American History
WAC, the Women's Army Corps, was created during this war
What is World War II?
Paired with "fire", this is the Biblical name for sulfur
What is brimstone?
This gag item produces an unseemly noise when the unsuspecting take a seat
What is a whoopie cushion?
His presidential library is located in Hyde Park, New York
Who is FDR?
DAILY DOUBLE
In 1986 he became the first Italian-American to sit on the Supreme Court
Louisiana & this neighbor together produce more than half of the sulfur in the United States
What is Texas?
It's a big short-barreled cannon
What is a Howitzer?
Inspired by the ancient one, the New Bibliotheca of this city opened in 2002
What is Alexandria?
What was once the proposed state of Franklin became part of this new state in 1796
What is Tennessee?
DAILY DOUBLE
Before it meant "to add sulfur to rubber", this verb just meant "to burn"
If you don't have a reason to visit this community 25 minutes south of Asheboro, N.C., just say this
What is Whynot?
A library at the American Institute of Physics is named for this Great Dane
Who is Niels Bohr?
After serving as postmaster general in 1921 & 1922 he became "czar" of the motion picture industry
Who is Will Hays?
The amount of sulfur present determines the grade of this lamp fuel
What is kerosene (or butane)?
This peanutty Hershey bar has "a name & a taste that's hard to forget"
What is the Whatchamacallit?
This Washington, D.C. library boasts "the world's largest and finest collection of Shakespeare materials"
What is the Folger Shakespeare Library?
In 1807 Congress passed this act that forbade American ships from trading abroad; it lasted just over a year
What is the Embargo Act?
There's more sulfur than iron in this mineral, AKA fool's gold
What is iron pyrite?
The means or supplies with which to get something done
What is the wherewithal?
The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art in this Florida city has its own art library that is open to the public
What is Sarasota?