WORD ORIGINS
Anglo-Saxons called this animal a "coppe", & its web was known as a "copweb"
the spider
Kathy Whitworth is the 1st woman to have earned over $1 million in this sport
golf
Within the U.S., you can no longer send letters "Air Mail", since it has now merged with this class
first class
Famed for its universities, this Boston suburb is named for an English university town
Cambridge
Guinness says a viper at the Philadelphia Zoo committed suicide by doing this to itself
biting itself
Name of this shoulder ornament derives from "epaule", French for "shoulder"
an epaulet
1st woman athlete ever to earn $1 million was this Norwegian skater turned movie star
Sonja Henie
When unloaded & disassembled, this firearm is mailable, though pistols & revolvers usually are not
a rifle
Orange & its neighbor to the north, West Orange, are both suburbs of this New Jersey city
Newark
One who is dead is botanically described as "pushing up" these flowers
daisies
From Arabic verb "gharafa", meaning "to draw water", comes this word for a glass bottle
a carafe
In 1980, Rachel McLish became this sport's 1st Miss Olympia
bodybuilding
The reuse of these is punishable by a fine and/or imprisonment
stamps
Birthplace of Henry Ford, this Detroit suburb is still Ford Motor Co. headquarters
Dearborn
It's said St. Sebastian was shot full of these but died from being battered by cudgels
arrows
The Latin verb "colorare", to color, inspired this term for a musically colorful soprano
coloratura
Celebrity Register calls her "The Pixie from the West Virginia Hills"
Mary Lou Retton
Though it's sent by Western Union, it's delivered by the post office, usually the next day
mailgram
Gilley's, the world's largest country & western nightclub, is in this Houston suburb
Pasadena
He died in a Porsche Spyder on September 30, 1955
James Dean
This word for someone with ESP comes from the Greek for soul, "psukhe"
psychic
Unable to walk at age 7, she went on to win 3 gold medals in track in 1960 Olympics
Wilma Rudolph
The meaning of the "ZIP" in ZIP Code
Zone Improvement Plan
Chicago wags used to say if you smell gunpowder, you're in this suburb
Cicero
An account of his death by poison appears in Plato's "Phaedo"
Socrates