Animal Facts
Chinchillas almost became extinct because of the demand for this
Fur
Marble Arch was moved to its present location in 1851; it used to be in front of this palace
Buckingham
Huey P. Long,
George Washington,
Golden Gate
Bridges
The female of this "religious" species is more deadly than the male; it eats the male after mating
A praying mantis
This legendary spirit of the sea keeps dead sailors, not gym shoes, in his "locker"
Davy Jones
Like the flounder, the halibut has both of these on one side of its head
Eyes
Selfridges is one of many famous stores on this street whose name may remind you of a university
Oxford Street
Albert,
Victoria,
Superior
Lakes
It's there to protect the pupae of moth caterpillars
A cocoon
These fabled creatures who are part fish lure men to live with them underwater
Sirens
These rodents' tails are long enough to shade them, so their name comes from the Greek for "shadow tail"
Squirrels
This "Confessor" is entombed in the chapel named for him in Westminster Abbey
Edward the Confessor
Macmillan,
Knopf,
McGraw-Hill
Publishing houses
Bees convert this to honey in their digestive tracts
Nectar
You have to use this sporting equipment to get to your room at Jules' Undersea Lodge in Key Largo
Scuba diving gear
The ancient goddess Bast had the head of one of these animals sacred to the Egyptians
A cat
The Garrick, the Phoenix & Wyndham's are 3 of these found on Charing Cross Road
Theatres
Locks,
typewriters,
pianos
(things that have) keys
Most species of these are solitary, but the paper ones & yellow jackets are social
Wasps
After WWII this man & Philippe Taillez co-founded the Undersea Research Group at Toulon
Jacques Cousteau
Some Danes put straw-covered wagon wheels on their roofs to encourage these good luck birds to nest there
Storks
You can see the Gipsy Moth IV in which he sailed around the world, at Greenwich Pier
(Sir Francis) Chichester
Mansard,
gambrel,
gabled
Roofs (styles)
The 17-year locust is actually one of these insects, not a true locust
A cicada
In "Le Morte d'Arthur" a mysterious arm hands this to King Arthur, then disappears underwater
Excalibur