Sport of Kings
They’re considered apprentices until they’ve ridden 40 winners.
Who are jockeys?
Spanish for “bravo”, it accompanies the wave of a toreador’s cape.
What is Ole!
Born John Mellencamp, he used this other name before reclaiming his last name again.
What is John Cougar?
“Lord, what fools these mortals be!”, says Puck in this comedy.
What is “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”?
Scandinavian fairies who in American myth work for Santa Claus.
What are elves?
The finish line is opposite this straightaway.
What is the backstretch?
An Argentinian cowpoke.
What is gaucho?
They flew to the top of the charts with “Mr. Tambourine Man” & “Turn! Turn! Turn!”.
Who are the Byrds?
Country described as “This blessed plot, this earth, this realm”.
What is England?
Famous piece of furniture legend says Merlin suggested to King Arthur.
What is the Round Table?
Weights up to 175lbs. have been carried in this, the most prestigious British steeplechase.
What is The Grand National?
To polite Swedes, it’s “Tack”, to Danes “Tak”, & to Norwegians, “Takk”.
What is Thank You?
Linda Ronstadt danced to the beat of a “Different Drum” when she started with this mid- ‘60s group.
Who are The Stone Poneys?
In “Othello”, Lago said he would wear his heart there.
What is on his sleeve?
Son of Cronus, who later defeated his father & set up Shop on Mt. Olympus.
Who is Zeus?
A race where 2 horses finish in a tie for any position.
What is a dead heat?
French term for the south of France that also means a calf length skirt.
What is Midi?
First Steven Georgiou, later this as Muslim convert Yusuf Islam, dropped out of music.
Who is Cat Stevens?
Marc Antony called him “The noblest Roman of them all”.
Who is Brutus?
Now Tarrytown, NY, Washington Irving told us about its legendary figure, Ichabod Crane.
What is Sleepy Hollow?
Doing this online to horses is illegal in 9 states.
What is betting on them?
German word meaning a person’s ghostly double who often brings trouble.
What is doppelganger?
Mid-‘60s S.F. political rock group paid $5,000 by Ed Sullivan not to appear on his show.
Who is Country Joe and the Fish?
Shakespeare, “father” of the play, appropriately performed this part in “Hamlet” himself.
Who is Hamlet’s father (the ghost)?
Aztec god of the sun & air, he wore the feathers to hide his ugliness.
Who is Quetzalcoatl?