“W”ords
The 1920s
Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall
Hard Winter Ahead Folklore
Two Words
100

Many working people have these two-day periods off.

The weekends.

100

This is the nickname for this decade.

Roaring 20s

100

As we age, these facial features thin, and we can use a pencil or gel to fill them in.

Eyebrows.

100

When spiders spin these homes larger than usual, it indicates a hard winter is coming.  

Webs

100

This is a polite reply to “thank you.”

You're Welcome.

200

This is to exchange vows.

Wedding

200

This is the year of the stock market crash.

1929.

200

Some people use this brand of petroleum jelly as a moisturizer.

Vaseline.

200

More fog than usual in this month means it’s going to be a cold winter.

August.

200

I love you, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Please do this.

Marry Me.

300

This is an employee’s hourly pay.

Wage.

300

Hemlines went in this direction in the 1920s.

Up.

300

This Mary built a direct-sale cosmetic brand used by women across the globe.

Mary Kay.

300

Folklore says that when these nuts from an oak tree fall in excess, a tough winter is indicated.

Acorns.

300

This major tourist attraction resides partially in Canada and partially in the U.S.

Niagara Falls.

400

These are flowers that pop up without being planted. One example is the common violet.

Wildflowers or weeds.

400

Two events in 1918 are attributed to giving us the freewheeling decade of the 1920s. Name one of them.

End of WWI & Spanish Flu Pandemic

400

Instead of using an off-white concealer to hide bags under the eyes, look for this tone.

Skin or Tan.

400

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.

Squirrels.

400

This is the name of the mountain where four presidents’ busts are carved in stone.

Mount Rushmore.

500

This North American rodent, also called a groundhog, has its own tongue twister.

Woodchuck

500

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.

500

Believe it or not, some women use this brand of hemorrhoid cream to temporarily tighten their facial and neck skin.

Preparation H.

500

Early migration of this large, beautiful butterfly can foretell a bad winter ahead.

Monarch.

500

This city resides partially in Missouri and partially in Kansas.

Kansas City.