Easter
Easter is the Christian version of this Jewish feast with which it often coincides
Passover
With almost as much protein as a cow's, milk from these beans sells about $1 billion worth a year in the United States
Soybeans
In January 1996 Bill Clinton challenged congress to "Never, ever" do this again; cut to October 2013
Shut down (the government)
"The Cooler" &
"Ocean's Eleven"
Las Vegas
To be given this eco-friendly label, products must come from a farm that's passed a special USDA inspection
Organic
Meaning "full of", it's often found before "with peril"
Thousands of New Yorkers traditionally stroll down this avenue on Easter showing off their new clothes
Fifth Avenue
Using sports drinks to rehydrate during exercise replaces not only fluid, but chemicals that are lost through perspiration like potassium & this one, symbol Na
Sodium
In July 1960 the U.S. stopped imports of sugar from this country that was cozying up to the USSR
Cuba
"Pretty Baby" &
"A Streetcar Named Desire"
New Orleans
The "% daily value" label for this element is based on a recommended maximum of 2,400 milligrams a day
Sodium
Filled with woe or agitation
Distraught
The Sunday before Easter is commonly called this
Palm Sunday
Holy this fish! The Spanish & king types have rebounded from depletion, but may have lots of PCBs or mercury
Mackerel
Trying to cut the surplus in 1883, the government took the excise tax off everything but these 2 items
Tobacco and liquor
"Chinatown" &
"Crash"
Los Angeles
Often seen on food labels, riboflavin, thiamin & biotin are members of this vitamin complex
Vitamin B
Queen Latifah discovered the group known as this "by Nature"
Naughty
The Venerable Bede traced the word Easter to Eostre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of this season
Spring
Unlike other nuts, chestnuts have a significant amount of this, aka ascorbic acid
Vitamin C
The 1876 Centennial Exhibition in this city helped heal the wounds after the Civil War
Philadelphia
"The Maltese Falcon" &
"Dirty Harry"
San Francisco
2-word food labeling term applied to poultry that's been allowed access to the outside
Free range
Under a 1978 law the USDA inspects these food supply facilities
Slaughterhouses
The 40-day period before Easter is Lent; the 40th day after Easter is the feast of this
Ascension
Like all dried fruit, raisins are very nourishing, containing lots of magnesium & this element that can keep anemia at bay
He founded Rhode Island, the first colony in America to allow complete religious freedom
Roger Williams
"Avalon" &
"Diner"
Baltimore
If food is labeled "kosher", it means it's been prepared under the supervision of this person
a rabbi
Historical Irish region where today you'll find counties Galway & Mayo
Connaught