Jeopardy Set 2

On December 30 this American diplomat signed a treaty ceding Mexican land south of the Gila River to the U.S.

(James) Gadsden

Name of the font seen here & of a hound-haunted literary family

Baskerville

"The White Shadow"

Basketball Coach

Great Scot! He came to America in 1848 & rose from bobbin boy in a cotton factory to a steel magnate

Carnegie

It's a sign indicating the pitch of the notes on a musical staff; treble is one type

Clef

DL

Delta

The oviraptor's name means "stealer of" these, which might also apply to some fossil hunters

Eggs

2 of the 3 animals for which pachyderm is a synonym

Elephant, Hippopotamus, Rhinoceros

Singer heard here, who also starred in the film ("Viva Las Vegas")

Elvis Presley

It's the English title of the play Beckett originally worte in French as "Fin de partie"

Endgame

He conceived the general plan for "Faust" in 1770, but it wasn't until 1808 that the complete first part was published

Goethe

George Reeves, later TV's Superman, appears as one of the Tarleton Twins in this 1939 classic

Gone With The Wind

The inherited absence of the blood-clotting agent known as factor VIII leads to this disease

Hemophilia

Just southeast of Las Vegas, it began as a WWII magnesium-supplying town & is now Nevada's 2nd-largest city

Henderson

Blinaya means this, the "hop" in IHOP

House Of Pancakes

"The Way in Which My Children's Female Parent Became Acquainted with Me"

How I Met Your Mother

Paul Terry was the title character in this 1996 movie about a boy and a piece of fruit

James And The Giant Peach

Manila

Luzon

Microsoft & Starbucks are listed on this exchange that has more companies than the NYSE

Nasdaq

William Jennings Bryan

Nebraska

The 2 numbers on a man's dress shirt, 16/34 for example, are usually measurments of these 2 things

Neck Size And Sleeve Length

Cape May is a resort town in this state, down the shore from Point Pleasant

New Jersey

Regis Philbin is a proud graduate of this Indiana university, where he majored in sociology

Notre Dame

The next feature he directed after "The Return of the King" was a new version of "King Kong"

Peter Jackson

Give a squeal if you know that these mammals are used with dogs to hunt down truffles

Pigs

"I've Got No Strings" & "Little Woodenhead"

Pinocchio

This FOX drama follows the plight of the Salinger children, who were orphaned by a car wreck

Party Of Five

At the A&W restaurants, order your burgers with a frosty mug of this beverage that they're famous for

Root Beer

We send

Sweden

Judy Collins recorded a version of this song from "A Little Night Music"

Send In The Clowns

A form of address for some royalty, it means calm & unruffled

Serene

1964: "I Want To Hold Your Hand"

The Beatles

Bach's 1721 "Concerts a Plusieurs Instruments" are popularly known as these "Concertos"

The Brandenburg Concertos

A bird's crop is an expanded area of this part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx & stomach

The Esophagus

In use from January 1, 1999, it's represented by the symbol seen here

The Euro

In her "Song of Solomon", Guitar tells Milkman that he can never be an egg because eggs are white & fragile

Toni Morrison

In 1926 this famous highway passed through the city's central business district

U.S. Route 66

The hard tissue of a plant (5)

Xylem

If Tibetan oxen could talk, they might indulge in this kind of chatter

Yak

China's Grand Canal connects these 2 rivers

Yangtze & Yellow

Meaning shapely or desirably plump, the word "zaftig" comes from this language

Yiddish

This "Sultan of Swat" left 10% of his estate to a foundation he created for needy children

Babe Ruth

Grade B

Badger

Described as an unsweetened doughnut with rigor mortis, it's often served with lox & cream cheese

Bagel

"Les patineurs", "Le spectre de la rose", "Les sylphides"

Ballets

Illicit assets, popsicles, botoxed faces

Frozen Things

Lawyer Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Pakistan

This cathedral bell ringer is the Hunchback of Notre Dame

Quasimodo

Diocletian was right around 40 when he took this title in 284 A.D.

Roman Emperor

It completes the Robert Browning line "God's in His heaven..."

...All's Right With The World

An NFL game ended 17-7; the losing team scored no touchdowns but this many field goals

1

Said one way, it's a French-Polish pianist; said another way, it's a Scottish measure equal to 1 quart

A Chopin

If you are described as 45C, your doc is saying that you're one of these short of a full load

A Chromosome

A male swan

A Cob

Byzantine jurists helped Emperor Justinian assemble what's known as the Justinian one of these

A Code

You saw thousands of spots before your eyes in the 2 Disney movies about this number of dalmatians

101

Total of Disney's Dalmatians and dwarfs

108

The wingspan of the California this can be nearly 10 feet; instead of giving it an E for endangered, it gets a gentleman's "C"

A Condor

A pine, a fir, or a spruce

A Conifer

It's the number of yards in a mile

1760

The Russian Revolution began in this year, comrade

1917

The U.S. used a 48-star flag for 47 years until Alaska gained statehood in this year

1959

(Sarah of the Clue Crew in Memphis, Tennessee) The National Civil Rights Museum is built on the site of the Lorraine Motel, where Martin Luther King was assassinated in this year

1968

"____" (Oh, you need more? One word--Orwell)

1984

Century in which Europeans first visited Lake Chad

19Th Century

This type of roadside establishment got its name & original design from a Pullman product

A Diner

A distribution of earnings to shareholders is called this; "Father" had a "little" one

A Dividend

It's the instrument on which you'd perform a drag, flam or roll

A Drum

In 1882 Schuyler Wheeler put a propellor on the shaft of an electric motor & created this--how cool!

A Fan

Though its slangy name suggests it goes behind, wear this in front to guard your valuables against theft

A Fanny Pack

A crack in the earth's crust

A Fault

This type of felt hat that Dick Tracy wore is named for a play by Sardou

A Fedora

If you don't add the salt to a salty dog, you have this other "canine" cocktail

A Greyhound

Also known as a silvertip, it can weigh up to 900 pounds

A Grizzly Bear

In the 1890s men wore this in the cuff of the sleeve; today it goes in a jacket pocket

A Handkerchief

Nils Gustaf Dalen won a Nobel Prize for a lamp that goes on by itself at dusk, 1st used at the Furuholmen one of these

A Lighthouse

"A book of verses underneath the bough," these 2 things--"and thou"

A Loaf Of Bread & A Jug Of Wine

Winning a birling contest is as easy as not falling off this

A Log

From its delightful smell, a small bouquet is sometimes called this

A Nosegay

Before items like the HP Color LaserJet 2600N, this term referred to people like Gutenberg

A Printer

A stuffed pasta pocket (7)

A Ravioli

These can be almost instant, like an explosion, or very slow, like the corrosion of copper

A Reaction

Brad was flying high in this 1992 fly fishing film

A River Runs Through It

Automaton is sometimes just a fancy name for one of these mechanical beings

A Robot

Shhhhh... Johnny's taking one of these afternoon naps, from the Spanish for "sixth hour"

A Siesta

Football, baseball & water polo when watched rather than played

A Spectator Sport

The item held by Oscar winners is usually referred to as this diminutive word

A Statuette

The Delta Queen, this type of river boat, originally ran between San Francisco & Sacramento

A Steamboat

This play says "Then transfer to one called Cemeteries and ride six blocks and get off at--Elysian Fields!"

A Streetcar Named Desire

Dark, viscous material, or slang for a sailor

A Tar

Object used to start a game of football or golf

A Tee

The first of these was installed in 1879 for Rutherford B. Hayes; his number was 1

A Telephone

From the Latin for "shake", it's a synonym for earthquake

A Temblor

In the 1818 poem "Endymion", John Keats reminded us all that this 4-word phrase "is a joy forever"

A Thing Of Beauty

A pedal mechanism allows this large orchestral drum to be tuned to different pitches

A Timpani (Or Kettledrum)

Many of this type of reptile are slow, but the smooth softshell species can often outrun a human on level ground

A Turtle

A 2002 study found that eye drops treat "lazy eye" just as well as this item from a pirate costume

A(N) (Eye) Patch

1994: Pertaining to the period before the flood, it also means out of date

A-N-T-E-D-I-L-U-V-I-A-N

He first wrote about Christopher Robin in the verse book "When We Were Very Young"

A.A. Milne

This single-named singer-turned aactress is aalphabetically first in "The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits"

Aaliyah

In 1807 Jefferson tried to have this man, his first vice president, convicted of treason

Aaron Burr

The stomach is found in what's called this "cavity"

Abdominal

February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865

Abraham Lincoln

James Buchanan was the president before him; Andrew Johnson, after him

Abraham Lincoln

"...Let us strive on to finish the work we are in...to do all which may achieve & cherish a just & lasting peace..."

Abraham Lincoln (Second Inaugural)

The formal remission of sin by a priest

Absolution

She's an S.A.F., the A. for this ethnic origin

Asian

Rip's grown & married daughter Judith Gardenier tells him she hasn't seen her father for this many years

20

Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon on this date, exactly 6 months into Nixon's presidency

20-Jul-69

A movie classic: MMI

2001

(Cheryl of the Clue Crew at the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit) The car that carried JFK on this fateful date was later modified & used by other presidents

22-Nov-63

"Men on the dead man's chest" in "Treasure Island" divided by books in the Pentateuch

3

Insurers may not compensate you for damages from these, like hurricanes or floods

Acts Of God

Created from the earth, this man's name in Hebrew means "red earth"

Adam

It's easy to recognize this airline's planes: they have a shamrock on the tail

Aer Lingus

Paint propellant (7)

Aerosol

Financially well off

Affluent

From Aug. 13, 2010: "Remnants of the Taliban... remain active" in this country

Afghanistan

Born the son of slaves in 1760, Richard Allen became the first bishop & leader of this church, the AME, in 1816

African Methodist Episcopal Church

Since 1995 this South African in his 60s has acted in his own 2-person play "Valley Song"

Athol Fugard

On a standard e-mail, a JPEG or PDF file is likely carried as one of these

Attachment

England's Henry V won this battle in France on St. Christan's Day in 1415

Agincourt

The president's plane is hijacked by terrorists & taken to a mental institution run by Nurse Ratched

Air Force One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

This singer made the list with his 1920 recording of "Swanee"

Al Jolson

Sail strait south through the Bering Strait, & you'll hit this state's St. Lawrence Island

Alaska

Of counties in New York state

Albany

He first determined that energy equals mass times the velocity of light squared

Albert Einstein

This largest city in New Mexico has 2 Qs & 3 Us in its name

Albuquerque

On February 3, 1865 Lincoln met with this Confederate vice president at Hampton Roads, Virginia

Alexander Stephens

Make sure your tires are properly inflated & do this repair so they're at the proper angle, which reduces drag

Alignment

Up to date (2, 7)

Au Courant

Used as early as 230 B.C., the 1st successful electric one was developed by the Otis Bros. in 1889

An Elevator

One book says an impersonator imitates, while this similar performer reveals

An Impressionist

When he won the commission for "The Burghers of Calais", he promised to deliver "six sculptures for the price of one"

Auguste Rodin

Gymnast Nastia Liukin, like a Russian grand duchess

Anastasia

Henry Wirz, the commandant of this infamous prison, was executed for war crimes in 1865

Andersonville

Count Vronsky & the husband of this title character have the same first name: Alexey

Anna Karenina

Roman around (27 B.C. to 14 A.D.)

Augustus (Caesar)

It's the only continent with no active volcanoes

Australia

It's the U.S postal abbreviation for Arkansas

Ar

The famous "Sabre Dance" is from this Soviet-Armenian composer's ballet "Gayane"

Aram Khachaturian

Trained in engineering, a ship designer is often called a naval one of these

Architect

If you mark of each day on the wall, & you serve exactly 40% of a 5-year sentence, you end up with this many marks

730 (Or 731)

Of up to 8,000, 80,000 or 8,000,000, the number of eggs one cod may spawn at one time

8,000,000

It's the letter of the train Duke Ellington wants you to take

A

A race run by couples tied together at the ankle

A 3-Legged Race

Unlike in the U.S., if one of these crosses your path in England, it means good luck

A Black Cat

It can contain astronauts or antihistamines

A Capsule

This minstrel tunes up in the tales of Robin Hood

Allan-A-Dale

A hymn of praise or loyalty, perhaps a national one

Anthem

A famous 19th century poem asks this man to "come home with me now"

Father

It's "where the wind comes sweeping down the plain"

Oklahoma

Past giants in this university's job include Harvard's James Conant, who served from 1933 to 1953

President

Smoked in pipes, kinnikinnick was a mixture of sumac, the inner bark of dogwood or red willow & this plant

Tobacco

It can mean a streetcar or a cable car

Tram

In 1879 James A. Ritty invented this machine, & retailers have been ringing up sales ever since

A Cash Register

This animal, gatto, got your lingua?

A Cat

It's the type of tree on the flag of Lebanon

A Cedar

A scraggly tree makes lots of folks nostalgic for this animated special that debuted on December 9, 1965

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Tetons call themselves Lakota; Yankton & Yanktonai use Nakota; & the Santee use this name

Dakota

For nail polish stains, carefully use this solvent--logically, often the key ingredient in nail polish remover

Acetone

Hello, possums! In 2006 her (?) face was on Australian stamps as an "Australian Legend"; so was Barry Humphries'

Dame Edna

His novel "Angels & Demons" was fodder for the big screen in 2009

Dan Brown

1995: Marine vet Michelle Pfeiffer uses unorthodox methods to teach inner city kids

Dangerous Minds

This lass who co-anchor's ABC's "20/20" was born in Glasgow -- Glasgow, Kentucky that is

Diane Sawyer

In 1946 this detective's 2-way wrist radio made its debut in the funnies

Dick Tracy

"Strawberry Wine" was the first of 3 No. 1 hits from this debut album by Deana Carter

Did I Shave My Legs For This?

Of mollusks, algae or dinosaurs, the last one to appear on Earth

Dinosaurs

"(blank) to me only with thine eyes, and I will pledge with mine"

Drink

Trabant

Drive It

Canard may mean a hoax or rumor, or this bird, perhaps served "a l'orange"

Duck

Canard sauvage, the "wild" type of this bird, may be covered with sauce chambertin

Duck

Bufflehead, eider, teal

Ducks

In 1954 this chief justice wrote the opinion in the Brown v. Board of Education case

Earl Warren

The Anglo-Saxons divided their days into 3 parts: morningtide, noontide & this

Eventide

Antonio sang up a storm as Che in this 1996 musical

Evita

In 1951 she thought folks wouldn't have a problem with her running for VP of Argentina; she was wrong

Evita Peron

To speed up or facilitate the progress of an issue

Expedite

The science which deals with the motion & behavior of bullets

Ballistics

Moose Jaw, Sudbury, Portage La Prairie

Canada

Uranium City near Lake Athabasca

Canada

You can visit this North America country's L'Anse Aux Meadows historic park even if you're not a Viking

Canada

These 2 tropic lines, north & south of the equator, are 47 degrees apart

Cancer & Capricorn

1 of 2 fruit juices featured in a Vodka Seabreeze

Cranberry Or Grapefruit Juice

Alexander Pope's "Essay on" this type of writing dates from 1711

Criticism

The dwarf variety of this cold-blooded killer is seen here

Crocodile

The youngest of the Titans, he found time to father the Olympians

Cronos

Dumbo's magic feather came from the tail of this type of bird

Crow

This character hoped to make a coat out of "101 Dalmatians"

Cruella De Vil

1971: P.N., Chile

Pablo Neruda

The 140-mile-wide Isthmus of Tehuantepec separates these 2 major bodies of water

Pacific Ocean & Gulf Of Mexico/Atlantic Ocean

Erich Maria Remarque's "All Quiet on the Western Front" was originally published in this language

German

www.dhs.gov is this cabinet department's official website

Homeland Security

Java man is an example of this forerunner of ours whose name is Latin for "upright man"

Homo Erectus

The all-kid gangster movie "Bugsy Malone" starred Scott Baio & this girl who later won 2 Oscars

Jodie Foster

On Dec. 10, 1778 this New York attorney was chosen president of the Continental Congress

John Jay

His 1969 hit with the First Edition, "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town", was written by Mel Tillis

Kenny Rogers

Middlesboro in this state of Abe Lincoln's birth promotes itself as the only U.S. city built within a meteor crater

Kentucky

Descendants of Hemingway's beloved 6-toed cat abound in his home on Whitehead Street in this Florida city

Key West

Shamu can look forward to AARP newsletters because the life span of orcas, or this whale type, can be 60 years

Killer Whales

To convert from miles into these units, multiply by 1.6

Kilometers

In a 1985 film Gere portrayed this Biblical ruler

King David

Hawaiian nut plus an adjective meaning cordial

Macadamiable

In 1777 this gen. known for his "crazy" daring took command of the regiments known as the Pennsylvania Line

Mad Anthony Wayne

Antananarivo is the largest city on this, the world's fourth largest island

Madagascar

She was from Armentieres in a popular WWI song; Hinky Dinky Parlay Voo!

Mademoiselle

Alfonso VI of Castile captured this city from the Moors in 1083

Madrid

When it flows out of the earth, it becomes lava; when blasted into tiny fragments, it becomes volcanic ash

Magma

In Earth's history, this field has flipped over many times switching its north & south poles

Magnetic Field

Howdy Doody was one of these, so you had to pull the right strings to get him to do something

Marionette

He bought a copy of "The Catcher in the Rye" before his date with infamy in front of NYC's Dakota in 1980

Mark David Chapman

An article that he wrote about his riverboat days was eventually expanded into "Life on the Mississippi"

Mark Twain

As Pudd'nhead Wilson, he wrote, "Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been"

Mark Twain

The wallaby

Marsupial

Marcel Proust

Paris

In its 2nd season of growth, stalks of this Mediterranean herb can be 3 feet tall; no word on "sage, rosemary & thyme"

Parsley

Yes, No, Good Bye

Ouija

For a veggie version of this, top the crust with zucchini & bell peppers instead of the usual pepperoni

Pizza

This term for the science of setting off fireworks is from the Greek for "fire craft"

Pyrotechnics

In mathematics it's a second-degree polynomial equation where the highest power of the unknown variable is 2

Quadratic Equation

Hard-shell or littleneck clam

Quahog

In a 1964 book by this man, the mysterious Willy Wonka owns a unique chocolate factory

Roald Dahl

The middle initial of this detective writer, Spenser's creator, stands for Brown

Robert B. Parker

This Finn won 2nd prize in the Chicago Tribune building contest in 1922 & moved to the U.S. the following year

Saarinen

The San Joaquin River flows through the San Joaquin Valley & joins with the Sacramento before reaching this bay

San Francisco Bay

Safes, a type of these desert formations, are often many miles long & several hundred feet high

Sand Dunes

For one of these 13 romantic resorts, bring the footwear they're named for but leave the kids at home

Sandals

On Dec. 9, 1992, the first group of U.S. Marines arrived in this African nation to restore order

Somalia

Any Brit can tell you that a Liverpudlian is one of these

Someone From Liverpool

Of North, South, East & West, the 2 that most frequently precede "China Sea"

South & East

Tea & coconuts are top products of this country, the "Pearl of the Indian Ocean"

Sri Lanka

The mother of this "City of God" saint was a Berber

St. Augustine

In 1549 this Spanish priest established Christianity in Japan

St. Francis Xavier

A doe party would be the female equivalent of this boisterous bachelor bash

Stag Party

Made up of a filament & anther, this male organ of a flower varies in number from zero to hundreds

Stamen

The Wampanoag tribe helped out with the first of these celebrations in autumn 1621

Thanksgiving

Disney's feline film featuring Hayley Mills & Dean Jones as Maggie & Big Daddy

That Darn Cat On A Hot Tin Roof

"Congress shall make no law"

The 1St

The great Brinks robbery

The 20Th Century

On October 7, 1950 the U.N. approved the use of its troops north of this parallel

The 38Th Parallel

This constitutional provision protects you from self-incrimination & double jeopardy

The 5Th Amendment

In 2001 Tom Hanks' brother Jim began voicing Geoffrey, spokes-giraffe for this children's play store

Toys "R" Us

Trad, as in trad jazz, is short for this

Traditional Jazz

It's a myth that this amino acid in turkey is the reason you nod off after a Thanksgiving meal

Tryptophan

A romantic rendezvous (5)

Tryst

Like African sleeping sickness, nagana, a disease fatal to cattle, is carried by this insect

Tsetse Fly

In 1946 Sarah Blanding became the first woman president of this then 85-year-old New York women's college

Vassar

Honey is an animal product & can be excluded from a strict this type of diet

Vegan

The average surface temperature on this planet is more than 860 degrees F.

