Out with Odours
Health and Medical Idioms
June Birthdays
It Happened One June
Bigger is Better
100

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.

100

When you’re in good physical condition, you are said to be fit as this musical instrument.

What is a fiddle.

100

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.

100

On June 2, 1953, this monarch’s coronation was the first to be televised.

Who is Queen Elizabeth II?

100

It is the largest island in the world.

What is Greenland? Australia is not considered an island; it is a continent.

200

Remove odors from a garbage disposal by grinding

these leftovers in it.

What are lemon rinds?

200

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?

200

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.

200

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.

200

It is the largest ocean on earth.

What is Pacific? It covers 63,800,000 square miles. The Atlantic Ocean is second, followed by Indian, Southern, and Arctic.

300

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

300

When people have surgery, they are said to go under this.

What is the knife?

300

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.

300

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.

300

It is the world’s largest urban center or metropolitan area.

What is Tokyo, Japan? The metropolitan area has more than 37 million residents. The United Nations estimates Delhi, India, with more than 28 million residents, will overtake Tokyo by 2030.

400

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.

400

When you quit smoking, you are said to have kicked this.

What is the habit?

400

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.

400

On June 11, 1991, this volcano in the Phillippines erupted.

What is Mount Pinatubo. The volcano erupted spewing ash into the air, visible over 60 miles. The surrounding areas were covered with ash and mud created by rainstorms. Nearby U.S. military bases were also damaged.

400

It is the world’s largest tree.

What is giant sequoia? You can judge its age by the rings on its trunk. The oldest sequoia was estimated to be around 3,200 years old before it was cut down.

500

Blot pet urine or vomit, spray with a solution of three parts water and one part this, and blot again.

What is vinegar?

500

When someone looks sick, they are said to be green around these.

What are the gills?

500

Born June 2nd 1941 this legendary drummer is a key member of the iconic rock band The Rolling Stones.

Who is Charlie Watts?

He has been a member of the Rolling Stones since 1963. Originally trained as a graphic artist, he started playing drums in London's rhythm and blues clubs, where he met Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, and Keith Richards. In January 1963, he joined their fledgling group, the Rolling Stones, as drummer, while doubling as designer of their record sleeves and tour stages.

500

On this day in 1994, this American gridiron football hero was charged with the murders of his ex-wife and her friend, though after a sensational trial he was acquitted the following year.

Who is O.J. Simpson?

500

Including its overseas territories, it is the country with the most time zones.

What is France? It has 12 time zones. The United States and Russia have the second-most time zones.