If These Walls Could Talk
My older parts were built with dirt and stone, but the Ming Dynasty built my newer parts with bricks
What is the Great Wall of China?
Relax with this easy-going pickling herb
What is Chill Dill?
Come to make a meal of our Brussels waffles and Trappist beer; you deserve it!
What is Belgium?
Not a projectile from a bow, this Greek prefix usually refers to flight instead
What is A-E-R-O?
This capital city conservatory hosts the quadrennial Tchaikovsky International Competition
What is Moscow?
East Germany built me to prevent its residents from fleeing to the capitalist West
What is the Berlin Wall?
"Chill out with this menthol spice!" is an example
What is a Mint Hint?
We have over 250 sunny days a year and Genghus Khan isn't around anymore; isn't that enough?
What is Mongolia?
It's neither precipitation nor a ruler's tenure, but a leather strap used for steering a horse
What is a R-E-I-N?
The oldest conservatory in the United States, Peabody Institute now is part of this Baltimore University
What is Johns Hopkins?
Maya Lin designed me, the Washington, D.C. wall commemorating those lost in this war
What is the Vietnam War?
Parchment made from Capparis spinosa
What is Caper Paper?
Soak up the sun on one of our many islands; we're just east of Florida
What are the Bahamas?
An Olympic sport in which one or two people lie face-up and feet-first on a small sled
What is L-U-G-E?
Alumni of this often-misspelled NY Conservatory include Van Cliburn, Itzhak Perlman, and composer John Williams
What is Juilliard?
I stretched 73 miles across England, though my namesake Roman emperor didn't live to see me built
What is Hadrian's Wall?
A creamy dessert flavored with small yellow Sinapsis alba seeds... Yum?
What is Mustard Custard?
Fly into Montevideo and celebrate our 1930 FIFA World Cup win; we've been riding that high ever since
What is Uruguay?
There are probably a dozen ways to pronounce it, but only one spelling; it's a Greek pita sandwich traditionally made with meat from a vertical rotisserie
What is a G-Y-R-O?
It's named for a founder of Kodak and housed at the University of Rochester
What is Eastman School of Music?
I love seeing this baseball team win games, but the "Green Monster" name hurts my feelings
Who are the Boston Red Sox?
You might find this hardy green herb in a certain Spanish Kingdom
What is Aragon Tarragon?
Our Atlas mountains are beautiful, and you can get a fez in Fez; just don't mention the Western Sahara
What is Morocco?
It sounds like "lift up" but its meaning is closer to "tear down"
What is R-A-Z-E?
Not to be confused with a California university, this college of music is dedicated to the study of jazz and modern American music
What is Berklee?