Biology
Of all mammals, this one takes longest to mature
Man (humans)
An ingredient in tortillas, it's grown on nearly half the cultivated land in Mexico
Corn
When a triumvirate rules, this many people are in charge
3
Breaking one is bad luck because not only is your image destroyed but possibly your soul too
Mirror
Class of crime more serious than a misdemeanor, with a penalty of more than a year in prison or death
Felony
The human body's largest bone
Femur
Related to onions, these are chopped, added to sour cream & put on baked potatoes
Chives
Number of miles in the annual race held on Memorial Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
500
Good fortune goes to the person who gets the larger half of this object from a turkey's remains
Wishbone
Minimum age at which most states allow marriage without parental consent
18
In 1956 scientists determined a normal human cell has this many chromosomes
46
Tea made from this feline favorite supposedly cures insomnia in humans
Catnip
A sonnet is a poem of this many lines, usually written in iambic pentameter
14
A dog doing this means someone's death is near
Howling
A person is guilty of this crime if he willfully makes a false statement under oath
Perjury
Light-sensitive layer of nerve tissue covering the back 2/3 of the eyeball, it's an extension of the brain
Retina
If you're eating ostriche in Napoli, you're eating this seafood, not a big bird
Oysters
Boccaccio wrote "The Decameron", which literally means this many days' work
10
It defies the natural order of things to open it indoors, & it acts as a screen against good fortune
Umbrella
A judgment or decision of a court cited as an example or analogy to justify a similar decision
Precedent
This Swedish botanist, known for his system of classification, was the first to note that whales are mammals
Carl Linnaeus
This Polish sausage that looks like a big frankfurter is coarser in texture & contains garlic
Kielbasa
If you know the First Congress met in 1789, you can figure out this is the number of the current one
101st
Soldiers who were smoking on the front at night may have been the source of this unlucky act
Lighting three on a match
Law that derives authority from custom & usage, especially the ancient unwritten law of England
Common Law