FICTION
Part I of this book is entitled "A Voyage to Lilliput"
Gulliver's Travels
In 1950 his comic strip "Peanuts" was launched in 8 newspapers
Charles Schulz
Imhotep designed the 1st of these, which was completed about 2650 B.C.
the pyramids
The word for this creamy dessert served in a tall glass is French for "perfect"
parfait
Germans call it "liquid bread"
beer
W. Irving wrote a "History of" this state "from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty"
New York
On June 23, 1969 he swore in his successor, Warren Earl Burger
Earl Warren
Floral name for the circular-shaped stained glass windows found in churches
rose windows
You don't have to be French to know that a "dentifrice" is this
a toothpaste
Of an old fashioned, whiskey sour or highball glass, the one with a stem
a whiskey sour
She won a Pulitzer Prize for "So Big" decades before her giant success with "Giant"
Edna Ferber
On losing reelection to Congress in 1835, he told the public, "You can go to Hell, I'm going to Texas"
Davy Crockett
He gained int'l attention with the "Prairie Style" houses he designed from about 1900-1910
Frank Lloyd Wright
It's French for "castle"
chateau
The 1733 Molasses Act heavily taxed both molasses & this import from the Spanish & French W. Indies
rum
John Milton's subject in this sequel epic poem was the temptation of Christ in the wilderness
Paradise Regained
Iowa's only national historic site is the birthplace of this U.S. president
Herbert Hoover
The Hagia Sophia in this city exemplifies the Byzantine use of domed interiors
Constantinople (or Istanbul)
In France a "chiffonnier" is a ragpicker, but in the U.S. a chiffonier is this
a chest of drawers
Grand Marnier, triple sec & cointreau all feature this fruit flavor
orange
It's both the setting & the title of Dickens' classic about Little Nell
The Old Curiosity Shop
In 1986 this billionaire put up $2 million to ransom American hostages in Lebanon
Ross Perot
He "Finnish"ed 1st in his field by designing the Gateway Arch in St. Louis & TWA Terminal at Kennedy Airport
Eero Saarinen
From early French for "chain", it's a chic knot of hair worn at the nape of the neck
a chignon
American Brands makes Sunshine cookies, Jergens lotion & this biggest selling bourbon
Jim Beam