“D” Nature of Things
This black-and-white spotted dog is associated with firehouses.
What is Dalmatian?
Many children’s stories and fairy tales begin with these four words
What is “once upon a time”?
This is what they call formal teatime in England.
What is high tea?
This is Florida’s nickname.
What is the Sunshine State?
This happens to the days during spring
What is grow longer?
His teachers told him he was not smart enough to learn anything, yet he is credited with inventing the lightbulb
Who is Thomas Edison?
When people go to Hawaii, they sometimes swim with these sea creatures.
What are dolphins?
Fairy tales often end with this line.
What is “and they lived happily ever after”?
Tea figures into fortune-telling by this method
What is reading the tea leaves?
Snowbirds come to Florida during this time of the year.
What is winter?
After the snowdrops pop up and before the buttercups bloom, these yellow, white, and purple flowers begin to appear.
What are crocuses?
This early auto manufacturer went broke five times before succeeding.
Who is Henry Ford?
This is the term for a tree or shrub that sheds its leaves annually.
What is deciduous?
If someone wants something that seems unattainable, we might say, “In your wildest [missing word].”
What is dreams?
This tea is often consumed at night before bedtime because it relaxes and relieves stress
What is chamomile?
When you think of citrus production in Florida, you probably think of this fruit.
What is orange?
You will notice chirping and see these new structures in tree branches.
What are birds’ nests?
This star of The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins failed her first screen test with MGM studios.
Who is Julie Andrews?
This large flying insect has not two but four wings and a body that can measure more than five inches.
What is dragonfly?
Love and marriage go together like this.
What is a horse and carriage?
This beauty routine utilizes teabags.
What is wet them and place them over your closed eyes?
It is the capital of Florida.
What is Tallahassee?
Ponds begin to fill with tadpoles, which are these immature amphibians
What are frogs?
This star of Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner had a miserable first audition. He was told to “go out and become a dishwasher or something.”
Who is Sidney Poitier?
The state tree of Missouri is a spring-blooming tree with pink, red, or white blooms.
: What is dogwood?
Someone who becomes angry or excited out of nowhere might be said to have gone off this end.
What is deep?
This kind of tea is considered a superfood.
What is green?
Name the two states with larger populations than Florida.
What is California & Texas?
Aside from spring rains, this is another cause of river flooding
What is melting ice?
Norma Jean Baker, known by this screen name, was told in a modeling audition to either work as a secretary or get married.
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
This flower goes by several names, is prevalent in the spring, and is the subject of a William Wordsworth poem that starts, “I wandered lonely as a cloud...”
What is daffodil?
These words are expressed as numbers and mean every hour of every day— continuously.
What is 24/7?
Tea originated in this country
What is China?
This is the proper name for sea cows, which populate the water in and around Florida.
What are manatees?
These butterflies begin their migration north.
What are monarchs?
A newspaper editor fired this man, stating he “lacked imagination and had no good ideas.” The man went on to be a huge success and create the “happiest place on Earth.”
Who is Walt Disney?