A pine, a fir and a spruce are all what kind of tree?

What word names a piece of rice or a tiny speck of sand? What was the name for the pigtail that was once required in the British Army? Which pilot radioed in 1937: "Gas is running low... we are flying at 1,000 feet"? The pilot's wife in 1986's "Top Gun", Meg joined the military herself in which 1996 film? Which word names a pirate or an NFL player from Tampa Bay? What French word names a place for hairdressing ("coiffure") or beauty? Complete the saying: "A place for everything and..."? Where would you get your feet wet at "der Strand" in Germany?