WORD ORIGINS
Not surprisingly, the word koala comes from a native language of this continent
Australia
In 1885 the Post Office began this service that sent mail more quickly for an extra fee
special delivery
Dogpatch is almost hit by an atom bomb in this 1956 musical
Li'l Abner
He's credited with establishing the world's largest fingerprint file
J. Edgar Hoover
This resort city is famous for the cliff divers of La Quebrada
Acapulco
This word meaning something not fully understood is from the Greek musterion, "secret rite"
mystery
In 1913 the 16th Amendment was ratified, authorizing a tax on this
income
In 1952 Cloris Leachman briefly starred as Ensign Nellie Forbush in this musical
South Pacific
For directing the Watergate burglary, he got a sentence of 2 1/2 to 8 years but served only 32 months
E. Howard Hunt
Bohemia, Superior & Dos Equis are brands of this produced in Mexico
beer
The name of this 2- or 3-toed mammal comes from Middle English for "slow"
a sloth
In 1790 Philadelphia replaced this city as the new capital of the U.S.
New York City
The musical revue "Five Guys Named" this was inspired by jazzman Louis Jordan, not by the 3 Stooges
Moe
In 1957 he was named Burma's permanent representative to the U.N.
U Thant
This 760-mile-long peninsula forms the western border of the Gulf of California
the Baja
This title of prince Siddhartha comes from Sanskrit for "awakening"
Buddha
During an 1832 expedition, Lake Itasca was discovered to be the source of this river
the Mississippi
"Un Violon sur le Toit" was a French version of this Broadway smash
Fiddler on the Roof
His rescue of 2 EDS employees from a prison in Iran was the subject of Ken Follett's "On Wings of Eagles"
H. Ross Perot
Though Victor Hugo & Garibaldi petitioned to save this emperor's life, he was executed in 1867
Maximilian
Lepos, meaning "scale", gave us this word for a pariah
leper
2 of the 4 men upon whom the new rank of 5-star general was conferred in 1944
(2 of) MacArthur, Eisenhower, Marshall, Hap Arnold
Michael J. Pollard played teenager Hugo Peabody in this musical about a rock star who gets drafted
Bye Bye Birdie
This lawyer once said, "criminal law has made me a rebel by profession"
F. Lee Bailey
Every December 12, Mexicans converge on a basilica in Mexico City to honor the virgin of this place
Guadalupe