THE 18TH CENTURY
In 1792 this was made the official currency of the new United States
The Dollar
John Fitch designed the first workable one, years before Robert Fulton & his Clermont
The Steamboat
A vain, arrogant person is said to strut like this proud bird
a peacock
The record for the longest tusk, 11' 5 1/2", belongs to an African species of this mammal
Elephant
"The airplane stays up because it doesn't have the time to fall."
Orville Wright
In 1776 hymn singers could ask this "cleft" object, "let me hide myself in thee"
the Rock of Ages
Creator of wireless communication, he became president of the Royal Italian Academy in 1930
Guglielmo Marconi
This ragtime dance that features a springy walk has a Thanksgiving bird in its name
The Turkey Trot
The 5 major kinds of great apes are chimpanzee, orangutan, gibbon, human & this largest one
Gorilla
"I invented nothing new. I simply combined the inventions of others into a car."
Henry Ford
In 1731 Louisiana reverted to a royal colony of this country
France
By the time he retired to Europe in 1863, his company was the world's largest maker of sewing machines
(Isaac) Singer
Someone with piercing sight or keen powers of observation has this kind of "eye"
An Eagle Eye
This billed egg-laying mammal was thought to be a hoax when it was first discovered by scientists in the 17th century who thought someone had sewn the body parts of different animals together.
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
Thomas Edison
In 1766 Rousseau ascribed this line to "a great princess"; later it was attributed to Marie Antoinette
"Let them eat cake"
Otto Frederick Rohwedder's 1928 invention of this machine made sandwich-making easier
the bread slicer
The name of this yellow bird is a slang term for a female singer, especially one with a dance band
A Canary
The only mammal that can actually fly
Bat
"I do not think you can name many great inventions that have been made by married men."
Nikola Tesla
Founded by Franciscan monks in 1718, San Antonio de Valero later acquired this name meaning "cottonwood"
the Alamo
On May 24, 1844 he sent the famous message "What hath God wrought"
(Samuel) Morse
This bird flies higher in fine weather, so saying it "honks high" or "hangs high" means all's well
A Goose
This term refers to a female fox but metaphorically, it is used to describe a spirited, ill-tempered woman (often called a shrew)
Vixen
"To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk."
Albert Einstein