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| Grown on less than 1% of the land of the Netherlands, it's their living symbol |
tulip
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| Number of players in a string septet |
7
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| A more accurate translation of his name would be “wild” or “unbroken” horse |
Crazy Horse
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| “Aroma” was the word for spices in this ancient civilization |
(Liz: What is Roman?)
Greek (Greece)
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| Tatum O'Neal won an Oscar for her film debut in this 1973 picture |
Paper Moon
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| Ham, bologna, & pimiento loaf, for example |
cold cuts
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| Mycophagists, including humans, are eaters of this kind of fungus |
mushrooms
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| Ratio of quarter notes to a whole note |
one-fourth
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| When Indians made peace, they symbolically buried this weapon |
hatchet
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| In Italian, “finnochio”, it's a basic bottle in spice racks |
fennel
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| Movie that spawned the phrase “I'm as mad as hell, & I'm not going to take it anymore” |
Network
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| TV's Clinton Corners or Jimmy's Plains, Georgia |
Carter Country
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| The viceroy mimics this poisonous “royal” butterfly's appearance to avoid predators |
monarch
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| In song “my gal's” height that rhymes with her eyes of blue |
Five Foot Two
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| Canadian Indians played 1st version of this sport with few rules & up to 1000 players in a game |
lacrosse
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| From S. American word “kyinha”, this type of pepper makes your mouth hot & beans “chili” |
cayenne
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| Movie that helped launch the careers of Jeff Bridges, Cybil Shepherd, & Peter Bogdanovich |
The Last Picture Show
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| When 1400 actresses show up to audition for 1 part |
(Larry at first ruled incorrect with casting call.)
Cattle Call
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| The most common one found in the home is “mus musculus”, which may be where Walt got the initials |
mouse
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| Number of movements in Grieg's Piano Concerto in A Minor |
3
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| Side the Iroquois supported in the French & Indian War |
(Liz: What is French?)
British (English side)
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| Romans believed a garland of this garnish worn on the head would prevent drunkenness |
(Larry: What is garlic?)
parsley
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| Top grossing film ever with budget under a mil., it gave George Lucas clout to make “Star Wars” |
American Graffiti
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| In English this Texas city's name would be “The body of Christ” |
Corpus Christi
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| From Arabic “mawsim”, meaning “season”, it's the wind which changes direction with the seasons |
monsoon
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| Number of strings on a standard mandolin |
8
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| Inter-tribal language of the North American Plains Indians |
sign language
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| From the nightshade family, its fleshy forked root sometimes resembles the human form |
mandrake
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| 3 of the 4 actors who sought “Deliverance” in that 1972 film |
(Jerry: Who are Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds and Roy Scheider?)
Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ronny Cox & Ned Beatty
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| Acute viral disease of upper respiratory tract, marked by a “ruddy dose” |
common cold
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