Greeting Cards
1st "cards" were scrolls & clay tablets sent by Egyptians & Chinese early each year with these greetings.
What is Happy New Year?
Though written for a mezzo-soprano, this villain in "Hansel & Gretel" is sometimes sung by a man.
What is a witch?
In its larval stage, a toad or frog is called this.
What is a tadpole?
The sprockets on a bike are "linked" to one another by this.
What is the chain?
Sodom's sinful sister city.
Who is Gomorrah?
Having no time to write letters, Sir Henry Cole began custom in late 1843 of sending these greetings.
What are Christmas cards?
"Summertime" is a lullaby sung at the beginning of this Gershwin opera.
What is Porgy and Bess?
The shortness of these prevents toads from making the long leaps characteristic of most frogs.
What are hind legs?
The 19th c. "police patrol tricycle" was equipped with a middle seat in the rear to convey these.
What are prisoners?
February 2nd.
What is Groundhog's Day?
This card began as a Roman "love lottery" in which maidens put their names in an urn for men to pick.
What are Valentine’s cards?
English translation of title of Berlioz's opera "Les Troyens".
What is The Trojans?
Amphibians are 1 of 7 classes of animals grouped in the phylum defined by having these.
What are spinal cords (backbone)?
Part of a bicycle that can be a "rat trap".
What is a pedal?
A type of stableboy, especially on his wedding day.
What is a groom?
Worldwide growth of these government agencies in 19th c. greatly spurred the greeting card industry.
What are postal offices?
Of Kawasaki, Suzuki, or Yamaha, name of Madame Butterfly's faithful servant.
What is Suzuki?
Salamanders are the adult amphibians with these.
What are tails?
Movie character who looked out a window & saw Elvira Gulch turn into a witch while riding a bicycle.
Who is Dorothy?
The metal "Au" in powder form.
What is gold dust?
In the 1960s, cards with characters from this comic strip had success unequaled in greeting card industry.
What are Peanuts?
Nearly 6 hours long, his opera "William Tell" was admired by Belini, Wagner, & the Lone Ranger.
What is Rossini?
Amphibian is from Greek "amphi" meaning double & "bios" meaning this.
What is life?
The "steer-horn" and "turned down sports" are 2 popular types of these.
What are handlebars?
Hearing that only the future ruler of Asia could untie this, Alexander the Great cut it with a sword.
What is the Gordian Knot?