CLUBS and ORGANIZATIONS
A Trip to the Greek Mainland
Potpourri
Facts and Figures
Roll Call
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What does AARP Stand for?

What is American Association of Retired Persons.

200

This is Greece's capital

What is Athens

200

Jelly is made primarily this art of the fruit

What is the juice or liquid.

200

This is the number of leaves on a typical shamrock.

What is three.

200

This gathers no Moss.  A person who doesn't set down roots, travels constantly, or changes jobs frequently is said to be this.  

What is rolling stone.  

400

Many of us belonged to these boys' and girls' clubs as children, where we earned badges for learning new skills.

what are Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts

400

Tourists visit this famous ruin atop the Acropolis.

What is the Parthenon.

400
This is the term for a baby giraffe.

What is calf.

400

A Rubik's Cube has this number of sides

What is six.

400

When a company makes a serious mistake, you hear this hyperbolic expression indicating that a punishment is coming to the employees involved in this miscalculation. 

What is heads will roll.

600

This international organization is best known for providing blood to those in need from the donations it receives.

What is Red Cross.

600

Day trips are available to visit the ruins of the Temple of Apollo, which housed this oracle.

What is the Oracle of Delphi 

600

The first modern trains were powered by this.

What is steam.

600

Although necessary for plant life, the element CO2, known by this name, has been attributed as the leading cause for climate change.

What is Carbon Dioxide

600

When dignitaries land in a foreign country, this is rolled out for them on the tarmac.

What is Red Carpet.

800

This nonprofit organization helps families in need worldwide by building worldwide by building houses for them with the help of volunteers.  The families also help with the construction of their homes.

What is Habitat for Humanity?  The organization has built homes in 70 countries for 39 million families.

800

The first know Olympics were held in 776 BC at this site of the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece

What is Olympia 

800

This part of the rose is used in perfume.

What is oil.

800

This is the term for the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter

what is pi

800

This rolling idiom indicates a financial windfall.

What is rolling in the dough.

1000

This is a United Nations organization that provides humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.

What is UNICEF (originally the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund).  The agency works in more than j190 countries and terrorities to reach the most disadvantaged children and to help protect their rights.

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Nighttime comes to life in this charming tourist district near the Acropolis.  Its nickname is the "Neighborhood of the gods," and it is the oldest neighborhood in Athens.

What is Plaka.  Taverns are open for food and drink, live music, dance, and good times until all hours of the night.

1000

German chocolate cake is named for him.

Who is Samuel German.  An American baker, invented the cake in 1852.

1000

This is the only number that cannot be written in Roman numerals.

What is zero.  Instead, the Latin word nulla is used for zero

1000

The US founding fathers are said to do this in response to moves made by the modern government.

What is roll over in their graves.