World War I
It was as a corporal that this famed sergeant performed his heroics.
Who is Alvin York?
It's both the 2nd person singular & 2nd person plural of the verb "to be”.
What is are?
The dall, stone, & desert bighorn are North American species of this game animal.
What are sheep?
The vast majority of Puerto Ricans are of this religion.
What are Catholic?
In the 1860s, obscure Amer. portrait painter Linus Yale Jr. turned to this, his father's profession.
What is lock making?
J. McCrae wrote "the poppies blow between the crosses, row on row" that mark this Belgian battle site.
What is Flanders?
"I want to badly win Jeopardy!" is an example of this grammatical no-no.
What is a split infinitive?
About 1560, the modern type of these originated in Redditch, England, a needle-making region.
What are steel fish hooks?
About 1/3 of all the island's cropland is planted with this, 1st brought there in 1515.
What are plantains?
The Novachord, invented in 1935, was 1st commercial electric one.
What is an organ?
It's believed volunteer Kiffin Rockwell of the Lafayette Escadrille was 1st American to do this.
What is shoot down a German plane?
The past participle of the verb to go.
What is gone?
Type of fishing done by towing bait behind a moving boat, especially under bridges in fairy tales.
What is trolling?
Puerto Rico's flag resembles this nation's, recalling 1890s when both were Spanish colonies.
What is Cuba?
He also invented the meter to measure his customers' electrical use.
Who is Thomas Edison?
The secret "Zimmerman Note" advocated German alliance w/ this W. Hemisphere country.
What is Mexico?
How "Barbara baked a cake" would read in the passive voice.
What is a cake was baked by Barbara?
The classic angling technique used to catch trout & salmon.
What is fly fishing?
In '67, Puerto Rico voted to retain this status rather than become U.S. state or independent country.
What is a commonwealth?
Hero built them for ancient Greek temples; now no supermarket, airport, or hospital is without them.
What are automatic door openers?
The assassination of him played a big role in the start of WWI.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
From Greek "to arrange together", it deals with the way words are put together to form phrases.
What is a syntax?
Name for hunting method that attracts prey by simulating their natural sounds.
What is calling?
Despite being known for coffee, this at times beneficial product is the primary export of Puerto Rico.
What are pharmaceuticals?
It's considered Bud Miller's "single" greatest contribution at Kraft Inc..
What are individually wrapped (slices of) cheese?