Pop Culture Squirrels
Sandy Cheeks wears a space suit & helmet underwater so she can hang out with this title guy
SpongeBob SquarePants
It began on June 25, 1950--tens of thousands of soldiers crossed the 38th parallel heading south
the Korean War
The novel "Catch-22"
A defensive embankment with a parapet on top
a rampart
Beans & oatmeal (not necessarily together) are good sources of this substance that helps food pass through the body
Fiber
Scrat is the nutty, acorn-obsessed saber-toothed squirrel in this series of movies
Ice Age
1842's Treaty of Nanjing gave the U.K. control of this island, which had a lot fewer people than its 7.3 million today
Hong Kong
The poem "Mending Wall"
Robert Frost
This brand that popularized food processors in the '70s became a trademark of the Conair Corporation
Cuisinart
In diner slang an M.D. isn't a Mountain Dew but this soft drink
Twiggy the squirrel is a cultural sensation for expertly doing this aquatic activity
water-ski
In 1192 Japan's emperor gave this title to Yoritomo, the head of the military government
shogun
The play "Waiting for Godot"
Beckett
To disrupt a plan is to "upset" this item used to display fruit
the apple cart
Liquid gold is what Kraft calls this processed product used in its Shells & Cheese
Velveeta
June Foray gave voice to this high-flying resident of Frostbite Falls--again!
Rocky (the Flying Squirrel)
In 1900 Herbert Hoover was 25 & living in China during this event led by the Righteous & Harmonious Fists
the Boxer Rebellion
"An Essay on Criticism", 1711
Alexander Pope
Someone who talks so much of this own achievements that it annoys other people
a braggart
This cocktail made with peach nectar & champagne was named for a Venetian painter
A bellini
Slappy & Skippy Squirrel were characters in this cartoon series that also starred Wakko, Yakko & Dot
the Animaniacs
The Cambodian dictator died in a jungle hut in 1998 before he could stand trial for genocide
Pol Pot
The 1986 memoir "All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes"
Maya Angelou
a very loyal friend or supporter
a stalwart
This Southern gravy made from fried ham drippings & black coffee sounds like it could keep you up all night
Red-eye