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Famous line following Patrick Henry's "I know not what course others may take, but as for me,..." |
"give me liberty or give me death"
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It was the nickname of Andrew Squigman on "Laverne and Shirley" |
Squiggy
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The largest example of this animal ever recorded was a Suffolk ram that weighed 545 pounds |
a sheep
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It's now 18.4¢ per gallon |
(Peter: What is kerosene?)
the federal gas tax
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One recipe for this drink calls for 3 oz. of rum & 3 tbsp. each of coconut milk & crushed pineapple |
a pina colada
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The Dutch know this day of the week as Zondag |
Sunday
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In 1934 this Italian leader said, "We have buried the putrid corpse of liberty" |
Mussolini
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In 1978 comedian Tim Conway won an Emmy for his work on this variety series |
The Carol Burnett Show
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This Soviet dictator holds the record for most statues raised to himself-- about 6,000 |
Stalin
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This river's name came from an Indian name recorded by John Smith in 1608, Patawomeck |
Potomac
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Made from fermented rice, it's considered one of Japan's national drinks |
sake
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A Swedish seamstress might use one of these, a fingerborg |
a thimble
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In "Panegyricus" Isocrates advocated unification of this country's city-states against the Persians |
Greece
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A Feb. 11, 1979 bio of this rock legend starring Kurt Russell topped "GWTW" in the ratings that night |
(Daryl: What is The Doors?)
Elvis Presley
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The largest harem was the winter harem of the grand seraglio at Topkapi in this Turkish city |
Istanbul
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This landmark gets about 800,000 hikers a year & about 350,000 people view it by helicopter |
the Grand Canyon
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It's the base liquor in a margarita |
tequila
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In Finnish this relative is a tati; in Norwegian, she's a tante |
an aunt
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In 1960 he said, "The new frontier of which I speak is not a set of promises" |
John Kennedy
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An interview with Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter was featured on her first ABC special Dec. 14, 1976 |
Barbara Walters
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This game played in a fronton has the fastest projectile speed of any ball game—about 188 mph |
jai alai
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This new hockey team's cheerleaders are called the Decoys |
the Anaheim Ducks
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Produced in the Normandy region of France, Calvados is a type of this liquor made with apples |
(Peter: What is cider?)
Brandy
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The Italian term for this sport is il ciclismo |
bicycling
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In an 1852 speech this former slave asked, "What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July?" |
Frederick Douglass
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On this sitcom Ruth Gordon played the mother of Carlton the Doorman |
(Charlie: What is The Mary Tyler Moore Show?) (Peter: What is One Day at a Time?)
Rhoda
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This country has the youngest reigning queen, Margrethe II, born in 1940 |
(Peter: What is the Netherlands?)
Denmark
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One of the oldest conservation organizations in the U.S. is named for this fishing book author |
Izaak Walton
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Creme de Rose is flavored with rose petals & Creme Yvette is flavored with these purplish flowers |
violets
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Castanuelas is the Spanish word for these, which just may "click" with you |
castanets
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