"D" IN AMERICAN HISTORY
In the Depression flour companies sold their product in bright print sacks as so many women were reduced to using them as these.
What are dresses?
His composing sons fanned out across Europe, from C.P.E. in Prussia to Johann Christian in London
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
George Lucas' dog Indiana was the inspiration for the look of this hairy character.
Who is Chewbacca?
Found in almost every living cell, DNA stands for this.
What is deoxyribonucleic acid?
A display of anger "thrown" by a child.
What is temper tantrum?
SCOTUS upheld the independence of corporations, ruling in 1819 that N.H. had wrongly replaced the trustees of this school.
What is Dartmouth?
Tchaikovsky got ahead of his contemporaries & used the then-new celesta in the music for this ballet, now a Christmas favorite.
What is The Nutcracker?
Ahmed Best was the voice of this bumbling Gungan from Naboo.
Who is Jar Jar Binks?
Famous ones of these include the Perseids in July or August & the Leonids in November.
What are meteor showers?
Dreyer's version of this ice cream flavor has mini marshmallows, almonds, and chocolate.
What is Rocky Road?
To help them fight Hitler, in 1940 the U.S. traded the British 50 of this type of warship for leases on British bases.
What are destroyers?
Although the mystery lives on, experts agree it's very unlikely that Antonio Salieri killed this prolific composer.
Who is Mozart?
This spaceship was originally modeled after a hamburger with an olive next to it.
What is the Millennium Falcon?
Coal & natural gas are types of this alliterative stuff formed in the earth from plant or animal remains, & used as a source of energy.
What are fossil fuels?
A car that uses a great deal of fuel.
What is a gas guzzler?
About 380,000 Civil War soldiers, or 10% of those who served, ended up as these, choosing to fight another day (or never).
I have to admit, one tune in "The Valkyrie" by this composer always gets me singing, "Kill da wabbit, kill da wabbit...".
Who is Richard Wagner?
This villain was portrayed by three different actors: one did his voice, one did his physical acting, & one did his stunts.
Who is Darth Vader?
It's about 5 feet long & includes the cecum & the colon.
What is the large intestine?
In blackjack, if you get a 6 and a 5... and the dealer shows a 3, you probably want to make this kind of wager.
What is a double down?
Kansas Territory had this man as governor in 1858 and what's now a state capital is named for him.
Who is (James) Denver?
The father of this future composer was a French teacher at the Warsaw Lyceum, where the child would later attend.
George Lucas gave this Jedi character a unique purple lightsaber at the request of actor Samuel L. Jackson.
Who is Mace Windu?
It's equal to -459.67 degrees Fahrenheit.
What is absolute zero?
In 1922 London, over 50 companies were making this musical wonder with no fingers on the keys.
What are player pianos?