LANGUAGES
2 of the more than 800 languages spoken on this continent are Kimbundu & Kikuyu
Africa
It follows "lover's" & precedes "frog"
Leap
The angel Moroni told him about the golden plates from which the Book of Mormon was translated
Joseph Smith
Flower named for King George III's royal gardener, William Forsythe
Forsythia
The most candy bought for a holiday is for this springtime one, not Valentine's Day
Easter
The words "ersatz" & "hinterland" come directly from this language
German
Lincoln, Leicester, Romney & Shropshire are breeds of these raised in England
Sheep
Officially, any practicing Roman Catholic male can be elected to this high office
Pope
A city in western Wisconsin named for the Indian game played there in the 19th Century
La Crosse
The New Year's Day of this calendar can fall between our January 20 & February 20
Chinese Calendar
Classical languages include ancient Greek, Latin & this language of ancient India
Sanskrit
Last name of the actress who played Alan Alda's lover in "The Seduction of Joe Tynan"
(Meryl) Streep
Dating from 1763, the oldest synagogue in the U.S. "Touro" is in this resort town in Rhode Island
Newport
This word for a long journey is named for a Homeric hero who took quite a long journey himself
Odyssey (Odysseus)
Bennington Battle Day, August 16th, is a legal holiday in this New England state
Vermont
Languages derived from French that are spoken in Haiti & Louisiana are both called this
Creole
This type of tide occurs during the first & third quarters of the moon
Neap
John Calvin's followers in England were "Puritans"; his followers in France were called this
Huguenots
A shallow covered dish used to grow microorganisms for research, named after its inventor
Petri dish
The red or white rose is the official flower of this Sunday observance in June
Father's Day
Some of the aboriginal people of the northernmost islands of this country speak Ainu
Japan
Sometimes it means profound, but other times it means abysmal
Deep
House of worship in which prayer is led by an imam
Mosque
Named after Princess Fédora Romanoff, a fictional character in an 1887 play by Victorien Sardou.
Fedora Hat
Flag Day is a legal holiday only in this state where Betsy Ross worked as a seamstress
Pennsylvania