Which word for a WWII suicide pilot was the winning word of the 1993 National Spelling Bee?

Which word for a short statement of a principle or rule of conduct comes from the Latin for "greatest proposition"? Complete the phrase for a sudden success that quickly fades: "a ___ in the pan". What is the sudden, violent discharge of a volcano such as Vesuvius called? A suicide note that called life "a lonely street" helped inspire the lyrics to which No. 1 song of 1956? On a boat, a "suit" is a complete set of what? Which playing card suit is represented by a trefoil, a three-leafed symbol? Which word names both a sulky, petulant person and a breed of pigeon? A Sumerian pictograph from about 3500 BC shows one; the oldest known are solid wooden disks made of three planks. What…