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| The first Whig to be elected president, he was also the first president to die in office |
(Kevin: Who is Van Buren?)
William Henry Harrison
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| "Stifle yourself, Edith!" |
All in the Family
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| U-Haul claims to be the largest installer of these permanent devices that'll keep your trailer attached |
hitches
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| It's been estimated that a shark may use over 20,000 of these in a lifetime, with many in reserve rows |
teeth
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| With 16 kills during this war in the 1950s, Joseph McConnell Jr. has the highest total for a U.S. jet fighter ace |
the Korean War
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| I presume you know David Livingstone is buried there |
Westminster Abbey
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| The Battle of the Thames was fought during this war; by the way, that's the Thames in Ontario |
the War of 1812
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| "This tape will self-destruct in five seconds" |
Mission: Impossible
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| Lou Jacobs clowned around for this circus for 60 years, 1925 to 1985 |
Ringling Brothers
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| This largest shark can reach a length of 50 feet & a weight of over 10 tons |
the whale shark
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| The first & only jet aircraft used by this nation's air force in WWII was the Gloster Meteor |
England
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| The first Studebakers ran on batteries developed by this company |
Westinghouse
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| The U.S. abandoned the arsenal at this site in 1861, 2 years after a raid by John Brown |
Harper's Ferry
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| "Who loves ya, baby?" |
Kojak
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| In Churchill's saying, "He who is not a liberal at 20 has no heart... He who is not a conservative at 40 has..." this |
(Kevin: What is no brain?) (Susie: What is no soul?)
no head
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| Averaging 12 feet & 3,000 pounds, this shark, Carcharodon carcharias, is also called the maneater |
the great white shark
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| In 1958 this model from Boeing became the first American passenger jet put into commerical service |
the 707
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| Celebrity known as "Grandma Freud" |
Dr. Ruth Westheimer
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| The Earp-Clanton confrontation near this site in 1881 has been called more slaughter than gunfight |
the O.K. Corral
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| "This is the big one, Elizabeth! I'm coming to join you, honey!" |
Sanford and Son
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| Workers using radium to make these glow at an Orange, N.J. factory had resulting health problems |
watch faces (or watch dials)
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| The head of this shark species has a lateral extension with an eye at each end |
the hammerhead shark
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| The first private jet aircraft to enter mass production was the 23 Continental from this company |
(Daniel: What is Gulfstream?)
Lear
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| Shelley called this "thou breath of Autumn's being" |
(Susie: What is the Western Wind?) ... (Alex: Oh, you were so close!)
the West Wind
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| Longfellow's 1858 "The Courtship of" him sold over 10,000 copies in 1 day in London |
Miles Standish
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| "I got a b-i-i-i-g mouth" |
(Kevin: Who was Abbott and Costello?)
The Honeymooners
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| The extreme right-hand door of St. Peter's is only opened in this type of year, which comes next in 2025 |
a Holy Year
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| This shark with a 4-letter name is the fastest shark in the seas, thought to cruise at an incredible 60 miles an hour! |
the mako shark
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| In 1976 this "dark" reconnaissance jet set a world speed record of 2,092.29 mph |
the (SR-71) Blackbird
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| In 1965 he was TIME Magazine's "Man of the Year" |
William Westmoreland
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