Meteorology | US Presidents | Rhyme Time | There’s an Emoji for that | Find a synonym |
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What is a cyclone
In the north Atlantic & northeast Pacific, "hurricane" is the regional term; in the northwest Pacific, it's "typhoon", but in the south Pacific & Indian Ocean, this word is used, from Greek for "circle"
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Who is George Washington
He's the only U.S. president who never lived in the White House
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What is the right flight
The correct plane trip
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What is a Lotus
A person in this seated, a cross-legged yoga position
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What is an Earthquake
Seism is an old-timey word for this geological event
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What is a barometer
When one of these devices that measures air pressure is falling, wet weather is likely on the way
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What is a tailor
Andrew Johnson worked as one of these in his youth & even as president may have made his own suits
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What is a worse curse
A hex even more heinous than the last
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What is a Vulcan salute (or "live long and prosper")
For Trekkies, there's this gesture favored by Mr. Spock
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What is Rebellion
This word starting with "re" also means "revolution" & it's one letter shorter
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What is ozone
This triatomic allotrope of oxygen leaves that peculiar smell in the air after thunderstorms
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Who is Truman
This 20th century president's middle initial "S" didn't stand for anything specific
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What is a loud crowd
A cacophonous mob
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What is a monkey
This primate has 5 emojis, including smiling, hearing no evil, seeing no evil & speaking no evil
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What is Journalists
This synonym for a news reporter & a person who keeps a diary comes to us partly from the French
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What are sunspots
The 11-year cycle of these solar areas that are a cool 6,500° has been correlated with temperature changes on Earth
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What is the Mexican-American war
Zachary Taylor was an army general & hero of this war that gained Texas & California for the United States
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What is a staffe gaffe
A mistake caused by Gandalf’s walking stick
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What is levitating
A man in a suit defies gravity & is doing this synonym for floating, from the Latin for "light"
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What is universal
Instead of "global", you can use this more cosmic word for something that applies everywhere
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What is wind
The Beaufort scale generally ranges from 0 to 12 in measuring this
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Who is Taft
The 400,000 men & women buried at Arlington include 2 U.S. presidents, John F. Kennedy & this man, who was also chief justice
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What is a Quito veto
A presidential “no” in Ecuador’s capital
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What is Deciduous
Tree choices include evergreen & this type that, by definition, sheds its leaves annually
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What is a meridian
This is a synonym for a great circle of longitude on the Earth, especially when it is "prime"
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