Alliterative Phrases
The ordinal term for the US president and his kin
First Family
It's the smallest 2-digit prime number
11
Look it up online! A 9-year-old boy came up with this word for 1 followed by 100 zeroes
a googol (NOT googolplex)
2-word expression meaning "I am at fault"
My Bad
After decades of pushing other boats, the W.O. Decker, New York City's last wooden this, now hauls tourists around the harbor
Tugboat
For the conclusion of this 2024 NCAA bracket, the closing games were held in Glendale Arizona.
March Madness
This number becomes palindromic when written with 3 letters in Roman numerals
XIX (19)
Frank Epperson was 11 in 1905 when he accidentally invented this frozen summer treat
A Popsicle
The black species of this snake is actually dark brown to gray
Mamba
Made from a hollowed log, this type of canoe is named for the way the interior wood is removed by chipping & scraping
a Dugout
This crusty phrase means a meal is about to be shared
Break Bread
When writing a haiku, you must use this many syllables
17
12-year-old Kokona Hiraki medaled in 2021 in this new Olympic event's park discipline, held in what looks like an empty pool
Skateboarding
eBay has a category called "Vintage sports" this, souvenirs of famous events
Memorabilia
The name of this type of craft comes from an Inuit word meaning "small boat made of skins"
a Kayak
A songbird begins this phrase, an early warning of peril
Canary in the coalmine
Georgia ratified this amendment into law December 6, 1865
13th Amendment
He figured out a system of writing & printing for the blind when he was about 15 & a student at a Paris school for blind children
Braille
It's the headgear one wears at a graduation
Mortarboard
In 1904 the Supreme Court said this type of boat is "a continuation of the highway from one side of the water... to the other"
a Ferry
This literary character was also known as the "Galloping Hessian of the Hollow"
Headless Horseman
Developed by chemist Willard Libby, this method named for an isotope is used to date fossils
Carbon-14 Dating
At age 5 Mozart composed one of these dance pieces with a name from a French word for "small"
Minuet
It's an African name for a xylophone
Marimba
The world's largest cruise ship, this company's Wonder of the Seas, debuted in 2022 with a voyage from Florida to the Bahamas (of course)
Royal Caribbean