Vocabulary
This term for a powerful business leader comes from the Latin for "great"--magnus
a Magnate
During the Spanish-American War, his unit first saw action June 24, 1898 at Las Guasimas, Cuba
Theodore Roosevelt
World Book says this type of bear has been seen on ice chunks as far south as the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Polar Bear
Until 1990 it was the capital of West Germany
Bonn
According to the Magickal Almanac, this is the only country where a black cat is considered bad luck
The United States
A quint has at least this many siblings
4
Referring to his initials, classmates at West Point began calling him Uncle Sam
Ulysses S. Grant
The largest freshwater species of this reptile in the U.S. is the alligator snapper
Turtle
Poland's third-largest city, its name can be spelled with 2 Ks or with 2 Cs
Krakow
Don't ask a fisherman this question; if he answers, it'll stop his streak
"Did you catch anything?" (or "are they biting?")
Synonyms for this adjective include evil, unlucky & to the left
Sinister
He was the first president to serve 2 terms in office
George Washington
The largest species of this American marsupial is the common or Virginia species
Possum
1 of only 2 Asian cities that hosted the Summer Olympics
In pagan Ireland this plant was a symbol of the 3 aspects of this goddess
The Shamrock
In 1907 humorist Gelett Burgess coined this word for the praising quotes on book jackets
In 1832 this president vetoed the recharter of the Second Bank of the United States
Andrew Jackson
This ground squirrel is distinguished from others by its striped face
Chipmunk
After Rhodesia became this country, Salisbury, its capital, became Harare
Zimbabwe
For a bride, a coin in here ensures future wealth & perhaps a painful walk down the aisle
her shoe
It's a term or expression used in place of an indelicate or taboo term
a euphemism
On March 4, 1853 this president gave his inauguration address from memory without notes
Franklin Pierce
The largest & heaviest New World monkey, its characteristic roar can be heard for about 2 miles
Howler Monkey
A church in this Italian city contains the tomb of Saint Anthony
Padua
Finding & carrying a rusty one of these is luckier than a shiny one…just don't step on it
a nail