The Americans with Disabilities Act requires, by law, that ATMs have instructions written in this
Braille
Gladys Knight would blush if she knew this, her native state, appears on T-shirts that read "squeeze my peaches"
Georgia
Simple yet tasty, a standard Greek salad fittingly features this Greek cheese:
FATE
Feta
11:30 A.M.--President Hoover opens this 102-story skyscraper by pressing a button to illuminate the lobby
the Empire State Building
During the winter, they go months without eating, drinking or... uh... other bodily functions
bears
Ancient Egyptians used hundreds of yards of linen wrapping to turn a dearly departed pharaoh into this
a mummy
It was the year Bill Clinton gave his 2nd inaugural address
1997
Also called green onions, these long & thin veggies add a kick to taco salad:
LOCAL SINS
Scallions
COLORS
Once very expensive to obtain--its dye came from a small Mediterranean Sea snail--this color rarely appears on national flags
In 1998 Time magazine put this actor on its list of 100 Persons of the 20th Century--now that's an offer he couldn't refuse!
Brando
2 "slogans" that appear on T-shirts for this U.S. state are "come cut the cheese" & "come smell our dairy air"
Wisconsin
These crisp bread cubes get their name from a French word meaning "crust":
CONTOURS
croutons
11:00 A.M.--the steamship Nevada lands, bringing the first group of European immigrants to this island
Ellis Island
Several of them once lived in an exhibit at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas
lions
FDR famously called December 7, 1941 "a date which will live in" this
infamy
It was the year Aretha Franklin released the album "Aretha Arrives"
1967
Once very expensive to obtain--its dye came from a small Mediterranean Sea snail--this color rarely appears on national flags
purple
This paper towel brand has celebrated Women's History Month by replacing its lumberjack with lumberjills
Brawny
It's the U.S. state on a saucy T-shirt that notes it's been "spooning with New Hampshire since 1791"
Vermont
These little fishies are used to prepare a traditional Caesar salad:
AH NOVICES
anchovies
8:00 P.M.--73 million people tune in to CBS to watch the Beatles on this show, live from Broadway
Ed Sullivan
It's also the name of an American League baseball team
the (Detroit) Tigers
Presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, this award depicts a woman holding an atom
an Emmy
It was the year Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball
1947
In 2024, pop star Charli XCX had this kind of summer (it was the title of her album released that June)
Brat
Some puerile mind merged "SL" & "UT" & put it on a T-shirt; the "UT" stands for "Utah" & "SL" stands for this city
Salt Lake City
Daily Double!!
Also called green onions, these long & thin veggies add a kick to taco salad:
LOCAL SINS
9:30 A.M.--in 1985, this Wall Street "Big Board" opens at a new time; it's been that way ever since
the New York Stock Exchange
The only 1 of the 3 you'd see in the Arctic
a bear
On "Press Your Luck", contestants hope to protect their big bucks from this money-stealing monster
a Whammy
It was the year Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" was first published
1957
The "three B's" of classical music are Bach, Beethoven & this composer
Brahms
It's the panhandle state on T-shirts that brazenly offer this accusation: "looks and smells like a sweaty foam finger"
Oklahoma
Fresh herbs like parsley & tarragon give this creamy salad dressing its signature tint:
ENDORSED EGGS
green goddess
Daily Double!!
1:00 A.M.--in 2006, Patti Smith winds down a 3 1/2 hour set; the final one at this Lower East Side club
They hate swimming; the only time they'll typically enter water is to cross a river
lions
"Snip Snip Hooray" was the headline of a N.Y. Times article about a recent rise in men having this birth control procedure
a vasectomy
It was the year Amelia Earhart disappeared
1937
1:00 A.M.--in 2006, Patti Smith winds down a 3 1/2 hour set; the final one at this Lower East Side club
CBGB