A newspaper announcing his death in 1801 said he died in England & was "notorious throughout the world"
Benedict Arnold
In Swahili hakuna means no, so matata must mean these
worries
Stare at the stars
gaze
The unexplained explosion of this ship in Havana's harbor in 1898 led to war
the Maine
A friend in a distant land to whom you write letters
a pen pal
In Hebrew you use this word for both hello & goodbye
shalom
Ouch! It's a long, deep wound or cut
a gash
The "bombardier" type of this insect gets its name because it blasts its enemies with an explosive puff of hot liquid
a beetle
A very large person who seems quite passive & mild
a gentle giant
Oikos means "house" (not "yogurt") in this language
Greek
To encircle with a belt or band; it's often done to loins
to gird
After one of his factories exploded in 1864, this dynamite inventor was forbidden to rebuild it
Nobel
Adjective for a mission just for scoping things out & gathering information
fact finding