Saucy Sauces
It is cooked, pureed apples combined with cinnamon and sugar.
Answer: What is applesauce?
It’s a staple of kids’ diets. In the 1950s and 1960s, it was frequently on the school lunch menu.
This best-selling toy from the 1950s began life as a wallpaper cleaner until a teacher decided to have her students use it as clay for sculpting.
Answer: What is Play-Doh?
The original colors were red, yellow, and blue. The colors have been expanded, and it’s still non-toxic.
AWOL stands for this.
Answer: What is “absent without leave”?
The maximum penalty is stiff: confinement for one month, reduction of status to the lowest enlisted grade, and a one-month reduction of pay to one-third of current pay.
On March 10, Canada and the United States switch to this time.
Answer: What is daylight saving time?
We turn our clocks ahead one hour. An effortless way to remember which way to turn the clocks is “spring forward, fall back.”
In Canada, this Japanese national flower begins to bloom in March.
Answer: What is cherry blossom?
Japan also gifted the United States 3,000 trees, which you can see in Washington, D.C. Look but don’t pick the blossoms from those gifts, because it’s illegal to do so.
Served with pasta, its main ingredient is basil.
Answer: What is pesto? Other ingredients are garlic, Parmesan cheese, and pine nuts. You can substitute walnuts without compromising flavor.
When you were growing up, boys played with this military figure.
Answer: What is G.I. Joe?
The figure is ready for action with its movable joints.
The special forces of the U.S. Navy are called this.
Answer: What are the Navy SEALs?
Navy SEAL training is so tough that only around 20 percent of recruits complete it successfully.
The poem “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth describes these flowers that bloom in March.
Answer: What are daffodils?
The first stanza reads: “I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.”
This red sauce is served with tortilla chips.
Answer: What is salsa? Basic ingredients include chopped tomatoes, onion, cilantro, and jalapeño. Add cumin and salt to taste
These pictures come in hundreds of irregular pieces and occupy a good portion of the dining room table.
Answer: What are (jigsaw) puzzles?
These puzzles date to 1860 in England and the United States. They come with fewer pieces for young children, and they’re addictive once you start one.
This is the newest branch of the military.
Answer: What is Space Force? It was established in 2019. It’s a separate branch, but it falls under the air force in the same way the marines fall under the navy
This is the name for the full moon in March.
Answer: What is worm moon?
Many believe the name comes from earthworms that begin to appear in March. Another explanation is beetle larvae begin to emerge.
This mayo-based sauce includes minced dill pickles, mustard, lemon juice, and spices and often accompanies fried fish.
Answer: What is tartar sauce? The name comes from the French tartare, but its roots might date to the Roman era.
This popular children’s game involves balls and metal pieces.
Answer: What is jacks? This used to be a popular sidewalk game.
People from around the world join this French military.
Answer: What is the French Foreign Legion? Recruits are given a new identity for the first one to three years of service. After that time, they can revert to their real identity. Criminals keep their new identity for their entire term of service.
On the first day of spring, the first glimpse of the sun since the polar night happens here.
Answer: What is the Arctic Circle? The polar night lasts approximately one month, when there is no sign of the sun.
This is the French name for natural gravy and pan drippings served with roast beef.
Answer: What is au jus?
The juices are released during cooking.
She is Barbie’s best friend.
Answer: Who is Midge? She was introduced in 1963. Her last name is Hadley
This military force guards Vatican City.
Answer: What is the (Pontifical) Swiss Guard?
They’re easily recognized by their colorful red, white, yellow, and blue uniforms.
Meteorological spring starts on this day.
Answer: What is March 1? That’s also around the time spring fever hits, and we’re more than ready to leave winter behind.