General Douglas MacArthur,
Syngman Rhee
The Korean War
It's Showtime! This title serial killer dealt with the Ice Truck & Trinity killers
Dexter
The 3 witches in "Macbeth" chant, "Double, double toil and trouble, fire burn, and cauldron" this
bubble
Pretty much only in "The Wind in the Willows" will you find a toad in a midriffjacket
A waistcoat
Some news you can use about screws: turn 'em right to get 'em tight & in this direction to loosen things up
counterclockwise
Saddam Hussein,
"Stormin' Norman" Schwarzkopf
The Gulf War
On "Weeds", this actress sells some well-received stuff to Snoop Dogg, who is inspired to rap about MILF weed in her honor
Mary-Louise Parker
The tale of Ali Baba & the 40 thieves gave us this door-opening phrase
Open sesame
A slide & plenty of shade are essentials if you're building a dramafield for kids
a playground
Happy 400th birthday, aka this, Gian Domenico Cassini! You don't look a day over 395
a quadricentennial
Major-General Sir Colin Campbell,
Florence Nightingale
The Crimean War
The Donbot of the Robot Mafia hangs out in Little Bitaly on this animated show set in the 31st century
Futurama
In "The Fellowship of the Ring", he cries, "Naur an edraith ammen! Naur dan i ngaurhoth!" & a tree bursts into flames
Gandalf
The Palace of Versailles has a "royal" tribunal lawn
a courtyard
If you're an Olympic sprinter, it's the unfortunate consequence of a false start, aka jumping the gun
disqualification
George Washington,
Marquis de Montcalm
The French and Indian War
An astounded Idris Elba rips the paper away from someone actually taking notes on a criminal conspiracy on this HBO drama
The Wire
Spell 77 in one of these funerary texts written for a man named Ramose was for transforming him into a golden hawk
The (Egyptian) Book of the Dead
Though he was miles away, the heist was planned by the criminal Gurubrain
mastermind
At a Sierra Club meeting, avoid "tree hugger" & use this less disparaging synonym for someone concerned about conservation
Henry V,
Joan of Arc
The Hundred Years War
Jessica Gunning researched stalker characters like Kathy Bates' in "Misery" to play Martha Scott on this Netflix show
Baby Reindeer
It's the killing curse in the Harry Potter books, & don't you dare point your wand at me when you say it
Avada Kedavara
Cartoon & comic strip characters are often hit on the head by a falling bloompan
a flowerpot
Unable to be broken down by microorganisms--like Styrofoam, which takes about 500 years to decompose
nonbiodegradeable