THE PREVIOUS WORLD LEADER
Before Raúl Castro, this guy 5 years older than Raúl
Who was Fidel Castro?
To those hoping to harvest, literally &/or figuratively: it's when you should make hay, according to a proverb
What is "while the sun shines?"
Add vinegar to sticky shari rice & spread on a sheet of nori to make this Japanese staple
What is sushi?
Epidemic parotitis isn't parrot fever, it's this disease that causes swelling of the neck, usually in childhood
What are mumps?
$1 U.S. will get you about 500 in the currency of Costa Rica that bears an explorer's name--not the Cristóbal but this
What is a colón?
Hu Jintao preceded him as president of China
Who is Xi Jinping?
Don't "spout" off about trivial things; you might be accused of brewing one of these mini-squalls
What is "a tempest in a teapot?"
Amazon Prime Video's comedy "The Sticky" is about a Canadian farmer who plots to steal millions of dollars of this sticky sweet product
What is maple syrup?
A German pharmacist derived this drug from opium circa 1804, delighting doctors who thought it safe
What is morphine?
Grab the check for your dinner of méchoui & harira in this largest African nation in area & you'll be paying in dinars
What is Algeria?
Before Monegasque ruler prince Albert II
Get engaged at someone else's engagement party & you've committed this larceny
What is "stealing thunder?"
Sticky bumps is a SoCal company that makes & sells this adhesive to keep you onboard your board
What is surf wax?
In the 1950s a culture from an 11-year-old boy led to the first vaccine against this, a vax back in the news in 2025
What is measles?
Prince Mieszko I, who ruled in the 10th century, is on Poland's note worth 10 of these currency units
What is a zloty?
He handed the reins to Justin Trudeau
Who is Stephen Harper?
Don't look for this hyphenated companion when dark clouds roll in
What is "a fair-weather friend?"
Sticky toffee pudding, a classic British dessert, is a dark sponge cake made with chopped these, perhaps the Medjool kind
What are dates?
It's an adjective meaning relating to the lower jaw
What is mandibular?
20 E.U. member countries use the euro, including this former Yugoslav republic, the newest one to adopt the currency
What is Croatia?
Preceding Nelson Mandela, he became second deputy president in the new government
Who is F.W. de Klerk?
It's what you've captured if you achieve unlikely success; very loosely speaking, Ben Franklin caught some in a Leyden jar
What is "lightning in a bottle?"
Hoplodactylus pacificus is the scientific name for a sticky-toed species of this lizard of New Zealand
What is a gecko?
The bacterial type of this inflammation of the membranes covering the brain can be deadly & requires immediate medical attention
What is meningitis?
Ask someone to share a few bob in Kenya or Uganda & you might get the currency called this, like an old British coin
What is a shilling?