Ships
Second in command to the captain
First mate (Executive Officer also accepted)
Precedes ray, rated, & marks the spot
X
In 622, he was driven out of Mecca & fled to Medina
Muhammad
These rodents first got to America by stowing away on ships
rats
Milan is noted for this thick vegetable soup
Minestrone
From Old English for "steering oar" & "ship's side", it's the right side of the ship
starboard
A piece of paper signed to represent a debt
IOU
John Milton was member of Puritan govt. which ruled England under leadership of this man
Oliver Cromwell
There are about 40,000 muscles & tendons in this part of an elephant's body
The Trunk
In 1937 NBC formed a symphony orchestra for this great Italian conductor to direct
Toscanini
Ship in the following:
"...he got drunk /
And broke in the Captain’s trunk /
The constable had to come and take him away..."
The Sloop John B
1930 Peter Lorre film directed by Fritz Lang
M
Country besides Israel that was part of Britain's Palestine mandate
Jordan
When husbands "pop" for an ermine coat, they're actually buying this fur
a Weasel
These radical terrorists oppose all political parties, even the Communists
The Red Brigade
Though the Confederates had the "Hunley", the "Holland", launched in 1898, was the 1st of this type in U.S. Navy
A Submarine
The 15th & 16th letters, or a Mayberry youth
OP (Opie)
Nickname of Prince Henry of Portugal who sponsored over 50 exploratory voyages but didn't go on any
Prince Henry the Navigator
Close relative of the pig, though its name means "river horse"
Artisans of the Venetian islands of Murano are famed for working with this substance
Glass
Spain's "Invincible Armada" was made up of these vincible treasure ships
Galleons
The only letter not present in the spellings of any of the fifty states
Q
To start a new industry, 6th c. missionaries smuggled mulberry seeds & these eggs out of China
The Silk Industry (Silkworm eggs)
If this species of hybrid's parents were reversed, you'd get a hinny
Mule
40% of Italy's people live in this river valley
The Po