Military Leaders
This British admiral's only child was born in 1801 & named Horatia
Lord Nelson
Because of their markings, these poisonous spiders are also called hourglass spiders
What is the Black widow spider
This copyrighted game played with five dice is based on & named for the game of "Yacht"
In 16th c. France, after New Year's was changed to January 1, it was fools who still celebrated on this date
when is April 1st
One of his patents that year was for a motion-picture projector, the kinetoscope
Who was Thomas Edison
In June 1942 he was promoted to field marshal in the German army for his success in North Africa
who is Rommel
Found in the U.S., trap-door spiders are a type of these big, hairy spiders
What are tarantula spiders
In craps a "come-out" roll of either of these two numbers wins
what is 7 or 11
Orthodox & Conservative Jews observe an 8-day Passover, this denomination only 7 days
what is reformed?
900,000 acres of land in this state were opened for settlement on Sept. 22 though some went sooner
Where is Oklahoma?
Noted for his eye patch, this general served as Israel's defense minister from 1967 to 1974
who is Moshe Dayan
Most spiders have this many eyes
what is 8
In charades it's how you indicate that a word or syllable "sounds like another"
what is by tugging your ear
It was a European legend about a badger that evolved into this observance in the U.S.
What is Groundhog day?
An attack on American sailors in Valparaiso brought the U.S. to the brink of war with this country
Who is Chile
Both this man & his father served in the Philippines & were Medal of Honor winners
Who is MacArthur
The spiders named for their resemblance to these shellfish can walk sideways also
For this game you need a deck of cards, a noddy board & some pegs to mark your points
what is cribbage
Year of the first Thanksgiving; it was the year after the pilgrims landed
when was 1621
George Hale’s spectroheliograph made it possible to photograph this using one w.l. of light
What is the sun
In about 196 B.C., he became a chief magistrate of Carthage
who is Hannibal
These slim-waisted flying insects are among spiders worst enemies
What are wasps
In Hong Kong the shuffling of the tiles in this game is known as "the twittering of the sparrows"
what is mahjong
Ascension Day falls 10 before this Christian observance; Corpus Christi, 11 days after it
What is Pentecost
James Naismith invented basketball in this Massachusetts town in December
Where is Springfield