"O" Pourri
Appropriate for Miners
World Festivals
Plants and Trees
International Sports
400

A shade of white, or a producer of pearls

Oyster

400

A mining co. can get a Kimberley process certificate showing that these gems have been mined in a conflict-free environment

Diamonds

400

Keeping aside kids antics, this day marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ

Easter

400

It looks like this plant is ready to be picked



Cotton

400

Winning 4-2, France claimed victory in the 2018 men's soccer World Cup final held in this Russian capital

Moscow

800

When you need braces on your teeth, you see this specialist

Orthodontist

800

The respiratory affliction coal-workers' pneumoconiosis is also known as "black" this body part

Lung

800

This festival is celebrated on November 1st in Mexico. Mexicans visit the graves of their loves ones and have a meal with them

Day of the Dead (Daa de Los Muertos)

800

It's quicker to grow tulips from these usually rounded organs rather than from seeds

Bulbs

800

The oldest of pro tennis' 4 Grand Slam tournaments is this one held in England since 1877

Wimbledon

1200

It is the instrument seen below




Oboe

1200

First name of Mr. Strauss, who heard California needed sturdy pants & filled the gap for miners, making a fortune

Levi

1200

Koalas spend a lot of time eating and sleeping in this type of tree

Eucalyptus

1200

The IJF is the International Federation for this martial art that gives belts of rank from white to black

Judo

1600

It's a 9-letter word for one's kids or descendants

Offspring

1600

After 69 days deep in the Earth, in 2010 Florencio Avalos became the first of 33 miners rescued in this S. Amer. country

Chile

1600







This festival is known as the day of atonement and marks the return of Prohet Moses from Mount Sinai with Ten Commandments



Yom Kippur

1600

Some people drink the juice of this succulent for its health benefits & a gel is used to relieve sunburns

Aloe

1600

A tournament in this sport named after a school is held yearly among Argentina, South Africa, Australia & New Zealand

Rugby

2000

Shakespare tragedy set in Venice facing the Ottoman Turks over the island of Cyprus

Othello

2000

In 1986 Britain ended its decades-long practice of using these birds to detect carbon monoxide in mines

Canaries

2000

This Japanese Buddhist Festival is celebrated to honor ancestral spirits. Its origin lies in the fact that a disciple of buddha used his supernatural powers to contact the spirit of his deceased mother

Obon

2000

One of Britain’s few native evergreen trees, it’s prized for bringing color to winter, & its foliage is often hung in homes

Holly

2000

In 2018 Jessie Diggins & Kikkan Randall dashed across the snow for the 1st Olympic gold by U.S. women in this sport

Cross Country Skiing