STAR WARS BEFORE & AFTER
14th century European pandemic that destroyed Alderaan
What is the Black Death Star?
"The hog products you crave", or a mammal with quills
What is pork you pine (porcupine)?
We don't see what was so good about this 2-word term for the worldwide 1930s economic disaster
What is The Great Depression?
Put me, this nut, into a milk chocolate bar & you have the "Joy" I've provided since 1946
What is an almond?
In the 1950s these candy dispensers were adorned with heads; they've now been adorned with almost 2,000 different ones
What is a pez dispenser?
Han Solo's son paired with an edgy cartoon Chihuahua & cat
What is Kylo Ren & Stimpy?
"A spot for handing out pink slips", or a hearth at the base of a chimney
What is a fireplace?
Both pleasant & painful, as in a memory
What is bittersweet?
You can't use plain old rice if you're going to make sushi; it's got to be treated with me, the "rice" type of this
What is vinegar?
Cloves, cinnamon & dried berries can make a scent-sational one of these mixtures
What is potpourri?
A phrase meaning "regardless of what happens" and a perfect greeting for any Jedi
What is come what may the force be with you?
"What you say to scare a lemon pie topping", or an Australian aboriginal weapon
What is "Boo! meringue" (boomerang)?
Alliterative 2-word term for action by one's own forces causing casualties to one's own troops
What is friendly fire?
Any cowboy knows a Roy Rogers requires me, this pomegranate-flavored syrup
What is grenadine?
Inky, Blinky, Pinky & Clyde are the ghosts in this classic video game
What is Pac Man?
Darth Vader chops off Luke's hand, so Marty fills in on guitar at the dance
What is The Empire Strikes Back to the Future?
"Where Noah stored his bees aboard his vessel", or a place where historical documents & records are kept
What is an ark hive (archive)?
2-word term for something supposedly confidential but actually known quite generally
What is an open secret?
Sure, put mozz & parm in lasagna--as long as you have me, this spreadable wonder Bon Appetit calls "fluffiest cheese in the land"
What is ricotta?
Extremely cold & difficult to store, this gas is prone to shortages, like one in 2019 that made life tough for Party City stores
What is helium?
Sylvia Plath novel about an annoying floppy-eared outcast from Naboo
What is The Bell Jar Jar Binks?
"What a chicken does to an egg", or a small ax
What is hatch it (hatchet)?
This computer language gets oxymoronic when it follows "advanced"
What is BASIC?
Is it a fruit or is it a vegetable? Who cares? It's also called a Mexican green tomato & I put it in your salad
What is a tomatillo?
Feb. 2, 2020 provided a numeric form of this across the world, something that last occurred 912 years ago & will happen again in 98
What is a palindrome? 2/2/22