EUROPEAN HISTORY
He didn't lead the march on Rome in 1922; he waited in Milan until he got the "all clear" & then went
Benito Mussolini
In the '30s Laurens Hammond patented the 1st commercially practical electronic one of these
Organ
Described as an unsweetened doughnut with rigor mortis, it's often served with lox & cream cheese
Bagel
Statisticians make predictions based on the theory & laws of this
Probability
When faced with a dinner set up that contains multiple forks, knives, or spoons at a formal table, in what order should you use the silverware?
Work from the outside in
Noted for saying "I am the state," he ruled France for 72 years, 1643-1715 as "The Sun King"
King Louis XIV
The Highland version of this instrument has a blowpipe, a chanter & 3 drones
Bagpipes
From the old French word for "ham", it makes a nice sandwich combined with lettuce & tomato
Bacon
The semicircular instrument used to measure & construct angles is called this
Protractor
According to modern etiquette, one should always hold a glass of wine in this way when taking a sip.
Always hold a wine glass by the stem, not the bowl, so your body heat doesn't warm up the wine and to avoid leaving behind smudged fingerprints on the glass.
Romania was one Warsaw Pact country that didn't participate in the 1968 invasion of this country
Czechoslovakia
In 1709 inventor B. Cristofori gave this instrument a name meaning "harpsichord with soft & loud"
Piano
Which fruit was classified as a vegetable for tax purposes after an 1893 Supreme Court ruling?
Tomato
Degrees of latitude are further broken down into these divisions
Minutes and Seconds
What American socialite published the famous book "Etiquette in Society, in Business, in Politics, and at Home" in 1922?
Emily Post
He became king of Spain in 1975 after Franco's death
Juan Carlos I
Also called a helicon, this 3-valve tuba wraps around the player's body & has a flaring bell
Sousaphone
Saffron-infused Spanish rice dish with meat, vegetables & seafood
Paella
Number of zeros to the right of the decimal point in the number one ten-thousandth
3
When sitting in an audience and one's phone rings, what is the polite response if the call is not urgent?
Quickly silence it, offer a brief apology and put it away.
On October 31st 1517, Martin Luther nailed this document to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany
His 95 Theses
2 types of this Italian plucked stringed instrument are the Neopolitan & the rarer Milanese
Mandolin
This leafy salad green is a member of the sunflower family
Lettuce
Name given to two numbers that are not able to be written as a fraction
Irrational Numbers
If someone audibly passes gas and says "Excuse me," the proper modern response is to
Do not acknowledge it and continue the conversation as it nothing happened