Rhyme Time
A symbol of nationality fashioned with an old, beat-up kitchen towel
What is a rag flag?
1811 was one year before this uncreatively named war between the Yanks and the Brits
What is the war of 1812?
The famous five sided figure of Arlington, Virginia is one of these
What is the Pentagon?
Don't confuse this innocuous dust-dweller with this noun meaning "great strength"
What is might/mite?
Brain tornado
What is cortex vortex?
This singer's 2017 Billboard #1 single was off his third album, "รท"
Who is Ed Sheeran?
With two foci, it's the path traced by planets in orbit
What is an ellipse?
A single one of these is equal to one shot, or an adjective meaning a lack of possessions
What is pour/poor?
Thank Saint Anthony! The search for my beloved dog paid off!
What is found hound?
The United States invaded this country in 2003, marking the start of an eight year war
What is Iraq?
The alternate name for a circular pyramid, sometimes carrying delicious dairy
What is a cone?
Something a container may spring, or a cultivar of the genus Allium
What is leak/leek?
A sandpapery cliff, or a failed poker fake-out
What is a rough bluff?
This man was sworn in as the third vice president of the US in 1801, just three years prior to his fateful duel with a former cabinet member
Who is Aaron Burr?
The term derived from the Greek for "same" and "leg," meaning two sides of equal length
What is isosceles?
A vat of hot oil, or a man belonging to one of four mendicant orders
What is fryer/friar?
With some common Latin, you could open a bank vault "for this"
What is ad hoc padlock?
Founded in 1607, the first permanent English settlement in North America was named after this King
Who is King James I?
This is the shape of a doughnut; in Latin, it means "swelling" or "protuberance"
What is a torus?
You don't want to get turned around in one of these, even if it's made of this descendant of teosinte, a wild grass
What is maze/maize?