Charles Dickens novel subtitled "The Parish Boy's Progress"
Oliver Twist
It can mean to rise into the air like an airplane or to take the throne
ascend
Within 6 years of moving his lab to Menlo Park, he had applied for around 400 new patents
Thomas Edison
In November 1927 Felix the Cat became the first character balloon to fly in this New York City parade
Macy's Thanksgiving Parade
Jimmy Kimmel went viral with a video of a girl failing epically at this kind of derriere dance
twerking
You're going on an adventure with dwarves & dragons if you're reading this book subtitled "There and Back Again"
The Hobbit
Can I be this with you?--very honest & straightforward
candid
After failing to make synthetic rubber out of chicle, Thomas Adams flavored it & sold it as this
gum
In Hawaii this October holiday was replaced with Discoverers' day commemorating the Polynesian arrival
Columbus
Many saw Mozart & Skrillex locked in an "epic" one of these "battles of history
rap
The adventures of this J.M. Barrie title character have appeared with the subtitle "The Boy who Wouldn't Grow Up"
Peter Pan
A mathematician's 9-year-old nephew came up with this word for the number 1 followed by 100 zeros
googol
In the 1960s James T. Russell invented these to replace vinyl records; now they're giving way to downloads
CDs
The Spokane YMCA & Ministerial Alliance helped create the first celebration of this holiday on Sunday, June 19, 1910
Father's Day
He followed up an extremely "stylish" video with "Gentleman M/V", the most-watched video of 2013
Psy
This Alex Haley book is subtitled "The Saga of an American Family"
Roots
It's the proper 6-letter name for the offspring seen here
cygnet
In 1895 he began sending & receiving wireless signals as far as 1.5 miles at his father's home near Bologna, Italy (DD)
Marconi
It's the holiday being celebrated in the 1833 Daniel Maclise painting seen here
All Hallow's Eve
Jean-Claude Van Damme impressed by doing a split on moving trucks in a vid for this swedish car (& truck) company
Volvo
Earth is a scary place in this Max Brooks novel subtitled "An Oral History of the Zombie War"
World War Z
By definition, this verb form operates as a noun & ends in -ing (DD)
gerund
Exp: A gerund is the –ing form of a verb that functions the same as a noun. For example, “Running is fun.” In this sentence, “running” is the gerund. It acts just like a noun.
This navigating instrument that helps find latitude & longitude was first developed in the 1750s
sextant
Tree City USA is a designation presented to qualifying cities from a foundation devoted to this holiday
Arbor Day
Feb. 9, 2013 was the day this animal started to end the cat's viral reign as it sang on "I Knew You Were Trouble"
goat