| Popularized a garment for women and girls composed of loose trousers gathered about the ankles and worn under a short skirt. It is no longer worn but the term refers to women’s underpants of similar design. | | |
| Scottish-born engineer considered “the greatest single impetus behind the Industrial Revolution. Honored by having a unit of electricity named after him. | | |
| Premier of a country. Known as a collaborator with the Nazis. Although his country had a law against capital punishment, a special law was passed and he was executed by a firing squad. His name became synonymous with traitor. | | |
| Racing car driver for whom an automobile is named. | | |
| Refers to a person or thing judged to be lacking in value, size, authenticity, or seriousness; ineffectual, insignificant, worthless. Often to an educational course which is very easy. | | |
| French chemist who devised a technique for reducing most disease causing microorganisms in beer, milk, and other liquids. Developed a treatment for rabies. Honored by having an avenue named after him adjacent to Harvard Medical School and the Boston Latin School. | | |
| Vice president of the United States under James Madison. Known for the practice of dividing voting districts to give unfair advantage to one party in elections. | | |
| An inflatable life jacket, originally issued to R.A.F. flyers in WWII... Possibly took its name because it gave the wearer a somewhat feminine appearance. | | |
| A large knife, with a blade from ten to fifteen inches long credited to a hero of the Battle of the Alamo. | | |
| Although born into a prominent Anglican family, he became a member of another religious group. After experiencing persecution, he decided to lead a group to America. An American state is named after him. | | |
| This spring shrub has bright yellow, bell-shaped flowers. Named for the superintendent of the Royal Gardens at Kensington in London during the reign of George III. | | |
| A non-alcoholic drink, originally consisting of ginger ale and grenadine, served so as to resemble a cocktail. Named for a Hollywood childhood actress who later became the US ambassador to Liberia. | | |
| Revolutionary War Patriot, silversmith by trade, known for his elegant simplicity. | | |
| German engineer who invented a type of internal-combustion engine now used primarily in trucks and heavy equipment. Also used in some automobiles. | | |
| Invented the modern toilet bowl consisting of a float, a metal arm, and siphonic arm to empty the reservoir without having to have the water run continuously. | | |
| A hair style where the hair is brushed straight up from the forehead and pulled back over a pad. Named after a famous courtesan who became the mistress of King Louis XV of France. | | |
| A type of muttonchop whiskers whose name derives from that of a Civil War general. | | |
| A deadly type of cocktail named after a Russian foreign minister during the Finnish-Russo War in 1939. | | |
| Two British astronomers gave their name to the boundary of two American colonies in 1760. The line was fixed at 39˚ 43’ 26.3˚. | | |
| Developed a type of pants, originally for miners, in California. The tough fabric came from Italy although originally it came from Nimes in France. | | |