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| The name of this German chemist is immortalized by the gas burner in every science lab |
(Robert) Bunsen
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| A very large firm, "meaty" tomato, often served with onion slices in an oil & vinegar dressing |
beefsteak
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| He was the 1st to call the Native Americans "Indians" |
Columbus
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| Eugene Delacroix wrote "The first virtue of painting is to be a feast for" these |
eyes
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| Celebrations might have been dampened at the 1932 L.A. games, since this U.S. amendment was in effect |
Prohibition
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| The Columbia River begins in Columbia Lake in this Canadian province |
British Columbia
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| Pause, take a deep breath, & then buzz in if you know that Joseph Priestley helped discover this |
oxygen
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| Greek salads are usually distinguished by this cheese |
feta
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| Long before baseball was invented, Indians built dugouts, which they used as these |
canoes
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| Charles Dana Gibson's wife was the model for this Gay '90s symbol of beauty |
Gibson Girl
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| In rowing, if a rower falls out of the boat, the crew can still win; if this person falls out, they can't |
coxswain
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| William Paley established this company in 1928 |
(Michael: What is CBS?) (Alex: Be more specific.)
Columbia Broadcasting System
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| On June 11, 1983, scientists met on Java to observe one of these, longest of the decade |
(solar) eclipse
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| Meat that frequently garnishes a spinach salad |
bacon
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| While Indiana, Kansas & Ohio all have counties named for this Algonquin tribe, Florida doesn't |
(Tanya: What is Seminole?)
Miami
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| Edward Hicks, best known for "The Peaceable Kingdom", was a minister of this religion |
Friends (Society of Friends, Quakers)
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| The 500-meter version of this is the quickest timed event in the Winter Games, with a record of 36.45 seconds |
(Diane: What is the downhill?)
men's speed skating
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| This state finds Columbia capital, just capital |
South Carolina
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| This friend & financier of Newon held the office of Astronomer Royal from 1720-1742 |
Edmond Halley
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| It's the primary vegetable in Waldorf salad |
(Diane: What is Romaine lettuce?)
celery
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| Guns obtained from early Dutch settlers helped this confederation dominate its neighbors |
Iroquois
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| 1 of 2 Van Gogh paintings with floral titles that each sold for more than $39 million in 1987 |
Sunflowers (or Irises)
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| Number of the Apollo mission that had a command module nicknamed "Columbia" |
11
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| His 1543 book refuting an Earth-centered solar system was published when he was on his death bed |
(Tanya: Who was Galileo?) … [The end of round signal sounds.]
Copernicus
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| The bitter salad green that the English commonly call chicory Americans call this |
(Diane: What is Romaine lettuce?)
endive
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| The potlatch ceremony, in which they did this, impoverished many a northwest Indian |
giving away all of one's possessions
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| Modigliani gave up this form of art in 1915, partly because materials were too expensive |
sculpture
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| Crossing the Lincoln & Rambouillet breeds of these farm animals produced the Columbia variety |
sheep
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