February 2018 - A To Z Posting Contest

W George WASHINGTON (February 22, 1732[b][c] – December 14, 1799) was an American statesman and soldier who served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797 and was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States

X - X Games 17 marked the first time the event took place in a single location in L.A. It previously had events in Carson and at the Los Angeles Coliseum, but this past year it was all in downtown Los Angeles.

Y Yale is locatedin New Haven, Connecticut?

Z - Zeta is the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet.

A - Apples - There are more than 2,500 varieties grown in the United States, but only the crabapple is native to North America.

B-Bycicle -Vehicles for human transport that have two wheels and require balancing by the rider date back to the early 19th century. The first means of transport making use of two wheels arranged consecutively, and thus the archetype of the bicycle, was the German draisine dating back to 1817.

C COLGATE faced big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries. Colgate translates into the command “go hang yourself.”

D... A DUCKS QUACK DOES NOT ECHO, NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHY?

E ENGLAND is 74 times smaller than the USA, 59 times smaller than Australia and 3 times smaller than Japan. England is however 2.5 times more populous than Australia, and 1.5 times more populous than California. With 2.5 times less inhabitants than Japan, its density of population is slightly higher than the country of the rising sun.

F... THE F WORD "F**K" AND IT'S DERIVATIVES WAS USED 226 TIMES IN THE
MOVIE "SCARFACE" FOR AN AVERAGE OF 1.32 F**K'S PER MINUTE.

G GREAT Britain, also known as Britain, is a large island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of 209,331 km2 (80,823 sq mi), Great Britain is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island, and the ninth-largest island in the world

H...THE HORNS, ON MOST AMERICAN CARS HONK IN THE KEY OF F.

I ITALY country of south-central Europe, occupying a peninsula that juts deep into the Mediterranean Sea. Italy comprises some of the most varied and scenic landscapes on Earth and is often described as a country shaped like a boot.

J...A JIFFY IS A UNIT OF TIME FOR 1/100TH OF A SECOND.

K The KOALA (Phascolarctos cinereus, or, inaccurately, koala bear[a]) is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia. It is the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae and its closest living relatives are the wombats. The koala is found in coastal areas of the mainland's eastern and southern regions, inhabiting Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. It is easily recognisable by its stout, tailless body and large head with round, fluffy ears and large, spoon-shaped nose. The koala has a body length of 60–85 cm (24–33 in) and weighs 4–15 kg (9–33 lb)