DOUBLE TALK
"Hey!" it precedes "The Cat and the Fiddle"
Diddle Diddle
Mea Culpa (Latin)
An acknowledgement of fault; accepting blame (literally, “by my fault”)
Often called calamari, this seafood is rich in protein & phosphorus
Squid
The simplest form of this lab instrument is a magnifying glass
Microscope
Congress passed its first laws providing this protection to inventors
Patents
Mediocre or passable
So-so
Coup d’état (French)
A sudden, violent seizure of power (literally, “blow against the state”)
Early versions of this corn & lima bean dish contained meat as well
Succotash
Term for 1 of the 2 times each year when day & night are of equal length everywhere
An Equinox
This island was occupied by Bounty mutineers in 1790
Pitcairn Island
This sauce typically served with fish is made with mayonnaise, chopped onion, pickles, olives & capers
Tartar
Que será, será (Spanish)
Whatever will be, will be
The name of this custard dessert is French for "burnt cream"
Crème brûlée
In physics, the 3 basic methods of heat transfer are conduction, convection & this
Radiation
On January 8th, George Washington gave the first ever Inaugural Address in this city, which served as the capital from 1785-1790
New York City
This flightless bird from the island of Mauritius was first discovered by Dutch sailors in 1598 who hunted them to extinction by 1662
Dodo
La dolce vita (Italian)
A life of pleasure and luxury (literally, “the sweet life”)
It's the meat traditionally featured in a Reuben sandwich
Corned Beef
You can see how hot or cold it is by using Fahrenheit, Celsius or this measurement, named after the Scottish-Irish Lord who discovered the coldest possible temperature in the universe, absolute zero
Kelvin
This marquis was released from the lunatic asylum at Charenton
Marquis de Sade
The name of this lemur of Madagascar sounds like Navy lingo for "I understand and will comply"
Aye-aye
Schadenfreude (German)
The feeling of joy or pleasure when something bad happens to another person. It comes from two German words: Schaden (meaning harm or damage) and Freude (meaning joy). Literally (harm-joy)
Scotch broth is a soup made with vegetables, lamb & this grain
Barley
There are four fundamental states of matter; Solid, Liquid, Gas and this
Plasma
Hamilton, later the capital of this British island dependency, was founded in 1790
Bermuda