SHAPES & SIZES
WORLD OF WORDS
SAY CHEESE!
IT'S IN YOUR MIND
YOU SEE 'EM AT THE MUSEUM
100

The largest one of these Egyptian structures contains about 2.3 million blocks

pyramid

100

This pastime is Japanese for "empty orchestra"

karaoke

100

This "homey" type of cheese comes in small, medium & large curd options

cottage cheese

100

From the Greek for "not remembered", it's partial or complete memory loss

amnesia

100

Botticelli's 1481 fresco of St. Sixtus II is at this landmark, part of the Vatican Museums

the Sistine Chapel

200

Usual adjective referring to the size of 8 1/2 x 14" paper

legal

200

From the French for "clear seeing", it's a form of ESP

clairvoyance

200

Comical Dutch farmers know that this cheese is made backwards

edam

200

A first shot in golf, or a psychological term for a strong motivating instinct

drive

200

You can view Veronese's "The Wedding Feast at Cana" (& the French crown diamonds, too) at this museum

the Louvre

300

Sizes of poodle include standard, miniature, toy, tiny toy & this "drinking vessel" size

teacup

300

Literally meaning "superior one", it's Tibetan for a Buddhist monk of Tibet or Mongolia

lama

300

This country's manchego is so named because the sheep that originally made it grazed on La Mancha's plains

Spain

300

Bipolar disorder was once known as this type of "depression"

manic

300

Manet's "Before the Mirror" & Monet's "Palazzo Ducale" are in this unique NYC circular building

the Guggenheim

400

Longer but narrower than a king-sized bed is this state's "king"

California

400

The 1980s program of reforms in the USSR included this, Russian for "restructuring"

perestroika

400

Fromagerie Bel produces the little wheels called Mini this, also a nickname for a type of telecom company

Babybel

400

Peccatophobia is the fear of committing one of these religious transgressions

a sin

400

This Madrid museum has Van Dyck's "Beatrice, Countess of Oxford" & "The Executions" by Goya

the Prado

500

Geometric term for a concave mirror that focuses light or an antenna that focuses signals

parabola

500

Probably the one Icelandic word everybody knows is this one for a spewing hot spring

geyser

500

The name of this gratable Italian hard cheese begins with a continent's name

asiago

500

I love Dr. Freud for using this term for strong feelings of attachment by a patient toward an analyst

transference 

500

Titian's "St. Sebastian" & "Danae" are at this St. Petersburg museum known for its arsenal

the Hermitage