FOLK ETYMOLOGY
THAT FUNKY MUSIC
EUROPEAN EATS
DWIGHT BOY
PLAY
200
'Cater-corner became kitty-corner after people stopped using "cater" to mean this number'
4
200
'This energetic forerunner of funk had "a brand new bag" in 1965'
James Brown
200
'(Jon of the Clue Crew toasts from behind a spread of meats at a dinner table in Gdansk, Poland.) In Polish vocabulary, you may not know "piwo", beer, but you probably know the word the word for this type of sausage'
kielbasa
200
'He appointed Earl Warren Chief Justice of the Supreme Court'
(Dwight) Eisenhower
200
'Shakespeare:
An Egyptian & a Roman fall in love'
Antony and Cleopatra
400
'Formed by folk etymology from an Old French word, it's not a basement but a small holder for salt'
a cellar
400
'"Average" British band that crossed the Atlantic & the color line with funk hits like "Pick Up The Pieces"'
Average White Band
400
'(Kelly of the Clue Crew helps herself to an all-you-can-eat in Stockholm, Sweden.) This classic Swedish spread wouldn't be complete without plates of sill, herring that is often pickled'
a smorgasbord
400
'Joe Montana's unbelievable 1982 playoff touchdown pass to this receiver is known simply as "The Catch"'
Dwight Clark
400
'Shaw:
A professor turns a guttersnipe into a cultured pearl'
Pygmalion
600
'This 10-letter word we use for someone ending his bachelorhood is partly from an alteration of guma, "man"'
bridegroom
600
'The man who replaced Aaron Burr as vice president shares his name with this funkmeister'
George Clinton
600
'(Sarah of the Clue Crew enjoys a stew-like dish in Moscow, Russia.) Poet Yevtushenko said he worked on the principle of this dish: throw beets, carrots, cabbage in--what's important is the taste'
borscht
600
'During the 19th c., Yale prof. William Dwight Whitney was one of the foremost experts on this ancient language of India'
Sanskrit
600
'Williams:
A shy girl collects crystal'
The Glass Menagerie
800
'Our word "cutlet" for a thin slice evolved from the French cotelette, a little one of these body parts'
rib
800
'In 1976 this fruitful band hit No. 1 with "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)"'
Wild Cherry
800
'(Cheryl of the Clue Crew points out some finned edibles in Tallinn, Estonia.) This small fish with the name of a nursery rhyme character is big in Estonia, especially smoked'
sprat
800
'Early 20th century banker & politician Dwight Whitney Morrow was the father-in-law of this American hero'
Lindbergh
800
'Bolt:
A man of principle defies a king'
A Man for All Seasons
1000
'To get this word for a smelly varmint, we anglicized the French for "feline that eats poultry"'
polecat
1000
'The opening of this "Kool" funk classic about an L.A. district is heard here'
"Hollywood Swinging"
1000
'(Jimmy of the Clue Crew chows down in Gdansk, Poland.) They're a sort of Polish ravioli, & here in Gdansk, they taste just like Matka used to make'
pierogi
1000
'In 1889 this U.S. evangelist founded the Chicago Bible Institute that today bears his name'
(Dwight) Moody
1000
'Eliot:
Becket buys the farm'
Murder in the Cathedral
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