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100

Make this while the sun shines.

What is hay?

 It is a proverb that means to take advantage of a good opportunity while it lasts 

100

This is the upper area in a home that houses treasures and junk.

What is attic?

Attics act like a buffer zone between the outside weather and the main living areas of your house. In the summer, they can help keep hot air from getting into your home. In the winter, they can help stop warm air from escaping. 

100

This animals knees was a way of saying something is excellent or the best 

What is bees?

 It is also the name of a prohibition-era cocktail of gin, lemon juice, and honey. The honey in the drink was likely used to mask the taste of the often poor-quality gin available then. 

100

Sunflower oil for cooking is made from this part of the flower. 

What are the seeds?

Sunflower oil is a great source of vitamin A and vitamin D, as well as Iron and Calcium. So even when there’s no sunlight, there is still sunflower oil to provide your daily dose of vitamin D sunshine

200

This iconic British group sings “Here Comes the Sun.”

Who are the Beatles?

The tune is from their 1969 Abbey Road album.

200

Don’t get caught on the road during this severe type of snowstorm.

What is a blizzard?

While heavy snowfalls and severe cold often accompany blizzards, they are not required. Sometimes strong winds pick up snow that has already fallen, creating a ground blizzard. 

200

Bread was ’50s slang for this. 

What is money? 

Money has a lot of interesting nicknames, including dough, cheese, clams, and more.

200

This part of the sunflower turn into seeds.

What is the middle ?

The middle of a sunflower, also known as the disk is composed of numerous tiny, individual flowers called disk florets and are the reproductive organs of the flower. 

300

This US state is known as "The Sunshine State"

What is the Florida

Florida is part of  the 18 U.S. states that make up the "Sunbelt"

300

These funnel clouds require those in their paths to take immediate shelter.

What are tornadoes?

Kansas has the highest average annual rate of tornadoes at 96 per year. “Tornado season” begins in April, but they occur throughout the year.

300

People referred to movies or films as this in the 1950s.

What is a flick?

It got its name from the flicker caused by lamps in early theater projections. You won’t see the same flicker in early movies when they are on TV

300

This type of light is needed for sunflowers to grow to their full height.

What is full sun?

They will grow in filtered sun, but they will not reach those magnificent heights.

400

“Third rock from the sun” refers to this celestial being.

What is Earth? 

The phrase was used as the title of a 1996 TV sitcom about aliens trying to blend in on Earth.

400

This type of foundation consists of an enclosed area between the ground and the home’s first floor but is not tall enough to stand up in.

What is a crawl space?

They provide access to utilities like plumbing and wiring and act as a buffer between the living space and the ground.

400

This phrase sounds like food but means “a punch in the face".

What is a knuckle sandwich?

A knuckle sandwich usually landed on the mouth as if you were eating someone's fist.

400

This painter is famous for his series of paintings called Sunflowers.

Who is Vincent van Gogh?

He liked to paint sunflowers that had already gone to seed, and his fellow painters thought this was crude. People paid tribute to him by bringing sunflowers to his funeral.

500

It takes this many minutes for the light from the Sun to reach Earth.

What is 8 minutes?

This is because light travels at a speed of approximately 299,792 kilometers per second. Since the distance between the Sun and Earth is about 149.6 million kilometers, it takes light approximately 8 minutes and 20 seconds to cover this distance.

500

When the government asks you to take shelter right where you are due to some type of emergency, the media will use this saying in their warnings.

What is “shelter in place”?

It's more common than evacuation: Many emergencies, especially those involving chemical or radiological contaminants, require sheltering in place rather than evacuation. 

500

This car related phrase means “looking for trouble".

What is cruising for a bruising?

Are you cruising for a bruising means “Are you looking for a fight?” It was used as either a warning to deter the other party from fighting or as an invitation to fight

500

When a sunflower tracks the sun it is called this.

What is heliotropism?

Immature flowers “sleep” in a westward-facing position at night and reorient in an eastward-facing position in the morning. Once the flowers open, they continually face in an eastward direction.