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One of the Twin Cities, it was named after a man from Tarsus |
St. Paul
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According to Elton John, "Baby's got" these |
Blue eyes
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Pro Player Stadium in Miami will be primed for action when this event kicks off on January 31, 1999 |
Super Bowl XXXIII
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To us, it's a list of previous jobs; to the French it's a plot summary |
Resume
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The only candy bar named after an Alexandre Dumas novel |
3 Musketeers
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Battling stags can get in big trouble when these become hopelessly interlocked |
(April: What are horns?)
Antlers
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This "Crescent City" was acquired as part of the land deal the U.S. made with France in 1803 |
New Orleans
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Before Elvis sang this song in a 1961 movie, Bing sang it in 1937's "Waikiki Wedding" |
Blue Hawaii
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Washington's birthday is Feb. 22, but will be observed in 1999 on Feb. 15, which is also known as this "day" |
Presidents' Day
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In France a madame buys a "soutien-gorge", while an American woman would buy one of these, to lift & separate |
Brassiere
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It's the "Great American Chocolate Bar" |
Hershey's
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The over 900 species of these mammals range from bumblebee size to others with a 5-foot wingspan |
Bats
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The city known for its Mud Hens; it was named for a city in Spain |
Toledo, Ohio
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Back in 1984, David Bowie had just met a girl named this |
Blue Jean
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Title of the woman who begins a year of service after she's crowned at Atlantic City in September 1999 |
Miss America
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"Postiche" is French for this, our term for a men's bald spot coverer |
Toupee
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"Sometimes You Feel Like A Nut" if you hunger for this bar |
Almond Joy
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It weighs up to 4 tons, over half as much as the beast it's named for |
[Arctic mammal with large nose] (Peggy: What is a manatee?)
an elephant seal
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The Society of Friends founded this California city in 1887 & named it after an American poet |
Whittier
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In 1977 Linda Ronstadt had a hit with this Roy Orbison tune |
"Blue Bayou"
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Easter Sunday takes place on the fourth day of this month in 1999 |
(Peggy: What is May?)
April
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A French author may use a "pseudonyme", not this, meaning "pen name" |
Nom de plume
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Featuring crisped rice in creamy milk chocolate, it's Nestle's "loud" bar |
Crunch
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This turtle named for its method of biting is more aggressive on land than in water |
Snapping turtle
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An Illinois city was named for this "Our country, right or wrong" naval hero |
Stephen Decatur
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In a song from the '20s, "Just Mollie and me, and baby makes three, we're happy in" this place |
"My Blue Heaven"
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The only Friday the 13th of 1999 occurs in this summer month the Romans called "Sextilis" |
August
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"Double sens" is used by the French to denote a phrase with two meanings, one that's risque; we use this |
Double entendre
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You might want to keep both hands on this "crispety, crunchety, peanut buttery bar" |
Butterfinger
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Crocidura xantippe is a type of this mouselike animal; Xanthippe was Socrates' bad-tempered wife |
a shrew
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