Venus

This French word for "truth" is often found after "cinema"

Verite

This vitamin produced when the skin is exposed to sunlight is toxic in excess

Vitamin D

The broadcasting service of the U.S. Information Agency, abbreviated VOA

Voice Of America

It's the company that produced the popular "insect" seen here

Volkswagen

"The Love Bug" was this type of car

Volkswagen Beetle

Indiana's longest river, it flows 475 miles across the state & empties into the Ohio River in the southwest corner

Wabash

In 1981 Dan replaced this legendary longtime anchorman

Walter Cronkite

1 serving of this from Stonyfield contains 5 billion units of Lactobacillus rhamnosus bacteria

Yogurt

When Mary was born, her father was the Duke of this, a title now held by Prince Andrew

York

Robert Mugabe is president of this country that was formerly known as Rhodesia

Zimbabwe

This "Viennese" ballroom dance was considered scandalous because couples seemed to be embracing

Waltz

Ante bellum means "before" this, something many people are anti-

War

1920: By Eugene O'Neill

The Emperor Jones

"Skin" term for the layer of cells on the upper & lower surfaces of a leaf; it may be one cell thick

The Epidermis

Act 2 of this farce finds Algernon Moncrieff earnestly pretending to be Ernest Worthing

The Importance Of Being Earnest

Elastigirl is living in the suburbs as Helen Parr in this action comedy

The Incredibles

From 1894 to 1896 this committee was headed by Dimitrios Vikelas

The International Olympic Committee

Gopher is a document delivery system to retrieve information from this system that dates back to the 1960s

The Internet

Chancellor from 1974 to 1982, Helmut Schmidt earned this high German military medal during WWII

The Iron Cross

This empire's fleet was defeated in the 1571 Battle of Lepanto

The Ottoman Empire

The Athene genus of this bird contains 4 species

The Owl

1931 completion of the Bagnell Dam created a beautiful lake in these Missouri mountains

The Ozarks

In the 1970s it was discovered that CFCs may be affecting this layer of atmosphere

The Ozone Layer

Heavyweight boxer Luis Firpo was called the "Wild Bull of" this Argentine region

The Pampas

Greek architects Callicrates & Ictinus used a Doric design for this Acropolis topper

The Parthenon

Yee-haw! Colonel John Falstaff goes a-wooing in "Lone Star Love", a musical that moves this comedy to Texas

The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Term originally applied to a mid-18th century religious society founded at Oxford

The Methodists

At age 11, Britney joined the cast of this TV "Club" for 2 seasons

The Mickey Mouse Club

This is the name of our own galaxy

The Milky Way

The National Republicans & Anti-Masons formed the nucleus of this party founded in the 1830s

The Whigs

James Hoban, who designed & built this, had to rebuild it after a fire in 1814

The White House

In 1990 Mark Morris & Baryshnikov founded this "Project", a touring company

The White Oak Dance Project

Term for the chief religious leader of a synagogue

Rabbi

In "Fatal Attraction", one of these small creatures succumbs to the culinary skills of Glenn Close

Rabbit

1991: "Bunny Napping"

Rabbit At Rest

Inspired by this "30-Minute" chef, compaines are now using cooking classes as a management team building exercise

Rachael Ray

Her findings on pesticides in the book "Silent Spring" sparked the environmental protection movement

Rachel Carson

Logs fastened together for floating on water; add a letter to conjure up this current of air

Raft & Draft

Zack de la Rocha tapped into his anger as the vocalist in this group featuring guitarist Tom Morello

Rage Against The Machine

[Hi, I'm Robert Smith, running back for the Minnesota Vikings] In 1997 I set a team record for number of these in a season: 1,266

Rushing Yards

Patriarch Alexy II has been credited with the revival of the church in this country

Russia

The Sami live in Norway, Sweden & Finland & on this country's Kola Peninsula

Russia

This company began issuing the first green stamps in the 1890s

S&H

Chase Masterson, Leeta on "DS9", is staying in the genre co-hosting an entertainment show on this cable network

Sci Fi Channel

Named for magazine publisher Hugo Gernsback, the Hugo Award honors this literary genre

Science Fiction

A bottle of 50-year-old Glenfiddich, this potent potable, was sold in 1992 for about $71,200

Scotch Whiskey

When he launched the comic strip "Dilbert" in 1989, this man was an engineer working for Pacific Bell

Scott Adams

Alan Ball & Budd Schulberg came up with great ones

Screenplays

5-letter word for temporary paper money issued in economic emergencies

Scrip

These rays of the genus Raja produce eggs instead of live young, hopefully not on thin ice

Skate

From the Greek for "inquirer", it's someone who doubts the claims of philosophical knowledge

Skeptic

1 of the 2 novels, both Southern, that won the Pulitzer for fiction & became Best Picture Oscar winners

(1 Of) Gone With The Wind Or All The King's Men

2 of the 4 countries that border Romania

(2 Of) The Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria & Hungary

This 1950s Yankee mgr. said of a pitcher, "He don't smoke, he don't drink, he don't chase women & he don't win"

(Casey) Stengel

He carved a bust of Lincoln for the U.S. Capitol rotunda; his much bigger one is in South Dakota

(Gutzon) Borglum

Senate Judiciary Committee chair, 1987-1995

(Joe) Biden

A 10-man, 22-ton "infantry fighting vehicle" named for this general has a 2-man turret & a 25mm cannon

(Omar) Bradley

61 in 1961 (with the New York Yankees)

(Roger) Maris

Once considered a front-runner, this New Yorker withdrew from the race in January 2008

(Rudy) Giuliani

From 1992-99 he was CNN's senior White House correspondent covering the tenure of President Clinton

(Wolf) Blitzer

The last political post William Jennings Bryan held was Secretary of State under this president

(Woodrow) Wilson

Like other marsupials, this is the term for a baby koala

A Joey

Hasbro's G.I. Joe is one of these

Action Figure

Buenos Aires, Bogota, Brasilia

Bogota

This Mouseketeer hadn't been to a "Beach Party" yet when she played Anita Cabrillo on TV's "Zorro" in the '50s

Annette Funicello

In mythology this ship on which Jason sailed contained magic wood from a sacred oak

Argo

This state's "Crater of Diamonds" near Murfreesboro is the only diamond mine in the U.S.

Arkansas

In other words, "As comfy as an insect in a carpet"

As Snug As A Bug In A Rug

"Prince of Humbug" creates freak show, signs Jenny Lind

Barnum

2 for the price of one: caves full of these leathery-winged mammals often contain cockroaches, too

Bats

To the Japanese Chile is Chiri & this South American country, Burajiru

Brazil

Dating back to the 1920s, this broadcaster precedes .co.uk in a news website

Bbc

Oscar-winner Ed begat frequent Emmy nominee Ed Jr.

Begley

Albert Canal, flow / Twixt the Meuse & Scheldt Rivers / Babble in two tongues

Belgium

Last name of Venetian artists Jacopo, Gentile & Giovanni

Bellini

In Scotland, it refers to a high hill

Ben

This movie "Daredevil" is lucky at cards: he won the 2004 California State Poker Championship

Ben Affleck

Rescued from an animal shelter, this shaggy hero has starred in 4 movies including "Oh, Heavenly Dog!"

Benji

It's Jerusalem to Isaiah, a peaceful "land" to John Bunyan, & a small "ville" in North Carolina

Beulah

Lady tennis legend is grouchy with the press & gets compared to an arthropod with delicious legs as...

Billie Jean King Crab

In 2010 this Broadway dancing title tot was played by Liam Redhead (& 3 other boys, on different nights)

Billy Elliot

On July 20, 1957 this evangelist set a Yankee Stadium attendance record when 100,000 jammed in to hear his message

Billy Graham

1974: "_____ Saddles"

Blazing

A doctor should check your BP, this vital sign

Blood Pressure

In the Bay of Naples: The ____ Grotto

Blue

Some people suffer from these in their heel, finger or knee

Bone Spurs

1967: "We rob banks"

Bonnie And Clyde

University of Colorado

Boulder

In this 1995 film, Whoopi, Mary-Louise & Drew head to San Diego

Boys On The Side

R&B quartet consisting of "Squirt", "Bass", "Slim" & "Alex Vanderpool"

Boyz Ii Men

A pirate or an NFL player from Tampa Bay

Buccaneer

"Wouldn't you really rather have" one of these cars

Buick

The Skylark

Buick

In 1975 Jethro Tull had a hit with this "In the Jungle"

Bungle

10 years after Newman & Redford, Tom Berenger & William Katt played this duo in their early days

Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid

Bernard Lafferty, this servant to Doris Duke, died not long after inheriting $4.5 million

Butler

Hard sauce is made by beating together sugar, this spread, & a flavoring such as brandy

Butter

In 1927 one of this 18th century American's autographs sold for over $50,000

Button Gwinnett

Novelist Nicholson Baker has criticized libraries for destroying these & replacing them with databases

Card Catalogs

Lex found separating red & white blood cells by hand tough, so he bought one of these spinners

Centrifuge

This 3-headed watchdog eats mortals who dare enter the underworld

Cerberus

In France the Chardonnay grape yields this White Burgundy whose name also starts with "Cha"

Chablis

The Hindi word for "tea", in the U.S. it refers to a blend of tea, spices & milk; try a cup!

Chai

The first "Farm Aid" relief concert was held in 1985 in this North-Central U.S. city

Champaign, Illinois

Sun Yat-Sen & this leader who followed him were brothers-in-law; their wives were sisters

Chiang Kai-Shek

Like their mom, Sasha & Malia were born in this city, & they were living there when their dad was elected pres.

Chicago

You can check the papers; paper goes back to this country around 105 A.D.

China

Texas Ranger J.J. McQuade

Chuck Norris

In 1996 she got to play Juliet opposite Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo

Claire Danes

This insect, the Musca domestica, can become a great-grandmother in only 60 days

Common Housefly

Served by priests, it may not exceed 18% alcohol

Communion Wine

"Harmonious" name of the Air France SST seen here

Concorde

In economics, it's the actual using of a good or service; in medicine, it's tuberculosis

Consumption

The 3 methods by which heat can be transferred are this method, conduction & radiation

Convection

Element symbolized Cu (6)

Copper

An Indian was on this suntan lotion's first bottles in 1945 with the slogan "Don't Be A Paleface"

Coppertone

They're the 3 daughters of King Lear

Cordelia, Goneril & Regan

Belgian Noel Godin masterminded a February 1998 hit on Bill Gates with one of these

Custard Pie

The legend of these one-eyed giants may have been inspired by miners who wore lamps on their foreheads

Cyclopses

Many of Tim's films have been scored by this composer & leader of the band Oingo Boingo

Danny Elfman

Alexander the Great, Darius the Great, Frederick the Great

Darius

This Hanover, New Hampshire college was established in 1770 when Eleazer Wheelock erected a single log hut

Dartmouth

The rides at Elitch Gardens are a mile high, since the park's in this "Mile High City" in Colorado

Denver

He was the winning pitcher in the clinching game of all 3 series in the Red Sox' magical run

Derek Lowe

Brabantio, this woman's father, dies of grief over her marriage to Othello

Desdemona

To remove poisonous substances, or to purge an addict's body of harmful substances

Detox (Or Detoxification)

Among the poems this British novelist wrote in the 1920s were "Men In New Mexico" & "Autumn At Taos"

Dh Lawrence

These 3 letters define the buffer zone between North & South Korea established along the final battle line

Dmz (Demilitarized Zone)

Much to his humiliation, this title critter of a 1941 animated classic is forced to join the clown act

Dumbo

Rude term for the unfair trade practice of selling goods below cost in a foreign market

Dumping

About 40,000 men were left in this French port after the last evacuation ship left June 4, 1940

Dunkirk

This president declared that "Any invasion of Formosa would have to run over the 7th Fleet"

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Alaska's Resurrection Bay was named by Alexander Baranof, who first sailed into it on this holiday

Easter

In Italian, this holiday is Pasqua

Easter

Irishman Yeats wrote a poem entitled this holiday "1916"

Easter

OPEC is an oil cartel; APEC, which includes Japan & the U.S., is Asia-Pacific this type of Cooperation

Economic

Before playing the principal at "The Bronx Zoo", he played the city editor of the L.A. Tribune

Ed Asner

A 1961 Gallup poll named JFK the most admired man; on the female list, Jackie placed second, trailing this woman

Eleanor Roosevelt

Eddy Grant sang, "We're gonna rock down to" this "avenue, and then we'll take it higher"

Electric Avenue

It's a city in Oz or a green gem

Emerald

It begins "Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus"

Ephesians

In addition to his own bands, this guitarist has played with The Yardbirds, Cream, & Derek & The Dominos

Eric Clapton

New York State is bordered by these two Great Lakes

Erie And Ontario

These brothers were sentenced to life without parole for killing their parents Kitty & Jose

Erik & Lyle Menendez

In winter, when its brown coat turns to white, the short-tailed weasel is called this

Ermine

1991: This waitress "& Johnny"

Frankie

Science's Galileo

Galilei

[Hi, I'm Camryn Manheim] This D.C. university is named for the educator who helped develop American Sign Language

Gallaudet

This New Mexico city was named for a railroad paymaster, not for a pollster

Gallup

Found in blood serum, they contain the antibodies of the immune system

Gamma Globulins

Named for the third Greek letter, they resemble X rays but have shorter wavelengths

Gamma Rays

Ballerinas Maria Tallchief, Tanaquil LeClercq, Suzanne Farrell...

George Balanchine

He was the first president to serve 2 terms in office

George Washington

In a sense, this queen drinks herself to death

Gertrude

An organism's natural environment

Habitat

It's the Women's Zionist Organization of America

Hadassah

Title hero whose boarding school's motto is "Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus", "Never Tickle A Sleeping Dragon"

Harry Potter

Politician Gary, lyricist Lorenz, or a male red deer

Hart

Alan Alda on TV, or Donald Sutherland on the big screen

Hawkeye (Pierce)

"Ethan Brand: A Chapter from an Abortive Romance" is a short story in this author's "Twice-Told Tales"

Hawthorne

Hofstadter's law is formulated as "It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account..." this

Hofstadter's Law

This 1884 book is subtitled "Tom Sawyer's Comrade"

Huckleberry Finn

His ship the Half Moon reached the coast of Nova Scotia in 1609 & headed south as far as Chesapeake Bay

Hudson

As their name suggests, these diapers introduced in 1978 cling to the body

Huggies

For decades Mario Zacchini was a real "big shot" in the circus world with this type of act

Human Cannonball

"Je ne sais pas" means this, but you still get credit if you phrase it in the form of a question

I Don't Know

The Beatles: "I think I'm gonna be sad..."

I Think It's Today

Played Cassio like a keyboard (BEG)

Iago

Byzantine priests might know the name of the type of screen images seen here

Icons

In 1999 this city's Colts won 10 more games than in 1998, the biggest one-season improvement to date

Indianapolis

Syncrasy doesn't mean anything without this prefix signifying "personal or private"

Idio-

To hurt Fred Astaire's dancing partner

Injure Ginger

Question posed by Virginia O'Hanlon, age 8, in a letter to a newspaper in 1897

Is There A Santa Claus?

2 nights before her wedding to Mr. Rochester, a ghastly figure appears in her room & rips up her wedding veil

Jane Eyre

"Baby Doc" Duvalier

Jean-Claude

He must have been "Breathless" when he was elected president of the French Actors Union in 1963

Jean-Paul Belmondo

This current NFL coach & Super Bowl winner is also a successful NASCAR team owner

Joe Gibbs

(VIDEO Daily Double): (Here is a participant in one of our celebrity games to give you the clue): "Hi, I'm Al Michaels: Super Bowl MVPs from the 49ers include J. Rice, S. Young & this quarterback who won a record 3 MVP awards"

Joe Montana

Richard Nixon's "Enemies List" included Jane Fonda & this N.Y. Jets quarterback

Joe Namath

Alphabetically, he's the first U.S. vice president

John Adams

In 1677 this poet wrote "All for Love", a play adapted from Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra"

John Dryden

This Democrat served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina for one term, 1999-2005

John Edwards

In 1943 this PT-109 skipper helped save the lives of his crew & won a Purple Heart

John F. Kennedy

This African-American folklore laborer: "Before I let that steam drill beat me down I'll die with my hammer in my hand"

John Henry

He composed "Semper Fidelis"

John Philip Sousa

This man said "I have baptized you with water, but He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost"

John The Baptist

The Grolier Encyclopedia called his "Trees" "A work full of sentiment & confused simile"

Joyce Kilmer

At his wedding reception in 2006, he serenaded his movie star bride with the song "Making Memories of Us"

Keith Urban

Get used to sitting in 1st class & hearing this ex-Enron CEO's wife Linda complain about her finances

Kenneth Lay

In 2004 this Dutch airlines merged with Air France

Klm

Beware: Someone who offers you this kind of "sandwich" wants to punch you

Knuckle Sandwich

This beef grade comes from pampered cows that are massaged with sake & fed lots of beer

Kobe

Pork Chop Hill starring Gregory Peck

Korea

In a 1962 film, Leslie Caron moved into a room of this shape in a London boarding house

L (The L-Shaped Room)

Initials in common to all members of Lyndon Johnson's family

L.B.J.

Indians developed a game to train for war; the French renamed it this because the stick looked like a bishop's staff

Lacrosse

From an Old English word for "to load", it's the deep-bowled, long-handled spoon used for serving soup

Ladle

Her tough Texas husband preferred her nickname to calling her Claudia Alta

Lady Bird Johnson

This largest African lake is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania & Kenya

Lake Victoria

In court this type of question suggests to a witness what answer is desired

Leading

She fooled Jacob by posing as her sister Rachel on his wedding night

Leah

Lake Shepard in this West African nation's Maryland County is unusual in that is is part freshwater, part salt water

Liberia

Geoffrey Chaucer

London

Before he wrote "Roots", Alex Haley helped write "The Autobiography of" this black leader

Malcolm X

In the 490 B.C. battle of this plain, the Greeks ran up their first important victory over the Persians

Marathon

This is compulsory for all men between the ages of 20 & 50

Military Service

"Thoroughly Modern ____"

Millie

Midwest Wireless Civic Center, Mayo Civic Center

Minnesota

(Three diamonds, which is also what the name translates to)

Mitsubishi

It can mean to crowd about & annoy, or the crowd itself

Mob

In the 1890s while studying law, he lived with an Anglo-Indian family at 20 Baron's Court Road, London

Mohandas K. Gandhi

You're undulating in Ulaanbaatar

Mongolia

This term for a jungle gym dates back to the 1950s

Monkey Bars

Dastardly deed "in the Cathedral" (6)

Murder

Jerry Lewis' annual Labor Day telethon raises money to fight this disease

Muscular Dystrophy

The name of this wild horse is from the Spanish word for a stray animal, "mesteno"

Mustang

(Alex: Let's join Sofia on Park Avenue.) Oops! I forgot to get a side of this traditional yellow condiment

Mustard

These heavy black birds known for their ability to mimic human speech are a species of starling

Mynah Birds

Thomas Alsgaard won the 15-kilometer cross-country ski event at the 1998 Winter Olympics in this Japanese city

Nagano

It was formerly known as South West Africa

Namibia

The back of your neck is referred to as the nuque or as this

Nape

The Oregon Trail crossed it

Nebraska

In his early 20s, programmer Marc Andreessen developed this company's internet "Navigator"

Netscape

Between 1990 & 2000 this state's population increased 66.3%

Nevada

(Hi, I'm Garry Marshall) I sent copy editor Drew Barrymore back to high school for an undercover assignment in this 1999 comedy

Never Been Kissed

The Senate ratified an updated arms control treaty with Russia known as "New" this

New Start

David Paterson

New York

Michael Isikoff of this Time magazine rival nearly broke the Monicagate story, but his editors held it back

Newsweek

Back in 1932 Donald Truesdale earned his medal during the Marines' campaign against Sandinistas in this country

Nicaragua

In 1905 this czar established Russia's parliament, the Duma, which also means "thought"

Nicholas Ii

"American Buffalo", the title of a David Mamet play, refers to the buffalo on one of these coins

Nickel

Flywire & Lunalite are innovations from the "labs" of this company named for a goddess of victory

Nike

It was once believed that the rising of this river was caused by the tears of the goddess Isis

Nile

Sometimes used to make explosives, it's the most plentiful gas in the air

Nitrogen

An infernal drawing room is the sole setting of this existential 1944 play

No Exit

This word for an inadvisable act is a real double negative

No-No

A silo--but for this, only since the mid-20th century

Nuclear Missiles

These hospital employees have their patron in St. Agatha

Nurses

The Promenade, The Sullivan Street Theatre & The Cherry Lane Theatre, among others

Off-Broadway

In Fiscal 2000 over a billion dollars was wagered at New York City's OTB outlets, OTB standing for this

Off-Track Betting

An event that happens in a movie but that the audience doesn't see is said to have taken place here

Offscreen

It's a nickname for the Mississippi

Old Man River

In 1994 ex-Marine Charles Robb defeated this controversial ex-Marine in the Virginia senatorial race

Oliver North

Picked from trees & sometimes picked off pizza, the black ones are more common as toppings than the green ones

Olives

The first of these contests, held in 776 B.C., consisted only of a 200-yard foot race

Olympic Games

When he reached the North Pole in May 1989, Robert Swan became the first to reach both poles in this manner

On Foot

Acting as judge in a trial or not picked to participate in your team's baseball game

On The Bench

Kerouac: "I first met Dean not long after my wife and I split up"

On The Road

The Daily Punjab, The Balochistan Post

Pakistan

Among suffixes, .mx is Mexico, .jp is Japan, & in March 2000 .ps was assigned to this

Palestine

Darien is both a mountain range & a province of this country; it's also the former name of the whole isthmus

Panama

In Colombia, avoid the subject of this country, which the Colombians think the U.S. stole from them

Panama

Blini, a Russian type of this thin, flat dish, are made with buckwheat flour

Pancakes

1973: Butterflies aren't free for Dustin Hoffman

Papillon

In Erle Stanley Gardner's "The Case of the Terrified Typist", this attorney lost the case

Perry Mason

On Broadway, "Carrie" & "Chess" closed quickly, but this musical with Michael Crawford was a hit

Phantom Of The Opera

To steal game or cook eggs

Poach

Born around 1595, her real name was Mantoaka

Pocahontas

This publishing company founded in 1939 made Gertrude the Kangaroo its mascot

Pocket Books

We itch to tell you the scientific name of this shrub is toxicodendron radicans; not so good, old planet earth!

Poison Ivy

Joseph Conrad was introduced to English at age 8 when his dad was translating Shakespeare into this language

Polish

Affectionate synonym for father that's an abbreviation for the number of all the people in a country

Pop

The largest species of this American marsupial is the common or Virginia species

Possum

Clean your keyboard by sliding the sticky side of these notes from 3M in the crevices to collect crumbs & debris

Post-It Notes

Peru has more kinds of tubers than anywhere else; papas, these, have been grown in the Andes for over 6,000 years

Potatoes

In 1997 10% of U.S. families were below this line -- $16,400 for a family of 4

Poverty Line

NERC keeps the lights on by monitoring the bulk power system, made up of 3 vast networks called these

Power Grids

Montesquieu's doctrine of the separation of these influenced our system of separate branches of govt.

