THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
Moms of this North American species with many a quill can hardly chill--they can spend 7 months preggo & 4 months nursing
What is the porcupine
"No More Parades",
"All Quiet on the Western Front"
WWI
You can melt chocolate or create a Hollandaise sauce in this cookware item seen here
What is a double boiler
Like the Western U.S., Canada has a spot called this, where Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nunavut & the N.W. Territories meet
What are the Four Corners
Comp gift or giveaway
(7 letters)
A freebie
A smack is a group of these invertebrate sea creatures, like the lion's mane or Pacific sea nettle
What is a jellyfish
"The Thin Red Line",
"All the Light We Cannot See"
WWII
This world capital was formerly the capital of French Indochina
What is Hanoi
he 4 official languages of this city-state are English, Malay, Tamil & Mandarin Chinese
What is Singapore
Senate talkathon
(10 letters)
What is a filibuster
The loudest of all monkeys, this primate makes itself known in the forests of Central & South America
What is a howler monkey
"Waiting for Robert Capa",
"Homage to Catalonia"
What is the Spanish Civil War
This 2-word Greek term is sometimes used in an elitist way to mean the ordinary people
What is hoi polloi
Of the four major islands of Japan, these two are separated by the Tsugaru Strait & begin with the same letter
What is Honshu and Hokkaido
2 weeks
(9 letters)
What is a fortnight
Named for its tough skin, it's the largest sea turtle in the world; adults can be more than six feet long
What is the leatherback
"Rolling Thunder",
"The Short-Timers"
What is Vietnam
In mythology & Shakespeare, he's the brother of Hector
What is Troilus
Of the 4 quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem, the one with a national name, not a religious one
What is the Armenian Quarter
Arrow maker
(8 letters)
What is a fletcher
You might say "Do I detect vanilla with hints of oak?" near mound deposits laced with whiffs of castoreum from this mammal
What is the beaver
"Give Me Liberty",
"Johnny Tremain"
What is the American Revolution
It's another name for the pharyngeal tonsils
What are adenoids
Many early Chinese immigrants to North America came from the four counties in the delta of this precious southern Chinese river
What is the Pearl River
Dactylogram
(11 letters)
What is a fingerprint