Heads or Tales
He is Archie Bunker’s son-in-law in All in the Family.
Answer: Who is Meathead? Rob Reiner plays Meathead. The Jeffersons is a spinoff of All in the Family.
This decade roared.
Answer: What is the 1920s? Known as “The Roaring Twenties,” it was to industry what the 1990s was to technology. It was also the decade of the speakeasies.
These roast on an open fire.
Answer: What are chestnuts? You can spot vendors roasting chestnuts on the sidewalks of New York.
This is a name for mass-produced, affordable jewelry.
Answer: What is costume jewelry? Swarovski crystals are popular in costume jewelry.
“Rum and Coca-Cola” was a 1945 hit tune by these sisters.
Answer: Who are Andrews?
These are the two cities in Charles Dickens’ tale.
Answer: What are Paris and London? The classic is A Tale of Two Cities, set during the French Revolution.
Latin for “before the war,” it is what the southerners called the era before the Civil War.
Answer: What is antebellum? Georgia and South Carolina were major southern commercial and industrial centers during this period.
This type of onion can be used as a garnish in martinis.
Answer: What is pearl? Often, they are pickled.
Before the girdle, women wore these stiff, waist-enhancing garments.
Answer: What is a corset? Often, the corset was made rigid with stays. Today, corsets are a novelty item.
She performed the 1955 hit “Que Será Será.”
Answer: Who is Doris Day? Many have performed the tune, but it is most often associated with Doris Day.
This place in France is where the allies established five beachheads during World War II.
Answer: What is Normandy? The code name for D-Day was Operation Neptune.
This is another name for the Dark Ages.
Answer: What is Middle Ages? It occurred after the fall of the Roman Empire and was characterized by political, economic, and social reversals.
This round, red tomato is named for a fruit and is served halved or whole.
Answer: What is cherry tomato? Grape tomatoes are tiny oval tomatoes.
According to Merriam-Webster.com, the everyday definition of this popular 1990s company name means “a break in a barrier” or “a break in continuity.”
Answer: What is Gap?
He performed the top 1943 country hit “Pistol Packing Mama” and the 1944 pop hit “Don’t Fence Me In” with the Andrews Sisters.
Answer: Who is Bing Crosby? He is best known for the tune “White Christmas.”
This type of children’s story involves unlikely events and endings and/or imaginary creatures.
Answer: What is fairy tale?
Eras in China are dominated by these family units.
Answer: What are dynasties? China’s longest-ruling dynasty was the Zhou dynasty from around 1046–256 BC. China’s population doubled during the Ming Dynasty, which ran from 1368–1644.
These brined or dried flower buds often accompany dishes to add a burst of lemony, olive flavor. You might find them sprinkled on top of chicken or veal piccata.
Answer: What are capers?
This company’s name is also a slang term for an underdeveloped, often corrupt country.
Answer: What is Banana Republic?
His “Blueberry Hill” was a hit tune in 1956.
Answer: Who is Fats Domino?
This is a wall or partition in a ship or aircraft.
Answer: What is bulkhead?
This era occurred after the American Civil War as wartime factories were converted to civilian factories and the economy expanded at an astounding rate.
Answer: What is the Gilded Age? This was the era of the Captains of Industry, such as the Rockefellers, Morgans, and Carnegies.
This licorice-flavored seed pod used as a spice has a heavenly name.
Answer: What is star anise?
This 11-letter word was once used to describe those who sold men’s clothing.
Answer: What is haberdasher?
This orchestra leader’s “In the Mood” was a hit tune in 1940.
Answer: Who is Glenn Miller?