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To seek shelter during a storm or dangerous situation.
What is "run for cover"?
This legendary outlaw stole from the rich and gave to the poor in Sherwood Forest.
Who is Robin Hood?
This long form of the word perp is used by law enforcement.
What is perpetrator?
This summary of the investigation into President John F. Kennedy’s assassination was made public in 1964.
What is the Warren Report?
President Lyndon Johnson and members of the Kennedy family privately disagreed with the findings of the report, as do many Americans today.
This sea is named after the Caribs, the Indigenous people who lived there when Europeans landed in the 15th century.
What is the Caribbean Sea?
The Caribbean Sea consists of more than 7,000 islands, and temperatures stay right around 81ºF (27ºC) year-round.
In Scottish legend, what creatures are known for their mischief, magical abilities, and sometimes their hostility toward humans?
What are fairies?
To be upset over something that already happened and can’t be changed.
What is "to cry over spilled milk"?
His USO Christmas shows for troops in war zones are legendary.
Who is Bob Hope?
He entertained legions of troops for 40 years, starting with World War II and culminating with Desert Shield.
This part of your body continues to grow even after the rest of you stops.
What are ears (or nose)?
This race took place from the 1950s to the 1970s between the United States and Russia.
What is the space race?
Nine times saltier than the Mediterranean, this is the world’s saltiest sea.
What is the Dead Sea?
It’s so salty that it’s difficult to swim in. Don’t shave before dipping into it because irritated areas of the body are in for a serious sting.
Garden gnomes originated in this European country, known for its rich folklore traditions.
What is Germany?
To be born into wealth or privilege.
What is "born with a silver spoon in your mouth"?
This civilian organization advocates for American veterans.
What is the American Legion?
It was founded after World War II by an Act of Congress. Many veterans belong to the organization.
An old-fashioned word for women’s hose that indicated the material used to make them, they were rationed during World War II.
What are nylons?
Nylon and silk were both rationed. Back then, hose had a dark seam running up and down the back, so women drew that line on their painted legs, giving the look of hose.
In the 1970s, she was “king” of the tennis courts.
Who is Billie Jean King?
She won 31 Grand Slam titles, including 20 Wimbledon titles. In 2009, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The Bering Strait separates Russia from North America and connects the Bering Sea to this body of water.
What is the Arctic Ocean? At their closest point, only 55 miles separate Russia and Alaska.
In many Scandinavian countries, gnomes are associated with this winter holiday.
What is Christmas?
To reveal a secret accidentally or too early.
What is "spill the beans"?
Her orchid-colored eyes are as legendary as she is.
Who is Elizabeth Taylor?
Taylor could change the color of her eyes by changing the color of her accessories and eye makeup. She also had a rare eye disease that contributed to her changing eye color. Taylor was married to a “legion” of men; she had eight marriages and seven husbands. (She married Richard Burton twice.)
This is the only number that’s both even and prime.
What is 2?
On November 4, 1979, the American embassy in this city was overtaken.
What is Tehran, Iran?
The occupants of the embassy were held hostage for 444 days until finally being released the day of President Ronald Reagan’s inauguration in 1981.
This sea in the northern hemisphere touches more countries than any other sea.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
It washes up on the shores of more than 20 countries in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
This mischievous fairy from Peter Pan is known for her jealousy, magic, and pixie dust.
Who is Tinkerbell?
To do something the wrong way or with poor planning, like starting with the difficult part before the basics.
What is "put the cart before the horse"?
An eight-letter word, beginning with F, for legends or tales that often have a moraland are handed down from generation to generation.
What is folklore?
The Great Sphinx at Giza, the site of the Egyptian pyramids, is a combination of these two beings.
What are lion and human?
The Great Sphinx has the head of a human on the body of a lion.
California’s Proposition 13 tax revolt was in response to these taxes.
What are property (or house) taxes?
Some local property taxes had risen around 300 percent. The proposition passed, making it more difficult for communities to raise those taxes.
This sea near the Arctic Ocean is known for its semi-precious amber.
What is the Baltic Sea?
Its amber is also called Baltic gold. It comes from the resin of ancient trees that are now covered by the water of the Baltic Sea and is used for jewelry and interior design of palaces and other buildings.
In traditional folklore, leprechauns were said to wear this color—long before green became standard.
What is red?
To come very close to success but fall just short.
What is "close but no cigar"?
According to Greek legend, Artemis was the daughter of this mythological figure.
Who is Zeus?
Artemis was the goddess of wild animals. Zeus was the supreme deity of ancient Greece.
This 20th-century pope had a rose named for him.
Who is Pope John Paul II? The rose is pure white, signifying his attire.
When it opened in 1942, the presidential getaway now known as Camp David was originally known as this.
What is Shangri-La? President Eisenhower changed the name to Camp David because he felt Shangri-La was a bit too fancy for what was then a rustic retreat.
Lying between Great Britain and Scandinavia, this sea is known for its busy shipping lanes and offshore oil rigs.
What is the North Sea?
This Shakespearean comedy features magical fairies meddling in love and dreams.
What is A Midsummer Night’s Dream?