LAW
A mistrial may be declared if 1 or all 12 of these were selected improperly
jurors
This Warner Bros. cartoon cat who starred in "Tweetie Pie" never seems to get his bird
Sylvester
On April 12, 1861 Confederate general Beauregard attacked this fort in Charleston Harbor
Fort Sumter
Look up the name of this Dickens character, & you'll find it can mean any miserly person
Scrooge
This paint which bears the name of a part of the hand is sometimes made with tempera paint & liquid starch
fingerpaint
2-word term for the correct conduct of a prisoner that may get him parole
good conduct (good behavior)
Dr. Seuss wrote about this famous title feline in 5 books
The Cat in the Hat
In his second inaugural address, he said about slavery, "All know that this...was, somehow, the cause of the war"
Abraham Lincoln
Used in medical terms, the prefix derma- refers to this part of the body
skin
This material can be shaped by hand & fired in a kiln to make pottery
clay
In 1990 it became the first state to pass an anti-stalking law
California
The magical & grinning Cheshire Cat was invented by this author
Lewis Carroll
The greatest battle fought in the Western Hemisphere has the "address" of this small Pennsylvania town
Gettysburg
Rubricate means to write or paint in this color
red (ruby)
Its name is French, but it's just ordinary newspaper mixed with paste
papier-mâché
Translation of the Latin "onus probandi", it's what usually lies with the plaintiff
the burden of proof
This comic strip boy has a dog named Ruff & a cat named Hot Dog
Dennis the Menace
When this general accepted Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox, he was wearing a mud-splattered private's coat
Ulysses S. Grant
It's the 3-letter word for a sphere, the globe or an eyeball
orb
Summer campers weave plastic threads to make these items, often used as keychains
lanyard
This Latin phrase for "while the crime is burning" means you got caught red-handed
flagrante delicto
A cat stepping over his piano keys may have inspired this Polish-French composer to pen his "Cat's Waltz"
Frederic Chopin
In February 1861 6 Southern states founded the Confederate States of America & elected him president
Jefferson Davis
I'm especially "partial" to this word for a line cut diagonally across the grain of a cloth
bias
Nylon fishing line & a wooden yard stick can be used to make the strings & control for this type of puppet
marionette