As a verb it's what you're supposed to do to excel in school; as a noun, it's a room for reading
A study
This dairy product is often paired with peaches to describe someone with a fair complexion
Cream
The "Arabian Nights" tales include one about Prince Husain, who flies around on a magical one of these
Carpet
On some journeys, this artificial waterway can save ships 8,000 nautical miles
Panama Canal
Everest
China
Dad loves his heavy new black skillet made of this type of "iron"; he seasons it with oil to keep it like new
Cast iron
The mushroom kingdom is the home of this girlfriend of Mario
Princess Peach
DAILY DOUBLE!
It's the most popular book in the world!
There are 35-foot-tall replicas of Heinz ketchup bottles at Heinz Field in this U.S. city
Pittsburg
Fuji
Japan
One of the 7 deadly sins, or a mirrored dressing table that's great for applying make-up
The Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl is a college football game played in this state capital
Atlanta
"Sing aloud unto God our strength", says this biblical book of poems meant to be sung
Psalms
Lieutenant Joseph Ives gave this name to a brilliantly colored Arizona desert, now partly within Petrified Forest National Park
Painted Desert
Denali
United States / Alaska
Polycarbonate windows function as this, any material that keeps heat in during winter, out during summer
An insulator
The name of this smooth-skinned peach begins with the favored drink of the Greek gods
A nectarine
Dating from 3,500 years ago, this civilization's "Book of the Dead" is a manual for the afterlife
Egypt
Confederation Bridge connects New Brunswick with this Canadian province
Prince Edward Island
Parnassus & Helicon
This word means "designed for work", yet Uncle Joe has that type of recliner in which he does none
Ergonomic
Also a stone-based job, it's the name of a popular peachy dessert.
Cobbler
In "Analects" this ancient Chinese philosopher said, "When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them"
Confucius
This South African city was the capital of the Transvaa
Pretoria
Zion & Sodom
Isreal