AMERICAN HISTORY
During his first term as president, the Bill of Rights became law
George Washington
Experts say to drink 8 cups of this a day; that's about 5.3 cups of H & 2.7 cups of O
Water
Phi Delta Theta & Sigma Nu are 2 of these that are trying to ban alcohol by 2000
Fraternities
His 1969 hit with the First Edition, "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town", was written by Mel Tillis
Kenny Rogers
Rice whose length is over 4 times its width is typed with this 2-word name
Long grain
In 1813 the U.S. defeated the British in the Battle of the Thames River in what is now this country
Canada
A 1997 recall ended the pairing of the diet drugs known by this homophonic name
Phen-Fen
Computers that recognize 00 as this date have to be fixed by the year 2000
1900
Classic song heard here in a remake by Randy Travis:
("Trailers for sale or rent...")
"King of the Road"
Gouda cheese is named for Gouda, a town in this country
Netherlands/Holland
In 1832 this president declared, "The bank, Mr. Van Buren, is trying to kill me; but I will kill it"
Andrew Jackson
Your body can convert beta carotene into this vitamin found in liver & stored in your liver
Vitamin A
British musicologist Jonathan Del Mar hopes to have fully restored this composer's 9 symphonie
Ludwig van Beethoven
In 1997 some of country music's biggest names celebrated this "Singing Cowboy's" 90th birthday
Gene Autry
Kimbunda speakers know nguba, from which we get goober, means this
Peanut
In November 1689 Joseph Wadsworth hid this colony's charter from the British by placing it in an oak tree
Connecticut
From the Greek for air, this type of exercise, like race walking & swimming, helps your heart & lungs
Aerobic
Ukraine has promised to close this nuclear plant by 2000
Chernobyl
A flower arrangement at his 1998 funeral included a pair of blue suede shoes
Carl Perkins
An Englishman might "win one for" this flattened, cold-smoked herring
Kipper
He earned his captain's commission by burning the Philadelphia at Tripoli in 1804
Stephen Decatur
By definition, lactoovo-vegetarians eat these 2 types of foods along with the veggies
Milk & eggs
A 500-foot-tall one of these fair attractions is planned to be built across the Thames from Parliament
Ferris wheel
Sexy singing sensation heard here with a recent hit
Shania Twain
Obtained by hard milling durum wheat, this flour is used in cream of wheat cereal
Semolina