|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Even a baby can say this official postal abbreviation for the state of Washington |
WA
|
|
|
"Frogs & snails, & puppy dogs' tails" |
What are little boys made of?
|
|
|
These were worn outdoors to protect the skin, not for trick-or-treat |
a mask
|
|
|
Major league team with the letters "SOX" on their caps |
(Shannon: Who are Boston?)
Chicago (White Sox)
|
|
|
Basil the barber & Kitri are the romantic leads in a ballet based on this Cervantes novel |
Don Quixote
|
|
|
Tourists can shake hands with a dead Crusader who's never decomposed, in a crypt in this Irish capital |
Dublin
|
|
|
Of Michigan, Minnesota, or Wisconsin, the only state whose land mass borders on Canada |
Minnesota
|
|
|
"That's what little girls are made of" |
sugar and spice and everything nice (or all things nice)
|
|
|
Spanish ladies carried little books of paper covered with vermilion powder used to color these |
their cheeks
|
|
|
The penalty when a pitcher balks |
(Betsey: What is the runner advances one base?) [Accepted without remark]
all runners advance one base
|
|
|
Yes, there really was a stage musical version, with whip-cracking prostitutes & Atlanta aflame |
Gone with the Wind
|
|
|
The world's largest champagne glass bubbles away in this maestro's "Wunnerful" museum |
(Alex: It's in Escondido, California, by the way.)
Lawrence Welk
|
|
|
Reason why in 1959 the geographic center of the U.S. moved from Kansas to South Dakota |
(Jean: What was the acquisition of Alaska?) [Accepted without remark]
Alaskan statehood
|
|
|
"She had so many children she didn't know what to do" |
(Shannon: Who was Old Mother Hubbard?)
the old woman who lived in the shoe
|
|
|
A "bosom bottle" tucked inside a dress kept these fresh |
flowers
|
|
|
Known for years as "The Baseball Bible", this weekly paper now covers other sports as well |
The Sporting News
|
|
|
Clifford Odets' drama of the same name became a musical about boxing starring Sammy Davis Jr. |
[Shannon added a leading "The" to her response.]
Golden Boy
|
|
|
Swan upping, the marking of the Queen's swans, takes place on this London river once a year |
the Thames
|
|
|
3 of 5 neighboring states from which you can go marching through Georgia |
(3 of) Florida, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, and North Carolina
|
|
|
"He put her in a pumpkin shell, & there he kept her very well" |
Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater
|
|
|
Duck, dornex, Damascus & dimity were all these |
materials (or fabrics)
|
|
|
In 1938, pitcher Johnny Vander Meer became only man ever to do this in 2 consecutive games |
(Betsey: What is pitch a perfect game?)
pitch no-hitters
|
|
|
Medieval mystery plays dramatized events from this book |
the Bible
|
|
|
At museum devoted to him, a wax replica of this 1930s criminal on the slab greets every "lady in red" |
(John) Dillinger
|
|
|
This state has the most Interstate miles, over 3000, including parts of I-10, 20, 30, & 40 |
(Shannon: What is Alaska?) ... (Alex: We've got a minute to go.)
Texas
|
|
|
"He wears whiskers on his chinnegan" |
Michael Finnegan
|
|
|
These facial decorations were called "mouches" because they looked like flies |
(Betsey: What are beauty spots?) (Alex: Be more specific.) (Betsey: Moles? Beauty Spots? Black beauty spots?) (Alex: No, can't give it to you.) ... (Alex: They had to be stuck on.)
patches
|
|
|
In 1986, this S.F. Giants 1st baseman became only 16th man elected to Hall of Fame 1st year he was eligible |
Willie McCovey
|
|
|
Rodgers & Hammerstein musical based on "Liliom", a play about a sideshow barker |
(Jean: What is Carnival?)
Carousel
|
|
|
Evangelist Jim Bakker wants to build a Golgotha theme park on the site where this occurred |
the crucifixion
|
|