GREAT NICKNAMES
This president was "The Great Emancipator
Lincoln
Smoke jumpers are a specialized group of these emergency workers who parachute into action
Firefighters
Start a song by singing this way to get your boat "gently down the stream"
row, row, row
"The skyline piercing Providence, the state house dome so rare"
Rhode Island
The first plague was the turning of the waters of Egypt into this
Blood
This appellation bestowed on Gandhi means "great soul"
Mahatma
In the making of Talisker Scotch whisky, the malt is flavored by the smoke of this stuff from bogs
Peat
Say this triple-dipper that came near the end of Matthew McConaughey's Oscar acceptance speech
all right, all right, all right
"God, in his great love and wisdom, made the rugged Granite State"
New Hampshire
In the eighth plague, swarms of these covered the face of the Earth, darkening the land
Locusts
On record & on film, this jocular pair went "Up in Smoke" celebrating the stoner lifestyle
Cheech and Chong
Say the name of this "ghost with the most" 3 times & he'll show up to exorcise the living
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice
"I love your old gray missions, love your vineyards stretching far"
California
The third plague was these parasitic arthropods that also plague kids in the classroom
Lice
Alliteration alert! The first pope of this name, from 590 to 604, was "the Great"
Gregory
Smoke is paired with these to make a phrase used when reality is being deliberately obscured
Mirrors
Say this cliche Lord Harold Samuel gave about the 3 most important things in real estate
location, location, location
"In its fair western home, may the columbine bloom til our great mountain rivers run dry"
Colorado
In the seventh plague, this rained "upon the land of Egypt", breaking "every tree of the field"
Hail
In his heyday this author was "The Great Unknown", having published his "Waverley" novels anonymously
Sir Walter Scott
By the 17th century keepers of these had developed a screen veil & had learned the value of smoke in controlling them
Bees
Say this noise that begins the lyrics of "The Trolley Song"
clang, clang, clang
"Tell me of that Treasure State, story always new, tell of its beauties grand and its hearts so true"
Montana
Passover gets its name from when God passes over the Israelites' homes, sparing them from this final plague
Death of the firstborn