WORD ORIGINS
This animal term for a football official is derived from the patterned shirt that he wears
Zebra
The first of these "Grand" races was run near Le Mans, France in 1906
Grand Prix
A test given without notice; it sounds like it could cover Coke & Pepsi
a Pop Quiz
It's the flap of material under the laces of a shoe
Tongue
Admitting defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, this general told his men, "It's all my fault.".
Robert E. Lee
This word that can mean "scanty" comes from the Latin spargere, "to scatter"
Sparse
It's the "insect" stroke used in a swimming medley race
butterfly
It can mean to ditch class for a day, or to go directly from 3rd to 5th grade
to skip
They're the projections on a comb or gear
teeth
On April 12, 1861, Fort Johnson fired upon this fort, beginning the Civil War
Fort Sumter
Urdu for "dusty", this olive drab cloth was first used in the uniforms of the British army in India in 1857
Khaki
Andrew Marton won a special Golden Globe Award for directing this sequence in the 1959 film "Ben-Hur"
chariot race
Competition in which you'd hear, "Asparagus, A-S-P-A-R-A-G-U-S, asparagus"
Spelling Bee
This hinged part of a book usually bears the title
Spine
On May 11 1862, Confederates blew up this ironclad, their own ship, as they retreated from Norfolk Naval Yard
the Merrimack (the Virginia)
Derived from Italian, this word refers to a boat race or series of races.
Regatta
The first man to run this Olympic distance in under 10 seconds was 1968 gold medal winner Jim Hines
100-meter
It's a repetitive practice session in a single subject, or a rehearsal for what to do when there's a fire
Drill
Term for the threading hole of a needle
Upon the Confederates' surrender of Vicksburg, the Union gained control of this river
The Mississippi
This word often used as a toast comes from the Old Norse for "drinking vessel"
skoal
The only race this legendary thoroughbred ever lost was to a horse appropriately named Upset in 1919
Man o' War
A get-together of all the classes in the auditorium, it's also a legislative body
an assembly
The edge of a highway, or a strip alongside it
Shoulder
It stated "All persons held as slaves" in states in rebellion against the U.S. shall be "forever free"
the Emancipation Proclamation