ODDS AND ENDS
In ancient rites, human blood was used to christen a ship; today it's usually this liquid
Champagne
The nation's oldest existing 3rd party, it was founded in 1869 to prevent the manufacture & sale of liquor
Prohibition Party
Mother Goose character who sat on a wall & had a great fall
Humpty Dumpty
The motto on the Great Seal of the U.S.: "Out of many, one"
"E Pluribus Unum"
The T. Jefferson Building, John Adams Building & James Madison Memorial Bldg. house this
Library of Congress
Popular during both world wars, this "fortune-telling" board is now made by Parker Brothers
Ouija Board
In 1968 this American Independent Party candidate received almost 10 million votes & won 5 states
George Wallace
Knock, Knock
Who's there?
Boo!
Boo Who?!
Eritrea, now the northernmost province of this country, was an Italian colony from 1890-1941
Ethiopia
His presidential library was opened in Hyde Park, N.Y. while he was still in office
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
This common gesture of friendship arose from the need to prove that you weren't carrying a weapon
Handshake
Norman Thomas was this party's presidential candidate in every election from 1928 to 1948
Socialist Party
1940s style with tight cuffed trousers, wide lapels & heavily padded shoulders
Zoot Suit
3-sided sword that's a familiar word to fencers & crossword puzzle enthusiasts
Epee
The largest library in the Soviet Union is named for this revolutionary
Lenin
This fabulous fad of the 1950s still comes in a plastic egg-shaped container
Silly Putty
He was the last Federalist candidate to be elected president
John Quincy Adams
Mischievous imp that might wreck the machinery in a Moscow landmark
Kremlin Gremlin (aka Vladimir Putin)
A candidate for knighthood in medieval times, or an English country gentleman
Esquire
In 1889 a Braddock, PA library became the first in the U.S. constructed by this businessman
Andrew Carnegie
This practice originated in the fear that a new bride might bring bad luck into a house
Carrying the bride across the threshold
Formed to oppose Andrew Jackson, this party's 1st program was Clay's "American System" favoring high tariffs
Whigs
A Minor Traffic Incident
Fender Bender
This ancient Greek city in Asia Minor was the site of the temple of Artemis
Ephesus
The library at this Waco, Texas school houses the largest collection of works about Robert Browning
Baylor