DO YOU KNOW THE "LING"O?
The name of these brothers is on "The Greatest Show on Earth"
the Ringling Brothers
These 2 warring capitals were a mere 100 miles apart
Washington & Richmond
For most of Shakespeare's life, this monarch ruled England
Queen Elizabeth I
Idiomatically pigs do it "in the mud" & people do it "in luxury"
wallow
To jump a fence & illegally enter a person's property
trespass
6-letter verb meaning to tarry
linger
According to the prisoner exchange agreement of July 1862, 60 privates could be exchanged for one of these officers
a general
Will paid part of the cost of building this theater that opened in late 1599
the Globe
A bank employee who accepts your deposit
a teller
To aid, or a play that helps your hockey teammate score a goal
assist
It's the processing fee sometimes paid in addition to shipping when purchasing a mail-order item
handling
With a population of about 168,000 in 1860, this city on the Mississippi River was the largest city in the Confederacy
New Orleans
Shakespeare's 37 plays are traditionally classified into 3 groups: comedies, tragedies & these
histories
It's the aerosol foam used to control & style hair
mousse
To let a classroom of kids go home
dismiss
Wrestling, or a type of hook attached to a rope used for climbing
grappling
12,000 men were involved in this ill-fated July 1863 "Charge" named for a general who sold insurance after the war
Pickett's Charge
Alliterative 2-word name for the 1623 volume of Shakespeare's collected plays
the First Folio
The soroban, the Japanese type of this adding device, used rods with 1 bead above the partition & 4 beads below
abacus
A woman who entertains guests at her home, perhaps with Twinkies made by this brand
hostess
A quenelle is described as a light, airy one of these lumpy food items
Dumpling
In March 1861 there were 7 Confederate states, so there were 7 stars on the flag with this rhyming nickname
"Stars and Bars"
Whether play or poem, blank verse or rhymed, the majority of Shakespeare's works are written in this meter
iambic pentameter
Originally referring to one who fled the French Revolution, it now means any political refugee
émigré
When doling out justice, a court of law is "in" this
session