EAR, NOSE & THROAT
The olfactory nerve controls this sense
smell
This herb's name comes from belief that it will lengthen life and increase wisdom
sage
Angus MacGuffie is a character in this musical about a disappearing & reappearing town
Brigadoon
In golf it's the term for a score of 2 under par on any hole
eagle
epidemic parotitis isn't parrot fever, it's this disease that causes swelling of the neck, usually in childhood
mumps
Formal name for the voice box
the larynx
Gum is often flavored with this minty herb, probably named for its sharp leaves
spearmint
Professor Harold Hill said it spelled "trouble" for River City
pool
The 2 positions in baseball which use different gloves from the other 7
the catcher and the first basemen
The bacterial type of this inflammation of the membranes covering the brain can be deadly & requires immediate medical attention
meningitis
When food goes down the wrong pipe, it should have gone down this one
the esophagus
The white root of this herb makes a pungent relish, usually served with roast beef
horseradish
Its second act features a magic carpet, "A Whole New World" & a reprise of "Arabian Nights"
Aladdin
While men use foils, epees & sabres in this Olympic event, women use only foils
fencing
A German pharmacist derived this drug from opium circa 1804, delighting doctors who thought it safe
morphine
The tiny malleus, incus & stapes bones of the ear are better known as these
the stirrup, anvil, and hammer (the three bones of the inner ear)
From French for "nail" because of its shape, they spike oranges for pomanders & ham for Easter
cloves
The settings for this musical are a prison in Seville & in the imagination of Cervantes
Man of La Mancha
In this track & field event, the upper hand cannot move or climb after takeoff
pole vaulting
In the 1950s a culture from an 11-year-old boy led to the first vaccine against this, a vax back in the news in 2025
measles
Mad's Alfred E. Neuman might be a good candidate for otoplasty, which is this
reducing your ears
Spice made from the dried bark of a Ceylonese tree
cinnamon
"Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin"' it is with Curly belting one out in this production
Oklahoma!
Sport in which you might do a "gelandesprung", a jump made from a crouch using both poles
skiing
It's an adjective meaning relating to the lower jaw
mandibular