Around the World
This desert covers much of the African country of Mali
What is the Sahara?
To offer money for something at an auction
What is a bid?
This plaything consists of a pole with foot rests & a strong spring; you work it by bouncing up & down
What is a pogo stick?
These one-eyed giants forged Zeus' thunderbolts
What are cyclopses?
"Aseptic", or "incapable of producing offspring"
What is sterile?
It's the only country Portugal borders
What is Spain?
Fast mover of the deep with 10 arms
What is a squid?
This plaything consists of a pole with foot rests & a strong spring; you work it by bouncing up & down
What is horseshoes?
Daedalus built this maze that confined the Minotaur, but was later imprisoned in it himself
What is the labyrinth?
"The partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other"
What is an eclipse?
From about 60 miles away, Mount Fuji towers over this capital city
What is Tokyo?
The cover of a jar
What is a lid?
This version of jump rope requires 2 people twirling 2 ropes, one clockwise, one counter-clockwise
What is double-dutch?
Only this one of the 3 Gorgons was mortal; Perseus killed her
What is Medusa?
"A flock of geese when not flying"
What is a gaggle?
Cities in this country include Chennai & Mumbai, formerly Madras & Bombay
What is India?
To slip sideways on a road
What is to skid?
Violations in this game include stepping onto an opponent's half of the pole & striking the rope instead of the ball
What is tetherball?
Poets gave this name to Amor, the winged boy god of love
What is cupid?
"Fruitless", or "showing excessive pride in one's appearance"
What is Vain?
The 224-mile-long Shannon River flows through this country
What is Ireland?
An arrangement of straight lines that cross each other to form squares
What is a grid?
A standard croquet course may have 6 or 9 of these metal hoops
What are wickets?
She's Apollo's older twin sister
What is Artemis?
"An animal having four feet... usu. used of mammals"
What is a quadruped?