FIRST AID
This universal silent signal for "I am choking" involves a person placing both hands around this part of their body.
What is the Throat (or Neck)?
Contrary to movies, pirates likely wore these accessories not because they were missing an eye, but to keep one eye adjusted to the dark for fighting below deck.
What are Eye Patches?
In Southern California, these structures are usually painted light blue or yellow and are the only place you should swim near for safety.
What is a Lifeguard Tower?
If you want to feel the wind in your hair on PCH, you drive this type of car with a retractable roof.
What is a Convertible?
This sideways rotation involves placing hand-hand, then landing foot-foot, in a motion resembling a wheel.
What is a Cartwheel?
If someone is having a severe allergic reaction, you should inject an EpiPen into this specific body part—never the chest or arm.
What is the Outer Thigh (or Leg)?
Sailors often suffered from Scurvy, a disease that made their teeth fall out, because they didn't get enough of this vitamin found in citrus fruits.
What is Vitamin C?
If you accidentally step on a piece of tar, you can scrub the sticky black goo off your foot using baby oil or this nutty pantry staple.
What is Peanut Butter?
This is the standard term for a car with four doors and a separate trunk (like a Honda Civic or Toyota Camry), as opposed to a 2-door coupe.
What is a Sedan?
Often the first move learned in gymnastics, this involves tucking your head and rolling forward along your spine on the floor.
What is a Forward Roll (or Somersault)?
When performing hands-only CPR, you should push to the beat of this Bee Gees song (or "Baby Shark" if you prefer) to hit 100-120 beats per minute.
What is "Stayin' Alive"?
This famous flag featuring a white skull and crossbones on a black background was flown to terrify merchant ships into surrendering.
What is the Jolly Roger?
To avoid stepping on this flat, camouflaged fish that hides in the sand, SoCal locals know to do the "shuffle" with their feet when entering the water.
What is a Stingray?
This car body style has a rear door that swings upward to provide access to the cargo area; it's practically the official car shape of Europe.
What is a Hatchback?
To perform this static pose, you must kick your legs up until your body is fully inverted and vertical, balancing entirely on your palms.
What is a Handstand?
When treating a sprained ankle, you should follow the R.I.C.E. method: Rest, Ice, Compression, and this final step involving propping the leg up.
What is Elevation?
This famous pirate, whose real name was Edward Teach, blockaded the port of Charleston and captained the Queen Anne's Revenge. He was named after his distinctive facial hair.
Who is Blackbeard?
Often mistaken for seaweed or plants, these white, disk-shaped items found on the shore are actually the skeletons of sea urchins.
What are Sand Dollars?
Since Electric Vehicles (EVs) don't have a massive engine block, they often have this storage compartment located at the nose of the car.
What is a Frunk (Front Trunk)?
This backward jump requires you to arch your back, catch yourself on your hands, and snap your feet down to the floor—a staple for cheerleaders.
What is a Back Handspring?
For a severe, life-threatening bleed on a limb that won't stop with pressure, you apply this tight strap "high and tight" above the wound.
What is a Tourniquet?
This term refers to a "legal pirate"—a captain authorized by a government (through a Letter of Marque) to attack and rob enemy ships during wartime.
What is a Privateer?
Every few years, SoCal beaches experience a "Red Tide" during the day, which causes this glowing blue phenomenon in the waves at night.
What is Bioluminescence?
While they look like SUVs, this type of vehicle (like a Toyota RAV4) is built on a car chassis (unibody) rather than a truck frame, making it lighter and smoother.
What is a Crossover (or CUV)?
Similar to a cartwheel, this move involves pushing off the ground so that you snap your legs together in the air and land on both feet at the same time.
What is a Roundoff?