FIRST LADIES
1950s first lady who was so fond of pink that in her day the White House was called "the Pink Palace"
Mamie Eisenhower
The Ainu, who lived there before the Japanese, gave this sacred mountain its name
Fujiyama
A Finnish bath that uses dry heat & produces steam by the pouring of water on hot rocks
a sauna
In his will, he left all his possessions to his "friend & benefactor Edward Hyde"
Dr. Jekyll
Though Delftware was 1st produced in this country, it's also made in England
Netherlands
A native of Independence, Missouri, she lived to be almost 98 years old
Bess Truman
You can ski on Mount Hermon, whose snows are a major source of this Biblical river
the Jordan
Latin American music that fuses jazz, rock & soul, named for a sauce made with chilies
salsa
This dashing M. Mitchell character has been called "The most famous of all Charlestonians"
Rhett Butler
The trademark of the Meissen porcelain factory is 2 of these weapons, crossed
swords
Her mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Quincy
Mrs. John Adams (Abigail)
Custer's last stand was precipitated by a gold rush into these hills sacred to the Sioux
the Black Hills
This Italian word for work is the plural of opus, Latin for work
opera
This Mark Twain character was filled with quail-shot "pretty near up to his chin" so he couldn't jump
The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
In 1757 the Sevres china factory named a new color, not a hairstyle, for this mistress of Louis XV
Pompadour
This neurotic 19th century first lady was disparagingly known as "The She-Wolf"
Mrs. Lincoln (Mary Todd Lincoln)
World Book says Mt. Elbrus in the Caucasus is the highest peak on this continent
Europe
In a German restaurant we don't order pot roast marinated with seasonings, sugar & vinegar, we order this
sauerbraten
Though Jay Gastsby loved her, she was "chain"ed to Tom Buchanan
Daisy
First name shared by the great 18th century potters Spode & Wedgewood
Josiah
Patty Duke played this first lady in a 1984 miniseries that starred Barry Bostwick
Martha Washington
The highest peaks east of the Mississippi are in the Blue Ridge Range in this state
North Carolina
The Japanese word for a giant wave caused by an earthquake
a tsunami
Her last words to Alice were "Off with her head!"
Queen of Hearts
English county famed for its colorful figurines & muscular terriers
Staffordshire