To let fall, a decline in value amount or degree, a candy or lozenge
Drop
The liquor that goes into Pina Colada or a Mojito or a Mai Tai.
Rum
The actor who played Gilligan
Bob Denver
Carte Blanche means total freedom but its French translation is this...
White card
A car crash in a Paris tunnel claims the life of this lady in 1997.
Lady Diana
A fastener, a descriptor of a lightening strike, attempt to escape
Bolt
The drink most associated with the Kentucky Derby , the Mint Julep alcohol ingredient is what would you would think for Kentucky
Bourbon
A British WW2 General known for his campaign against Rommel in North Africa shares a name with this southern US capital city
Gen. Bernard Montgomery
The cooking phrase "al dente" means to cook pasta so it ia slightly firm but it means this ....
to the tooth
In 1870 this famed educator is born in Italy. Her methods of childhood education are used internationally today
Maria Montessori
To stop from breathing by obstruction, to be unable to perform under pressure, a device on a gasoline engine to regulate air to a carburetor
Choke
Ok you Parrotheads, Jimmy Buffet is wasting away in Margaritaville, so the essential ingredient needed is this
Tequila
1990s tabloid personality, fashion model , and heiress to the hotel empire created by her g-grandfather Conrad
Paris Hilton
A Swedish word meaning a collection of a lot of things, we use it to describe food choices
Smorgasbord
The only undefeated heavyweight boxing champion dies in 1969. this Brockton MA native is said to be the inspiration for several popular movies
Rocky Marciano
an investment option, monetary surety for a legal action, adhere to another surface
Bond
Manhattens, Old Fashioned and a Sour alcohol base
Whiskey
Movie star and torch singer with several best selling albums and the one-time wife of Jack Webb. Known at the end of her career as Nurse Dixie McCall on the seven seasons of the tv show "Emergency".
Julie London
The Latin phrase we use to express a fair exchange or something in return for something , a favor for a favor
Quid pro quo
This Union General begins a "March to the Sea campaign with an assault on Atlanta in 1864 during the Civil War
Sherman
To be in a state of anger or rage, a painful skin inflammation, raise the temperature of a liquid to convert into a gaseous state
Boil
All the many types of wine come under the heading of three types , red , white and this 'very bright' name
Sparkling
This song writer famous for "White Christmas" "Alexander's Ragtime Band" "Puttin' on the Ritz" and "Easter Parade"
Irving Berlin
Meaning "divine wind" this Japanese word became well known during WW2
Kamikaze
Daily Double!!!!! The first of several gruesome murders is committed. The body of Mary Nichols is found and so begins the spree of a killer first named for this London city section the murders are taking place . He will become known as Jack The Ripper
Whitechapel