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In 1603 the warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu was awarded this title, recognizing him as "barbarian-quelling generalissimo" |
shogun
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One half minus one sixth equals this amount when reduced to its simplest fraction |
one third
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They're the 3 flavors in Neapolitan ice cream |
vanilla, chocolate & strawberry
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The name of this bewhiskered water dweller can also mean a person who uses a fake profile on social media |
a catfish
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From a radio he boasted on "Industry Baby" of having "couple Grammys on him, couple plaques" |
Lil Nas X
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Ordinal term for Joe, Jill, Ashley & Hunter, though they don't all live in the White House |
the First Family
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Seen here is a depiction of Clovis, King of the Franks, undergoing this initiation in Reims; hundreds of his men would follow suit |
baptism
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If the legs of a right triangle are 6 inches & 8 inches, this is the length of the hypotenuse |
(Mayim: That's right, the Pythagorean theorem.)
10 inches
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Lobster & filet mignon are often paired as this rhyming combo |
surf & turf
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Seen here, this hybrid dog breed that dates back at least 50 years is a family favorite |
a cockapoo
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Mom sent me a clip of this ABC medical drama that premiered in 2005 but is maintaining its practice in the 2021-22 TV season |
Grey's Anatomy
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After Selection Sunday in 2022, the first four games of this will take place in Dayton |
March Madness
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This first permanent English settlement in America was named for a king across the pond |
Jamestown
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There are this many spots total on 2 standard dice |
(Jaskaran: What is 12?)
42
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An iconic Southern pairing is shrimp & this side dish made from ground corn & boiled |
grits
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The spitting type of this can spray its venom to a distance of 6 1/2 feet |
a cobra
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My niece wanted to watch (again) her favorite movie about this superfast animated critter who got a dental makeover |
Sonic the Hedgehog
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This crusty phrase means a meal is about to be shared |
break bread
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His life came to an end in 1805 after being hit by enemy fire on the deck of his flagship, the HMS Victory |
Horatio Nelson
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It's the product of a baker's dozen & the classic number of hills of Rome |
91 (13 × 7)
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These 2 ingredients are popularly paired on a bagel in a deli & in a Philadelphia roll at a sushi bar |
salmon & cream cheese
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Found in South America & seen here, it's the largest rodent |
a capybara
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Season 12 of this show was on at the gym & I watched Gigi Goode sashay on the runway |
(Jaskaran: What is America's Next Top Model?)
RuPaul's Drag Race
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A songbird begins this phrase, an early warning of peril |
a canary in the coalmine
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Commemorating the lifting of a siege on this city, a bronze colossus was built in the harbor in the 3rd century B.C. |
Rhodes
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A pound & a half of coffee costs $480, so it's this much per ounce |
$20 ($320/pound ÷ 16)
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In L.A., foodies & locals like to dine at "Roscoe's House of" these paired foods |
(Mayim: Yep, the line's always around the corner.)
Chicken & Waffles
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This critically endangered bird with an alliterative name is the largest flying land bird of North America |
a California condor
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It was late but my film major roommate had to watch this Hitchcock "you kill my dad, I kill your wife" classic & I got sucked in |
Strangers on a Train
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This literary character was also known as the "Galloping Hessian of the Hollow" |
the Headless Horseman
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