Rivers
As the central river artery, this is one of the world's busiest waterways
The Mississippi
"Joy of Cooking" instructions for making this cherry dessert: "Standing back, ignite with a long lighted match"
Cherries Jubilee
Avoid the sting as you tell us that un'ape is this insect
Bee
The name of this condition that affects mostly women literally means "porous bone"
Osteoporosis
Jazz musicians & jockeys helped give New York City this nickname
The Big Apple
Although it's ultimate source is still debated, this river flows into the Atlantic.
The Amazon
Henri Charpentier is said to have created this dessert crepes dish by accident; the dish was a flaming success
Crepe Suzette
If you're called un asino, you're either a fool, or this animal
Donkey
This fatty substance inside the bones is a major site of blood cell production
The Marrow
If you're under this, you're at the circus
The Big Top
The Rhine
You can make a flaming version of this Tex-Mex dish whose name means "little sashes"
Fajitas
That's the scariest ragno, one of these, I've ever seen! Don't tell Signorina Muffet!
A spider
Your false ribs are so called because, unlike your true ribs, they aren't attached to this breastbone
The sternum
Digit also known as the hallux
The Big Toe
The Thames
This dessert, cake & ice cream browned in the oven, can be flambeed for a dramatic presentation
Baked Alaskan
Un cane is this; ready for walkies?
Dog
This bone with a ball-&-socket joint at one end is about 1/4 of your whole height
The femur
The Big Dipper
Flowing westward, this river has a drainage basin that covers seven states.
The Colorado
Brennan's in New Orleans says that this flaming fruity dessert is the most requested item on its menu
Bananas Foster
It really gets me that una capra is one of these farm animals
Goat
Most broken bones in children are this type of fracture with a colorful name, in which the break cuts only partway through the bone.
A Greenstick
Rhyming nickname of Boston's Interstate 93 construction project.
The Big Dig