LANGUAGES
A BUNCH OF SQUARES
EVERY DAY'S A HOLIDAY
IT'S A FACT
4 "A"s
100
Most of the Coptic language alphabet is adapted from the Greek, but 7 letters evolved from this Ancient Egyptian writing system
Hieroglyphics
100
This square is enclosed on 3 sides by Gum Department Store, St. Basil's Cathedral & the Kremlin
Red Square
100
On January 12 have a cuppa on National Hot this Day
Tea
100
This Utah body of water is several times more saline than the oceans
The Great Salt Lake
100
Goodbye, Joe, we gotta go to the bayou for this Cajun rice, seafood & meat dish
Jambalaya
200
In this 2006 comedy film, Sacha Baron Cohen is actually speaking Hebrew, not Kazakh
Borat
200
Mao Zedong's body lies in state in a crystal coffin in a memorial hall on this square in Beijing
Tiananmen
200
In Japan, November the 11th is a holiday celebrating this art form
Origami
200
This smallest planet is the fastest moving, circling the Sun in 88 days
Mercury
200
These nuts originated in Australia, not Hawaii
Macadamia
300
Korean is an S.O.V. language, meaning this part comes after the subject & object in a sentence
A verb
300
St. Mark's Square in this Italian city has been called "the finest drawing room in Europe"
Venice
300
National Thank You Note Day is on this date, the day after opening lots of gifts
December 26th
300
To prevent Marines from landing, in 1991 this country dumped millions of gallons of oil into the Persian Gulf
Iraq
300
It's another word for a bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate
400
The Afrikaans language is also known as "Cape" this European language
Dutch
400
Home to the Palacio Nacional, this Latin American city's large square known as the Zocalo is a public plaza in use since Aztec times
Mexico City
400
August 13 is a special day for these folks, including Barack Obama, Paul McCartney & Clayton Kershaw
southpaws (left-handers)
400
The name of these 2 states goes back to a Sioux word for "friend" or "ally"
the Dakotas (North & South Dakota)
400
A boat with two hulls
catamaran
500
English, Mandarin, Tamil & Malay are official languages of this island nation
Singapore
500
The name of this Cairo square at the center of Arab Spring protests means "liberation" in Arabic
Tahrir Square
500
Held in October at the end of the week, this alliterative day celebrates Mary Shelley & her famous creation
Frankenstein Friday
500
The term "Cold War" was first used in print by this British author in his essay "You and the Atomic Bomb"
George Orwell
500
Feeling or showing a lack of interest or enthusiasm
Lackadaisical