Jeopardy Answers, Part 2

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Both Percival and Indiana Jones had this cup as a focus of their search

Holy Grail

In 1719 Liechthenstein was established within this empire that dissolved in 1806

Holy Roman Empire

St. Paul was a big fan of this virtue, which, idiomatically "begins at home"

Humility

The premise of the game show in this 2012 film was kids murdering each other

Hunger Games

Ritalin can help with this condition, from the Greek for above and the Latin for doing

Hyperactivity

The subject of Roddy Doyle's "A Star Called Henry" is a teenage soldier in this rebel "Army" in 1916 Dublin

IRA

The Arctic Ocean region births up to 50,000 of these a year and some can drift south into transatlantic shipping lanes

Icebergs

At the studio store on the Walt Disney lot, you can buy an Elsa doll that sings with the voice of this actress

Idina Menzel

This sporting event was won by women, Libby Riddles and Susan Butcher, for the first time in 1985

Iditarod

"True Blood" had Bethany Cosentino team up with this Stooges singer

Iggy Pop

This state is home to Caterpillar and Sears Holdings

Illinois

"All cats are gray" under this condition means beauty isn't so important

In the Dark

It was in this Philadelphia building that the Constitution was drafted in 1787

Independence Hall

On December 26, 2004 the energy equivalent of 23,000 atomic bombs was released after a 9.1 earthquake under this ocean

Indian Ocean

The longitude meridian at 147 degrees East, near Tasmania, separates these 2 oceans

Indian and Pacific Oceans

In 167 Cossack Vladimir Atlasov claimed this peninsula for Russia

Kamchatka Peninsula

Its tail can support the entire body weight of the red type of this marsupial when it lifts its hind legs to kick

Kangaroo

This kind of court is named for an animal known as a farcical court

Kangaroo Court

This 5 letter term for a Chinese ideograph used in Japanese writing

Kanji

This state's Supreme Court has been fighting governor Sam Brownback over school funding levels

Kansas

Then known as Lew Alcindor, this 7'2" basketball star was a high school friend of much shorter Billy Crystal

Kareem Abdul Jabbar

This handbag designer, sister-in-law to comedian and actor David, recently changed her last name to Valentine

Kate Spade

Michigan congressman Fred Upton is simply Uncle Fred to this supermodel

Kate Upton

This tomboy who became an actress won an Oscar for playing a tomboy who becomes an actress in 1933's "Morning Glory"

Katherine Hepburn

The Baghmati River, which flows through this Himalayan capital, is sacred to Hindus

Kathmandu

In standup specials this "D List" comic "Does the Bible Belt" and "50 and Not Pregnant"

Kathy Griffin

This redhead won a Grammy for her comedy album "Calm Down Gurrl"

Kathy Griffin

Nephrolithotomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of one of these

Kidneys

It seemed like Jack Bauer, played by him, always had the absolute worst day at work

Kiefer Sutherland

In 1848 German missionary Johannes Rebman was the first European to sight this snow clad equatorial peak

Kilimanjaro

Before videotape TV shows were preserved via this process, filming directly from a TV monitor

Kinescope

One of the 2 capitals on the Congo River, but on opposite sides

Kinshasa and Brazzaville

In the 1940s Hazel Bishop invented a lipstick whose ads said "Won't eat off, bite off, or this"

Kiss Off

Linguist Marc Okrand created this language spoken by Worf on television

Klingon

High-octane gas results in less premature ignition, reducing the rattling noise most commonly called this

Knocking

Citizens united to buy copies of "Dark Money" about these brothers who used their wealth to change politics

Koch Brothers

Serbian forces drove ethnic Albanians out of this now country, but Albania came back after NATO bombing

Kosovo

On August 26, 1883, a cloud of ash from this Indonesian volcano rose 17 miles

Krakatoa

Cyanoacrylates are a family of fast-acting adhesives commonly known by this name

Krazy Glue

The movie Awakenings depicts the use of this drug, usually for Parkinson's, on catatonic patients

L-DOPA

Around 1000 AD, he sailed west to seek North America which Bjarni Herjolfsson had sighted

Leif Erikson

In a 1920 speech this Russian leader made his position clear "We shall not hesitate to shoot thousands of people"

Lenin

This animal got its name because it was originally thought to be a hybrid of a lion and a panther

Leopard

He was inducted into the Inventors' Hall of Fame for pioneering the solid-body electric guitar

Les Paul

When Moses confronts the Pharaoh, these 4 words follow "Thus saith the Lord God of Israel"

Let My People Go

The line "thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself" first appears in the biblical book

Leviticus

This controversial theology centered in Latin America tries to combine Catholicism and social justice for the poor

Liberation Theology

The book of Leviticus and the inscription on a certain bell say to "proclaim _____ throughout all the land"

Liberty

During the journey in Dante's Inferno, Dante encounters Homer, Socrates, and Cicero, who bide their time in the first circle, aka this

Limbo

Only the 9th musical to take the Drama award, "Hamilton" won for this writer and star

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Tuskegee Institute president Robert Morton couldn't sit with the other speakers at this monument's 1922 dedication

Lincoln Memorial

Hanukka story hero Judah was known by this name that was originally an acronym of the Hebrew for "Who Is Like You O God"

Maccabee

This nation shares its name with a region of Greece`

Macedonia

A draft document called the Articles of the Barons preceded this one signed in 1215

Magna Carta

In the first recording for his phonograph, Thomas Edison read a line from this nursery rhyme

