HERBS
While southern Europe embraced this bulb, a late 17th c. British discourse on salads spoke of its "intolerable rankness"
garlic
In the U.S. the area you play soccer on is a field, but the Brits call it this, also a verb
pitch
The name of this block-stacking game comes from a Swahili word for "build"
Jenga
In nursery rhyme news, this pair were airlifted from a hill after one suffered a severe head injury fetching water
Jack & Jill
Japanese gives us the name for this wide-sleeved garment tied with a sash called an obi
a kimono
In a Highland Fling
Scotch whiskey
Washington State's Yakima Valley is the USA's center of producing these, which give beer its distinctive taste
hops
Kids in this country learn to draw their homeland as a 6-sided figure, so the nickname "l'Hexagone" makes sense
France
Combining silicone oil & boric acid creates the bouncy, moldable material first sold as this in 1949
Silly Putty
Punning on a rodent, it's a low-ranking employee who may fetch papers or dry cleaning
a gofer
Basque & pancake are 2 styles of this flat French-named hat
a beret
In a strawberry margarita
tequila
Oil of peppermint is almost half this chemical that flavors cigarettes but can also aid digestion & ease cramps
menthol
Due to its conservative leanings, Britain's daily telegraph is sometimes called the Daily this -graph
the Torygraph
In Clue, this weapon may be found in the dining room but can be used to illuminate any room of the mansion
the candlestick
In this movie, Regina says, "Gretchen, stop trying to make 'fetch' happen. it's not going to happen"
Mean Girls
Wrap yourself up snug as a bug in its chrysalis state in this type of coat named for an insect structure
a cocoon
In a Gorky Park
vodka
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It's an "F"-festival: the Florence type of this herb that tastes like licorice is also called finocchio
fennel
The supercilia are these body parts that you may raise to appear supercilious
eyebrows
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First sold in 1976, this gel-filled action figure can be twisted, pulled & tied in knots but always returns to its original shape
Stretch Armstrong
Hercules' 11th labor was a fruit run to fetch these valuable items guarded by the Hesperides
golden apples
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I say, old chap! Wide neckties include the cravat & this one suitable for wear at the British racecourse of the same name
an ascot
In a Planter's Punch
rum
Eating one seed from the castor bean can be fatal due to the presence of this blood-clumping toxin
ricin
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Originally known as St. Ann's Valley, a San Francisco neighborhood eventually got this meatier moniker
the Tenderloin
Ailments in Operation include Broken Heart, Brain Freeze & these internal feelings of apprehensions
Butterflies in the Stomach
In "The Tempest", this ex-Duke of Milan says Caliban "does make our fire, fetch in our wood"
Prospero
This typically red & black checked pattern now popular at Christmas is said to be named for a herd of animals
buffalo plaid
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In a Caruso, a confirmed bachelor or a Ramos Fizz
gin
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