Jeopardy Set 9
Gogol's Bulba
(5) Taras
"Great" Scott Fitzgerald guy
(6) Gatsby
In Jewish numerology, the Hebrew letter Aleph equals this
1
Scheherazade told her husband stories for this many nights before he decided to let her live
1,001
J.P. Marquand, who won a Pulitzer for "The Late George Apley," created this Japanese spy/detective
Mr. Moto
The ballet "Apollo" features Polyhymnia, Terpsichore & Calliope, 3 of these 9 sister-goddesses
Muses
Sexy civet scent (4)
Musk
She played the mothers of 2 of TV's independent women, Ann Romano & Mary Richards
Nanette Fabray
Red Cloud, Pawnee City, North Platte
Nebraska
When God told him to get a-buildin' in Genesis 6:14, he was smart enough to say yes
Noah
The Golden Age of Roman literature runs from Cicero to this "Art of Love" author
Ovid
The Empress of Blandings is a prize-winning pig who appears in stories by this creator of Jeeves
P.G. Wodehouse
This 19th century showman's first successful exhibit at the American Museum was the Feejee Mermaid (yeah, it was fake)
P.T. Barnum
His father Nathaniel was a successful writer & his grandfather Robert was a noted humorist & drama critic
Peter Benchley
I'll get some cash at the First Bank of the United States so I can buy a cheese steak in this city
Philadelphia
Max Planck
Physics
To Moslems, the adhan is a call to this
Prayer
God save the rapper, singer & actress Dana Owens, who goes by this moniker
Queen Latifah
Poison ivy isn't always green; its leaves are this color in early spring, & they may turn orange in the fall
Red
To play Milton Bradley's "Channel Surfing" you need one of these hand-held devices
Remote Control
Jackie Robinson & this "King of Ragtime" have been featured on "Black Heritage" issues
Scott Joplin
During his 1570s circumnavigation of the world, he renamed his Pelican flagship the Golden Hind
Sir Francis Drake
It's the title mode of transportation for 1928's "Willie"
Steamboat
"I Dream of Jeannie" & "Swanee River"
Stephen Foster
This British expert on black holes has been called "the greatest theoretical physicist since Einstein"
Stephen Hawking
In the nervous system, this is the term for the gap between axons & dendrites
Synapses
"Let me tell you how it will be, There's one for you, 19 for me, 'Cos I'm" this guy, "Yeah I'm" this guy
The "Taxman"
B.I.O.N., every year a Filipino village recreates this event of around 30 A.D. using nails
The Crucifixion
Technically, this finger is known as the minimus, meaning "least"
The Pinky
Thanks to some 4 million donors, this "American" group is the USA's largest supplier of blood & blood products
The Red Cross
2004: A baseball team
The Red Sox
Possibly inhabited by a piano-playing ghost, the Stanley Hotel in Colorado inspired this Stephen King tale
The Shining
The melting of the snowpack in this mountain range supplies the water of over half of California's population
The Sierra Nevadas
"The isle is full of noises, sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not"
The Tempest
Sweet! The fifth chapter of Deuteronomy raps out this list of dos & don'ts, just in case we spaced it
The Ten Commandments
The first collection of this author's short stories was 1898's "Der Kleine Herr Friedemann"
Thomas Mann
This author's techno-thriller "Rainbow Six" focuses on John Clark, also a hero in "Clear & Present Danger"
Tom Clancy
He made his "big" screen debut in "He Knows You're Alone", which would probably scare Forrest Gump
Tom Hanks
It's the smallest & highest sounding brass instrument in an orchestra
Trumpet/Cornet
One of Hannibal's first victories in Italy was against the chief town of the Taurini people, today this "shrouded" city
Turin
Jung called these "unidentified" things, first reported by pilot Kenneth Arnold in 1947, "a modern myth"
Ufos/Flying Saucers
This world leader's letters from a Czech prison to his wife Olga were published in 1983
Vaclav Havel
Drains need air to maintain flow, so they're connected to these outlets on the roof
Vents
Among its political divisions are Powys, Cardiff & Swansea
Wales
This lubricant's name means "water displacement, 40th attempt"
Wd-40
Ironically humorous: nothing to do with a type of bread
Wry
On the Great Seal of the U.S., the eagle holds this many arrows in its left talon
13
Elvis Presley dies in Memphis, Tennessee
1977
It's the most famous cocktail we know with Singapore in its name
A Singapore Sling
Used in preparation of copy for publication, it contains rules for punctuation & typography
A Stylebook
In 1643 this Dutch navigator became the first European to reach the South Pacific kingdom of Tonga
Abel Tasman
Smiths in the Hall include Bessie, Margaret Chase & this 2nd first lady, whose maiden name was Smith
Abigail Adams
It's the zodiac sign symbolized by a ram
Aries
First name of young Mr. Fowl, whose adventures include "The Time Paradox" & "The Lost Colony"
Artemis
The name of this phylum that includes lobsters & spiders means "jointed foot"
Arthropods
Boron, aluminum, potassium
B Al K
Counsel is being argumentative, also known as doing this to the witness, as seen here
Badgering
An 800-mile trek by water buffalo from Bihar, India to Mandalay, Burma would take you through this country
Bangladesh
Twining, coiling, and weaving are the three basic methods of making these
Baskets
He was elected governor of the state of Oaxaca in 1847 & president of Mexico 14 years later
Benito Juarez
On his namesake sitcom, he played obstetrician Cliff Huxtable
Bill Cosby
A rawhide artist was a ranch hand who was good with this implement
Branding Iron
In 1983 letters from viewers helped save this Sharon Gless-Tyne Daly series from cancellation
Cagney And Lacey
Named for the wife of George III, this country's Queen Charlotte Islands are famed for spectacular totem poles
Canada
In 602 Saint Augustine established himself in this city as the first Archbishop of the English Church
Canterbury
In 2000 she addressed the Dem. Nat'l Conv., 40 years after her father won the nomination for president
Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg
Franklin P. Adams: "Words that are weighty with nothing but trouble: 'Tinker to Evers to'" him
Chance
The Monsters of the Midway
Chicago Bears
In Cincinnati the "Five-Way" type of this dish includes spaghetti, cheese, onions & beans
Chili
This country is the number one producer & consumer of fresh pork, hopefully not all sweet & sour
China
Craig Claiborne insisted that this Southern dish of pig intestines be served with vinegar & hot red pepper sauce
Chitlins
Scheele helped discover every element whose name ends in "Orine", these two
Chlorine And Fluorine
Hats like the one seen here were worn officially only during this U.S. war
Civil War
She was the first of the Ptolemaic line to speak Egyptian
Cleopatra
In 1841 Matthew Perry was promoted to this rank
Commodore
In 2007 Portugal issued a stamp made of this stopper material, 1/100 of an inch thick
Cork
E.L. Doctorow wrote a novel titled "The Book of" him, like a biblical book set in Babylon
Daniel
In 1697 this "Robinson Crusoe" author wrote "An Essay Upon Projects", in which he recommended an income tax
Daniel Defoe
His scores for Tim Burton films include "Edward Scissorhands", "Beetlejuice" & "Pee Wee's Big Adventure"
Danny Elfman
Vienna & Bratislava
Danube
2 Vs, 2 Es, D, L, O: To delegate or to deteriorate
Devolve
"What you talkin' 'bout, Willis?"
Diff'rent Strokes
This singer who hosted a variety series in the '50s had her own talk show from 1974 to 1980
Dinah Shore
On her first visit to NYC in 1964, signs for a big musical made her say, "They must have been waiting for me!"
Dolly Parton
Caviar is salted roe, which are these items from female fish
Eggs
Viewers of my show, "Reading Rainbow", got all wrapped up in Aliki's book about "Mummies Made in" this country
Egypt
In 1953 he told visitors, "There is one thing about being president--nobody can tell you when to sit down"
Eisenhower
She got her brother Orestes to kill their mom, Clytemnestra, to avenge the murder of Agamemnon, their dad
Electra
Its thick, gray skin weighs about a ton & is so tender mosquitos can bite it on the trunk -- can I keep it?
Elephant
In "Return of the Jedi", a planet shares its name with this home of a woman who summons a spirit for Saul
Endor
Brand name of a spirit that's 95% grain alcohol, or the band that sings "Everything To Everyone"
Everclear
Using a pumice stone to do this to her skin, from the Latin for "to strip leaves"
Exfoliating
Alphabetic sign language
Finger Spelling
Grimm's Law of consonant shifts says the Indo-European "P" sound became an "F", so piscis became this English word
Fish
John Peter Zenger is best known for fighting for this
Freedom Of The Press
The name of this peninsula in S.E. Quebec might come from a Mi'kmaq Indian word meaning "land's end"
Gaspã©
The U.S. government's Comptroller General is head of the GAO, which until 2004 stood for this
General Accounting Office
A Pulitzer Prize winner in '77, this conservative columnist was the sports editor of his college newspaper
George Will
Its botanical name is zingiber officinale & it will put a snap or a zing in your cookies
Ginger
The Mayo Clinic says as many as 80% of adults have this periodontal disease
Gingivitis
Robin Roberts & George Stephanopoulos are 2 of the anchors of this ABC A.M. offering
Good Morning America
Nobel literature laureate Grass
Gã¼Nter
In October the capital of Pennsylvania moved permanently from Lancaster to this city
Harrisburg
Goya, like his contemporary Beethoven, lost almost all of this at about age 47
Hearing
In Act II of this Verdi opera, some of the gypsies go off to a nearby town to buy bread & some sing the "Anvil Chorus"
Il Trovatore
It's the term for an adult insect after metamorphosis
Imago
The famed Howrah Bridge over the Hooghly in this country was completed in 1943, near the end of the Raj
India
"A man tells the truth about himself, to himself" in Tolstoy's "The Death of" this man
Ivan Ilyich
In 1993 Holly Hunter's performance helped this woman become the only female director to win the Palme d'Or
Jane Campion
Hey, pal, are you yellow? Or do you just have this condition associated with liver damage?
Jaundice
In 1976 Hungary's Miklos Nemeth threw this farther than any field apparatus in Olympic history -- 310' 4"
Javelin
Bootlegging may have paid for the bubbly that this title Fitzgerald character served at his parties
Jay Gatsby
God gets surprisingly interactive with the title teen daughter of a police detective on this drama
Joan Of Arcadia
Showbiz father & daughter seen here
Joel & Jennifer Grey
Cate Blanchett won an Oscar for playing this 4-time Oscar-winning actress in "The Aviator"
Katharine Hepburn
(Hi, I'm tight end Freddie Jones of the San Diego Chargers) I hope to join this Chargers 1980s tight end in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Kellen Winslow
"Somebody Told Me" that The Killers were formed in this city in 2002
Las Vegas
Don't like doing this? You can use a sponge in a saucer or just lick the corner of the envelope instead
Licking Stamps
Here's something to chew on: Hershey's markets the Twizzlers brand of this candy
Licorice
The mother-daughter drama "Marriage Material" found a home in 1999 on this TV network
Lifetime
It's the capital city of Zambia
Lusaka
Seen here is an example of one of these graphic mystical meditation aids, whose name is from the Sanskrit for circle
Mandala
Voters lent him their ears & he won Song of the Year at the first Latin Grammys in 2000
Marc Anthony
The prose & Khans of vacationing in China were found in this explorer's description of his travels
Marco Polo
Tequila time: TIARA GRAM
Margarita
Though guiltless, this French queen fell even more out of favor after the 1785 Affair of the Diamond Necklace
Marie Antoinette
The only National Forest in Missouri is named for this author
Mark Twain
For 25 years this director of the St. Louis Zoo hosted "Mutual Of Omaha's Wild Kingdom"
Marlon Perkins
On May 11, 1862, this Confederate ironclad was blown up by Confederate States of America troops when the North approached Richmond
Merrimack
This southwestern U.S. tree of genus Prosopis, often used for smoked BBQ, is invading Saudi Arabia, India, Africa & Australia
Mesquite
Its name tells you that it's "Genuine Draft beer"
Miller
From the Latin nominare, "to name", it's an inaccurate designation
Misnomer
Adjective meaning tediously repetitive... or repetitious... or lacking in variety
Monotonous
A clock set in the year 2000 & losing 1 second a year would first be an hour off in this year
5600
The number of Snow White's dwarfs or T.E. Lawrence's "Pillars of Wisdom"
7
A 7 & 7 combines Seagram's 7 Crown whiskey with this
7 Up
It's the lowest common multiple of 5 & 14
70
It's a rap!: "___ Mile"
8
Number of the last complete symphony by Beethoven
9
Number of volts in the battery seen here:
9
In the right triangle seen here, they are the 2 angles considered complementary
A & B
A sleeper, a hammerlock or an ankle lock
A (Wrestling) Hold
An innocent, unsuspecting person is said to be this "in the woods"
A Babe
A trifle, or a short piece of music
A Bagatelle
This musical instrument consists of a chanter, several drones & an air sack
A Bagpipe
Ace or tourniquet
A Bandage
This elaborate sumptuous meal takes its name from the French for "little bench"
A Banquet
On Feb. 15, 1901 Carry Nation wrecked one of these establishments with a hatchet
A Bar (Or A Saloon)
Chapter 19 of this Mark Twain tale is "Knight Errantry as a Trade"
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court
Another name for a crayfish
A Crawdad
Unlike 2000, 1900 wasn't one of these, so Thursday, March 1 followed Wednesday, Feb. 28
A Leap Year
It's the 5-letter term for the transparent solid that disperses light into a spectrum
A Prism
A Jacksonian Democrat: Knox
(James K.) Polk
Maximum number of Xs that can appear on one bowler's score sheet in one game
12
This stuff, crucial to the "Star Trek"episode "The Alternative Factor", consists of antiparticles like antiprotons
Antimatter
"The Sandlot"
Baseball
The Coen Brothers' first feature film
Blood Simple
From the late Latin for "word", this book is the last word on words
Dictionary
Ibsen asked this Norwegian to compose the music for the stage version of "Peer Gynt"
Edvard Grieg
Spain 1939-1975
Franco
This wall builder became the Ward of Trajan & followed him as Roman Emperor
Hadrian
It's Mark Messier's sport
Hockey
Before "Into the Wild", this author wrote "Into Thin Air", about a Mount Everest trip gone wrong
Jon Krakauer
Generally, the results of one of these tests, aka polygraphs, are not admissible evidence
Lie Detector
Florida, Idaho, Montana
Montana
In the Andes: 22.831 feet
Mount Aconcagua
"Ignorance of the law is..."
No Excuse
Store your manly possessions using a gun, bat or pipe type of this 4-letter word
Rack
The pulse-quickening Raquel Tejada
Raquel Welch
The name of this gemstone is from the Latin for "red"
Ruby
In medieval armor, the part of the body protected by the "Pauldron" or "Epauliere"
Shoulder
Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote, "If winter comes, can" this "be far behind?"
Spring
Need refills for your Swingline? Head to this chain founded by Thomas Stemberg in 1985
Staples
Forester & Impreza
Subaru
The gulf of Volos or Pagasai, anciently called sinus pagasaeus, is an arm of this sea
The Aegean
According to a survey, "True Story" is the magazine read most by people sitting here
The Bathroom
You'll need a phone connection to use this 4-letter DVR that finds & records all your favorite shows
Tivo
From the Middle English for "knife", it means to cut small shavings from a piece of wood
To Whittle
Vertex
Vertices
Scientists figure the earliest atmosphere on Earth was from gases emitted by these
Volcanoes
He wrote in "Candide", "If this the best of possible worlds, what then are the others?"
Voltaire
Early, a man known for his patriarchal beard, was active in this party in Virginia in the 1840s
Whig
2 of 3 orders of Greek column styles
(2 Of) Ionian, Doric, And Corinthian
3 of the 4 quarters that make up the Old City
(3 Of) Arab, Armenian, Christian, Jewish
In a 1930 article, this aviator & explorer wondered of Antarctica, "Is it a continent?"
