EATYMOLOGY
The name of this popular picnic side dish is from the Dutch for "cabbage salad"
cole slaw
In an Irish tale, clever Tom captures this title magical creature who promises to bring him wealth, but deceives him instead
a leprechaun
At least 19 of the first 50 of them, including Galba & Caligula, were assassinated
emperors
Large-caliber weapons, they can be heavy, field or siege
artillery
Arthur Wynne created the first modern one of these puzzles, published in the New York World in Dec. 1913
a crossword puzzle
A wheel of this British cheese made for Queen Victoria's wedding celebration measured 9 feet across
cheddar
Though its name may go back to a Latin word for "turnip", this pasta is usually stuffed with anything but
ravioli
Childe Rowland, youngest son of this legendary monarch of Britain, saves his sister & brothers from an elf king
(King) Arthur
The Flavian Amphitheater, popularly known as this, is the world's largest standing ancient amphitheater
Colosseum
First weapon mentioned in "The Star-Spangled Banner"
rockets
This game to build words from lettered tiles began as "Lexico" in 1931
Scrabble
This dairy spread is the marquee ingredient in one kind of icebox cookie
cream cheese
From the Spanish for "spiced with chili", they're corn tortillas wrapped around a meat or cheese filling & topped with sauce
enchiladas
Made famous by Walt Disney, this student uses magic while his teacher is away, leading to loads of trouble
the Sorcerer's Apprentice
Roman life centered around these public facilities, called the "thermae"
baths
In the Marine Corps the next rank up from PFC has this weapon in its name
lance
There are 43 quintillion possible wrong solutions & 1 correct one for this
a Rubik's Cube
It's also known as pot cheese or popcorn cheese
cottage cheese
Not surprisingly, the name of this fruit is from the Latin for "seedy fruit"
a pomegranate
In this folk tale, the title barnyard trio faces off against a troll under a bridge
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
This word for a popular vote comes from resolutions voted by the Plebeian Assembly of Rome
plebiscite
This cavalry weapon was inspired by the Turkish scimitar
saber
In the 1760s mapmaker John Spilsbury invented this, which must be fit together
a jigsaw puzzle
This French cheese from the Normandy area was first packaged in small cylindrical boxes in 1890
camembert
Crabmeat, asparagus & bearnaise sauce are atop Veal this, said to have been named after a king of Sweden
Oscar
The opera "Rusalka", about a water nymph who longs to be human, is partly based on this fairy tale by H.C. Andersen
The Little Mermaid
Though it was considered unlucky, these priestesses could marry after 30 years of service
Vestal Virgins
Weapon that killed Achilles
arrow
An early version of this game in India was called Chaturanga & used elephants, horses, chariots & foot soldiers
chess
Perhaps it'll make you grin to know that this British cheese is traditionally used to make Welsh rarebit
cheshire