1939:
"Oh, Auntie Em, there's no place like home"
What is The Wizard of Oz?
Trouble ahead, trouble behind... this engineer on the Cannonball "blew his whistle... but the other locomotive was comin' fast"
What is Casey Jones?
In the title of an Aesop fable, this insect shared billing with a grasshopper
What is the ant?
Elephants use this as a snorkel, to throw dust, pick up small objects, make noise & breathe
What is their trunk?
1995:
"That'll do, pig. That'll do"
What is Babe?
The 2 real wives of this "Wild Frontier" man were less fun than his folk bride, alligator-fightin' Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind
Who is Davy Crockett?
Cows regurgitate this from the first stomach to the mouth & chew it again
What is cud?
A mother seal uses this sense to know for sure a pup is hers; the pup's cry isn't enough
What is smell?
1987:
"Grandpa? Maybe you could come over & read it again to me tomorrow"; "As you wish"
What is The Princess Bride?
On the Utah-Idaho border, Bear Lake, the Caribbean of these mountains, is said to have a monster in a tale from the 1800s
What are the Rockies?
A small demon, or a mischievous child (who might be a little demon!)
What is an imp?
This aquatic animal uses a stone as an anvil to open shells as well as to dislodge abalones
What is a sea otter?
2002:
"And all... that... jazz! That jazz!"
What is Chicago?
100 pounds at just a few weeks old, this man of legend eventually dug out the Great Lakes so his beloved beast of burden could drink
Who is Paul Bunyan?
In geologic time one of these, shorter than an eon, is divided into periods & subdivided into epochs
What is an era?
As opposed to moving on all fours, these pocket mice hop on their hind legs to get around
What are kangaroo mice (kangaroo rats)?
1959:
"Well, nobody's perfect"
What is Some Like It Hot?
This man of legend said, "Bring me back a 12-pound hammer, please" & won a big battle! & then very much lost a big battle!
Who is John Henry?
A single layer of paper, or to perform one's craft diligently
What is ply?
This soft covering on a deer's antlers has been used in Oriental medicines
What is velvet?