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Many working people have these two-day periods off
What are weekends?
Some professionals, such as first responders and hospital personnel, are often needed to work on certain weekends and holidays.
This is the nickname for this decade.
What is Roaring Twenties?
This type of sweater gets its name because it resembles a tortoise’s neck coming in and out of its shell
The turtleneck. The tubular collar style can be loose- or close-fitting, with varying lengths. Longer lengths allow the wearer to either fold over or scrunch the collar.
We love these beneficial ladies in their red and black polka-dotted attire.
What are ladybugs? A beneficial insect is something you want in the garden. It preys on destructive insects such as aphids, mealybugs, whiteflies, and many more.
When spiders spin these homes larger than usual, it indicates a hard winter is coming
What are webs? Another indicator is more spiders than usual entering homes
This is to exchange vows.
What is wed?
Fun fact: January, March, April, and November are the least popular and least expensive months to have a wedding
This is the year of the stock market crash
What is 1929? It was the original Black Tuesday, well before the one in 1987.
This Mary built a direct-sale cosmetic brand used by women across the globe.
Who is Mary Kay? Founder Mary Kay Ash retired from a career in selling child psychology books in 1963 to build a company with unlimited career advancement opportunities for women.
This big black and yellow bee is unlikely to sting you.
What is bumblebee? The largest bumblebees are found in South American forests. They earned their nickname of flying mice because they are 1.5 inches or more
More fog than usual in this month means it’s going to be a cold winter.
What is August? Folklore says the number of days of fog in August will equal the number of snowfalls during the winter. The prediction is right about 50 percent of the time.
These are flowers that pop up without being planted. One example is the common violet.
What are wildflowers (or weeds)?
You can also plant wildflower mixes. You’ll sometimes see wildflowers growing in meadows.
Two events in 1918 are attributed to giving us the freewheeling decade of the 1920s. Name one of them.
What is the end of World War I or the (Spanish flu) pandemic? The end of the previous, tumultuous decade is believed to be the cause of throwing all caution to the wind during the 1920s.
This kitchen utensil is used to hand whip air into eggs
A whisk. The earliest whisks consisted of twigs bundled together, while the wire whisk was invented in the early 1800s.
) You know fall has arrived when you no longer hear the chirping of these insects at night
What are crickets? When the end of summer approaches, they start to chirp during the day because it’s too cold for them to be out at night. You can estimate the temperature by counting the chirps in 15 seconds and adding 37 to that number.
If these furry rodents are scurrying around your yard gathering nuts and acorns for the winter, look out! Winter’s going to be a doozy.
What are squirrels? The saying goes, “Squirrels gathering nuts in a flurry will cause snow to gather in a hurry.”
This North American rodent, also called a groundhog, has its own tongue twister
What is woodchuck?
“How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?” It’s the largest member of the squirrel family.
This was the outcome of the temperance movement, which reached its peak in 1919, but it did little to dampen spirits (pun intended) in the 1920s.
What is prohibition? The 18th amendment outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages. In 1933, the Twenty-first Amendment officially overturned it.
She was the first deaf and blind person to earn a bachelor’s degree
Helen Keller. Keller was 24 years old when she received a bachelor of arts degree from Radcliff College of Harvard University. She graduated with honors
If you’re a serious gardener, you have probably experienced destruction from this iridescent beetle with the name of a Pacific Rim country.
What is Japanese beetle? They travel in packs, and they can destroy an entire garden in the blink of an eye
Early migration of this large, beautiful butterfly can foretell a bad winter ahead
: What is monarch? It is true that if we have an early fall, monarchs migrate early because they cannot fly if it’s cloudy and the temperature is below 60 degrees.
When we can’t think of what something is called, we often substitute this 15-letter slang word to take its place. It means “that thing.”
What is whatchamacallit? It’s a real word found in the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
During Prohibition, when people wanted to indulge in the free flow of alcohol, they flocked to saloons and nightclubs that went by this nickname
What is speakeasy? The name speakeasy comes from the fact that people had to whisper a code word to gain admission. They operated like clubs.
European country beginning with L borders Belgium, France, and Germany
Luxembourg. The country has three official languages: French, German, and Luxembourgish.
Your DNA determines whether this common summertime nuisance will bite you
What is mosquito? Scientists conducted an experiment with identical and fraternal twins. Mosquitoes reacted the same way toward identical twins but did not always act the same way toward fraternal twins because fraternal twins do not share the exact same DNA.
Halos around one of these two heavenly bodies predict a tough winter.
What is sun or moon? Moisture from ice crystals in cirrus clouds refract light, producing the halos seen around the sun and moon. This moisture does indicate rain or snow to follow, though not necessarily a bad winter season.