"CAT"EGORY
A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed itself is called this
Catalyst
The early Romans called it mare nostrum, meaning “our sea”
Mediterranean
D. Gottlieb ws the company that introduced the first one with “flippers” in 1947
Pinball machine
World Book lists the complete set of 32 of these as part of the skeletal system
Teeth
This “lazy” mammal of South America eats, sleeps & travels upside down in trees
Sloth
It's a tough, thin cord used for stringing musical instruments & tennis rackets
Catgut
The Chinese call this sea the Hwang Hai
Yellow Sea
If you can do the “sleeper” or go “walking the dog”, you're proficient with this toy
Yo-yo
A hockey player wears guards to protect the tibia, better known as this
Shin
The giant variety of this sea mollusk may grow to 55 feet long
Squid
A raftlike pleasure boat with 2 hulls, it can be powered by sail or motor
Catamaran
In 1969 oil was struck in the Efofisk Field in Norway's sector of this sea
North Sea
The word game in which the loser goes to the gallows
Hangman
Of the 3 kinds of movable joints, the hip joints are this type
Ball and socket
Europeans know this largest member of the deer family as the elk; we call it this
Moose
Many early Christians buried their dead in this series of underground vaults or room
Catacombs
Aquaba, Jordan's only port, is on an arm of this sea
Red Sea
This ancient game, played with “stones”, is called trictrac in French
Backgammon
Extending off the metacarpals are these bones that form the fingers
Phalanges
Some perfumes are made from the musk of this catlike animal found in Africa & Asia
Civet
To cry or screech like a cat in heat, or to have a noisy quarrel
Caterwaul
Except for Zmeiny off the Danube delta, this sea is virtually devoid of islands
Black Sea
The name of this game is from the Latin for “the Lord”
Dominoes
This passes through a opening in the occipital bone, the back plate of the skull
The spinal Chord
Found in Africa, this giraffe relative has a reddish-brown body, white face & striped legs
Okapi