TIME FOR CLASS
Latin:
Nice abs! Ab extra means "from outside"; ab initio means "from" this
the beginning
Does my posterior look big in these pants?:
big
adjective
Once I learned to embrace this centuries-old clicking practice device, my drumming skills took off
a metronome
"Big Cheese",
"Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives",
"Kitchen Inferno"
Food Network
"Spring forward" is half a mnemonic used to remember this, which in the U.S. actually begins still in winter
Daylight Savings Time
Poli sci:
In presidential succession, this Cabinet job comes right after the pres. pro tempore of the Senate
Secretary of State
What...? Who? Her!:
All of the above
pronouns
With the violin I always have to remember to use the proper amount of this substance on my bow before playing
rosin
"Frontline",
"Nova",
"Nature"
PBS
This U.S. federal holiday is the only one in the spring
Memorial Day
Art history:
The soup cans by this artist were huge in 1962 but his wooden replicas of Brillo soap pad boxes got ink, too
Andy Warhol
To quote Britney, "So if I said I want your body now, would you hold it against me?":
against
a preposition
It's difficult fingering, but mastering barre these on my guitar really paid off
chords
"Vice Principals",
"Veep"
HBO
In March on the 1st day of spring at this spot, see the sun skim the horizon to begin 6 months of near-total daylight
the North Pole
Geography: Along the national scenic trail named for this line, spilled water might flow east, might flow west
the continental divide
Ahoy! Surrender your vessel or be boarded by Pirate Pete!:
ahoy
an interjection
Vocal teachers often try to get their students to sing more powerfully by generating a controlled flow of air from this muscle, located just beneath the lungs
the diaphragm
"The Walking Dead",
"Better Call Saul"
AMC
Before "spring" the season was called this, like a religious fasting period
Lent
Anatomy: The lower end of this arm bone includes 2 projections called epicondyles; wait, that's not funny at all
The Humerus
Here's a very, very, very good clue from our non-lazy, Emmy-winning writing staff:
very
an adverb
Sustain & soft are these parts of a piano
the pedals
"The Magicians",
"The Expanse"
Syfy
In Greek myth, spring was marked by the return from Hades of this daughter of the goddess of agriculture
Persephone