Explorers
He served in both the Confederate & Union armies before going to look for Livingstone.
Who is Stanley?
Double Dutch is a form of this.
What is jump rope?
In a 1966 hit, they proclaimed, "I am a rock, I am an island".
Who are Simon & Garfunkel?
Bird noted for its high, raspy meow-call.
What is a catbird?
In 1986 film, Molly Ringwald was "Pretty in..."this color.
What is pink?
Cause of the 1809 gunshot death of this Louisiana Purchase explorer is still undetermined.
Who is Meriweather Lewis?
It was developed from a spelling game with wooden tiles called "Criss Cross".
What is Scrabble?
Kitty Hawk site of the Wright Bros. 1st airplane flight, is on Bodie Island in this state.
What is North Carolina?
The European cuckoo is considered a parasite because it lays its eggs there.
What is in other birds' nests?
Color you'll usually be if you're a ripe Minneola.
What is orange (or tangerine)?
Gone broke, he had himself put in a cask addressed to Panama, which he later crossed.
Who is Balboa?
Toy with which you can "rock the baby to sleep" or go "around the world".
What is a yo-yo?
Its 4 historic provinces are Connaught, Leinster, Munster & Ulster.
What is Ireland?
Called the "yellowhammer" because it sounds like one, the flicker is a variety of this.
What is a woodpecker?
Even the less intelligent have this colored stuff in their brains & spinal cords.
What is gray (or grey)?
1st European to see bison, head & all, was this Spaniard whose name means "cow's head".
Who is Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca?
By 1969, over 100 million plastic eggshells were sold containing this.
What is Silly Putty?
West Indian island that's the home of the limbo dance & calypso music.
What is Trinidad?
In the Bible, Noah sent one to look for land, & a group of them later fed Elijah.
What are ravens?
Metallic nicknames of California & Nevada.
What are "The Golden State & "The Silver State"?
Columbus planned to sail westward to "Cipangu", which was the name Marco Polo used for this country.
What is Japan?
Played in court of Mogul Emperor Akbar with slave girls as pawns, it's the "Royal Game of India".
What is parcheesi?
Largest of the Mariana Islands, we acquired it in 1898.
What is Guam?
Parrots are the most common type of bird that does this.
What is talk/mimic?
When threatening to hurt someone, you say you’ll leave them looking like these colors.
What is black & blue?