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Until Alaska joined the union, this South American country was larger than the U.S. |
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If you know that this keyboard instrument can have the largest range of any, pipe up |
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Tiny magnets may someday be used in place of these elastic accessories on braces |
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It was 300 cubits in length, pitched inside & out, made of gopher wood, & smelled like a barn |
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In 1659, James Howell explained that this is what "makes Jack a dull boy" |
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This study's not for the birds but of the birds |
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Of due south, southeast or southwest, direction a boat travels thru the Panama Canal to the Pacific |
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World Book says it's often been called the only art form to originate in the United States |
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By one estimate, 60 million people died in the 18th century of this disease, now eliminated thru vaccination |
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Their names can be translated as "man" & "living one" |
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He wrote of the American Revolution, "These are the times that try men's souls" |
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The French naturalist Baron Cuvier founded this science, the study of fossils |
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Ency. Americana says 1 capital of this country is Bengazi; our other sources say its only capital is Tripoli |
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At the climax of his 9th Symphony, the chorus proclaims all men in the world are brothers |
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Using a concave lens corrects this common visual defect |
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When his wife Sarah was barren, he used Hagar, her maid, as a surrogate mother |
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William Marcy said "They see nothing wrong in the rule that to the victor belong" these "of the enemy" |
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Lipstick is stuck in this "ology", the art of make-up |
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Some of the buildings in this 120-island city are deteriorating due to water pollution |
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His operas don't have typical arias but "song speeches", which he invented to reflect the German language |
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It's the Latin term a coroner would use for "after death" |
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When asked where his brother was, he replied: "Am I my brother's keeper?" |
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Completes Will Rogers' line, "I joked about every prominent man of my time, but..." |
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Sinology is the study of this Asian country & its inhabitants |
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Though Cuba is less than 100 miles from Florida, this island nation is even closer |
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The chant named for this pope is considered one of the foundations of Western music |
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Tinnitus is the medical term for this condition, like the noise you might hear after a rock concert |
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Genesis ends with the death of this son of Jacob |
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Harper Lee wrote, "Shoot all the bluejays you want...but remember it's a sin to..." do this |
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It's a strict study of strychnine, or any other poison |
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