Amendments to the Constitution
The first ten amendments to the US Constitution is known as this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
At least 5 of these have occurred throughout plant Earth's history, with the earliest occurring over 2 billion years ago.
What is an ice age?
12:00pm, or the middle of the day.
What is noon?
It might sound like another name for a car, but this Greek root word means "self."
What is auto?
This popular children's board game was released by Milton Bradley in 1943, but was based on a game dating back to India in the 2nd Century BC. It taught children basic counting and number recognition as they raced to get to 100, but was also used to impart lessons in morality.
What is Chutes and Ladders?
Remove "eye" from this state tree name to get this term for a male deer.
What is buck?
This amendment abolished slavery.
What is the 13th Amendment?
The common name for this solid form of carbon dioxide that can keep things cold for an extended period of time; it does not have a liquid form and it sublimates from solid to a gas directly.
What is dry ice?
Lightning McQueen is one of these.
What is racecar?
This three letter Greek root means "life".
What is bio?
This game is derived from The Landlord's Game, created in 1903 by Lizzie Magie to demonstrate the danger of an economy where wealth and property is concentrated among a few individuals. It was released by Parker Brothers under this name in 1935.
What is Monopoly?
Removing "eye" from this term describing the covering of your own eye leaves you with the common name of a covering for a container.
What is lid?
The 22nd Amendment, enacted in 1951, established a two-term limit for the President of the United States. While commonly seen as an unwritten tradition, it became necessary after this President was elected to four terms.
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
This product, which works by absorbing moisture and preventing friction, was once a popular choice to ward off diaper rash but has come under criticism in recent years due to the potential for irritating lungs if inhaled.
What is baby powder?
An abbreviation for statistics.
What is stats?
This Greek root word means fear.
What is phobia?
This board game, originally called Murder, features players attempt to solve a crime as they move around the board. It was originally created by British musician Anthony Pratt during WWII.
What is Clue?
Removing "eye" from this term describing the short hairs attached surrounding your eyes leaves you with this term, meaning to strike someone with a whip or stick.
What is lash?
The 18th Amendment to the Constitution instituted Prohibition, banning the manufacture, sale, and transportation of "intoxicating liquors." This Amendment repealed Prohibition.
What is the 21st Amendment?
The first decorative use of these dates back to 17th century Chinese fisherman.
What are ice sculptures?
If you finish first on the leader board, you are in this two word palindrome phrase.
What is top spot?
This object, whose name combines the Greek roots for "distance" and "watch or see", can be found in the majority of modern homes.
What is television?
DAILY DOUBLE!
If you use all 7 of your tiles on a single turn in Scrabble, it is called this. It will also earn you 50 bonus points.
What is Bingo?
Removing "eye" from this word used to describe a particularly ugly landmark or building and you are left with a much more painful alternative.
What is sore?
Originally proposed on September 25, 1789, this amendment dealing with Congressional compensation was not ratified until over 200 years later on May 7, 1992. It is therefore one of the oldest proposed and yet most recent amendments to the Constitution.
What is the 27th Amendment?
The largest babies in the animal kingdom are this species, with babies weighing nearly 3,000 lbs (roughly the size of a small car) at birth.
What are blue whale calves?
DAILY DOUBLE!
The number zero describes this four word palindrome phrase.
What is never odd or even?
In English this word can mean many things, including the route one takes, but in Greek this root word refers to suffering, sickness, or disease.
What is path?
The first official world champion of this board game was William Steinitz, who held that title from 1886-1894.
What is Chess?
Remove "eye" from the term describing a small, round hole in leather or cloth used for threading a lace, string, or rope through to end up with this verb which means to permit or allow.
What is let?