Birthday Party Locations
You & your friends can gape at the animals at the Central Park this, where "Madagascar" is set
the zoo
On July 9, 2011 this shortstop became the first player to reach 3,000 career hits as a Yankee
Alex Rodriguez
This desert covers much of the African country of Mali
the Sahara
To close one eye; it can be used as a signal, like to mean "I'm not really serious"
wink
To offer money for something at an auction
bid
This party place "where a kid can be a kid" used to have "pizza" in its name, now all that's left is the "cheese"
Chuck E. Cheese's
In 2005, she became the first woman to lead a lap in the Indianapolis 500
Danica Patrick
It's the only country Portugal borders
Spain
People will understand your writing better if you put this, also called a full stop, at the end of each sentence
a period
Fast mover of the deep with 10 arms
squid
Amaze your guests in the TImes Square home of Ripley's Believe It or Not--this type of place but starting with "oddi", not "audi"
Odditorium
In 2012 he was the talk of the NBA with 136 points in his first 5 starts for the Knicks
Jeremy Lin
From about 60 miles away, Mount Fuji towers over this capital city
Tokyo
Doing this with 2 fingers in your mouth is an old-fashioned but effective way to hail a taxi
whistle
The cover of a jar
lid
Celebs like Demi Lovato have celebrated their birthdays at Pinz, whose name tells you it's a venue for this game
bowling
In 2000 they became the only sisters in Olympic history to win gold in women's doubles in tennis
Venus and Serena Williams
Cities in this country include Chennai & Mumbai, formerly Madras & Bombay
India
He was only 15 when he developed his system of writing for the blind
Braille
To slip sideways on a road
skid
At Bounce U this word meaning "designed to be filled with air" is both a noun & an adjective
inflatable
This snowboarding champion is known as the "Flying Tomato" for his long red hair
Shaun White
The 224-mile-long Shannon River flows through this country
Ireland
This 5-letter service that lets you video chat with faraway grandmas over the Internet is part of Microsof
Skype
An arrangement of straight lines that cross each other to form squares
grid