WORLD HISTORY
From 1868-78, this Caribbean island fought a 10-year war for independence from Spain but lost
Cuba
A type of horse race & a type of man's hat are both named for Edward Stanley, 12th Earl of this place
Derby
In early times, Europeans believed that Hekla, a fiery volcano in Iceland, was the gate to this
hell
Holiday in title of poem that begins "Over the river & through the wood"
Thanksgiving
Encyclopaedia Britannica says this star's real name was Norma Jean Mortenson, not Baker
Marilyn Monroe
The Risorgimento was the name of the 19th century movement for the unification of this country
Italy
Hazelnuts are also called this, after a saint whose feast day falls in the nutting season
Filberts
The largest volcano on this continent is Mount Erebus, thereby combining fire & ice
Antarctica
At the yearly Fur Rendezvous in Anchorage, "Mr. Fur Face" is title awarded to winner of this contest
beard (growing)
In 1985, this hero went "Beyond Thunderdome"
Mad Max
It was last name of South Africa's 1st prime minister as well as its current president & foreign minister
Botha
Adjective for gaudy, tasteless finery, from the cheap lace sold at St. Audrey's Fair at Ely, England
tawdry
This highly fluid substance hardens into pahoehoe & aa
lava
During Hanukkah celebrations at home, the shammes, or "servant", is used for this task
to light the other candles
In a WWII U.S. government film, this female rodent showed wives why it was important to save fat
Minnie Mouse
Napoleon Bonaparte headed the 1st French empire, but this man was emperor of the 2nd
Napoleon III (Louis-Napoleon)
Some claim this word is derived from backwards spelling of Muldoon, the name of a gangster
hoodlum
Nickname of the volcanic belt that surrounds the Pacific, or title of the following J. Cash hit:
"The taste of love is sweet / When hearts like ours meet..."
the "Ring Of Fire"
On the Monday before May 25, Canadians celebrate the birthdays of these 2 queens
Queen Victoria & Queen Elizabeth II
Sydney Biddle Barrows' notorious nickname
the Mayflower Madam
Self-styled "Napoleon of the West", this Mexican gen. managed to lose half his country to the U.S.
(Antonio López de) Santa Anna
Compound word for "downcast", it 1st described roosters whose combs had been beaten down in cockfights
crestfallen
Photos of the devastation caused by this country's 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption won a 1986 Pulitzer Prize
Colombia
Day which originally celebrated the end of a war at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month
Armistice Day (Veterans Day)
Most who took the oath of unity in this violent secret movement were from the Kikuyu tribe of Kenya
Mau Maus