Powers

Seasonal name given the liberalization program Alexander Dubcek set up in 1968 in Czechoslovakia

Prague Spring

Manitoba is the smallest & easternmost of the Canadian provinces known by this "grassy" 7-letter word

Prairie

Originally, it was a 40-day-long period of imposed isolation, so it's from the Italian for "forty"

Quarantine

In 1916 Prince Yusupov poisoned & shot this svengali before finally drowning him

Rasputin

This verb's synonyms include vilify, abuse, berate & disparage

Revile

The 2 U.S. presidents who served as governors of states west of the Mississippi River

Ronald Reagan (California) & Bill Clinton (Arkansas)

Any one of the 4 members of the "Fearsome Foursome" on the L.A. Rams defensive line, 1963 to 1966

Roosevelt Grier, Deacon Jones, Lamar Lundy & Merlin Olsen

On August 28, 1990 he declared that Kuwait was now Iraq's 19th province

Saddam Hussein

Joan Crawford played this Somerset Maugham trollop before Hayworth, but Rita did it in 3-D

Sadie Thompson

"Totus Ubique", or the whole of God everywhere, was a doctrine of this saint & "Confessions" author

Saint Augustine

This cathedral in Venice was originally a private chapel of the doges

Saint Mark's Cathedral

This country star called her 2011 memoir "From This Moment On", also the name of one of her hit songs

Shania Twain

"___ as a tack"

Sharp

To save the cost of cutting the White House lawn during World War I, Edith Wilson put these animals on it

Sheep

Wolf disguised as one of these gets killed by shepherd wanting dinner

Sheep

His "Ode to the West Wind" was "chiefly written in a wood that skirts the Arno, near Florence"

Shelley

The girl in the Rat Pack, she later played a cranky former first lady in 1994's "Guarding Tess"

Shirley Maclaine

Walking, Bicycle, Bermuda

Shorts

Hancock was one of 2 men to do this on July 4, 1776; he did it again, with a flourish, in August

Sign The Declaration Of Independence

That her acceptance to Yale was addressed to a "Mr." was a bit "Alien"

Sigourney Weaver

A dollar dated 1804 made of this metal is now worth over a million dollars

Silver

Relics at Rome's Santa Croce in Gerusalemme include thorns from the crown & a piece of this paid to Judas

Silver

The mint in Denver made its last of these that were 90 percent silver in 1934

Silver Dollars

This wingless household pest with 3 appendages at its tail eats anything containing paste, glue or starch

Silverfish

Before he was "The Mentalist", this Aussie played "The Guardian"

Simon Baker

In order to write his 1922 novel "Babbitt", this author studied real estate

Sinclair Lewis

This animated show proved nothing is sacred with the episode "Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo"

South Park

Constellation depicted with 5 stars on the flag of Western Samoa & 4 on the flag of New Zealand

Southern Cross

At this ranch about 40 minutes out of Dallas you can eat at Miss Ellie's Deli

Southfork

On October 4, 2004 this private craft won the $10 million Ansari X Prize by reaching space for the 2nd time within a week

Spaceshipone

In this post in the late 19th c., Thomas Reed introduced the "Reed Rules" ensuring majority party control of Congress' agenda

Speaker Of The House

Buchanan didn't like this senator from Illinois though he may have given money to Buchanan's campaign

Stephen Douglas

This composer was portrayed by Don Ameche in "Swanee River" & Bill Shirley in "I Dream of Jeannie"

Stephen Foster

Part I of his book "Christine" is called "Dennis - Teenage Car Songs"

Stephen King

His most recent Tony Awards for best score were for "Passion" in 1994 & "Into the Woods" in 1988

Stephen Sondheim

It's likely that Etta Place, the companion of this "kid", was a lady of the evening rather than a schoolmarm

Sundance Kid

Less than 20% of all Muslims are Shi'ites or of other groups; the rest belong to this branch

Sunni

In a classic 1959 film, writer Joe Gillis moves into Norma Desmond's mansion on this title L.A. street

Sunset Boulevard

The people are spread pretty thin in this country that was formerly Dutch Guiana

Suriname

In "Newhart"'s final episode, Bob Newhart woke up with this former TV wife by his side

Suzanne Pleshette

Once TV's Chrissy Snow, in 1999 she told us how to "Get Skinny on Fabulous Food"

Suzanne Somers

Asian new year celebration

T-E-T

TV's "$64,000 Question" was based on this radio show whose name gave players this choice

Take It Or Leave It

In keeping with the Buccaneer theme of its football team, this area's MLS team is the Mutiny

Tampa Bay

In 1798-99 George Bass & Matthew Flinders proved this current Australian state was an island by sailing around it

Tasmania

Assam, a black type of this beverage, is known for its full body & strong flavor

Tea

The name of this beef cut next to the rib implies that it melts in your mouth

Tenderloin

This playwright choked to death in 1983 at NYC's hotel Elysee; a character of his exits a streetcar at "Elysian Fields"

Tennessee Williams

Anteaters feed mainly on ants & these other insects

Termites

As a student at Berkeley in '76, she had her first short story published, maybe while "Waiting to Exhale"

Terry Mcmillan

In 1789 General Nguyen Hue led an attack on Chinese forces during this holiday

Tet

The reverse side of its seal contains the 6 flags of the nations that once ruled it

Texas

This state is big, it's fiercely independent & it has the highest percentage of people without health insurance

Texas

The Yukon River flows northwest into Alaska before emptying into this sea

The Bering Sea

In 1756 British soldiers were imprisoned by Indian troops in this 15' x 18' room

The Black Hole Of Calcutta

Justin I was a swineherd before becoming emperor of this empire--and paving the way for his nephew Justinian

The Byzantine Empire (The Eastern Rome Empire)

This '80s dance popular in end-zone celebrations got its name from a song, not from the "kids"

The Cabbage Patch

In this 1979 book Norman Mailer told the story of convicted killer Gary Gilmore

The Executioner's Song

The sclera, cornea & iris are parts of this

The Eye

Ophthalmitis

The Eyes

A 1997 film about guys who take it all off popularized this phrase, its title

The Full Monty

About 1,200 miles long, it has a maximum depth of almost 10,000 feet

The Red Sea

In 2000 an almost 4,200-square-mile iceberg broke free from this ice shelf in Antarctica

The Ross Ice Shelf

On May 26, 1967 the Vatican decreed Protestants could receive these, including penance & extreme unction, in some cases

The Sacraments

With its tributaries, this eastern Canadian river is navigable for more than 1,900 miles

The Saint Lawrence

George Franklin Edmunds wrote most of this antitrust act of 1890

The Sherman (Antitrust Act)

Your head rests on your lower arm, extended with the palm turned downward in this stroke

The Sidestroke

1991: "A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti"

The Silence Of The Lambs

Oscar's Best Picture of 1991: "Baaaaaaaa... Baaaaaaaa... Baa--" (abrupt stop)

The Silence Of The Lambs

"I see dead people" is a line from this Bruce Willis film

The Sixth Sense

In 1899 Wilbur Wright asked this museum complex for any info on flying; they sent him some pamphlets

The Smithsonian

In 1994 Seattle Weekly named this tower the "best place to get engaged"

The Space Needle

Dumas work serialized in Le Siecle in 1844

The Three Musketeers

This river flows about 1,150 miles from Lake Hazar in Turkey through Baghdad, on its way to the Persian Gulf

The Tigris

In the 11th century, William the Conqueror ordered the construction of this fortress on the Thames

The Tower Of London

The thyroid gland straddles this tube also known as the windpipe

The Trachea

This 6-letter word can mean frugality, or a savings & loan association

Thrift

What N.Y. World-Telegram & Sun, St. Louis Globe-Democrat & Wash. Star currently have in common

They Are No Longer Being Published

People who rode on the earliest flume rides complained when this didn't happen -- so now it usually does

They Get Wet

The word mouse is from a Sanskrit word for this, because they stole people's food

Thief

Pyramus & she didn't have a ball for they were separated by a wall

Thisbe

"Scientific American" was one of the magazines that reviewed his novel, "Gravity's Rainbow"

Thomas Pynchon

There are 2 kinds of this creature, soft & hard; hard ones can suck blood for weeks & cause paralysis in man & animals

Ticks

Using trig with the periodic movements of the sun & moon, the times of high & low these can be determined

Tides

A fine restoracio might insist you wear a kravat, which is this

Tie

To treat something as less important

To Downplay

A composition for a keyboard instrument generally characterized by running passages

Toccata

"Tom Terrific"

Tom Seaver

Punning on Glenn Miller, a 1985 film with Geena Davis as a vampire was called this "6-5000"

Transylvania

Stick your neck out in this mountainous region of Romania whose name means "beyond the forest"

Transylvania

In geometry it's a quadrilateral with 2 parallel sides; in anatomy, it's the smallest wrist bone

Trapezoid

This John D. MacDonald shamus living in the Fort Lauderdale Marina considers himself to be a "salvage consultant"

Travis Mcgee

The Post, the paper Emily's boyfriend Jonas works for, is being bought, like the L.A. Times, by this company

Tribune Company

"Silly Rabbit!" These "are for kids!"

Trix

Arnie dances the tango with Jamie in this 1994 film

True Lies

Don't lie! This "will out"

Truth

Almost all of the state's electrical power is generated by this agency, known for its dams

Tva (Tennessee Valley Authority)

As opposed to the woofer, this speaker reproduces the high-pitch sounds

Tweeter

TV news director Warren Justice

Up Close And Personal

Shorthand for an Internet address

Url

By Judith Viorst: "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, ____ ____ Day"

Very Bad

Priestesses in this Haitian religion are called "mambos" & can lead ceremonies invoking the dead

Voodoo

The French term for a Peeping Tom isn't Tomas le Peepe, it's this

Voyeur

First-person nominative plural personal pronoun

W-E

Nixon became the 1st president to address the Supreme Court when this chief justice was sworn in

Warren Burger

Its state vegetable: the Walla Walla sweet onion

Washington

Johnson's secretary of state, he negotiated the purchase of Alaska for a cool $7.2 million

William Seward

In 1997 he quit as Massachusetts governor only to be denied the ambassadorship to Mexico

William Weld

The award-winning Rudolph seen here (holding 2 Olympic medals)

Wilma Rudolph

2 of the 3 beverages Pasteur's pasteurization process first preserved

Wine And Milk (And Beer)

Former wife of Nelson, she was South Africa's first black medical social worker

Winnie Mandela

Considered the greatest poet of Medieval Germany, this man from Eschenbach wrote an early epic poem about the Grail

Wolfram Von Eschenbach

The WAVES were these "Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service"

Women

In other words "regarding one ancient canine; no modern skill training potential"

You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks

President of Bell & Howell at 29, he went on to become an Illinois senator

(Charles) Percy

"The Tales of" this German inspired many an opera, including Busoni's "Die Brautwahl"

(E. T. A.) Hoffmann

The hero of "Nausea" by this French existentialist thinker is made queasy by the emptiness of life

(Jean-Paul) Sartre

He was once U.S. Secretary of the Navy & was married to Elizabeth Taylor

(John) Warner

Built by Carl Benz in 1885, the first internal combustion car had this many wheels

3

In a nursery rhyme these numbers immediately precede "lay them straight"

7, 8

Letter opener (10)

A Salutation

A George Orwell essay argues for using this voice rather than the passive

Active

Steven Tyler of this band lent his steamin' vocals to "Train Kept A-Rollin'", first popularized by the Yardbirds

Aerosmith

The U.S. Navy has 12 of these equipped with steam-driven catapults

Aircraft Carriers

Lloyd Bridges laments, "Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue" in this 1980 film

Airplane!

Spanish: This basic word for friend--you know, your buddy, your dawg, your boo

Amigo

This organism seen here always has pseudopods & sometimes an "O" in its name:

Amoeba

This "Lady"like biographer of Mary, Queen of Scots came out with "Marie Antoinette: The Journey" in 2001

Antonia Fraser

Argentina, Chile, Peru

Argentina

Acute or chronic inflammation of the membrane lining the lungs

B-R-O-N-C-H-I-T-I-S

This bluesman's first Top 40 hit was 1964's "Rock Me Baby"

B.B. King

In 1999 a high court in Lahore found her guilty of accepting bribes in exchange for a contract

Benazir Bhutto

In 1959, "Maverick" won the Emmy for this category, only year it was given

Best Western

With more than 4,000 hotels, this chain claims to be the world's largest

Best Western

This city, the birthplace of Jesus, was also where Samuel anointed King David

Bethlehem

Tennessee

Bill Frist

The city of El Centro in this state is actually on its southern border, near Mexicali

California

With 54, this state's electoral votes represent slightly more than 10% of the total 538

California

Now on "Friends", she's the young lady who danced with Bruce Springsteen in his "Dancing In The Dark" video

Courteney Cox

Reynolds, Allen, Harry

Debbie

Kay Summersby drove him to work in the 1940s & may have driven him to infidelity as well

Eisenhower

On "Taxi" this character was a cab driver & part-time art gallery receptionist

Elaine (Nardo)

Dr. Seuss prescribed "___ in Socks"

Fox

In the early 1850s this military hero worked as a candlemaker on Staten Island

Garibaldi

Glam rocker Paul Gadd recorded "Rock and Roll Part 2" under this "sparkly" name

Gary Glitter

Meet this TV character...his boy Elroy...daughter Judy...Jane, his wife...

George Jetson

One of the 7 deadly sins, it's from the Latin for "to swallow"

Gluttony

Earsplitting simian of the tropics

Howler Monkey

The cast of TV's "Friends" appeared in this Rembrandts video, the show's theme song

I'll Be There For You

"Blades of Glory" with Will Ferrell

Ice Skating

On June 1, 1976 the United Kingdom & this Atlantic island nation agreed to end the "Cod War"

Iceland

The Risorgimento was the 19th century movement to unify this country

Italy

The Kentucky Derby-winning jockey in 1878, or the president of the U.S. in 1978

Jimmy Carter

Bjorn Borg won his first Wimbledon, but this American rival remained ranked No. 1

Jimmy Connors

In 1983 the church reaffirmed its ban on members joining these lodges, York or Scottish

Masonic Lodges

John J. Pershing's attempts to stop this Mexican raider included the U.S. cavalry's "last charge"

Pancho Villa

The British often shorten "perambulator", a baby carriage, to this

Pram

Lions love this type of grassy plain with scattered trees that sounds like a Georgia city

Savanna

Klondike Kat knows that this hyphenated trait meaning tact or social grace "ees everywhere"

Savoir-Faire

It was way back in 1696 that Mary Manley wrote there's "no time like" this

The Present

It's a brief sketch or outline

Thumbnail Sketch

"There's no need to fear", he "is here"

Underdog

This bestselling Western author's 1920s novels included "The Call of the Canyon" & "The Mysterious Rider"

Zane Grey

Explorer Pike

Zebulon

Popular music style heard here, y'all: (around New Orleans)

Zydeco

A cell formed by the union of 2 gametes

Zygote

In April 1889 the Indian Territory was opened up & Sooners rushed into what is now this state

Oklahoma

Shawnee, in this Boomer state, does not allow dogs to meet on private property without the owner's consent

Oklahoma

On the Great Plains: OMA

Omaha

"I'll keep on tryin' & I'll smile when I feel like cryin'" are part of this Stephen Bishop philosophy

On And On

Anne Bancroft turned down the role of Nurse Ratched in this film; Louise Fletcher must be grateful

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

She revived her book club in 2003 by selecting Steinbeck's "East of Eden" & its sales skyrocketed

Oprah Winfrey

Conjunction/ mineral

Or/Ore

A fruit or a color: naranja

Orange

The Klamath River rises in this state then empties into the Pacific Ocean in California

Oregon

Cookie brand (thanks, Nabisco!)

Oreo

Pilot up above his brother & others, December 17, 1903 at 10:35 AM

Orville Wright

Egyptians studied The Book Of The Dead to help them get past this presiding god into paradise

Osiris

The name of this disorder in which the bones become porous comes from the Greek for "bone" & "passage"

Osteoporosis

Whisper in my ear / Betrayed me with Cassio?! / Oomf! Oomf! Oomf! Oomf! Dead

Othello

One side of Willemstad, Curacao is called Punda & the other side is Otrabanda, which means this

Other Side

This showman's first attraction was Joice Heth, a slave presented as George Washington's former nurse

P.T. Barnum

In the 1997-98 school year 365,000 students were subjected to this corporal punishment still legal in 23 states

Paddling/Spanking

En Francais, the title of an 1831 work is "Notre-Dame de" zis city

Paris

Ms. Hilton, population 2.1 million

Paris

Bidding for tricks goes around the table until 3 players in a row do this after a bid

Pass

This most highly polished leather is made by applying several coats of heavy oil varnish at the end of the finishing process

Patent Leather

Later a Knick, this basketball center led Georgetown to 3 NCAA finals & the 1984 title

Patrick Ewing

Sept, 11, 1969: His series "The Prisoner" airs its 17th & last episode... to return in 40 years

Patrick Mcgoohan

Just because you ___ my cafe doesn't give you the right to ___ me with your haughty tone

Patronize

She releases the hit songs "Crazy" & "I Fall to Pieces"

Patsy Cline

Patricia Ann Reagan uses this name professionally

Patty Davis

One legend says it was his ox' footprints that formed the 10,000 lakes in Minnesota

Paul Bunyan

Julius the Monkey, seen here, is the mascot of this brand

Paul Frank

He was Michael Jackson's duet partner on "Say, Say, Say" & Stevie Wonder's on "Ebony and Ivory"

Paul Mccartney

He was "Feelin' Groovy" as an Illinois senator from 1985 to 1997

Paul Simon

One of the 2 popes who reigned during the 1960s

Paul Vi (Or John Xxiii)

In the mid-19th century the Sultan of Zanzibar established Dar es Salaam, which means "haven of" this

Peace

At the end of "Tora! Tora! Tora!" Admiral Yamamoto realizes this sneak attack may have been a big mistake

Pearl Harbor

In American folklore, this cowboy hero was raised by coyotes

Pecos Bill

Found in China's Cho-K'ou-Tien caves in the 1920s, the fossils of this "man" disappeared in WWII

Peking Man

June 3, 1975: This aging superstar "Signs With The Cosmos"

Pele

"There beneath the blue suburban skies"

Penny Lane

Thucydides said the "golden age of" this leader was democracy in theory, but the rule of its first citizen in practice

Pericles

Maximilian Schell starred in an Emmy-winning 1986 mini-series about this reformist czar

Peter The Great

Mike Schmidt of this team was the only player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995

Philadelphia Phillies

Dick Powell, Robert Mitchum & Elliott Gould have all played this character on film

Philip Marlowe

In 1992 U.S. forces left these Pacific islands occupied in the Spanish-American War

Philippines

Named for the attendants of Ares, the Greek god of war, they are the 2 moons of Mars

Phobos & Deimos

From 1970 to 1975 & in 1980, Arnold Schwarzenegger was crowned Mr. Olympia for having the best this

Physique

His grandson was the cinematographer of "Barbarella" & "The Spy Who Loved Me"

Pierre Auguste Renoir

It's a fancy way of saying coloration, as of the skin

Pigmentation

This 1883 character's nose grew every time he lied (insert political joke here)

Pinocchio

If you don't know Billy Crystal's sign, go fish

Pisces

Most of the 60 to 70 people who live on this South Pacific island are descendants of the mutineers

Pitcairn Island

This team's Chuck Noll is the winningest Super Bowl coach with 4 victories

Pittsburgh

Thousands of Whiskey Rebels marched to "The Point" in this Penn. city, but were persuaded not to burn the town

Pittsburgh

In 1526 he greeted an Inca nobleman on his ship, but conquest would have to wait a few years until funds were raised

Pizarro

Mugnaini is a company specializing in wood fired ovens, including one over 4' wide by 6' deep, for this food

Pizza

They fell into this pot that's also a term for one who makes his money growing cotton

Planter

In this 1998 film Reese helps bring color to the lives of characters in a 1950s B&W TV sitcom

Pleasantville

He dedicated his "Parallel Lives" to Sosius Senecio, a friend of the emperor

Plutarch

When heated, the moisture turns to steam & explodes the shell, turning this snack inside out

Popcorn

Lasting until 1911, the 30-year dictatorship of this man is known as the Porfiriato

Porfirio Diaz

From the Latin for "gate", it's often an entryway consisting of a roof supported by columns

Portico

For our dish I'm sauteing this type of mushroom, actually creminis but called this when they get big & fat

Portobello

Prince Henry the Navigator's tomb is in the church of Santa Maria da Vitoria in Batalha in this country

Portugal

This comic tumble is literally onto your rear, because the word comes from slang for that part of your anatomy

Pratfall

These kits were introduced for home use in the '70s; they didn't come with a rabbit

Pregnancy Tests

Nixon accepted this on September 8, 1974 expressing his regrets for the mistakes he made

Presidential Pardon

From the Latin for "first", this early-blooming flower contains another flower in its name

Primrose

Princess Grace's youngest child, she was born in Monaco's Palais Princier on Feb. 1, 1965

Princess Stephanie

Founded in 1746, the College of New Jersey renames itself this

Princeton

This Cincinnati-based soap company has been advertising on TV since 1939

Procter & Gamble

To poke or jab with something pointed; it's done to cattle, for example

Prod

If he hadn't stolen fire from heaven, he wouldn't have been chained to a rock on Mount Caucasus

Prometheus

Made up of amino acids, they form structures called histones around which DNA curls

Proteins

"A soft answer turneth away wrath; but grievous words stir up anger" is one of this book's adages

Proverbs

It's nicknamed "The Roger Williams City"

Providence, Rhode Island

(Hi, I'm Jeff Probst) My last name translates to this, used in English to mean an administrator at a college

Provost

This U.S. Caribbean commonwealth has many smaller islands, including Culebra, Mona & Vieques

Puerto Rico

It's a metaphor for acting proud & making yourself look big; a grouse does it literally

Puffing Up Your Chest

Seattle, Tacoma & Olympia all stand on the banks of this body of water

Puget Sound

A chief source of transcendentalist ideas was Immanuel Kant's 1781 "Critique of" this

Pure Reason

In June the leaders of North & South Korea met for talks in this capital of North Korea

Pyongyang

In 1995 the Aquanuts show skiing team debuted their 4-high, 28-person one of these structures

Pyramid

In 1912, a reticulated one of these animals was measured at 32' 9 1/2" long

Python

Canada's oldest city, it lies on the north bank of the St. Lawrence River

Quebec

The Jubilee Diamond was named in honor of her Diamond Jubilee in 1897

Queen Victoria

Expelled from Harvard in 1913, he went back only to be thrown out on his geodesic dome again in 1915

R. Buckminster Fuller

I was run out of town on this marsh bird whose short-billed species are sometimes called crakes

Rail

It's the money paid for the return of a kidnap victim

Ransom

Dating from the second half of the 15th century, the Tudor rose has petals of these 2 colors

Red & White

This athletic shoe company was named for an African gazelle admired for its swiftness

Reebok

This London park was named for the position held by the future King George IV

Regent's Park

Dub poetry, a political type of this Jamaican musical form, developed in music halls there in the 1970s

Reggae

His 1653 painting "Aristotle Contemplating The Bust Of Homer" was produced for Don Antonio Ruffo

Rembrandt

A lighthouse on this state's Block Island has one of the most powerful beacons on the east coast

Rhode Island

A year's supply of this is a year's supply of "The San Francisco Treat"

Rice-A-Roni

Polar explorer: ____ Evelyn ____

Richard Evelyn Byrd

He's been "An Officer And A Gentleman" & in 1999 he moved up the ranks to "Sexiest Man Alive"

Richard Gere

When this future Confederate capital became a city in 1782, half of its population was slaves

Richmond(, Virginia)

In a Robert Browning title, "The Book" is paired with this object -- but not the one Robert gave Elizabeth

Ring (But Not The Ring He Gave Her)

The name of this 19th century movement for Italian unification means "rising again"

Risorgimento

On Sept. 24, 2005 the Gulf region was still recovering from Katrina when this hurricane slammed into Texas

Rita

Hayworth's pocket bread sandwiches

Rita's Pitas

"Fairies And Fusiliers" is a collection of poems by this author of "I, Claudius"

Robert Graves

This actor who owns his own ski resort did much of his own skiing in the 1969 film "Downhill Racer"

Robert Redford

This Brit battled pirates on the '50s TV series "The Buccaneers" long before he battled a movie shark in "Jaws"

Robert Shaw

This Ohio Republican won election to the U.S. Senate in 1938 & served until his death in 1953

Robert Taft

Some say he was born at Locksley around 1160 & was really named Robert Fitzooth

Robin Hood

In 1978 2 of his studies in bronze for his "Burghers of Calais" were stolen from a St. Louis museum

Rodin

In a 1976 TV movie this "Spy Who Loved Me" actor played "Sherlock Holmes in New York"

Roger Moore

In 1981, on the Soyuz 40 mission, Dumitru Prunariu became the first person from this country in space

Romania

In 1996 Emil Constantinescu defeated Ion Iliescu in a runoff election for president of this country

Romania

Benvolio & Friar Laurence

Romeo And Juliet

His clever military tactics during WWII earned him the nickname "The Desert Fox"

Rommel

According to legend, Rome was founded in 753 B.C. by these twins; one died & the other named the city for himself

Romulus & Remus

The Houses of Lancaster & York used different colored types of these flowers as their symbols

Roses

Michael Eisner is off the list, but this septuagenarian member of the Disney family is still on it

Roy Disney

Dear Sir Arthur Harris: I thrill at how you led part of this military branch during WWII; May I call you "Bomber"?

