Holidays
Union general John Logan's proposal that May 30 be a day for remembering fallen comrades grew into this holiday
What is Memorial Day
Hair emerges from this tiny pore in the skin
What are follicles
An area of land; you also have a digestive one
What is a tract
Goat Island separates the Horseshoe & the American sides of this gorgeous landmark
What is Niagara Falls
Gene Kelly was sick with fever when he did his title number in this 1952 film; mom must not have been there to warn him to stay dry
What is Singin in the Rain
In 2017 Los Angeles joined other cities in replacing this holiday with Indigenous Peoples Day
What is Columbus Day
From the Latin for little key, it's another name for the collarbone
What is the clavicle
It's a 5-letter word meaning a distinguishing characteristic
What is a trait
This northwestern Mexican peninsula has 2000 miles of coastline & Las Tres Virgenes a volcano last active in 1746
What is Baja California
She not only played Mary Poppins, but she also provided the whistling for the animatronic robin
Who is Julie Andrews
On this March holiday, the consumption of Guinness beer more than doubles to 13 million pints worldwide
What is St. Patrick's Day
A person sleeping can wake up coughing & choking with GERD in which stomach acid flows back up into this tube
What is the esophagus
If your house isn't running hot & cold check this device that regulates the temperature
What is a thermostat
About 20 minutes after crossing the border into British Columbia you can be in this big city exploring Stanley Park
What is Vancouver
James Cagney won his only Oscar for portraying this composer in 1942's Yankee Doodle Dandy
Who is George Cohen
It became an official French holiday in 1880, 91 years after the event that inspired it
What is Bastille Day
The mitral valve acts as a one-way gate letting blood flow from the left atrium to the left one of these heart chambers
What is the ventricle
A pad of writing paper, an iPad, or a pill
What is a tablet
Mexico's 2 largest cities on the U.S. border are Juarez & this one
What is Tijuana
"Hello Gorgeous!" was Barbra Streisand's first line in this musical (her first film)
What is Funny Girl
Her May 24th birthday first became a holiday in Canada in 1845, and it's still celebrated today
Who is Queen Victoria
Also called a thrombocyte, this component of blood plays a key role in forming blood clots
What are platelets
The name of this brand of chewing gum means three teeth
What is Trident
Montana's Wild Horse port of entry sees you through to this Canadian province on your way to Medicine Hat
What is Alberta
Over The Rainbow man Yip Harburg also co-wrote this show about bigotry & leprechauns, revived in 2009
What is Finian's Rainbow