On a Holiday
Martin Luther spooked the Catholic church when he chose this fall day in 1517 to proclaim his 95 Theses
Halloween
It's typically a small hotel or a house with private rooms offering a place to lay your head & a morning meal
Bed & Breakfast
Fighting the Barbary pirates inspired the Marine Corps hymn line about "the shores of" this locale
Tripoli
One of these bivalve mollusks from Coffin Bay, Australia can weigh over 2 pounds & sell for $100
Oysters
From Spanish, it's a small donkey used as a pack animal
Burro
On May Day, 1961 this country's prime minister declared it a socialist nation
Cuba
Control C & Control V are the Windows keyboard shortcut for this pair
Copy & Paste
If you're vacationing in Gulf Shores, Alabama, you're enjoying beaches along this body of water
Gulf of Mexico
From animals reared & fed according to strict guidelines, the Wagyu variety of this meat can set you back $75 for a 4-ounce serving
Beef
Got milk? A cow does, in this baglike mammary organ
Udder
Ex-Confederates got a Christmas gift from this president in 1868: a full pardon
Johnson
Also known as a half and half in Ireland, this beer cocktail is made by layering a pale ale & stout beer together
Black & tan
The shores of Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula are on the gulf that shares its name with this river
St. Lawrence
At only one farm in Sweden, cheese is made from the milk of this largest deer, known as elk over there
Moose
A set of religious principles or beliefs; the Apostles' is one
Creed
This English explorer got stabbed in Hawaii on Valentine's Day 1779.
(Captain) James Cook
The Pentagon used this jarring term for the intense aerial bombardment of Iraq in 2003
Shock & awe
Punta Cana is along the eastern shore of the island of Hispaniola & of this country
The Dominican Republic
The Yubari King type of these gourd fruits are dazzlingly sweet & sometimes go for $5,000 or more each
Melons
To mend shoes
Cobble
Pathfinder & this rover touched down on Mars July 4, 1997.
Sojourner
Taxation, tariffs & other revenue-raising measures come under the jurisdiction of this House committee
Ways & Means
This 225,000-square-mile peninsula has both Atlantic & Mediterranean shorelines
Iberian Peninsula
Noted for its sweet aroma & with a name originally from Arabic, this exotic spice can cost thousands of dollars per pound
Saffron
In feudalism, it was someone given a "fief", land & workers, in return for services to a lord
Vassal