(Richard) Byrd
In "Casino" he played Ace Rothstein, the mobster who ran The Tangiers
(Robert) De Niro
Seuss was the middle name of this man born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1904
(Theodore) Geisel
December 29: This man for whom it was a bad day in the cathedral
(Thomas à ) Becket
...New York / A gov. firm against pork / He's the winner, he's prez / The Chicago Trib says / But he lost & he felt like a dork
(Thomas) Dewey
If Congress adjourns, a president can veto a bill by not signing it within this many days (Sundays excluded)
10
The L.A. Times reports the X in Gen-X stands for this, the number of generations of Americans since 1776
10
Of 8, 12 or 18, the number of U.S. states that touch the Atlantic Ocean
18
A straight angle has this many degrees
180
The New York Mets beat the Baltimore Orioles to take their first World Series in this year
1969
This study of man is divided into several branches including physical & cultural
Anthropology
The book is also called this, from the Greek word for Revelation
Apocalypse
The documentary "Hearts of Darkness" recounted the harrowing making of this other movie
Apocalypse Now
"The Spinners" by Diego Velazquez is based on this mythical spinner
Arachne
The one that borders no other countries
Australia
The 2 continents that fit the category
Australia & Europe
In January 2001 this team's middle linebacker Ray Lewis was named MVP of Super Bowl XXXV
Baltimore Ravens
Born in Honolulu August 4, 1961, he was given the same Swahili name as his father; it means "blessed by God"
Barack Obama
The hero of this Old English poem dies killing a dragon that attacked his people, the Geats
Beowulf
Used in pancakes & muffins, this "colorful" berry is sometimes confused with the harder-seeded huckleberry
Blueberry
Mike Powell with his long jump of 29' 4 1/2"
Bob Beamon
If your recipe calls for "blanching" green beans, plunge them into this
Boiling Water
A clever saying or witticism, it literally means "good word" in French
Bon Mot
In 1965 Pernell Roberts left this series & his part as eldest son Adam, saying he'd grown tired of the role
Bonanza
Back in the 1920s Biggsy & me made a fortune doing this -- ya know, smuggling & selling booze, rumrunning
Bootlegging
Porphyrogenitus, a royal epithet given to Byzantine emperors, translates to this phrase
Born To The Purple
Similar to the Indian ghee, niter kibbeh is a clarified spice-infused type of this & is used in many dishes
Butter
The swallowtail type of this is genus papilio; makes sense, since "papillon" is French for it
Butterfly
He called his fifth Narnia novel "The Horse and His Boy"
C.S. Lewis
This stitch that forms a pattern resembling a strong rope is often used in knit sweaters
Cable Stitch
"Much to my" this 7- letter word, I find that when I look carefully at the word, I find a little smile
Chagrin
Madagascar's colorful features include half the world's types of this lizard
Chameleon
A review of "South of Broad" says Pat Conroy's "first novel in 14 years begins where he left off:" this So. Carolina city
Charleston
In spite of "koochie koochie" image, she's an accomplished guitarist
Charo
A selection of sliced meat for sandwiches
Cold Cuts
It can refer to an intimate friend or to a Communist
Comrade
Pink is the most popular color of this fluffy confection made from spun sugar
Cotton Candy
He's married to the former Blondie Boopadoop
Dagwood Bumstead
Lucy & Desi's TV production company
Desilu
The oldest of the Greek classical orders, it featured the simplest capitals on the columns
Doric
This 4-letter word is derived from the phrase "od rot" or "God rot"
Drat
In 1705 this English astronomer predicted the 1758 return of the comet now named for him
Edmond Halley
It can precede nog, plant & beater
Egg
Napoleon was able to leave this island February 26, 1815
Elba
The Schottky effect is a type of increase in the discharge of these subatomic particles from a heated surface
Electrons
Santa & Will Ferrell do a little North Pole dancing
Elf
In 1973 "All My Children"'s Mary Fickett became the first daytime soap actor to win one of these awards
Emmy
This title adjective describes the "room" in the title of the 1922 e.e. cummings novel of WWI
Enormous
A plain old "miller" usually means one whose mill grinds grain into this
Flour
1962: "The Slick Chick"
Foghorn Leghorn
It's the legal process by which a homeowner loses his rights to a property
Foreclosure
Judy Blume: "Pour toujours"
Forever
This Djiboutian currency, which trades at about 170 to the U.S. dollar, is divided into 100 centimes
Franc
In 1790 William Wordsworth spent his summer vacation in this revolution-torn country
France
In 2000 you could see all 6' 3" of this volleyball player & Coppertone model in the pages of Playboy
Gabrielle Reece
This word can refer to a boat's large hooked pole or a social blunder
Gaffe/Gaff
In 1206 he drew up a code, the Great Yasa, which laid down basic Mongol law
Genghis Khan
In 1914's "The World Set Free", he wrote of a war in 1958 involving atomic bombs
H.G. Wells
This plant yields a hair dye as well as as tint used in magical hand & foot tattoos
Henna
In 1960 he was a U.N. ambassador & Nixon's running mate
Henry Cabot Lodge
A stock-market crash during his presidency vacuumed up $40 billion in losses & 40% of the value of NYSE stocks
Herbert Hoover
HH
Herbert Hoover
From the Latin for "shaggy" or "bristly", it's a synonym for hairy
Hirsute
"Empire: The Life, Legend, and Madness of" this aviator billionaire
Howard Hughes
Schwarzenegger's first inaugural address pledged his governorship "to your" these, "not to special" these
Interests
The "Hawkeye State"
Iowa
This soul star would never tell this First Lady of the American Theater, "Shut Your Mouth"
Isaac & Helen Hayes
In Rimsky-Korsakov's "The Maid of Pskov", this notorious 16th c. czar destroys the city of Novgorod
Ivan (The Terrible)
Marketed as the soap that floats, it was born in Cincinnati in 1879
Ivory Soap
In 1881, this president, not Cleveland, was buried in Cleveland
James A. Garfield
This "cat", seen here, served as president for only 6 months
James A. Garfield
"Bartlett's" credits him with "It's the economy, stupid"
James Carville
"I want you for U.S. Army" reads an ungrammatical WWI version of this artist's poster; bet it's worth a fortune
James Montgomery Flagg
"Mommie Dearest"
Joan Crawford
Now named for a benefactor, it opened in 1905 as the Institute of Musical Art
Juilliard
Kalpen Modi, who works for the Obama admin. doing outreach to Asian Americans, is better known to moviegoers as this
Kal Penn
This second-most populous Afghan city is said to have been founded by Alexander the Great
Kandahar
This beautiful figure skater was once called "The Brooke Shields of East Germany"
Katarina Witt
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew in downtown Honolulu) Appropriately, a statue of this great Hawaiian is located on King Street
King Kamehameha
The AFL-CIO chose this holiday in 2007 to launch a nationwide drive for health care reform
Labor Day
In the 1820s thirsty explorers found an oasis here, Spanish for "the meadows"; 30 million now visit every year
Las Vegas
A blow with a whip
Lash
At the gym, "lat" is short for this broad, flat muscle on each side of your back
Latissimus Dorsi
It's the "structural" name for the top crust of a pie that has strips of dough in a crisscross pattern
Lattice
In an Ella Wheeler Wilcox poem, they're the 7 words that precede "weep and you weep alone"
Laugh And The World Laughs With You
In 1873 he got a patent for using metal rivets to strengthen the pockets on his product
Levi Strauss
It's from the Greek for "word writer" -- just look it up in his book
Lexicographer
This tiny country wedged between Switzerland & Austria has the world's highest per capita GDP
Liechtenstein
The "In the Wings Teddy" (va va voom!) is an item of this from Frederick's of Hollywood
Lingerie
She worked as a babysitter for songwriter Carole King until hitting the big time with King's song "The Loco-Motion"
Little Eva
Laura Ingalls Wilder's 1935 book
Little House On The Prairie
This Arkansas capital is nicknamed "The City of Roses" for its many gardens
Little Rock
In a depressing play by William Inge, a woman named Lola waits for this title pet to "Come Back"
Little Sheba
4 sisters cavort in the March family attic in Act I of the opera based on this 1868 novel
Little Women
A legislator trading his vote for reciprocal support on a future vote is doing this, like in a lumberjack game
Logrolling
In the 1930s & '40s, Johnny Weissmuller donned this skimpy garment to play Tarzan in 12 films
Loin Cloth
This Sunday night series is subtitled "The New Adventures of Superman"
Lois & Clark
Traitorous WWII broadcaster William Joyce was better known as Lord this
Lord Haw-Haw
A doomed boy in this 1954 novel declares, "I got the conch, you let me speak"
Lord Of The Flies
A brand of shortbread cookies shares its name with this title heroine of an R.D. Blackmore historical novel
Lorna Doone
In 1885 this French chemist first used his rabies vaccine, on a boy named Joseph Meister
Louis Pasteur
This hefty superstar tenor from Modena, Italy is often compared to Caruso
Luciano Pavarotti
Born in 1770, studied with Salieri, became totally deaf in 1819, died 1827
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Lovely Rita of Liverpool knows this unit of measure is 39.37 inches
M-E-T-R-E
"Come & find me, my name is" this, "always at the party con las chicas que son buena"
Macarena
1985: "We Don't Need Another Hero"
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Tepeu & Gucumatz created the first humans from a paste made of this staple grain
Maize/Corn
Go "strait" to this port & visit St. Paul's Church where St. Francis Xavier's body was held until moved to India
Malacca
Singapore gained its independence in 1965 from this nation to which it's connected by a causeway
Malaysia
In 1875 this church founder wrote, "Jesus...was the most scientific man that ever trod the globe"
Mary Baker Eddy
In 1987 she became president of the Mystery Writers of America
Mary Higgins Clark
After waking up each day at 119 N. Weatherly Avenue in Minneapolis, she turned the world on with her smile
Mary Tyler Moore
In 1980 Roberto Duran said to Sugar Ray Leonard, "No" this, meaning "no more"
Mas
The reverse of this state's quarter released in 2000 depicts the Minuteman statue & an outline of the state
Massachusetts
Type of golf scoring measured by holes won, not strokes
Match Play
This 1990s banjo-strummin' defense lawyer lived in Willow Springs, Georgia
Matlock
This 13,796-foot inactive volcano, Hawaii's highest peak, is snow-covered in winter; its name means "white mountain"
Mauna Kea
He was born in Ciboure, France, near the Spanish border; thus, the Spanish influence in such works as "Bolero"
Maurice Ravel
Best known as the friend who refused to destroy Kafka's works, he wrote a historical novel on Tycho Brahe
Max Brod
This egg derivative is almost always found in a tuna fish sandwich
Mayonnaise
In 1943 Adolf Galland said after his first ride in this German jet, “It felt as if angels were pushingâ€
Messerschmitt
The Washington Post section on city life; it's also the city's subway
Metro
The 4 cities beginning with "M" that hosted the Summer Olympics in 1968, 1972, 1976 & 1980
Mexico City, Munich, Montreal And Moscow
(Hi, I'm Bob Costas.) In 1956 this N.Y. Yankee became the only player ever to win baseball's Triple Crown while hitting more than 50 home runs
Mickey Mantle
This synonym for "squandered" often describes a wastrel's wasted youth
Misspent
This cell-division process in which a cell's nucleus replicates is vital for repair & replacement of worn-out cells
Mitosis
Maputo is the capital of this former Portuguese colony, now a nation of Southeast Africa
Mozambique
No. 7: Last name Uzumaki, this manga graduate of the Ninja Academy has games, comics & legions of fans
Naruto
Two of these marine mammals, seen here, adorn the coat of arms of Canada's Northwest Territories
Narwals
The British captured this courageous captain Sept. 21, 1776 on his return from a spy mission
Nathan Hale
The ominously named Peter Coffin owns the Spouter-Inn in this "New" Massachusetts whaling port
New Bedford
Zip, nada, el zilcho
Nothing
You'll need some white wine, garlic & this 8-armed cephalopod to make the French dish Poulpe a la Provencale
Octopus
When visiting Chicago, you can see this star tape her talk show at her own studio on Carpenter Street
Oprah Winfrey
In 1947 this Oklahoma faith healer began his Healing Waters Ministry
Oral Roberts
Frequently used in soups, this tiny 4-letter pasta means "barley" in Italian
Orzo
If you burn steel wool, it weighs more afterwards because of this process where a gas is combined with the iron
Oxidation
This triatomic allotrope of oxygen protects us from the full force of harmful ultraviolet rays
Ozone
Seen curbside, its parts include a violation flag, a vault & a dome
Parking Meter
If your grandma in Argentina wanted to send you money, she'd convert these into dollars
Pesos
This guitarist for The Who wrote the musical score for Broadway's "Tommy"
Pete Townshend
Choosing this fisherman as a disciple, Jesus told him, "Henceforth thou shalt catch men"
Peter
The answer was blowin' in the wind when this folk trio reunited for a 1972 George McGovern fundraiser
Peter, Paul & Mary
Big "Kat" tamer: hip to cure
Petruchio
Fashionable critter seen here
Pheasant
Rod Serling co-wrote the screenplay for this 1968 classic--you damned dirty ape!
Planet Of The Apes
In 1989 Zeta Beta Tau dropped this pre-membership status as the only way to stop hazing
Pledge
Using Pu-239, an isotope of this element, the atomic bomb was tested at Alamogordo in the summer of 1945
Plutonium
The country where you'll find the city of Gdansk
Poland
You're on a roll if you know that Bialystock is one of this country's largest provinces
Poland
One of 2 brothers of Zeus who were also gods
Poseidon Or Hades
Nicknamed "Wheat-Meat", seitan is made from wheat gluten rich in this compound essential to life
Protein
The Third Republic began after France lost the war to this Bismarck-led German state
Prussia
Motivational directional term meaning to prepare for an activity by getting excited
Psych Up
Term for a physical illness caused or worsened by psychological factors
Psychosomatic
The cry of a canvasback
Quack
North American types of this bird include Montezuma, mountain & bobwhite
Quail
Died March 24, 1603: Richmond, England
Queen Elizabeth I
John Updike's 2nd book about Harry Angstrom, a.k.a. "Rabbit"
Rabbit Redux
Radium, iodine, nitrogen
Rain (Ra I N)
...the first female Supreme Court justice took the bench
Reagan
This band will "Keep On Loving You" even if you call it only by the initial part of its name
Reo Speedwagon
Billy Graham presided over his funeral services April 27, 1994 in Yorba Linda, California
Richard Nixon
On Jan. 5, 1980, only 4th time in history, Broadway lights were dimmed in tribute to this composer
Richard Rodgers
You... me... Carnival in this city! We party with its nearly 11 million Cariocas & of course I'll wear my Speedo
Rio De Janeiro
On January 18, 1912 he arrived at a tent near the pole & found "a record of five Norwegians having been there"
Robert F. Scott
This nation covers more than 6.5 million square miles in area
Russia
Vladimir Nabokov
Russia
"Dance" heard here
Sabre Dance
"Too Close for Comfort" & "Dharma & Greg"
San Francisco
This term for the illegal selling of concert tickets sounds like a bad way to lose your hair
Scalping
Color of Orczy's "Pimpernel" (7)
Scarlet
She reprised her "Cheers" role as Diane Chambers on "Frasier"
Shelley Long
The National Air & Space Museum in Washington is the largest museum of this institution
Smithsonian Institution
Coral, krait, moccasin
Snakes
It's used to mean very, or what's your point?
So
Kenny gets killed early on in the 1999 film based on this series
South Park
Michigan State
Spartans
"Locos y ninos dicen la verdad" is the Spanish way of saying "Fools and children" do this
Speak The Truth
1967: "The Squire of Gothos"
Star Trek
This Reagan administration plan included anti-missile lasers & particle beams
Star Wars
Every week Danno Williams would "Book 'Em" for this boss
Steve Mcgarrett (Played By Jack Lord)
This word for a small dagger is an Italian diminutive
Stiletto
This term is sometimes applied to a tall, lanky person
String Bean (Or Beanpole)
The democratic revolution led by this man led to the 1911 fall of the Qing dynasty & the end of Chinese feudalism
Sun Yat-Sen
Windows with interior condensation are said to be doing this, like people sometimes do
Sweating
Bonnie & Clyde
Texas
In 1950 Johnny Mercer wrote the lyric "but I miss you most of all, my darling, when" these "start to fall"
The Autumn Leaves
Ometotl (who created himself) was the first god to exist in this culture's mythology
The Aztecs
1947: Cary Grant & Shirley Temple
The Bachelor And The Bobby-Soxer
British Army Captain Thomas Preston was tried & acquitted for his part in this 1770 slaughter
The Boston Massacre
This red-feathered friend is the state bird of a record 7 states
The Cardinal
The Bureau of the Census
The Commerce Department
The Senate Watergate Committee was also called this, after the senator who headed it
The Ervin Committee
Organ whose workings were the subject of a 1604 work by Johannes Kepler
The Eye
To oversimplify, it's a really big hole in the ground in Arizona--1 mile deep & 277 river miles long
The Grand Canyon
Term for the Boer migration in the 1830s & 1840s, it comes from an Afrikaans term for a trip by ox wagon
The Great Trek
Pass the dessert that the French call Reine de Saba; we know it in English as this Biblical woman's cake
The Queen Of Sheba
A crunchy treat commonly found in a Beijing vendor's stall is this arachnid & sign of the zodiac, skewered
The Scorpion
The head of this pipefish relative is at a right angle to its body
The Seahorse
Collective name of Kentucky Derby, Preakness, & Belmont Stakes
The Triple Crown
In Act One of Berlioz' opera "Les Troyens", this object is dragged inside a city's walls
The Trojan Horse
This forearm bone takes its name from the Latin for "elbow"
The Ulna
The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences
The Webby Awards
With over 180 locations the In-N-Out Burger chain boasts of always hand-leafing this
Their Lettuce
In 1989 this Democrat from Washington State succeeded Jim Wright as Speaker of the House
Thomas Foley
It's an additional period of play designed to establish a winner among contestants with the same score
Tiebreaker
Flavored types of this liquor, like Pertsovka, are popular in the U.S. & have long been a Russian favorite
Vodka
On Sept. 1, 1939 it became the first capital city targeted in an attack by Germany in WWII
Warsaw, Poland
An inexperienced person is this 'behind the ears"
Wet
It's the best time to "make hay"
While The Sun Shines
VI squared
Xxxvi
This brother of Moses was the first Jewish high priest
Aaron
He had Hamlin for his veep
Abraham Lincoln
This diarist known for her affair with Henry Miller wasn't a model wife but she was a model
Anais Nin
Bagel topper
(3) Lox
Jones was the maiden name of this author of "The Age of Innocence"
(Edith) Wharton
In the British national anthem
(God Save) Our (Glorious Queen, Long Live)
Winning in Seoul & Los Angeles, he was the last American to win gold in the men's 10-meter platform dive
(Greg) Louganis
In 1865 this New York Tribune editor who dropped out of school at age 14 urged young people to head to the Frontier
(Horace) Greeley
A Houston native, he owned RKO Pictures, TWA & a serious amount of eccentricity
(Howard) Hughes
Time to lay down the doctrine: he was Secretary of State from 1811 to 1817
(James) Monroe
4,840 square yards equals 1 _____
Acre
After losing 2 presidential races in the 1950s, he was appointed U.N. Ambassador by JFK in 1960
Adlai Stevenson
The Po rises on Monte Viso in the Cottian range of these mountains
Alps
Delightful dancer, African-American, radiant "Revelations", Manhattan man
Alvin Ailey
This substance from the intestines of sperm whales is still used as a fixative for expensive perfumes
Ambergris
This channel shows films like "The Magnificent Seven" & original series like "Mad Men" & "Breaking Bad"
Amc
This gospel artist hit No. 1 on the pop charts in 1991 with "Baby Baby"
Amy Grant
Treating it to remove bitterness, California's Chumash Indians once lived on flour made from this, the nut of the oak tree
An Acorn
This term for a chain of islands came from the Greek name for the Aegean Sea
An Archipelago
In the 1960s, 2 NBA players won MVP awards 4 times: Wilt Chamberlain & this Boston Celtics center
Bill Russell
Drinking beer, kicking dogs & hitting women are hobbies of this man, Fagin's adult accomplice
Bill Sykes
Good evening (7)
Bonsoir
This country's $50 bill features William Lyon Mackenzie King, its longest-serving prime minister
Canada
Appropriately, it's what Canadians call the July 1 national holiday
Canada Day
A revised version of this song sold over 3 million copies its first week of sales, Sept. 23-29, 1997
Candle In The Wind
Ahoy! This symbol of a cereal is the commander of the S.S. Guppy
Cap'n Crunch
The English eat a mince pie named for this December holiday
Christmas
His 1493 stop at Puerto Rico is the foundation for the claim he "discovered America", meaning the U.S.
Christopher Columbus
During WWII the Allied leaders known as the "Big Three" were Joseph Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt & him
Churchill
Also called methylmorphine, this opium-derived drug is used in some cough medicines
Codeine
Hyakutake, one of these, has a 360-million-mile-long tail
Comet
This prophet interpreted Nebuchadnezzar's dream for him
Daniel
"King John" & "King Henry V" are both set in these 2 countries
England & France
If you hurt this body part, put your feet up & it will do this, over time
Heel/Heal
When Jason played Edmund in "Long Day's Journey into Night", this "First Lady of the American Theatre" played his mother
Helen Hayes
This San Antonio resident helps out America's homemakers with lots of "Hints"
Heloise
This prefix is from the Greek for "blood"
Hemato- (Or Hemat-)
Nixon's running mate in 1960, he was named chief negotiator at the Paris Peace Talks in 1969
Henry Cabot Lodge
English kings Henry VIII, Edward VIII, George III
Henry Viii, George Iii, Edward Viii
9 years before arriving at the Mississippi River, he met the Incan ruler Atahualpa in Peru
Hernando De Soto
David Castillo had 24 tacos, 6 tostadas & 6 enchiladas but no dessert just before this in 1998 in Texas
His Execution
Woody inscribed "This machine kills Fascists" on this instrument
His Guitar
This eccentric billionaire formed an aircraft company in 1934 to design racers
Howard Hughes
This American astronomer for whom a telescope is named studied law as a Rhodes Scholar
Hubble
It's the title of a hit song by Bread, or a poem by Rudyard Kipling
If
A variation of this footwear proverb says "If the glove fits, wear it"
If The Shoe Fits...
In 1792 William Murdock was the first to use coal gas for this purpose
Illumination
From Latin roots meaning "cannot be obliterated", it describes ink that's permanent
Indelible
In 1209 the pope excommunicated this king known for the Magna Carta; 4 years later, all was forgiven
John
This British poet wrote, "When I consider how my light is spent, Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide"
John Milton
(audio clue)
Joy To The World
The "Wizard" of Oz is from Omaha, Nebraska, not far from this state where Dorothy lives
Kansas
That merry prankster author who took us all inside the cuckoo's nest
Ken Kesey
A "half" this is a dive that includes a half backward somersault & ends facing the board
Kick
Employees' Compensation Appeals Board
Labor
In the 1880s the Knights of this gave way to the American Federation of this representing workers
Labor
Some are intolerant to this disaccharide present in milk
Lactose
The Uro Archipelago in this lake consists of about 40 inhabitable islands made of woven totora reeds
Lake Titicaca
A 16-foot, 7-ton statue of this first leader of Soviet Russia is found in Seattle
Lenin
His 2nd & 3rd most famous women's portraits are "Cecilia Gallerani" & "Ginevra de' Benci"
Leonardo Da Vinci
In this Italian's "Virgin & Child with Saint Anne", both women wear smiles rather like his Mona Lisa's
Leonardo Da Vinci
Talk show host David, or a varsity athlete
Letterman
A, B, M, P, or Z, for example
Letters
Millionaire Estates, Pay Day!
Life
In 1800 the prestigious Royal College of Surgeons was chartered in this city
London
There are islands with this name in Massachusetts, Washington state, Wisconsin, and Maine, but the biggest is in New York
Long Island
Cutting trees down, or a word that describes the Frankenstein monster's walk
Lumbering
Lady Chatterley's lover (7)
Mellors
In 1887 while librarian at Columbia U., he founded the first school for training librarians
Melville Dewey
It's John Gray's 1992 megaseller on relationships & the differences between the sexes
Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus
Also a chemical element
Mercury
So Pluto has a radius less than half that of this now-smallest planet--so what? Size doesn't matter!
Mercury
About 57,000 square miles, it's the smaller of the 2 countries that share Asia's peak peak
Nepal
Roomba ate some Bible pages...fill in a quote for me? "And" he "lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years"
Noah
A 2004 conference on ways to detect when a country is making these included ideas like robot spy butterflies
Nuclear Weapons
National Magic Day & Nevada Admission Day
October
Antioch, Bowling Green, Kent State
Ohio
Bet you a buckeye knows that his state song is "Beautiful" this
Ohio
He was an ally of the British in the War of 1812 & a Wisconsin city is named for him, b'gosh
Oshkosh
The airport of this Sicilian city is named for 2 anti-organized crime judges, both murdered in 1992
Palermo
Celebrity chef Mario Batali says a sandwich of this smoke meat from Katz's "is what's bad and good about food"
Pastrami
The human head, perhaps a bald one
Pate
During the war this silversmith had a booming business casting cannons for the Continental Army
Paul Revere
This state capital rose from the ruins of a Hohokam Indian settlement
Phoenix, Arizona
This corrugated steel hut is now a trademarked name
Quonset
In tournament play, a fallen flag means you've lost because this has happened
Ran Out Of Time
In South Africa 100 cents equals R1, R standing for this
Rand
Before his death at 37, this Renaissance master painted over 300 pictures on the Madonna theme
Raphael
Italian for "little turnip", these cheese-filled pillows are served on pasta night in the dining hall
Ravioli
In "Kings Row", he asked Ann Sheridan, "Where's the rest of me?"
Ronald Reagan
The 2 U.S. presidents whose middle names are also the last names of 2 other presidents
Ronald Wilson Reagan & William Jefferson Clinton
Was it all a dream? On the last episode of "Newhart", Bob awoke with this former TV wife, not Mary Frann
Suzanne Pleshette
In Tanzania: English & this
Swahili
Legend has it Clare Boothe Luce said, "Age before beauty" to Parker, whose reply was "Pearls before" this
Swine
In 1971, a copy of his original manuscript for "The Wasteland" was published, with an introduction by his widow
T.S. Eliot
This U.S. Top 10 hit by Spandau Ballet will take me right back to slow dancing in '83
TRUE
These "Tales" by Judy Blume are narrated by 9-year-old Peter Warren Hatcher
Tales Of A Fourth Grade Nothing
"Battle of the Sexes" story, Katharina vs. Petruchio; she's tough but love wins out...it's a blockbuster!
Taming Of The Shrew
Rule 200 says if a man knocketh these out of an equal, his shall be knocked out, too
Teeth
8 years after Jackie Robinson broke in with the Dodgers, Elston Howard became the first black player on this A.L. rival
The (New York) Yankees
The men who died defending this locale in 1836 included William E. Summers & William DePriest Sutherland
The Alamo
At 22,205 feet, Guinness says the highest dinner party was in Peru, atop Mt. Huascaran in these mountains
The Andes
The word, phrase or clause a pronoun must agree with
The Antecedent
Though it has no known function, this vermiform projection may become inflamed & even burst
The Appendix
Look closely: some of the brides chasing Chris O'Donnell at the end of this film are male extras in drag
The Bachelor
The butcher... the candlestick-maker
The Baker
(Hi, I'm Chris Matthews) Working for the San Francisco Examiner in November 1989 I reported on the historic fall of this structure
The Berlin Wall
This Olympic event, from words meaning "two contests", first began as a sport in the late 1700s
The Biathlon
The Michauxes added pedals to the front wheel of a velocipede & became the "fathers of" this vehicle
The Bicycle
The Hubble constant tells how fast the universe is expanding since this "noisy" event occurred
The Big Bang
In its middle, the bulge of the Crimean Peninsula narrows it to about 150 miles north to south
The Black Sea
The Crimean Mountains contain prominent cliffs found on the northern coast of this sea
The Black Sea
It's Burkittsville redux as 4 Boston students stumble on the "Book of Shadows" in a sequel to this 1999 flick
The Blair Witch Project
These brothers, Joseph & Lyman, founded an upscale NYC department store in 1872
The Bloomingdales
In 2010 British Petroleum said it "seemed inconceivable" that this oil rig device, BP for short, could fail
The Blowout Preventer
When an actress is "treading" these, she's appearing on stage
The Boards
Laura Lee Hope wrote a series of books about two different sets of these fictional twins
The Bobbsey Twins
Crispus Attucks was living under the name Michael Johnson when killed in this 1770 "massacre"
The Boston Massacre
In 1791 the HMS Pandora sailed into Tahiti to seize several of this ship's crew
The Bounty
This international team tennis trophy is also called "Dwight's Pot"
The Davis Cup
1951: "Klaatu Barada Nikto"
The Day The Earth Stood Still
In 1872 he opened a school in Boston to train teachers of these people
The Deaf
In 1971 this group's "Riders On the Storm" was its last top-20 hit
The Doors
Gerontocracy
The Elderly
This San Francisco waterfront road runs from the Giants' Stadium to Pier 39
The Embarcadero
L. Frank Baum had this birthstone, the same as the name of a city he created
The Emerald
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
The Grammys
John Galsworthy refused this honor in 1918, so we don't have to call him Sir John
The Knighthood
The first jet vs. jet air battle took place during this war
The Korean War
"Honor the charge they made! Honor" them, "noble six hundred!"
