Weather Idioms
Potpourri
Classic Radio
Word-E
Facts and Figures
Signs of Spring
100

This never strikes twice

Lightning

100

These large, spooky birds typically are a hoot.

Owls

100

This comedy duo gave us “Who’s on First?”

(A&C) 

Abbott and Costello

100

This vegetable’s name sounds like it would be a hen’s contribution to the meal

eggplant

100

This is the number of petals on a shamrock.

three

100

This is in the air.

love

200

To go after a seemingly impossible dream is to chase one of these.

Rainbow

200

Mayors sometimes honor dignitaries with this symbolic gift

key to the city

200

His Christmas specials and USO tours brought comic relief to the U.S. military in war zones

Bob Hope

200

These French pastries are oblong and filled with a cream or custard filling.

éclairs

200

The element CO2 , known by this name, is blamed for causing climate change.

carbon dioxide

200

Spring has done this.

sprung

300

When feeling sick, we might say we’re under this.

The weather

300

This extends beneath the ear.

earlobe

300

This jazz musician was also known as “Satchmo” and “Pops.

Louis Armstrong

300

This is the name for pottery made of clay

earthenware

300

This is the main ingredient in household dust.

dead skin cells

300

The first day of this usually occurs on March 19, 20, or 21 in the northern hemisphere

spring

400

When people go through an unsuccessful period, they go through this kind of spell.

Dry

400

He was Mary Todd’s famous husband

President Abraham Lincoln

400

The Adventures of [this detective] series was based on a real-life detective, and the character was first created for The Maltese Falcon.

Sam Spade

400

When a person flees his country to live in another country, he is said to live in this state.

exile

400

The Rubik’s Cube has this number of sides

six

400

One of the Beatles’ early hits is “Here Comes the [missing word]

sun

500

When people are extremely angry, they can have a face like this.

thunder

500

This airline booked reservations for the first flight to the moon

Pan Am

500

This president’s fireside chats were a series of nighttime radio speeches.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

500

This title of British nobility is the equivalent of a French count.

earl

500

Before Alaska joined the Union, the United States had this number of states.

48

500

The Egyptians built the Great Sphinx so that it points directly toward this on the first day of spring.

sun

600

When a car flies by you on the highway, you might say that it’s moving like this kind of lightning

Greased

600

You can see these manufactured structures in Dubai from space due to the sharp contrast between them and the surrounding area

Palm Islands

600

This show, originally named The Detective, opens with “Who knows what lurks in the hearts of men?

The Shadow

600

In the United States, citizens do not vote directly for the president and vice president; instead, they vote for these people who vote for the winners in their respective states.

electors

600

H2 O2 stands for this common household substance.

peroxide

600

This is the Latin word for “spring.”

vernal