GEMS & JEWELRY
POTENT POTABLES
GENERAL SCIENCE
THE 1850s
ABBREVIATIONS
200
'Types of these pieces of jewelry include school, signet & wedding'
a ring
200
'This flavor of schnapps puts the "fuzz" in a fuzzy navel'
peach
200
'A hydrate contains this compound weakly bound in its crystals'
water
200
'In 1853 this jeans maker introduced his first product, waist-high overalls'
Levi Strauss
200
'AP is the Associated Press; Apr. is short for this month'
April
400
'The vivid green color of this May birthstone was once thought to be good for the eyesight'
emerald
400
'Cocktails with "Jamaica" in their names usually contain this liquor'
rum
400
'Of the 3 main classes of rock, this one is further divided into plutonic & volcanic types'
igneous
400
'In 1857 this song, also called "The One Horse Open Sleigh", rang out for the first time'
"Jingle Bells"
400
'It's the 1-letter abbreviation for a part of speech or a compass direction'
N.
600
'With its deep red color, the spinel is often mistaken for this precious stone'
ruby
600
'Tom & John are the most famous members of this tall, cool cocktail "family"'
Collins
600
'The IRAS telescope, which discovered 5 comets, made its observations in this spectrum of light'
infrared
600
'About 1855 he popularized the use of the laboratory burner now named for him'
(Robert) Bunsen
600
'The abbreviation for the Securities & Exchange Commission is also short for this time period'
second
800
'Simulated ones of these may be glass beads covered with a paste of fish scales'
pearls
800
'To make a negroni, combine campari with these 2 martini ingredients'
gin & vermouth
800
'This branch of medicine is concerned with the care & diseases of the elderly'
geriatrics
800
'The completion of the first railway suspension bridge enabled trains to pass over the gorge at these falls'
Niagara Falls
800
'Travelers should know that the E in ETA also can be abbreviated this way'
est.
1000
'The old masters created the pigment ultramarine by crushing this 2-word blue gemstone'
lapis lazuli
1000
'Like anisette, pernod is often described as tasting like this candy'
licorice
1000
'Electrum is an alloy of these 2 precious metals'
gold & silver
1000
'Zachary Taylor's VP, he was the second to succeed to the White House on the death of a president'
Millard Fillmore
1000
'PAC men & women in Washington, D.C. belong to one of these'
a political action committee
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