Bats
There are 3 species of this kind of bat, ones that feed exclusively on blood.
What are vampire bats?
Common, White-winged and Hairy Legged.
This is the largest diamond producing country, by volume (over 30% of global output), with major mines operated by ALROSA in Siberia.
What is Russia?
In 1853, French chemist Charles Gerhardt synthesized acetylsalicylic acid, now commonly known as this, to create the same compound you'd find in the bark of the white willow tree.
What is Aspirin?
Proving that fashion is cyclical, this hairstyle, often referred to as "business in the front, party in the back" goes back to ancient Greece and Rome. Its made modern resurgences in the 2020s but was also popular with David Bowie, Ben Franklin, and hockey players everywhere.
What is a mullet?
A Caprese salad typically features this type of cheese.
What is Mozzarella?
This poet, famous for taking the road less traveled, inscribed "I Had a Lover's Quarrel with the World" on his tombstone.
This president proclaimed December 7, 1941, "a date which will live in infamy".
Who is FDR?
This tough guy, known for spaghetti westerns and cop movies,(and that time he talked to an empty chair) became the oldest person to win a Best Director Oscar in 2004 for Million Dollar Baby.
Who is Clint Eastwood?
Macroderma gigas is more commonly known as this kind of bat, named for an apparition or spirit.
What is the Ghost Bat?
It is the only Australian bat that preys on large vertebrates – birds, reptiles and other mammals
Diamonds, Rubies, Emeralds and Sapphires are the 4 gems considered this P word.
What is Precious?
This is a brand name for polytetrafluoroethylene, accidentally discovered April 6,1938 by Dr Roy Plunket. Its known for its non-stick, heat-resistant, and low-friction properties.
What is Telfon?
Diana Vreeland described this scandalous 1960's clothing item as "as important as the atomic bomb."
What is the Bikini?
Standard issue for every pediatric dentist's office everywhere, this magazine for children features a comic about a misbehaving boy named Goofus and his well-mannered counterpart Gallant.
What is Highlights for Children?
The tombstone of this well-known orator says "Free At Last, Free at Last. Thank God Almighty, I am Free At Last."
Who is Martin Luther King Jr. ?
This product, discovered accidentally, has been credited with being "second only to guns" in saving soldiers' lives in World War II.
What is Penicillin?
At only 5'7" and 135 pounds, this movie tough guy is celebrated for changing how Asian martial artists were portrayed in film. His highest grossing film, Enter the Dragon, was released after his death at age 32.
Who is Bruce Lee?
This is the smallest known bat; its named for the insect it resembles and is home in Thailand.
What is the bumblebee bat?
Crater of Diamonds State Park, in this state, is the only diamond-producing location in the world that allows the public to dig for and keep the diamonds they find.
What is Arkansas?
Russel Marker, a professor of organic chemistry at Pennsylvania State University, slashed the costs of producing a synthetic version of this contraceptive hormone by isolating similar molecules from a Mexican yam.
What is Progesterone?
Grace Nichols was named President and CEO of this women's lingerie brand in 1991.
What is Victoria's Secret?
In the “Legally Blonde” movies, Elle Woods gets men’s attention using a signature move called this.
What is the Bend and Snap?
The tombstone of this person, known as the Man of 1000 Voices, says "That's All Folks!"
Who is Mel Blanc?
Before joining the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, he played for the Kansas City Monarchs and the Montreal Royals.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This Marine veteran was the consummate “do your own stunts” actor. He claims his title role in Bullitt was his favorite.
Who is Steve McQueen?
This state has the only Bat as the Official State Land Mammal, the Hoary Bat.
What is Hawaii?
Named for this Beatles song, The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics announced in 2007 the discovery of a 10 billion trillion trillion carat diamond, 50 light years from Earth.
What is Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds?
Charles Goodyear accidentally discovered that heating rubber with this non-metallic element made it durable and heat-resistant.
What is sulfur?
Unless your tuxedo is double-breasted, fashion experts recommend wearing a vest or this pleated sash to hide your trouser waistline.
What is a cummerbund?
Introduced in 1559 until its end in 1966, this organization's “Index Librorum Prohibitorum” is an everchanging list of banned books.
What is the Vatican?
This member of the Algonquian Round Table was a literary critic, wit and poet. Always surly, her tombstone read, simply, "Excuse my Dust."
Who is Dorothy Parker?
This guitarist, singer and songwriter was born in Chiswick, West London on May 19, 1945. He is credited with composing the first "rock opera" and famously frequently smashes his guitar as a showstopper.
Who is Pete Townshend?
I once shared a breakfast nook with this tough guy. Premiere Magazine writers voted his boxer character to be one of the 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.
Who is Sylvester Stallone?
A main reason a baby bat does not fly until later on in life is the fact that their patagium, or wing membrane, is not fully developed. The uropatagium is the membrane that specifically covers these.
What are the hind legs and tail?
This Dutch-rooted B word is an umbrella term used in the diamond industry to refer to shards of non-gem-grade/quality diamonds.
What is Boart? Boort?
In 1912, this French chemist discovered how amino acids and sugars combine when heated to produce brown pigments and aromatic compounds.
Who is Louis-Camille Maillard?
FUBU is an acronym for this; reflecting the brand's focus on creating clothing by and for the African American community.
What is For Us, By Us?
In the movie Kingsman, we are introduced one of their secret code phrases, Oxfords not Brogues, which is a reference to these.
What are shoes?
Billy Wilder, writer of this film, had inscribed, "I'm a writer, but then, nobody's perfect."
What is Some Like it Hot?
On June 25,1945, in this city, members of 50 nations signed the United Nations Charter.
What is San Francisco?
Known as the Great Stone Face, this silent film genius did his own stunts, some of them extremely dangerous. He crawled around on moving trains, hung one-handed from the backs of speeding trolley and leapt from one cliff to another
Who is Buster Keaton?