GAMES
This copyrighted game played with five dice is based on & named for the game of "Yacht"
Yahtzee
Before "bowl", it's a digit dunker; before "wave", it's a digitally induced hairdo
finger
Livestock that describes the stock market when prices are up
the bulls
The lowest part of a column or the lowest singing voice in a vocal composition
base/bass
The head varieties of this vegetable are divided into butterhead & crisphead
This tall building has its own zip code
Empire State Building
(King Kong Movie)
In craps a "come-out" roll of either of these two numbers wins
7 or 11
Preserving food by freezing it & removing water from it in a vacuum
freeze dry
The mule is the symbol of the Army, but this is the symbol of the Navy
the goat
A segment of a curve or a chest for 10 Commandments
arc/ark
Santa Claus, casaba & Crenshaw are types of this fruit
melon
How do you tell in what direction a highway runs
Even numbers - east & west
Odd numbers - north & south
(rt 66 / rt 95)
In charades it's how you indicate that a word or syllable "sounds like another"
by tugging on your ear
It describes an eccentric person or a crispy pie crust
flaky
This bird is often pictured with an olive branch in its mouth
a dove
Peel the skin of 2 identical pieces of fruit
pare/pair/pear
This root vegetable looks like, sounds like & is related to parsley
parsnip
This American Landmark served as a lighthouse for 16 years after its dedication
Statue of Liberty
(Thank you France)
For this game you need a deck of cards, a noddy board & some pegs to mark your points
cribbage
Another word for the roughage a healthy diet provides
fiber
Moses pulverized this idol, mixed the powder with water & made the Israelites drink it
the golden calf
To fly high above the clouds or something painful to the touch
soar/sore
It's both a type of gourd & a small immature cucumber
a gherkin
Location of the "Sweet Spot" to tap on a Heinz bottle of ketchup so the ketchup will come out faster
57 on the neck or where the bottle narrows
(# of varieties)
In Hong Kong the shuffling of the tiles in this game is known as "the twittering of the sparrows"
mahjong
It's textured velvet-like wallpaper for people, not sheep
flocked
The Chinese believe this creature can prevent evil spirits from spoiling the new year
the dragon
The vertical part of a doorframe or the current fashion
stile/style
Ponderosa, Big Boy hybrid & Sunray are popular varieties of this
tomato
Shortest complete sentence in the English language
Go
(woman giving her significant other "the look")
(I am is also mentioned)