WHAT DAY IS IT?
(Every answer is a day of the week)
HOMONYMS
JIMMY CARTER
NONSENSE WORDS
COLORFUL ASSOCIATIONS
100

A supposedly unlucky day … or a horror film classic.

Friday the 13th

100

A serving dish & to throw towards the pins

Bowl

100

Mediated by Jimmy, these accords ended 30 years of hostility, with an Egypt-Israel peace agreement

Camp David

100

Spelled differently from the Italian city it is derived from, it's a "meaty" nonsense word

Baloney

100

What color would you associate with inventor and businessman Levi Strauss?

Blue. Straus started the first company to manufacture blue jeans.

200

The iconic American magazine that featured more than 300 covers by Norman Rockwell.

The Saturday Evening Post

200

Track of turbulence behind a boat & to cease to sleep

Wake

200

When this man died in 2021 Jimmy said, "Fritz used his political skill and personal integrity to transform the vice presidency"

Mondale

200

This 4-letter word refers to a military cot, or a nonsense word

Bunk

200

What color would you associate with the actor who played Sgt. Ernie Bilko?

Silver. Phil Silvers starred as Sgt. Bilko on TV

300

This sports-related idiom describes a person who criticizes or passes judgment with the benefit of hindsight.

Monday Morning Quarterback

300

The tilt of an aircraft when turning & the land alongside a river

Bank

300

Carter was criticized for his return of this territory to the surrounding country

The Panama Canal

300

This hyphenated nonsense word begins with a word for a violin & ends with a word one letter different from the first

Fiddle-Faddle

300

What color would you associate with Peter Sellers?

Pink. Sellers starred in the Pink Panther series of films.

400

In this 1997 non-fiction book, author Mitch Albom recounts his visits with his terminally ill professor.

Tuesdays with Morrie

400

A lively folk dance & a cylinder on which film is wound

A Reel

400

One of the 2 cabinet departments created during the Carter administration; both begin with the same letter

Energy or Education

400

It is the logo for this candy treat whose name also means "nonsense". The original mixture consists of clusters of popcorn, almonds, and pecans covered in a candy glaze

Poppycock

400

What color would you associate with the work of author Alice Walker?

Purple. Walker wrote The Color Purple.

500

According to Frank Sinatra and Rosemary Clooney, this is “the loneliest night of the week.”

Saturday

500

A sharp protruding edge & a fit of emotion, like a crying one

A Jag

500

Jimmy cut aid to this Central American country following the murder of Archbishop Romero & 4 U.S. churchwomen

El Salvador

500

Originally it referred to the slop used as food for pigs; now it's a term for a meaningless sentiment

Hogwash

500

What color would you associate with the Republican presidential candidate in 1964?

Gold. The candidate was Barry Goldwater.