SOUVENIRS
This curved throwing club of the Aborigines is an excellent souvenir--it'll always come back to you
a boomerang
George Washington was a fan of this holiday drink but used whiskey & brandy as well as rum
egg nog
I'll have this Chinese dish of sliced chicken stir-fried with mushrooms & vegetables, to go
moo goo gai pan
"Melrose Place" was one for "Beverly Hills 90210"
a spin-off
In 1621 Mass. Gov. William Bradford declared a day of prayer, feasting & rejoicing which became this holiday
Thanksgiving
A green foam crown with 7 points is a popular souvenir of this national monument
the Statue of Liberty
To be patriotic during WWII, this soda invented in 1898 adopted red, white & blue colors, still on its logo today
Pepsi
Hello... Hey you... Over there! This chocolate drink has been around since the '20s
Yoo-hoo
Here are the rules: if the soda container stops rotating & faces you, it's time to pucker up
spin the bottle
Memorial Day was first observed in 1866 to honor the dead of this war
the Civil War
Many snow globes feature this clock tower of London's Houses of Parliament
Big Ben
A person used to be smashed onto a new boat as a sacrifice; this effervescent drink is less painful
champagne
George H.W. Bush derided Ronald Reagan's fiscal policies as this type of "economics"
voodoo
It can be a yarn maker, or a woman who never married
a spinster
A 1968 law passed by Congress stipulated that this holiday be celebrated on the second Monday in October
Columbus Day
Many souvenirs from Gibraltar feature these "apes" that call the peninsula home
the Barbary apes
To make this 4-letter drink, the rice has to be milled because the starch, which ferments, is in the center of the rice
sake
Don't get on that alien ship; "To Serve Man" is one of these kitchen helpers!
a cookbook
It's the rotating skid of a car losing control
a spinout
This May holiday was honored in 1934 by a stamp featuring a famous painting by Whistler
Mother's Day
A cool memento of the Space Needle is a glass paperweight made from the ash of this nearby volcano
Mount St. Helens
White & red wines differ in that the stems & these 2 other parts of the grape are not used for white
the skins & the seeds
The plan has no risk, it can't fail, it can only be described as this
foolproof
The bowman on a yacht is there to set this sail
a spinnaker
This holiday was established in 1872 because the State of Nebraska lacked a sufficient number of trees
Arbor Day