Apple Varieties
This variety’s name is almost synonymous with jealousy.
What is Envy? This new variety is a cross between Gala and Braeburn apples.
Airbags, sprinkler, windshield.
What is sprinkler? The auto part that sprays windshield wiper fluid is a sprayer.
Keep an open box of this in the refrigerator to absorb bad odors.
What is baking soda?
When you’re in good physical condition, you are said to be fit as this musical instrument.
What is a fiddle?
Born June 12, 1929, she kept a diary chronicling her years as a Jewish girl hiding with her family in the Netherlands during the German occupation in World War II.
Who is Anne Frank? It is believed she died of typhus, and her diary was found in her hiding place. It was published as Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.
On June 2, 1953, this monarch’s coronation was the first to be televised.
Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
This apple’s name is often used in the South in place of woman.
What is Lady? Pink Lady apples are popular for snacking, as they are crisp and sweet.
Ben Casey, Dr. Kildare, Matlock.
What is Matlock? It is the only TV show that isn’t a TV medical drama; it’s a legal drama.
Blot pet urine or vomit, spray with a solution of three parts water and one part this, and blot again.
What is vinegar?
When you’ve made a mistake and someone continually criticizes you for it, they are said to rub salt into this.
What is a wound?
Born June 15, 1953, he is the leader of the Chinese Communist Party and president of China.
Who is Xi Jinping? In 2018, China removed the two-term presidential limit so that he could remain president for life.
Inmate-brothers John and Clarence Anglin and inmate Frank Morris were the only prisoners to escape this San Francisco Bay maximum-security prison successfully.
What is Alcatraz? On June 12, 1962, they escaped on a raft made of raincoats, and their bodies were never recovered. The Anglin family believes they may have been alive as recently as the 1970s. Known as “The Rock” and “America’s Devil’s Island,” the facility closed in 1963.
These common varieties are called red and gold plus a foodie word for “yum.”
What is delicious?
Trout, tuna, dolphin.
What is dolphin? Flipper is the only mammal. There is also a small fish known as dolphin or mahi-mahi.
Rub your hands with lemon and salt or this breakfast leftover to remove garlic odors.
What is ground coffee (or coffee grinds)? You can also use coffee beans.
When people have surgery, they are said to go under this.
What is the knife?
Born June 20, 1925, the most-decorated World War II soldier became an actor, a songwriter, and the author of the best-selling autobiography To Hell and Back. He played himself in the movie by the same name.
Who is Audie Murphy? He made 44 movies during his career.
On June 9, 1973, this horse became a Triple Crown winner after winning the race at the Belmont Stakes.
What is Secretariat? The horse was the ninth Triple Crown winner.
The name of this variety was once the food of Greek and Roman gods and is also the name of an old-fashioned Southern fruit salad made with marshmallow cream.
What is Ambrosia?
Diamond, ruby, opal.
What is opal? Opal is the only semi-precious stone; the other two are precious gemstones. The diamond is the rarest gemstone. Did you know the only gemstones considered precious are diamond, ruby, sapphire, and emerald?
Remove odors from a garbage disposal by grinding these leftovers in it.
What are lemon rinds?
When you quit smoking, you are said to have kicked this.
What is the habit?
Born June 21, 1983, this NSA contractor revealed the agency’s illegal spy programs in 2013 and is now living in exile in Russia. He fled to Russia via Hong Kong.
Who is Edward Snowden? Before working with the NSA, he worked at the CIA. Citizenfour is a documentary about the scandal.
On June 7, 1929, this enclave city-state was established in Italy.
What is Vatican City? It houses the pope and around 800 other residents.
This variety shares its name with a music genre that relies heavily on the saxophone and includes artists such as Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald.
What is Jazz?
Monarda, Panthera leo, Rosa
What is Panthera leo? It is the scientific name for a lion. Monarda is bee balm, and Rosa is rose. Bees go with roses like peanut butter and jelly.
To get rid of skunk odors, create a solution of one-quarter cup baking soda, one teaspoon liquid detergent, and one quart of this liquid.
What is hydrogen peroxide? You want to use three-percent hydrogen peroxide and wash and rinse immediately after mixing the solution.
An ounce of this is worth a pound of this.
What is prevention and cure?
Born June 22, 1949, this U.S. senator representing Massachusetts ran for the Democratic nominee in the 2020 presidential primary.
Who is Elizabeth Warren? She currently holds the U.S. Senate seat once occupied by Edward Kennedy.
On June 29, 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this was unconstitutional because it violated the Eighth Amendment— it was deemed cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the death penalty? It was overturned and reinstated four years later when the court called it a “model of guided discretion.”
This two-word variety’s name is the West Coast’s Ocean plus the infamous Tokyo.
What is Pacific Rose? Tokyo Rose was the American-born Japanese woman and radio host who spread Japanese propaganda to American troops during World War II.
Dog, cat, rooster: The one that is not a Chinese zodiac animal.
What is cat? The 12 animals are rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig.
People routinely apply bleach to mold and then mask the odor with air fresheners, but they really should be doing this.
What is use a professional service? Mold can cause serious health problems.
When someone looks sick, they are said to be green around these.
What are the gills?
Born June 18, 1942, he is best known as part of a Chicago Tribune film-critic duo— first with Gene Siskel and later with Richard Roeper.
Who is Roger Ebert? Siskel and Ebert also had a TV show.
On June 5, 1947, the U.S. secretary of state called for a plan to rebuild Europe after World War II. The plan became known by this name.
What is the Marshall Plan? The secretary of state was George C. Marshall. The United States sent $12 billion to rebuild Europe. That is around $140 billion in today’s dollars.