American History
Victims of the 1881 forest fires in Michigan were the first Americans to benefit from this organization
The Red Cross
First made in Germany, this bread is called "schwarzbrot", or black bread, there
Pumpernickel
On April 21, 1960 Brazil's capital moved from Rio de Janeiro to this city 600 miles inland
Brasilia
From the Latin "denigrare", to blacken, it means to belittle or blacken a character
Denigrate
He could have used his middle name, but "Snavely's, the great American chocolate bar" doesn't work
Hershey
This library has managed to acquire copies of all but 3 of the books the British burned in 1814
The Library of Congress
Common in the Middle East, it's also known as "pocket bread"
Pita Bread
The Encyclopaedia Britannica was founded in 1768 in this Scottish capital
Edinburgh
Meaning "to bear", Hamlet did it with "slings & arrows of outrageous fortune"
Suffer
This "masked" creature is known for seeming to wash its food
a raccoon
In 1673 the Dutch recaptured this colony & held it for more than a year
New York
Made from bread cubes, it's one of the French words for "crust"
a crouton
The capitals of Newfoundland & the Caribbean country of Antigua & Barbuda share this name
St. John's
Body tissues named for their "mouselike" movements
Man's name formed by the first letters of 3 consecutive colors in the rainbow
Roy
By 1924 the phrase "The flag of the United States of America" replaced "my flag" in this
The Pledge of Allegiance
A 19th century activist against white bread, he's known for his "crackers"
Graham
Louangphrabang was formerly the royal capital of Laos; now this is its only capital
Vientiane
Originally meaning "concealed", it now refers to the supernatural
Occult
Supposed hiding places for his treasure include Block Island, R.I. & Deer Island, Me.
Captain Kidd
Charles Lindbergh endorsed this isolationist group, founded in 1940 to keep the U.S. out of WWII
If you mix 1 cup flour, 1 cup water & yeast & keep it warm, in 2 or 3 days you'll have this "starter"
Sourdough
Every 5 years an international Chopin piano competition takes place in this city
Warsaw
To show we know "Ain't" ain't proper usage, we can use this 3-letter word in parentheses after it
Sic
College buildings surround a quad, & a church's bldgs. surround one of these courtyards
a cloister