STARTS WITH A PREPOSITION
A passively gazing bystander
onlooker
I assure you, there's nothing wrong with you, but if you insist, I'll prescribe this inert preparation, Latin for "I shall please"
placebo
In the spring of 1945, representatives of 50 countries met in this California city to draft the UN's charter
San Francisco
This
stacking
game
made the cut
in 2020
without
falling over
Jenga
The U.S. Supreme Court was no longer an all-boys club after she was confirmed unanimously by the Senate
Imperceptible to the sense of hearing
inaudible
Hurts to swallow, swollen tonsils with white patches, red spots in the mouth--looks like this, from the name of the bacteria
strep throat
2 Nobel peace prizes, in 1954 & 1981, have gone to the UNHCR, the United Nations High Commissioner for these people
Refugees
Original inductees in 1998 included Barbie, Play-Doh & this mechanical drawing toy with a screen & control knobs
Etch A Sketch
206 years after becoming the capital of Russia, it retired from that status in 1918, but it didn't move to Florida
Laminated plastic used for countertops, flooring & more
Formica
That lump in your skin is just a dermoid type of this 4-letter sac of tissue; nothing to worry about, but I'll remove it
a cyst
Since 1948 more than 4,400 of these U.N. personnel have given their lives in the line of duty
the Blue Helmets (Peacekeepers)
Things were really cooking when this, inspired by New York City pretzel vendors, made it into the Hall
Easy Bake Oven
On Black Monday, October 28 of this year, the Dow lost 13% & 3 years later, was 89% below its peak
1929
The general vibe of a place, or a pressure of 14.7 pounds per square inch
atmosphere
We need to fix that knee; luckily it's a minimally invasive surgery using this fiber-optic tool
an arthroscope
In 1993 the U.N. created the ICTY, the International Criminal Tribunal on war crimes in this former member country
Yugoslavia
Josefina Montoya & Addy Walker are part of the historical characters series of these dolls inducted in 2021
American Girl Dolls
On March 24, 1989 this tanker ran aground on Bligh Reef & began spilling about 11 million gallons of oil
the Exxon Valdez
Computer talk for a group of 8 binary digits
a byte
I haven't seen a case of beriberi in years! We're putting you on a regimen of this vitamin, B1, stat!
thiamine
In 1946 the General Assembly adopted its first resolution, saying that this should be used for peaceful purposes, not weapons
nuclear weapons
"It is decidedly so" that this 1946 creation got the nod in 2018
Magic 8 Ball
This brutal Communist movement ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, killing millions
Khmer Rouge