Hans Christian Andersen | You Gotta Have Faith | STRIKE! | While the "Iron" is Hot | Abbreviations |
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Who is the ugly duckling/swan?
Of the Mother Duck's offspring, he was the best swimmer
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What is (the garden of) Eden?
It's the original paradise recorded in Genesis
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What is 3?
In bowling, a turkey is this many strikes in a row
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What is iron horse?
Slang for a steam powered railroad locomotive & nickname for N.Y. Yankee Lou Gehrig
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What is a bedroom?
In an apt. bldg., apartment building, you're sure to find a bdrm., one of these
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What is tin?
In one Andersen tale, a 1-legged toy soldier was made of this-- same as the heartless one in Oz
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What is a palm reader?
One who divines by examining the creases in a persons hand
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What is oil? (petroleum)
When you "strike" this fuel, natural gas mixed in with it can expand & propel is upward
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What is The Iron Age?
It began about 1400 B.C.
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What is the avenue?
On the avg., average, you may spend 20 minutes a day driving down the ave.,... this
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Who is The Little Match Girl?
She froze to death on New Year's Eve, after seeing visions of a Christmas tree & her grandmother
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What is speaking in tongues?
3-word term for verbalizing incomprehensible language while in a state of ecstasy
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What is lightning?
It strikes when electric potential in the atmosphere tops 10,000 volts per centimeter
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What is an ironclad?
A 19th century warship armored with metal plates
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What is a 4-wheel drive?
WD-40 is an oil you might use on hinges for your 4WD, an abbreviations for this type of vehicle
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What is "The Emperor's New Clothes"?
Tale in which a villain asks, "Has Your Majesty ever worn a shirt so light...?"
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What is a (whirling/ howling) dervish?
A member of Muslim religion order known for its whirling devotional practices
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What is a chord?
Something that sounds familiar strikes one of these musical combinations
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What is an ironmaiden?
A medieval torture device shaped like a human body
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What is golf?
of lacrosse, paddleball, golf or auto racing, sport played by peole in the LPGA
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Who is Thumbelina?
She slept in a polished walnut shell, using blue velvet petals as a matress
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What is Fiddler's Green?
This "green" is heaven reserved for sailors, not violinists
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Who is Ronald Reagan?
11,345 Air Traffic Controllers union members were fired for striking in 1981 by this man
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What is The iron Chancellor?
Bismarck's moniker
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What is picture-in-picture?
If your TV has PIP, it has this feature
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