BRITISH WORDS
These rubber boots are called wellies for short
wellingtons
His writings include the 1920 publication "Relativity: The Special and General Theory"
Albert Einstein
He's a lumberjack & he's okay, his footprints became the Great Lakes
Paul Bunyon
Despite filing for bankruptcy, this retailer's 1992 Thanksgiving Day Parade went off without a hitch
Macy's
Fly an aircraft without a companion or instructor
solo
British theatregoers call it the interval
intermission
Past winners of this annual event include Bob Verini & Bob Blake
Tournament of Champions on Jeopardy!
You might say that the source of this biblical hero's strength was hair today, gone tomorrow
Samson
In 1900 this company lit up New York City with an electric sign--a 40' pickle
Heniz
A spoiled child or a small sausage
a brat
The ancient name for this city was Mancunium & a person from it is still called a Mancunian
Manchester
"A Gardener Touched with Genius" is Peter Dreyer's book on this American hoticulturist
Luther Burbank
A Big Bad one in song saved miners, a Little one in Sherwood Forest was a Merry Man
John
Nicknamed "Manny Hanny", it merged with Chemical Bank in 1992 to create the 3rd-largest bank in the U.S.
Manufacturers Hanover
A sharp spasm of pain; you might feel a hunger one
a pang
Brits call this part of a car the silencer
muffler
Blaise Pascal is said to have mastered this Greek mathematician's "Elements" by age 12
Euclid
ame shared by a Titan & a former 97-pound runt
Atlas
In Japan Bridgestone not only ranks no. 1 in tires, but in these vehicles as well
bicycles
A Spanish exclamation of approval or a paper towel from Scott
viva
Order candy floss at an amusement park & you'll get this fluffy confection
After this coil inventor moved to America, he worked briefly with another genius—Thomas Edison
Nikola Tesla
This "Mania"-creating wrestler was born Terry Gene Bollea in 1953
Hulk Hogan
General Telephone added "Electronics" to its name after acquiring this light bulb company in 1959
Sylvania
The hinged bar on a typewriter or printer that holds the paper against the platen
a bail