HISTORIC AMERICA
MILITARY MATTERS
SHAKESPEARE
"SING" & "DANCE"
FIX THE PROVERB
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'Issued after the battle of Antietam, this document took effect January 1, 1863'
Emancipation Proclamation
200
'It's what the abbreviation POW/MIA stands for'
Prisoner of War/Missing in Action
200
'When Mercutio is mortally wounded in this play, he puns, "Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man"'
Romeo and Juliet
200
'This classic continues, "Come on with the rain, I've a smile on my face"'
"Singin\' in the Rain"
200
'All's swell that bends Nell'
All\'s well that ends well
400
'Thousands of pioneers followed this "stately" trail through Nebraska to the northwest in the mid-1800s'
Oregon Trail
400
'The Air Force's basic unit, it's subordinate to a group & consists of 2 or more flights'
Squadron
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'Meryl Streep & Raul Julia starred onstage in this comedy in 1978, 11 years after the Taylor & Burton film'
Taming of the Shrew
400
'In a Lerner & Loewe song, this title lyric is followed by "And still have begged for more"'
"I Could Have Danced All Night"
400
'If the show hits, clear it'
If the shoe fits, wear it
600
'Charles Thompson signed the Declaration of Independence on this date, 1 of only 2 to do so'
July 4, 1776
600
'With its advanced detection systems, the Boeing E-3A Sentry seen here is usually known by this acronym'
AWACS
600
'This king's fool tells him, "I am better than thou art now; I am a fool, thou art nothing"'
King Lear
600
'In 1973 the Carpenters asked listeners to do this, "Make it simple to last your whole life long"'
"Sing"
600
'Out of suit, off of mound'
Out of sight, out of mind
800
'A philanthropist & heir with this last name began restoring Williamsburg, Virginia in 1926'
John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
800
'(Hi, I'm David James Elliott of "JAG") Abbreviated UCMJ, this "uniform" standard covers the law in the armed forces'
Uniform Code of Military Justice
800
'It's Falstaff's first name'
(Sir) John
800
'This Rodgers & Hammerstein song asks, "On a bright cloud of music shall we fly?"'
"Shall We Dance"
800
'A shepherd can't change his cots'
A leopard can\'t change its spots
1000
'In 1821 Spain transferred control of Florida to the U.S. in this "City of Five Flags"'
Pensacola
1000
'Major Esterhazy was probably the real spy for the Germans in this French "affair" that began in 1894'
Dreyfus Affair
1000
'The maiden name of Shakespeare's mother, or the forest where he set much of "As You Like It"'
Arden
1000
'Ironically, Fred & Ginger sang this song in the 1935 movie "Roberta"'
"I Won\'t Dance"
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'Jerk of all grades & messer of nine'
Jack of all trades & master of none
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