Food & Drink
During the holidays you can buy this cool creamy Christmas drink in cartons, minus the liquor
Eggnog
Your face, or a coffee cup with a handle
Mug
This 5-letter word is the opposite of attract
Repel
In 1963 he spoke of his "dream" that his children would one day "not be judged by the color of their skin"
Martin Luther King, Jr.
It can be a permanent coloring, or a cube with dots--roll again
Dye/die
These should be stored in the fridge pointed end down & should not be eaten raw; boiled or poached is okay
Eggs
Morning moisture on the ground
Dew
These electromagnetic rays used to take pictures of your insides were originally known as Roentgen rays
X-rays
On August 21, 1959 it became our 50th state
Hawaii
An ache, or a piece of glass in a window
Pain/pane
In 1996 U.S. astronaut Shannon Lucid made this jiggly treat for her associates on the space station Mir
237, when talking about 199 + 38
Sum
Also known as epinephrine, this hormone is secreted in response to stress, like fear or injury
Adrenaline
Total number of stars on the U.S. flag in 1777
13
It can be a blood vessel, or being excessively proud of oneself
Vein/vain
In 1919 Roy Allen created the A&W recipe for this drink
Root beer
A solemn promise; you might take one "of silence" (but not now!)
Vow
Isaac Newton published his first mathematical formulation for this fundamental force in 1687
Gravity
At age 26 Jonathan Dayton of New Jersey was the youngest signer of this 1787 document
The Constitution
Showers, or leather straps that control a horse
Rains/reins
Water buffalo milk is used to make this cheese & Italy exports 40,000 tons a year of the stuff
Mozzarella
Of Chinese origin, in U.S. slang it originally referred to a craving for opium
Yen
These were first seen in human cells in 1882; the exact number, 46, was determined in 1956
Chromosomes
This avuncular nickname for the government was coined by those against the War of 1812
"Uncle Sam"
A plant of the parsley family, or a unit to measure the fineness of gold
Carrot/karat