Food & Drink
Time Idioms
Rhymes with -ap
“P” in World Geography
The Year Was 1959
100

These are made up of graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate.

What are s’mores? The Girl Scouts first published the recipe in 1927

100

Sometimes things happen in the ______ of an eye.

What is blink? Time passes so quickly that when we look back on our teen years, we feel it passed in the blink of an eye.

100

Type of hat worn at a baseball game

What is cap? The players wear caps, which is where the name baseball cap derives. The catcher wears a hard cap under the mask.

100

This country shares the Iberian Peninsula with Spain.

What is Portugal? Portugal means “beautiful port.”

100

This generation was born in 1959.

: Who are the baby boomers? They were born from 1946–1964, and the generation got its name from the birth-rate spike after World War II.

200

This label is found on foods produced according to Jewish dietary law

What is kosher? Basic rules include no foods with a combination of meat and milk, no shellfish, and processed meat according to strict standards.

200

A stitch in time saves this number.

What is nine? If you fix something when you first find a problem, you can keep it from turning into a bigger problem.

200

A siest

: What is nap? The ideal length of rest is 10–20 minutes

200

A canal runs through this Central American country

What is Panama? The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, cutting 8,000 nautical miles off the trip that used to navigate around the tip of South America.

200

The United States gained these two states.

What are Alaska and Hawaii? Both were former territories. Alaska became a state in January 1959, and Hawaii followed in August.

300

This is Italy’s extraordinarily strong coffee.

What is espresso? Its name does not refer to a specific bean. It refers to forcing water at high pressure through the fine grinds.

300

There’s no time like the [missing word]

What is present? “There’s no time like the present” is another way to say, “Why procrastinate?”

300

Something that helps you find your way when you’re lost

What is map? You can find paper maps at bookstores and libraries as well as online at Amazon

300

Machu Picchu is located high in the Andes Mountains in this South American country

What is Peru? The best-known ruins in Peru are Machu Picchu, the site of ancient Incan ruins.

300

Boeing inaugurated this aircraft

What is the 707? It was the first successful jet aircraft that lasted more than a few years.

400

This cocktail is made with coconut cream, rum, and pineapple.

What is a piña colada? It was invented at the Caribe Hilton Hotel in Puerto Rico and is the island’s national drink.

400

When you face a deadline, you could say you’re up against this.

What is the clock? You can use the expression to mean time is running out to do something.

400

Comes out of many trees

What is sap? Maple syrup comes from the sap of maple trees.

400

Imelda Marcos had a fabulous shoe collection in this country

: What are the Philippines? She was the wife of former president Ferdinand Marcos.

400

In this TV sitcom, Jay North portrays a boy whose curiosity and other normal behaviors always seem to lead to trouble.

What is Dennis the Menace? The sitcom is an adaptation of a comic strip featuring Dennis.

500

Investor and plant collector William Purvis brought trees that bear these to Hawaii from Australia.  

What are macadamia nuts? Macadamia nuts are one of the most expensive in the world.

500

 This lunar-inspired saying indicates a rare occurrence.

What is once in a blue moon? A blue moon is the second full moon of a calendar month. This phenomenon happens only once every 32 months.

500

Bark in a high-pitched tone

What is yap? To yap can also mean to talk in a shrill, insistent way.

500

Pope John Paul II contributed to this country’s fight for the fall of communism.

What is Poland? He dedicated most of his life as a priest to freeing his homeland. 


500

The U.S. Post Office banned this book by D. H. Lawrence.

What is Lady Chatterley’s Lover? It was banned on the grounds of obscenity.