Hobbies and Recreation
The “Get Out of Jail Free” card is associated with this board game.
Monopoly
This is referred to as the fruit of the vine.
wine
Wine is made from grapes, which grow on a vine. In addition, the phrase appears in the Bible and refers to what is presumed to be wine.
After a rain, you sometimes see this multicolor phenomenon in the sky
rainbow
Rainbows occur when the right atmospheric conditions are present: water droplets in the air, sunshine coming from behind you, and you positioned in just the right place. Sometimes you can see a full-circle rainbow if you’re in an airplane.
This NFL championship is held in February
The Super Bowl
The first Super Bowl was played in 1967. The Patriots and the Steelers have racked up the most wins since then, at six each.
What is Earth's largest continent?
Asia
This is played with kings, queens, rooks, bishops, knights, and pawns.
chess
The object of the game is to capture the opposing king. Did you know the game can end in a stalemate?
New Year’s Eve transitions into the New Year with this bubbly beverage.
champagne
It is considered the beverage of choice for celebrations. Bottles used to routinely explode before modern fermentation processes were invented.
These birds were once used as gas detectors in coal mines
canaries
This method of detecting gases ended in 1986 when it was replaced by technology.
MVP stands for this.
Most Valuable Player
Many sports leagues and teams award MVPs at the end of the season. Some corporations recognize professionals with a Most Valuable Professional award.
What 1920s children’s building toy was named in honor of Abraham Lincoln’s childhood home?
Lincoln Logs
John Lloyd Wright, son of famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, invented Lincoln Logs.
This over-50 women’s society exists “for no other purpose than to have fun with like-minded women.” You’ll see all of them wearing hats of a certain color.
Red Hat Society
Members dress in red and purple and wear red hats for their get-togethers.
This holiday beverage is made from eggs, cream, sugar, and optional rum and/or whiskey, and is topped with nutmeg.
eggnog
It’s traditionally served between Thanksgiving and the New Year. Eggnog originated in England (where it is called egg flip) as a drink for the upper crust.
This keeps Earth in orbit and animate and inanimate matter grounded on Earth.
gravity
It also keeps our atmosphere from wandering off, and it keeps satellites in orbit.
Augusta National hosts the Masters Tournament in this sport.
golf
Jack Nicklaus has won the most Masters Tournaments, with six wins.
What can you learn about a tree by counting the rings of its trunk?
Its age.
It is harder to decipher the age of a living tree. However, one can get a close approximation if you know the tree species and the circumference of the trunk.
This is another name for table tennis.
Ping-pong
Children are often served this drink made with ginger ale, a lemon-lime soda, grenadine, and a cherry garnish—named for a child star
Shirley Temple
This mammal has the longest gestation period.
elephant
Their gestation period is around 95 weeks, versus the human gestation period of 40 weeks.
This baseball team has won (by a lot) the most World Series Championships.
the New York Yankees
The team has won 27 World Series Championships. Second place goes to the St. Louis Cardinals, with 11 wins.
Greenland
North Americans involved in this hobby know all about the Canadian Maple, Walking Liberty, and Saint Gaudens
Coin collecting
This is the flavor of Grand Marnier
orange
It’s made with three types of brandy.
This is a four-letter killer whale.
orca
They belong to the dolphin family. We normally think of dolphins as genteel animals, but some orca feast on mammals.
A tennis player who wins Wimbledon, the Australian Open, the French Open, and the U.S. Open is said to have won this championship.
a Grand Slam (Tournament)
Rod Laver was the only player to win the Grand Slam twice—in 1962 and 1969. Both times, he was an amateur. Steffi Graf is the only player to ever win a Golden Slam—in addition to the Grand Slam, she won an Olympic gold medal during the same season.
What is the lowest army rank of a US soldier?
Private