Fashion
Though WWII's "Rosie the Riveter" wore them, this war 1st popularized trousers for womenswear.
What is WWI?
In algebra, numbers can be represented by numerals or these symbols.
What are letters?
Innovation introduced in the Middle Ages to distinguish the small "i" from the m, n, & u.
What is the dot?
In the 2nd sequel, Mark Twain wrote about him as a detective.
Who is Tom Sawyer?
Largest living bird is the North African variety of this.
What is the ostrich?
Body part on which you'd wear an epaulet.
What is the shoulder?
Term for the side of a right triangle that is opposite the 90° angle.
What is hypotenuse?
Most air conditioners' filters won't trap this, the #1 contaminant of indoor air.
What is cigarette smoke?
While exploring, Daniel Boone & his companions sometimes read this Jonathan Swift classic to one another.
What is Gulliver’s Travels?
Even though Himantarium gabrielis has over 170 pairs of legs, it's still considered a variety of this.
What is a centipede?
1st sold by the Hookless Fastener Co. in 1913, it didn't get this name until 1923.
What is the zipper?
1,000, expressed by using 10 and an exponent.
What is 10 cubed?
Minton, Limoges, & Spode, for example.
What is china?
Thomas Hardy's John Durbeyfield found he & daughter Tess were related to this noble line.
Who are the d’Urbervilles?
By weight, the biggest breed of dog.
What is an English Mastiff?
In Japanese, it means "a thing for wearing" or "clothes".
What is a kimono?
A basic math statement whose truth is self-evident & therefore needs no further proof.
What is axiom?
According to a survey, "National Geographic" is the magazine read most by people sitting here.
Where is the bathroom?
He described his boyhood in Asheville, N.C., which he called Altamont, in "Look Homeward, Angel".
Who is Thomas Wolfe?
Biggest of these was a Poland-China, weighing 2,552 lbs..
What is a pig (hog)?
Named for a city in Scotland, it's a type of overcoat with detachable cape.
What is Inverness?
The prime factors of 21.
What is 3 & 7?
Not a Kawasaki, but this loop knot, makes a lasso circular.
What is a honda?
This Irish poet founded the Irish National Theater & in 1923, won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Who is William Butler Yeats?
Attaining lengths of over 180 ft., longest animal of all is bootlace variety of this.
What is a worm?