GOVERNMENTAL
The Cabinet department that operates 140 embassies
the State Department
At the Los Angeles zoo, it's posted per city ordinance number 153027, Code M, Section I
do not feed the animals
A rabbit residence, or a cupboard placed on top of a buffet
hutch
The S.P.C.A.
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
It was Ned Buntline's dime novels that made this Indian scout & wild west showman legendary
Buffalo Bill (Cody)
The Coast Guard is part of this federal department
the Department of Transportation
Warnings here include "Please pay first", "Turn off engine", & "No smoking"
gas stations
In phony antiques, these "parasite" flaws are made with buckshot or a fine dental drill
wormholes
Initials w.c. on a British lavatory stand for this
water closet
The violins made in Cremona today still follow the design he created in the 1600s
Stradivarius
This Cabinet department has spent $600 for a toilet seat & $7,000 for a coffeemaker
the Department of Defense
Emergency warning posted outside of elevators
Do not use in the event of fire
Piece of furniture featured in this 1878 song: It was bought on the morn of the day that he was born And was always his treasure and pride But it stopped, short never to go again When the old man died
grandfather clock
America's oldest civil rights organization, the N.A.A.C.P.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Empress Sophie the Great didn't sound right so she changed her name to this in 1762
Catherine (the Great)
Since 1975, this powerful federal body has replaced only 1 member
(This question was made in 1985)
the Supreme Court
4 of 7 warnings the FAA requires a stewardess to announce just before landing
(4 of) extinguish all smoking materials, fasten your seatbelts, put your seat back in an upright position, put up the tray in front of you (return carry-on items to beneath the seat or the overhead compartment, return all loose items to the flight attendant or remain seated until the plane has come to a full stop at the gate)
Duncan Phyfe was a Scottish cabinetmaker known for his work in this country
United States
In thermodynanics, a B.T.U.
British thermal unit
Known as "The Lady with the Lamp"
Florence Nightingale
Pres. Reagan has proposed fostering econ. development by designating inner city areas as these
enterprise zones
Woody Allen play about an American family held prisoner in the Iron Curtain country of Vulgaria
Don't Drink the Water
In 16th c. Europe, this thin wood sheeting was handcut to only 1⁄10 inch thick
veneer
The B.P.O.E.
Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks
Legend says the "plum" he took was land deeds hidden in pastry he carried to Henry VIII
Little Jack Horner