ETIQUETTE
At a formal dinner, wait until the hostess puts this on her lap before you do
a napkin
Different types of this tool are the pipe, monkey & Allen
wrenches
3 cheers for this cone-shaped device that amplifies a cheerleader's cheers
a megaphone
The French call this percussion instrument a tambour de Basque
a tambourine
The pulp of the pods of this Eastern Mediterranean tree is used as a chocolate substitute
carob
In Egyptian sculpture, a hieracosphinx has a hawk's head & this animal's body
a lion
Emily Post says if a boy gives a girl one of these for a prom, she must wear it even if it clashes
a corsage
When your wine bottle doesn't have a twist-off cap, you need one of these
corkscrew
This 14-letter name of a devil may come from the Hebrew words mephitz-- "destroyer"-- & tophel--"liar"
Mephistopheles
The shakuhachi is a type of Japanese flute made from this giant grass
bamboo
Rosin & turpentine are obtained from the resin of the slash & longleaf varieties of this tree
pine
Luca Della Robbia specialized in sculpture made of this ceramic material whose name is Italian for "baked earth"
terra cotta
At a formal wedding, a groom should have one of these for every 50 guests
an usher
his tool is also called a plumber's helper
a plunger
A Gyrovague was one of these who wandered from one monastery to another
a monk
In 1904 this ragtime pianist composed "Sycamore, A Concert Rag"
Scott Joplin
A national park in California is named for this yucca plant that grows the
the Joshua tree
A museum in Ogdensburg, New York is devoted to this artist famous for his Wild West bronzes
Remington
Amy Vanderbilt says only an experienced fox hunter should give this traditional cry at a sighting
a tally ho
A rubber blade on a handle, it's used to remove a liquid from a surface
a squeegee
This colorless oil is also called liquid petrolatum
mineral oil
The poems of this "Song of Myself" author inspired musical works by Frederick Delius & Norman Dello Joio
Walt Whitman
The Japanese varieties of this fruit tree are grown solely for their ornamental value
the cherry
Many of the figures Degas modeled in clay or this substance were cast in bronze after his death
wax
At a formal dinner, it's filled with cold water & you may float a few rose petals in it
a finger bowl
Miners know it has a heavy blade on one side of its head & a pointed end on the other
a pick (a pickax)
This deep, soft wave was named for the French hairdresser who invented it in the 1870s
a Marcel
This Spanish classical guitarist who was born in 1893 was basically self-taught
Segovia
South American Indians called this tree, Hevea brasiliensis, cahuchu, which means "weeping wood"
the rubber tree
In the 1430s Donatello sculpted dancing cherubs for the Singing Gallery of the Duomo in this city
Florence