Wood
This common writing instrument used by children is covered in wood
What is a pencil?
Wood covers the graphite-and-clay composite used as a writing medium.
This beloved side to sandwiches was created because of a customer’s complaint that the potatoes were too thick.
What are potato chips?
George Crum, a cook at a Saratoga Springs restaurant, was angry about the customer’s complaint, so he sliced the potatoes as thin as he could and fried them in oil. The customer was thrilled with the potato chips, which was not at all what Crum expected.
This shoe-free dance is usually held in a school gym.
Sock Hop
The dances originated in the 1950s because shoes were prohibited in the gym.
This machine is used to play vinyl singles and albums.
What is a record player or turntable?
Albums that play at 33 1/3 revolutions per minute are called “33s.” Singles are “45s,” and the first album format was 78 revolutions per minute.
Meaning of et cetera, or etc.
What is “and so on”?
It also means “and so forth” as well as “and others.”
This large wooden boat in the Bible was built to withstand 40 days and nights of a rainstorm.
What is Noah’s ark?
The ark is referenced in Genesis 6–9.
This continent’s countries occupy the top four positions in chocolate product exports.
What is Europe? They are, in order, Germany, Belgium, Poland, Italy, and the Netherlands.
This five-letter word that starts with T is one of the five senses, and it’s not taste.
Touch
Before refrigerators, we used this appliance to keep food cold.
What is an icebox?
Today, you can pay up to $10,000 to own a rare vintage one.
Shortened version of the word for a former student who graduated from a school, college, or university
What is alum?
It is also used for students who attended the school but did not graduate. In Latin, nouns are declined, so there are various forms of the word for male and female, singular and plural, but you can’t go wrong with alum and alums.
This Swedish company that sells moderately priced home furnishings is one of the largest global consumers of wood.
What is IKEA?
The company uses technology to maximize the yield and minimize waste from its wood, and also has a tree-planting initiative to help replace the wood it uses.
This is the most widely eaten meat in the world.
What is pork?
According to foodrepublic.com, 36 percent of all meat consumption is pork, with chicken accounting for 33 percent and beef at 24 percent. Goat and sheep together represent only five percent of meat consumption.
On the large beads of the Catholic rosary, you say this prayer.
What is the Lord’s Prayer?
The prayer that is recited for the small beads is the Hail Mary.
Before electric mixers, these gadgets were used to mix cake batter.
What is an eggbeater?
They easily incorporate a lot of air into the batter, so some bakers still use them.
Meaning of “Et tu, Brute?”
What is “And you, Brutus?”
This line from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar captures the moment in which Caesar realizes his friend Brutus is among his assassins.
Before modern paper was made from wood pulp, it was made from cotton, hemp, and this fabric.
What is linen?
Paper wasn’t made from wood until around the mid-19th century. Money is still made from linen and cotton because it wears better (pun intended).
Chicken cordon bleu includes this generic kind of cheese.
What is Swiss?
The dish consists of chicken breasts filled with cheese and ham, rolled into a neat package with the sides tucked in. The recipe calls for coating the chicken in egg, followed by a roll in herbed breadcrumbs.
Of 2, 3, 5, 7,10, it’s the number that is not a prime number.
What is 10?
Prime numbers are numbers greater than 1 that are divisible only by themselves.
This spinning device was once used to remove water from laundered items.
What is a wringer?
It sat on top of the washing machine, and you fed the clothes, one at a time, through it.
Meaning of quid pro quo
What is “This for that”?
The phrase indicates an exchange of something for something, or a reciprocal favor or transaction. You often hear it in political speech, when one party accuses the other of an illicit arrangement.
This light wood is commonly used in rafts and boats.
What is balsa?
Its lack of density allows it to float. It is often confused with balsam, which is a resin.
This nightshade was once considered poisonous.
What is a tomato?
In 16th-century Europe, it was regarded not only as poisonous but also as a source of temptation.
This planet in our solar system has the most moons.
What is Saturn?
It has 274 moons. Mercury and Venus have no moons, and Earth is the only planet with a single moon.
This mechanical device was used to spray fragrance into the air manually.
What is an atomizer?
It’s still used to spray perfume today, although additional simple ways to add fragrance into the air are via an essential oil diffuser or a spray can.
Meaning of non sequitur
What is “It does not follow” (or similar)?
The phrase refers to a response or conclusion in an argument or debate that is illogical and fails to address the points just presented.