Famous Firsts
The first of these emergency-care vehicles were horse-drawn wagons used during battles in 15th century Spain
an ambulance
Pasta whose name comes from "spago", the Italian word for string
spaghetti
An alteration of triumph, don't do it to your partner's ace in a bridge game
trump
A word listed as "obs" is this, but we'll let you use it anyway
obsolete
The color of the streak you'd expect to find on a coward
yellow
It can precede bone, shirt & square
T
Of the U.S., New Zealand or Canada the 1st to grant women the right to vote in national elections
New Zealand
Rice is the main ingredient in this Italian staple whose name is derived from rice
risotto
The English word salary derives from the Latin "salarium", which was a payment of this seasoning to soldiers
salt
Linguists know that "hung" is short for this language
Hungarian
Wearing this "battleship" hue might make you feel like fighting
gray
In the comics the sound made by snoring is usually represented by a series of these letters
Z
This first charge card permitted its 200 founding members to eat on credit at 27 N.Y. restaurants
Diners Card
The name of this chicken & tomato dish translates to "hunter's" chicken
chicken cacciatore
This term for favoring relatives when assigning jobs is from the Latin for "nephew"
nepotism
You don't have to be one of these to know that it's abbreviated "Th.D."
doctor of theology
You don't have to be a nut to wear the "nut" shade of this
brown
As part of an Irish name, it usually means "descendant of"
O
Probably named for its sheen, this 1st practical manmade fiber was originally called "artificial silk"
rayon
This Italian blue cheese is named for a village near Milan where it was first made
Gorgonzola
The African name we use for this insect that causes sleeping sickness means "fly that destroys cattle"
tsetse
In the dictionary, the abbreviation "def. art." refers to this part of speech
definite article
Webster's 3rd describes the serpentine shade of this color as "paler than citrine"
green
People who are workaholics are said to exhibit this "type" of behavior
A
In 1939 Simon & Schuster published the first small paperbacks under this imprint
Pocket Books
Zuppa Inglese isn't a soup at all but the Italian version of this English dessert
trifle
From the French for "petticoat", it's a lively dance with intricate steps, or a debutante ball
cotillion
This title which sometimes follows a British name can be abbreviated as "bt" or "bart"
baronet
Brilliant shade of blue associated with the bird whose scientific name is Pavo cristatus
peacock blue
Middle initial of 1950s TV host Robert Lewis
Q