Royal Air Force

19th century world traveler Isabella Bird was the first female member of this British society founded in 1830

Royal Geographical Society

Sometime in the 13th century Europeans thought to attach this steering apparatus to the sternpost

Rudder

In 1989 this ballet star made his stage debut as an actor in "The King & I"â€"shall we dance?

Rudolf Nureyev

In 2001 this mayor had to pay up in knishes to Mayor O'Malley of Baltimore

Rudolph Giuliani

One of the first composers to make records, he supervised his own "Pagliacci" for one in 1907

Ruggero Leoncavallo

In 1983 this California girl became the first American woman in space

Sally Ride

6 years after a fatwa was issued regarding him, this author published "The Moor's Last Sigh"

Salman Rushdie

Richard Strauss used double basses for Jokanaan's beheading in the opera about this princess

Salomã©

The Afar cut blocks of this from the Danakil Desert & used it as a currency

Salt

This innovative painter & print maker seen here passed on to his surrealistic reward in 1989

Salvador Dali

The Viennese summerhouse in which Mozart composed "The Magic Flute" is now in this city, his birthplace

Salzburg

This character seen here has perhaps the most famous name in the film: (play it again)

Sam (The Piano Player)

This soulful singer's hits include "You Send Me" & "Cupid"

Sam Cooke

No offense to Edward Albee, but this man is probably the hunkiest major American playwright

Sam Shepard

He was a biographer himself, but he's best known as the subject of a 1791 biography

Samuel Johnson

The Alamo is located in this city & is depicted on its flag

San Antonio

Thornton Wilder: “The Bridge of _______â€

San Luis Rey

The Biblioteca Nacional in this capital of Chile is one of South America's largest libraries

Santiago

Jonas slips Emily a fake passport & a plane ticket to this city, Brazil's most populous

Sao Paulo

This popular Japanese beer shares its name with the city that hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics

Sapporo

In 1900 this great French actress triumphed in a male role, playing Napoleon's son in "L'Aiglon"

Sarah Bernhardt

Noted singer & tour organizer heard here

Sarah Mclachlan

The Strait of Bonifacio separates Corsica from this island to the south

Sardinia

"Weekend" name for a small cheap handgun used in robberies & assaults

Saturday Night Special

In 2005 Prince Bandar ended 22 years as this country's ambassador to the U.S.

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

Saudi Arabia

"Joy of Cooking" suggests adding paprika & lemon juice to the juice of this fermented cabbage

Sauerkraut

(Hi, I'm Stephen Collins of "7th Heaven") In 1994 I played Ashley Wilkes in this miniseries sequel to "Gone with the Wind"

Scarlett

In 1973 this horse crushed his rival, Sham, with a 31-length victory in the Belmont Stakes

Secretariat

A hit for Judy Collins, this tune from Stephen Sondheim's "A Little Night Music" was 1975's Song of the Year

Send In The Clowns

Eliot Feld's ballet "Harbinger" features music by this "Peter and the Wolf" composer

Sergei Prokofiev

A seamstress, or an underground channel for wastewater

Sewer & Sewer

1998: Richard Burbage, Queen Elizabeth, Viola de Lesseps

Shakespeare In Love

A bed of this oil- & fossil-bearing rock from the Cambrian period was famously discovered near Mt. Burgess in 1909

Shale

"Hams" broadcast via this

Shortwave Radio

"You Are Love", "Ol' Man River"

Showboat

Use a tripod to prevent camera shake if this speed is slow, meaning a long exposure

Shutter Speed

This moneylender asks, "Hates any man the thing he would not kill?"

Shylock

This breed was introduced to the West around 1885

Siamese

Mr. Vicious' offspring

Sid's Kids

This author of "The Other Side of Midnight" co-wrote the screenplay for "Easter Parade"

Sidney Sheldon

This Gene Kelly musical takes place in a Hollywood making the adjustment to talkies

Singin' In The Rain

On a camera: SLR

Single Lens Reflex

This city in Iowa is at the confluence of the Big Sioux & Missouri Rivers

Sioux City

This New Zealander & conqueror of Mount Everest led a search for the Abominable Snowman

Sir Edmund Hillary

This composer's "Enigma Variations" contain cryptic references to his friends that he never revealed

Sir Edward Elgar

Last name of poet Dame Edith

Sitwell

Sport that made Jean-Claude Killy famous

Skiing

The tomb inscription for Rachel Jackson mentions this verbal crime that Andrew thought helped kill her

Slander

In his debates with Stephen Douglas, Lincoln called it “A moral, social, and political evilâ€

Slavery

You go Slav no more when you go to this northernmost former Yugoslav republic between Croatia & Italy

Slovenia

In one theory, camphoraceous, ethereal & putrid are 3 of the 7 primary ones of these

Smells/Odors

The violence goes on, but in 2006 Time Warner TV removed depictions of this activity from old "Tom and Jerry" cartoons

Smoking

To hang out underwater I'm going to need the mask, the fins & this breathing tube seen here

Snorkel

You'll feel "dopey" if you don't know that a musical about this heroine premiered at Disneyland in 2004

Snow White

"Whistle While You Work"

Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs

I must remember! some plans for a windmill in my pocket that I must've drawn up & a note that says "Watch Napoleon"

Snowball

In 1970 Anne Murray urged it to "spread your tiny wings and fly away"

Snowbird

If you match the desired of quality, you're "up to" this tobacco product

Snuff

It was used as a medicine from 600 B.C. until 2nd century A.D., when people began to wash with it

Soap

At age 70, this Athenian was put on trial for "not believing in the gods the state believes in"

Socrates

Ancient Romans called this flatfish "Jupiter's sandal"

Sole

6-letter word meaning mirthless, sober, or grave

Solemn

Led by a man from Popowo, in 1981 it had 10 million members

Solidarity

By area: 1. Asia 2. Africa 3. North America 4. this continent

South America

In 1860 this small Atlantic coast state had the highest percentage of slaves in the U.S.

South Carolina

State where gold was found in 1874 when Custer led expedition to explore it

South Dakota

Maria Cristina ruled as queen regent of this country during the childhood of her son Alfonso XIII

Spain

In Colombia: this

Spanish

"There is a rose in East Harlem"--nah. "There is a rose in" this other name for this area

Spanish Harlem

Unhappy with the quality of these, Dr. Amar Bose designed his own & formed a company to sell them

Speakers

The First Amendment states that "Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of" these 2 things

Speech & The Press

This sleek swimsuit brand got its start in Australia in 1928

Speedo

Held, as if by some magical charm

Spellbound

The cat seen here lives with the TV family with this last name: (Salem the Cat: "I'll take 'World Domination' for $1000, Alex!")

Spellman (On "Sabrina The Teenage Witch")

This castle in Brno used as a Hapsburg prison didn't make "Schindler's List"

Spielberg Castle

The "goat" trained to bleat in the key of C with his "City Slickers" was really 1 of the musicians

Spike Jones

This Greek American published a memoir, "Go Quietly... or Else"

Spiro Agnew

The title of Botticelli's famous painting "Primavera" means this season of the year

Spring

D'oh! The USBGN's website says it's a myth that there's a community named this in each of the 50 states--there's one in only 34

Springfield

The oscillating type of this irrigation device sprays back & forth in a rectangular pattern

Sprinkler

Blue, Sitka & Engelmann are varieties of this conifer

Spruce

Long's vitriolic 1920s attacks on this oil co. started by John D. Rockefeller won him widespread popularity

Standard Oil

This Civil War general's left arm is buried at Ellwood Plantation; the rest of him is interred at VMI

Stonewall Jackson

It's the chemical rinse that keeps photographic film from overdeveloping

Stop Bath

Emily Dickinson wrote, "Because I could not stop for death he kindly" did this

Stopped For Me

The highest jet streams occur in this layer of the atmosphere that begins 10 miles above the earth

Stratosphere

It's a random sample "poll" to determine the public's opinion of hay....or anything else

Straw Poll

Of the dishes at a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, it's the one most likely to be made with sage

Stuffing

You'll need a big square with 81 little squares to make this Japanese-named logic puzzle; next come the numbers

Sudoku

In 1981, behind on all 3 scorecards, this welterweight came back with a TKO over Thomas Hearns in the 14th; sweet!

Sugar Ray Leonard

Texas is a leading state in mining this element, atomic number 16 & in manufacturing its acid

Sulphur

The eccrine type of these glands are down on the paw pads, because they're not that vital in keeping kitty cool

Sweat Glands

After a 43-year reign, King Gustavus V of this country died at the age of 92

Sweden

In 1814 the Norwegian parliament accepted this country's King Charles XIII to rule Norway as well

Sweden

King Gustav I Vasa of this nation founded Helsinki in 1550

Sweden

It's the nationality that follows "K" in the name of the sneaker brand founded by the Brunner Brothers

Swiss

Sydney, Wellington, Jakarta

Sydney

"The dead tree gives no shelter", he observed in "The Waste Land"

T.S. Eliot

If you travel to French Polynesia, your plane will land at Faaa Int'l Airport near Papeete on this island

Tahiti

Ten Days on the Island is an annual cultural festival taking place throughout this Australian state

Tasmania

The Christopher Lloyd who won for writing "Frasier" is not the man who won for playing Jim on this sitcom

Taxi

This ceremony is called chado, chanoyu or sado in Japanese

Tea Ceremony

John Patrick's post-WWII comedy was this "of the August Moon"

Teahouse

"Into these last nine beers" Hank Williams "shed a million" of these

Tears

"I've just been handed a bulletin. 'You have something on your front tooth'", read this buddy of Mary Richards

Ted Baxter (The Mary Tyler Moore Show)

"Miss Manners always believes in sending" these "notes. It encourages people to give more"

Thank You Notes

"What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming"

The "Star-Spangled Banner"

The insignia of this National League baseball team features a mountain peak

The (Colorado) Rockies

NFL tight ends wear jerseys with number in this range

The 80S

Now with about 10 million total members, these 2 unions united in 1955

The Afl & The Cio

This novel of high society made Edith Wharton the first female winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

The Age Of Innocence

It's the 1836 battle captured here by Kirk Stirnweis

The Alamo

In 1798 Congress passed these controversial laws dealing with foreigners & with inciting rebellion

The Alien & Sedition Acts

About 25 people were arrested under this group of 4 "acts" passed in 1798; all were repealed or expired by 1802

The Alien And Sedition Acts

En route to New York, this ship collided with the Stockholm in dense fog in the North Atlantic on July 25

The Andrea Doria

This sea sits between Oman & India

The Arabian Sea

The westernmost point of this Portuguese island group is only about 1,200 miles from Newfoundland

The Azores

Vivaldi composed some 39 concertos for this woodwind instrument

The Bassoon

In the '60s George Barris bought a concept car from Ford for $1; holy swindle! in 1966 we knew it as this fire-spewing TV car

The Batmobile

Col. William Prescott was one of the leaders of this battle on June 17, 1775

The Battle Of Bunker Hill

To keep the correct water level in your tissues, osmoceptors monitor this as it travels thru the brain

The Blood

She appoints Jiminy Cricket Pinocchio's official conscience

The Blue Fairy

In pro hockey, it's 64 feet from the goal line to this line

The Blue Line

Before it merges with the White at Khartoum, this river known as Abbai in Ethiopia runs for 850 miles

The Blue Nile

Urban kids Huey & Riley Freeman suffer in the suburbs in this Aaron McGruder strip

The Boondocks

In a 1963 hit song, Edie Gorme wanted to "Blame It On" this Latin American Dance

The Bossa Nova

Samuel Adams helped write the anti-British narrative that gave this March 5, 1770 riot its name

The Boston Massacre

On the subject of painting, Picasso said, "If only we could pull out" this organ & "use only our eyes"

The Brain

The inspiration for this title object in a novel & a 1957 movie actually spanned the Mae Khlung River

The Bridge On The River Kwai

Many of the fairy tales compiled by them came from Dorthea Viehmann, a widow who came to town to sell produce

The Brothers Grimm

A projecting rim on a vehicle

The Bumper

Illustrator David MacAulay won this medal for his kids' book "Black and White"

The Caldecott Medal

It's the classic work in which you'll find "The Nun's Priest's Tale"

The Canterbury Tales

Though American in origin, the Cape Gooseberry got its name by being cultivated on this South African Cape

The Cape Of Good Hope

Aruba

The Carribean

His movements constricted by law, a Doge spent much of his time at his palace complex & this nearby cathedral

The Cathedral Of St. Mark (Or San Marco)

This Romanian & his wife Elena, found guilty of murder & embezzlement, were executed December 25, 1989

The Ceausescus

"The Tenth Insight" is James Redfield's sequel to this book about spiritual exploration

The Celestine Prophecy

It begins at the Place de la Concorde

The Champs-ÉLysã©Es

Don't let the smile fool you--this feline has razor-sharp claws & a cloaking device; terminate with extreme prejudice

The Cheshire Cat

The name of this fire-breathing, lion-headed, goat-bodied monster has come to mean any idle fancy

The Chimera

One of the great poker movies of all time is this New Orleans-set period piece with Steve McQueen in the title role

The Cincinnati Kid

The Ken Burns series about this war won a 1991 Emmy for outstanding informational series

The Civil War

Second-longest on the continent, it's the only African river that carries more water than the Nile

The Congo

Abbreviated CBA, it includes teams called the Yakima Sun Kings & the Gary Steelheads

The Continental Basketball Association

The 3 Kings Parade is a tradition of this community; it's banned on their home island

The Cuban Community

In 1990 this cruise line founded by a British shipowner celebrated its 150th anniversary

The Cunard Line

As there was another album by that title, this classic from 1973 was at one point going to be called "Eclipse"

The Dark Side Of The Moon (By Pink Floyd)

New Jersey's western boundary is formed by this river

The Delaware

It "Catches the worm"

The Early Bird

In 1968 Glen Campbell sang of "The Dreams of" this woman

The Everyday Housewife

Lorraine Axeman, one of our researchers, was an extra in "Army of Darkness", Sam Raimi's 3rd film in this Series

The Evil Dead

This University of Texas fight song is based on "I've Been Working on the Railroad"

The Eyes Of Texas Are Upon You

Calvinists use this word, also a name for a season, to describe Adam & Eve's disobedience

The Fall

Buchanan became a Jacksonian Democrat after this party that he belonged to dissolved

The Federalist Party

Internal digestive organ connected to the liver

The Gall Bladder

In 1949 a copy of this speech by Abraham Lincoln sold at auction for $54,000

The Gettysburg Address

Bea won her second Emmy for playing Dorothy Zbornak on this sitcom

The Golden Girls

The first line of this novel says, "It was Wang Lung's marriage day"

The Good Earth

This berry of the genus Ribes is the one traditionally used to make fool, a British dessert

The Gooseberry

There was good kinging in the 800s--Leo the Wise ruled the Byzantine Empire while England had Alfred the this

The Great

At about 1,250 miles long, it's the largest coral reef on earth

The Great Barrier Reef

Fitzgerald: "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaslessly into the past"

The Great Gatsby

Utah's Antelope Island State Park in this lake is home to a buffalo herd

The Great Salt Lake

"If I can't find a reindeer, I'll make one instead", said this character--so he called on his dog, Max

The Grinch

The 1930s construction of this across Black Canyon brought thousands of workers (& power) to Vegas

The Hoover Dam

The last time this general assembly of the colony of Virginia met was June 24, 1775

The House Of Burgesses

Demi Moore was Esmeralda's voice in this epic from Disney

The Hunchback Of Notre Dame

In the 1460s this South American people took the Chimu empire; within 100 years they were subdued by the Spanish

The Incas

It's Albuquerque's minor league baseball team; I can't wait for uranium 235 to bat

The Isotopes

Called an artichoke, its name isn't from a Mideast city but from "girasole", Italian for sunflower

The Jerusalem Artichoke

This medieval order of knights was aka "the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ & the Temple of Solomon"

The Knights Templar

Concerning this, Ike said, "We have won an armistice on a single battleground, not peace in the world"

The Korean War

In Mallory's version, the magic sword Excalibur is given to King Arthur by this legendary character

The Lady Of The Lake

In "Songs of Innocence", William Blake asked it, "Who made thee?"

The Lamb

Veronese's & Tintoretto's versions of this Biblical meal each depict a dog

The Last Supper

Glenn Close & Patrick Stewart played a battling royal couple in a TV remake of this 1968 film

The Lion In Winter

Elusive Scottish lake critter that doubles as a large 4-wheeled car-crushing pickup

The Loch Ness Monster Truck

A cut of meat from the back of an animal, between the ribs & the rump

The Loin

They're the first 5 words of the psalm

The Lord Is My Shepherd

"The Fellowship of the Ring" is volume 1 of this Tolkien trilogy

The Lord Of The Rings

John Malkovich helps rescue Leonardo DiCaprio's Philippe, the title character of this 1998 film

The Man In The Iron Mask

It's Richard Condon's 1959 suspense novel about Raymond Shaw, an ex-POW programmed to be an assassin

The Manchurian Candidate

(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from New Haven, Connecticut) This river that Eli Whitney used to power his machinery got its name from powering machines

The Mill River

Martin Sheen played Bobby Kennedy in this 1974 TV movie about a crisis in Cuba

The Missiles Of October

Montana's vast natural resources are represented on its seal by the Great Falls of this river

The Missouri

California's Fort Irwin, the National Training Center, covers a Rhode Island-sized area in this desert

The Mojave

Christopher Cross sang, "If you get caught between" this & NYC, "the best that you can do is fall in love"

The Moon

Its perigee, the closest it can come to Earth, is 221,456 miles

The Moon

Among those Toulouse-Lautrec painted going into this club were Jane Avril & La Goulue

The Moulin Rouge

Cubby O'Brien & Annette Funicello were 2 members of this Disney TV group

The Mouseketeers

"Marian The Librarian" & "Seventy-Six Trombones"

The Music Man

The Ellery Queen Award is bestowed by the MWA, which stands for this

The Mystery Writers Of America

In 1995, 8th grader Chris Galeczka won this contest by knowing that Afghanistan is where Pashtu & Dari are spoken

The National Geography Bee

Van Gogh learned to paint with oils while staying at The Hague in this country, his native land

The Netherlands

In 1492 the Santa Clara & La Gallega were given these names & joined the Pinta on an epic ocean voyage

The Nina & The Santa Maria

A flurry of ballerinas performs the "Waltz of the Snowflakes" in this beloved ballet

The Nutcracker

Learn to do your shopping early; Decembers will be spent rehearsing this ballet that premiered in December 1892

The Nutcracker

The title setting of this novel includes figures in china, iron & ivory; suits of armor; old carvings & furniture

The Old Curiosity Shop

The 2001 World Almanac lists this "agricultural" rival at No. 3 among bestselling almanacs

The Old Farmer's Almanac

Newsweek said this Gregory Peck horror film with young Damien was "the latest serving of deviled ham"

The Omen

In 1983 this group had its first No. 1 hit in the U.S. with "Every Breath You Take"

The Police

Charlemagne standardized & spread the use of this, both the monetary unit & the unit of weight

The Pound

This Madrid museum has Van Dyck's "Beatrice, Countess of Oxford" & "The Executions" by Goya

The Prado

In this "royal" 1987 movie, the "Rodents Of Unusual Size" are living it up big-time in the Fire Swamp

The Princess Bride

Rodrigo Borgia was a corrupt pope whose spiritual neglect of the Church added to the development of this Reformation

The Protestant Reformation

"The Remains of the Day" author Kazuo Ishiguro was a grouse beater for this grandmother of Prince Charles

The Queen Mother

A group of deadly arachnids, or the German combo that went platinum with "Love At First Sting"

The Scorpions

In 1782 Mozart married Constanze & made Constanze the harem-bound heroine of "The Abduction from" here

The Seraglio

This plant is one of the symbols of Ireland

The Shamrock

The name of one of the buildings of the University of Paris, it's also popularly used to designate the entire university

The Sorbonne

In 1898, as a result of this war, the U.S. paid $20 million for the Philippines

The Spanish-American War

In 1975 Aaron was awarded this medal by the NAACP

The Spingarn Medal

Harvey Birch runs sneaky errands for George Washington in this James Fenimore Cooper novel

