1960
Potatoes
Odd Jobs
Foreign Phrases
Hodgepodge
200

He was re-elected to the U.S. Senate & at the same time elected Vice President of the U.S.

Who is LBJ?

200

Potatoes are made up of about 20% starch & protein & about 80% this.

What is water?

200

He's the guy who keeps your Steinway sounding the way it should. 

What is a piano tuner?

200

Why one might wish to avoid a Viennese sailor leaning over the rail mumbling "Ich bin seekrank".

What is because he’s seasick?

200

The word navigation comes from Latin "navis", meaning this.

What is ship?

400

Shirley Jones & Burt Lancaster both won Oscars for their roles in this 1960 film.

What is Elmer Gantry?

400

The external buds on a potato are called this, if you see what I mean.

What are eyes?

400

Barbara Walters or the athlete who runs the last leg in a relay.

What is an anchor?

400

It's how things go when they go "de mal en pis".

What is from bad to worse?

400

Floral name for stained glass church windows made in circular shape.

What is a rose window?

600

17 days before leaving office in 1960, President Eisenhower cut diplomatic ties with this country.

What is Cuba?

600

It's said eating 5 lbs. of potatoes a day plus 1 quart of this will provide all nutrients humans need.

What is milk?

600

Profession most associated with "serving up stax of wax".

What is a disc jockey?

600

Latin for "nourishing mother", it denotes the institution that nourished one's mind.

What is the alma mater?

600

A hardware store will sell threaded casing, upholstery & box varieties of these.

What are nails?

800

After a record 8 stays of execution, this author of "Cell 2455 Death Row" was finally executed. 

Who is (Caryl) Chessman?

800

Producing about ⅓ of global crop, it's the largest potato-growing country in the world.

What is Ukraine?

800

Slang for a fountain worker, it came from pulling the water handle, not from being an idiot.

What is a soda jerk?

800

This negative pair is either "Nem...nem" in Portuguese, or "Ni...ni" in Spanish.

What is Neither...nor?

800

In 1971, this Asian country became the only 1 ever expelled from the UN.

What is the Republic of China or Taiwan?

1000

Country which led the world in oil production in 1960.

What is the United States?

1000

Leafroll, mosaic, spindle tuber & scab are 4 of these. What is Leafroll, mosaic, spindle tuber & scab are 4 of these.

What are diseases (that affect potatoes)?

1000

Since Pierce Brosnan was unavailable, Timothy Dalton was picked for this odd job.

What is James Bond?

1000

"Si kitu", it's how Emily Litella would end her "Weekend Update" segment in Swahili.

What is never mind?

1000

In 1880, Cecil Rhodes founded this company & acquired virtual control of the Kimberley diamond mines.

What is De Beers?