The Theatre
This musical, which premiered in 1957, is based on Romeo and Juliet and features a rumble between the Jets and the Sharks. It was created by Jerome Robbins, Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein.
What is West Side Story?
This spice helps with various tummy troubles, like nausea and motion sickness. It also makes a delicious and snappy cookie.
What is Ginger?
This owner of a fictional chocolate factory, in a book by Roald Dahl and played in movies by Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp, is the chief employer of Oompah Loompahs.
Who is Willie Wonka?
This conductor of the Underground Railroad often used songs to communicate to her followers that it was time to go, safe to go, and clues of what they'd find along the way. Her favorites were Sweet Chariot and Follow the Drinking Gourd.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
According to Rock A Bye Baby, this is when the cradle will rock
What is When the Bough Breaks?
According to theatrical superstition, it might be unlucky to say “good luck” to somebody who is going to perform on stage. You should say this instead.
What is "Break a Leg?"
This S word, meaning usually seated and the opposite of an active lifestyle, is discouraged by doctors who believe that keeping moving is the key to longevity.
What is sedintary?
in 1993, the Hershey company started producing these, another display of affection. It was basically a mini-Hershey's kiss, wrapped in white chocolate.
What are Hugs?
This man was an American guitarist, singer, composer, actor, humanitarian, and environmentalist. He is known for popularizing acoustic folk music in the 1970s, with songs like Take Me Home, Country Roads; Annie's Song and Leavin' On a Jet Plane.
Who is John Denver?
To combat scurvy on his voyages, Captain Cook used this briny, fermented shredded cabbage as well as citrus fruits.
What is Sauerkraut?
This specialty is the creation and notation of a sequence of steps and movements in staged dance performances of all kinds.
What is Choreography?
This is a slang term and informal term for a doctor or surgeon, originating in the 19th century, referring to the tool that was used to perform amputations at the time.
What is Sawbones?
A popular way to prepare chocolate is the use of air bubbles to give it a light, fluffy texture. It sounds like the name of a large antlered animal that have Crossing Signs on Interstate 95.
What is Mousse?
Born in Northern Minnesota, this guitarist shook up the folk music world when, in 1965, he broke out his electric guitar at the Newport Folk Festival. The answer, my friend, is Blowing in the Wind.
Who is Bob Dylan?
If you go into Portland, you can attend the International Cryptozoology Museum. There you will see various forms of this hairy human-ish Sasquatch, from the Skunk-ape in the SW United States to the Yeti in the Himalayas.
What is Bigfoot?
Mamma Mia, which you watched last night, is based on the music of this Swedish band, famous for songs like Dancing Queen, Waterlou and the aforementioned Mamma Mia.
Bromodosis is the medical term for these being extra smelly. the most effective way to deal with bromodosis is to avoid wearing the same pair of shoes two days in a row, so that each pair has enough time to dry out.
What are feet?
In this ancient civilization, chocolate thought to be a gift from the god Quetzalcoatl.
Who are the Aztecs?
The Irish Rovers sing a song about the great flood and Noah's Ark. God specifically asked Noah not to forget this animal, but when it came time to close the doors of the ark, these horned horses were too busy playing silly games to get in. That's why you don't see these animals, to this very day.
You do this to an envelope. You will also find one balancing a beachball on its nose.
What is SEAL?
This is the position of the person who learns a part they are not cast for, in case the person who is cast cannot be in the performance.
What is the understudy?
This is the medical term for dizziness or the spins; also the name of a Hitchcock film starring James Stewart and Kim Novak.
What is Vertigo?
Ruth Graves Wakefield invented this classic tasty treat in 1938 while doing some recipe testing in her tourist lodge called the Toll House Inn in Whitman Massachusetts.
What are chocolate chip cookies?
Woodie Guthrie carried a guitar with "This Machine Kills Fascists" written on it. He was a folk legend whose most famous song was written as a response to God Bless America, still pro-USA but more relatable to the working poor.
A sample:
As I went walking that ribbon of highway
I saw above me that endless skyway
Saw below me that golden valley
This land was made for you and me
What is This Land is Your Land?
Grown in the northeast U.S. the round white or Katahdin type of this tuber . is excellent for boiling
What is a potato?