Food History
It's not anything space-y but a malted dairy product that gave its name to this candy bar first sold in 1924
what is milky way?
In 1781 at this battle site in Virginia, the British surrendered some 240 artillery pieces to George Washington's army
what is yorktown?
If you needed some upholstery work done in this city, you could go to the shop Betsy & John Ross ran on Arch Street
what is Philadelphia?
"Shooting at the butts" (man-made mounds of earth) was a popular way to practice this discipline
what is archery?
In 1794 Eli Whitney received a patent for this, greatly increasing production in the South
what is the cotton gin?
Sam Panopoulos gave this name to the pizza he created; it's been called a "Canadian treasure" & "a Polynesian perversion"
what is Hawaiian pizza?
It's the female nickname for the German Howitzer that destroyed Fort Loncin in the Siege of Liège during World War I
"Big Bertha"
New York's colonial village of Bedford is today joined in a neighborhood name with this last Dutch governor of New Amsterdam
what is Stuyvesant?
Amiens Cathedral is one of the glories of this medieval architectural style
what is Gothic?
The Scottish Wars of Independence began when John, King of Scots renounced the fealty he had sworn to which English king?
who is Edward I
This British dessert was first used to liven up some leftover cake with booze; its name also means "something of little significance"
what is a trifle
Private John Thompson wrote, "The batteries doing us most damage were on Morris Island" during this April 1861 battle
what is Fort Sumter?
This political pamphleteer's works like "Common Sense" did much to rally the cause of American independence
who is paine?
A serf who could hide out in a town for this long, "un an et un jour" in French, became a free citizen
what is a year and a day?
A radical Republican championed this 1875 act but the Supreme Court struck it down in 1883; a new version was passed 81 years later
what is the civil rights act?
Andrew Zimmern's website notes that this portmanteau of a dish goes by the moniker "three-bird roast" in the United Kingdom
what is the turducken?
Before a decisive 1805 battle, a few extra cannons were added to this vice admiral's HMS Victory
Nelson
The first governor of the separate colony of North Carolina, he doesn't have a loathsome face like the same-named Stevenson character
who is Mr. Edward Hyde?
In 1279 these invaders ended China's Song Dynasty
what are the Mongols?
British soldiers during WW! were called Tommies & U.S. soldiers were called by this "flour"-y name
what are Doughboys?
A 1940 ad in the Australian Women's Weekly recommended one teaspoon of this spread "for good health & digestion"
what is Vegemite?
In 1453 this city's emperor declined to buy cannons...& then saw them used against his own walls by the Turks
Constantinople
In 1630 John Winthrop sailed west from England to become the governor of this colony & a key leader of the Puritans
what is the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
A sharp medieval thinker's name is attached to this rule of logic that says simple solutions are better than complex ones
what is Occam's razor?
In the 16th century, she changed the “ew” in her family name to a “u” to help her new French in-laws spell it more easily
WHO IS MARY STUART (MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS)?