Spring Cleaning
To clean up a spill on a rug, take a cloth and do this:
a- Blot the spill
b- Rub the spill
c- Clean it with bleach
a- Blot the spill
During what century were glass marbles first produced?
a- 19th
b- 18th
c- 17th
a- 19th
In 2010, a handmade set of which popular real estate game sold for $146,500 to the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York?
a- Yahtzee
b- Monopoly
c- Scrabble
b- Monopoly
“In like a lion and out like a lamb” refers to what?
a- March weather
b- People's mood
c- Wildlife activities
a- March weather
What is the term for using long stitches to hold material together temporarily?
a- Snitch
b- Baste
c- Pancake
b- Baste
What lifesaving home feature should you test to see if they need new batteries?
a- Fire extinguisher
b- Tap water
c- Smoke alarms
c- Smoke alarms
Which of these is another name used globally for jacks?
a- Cinco Marias
b- Statues
c- Skippyroo Kangaroo
a- Cinco Marias
What machine, with its peculiar odor, was found in every school office?
a- Typewriter
b- Mimeograph
c- Pencil sharpener
b- Mimeograph
Among the first sounds of spring in many parts of the world are those of what migrating animals resting in the trees?
a- Dolphins
b- Bears
c- Birds
c- Birds
In the store, it’s a length of fabric wound around a cardboard tube; in nature, it’s a unit of lightning. What is it called?
a- Shock
b- Electrocute
c- Bolt
c- Bolt
When the warmer weather hits, which way do you want your ceiling fans to spin?
a- Down/clockwise
b- Up/counter-clockwise
a- Down/clockwise
In which European country is tiddlywinks called flohspiel, with some variations played with a wooden shoe?
a- Poland
b- Russia
c- Germany
c- Germany
The 1943 penny was not made of copper; it was made of what alternate metal?
a- Steel
b- Silver
c- Gold
a- Steel
The first day of astronomical spring, on which the sun is directly over the equator, is called what?
a- First day of summer
b- Spring equinox
c- Maggie's birthday
b- Spring equinox
When you purchase a mercerized sewing necessity, you are buying what?
a- Suede
b- Lace
c- Thread
c- Thread
If you are drowning in bric-a-brac, what is the first spring cleaning task to complete?
a- Wash walls
b- Declutter
c- Wash windows
b- Declutter
A French variation of hopscotch, called escargot due to its spiral shape, is named for what creature?
a- Snake
b- Snail
c- Slug
b- Snail
Car dashboards made of what material have all but disappeared?
a- Plastic
b- Steel
c- Wood
c- Wood
a- Forwards
b- Backwards
a- Forwards
What structured folds are named after a box-shaped German musical instrument ?
a- Piano
b- Trumpet
c- Accordion
c- Accordion "pleats"
What natural abrasive can help clean a cast-iron skillet?
a- Gravel
b- Tree bark
c- Salt
c- Salt
What was a yo-yo used for aboard the space shuttle Discovery in 1985?
a- Scientific experiment
b- Boredom
c- A tool to collect stars
a- Scientific experiment
What Arthur Conan Doyle book is where Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson make their first appearance?
a- Gone with the Wind
b- Catcher in the Rye
c- A Study in Scarlet
c- A Study in Scarlet
This alternate name for the spring equinox comes from the Latin word meaning “of the spring.”
a- Spring
b- Flowers
c- Vernal
c- Vernal
A gusset is either a diamond or what shape of fabric?
a- Square
b- Triangle
c- Circle
b- Triangle