People in History
Along with fighting for equal rights, Lucretia Mott was an abolitionist & her home was a station on this network
What is the Underground Railroad?
You could use the word zaftig or this synonym inspired by a Baroque master
What is Rubenesque?
This composite organism consists of a fungus & an alga living in symbiotic association; caribou rely on them in Arctic lands
What is a Lichen?
"Also known for the Flintstone Flop, Tammy D gettin' biz on the crop, Beastie Boys known to let the beat... mmm..." this!
What is Drop?
If I want you to call, hmu stands for this... say, tomorrow?
What is Hit Me Up?
1980's MOVIE THEMES:
This song was inspired by an ad in the film itself, which sounded like TV commercials for pest control services
What is Ghostbusters?
Emily Warren Roebling was largely responsible for supervising the construction of this bridge built from 1869 to 1883
What is the Brooklyn Bridge?
French for great generosity, it starts with a word for very big
What is Largesse?
From Latin for "footprints", this adjective refers to parts of the human body that are remnants of evolutionary history
What is Vestigial?
Biggie knew "It's like the more money we come across, the more" these "we see"
What are Problems?
Someone sliding into your DMs is trying to reach you via these
What is Direct Message?
MEMORIALS:
The Vietnam War crypt at this memorial has been empty since the remains once there were identified & moved to St. Louis
What is The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?
In a 1998 presidential election, this world leader defeated a Yale-educated economist & a former Miss Venezuela
Who is Hugo Chavez?
Originally a type of Greek poem; Tennyson wrote some "of the King"
What is an Idyll?
Foodies & predators beware pufferfish, whose livers & ovaries contain one of this group of poisons that can paralyze or kill
What is a Neurotoxin?
He rapped, "Today I didn't even have to use my AK, I gotta say it was a good day
Who is Ice Cube?
Making an OTP, one true this, means figuring out ideal character matches
What is Pairing?
SPORTS:
There are more patents issued in relation to this sport than any other
What is Golf?
In "Why Vietnam?" former OSS Chief of Indochina Archimedes Patti talks about his relationship with this "enigmatic revolutionary"
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
The Latin for "cage" may have given us this word for coaxing via flattery
What is to Cajole?
Electroreceptors around the snout of sharks are called ampullae of this Italian name
What is Lorenzini?
Naughty By Nature hit the Top 10 with the musical question, "You down with" this? & also provided an answer: "Yeah, you know me"
What is O.P.P.?
Want to know if others are experiencing the same? dae is short for this question starter
What is Does Anybody Else?
LANDMARKS:
The distance between its 2 legs at ground level is 630 feet, making it as wide as it is tall
18th century B.C. man associated with quotes like "If he knock out the teeth of a freed man, he shall pay 1/3 of a gold mina"
Who is Hammurabi?
This word for a loyal follower is named for Thessalians devoted to Achilles; legend says they were once ants
What is Myrmidon?
cancer.gov says this subunit of DNA consists of "a nitrogen-containing base... a phosphate group & a sugar molecule"
What is a Nucleotide?
In "California Love": "Now let me welcome everybody to the Wild Wild West, a state that's untouchable like" this lawman
Who is Eliot Ness?
eli5 is shorthand for this expression, so use small words to clarify
What is Explain It to Me Like I'm 5?
21st Century Literary Characters:
The last name adopted by Damon Fields, the title character of this novel, refers to his red hair
What is Demon Copperhead?