HATS
ABBREV.
FIRST LADIES
WORD ORIGINS
FINALE
100

This is said to be put on by a ponderer

a thinking cap

100

OK--it's the postal abbreviation for this state

Oklahoma

100

Her first husband's death in 1757 made her one of the wealthiest women in Virginia

Martha Washington

100

This flower, whose name is from Persian for "turban", was introduced to Holland in the 16th century

tulip

100

Also known as "bee milk", it's a thick white substance that's fed to bee larvae

royal jelly

200

1 of the basic silhouettes from which women's hats are derived, it's all wound up

a turban

200

The military expression that gave us the abbreviation G.I.

general issue (government issue)

200

Mamie Eisenhower's middle name, it's the name of a city & lake in Switzerland

Geneva

200

This word for a little sin is a diminutive of the Spanish "pecado", sin

peccadillo

200

It's been touted as "America's favorite show. Barr none!"

Roseanne

300

For masons, it holds cement; for grads, a tassel

a mortarboard

300

When your ATM asks for your "PIN", it's trying to pin down this information

personal identification number

300

This earliest resident of the White House used to hang her laundry in the East Room

Abigail Adams

300

This other name for the U.S. mafia is Italian for "our affair"

cosa nostra

300

All peacocks are males; the females of the species are called this

peahens

400

In cricket a bowler who took this many wickets in the same number of balls got a free hat--hence hat trick

three

400

In trigonometry "cos" means this but has nothing to do with helping someone get a loan

cosine

400

The first name of both her father & one of her sons was Elliott

Eleanor Roosevelt

400

From German for "busybody", it's to look over a person's shoulder & offer advice

kibbitz

400

There are 4 VLA's here today. Which 4 are here? 

Vance / Taylor / Tyler / and Keith 

500

Wearing Perseus' Helmet of Hades rendered you this

invisible

500

Frequent fliers would know that BWI stands for this airport

Baltimore

500

His second wife, Edith, is the only First Lady buried in Washington, D.C.

Woodrow Wilson

500

The name of this delicate often lacy, design in metalwork came from the Latin for "thread" & "grain"

filigree

500

Jamie is indeed on vacation right now, but when she comes later next week, who will be going on vacation the following weekend? 

Vance Ryan

HAVE A NICE NIGHT 

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