Facts from Deirdre's pre-EPA life
This grain is often prepared as a thick porridge called ugali and eaten with vegetables or beans.
What is corn (or maize)?
You might say this while playing darts or if you were calling out to the Target dog.
What is Bullseye?
The inside of a piston engine aircraft is typically configured for a maximum of this many passengers.
What is 6?
Dierdre likely did a lot food prep and feeding of kids over the last few months. If Deirdre and her family were in Italy during dinner and the kids dropped this, they might throw some over their shoulder to ward off bad luck (much easier to clean up than salt!)
What is pasta?
That state of Washington produced more of this crop than any other state (delicious!).
What is apples?
Surprisingly, Washington DC gets more rain every year than this commonly thought of wet city.
What is Seattle?
This country is the newest Peace Corps country. Volunteers began being stationed there in 2006.
What is Cambodia?
The name Terrier comes from this Latin word.
What is Terra?
Piston engine aircraft use is generally limited to short flights of about 300-400 miles and they generally operate below this elevation.
What is 15,000 feet?
One of the most important things Deirdre did over the last few months is have a new adorable little boy! With two other kids running around, there have probably been a lot of these shed, but Naoise didn't add any to the house until he was about three weeks old.
What is tears?
That state of Washington is home to this aptly named place, the longest contiguous beach in the U.S., measuring about 28 miles!
What is Long Beach Peninsula?
Washington DC drinks more of this beverage per capita than any other state in the U.S.
What is wine?
This is the year the Peace Corps program began operating in Tanzania. It is also the year the Peace Corps was established!
What is 1961?
This is the smallest terrier breed, or a traditional British popover.
What is Yorkshire?
This is the typical term for a piston engine.
What is a reciprocating engine?
Having two young kids running around and growing a new human, then taking care of that new little guy too, we hope Deirdre got chances to take these often, with a name that stems from the Latin for "sixth hour".
What is a siesta?
The state of Washington is the second largest producer of this, only behind California. DC folks should thank their cross-country name partner!
What is wine?
This letter is missing from the alphabetical list of streets in DC.
What is J?
Africa's tallest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, boasts this elevation.
What is 19,341 feet?
This was the first terrier breed originally bred in the U.S.
What is the Boston Terrier?
This mobile source used piston engines long before planes were around.
What are steam trains?
Deirdre probably did a lot of cleaning. This product, marketed as a surgical antiseptic, a floor cleaner and a cure for Gonorrhea before settling into its current use, might have been a helpful life hack to remove any stubborn kitchen floor stains!
What is Listerine?
This place is the westernmost point in the continental U.S.
What is Cape Alava (in Olympic National Park)?
If you look closely, you can see this scary character as one of the gargoyles on the National Cathedral.
Who is Darth Vader?
This the capital of Tanzania.
What is Dodoma?
Toto, from the Wizard of Oz, was this kind of terrier.
What is a Cairn Terrier?
One of the leading piston engine manufacturers shares this name with Justine's dearly departed cat.
What is Piper?
It might have felt a little easier to keep up on some never-ending chores over the last few months, and unknowingly, Deirdre is likely very thankful for Thor, the first mass marketed electric version of this appliance, developed in 1908.
What is a washing machine?
This many federally recognized tribes are in the state of Washington.
What is 29?
Washington DC is a very international city. This percent of residents speak a language other than English in their home.
What is 15%?