Live and Learn English with Jean Lee

Every answer today is a word, name, or phrase whose first syllable sound is "tie" — in any spelling.   Ex. Very small --> Tiny 1. Neat 2. Violent storm in the western Pacific 3. Disease that causes a high fever 4. Method of giving in the Mormon Church 5. Pre-Olympian god, in Greek myth 6. Hobbes, in "Calvin & Hobbes" 7. President between Harrison and Polk 8. Heavyweight champ Mike 9. New Testament book before Philemon 10. Passenger ship that sank in 1912 11. Popular pain reliever 12. Capital of Taiwan 13. Its capital is Bangkok 14. Fort in the American Revolution 15. River of Rome 16. Hippie t-shirt technique 17. Korean martial art   Answer Keys  1. tidy     2.   Typhoon     3.   Typhoid     4.   tihes     5.   Titans     6.   tiger     7.   Tyler     8.   Tyson     9.   Titus   ...

March is named for the Roman god of war, Mars. This was the time of year to resume military campaigns that had been interrupted by winter. But what comes to your mind when you think of March? You might say “Srping” when the weather gradually becomes warmer and brings gentle south breeze.     Can you answer the following questions about Spring?     1.    Does Spring begin on March 1 or on the Equinox?       2.    Are day and night equal on the vernal Equinox?       3.    According to folklore, you can stand a raw egg on its end on the Equinox. Is this true?       4.    Which day has the most sunlight in North America?       5.    The March Full Moon is called _____________ Moon, because ___________ and grubs are reappearing in this month.       6.    Did you know that the increasing sunlight inspires _______...

Every answer today is a word or name with the syllable "may," in any spelling, somewhere inside it. Ex. Judgment or opinion of something --> ESTIMATION   1. The "T" of B.L.T. 2. Spotted dog 3. Love of setting fires 4. Specialty of Disney Studios 5. Country whose capital is Bucharest 6. Island state of Australia 7. Facts and figures 8. Use of machinery in place of human labor 9. Alternative to burial 10. Language that Jesus is believe to have spoken 11. Astounding 12. Demand that might end "... or else!"   Answer Keys      1.   to ma to     2.   Dal ma tian     3.   pyro ma niac     4.   ani ma tion     5.   Ro ma nia     6.   Tas ma nia     7.   infor ma tion     8.   auto ma tion     9.   cre ma tion    10.  Ara ma ic    11.   a ma zing 12.  ...

Here’s an interesting USA trivia quiz. Check out how much you know about the States.       1.    80% of the land in the state of ____________________ is owned by the US government.       2.    100 acres of _______________ (that’s originated in Italy) are served in the US every day!       3.    The current US flag features 50 stars and was designed by Robert G. Heft. Heft initially created the American flag in the year of 19___ ___ as a high school project.       4.    ______________________ served as the nation’s capital city for five years between 1785 and 1790.       5.    The United States uses 18% of the world’s __________________.       6.    The fast food chain called ___________________________ is among the largest employers in the U.S. It is believed that 1 out of every 8 Americans have been employed or will...