"P"LACES ON THE MAP
On some journeys, this artificial waterway can save ships 8,000 nautical miles
What is the Panama Canal?
I've decided to participate; I'm throwing this item "into the ring"
What is a hat?
Itch has one--so does this action to deal with the itch
What is to scratch?
You are going to Disney World! Well, at least a stopover at MCO airport in this city
What is Orlando?
As a verb it's what you're supposed to do to excel in school; as a noun, it's a room for reading
What is study?
There are 35-foot-tall replicas of Heinz ketchup bottles at Heinz Field in this U.S. city
What is Pittsburgh?
Look at the size of you! You're "growing like" one of these normally unwelcome plants
What is a weed?
You contestants from northerly latitudes will know partially melted snow & ice by this name
What is Slush?
This largest Turkish city is the last stop on the Orient Express
What is Istanbul?
Dad loves his heavy new black skillet made of this type of "iron"; he seasons it with oil to keep it like new
What is cast iron?
Lieutenant Joseph Ives gave this name to a brilliantly colored Arizona desert, now partly within Petrified Forest National Park
What is the Painted Desert?
That pair is so alike, they're like these, a pair of legumes together
What are peas in a pod?
To interrogate harshly, or where you broil your burger
What is to grill?
Taking the Oregon Trail from its start has you heading out of Independence in this state
What is Missouri?
Polycarbonate windows function as this, any material that keeps heat in during winter, out during summer
What is an insulator?
Confederation Bridge connects New Brunswick with this Canadian province
What is Prince Edward Island?
We're doing it, no matter what, "come hell or" this other condition
What is high water?
6-letter immobilizer for a fractured bone
What is a Splint?
If you take a shortcut south through the Suez Canal, you end up in this sea
What is the Red Sea?
One of the 7 Deadly Sins, or a mirrored dressing table that's great for applying make-up
This South African city was the capital of the Transvaal
What is Pretoria?
You can do this for exercise, or to "your memory"
What is to jog?
Cursive writing
What is script?
You get a free trip to this large island, but I'm not sure if it's the Indonesia side or the Papua side
What is New Guinea?
This word means "designed for work", yet Uncle Joe has that type of recliner in which he does none
What is ergonomic?