Synonyms
Slang for a black eye
What is a shiner?
Concerning her 1949 nude calendar photos this actress said "It's not true I had nothing on; I had the radio on"
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
A pestle is used to grind spices & other foods; this pestle's partner is the bowl in which the food is ground
What is a mortar?
In 1963 this band sang Be True To Your School but usually sounded like they'd rather be surfing
Who are The Beach Boys?
1903: A dog runs with the wolves
What is Call of the Wild?
A child's teeter-totter
On August 10, 1945 this former First Lady wrote "The times now call for mankind as a whole to rise to great heights"
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
From the Latin for strain it's a bowl-shaped strainer used to drain liquids from such foods as pasta
What is a colander?
Michael Jackson in this alphabet song: Reading & writing arithmetic are the branches of the learning tree
What is ABC?
1847: Heathcliff is a bad cat
What is Wuthering Heights?
Synonyms for this word include dressing table & excessive pride
What is Vanity?
"One cannot have too large a party" is a line from her novel Emma
Who is Jane Austen?
This smooth cylinder is used to flatten bread dough or to inflict a cranial injury on a philandering husband
What is a rolling pin?
We wonder if he was a heartbreaker back at his Gainesville Florida high school
Who is Tom Petty?
1813: Ms. Bennet confronts 2 specific things
What is Pride and Prejudice?
Synonyms for this adjective are supernatural & obscured from view
What is Occult?
This country star said she's not offended by dumb blonde jokes: I know...I'm not dumb...I also know I'm not blonde
Who is Dolly Parton?
Despite its name, it's a slicing tool not a guitar-like instrument so don't strum it
Gym:Olivia Newton-John topped the charts for 10 weeks with this 1981 1-word-title tune
What is Physical?
1939: On the Joad again
What is The Grapes of Wrath?
Nimble & spry are synonyms for this 5-letter adjective
What is Agile?
In 1926 she told Ernest Hemingway "You are all a lost generation"
Who is Gertrude Stein?
This brilliant yellow ultra-spendy spice is sold powdered or as threads (the flower's stigma)
What is saffron?
Sam Cooke didn't know much trigonometry nor what this non-electronic calculating device is for
What is a Slide Rule?
1908: Oh the Rat & the Toad should be friends
What is The Wind in the Willows?