WORD WIZARDRY

GUESS THE DEFINITION: Alembic (coined c1350)

A) Discourteous. B) Apparatus used in distilling. C) A short poem. Answer below

PHRASE EXPLAINED Sixty-four thousand dollar question: meaning the toughest question or nub of an issue; coined in the 1940s from a u.S. radio quiz show in which the top prize money was awarded for the $64 question. A later Tv spin-off was called The $64,000 Question.