WOODROW WILSON'S WAR
"F"OODSTUFFS
5-LETTER WORDS
TV SHOW SETTINGS BY STATE
-OLOGIES
200
'In May 1917 Wilson signed an act requiring U.S. males between the ages of 21 & 31 to do this on June 5'
register with Selective Service (for the draft)
200
'All-purpose & self-rising are types of this pantry staple'
flour
200
'The top of a hill, or the ornamental tuft appearing on the top of the head of a bird'
crest
200
'"Magnum, P.I."'
Hawaii
200
'Seismology studies the seismic waves produced by these plate shifts'
earthquakes
400
'In one of the first major U.S. actions, this military branch's 5th & 6th regiments drove the Germans out of Belleau Wood'
the Marines
400
'The name of this semisoft candy can be used as a verb to mean "to cheat" or "to alter data"'
fudge
400
'As a verb, it means to remove the husk from an ear of corn or the top shell of an oyster or clam'
shuck
400
'"Friday Night Lights"'
Texas
400
'In this branch of mineralogy, you learn all about precious stones: identifying them, cutting them, appraising them'
gemology
600
'Take a number! In 1918 Wilson proclaimed his "Four Ends", "Four Principles", "Five Particulars" & 14 of these'
Points
600
'In 2005 the European Union gave Greece protected designation of origin status for this cheese'
feta
600
'A decorative sticker, it is partly derived from calquer, meaning "to trace"'
decal
600
'"Designing Women"'
Georgia
600
'The origin of this -ology, the study of word origins, goes back to the Greek for "true word"'
etymology
800
'In March 1917 Wilson ordered the arming of U.S. merchant ships to defend them from these "wolves of the sea"'
U-boats
800
'Don't struggle with the name of this flatfish family whose members include dab & English sole'
flounder
800
'From the Latin for "price", it's compassionate treatment or clemency'
mercy
800
'"The Wire"'
Maryland
800
'2 similarly named -ologies: one studies the make-up of the universe; the other, the world of make-up'
cosmology & cosmetology
1000
'Ironically, Wilson narrowly won re-election in 1916 using this 6-word campaign slogan'
"He kept us out of war"
1000
'Spanish missionaries introduced this type of fruit to California, hence the mission type of it'
a fig
1000
'2 words combine to make this old term used in radio communications to indicate agreement or compliance'
wilco
1000
'"Burn Notice"'
Florida
1000
'K-State has a Dept. of this, from Greek for "movement"; it deals with the anatomy & mechanics of body movement'
kinesiology
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