Everything's Backwards
In 1812, one of these caused a fluvial tsunami in the Mississippi River, causing it to flow backwards
What is an earthquake?
The word for this part of speech is from the Latin for "word"
What is verb?
New York & San Francisco
What are The Giants?
Let's have one of these alliterative 2-word sleepovers
What is a pajama party?
Ferrum
What is iron?
Fitzgerald's "Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is about a man who does this backwards
Today meaning a buyer or seller of stocks, it may have come from one who opened casks of wine
What is a broker?
New York & Texas
What are The Rangers?
I'll skip the crawfish pie and gumbo, but pass me this rice, meat & seafood dish
What is jambalaya?
Argentum
What is silver?
Rascal Flatts says if you play this backwards, you get your "house back...dog back...truck back"
What is a country song?
Now meaning "really great", this adjective is from the Latin for "frightening"
What is terrific?
New York & Winnipeg
What are The Jets?
Slang for money, particularly in $100 form
What are Benjamins?
Plumbum
What is lead?
Neptune's moon Triton is one of the few in the solar system with this type of "walking backwards" orbit
What is retrograde?
Person comes from "persona", one of these donned by a Roman actor to play a different character
What is a mask?
Arizona & St. Louis
What are The Cardinals?
The first part of the name of these krazy klassic komic "Kids" is from an old word for a hangover
Natrium
What is sodium?
101 is called this type of prime number because it reads the same backwards
What is palindromic?
French for "raw", it's the 4-letter name of a light grayish-yellowish-brown
What is ecru?
Florida & Carolina
What are The Panthers?
It's paired with "Kashmir" in the name of an Indian state
What is Jammu?
Stannum
What is tin?