The Light Brigade
Regardless of the title, this British gangster film starring Bob Hoskins only ran 114 minutes
The Long Good Friday
On graduating from Annapolis, you become either a Navy ensign or a second lieutenant in this service
The Marine Corps
It's no "illusion": an elevated tram connects Treasure Island to this hotel & casino next door
The Mirage
"Nights In White Satin" appeared on their 1968 LP "Days of Future Passed" 4 years before the reissue hit the Top 10
The Moody Blues
This play by Agatha Christie that opened in 1952 is still running; they'll never build a better one
The Mousetrap
This relative of the squid & cuttlefish is shy & can change its color to hide in the coral
The Octopus
Hemingway: "El Viejo y el Mar"
The Old Man And The Sea
To keep away these scandal-seeking photographers with an Italian name, shine a flashlight at them
The Paparazzi
Like Scotland in 1995, the American colonies are defended by Mel Gibson in this jingoistic 2000 epic
The Patriot
Logs in this forest may be 150 million years old
The Petrified Forest
This title flute player's "queer long coat from heel to head Was half of yellow & half of red"
The Pied Piper Of Hamelin
It's the "insect" newspaper published in California's state capital
The Sacramento Bee
I'd do away with the use of all money; for payment we could use this invertebrate to be funny
The Sand Dollar
The only African bird of prey with terrestrial habits; it can't type or take dictation
The Secretary Bird
The Quirinal & the Aventine
The Seven Hills Of Rome
Ellis "Red" Redding, Andy Dufresne, Warden Norton
The Shawshank Redemption
In this Wendy Wasserstein play, 3 Jewish sisters from Brooklyn meet up in London to celebrate a birthday
The Sisters Rosensweig
The difference between a cornet & this almost-indentical inst. is that the cornet is shorter, with a more conical bore
The Trumpet
This Alaskan valley isn't living up to its numerical name since many fumaroles have stopped venting
The Valley Of 10,000 Smokes
With canals, piazzas, and St. Mark's Square, this Vegas hotel sits on the old Sands Hotel site
The Venetian
The NEA helped to fund & choose the design for this 1982 memorial on the Mall in Washington, D.C.
The Vietnam Memorial
This president's memorial with a 19-foot bronze statue was dedicated in Washington in 1943
Thomas Jefferson
For athlete's foot, boom! John Madden recommends "tough actin'" this; boom!
Tinactin
This giant moon of Saturn is larger than the planet Mercury
Titan
Zeus' father, Cronus, was one of this group of 12
Titans
A reddish-brown color is named for this Venetian artist who used the color frequently in his paintings
Titian
This protein rich food is coagulated from an extract of soybeans & used in salads & cooked foods
Tofu
In 1994, Member of Parliament Margaret Hodge nominated this man as leader of Britain's Labour Party
Tony Blair
We "fell" for these candies introduced in 2008; they're Tootsie Pops without the stick
Tootsie Pop Drops
Variety said audiences would "be taken for a thrilling ride in the wild blue yonder" by this Tom Cruise film
Top Gun
On May 3, 1999 these most violent of windstorms cut a deadly path thru Oklahoma
Tornadoes/Twisters
William Penn wrote "No Cross, No Crown", an explanation of Quaker beliefs, while he was imprisoned in this
Tower Of London
Groups of Native Americans have to drop a "B" in order to make these attempts
Tries (From Tribes)
Instead of semesters, some colleges divide the academic year into 3 terms called these
Trimesters
Jean de Reszke made the ladies swoon when he premiered as this Wagnerian lover in 1895
Tristan
Uranium, phosphorus, oxygen, nitrogen
U P O N
In July 1986, U.S. Steel crossed out the "Steel" in their name & replaced it with this letter
X
Perhaps to match rival Harvard, this school has a Gutenberg Bible too, at the Beinecke Rare Book Library
Yale
Appropriately, you can see the yellow-bellied marmot in this Wyoming-Montana-Idaho national park
Yellowstone
2-word reply by Calvin Coolidge to a woman who said she'd made a bet she could get more that 2 words out of him
You Lose.
This god zapped Salmoneus into oblivion for trying to imitate his thunder & lightning
Zeus
Supreme Greek god's suspensions of hostilities
Zeus's Truces
In this 3-part work, the main character encounters Nimrod, Ulysses, Muhammad & Thomas Aquinas
\"The Divine Comedy\"
2 of the 4 actors who earned 1974 Oscar nominations for "The Godfather Part II"; one of them won
(2 Of) Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Michael V. Gazzo, & Lee Strasberg
The cops, or part of a peach
(4) Fuzz
Descriptive of Dickens' dodger
(6) Artful
He accepted his party's nomination for the presidency at the Staples Center August 17, 2000
(Al) Gore
OV-1 & Alexander the Great are 2 of this Washington Capitals hockey star's nicknames
(Alexander) Ovechkin
In 1974 this beat poet for "The Fall of America: Poems of These States, 1965-1971"
(Allen) Ginsberg
Robert Gates said this U.S. general who was in charge in Afghanistan "is the premier soldier-scholar of his time"
(David) Petraeus
Secretary of State under Truman, he negotiated the treaty that led to the formation of NATO in 1949
(Dean) Acheson
"I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year"
(Ebenezer) Scrooge
Evan Rachel Wood has a quotation from this "Ulalume" luminary between her shoulder blades
(Edgar Allan) Poe
After hitting .202 in the minors in '94, he went back to his day job of all-universe NBA star
(Michael) Jordan
One of the 2 wives of Henry VIII who married the man thinking (mistakenly) he'd never execute me for adultery!
(One Of) Anne Boleyn Or Catherine Howard
In 1807 this inventor went from New York City to Albany "wholly by the power of the steam engine"
(Robert) Fulton
In 1936 he showed up for a Surrealist exhibition dressed in a diving suit
(Salvador) Dali
The Roman numerals at the base of the pyramid on the back represent this year
1776
To vote in Canadian national elections
18
A U-turn, or a complete reversal of opinion
180
Michael's minute hand on his watch travels this many degrees if he waits for his date from noon until 12:30 PM
180
The Shaw's landmark version of this Orwellian epic encompassed the whole town & even featured flying helicopters
1984
Gas topped 2 bucks a gallon for the first time in May of this leap year (it only seems like a lifetime ago)
2004
Careful: Tina Fey's title "Rock" minus Charlie Sheen's title "Men"
27 1/2
Richard Carlson "led" this number of lives as a communist counterspy & FBI agent
3
Dolly Parton wrote the music & lyrics for this show, Broadway-bound in 2009; what a way to make a livin'!
9 To 5
Ring Lardner, Dalton Trumbo, & Will Geer were on one in the 50s
A Blacklist
A white mark on a horse's forehead, or the ax mark made on a tree to mark a trail
A Blaze
A statue of a gal holding one of these bugs in Enterprise, Ala. praises it for pushing the town to try new crops
A Boll Weevil
An overly pushy person from Sydney
A Bossy Aussie
You hold your lips the same way to play a brass instrument or this exotic shell
A Conch
It's the 15 bucks or so an insured patient has to fork over for a visit to a doctor's office
A Copay
Treasure seekers can sometimes track down one of these Irish fairies by the sound of his shoemaker's hammer
A Leprechaun
Soviet shoppers often spent hours in one of these, an "ochered"
A Line (Or A Queue)
In Latin America, this large xylophone can accommodate 3 or 4 musicians at a time
A Marimba
Presented in 1692, "The Fairy Queen" by Purcell was the first opera based on this Shakespeare play
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The name of this drink made with bourbon & mint comes from the Persian for "rose-water"
A Mint Julep
A current in the Indian Ocean bears the name of this rainy summer weather it helps bring
A Monsoon
A Latter-Day jury spokesperson
A Mormon Foreman
A unit of cloth measure equal to 2 1/4 inches, or a carpenter's item whose size is measured in pennies
A Nail
Sequoia was the second one the government created
A National Park
After Sir James Chadwick's 1932 discovery of this fundamental particle of matter, the world went fission
A Neutron
It's a nacreous concretion formed around a foreign body, like a grain of sand
A Pearl
C'mon, one more cherry! Bally's Las Vegas became the first hotel with a $1,000 one of these
A Slot Machine
I'm a little this, short & stout; a Nantucket basket one goes for over $100
A Teapot
This 3-horned plant-eater's 10-foot-long head is said to be the largest ever possessed by a land animal
A Triceratops
The name of this type of storm means "great wind"
A Typhoon
Term for a noble who was granted a fief by a lord
A Vassal
A billfold & a wooden hammer
A Wallet & A Mallet
It can be a type of shoe or a type of golf club for lofting the ball, especially out of sand traps
A Wedge
18-month-old Jessica McClure captured the nation's attention in 1987 after she fell into one of these
A Well
A shameful or immoral act is said to be one of these before God
Abomination
2008's "Giants" covers "The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and" this man
Abraham Lincoln
A good electrical insulator, this yellowish resin produces a charge of static electricity when rubbed
Amber
The French name of this piece of furniture indicates it should be used to store weapons, not clothes & TVs
An Armoire
An archeologist who specializes in the land of the pharaohs & its artifacts
An Egyptologist
White icing made to look like blocks of ice tops the cake named for this Eskimo dwelling
An Igloo
Term for the detachable engine that's mounted on the stern of a boat
An Outboard Motor
A total of 49,485 prisoners went through this Confederate prison that was in operation for only 14 months
Andersonville
In 1965 this pop artist made "Empire", an 8-hour stationary look at the Empire State Building
Andy Warhol
"I gave my love a chicken, that had no bones, I gave my love a story, that had no end, I gave..." (Bluto smashes guitar)
Animal House
She published "Exit To Eden" under the pen name Anne Rampling
Anne Rice
This teacher died in 1936, ending her 49-year symbiotic relationship with Helen Keller
Anne Sullivan
Sigourney Weaver made her debut as "Alvy's date outside theater" in this 1977 Oscar winner
Annie Hall
It completes the proverb "One man's meat is...."
Another Man's Poison
On April 9, 1865 Robert E. Lee surrendered in this settlement in a house owned by a farmer named Wilmer McLean
Appomattox
From the Latin for "joint", it's an instrument that looks into the interior of joints
Arthroscope
This sixth-largest country in the world was first sighted by Europeans in the 17th century
Australia
1964: 25 schilling depicting playwright Franz Grillparzer
Austria
Putting this word before "handed" isn't redundant; putting it before "naked" is
Bare
Voice range of Chaliapin, a Russian singer who popularized the "Song of the Volga Boatmen"
Bass
These flying mammals aren't really "blind"; most have small eyes concealed by fur
Bats
The names Ursula, Orson & Bjorn are all based on this animal
Bear (Ursus)
Psychological "ism" associated with John B. Watson
Behaviorism
These baked puddings go back to Civil War days & "apple brown" is the most popular kind
Betty
Born Elizabeth Bloomer, this late bloomer was a divorcee when she married a future president in 1948
Betty Ford
Agnes Moorehead played the mom who gave up "Citizen Kane" & the mom who gave "Durwood" fits on this show
Bewitched
The 2 landlocked nations of the Himalayas
Bhutan & Nepal
I'm especially "partial" to this word for a line cut diagonally across the grain of a cloth
Bias
Former garbage truck driver H. Wayne Huizenga was the driving force behind this entertainment & video group
Blockbuster
Peter Scolari & Tom Hanks passed themselves off as Hildegarde & Buffy to live in a hotel for women on this sitcom
Bosom Buddies
The back of a Salem rocker is usually lower than the back of this other rocker named for a Mass. city
Boston
You'll find this oldest public park in the United States between Beacon & Tremont Streets
Boston Common
A DAR chapter in Massachusetts has one of the chests from this December 16, 1773 event
Boston Tea Party
This current secretary-general accompanied Anwar Sadat on his historic 1977 trip to Israel
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Melting copper & zinc together is the traditional recipe for this alloy used since Neolithic times
Brass
Many 17th century New York City households had one of these to form a brigade in case of fire
Bucket
Though he was already emperor of one country, Franz Joseph was crowned in this city June 8, 1867
Budapest
Greece & Turkey
Bulgaria
Steve Young
Byu (Brigham Young)
This 1969 film, seen here, wasn't Goldie's first, but it gave her her first major film role:
Cactus Flower
While Pascal's could only add & subtract, Leibniz' could multiply
Calculator
1 of 2 "dream"y Top 20 songs recorded by Cass Elliott with The Mamas and The Papas
California Dreamin' & "Dream A Little Dream Of Me"
Founded in Pasadena in 1891 as the Throop University, it has many Nobel-winning alumni
Caltech
This -ism named for Protestant reformer John is associated with the values of thrift & labor
Calvinism
It's the popular query in Verizon's TV ads
Can You Hear Me Now?
The Cleveland Clinic tops U.S. News' 1996 ranking of hospitals in this, the study of the heart
Cardiology
Nobody does it better than this woman who sang "Nobody Does It Better"
Carly Simon
For the school play, this process of choosing actors & assigning parts started--I hope they pick me!
Casting
In contrast to their Orthodox cousins, the majority of Croatians are of this Christian denomination
Catholic
Judy Garland was the first female honored with the special Golden Globe Award named for this director
Cecil B. Demille
A mixture of this seed & salt is used in Bloody Marys & stuffings
Celery
This pop star's set to do her last show before taking her sabbatical in Montreal
Celine Dion
These Chinese noodles are made from mung-bean flour or seaweed, not clear package wrap
Cellophane Noodles
Because of his loyal slave, a Greek known for introducing performers was known as the master of him
Ceremonies
Speech on ending his fast, March 10, 1961, Delano, California
Cesar Chavez
En francais, s'il vous plait! This thick slice of tenderloin is broiled & served with potatoes & a bernaise sauce
Chateaubriand
In 1999 this General Mills cereal came out with Millenios, featuring 2s as well as the usual Os
Cheerios
I know you like this nut "Roasting On An Open Fire", along with your enemies; try some sweetened ones, as in marrons glaces
Chestnuts
If these are too hot, drink milk: casein in milk wipes away capsaicin, the fiery compound that gives them heat
Chilies (Chili Peppers)
Cartoons featuring this mute penguin included "Snow Place Like Home" & "Polar Fright"
Chilly Willy
In November 1998 the Getty Museum bought his seminal 1870s painting "Impression: Sunrise"
Claude Monet
This material can be shaped by hand & fired in a kiln to make pottery
Clay
These formed a "cover" overhead & forced the cancellation of a Feb. 7, 2010 Space Shuttle launch
Clouds
A 1909 suit said this product must contain enough of the actual bean & leaf in order to claim its distinctive name
Coca-Cola
Cuba Libre is just a fancy name for plain old rum, a hint of lime & this
Coca-Cola
Coir, named from the Tamil for "cord", is a rope fiber made from the husks of these palm fruits
Coconuts
Bohr was born in Oct. 1885 in this capital, where his father was a professor of physiology
Copenhagen
To communicate by exchange of letters
Correspond
One of this Central American country's 5-star hotels is the Barcelo San Jose Palacio
Costa Rica
To the Pennsylvania Dutch, smearcase is this, both large & small curd varieties
Cottage Cheese
It seems like somebody turned the lowing of these animals on high
Cows
Animal subphylum of chiefly aquatic arthropods covered by a hard shell
Crustacean
He exuberantly thanked his wife, God & Tom Cruise in accepting the 1996 Oscar as Best Supporting Actor
Cuba Gooding, Jr.
This word regarding infidelity came from a certain bird leaving its eggs in other nests to be raised
Cuckold
In John Dryden's "Sylvia the Fair (In the Bloom of Fifteen)", Sylvia meets this mythological love god
Cupid
In August 1858 this American financier succeeded in laying the first successful Transatlantic cable
Cyrus Field
Born in Bohemia in 1884, Edward Benes was the first foreign minister & second president of this country
Czechoslovakia
Despite its name, this large Midwest city's "Free Press" costs 20 cents, 75 cents on Sundays
Detroit
The Hubble Space Telescope was deployed by this space shuttle; 3 years later the Endeavour fixed its mirror
Discovery
Lara, but not Flynn Boyle, remembrance of things Pasternak, title physician, heal thyself
Doctor Zhivago
On "Cheers", Norm said it was this kind of world & "I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear"
Dog-Eat-Dog
Hannah Montana's grandmother (Vicki Lawrence) is always feudin' with Hannah's godmother (her)
Dolly Parton
After "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", he served up "The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul"
Douglas Adams
The Classic Movie Monsters stamps from 1997 included Bela Lugosi as him
Dracula
Famous slave who sued for his freedom in 1857
Dred Scott
In May 1857, 2 months after the Supreme Court ruled against him, this slave & his family were freed
Dred Scott
Lemon________ Rain__________ Cough________
Drop
If you do it with "a dime" you inform on someone
Drop A Dime
Ireland's most populous county, it shares its name with Ireland's most populous city
Dublin
My album of this maestro's songs included "Sophisticated Lady" & "In a Sentimental Mood"
Duke Ellington
Superior, Wisconsin & this Minnesota port lie at the western terminus of the Great Lakes
Duluth
Fred came out of retirement to replace an injured Gene Kelly as Judy Garland's co-star in this holiday musical
Easter Parade
According to Deuteronomy, you can't do this to a bat, even if it's been batter-dipped
Eat It
The name of this city, an early logging center, is French for "clear water"
Eau Claire
Author who wrote, "What was it that so unnerved me in the contemplation of the house of Usher?"
Edgar Allan Poe
The Last Drop Tavern was named for its proximity to the spot where public hangings took place in this Scottish capital
Edinburgh
In 1698, this comet discoverer took a ship called the Paramour Pink on the first purely scientific sea voyage
Edmond Halley
Abelard could have read the daily news about this famous Spaniard born Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar
El Cid
Leftist guerrillas are in their 10th yr. of trying to overthrow this country's gov't now led by Alfredo Cristiani
El Salvador
Adjectives used to tell your ancient Pliny writers apart
Elder & "Younger"
Now president of the American Red Cross, the 1st woman Secretary of Transportation was inducted in 1995
Elizabeth Dole
She was crowned queen of England just 4 days after Edmund Hillary conquered Mount Everest
Elizabeth Ii
She's had 5 Oscar-nominated roles: Gloria Wandrous, Martha, Susanna Drake, Maggie Pollitt & Catherine Holly
Elizabeth Taylor
Once called Oyster Island, it became part of the Statue of Liberty nat'l monument in 1965
Ellis Island
The 1806 "Prophet Hen of Leeds" in this country laid eggs that said "Christ is coming"; turns out the eggs were placed there
England
I was a lookout--I didn't bust open the lock for the "breaking" part or do this crime that goes with it
Entering
Though it never went into space, this first shuttle did make a short flight in 1977 co-piloted by Fred Haise, Jr.
Enterprise
Often seen in classifieds: EOE
Equal-Opportunity Employer
This city is Pennsylvania's only port on the Great Lakes
Erie
(Jimmy in Kauai) George C. Scott came to Hawaii to film "Islands in the Stream", which was based on a novel by this author
Ernest Hemingway
In a 2006 Country Weekly poll, she was named "Country's Most Beautiful" woman; I'm sure hubby Tim agrees
Faith Hill
"Criminal" singer Fiona weds Steve, author of legal thrillers like "Double Tap", & hyphenates to get this potable name
Fiona Apple-Martini
Allen Ginsberg is said to have coined this phrase for the peaceful goals of the '60s counterculture
Flower Power
In chapter I of Dickens' "Bleak House" this is "everywhere...up the river...down the river...in the eyes & throats..."
Fog
Worst Place to Catch "Our American Cousin": This venue, for its April 14, 1865 performance
Ford's Theatre
This word can be used for one's riches as well as one's lot in life; Twain (& others) have called it "outrageous"
Fortune
How does this bear get to work? Walka-walka-walka!
Fozzie Bear
Weak, fragile payment insuring that a released defendant will return to court
Frail Bail
The man seen here was president of this country for the 2nd half of the decade: [video clue: Valery Giscard d'Estaing]
France
The 2 nice-smelling gifts traditionally brought by the 3 wise men to the baby Jesus
Frankincense And Myrrh
The presidential library system formally began in 1939 when this man donated his papers to the federal government
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The 2 shades of red named for January's & July's birthstones
Garnet & Ruby
Though France beat this future American president in a 1754 battle at Fort Necessity, it lost the war
George Washington
The Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site includes Booker T. Washington's home & a museum devoted to this peanut guy
George Washington Carver
2 rocks known as the Pillars of Hercules flank the eastern end of this strait
Gibraltar
This Irving Berlin song has been called "The Nation's Unofficial Second National Anthem"
God Bless America
Helena sprang up after 1864, when this was found in Last Chance Gulch; the gulch is now the main street of Helena
Gold
A 2008 U.K. thief who fell asleep in a child's bed with all his stolen goods was dubbed this fairy tale girl "Burglar"
Goldilocks
The Aramaic name for Calvary, the hill in Jerusalem on which Jesus was crucified
Golgotha
Appropriately, a foot-long, 7-lb. African frog bears the name of this 6-cubits-&-a-span Biblical person
Goliath
This wife of George Burns said that she was so surprised by her birth, she "couldn't talk for a year and a half"
Gracie Allen
The siege of this kingdom, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, began in late 1491
Granada
7-day celebration to promote sororities & fraternities
Greek Week
In September 1981, 44 years after it was painted, this anti-war mural was returned to Spain
Guernica
This gulf between Sweden & Finland is the largest arm of the Baltic Sea
Gulf Of Bothnia
The Red River of Asia empties into this gulf
Gulf Of Tonkin
He's the regimental bhisti, or water carrier, that Rudyard Kipling made famous
Gunga Din
In the 1605 Gunpowder Plot, he led a group of conspirators in trying to blow up the English Parliament
Guy Fawkes
Later chief of staff, this adman became Nixon's campaign manager in 1968 & handled the puff 'n stuff pieces
H.R. Haldeman
Israel's third-largest city, this port was built on the northern slopes of Mount Carmel
Haifa
1902: "He said he would shoot me unless I gave him the ivory and cleared out of the country"
Heart Of Darkness
Of Elvis' 114 Top 40 hits, this "sad" title travel destination was the first
Heartbreak Hotel
In 1915 this industrialist headed the American Peace Ship delegation
Henry Ford
In 1937 Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, a native of this country, came to Chicago & founded the New Bauhaus
Hungary
Freud had the gaul to divide the mind into three parts: the ego, the superego & this
I-D
To admire someone fanatically, especially Ruben Studdard or Kelly Clarkson
Idolize
It's what the "I" stands for in ROY G. BIV
Indigo
This Swede who starred in 3 of Hitchcock's films called him "A gentleman farmer who raised goose flesh"
Ingrid Bergman
"What I wouldn't give for a drop of good old-fashioned Creole blood"
Interview With The Vampire
Term for the stock of unsold finished goods held by a manufacturer
Inventory
Somewhat appropriately, this country has the largest Persian Gulf coastline
Iran
"The hand that rocks the cradle..."
