INVENTORS
He not only built a French tower, he created the first modern aerodynamics lab
Eiffel
The bassoon uses a double one of these
a reed
You can refer to a devoted aide as a man this on any day of the week as Crusoe could have told you
Friday
Whist was the forerunner of the auction & contract types of this game
bridge
This Burmese served as permanent U.N. secretary general from 1962 to 1971
U Thant
His 1st successful lock-stitch sewing machine in 1845 was powered by a hand crank
(Elias) Howe
A song's refrain or the group of singers who might perform it
a chorus
The title of his nonsense poem "Jabberwocky" is synonymous with gibberish
(Lewis) Carroll
Russian Bank is a 2-person game that resembles this game for 1 player
solitaire
In 1958, Egypt & Syria united as a single U.N. member under this name
the United Arab Republic
This smooth floor covering was invented about 1860 by Frederick Walton
linoleum
The group of sharps & flats at the beginning of a musical staff is called the key one of these
the signature
This novelist invented the kingdom of Shangri-La, & it became a synonym for utopia
James Hilton
It's the value of a jack in blackjack
10
Nixon's 1960 running mate, he served as U.S. ambassador to the U.N. longer than anyone, 7 years
Henry Cabot Lodge
In the 1890s, this inventor & his cousin formed the Wireless Telegraph & Signal Company
Marconi
In keyboard music, the direction "mano sinistra" refers to this body part
the left hand
The adjective Shandian describes someone who behaves like this offbeat title character
Tristram Shandy
From the Italian for "house", it's the name of a card game or the gambling room where you might play it
a casino
In 1945, Roosevelt, Churchill, & Stalin set up Security Council voting rules at this Crimean resort
Yalta
Among his patents is one in 1862 for condensing fruit juice
Gail Borden
An adjective that indicates a brisk, lively tempo, or a 1947 Rodgers & Hammerstein musical
Allegro
A braggart can be called a braggadocio after the name of a character in this poet's "Faerie Queene"
Spenser
Bolivia is a variation of this card game that originated in Uruguay
canasta
The Secretary General's office is on the 38th floor of this building
the UN Secretariat