The Spy

It was no holiday for 6 of Bugs Moran's mob when they were cut down in this 1929 gangland slaughter

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Costume designer Edith Head won her 8th & final Oscar for this Chicago-set film that starred Redford & Newman

The Sting

In 1950 Scottish nationalists stole this object from under the coronation chair at Westminster Abbey

The Stone Of Scone

June 28, 1969: Riots at this Greenwich Village bar mark the beginning of the gay rights movement

The Stonewall Inn

Roxy's Diner, Top of the World

The Stratosphere

Jake Barnes & Robert Cohn vie for the affection of Lady Brett Ashley in this Hemingway novel

The Sun Also Rises

Danish architect Jorn Utzon won a 1950s competition sponsored by the New South Wales government for the design of this

The Sydney Opera Theater

In 1990 this Atlantic City Trump site, not the Agra one, cost a cool billion to build

The Taj Mahal

This famous British gallery that has lots of J.M.W. Turner works gives the Turner Prize for Contemporary Art

The Tate Gallery

This police force developed from bands of Indian fighters who protected American settlers in Mexico

The Texas Rangers

Wells: "La Maquina del Tiempo"

The Time Machine

All U.S. paper currency bears the signatures of the holders of these 2 offices

The Treasurer & The Secretary Of The Treasury

In 1911 a devastating fire at this company's factory in New York City killed 146 garment workers

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

Slaves, molasses & rum were exchanged in the 3 arms of the colonial practice known as this "trade"

The Triangle Trade

"Love Is All Around" was this "Wild Thing" group's only other Top 10 hit

The Troggs

Early in his career, Robert Redford played Mr. Death in a 1962 episode of this TV anthology series

The Twilight Zone

Gullah, which has African roots, is a language spoken by some black inhabitants of this country

The United States

With about 12 million barrels each day, this country leads the world in oil imports, followed by China & Japan

The United States

Parts of this 1958 Kirk Douglas film about icy invaders were filmed on location in Norway

The Vikings

Days celebrating people going to heaven include Jesus' Ascension day & her Assumption day

The Virgin Mary

It's the English title of Ingmar Bergman's "Jungfrukallan"

The Virgin Spring

In the 1960s this tropical fish which comes out of the water at night was introduced into Florida

The Walking Catfish

"Off We Go Into" this in the official U.S. Air Force song

The Wild Blue Yonder

These athletic sisters had a reality show subtitled "For Real"

The Williams Sisters

The twister in this 1939 film was so severe it threw the film into color

The Wizard Of Oz

Bones in this joint are the most likely to get broken in a fall while roller-skating

The Wrist

Luxor is the modern town on the site of this ancient Egyptian capital

Thebes

One reason male lions hunt less than females is that this feature makes them too conspicuous to sneak

Their Mane

He was climbing in the Adirondacks when he was notified that Pres. McKinley was dying

Theodore Roosevelt

These 3 words precede "Miss America" in the title of the coronation song first used in 1955

There She Is

Jesus cleansed the temple by casting out all that was sold within & said, "Ye have made it a den of" these

Thieves

Maybe I'll earn a merit badge by eating the bestselling Girl Scout cookies called "Thin" these

Thin Mints

In 1995 Montell Jordan had a No. 1 pop & R&B hit with "this"

This Is How We Do It

A band manager: "The Boston gig has been canceled... I wouldn't worry about it, though, it's not a big college town"

This Is Spinal Tap

Take an archaic version of a second person pronoun & add beach grains to make this number

Thousand

Thousands of prisoners in the Philippines re-enacted the moves of the video of this Michael Jackson hit

Thriller

On June 3 & 4, 1989 the People's Liberation Army killed hundreds at a democracy rally at this Beijing site

Tiananmen Square

In other words, attached via the ribbons on a protective kitchen garment

Tied By The Apron Strings

Seeing residents huddled around campfires on the shore, Magellan named the region this, meaning "Land of fire"

Tierra Del Fuego

Peter Pan saved her from the clutches of Captain Hook

Tiger Lily

In 2010 this golfer rejected a s75 million, 5-year deal from Paddy Power, an Irish co.; yes, in 2010, & yes, he rejected it

Tiger Woods

This 22-year-old won the 1997 Masters golf tournament by 12 strokes, the biggest margin in its history

Tiger Woods

Love the Polynesian feeling you got with these images of deities, like the one seen here

Tiki Gods

"Cradle Will Rock" (1999)

Tim Robbins

In August 1826 Gordon Laing became the first European to set foot in this Mali trading post

Timbuktu

Of Leonardo, Michelangelo or Tintoretto, the artist who was not in Florence in 1504

Tintoretto

The pig that he stole was actually an animal-shaped, currant-filled pastry

Tom (Tom The Piper's Son)

Once Queen Isabella's confessor, around 1490 he set up www.inquisition.org

Tomas De Torquemada

This city's Wyatt Earp Days features a chili cook-off & an 1880s fashion show

Tombstone

In Italy, kidneys are rognoni, brains are cervello & this variety meat is lingua

Tongue

An overabundance of chefs ruins one's soup stock

Too Many Cooks Spoil The Broth

Adjective found before "as leather" & "as nails"

Tough

One of the buildings at this British site is named for Robert Devereux, held there before his 1601 execution

Tower Of London

This word commonly preceds hall, house & crier

Town

In the 1980s Yellow Thunder was a well-known one of these providing info to L.A. commuters

Traffic Helicopter

Aristotle called this type of drama "The imitation of an action that is serious and...complete in itself"

Tragedy

It was the first program to win as Best Game Show; host Ralph Edwards picked up the award

Truth Or Consequences

Budweiser was the official international beer & this was the official domestic beer for the 2008 Olympic games

Tsingtao

This phosphate popular in the jewelry of the Southwest U.S. derives its name from a Eurasian country

Turquoise

Jack Barry hosted the original version of this game, Maury Povich the 2000 revival

Twenty-One

If a big buxom blonde is belting out "rhue, rhue, du Gott!", your're watching this opera that ends the "Ring" cycle

Twilight Of The Gods (Gotterdammerung)

John Wooden (1949-1975)

Ucla

This James Joyce novel is written as a parallel to the "Odyssey", except it was set in Dublin on June 16, 1904

Ulysses

Jackie Coogan's most famous TV role was this electrifying character on "The Addams Family"

Uncle Fester

In "The Wizard of Oz", Dorothy lived with Aunt Em & this uncle, a farmer

Uncle Henry

This 1852 book says, "I would rather not sell him ...I'm a humane man, and I hate to take the boy from his mother"

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1992 Oscar winner with the line "It's a hell of a thing killin' a man. You take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have"

Unforgiven

The union of Egypt & Syria that lasted from 1958 to 1961 was dubbed this

United Arab Republic

Like Kentucky's, the state seal of Missouri features this phrase implying a need for solidarity

United We Stand, Divided We Fall

Want to officiate at a friend's wedding? You can get ordained online in 3 minutes with this church abbreviated ULC

Universal Life Church

Standards for these, abbreviated UPC, were set April 3, 1973

Universal Product Code

Built in 1920, this school's Husky Stadium is the Pac 10's oldest football stadium

University Of Washington

Coffinite, discovered in Colorado in 1955, is an ore that's 60% this valuable radioactive metal

Uranium

Husband to Gaea & father of the Titans

Uranus

"Loose Talk", "The Hot Page" & "Where Are They Now?" are features of this entertainment magazine

Us Magazine

Across the pond, Commonwealth Day was originally established on May 24, the birthday of this 19th century queen

Victoria

This queen's father-in-law, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, was also her uncle

Victoria

"The Betrayer of Norway"

Vidkun Quisling

Nhan Dan

Vietnam

This performer became an Opry member in 1991, the same year his "When I Call Your Name" album went platinum

Vince Gill

The shortest wavelength of the visible color spectrum is this color

Violet

He wrote his "Georgics" in praise of the agricultural life before he wrote a Roman epic

Virgil

Richard Branson has called this airline "My baby...and...something I am enormously proud of"

Virgin Atlantic

The first laws against alcohol in the Americas were passed in 1623 with the help of Gov. Francis Wyatt of this colony

Virginia

This "sunshine vitamin" is unique in that it functions not only as a vitamin but also as a hormone

Vitamin D

Zubrowka is a Polish form of this spirit with a bit of buffalo grass steeped in it

Vodka

Spending an interlude anticipating the descent of the additional slipper

Waiting For The Other Shoe To Drop

Lisel Mueller's "For a Thirteenth Birthday" begins, "You have read" this Tolstoy epic

War And Peace

Joseph J. Ellis' biography of this 18th century man is called "His Excellency"

Washington

Not surprisingly, more undergrads at the University of Puget Sound are from this state than any other

Washington

FDR wrote, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself" while staying at this city's Mayflower Hotel

Washington, Dc (Before Moving Into The White House)

The only substance known to ancient man in solid, liquid & gas form

Water

Bubalus babalis is the scientific name of this animal also known as the water ox

Water Buffalo

Encaustic painting, used since ancient times, applies this animal product to a rigid surface & fixes it with heat

Wax

GOES, INSAT & METEOSAT are satellites used for this purpose

Weather Forecasting

One of T.S. Eliot's longer poems is "Ash" this

Wednesday

Lynne Thigpen won a Tony in 1997 for acting in "An American Daughter" by this author of "The Heidi Chronicles"

Wendy Wasserstein

When this is happening, "Sure it's like a morn in spring"

When Irish Eyes Are Smiling

Among the "41 places to go in 2011" is this town near Vancouver: "The Olympians are gone. Now it's your turn"

Whistler

When a Roman youth reached manhood, he began to wear a toga pura of this color

White

Beauty Smith trains the title wolf dog to become a lethal dog fighter in this Jack London novel

White Fang

George: "It's very simple, Martha, this young man is working on a system whereby chromosomes can be altered"

Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?

12-year-old David Mullany gave this toy its name, a euphemism for striking out in baseball

Wiffleball

In one of the few documented one-on-one Old West gunfights, this "Wild" man killed Davis Tutt in 1865

Wild Bill Hickok

This man's 11th century conquest of England gave him the nickname "The Conqueror"

William

This Williamsburg college was founded in 1693

William And Mary

Piggy is one of the boys stranded on a desert island in his "Lord of the Flies"

William Golding

Tyler figured with not much to do as vice president, he could stay at home with his sick wife; then this president died...

William Henry Harrison

Later chief justice, this man once got stuck in a White House bathtub & couldn't get out

William Howard Taft

On June 24, 1912, an executive order by this president established the flag's design specifications

William Howard Taft

Its inhabitants include the Duchess, the Gryphon & the Dormouse

Wonderland

This 20th century president was the first to visit Europe while in office

Woodrow Wilson

The coat of this "hairy ursine" caterpillar of tiger moths is said to forecast the severity of the coming winter

Woolly Bear

The whole island of Malta was awarded the George Cross for bravery & heroism during this war

World War Ii

The trylon & perisphere are on the jacket of David Gelernter's book about this 1939 event

World's Fair

Rhytiphobia is the fear of getting these -- botox, anyone?

Wrinkles

The besotted Hindley Earnshaw appears in this classic novel

Wuthering Heights

In 1906 this state's Devils Tower became the nation's first national monument

Wyoming

In the Los Angeles white pages, this letter has only 1 ½ columns of entries

X

In 1900, this Japanese company began production of its upright pianos; in 1954, its motorcycles

Yamaha

In an interview, Dr. Seuss said he modeled this domineering reptile on Adolf Hitler

Yertle The Turtle

"It had to be" this evergreen tree that is a homonym for a second-person-singular pronoun

Yew

This type of singing that alternates between a low voice & falsetto is popular in the Alps & with Jewel

Yodeling

On TV, Boo Boo was his sidekick

Yogi (Bear)

It's your second-largest internal organ by weight; think about it

Your Brain

The orbicularis oculi reflexively closes these when you sneeze

Your Eyes

"Broadcast yourself" is the slogan of this website that was recently bought for $1.6 billion

Youtube

On May 4, 1980 Tito died in Ljubljana in what was then this country

Yugoslavia

This newly independent country's first prime minister, Marxist Robert Mugabe, took office in 1980

Zimbabwe

This metal symbolized Zn is a compound of insulin

Zinc

The name of this dark green, elongated squash is from the Italian for "gourd"

Zucchini

The name of this lakeside Swiss city is believed to be from the Celtic word for "water"

Zurich

Oatmeal, for Oliver

(5) Gruel

This inventor of the telephone died in Nova Scotia on August 2

(Alexander Graham) Bell

Though defeated in the Revolution, he went on to become Governor-Gen. of India

(Charles) Cornwallis

In 1836 this 27-year-old U.S. poet married Virginia Clemm, his underage cousin; every bit of that just ain't right

(Edgar Allan) Poe

In 1854 he demonstrated his elevator safety device by ascending in an elevator & having the rope cut

(Elijah) Otis

The Hotel du Cap on Cap d'Antibes was immortalized as the Hotel des Etrangers in his novel "Tender is the Night"

(F. Scott) Fitzgerald

Panamanians voted to oust him May 7, 1989, but he didn't pay any attention

(General) Noriega

If you know that this man with a plan hailed from Uniontown, Pennsylvania, you deserve 5 stars

(George) Marshall

This former Minnesota gov. ran unsuccessfully 9 times for the GOP presidential nomination

(Harold) Stassen

Air Force gunner Snowden catches some flak & dies in Yossarian's arms, courtesy of this author

(Joseph) Heller

On Aug. 28, 1995 a note on this famous atheist's door said she'd be right back; she was found buried 6 years later

(Madalyn Murray) O'hair

Bet you a decimal point that you'll know he founded the American Library Association

(Melvil) Dewey

A civilly disobedient leader: Karamchand

(Mohandas K.) Gandhi

One of the 2 U.S. states with a bird in its official state nickname

(One Of) Iowa Or Louisiana

While writing "Invisible Man", he worked as a jazz trumpeter, waiter & photographer

(Ralph) Ellison

In 1993, on this day of the week, the Cowboys beat the Bills 52-17

(Super Bowl) Sunday

Best known for "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard", his only sonnet was a memorial to friend Richard West

(Thomas) Gray

In 1889 this poet fell in love with Irish beauty Maud Gonne & from that moment, "the troubling of my life began"

(William Butler) Yeats

Alyssa Milano advertises this "Save A Buck or Two" service

1-800-Collect

If 2 sides of a cube total 50 square feet, this is the cube's total surface area

150 Square Feet

Paul Revere takes a midnight ride & warns that "The British are coming"

1770S

JFK was this number in presidential sequence, also the minimum age to become president

35

Scotch tape

3M

It's the number that followed the last king of England named William

4

Number of "Days of Christmas" in the carol divided by its number of French hens

4 (12/3)

Of the letters in the home row , it's the only vowel

A

After you left this bill in a pocket, Abe Lincoln looks like he's crying; I hope it's still "legal tender"

A $5 Bill

A Montgolfier is a Louis XVI chair with a back often shaped like one of these

A Balloon

It's the flag of an army or a country, not just a star-spangled one

A Banner

A favorite cocktail made with tomato juice & spices

A Bloody Mary

According to the title of a song by Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels, it's what the Devil had on

A Blue Dress

Also a geographic term, to quilters it's the equivalent of a picture frame

A Border

In regional use, it can mean a wallet as well as a spending plan

A Budget

It's the term for a group of grapes, perhaps a "wild" one

A Bunch

Jesus called the Pharisees "Blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow" this

A Camel

Originally a term for a full-size sketch ready for transfer to a canvas or wall, it now refers to any humorous drawing

A Cartoon

This term for an excessively talkative person dates back to the early 1800s

A Chatterbox

In an 1850 essay Charles Dickens called it "that pretty German toy"

A Christmas Tree

In plane geometry, a chord is a line segment connecting 2 points that lie on this shape

A Circle

It's the sound the poem's narrator heard "out on the lawn" that caused him to spring out of bed

A Clatter

Fasten your seatbelts! CERN's LHC in Geneva stands for "large hadron" one of these

A Collider

To clean this type of disc, wipe with a soft cloth from the center to the edge; a circular motion could damage data

A Compact Disc (Or A Dvd)

This word refers to the visible path in the wake of an aircraft

A Contrail

A penny for your thoughts on this venomous snake aka the highland moccasin

A Copperhead

It's a glass bottle used to hold vinegar or oil for salad dressing

A Cruet

…like to take a spin in this automaker's 8 cilindri 360 Spider

A Ferrari

It's a cleared strip of land meant to slow the spread of a wildfire

A Fire Break

Clint Eastwood starred in this 1964 Spaghetti Western & its sequel, "For a Few Dollars More"

A Fistful Of Dollars

Obsolete firearm type in which a piece of quartz ignites the gunpowder

A Flintlock

This kitchen tool is specially made to crush garlic

A Garlic Press

This rodent's name is German for "hoarder" since he hoards food in his cheeks

A Hamster

You take these "off" to praise someone, but keep something "under" one to keep a secret

A Hat

Pauling found an "alpha" type of this spiral in proteins; Watson & Crick found a "double" one in DNA

A Helix

The mouth of this African ungulate can open 150 degrees to show its teeth; its lower canines may be more than 12" long

A Hippopotamus

The FA-18E/F is the "Super" version of this high-tech U.S. Navy fighter jet with a wasplike name

A Hornet

Traditionally, you throw this type of party to show off your new home

A Housewarming

Buzzing, uh, musical instrument? (5)

A Kazoo

A record of every species seen & identified by a person in his or her birdwatching career

A Life List

This "Star Wars" weapon "Unleashed" is available for free; just keep the noise down, Obi-Wan

A Lightsaber

Tej is a type of this made with honey; Ethiopians think it was once shared by Solomon & the Queen of Sheba

A Mead (Or Wine)

Janis Joplin sang, "oh lord, won't you buy me" this car? "my friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends"

A Mercedes Benz

It may be a person who slows down 2 debaters, or a substance that slows down neutrons to prevent fission

A Moderator

Traditionally served in a copper mug, this cocktail is vodka, lemon juice & ginger beer; it's got a real "kick"

A Moscow Mule

Jamaica's Rock House Hotel advertises four-poster beds with this protective material over them

A Mosquito Net

"English as she is spoke" is an 1855 self-described one of these, written by 2 Portuguese men who knew no English

A Phrase Book

In baseball, it measures 18 feet in diameter & reaches a height of 10 inches at its center

A Pitching Mound

Also called a capitation tax, it's an illegal tax levied for the right to vote

A Poll Tax

In this type of illness, the physical ailment (such as peptic ulcers) is real, but the cause is believed mental

A Psychosomatic

It's equivalent to .946 liters

A Quart

A chapeau for a mouselike rodent

A Rat Hat

For your all-around fabness: One of these scholarships that have been sending U.S. kids to Oxford since 1904

A Rhodes Scholarship

George & Lucy return to Italy & have a window overlooking the river in this E.M. Forster novel

A Room With A View

Beethoven

A Saint Bernard

An exclusive news story for a reporter

A Scoop

This 4-letter term for a religious group that holds distinctive beliefs comes from the Latin for "follow"

A Sect

The barn in "Charlotte's Web" has a pigpen for Wilbur, tie-ups for the cows & this "down below for the sheep"

A Sheepfold

Someone who's stuck indoors

A Shut-In

The formula for the surface area of this is the formula for the area of a circle, multiplied by 4

A Sphere

A flagpole, a group of nurses in a hospital or a cudgel

A Staff

This play's setting is "A two-story corner building on a street in New Orleans which is named Elysian Fields"

A Streetcar Named Desire

At the park the full bucket type of this is for 2- & 3-year-olds; kids who are 4 & 5 graduate to the half bucket

A Swing

It's a special ability, perhaps drawing or playing the piano, or a biblical measure of silver or gold

A Talent

Numerical term for maneuvering a vehicle around by a series of back & forth arcs

A Three-Point Turn

If an archaeologist is holding this 6-letter hand-held triangular digging tool, she might be going to a dig site

A Trowel

An oncologist would treat you if you had one of these

A Tumor

A great escape from Stalag Luft III in 1944 was through one of these dubbed Harry (Tom & Dick weren't used)

A Tunnel

A 1988 TV movie: featuring Florence Henderson

A Very Brady Christmas

One of these can be down or bulletproof

A Vest

Of a village, a convent or a factory, it's where "Cavalleria Rusticana" is set

A Village

Thomas Jefferson brought this type of "iron" back from Europe & served the treats in the White House

A Waffle Maker

In "The Hollow Men", T.S. Eliot wrote, "The world ends not with a bang but" this

A Whimper

Among the colorful mammals on the endangered list are the gray & the red ones of these predators

A Wolf

A Hindu holy man, or a Yankees great

A Yogi

From the Greek for "yoke", it's a cell formed by the union of 2 gametes

A Zygote

Bold & spicy & cracked peppercorn are varieties of this steak sauce

A-1

Situated next to

Adjacent

Ex-reporter Allen Drury wrote this 1959 novel about a Senate confirmation battle

Advise And Consent

Greek: LS (This one's rough, so we'll tell you he's the keeper of the winds)

Aeolus

It can be a mix of gas & tiny particles, or a spray can that expels that mix

Aerosol

Continent on which the highest recorded air temperature, 136 degrees F., was recorded

Africa

Hippo, in the north of this continent, was the diocesan seat of St. Augustine

Africa

The largest mammal herds ever recorded were of springboks, migrating across this continent in the 19th century

Africa

A result or consequence, or immediately following multiplication

Aftermath

Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller used this married name as a pen name, even after divorcing her first husband

Agatha Christie

Ralph, nicknamed "Bottles", was the brother of this gangster, nicknamed "Scarface"

Al Capone

The star of one of TV's most popular shows ever, he's the only person to win Emmys for acting, writing & directing

Alan Alda (All For \"M*A*S*H\")

Randolph Scott, Buster Crabbe & this "Shane" star played ape men in the 1933 horror film "Island of Lost Souls"

Alan Ladd

(Hi, I"m Joshua Morrow from "The Young and the Restless") "North to the Future" is the official motto of this state, my birthplace

Alaska

Congressman Don Young of this state can list "Fort Yukon Riverboat Captain" on his resume

Alaska

In 2003 Republican Lisa Murkowski took the oath of office as this state's sixth U.S. Senator since statehood

Alaska

In 1883 Queen Victoria gave this poet laureate the title "Baron of Aldworth & Freshwater"

Alfred Lord Tennyson

Around 1850 George Boole devised a new take on this branch of math

Algebra

Diophantus made this field of math his specialty, introducing symbols to represent unknowns

Algebra

Anthropologists pose as missionaries in "By The Light of My Father's Smile" by this author of "The Color Purple"

Alice Walker

This author of "The Color Purple" won a 1986 O. Henry Prize for her story "Kindred Spirits"

Alice Walker

She dropped out of Columbia Univ. to sign with Columbia Records & later won a Grammy for "My Boo"

Alicia Keys

"Ende Gut, Alles Gut" is the German title of this Shakespeare play

All's Well That Ends Well

The paste of these nuts is an ingredient in marzipan

Almonds

It wasn't until this metal became cheap enough that Zeppelin could make the dirigible of his dreams

Aluminum

A view from Pikes Peak inspired Katharine Lee Bates to write the words to this patriotic song

America The Beautiful

The tagline for this 1980 movie in which Gere played a male escort was "His business is pleasure!"