Is The Hand That Rules The World
The conquest of this Pacific island in February & March 1945 was the largest all-Marine battle in U.S. history
Iwo Jima
Russian for "news", it was the official national publication of the Soviet government until 1991
Izvestia
He wrote "Lonesome Traveler", "Big Sur", & "Mexico City Blues" in addition to "On The Road"
Jack Kerouac
In this author's "To Build a Fire", a man needs to, in extreme cold, but it goes out
Jack London
Johnny reached No. 2 on the Country charts with this hit that shares its name with a southern capital
Jackson
This title character is governess to Adele Varens, Mr. Rochester's illegitimate child
Jane Eyre
In 2002 this former Clinton cabinet member ran for governor of Florida
Janet Reno
This 2-faced god presided over doors & beginnings, such as the beginning of the year
Janus
In July 1549 Jesuit priest & explorer Francis Xavier's ship reached this Asian country
Japan
Some claim the 1932 "suicide" of this star's husband Paul Bern was murder; she died 5 years later, at age 26
Jean Harlow
Pirate & War of 1812 hero: The Pride
Jean Lafitte
Grand Cherokee
Jeep
It's named for the third president of the U.S.
Jefferson City
Their magazine is called "The Watchtower" & their churches are called Kingdom Halls
Jehovah's Witnesses
A sea wasp is not an insect, but one of these stinging ocean "fish"
Jellyfish
Book club alert--"Then Came You" is the latest novel by this author of "Good in Bed" & "In Her Shoes"
Jennifer Weiner
This Hall-of-Fame guard & former Lakers GM is said to be the model for the player depicted in the NBA's logo
Jerry West
Chimham helped bring King David over the Jordan when he returned to this city after a rebellion
Jerusalem
She's best known for her role as Matt Dillon's wife in "Drugstore Cowboy"
Kelly Lynch
This Sudanese capital is located at the junction of the Blue & the White Nile
Khartoum
On to the main course, ma cherie, a fine gigot d'agneau, roast leg of this meat in a garlic & rosemary sauce
Lamb
Fast Italian cars are named for Enzo Ferrari, Alfieri Maserati & Ferruccio this
Lamborghini
This Hawaiian island near Molokai was once called the world's largest pineapple plantation
Lanai
Dogs lick the sores of this beggar in Luke 16; he then dies, as did a man in John 11 with the same name
Lazarus
Henry Winkler wanted his Fonzie character to be allowed to wear this instead of a cloth coat
Leather Jacket
Afraid that Poland would bar his return from Oslo, he received his 1983 prize in absentia
Lech Walesa
The November 25, 1963 front page read, this man "Shot To Death In Jail Corridor By A Dallas Citizen"
Lee Harvey Oswald
Detectives in this city in West Yorkshire follow these to solve cases
Leeds/Leads
This word commonly follows cuff or missing
Link
"Clockwatchers", "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion"
Lisa Kudrow
In a 1988 debate, he told Dan Quayle, "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy"
Lloyd Bentsen
Vouvray wines come from this valley noted for its chateaux
Loire
This trickster accompanied Thor to retrieve Thor's hammer from the giant Thrym
Loki
A 1936 fire in this city destroyed the prefabricated Crystal Palace
London
Among this capital's 32 boroughs are Tower Hamlets, Hackney & Westminster
London
Carbon dioxide is swapped for oxygen in the alveoli of these organs
Lungs
There was no love lost between these 2 men, JFK's vice president & his attorney general
Lyndon Johnson & Robert Kennedy
Jennifer Aniston won one in September 2002; her husband Brad was nominated, but didn't win
M-E/Emmy
The only day it didn't fall from the sky was on the Sabbath
Manna
Virgil introduces Dante to Manto, a long-haired woman for whom this Italian city is named
Mantua
In a colossal bronze by Cellini, Perseus is holding the head of this gorgon
Medusa
From words meaning "great madness", these people have delusions of grandeur
Megalomaniacs
They are the 2 planets closest to our sun
Mercury & Venus
It's Jason Patric's real last name; his father was a movie "Exorcist"
Miller (Son Of Jason Miller)
When Thomas Jefferson took office in March, 1801, this river formed the western U.S. boundary
Mississippi
Mark Twain said he was born in this state because "it was an unknown new state & needed attractions"
Missouri
The National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis has an exhibit on this city's 1955 bus boycott
Montgomery, Alabama
A sketch show's dead parrot lives to soar through a flaming hoop held by Cathy Lee Crosby on a '70s celeb variety show
Monty Python's Flying Circus Of The Stars
It's the body of water dreamily lamented in this song standard
Moon River
In several cases, Sherlock Holmes matched wits with this adversary he called "one of the greatest brains of the century"
Moriarty
Rhyming term for the 1993 law making states offer voter registration to driver's license applicants
Motor-Voter Law
The Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra is a device which plays music in this alphanumeric format
Mp3
Ironically, something incomprehensible is said to be "as clear as" this 3-letter word
Mud
A game of tic-tac-toe is a game of these & crosses
N-O-U-G-H-T-S
Russian ballet dancer/defector Rudolf...
N-U-R-E-Y-E-V
Caetano Veloso & Mr. Loco are among artists on the soundtrack of this Jack Black wrestling movie
Nacho Libre
In 1871 Ambrose Burnside became the first president of this group that promotes firearm safety
National Rifle Association
This Chicago-set Richard Wright novel centers on Bigger Thomas, who ends up killing his own sweetheart
Native Son
Distilled from liquid air, this gas is used to produce a bright reddish light
Neon
In area, Los Alamos is this state's smallest county
New Mexico
This "Land of Enchantment" is the only state with English & Spanish as its official languages
New Mexico
The NFL's Saints
New Orleans
L.A.'s Times Mirror Co. owns this Long Island daily with largest evening circulation in America
Newsday
I have a line in this 1604 tragedy: "Loved not wisely but too well"... dost thou think it over the top?
Othello
The title character of this tragedy is governor of Cyprus, where much of the play is set
Othello
Hungarian chemist Albert Szent-Gyorgyi was the first to isolate vitamin C from the pods of this spice
Paprika
This Raymond Chandler private eye was introduced in the 1939 novel "The Big Sleep"
Philip Marlowe
Christian Dior introduced this killer scent in 1985
Poison
When playing the video form of this game, go for the big win, a royal flush
Poker
Pope John Paul II's poem "Easter Vigil 1966" was first published in this, his native language
Polish
To make some great latkes, first you gotta grate these, the main ingredient
Potatoes
6-letter adjective for a home assembled from standard parts, or for the Beatles before they were successful
Prefab
2005: After the wedding, wife will be Duchess of Cornwall. Retiring pickup line "you could be the next Duchess of Cornwall"
Prince Charles
The Confederation Bridge, opened in 1997, is the first highway link to this Canadian island province
Prince Edward Island
Iceland's first settler, Ingolfur Arnarson, named this city "Smoky Bay" because of the hot springs there
Reykjavik
Zambia & Zimbabwe were formed out of this country named for a British colonizer
Rhodesia (Cecil Rhodes)
It's German for "strong ruler", like a lion-heart, we guess
Richard
After his death in 1994 at age 81, Time magazine put him on its cover for a record 55th time
Richard M. Nixon
This "Mending Wall" poet & his wife, Elinor, were co-valedictorians at Lawrence High School in Massachusetts
Robert Frost
This "King of the Delta Blues Singers" wrote classics like "Sweet Home Chicago" before dying young in 1938
Robert Johnson
Our lead story for Jan. 21, 1961: this man, brother of the President, was sworn in as Attorney General
Robert Kennedy
Shortly after writing "Catriona", a sequel to "Kidnapped", he died on the island of Samoa
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Samoans gave him the title "Tusitala", or "Teller of Tales"
Robert Louis Stevenson
One of 11 children, this 26th prime minister could have formed a police force out of his family
Robert Peel
The First through Fourth Macedonian Wars pitted Macedonia against this republic
Rome
Juliet kept giggling through this line in Act II, scene 2 where she says her lover's name 3 times
Romeo, Romeo, Wherefore Art Thou, Romeo?
"Where's the Rest of Me?"
Ronald Reagan
Philadelphia pharmacist Charles Hires invented this beverage in the mid-1800s
Root Beer
Hope it was worth it; in 1989 his "Satanic Verses" made the Top 10
Salman Rushdie
Never mentioned by name in the Bible, this daughter of Herodias is one of the most famous women in it
Salome
Just because Grandma collects these shakers doesn't mean there's too much sodium in her diet
Salt Shakers
This dance was popular for decades in Brazil before achieving popularity in the U.S. around 1930
Samba
The government ordered 1,000 pistols from him during the Mexican War
Samuel Colt
In April 2001 she announced her engagement to her "Scooby Doo" co-star Freddie Prinze, Jr.
Sarah Michelle Gellar
On this TV show, Dan Aykroyd pitched a timesaving cooking device known as a Bass-O-Matic
Saturday Night Live
Caused by a type of streptococcus, it's a "colorful" childhood malady marked by a widespread red rash
Scarlet Fever
You can still visit this Hollywood drugstore seen in "Sunset Blvd."--at Universal Studios Florida, that is
Schwab's
As part of a dowry, the Orkney & Shetland Islands were turned over to this country in 1472
Scotland
Located in the Highlands, Loch Lomond is this country's largest lake
Scotland
This pitch, which Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson called the fadeaway, is a type of '30s movie comedy
Screwball
Havelock Ellis' 7-volume work on "The Psychology of" this was at first considered pornographic & only for doctors
Sex
Only one letter apart, they're the 2 main ways to reproduce in the animal & plant kingdoms
Sexual & Asexual
1998: "'Twelfth Night' Writer's Amorous Adventures"
Shakespeare In Love
Infant, schoolboy, lover, soldier, the Justice, the Pantaloon, second childishness
Shakespeare's Seven Ages Of Man
Kobe called it "idiotic criticism" that he hadn't (until 2009) won an NBA title without this teammate
Shaquille O'neal
Maugham: "The Moon and _____"
Sixpence
Just 25 miles N. of Manhattan, this "Sleepy" village is the place "where the Headless Horseman rode"
Sleepy Hollow
In the song "Winter Wonderland", these "ring, are you listening"
Sleigh Bells
Keuffel & Esser, the dominant maker of these calculating devices, made its last one in 1975
Slide Rule
Bushmaster, coral, hognose
Snakes
The World Cup & the Copa America are two of the major international competitions in this sport
Soccer
1989: "...and Sheba"
Solomon
Quebec's Anticosti Island, at the mouth of this river, is the site of a provincial park
St. Lawrence
He wrote to the Corinthians, "When I became a man, I put away childish things"
St. Paul
Alfred Nobel was raised in this Russian city, then the capital, & also went to college there
St. Petersburg
A group of full-time employees, or the set of 5 horizontal lines on which notes of music are written
Staff
On Aug. 5, 1884 the cornerstone of this landmark's pedestal was laid on Bedloe's Island
Statue Of Liberty
With fire, iron & carbon are forged into this strong alloy
Steel
Descartes thought therefore he knew this first person singular form of the verb "to be"
Sum
(Hi, I'm Catherine Bell of "JAG") This synonym for "brief" refers to a court-martial with just 1 officer acting as judge & jury
Summary Court-Martial
This doctor lit up China as its provisional president in 1911
Sun Yat-Sen
Look! It's this advanced, ideal being described in the works of Nietzsche
Superman
Rudbeckia triloba is this "Brown-Eyed" plant, less well known than the Black-Eyed one
Susan
Prince Siegfried & Odette drown themselves toward the end of this classic ballet
Swan Lake
The Omaha company that introduced the following product in 1954: (TV Dinner)
Swanson
An actor for almost 40 years, he didn't appear in films until playing Kaspar Gutman in 1941's "The Maltese Falcon"
Sydney Greenstreet
18 years after her suicide, she was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for her collected poems
Sylvia Plath
Unlike birds today, the hesperonis of the cretaceous period had these, all the better to eat fish with
Teeth
Style of Mexican-American pop music made famous by Selena
Tejano
The USA's largest military park is Chickamauga & Chattanooga, which covers over 9,000 acres in these 2 states
Tennessee & Georgia
1982 recipients included Mother Teresa & this "Big Daddy" of Southern playwrights
Tennessee Williams
While working at the International Shoe Company, he met a man named Stanley Kowalski, a name he would later use in a play
Tennessee Williams
Future astronaut Sally Ride was so good at this sport that Billie Jean King suggested she turn professional
Tennis
This lord's poem "Locksley Hall" tells of "pilots of the purple twilight, dropping down with costly bales"
Tennyson
A team from Mexico won in chem for creating diamonds from this Jalisco liquor distilled from fermented mash of an agave
Tequila
Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Bhumibol Adulyadej grew up to become king of this country
Thailand
Politicians often complain about having to make appearances on this "unappetizing poultry" circuit
The "Rubber Chicken" Circuit
Big Bill McKinley was on this big bill last issued in 1945; it's worth 5 Franklins
The $500 Bill
Toni Basil turned down the demo of "Walk Like an Egyptian"; it then went to this group who took it to No. 1
The Bangles
Supposedly made by William the Conqueror's wife, there's a 230' long copy of it in the V&A Museum
The Bayeux Tapestry
(Hi, I'm Jeff Probst (in Thailand)) Parts of this 2000 Leonardo DiCaprio movie were filmed nearby on the beach of Thailand's Phi Phi Island
The Beach
Their 1988 hit "Kokomo" mentions "Aruba, Jamaica, ooo I wanna take you to Bermuda, Bahama..."
The Beach Boys
This NFL team once thought about naming themselves the Chicago Cubs; they now bear a more mature name
The Bears
The Rolling Stones, The Dave Clark Five, The Beatles
The Beatles
This portion of the brain coordinates voluntary movements & balance
The Cerebellum
In "The Magician's Nephew" in this C.S. Lewis series, Polly is tricked into touching rings made from Atlantis' dust
The Chronicles Of Narnia
George Bush served as director of this spy organization in 1976 & 1977
The Cia
This river of the Pacific Northwest provides much of the boundary between Washington & Oregon
The Columbia
This Arthur Miller play, set in the 17th c., was originally titled "Those Familiar Spirits"
The Crucible
Poutine, a Montreal treat, is covered with gravy & this solid element of cheese
The Curd
This "beautiful blue" river begins as 2 small springs, the Breg & Brigach, in the Black Forest
The Danube
Poet William Drennan claimed to have coined this colorful name for Ireland about 1795
The Emerald Isle
This Beethoven piano concerto, Opus 73, sounds fit for more thn a king
The Emperor
Term for the Neoclassical style of furniture, decoration & fashion in vogue in Napoleonic France
The Empire Style
This woodwind with a pear-shaped bell is often called by its French name, cor anglais
The English Horn
In 1997 Wham-O introduced a Max Flight version of this 1950s sensation that flew farther & was easy to catch
The Frisbee
You can see how this tallest animal is most vulnerable when drinking, as it has to splay its legs & lower its head
The Giraffe
Calista Flockhart played the "fragile" Laura in a 1994 revival of this Tennessee Williams play
The Glass Menagerie
The Bald Eagle is the USA's symbol while this other North American type has been called the king of birds
The Golden Eagle
In 1952 the U.S. Army formed the special forces group later nicknamed this
The Green Berets
Darjeeling tea is grown in Darjeeling, India, in the foothills of these mountains
The Himalayas
Zoey Redbird is the protagonist in this "dark" series of teen bestsellers by P.C. & Kristin Cast
The House Of Night
Popular '50s kids' show that featured the clown seen here ("Clarabell")
The Howdy Doody Show
Bauhaus appropriately sang "Bela Lugosi's Dead" in this sanguine film starring Bowie & Deneuve
The Hunger
2-word descriptive term for Mercury, Venus, Earth or Mars because of their orbits nearest the sun
The Inner Planets
The 8 in this collegiate group include Yale, Brown & Harvard
The Ivy League
Stephon Marbury, a Brooklyn native & childhood fan of this team, joined them in 2004--with mixed results
The Knicks
Its Catholic version forgives trespasses & trespassers; in some Protestant versions, debts & debtors
The Lord's Prayer
Poem containing the line "Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door"
The Raven
6 of these were brought inside the Tower of London in 2006 to guard them against bird flu
The Ravens
Each season, 7 strangers share a home, as well as their lives, loves & libidos, on this long-running series
The Real World
Sherlock Holmes' adventures include one "of the Blue Carbuncle" & one about this "League"
The Red-Headed League
After light enters the eye, it focuses an image on this tissue which contains the rods & cones
The Retina
Passenger railways serving Fairbury through the years included the Union Pacific & this one mentioned in the song heard here
The Rock Island Line
The Bay of Fundy is famous for its range of these, the widest on Earth
Tides
Paul wrote 2 Epistles to the Corinthians, 2 to the Thessalonians & 2 to this individual
Timothy
This capital lies on the southern part of the Kanto plain, one of the largest areas of flat land in Japan
Tokyo
From the Latin for "to clip", it's the shaved patch on the crowns of the heads of some monks
Tonsure
Though French chefs most often make soup from this reptile, its flippers may be braised & served in sauce
Turtle
Fight as Anderson Silva or Brock Lesnar in the 2009 "Undisputed" version of this mixed martial arts game
Ufc
In 2008 Lindsay's guest star role on this fashion world sitcom was mysteriously cut from 6 episodes to 4
Ugly Betty
This Portuguese explorer commanded the first fleet to reach India from Europe
Vasco Da Gama
Andorra, Monaco, Vatican City
Vatican City
The premiere of this Quasimodo creator's play "Hernani" caused a riot; Verdi based an opera on it anyway
Victor Hugo
In the mid-1880s, it was the capital of the Crown colony of Vancouver Island
Victoria
The powder form of this green condiment must be mixed with water before becoming a paste
Wasabi
Its Boeing manufacturing plant in Everett is the world's largest building by volume
Washington
After 36 seasons in Montreal, the Expos moved to this city in 2005 & were renamed the Nationals
Washington, D.C.
An Asian Buddhist temple, & a unit of power
Wat & Watt
Hockey: 92 goals
Wayne Gretzky
The more familiar name for a "synoptic chart"
Weather Chart (Or Weather Map)
Born 1834 in Massachusetts, "Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 2: Thomas Carlyle", died 1903
Whistler
WHT
William Howard Taft
January 29, 1843 in Niles, Ohio
William Mckinley
In Eugene Field's "Dutch Lullabye", the names of the 3 wooden shoe sailors
Wynken, Blynken, & Nod
The number of different hexagrams in the I Ching, or the number of squares on a checkerboard
64
This 2-word term sounds like a fight between kings, but it's really a large, usually intense conflict
A Battle Royal
Tursiops truncatus, the scientific name of this beaked dolphin, means "dolphin with a cut-off face"
A Bottlenose Dolphin
For formal wear there are 2 types of these ties: the bat wing & the thistle
A Bowtie
I was so clumsy at the Chicago NBA Arena that I felt like one of these critters "in a china shop"
A Bull
"Dumbledore" is actually an old word for this insect; J.K. Rowling imagined him humming all the time
A Bumblebee
In this holiday classic, Ralphie's dad's "leg lamp" causes quite a stir
A Christmas Story
A Stanley Kubrick film: KOOK CREW GO CARNAL
A Clockwork Orange
You can recognize Germany's House of 1000 Clocks by its water wheel & this type of clock on the side of the house
A Cuckoo Clock
The 1930 U.S. Census was the first to ask if residents owned one of these & 12 million were counted
A Radio
In 1966 The Cyrkle sang, "The worst is over now, the mornin' sun is shinin' like" this
A Red Rubber Ball
Clare of Assisi, whose miracles saved her city from destruction twice, died in 1253 & became one of these in 1255
A Saint
In India, most women wear this outer garment that consists of a piece of cloth that's draped around the body
A Sari
A schooner builder
A Shipwright
As a verb, it means to raise the shoulders to express indifference; in fashion, it's a type of short sweater
A Shrug
Homo sapiens had a higher & more rounded one of these than did Homo erectus
A Skull
Sydney Carton solves the problem of saving Charles Darnay's neck (literally) in this work
A Tale Of Two Cities
In 1843 Samuel Morse & Alfred Vail received $30,000 to build this between Baltimore & Washington, D.C.
A Telegraph Line
A positive photograph made on a plate of sensitized metal
A Tintype
The affenpinscher is grouped as one of these small "plaything" dogs
A Toy
It's the target of the bowler in the sport of cricket
A Wicket
Hiawatha might be frustrated when sent on a wawa chase, as "wawa" means this creature
A Wild Goose
Annual keepsake containing photos of the students & faculty; will you sign mine?
