EVENTS OF THE 1850s
Immortalized by Tennyson, this cavalry advance happened during the Crimean War in 1854
The Charge of the Light Brigade
The peregrine this can really hit the gas going for prey, hitting 200-plus mph
Falcon
...of WhatsApp & Beluga, a service that evolved into the Messenger app
The trilby, a type of this, gets its name from an 1894 novel of that title
A Hat
Boylston Street & Brookline Avenue will take you to parking for their home games
The Red Sox
70 years after the highest peak in these mountains was 1st climbed, a group conquered 15,200' Dufourspitze, the second-highest
The Alps
This bird can beat its wings 70 times per second, but when it slows down, its body temperature can drop 50 degrees below its normal 104
Hummingbird
...of McDonnell Douglas F-15 Technical Services Company
Boeing
The Oxford English Dictionary cites his novel "Christine" as the origin for "Shut your pie-hole"
Stephen King
This U.S. pro soccer team sounds like an energy drink
The (New York) Red Bulls
After this pal led a raid on Harpers Ferry, Frederick Douglass hightailed it out of the country to avoid questioning
John Brown
This alliterative bird numbered between 3 & 5 billion in eastern North America in 1500 but was extinct by 1914
Passenger Pigeon
...of Band-Aid & Listerine, which cover up different things
Johnson & Johnson
This title heroine of a 1913 novel now means someone who's cheerful to the point of being irritating
Pollyanna
This baseball team whose name includes a shade of red is also known as the Redbirds
Cardinals
Later the model for a musical character, Buddhist scholar Mongkut was crowned King Rama IV of the nation then called this
Siam
The brown type of this is Louisiana's state bird
Pelican
...of Schweppes & Dasani
Coca Cola
Micawber, meaning an irresponsible optimist, comes from the name of a character in this Dickens novel
David Copperfield
This Midwest NHL team that plays its home games at the United Center won the Stanley Cup in 2013 & 2015
Chicago Blackhawks
The president of the French republic declared himself this emperor III
Napoleon
The "P" is silent in the white-tailed this bird, but in courtship, a male's call is not; also, the red combs swell over its eyes
Ptarmigan
...of Skype
Microsoft
The title of this 1961 novel is shorthand for a no-win situation
Catch-22
One in the NBA & one in the NHL, these 2 pro sports teams are "Golden"
Golden Knights & Golden State Warriors