Theme Song Thursday
Eloquent orator & 11th president of the U.S. known as the "Napoleon of the Stump"
Who is James K. Polk, our 11th president, Young Hickory, Napoleon of the Stump?
Petty officer in the U.S. Navy who performs clerical duties, or Janice Rand on "Star Trek"
What is yeoman?
Although the red type of this tree can provide sap for syrup, it mainly gives us shade
What is maple?
"Hokey religions & ancient weapons are no match for a good ____ at your side"
What is a blaster?
On November 21, 1620 41 male passengers signed this document while anchored at a Massachusetts harbor
What is the Mayflower Compact?
The people in John Mellencamp's "Pink Houses" vacation "down at" this body of water, perhaps in Fort Morgan, Alabama
What is the Gulf of Mexico?
On the show "Star Trek", the "T" in Captain James T. Kirk stood for this Roman
Who is Tiberius?
A Japanese lantern lighting ceremony is part of this April festival in Washington, D.C.
What is the Cherry Blossom Festival?
"Star Wars" had Darth Vader; "Phantom Menace" had this other Darth
Who is Darth Maul?
A century before she was on a dollar coin, she was convicted & fined for casting a vote in the 1872 pres. election
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
The ballad of him begins, "Come all you rounders if you want to hear a story about a brave engineer"
Who is Casey Jones?
This crystal regulates matter/antimatter reactions that provide energy for travel faster than light
What is dilithium?
Pine trees are evergreens & also classified as these, for the scaly structures that house seeds
What are conifers?
George Lucas gave this Jedi character a unique purple lightsaber at the request of actor Samuel L. Jackson
Who is Mace Windu?
An ink used in a newspaper cartoon in the 1890s gave us this term for sensationalist reporting
What is yellow journalism?
In 2001 on the CMA Awards he debuted the 9/11 anthem "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)"
Who is Alan Jackson?
A "Star Trek" homage, this colorful John Scalzi title refers to clothing soon-to-die crew members wear
What is Redshirts?
This giant tree bears the name of a Cherokee leader who created a writing system
What is the sequoia?
Scripted as a "used car salesman" type C-3PO was modeled after a robot in this 1926 Fritz Lang film
What is Metropolis?
Osceola was a leader of this people who resisted removal from their land in Florida in the 1830s
Who are the Seminoles?
Stones fans know this 3-word slang term for a tranquilizer
What is mother's little helper?
Inspired by Nichelle Nichols & her "Star Trek" character, she became the first African-American woman in space
Who is Mae Jemison?
An Australian study found that forests of these trees that grow around swamps & coastlines expand & contract with a 19-year lunar cycle
What are mangroves?
In "Star Wars" the language of Greedo the bounty hunter is this language of S. America's Andean regions
What is Quechua?
Before becoming Tennessee's first governor, John Sevier governed this prospective state that existed for all of 4 years
What is Franklin?