American Gigolo

In 1930 Grant Wood's reputation was established by a Chicago showing of this painting

American Gothic

Children are the chefs & waiters at the Kinderkookkafe in this world capital

Amsterdam

You might consult one if you wanted "Information, Please"

An Almanac

This ornamental covering on the back of an upholstered couch was meant to protect against a specific hair oil

An Antimacassar

In 1938 2 Germans became the first to split this, producing barium & krypton from uranium

An Atom

In figure skating, a single one of these jumps named for Mr. Paulsen is 1 1/2 revolutions; a triple is 3 1/2

An Axel

In music, it's also called a quaver

An Eighth Note

In "Goldfinger" James Bond had 1 of these seats in his car to get rid of any pesky passengers at the push of a button

An Ejection Seat

Featured in the Van Amburgh Circus of the 1850s, Hannibal was a giant one of these animals

An Elephant

A single show of a TV drama

An Episode

I Corinthians 15:52 warns things can change "In the twinkling of" one of these

An Eye

Ladies' slippers, ladies' tresses & dragon's mouth are examples of this exotic flower

An Orchid

The game-winning one of these was an official batting statistic in the 1980s, & Keith Hernandez is the all-time leader

An Rbi

At 14, this future "Old Hickory" was captured & wounded by the British during the Revolution

Andrew Jackson

Named for a mythological Ethiopian princess, this galaxy is the most distant object that can be seen by the naked eye

Andromeda

This member of the parsley family has a distinctive licorice flavor & is an ingredient in ouzo

Anise

She married Harvard teacher John Macy on condition that Helen came first in their household

Anne Sullivan

The Americans had to evacuate Philadelphia after his defeat at Paoli, which must have made him "mad"

Anthony Wayne

The aviary at London Zoo was designed by this ex-husband of Princess Margaret

Antony Armstrong-Jones (Aka Lord Snowdon)

1979: "I love the smell of napalm in the morning...smells like...victory"

Apocalypse Now

The original Hippocratic oath mentioned Asclepius & this son of Zeus who was called "the physician"

Apollo

This handsome young deity was the god of archery & brother of Artemis, goddess of the hunt

Apollo

Weight system used in pharmacy in which 1 pound equals 12 ounces

Apothecary Weight

5-word "monthly" statement that begins "The Waste Land"

April Is The Cruelest Month

This "sea-colored" gem, a birthstone for March, should be cleaned often to retain its sparkle

Aquamarine

Let's show her a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T; she's the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Aretha Franklin

You'll get a foul if you pull your elbow off the elbow pad in this "over the top" sport

Arm Wrestling

Legal term for the burning of a building with malicious or criminal intent

Arson

Near the temples of Apollo at Delos is a temple dedicated to this goddess of the hunt, Apollo's sister

Artemis

In 1956 this "Crucible" writer refused to name names before HUAC & was convicted of contempt; he appealed & won

Arthur Miller

This capital city got torched in 2008 after the police shooting of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos

Athens

Edward Brooke was the first African American to hold this post for a state; Eric Holder is the first federal one

Attorney General

From the Latin for "no tree", the Nullarbor Plain extends to the Great Victoria Desert in this country

Australia

If you stay at Cradle Mountain Lodge in this country, your tykes may get to see some Tasmanian devils

Australia

The 2,461-mile-long Indian Pacific line connects the east & west coasts of this country

Australia (Goes From Perth To Sydney)

You're this if you're from Innsbruck

Austrian

Go 500 miles but only turn left, score points for Winston Cup, be very prepared to talk about your sponsors

Auto Racing (Nascar)

It's the class of vitamins that includes thiamine & riboflavin

B

Composers known as “the 3 B’sâ€

Bach, Beethoven & Brahms

Paul McCartney wrote this 1968 song as a parody of the Beach Boys' style

Back In The U.S.S.R.

Painted cloth hanging at the rear of a stage

Backdrop

It's the only major racing stroke where the swimmers start in the pool

Backstroke

1 of 3 cities mentioned in the 1st line of the song "Another Op'ni

Baltimore, Boston & Philadelphia

This senator was the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review

Barack Obama

In the 1870s this innovation revolutionized ranching & made John W. Gates a millionaire

Barbed Wire

Collectors call the original version of this doll the No. 1 Ponytail (& she has holes in her feet for display)

Barbie

NBA players competed in the Olympics for the 1st time in this city in 1992 & won the gold

Barcelona

The name of this male singing voice is from the Greek for "deep-sounding"

Baritone

Don't miss Russia's Winter Palace if you go for this opulent style that preceded Rococo

Baroque

German Expressionism, French Impressionism, Baroque

Baroque, French, German

The most valuable of these is the T206 Honus Wagner

Baseball Card

Lies in the sun, or people who live in the Pyrenees

Basks/Basques

Ale maker in England sold to Coors in February 2002

Bass

This French holiday falls on July 14

Bastille Day

Some toilet soaps contain surfacants to prevent formation of this when you use it

Bathtub Rings Or Scum

In a French tale, a man climbs one of these to heaven; Jack climbs one & meets a giant

Beanstalk

The real first name of this Peter Rabbit creator was Helen

Beatrix Potter

Hansen is the last name of this singer-guitarist whose albums include "Mellow Gold" & "Odelay"

Beck

In the early 1790s Haydn stopped in Bonn, Germany & met this young musical genius who would become Haydn's pupil

Beethoven

I played Dr. O'Dell in this "Rich Man, Poor Man" sequel that's about coping with the loss of a brother

Beggarman, Thief

This poet/playwright published his folio of works in 1616, a full 7 years before Shakespeare's

Ben Jonson

Buxom women losing their clothes was a staple of this comic's show, on British TV until 1989

Benny Hill

Until 1946, automobiles were banned from this British crown colony, 650 miles from North Carolina

Bermuda

Paul Lynde played Samantha's Uncle Arthur for 7 seasons on this ABC sitcom

Bewitched

This lettuce is named for the horticulturist, not the garment that protects babies from spills

Bibb

This national park in Southwest Texas is named for a feature of the Rio Grande's course

Big Bend

It's a microchip integrated circuit that contains organic material

Bio-Chip

Jerzy Kosinski novel set during the Holocaust: "The Painted" this

Bird

The accompanying text to this book was published separately as "Ornithological Biography" in the 1830s

Birds Of America

John Ford, then billed as Jack Ford, was a Klansman in this 1915 D.W. Griffith epic

Birth Of A Nation

It's the word that means happening once a fortnight

Biweekly

In Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany: The ____ Forest

Black

In four-color process printing, the 4 colors used are cyan, magenta, yellow & this "basic" one

Black

BET

Black Entertainment Television

Merriam-Webster says glob may be a blend of globe & this word

Blob

Type of "oath" you might take to be a Mafioso in good standing, or what you might then be asked to spill

Blood

"Forever in" this color is Ann Brashares' third sequel to "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants"

Blue

Roquefort is a variety of this dairy product

Blue Cheese

Examples include Risk, backgammon & chess

Board Games

Senator who said in '83, "I regret that I have but 1 wife to give to my country's infrastructure"

Bob Dole

He's the cat who's gone to sea, silver buckles on his knee (shut your mouth) but, I'm talking about...

Bobby Shaftoe

This company has been the world's top commercial aircraft maker for more than 30 years

Boeing

Lauren Bacall could tell you it's the term used for 1 stroke over par in golf

Bogey

Begun around 1088, the University of this "meaty" northern Italian city is considered the oldest in Europe

Bologna

About 250 people were buried in this Tombstone, Arizona Cemetery from 1878 to 1884, including Billy Clanton

Boot Hill

He based the title character of his 1914 novel "Penrod" in part on his nephews

Booth Tarkington

An infant's knitted or crocheted sock worn as an indoor shoe

Bootie

Located in this region of France, the districts of Medoc, St. Emilion, & Pomerol make red wines exclusively

Bordeaux

This German tennis star was sentenced to 2 years probation for his failure to pay millions of euros in taxes

Boris Becker

In this 1987 film, Cheech Marin gets deported to Mexico & must make his way back to the U.S. without any I.D.

Born In East L.A.

The 3-mile-long Freedom Trail (& a few other Revolutionary War bits of history, here & there)

Boston

Since NASA created strong translucent ceramics, it's tinsel teeth no more when you wear these

Braces

In his 1573 work "De Nova Stella", this Dane wrote down his observation of his newly discovered star

Brahe

The cerebrum, a major part of this organ, is said to look like a large, shelled walnut

Brain

Part of historic Germany in title of the following composition, 1 of 6 so titled:

Brandenburg

Terry Gilliam co-wrote & directed this 1985 film

Brazil

This food staple is pane

Bread

When made up of healthy foods, it's the most important meal of the day

Breakfast

An archive of this shampoo's "Girls", including Brooke & Cybill, is housed at the Smithsonian

Breck

In 1932 David Manners was the hero of "The Mummy"; in 1999 it was this actor

Brendan Fraser

In 1997 he was George of the Jungle; in 1999, Dudley Do-Right

Brendan Fraser

He was the leader of the Soviet Union from 1960 to 1964 & from 1977 to 1982

Brezhnev

A Minneapolis city council member was accused of this for giving senior citizens Twinkies

Bribery

A fictional mutant monster gave us this term for a woman who's unbearable while planning her wedding

Bridezilla

Seaside Sussex town where the pinball wizard played

Brighton (England)

Founded as a penal colony in 1824, this capital of Queensland was the site of the World's Fair Expo '88

Brisbane

This Connecticut city is home to the American Clock & Watch Museum & to ESPN

Bristol

Svein Forkbeard conquered this island realm in 1013; Canute had to reconquer it 3 years later

Britain

These 2 vegetables were crossed to produce the broccoflower

Broccoli & Cauliflower

American Revolutionary statesman Jonathan Trumbull

Brother

He called his second album "The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle"

Bruce Springsteen

UCLA features these creatures

Bruins

Paris, Brussels, Rome

Brussels

1st grown in Belgium about the 13th century, these vegetables look like tiny cabbages

Brussels Sprouts

1991: "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"--he's a nice Canadian fella, don'tcha know

Bryan Adams

The place where relief pitchers warm up, or the group of relief pitchers; this term works for both

Bullpen

The mass market versions of these Xavier Roberts dolls first born in 1983 are now ready for college

Cabbage Patch Kids

In 1988 Natalie Cole covered the Bruce Springsteen song about this pink luxury auto

Cadillac

The Cleopatra's Barge nightclub has a swaying dance floor that really rocks this Roman-themed Vegas casino

Caesar's Palace

Chalk is a naturally occurring form of this compound whose chemical formula is CaCO3

Calcium Carbonate

The second-largest moon of Jupiter, or a nymph loved by Zeus

Callisto

The pink powder hemimorphite is also known as this, from which a soothing lotion is made

Calomine

A giant moose & some Mounties will greet us at the casino named for this country, my birthplace

Canada

This film festival's award for best movie is called the Palme d'Or

Cannes

In a middle English classic, travelers make a pilgrimage from Southwark to this city in Kent

Canterbury

Jan Van Riebeeck led the first European settlement of what would become this South African seaport

Cape Town

It's the -ism based on self-interest, profit & free competition; Karl Marx wasn't thrilled with it

Capitalism

Billy--as in billy goat--would be an appropriate name for someone born under this goatlike sign

Capricorn

In 1899 he was released from Devil's Island & pardoned for "treason under extenuating circumstances"

Captain Alfred Dreyfus

This "nautical" favorite should fill your sails in the morning

Captain Crunch

In 2002 Christie's auctioned off his own account of his 48-day journey & his coconut cup with the date April 1789 on it

Captain William Bligh (After He Got Bounced Off The Bounty)

As a youngster, Claude Monet did these exaggerated portraits popular with today's street artists

Caricatures

This Copenhagen-based beer brand became purveyors to the Royal Danish Court in 1904

Carlsberg

Tops in country music in the '30s were this family's A.P., Sara & Maybelle

Carter Family

1942 film that includes the line, "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine"

Casablanca

This Moroccan city is a sister to Chicago; it might be the beginning of a beautiful friendship, Louis

Casablanca

Immortalized in song, this engineer of the Cannonball Express died in a 1900 crash, saving everyone aboard

Casey Jones

Wisconsin studies have found higher crime near these fun palaces on tribal lands

Casinos

On "Early Edition", it's the pet that delivers the Chicago Sun-Times to Gary Hobson, a day earlier than to everyone else

Cat

Born in 1519, this Medici queen of France was the great-niece of Pope Leo X

Catherine De' Medici

The 2 longest-running musicals in Broadway history; Cameron Mackintosh produced both of them

Cats & Les Miserables

"My Heart Will Go On"

Celine Dion

The name of this popular party game can also mean "pretenses" or "travesties"

Charades

Soon after the restoration, he gave a huge chunk of America to the Duke of York to do something new with it

Charles Ii

No "blockhead", this cartoonist drew his first breath in Minneapolis on Nov. 26, 1922

Charles Schulz

Pre-"Peanuts", he sold some of his cartoons to the Saturday Evening Post

Charles Schulz

This PBS late night talk show host previously worked for Bill Moyers on 3 series

Charlie Rose

In 1942 Glen Miller received the very first gold record for this song, heard here:

Chattanooga Choo Choo

Corers, ballers, griddles & mousse rings are equipment used by these professionals

Chefs

Sonny Bono, Gregg Allman

Cher

"American Beauty" might've been a little different if this "Fletch" star hadn't turned down the Kevin Spacey role

Chevy Chase

Funnyman Cornelius Chase

Chevy Chase

Lorado Taft's Fountain of the Great Lakes is now at this city's Art Institute

Chicago

Adam Arkin, who plays Dr. Aaron Shutt on this TV series, is the son of actor Alan Arkin

Chicago Hope

Mel Gibson was in a fowl mood when he voiced Rocky Rhodes, a "flying rooster" in this animated film

Chicken Run

Only 4 nations lie south of 40 degrees south latitude: Australia, New Zealand, Argentina & this one

Chile

Pennsylvania colonists sometimes cleaned these by dropping live chickens down them

Chimneys

This animal's name is from Bantu for "mock man"

Chimpanzee

Because of a policy adopted in 1979, this country's young people are collectively referred to as "little emperors"

China

Dialects of this language include Wu, Yue & Hakka

Chinese

This fruit company pleaded guilty to paying off terrorist groups in Colombia via its subsidiary, Banadex

Chiquita

This brand's jingle called it "That Heavenly Coffee"

Chock Full O'nuts

"Juliette Binoche is the sweetest thing" in this film Entertainment Weekly called "The French Confection"

Chocolat

Parang, a style of music with songs called anunciacions & nacimientos, is popular at this time of the year

Christmas

It's how the man who played Leo's dad in "Catch Me If You Can" got to the Big Easy with Fats Domino

Christopher Walkin' To New Orleans

Antonio de Mendoza, viceroy of New Spain, sent Coronado to find the Seven Cities of this golden land; he didn't

Cibola

One nickname for this product now back in vogue comes from a Penn. region also known for wagons

Cigar/Stogie

The paramecium, a microorganism found in fresh water, moves by means of these tiny, hair-like threads

Cilia

This Ohio city was called the "Queen of the West" even before a Longfellow poem popularized the nickname

Cincinnati

Day on which Mexico's Battle of Puebla is celebrated

Cinco De Mayo

In this fairy tale ballet, the heroine loses one of her slippers

Cinderella

When Galveston was devastated by a hurricane in 1900, she traveled 1,500 miles to head up the relief effort

Clara Barton

He married Virginia Lamp in 1987; in 1991, he was hit by Hurricane Anita... Hill

Clarence Thomas

Artist who was the initiator & leader of the impressionist movement; he's famous for his haystacks

Claude Monet

David Copperfield's 6-year engagement to this German supermodel disappeared in 1999

Claudia Schiffer

This Roman emperor, played on TV by Derek Jacobi, married his own niece; she poisoned him

Claudius

Porcelain is basically made from a mixture of 2 ingredients: petuntse & kaolin, a pure white type of this

Clay

Jean Marsh of "Upstairs/Downstairs" played Antony's wife Octavia in this Taylor-&-Burton epic

Cleopatra

The Houston Ballet's sexy new ballet about this queen features a bathtub scene & an orgy (you bet your asp!)

Cleopatra

John Ratzenberger went postal as this character on "Cheers"

Cliff Clavin

In the first Time magazine in 1923, these below-ground workers protested dangerous work conditions

Coal Miners

Legend says Dr. John S. Pemberton, a Confederate Army veteran, developed the syrup for what became this

Coca-Cola

Her No. 5 perfume was later joined by Nos. 22 & 19

Coco Chanel

A popular Bach cantata tells the story of a father's fear that his daughter is addicted to this morning drink

Coffee

When topped with foam, the espresso type of this beverage becomes a cappuccino

Coffee

The title of this song, Paula Abdul's third consecutive No. 1 hit in 1989, refers to a guy who's a snake

Cold Hearted Snake

The Agua Fria river might be better for its scenery than for a swim, as its name means this

Cold Water

Chris Martin

Coldplay

In 1798 he wrote several poems, including "France: An Ode" & "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"

Coleridge

This fibrous protein is injected to fill in wrinkles & acne scars as well as to plump lips

Collagen

The "Cinnamon Gardens" are among the most fashionable neighborhoods in this Sri Lankan capital city

Colombo

The chemical symbol for cobalt is the U.S. postal abbreviation for this state

Colorado (Co)

Because of 2010 Census tallies, New York & Ohio each lost 2 of these

Congressmen

Larousse calls for brandy & a half-liter of Chambertin to make this classic chicken & wine dish

Coq Au Vin

Corin Nemec of "Parker Lewis Can't Lose" acted under this nickname when he was on "Webster"

Corky

In 1605 Cervantes wrote about Don Quixote, & in 1969 Mario Puzo wrote about this Don

Corleone

Pions are a type of these "rays" from outer space that enter the Earth's atmosphere

Cosmic Rays

In the pilot of "Seinfeld", Jerry lived across the hall from Hoffman, not this Michael Richards character

Cosmo Kramer

Savannah's antebellum Green-Meldrim House was built for a wealthy dealer in this "king"ly crop

Cotton

Article I gives Congress the power to punish this crime of making phony money

Counterfeiting

The word vaccination comes from "vacca", meaning this animal whose pox germs were used

Cow

Michael, Joan, Broderick

Crawford

Uno is a version of this wacky-sounding card game called huit americain in France

Crazy Eights

Any lock can easily be opened with a hairpin or one of these "plastic" cards

Credit Card

Island on which Theseus slew the Minotaur

Crete

Defined by their orderly structure, these, like the one seen here, are reputed to hold special powers:

Crystals

Much of "Othello", including Desdemona's murder, takes place on this large island

Cyprus

This island is 60 miles west of Syria & 40 miles south of Turkey

Cyprus

In this movement, which is French for "hobby horse", sculptures are made of such items as machine parts

Dadaism

From the Sept. 16, 1961 N.Y. Times: He "Dies in African Air Crash; Kennedy Going to U.N. in Succession Crisis"

Dag Hammarskjold

On an application form, DOB is an abbreviation for this

Date Of Birth

This star of "The X-Files" played a cross-dressing detective known as Dennis, or Denise, on "Twin Peaks"

David Duchovny

"Boxing Helena" was directed by this avant-garde director's daughter Jennifer

David Lynch

Pan de muerto, an egg-rich bread, is a favorite in Mexico on this aptly named 4-word holiday

Day Of The Dead

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is located near this Ohio city that was home to the Wright brothers

Dayton

Mad is under the corporate control of this comic book company that isn't based in Washington

Dc

Town in S.D. that put up 9' statue of Fr. Pierre Jean de Smet, who died in 1873 & never visited the town

De Smet

The first school for these people in the U.S. was founded by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet

Deaf People

In 1602 Henry IV of France declared in an edict that participation in a duel was punishable by this

Death

Johnny Gunther is the subject of this 1949 memoir by his father, with a title taken from John Donne

Death Be Not Proud

I sang "Atomic" as part of Blondie & also made the decision to use the atomic bomb

Debbie Harry Truman

It's the Northern Hemisphere's seasonal equivalent to the Southern Hemisphere's June

December

To play vingt-et-un, you need these items

Deck Of Cards

The "type II" version of the fluid for this winter process is good for about 30 minutes

Deicing

Released by the U.S. Mint in January 1999, the first quarter honoring a state honored this one

Delaware

Wilmington in this U.S. state was once the site of the Swedish settlement of Christinahamn

Delaware

Woodburn, the Dover home of this state's governor, is said to have several resident ghosts

Delaware

In December 1776 Washington crossed this river to safety, then recrossed it to attack

Delaware River

While the oldest oracle was at Dodona, the most famous one was Apollo's, located here

Delphi

The Ubangi River forms part of the northern boundary of this African country that's sometimes shortened to DRC

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Britain celebrated Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887 & recovered in time for this jubilee in 1897

Diamond

It gets a 10 on the standard Mohs scale

Diamond

"With a Vengeance", not "III", came after this in the title of a 1995 film

Die Hard

A long siege at this military base in 1954 marked the end of French power in Indochina

Dien Bien Phu

"Ut" used to be used for the first or keynote of the musical scale; this has replaced it

Do

Of "I did it", "Did you do it?" of "Do it!", it's the imperative sentence

Do It!

