HOBBIES & PASTIMES
ALL BRANCHES OF MATH
OBSCURE JANUARY OBSERVANCES
STEP RIGHT "UP"
MEDICAL INITIALS
100
You'll want to hang onto your silver dollars in this hobby AKA numismatics
What is coin collecting?
100
Two lines that extend in the same direction & remain the same distance apart are said to be this
What is parallel?
100
Call your friends: January 20 is national awareness day for these Antarctic birds
What are penguins?
100
In a phrase meaning intimately, it precedes "and personal"
What is "up close"?
100
You can treat it with diet & lifestyle changes as well as drugs: HBP
What is high blood pressure?
200
Now synonymous with in-line skating, this brand has been turning on a single row of wheels since 1980
What is Rollerblade?
200
Similar to a circle's circumference, it's the distance around the edge of a plane figure
What is perimeter?
200
January 4 is the national day to toss this type of dense Christmas goodie made with dried raisins, nuts & other stuff
What is fruitcake?
200
It comes before "Girl" in a Billy Joel title & "Funk!" in a Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars title
What is uptown?
200
A shot for the young, it's a triple treater: MMR
What is measles, mumps & rubella?
300
It's mind over minutiae in this board game in which you answer questions in order to collect 6 wedges to win
What is Trivial Pursuit?
300
It's the term for the top part of a fraction
What is numerator?
300
January 17 doesn't come soon enough, as it's the designated day to ditch these annual promises made 2 1/2 weeks before
What are New Year's resolutions?
300
This 7-letter word can describe a neighborhood full of luxury homes, or an elegant or trendy boutique
What is upscale?
300
For a cardiologist or a DJ: BPM
What are beats per minute?
400
It's the practice of dressing up like a character from a pop culture source, especially manga or anime
What is cosplay?
400
It's the lowest common multiple of 3, 6 & 9
What is 18?
400
Mmmmmmmmmm, January 23 is a chance to show off your baking skills as it's the day for this; pumpkin or mincemeat, anyone?
What is pie?
400
In boxing, it's the powerful punch seen here
What is an uppercut?
400
Pioneered in the 1950s by Dr. Sabin: OPV
What is the oral polio vaccine?
500
Options for wax when making candles: beeswax, soy or this petroleum "p"roduct
What is paraffin?
500
The Pythagorean theorem has to do with the relationship between the sides of this type of triangle
What is a right triangle?
500
On January 28 all of us can celebrate the day for this humming musical instrument invented in the 1840s
What is a kazoo?
500
In a green world it means to create something from used goods that's often better than the original
What is upcycle?
500
A small pressurized can for delivering asthma medication: MDI
What is a metered-dose inhaler?