A Yearbook
She was the doyenne of Amer. high fashion as editor of Harper's Bazaar & Vogue for more than 30 years
Diana Vreeland
According to the title of an Errol Flynn film, "They" did this "with their boots on"
Died
In 1986 this dictator fled Haiti, ending 28 years of rule by his family
Baby Doc Duvalier
Hearing happens in the cochlea; your sense of this in the nearby semicircular canals & vestibule
Balance
The semicircular canals & the utricle & saccule make up the ear's organs for your sense of this term
Balance
A fisherman's wicker basket
Creel
In 1887 Melvil Dewey founded the USA's first library school at this NYC university
Columbia
A 1914 $5 Federal Reserve note depicted the pilgrims & this explorer sighting land on the reverse side
Columbus
Though the Ohio stamp featured Cleveland, its first day cover was released in this city
Columbus
This geometric area is seen here in the 1890s, when it got its name after a gift from New York City's Italians
Columbus Circle
...from a punctuation mark & you get this state of prolonged unconsciousness
Coma (From Comma)
"Growing" from the Italian, this music term means a gradual, steady increase in loudness
Crescendo
4,000 years ago, this island was starting its middle Minoan period
Crete
Ency. Americana says that topless dresses were the fashion of the day for women on this Minoan isle
Crete
At Obrycki's in Baltimore you can feast on this in a savory soup, "cocktail" or "cakes"
Crab
A comedy troupe, or what critics found forming between what was reported & what was happening in Vietnam
Credibility Gap
The field & house types of this chirping insect are raised & sold as fish bait
Crickets
It's the largest peninsula jutting into the Black Sea
Crimean Peninsula
Thomas Gibson & Shemar Moore star as members of the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit on this drama
Criminal Minds
This Mindfreak-y performer changed his name from Christopher Sarantakos
Criss Angel
Criteria
Criterion
After an 1835 election loss, he told Tennesseans, "You may all go to Hell & I will go to Tex."; never did like his hat
Crockett
This proverbially wealthy man of ancient times was the last king of Lydia
Croesus
As a noun, it's a short whip; as a verb, to trim a photo
Crop
Malta's 1- & 2-Euro coins depict an 8-pointed this, a symbol of Malta
Cross
In 601 the Lombards destroyed this Italian city, home to a shrewish Kate, but it made a quick comeback
Padua
William Tyler Page, who wrote "The American's Creed" that the House adopted in 1918, had this job there in 1881
Page
Bill could easily bid on Bolivia: their GDP, this annual figure, is less than half what he's worth
Gross Domestic Product
It's one of the leaner types of chopped beef for hamburgers
Ground Round
His operation for cancer of the jaw was kept secret until long after he left office in 1897
Grover Cleveland
Toward the end of Benjamin Harrison's term, this man was elected president of the U.S. for a second time
Grover Cleveland
The name of this tree, seen here, comes from the language of Brazil's Tupi indians
Jacaranda
In 1951, this American biologist went to Cambridge, where his life became intwined with Francis Crick's
James D. Watson
Almost exactly equal to the mass of 1,000 cubic centimeters of water, it's a base unit in the metric system
Kilogram
In 1990 this future Mrs. Alec Baldwin & investors paid $20 million for a GA. town; they sold it in '95 for $4.3 million
Kim Basinger
Go due west from Sao Paulo & you'll next make your guay into this country
Paraguay
A raven's not picky, eating rodents, insects, grain & garbage in this kind of diet, from the Latin for "all eating"
Omnivore
Many low-growing herbs are common weeds called these, a term also used for a kind of tropical banana
Plantains
He founded The Academy, one of Greece's first colleges that met regularly in a set place
Plato
The first of these structures was built for King Zoser in Saqqarah in the 27th Century B.C.
Pyramids
This California city has the USA's oldest Columbus Day parade & an Italian Banquet at the Fairmont Hotel, too
San Francisco
In 2000 software giant Adobe Systems began building a third tower in this city's downtown
San Jose
There's a park named for JFK in this capital of Costa Rica
San Josã©
William Wordsworth's poem about this Haitian begins "Toussaint, the most unhappy Man of Men!"
Toussaint L'ouverture
Legend says Saint Rule brought this saint's relics to the coast of Fife in 368
St. Andrew
This saint's cross appears on the provincial flag of Nova Scotia
St. Andrew
This word ends the title of a 1941 Bill of Rights tribute program heard by 60 million, "We hold these..."
Truths
Also called the yellow poplar, this state tree is named for its flowers that resemble a certain Dutch flower
Tulip Tree
To make use of your Space Bag, you usually attach it to this household appliance
Vacuum Cleaner
In February 1778 Baron Friedrich von Steuben arrived at this Pennsylvania site to train the Continental Army
Valley Forge
Squaw, Death, Great Rift
Valleys
An author succumbs to cholera, leading to his "Death in" this Italian city
Venice
English nobles' souvenirs of Italy often included a Canaletto view of this city's Grand Canal
Venice
A thick cloud cover is one reason temperatures at its equator & poles are about the same
Venus
Not far from Roanoke, this military school broke a 158 year tradition & admitted women in 1997
Vmi (Virginia Military Institute)
...In a screwdriver
Vodka
It's been proposed that sulfate aerosols from these geological phenomena killed off the dinosaurs
Volcanoes
Terry McMillan's bestselling 1992 novel about 4 African-American friends
Waiting To Exhale
Jane magazine says this sport "is to waterskiing what snowboarding is to skiing"
Wakeboarding
An easy one to begin: he's the 21st Prince of this
Wales
In 1986 rappers Run-D.M.C. remade this 1976 Aerosmith song
Walk This Way
This publisher & philanthropist established TV Guide, Seventeen & schools of communication at USC & Penn
Walter Annenberg
This former CBS anchorman is affectionately known as "Uncle Walter"
Walter Cronkite
It's 3-letter slang for mouth, as in "shut your..."
Yap
He was recently voted in as president of the new self-rule Palestinian government
Yasser Arafat
Contemporary virtuoso cellist whose "boys" robbed banks in the 1930s
Yo-Yo Ma Barker
Astanga is a high-energy type of this discipline whose name is Sanskrit for "union"
Yoga
Send mail to this critter c/o the Ranger's Station, Jellystone Park
Yogi Bear
Used on citrus fruits, it's the item seen here
Zester
From 1979 to 1981, Neil Goldschmidt was Secretary of this department abbreviated D.O.T.
The Department Of Transportation
This 1959 film set in Amsterdam won Shelley Winters her first Oscar as Mrs. Van Damme
The Diary Of Anne Frank
In 1086 William the Conqueror had a survey of England taken which was recorded in this book
The Domesday Book
Created in New York, it began May 26, 1896 as an average of just 12 numbers & came out to 40.94
The Dow Jones
A 1998 CD of music from this sitcom featured "Cleveland Rocks" & "Five O'Clock World"
The Drew Carey Show
Aquila
The Eagle
In June 1992 over 100 heads of state met in Rio de Janeiro for this environmental "Summit"
The Earth Summit
Baba ghanoush is a Middle Eastern spread made with this purple-skinned vegetable
The Eggplant
With more than 10% of the population, they form Turkey's largest minority ethnic group
The Kurds
California car buyers are protected by the Tanner Consumer Protection Act, known by this alliterative name
The Lemon Law
A ferocious enemy of slavery, in 1831 Garrison started this newspaper, also a nickname of Simon Bolivar
The Liberator
In 1986 & again in 2001, people power protests in this nation pushed out male presidents & replaced them with females
The Philippines
On June 15, 1991 a volcanic eruption tore the top off Mount Pinatubo in this country
The Philippines
Turin is the only major city on both banks of this river
The Po River
In 1988 Sergei Bubka became the 1st Olympic champion to exceed 19 feet in this event
The Pole Vault
The new Woodrow Wilson Bridge project will connect Maryland & Virginia across this river
The Potomac
Praise the Lord! This Handel oratorio includes the famous "Hallelujah Chorus"
The Messiah
Carl Hiaasen joined this publication in 1976 & has written a column for it since 1985
The Miami Herald
This 1992 film spawned 2 sequels & an NHL team
The Mighty Ducks
It's set in the 1880s in Tuscumbia, Ala. & at the Perkins Institution for the Blind
The Miracle Worker
This U.S. women's team steamrolled to gold in Athens, outscoring opponents 51-1
The Women's Softball Team
Seoul is about 20 miles from this "colorful" sea
The Yellow Sea
Castle Richmond is the title setting of an 1860 work by this author of "Barchester Towers"
(Anthony) Trollope
In 1967 this man's aircraft company merged with McDonnell Aircraft
(Donald) Douglas
Kim Bauer, Tony Almeida, President David Palmer
24
Vampires appear when the sun sets for a month in Alaska in this 2007 film based on a graphic novel
30 Days Of Night
Aside from the Dakotas & Carolinas, # of states with 2 words in their names as commonly used
6
It's the only ursine species still found in California
A Black Bear
A helicopter
A Chopper
A person who eats only milk & plant products may be described by this 15-letter word
A Lactovegetarian
In 1994 Bill Gates paid a record price for one of these, $30.8 million for a 72-page Leonardo one
A Manuscript
It's the term for a regular Quaker gathering; like at a business one, minutes are read
A Meeting
Giving herself a wavy look with a home one of these--if it doesn't work, she may not come out for days
A Permanent
If you see the rock species of this urban bird on a ledge, don't try to talk it down; it may just be building a nest
A Pigeon
4-letter word for any article used to dress a stage for a scene, or any object carried by hand onstage
A Prop
Meaning "of whom", it's the Latin term for the minimum number of Congress members needed to transact business
A Quorum
An old saying or proverb, or a tool you'd find in the garage
A Saw
The one at the Staples Center is an 8-sided video one above center court
A Scoreboard
The northern fur species of this migrates from its breeding grounds in Alaska's Pribilof Islands to California
A Seal
It's space that's entirely void of matter
A Vacuum
He was postmaster of New Salem, Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Of CNN, TNN & TNT, the 2 founded by Ted Turner
Cnn & Tnt
Sissy Spacek did her own singing in this 1980 film bio
Coal Miner's Daughter
The small Welsh pony was bred to work in the confined spaces of these
Coal Mines
"Nothing" is the answer to "Does a dog have Buddha nature?", one of these paradoxes
Coan
The kind of icy extremities an apprehensive bridegroom gets
Cold Feet
In 1932 Philip Wylie & Edwin Balmer collaborated on the novel "When Worlds" do this
Collide
On July 20, 2010 this S. American country will kick back with some good coffee to celebrate 200 years of indep.
Colombia
It's what Lassie was asked to do in the title of the classic 1938 Eric Knight short story
Come Home
NASA's Spaceguard Survey watches for the "extremely small" probability of these 2 objects coming to smash Earth
Comets & Asteroids
The Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership honors the late secretary of this cabinet department
Commerce
In Haiti, lambi is this big spiral-shelled sea snail (If I eat it, can I hear the ocean?)
Conch
From the Latin concidere, "to cut up". I've already said too much
Concise
"The Battle Road" linked Boston & Cambridge with this famous battle site
Concord
Established in 1903, the oldest U.S. military base in continuous use outside of the U.S. is in this country
Cuba
Get the door, it's this company that really delivers: DPZ
Domino's Pizza
This Johnny Depp character tells his psychiatrist, "Don Octavio, you are a great lover like myself'
Don Juan De Marco
After a lengthy hiatus, Garry Trudeau brought this strip back to 810 daily papers
Doonesbury
It protrudes upward from the hump of the humpbacked whale
Dorsal Fin
Unlike the shape of a dolphin's, this fin on most porpoises is triangular
Dorsal Fin
King Hussein of Jordan offered David Lean camel-riders of the desert patrol as extras for this 1962 epic
Lawrence Of Arabia
To help him build a poweful navy, this "Magnificent" Ottoman ruler enlisted the aid of Barbarossa
Suleiman
Brimstone is another name for this light yellow nonmetallic element
Sulphur
King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Thailand
On July 16, 1945 the Nuclear Age began when this govt. project exploded the first atomic bomb near Alamogordo
The Manhattan Project
North & South America, to the Europeans following Columbus' discovery
The New World
Most of my mail arrived addressed to this person, meaning anyone living in the house
The Occupant
1914: This country closes the Dardanelles waterway to Allied ships
Turkey
In Greek myth, Hera is both the wife & the sister of this supreme god
Zeus
This type of catfish can generate a 450-volt shock, less than the "eel" of the same name
Electric Catfish
Armadillo teeth don't have this, the hardest substance in (most) mammals' bodies
Enamel
The Greek god of erotic love
Eros
In almost a blink of an eye, a blepharoplasty operation can remove excess skin from these
Eyelids
2-word military command to look straight ahead
Eyes Front!
Top chefs know that Pez rarely makes it onto the menu
Ezra (Pez Rarely)
His high-profile clients have included Sam Sheppard, Patty Hearst & O.J. Simpson
F. Lee Bailey
In this Ray Bradbury novel, fireman Guy Montag doesn't put out fires, he starts them
Fahrenheit 451
Alicia Keys received 5 Grammys for 2001, including best new artist & song of the year for this hit
Fallin'
1994: Jenny Curran, Lt. Dan, "Bubba" Blue
Forrest Gump
Rights defenders: ACLU
American Civil Liberties Union
Head off road in one of these, an ATV
An All-Terrain Vehicle
Wasn't born "Dressed to Kill": Angeline Brown
Angie Dickinson
In 1963 & 1964 the Park Service reintroduced 53 bison into this South Dakota park
Badlands
As the Fresh Prince, Will Smith moved from west Philly to this ritzy California enclave
Bel-Air
Affleck's female chickens
Ben's Hens
Opened in 1922 at 142nd & Lenox, this club generally banned black customers but welcomed black musicians
Cotton Club
In 1980 fans were trying to guess & bookies were setting odds on "Who Shot J.R.?" on this program
Dallas
The Walk-In-The-Water, the first steamship on the Great Lakes, ran between Buffalo & this motor city
Detroit
Bring a rod! There's great salmon fishing on the River Exe in this English county famous for its clotted cream
Devon
It was the Chicago Tribune's erroneous 1948 election night headline
Dewey Defeats Truman
Containing "1/4 moisturizing lotion", this brand of cleansing bars "won't dry your face like soap can"
Dove
With over $3 billion in annual sales, this soft drink has 6% of the U.S. market
Dr. Pepper
Lisa Hartman played the title character on this sitcom, a spin-off from "Bewitched"
Tabitha
It's fun to pull this saltwater candy into long strands, then cut it into bite-size pieces
Taffy
The laser type of this game was inspired by "Star Wars" & popularized in the 1980s
Tag
All sharks have at least one dorsal fin & one caudal fin, better known as this
Tail
This item on a bicycle lets drivers see cyclists at night
Taillight (Or Reflector)
From Mombasa, Kenya
Tanzania
Herman Wouk won a 1952 Pulitzer Prize for this "novel of World War II"
The Caine Mutiny
This superhero team consisted of Reid Richards, The Invisible Girl, The Human Torch, & The Thing
The Fantastic Four
This "modern stoneage family" was "from the town of Bedrock, they're a page right out of history"
The Flintstones
Britt Reid was the secret identity of this comic book hero
The Green Hornet
The cougar's range overlaps with that of this slightly larger central & South American cousin
The Jaguar
To some Muslims, this cubical structure in Mecca was built by Adam & refurbished by Abraham
The Kaaba
This desert covers much of western Botswana
The Kalahari
A common injury to this joint is a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament
The Knee
This river joins the Columbia near Pasco, Washington, a little more than 1,000 miles from its source in Wyoming
The Snake River
Term for the astronomical event that heralds the beginning of summer
The Solstice
This 1928 title character begins as a man & ends, almost 400 years later, as a young woman (but not in Florida)
Orlando
The noble class in Roma, its name may be from the Latin for father
Patrician
At age 15 he was a bellringer at the Old North Church; 25 years later he told the church sexton to light 2 lanterns
Paul Revere
At 43 years, the reign of this founder of the Russian navy was the longest of any czar
Peter The Great
On this man's 87th birthday, Clinton signed a bill renaming Washington National Airport for him
Reagan
In 1996 this female country singer, a pitch person for Fritos, helped launch its new Texas Grill corn chips
Reba Mcentire
After 36 seasons in this stadium named for a U.S. senator, the Redskins moved to a new facility in Sept. 1997
Rfk (Robert F. Kennedy) Stadium
It's the last name of Tom, the psychopath Patricia Highsmith created in 1955: believe it or not!
Ripley
Amid the pomp & circumstance, Queen's College of New Jersey took this new name in 1825
Rutgers
In 1964's "From Doon with Death", she introduced Chief Inspector Reginald Wexford
Ruth Rendell
Verified facts of Naomi's daughter-in-law
Ruth's Truths
From the Latin for "sugar", this adjective means sugary or exaggeratedly sentimental
Saccharine
In her 1997 cruise, the ship made 4 knots using just 6 of these, 3 of them basketball court size
Sails
In Sweden, young girls wear crowns of candles on December 13, this saint's day
Saint Lucia
This onetime military pilot wrote "Le Petit Prince"
Saint-Exupery
On Oct. 2, 1187 this Muslim leader's forces recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders, who'd held it for 88 years
Saladin
The mud puppy, or water dog, is a large American variety of this amphibian
Salamander
In 1692 Tituba, a West Indian slave, spent 13 months in jail in this Massachusetts Bay Colony town
Salem
A museum in Florence honors this footwear designer whose work is considered art
Salvatore Ferragamo
This Texan served in the house for 25 consecutive terms & was Speaker of the House 3 times
Sam Rayburn
In "Spring Symphony", Nastassja Kinski plays Clara Wieck, pianist & wife of this composer
Schumann
A style of handwriting, or something actors would be lost without
Script
The 1979 Israel-Egypt peace treaty called for the return of this peninsula to Egypt
Sinai
It's said he turned down Pulitzer for “Arrowsmith†because he felt he was due one sooner
Sinclair Lewis
In 1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie tried to regain the British throne for this ruling family
The Stuarts
Sadiq Al-Mahdi, great-grandson of the Mahdi, led this largest African country from 1986-1989
The Sudan
From the Latin for "sun standing still", in 2011 it will happen at 5:16 P.M. GMT on June 21
The Summer Solstice
Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki wrote commentaries on the Torah & on this collection of laws, from a word for "study"
The Talmud
This cord that connects a fetus to the placenta contains 2 arteries & 1 vein
The Umbillical Cord
The U.N. adopted this, the UDHR, in 1948; I guess it'll still apply if we ever get to Alpha Centauri
The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights
U.Va. is in Charlottesville; UBA, founded in 1821, is in this South American city
The University Of Buenos Aires
In "Casablanca", it's whom Claude Rains intends to "round up" after the Nazi major is shot
The Usual Supects
E.H. Shepard's illustrations for these stories set in the Hundred Acre Wood were modeled on actual toys
The Winnie The Pooh Stories
In 2003 this Pennsylvanian became a presidential cabinet member
Tom Ridge
In this film Dennis Hopper tells a Tarantino tale to Christopher Walken, who laughs, but isn't really that amused
True Romance
After his haberdashery failed in 1922, it took him 3 years to pay back creditors
Truman
"My ____ Dads"
Two
An unaccented unit of musical time that may begin a piece
Upbeat
Direction you want to be when meeting a skunk
Upwind
This rapper "weds in Atlanta. Family of groom said to be furious. He was only supposed to show people to their seats"
Usher
Tom & Ray of "Car Talk" use the slogan "Drive Now, Talk Later" to alert us to the danger of these
Using Cell Phones While Driving
A chevron is a decorative motif resembling this letter
V
One of the 2 countries that border only Italy, due to being completely surrounded by it
Vatican City Or San Marino
Its name is Spanish for "Little Venice"
Venezuela
2 friends are on a mission with their Illinois public access show in this film
Wayne's World
It's the radio station American Movie Classics wants you to "remember"
Wenn
"Kiss today goodbye, and point me toward tomorrow..."
What I Did For Love
Your boss loads you up with meaningless busywork, so you're doing this to "your wheels"
Spinning
The L.A. Times called this "original party animal" "a canine cross between Bruce Willis & John Belushi"
Spuds Mackenzie
Former "SNL" writer Anne Beatts created this 1980s sitcom about out-of-place high school girls
Square Pegs
Though neutral today, it fought a war of independence from 1386-88
Switzerland
Famous for its koala encounters, the Taronga Zoo is on the harbor in this Australian city known for its opera house
Sydney
If you're searching for your own name on the Web, you're doing this type of 3-letter Freudian "surfing"
Ego
In October 1942 General Bernard Montgomery defeated the Germans at this Egyptian city
El Alamein
The name of this common kitchen material comes from its use in place of a mineral
Formica
Morehouse & Spelman Colleges
Georgia
From 1976: These 2 Republicans "neck in presidential primary"
Gerald Ford & Ronald Reagan
Verloren
German
"G.I. Blues" was set in this European country where Elvis served 2 years in the Army
Germany
Unlikely site of 1967 meeting between pres. Johnson & Soviet premier Kosygin was this N.J. town
Glassboro
He can put a glossy coat on your buns or, with an added "I", install your window
Glazer/Glazier
This is not all good; in fact, it's colored aluminum: [video clue]
Glitter
"I can sometimes deal with men as equals and therefore can afford to like them", she wrote in Ms.
Gloria Steinem
In Monopoly, a player collect $200 on passing this
Go
Ulysses' trousers
Grant's Pants
The ruby & Webb are pink-pulped varieties of this breakfast food
Grapefruit
This form of carbon used in fishing rods is a good conductor--so cast with care around power lines
Graphite
This city's Mississippi River Art Fair is held in the Mark Twain Historic District
Hannibal, Missouri
He published "Marjorie Morningstar" 16 years before "The Winds Of War"
Herman Wouk
These “Hermits†got their name because their lead singer resembled a character on TV's “Rocky & His Friendsâ€
Herman's Hermits
This word for a small charcoal grill is from the Japanese
Hibachi
"It takes a village to raise a child"
Hillary Clinton
The civilian part of a country at war, or a 2011 video game in which the U.S. is occupied by North Korea
Home Front
If you go shopping in Palau, you'll want to know the phrase "Ngteland a cheral?", which means this
How Much Does This Cost?
