WORLD HISTORY
The House of York won the 1471 Battle of Barnet, but the future of this rival house led by Henry Tudor was rosier
Lancaster
An extra trap for a rabbit relative
A spare hare snare
From a closet far, far away: hooded white robe, silver belt, flat white boots, & don't forget the hair buns
Princess Leia
The Upper Midwest is dotted with wet depressions known as prairie these, like hazardous depressions in a roadway
Potholes
At the Battle of Lepanto, the Holy League took on this empire as it attempted to conquer Cyprus
The Ottoman
The highest limit on a pants tariff
The max slacks tax
A blast from the past: red puffer vest, blue jeans and power-lacing Nike MAG sneakers.
Marty McFly
The technical definition of this stuff is any layer of ground that's been at or below 32 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 or more years
Not too appealing, this king of the Huns was described as short & squat with a large head & a flat nose
Attila
A frightening sprite from the flatlands of Kansas or Nebraska
Slacker chic, in a Coen brothers film: Pendleton patterned cardigan, unclean V-neck T-shirt, drawstring pants, PVC jelly sandals
The Dude
Spanish for "beach", in geology it's a dry, flat, plant-free section at the bottom of a desert basin
Playa
This French peasant is said to have 3 saints appear to tell her to fight the English; now, she's a saint herself
Joan of Arc
A flexible & enormous customer
A pliant giant client
In 2001, a pre-Goop Gwyneth Paltrow: long mink overcoat, brown Birkin bag, omnipresent cigarette, little red barrette
Margot Tenenbaum
Big spring tides occur during full & new moons; these 4-letter small tides take place at intermediate moon phases
Neap Tides
The step pyramid of Djoser at Saqqarah is credited to this Egyptian, considered the first physician & architect in written history
Imhotep
A clever, short song about a young cat
A witty kitty ditty
John Travolta, on a strange night out: black jacket, white dress shirt, bolo tie, gold-toed socks (for shoeless dancing)
Vincent Vega
Temps can hit 3,600 Fahrenheit in this appropriately named layer of the atmosphere between about 50 & 400 miles up
The Thermosphere