Crossword Clues
Island Countries
Story Time
Odds & "N"s
Major Holidays
100

Cookie sometimes twisted (4 letters)

What is an OREO?

100

This island country off the coast of Africa is roughly the size of Texas

What is Madagascar?

100

This town in which Grinch steals holiday presents and decorations appears in the 1957 children's book "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"

What is Whoville?

100

Fitting one inside the other, they're the type of dolls seen here

What are nesting dolls?

100

This popular christmas beverage is sometimes called "milk punch”

What is eggnog?

200

Uncles in the Azores (4 letters)

What are tios?

200

The George Cross on its flag dates to the 1940s when Britain's king gave it the decoration for bravery in World War II

What is Malta?

200

Thestrals and Floo Powder are both forms of transportation invented by this controversial author

Who is JK Rowling?

200

Australia also has a region called this, but theirs doesn't include Vermont & Connecticut

What is New England?

200

This two day Jewish Holiday, is sometimes referred to as the “Feast of Trumpets” in English and celebrates the Jewish New Year

What is Rosh Hashanah?

300

Game show icon Trebek

Who is Alex Trebek?

300

Divided into 2 sections & 2 main ethnic groups, Cyprus has 2 official languages: Greek & this

What is Turkish?

300

In his 1991 obituary, the New York Times said "English was too skimpy for his rich imagination." and that "his meter was irresistible"

Who is Dr. Seuss?

300

This dried seaweed that's sold in sheets can go on the inside or the outside of your sushi

What is nori?

300

During this Chinese festival, families gather for a reunion dinner and red envelopes containing money are traditionally given

What is Chinese New Year or Spring Festival?

400

Whistler’s province (15 words)

What is British Columbia?

400

It's nicknamed the "Pearl of the Indian Ocean" & the "Teardrop of India"

What is Sri Lanka?

400

Agatha Christie called this character of hers "a detestable, bombastic, tiresome, egocentric little creep"

Who is Hercule Poirot?

400

This modern-day country was once a part of Yugoslavia

This modern-day country was once a part of Yugoslavia

400

During this Mexican holiday, families create colorful altars as seen here

What is Dia de los Muertos?

500

Make a great escape (4 letters)

What is flee?
500

The national anthem of this small island nation says, "peacefully be, the kingdom and sultan"

What is Brunei?

500

In L. Frank Baum’s original 1900 novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Dorothy’s shoes were this color

What is silver?

500

Note the family resemblance between King George V of England on the right & this first cousin on the left

Who is Tsar Nicholas II?

500

This Islamic festival commemorates the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God

What is Eid al-Adha?