MODERN HISTORY
It was 1956 before a German court finally & officially declared him dead
Adolf Hitler
The Caribbean sea is technically part of this ocean
the Atlantic
Reason why you'd better watch out, you'd better not cry, & you'd better not pout
because Santa Claus is coming to town
This mass of hexagonal wax cells has walls only 1/80-inch thick, but can support 30 times its weight
a honeycomb
When copper corrodes, it turns this enviable color
green
In 1920, the U.S. Senate refused to ratify this treaty ending World War I
the Treaty of Versailles
1 of the 2 U.S. dependencies in the Caribbean
the Virgin Islands (or Puerto Rico)
Peter Dowdeswell ate a world record 144 of these dried fruits in 35 seconds
prunes
A baby butterfly
a larva (caterpillar)
Member of carbon family so vital to electronics a high-tech "valley" bears its name
silicon
In 1923, Yokohama & 1/2 of Tokyo were destroyed by one of these
an earthquake
The Biminis, part of these islands, lie only 60 miles east of Florida
the Bahamas
With north at 0ยบ, the degree number to which west would correspond
270
The bodies of these "white ants" make a liquid capable of dissolving glass
termites
To change from solid to liquid state; it happens to young girls' hearts on seeing Rob Lowe
melt
British headlines on January 1, 1973 read "We're in" as the country joined this group
the Common Market
"Caribbean" comes from fierce Indian tribes which natives called "caribales", meaning this
cannibal
Named for its projections that protected the sitter from drafts, it's a traditional fireside chair
a wing chair
The ears of a cricket are on this part of its body
the legs
Of acidic, alkaline, or neutral, what a 7 indicates on the numerical pH scale
neutral
Though overthrown as Argentina's president in 1955, he returned to power in 1973
Juan Peron
This populous former British colony lies farther out to sea than any other Caribbean island
Barbados
Sash worn with Japanese kimono, it sounds like an off-Broadway award
an obi
Bedbug hunter's penchant for biting humans around mouth has given it this osculatory nickname
the kissing bug
Branch of chemistry that studies compounds obtained from minerals
inorganic chemistry