1964 No. 2 hit that says, "Do you promise not to tell" that I'm a spy

Do You Want To Know A Secret Agent

Though its logo originally said "Since 1850", this brand of casual wear was introduced by Levi's in 1986

Dockers

There's no getting around this company's Dakota & Ram pickups

Dodge

Press Enter every time Ben Stiller, as White Goodman, snaps his fingers in this pseudo-sports film & you'll see a treat

Dodgeball

Machado de Assis did "Philosopher or" this; Dylan Thomas, "Portrait of the Artist as a Young" this

Dog

In Arkansas you can visit the Daisy International Air Gun Museum in Rogers & Daisy Mae in this Al Capp theme park

Dogpatch Usa

This kind of "name" is also known as an Internet address

Domain

1605: Part One of this Spanish classic is first published

Don Quixote

In 1845 it was Punch's unromantic one-word "advice to persons about to marry"

Don't

Dab-Dab the duck is a talkative companion of this literary doctor

Dr. Dolittle

The secret art of this man is seen here: (illustration of "The Cat in the Hat")

Dr. Seuss

Bram Stoker novel you can "count" on (7)

Dracula

("Canadian Mountie")

Dudley Do-Right

One "testing" device for suspected witches was this stool

Dunking Stool

Hats off to this singer who gave a gutsy performance in "The Newton Boys"

Dwight Yoakum

In 1952 this poet told us to "Rage, rage against the dying of the light"

Dylan Thomas

Alfred Nobel named this explosive after the Greek word for power

Dynamite

Like funds allocated for a specific purpose

Earmarked

After the twins are born in this Steinbeck novel, Cathy Trask deserts everyone & returns to life as a prostitute

East Of Eden

Crusty Lou Grant

Ed Asner

This inventor who never attended college has a college named for him in Trenton, New Jersey

Edison

This "Age of Innocence" author launched her career with a how-to book on "The Decoration of Houses"

Edith Wharton

The North Saskatchewan River divides this Albertan capital in half

Edmonton

Barnaby Fitzpatrick was the whipping boy & close friend of this Tudor crown prince & future king

Edward Vi

This Byrds song says, "And when you touch down you'll find that it's stranger than known"

Eight Miles High

"Father McKenzie, wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave, no one was saved"

Eleanor Rigby

The 2 utilities in "Monopoly"

Electric Company & Water Works

The manatee is distantly related to this land mammal that also uses its snout to push food into its mouth

Elephant

In 280 B.C. King Pyrrhus used these animals to trample the Roman infantry, perhaps giving Hannibal ideas

Elephants

On December 7 this popular American political wife passed away in Chapel Hill

Elizabeth Edwards

English is one variety of this tree that is also a nightmare-ridden movie street

Elm

First name of Sinclair Lewis' title character Gantry

Elmer

Sinclair Lewis' biting 1927 satire of religious fundamentalism

Elmer Gantry

I've got it! Hamlet's dad's castle wherein he was rottenly killed by Claudius; quoth the raven...

Elsinore

In 1964 this rock & roll star was a "Roustabout" for carnival owner Barbara Stanwyck

Elvis Presley

This singer born Jan. 8, 1935 had a stillborn twin brother, Jesse

Elvis Presley

In 1932 Churchill said, "That's the highest I've ever been up" when he viewed NYC from the top of this building

Empire State Building

Make possible, or to supply the means to do something

Enable

Gloss & semigloss are this type of paint, also a decorative baked-on coating

Enamel

If you can't get through to your friend in Brighton, you wouldn't say the telephone is busy, you'd say it's this

Engaged

Samuel Richardson's "Pamela" is this type of novel, written in the form of letters

Epistolary

Walter Reed's is "He gave to man control over that dreadful scourge, yellow fever"

Epitaph

Chapter 2 in a 1932 work of his begins, "The bullfight is not a sport in the Anglo-Saxon sense of the word"

Ernest Hemingway

Olbermann & Berman are index entries in "Those Guys Have All the Fun", which details the history of this network

Espn

The 1-woman show, "Orgasmo Advito Escapes from the Zoo" starred this "Bonnie And Clyde" co-star, Roseanne's TV mom

Estelle Parsons

Break out the hamantaschen--the apocrypha contains additions to her Old Testament book

Esther

This African country established an award called The Order of the Queen of Sheba

Ethiopia

As a sort of e-mail post office, this program from Qualcomm is named for the author of "Why I Live at the P.O."

Eudora

19th century French romantic who painted the following ("Liberty Leading the People")

Eugene Delacroix

This 19th c. poem begins with the line "This is the forest primeval"

Evangeline

Fake, cake, bake

Fake

Founded in 1933, this Spanish political party was named for a Greek military formation

Falange

Many "Our Fathers" must have been said when he died May 15, 1948 & was interred in Boys Town

Father Flanagan

Some of the first citrus trees in California were planted by this Spanish "Apostle of California"

Father Junipero Serra

Steve Martin was a dad who had prenuptial jitters in an update of this Spencer Tracy movie

Father Of The Bride

For the gift of youth, this philosopher & alchemist pledges his soul to Mephistopheles

Faust

This French phrase refers to a dangerously attractive woman

Femme Fatale

A collision between cars that causes only minor damage

Fender Bender

In the 1984 season UCLA's John Lee set a Division 1-A record by kicking 29 of these 3-pointers

Field Goals

Awards for this art form include the Cesar, the Palme d'Or & the Golden Lion

Film

Movie directors often seek this contract provision to ensure their version of a film

Final Cut

It's okay to rinse your pinkies at the table during this bowl game

Finger Bowl

A review of this 1910 ballet said ornithologists should take note of Tamara Karsavina dancing the title role

Firebird

On July 6, 1994 a sudden wind led to the deaths of 14 of these workers in Colorado

Firefighters

This Constitutional amendment mentions "The right of the people peaceably to assemble"

First

This is in the top 3 of the most dangerous professions in the U.S.; most of the fatalities are from drowning

Fishing

Something moving in irregular bursts goes in these "and starts"

Fits

In 1986 Jackie Joyner-Kersee was named the amateur athlete of the year; this sister-in-law won in 1988

Florence Griffith Joyner

One of the biggest working U.S. movie studios outside California is at Universal Studios in this State

Florida

According to Business Rankings Annual, the Netherlands is the top exporter of cut ones of these to Japan

Flowers

Of bubble gum, flubber or blubber, the one Fred MacMurray invented in a 1961 film

Flubber

To enjoy this national Swiss dish, you'd better like cheese, lots of it, melted in wine

Fondue

This confidential expression is the title of a James Bond flick

For Your Eyes Only

In 1946 Del Harder of this auto co. coined the term "automation" to describe the way its engines were assembled

Ford

I noticed in my regular reading of this Time Inc. business magazine that you're on its list of America's most admired Cos.

Fortune

Most air pollution comes from burning these alliterative combustibles that consist of organic remains

Fossil Fuels

In 1924 it became the first country to host the Summer & Winter Olympics in the same year

France

In the early 19th century, this Spaniard created a sensation with his "Majas" paintings, one clothed & one nude

Francisco Goya

900th floor please; during his 7-decade career, this architect made plans for a mile-high skyscraper

Frank Lloyd Wright

He's the only individual to be named Time magazine's Man of the Year 3 times

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Margaret Mitchell wrote "My dear, I don't give a damn"; the screenplay writer added this word

Frankly

Dizygotic twins are more commonly known by this brotherly name

Fraternal Twins

This 1960s style pioneered by Ornette Coleman "liberated" improvisers from set melodies

Free Jazz

Eggs over easy

Fried

This capsule could have sung, "If you're over in a jam here I am", John Glenn

Friendship 7

The name of this brand of corn chips means "fried" in Spanish

Fritos

"Toe of" this amphibian

Frog

It's the Disneyland land with the Thunder Ranch log cabin

Frontierland

To lose control of the pigskin

Fumble

Mycoses, like the lung disease aspergillosis, are caused by these parasitic organisms

Fungi

His movie title roles include Quackser Fortune, Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother & Willy Wonka

Gene Wilder

Cheer is owned by Procter & Gamble; Cheerios is owned by this company

General Mills

Bruno starred as this TV bear often seen with Clint Howard as Mark Wedloe

Gentle Ben

This author of the play "The Widow's Tears" also did a Homer translation that blew John Keats away

George Chapman

This Jason Alexander character: "She doesn't deserve a baby shower. She deserves a baby monsoon"

George Costanza

In less than a day, May 1, 1898, his fleet demolished the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay

George Dewey

He worked on his "An American in Paris" while staying with brother Ira at Paris' Hotel Majestic

George Gershwin

A long time ago in Modesto, Calif., far, far away, this producer/ director went to community college & studied history

George Lucas

Born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1946, he grew up to be president of the United States

George W. Bush

Georgetown, Ohio was named for Georgetown, Kentucky which was named for this man

George Washington

In 1919 Pershing was made General of the Armies, a rank that had been created for this man

George Washington

This Guyanese capital once had the Dutch name Stabroek

Georgetown

She vacationed in New Mexico & settled there after her husband Alfred Stieglitz died in 1946

Georgia O'keeffe

He's the lonely old woodcarver who fashioned himself a whittle boy named Pinocchio

Geppetto

Nearly 30 years after "The Female Eunuch", she followed it up with "The Whole Woman"

Germaine Greer

This quartet included Leslie Maguire, John Chadwick, & brothers Gerry & Freddie Marsden

Gerry & The Pacemakers

The Ivory Coast is next to this African country once known as the Gold Coast

Ghana

A Savoyard is a fan of this duo's works, which were 1st presented at the Savoy Theater

Gilbert & Sullivan

In 1829, after his move to Paris, this Italian composer wrote "William Tell"

Gioachino Rossini

Congress can do this, but by the 27th Amendment it can't take effect until after the next election

Give Themsleves A Raise

Scotland's largest city, it's home to the Scottish Opera & the Scottish Ballet

Glasgow

In 1970 he had a "Goodtime Hour"

Glen Campbell

"Mi Tierra" in 1993 was the 1st solo all-Spanish album for this Cuban-born "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" singer

Gloria Estefan

This German was in his 80's when he finished writing "Faust" a few months before his death in 1832

Goethe

Francisco Lopez found this precious metal in California in 1842, before the rush

Gold

Auburn's Shug Jordan: "Always remember" this guy "was a 40-point favorite over David"

Goliath

When this large metal disk was struck, Chuck Barris stopped the act performing on stage

Gong

"As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is ____ news from a far country"

Good

The nene, an endangered Hawaiian species of this fowl, has grown from 30 birds in 1952 to over 800 today

Goose

Home to Volvo, it's the second-most populous city in Sweden

Gothenburg

It's located at 3734 Elvis Presley Boulevard in Memphis

Graceland

He became a Roman Catholic 14 years before publishing "The Power and the Glory"

Graham Greene

It precedes "Forks" in a North Dakota city name & "Junction" in a Colorado city name

Grand

The book "Iowans of Impact" calls him "Anamosa's famous artist"

Grant Wood

Union commander's Gregorian hymns

Grant's Chants

Cagney showed disdain for Mae Clarke with this, un pamplemousse

Grapefruit

The name of this gray-to-black mineral comes from the Greek for "to write"

Graphite

All Miss Havisham's clocks are permanently stopped in this 1860 work

Great Expectations

Its use as a defensive barrier fell with the fall of the Ming dynasty, and it fell into disrepair

Great Wall Of China

The title of this 1904 W.H. Hudson novel refers to the wild forests of South America

Green Mansions

Types of tulip are named for Darwin & his contemporary, this Austrian genetics pioneer

Gregor Mendel

"In recognition of his brilliant creativity", this Marx Brother won a special Oscar in 1973

Groucho

They govern the playing of a game on a particular course or field; in baseball, they're a type of double

Ground Rules

This Buffalo lawyer was a bachelor during only the first of his 3 runs for the presidency

Grover Cleveland

"Hurrah! Hurrah! For Cleve & Steve" was an 1890s song for this pair campaigning for prez & veep

Grover Cleveland & (Adlai) Stevenson

During adolescence, you might feel these in your limbs, also the title of an '80s sitcom

Growing Pains

My dad was laying one of these on me, saying my grandma would wither away if I don't go visit her

Guilt Trip

In 1961 this Western expanded to an hour; half-hour reruns began airing under the title "Marshal Dillon"

Gunsmoke

In football you'd better pray to a "higher power" to complete one of these last minute near-impossible passes

Hail Mary

These, which may be described as softball-sized, begin in clouds as "embryos" to which frozen droplets adhere

Hailstones

All baseballs used in the major leagues have the name of this foreign country printed on them

Haiti

In September 1994 Clinton dispatched troops to this Caribbean nation

Haiti

In 1986 it was discovered that this famous comet was about 80% ice & 15% frozen carbon dioxide

Halley's Comet

To reduce 137,618 to 68,809

Halve

They're the more descriptive names for the tiny malleus, incus & stapes bones of the ear

Hammer, Anvil & Stirrup

Leaving for Italy in 218 B.C., he gave command of the Carthaginian army in Spain to his brother Hasdrubal

Hannibal

Adelheid Wette, Engelbert Humperdinck's sister, wrote the libretto for this 1893 opera of a fairy tale pair

Hansel And Gretel

This author of "The Carpetbaggers" & "The Betsy" has been called "papa of the purple prose paperback"

Harold Robbins

Meeting her Lincoln said, "So this is the little lady who made this big war!"

Harriet Beecher Stowe

This Louise Fitzhugh title character is ostracized by her classmates after they read her comments on them

Harriet The Spy

Beecher Stowe's lassos

Harriet's Lariats

On January 8, 1947, he told Congress that "America was not built on fear. America was built on courage"

Harry S. Truman

It's the university where you'll find the John F. Kennedy School of Government

Harvard

One of its clubs gives out the Hasty Pudding Award

Harvard

Ironically, Wilson narrowly won re-election in 1916 using this 6-word campaign slogan

He Kept Us Out Of War

Recess? Time for this game with a soft drink in its name, where a septet of students are "it"

Heads Up, 7Up

The Hs in the 4-H Club stand for these 4 words

Health, Hand, Heart And Head

E.T. had one that Neil Diamond sang about

Heartlight

From 1979 to 1983, Rev. Grady Nutt was a regular on this variety series, country music's answer to "Laugh-In"

Hee Haw

From pigskin to pigtails: NBC ditched the final minute of a 1968 Jets-Raiders game to air this TV movie

Heidi

This company makes mealtime fun time with its EZ Squirt colored ketchups

Heinz

Washington, D.C.'s theatre awards are named for a first lady--this first lady of the American theatre

Helen Hayes

This woman who triumphed over blindness & deafness was the granddaughter of Confederate gen. Charles W. Adams

Helen Keller

You'll find this capital of Montana in Prickly Pear Valley

Helena

Later identified with Apollo, his sister Selene was goddess of the moon & he was god of the sun

Helios

He reported from the Spanish Civil War & used his experiences in his novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls"

Hemingway

Though the Earth isn't a perfect sphere, its eastern & western halves are each called this

Hemispheres

In 1916 he said, "The only history that is worth a tinker's damn is the history we make today"

Henry Ford

In 1959 this conductor headed the Berlin Philharmonic, Salzburg Festival & Vienna State Opera

Herbert Von Karajan

In "The Big Four", Agatha Christie gave him a mysterious "twin brother" named Achille

Hercule Poirot

In 1978 Mia co-starred with Peter Ustinov, the first time he played this detective on film

Hercule Poirot

In 1842 he & a shipmate jumped ship in the Marquesas Islands & lived for a month with the Typee tribe

Herman Melville

In 1921 this Swiss psychiatrist developed his famous inkblot test

Hermann Rorschach

She called her first real pop-rock album "Metamorphosis" because "change is a very important and natural thing"

Hilary Duff

The wheals of urticaria go 'round & 'round as this type of eruptive skin condition

Hives

According to the World Almanac, U.S. enrollment in these medical "organizations" grew tenfold from 1976 to 1998

Hmos (Health Maintenance Organizations)

He helped found the French Communist Party, as well as the Vietnamese one

Ho Chi Minh

Miss Saigon? It's still around, it just goes by this name

Ho Chi Minh City

Christmas will not be jolly if you happen to eat the red berries from this evergreen holiday bush

Holly

This newspaper editor ran for president & lost to Grant in 1872

Horace Greeley

What a nice surprise! This San Diego island hotel known as "The Del" was the backdrop for "Some Like It Hot"

Hotel Del Coronado

Originally a hospital for injured soldiers, it's the Paris "Hotel" where you'll find Napoleon's bones

Hotel Des Invalides

You are so right--if you want people on your side, this 1936 self-help classic from Dale Carnegie is a must-read

How To Win Friends & Influence People

After saying I knew the words to "30 Days In The Hole", I turned red & had this, the band who sang the song

Humble Pie

This get personal for a personal computer mogul Michael Dell in a 2005 H2 from this manufacturer

Hummer

In Budapest, if you can't master this local language, English & German are widely understood

Hungarian

To walk through the Garden of Ruins in this country, head southwest from Budapest to Szekesfehervar

Hungary

When its wind speed hits 74 MPH, a tropical storm is then designated one of these

Hurricane

For science, classify rocks according to their 3 main types: metamorphic, sedimentary & this

Igneous

Bridgeport, Conn.'s airport is named for this helicopter pioneer whose aircraft plant was in the city

Igor Sikorsky

Among its nicknames are "The Prairie State" & "The Land of Lincoln"

Illinois

It's the emission of visible light by a hot object

Incandescence

Seoul's chief seaport is this nearby city where MacArthur's troops landed in September 1950

Inchon

Italian for "unknown", it's how a person in disguise might "travel"

Incognito

Italian for "unknown", it's how you travel when you don't want to be recognized

Incognito

This seat of Jackson County, Missouri was the home of Harry Truman

Independence

Home to the Golden Temple & the center of the Sikh religion, the city of Amritsar is found in this nation

India

Hope you like my towels with traditional block printing from Jaipur in this country

India

The city of Amritsar in this country grew up around the Golden Temple, the center of the Sikh faith

India

This country is credited with giving Buddhism to Asia & what are called Arabic numbers to the West

India

The Persian Gulf is an arm of the Arabian Sea, which is part of this ocean

Indian Ocean

East Chicago is located in this state, not Illinois

Indiana

It's the oldest continuously operated automobile race course anywhere

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Before its independence, this country was known as the Netherlands East Indies

Indonesia

The corpse flower's repulsive stench attracts pollinators in the Sumatran rain forests of this country

Indonesia

The daughter of an English monarch is a princess; of a Spanish monarch, this

Infanta

Immeasurably great, like the "Jest" in a David Foster Wallace title

Infinite

This term for a recess beside a large fireplace for a seat or bench was also once a popular U.S. wine brand

Inglenook

In 1994 a flaw found in this company's new Pentium processor cost it $475 million in a recall

Intel

This company describes its pentium chip as "The Computer Inside"

Intel

A comic opera by Strauss based on an incident from his marriage, or a short orchestral piece played between scenes

Intermezzo

This country's win over the "Great Satan" knocked the U.S. out of contention for the second round

Iran

The Baath party rules these 2 Mideast countries

Iraq & Syria

"Barrabas came to us by sea" is how this female author began "The House of the Spirits"

Isabel Allende

One of this country's shekels can be broken down into 100 agorot

Israel

"Abduction from the Seraglio" is performed at Topkapi Palace at this city's annual music festival

Istanbul

James Stewart film in which he said, "I suppose it had been better if I'd never been born at all"

It's A Wonderful Life

The vacation isle of Pantelleria, just 40 miles off the coast of Tunisia, actually belongs to this European nation

Italy

In 1954 an agreement between these 2 countries ended the Trieste dispute

Italy & Yugoslavia

He lay in state in 1972 in tribute to his 48 years as FBI director

J. Edgar Hoover

This Confederate general with the given names James Ewell Brown was famous for his rides "around McClellan"

J.E.B. Stuart

In 2007 Forbes estimated her earnings at $1 billion; Author! Author!

J.K. Rowling

This future U.S. First Lady went to England to cover Queen Elizabeth II's coronation for The Washington Times-Herald

Jackie Kennedy

October 1972: This ballplayer leaves the epitaph "A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives"

Jackie Robinson

A folding weapon gave us this term for a rig's dangerous "bending" when it stops abruptly

Jackknife

JAVELIN LOCKS

Jacksonville

This woman seen here met her future husband at a D.C. dinner party in 1951

Jacqueline Kennedy

The last grand master of the Knights Templar, he was burned as a heretic by Philip IV in March 1314

Jacques De Molay

This star of "East of Eden" & "Rebel Without A Cause" was only 24 when he died in a 1955 car crash

James Dean

In 1968, before the force was with him, he landed the lead in "The Great White Hope"

James Earl Jones

"James The Second"

James Monroe

In 1814 & 1815, before he was president, he served simultaneously as Sec. of State & Sec. of War

James Monroe (Under President Madison)

This Jackson made her film debut in 1993 as a poetry-writing beautician in John Singleton's "Poetic Justice"

Janet Jackson

Supermodel & L'Oreal spokeswoman Hunter Reno is this attorney general's niece

Janet Reno

Service Employees International targets office building owners in a program called "Justice for" these workers

Janitors

1951: "Rashomon"

Japan

Hokkaido is the largest & northernmost of this country's 47 prefectures

Japan

Anthony Swofford: "A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles"

Jarhead

This founder of Weight Watchers is a cosulting editor of Weight Watchers magazine

Jean Nidetch

Florida's governor John Ellis Bush goes by this 3-letter nickname

Jeb

Among this jazz bandleader's recorded hits were "King Porter Stomp" & "The Jelly Roll Blues"

Jelly Roll Morton

In May 1999 her Warners talk show was hit with a $2.5 million judgment after one guest killed another

Jenny Jones

Edmund Jr. is the real name of this California pol known to some as "Governor Moonbeam"

Jerry Brown

"Looking at cleavage is like looking at the sun... it's too risky... ya get a sense of it and then you look away"

Jerry Seinfeld

This city's Church of the Holy Sepulchre was built in the 4th c. by the Emperor Constantine

Jerusalem

Giovanni Ganganelli was educated by this teaching society; as Clement XIV, he suppressed it

Jesuits (Society Of Jesus)

Andrew collaborated with Tim Rice on "Joseph and the Amazing..." & this other Biblically themed show

Jesus Christ Superstar

In 1990 he rode with the Dallas Cowboys to NFC honors

Jimmy Johnson

In 1429, while leading an attack on Paris, she was wounded by an arrow

Joan Of Arc

Tunes from this singer-songwriter include "No Such Thing" & "Your Body is a Wonderland"

John Mayer

In office for only 33 days in 1978, he was there long enough to earn the sobriquet "The Smiling Pope"

John Paul I

On becoming president, he said he was "less possessed of your confidence... than any of my predecessors"

John Quincy Adams

Turning to sports, the Braves denied rumors about trading this controversial lefty to a foreign team, the Expos

John Rocker

It's no "Pulp Fiction" that this actor could pull his Boeing 707 or Gulfstream into the driveway of his Florida home

John Travolta

He published his first Rabbit novel, "Rabbit, Run", in 1960

John Updike

This man with a grandmother from Cork played an Irish-American boxer in 1952's "The Quiet Man"

John Wayne

Looking for a getaway? The Surratt Society sponsors bus tours along the escape route of this assassin

John Wilkes Booth

June Carter co-wrote "Ring Of Fire" & later married this country giant who sang it

Johnny Cash

In 1955 he was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal for "great achievement in field of medicine"

Jonas Salk

"It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World" marked the film debut of this madcap comic, later Mork & Mindy's TV son

Jonathan Winters

Born in 1888, this patriarch was U.S. ambassador to Great Britain from 1938 to 1940

Joseph Kennedy

Her husband was guillotined during the Reign of Terror in 1794, & 2 years later, she married Napoleon

Josephine

Following up her 1978 bestseller, she dished out "Scruples Two" in '92

Judith Krantz

From the Hindi word jagannath, it's an advancing force crushing all in its path

Juggernaut

Octavius speaks last in these 2 plays

Julius Caesar & "Antony And Cleopatra"

The only state capital whose name ends in 3 vowels, it's also the northernmost

Juneau, Alaska

At last count, this planet in our solar system had 63 known moons

Jupiter

Before becoming Homeland Security chief, Michael Chertoff's last job in the Bush admin. was in this Cabinet department

Justice

The foe of CONTROL on "Get Smart", it also follows "Radio" in the title of a Roger Waters album

K.A.O.S.

