Heads or Tales
He is Archie Bunker’s son-in-law in All in the Family
Who is Meathead? Rob Reiner plays Meathead. The Jeffersons is a spinoff of All in the Family.
This decade roared.
What is the 1920s? Known as “The Roaring Twenties,” it was to industry what the 1990s was to technology. It was also the decade of the speakeasies.
These roast on an open fire
What are chestnuts? You can spot vendors roasting chestnuts on the sidewalks of New York.
This is a name for mass-produced, affordable jewelry
What is costume jewelry? Swarovski crystals are popular in costume jewelry.
This is the three-letter abbreviation for a debt to be paid.
What is IOU?
These are the two cities in Charles Dickens’ tale
What are Paris and London? The classic is A Tale of Two Cities, set during the French Revolution.
Latin for “before the war,” it is what the southerners called the era before the Civil War
What is antebellum? Georgia and South Carolina were major southern commercial and industrial centers during this period.
This type of onion can be used as a garnish in martinis.
What is pearl? Often, they are pickled.
Before the girdle, women wore these stiff, waist-enhancing garments.
What is a corset? Often, the corset was made rigid with stays. Today, corsets are a novelty item.
DJI is the stock symbol for this.
What is Dow Jones Industrial Average? It consists of the 30 largest publicly traded companies. It had its worst point-decline on February 5, 2018, when it declined 1,175. At one point, it was down almost 1,600 that day
This place in France is where the allies established five beachheads during World War II
What is Normandy? The code name for D-Day was Operation Neptune.
This is another name for the Dark Ages.
What is Middle Ages? It occurred after the fall of the Roman Empire and was characterized by political, economic, and social reversals.
This round, red tomato is named for a fruit and is served halved or whole.
What is cherry tomato? Grape tomatoes are tiny oval tomatoes.
According to Merriam-Webster.com, the everyday definition of this popular 1990s company name means “a break in a barrier” or “a break in continuity.”
What is Gap?
Fred Smith wrote an undergraduate paper outlining this delivery business, which he then started in 1973.
What is FedEx? According to entrepreneur.com, Smith’s college professor wrote, “The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a ‘C’, the idea must be feasible.”
This type of children’s story involves unlikely events and endings and/or imaginary creatures.
What is fairy tale?
Eras in China are dominated by these family units
What are dynasties? China’s longest-ruling dynasty was the Zhou dynasty from around 1046–256 BC. China’s population doubled during the Ming Dynasty, which ran from 1368-1644
These brined or dried flower buds often accompany dishes to add a burst of lemony, olive flavor. You might find them sprinkled on top of chicken or veal piccata.
What are capers?
This company’s name is also a slang term for an underdeveloped, often corrupt country.
What is Banana Republic?
His first work pants for Gold Rush miners were made of tent canvas.
Who is Levi Strauss? He was granted a patent with Jacob Davis, one of his customers, for the metal rivets on the pockets and front fly. It was the customer’s invention, and Strauss financed the patent fees.
This is a wall or partition in a ship or aircraft
What is bulkhead?
This era occurred after the American Civil War as wartime factories were converted to civilian factories and the economy expanded at an astounding rate.
What is the Gilded Age? This was the era of the Captains of Industry, such as the Rockefellers, Morgans, and Carnegies.
This licorice-flavored seed pod used as a spice has a heavenly name
What is star anise?
This 11-letter word was once used to describe those who sold men’s clothing.
What is haberdasher?
“In God We Trust” first appeared on U.S. notes in this decade.
What is the 1960s? It was first printed in 1963