Latin:
Nice abs! Ab extra means "from outside"; ab initio means "from" this
What is the beginning?
Does my posterior look big in these pants?:
big
What is an adjective?
Once I learned to embrace this centuries-old clicking practice device, my drumming skills took off
What is a metronome?
"Big Cheese",
"Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives",
"Kitchen Inferno"
What is the Food Network?
"Spring forward" is half a mnemonic used to remember this, which in the U.S. actually begins still in winter
What is Daylight Savings Time?
Poli sci:
In presidential succession, this Cabinet job comes right after the pres. pro tempore of the Senate
What is the Secretary of State?
What...? Who? Her!:
All of the above
What are pronouns?
With the violin I always have to remember to use the proper amount of this substance on my bow before playing
What is rosin?
"Frontline",
"Nova",
"Nature"
What is PBS?
This U.S. federal holiday is the only one in the spring
What is Memorial Day?
Art history:
The soup cans by this artist were huge in 1962 but his wooden replicas of Brillo soap pad boxes got ink, too
Who is Andy Warhol?
To quote Britney, "So if I said I want your body now, would you hold it against me?":
against
What is a preposition?
It's difficult fingering, but mastering barre these on my guitar really paid off
What are chords?
"Vice Principals",
"Room 104",
"The Last of Us"
What is HBO?
In March on the 1st day of spring at this spot, see the sun skim the horizon to begin 6 months of near-total daylight
What is the North Pole?
Geography:
Along the national scenic trail named for this line, spilled water might flow east, might flow west
What is the continental divide?
Ahoy! Surrender your vessel or be boarded by Pirate Pete!:
ahoy
What is an interjection (or exclamation)?
Vocal teachers often try to get their students to sing more powerfully by generating a controlled flow of air from this muscle, located just beneath the lungs
What is the diaphragm?
"The Walking Dead",
"Better Call Saul"
What is AMC?
Before "spring" the season was called this, like a religious fasting period
What is Lent?
Anatomy: The lower end of this arm bone includes 2 projections called epicondyles; wait, that's not funny at all
What is the humerus?
Here's a very, very, very good clue from our non-lazy, Emmy-winning writing staff:
very
What is an adverb?
Sustain & soft are these parts of a piano
What are the pedals?
"The Magicians",
"The Expanse"
What is Syfy?
In Greek myth, spring was marked by the return from Hades of this daughter of the goddess of agriculture
Who is Persephone?