Lucky 13
Atomic number 13, it's the most common metallic element in the Earth's crust, does not rust & resists weathering
What is Aluminum?
These alliterative items for tots can be chewed on as well as read & their sales grew from 17 million in 2000 to 31 million in 2015
What are Board Books?
Now in twofold form, it's a floating gaseous sphere full of broken concrete & stone
What is a Double Rubble Bubble?
This actress & singer, do you love me? Are you riding? I mean, we're both TV hosts, as you've been on "Password" since 2022
Who is Keke Palmer?
Britannica notes that this Russian ruler "had young lovers up to the time of her unexpected death...at...67"
Who is Catherine the Great?
"The best feeling in my life, to finally come back & hit that water", said this commander of the Apollo 13 mission
Who is Lovell?
One who plays or frolics, or a one-piece kids' garment similar to a jumpsuit
What is a Romper?
It's the item that removes lint from the guy trying to knock the pins down at the top extremity of the world
What is a Polar Bowler Roller?
Devan Chandler Long tried out for the Carolina Panthers but ended up dying to be a Viking, playing Thorfinn on this CBS sitcom
What is Ghosts?
The battle of this city that helped make Andrew Jackson a hero was actually fought after the War of 1812 ended
What is New Orleans?
From Greek, it's an abnormal fear of the number 13
What is Triskaidekaphobia?
Kids & the authors of a 2023 analysis in the journal "Physical Review E" know this word for height-maximizing action on a swing
What is Pumping?
The more compact of the 2 people going after a piece of legal tender on their hands & knees
What is a Smaller Dollar Crawler?
This sitcom character was introduced in 1984, got his own series in 1993, & got his own series again 30 years later
Who is Frasier?
Lasting 40 minutes, an 1896 battle between Britain & this island, now part of Tanzania, is considered to be the shortest war
What is Zanzibar?
The 15th century's "Thirteen Years' War" was between Poland & this order of Germanic knights that began as a Crusader army
Who are the Teutonic Knights?
Schaper Toys, creator of Cootie, also gave us this tap-tap-darn it! game of small blocks in a grid
What is Don't Break the Ice?
Now shattered though it was made of such a sturdy wood, it's a little item that let you onto the subway
What is a Broken Token that's Oaken?
I'll lay it out in black & white, Andrew Scott plays the title grifter on this Netflix show
What is Ripley?
On March 30, 1981 this Secretary of State & retired general told the press, "As of now, I am in control here, in the White House"
Who is Alexander Haig?
This Japanese musical instrument has 13 strings made of silk & is plucked with an ivory plectrum called a tsume
What is the Koto?
In General Mills iconography, Chef Wendell is the creator of CTC, this cereal
What is Cinnamon Toast Crunch?
Neatly & elegantly dressed, he applauds the style of a young & liberated 1920s woman
What is a Dapper Flapper Clapper?
Ramón Rodríguez plays this ABC title guy who works for the Georgia Bureau of Investigations & has a cute li'l pup named Betty
Who is Will Trent?
A 1945 telegram from Churchill to Truman mentioned Soviet power & "the descent of" this "between us and everything to the eastward"
What is the Iron Curtain?