Hubert was the first name of this French designer, Audrey's longtime costumer & couturier
Hubert De Givenchy
When the Big Bang occurred, these 2 elements were first to form as they are the lightest
Hydrogen & Helium
This Tom Wolfe novel got the Presidential seal of approval when W. recommended it to friends
I Am Charlotte Simmons
"So how could I dance with another, when" this happened
I Saw Her Standing There
"Hold the hail" means you'll get a soft drink without this
Ice
In March 2002 it was reported that B-22, one of these the size of Delaware, broke free from Antarctica
Iceberg
Spokane is 18 miles west of Washington's border with this state
Idaho
1 of the top 2 states in growing dry peas; they're cultivated in the Palouse Hills
Idaho & Washington
When you're blooming with health, you're "in" it
In The Pink
Cambodia, Laos & Vietnam are part of this peninsula
Indochina
Puncak Jaya in Papua province, previously known as Irian Jaya
Indonesia
In 1949 Life magazine asked if this drip artist was "the greatest living painter in the United States"
Jackson Pollock
He painted the death of Marat & he himself died in exile in Brussels
Jacques-Louis David
He made his debut in a walk-on role in "Irma La Douce" 9 years before he played Sonny Corleone
James Caan
This first name, like that of the guy who married Medea, is from a Greek word for "healer"
Jason
Since taking over the Yankees in 1996, he's guided the team to 6 World Series appearances, winning 4 times
Joe Torre
Of the 1st 7 presidents, only these 2 were not re-elected
John Adams & John Quincy Adams
James Fenimore Cooper's novel "The Pilot" boasts a mysterious title character modeled on this naval hero
John Paul Jones
On March 16 this rear admiral was indicted for his role in the Iran/Contra affair
John Poindexter
He was the first president to use a middle name
John Quincy Adams
He was sworn in as vice president March 4, 1841 & as president April 6, 1841
John Tyler
Rooster Cogburn
John Wayne
Term for a graphic representation suggesting how fast a person acquires knowledge
Learning Curve
Christopher Marlowe: "Come live with me, and be my Jeopardy!"
Love
A scheming couple plot to take over a burger joint in the 2001 film "Scotland, Pa.", inspired by this tragedy
Macbeth
It's the name of cities in 14 states, not just Wisconsin
Madison
Mendota, Monona, Kegonsa & Waubesa are the "Four Lakes" of this Wisconsin Capital
Madison
Moving several times, the first was originally P.T. Barnum's Monster Classical and Geological Hippodrome
Madison Square Garden
She hit the Top 10 in 1987 with "La Isla Bonita", her Spanish lullaby
Madonna
(Hi, I'm Jane Seymour) In 1988 I won an Emmy for my role as this opera star in the TV miniseries "Onassis"
Maria Callas
The first group of honorees in 1978 included Arthur Rubinstein & this African-American opera singer
Marian Anderson
In 1793 this French queen was tried & executed, charged with giving military secrets to her brother Emperor Leopold II
Marie Antoinette
She plotted against the French Revolution & gave military secrets to her brother Leopold II
Marie Antoinette
Footage of this mayor using drugs failed to crack the confidence of D.C. voters; they re-elected him in 1994
Marion Barry
It's the second of the 4 gospels, as well as the shortest one
Mark
Before going to the Olympics, Michael Phelps met with this man whose record he was hoping to break
Mark Spitz
On January 3, 2004 a spacecraft named Spirit successfully landed in Gusev Crater here to search for life
Mars
When translated into English, the names of this planet's moons are fear & terror
Mars
In 1961 the Highwaymen urged him to "row the boat ashore, hallelujah"
Michael
Twice governor of Massachusetts, in 1988 he became a presidential candidate
Michael Dukakis
In 1984 he left Paramount to become chairman & chief executive of Walt Disney Productions
Michael Eisner
Between 1998 & 2005, she won the U.S. figure skating championship 8 consecutive times
Michelle Kwan
John Engler
Michigan
This state's name is from Chippewa words meaning "great water", after the lake of the same name
Michigan
In 2000 Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson ruled that this computer company should be split in two
Microsoft
There are biting & nonbiting types of this tiny insect with the name of an Archie Comics girl
Midge
Hopefully the Urban Decay make-up with the name of this 1969 film won't make you look like Ratso Rizzo
Midnight Cowboy
Cusack plays a journalist who's sent to Savannah, Georgia in this 1997 film based on a book of the same name
Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil
He modeled his "Saturday Night Live" character Linda "Coffee Talk" Richman on his mother-in-law
Mike Myers
Even though I'm a beefmaster cow, one of the "six essential qualities" I fulfill is the ability to give this
Milk
This Indian leader said "Nonviolence is the first article of my faith and the last article of my creed"
Mohandas Gandhi
Blackstrap is a variety of this brownish sugar residue that's used in animal feed
Molasses
For its 20th anniversary edition in 1997, Christina Crawford added 100 pages to this memoir
Mommie, Dearest
It's the literal translation of "my love" into French
Mon Amour
A little Boo sulleys diners at Harryhausen's restaurant in this fright-fest
Monsters, Inc.
Feb. 10, 1846: This religious group begins its exodus to the American west
Mormons
Adman Hal Riney came up with the 1984 Reagan slogan "It's" this "again in America"
Morning
The hero stows away on a whaler in Poe's "Narrative of A. Gordon Pym, of" this Massachusetts island
Nantucket
Wasted away staring at his own reflection
Narcissus
A certain military branch has served this bean as a staple since the mid-1800s, hence its name
Navy Bean
In 1906 the territory of Papua was established on this island as a protectorate under Australian control
New Guinea
With pride Satan says they're the 2000 Stanley Cup champs
New Jersey Devils
In 1790 Philadelphia replaced this city as the new capital of the U.S.
New York City
It's the native country of opera star Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, who sang at Princess Diana's wedding
New Zealand
2001: John Leguizamo (in a musical)
Toulouse-Lautrec
Number of nights in a fortnight
14
Sprinkle a half water/half bleach mix to remove this; rolling stones may gather none but patio brick sure does
Moss
This USA orginal movie about a NYC mayor came 10 years after a college football movie of the same title
Rudy
2004: Monster hunter Dr. Gabriel Van Helsing
(Hugh) Jackman
She was the longest-serving Attorney General in the 20th century
(Janet) Reno
Like 4, this number is also the square root of 16
-4
As a tie-in with the new president's programs, in 1933 Warner Bros. movies were advertised as this "in entertainment"
A New Deal In Entertainment
Strub's Pickles were originally sold out of barrels at, of course, this price per pickle
A Nickel (A Pickle)
This shape found in a deck of cards could also be called a lozenge
A Diamond
The original of Myron's statue of a nude athlete hurling one of these no longer exists, only copies
A Discus
In 1899 Congress created the honorary title "Admiral of the Navy" just for him
Admiral George Dewey
From the Latin for "defile" comes this, which thou shalt not commit
Adultery
A sharp-bladed tool, or puts 2 + 2 together
Adz/Adds
Henry Purcell's 17th century opera about Dido & this Virgil hero may be his masterpiece
Aeneas
After "after" it's a pleasurable feeling of success
Afterglow
The man he succeeded as vice president
Agnew
Egyptologist Auguste Mariette claimed his scenario was the basis for the libretto of this 1871 opera
Aida
"Monster"
Aileen Wuornos
1 of 2 Top 40 duets sung by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell with "Ain't" in the title
Ain't No Mountain High Enough Or "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing"
Trojan warrior who was the son of Telamon, or the powdered cleanser named after him
Ajax
We often use this Italian term to refer to outdoor dining
Al Fresco
1992: As the voice of the genie
Aladdin
Senate approval of the treaty to buy this area in 1867 may have been accomplished by Russian bribery
Alaska
This son of Japanese immigrants beat novelist Mario Vargas Llosa to become president of Peru
Alberto Fujimori
En route to Grenoble, the 1968 Winter Olympics site, I go by this 1992 Winter Olympics site
Albertville
Attu in this group is the westernmost island of the 50 states
Aleutian Islands
In his Nova Scotia lab, this man created a hydrofoil as well as his many acoustic devices
Alexander Graham Bell
With his 1886 wax recording cylinder, he could have made an answering machine for his phone
Alexander Graham Bell
Around 336 B.C. this conqueror's army attacked & destroyed the Greek city of Thebes
Alexander The Great
Thessalonica was a sister of this conqueror, but it was her husband who named a city after her
Alexander The Great
(Alex in gangster accent) Listen, you mugs, I didn't do it, see? I have this airtight excuse -- I was with Lola on the night of the 24th
Alibi
In this 1958 film Rosalind Russell says, "Life is a banquet & most poor suckers are starving to death!"
Auntie Mame
Ex payment (7)
Alimony
1950: "Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night"
All About Eve
In 1996 Celine Dion recorded this 1976 Eric Carmen hit in both English & Spanish versions
All By Myself
Sammy Davis, Jr. was asked, "Do you take cream & sugar in your eye?" appearing as himself on this '70s sitcom
All In The Family
On this soap's September 28, 1999 episode Erica & David went to New York & ran into Joan
All My Children
The title of this Grant Wood painting refers to the style of the house that's behind the farmer & his daughter
American Gothic
This artist collaged color strips onto a photo of Mick Jagger & silkscreened them into prints
Andy Warhol
Prophetically, she first meets Count Vronsky at a train station shortly before a man is run down by a train
Anna Karenina
Wellwood is the home of the ill-mannered Bloomfield children in this Bronte sister's novel "Agnes Grey"
Anne Bronte
She's Ben Stiller's famous mom
Anne Meara
On signing the 1979 peace treaty with Israel, this Egyptian said, "Let there be no more suffering or denial of rights"
Anwar Sadat
Y.A. Tittle & Johnny Unitas played coaches in this 1999 Al Pacino film
Any Given Sunday
1987: "Welcome To The Jungle", "Sweet Child O' Mine"
Appetite For Destruction
Galileo used a supernova in 1604 to disprove this ancient Greek's theory that the universe never changes
Aristotle
At the 1997 Rose Bowl, Ohio State handed this school's Sun Devils their only loss of the season
Arizona State
Before becoming a Bronco, Jake "The Snake" Plummer played for this university's Sun Devils
Arizona State
This guy, as Conan the Barbarian, on what's best in life: "to crush your enemies... & to hear the lamentation of their women"
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Fixed or liquid, it's anything of value you own
Asset
Told that there were already too many lawyers, Daniel Webster said, "There is always room" here
At The Top
Gilbert Vernam, an engineer with this telecom company, came up with an "unbreakable" cipher, using a random code
At&T
One reference to Yom Kippur is found in Leviticus 23, which calls for a "day of" this
Atonement
He sculpted George Bernard Shaw & Nijinsky as well as Balzac & Victor Hugo
Auguste Rodin
He was the first Roman emperor, & his 40-year reign marked the beginning of the Pax Romana
Augustus
Named by Abel Tasman, Grotte Eylandt is the biggest island in this country's Gulf of Carpentaria
Australia
It's the birth country of California's current governor
Austria
Use a Eurail pass to ride the Alberg line in this country for a scenic journey to Innsbruck
Austria
Bobby Rahal, Danny Sullivan & Michael Andretti
Auto Racing
In February 1975 this Scottish sextet's album "AWB" topped the charts
Average White Band
Prevented, or a poet (maybe Shakespeare)
Barred/Bard
This colony off the coast of Cape Hatteras was a part of the charter of the Virginia Company in the early 1600s
Bermuda
What some say "High Noon" is, or the company that runs Las Vegas' Parkview Inn
Best Western
As far as we know, this black American is the only "5th Beatle" who fits this category
Billy Preston
He's the only filmmaker ever to take home three Academy Awards in 1 night for 1 film, in 1960 for "The Apartment"
Billy Wilder
Part of a horse's harness, or pertaining to a woman on her wedding day
Bridle/Bridal
"Almost Like Being in Love", from this musical, says, "I could swim Loch Lomond and be home in half an hour"
Brigadoon
Gene Kelly & Van Johnson discover a magical Scottish village in this film
Brigadoon
Steve Young (B.S. '83, J.D. '94)
Brigham Young University
This bridge spanning NYC's East River was designated a national historic landmark in 1964
Brooklyn Bridge
With a "familial" English name, this Japanese maker of office equipment started out selling sewing machines
Brother
Martin Luther King dreamed of "the table of" this, a crowning quality in "America, The Beautiful"
Brotherhood
This actor "moonlighted" in 1987: he won an Emmy for playing a P.I. & his "The Return of Bruno" yielded a top 5 hit
Bruce Willis
From the French for "brown", this term for a person with brown hair is almost always applied to women
Brunette
Cassius & this other Roman betrayer/assassin are in the mouth of Satan
Brutus
When he began his Progressive Party, Teddy Roosevelt said he felt as fit as one of these animals
Bull Moose
We say ole! to Deloitte Consulting for software called this; it strips inane jargon from documents
Bullfighter
This hazard is simply a depression in the ground; if it contains sand it's called a sand trap
Bunker
More than 1000 British soldiers were killed or wounded in this June 17, 1775 battle in Massachusetts
Bunker Hill
The name of this residence for ranch hands indicates its beds are stacked atop each other
Bunkhouse
When returning to harbor from open water, keep red ones on the right & green ones on the left
Buoys
Like many mice, it's how genus Oxymycterus creates its refuge
Burrowing (Or Digging)
On January 4 this vice president announced to congress his own election as president
Bush
"The maxim of the British people is" this "as usual"
Business
Section of the Los Angeles Times that covers money matters like the stock market & personal finance
Business
An early resident was the countess of Lichfield, the daughter of this 17th century king who returned from exile
Charles Ii
"With malice toward none; with" this "for all... let us strive on to finish the work we are in"
Charity
In the 790s this Frankish king forced the Slavs & Avars to pay him tribute
Charlemagne
Named for the city of its birth, deep-dish or pan pizza is also called this
Chicago-Style Pizza
In the next hour we'll chill out with this band whose hits include "Yellow"
Coldplay
A book about this ever-popular sweet substance is subtitled "The Nature of Indulgence"
Chocolate
Composer who had a celebrated love affair with novelist George Sand
Chopin
It's the action you do to make butter or the device it's made in
Churn
Hot on the trail of 7 magnificent cities, Estevanico called the first one this, entered it & was killed there
Cibola
Meg Ryan played a heart surgeon touched by the other-worldly Nicolas Cage in this 1998 love story
City Of Angels
Palindromic adjective meaning "municipal"
Civic
This Romanian known for his "Endless Column" also sculpted the scandalous "Princess X"
Constantin Brancusi
He was called "Black Dan" due to his swarthy complexion & "Godlike Daniel" from his imposing style
Daniel Webster
This prolific novelist proved her "metal" once again with her 2000 bestseller "The House on Hope Street"
Danielle Steel
Tanzania's largest city & functioning capital, its name means "haven of peace"
Dar Es Salaam
Female sports vans voted this soccer player the sexiest sports star of all time, certainly in the "Galaxy"
David Beckham
The subtitle of Dan Kurzman's 1983 biography of this 1st Israeli prime minister is "Prophet of Fire"
David Ben-Gurion
The title character of this work spends his early childhood with his mother & their servant Clara Peggotty
David Copperfield
A bio of this producer of Broadway shows like "Hello, Dolly!" calls him "The Abominable Showman"
David Merrick
It's the coastal Florida city that's hosted a famous 500-mile auto race every year since 1959
Daytona Beach
"L'Appel", the first volume of this French president's WWII memoirs, was published in English as "The Call To Honor"
De Gaulle
Characters on this HBO show included Al Swearengen, Calamity Jane & Morgan Earp
Deadwood
In German, the title of this Thomas Mann novella is "Der Tod in Venedig"
Death In Venice
An Actors Studio founder once said of this play, "Who wants to see a play about an unhappy traveling salesman?"
Death Of A Salesman
To chop off the head of something
Decapitate
On June 9, 1954 Joseph Welch asked Joe McCarthy, "Have you no sense of" this "sir, at long last?"
Decency
A legal document that transfers ownership of land
Deed
Looking for the Enterprise's chief Miles O'Brien? He's been transferred to this Star Trek station
Deep Space Nine
Found near the Orange River in 1867, these gems started a rush to southern Africa
Diamonds
Pianist/entertainer Victor Borge
Denmark
Tuborg is a famous beer from this country
Denmark
Not John or Bob but territorial governor James lent his name to this "elevated" western city
Denver
Add 1 letter to a Darwinian word to get this, meaning assuming characteristics of an earlier form
Devolution
He met wife Mamie Doud in 1915 at Fort Sam Houston when they were introduced by the wife of a fellow officer
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Later his 1st att'y general, Herbert Brownell Jr. urged him to select Nixon as a running mate
Dwight Eisenhower
It precedes "Bay" on the Internet & also name the state capital spelled out by all 5 responses
E & Boise
Usually how I find Johnny Gilbert on paydays --------------------------------- E
E A GRINNING A R R Grinning From Ear To Ear
Grambling State's football coach from 1941 to 1997 becomes a Defoe title character
Eddie Robinson Crusoe
Winnie-the-Pooh's buddy with a gloomy view of life
Eeyore
Anwar Sadat was a leader of this country
Egypt
When he was born on Crete around 1540, Crete belonged to Venice, so he could have been El Veneto
El Greco
1 of 2 races Rod Taylor meets circa 800,000 A.D. in "The Time Machine"
Elois (Or Morlocks)
The ruins of Ur are in a desert because this river, which once ran near it, changed course
Euphrates
"Nature", an essay by this transcendentalist, was published anonymously in 1836
Emerson
This part of a music mixing board controls features like treble & bass
Equalizer
This Samuel Butler novel about an undiscovered country was based on an article, "Darwin among the Machines"
Erewhon
This country was once part of the U.S.S.R.
Estonia
"V", this politician's middle initial, was for "Victor", not "Victory"; he ran 5 losing presidential campaigns
Eugene V. Debs
This Italian company has trouble marketing in English-speaking countries, where its name means a flop or disaster
Fiasco
Before "Starsky and Hutch", Paul Michael Glaser played Perchik in this movie musical (Hint: Topol got top billing)
Fiddler On The Roof
This amendment to the U.S. Constitution says that no person has to be a "witness against himself"
Fifth Amendment
This term for a young woman of the '20s may come from the sound of her unfastened boots
Flapper
Fallen arches in adults can lead to this condition known medically as pes planus
Flat Feet
Sam taught himself this language
Flemish
Varieties of these insects include bee, soldier, flower, blow & fruit
Flies
This type of retail store sells more shampoo & makeup than any other
Food Stores (Supermarkets)
This happens "Where angels fear to tread" & "where wisemen never go"
Fools Rush In
In case you were wondering, FYI stands for this
For Your Information
The Bureau's Hotshot Crews are part of its responsibility for these events on 388 million acres
Forest Fires
During most of his reign in Spain only the Falangist Party was allowed
Francisco Franco
This "Third of May" artist covered the walls of his country house in grotesque paintings
Francisco Goya
The title of Nancy Horan's historical novel "Loving Frank" refers to this creator of Taliesin
Frank Lloyd Wright
In 1949 he created a machine to shave an ice rink, scoop up debris & spread fresh water
Frank Zamboni
Maximilian, who became emperor of Mexico in 1864, was the brother of this Austrian emperor
Franz Josef
L.L. Bean's company headquarters are in this city, just down the road from the original store
Freeport
Pals, like Rachel & Monica (7)
Friends
The Drosophilidae family of this insect is used extensively in genetics because of its short, 10-day life cycle
Fruit Fly
This apple with a festive name is a cross between Kidd's Orange Red & Golden Delicious
Gala
Physician at the court of Marcus Aurelius; his writings were used throughout the Middle Ages
Galen
This type of radiation, & letter of the alphabet, hulked out Bruce Banner
Gamma
Rocker Glitter & Union Gap leader Puckett
Gary
In muskrats this period, whose name is from Latin for "carrying", lasts less than a month
Gestation
From old Norse for "gush", these erupting springs are found in Iceland, New Zealand & Yellowstone
Geysers
During the course of his heroic adventures, Beowulf not only slays this monster, but his mom too
Grendel
Yakotori
Grilled
Dr. H.V. Carter illustrated this 1858 text, an instant success despite bad reviews in the British Medical Journal
Gray's Anatomy
Richard Gere was an understudy in this musical set at Rydell High before he starred in it in London
Grease
This company's "Natural Soda" line includes such flavors as Kiwi strawberry & cherry vanilla cream
Hansen's
The buck stops with this president who wrote "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
Harry S. Truman Capote
If "Entertainment Tonight" anchor Mary married Irish actor Gabriel, she'd suffer with this hyphenated name
Hart-Byrne
This state is represented by a monarch
Hawaii
While the natural wonders clear your mind, this "least affordable" state will clear your wallet
Hawaii
In astronomy, Ptolemy's geocentric model gave way to the Copernican one described by this adjective
Heliocentric
In 1519 he explored Mexico & won allies among Indians who were subservient to the Aztecs
Hernando Cortez
When this man reached Mexico in 1519, Montezuma mistook him for the god Quetzalcoatl
Hernando Cortez
1952: "The public doesn't give a damn about integrity. A town that won't defend itself deserves no help"
High Noon
Designer Sarah Phillips made news for designing this woman's inaugural gown worn on Jan. 20, 1993
Hillary Clinton
His glass sarcophagus is displayed inside a monumental edifice found on Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
I remember Bob Crane outwitting Werner Klemperer on this show every week from 1965 to 1971
Hogan's Heroes
This Los Angeles district was named after the ranch of the Wilcox family
Hollywood
An informal performance by folksingers & dancers
Hootenanny
Immediately pre-Spiro Agnew
Hubert Humphrey
The longest river wholly within the state; it's been called "The Rhine of America"
Hudson
Employee relations manager is a job in this field abbreviated HR
Human Resources
Ligaments in the elbow connect the radius & the ulna to this bone
Humerus
In the 1946 classic "The Big Sleep", he played Philip Marlowe
Humphrey Bogart
It's thought that in the early universe, this element made up 75% of all mass
Hydrogen
Bhopal is the capital of this country's Madhya Pradesh state
India
Not that we agree, but it was George Carlin who first popularized the phrase "military" this as an oxymoron
Intelligence
As 1 in 7 girls don't get enough of this mineral, Seventeen recommends they eat potatoes with skins
Iron
Einstein said this 17th & 18th c. physicist "stands before us, strong, certain and alone"
Isaac Newton
Losing ___ Washington
Isiah
At the shooting, his assassin cried, "I am a stalwart & Arthur is president now!"
