Calm Before the Storm
During a hurricane, an eerie calm occurs when you are in this part of the storm.
What is eye? You might even see sunlight during the eye.
This phrase is used to describe a person who is realistic and practical.
What is down-to-earth?
Down-to-earth is often used to describe a person of wealth who appears unaffected by it.
What country was the Yukon gold rush of the late 1800s?
Canada
The gold rush took place between 1896 and 1899. There was a mass migration to the Yukon during this time.
What are considered the African Big Five: Cape buffalo, gorilla, leopard, lion, or rhinoceros?
Big Five:
Cape buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion, rhinoceros
This causes the calm before a storm.
What is (partial) vacuum?
When warm surface air pulls cold air from the higher atmosphere, it creates a partial vacuum, which creates the calm before the storm.
This shaking occurs before a tsunami.
What is earthquake?
If the earthquake is far out to sea, you might not feel it on land. Tsunami waves can travel at 500 miles per hour.
This word is a temporary end to hostilities in war.
What is cease-fire?
The term can also be a military order to the soldiers to hold their fire.
How many years has a couple been married if they are celebrating their golden anniversary?
50 years
Gold is both the traditional and modern gift for a 50th wedding anniversary
What actor starred in the 1967 films To Sir, with Love; Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner; and In the Heat of the Night?
Sidney Poitier
All three films deal with race relations and were very successful at the box office.
You’ll have more energy if you get a second one of these.
It’s a renewed energy, often associated with an endurance task.
For example, marathon runners can get a second wind, or college students pulling all-nighters before exams can get a second wind.
If, during a storm, you hear from your safe space what sounds like the roar of an approaching train, assume one of these has touched down.
What is tornado?
The sound has also been described as the roar of a grizzly bear.
When someone has had way too much to drink, we say they are “four sheets to” this
What is the wind?
The phrase is believed to come from nautical terminology in which the sheets being referred to are ropes that control the sail. If four of them are loose, or to the wind, the boat will be unsteady, like someone who is intoxicated.
What is another name for the Yukon gold rush?
Klondike gold rush
Klondike is a region in the Yukon territory.
The goal of what childhood game is to be the first person to reach the designated “traffic cop” without getting caught moving?
Red Light, Green Light
When the traffic cop turns away from the players and says “green light,” everyone moves toward the cop. When the cop says “red light” and turns toward the group, if a player is caught still moving, they must go back to the start and try again.
What pharaoh’s mummy was discovered in a solid gold coffin near Luxor, Egypt?
Tutankhamen
British archaeologist Howard Carter and fellow archaeologist Lord Carnarvon first entered the tomb on November 26, 1922. It took two years of excavating before they found King Tut’s sarcophagus on January 3, 1924.
This is the common or slang name for a tornado.
What is twister?
Tornadoes have been described as “pillars of twisting air” that can travel at around 200 miles per hour.
Moving this is doing everything possible to make something happen.
What is heaven and earth?
When you make an extraordinary effort to make something happen, you are said to be moving heaven and earth.
Which precious metal is more often associated with industrial use: gold or silver?
Silver
It’s used in nearly all electronics.
What genre of music is Frankie Yankovic known to play?
Polka music
Yankovic, also known as America’s polka king, was the first musician to receive a Grammy Award for Best Polka Recording, in 1986.
What canned seafood company became a household name after using the advertising jingle “Ask any mermaid you happen to see, ‘What’s the best tuna?’ (Brand name here)!”
Chicken of the Sea
The company first used the brand name in 1930. The mascot mermaid made her debut in 1952, but she wasn’t named Catalina until 2014. The catchy jingle came out in 1960.
These large ice pellets can rattle you and your pets.
What is hail?
In early summer, warm temperatures cause instability, while the upper atmosphere is cold enough to produce hail. Hail can fall at close to 100 miles per hour
On-the-job training can feel like this by fire.
What is baptism (or trial)?
Baptism by fire means “to go through some ordeal without adequate preparation.” The phrase was taken from Matthew 3:11: “As they marched onto the battlefield, you could see all of the uniformed boys become men as they experienced baptism by fire.” Earth, Wind, or Fire (
What U.S. state does Yukon touch?
Alaska
The line that has become the current border between Yukon and Alaska was first discussed in an 1825 treaty between England and Russia.
What 1980 biographical film did Robert DeNiro portray middleweight prizefighter Jake LaMotta?
Raging Bull
It was given mixed reviews due to graphic violence, yet the film received eight Academy Award nominations and won two: DeNiro received Best Actor, and Thelma Schoonmaker accepted Best Film Editing.
What planet has the “Great Red Spot”?
Jupiter
The Great Red Spot is a massive anticyclonic storm that has been raging nonstop since continuous observation started in 1879. At its largest, the size of the Great Red Spot was three times Earth’s diameter.