THOSE ARE THE LYRICS?!
A taste of their "Boom Boom Pow": "Beats so big I'm steppin' on leprechauns"
the Black Eyed Peas
Benjamin Moore sells these 2 opposite paint types, one for indoors, one for outdoors
interior & exterior
The presidential election of 1824 was actually decided by the House in 1825, with this man coming out on to
John Quincy Adams
Oh, deer, it also means to behave in a sycophantic way over someone
fawn
CLASSIC ROCK & CLASSIC FILMS:
In 1976 Groucho Marx sent this band a telegram congratulating them on their "sage choice" in album titles
Queen
Justin Bieber on "Boyfriend": "Swag swag swag on you / Chillin' by the fire while we eating" this melty dish
fondue
Put these 2 words together to get a type of dark chocolate & a commonly cited oxymoron
bitter & sweet (bittersweet)
The Decembrist revolt broke out in this country in 1825 &, though quickly defeated, inspired future revolutionaries
Russia
It's capital,
it's most important,
it's a school administrator
principal
VOCABULARY:
Today it's used as a verb on social media; in previous centuries its meanings included an enemy & not a Quaker
unfriend
Putting the "dark" in Katy Perry's "Dark Horse", "karma" (sort of) rhymes with "she eat your heart out like" this serial killer
(Jeffrey) Dahmer
Referring to Ursa Major, these 2 opposite geographic regions derive their names from Greek for "bear" & "opposite the bear"
Arctic & Antarctic
Charles X, the last French king of this house, was coronated in Reims on May 29, 1825
the Bourbons
One can hang as a wall decoration or worse, some can hang out on the wall of a blood vessel
plaque
TODAY SPELLING COUNTS:
The winning word at the first Scripps National Spelling Bee was this, a plant & genus with sword-shaped leaves now on the trophy
gladiolus
Hozier's "Too Sweet" says, "You treat your mouth as if it's heaven's gate / The rest of you like you're" this 3-letter agency
The TSA
This pair of adjectives can describe 2 types of sentences or 2 kinds of carbohydrates, based on their molecular structure
simple & complex
No relation to Bill, this New York governor was on hand for the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825
DeWitt Clinton
A supplementary structure separate from a main one, or to incorporate territory into a sovereign nation
annex
FAMOUS NAMES:
On June 12, 1942 she wrote, "I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never been able to confide in anyone"
Anne Frank
On "Whenever, Wherever", she confides, "lucky that my breasts are small & humble so you don't confuse them with mountains"
shakira
The word piano is a shortening of pianoforte, meaning these 2 opposites
loud & soft
Explorer Alexander Laing set off from Tripoli across the Sahara in 1825 to reach this fabled city; he'd make it, but die soon after
Timbuktu
To vex or worry, perhaps about your fingers moving about that part of a musical instrument
fret
HISTORIC PHRASES:
In 1914 Belgium's queen gave this phrase a political meaning, saying one had descended between her & Germany
an iron curtain.