NATURAL DISASTERS
As Noah could tell you, a deluge is another name for one of these
a flood
Argus-eyed, meaning extremely observant, refers to a 100-eyed giant whose eyes were transferred to this bird's tail
the peacock
In Soviet times, the May Day & October Revolution parades were big events held on this Moscow expanse
Red Square
"Bennie And The Jets" & "Candle In The Wind" (both versions)
Elton John
Around 1600 B.C. the Shang became the first recorded ruling dynasty of this country
China
Storms known as cyclones or typhoons in the Pacific are called these when they form in the Atlantic
hurricanes
This exclamation used by Scarlett O'Hara refers to a musical instrument
fiddle-dee-dee
The last chapter of this dystopian novel, in which Alex renounces his past, was removed in the first U.S. publication
A Clockwork Orange
The original "Piano Man" (1974)
Billy Joel
At the "Cadaver Synod" of 897, the corpse of Formosus, late holder of this office, was put on trial by Stephen VII
The pope
In 79 A.D. one of these destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii & Herculaneum
volcanic eruption
"From pillar to post", meaning "to and fro", has its origins in this court sport
tennis
AT&T annually distributes 150 million of the directories called "real" these
Yellow Pages
"Can't Smile Without You" (1978)
Barry Manilow
Between 250 & 900 this Central American culture flowered in its Classic Period in such cities as Tikal
the Mayans
In Genesis 41:30 Joseph predicted one of these extreme shortages that cause people to starve
a famine
This 4-word phrase meaning natural selection was coined by philosopher Herbert Spencer, not Darwin
survival of the fittest
This patriot militia was established in 1770 in present-day Bennington, Vermont
the Green Mountain Boys
He sang lead & played piano on "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Freddie Mercury
By the waters of the Euphrates, this city became a Mesopotamian capital in the early 2nd millennium B.C.
Babylon
Sort of a dry avalanche, it's a fall of earth & rocks down the side of a mountain
a landslide
This walking stick or club takes its name from a town in Ireland
shillelagh
In the Korean War this Navy group ceased demonstrating & became the nucleus of Squadron 191
The Blue Angels
In 1957 he had a "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On"
Jerry Lee Lewis
Athens & Sparta squared off in this war that lasted from 431 to 404 B.C.
the Peloponnesian War