Shades of Red
If you receive this red flower, it signifies the sender’s love.
What is a rose? Rose is an anagram for Eros, the Greek word for romantic love.
This 1976 sports drama launched a popular franchise featuring a boxer played by Sylvester Stallone.
What is Rocky? There are six Rocky movies, which were made between 1976 and 2006.
Main computer input device for text
Answer: What is keyboard? Other computer input devices include the microphone for those who want to speak into the computer, and the mouse, which positions the cursor or selects text or images. A pen or stylus can be used with cell phones and notebooks that support them.
In August, these insects’ chirps could raise Rumpelstiltskin from his sleep.
What are crickets? The higher the temperature, the more frequent the chirps. Today, the expression “crickets” is used to indicate silence on a subject.
Term meaning “of or relating to the sea or ocean”; also relating to navigation by watercraft
What is marine? One example is marine biologists, who study the ocean and everything that lives in it.
This octagonal red sign is the universal sign for this.
What is “stop”? A yellow sign generally means “caution” or “warning” and is often in the shape of a triangle.
This 1977 romantic film stars Woody Allen and Diane Keaton.
What is Annie Hall? The storyline is emblematic of Allen films, which often feature internal conflict, as Alvy Singer (Allen) obsesses over his broken relationship with Annie Hall (Keaton). The two couldn’t be more different. He’s a neurotic, Jewish stand-up comic, and she’s a Midwestern WASP and wannabe nightclub singer.
The largest planet in our solar system
What is Jupiter? Its mass is 318 times the mass of Earth.
Humming and whirring are associated with this flying animal.
What is the hummingbird? Hummingbirds take 150 breaths per minute. Don’t try this at home.
An image of a place, city, state, or the world, drawn to scale
What is a map? A globe is one type of map of the world. A bound collection of maps is called an atlas.
This is the only red precious gemstone.
What is the ruby? The other precious stones are diamonds, sapphires, and emeralds.
Louise Fletcher plays this character in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the nemesis of Jack Nicholson’s character.
Who is Nurse Ratched? Her name has become synonymous today with authoritarian nurses.
Dutch artist who painted the famous painting The Starry Night
Who is Vincent van Gogh? He painted it while in an asylum in France after he cut off part of his ear.
On a sunny summer day in the neighborhood, often you can hear the racket made by these yard machines.
What are lawnmowers? Mowing the lawn is frequently near the top of many men’s honey-do lists—right after taking out the garbage.
Spooky term that describes a deserted village or town with remains of infrastructure and buildings.
What is ghost town? Examples include Death Valley in California; Pripyat, Ukraine,t he city affected by the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant meltdown; and Hashima Island, Japan, which once was densely populated by workers who worked in the mines for Mitsubishi but was abandoned in 1974.
This red vegetable with an edible pink stalk is sometimes mistakenly thought to be a fruit.
What is rhubarb? A member of the buckwheat family, rhubarb is in fact a vegetable. Rhubarb is tart, often combined with strawberries, and always cooked.
Cary Grant (as Peter Joshua) and Audrey Hepburn (as Regina Lampert) headline this classic 1963 rom-com set in France, in which, unbeknownst to Regina, her husband has been thrown off a train to his death.
What is Charade? Shortly after the opening scene, Regina returns from vacation and finds her apartment empty. The rest of the film is full of twists and turns, including three men pursuing Regina with different motives and a shocking twist ending.
Process plants use to convert sunlight to energy
What is photosynthesis? We often equate this process with producing green leaves; however, other colors are also derived through photosynthesis. Algae use photosynthesis to generate their own food.
Sizzling sounds often indicate food is being prepared on this summer staple.
What is the backyard grill? The sizzling sounds and the accompanying aromas are no longer relegated to summer; grilling has become an all-year activity.
A barrier that restricts the flow of water in a river or creek, whether built by people or created by animals
What is dam? Beavers are notorious for creating dams; it’s their life’s work. Hoover Dam was built in the early 20th century to harness the water from the Colorado River to provide hydroelectric power.
This red “fish” is often mistaken for a crustacean, but it is an echinoderm.
What is a starfish? Crustaceans have exoderms, while echinoderms are usually symmetrical in shape with spiny skin.
In Good Morning, Vietnam, he plays the lead, a morning radio DJ on a military base.
Who is Robin Williams? He plays irreverent DJ Adrian Cronauer, who has never encountered a rule he could follow.
The name of the treaty that ended World War I
What is the Treaty of Versailles? It was signed at the Paris Peace Conference, which took place at the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles. Germany paid a heavy price for the war, ceding territory to neighboring countries and agreeing to international supervision of other lands, paying reparations to the Allies, and more.
Kids come running when they hear music coming from this truck.
What is the ice cream truck? Ice cream trucks still come through neighborhoods today just as they did back then, an enduring summer tradition.
A chain or collection of islands, such as the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador
What is archipelago? Other examples include the Greek Cyclades in the Aegean Sea, the Florida Keys, and the Hawaiian Islands.