President Mommies
Hannah Milhous.
Who is Nixon’s mother?
During this mania of 1849, eggs cost $10/dozen & rooms rented for $1000/month.
What is the Gold Rush?
Though it's a key crop in Asia & the Balkans, our U.S.D.A. doesn't even keep statistics on this purple vegetable.
What is eggplant?
An 1805 Danish forestry law required that every time a tree is cut down, this must be done.
What is a tree must be planted?
Japanese war cry that actually means "ten thousand years".
What is banzai?
Rose Fitzgerald.
Who is JFK’s mother?
It was actually John Bidwell, not Ward Bond, who led the first of these to California in 1841.
What is the wagon trail?
French for "lightning", it's a custard-filled chocolate-covered pastry that can strike your waistline.
What is an eclair?
In 1944, this island country officially declared itself independent of Denmark.
What is Iceland?
In the Western U.S., chickpeas are often referred to by this, their Spanish name.
What are garbanzo beans?
Rebekah Baines.
Who is LBJ’s mother?
Hollenberg Sta. at Hanover, Kan. is the only 1 left from this short-lived but legendary service.
What is the Pony Express?
Root used as a substitute for coffee, especially in Cajun cuisine.
What is chicory?
Main farming activity of Danish-owned Greenland is not growing plants but raising these animals.
What are sheep?
Term often used for a national style of cooking, in French it simply means "kitchen".
What is cuisine?
Sara Delano.
Who is FDR’s mother?
"The Pathfinder", in 1986 TV miniseries, he followed his "dream west".
Who is John C. Fremont?
Plant part you're eating when you eat an onion or garlic.
What is the bulb?
While Great Dane dogs originated in Germany, this pianist called "The Great Dane" is from Copenhagen.
Who is Victor Borge?
Hebrew for "order", it's the ceremonial dinner taken in order on 1st night of Passover.
What is Sedar?
Sophia Birchard.
Who is Rutherford Birchard Haye’s Mother?
First "trail mix", it was made with dried buffalo meat, hot fat & cherries, & pressed into small pouches.
What is pemmican?
This European country is largest consumer of cheese w/annual average of 51.8 lbs. per person.
What is Switzerland?
Between 1513 & 1972, all Danish kings were alternately name Frederik & this pious name.
What is Christian?
Famed poet Rabindranath Tagore 1st suggested calling Gandhi "Mahatma", meaning this.
What is great soul?