It Doesn't Mean What it Sounds Like
Women fought for this, a word which is not derived from "pain", rather from the Latin for "to publicly show support"
What is Suffrage?
"The sum of any 2 sides of a triangle is equal to or greater than the 3rd side" means this is the short route between 2 points
What is a Straight Line?
"Riding in Cars with Boys",
"Awakenings"
Who is Penny Marshall?
Disaster on top of disaster: when one of these hit South Texas in 1967, its thunderstorms spun off more than 100 tornadoes
What is a Hurricane?
SPORTS LEGEND:
When Johnny Bench broke his record, this man wrote, "I always thought the record would stand until it was broken"
Who is Yogi Berra?
From the Greek for "song", this type of "drama" sounds like it's really easygoing, but it features exaggerated emotion
What is Melodrama?
The ancient Greeks compared the constellation Triangulum to this capital letter of theirs
What is Delta?
"When They See Us",
"A Wrinkle in Time", "Selma"
Who is Ava DuVernay?
The long, narrow strip of the central U.S. plain is known by this 2-word name
What is Tornado Alley?
LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN:
These stories got their collective title because little Josephine Kipling insisted they be told exactly the same way each time
What are Just So Stories?
Noisome sounds like it offends the ears, but it means something offensive especially to this other sense organ
What is the nose?
Just like a boat, windmills use a type of triangular sail with this name
What is a Jib?
1991's
"Point Break",
"Zero Dark Thirty"
Who is Kathryn Bigelow?
Tornadoes destroy wind speed instruments, so meteorologists use mobile radar named for this Austrian to get the same effect
What is Doppler?
NAMES ON A MAP:
From 1824 to 1825 this hero toured all 24 states & an Indiana city was named for him
Who is The Marquis de Lafayette?
Belladonna means "fair lady", but is actually a type of plant called "deadly" this
What is Nightshade?
This 6th century B.C. man's theorem about the lengths of the sides of a right triangle is actually far older than even he is
Who is Pythagoras?
"Wonder Woman", episodes of "Entourage" & "Arrested Development"
Who is Patty Jenkins?
It's the alliterative 2-word term for the type of demonic little twister
What is a Dust Devil?
PUBLISHING:
Last name of brothers James, John, Joseph & Fletcher, whose company published magazines with their name as well as books
What is Harper?
As a noun this word refers to a gallant mounted knight; as an adjective, it can mean disdainful or offhand
What is Cavalier?
In Pascal's triangle, any two numbers add up to the number below & between them; adding diagonally yields this sequence
What/Who is Fibonacci?
"Red Hot Chili Peppers: Dark Necessities", "Booksmart"
April 3, 1974 saw 7 tornadoes from Alabama to Indiana max out at F5 on this scale of storm intensity
What is the Fujita Scale?
19TH CENTURY SUPREME COURT DECISIONS:
The first "self-evident" truth in the Declaration of Independence was quoted & found not to apply to this plaintiff
Who is Dred Scott?