Parenthetical Songs
Beyonce: "(Put A Ring On It)
What is "Single Ladies"?
Roughnecks, roustabouts & drillers all work on these structures
What are oil rigs?
In this state, not far from Mount Hood, there's a town that's Boring (that's its name, really)
What is Oregon?
He wrote that a hobbit-hole "means comfort"
Who is Tolkien?
To achieve a pair of goals with a single effort is to do this, perhaps using a slingshot
What is kill two bird with one stone?
Rihanna: "(In The World)"
No secret handshake required these days to be this professional who uses bricks, blocks or natural stones to build structures
What is a mason?
Lahore, this country's second-largest city, is the capital of the Punjab province
What is Pakistan?
Mark Twain's childhood sweetheart Laura Hawkins was the basis for Becky Thatcher, beloved of this title character
Who is Tom Sawyer?
Making a wrong assumption is doing this, like when dogs pursuing their prey go to an incorrect oak
What is barking up the wrong tree?
Eurythmics: "(Are Made of This)"
What are "Sweet Dreams"?
These 2 words come before "cook" to describe one in a diner making simple, quick meals
What is short order?
This Florida lake is the third-largest natural freshwater lake wholly within the United States
What is Okeechobee?
A Lithuanian immigrant named Jurgis Rudkus works in the Chicago stockyards in this classic novel
What is The Jungle?
This type of message predicting disaster comes from the book of Daniel
Otis Redding: "(Sittin' On)"
What is "The Dock of the Bay"?
U.S. News included this mapmaking occupation one of its 25 Best Jobs of 2019, anticipating a rise in demand
What is cartographer?
This Italian region that includes Pisa & Florence gets its name from the Etruscan people
What is Tuscany?
This Tolstoy title lady has a young son named Sergei
Who is Anna Karenina?
A paper entitling the bearer to food, or a source of financial support, as in "That rich wife is his ____ ____"
What is meal ticket?
U2: "(In The Name Of Love)"
What is "Pride"?
Nurses can be RNs, registered nurses, or LPNs, this type
What is a licensed practical nurse?
Within a former province of South Africa, you'll find the name of this river on its southern edge
What is the Vaal?
Chapter 1 of this Verne novel informs us that in 1872 Phileas Fogg lived on Saville Row
What is Around the World in Eighty Days?
This "effort" made in an ultimate attempt to prevent disaster comes from a final military defensive position
What is a last-ditch effort?