HISTORICAL HODGEPODGE
Abyssinia is an old name for this African country
What is Ethiopia?
Divide an object's speed by the speed of sound to get this number; passenger jets often cruise at about .8
What is Mach?
Construction on this city designed by 2 British architects began in 1912 but was delayed during World War I
What is New Delhi?
After Medusa was beheaded, this winged horse sprang from her blood--weird & gross
What is a Pegasus?
Anthracite
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fence opening
What is coal gate?
Among this president's stable of horses were Reb, Billy Button & Jeff Davis
Who is U. S. Grant?
For milk in the U.S., this process requires 161 degrees for at least 15 seconds; buh bye, bacteria!
What is pasteurization?
Not to put down the honey buzzard & hog deer, but the big attraction at Kaziranga Natl. Park is the Indian one-horned this
Euterpe, muse of music, was very fond of playing what's called the double this
What is the double flute?
Cereal grain
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12th letter of the alphabet
What is Corn L?
Thomas Cranmer, who held this religious post from 1533 to 1556, was the first Protestant in the job
Who is the Archbishop of Canterbury?
Per Richard Feynman, if velocities of rebound are almost equal to initial velocities, "such a collision is" this rubbery adjective
What is elastic?
In 1615 Sir Thomas Roe reached the court of Mughal Emperor Jahangir & was granted trading rights for this firm
What is the British East India Company?
Call him Bacchus or call him by this other Greek name, the guy knew how to party
What is Dionysus?
Like a road with half the traffic going in one direction & half in the opposite
What is two lane?
Seen here is the April 1961 first day of the trial of this man, one of the most important proceedings of the 20th century
Who is Adolf Eichmann?
In 1672, Cassini discovered Rhea, the second-largest moon of this planet, now discover Rhea for yourself via the Cassini spacecraft
What is Saturn?
In 2004 economist Manmohan Singh became the first of this religion to become India's Prime Minister
What is Sikh?
Holy moly! An herb called moly protected Odysseus from being turned into a swine by this witchy woman
Who is Circe?
Dietary fiber
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gambling cubes
What is bran dice?
An earthquake prior to the 15th century is believed to have toppled this ancient wonder of Halicarnassus
What is the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus?
About 66 million years ago, an asteroid hit Earth with a yield of 100 trillion tons of TNT, ending this "middle life" era
What is the Mesozoic?
In 1961 Indian forces invaded the territory of Goa & took it from this European power
What is Portugal?
Typhon, a monster with 100 heads, was the father of these 2 monsters:
a 9-headed water snake & 3-headed hellhound
Black table spice
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a unit of force
What is pepper dyne?