TOYS AND GAMES
Chess term from Persian "shah mat" meaning, "the king is dead"
checkmate
It can live 10 years, if it never meets Colonel Sanders
chicken
Meaning "joint inflammation", this is man's oldest known chronic disease
arthritis
In literature, it's described both a "duckling" & an "American"
ugly
A survey, or a long, slender piece of wood or metal
poll/pole
Of running, swimming, & bicycling, the event that's traditionally 1st in triathlon
swimming
The Americana or the World Book, for example
encyclopedia
Popular 5-card game with an ante but no uncle
poker
Animal that's a spiny "ocean waif"
sea urchin
Type of muscle found only in the heart
cardiac muscle
Precedes ended, hearted, & minded
open
Complain childishly about the Chablis, or the Chablis itself
whine/wine
In six of the first seven Winter Olympics, Canadian teams took the gold in this sport
ice hockey
Medically speaking, it's what the "P" in "NP" stands for
practitioner
You can buck & wing, spread eagle, or double jump while playing this playground game
jump rope
Animal that introduced the word "jumbo" to the English language
elephant
Besides on tongue, 1 of 2 other places you have taste buds
roof of your mouth/back of your throat (pharynx)
One can be dirty, Polish, or knock-knock
joke
Grasp, looks at, or "7" bodies of water
seize/sees/seas
Total number of balls on the table at the start of a game of pool
16
Small talk, big deal
conversation
The 1st were made around 1700 when wooden spools were attached to ice skates
roller skates
The secretions of skunk scent glands are used as a base in making this
perfume
Phagocytosis is the process of these leukocytes "chewing up" bacteria
white blood cells
The measure of a hand, a life, or an airplane's wings
span
It can be everything or just a leather working tool
all/awl
A rink of players--it's the number of persons on a curling team
4
At exam time, students wish their memory was this kind, able to recall things in precise detail
photographic
Game that originated when archers began throwing weighted arrows in battle
darts
The largest of all cats
tiger
A variant of this acid in buttermilk & beer causes the fatigue & pain of exercise
lactic acid
To trick, deceive, or fool someone into a trap
dupe
A pledge, or to have put clothes in a suitcase
pact/packed
It's made from kapok covered with yarn, enclosed in a leather cover sewn with smooth seams
soft ball
Where form meets function—and both have a roof over their heads
architecture