Instruments
Ben Franklin made a "glass" type of this instrument, totally different from the "mouth organ" type
What is a harmonica?
"There's a sucker born every minute" is attributed to this circus showman, but there's no proof he ever really said or wrote it
Who is P.T. Barnum?
This largest animal also produces one of the loudest sounds, up to 180 decibels that can be heard 100 miles away
What is a blue whale?
In the song "Winter Wonderland", these "ring, are you listening"
What are Sleigh bells?
This 2-word Italian term refers to pasta cooked not too hard or too soft, but still a little firm "to the tooth"
What is al dente?
The Greek for "wood" gives us the name of this instrument that's struck with padded mallets
What is a xylophone?
Among the quotations engraved in the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial is "Hate cannot drive out hate, only" this "can do that"
What is Love?
One of 20 species of this fish found in the Amazon, the red-bellied has razor-sharp teeth & hunts in groups that sometimes exceed 100
What are Piranhas?
The winter sport biathlon combines these 2 activities into one event.
What is Shooting & Skiing?
In New Orleans you can find crab ones of these fritters, as well as the sweet kind covered with powdered sugar
What is a beignet?
On this much-maligned instrument, the melody is played on the finger holes of the chanter
What is a bagpipe?
This book title character: "On the first of September 1651, I went on board a ship bound for London"
The Inagua wilderness of the Bahamas holds some 50,000 of these long-legged scarlet avians, the national bird
What are flamingos?
On a warm day after a long winter, in Eric Clapton's garden, George Harrison came up with this song
What is "Here Comes the Sun"?
This soft cow's "C"heese from Normandy resembles brie but has a more intense flavor & a bit less fat
What is Camembert?
We could drone on & on about this Aussie Aboriginal wind instrument--that it's a 5'-long pipe
What is a Didgeridoo?
This movie star purred lines like "Goodness had nothing to do with it" & "I used to be Snow White, but I drifted"
Who is Mae West?
This big mammal is the national animal of Bangladesh.
What is a Bengal Tiger?
"Some, Too Fragile for the Winter Winds" is a poem from this poet.
Who is Emily Dickinson?
This British dessert was first used to liven up some leftover cake with booze; its name also means "something of little significance"
What is a trifle?
The first grand piano made by this German in 1836 is dubbed "the kitchen piano" after the room where he crafted it.
Who is Steinway? (Henry Steinway)
This great Yankee catcher took credit for some of what he said, including "90% of the game is half mental"
Who is Yogi Berra?
Because they give yummy milk that's 8% butter fat there are millions of the domestic type of these animals worldwide
What are water buffalo?
Published in 1597, this Shakespeare play looks back a bit over a century to the "winter of our discontent"
What is Richard III?
Sort of the Pennsylvania Dutch version of Spam, it's made with pork trimmings & cornmeal, then molded & sliced
What is scrapple?