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EUROPEAN HISTORY
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On December 2, 1804 Napoleon Bonaparte had this title officially bestowed upon him, by himself
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emperor
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The Venice basilica named for this gospel writer & said to contain his earthly remains was rebuilt starting around 1063
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Mark
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The second Russian czar of this name had abolished serfdom but was assassinated by revolutionaries in 1881
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Alexander
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In 1618 longstanding hostility between Protestants & Catholics in central Europe sparked this long war
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the Thirty Years\' War
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Back in 1688 Norway regulated many sawmills to fight this problem; in 2016 it became the world's first country to ban it
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deforestation (clear-cutting)
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SPORTS
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An early version of this ball-&-racket sport in 13th century France was jeu de paume
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tennis
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In 2021 he swished yet another to break Ray Allen's record for all-time NBA 3-pointers
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Steph Curry
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The oldest postseason college football game, the Rose Bowl is played in this city
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Pasadena
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No horse had run the Kentucky Derby in under 2 minutes until this Triple Crown winner performed the feat in 1973
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Secretariat
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In 2015, the baseball world mourned this Yankee, a great catcher who often came up with a great quote
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Yogi Berra
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GOOD FOR THE STEW
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Slang for the head; sometimes people ask you to "use" this bit of pasta when you've made a dumb mistake
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noodle
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An ongoing argument, as in "I've got a ____ with you"
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beef
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Also the name of a kids' game, this 2-word phrase refers to a problematic issue you don't want to handle
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hot potato
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One headline from this website: "Tina Turner burns down legs for insurance money"
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the "Onion"
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During WWII the Ministry of Food told Brits that eating these raw might seem strange but they can help you see better
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carrots
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U.S. MILITARY BRANCHES
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This branch was established on Dec. 20, 2019; the Netflix show of the same name, on May 29, 2020
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the Space Force
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Drew Carey, Steve McQueen & Gene Hackman (who joined at age 16) were always faithful as members of this branch
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the Marine Corps
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Dating back to the start of the 1800s, the U.S. Military Academy at this site was also essentially America's 1st school of engineering
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West Point
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This term for a U.S. Naval Academy cadet comes from a 17th century practice of placing experienced sailors in the center of a vessel
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midshipmen
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In 2005 Nicole Malachowski made some serious noise as the first female pilot in this Air Force demonstration squadron
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the Thunderbirds
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SUBURBS OF CHICAGO
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In 1923 this gangster moved from Chicago to the suburbs to make Cicero his headquarters
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Al Capone
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In 1955 this man opened his first McDonald's restaurant in Des Plaines
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Ray Kroc
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Whiting is a suburb of Chicago but is in this state, not Illinois
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Indiana
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This city is named for one of the founders of Northwestern University, which is located there
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Evanston
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In the 1970s the Supreme Court refused to stop a demonstration by Nazis in this Chicago suburb
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Skokie
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"V"ERBS
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From a word meaning "to empty", it means to go on holiday
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vacation
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As a noun, it's a piece of clothing; as a verb, it means to give power or control
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vest
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To leap
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to vault
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This word meaning to leave in a hurry ends in a big antlered creature
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vamoose
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To clear someone of blame in the eyes of the law
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to vindicate
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BOOZE IN BOOKS
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In Graham Greene's "Our Man in Havana", these were "frozen so stiffly" they were "drunk in tiny drops to avoid a sinus-pain"
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a daiquiri
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When James Bond orders the vesper type of this cocktail in "Casino Royale", he asks to have it shaken very well
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a martini
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The characters in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" drink this cocktail, also where the story is set
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a Manhattan
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At the end of "A Christmas Carol", Scrooge offers this mistreated employee a mulled drink called smoking bishop
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(Bob) Cratchit
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In "Henry IV, Part 2", this jovial fellow attributes to sherry a "warming of the blood" that "illumineth the face"
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Falstaff
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VACCINES
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Prior to the vaccine, 3 to 4 million people a year in the U.S. got this disease also called rubeola
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measles
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The vaccine for this disease protects you from spores of clostridium, notoriously found on rusty nails
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tetanus
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After boiling the syringes & needles in his own kitchen in 1953, Jonas Salk gave his 3 sons his vaccine for this
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polio
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The vaccine for this, also known as pertussis, is given in combination with other vaccines
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whooping cough
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World War II soldiers were given a vaccine against this 2-word ailment, which had caused a 1918-19 pandemic
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the Spanish flu
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POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
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From Greek for "rule of god", it's a nation run by religious leaders
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theocracy
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This hyphenated term is used for a nation that consists of a single municipality & its surrounding countryside
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a city-state
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Administered by the U.N., the border between Greek & Turkish regions of Cyprus is known as this colorful "line"
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the Green Line
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This monarchal-sounding term means a country's authority to govern itself; China is touchy about violations of its
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sovereignty
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One of the 2 nations known as "perforated states", as they completely surround another country
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(1 of) South Africa or Italy
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STARTS & ENDS WITH THE SAME VOWEL
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To bestow freedom
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emancipate
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I can't believe it's not butter, as it's artificial butter called this
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oleo
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It's a loss of hair & also of feathers, hopefully not at the same time
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alopecia
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One's grandma, in Spanish-speaking areas
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an abuela
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It's a 4-letter Latin interjection meaning "behold!"
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ecce
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WOMEN MAKE PASSES
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She pursues Tom Hanks in "Sleepless in Seattle"; she also makes a pass ("incomplete") at Dennis Quaid in "D.O.A."
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Meg Ryan
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On "Parks & Rec", this character's mom, played by Pamela Reed, makes a pass at Ben (Adam Scott)
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Leslie Knope
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On a 2015 episode of this Comedy Central show, Abbi finally asks out her hot neighbor Jeremy
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Broad City
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In "Indiscreet", this acting legend makes a pass at her old "Notorious" co-star Cary Grant
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Ingrid Bergman
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Movie where figure skater Moira Kelly tells hockey player D.B. Sweeney, "In case you've missed it, I am throwing myself at you"
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The Cutting Edge
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GUYS WHO WEAR GLASSES
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Here's this trusted newsman wearing his glasses as he announced the death of John F. Kennedy
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Cronkite
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They're the two guys here who started something big
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Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak
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He served as U.S. Attorney General twice in the early '90s & again two and a half decades later
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(Bill) Barr
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Here's this Russian-born innovator of 20th century ballet in not one but two pairs of specs
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Stravinsky
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This Israeli fashion designer & creative director of Lanvin was mourned by celebrity clients at his death in 2021
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Alber Elbaz
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FAMOUS TRIALS
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On her acquittal in 1893, a reporter cited nearby events 2 centuries earlier, saying the days of witch trials are over
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Lizzie Borden
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