4-Letter Words
Term for the joint where 2 separate pieces of cloth are sewn together
Seam
Washington crossed the Delaware & surprised the Hessians at Trenton on this holiday
Christmas
It was 300 cubits in length, pitched inside & out, made of gopher wood, & smelled like a barn
Noah's Ark
It was believed drinking cups made from the single horn of this mythical animal could neutralize poison
Unicorn
If you believe the Brothers Grimm, these animals eat grandmothers & little girls who wear red
Wolves
It can be lamb, pork or karate
Chop
Just 1 year after it was passed in 1765, this hated British tax law was repealed
the Stamp Act
Their names can be translated as "man" & "living one"
Adam & Eve
The ancient Romans worshipped many of the same gods as these people, but changed many of the names
Greeks
The reason Cinderella's stepsisters cut off parts of their feet
to make their feet fit in the glass slipper
According to Webster's, a fancy word for it that also starts with "P" is pinnacle
Peak
In 1781, the British Gen. Cornwallis surrendered to Washington's forces at this site
Yorktown
When his wife Sarah was barren, he used Hagar, her maid, as a surrogate mother
Abraham
All good Egyptians believed that when they did this, they became the god Osiris
Died
In some versions of this very Grimm opera, the witch is baked in a gigantic honey cake
Hansel & Gretel
It's a sheet of ice for ice-skating, especially one artificially prepared
Rink
This Adams has been called the firebrand of the Boston Tea Party
Sam Adams
When asked where his brother was, he replied: "Am I my brother's keeper?"
Cain
After making man, he pitied the humans, & stole fire & the knowledge of the language & tools for them
Prometheus
In the Grimm version, the queen who tried to poison her was forced to dance until she died
Snow White
It's worn on a boot & used in conjunction with "giddy up\"
Spur
After the war, Britain spent some 3 million pounds compensating these people for their losses
Tories or Loyalists
Genesis ends with the death of this son of Jacob
Joseph
Monster who attacked sailors in the Strait of Messina, just opposite the whirlpool, Charybdis
Scylla
She was taken away from her parents because her mother ate rampion from the witch's garden
Rapunzel