4 letter words
"Pick up the ____", the rate of speed at which someone walks
Pace
In Spanish cuisine they're appetizers or small bites of food like stuffed dates or chicken croquettes
This is the country where platypuses can be found
This beetle gets its 4-letter name from its huge jaws that resemble the antlers of a male deer
Stag (beetle)
The tallest mountain in the world
Everest
As a verb it can mean to give shape to; as a noun it can mean that fuzzy green stuff on the bread
Mold
By definition in Italy it's what is served in a gelateria
In 2020, research revealed that the platypus glows this colour when exposed to a blacklight, which was predicted years earlier in a notable kids cartoon
Bluish-green
The life span for the desert one of these shelled reptiles is about 50 to 80 years
A tortoise
This tallest mountain in Japan is visible from Tokyo on clear days
Mt Fuji
A popular type of protein powder is made from this watery byproduct of cheesemaking
Whey
Porcini & portobellos are types of these
Mushrooms
Despite having a duck bill and laying eggs, the platypus belongs to this class of animal
Mammal
Instead of bones a shark's skeleton is made up of this material
Cartilage
The tallest mountain in the UK
Ben Nevis
This Japanese noodle is thicker than soba & usually made of wheat
Udon
Fruit juice, a croissant or pastry & coffee or tea is this type of breakfast
They have a sense called electroreception which is shared with these insects
Bees or cockroaches
This flavoring is the only edible product produced by an orchid plant
Vanilla
This term describes a mountain over 3000ft tall in Scotland. There are 282 total
Munro
This joint is formed by the articulation of the femur & the tibia
The name of this Mexican food favorite is Spanish for little donkey
This hazard found around male platypus ankles is said to cause extreme pain in humans while not being lethal
Venom
The heaviest rainfall comes from this type of cloud also called a thunderhead
Cumulonimbus
The second tallest mountain in the world
K2