Games Of Chance
The name of this casino game means "little wheel" in Italian and involves predicting where a ball will land on a particular number.
A: What is Roulette?
The process of photosynthesis converts sunlight into this.
What is "energy"?
This word means "to send or deliver".
What is "address"?
This airport in New York was originally named the Glenn H. Curtiss Airport in 1930 and then renamed North Beach Airport in 1935.
What is "LaGuardia Airport?"
Exchanging this, with each other's initials inside, was a romantic gesture popular among steady couples during the mid-20th century.
What is a "locket"?
This dice game, once played illegally on street corners, was formalized in casinos in the mid-20th century with betting layouts.
What is "craps"?
This is the largest ocean on Earth.
What is "Pacific"
This word means "a state of extreme physical or mental suffering".
What is "distress"?
This museum in London, England honors this pioneer of modern nursing in this city.
Who is "Florence Nightingale"?
In the mid-20th century, this popular date activity involved going to see an outdoor film together.
What is "Drive-In Movie"?
This trick-taking card game was originally called Whisk in 17th-century England before evolving into Whist.
What is "bridge"?
Despite its name, this nut is actually a drupe, which includes fruit such as the peach.
What is a "coconut"?
This word refers to "the process of absorbing information or skills fully".
What is "assimilation"?
This sculpture was originally meant to include torsos, but the project ran out of funding.
What is "Mount Rushmore"?
In the 1950s and 60s, this item was often given as a token of affection on dates.
A: What is a "corsage or flower"?
This card game, popular in World War II prisoner-of-war camps, was invented by British officers as a distraction.
What is "pinochle" (“prisoner’s poker”)?
In 1974, Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit chewing gum was the first product to ever have this type of scan.
What is "barcode"?
This word means "to express dissatisfaction or annoyance".
What is "stress"?
The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., features 36 columns, representing this at the time of Lincoln’s death.
What are "36 U.S. states in 1865"?
Girls subtly show they were in a relationship with a high school athlete by wearing this.
What is "boyfriend's letterman jacket or sweater"?
In ancient Rome dice game "Tesserae", before rolling players would shout “Alea iacta est!”, which means this.
What is “The Die Is Cast!”?
Made out of the bones of a cave bear 60,000 years ago, it is the oldest known musical instrument of any type.
What is "flute"?
This word refers to "a large amount or number of something".
What is "mass"?
This international airport in England, named after a famous musician, has as its motto: "Above Us Only Sky".
What is "The John Lennon International Airport"?
The practice of calling someone on this device to arrange or confirm a date became more common in the 1970s and 80s.
What is a telephone?