MUSICAL NICKNAMES
Harry Lillis Crosby
"Bing"
Galileo's first discovery in 1609 was that the surface of this is not smooth, but pitted
Moon
Under a League of Nations mandate, the British oversaw the affairs of this region from 1920 to 1948
Palestine
Your legs,
your T's,
the Rubicon
Things you cross
Lyme disease is transmitted to humans via the deer species of this bug
Tick
Carl H. Severinsen
"Doc"
He predicted a comet he observed in 1682 would return in 1758 (he was right)
Edmond Halley
It can mean the roof of the mouth, or more generally the sense of taste
Palate
The sun,
a measles patient,
Dalmatians
Things with spots
Each species of this bioluminescent bug has its own characteristic flashing pattern
Firefly
William James Basie
"Count"
Edwin Hubble was the first to say the Andromeda nebula was one of these, separate from ours
Galaxy
A board on which a painter mixes colors, or the range of colors he uses
Palette
A player at bat,
your dog,
the plank
Things you walk
The brightly colored harlequin bug, also known by this "smelly" name, is a cabbage pest
Stinkbug
Ferdinand Joseph Morton
"Jelly Roll"
Aristarchos proposed a heliocentric theory about 1,700 years before this famous Pole
Nicolaus Copernicus
A fence of stakes forming a defensive barrier or fortification
Palisade
A sword,
a bitter pill,
your words
Things you can swallow
Species of this insect include rhinoceros, Hercules & Goliath
Beetle
She has been given the title "Queen of Soul"
Aretha Franklin
in 1916 Albert Einstein published his theory of general relativity in which he predicted the existence of these celestial objects with unbelievable gravitational force
Black Holes
These heroic champions of chivalry share their name with a 1950s Richard Boone TV character
Paladins
Trout,
loose change in your pockets,
compliments
Things you fish for
The 2 types of insects that make up the order Lepidoptera
Butterflies & moths