PLEAD THE FIFTH
COLORFUL IDIOMS
1491
IT'S ALL A PLANT
COOK ME UP!
200
'The Chinese believe that 5 elements influence daily life: metal, wood, earth, fire & this'
water
200
'Elephant or lie'
white
200
'In 1491 this country outlawed golf, soccer & other sports that were taking young men away from military training'
Scotland
200
'Arkansas has made the pink variety of this its state fruit & its state vegetable, just in case'
a tomato
200
'With the rising sun beating down on me I was doing this, as if I was a genoise or a loaf of bread'
baking
400
'In baseball scoring, 5 represents this position'
third base
400
'Elephants or slip'
pink
400
'Born in 1491, this future king had a nurse named Anne Luke--not the last Anne he'd nuzzle'
Henry VIII
400
'Scientifically Hamamelis virginiana, this "bewitching" plant is used to make a soothing astringent'
witch hazel
400
'I went on a diet to try to do this, like chateaubriand sauce when it's boiled down'
reduce
600
'They're the 3 letters above the number 5 on a standard telephone button'
J-K-L
600
'Humor or market'
black
600
'This German city & capital of Saxony was destroyed by fire in 1491 & by Allied firebombing in 1945'
Dresden
600
'In Dutch, these tuber vegetables are known as aardappelen'
potatoes
600
'I thought the police just had a few questions--I didn't know I'd be this, like a Burger King hamburger'
grilled
800
'It's fifth in the Greek alphabet & its descendant is fifth in the English alpabet'
epsilon
800
'Blood or streak'
blue
800
'In 1491 he began his studies at the University of Krakow; his impact on the world would be astronomical'
Copernicus
800
'Arctic alpine plants include the saxifrage, whose roots manage to grow into these to anchor themselves'
rocks
800
'In that heavy wool suit I was doing this, the process coffee beans go through before grinding'
roasting
1000
'Elected in 1995, he's the fifth president in France's history'
(Jacques) Chirac
1000
'Light or thumb'
green
1000
'The siege of this kingdom, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, began in late 1491'
Granada
1000
'The Great Basin bristlecone species of this tree can live for more than 4,000 years'
a pine
1000
'I couldn't do anything until he finally showed up except sit there & do this, like slow-simmered meat'
stew
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