Gorelick is the last name of this guy who brings the sax-y back; he also has a UW accounting degree

Kenny G

King from about 1347 to 1339 B.C.; got famous (again) in 1922; got a CAT scan in 2005 (to see how he died)

King Tut

This beloved actor wrote about his "Lust for Life" & his frustrations with it in "My Stroke of Luck"

Kirk Douglas

One given on taking leave is mentioned in Genesis 31; one of betrayal in Matthew 26

Kiss

It's an alternate name for the swift fox but is also used for any baby fox

Kit

This Laker guard spent much of his youth in Italy -- his dad Joe "Jelly Bean" played pro hoops there

Kobe Bryant

In 1972 Stanford researchers began teaching this female gorilla sign language

Koko

He spent the entire decade as chancellor of West Germany

Konrad Adenauer

Youngest Supporting Actor nominee: Justin Henry for this 1979 tale of a custody battle

Kramer Vs. Kramer

You're "literally going to pieces"? Use this adhesive that stuck a worker's hard hat to a beam in an old ad

Krazy Glue

This chain known for its conveyor belts full of hot glazed donuts opened its first store in North Carolina in 1937

Krispy Kreme

You can go back to medieval Norway by reading Sigrid Undset's novel about this woman & her father Lavrans

Kristin Lavransdatter

Rabo Karabekian, a minor character in "Breakfast of Champions", is the focus of his 1987 novel "Bluebeard"

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

A new book says the model for this title character in this D.H. Lawrence book was a Sicilian mule driver

Lady Chatterley's Lover

It's the traditional meat for a gyro sandwich

Lamb

(Sarah of the Clue Crew) According to Hollywood legend, this actress was discovered in a soda fountain in 1936

Lana Turner

Most languages of Western Europe get their words for "read" & "write" from this language's legere & scribere

Latin

Scholars estimate that half of the words in English are derived from this ancient tongue

Latin

To read the Domesday Book in its original form, you have to know this language

Latin

Flowery poems by Henry Gibson were often featured on this wacky 1960s sketch-comedy show

Laugh-In

Every July on Plum Creek near Walnut Grove, a pageant is presented honoring this children's author

Laura Ingalls Wilder

On May 21, 1945 Humphrey Bogart married her

Lauren Bacall

Edward Craven Walker said about this invention of his, "If you buy my lamp, you won't need drugs"

Lava Lamp

Before his "of Arabia" days, he built a raft in defiance of an Ottoman order & visited the Sinai's Pharaoh's Island

Lawrence

In 1990 he won a runoff election against Stanislaw Tyminski to win the presidency of Poland

Lech Walesa

"I will never return to the United States", declared this ex-marine to Russian reporters on Oct. 31, 1959

Lee Harvey Oswald

In the '70s this golfer's followers were known as his "Fleas"

Lee Trevino

George Washington is one of many whose death is attributed to “bleeding†by these

Leeches

The largest organizational contibutor toward building the Vietnam Memorial was the American this

Legion

Technic & Mindstorms are 2 of the lines of building sets from this brand

Lego

A "Lord of the Rings" fellowship member, this elf is a good archer

Legolas

These Arctic rodents famous for their mass migrations are a favorite food of the snowy owl

Lemmings

Of signs of the astrological zodiac

Leo

This "Mona Lisa" artist is noted for the sfumato, or smoky, quality of his paintings

Leonardo Da Vinci

Under British rule, this small country that's surrounded by South Africa was known as Basutoland

Lesotho

The traditional conclusion of the pre-vow line "If anyone can show just cause why they may not be joined together..."

Let Him Speak Now Or Forever Hold His Peace

Sell junk bonds if you want to take your publicly traded company private using an LBO, this type of buyout

Leveraged Buyout

On May 14, 1804 their team of soldiers, French boatmen & a servant started up the Missouri

Lewis & Clark

According to this poet, "The snark was a boojum, you see"

Lewis Carroll

Tradition says it cracked in 1835 while tolling the death of John Marshall

Liberty Bell

This craft that had its 15 minutes of fame in 1961 was recovered from the ocean floor in 1999

Liberty Bell (Gus Grissom's Capsule)

Freudian term that referred originally to the id's sexual energy but later to all human drives

Libido

Libya, Egypt, Tunisia

Libya

Natural phenomenon that causes the nitrogen & oxygen in the air to form nitrogen oxides

Lightning

Stockard Channing starred on Broadway in a 1957 revival of this woman's "Little Foxes"

Lillian Hellman

She married fellow playwright Arthur Kober but never tied the knot with Dashiell Hammett

Lillian Hellmann

She's the funny lady ringing in here

Lily Tomlin

Gauguin's mom was Peruvian, & from 1851 to 1855 he lived with her in this capital city

Lima

Washington's panda with pregnancy problems

Ling-Ling

From the French for "made of linen", it's a fancy name for women's underwear

Lingerie

This flooring material is made by pressing linseed oil & rosins onto a cloth backing

Linoleum

At the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, you can see these famous white horses perform

Lipizzaner Stallions

Brahms got off to a bad start with this Hungarian composer by falling asleep during one of his concerts

Liszt

(Sofia of the Clue Crew reports from Miami.) Stretching from about 17th Avenue to 37th Avenue is this "small" area of Miami

Little Havana

The French called a land formation La Petite Roche, thus giving this capital its name

Little Rock

Completes "The moon was all aglow and heaven was in your eyes, the night that you told me those..."

Little White Lies

The best soil for most plants & soil organisms is this sand, silt & clay mixture whose name is akin to "lime"

Loam

Environmentalist Rene Dubos coined the phrase "Think Globally, Act" this way

Locally

Philosophically, it makes sense (5)

Logic

The only surviving manuscript of "Beowulf" is in a research library in this capilal city

London

Westminster Abbey

London

You'll find the original Hard Rock Cafe on Old Park Lane in this capital city

London

Insert "one" into the surname of actress Myrna & get crazy with this cartoon word

Looney (Loy)

Arrgh! A pirate is the hero of "Le Corsaire", based on an 1814 poem by this British lord

Lord Byron

In 1830 biographer Thomas Moore burned the memoirs of this aristocratic Brit to protect the poet's reputation

Lord Byron

This "Don Juan" poet adopted a third given name, Noel, to receive an inheritance from his mother-in-law

Lord Byron

In a 1797 Canary Islands battle, this British naval hero's right arm was wounded & later amputated

Lord Nelson

Jack kills a pig & Roger kills Piggy in this 1954 work

Lord Of The Flies

Jan. 4, 1809, Coupvray, France: Modified the Barbier point writing system for the Royal Institute for Blind Children

Louis Braille

Jill, the tomboyish heroine of her story "Jack And Jill", has been compared to her famous character Jo March

Louisa May Alcott

France got this territory back in 1800 & turned around & sold it to the U.S. a few years later

Louisiana

Natchitoches meat pie, which has its own festival, is the official meat pie of this state

Louisiana

Pat Benatar: "We are young, heartache to heartache we stand, no promises, no demands..."

Love Is A Battlefield

Meaning "light bringer", it refers to Venus when appearing as the morning star, or to Satan

Lucifer

Around 1870 he bought some farmland in Massachusetts & developed his famous potato there

Luther Burbank

Pass this Grand Duchy to the left-hand side (of Germany)

Luxembourg

This European grand duchy was founded in 963 when Count Siegfried acquired land in the area

Luxembourg

On May 22, 1964 this president told America, "The great society rests on abundance and liberty for all"

Lyndon Johnson

This group that gave us "Sweet Home Alabama" was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2006

Lynyrd Skynyrd

To end a war, this Aristophanes title character gets the women to stop sleeping with the men

Lysistrata

By the end of this Scottish play, the title character has been "kilt"

Macbeth

In Act I, scene 1 of this play, 3 witches chant, "Fair is foul, and foul is fair; hover through the fog and filthy air"

Macbeth

It's the play in which Hecate says, "And now about the caldron sing, like elves and fairies in a ring"

Macbeth

You've "aced" the category if you know that Albania lies on the Western border of this country

Macedonia

In 1997 Carol Burnett won an Emmy for playing Teresa Stemple, Jamie Buchman's mother on this series

Mad About You

In "Klondike Annie", this sex symbol fled her sordid life in S.F. & became an evangelist in the Yukon

Mae West

The Norumbega Fault Zone runs from Penobscot Bay in this state through Massachusetts

Maine

Probably the biggest big game the Clovis culture went after 11,200 years ago, it was woolly

Mammoth

Primate Desmond Morris called "the naked ape"

Man

The people of this English city are called Mancunians

Manchester

In 1898 Dewey won a great victory in this bay; now you can see lovely sunsets over it

Manila Bay

It's Spanish for "hand to hand"

Mano A Mano

Article of clothing westerners named for the man seen here

Mao Jacket

In French this day should "gras" on you; it's a red planet letter day

Mardi

In 1969 this politician predicted, "No woman in my time will be prime minister"; she was wrong

Margaret Thatcher

You'll find her at Amalienborg in winter & often on the yacht Dannebrog in summer

Margrethe

She was just 15 when she moved from Vienna to Versailles in 1770 for an arranged marriage

Marie Antoinette

This 18th century queen thought her reign would be a piece of cake - it wasn't!

Marie Antoinette

As temptress Lola Frohlich, she sang "Falling In Love Again" in the 1930 film "The Blue Angel"

Marlene Dietrich

In the 1780s William Herschel determined its axial inclination & found it had ice caps

Mars

In 1524 peasants, influenced by the teachings of this German religious leader, started an uprising

Martin Luther

He was the eighth U.S. Vice President & the eighth U.S. President

Martin Van Buren

Napoleon's wife Josephine spent her first 15 years on this island whose capital is Fort-De-France

Martinique

She co-wrote the popular 19th century work "Tales from Shakespear" with her brother Charles

Mary Lamb

On May 8, 2002 the city of Minneapolis placed a statue of this fictional character at the corner of 7th St. & Nicollet Mall

Mary Richards (Portrayed By Mary Tyler Moore On \"The Mary Tyler Moore Show\")

In 1763 these surveyors began work to settle a boundary dispute between the Penns & the Calverts

Mason & Dixon

In the 1760s these 2 surveyors used milestones to mark the boundary line between Maryland & Pennsylvania

Mason & Dixon

"The Spirit of America"

Massachusetts

With the French & Indian War, some New Hampshire towns considered a re-annexation to this colony in March 1690

Massachusetts

Photographer seen here: (famous for Civil War photos)

Mathew Brady

The abbreviation "BBFBBM" means "Body by Fisher, brains by" this toymaker

Mattel

The name of this one of the 4 gospel writers means "gift of God"

Matthew

This gospel writer was a tax collector at Capernaum when Jesus 1st met him

Matthew

From 1987-89 she served as co-chairman of the Republican National Committee

Maureen Reagan

He cooked up "In the Night Kitchen" (6)

Maurice Sendak

In 1998 this poet & author made her directorial debut with the movie "Down in the Delta"

Maya Angelou

This company's washers and dryers come with an ol' lonely warranty

Maytag

In the 1980s this city became the center for Colombia's most powerful cocaine cartel

Medellin

3-word history-based Emmy Award-winning PBS TV show written & introduced by Steve Allen

Meeting Of Minds

eBay has about a million collectibles in the category "entertainment" this

Memorabilia

Named for the god of thievery, this friend of Romeo is slain by Juliet's cousin Tybalt

Mercutio

In terms of number of passengers, it's the busiest foreign carrier operating at LAX

Mexicana Airlines

He's worth every penny as Alfred Pennyworth in "The Dark Knight"

Michael Caine

In 1969, in his pre-"Phantom" days, he played Cornelius Hackl in the film version of "Hello, Dolly!"

Michael Crawford

"$17.2 billion... started selling computers from... dorm room 1984 with $1,000"

Michael Dell

This actor copped out in "The Streets of San Francisco"

Michael Douglas

When he left Disney after just over a year as president, his severance was reportedly over $50 million

Michael Ovitz

Mike Hammer

Mickey Spillane

Heh-heh, heh-heh, this cartoonist who created "Beavis and Butt-head" was influenced by Monty Python

Mike Judge

Fruit juice company that became a nickname for Joan of Arc

Minutemaid Of Orleans

This British star won acclaim for her roles in "Enchanted April", "Damage" & "The Crying Game"

Miranda Richardson

Seen here in 1921, 16-year-old Margaret Gorman became the first woman to win this title

Miss America

Born in Paris in 1840, he got the final brush off at Giverny in 1926

Monet

In this animated film, Henry J. Waternoose says, "Kids these days. They just don't get scared like they used to"

Monsters, Inc.

It's the name of Romeo's family

Montague

Slotted between The Who & Hendrix, The Dead was No. 6 to play at this city's 1967 Pop Festival

Monterey

The first White House of the Confederacy stands on Washington St. in this Alabama city

Montgomery

In 1959 its "dark side" was seen for the first time

Moon

This group's nearly 800-year rule of Spain ended when Ferdinand took Granada in 1492

Moors

If you are asleep, you are in the arms of this god

Morpheus

Boris Pasternak

Moscow

These 2 Russian federal cities have "special region" status

Moscow & St. Petersburg

Exodus 2:10 says "and she called his name" this (it's Exodus, folks)

Moses

One year after "Life with Father", Clarence Day published "Life with" her

Mother

Bill Cosby, Raquel Welch & Harvey Keitel play this title trio in a movie about an ambulance service

Mother, Jugs & Speed

Dramamine or phenergan taken about 1/2 hour before traveling will help prevent this

Motion Sickness

Strictly speaking, the name of this volcano in southern Italy refers only to a crater inside Monte Somma

Mount Vesuvius

Western star Allan "Rocky" Lane was the voice behind this TV horse, of course

Mr. Ed

Since the '70s Dr. Pepper has been clobbering Mr. this -- maybe he needs to go to med school

Mr. Pibb

This kindly landlady was first mentioned in the second Holmes story, "The Sign of the Four"

Mrs. Hudson

This N.C. peak, the highest east of the Mississippi, was named for the man who surveyed it, died on it & is buried at the top

Mt. Mitchell

In this series Staci Keanan had a pair of possible fathers played by Paul Reiser & Greg Evigan

My Two Dads

Ill shaven

Nashville

He was born Nathaniel Adams Coles but was best known under this "unforgettable" nickname

Nat "King" Cole

Some say Miss Birdseye is a satire of this "Scarlet Letter" author's sister-in-law

Nathaniel Hawthorne

President Clinton appointed Jane Alexander chairman of the NEA, which stands for this

National Endowment For The Arts

Founded in 1876, it's baseball's "Senior Circuit"

National League

In 1987 Molly Yard replaced Eleanor Smeal as president of this organization

National Organization For Women (Now)

Belonging to the place where one was born, like the "son" in a Richard Wright title

Native

In 2011 17-year-old Teresa Scanlan from this "Cornhusker State" became the youngest winner since 1933

Nebraska

Among his 4 Top 40 hits in 1967 was "Kentucky Woman"

Neil Diamond

A Dallas-based store was founded in 1907 by Herbert Marcus, his sister Carrie & this man, Carrie's hubby

Neiman

In "Hamlet", this line precedes "For loan oft loses both itself and friend"

Neither A Borrower Nor A Lender Be

He's the long-time prisoner seen here (in South Africa)

Nelson Mandela

The most densely populated state; every one of this middle Atlantic state's 21 counties has over 50,000 people

New Jersey

During the 1800s, this Louisiana city was known as the "Paris of America"

New Orleans

Since they peaked 2,500 years ago, you won't find many Etruscans catching jazz in this city's Preservation Hall

New Orleans

The Trump Building: 927 feet

New York City

On June 14, 1994 they beat Vancouver at the Gahden for their first Stanley Cup since 1940

New York Rangers

Located in this province, Terra Nova National Park is Canada's most easterly national park

Newfoundland

In Genesis 5 we learn this man "was five hundred years old; and... begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth"

Noah

The Jimi Hendrix Experience (now that's really depressing)

Nobody

To propose someone for election to an office

Nominate

This palindromic word is a synonym for "midday"

Noon

In this 2007 movie, Eddie Murphy finds himself agonizingly married to Eddie Murphy

Norbit

This depictor of small-town life who eventually made his home in Stockbridge is the official artist of the Commonwealth

Norman Rockwell

Continent on which youd find the Mesabi Range

North America

In 1988 this country boycotted the Summer Olympics after its demand to co-host the games was refused

North Korea

In 1909 Roald Amundsen set his hopes on being here first, then found out Peary had beaten him to it

North Pole

The Scheldt River flows through Antwerp before emptying into this sea

North Sea

Chris Stevens, Maggie O'Connell, Dr. Joel Fleischman

Northern Exposure

Nunavut, currently part of this Canadian area, will become a territory itself by 1999

Northwest Territories

It shouldn't take you a month to come up with this word for "N"

November

A sculpture titled this "Energy" was unveiled at the U. of Chicago in 1967, exactly 25 years after the first chain reaction

Nuclear Energy

Appropriately, Zane Grey was born in Zanesville in this state in 1872

Ohio

Toast & twist

French

Around 1964 the North Vietnamese began to turn this famous supply route into a real road that trucks could use

The Ho Chi Minh Trail

This famous hideout used by Butch Cassidy lent its name to his outlaw gang

The Hole In The Wall

Creator C.S. Forester gave Horatio this date & year of birth, also found on the Declaration of Independence

July 4, 1776

A ship for shipping the animals from whose milk we get feta cheese

A Boat Goat

A wide, tree-lined street

A Boulevard

To help ships access the once-difficult ports of Casablanca, the El Hank, one of these, was built in 1905

A Lighthouse

Film featuring March & Gaynor, Garland & Mason or Streisand & Kristofferson

A Star Is Born

There are 3 types of pork ribs you can barbecue: spareribs, country-style ribs & these, which include riblets

Baby Back Ribs

On Oct. 27, 1964 Reagan was launched in politics with a speech supporting this candidate

Barry Goldwater

"Wool of" one of these flyers

Bat

The first major work of English literature is about this brave hero who took on Grendel & his mom

Beowulf

The bear is the heraldic symbol of this Swiss capital whose name means "bear"

Bern

You'll find deep dish pizza & more at the "Taste of" this city, in Grant Park

Chicago

John Tyson started taking these from Arkansas north for better prices & the rest is agribusiness

Chickens

In 1813 this "Ancient Mariner" poet was in a coffee room when he learned that he had earlier hanged himself

Coleridge

The title of an 1891 Wilde novel is "The Picture of" his, not "The Portrait of" him

Dorian Gray

Tallinn, capital of this nation, was settled by the Danes in 1219 & later joined the Hanseatic League

Estonia

TV's Pebbles

Fred Flintstone

A team in this Central American country found a 2,200-year-old visual depiction of the Mayan creation story "Popol Vuh"

Guatemala

Valtemand, Osric, Horatio

Hamlet

"There's a Tear in My Beer" was a 1989 duet hit by this man & his father who had died 36 years earlier

Hank Williams, Jr.

Bogart makes this toast to Bergman in Paris before making it again, in "Casablanca"

Here's Looking At You, Kid

He said, "I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way"

John Paul Jones

Logically enough, this planet has the strongest magnetic field of any planet in our solar system

Jupiter

You may test the marital waters as what the Census Bureau calls POSSLQ, persons of the opposite sex sharing these

Living Quarters

One story says this word of approval comes from the initials of Van Buren's nickname of "Old Kinderhook"

Ok

Air traffic controllers check this screen to get the dish on the flight path of a plane

R-A-D-A-R

In Act I, Scene i he won't shut up about his love for the fair Rosaline; in Act I, Scene v, he falls for another girl

Romeo

This strongman told the first riddle; it concerned a honey-filled lion

Samson

Of all U.S. Supreme Court justices in history by last name

Samuel Alito

Ninepins

Skittles

Look for the milligrams of this chemical element; big numbers could lead to high blood pressure

Sodium

The gift of eloquence will be yours if you kiss this during your trip to the Emerald Isle

The Blarney Stone

"I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot" this assistant to him

The Deputy

Ride the Curse of Darkcastle at Busch Gardens Europe in Williamsburg in this southern state

Virginia

Arnold "The Brain" Rothstein was accused of masterminding the big fix of this in 1919; it wasn't proved

World Series

Guidelines for sheriffs & village constables were established in this important document in 1215

Magna Carta

"Slaughter" ends in -er; this other word for the killing of many ends in -re

Massacre

He published his quantum theory in 1900 while a professor of physics in Berlin

Max Planck

In this state's 1998 election, John Engler pulled the plug on the gubernatorial hopes of Jack Kevorkian's lawyer