1930s AMERICA
In 1933 the 21st Amendment repealed the 18th, which had federally imposed this dry period
Prohibition
If something triggers a strong emotional response, it might "strike" one of these harmonic note combos
Chord
This fish & rice dish is derived from a Japanese word for sour
Sushi
What are the 3 main units for measuring temperature?
Kelvin, Celsius, Fahrenheit
Dairy products are high in this element, atomic No. 20, that is vital to bone growth & health
Accepting the Dem. nomination in 1932, FDR said, "I pledge you, I pledge myself, to" this "for the American people"
a new deal
To do things your own way & disregard convention is to "march to" this sound
Beat of your own drum
This building material was once made with coal refuse & ash; hence its name
Cinder Block
In ancient Egypt, this measurement term was the distance from the elbow to the fingertips and used to measure blocks for the Pyramids of Giza. Today it is approximately 18 inches.
Cubit
This vitamin, also called ascorbic acid, can be found in things such as sweet peppers and lemons
Vitamin C
New York City's hottest ticket at Christmastime 1932 was the night this theater opened, featuring the then "Roxyettes"
Radio City Music Hall
When you have to take responsibility for your actions
Face the Music
Now meaning "behaving badly", this adjective comes from a word meaning "nothing"
Naughty
What opulent unit of measure is used to measure "work" or energy?
Joule
This macronutrient helps your muscles and body tissue repair and grow
Protein
the H-1 Racer that set a new world's speed record of 352 miles per hour when it was flown by this mogul in California on September 13th, 1935
Howard Hughs
Someone who repeats the same thing over & over "sounds like" one of these, perhaps a scratched 45
Broken Record
As Bill & Ted probably wouldn't know, one story says this 5-letter word originally described a device to create counterfeit coins
Bogus
If you were taking part in a 10k race, how many miles would you have to run? (nearest decimal is fine)
6.21 miles
Tomato juice contains lycopene, one of these free radical fighters
Antioxidants
In 1937 his theories on organic architecture came together beautifully with the completion of the Fallingwater house
Frank Lloyd Wright
To make yourself look good, sometimes you have to do this, sound a brass instrument with a flared bell
Toot your own horn
Before it was used for a musical work, this 4-letter word meaning "work" was used by the Romans to designate construction
Opus
Officially, which three countries are the only ones who use the imperial system of measurement?
U.S, Myanmar, Liberia
Capsaicin in spicy foods is thought to boost this, all the chemical reactions that change food into energy, from Greek for "change"
Metabolism