World Cities
It was so devastated in WWII the Philippines had to move their capital to Quezon city.
What is Manila?
In his "Papers", he calls himself "an observer of human nature”.
Who is Pickwick?
In jacks, you have to pick up the jacks before the ball bounces this many times.
What is twice?
Saturn's stretch out to a distance of at least 170,000 miles.
What are its rings?
Polystyrene that's been bubbled up to make drinking cups & packaging supports.
What is Styrofoam?
With "Amboy" it's a city in New Jersey, alone it's in Australia.
What is Perth?
"Hard", replied the Dodger, as this, added Charlie Bates.
What is hard as nails?
Most popular type of card game in the U.S. so shut up & deal.
What is poker?
It's about as large as a planet can be without being a sun.
What is Jupiter?
Discovered in 1935, this strong plastic is used in gears, tubing & women's hose.
What is nylon?
Name shared by the city 58 miles S.E. of Concepcion, Chile & one 58 miles S.E. of Ventura, California.
What is Los Angeles?
His ghost explained, "I wear the chain I forged in life".
Who is Jacob Marley?
Regulation size for this piece of equipment is 9' x 5', 2'6" high, with a 6" high net.
What is Ping Pong?
80% of the mass of this small planet is iron & nickel.
What is Mercury?
Since 1950s, many artists prefer these durable plastic paints to oils.
What are acrylics?
City which ranks 3rd in world to Paris in population of French speakers.
What is Montreal?
"In case anything turned up" was his favorite expression in "David Copperfield".
Who was Mr. Micawber?
In pinochle, this card ranks next to the ace.
What is the 10?
On Earth, they call the wind Maria, but on the Moon maria are these.
What are lunar seas?
This plastic's familiar name is a contraction of the unfamiliar polytetrafluoroethylene.
What is Teflon?
The Greeks founded it about 2000 years ago as "Neapolis", a "new city".
What is Naples?
The elderly criminal who leads a gang of juvenile pick pocketers.
Who is Fagin?
For Garry Kasparov what "R x R" denotes.
What is rook takes rook?
The last of these occurred on April 8th, 2024 & the next one will not occur until Sept. 21, 2025.
What is a Solar Eclipse?
The word plastic comes from Greek "plastikos" meaning this.
What is able to be molded?