GAME KNOWS GAME
On a tennis scoreboard, “love” means this number.
What is zero?
You can do this to a shelf to remove powder, or to a cake to add powdered sugar.
What is dust?
In England, the place beside a road where pedestrians walk is often called the pavement. In the U.S., it is usually called this.
What is the sidewalk?
Despite being covered in ice, this is the driest continent on Earth.
What is Antarctica?
This Australian “bear” is actually a marsupial.
What is a koala?
In soccer, sending the ball between an opponent’s legs is this spice-named move.
What is a nutmeg?
A frightened horse can do this to escape, while you can do it to a door to prevent an escape.
What is bolt?
In Scotland, a “wee problem” is a problem of this size.
What is small or little?
Once continents are disqualified, this ice-covered territory is the world’s largest island.
What is Greenland?
This “nut,” central to a PB&J, is actually a legume related to peas and beans
What is a peanut?
A basketball player finishes with 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. They have recorded this.
What is a triple-double?
You can do this to papers to attach them, or to a hedge to shorten it.
What is clip?
In England, luggage goes in the car’s boot. In the U.S., it goes here.
What is the trunk?
The Bosphorus divides this city, placing part of it in Europe and part in Asia.
What is Istanbul?
This sea creature has no gills, scales, or fins, so “sea star” is more accurate than its familiar name.
What is a starfish?
Only the home team can produce this baseball ending by taking the lead in the bottom of the final inning.
What is a walk-off?
A cheetah moves this way, but a ship tied firmly to the dock is held this way.
What is fast?
In South Africa, “The robot is red” refers to this street device, not a machine taking over the city.
What is a traffic light?
The Equator and Prime Meridian both cross this continent, placing it in all four hemispheres.
What is Africa?
This shocking South American animal is a type of knifefish
What is an electric eel?
In golf, scoring three under par on one hole is named for this seabird.
What is an albatross?
Accept: double eagle.
This can mean careful supervision or a mistake caused by failing to notice something.
What is oversight?
In Nigerian Pidgin, a “go-slow” is this frustrating road condition.
What is a traffic jam?
This mountainous kingdom is completely surrounded by South Africa.
What is Lesotho?
This knobby vegetable is not from Jerusalem nor a true vegetable that its name might imply. It is a North American sunflower relative.
→ What is a Jerusalem artichoke?
Accept: sunchoke.