Greats
The five great waterways shared by the United States and Canada are collectively known as this.
What are the Great Lakes?
The only lake that resides completely within the United States is Lake Michigan. The rest cross the border into Canada.
Sailors wear this type of pants, which were all the rage with civilians in the 1960s.
What are bell-bottoms?
The Navy has been wearing them since 1817, which was more than a century before they hit the civilian market.
This card game is played by one person.
What is solitaire?
The object of the game is to place cards on aces by suit in sequential order.
It transfers juices from the bottom of the pan to the meat or poultry in the pan.
What is a (turkey) baster?
It’s indispensable for keeping the poultry or meat from drying out when roasting.
It happens every February 14.
What is Valentine’s Day?
The traditions associated with Valentine’s Day date to the ancient Roman Empire.
This devastating event took place from 1929 to 1939.
What is the Great Depression?
It started with the stock market crash. By 1933, at the lowest point, half the U.S. banks had failed, and unemployment affected 15 million Americans.
The captain is also known as this.
What is a skipper?
In this childhood game, players ask if opponents have any of specific cards, such as sixes, jacks, etc.
What is (Go) Fish?
Use one of these to remove the water after you’ve boiled pasta.
What is a strainer (or colander)?
Keep a little pasta water to add to a pasta sauce that has become too thick.
On February 1, 1884, this authoritative English dictionary was first published.
What is the Oxford English Dictionary?
It was first published as 352 pages, and it was part of a larger book entitled A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles: Founded Mainly on the Materials Collected by The Philological Society. It covered only some of the “A” words.
It is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 classic novel about the Jazz Age in America.
What is The Great Gatsby?
The moral decay of the Roaring Twenties is on display as told by Fitzgerald through the relationships of Long Island’s wealthy couples and their affairs.
Sailors eat their meals here.
What is the mess (or mess deck)?
Meals are prepared in the galley. In the late 19th century, Navy officers and enlisted men ate separately. Officers paid for their food and ate better quality food than enlisted sailors.
In this childhood game, the loser is holding a single queen.
What is Old Maid?
One queen is removed from the deck before play. Players remove pairs from their hand during play until only the odd queen is left.
Instead of mincing garlic with a knife, use this.
What is a garlic press?
You don’t have to peel the garlic when using a garlic press.
On February 3, 1690, this type of currency was first introduced in what is now the United States.
What is paper money (or notes, bills, etc.)?
The first notes were published by the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The colony also minted the first silver coins. We refer to paper money as “bills” as an abbreviation for “bill of credit.”
This war is also known as the Great War.
What is World War I?
Flamethrowers were used in the war by both sides to launch burning fuel toward the enemy, which caused massive fires.
You can’t knock before entering someone’s boat, so you do this.
What is ask permission to come aboard?
You should wait for an affirmative response before boarding.
In this card game, eights are wild cards.
What is Crazy Eights?
This gadget makes easy work of pulling pork.
What are meat claws?
You can also use them to move large pieces of meat from the pan to a serving platter.
On February 8, 1885, immigrants from this country first landed in Hawaii.
What is Japan?
Nine hundred arrived in the first wave. Today, 14 percent of Hawaii’s population claim their roots in Japan.
It is the largest living shark.
What is the great white shark?
They can reach from 15 feet to more than 20 feet, and they can weigh 2.5 tons or more.
This is a name, other than sailor, for someone who works aboard a ship.
What is mariner?
Those who own sailboats are called sailors, but they aren’t usually called mariners unless they also work aboard a ship in exchange for a wage.
This Las Vegas card game is played with two players—each player at the table plays against the dealer.
What is blackjack?
The object of the game is to get closer to 21 points than the dealer without exceeding 21.
This new countertop electrical appliance allows you to cook crispy food such as French fries with a minimum of oil.
What is an air fryer?
On February 18, 1970, these protestors associated with the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago were acquitted of conspiring to incite riots.
Who are the Chicago Seven?
Some were found guilty of lesser charges, but they were eventually dismissed. Did you know there was an eighth alleged conspirator? Black Panther Bobby Seale was tried separately and served a four-year sentence—for contempt of court. Seale later denounced violence