James Garfield
This former governor of Virginia seen here was also our fifth U.S. president
James Monroe
This unlicensed Puritan preacher & "Pilgrim's Progress" author made shoelaces in prison
John Bunyan
This U.S. Senator is chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
John Glenn
It's an open & shut case: his "Runaway Jury" was the bestselling hardback fiction work of 1996
John Grisham
A "Steel-drivin' Man" who helped dig the Big Bend tunnel in the 1870s is said to be the basis of this folklore legend
John Henry
A one-time gag writer for Red Skelton, he was reportedly the highest-paid TV star at his peak in the 1980s
Johnny Carson
This man "At San Quentin", "More of Old Golden Throat"
Johnny Cash
After the end of the Sex Pistols, he sang lead vocals for Public Image Ltd.
Johnny Rotten (John Lydon)
His nonfiction works include "Into the Wild", "Into Thin Air" & "Under the Banner of Heaven"
Jon Krakauer
Officially, it's a kingdom
Jordan
To "pass over" this river means to reach the promised land
Jordan River
In 2007 she made her mark on the music charts with "Tattoo" from her debut album
Jordin Sparks
Premier of the Soviet Union: 1941-1953
Joseph Stalin
"I'll to the friar to know his remedy; if all else fail, myself have power to die"
Juliet
Latin heartthrob singer Enrique
Julio Iglesias
On his arrival in Egypt in 48 B.C., he was presented with his rival Pompey's pickled head
Julius Caeser
The type of nonsense you'd expect to find aboard the Chinese boat of the same name
Junk
Multi-platinum-selling singer with "Justified"; has spent quality time with Cameron Diaz
Justin Timberlake
In 1971 & 1972 he won NBA scoring titles under 2 different names
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar/Lew Alcindor
She played Tom Cruise's pretty flight instructor girlfriend in "Top Gun"
Kelly Mcgillis
Perky "prankster", counterculture commentator, "Nest" novelist
Ken Kesey
During his 1986 to 1992 presidency of Austria, the country was diplomatically isolated
Kurt Waldheim
Devon House, built in 1881 by one of the Caribbean's 1st black millionaires, is a major attraction in this Jamaican capital
Kingston
This Jamaican seaport was founded in the 1690s & became the capital in 1872
Kingston
In 1999 he returned to the screen as an elderly ex-boxer in "Diamonds", his first film role since his stroke
Kirk Douglas
Theda Bara thrilled audiences with this command to "My fool" in a 1915 film
Kiss Me, My Fool!
Was Secretary of State from 1973 to 1977
Kissinger
Game show panelist Carlisle gets cozy with comedian Jonathan, voice of a cartoon shrink, & becomes...
Kitty Katz
#2 chain in sales, they've hired style expert Martha Stewart to spruce up their image
Kmart
The playing card we call the jack is called this in England
Knave
On '80s TV: KITT, a talking black Pontiac
Knight Rider/Michael Knight (David Hasselhoff)
Born in 1918, this controversial figure served in World War II & was the fourth Secretary-General of the United Nations
Kurt Waldheim
It's the smaller of the 2 "K" stans
Kyrgyzstan
In 1987 this Stephen Bochco series was named Outstanding Drama Series at the Emmys
L.A. Law
"Beauty and the Beast" & this 1955 Disney film about puppy love both made the list
Lady And The Tramp
A third, more sexually explicit version of this 1928 D.H. Lawrence novel was finally published in the U.S. in 1959
Lady Chatterley's Lover
She's walking in her sleep when she says "All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand"
Lady Macbeth
These little red beetles will help guard your garden from aphids, scale & spider mites
Ladybug/Ladybird Beetles
Henry Armstrong is the only boxer to hold titles in 3 classes at once -- featherweight, welterweight & this
Lightweight
When these "last in the dooryard bloom'd", Walt Whitman "mourn'd, and yet shall mourn with ever-returning spring"
Lilacs
Nebraska Wesleyan University is in this state capital
Lincoln
This "Blue Bayou" singer recently released an album of rock lullabyes called "Dedicated To The One I Love"
Linda Ronstadt
This British Prime Minister introduced the Intolerable Acts in response to the Boston Tea Party
Lord (Frederick) North
Lysimache, an antiwar priestess, may have been the model for this Aristophanes title character
Lysistrata
In 1964, Grand Duchess Charlotte abdicated rule of this country to her son, Jean
Luxembourg
The only 2 countries in the world with an "X" in their names, one is found in Europe & one in the Americas
Luxembourg And Mexico
This city of east central Egypt is the southern half of the site of ancient Thebes
Luxor
Apparently, diamonds are both forever & $75 when you land on this spot on a Monopoly board
Luxury Tax
I see you have flu-like symptoms & a red bull's-eye rash; it could be this tick-borne illness first identified in 1975
Lyme Disease
On August 6, 2005 an Atlanta march supported extending the Voting Rights Act signed by this president
Lyndon Baines Johnson
In the early '70s this Barbie with the name of a California beach community sported a tan & had fun in the sun
Malibu Barbie
One rally away from winning a tennis contest
Match Point
The main seaport of Israel, Haifa is on this sea
Mediterranean Sea
Domenico Fetti work that's a picture touched with foreboding; its title is the type of Dane Hamlet was
Melancholy
With a name from the Greek for "form", he appeared to people in their dreams
Morpheus
Take a gamble--Monte Carlo is one of this small European country's 4 quartiers
Monaco
Research cited in the New York Times says heart attacks are most common on this day of the week
Monday
The last name of rocker Eddie who "cashed in" on the 1978 hit heard here: ("Two Tickets To Paradise")
Money
Kipling knew it's the agile carnivore seen here:
Mongoose
Located on the Continental Divide, Glacier National Park is in this state
Montana
Men in tutus portray ballerinas like Tatiana Youbetyabootskaya in Les Ballets Trockadero De this Riviera resort
Monte Carlo
This new Balkan nation is named for the appearance of Mt. Lovcen or perhaps the dark forests around it
Montenegro
Mild white California cheese that terrorized England in 1888
Monterey Jack The Ripper
This capital's Plaza Independencia has a statue of Jose Artigas, hero of Uruguayan independencia
Montevideo
In October 1956 the international city of Tangier became part of this country
Morocco
Dr. Seuss' first book for kids was called "And to Think That I Saw It on" this street
Mulberry Street
Also a home for hummingbirds, it becomes "empty" when the last child leaves home
Nest
Most parrots live in holes in trees or mounds; the monk parakeet is one of the few that builds these
Nests
Victoria
Nike
Shaw said he took the prize money from this award in 1925 to translate Swedish plays into English
Nobel Prize For Literature
The Blueback, Bonefish & Barbel were the U.S. Navy's last new diesel-powered subs before the move to these
Nuclear Power
This Norse god led his brothers in an attack on Ymir, the first giant
Odin
As prophesied, this king of Thebes killed his father & married his own mother
Oedipus
In 1876 this composer of "Orpheus in the Underworld" went bankrupt; he toured the U.S. to recoup his losses
Offenbach
"In the world of mules there are no rules"
Ogden Nash
A long waterproof garment for sailors in sou'westers
Oilskin
I wonder how Karo syrup would taste on this gumbo vegetable
Okra (From Karo)
Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote of this ship, "Oh better that her shattered hulk should sink beneath the wave"
Old Ironsides
His brother Igor Cassini wrote a society column under pen name Cholly Knickerbocker
Oleg Cassini
On the country charts in the '70s, this singer, seen here, came back to country in 1997: "Think of that summer..."
Olivia Newton-John
With 10 weeks, her "Physical" single spent more time at No. 1 than any other single of the 1980s
Olivia Newton-John
"Moonstruck"
Olympia Dukakis
Where Sally Ride took her famous ride
On The Space Shuttle
Georgia's official state vegetable is the vidalia sweet this
Onion
Michigan touches all the Great Lakes except this one
Ontario
Oo! The name of this amber tea is Chinese for "black dragon"
Oolong
The name of this dark Chinese tea that has been fermented before drying is from the Mandarin for "black dragon"
Oolong
Ralf Laue of Germany tossed more than 400 of these in 2 minutes, & it wasn't even on a Shrove Tuesday
Pancakes
Hypoglycemia occurs when this organ secretes too much insulin
Pancreas
The Islets of Langerhans aren't a vacation spot but a group of cells in this organ
Pancreas
Breathes heavily, like a dog or a tired jogger
Pants
It may seem permanent but "this, too, shall ____"
Pass
One main reason this North American bird was hunted to extinction by 1914 was that it was good eating
Passenger Pigeon
The name of this tropical fruit comes from the resemblance of its flowers to symbols of the crucifixon
Passion Fruit
(Hi, I'm Jeri Ryan) "Star Trek" occasionally adds new characters to the original casts; among them were Dr. Pulaski, me & this Walter Koenig Russian
Pavel Chekov
In 1993 Intel introduced this new chip, which had 3.1 million transistors
Pentium
Tomboyish Schulz creation who was kidnapped by the S.L.A. in 1974
Peppermint Patty Hearst
From the Latin for "to walk", it's another term for a baby buggy, especially in Britain
Perambulator
Musical instruments such as marimbas & maracas are classified as this type
Percussion
1981: am canada's pm. dont no zonker r b.d. u kp txtng me abt. pls stp
Pierre Trudeau
It's traditional to top ham with glazed rings of this tropical fruit
Pineapple
Performer Divine competes for the title of World's Filthiest Person in this 1972 John Waters classic
Pink Flamingos
Dynegy, whose name comes from "dynamic energy", operates 17,000 miles of these to move oil & gas
Pipelines
The cornerstone of Massachusetts, it bears the date 1620
Plymouth Rock
Archaeologists visit Hopewell to dig at Kippax, once the home of Jane Rolfe Bolling, this historic woman's granddaughter
Pocahontas
Bowlers are more likely to get a strike if they hit this space between the 1&3 or 1&2 pins
It was Hamlet, in the Queen's chamber, stabbing this man through a curtain
Polonius
Also called the Beaubourg, this center houses a modern art museum
Pompidou Centre
These are defined as horses that stand less than 14.2 hands at the withers
Ponies
A raised open platform at the stern of a ship
Poop Deck
This fast-food chain got its name from a character in "The French Connection"
Popeyes
Some of the quills of the Eurasian species can be 12 inches, equal to about half of its body length
Porcupine
The classic men's hat seen here, it was the trademark of saxophone great Lester Young
Porkpie Hat
Named for a NYC restaurant, this cut of beef contains filet mignon & New York separated by a big bone
Porterhouse
One founder of this jet engine manufacturer was a cousin of the inventor of the cotton gin
Pratt And Whitney
William Phipps voiced this character in Disney's "Cinderella"
Prince Charming
The Jones Act of 1917 granted U.S. citizenship to inhabitants of this Caribbean island
Puerto Rico
Arctic bird aka the sea parrot (6)
Puffin
The holy scriptures of the Sikhs are written in this 7-letter language spoken by about 70 million
Punjabi
You'll see Merrillville, Indiana & don't forget / This university in West Lafayette
Purdue
An undertaker is one who is "lethal" at this part of the game; he can really "bury" the ball
Putting
He's the Scottish king depicted here who defeated Edward II at Bannockburn in 1314
Robert The Bruce/1St
On "Father Knows Best" he played dad to Betty, Bud & Kathy
Robert Young
Medical thriller writer who has given us "Coma" & "Vector"
Robin Cook
Ray Charles was born with this last name, but dropped it to avoid confusion with boxer Sugar Ray
Robinson
This boxing champ of the '40s was portrayed by Paul Newman in "Somebody Up There Likes Me"
Rocky Graziano
1985: The national finals in this 5-letter cowboy competition are held in Vegas for the first time
Rodeo
She gave birth to 3 20th century U.S. senators, one of whom became president
Rose Kennedy
It's a cosmetic used to color the cheeks
Rouge
In 1861, 3 years after reaching the shores of Lake Tanganyika, he became the first to ascend Mount Cameroon
Sir Richard Burton
Dame Judith Anderson starred as grande dame Minx Lockridge when this Calif.-set soap debuted in 1984
Santa Barbara
The railroad founded in 1859 by a Kansas state charter reached this state capital on February 16, 1880
Santa Fe
William Van Duzer Lawrence named a college for his wife, her
Sarah Lawrence
This "Saint Joan" playwright used the pseudonym Corno Di Bassetto when he wrote music criticism
Shaw
Stout Shakespearean character "Not only witty myself; but the cause that wit is in other men"
Sir John Falstaff
This anticommunist general took power from Sukarno in 1966 & has run the country since
Suharto
In the final act it's the final act of the heroine of Racine's tragic masterpiece "Phedre"
Suicide
During this Jewish harvest festival, many families take meals in homemade huts
Sukkot
In 1988 Leonard Bernstein's 70th birthday gala was held at this music center in the Berkshires
Tanglewood
Red, video, measuring
Tape
Before the first income tax was levied, the U.S. government got 90% of its revenue in the form of these
Tariffs
Rocker Brian Setzer is among the stars whom artist Ed Hardy has personally decorated with these
Tattoos
An airplane is doing this down a runway, presently
Taxiing
Yep! He made his "Soul Patrol" fans very proud when he became 2006's "American Idol"
Taylor Hicks
Asian hardwood tree of the family verbenaceae
Teak
2009's "Last Lion" is subtitled "The Fall and Rise of" this political brother
Ted Kennedy
Principal islands of this chain include Andros, the Biminis & New Providence
The Bahamas
"Fool to Cry" was a Top 10 hit for this group in '76, which must have given them "Satisfaction"
The Rolling Stones
Mick Jagger & this group have had a satisfying career with hits like "Satisfaction" & "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
The Rolling Stones
The act of herding cattle; death was sometimes called "the last" one
The Roundup
Xavier Cugat was its "king"
The Rumba
Franz the butler is initially comedic but takes a dark turn as a Nazi sympathizer in this '60s film musical
The Sound Of Music
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew in Paris) This is Place Charles de Gaulle, known as "L'Etoile", which means this
The Star
In June 2010 President Obama marked the 10,000th roadway project begun with money from this $787 billion infusion
The Stimulus
Al blames irresponsible lending practices, not his own panic-selling, as a cause of this Oct. 24, 1929 event
The Stock Market Crash
Punta Arenas, the world's southernmost mainland city, lies on this strait
The Strait Of Magellan
"Twenty Years After" was a sequel to this French novel that was published only the year before
The Three Musketeers
The novel that gave us the famous phrase "Tous pour un, un pour tous"
The Three Musketeers
I don't mean to be diacritical, but this mark is found above tab right now, not mañana
The Tilde
It was completed during World War I & linked eastern & western Siberia
The Trans-Siberian Railway
Frequent cyclones give a wide belt from Texas to Ohio this nickname that sounds like a street name
Tornado Alley
Hoste is an island in this fiery-sounding archipelago off Chile
Tierra Del Fuego
Folklore affirms that spheres made from this precious stone, ojo de tigre, help in attaining business success
Tiger's Eye
Last name of Canadian-born actress Meg, Jennifer's sister
Tilly
Pirates shiver when woodsmen yell this word from the Old English for "trees for building"
Timber!
Marked by an elegant or exclusive quality
Tony
It's the crime of undermining one's own government
Treason
8-letter word meaning a written work dealing formally & systematically with a subject
Treatise
In 2002 this Mississippian quit his post as Senate Republican Leader
Trent Lott
Halt! Who goes there? "T Is For..."
Trespass
Dan Empfield competed in this type of event in Kona back in 1981 & created the first wetsuit made for it
Triathlon
This 3-wheeler that kids long to graduate from was patented by M.A. Cherry in the 1880s
Tricycle
Griswold Lorillard wore a short black coat with satin lapels to the Autumn Ball in this N.Y. town
Tuxedo
Norris Dam on the Clinch River was the first major dam built by this New Deal agency
Tva (Tennessee Valley Authority)
Now meaning nearly identical, these 2 names were applied to rivals Handel & Bononcini in a 1720s British verse
Tweedledum & Tweedledee
Loren's 1st Oscar came for this 1961 Italian film co-starring Jean-Paul Belmondo
Two Women
In 1942 Philip Murray became the first President of the U.S.A., this labor union
United Steelworkers Of America
This phrase begins Kentucky's motto, which ends, "divided we fall"
United We Stand
French for "animation", it's the vitality of the group that sang "Bitter Sweet Symphony"
Verve
Angelina Jolie was No. 2 on this channel's "100 Hottest Hotties"; probably won't see her on "Flavor of Love", though
Vh1
In "Love and Death" Berdykov is one of these & is seen attending a convention of them from all over Russia
Village Idiots
In 1971 the Super Bowl trophy was renamed for this coach who had died the previous year
Vince Lombardi
Like humans, guinea pigs need a dietary source of this vitamin, so try feeding them a piece of orange each day
Vitamin C
In 1983 the ship called the Rainbow this tried to get evidence of the Soviets making illegal use of whale meat
Warrior
SAW NOTHING
Washington
The "History of New York... by Diedrich Kickerbocker" was actually written by him
Washington Irving
This military academy's 3-word motto is "Duty, Honor, Country"
West Point
"Stew Rides Toys"
West Side Story
"Mountaineers are always free" to attend Mountaineer Week in Morgantown in this state
West Virginia
At a length of over 40 feet & a weight of over 15 tons, this type of shark is the largest fish
Whale Shark
The first ban on killing the "right" types of these creatures came into force in 1935
Whales
This tasty veal dish derives its name from the German for "Viennese cutlet"
Wienerschnitzel
'80s singer Kim ("Kids In America") forms a duo with Daryl Hall's singer partner & sows this hyphenated name
Wilde-Oates
She was the last queen of the Netherlands who was the daughter of a king
Wilhelmina
In 1694 this Virginia college received a coat of arms from the College of Arms in London
William And Mary
(VIDEO DAILY DOUBLE): This artist burned brightly as a poet as well
William Blake ("The Illustration Of God")
In 2010 the Hockey Hall of Fame welcomed its first 2 of these, James & Granato
Women
Arbo is tree & this tree material is ligno
Wood
Vermicelli is from the Latin for "little' these--eww!
Worms
Put pen to paper, or correct
Write/Right
Abbreviated WGA, it provides many services to members, including script registration
Writers Guild Of America
Spanish: You'll have to use your cabeza, this body part, to pass the class
Your Head
The young wasted youth is on
Youth Is Wasted On The Young
Slovenia broke away from it in 1991
Yugoslavia
The St. Louis brewery--er, former brewery--headed by this man did just fine as a maker of malt extract
(August) Busch
This cowboy sculptor, a contemporary of Remington, represents Montana in Statuary Hall
(Charles Marion) Russell
This small, silvery food fish spawns at high tide in wet sand
A Grunion
Holmes figures out the killer in "Black Peter" must be strong--the victim is "pinned like a beetle" by this whaling weapon
A Harpoon
This word meaning to deal a blow is now a word for one look at a website
A Hit
A natl. assoc. of wanderers says you can still be this 4-letter term even if you never rode a freight train
A Hobo
The Carpenters sang about one of these "For luck and we're on our way"
A Kiss
Tongues are wagging that Tongue & Groove on Peachtree Rd. is one of this city's top nightspots
Atlanta
In 1976 N.J. voted to permit gambling casinos here to raise money for the disabled & elderly; the first opened in 1978
Atlantic City
In 1978, this New Jersey city hit the jackpot with the opening of its first casino
Atlantic City
You'll find Boardwalk, Park Place & other Monopoly streets in this coastal New Jersey city
Atlantic City
In the mythology of these people, Yacatecutli was the god of traveling merchants
Aztecs
"Debt" contains this letter to show its etymology, from the Latin debitum
B
It was Ricky's signature tune & later the name of his club
Babaloo
On Dec. 26, 1919 the Red Sox traded this man to the Yankees for cash; the cash would not equal his 714 home runs
Babe Ruth
Named for where Yugoslavia used to be, it's the process of fragmenting into smaller political units
Balkanization
Secretary of Health & Human Services Kathleen Sebelius
Barack Obama
This dark volcanic rock is low in silica content but fairly rich in iron & magnesium
Basalt
He assumed the presidency of Syria upon the death of his father in June 2000
Bashar Assad
The maximum depth of this bay off the coast of France & Spain is 15,525 feet
Bay Of Biscay
A shore area, or a hardwood tree growing near it
Beach/Beech
Thomas Fuller observed that "love and pride stock" this British mental hospital
Bedlam (Or Bethlehem Royal)
Angelina Jolie's lips are sometimes described as this hyphenated term, as if she'd been attacked by a flying insect
Bee-Stung
If you can't sleep, try counting this 5-letter word meaning "fathered" -- we got 39 in Matthew 1
Begat
A home to the European parliament, it sprouts at No. 5 on the list
Belgium
Patrice Lumumba helped the Congo gain independence from this country in 1960; he was killed less than a year later
Belgium
In 1931 the library began providing sound recordings of books as well as books written in this
Braille
Paul's mum Mary succumbed to this disease, the same one that took his beloved Linda
Breast Cancer
A donkey tries hair extensions on its lower legs in order to become a part of the team in a commercial for this beer
Budweiser
A trumpet or coronet may be used to earn this Boy Scout badge
Bugling
An as-yet-nameless prototype of this character appeared in the 1938 cartoon "Porky's Hare Hunt"
Bugs Bunny
In Matthew 16:18 Jesus said to Peter, "Upon this rock I will" do this
Build My Church
It's the "ITF Team Championship for Men"
Davis Cup
Named for a politician: LGA
Laguardia
The name of this Greek letter that signifies the end means "big O"
Omega
Con man checks into mental hospital to avoid prison farm, meets nasty nurse, doesn't check out
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
China
Shanghai
...of the Great Lakes
Superior
Southeast Asian country's ointment
Vietnam Balm
"Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the ____ though"
Village
Mine are vibrating even as I speak
Vocal Cords
The New York Times has called George H.W. Bush an exemplar of this "leadership class", an acronym
Wasp
Fritz Haarmann was sort of the Jeffrey Dahmer of the chaotic post-WWI era in Germany named for this republic
Weimar
Andrew Ridgeley of this "Careless Whisper" '80 duo makes surfing goods & lives with a member of Bananarama
Wham!
