RIVERS
BOTTOMS UP!
3-LETTER WORDS
JOHNNY MERCER LYRICS
SCIENCE
200
'Lake Tear of the Clouds is the source of this river, the longest in New York State'
Hudson
200
'The dry white variety of this wine is used in a martini; the sweet variety, in a Manhattan'
Vermouth
200
'A sacred sister'
Nun
200
'Johnny told this river, "I'm crossing you in style someday"'
"Moon River"
200
'When light is passed thru a prism, it produces this spread of colors'
Spectrum
400
'It curves thru Paris for about 8 miles, dividing the city into right & left banks'
Seine
400
'This sweet sparkling wine hails from the Italian town of Asti'
Spumante
400
'As a verb, you do it with your hands to get a drink; as a noun, it's something you drink from'
Cup
400
'Phrase following "So you met someone who set you back on your heels"'
"Goody Goody"
400
'It's the branch of chemistry that deals with carbon compounds'
Organic Chemistry
600
'South of Terre Haute, this river forms the boundary between Indiana & Illinois'
Wabash
600
'A liquor that's 100 proof contains this percentage of alcohol'
50%
600
'In the title of an Aesop fable, this insect shared billing with a grasshopper'
Ant
600
'Song that urges "E-lim-inate the negative; latch on to the affirmative; don't mess with Mr. In-Between"'
"Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive"
600
'All lines of longitude are measured east or west of this line'
Prime Meridian
800
'To most Chinese, it's known as the Chang-Jiang, or "long river"'
Yangtze
800
'To make it, combine gin, vodka, cola, and a twist of lemon, but not a drop of tea'
Long Island Ice Tea
800
'It can mean to crowd about & annoy, or the crowd itself'
Mob
800
'(AUDIO DAILY DOUBLE) - Johnny wrote the updated lyrics for this classic in the 1940s: (clue: Mills Brothers classic)'
"Glo-Worm"
800
'The Big Dipper is part of this constellation'
Ursa Major
1000
'In Greek myth, this river flows by Hades; in reality, it's in Alabama'
Styx
1000
'Often served at a brunch, it's made with equal amounts of champagne & orange juice'
Mimosa
1000
'When preceding "out", it means "to just barely make a living"'
Eke
1000
'"A woman's a two-face, a worriesome thing who'll leave you to sing" this song'
"The Blues in the Night"
1000
'The most important source of uranium & radium is this mineral ore'
Pitchblende
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