PEOPLE IN HISTORY
In 1429 she led her troops at Orleans, driving the English back across the Loire River
Who is Joan of Arc?
A nursery rhyme pumpkin eater's units of measure
What are Peter's meters?
Great Lakes:
Huron,
Michigan...
What is Ontario?
Wonder bakes loaves of this, also an adjective meaning bland
What is white bread?
Beta-blockers are used to prevent stimulation of certain receptors & to control rhythms in this body part
What is the heart?
Morton Sobell, who got 30 years when tried as a spy along with this couple, died in 2018 at age 101
Who are the Rosenburgs?
Paddy grain cost
What is a rice price?
California counties:
San Benito,
San Bernardino...
What is San Diego?
Traffic signal term that also means permission to proceed on a project
What is a green light?
To unstuff my nasal passages, please get me this type of drug (a word that's right on the non-drowsy Sudafed box)
What is a decongestant?
On Nov. 5, 1862 the President ordered this "Little Mac" to go, relieving him from command of the Army of the Potomac
Who is McClellen?
An overconfident thoroughbred rider
What is a cocky jockey?
South American nations: Bolivia,
Brazil...
What is Chile?
Mus musculus--it's the rhyming name of the rodent
What is a house mouse?
The track & field movie "Personal Best" includes a song about dianabol, an anabolic one of these
What is a steroid?
As Chief Justice he presided over the Roe v. Wade & Pentagon Papers cases
Who is Warren Burger?
A tin pot for cooking or boiling water
What is a metal kettle?
State capitals:
Harrisburg, Hartford...
What is Helena?
DAILY DOUBLE
It's the smart-sounding name for a group of experts who serve unofficially as advisers; FDR had his own
What is a brain trust?
The active ingredient in products like Lotrimin for athlete's foot is an "anti-" this
What is fungal?
A biography told of "The Prophet Outcast:" this October Revolution man & eventual Russian exile, "1929-1940"
Who is Leon Trotsky?
Ms. Doe without her makeup
What is a plain Jane?
DAILY DOUBLE
Former Soviet republics: Turkmenistan,
Ukraine...
What is Uzbekistan?
This software program for formatting movie & TV scripts has been around since 1990
What is final draft?
Central nervous system depressants include tranquilizers for anxiety & these sleep inducers, from Latin for "calm"
What are sedatives?