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The Falasha Jews of Ethiopia claim descent from King Solomon & this woman |
Sheba
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"Miss Manners always believes in sending" these "notes. It encourages people to give more" |
Thank You notes
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Acquisitive slogan that Cuba Gooding, Jr. shouts at Tom Cruise in "Jerry Maguire" |
"Show me the money!"
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In 1973 "All My Children"'s Mary Fickett became the first daytime soap actor to win one of these awards |
(about a minute to go...)
Emmy
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At over 60 million square miles, this ocean covers about a third of the Earth's surface |
Pacific Ocean
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The only requirement for membership in this group founded in 1935 is a desire to stop drinking |
Alcoholics Anonymous
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The Deseret News is one of several publications owned by this church |
Mormons (LDS)
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Of cracking these body parts, Miss Manners says, "Please insist that everyone stop it this very minute" |
Knuckles
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Biblical term for a menacing sermon, from 2 torments it depicts awaiting sinners |
(E: What are hellfire & damnation?) (Alex: (at break) Elizabeth, the response you gave a few minutes ago is also acceptable.)
Fire & brimstone
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As a member of Pine Valley's Daughters of Fine Lineage, Phoebe traces her roots back to this boat |
Mayflower
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Huron a roll if you know the Straits of Mackinac connect Lake Huron with this Great Lake |
(E: What is Lake Superior?)
Lake Michigan
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This word used of Herbert Hoover in 1928 referred to his support of prohibition, not his dull speeches |
(E: What is tee-totaler?)
Dry
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The name of this Christian sacrament is from the Greek for "to dip" |
Baptism
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According to Miss Manners, gentlemen remove these when shaking hands; ladies do not |
Gloves
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This phrase wishing an actor good luck was taken literally by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's theater |
Break a leg
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On January 5, 1995 "All My Children" celebrated this anniversary |
25th
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About 250 miles long, this river is usually navigable for only about 20 miles from Rome to the sea |
(R: What is the Po?)
Tiber
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Temperance workers used this liquor as a synonym for all spirits & prefaced it with "demon" |
Rum
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Tradition says this central shrine of Islam, located in Mecca, was built by Abraham & Ishmael |
Kaaba
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Miss Manners claims you'll "develop warts on your toes" if you wear these after Labor Day |
White shoes
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In current slang, someone attractive or cool may be "All that and a bag of " these |
Chips
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Verla Grubbs on "All My Children", she used to star in "As the Stomach Turns" on her own variety show |
Carol Burnett
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The city formerly called Stalingrad lies on this river |
Volga (city renamed Volgograd)
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This Southern state whose name means "great water" was the last one with a prohibition law |
Mississippi
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With more than 60 million members worldwide, it's the largest Protestant denomination |
(E: Who are the Baptists?)
Lutheranism
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Sadly, Miss Manners notes that these linen items are never used, "even by the guests" |
Guest towels
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Broadcaster Red Barber popularized "Sitting in" this seat as an equivalent of "sitting pretty" |
The catbird's seat
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She was "All My Children"'s Jenny Gardner before becoming "NYPD Blue"'s Det. Diane Russell |
Kim Delaney
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In Turkey you can get from Europe to Asia by crossing the Bosporus Strait at this sea just below it |
(E: What is the Black Sea?)
Sea of Marmara
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In "A Drinking Life", this editor of NYC's Post & Daily News tells how he got on & off the sauce |
Pete Hamill
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