EPONYMS
THAT SMELLS... LIKE A CELEBRITY!
OFFICIAL BRITISH ROYAL POSTS
I THINK I LOVE SHOE
CHILDREN'S LIT
200
'This -ism named for a legendary soldier devoted to Napoleon can mean the belief that one's gender is superior'
chauvinism
200
'Does this movie character's "Mojo" cologne make you hor--uh... smell good? Yeah, baby!'
Austin Powers
200
'This verse job is awarded on the advice of the prime minister / Whose motives may be underhanded, even sinister'
Poet Laureate
200
'Tassel-top, chain & penny are variations of this shoe'
loafers
200
'In a kids' book, this plaza dweller "takes a bawth"'
Eloise
400
'To execute without due process, especially by hanging; it was named for a Virginian who was allowed to do it'
to lynch
400
'Bend your nasal passages with this soccer guy's floral scent for ladies or aromatic scent for the blokes'
(David) Beckam
400
'Each earning £3.50 a year in a ceremonial post, royal watermen play a part in any state occasion on this river'
the Thames
400
'Have a unique fashion sense? Into rubber sole?
Then the shoe seen
here
, used in this sport, is for you'
bowling
400
'"A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver" is about 12th century queen Eleanor of this duchy'
Aquitaine
600
'A Greek god who was half man, half goat & known for causing terror gives us this word for sudden terror'
panic
600
'This singer believes "you are beautiful, no matter what they say", especially with her "Inspire" floral scent'
Christina Aguilera
600
'Tom! Tom! You can be the son of the queen's this, if dad's musically inclined & in the armed forces'
the piper
600
'This 4-letter word describes a high-heeled, slip-on shoe with a low-cut or V-shaped throat'
a pump
600
'Chapter I of this Lewis Carroll book says, "the glass was beginning to melt away, just like a bright silvery mist"'
Through the Looking Glass
800
'The 9th century "Apostle of the Slavs" gave his name to this alphabet used by the Slavs'
Cyrillic
800
'Everyone nose this Yankee shortstop is "Driven"; now no one can ever say he stinks'
(Derek) Jeter
800
'Not the Master of the House, but the Master of the this is responsible for the sovereign's carriages & certain animals'
Horse
800
'Named for a Buster Brown girl, this low-heeled, patent leather slipper has a single strap over the instep'
a Mary Jane
800
'Sara Crewe is the little title character of this classic by Frances Hodgson Burnett'
A Little Princess
1000
'This setter dog breed was developed in Scotland & named for the nobleman who popularized it in the early 19th c.'
the Gordon setter
1000
'Get this "U Remind Me" R&B singer's eau de toilette for dad... then explain he's not a guy who works in a movie theater'
Usher
1000
'Edmund Halley was the second this "Royal" from 1720 to 1742'
the Astronomer Royal (the Royal Astronomer accepted)
1000
'You can recognize this French designer's chic shoes by the trademark red soles'
Louboutin
1000
'A ravenous insect larva consumes a ton of food & undergoes metamorphosis in this classic by Eric Carle'
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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