When waved in the air, it's a universal sign of surrender
White Flag
In 1801, under pressure from King George III, this "younger" man resigned after 17 years as prime minister
William Pitt
This actor's life gets plenty of space in "Captain Quirk"
William Shatner
Jemmy, a Swiss boy used as a target stand
William Tell
In 1993 Jordan joined this man as the only 2 players in NBA history to win 7 consecutive scoring titles
Wilt Chamberlain
The poem "Invictus" says, "In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not" done this "nor cried aloud"
Winced
The 160-room San Jose "Mystery House" was built by the heiress to this rifle company
Winchester
He died in 1965 & was buried in St. Martin's churchyard near the palace where he was born in 1874
Winston Churchill
"Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me" these
Your Ears
This Jason who played Brandon on "Beverly Hills 90210" was born with the middle name Bradford
(Jason) Priestly
Maybe leaving NBC late night in 2009 will help open his schedule to guest again as Kitty on "South Park"
(Jay) Leno
In 1954 this Wisconsin senator ws condemned for insulting other senators & obstructing investigations
(Joe) Mccarthy
This '50s Secretary of State said you must "Take chances for peace...if you are scared to go to the brink, you are lost"
(John Foster) Dulles
"G" 1962: He orbited the Earth for the first time on Feb. 20
(John) Glenn
Famed for playing Frasier's father, this actor came back to Broadway in 2007 in "Prelude to a Kiss"
(John) Mahoney
This 1996 presidential candidate was Tennessee Gov. 1979-1987, longer than any other Republican
(Lamar) Alexander
Commanding the Pelican in 1578, this English circumnavigator reached the South American coast
(Sir Francis) Drake
This "Junky" author was arrested for killing his wife in a drunken game of "William Tell"
(William) Burroughs
Tennessee Williams helped this "Come Back, Little Sheba" playwright get his first play produced
(William) Inge
In nifty gifts: Alfred Hammacher &...
(William) Schlemmer
In William Collins' "Ode to Evening", this "weak-eyed" creature "flits by on leathern wing"
A Bat
This narrow strip of wood or metal has more uses than just to fasten down "the hatches"
A Batten
In metric measurement, 10 millimeters equal 1 of these
A Centimeter
Term for the No. 1 wood, or the person using it
A Driver
A sea chanty that became a hit in 1891 asked, "What shall we do with" one of these
A Drunken Sailor
A down-filled quilt used as a comforter
A Duvet
Even when you think it's too expensive, the price you pay to ride in a cab is called by this homophone
A Fare
Pluma can be either a pen or one of these, as from a swan
A Feather
Early 20th century writer Adelaide Crapsey created the cinquain, which is one of these
A Five-Line Verse (A Poem With Five Lines Accepted)
Bullwinkle's buddy is one
A Flying Squirrel
A citation or comment at the bottom of a page
A Footnote
In a Wilde tale, an American family in the mansion Canterville Chase encounters this trying to scare them
A Ghost
Fittingly, a sculpture of this animal stands 67 feet tall at the Dallas Zoo
A Giraffe
Like chickens & some dinosaurs, cockroaches have this internal muscular organ where they grind their food
A Gizzard
Good gardeners are said to have these appendages
A Green Thumb
In 1985 a British Antarctic science expedition first detected one of these that forms annually in the ozone layer
A Hole
The 7th Amendment preserves a right to this in lawsuits with more than $20 in question
A Jury
It's documentary evidence left behind
A Paper Trail
Name of FBI "sting" operation that sent 4 former Congressmen to prison in '83
Abscam
This resort city is famous for the cliff divers of La Quebrada
Acapulco
In October of 1985, this Italian cruise ship was hijacked by Palestinian terrorists
Achille Lauro
ICE, DARPA, NIST
Acronyms (Of U.S. Government Agencies)
It's best to use this type of voice when possible; "Bob ate the pie" is good... "The pie was eaten by Bob", not so much
Active
This man said, "She gave me of the tree, and I did eat"
Adam
Mercantilism was shot down by this economist in his "Wealth of Nations"
Adam Smith
Following a day on the slopes, warm up your tootsies in a pair of these boots whose French name says what they're for
Aprã¨S-Ski Boots
Built by the Romans in the 2nd cent., one of these still brings water to Segovia, Spain
Aqueduct
Sir Richard Burton translated “The Thousand And One Nights†from this language
Arabic
Depicted as a snake, Wadd is a moon god from pre-Islamic times on this peninsula
Arabic Peninsula
Mais Oui! The original version of this monument is in France, but the one seen here belongs to Paris Las Vegas
Arc De Triomphe
From chapter 10 of "Animal Farm" comes "All animals are equal, but some animals..."
Are More Equal Than Others
This sign of the ram is the sign of action, so it's perfect for action star Steven Seagal
Aries
His 12-volume "A Study Of History" probed the genesis, growth & decline of the world's great civilizations
Arnold Toynbee
...in American History, if you know that this man was the only U.S. President named Chester
Arthur
One of 1982's bestsellers was this author's "2010: Odyssey Two"
Arthur C. Clarke
In 1920 Walter Bowes might have said "After You!" to this man when they made America's first postage meters
Arthur Pitney
In the 1940s this writer created his "three laws of robotics" for use in his stories
Asimov
Chaucer wrote a treatise on how to build one of these & use it to compute the position of a star
Astrolabe
Among the first 6 women chosen for this program in 1978 were Margaret Seddon & Kathryn D. Sullivan
Astronaut Program
In 1974 her song "The Way We Were" was replaced at No. 1 by "Love's Theme" but regained the top spot a week later
Barbra Streisand
The 1992 Olympics in this Spanish city were the first boycott-free summer games in 20 years
Barcelona
"Liberty Heights" & "Diner" are among the Baltimore-set movies by this Baltimore-born writer & director
Barry Levinson
9 years before Da Gama, he led the first European expedition to round the Cape of Good Hope
Bartolomeo Diaz
Idaho's largest city, it's almost 3 times as populous as Pocatello, the second largest
Boise
Bromine, silver
Brag
In the novel, this cape is referred to as "The Italy, so to speak, of Massachusetts"
Cape Cod
South of the continental U.S. are named latitude lines: the Tropic of Cancer, the Equator & the Tropic of this
Capricorn
Built as a convent school, an Australian museum honoring this British sea captain has his cannon & anchor on display
Captain James Cook
This capital of Venezuela has a population of about 3 million
Caracas
Take a deep breath & name this product of human respiration seen here
Carbon Dioxide (Co2)
Amy Irving & Betty Buckley debuted in this 1976 Brian De Palma film about horror at a high school prom
Carrie
Pashmina is a fashionable type of this luxurious fabric made from the hair of a wild goat native to India & Tibet
Cashmere
Scientifically this feline treat is known as Nepeta cataria
Catnip
This temperature scale has 100 units between the freezing point & the boiling point of water
Celsius
First names of the famous Siamese twins of the 19th century
Chang & Eng (Bunker)
I'm going to this place, also the term for a 2 1/2-yard-long veil, and I'm gonna get married
Chapel
This salad named for a kitchen professional features julienned cheeses & meats
Chef's Salad
This just in to "Weekend Update" -- this "Fall Guy" was SNL's first breakout star
Chevy Chase
Once chairman of the Chase Manahattan Bank, he's a founding board member of the Trilateral Commission
David Rockefeller
Once a "Designing Woman" on TV, she now designs her own line of clothing for "Real Size Women"
Delta Burke
One of its national anthems is "King Christian Stood By The Lofty Mast", not "The Lofty Pastry"
Denmark
(Sarah) Ain't love grand? Mr. & Mrs. Blair celebrated 60 years of marriage, traditionally represented by this gift
Diamond
A childless worker with a working spouse
Dink (Double Income, No Kids)
In 2000 Donald Margulies won for serving us this meal "with friends"
Dinner
Pan hung out a lot with this wine god, known to some as Bacchus
Dionysus
This Greek god loved a boy named Ampelos, who was turned into a grapevine when he died
Dionysus
Jeff Townes was known as this when he & Will Smith had a hit with "Summertime"
Dj Jazzy Jeff
A bio of Rosalind Franklin, whose photos were used by James Watson, is subtitled "The Dark Lady of" this molecule
Dna
Cheers to this blind French monk who is credited with pioneering the making of champagne around 1698
Dom Perignon
Kirsch
Drink It
He was the only Garry Moore Show regular, besides Garry, to appear on the show for its entire fun
Durward Kirby
DUS, in the FRG
Dusseldorf (Germany)
Proverbs 30 speaks of 4 things difficult to understand, including the flight of this bird of prey
Eagle
The tympanic membrane is another name for this body part
Eardrum
1978 by Houston: this Texas running back
Earl Campbell
Al's 1992 treatise on the environment was titled this "in the Balance"
Earth
Walter Tevis' first sci-fi novel was "The Man Who Fell To" this planet
Earth
Hadassah was the Hebrew name of this queen for whom an Old Testament book is named
Esther
At a track meet, it happens when a runner jumps the gun
False Start
"Survey said!"
Family Feud
The south of the border version of this American game show is called "100 Mexicanos Dijeron"--"100 Mexicans Said"
Family Feud
1 of only 2 animated films on the list
Fantasia &/Or Snow White
Cosimo de Medici, Andrea Doria & George Washington share this sobriquet
Father Of Their Country
A unit of length measuring 6 feet, or a verb meaning to comprehend
Fathom
...Jesse Owens won 4 Olympic gold medals
Fdr
Daniel Roper, Harry Hopkins, Jesse Jones & Henry Wallace were Commerce Secretaries for this president
Fdr
"Scary" cape (4)
Fear
To a banker: FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The name of this bone is from the Latin for "thigh"
Femur
A year after his death, one of his ships completed the first around-the-world voyage
Ferdinand Magellan
These "have one advantage over most other pets. They can be left alone for a day or two without food"
Fish
In 1936 this Jazz Age author detailed his physical & spiritual collapse in "The Crack-Up"
Fitzgerald
On Earth it may "get you nowhere"; in the "Inferno" it gets Alessio immersed in filth
Flattery
Run away from a tiny circus bug
Flee/Flea
Located 35 miles from Louisville, it was named for America's first Secretary of War
Fort Knox
Tom Hanks was the executive producer of this 1998 HBO miniseries about the Apollo space program
From The Earth To The Moon
Jodie Sweetin, Candace Cameron, Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen
Full House
On "I'm With" this actor, the Oscar nominee once threatened to pull someone's endocrine system from their body
Gary Busey
Born in 1924, at 18 he became youngest naval pilot in WWII
George Bush
He wrote several anthems, including "The King Shall Rejoice", for the coronation of England's King George II
George Frideric Handel
In 1980 this future president labeled some of Ronald Reagan's policies as "Voodoo Economics"
George H.W. Bush
In 1972 he vacillated over a running mate & lost to Nixon, 520 electoral votes to 17
George Mcgovern
In part, using donated French tanks, he formed the U.S. Army's first tank training school in 1917
George Patton
Things aren't always "peachy" in this former Soviet republic
Georgia
Stechschritt in German, this style of army marching has been used since the time of Frederick the Great
Goose-Stepping
An employee who runs errands; it's a Grandy job to have
Gopher
"Three Wise Men Of" this city "Drown When Boat Sinks"
Gotham
Visit the automobile museum at this famous home to see the red MG Elvis drove in "Blue Hawaii"
Graceland
It was built before 2400 B.C. & rose to a height of 481 feet
Great Pyramid Of Cheops
The Bayeux Tapestry depicted an early sighting of a comet later given this name
Halley's Comet
In 218 B.C. this Carthaginian defeated the Romans at the Trebia River
Hannibal
This actor with 2 presidential names played fictional president James Marshall in "Air Force One"
Harrison Ford
As a child this trumpeter & big band leader was a contortionist
Harry James
The remake had Ben Stiller: "The _____ Kid"
Heartbreak
I'm hiding in the crowd around my star on the Walk of Fame, so seek me on this L.A. street
Hollywood Boulevard
This hit heard here was No. 1 for 4 weeks in the late summer of 1957
Honeycomb
Warren Harding chose this future president as his Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
This company squealed with delight because sales of Spam porked up first quarter profits in 2008
Hormel
These 2 mammals are pictured on boxes of Lauren perfume
Horse & Man
The sting in the movie "The Sting" involves Robert Shaw placing a half-million-dollar bet on this sport
Horse Racing
Dr. Seuss' egg-hatching elephant who was "faithful, 100%"
Horton
In 1999 he was elected to his (Wow!) fourth 6-year term as president of Egypt
Hosni Mubarak
It describes something radioactive or illegally obtained
Hot
A change of procedure in 1979 led to 3 of these being named Bob, David & Frederic
Hurricanes
He was born Feb. 4, 1902 in Detroit; 25 years later, he'd become a world-famous hero for 2 days of work
Lindbergh
She was only 18 when she sang with her mom Judy Garland at the London Palladium in 1964
Liza Minnelli
This poet who wrote "I shot an arrow in the air..." was born in Portland
Longfellow
In his 1964 State of the Union he said, responding to Khrushchev's boast, "We do not intend to be buried"
Lyndon Johnson
Stoic Roman emperor who ruled from 161 to 180 A.D.
Marcus Aurelius
This university in West Virginia is named for the Supreme Court Chief Justice who raised the court to a position of power
Marshall
In 1952 Mikhail Gorbachev hit this big city to enter its state university law school; he graduated in 1955
Moscow
The completion of the first railway suspension bridge enabled trains to pass over the gorge at these falls
Niagara Falls
Baron Axel Cronstedt isolated this element in 1751; that fact & 5 cents will get you...
Nickel
Brothers Chad & Mike Kroeger make up half of this rock band
Nickelback
By volume, this element makes up about 78% of our atmosphere
Nitrogen
He discussed Ali vs. Foreman in his book "The Fight" & in the 1996 film "When We Were Kings"
Norman Mailer
"Ransack" comes from Rannsaka, in the language called "Old" this, also a group known for ransacking
Norse
From the Latin for "to harm", it's a pest, or anything annoying
Nuisance
Greek for "fertile land", buildings are built around but not on these watering spots
Oases
In a No. 1 R&B hit from 1978, Funkadelic celebrated this "under a groove"
One Nation
This 1995-96 hit by Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men holds the record for the most weeks at No. 1 with 16
One Sweet Day
"Barney & Friends", "Antiques Roadshow", "Mystery!"
Pbs
In "Once Upon A Mattress", it was supposed to be under the mattresses
Pea
In Ghana a dumpling called fufu is served with a soup made of the groundnut known here as this
Peanut
This sandwich goes by its initials: PBJ
Peanut Butter And Jelly
The Premier Rose Diamond is one of the world's largest diamonds cut in this fruit shape; it was sold for $10 million
Pear
When this D.C. street was permanently closed between 15th & 17th on May 20, 1995 it made headlines
Pennsylvania Avenue
Buried by Vesuvius in 79 A.D.
Pompeii
Holders of this type of stock take precedence over common stock holders
Preferred
Often used to describe certain monkeys' tails, this adjective means "able to grasp"
Prehensile
In 1991 he made his first official public appearance, with his parents, on St. David's Day at Llandaff Cathedral
Prince William
The New Jersey college he graduated from at age 16
Princeton
It's measured in rads
Radiation
The president of the U.S. is the honorary chairman of this organization founded by Clara Barton
Red Cross
These small "scalding" cinnamon candies can be used as buttons on gingerbread people
Red Hots
Colorful term for foods like beef & lamb, making a comeback due to the low-carb craze
Red Meats
In April 1987, Avia was bought by this major competitor
Reebok
With a 40-inch lens, a telescope at the Yerkes Observatory in Wisconsin is the largest of this type
Refracting Telescope
Chapter 6 of this New Testament book describes 4 horses as being white. red, black & pale
Revelation
About two-thirds of all Bangladeshis work in agriculture, mostly farming this product
Rice
Jonathan Hart
Robert Wagner
This second-largest planet takes almost 30 years for one solar revolution
Saturn
Also a term for a military officer's hat decoration, it's the breakfast serving seen here
Scrambled Eggs
The "Terrors of the Deep" attraction at this park might even scare Shamu
Sea World
Many of the hills in this city were leveled in the early 1900s because it was feared they would hinder expansion
Seattle
Nearly 40% of the people in Washington state live in the metropolitan area of this city
Seattle
This city's annual Seafair features various water sports & a hydroplane race on Lake Washington
Seattle
This term for an object carried to give a person a sense of safety was popularized in the comic strip "Peanuts"
Security Blanket
In 1995 People Magazine devoted an entire commemorative issue to this late Tejano singer
Selena
Pyongyang is the capital of North Korea; this is the capital of South Korea
Seoul
Another term for hara-kiri, it's from the Japanese for "cut the abdomen"
Seppuku
The first words he ever spoke to his assistant were "How are you?... You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive"
Sherlock Holmes
A housepet during the Ming dynasty was this Lhasa Apso relative, whose name is Chinese for "lion"
Shih Tzu
This Nobel Prize winner was Prime Minister of Israel of twice: once in the '80s & once in the '90s
Shimon Peres
She's Warren Beatty's big sister
Shirley Maclaine
In 1192 Yoritomo, the leader of the Minamoto Clan controlling Japan, was given this title that means "great general"
Shogun
Smash Mouth covered "I'm A Believer" in this "ogrish" 2001 film
Shrek
Mr. Vicious' children
Sid's Kids
"Me and Mamie O' Rourke tripped the light fantastic on" these
Sidewalks Of New York
This hero of "Gotterdammerung" is the son of incestous twins
Siegfried
After studying dermatology at the Vienna General Hospital, he moved on to Paris' Salpetriere Mental Clinic
Sigmund Freud
This semiconducting element makes up 27.7% of the mass of the earth's crust
Silicon
Their debut album, "Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.", contained an acoustic version of "The Sound of Silence"
Simon And Garfunkel
Betty James named a classic toy this, a word meaning "stealthy, sleek & sinuous"
Slinky
To hit hard, or a snail cousin
Slug
This leader of the Miracles named his daughter Tamla after Berry Gordy Jr.'s first record label
Smokey Robinson
Norman Thomas was this party's presidential candidate in every election from 1928 to 1948
Socialist Party
Parmenides, Mr. One Unchanging Reality, was a major thinker pre-this man born around 470 B.C.
Socrates
As far as political contributions go, this "comfy" cash is not regulated by federal law
Soft Money
Get your aces up top 7 try to unlock the deck in the Klondike version of this single-player game
Solitaire
David's son Adonijah asked to wed his late father's nurse; he was denied, & this brother of his had him whacked
Solomon
For "The Razor's Edge", he chose the apt "The sharp edge of a razor is difficult to pass over"
Somerset Maugham
Also used in commercial fishing, it's known as echolocation in bats
Sonar
In "The Lady & Sons Savannah Country Cookbook", Paula Deen has a section on these, including confederate bean
Soup
East Timor, North Korea, South Africa
South Africa
In the late 1770s Robert Gordon explored this present-day country from the High Veldt to the Orange River
South Africa
Pieter W. Botha was elected as this country's first executive state president September 5, 1984
South Africa
Northern Territory is directly above this state
South Australia
In 1787 Delaware became the 1st state in the Union; in 1860 this became the 1st state to secede
South Carolina
Rep. J. Gresham Barrett & Sen. Lindsey Graham
South Carolina
It's been making people scream at Disney World since the '70s
Space Mountain
The tiny nation of Andorra is located in the Pyrenees Mountains between France & this country
Spain
This country's Cordillera Cantabrica is even tougher to get across than the nearby Pyrenees
Spain
Theodore Pomeroy had the shortest term as this, one day; Sam Rayburn, the longest, 17 years
Speaker Of The House
Beginning in the 1600s, the colony called New France was based around this river explored by Jacques Cartier
St. Lawrence
It's the room where you'll find the masterpiece that includes "The Flood" & "The Creation of Eve"
The Sistine Chapel
Enacted in 1791, it guarantees the right to a trial by jury
The Sixth Amendment
6 members of this "army" that kidnapped Patty Hearst met a fiery end in May 1974
The Sla (Symbionese Liberation Army)
The dead outer skin shed by a snake
The Slough
You'll find the Savoy Hotel on this street that runs from Trafalgar Square to Fleet Street
The Strand
This lieutenant colonel recruited some of his Rough Riders at William Menger's hotel in San Antonio
Theodore Roosevelt
This president hung a large moose head in the State Dining Room; a bull moose, we presume
Theodore Roosevelt
A beaten wrestler, A frat brother's girlfriend, A dead butterfly
Things That Are Pinned
After six, it's the next number that fits the category
Thirty
With over 25 million sold, 1 in every 11 Americans has this 1982 Michael Jackson album
Thriller
The El Rancho Hotel demolished in 2000 was originally known as this "bird", like a Ford model
Thunderbird
On Oct. 2, 1967 he was sworn in as the first African-American Supreme Court justice
Thurgood Marshall
Each half, each team is allowed two 2-minute ones
Time Outs
Infection with the H. pylori bacterium is probably responsible for most peptic these
Ulcers
In 1964 Jacques Demy won with "Les parapluies" or these "de Cherbourg"
Umbrellas
In 1851 Harriet Beecher Stowe began serializing this
Uncle Tom's Cabin
In a Chekhov play, this title character runs the estate of his brother-in-law, a pompous professor
Uncle Vanya
Schubert's 7th symphony is also incomplete, but it's his 8th that bears this title
Unfinished
The corner of Australia's flag, seen here, shows the national flag commonly called by this 2-word nickname
Union Jack
Ogden, now this state's sixth-largest city, was named for an Old West fur trapper
Utah
Under Gaiseric, this appropriately named group sacked Rome in 455 & stripped the city of its treasures
Vandals
This early phonograph began cranking out music in 1906
Victrola
The 20th century's top song in U.S. airplay, this one by the Righteous Brothers has been heard over 8 million times
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
In this Hawthorne tale, a "young" man discovers his neighbors practicing witchcraft
Young Goodman Brown
Since Judith Krantz was this puppeteer's sister-in-law, guess that made her Lamb Chop's aunt
(Shari) Lewis
A Cretan or a Spartan
A Greek
A proverb says, "You can't make a silk purse out of" this
A Sow's Ear
The U.S. Navy bought the first modern one of these, which used gasoline on the surface & electricity below
A Submarine
Mickey Mantle & Pete Rose were this kind of hitter who changes sides of the plate depending on the pitcher
A Switch-Hitter
"Knitting", "Still Knitting" & "The Knitting Done" are chapters in this 1859 novel
A Tale Of Two Cities
In the 1920s, her "poor girl" look of simple & comfortable clothes attracted wealthy women tired of corsets
(Coco) Chanel
It's the last name of German dramatist Bertolt, who lived in the U.S. from 1941 to 1947
Brecht
L'chaim
Hebrew
Fred Armisen as Barack Obama
Saturday Night Live
A 19th century landfill project created this Boston neighborhood
Back Bay
Shakespeare's frisky fairy queen (7)
Titania
