Lakes & Rivers
Body of water, currently crossed by the 1831 London Bridge
What is Lake Havasu?
Calendar date with which the 20th century began
What is January 1, 1901?
Usual number of members on a petit jury
What is 12?
Among his famous "pianos" have been his bed & swimming pool
Who is Liberace?
The two point values an ace can have in blackjack
What is 1 and 11?
Either of 2 Marilyn Monroe films with "watery" titles
What is Niagara?
OR The River of No Return?
The only day of the week named for a Roman god
What is Saturday?
Choosing someone for office by voting
What is an election?
These working numbers don't measure up to Dolly Parton
What are "9 to 5"?
A teen's "sweet" age
What is 16?
While poets pour over the Rhine & Danube this 2nd largest German river gets no press
What is the Elbe?
Number of leap years between 1985 & 2001
What is 4?
From the Greek, it means "the people rule"
What is a democracy?
A grandma before her 30th birthday, she's the real "Coal Miner's Daughter"
Who is Loretta Lynn?
Square inches in a square foot
What is 144?
Containing a source of the Nile near Jinja, this country's surface is 1/6 water
What is Uganda?
"This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three hundred and sixty-four" from Mark Twain’s Pudd'nhead Wilson.
What is April Fools' Day?
From Latin "clothed in white", a person running for office
What is a candidate?
Italian for "first lady", the leading opera singer in a company
What is a prima donna?
Straw Boss said "Bless my soul" when Tennessee Ernie mined this much coal
What is "Sixteen Tons"?
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow referred to this massive body of water as "Gitche Gumee" in The Song of Hiawatha.
What is Lake Superior?
This month gets its name from the Latin verb aperire, meaning "to open," likely referring to opening flower buds.
What is April?
In '66, he took over government from Sukarno, & brought Indonesia back into the United Nations
Who is (General) Suharto?
Shakespear battle of the sexes on which musical "Kiss Me Kate" was based
What is The Taming of the Shrew?
Total of trombones & cornets in "The Music Man" tune
What is 186?