MY PRECIOUS
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY WAS ORIGINALLY BROWN BECAUSE IT IS MADE OF THIS PRECIOUS METAL. THE STATUE HAS TURNED GREEN OVER TIME DUE TO OXIDATION
WHAT IS COPPER
WHAT IS ARACHNOPHOBIA
ALSO KNOWN AS FLARED JEANS/PANTS, THESE WERE A POPULAR CHOICE OF PANTS IN THE 60's AND 70's
WHAT ARE BELL BOTTOMS
ACCORDING TO CATHOLIC SCRIPTURES, DOING ANYTHING CONSIDERED THIS ON THE SABBATH IS NOT ALLOWED. CHILDREN AND SLACKERS TAKE NOTE
WHAT IS WORK
THOUGH RARELY USED IN PRODUCTION TODAY, THIS ROOT WAS COMMONLY USED IN THE CREATION OF A CARBONATED ALE THAT BORROWS ITS NAME
WHAT IS GINGER
ACCORDING TO GREEK MYTHOLOGY, THIS BOX DID NOT CONAIN JEWLERY, INSTEAD IT CONTAINED MANY CURSES THAT WERE RELEASED UPON MANKIND WHEN THE OWNER'S WIFE OPENED IT
WHAT IS PANDORA'S BOX
THIS IS THE NUMBER ONE MOST HELD FEAR IN THE WORLD. IT IS EVEN MORE COMMON THAN THE FEAR OF DEATH
WHAT IS THE FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
IN THE 2000's THESE WHEELED SHOES WERE VERY POPULAR AMONG CHILDREN. AND NO, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT ROLLERSKATES/BLADES
WHAT ARE HEELYS
IN BASEBALL, RUNNERS CIRCLING THE BASE PATH MAY NOT DO THIS TO EACHOTHER. DOING SO WILL RESULT IN THE TRAIL RUNNER BEING CALLED OUT
WHAT IS CROSS PATHS/PASS EACHOTHER
POTATOES, YAMS AND CASSAVA ARE ALL EXAMPLES OF THIS TYPE OF ROOT VEGTABLE. NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH TUMORS
WHAT ARE TUBERS
IN THE LORD OF THE RINGS, BOROMIR FAMOUSLY SAYS; ONE DOES NOT SIMPLY DO THIS INTO MORDOR
WHAT IS WALK
ACROPHOBIA IS THE TECHNICAL TERM FOR THIS COMMON FEAR
WHAT IS THE FEAR OF HEIGHTS
WHILE IN JAPAN, TOURISTS ARE OFTEN TOLD TO COVER THESE UP WHILE IN PUBLIC DUE TO THEIR TRADITIONAL CONNECTION TO THE YAKUZA (JAPANESE MOBSTERS)
WHAT ARE TATOOS
THOUGH NOT ENTIRELY BANNED BY THE GENEVA CONVENTION, USING THESE AS WEAPONS AGAINST COMBATANTS IS ILLEGAL. YOU CAN, HOWEVER, USE THEM TO CLEAR AWAY FORESTS OR PERHAPS ROAST MARSHMALLOWS
WHAT ARE FLAMETHROWERS
THIS IS THE ANIMAL FOUND ON CANADIAN COMPANY ROOTS's LOGO
WHAT IS A BEAVER
PT IS THE SYMBOL FOR THIS PRECIOUS METAL ON THE PERIODIC TABLE
WHAT IS PLATINIUM
THIS IS THE NAME FOR THE PHENOMENON WHERE A PERSON'S HEART RATE IS MEASURABLY HIGHER WHILE AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE THAN AT HOME DUE TO FEAR/ANXIETY
WHAT IS WHITE COAT SYNDROME
THESE WERE FAMOUSLY WORN BY PIRATES. INTERESTINGLY, MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT THEY SERVED A PRACTICAL PURPOSE, AS THEY WERE USED WHEN MOVING FROM ABOVE TO BELOW THE DECK AND VICE VERSA
WHAT ARE EYE PATCHES
IN CHESS, YOU ARE NORMALLY ONLY ALLOWED TO MOVE 1 PIECE PER TURN. HOWEVER, WITH THIS SPECIAL MOVE YOU MAY MOVE 2 OF YOUR PIECES ON THE SAME TURN
WHAT IS CASTLE/CASTLING
THE RESTUARANT A&W IS FAMOUS FOR IT'S ROOT BEER. THEIR MASCOT, NAMED ROOTY, IS THIS KIND OF WOODLAND ANIMAL
WHAT IS A BEAR
THIS JEWEL, AFFIXED TO A PRECIOUS PIECE OF JEWLERY IS ONE OF THE WORLDS MOST FAMOUS GEM STONES. VALUED AT ANYWHERE FROM 200-350 MILLION USD, IT IS SAID THAT ANYONE WHO TOUCHES IT WILL BE CURSED
WHAT IS THE HOPE DIAMOND
THIS IS THE LAYMAN'S TERM FOR SELENOPHOBIA WHICH IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE FEAR
WHAT IS A FEAR OF THE MOON
IN THE 1800's IF SOMEONE DRESSED OR ACTED IN A WAY THAT "EXCEEDED THE BOUNDS OF ORDINARY FASHION" YOU COULD CALL THEM THIS TYPE OF NOODLE
WHAT IS MACARONI
DESPITE BEING COPMLETLY LANDLOCKED THERE IS A LAW IN OKLAHOMA THAT WEIRDLY PROHIBITS THIS NAUTICAL ACTIVITY
WHAT IS WHALING/ WHALE HUNTING
ACCORDING TO A NEWS STORY PUBLISHED IN 2015, A WOMAN FOUND THIS IN HER GARDEN AFTER LOSING IT 13 YEARS PRIOR WHEN SHE PULLED A CARROT FROM HER GARDEN AND IT HAD THIS AROUND IT
WHAT IS HER (ENGAGEMENT) RING