PARTY TIME
Alice went to a "mad" one
a tea party
Officials from 35 African countries met in January 1992 to try to save the vanishing herds of these
elephants
Martin Luther spooked the Catholic church when he chose this fall day in 1517 to proclaim his 95 Theses
Halloween (October 31st)
Meaning "same here", it has its own marks
ditto
The formal act of adding territory to a nation, it happened to Hawaii in 1898
annexation
Uninvited guests who barge in on a party are said to do this, whether or not they wreck their cars
crash it
It's predicted that global temperatures will rise 2ยบ by 2025, mostly from accumulation of this gas
carbon dioxide
On May Day, 1961 this country's prime minister declared it a socialist nation
Cuba
Made with espresso, it's named for resembling the color of a certain friar's habit
cappuccino
A small book to aid priests performing one of these rites is called "Prayers Against the Powers of Darkness"
exorcism
French for "good journey", or a type of party that's often held aboard ship
a bon voyage
Of about 2%, 44% or 99%, the amount of an aerosol hairspray that stays on the hair
2%
Ex-Confederates got a Christmas gift from this president in 1868: a full pardon
Johnson
Name shared by a slender, sharp weapon & shoe style
a stiletto
It's the natural color & appearance of your face
complexion
Traditionally, these objects indicate where guests are to sit at a very formal dinner party
place cards
McDonald's replaced its burger containers made of this plastic with paper ones, which they recycle
Styrofoam (polystyrene)
This English explorer got stabbed in Hawaii on Valentine's Day 1779
(Captain James) Cook
It's the text or "book" of an opera or a musical
a libretto
It means "tense" & "uneasy" but everyone except language fussbudgets also uses it to mean "eager"
anxious
The couple being feted at an anniversary party often stands in one of these lines to greet guests
a receiving line
U.S. government project to clean up toxic sites; since 1981 it has spent over $7.5 billion & cleaned up 65 (as of 1992)
the Superfund
Pathfinder & this rover touched down on Mars July 4, 1997
Sojourner
Used to dilate the pupils, atropine is commonly derived from this plant whose name means "beautiful lady"
belladonna
This employee, who handles the care & upkeep of a church, sometimes has the specific responsibility of digging graves
the sexton