Words Beginning with the letters, CLA
Bennie Goodman was known to play this instrument.
Clarinet
This Shakespearean tragedy is set in Verona, Italy, where two star-crossed lovers from the feuding Montague and Capulet families meet a tragic end.
Romeo and Juliet
She served as a Civil War Nurse and teacher before writing "Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
Crocodiles can go without food for over a year
True - Crocodiles can go for over a year and sometimes up to two years under extreme conditions without eating a single meal
John McEnroe
What two Japanese cities did the U.S. bomb during World War II?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Music performed by a symphony that is considered serious and has lasting value.
Classical
This 1939s iconic duo starred together in 10 classic musical movies—most famously Top Hat and Swing Time. She mirrored every dance movement he did, backwards and in high heels.
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
He was a newspaper journalist and licensed Mississippi riverboat pilot before creating "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."
Mark Twain
Female seahorses carry the fertilized eggs in her brood pouch, gives birth and nurtures the young alone.
False - Male seahorses are impregnated by the female seahorse, and after birth, neither parent nurtures their young.
Which legendary American golfer known as "The King" won major championships, and has a famous half-iced-tea, half-lemonade drink named after him.
Arnold Palmer
Which American general served as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe?
Dwight Eisenhower
A person who suffers from an intense, irrational fear of confined, enclosed, or crowded spaces
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Claustrophobic
What legendary American comedy team of the 1940s and 1950s is most famous for their rapid-fire "Who's on First?" confusion routine?
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
He worked as a physician and opthalmologist before creating Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
More people are killed each year by cows than sharks
True - Cows cause about 20 to 22 deaths per year in the US alone due to trampling, kicking, or crushing. While sharks average 5 to 10 deaths worldwide
The infamous Tiffany & Co. created the NFL championship trophy named after this Green Bay Packer coach
Vince Lombardi
What was the code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944?
Operation Overlord, or D-Day
A person who claims to have the ability to perceive events, objects, or information beyond the range of normal human senses.
Clairvoyant
Which legendary Broadway songwriting duo revolutionized musical theater in the 1940s and 50s with blockbusters like Oklahoma!, South Pacific, and The Sound of Music?
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
He was a practicing criminal defense attorney and served in the Mississippi House of Representatives before dominating legal thriller novels.
John Grisham
Dogs pant as a way of sweating
False - Dogs pant primarily to cool down and regulate their temperature. Dogs sweat through their paws
He holds the Major League Baseball record with 4,256 career hits. However, in 1989, as a manager, he was permanently banned due to gambling on the Cincinnati Reds and was never inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Pete Rose
What name was given to the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan
The Axis Power
Kept secret or done secretively, especially because it is illicit, unauthorized, or illegal.
Clandestine
This executive duo took office in 1977 following the Watergate scandal, promising a government "as good and honest as the American people." The President was a Georgia peanut farmer and his Vice President was a respected liberal Senator from Minnesota. Who was this duo?
Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale
During both World Wars, she served as a nurse and pharmacy dispenser, where she learned about the poisons she later used in her murder mysteries.
Agatha Christie
On October 29, 1998, at the age of 77, John Glenn became the oldest man to ever travel to space.
False - Astronaut Ed Dwight, flew on a Blue Origin suborbital flight at the age of 90 years and 8 months on May 19, 2024.
She is an American figure skating icon best known as the sole U.S. gold medalist at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.
Peggy Fleming
Which battle is considered the major turning point on the Eastern front?
The Battle of Stallingrad