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An H. Rider Haggard novel from 1885 saw Allan Quatermain looking for this king's mines
Who is Solomon?
A Spanish idiom for "Don't worry about it", literally "nothing happens", is no pasa this word
What is nada?
Driver,
wedge,
putter
What are golf clubs?
This leader of the Norse gods stole a potion containing the art of poetry from Suttung the giant & gave it to human wordsmiths
Who is Odin?
The tyramine in fermented products like aged cheese or beer may cause these headaches derived from the word hemicrania
What are migraines?
Anthony Bourdain wrote a 2001 book about this New York woman who was very infectious in the kitchen in the early 1900s
Who is Typhoid Mary?
Lionel Richie sang of celebrations in many languages: "We're going to party, karamu," this Spanish word
What is fiesta?
The bucket,
bad habits,
a football
What are things you kick?
Saraswati, Hindu goddess of learning & the arts, is considered the inventor of this language
Who is Sanskrit?
A serious allergic reaction to this legume can be caused by its Ara h 1, 2 & 3 proteins
What are peanuts?
In "Gub Gub's Book", by the creator of Dr. Dolittle, this type of animal tells of truffles & more
What is a pig?
This fish in the tuna family is also a masculine adjective for "pretty" in Spanish
What is bonito?
A violin,
a marionette,
a tennis racket
What are things with strings?
Amulius wanted Mars' sons Romulus & Remus drowned in this river, but turns out Rome wasn't gonna found itself
What is the Tiber?
If your doctor tells you to avoid this citrus fruit with your medications, the furanocoumarins are the problem
What is a grapefruit?
"War & Peace" opens in this year, 7 years before a fateful invasion
What is 1805?
Stand down, Sir Francis Drake; Spanish-speaking countries such as Argentina use this to mean their navy
What is armada?
Birds,
angels,
the stage in a theater
What are wings?
Appearing as a swan to Leda, Zeus became a dad to at least one of these twins, the Dioscuri; obviously, that's complicated
Who are Castor & Pollux?
If mango skin makes your lips tingle, it's a reaction related to the rashes you might get from touching this toxic vine
What is poison ivy?
Outside the Ansonia, Connecticut Public Library, a memorial fountain & horse trough honors this "Black Beauty" author
Who is Anna Sewell?
In Spanish it's not someone taking the law into his own hands, it's just a watchman, like a night watchman
What is vigilante?
Cuban,
banh mi,
po' boy
What are sandwiches?
Quetzalcoatl was worshiped at Tula, also called Tollan, by this people from whom the Aztecs claimed descent
What is the Toltec?
Leafy greens are rich in this vitamin needed to synthesize clotting factors; blood thinners may counteract its activity
What is K?