WORDS STARTING WITH "R"
Bull riding and calf roping are all events at this country competition.
What is rodeo?
Home to lemurs, this is the world’s fourth-largest island, off Africa’s coast.
What is Madagascar?
Levi Strauss reinforced this sturdy cotton fabric with copper rivets to make work pants for gold miners.
What is denim?
This mammal can stuff food in its cheek pouches and is a popular, though unfortunately not long lived, pet.
What is the hamster?
Chicago’s famous crime lord, he ran a bootlegging empire, but was finally brought down in 1931 for tax evasion.
Who is Al Capone?
These small waves spread outward in rings after an object lands in still water.
What are ripples?
Often called the "Emerald Isle," Johnny Cash sang about this island nation's "40 Shades of Green."
What is Ireland?
Spun by caterpillars, this luxurious fabric gave its name to an ancient trade route across Asia.
What is silk?
Smaller than its tree-climbing cousins, this rodent wears dark stripes from nose to tail, but it can't sing in real life.
What is the chipmunk?
This former Berkeley math professor mailed bombs from a remote Montana cabin for 17 years, until his brother turned him in.
Who is the Unabomber (Ted Kaczynski)?
Before digital, a movie’s film was wound onto this spool to feed through the projector.
What is reel?
This is the world's largest island, though 80% of its surface is covered in ice.
What is Greenland?
This soft, brushed fabric is the go-to for lumberjack plaid.
What is flannel?
Though it's not as fast in real life, when threatened, this spiny little insect eater will curl itself into a prickly ball.
What is the hedgehog?
Born Henry McCarty, this young Wild West outlaw was shot dead by Sheriff Pat Garrett in 1881 in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, when he was just 21.
Who is Billy the Kid?
A name for a defensive embankment or wall built around a fort, city, or castle.
What is a rampart?
Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995, this Pacific island is famous for the Moai, the monolithic human stone figures, found partly buried in the ground.
What is Easter Island?
Known for its softness, rich color, and luster this fabric is used for anything from evening wear to upholstery.
What is velvet?
This small, subterranean mammal is mostly blind and spends much of its time digging.
What is a mole?
In 1971 this mystery man hijacked a jet, collected a $200,000 ransom and parachuted into the night, never to be found.
Who is D.B. Cooper?
This verb means to savor something with great enjoyment or to enjoy a victorius moment.
What is relish?
Charles Darwin’s 1835 visit to this Ecuadorian volcanic island chain, home to many endemic species, including giant tortoises, helped shape his theory of evolution.
What are the Galápagos Islands ?
This luxury wool comes from goats and is named for the Himalayan region that made it famous.
What is cashmere?
One species of this mouse-like insect eater is the world’s smallest mammal by weight, and its name is featured in the title of a Shakespeare play.
What is the Shrew?
This 1920s Boston swindler paid early investors with later investors’ money, and the scam still bears his name to this day.
Who is Charles Ponzi?