A WORD FROM YOUR DOCTOR
When I ask if you have this kind of pain, I mean is it sharp or sudden, not from an angle of less than 90 degrees
What is acute
To confuse & thwart infiltrators, blind alleys with dead ends & zigzag patterns were used as part of constructing these
What are trenches
Before these were tiny headphones, the term referred to little shoots of young corn
What are earbuds
Norway &
Mongolia
What is Russia
An improvement in a hotel room or airline seat
What is upgrade
I'm afraid you've broken a brachial bone, brachial meaning a part of this body part
What is your arm
In 1915, British troops landed at Cape Helles near Gallipoli to try to seize this strait whose old name may be an easier get
What is the Hellespont (the Dardanelles)
A 90-pack--that's 45 pairs!--of these from Bausch & Lomb should keep things clear for awhile
What are contact lenses
Luxembourg &
Andorra
What is France
A good place to pitch a tent
What is a campground
I've got one of these forecasts for you, from Greek for "prediction"
What is prognosis
British soldiers during the war were called Tommies & U.S. soldiers were called by this "flour"-y name
What are the doughboys
Before cellphones, every kid wanted a pair of these rhyming handheld communication devices
What are walkie talkies
Kenya &
Eritrea
What is Ethiopia
This cork-firing child's toy makes a particular sound
What is a popgun
When I say this is "thready", I mean it's barely perceptible & feels kind of like a thin fiber moving under my finger
What is a pulse
Allied troops from this Western Hemisphere country stormed Vimy Ridge in 1917; they took it at a cost of nearly
What is Canada
Galileo made a table of probabilities based on a set of 3 of these, but today we more often see them in pairs
What is a dice
Ecuador &
Bolivia
What is Peru
Many a Victorian tale featured one of these young women employed in a retail store
What is a shop girl
I need to examine your ear--hold on while I grab this doohickey with a handle & a light that lets me look inside
What is an otoscope
To halt a German advance during 1914's First Battle of the Marne, 600 of these transports brought 3,000 French troops to the front
What is a taxicab
Up to 7 feet long, the traditional Alaskan type of these are great for walking on deep, dry powder in open country
What are snowshoes
Guatemala &
Nicaragua
What is the Honduras
Ahoy, mateys! Scurry aloft & haul in these sails high, high up on the masts
What are topgallants