Specifically Speaking
Of a dove, pigeon, or lovebird, the 1 you could train to say "Polly wants a cracker".
What is a Lovebird?
It was said "All roads lead to" there.
What is Rome?
In the 1930's, this pet became a fashion accessory as well as a "best friend".
What is a dog?
Completes the title of the Strauss waltz, "On the Beautiful...".
What is the Blue Danube?
Muscle which goes through about 70 cycles of systole & diastole every minute.
What is the heart muscle?
Of an exacta, quinella, or daily double, bet in which you must pick winner of 2 successive races.
What is a daily double?
At a public festival Mark Antony offered Julius Caesar this, which he turned down.
What is crown of emperor?
In the '70s, this Swedish tennis star helped popularize headbands.
Who is Bjorn Borg?
This "King of Swing" recorded Mozart's Quintet in A Major for Clarinet & Strings.
Who is Benny Goodman?
This bone group breaks down into 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, & 3-5 in the coccyx.
What is the backbone (vertebrae)?
Of an optician, optometrist, & ophthalmologist, the 1 that's not a doctor.
What is an Optician?
Term for a fortress on a hill, many Greek cities, not just Athens, had one.
What is a citadel (acropolis)?
In the '50s, this European nation became a major fashion center for the 1st time since Renaissance.
What is Italy?
Composer noted for piano playing & playing around with Georges Sand.
Who is Frédéric Chopin?
It's the largest thing usually found in an amniotic sac.
What is an infant (baby)?
Of a fen, swamp, or marsh, the 1 where woody plants don't grow but grasses & lilies do.
What is a marsh?
The Etruscans were ancient inhabitants of this present-day country.
What is Italy?
Until imported from India in the 17th century, this fiber was not important in European fashion.
What is cotton?
Haydn's Symphony No. 94 in G Major was named this, from the sudden loud chord which made the lades wake up.
What is the Surprise Symphony?
Organ which stores up vitamins A, B-complex, D, E, & K, to be released when needed.
What is the liver?
Of a mediator, arbitrator, or conciliator, the 1 whose decision is legally binding.
What is an arbitrator?
This ancient biographer linked various great Greeks & Romans into 23 pairs in his "Parallel Lives".
Who is Plutarch?
Though Paris led women's fashion in the early 1900s, this capital set men's styles.
What is London?
In "Spring Symphony", Nastassja Kinski plays Clara Wieck, pianist & wife of this composer.
Who is Schumann?
They are oiled by the sebaceous glands, & an erector muscle makes them stand on end.
What are hairs (hair follicles)?