History
In 1961 he became the first brother of a president appointed to a cabinet position.
Who is Robert F. Kennedy (Attorney General)?
Hamlet’s closest friend, only major character left alive at play’s end.
Who is Horatio?
For "Here You Come Again", she became 1st country female artist to receive a platinum record.
Who is Dolly Parton?
First, a toast, my sweet, with a glass of this potent potable whose invention is credited to Dom Perignon.
What is champagne?
The name of these microscopic plants & animals that float near the ocean's surface is from the Greek for "wandering"
What is plankton?
In December 1980 a junta appointed Jose Napoleon Duarte president of this small Central American country.
What is El Salvador?
Enid Bagnold’s book that became Liz Taylor’s 1st starring vehicle.
What is National Velvet?
From the Italian for "big", it's a concerto for an orchestra & a group of instrumental soloists
What is a (concerto) grosso?
This raucous Big Easy street wasn't named for a liquor, but rather for the ruling French family of the time in 1721.
What is Bourbon Street?
Biology is generally divided into 2 branches: botany & this study of animals
What is Zoology?
The Grimaldi family first gained control of this country in 1297.
What is Monaco?
Sport defined by Hemingway as “Death in the Afternoon”.
What is bullfighting?
This Big Band clarinetist's 1939 autobiography was titled "The Kingdom of Swing".
Who is Benny Goodman?
Guinness says Peter Broeker owns more than 8,000 bottles of this--hope they're on a wall & he sings about them.
What is beer?
Some of these smallest blood vessels are so tiny that only one blood cell can pass through at a time
What are capillaries?
Dynasty restored to the throne in 1874 & again in 1975 when Juan Carlos I became king of Spain.
What is the Bourbon dynasty?
He wrote “There was a little girl, she had a little curl” & “The Wreck of the Hesperus”, too.
Who is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?
This musical instrument is sort of a keyless piccolo.
What is a a fife?
This 6-letter word is used of a milder beverage that's consumed immediately after a shot of hard liquor.
What is a chaser?
This kind of pit viper is named for the hollow scales of keratin on the tip of its tail.
What is a rattlesnake?
A "people power" revolution in this country forced longtime leader Ferdinand Marcos into exile.
What are the Philippines?
Expression “The glory that was Greece & the grandeur that was Rome” is by this gloomy poet.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
Neil Young is mentioned in this song by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
What is "Sweet Home Alabama"?
Green creme de menthe & white creme de cacao are featured in this cocktail named for an insect.
What is a Grasshopper?
Renin, an enzyme that breaks down protein, is secreted by cells in this organ
What is the kidney?