What Do They Have In Common?
A college graduate, an angle, a thermometer, and a bad burn.
They all have degrees.
azure paste
blue glue
gold rings, calling birds, french hens, turtle doves.....
a partridge in a pear tree
awe, hand, lone, whole, irk
some
The voice box
larynx
a college hot shot
big man on campus
a pen, a decimal number, a sharp knife, and a game score
They all have points.
a stupid finger
dumb thumb
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts....
Michigan (M states in alphabetical order)
choke, house, with, thresh
hold
a fraud or deception
hoax
the official title of this Stephen Foster song is "Gwine to Run All Night"
Camptown Races
Aldrich Ames, Julius Rosenberg, Nathan Hale, and Mata Hari
They were all spies.
a fast present
swift gift
L, LX, LXX, LXXX, XC.....
C
dart, black, wash, bill
board
a subsidiary or addition to a building
annex
Military training center for recruits where strict discipline is enforced
boot camp
Adelie, Gentoo, king, and emporer
They are all types of penguin.
a tropical fruit dance
mango tango
Asia, Africa, North America, South America....
Antarctica (continents in descending order by size)
foot, door, lock, side
step
an ending added to a word
suffix
Finish the lyric from this 1963 novelty song by Allan Sherman: "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah, Here I am...."
at Camp Granada
the doctor's office, a map, a fish, and music
They all have scales.
a forbidden hair-wash
taboo shampoo
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars....
Jupiter (planets in order by distance from the sun)
further, any, never, ever
more
a conclusion that is far less powerful than expected
anticlimax
To work in an organized way to achieve elected office
campaign
Nixon succeeds LBJ, the "Miracle Mets" win the World Series, and Neil Armstrong walks on the moon
They are all events that happened in 1969.
a canine from a muddy, peat filled area
bog dog
Q, W, E, R, T....
Y (top row of the keyboard from left to right)
eye, back, whip
lash
supplementary material at the end of a book
appendix
Since 1869, this company's product has been "Mmmm..mmmm... good"
Campbells' Soup
eyeglasses, a bed, and a bowling competition
They all have frames.
Fisticuffs between flying toys
kite fight
December, November, October, September....
August (months in descending order)
lunch, night, rag, life
time
to persuade or cajole someone to do something
coax
Shrimp cooked in garlic butter and wine and served over noodles
scampi
an ice cream parlor, dog walkers, and front loaders
They all have/use scoops.
a tennis tool cover
racket jacket
alpha, beta, gamma....
delta (greek alphabet)
crack, touch, count, show
down
to veto or refuse to do something
nix
this chemical is mainly used as a moth repellent, but it's also an ingredient in Vicks Vapo Rub
camphor
a girl scout, a flat tire, and a quilt
They all have patches.
a peppy Thanksgiving food
perky turkey
Mondale, Bush, Quayle....
Gore (succession of vice presidents)
fare, ink, stair
well
the bottom point of the human spinal column
coccyx
Island in northern Maine, on the Canadian border, made famous as the summer retreat for the Roosevelt family.
Campobello (Presiden Roosevelt was born on Campobello Island)
Ronald Reagan, John Wayne, Louis Armstrong, and John F. Kennedy
They all have airports named after them.
a cacophonous gathering of people
loud crowd
Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson...
Jay Leno (Tonight Show hosts)
brush, cease, wild, camp
fire
the moment when winter turns to spring and summer turns to autumn
equinox
this section of the brain is thought to be the center of emotion and memory
hippocampus