Good Reads
This is the best-selling book of all time.
What is the Bible? As of 2021, it tops the Guinness list with five billion sold.
Penguins inhabit this pole.
What is south? Penguins don’t live in the Arctic region. They are found outside Antarctica in Australia, New Zealand, along the South Atlantic Ocean coasts in South America, and in South Africa.
This U.S. city has some skyscrapers with their own zip codes.
What is New York City? It has more than 40 buildings with their own zip codes, and Saks Fifth Avenue’s shoe department has its own zip code. It was created in partnership with the USPS in 2007 as part of a marketing strategy.
These old pieces of paper, the size and shape of diplomas, represent shares owned in a company.
What are stock certificates? Chances are the company has long gone out of business, but they are fun to look at and to use as a teaching tool with youngsters. If the company is still in existence, you could be sitting on a fortune.
Robert James Waller wrote this book about an affair between photographer Robert Kincaid and a married woman named Francesca.
What is The Bridges of Madison County? The novel was later adapted for the big screen.
He created the character Tiny Tim.
Who is Charles Dickens? Dickens introduced Tiny Tim to the world in his classic novel A Christmas Carol, the best-selling Christmas book ever.
This pole does not exist on a solid ice mass. It consists of water and is surrounded by land.
What is north? The south pole is the exact opposite. It is a landmass surrounded by water.
This is the capital of Portugal.
What is Lisbon? Each year, eight million tourists visit the site of the miracle of Fátima in Portugal, north of Lisbon.
You might find cardboard tubes around two feet tall with these in them.
What are posters (or art prints)? Some artists’ prints can sell for a pretty penny. For example, a print of Edward Bawden’s 1961 “Liverpool Street Station” sold for £9,200 in 2019.
The first documented discovery of the north pole was by this explorer
Who is Dr. Frederick Cook? Cook and two assistants reached the north pole on April 21, 1908. Robert Peary was given credit for “discovering” the north pole, but it is likely that Cook had arrived there almost a year before Peary.
Noah Webster published this genre of book.
What is dictionary or reference? He wrote the first American dictionary. The finished product took 28 years to write and publish.
This pole has bears.
What is north? Polar bears are found only in and around the Arctic Circle.
Before it was called Mumbai, this was the name of the Indian city.
What is Bombay? It was changed when the Shiv Sena party took control of the government.
If you peek into boxes, you might find amber, green, pink, yellow, red, or cobalt blue drinking glasses from the 1920s through the 1940s. They are made of this.
What is depression glass? The colorful glass added some cheer during a difficult time.
Peru is more than just Machu Picchu. This vibrant city is its capital.
What is Lima? The steep cliffs along the Pacific Ocean offer breathtaking views.
This “Queen of Mystery” holds the top spot as the world’s best-selling fiction author.
Who is Agatha Christie? Many of her mystery novels have been adapted for the stage and screen. The Mousetrap premiered on the London stage in 1952, and it has had the longest run of all time. It’s currently in its 70th year.
This admiral is famous for his expeditions to the north and south poles in the 1920s.
Who is Admiral (Richard) Byrd? He flew over the north pole in 1926 and the south pole in 1929.
It is one of the two countries Mount Everest spans.
What is Nepal or Tibet? Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world, and it continues growing every year due to a phenomenon known as geological uplift.
If you look through old purses and stumble upon dimes, quarters, half dollars, and dollars, save them because they are probably made of this.
What is silver? Their value is generally based on the amount of silver in the coins, but you might have accidentally stumbled upon some numismatic coins, which bring a hefty premium.
If you stumble upon a collection of comic books and are lucky enough to find Detective Comics #27, you will find the first appearance of this character.
What is Batman? Released in May 1939, the story in which he debuts is titled “The Case of the Chemical Syndicate.” A copy in good condition can be worth over one million dollars.
He authored this go-to book for new mothers in the 1960s.
Who is Dr. Benjamin Spock? Baby and Child Care was first published in 1946 and has been translated into 39 languages, with sales of more than 50 million copies.
This is the reason for the ongoing dance among nations to claim ownership of the north pole.
What are natural resources (or anything close)? The region is home to the world’s largest supply of oil and gas resources.
Piccadilly Circus is in this capital city.
What is London? Circuses are areas in London where many roads intersect at various points in a circle, and it comes from the Latin circ, meaning “circle.”
Those dusty, old rugs leaning against the wall might be from the Far East, but they are generically referred to as this.
What are Oriental rugs? The ones from Iran are Persian rugs
This is another name for bounceberries.
What are cranberries? Ripe cranberries will bounce, hence the name bounceberries.