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With a treaty signed September 3, 1783, Great Britain recognized this country's independence |
USA
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Sink it & you've scratched |
(Glen: Um...) (Ron: What is the 8-ball?) (Mike: What is the pinball?)
the cue ball
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In 1998 this actor-rapper had his first No. 1 pop hit with "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" |
Will Smith
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Fans of chariot races may know that Lew Wallace wrote this novel way back in 1880 |
Ben-Hur
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In 1966 Fritos introduced these chips, cut in a triangular shape |
Doritos
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The "Red Imported" species of this insect can build a dirt mound 2 feet high |
the fire ant
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May 14, 1948 is considered this country's day of independence |
Israel
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This demolition tool swings from a cable attached to a crane |
a wrecking ball
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Her video for "Constant Craving" was named MTV's Best Female Video of the Year in 1993 |
k.d. lang
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"My Theodosia" is the story of this man's daughter, Theodosia Burr Alston, believed to be lost at sea in 1813 |
Aaron Burr
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Campbell's picked these, the school colors of Cornell University, for its label |
red & white
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Aries, Leo & Sagittarius, taken collectively |
fire signs
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India got its independence August 15, 1947, the day after this neighbor got its own |
Pakistan
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Its manufacturer says it was designed for use in congested areas |
the wiffle ball
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The first No. 1 hit of the '90s, "Another Day In Paradise" by this singer was originally titled "Homeless" |
Phil Collins
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This 1978 James Michener novel details the history of Maryland's eastern shore |
Chesapeake
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Banquet introduced its first frozen food product in 1953, this type of pie |
chicken pot pie
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This loud noise happens when your jalopy ignites unburned exhaust fumes |
backfire
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In 1896, after losing a war Italy was forced to recognize the independence of this African country |
Ethiopia
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It's a naphthalene sphere to repel a lepidopteran |
(Mike: [No response])
a moth ball
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This old Elvis tune resurrected by UB40 in 1993 begins, "Wise men say, only fools rush in" |
(Ron: What is I [*] with you?)
"Can't Help Falling In Love"
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Chief Conanchet is a major character in "The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish", an 1829 novel by this American author |
James Fenimore Cooper
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The last name of a former General Mills director was immortalized in this cake mix line |
(Glen: Who is Bundt?) ... (Alex: The name was William Crocker, but we know it better as [*].)
Betty Crocker
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Adjective for a plan that is guaranteed to succeed |
surefire
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In 1965 it slung itself out of the federation of Malaysia |
Singapore
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In 1999 Boy George was injured when one of these plunged from the ceiling during sound check |
a mirrored ball (or disco ball)
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In 1993 he sang, "I'd do anything for love, but I won't do that" |
Meat Loaf
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Highland raiders known as the Children of the Mist wreak havoc in "The Legend of Montrose" by this 19th c. author |
Sir Walter Scott
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Oh baby, in 1953 Ore-Ida invented this hash brown product |
tater tots
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This British fighter plane had its heyday during World War II |
Spitfire
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