"G" WIZ
In heraldry this mythical beast is depicted both with & without wings, as Merv could tell you
Griffin
He wrote "The Snow Man", "The Snowdrop", "The Ice Maiden" & "The Snow Queen"
Hans Christian Andersen
This song from "The Sound of Music" ends with "Bless my homeland forever"
"Edelweiss"
Vintage 1842, the 1st of this bubbly wine produced in U.S. was made in Cincinnati
Champagne
In 1893, this nation became the first to give women the right to vote
New Zealand
This naughty astronomer imprisoned by the Church had a brother named Michelangelo who was a musician, not an artist
Galileo Galilei
"...Nearly every man in the village agreed she was the finest collie he had ever laid eyes on"
Lassie
“This is my quest- to follow that star, no matter how hopeless, no matter how far."
Man of La Mancha
Containing a mixture of about 40 herbs, this aromatized wine is used in martinis
Vermouth
During World War II, the United States ruled this island on behalf of Denmark. Donald Trump would like it back
Greenland
Town in the UK where the Prime Meridian goes directly through
Greenwich
He wrote 14 books about Oz, & some short stories too
L. Frank Baum
"There is nothing like a dame...nothing in the world! There is nothing you can name that is anything like a dame."
South Pacific
According to the most recent archaeological evidence, it was in this mountainous European nation that wine was first invented around 6000 BC
Georgia
This Ancient Greek philosopher tutored Alexander the Great in his youth
Aristotle
A country in the Caucasus bordering Russia, Armenia, Türkiye and Azerbaijan, or a US state
Georgia
The Big Billy Goat Gruff poked this character's eyes out with his horns & crushed him to bits
The Troll
"I'm just a girl who can't say no. I'm in a terrible fix! I always say 'come on, let's go' just when I ought to say 'nix'!"
Oklahoma!
If Edgar Allan Poe had tapped "The Cask of Amontillado", he'd have had this kind of wine
Sherry
During World War I, the name the soldiers gave for the deadly, barren strip of terrain that separated the opposing trench systems of the Allied and German armies where nothing could grow except for poppies
No Man's Land
A percussion instrument made of tuned metal bars that takes its name for the German for "bells" and "play"
Glockenspiel
In "The Sword in the Stone", Kay calls this main character "The Wart"
King Arthur
"I believe I have inside of me everything that I need to live a bountiful life. And all the love alive in me, I’ll stand as tall as the tallest tree."
The Color Purple
Located in this region of France, the districts of Medoc, St. Emilion, & Pomerol make red wines exclusively
Bordeaux
The "Defenestration" of Prague that started the 30 Years War in 1618 involved this act of getting rid of an unwanted guest
Throwing someone out the window