Mary Had A Little Lamb

Nolan Gould plays Luke Dunphy on this sitcom

Modern Family

In 2012 Kateri Tekawitha of this New York tribe became the first Native American canonized

Mohawk

Napoleon's youngest sister Caroline married Joachim Murat and became queen of this city-state in southern Italy

Naples

Enid Bagnold wrote this 1935 tale of a young woman who wins a prestigious race on a horse she won in a raffle

National Velvet

Charles Darwin used this 2 word term to describe the process and means of evolution

Natural Selection

Computer fonts are now available to writers of this most widely spoken Native American language in the United States

Navajo

Calvin Kleing and Jeremy Scott are designers for Septembers NYFW, short for this

New York Fashion Week

Polynesia stretches over 5,000 miles from Hawaii to this kiwi nation

New Zealand

You say "uncold" rather than "warm" in this language in 1984

Newspeak

This Speaker of the House helped draft the "Contract with America"

Newt Gingrich

Time Person of the Year for 1995 "Speaker of the House spearheaded GOP's sweeping Congressional victory"

Newt Gingrich

This was William the Conqueror's name, by birth

Norman

In winter, some places receive no sunlight for up to 2 months in this northernmost Scandinavian nation

Norway

Latitudes is the magazine of this cruise line, NCL for short

Norwegian Cruise Lines

This "Big Poppa" rapper was killed in 1997 as he left a music industry party in Los Angeles

Notorious B.I.G.

The "House That Rockne Built" houses this team

Notre Dame

"The Fist of God" in Frederick Forsyth's thriller is a potential one of these held by a dictator

Nuclear Weapon

The spices in Starbucks pumpkin spice latte toppings are cinnamon, clove, ginger, and this

Nutmeg

The 1910 novel "The Phantom of the Opera" is set in this city

O Fortuna

Found in many ancient cultures, and a well known video game, this oddly shaped wind instrument is also called a sweet potato

Ocarina

In 1295, Edward I convened the "model" this, a template for future political gatherings

Parliament

This temple was intact until the 5th century when Phidias' giant statue of Athena was removed

Parthenon

This Emmy winner said "Dwarves are still the butt of jokes, it is one of the last bastions of acceptable prejudice"

Peter Dinklage

In 1997, Ringo Star said "Baby, I Love Your Way" and this ex-Humble Pie guy in the All-Starr Band

Peter Frampton

In a nursery rhyme it precedes "Pumpkin eater, had a wife and couldn't keep her"

Peter Peter

The "elevation of female character" was JJ Shipherd's goal when he made this O school in Ohio the first coed US college

Oberlin

Still around today, it was formed in 1854 with members of the conscience Whigs as a key element

Republican Party

Known as "Mr. Republican", this son of William Howard Taft lacked the mustache and the presidency

Robert Taft

La Montagne, an extremist revolutionary faction in 1793, was led by Georges Danton and this man

Robespierre

Alexander Selkirk, the inspiration for this lonely character, died at sea from Yellow Fever

Robinson Crusoe

This actress was floating around in zero G in a 2013 Oscar winning movie

Sandra Bullock

Cuba's second most populous city and a South American capital share this name that refers to Saint James

Santiago

Roy Liechtenstein had a 1963 painting that takes off from a work by this Spaniard that takes from Delacroix

Picasso

During a downpour in Florida in 2007, Prince closed the Super Bowl halftime show with this aptly titled tune

Purple Rain

The Taedong is the watery artery of this capital on the Korean Peninsula

Pyongchang

These cotton swabs were invented in 1923

Q-Tip

Leading abolitionist sisters Sarah and Angelina Grimke were members of this friendly Christian sect

Quakers

This religious group founded in the 1600s is dedicated to pacifism and to following the inward light

Quakers

A group called The String this made a tribute cd to Coldplay

Quartet

Pairing veterans with the community at large via physical and social activity, termed RWB for short

Red, White, and Blue

This type of facility takes a 42 gallon barrel of crude oil and turns it into 19 gallons of gas

Refinery

This was the 3 word battle cry used by Sam Houston's men at the Battle of San Jocinto, won in just 18 minutes

Remember the Alamo

Based on population, this is the largest city in Northern Nevada

Reno

Jesuit missionary and explorer Isaac Jogues gave the falls that empty into Lake Huron this French name

Sault Ste. Marie

This ordinal term was created to refer to places once under Soviet control

Second World Countries

This actress has been seen on "Once and Again" and "CSI: NY"

Sela Ward

This is the classic film in which Alan Ladd rides off as Brandon de Wilde yells for him to come back

Shane

In the old days of law enforcement, people might say "There's a new shrieve in town" instead of this job

Sheriff

Jeff Albertson is the real name of the Comic Book Guy on this show, rather than the creator's preference "Louis Lane"

Simpsons

For a brief time in 1789, it was known as the Department of Foreign Affairs

State Department

The space south of the Capitol rotunda full of famous folks in marble is called this

Statuary Hall

2016's "End of Watch" completed this author's trilogy that started with "Mr. Mercedes"

Stephen King

In 1979 the first $1 coins bearing the face of this woman were struck at US mints

Susan B. Anthony

Named in memory of Nancy Brinker's sister "To save lives and end breast cancer forever"

Susan G. Komen Foundation

To keep going, or to uphold a lawyer's legal objection

Sustain

She wrote "The Underland Chronicles" before her Hunger Games trilogy

Suzanne Collins

This Japanese violinist's method teaches children a musical instrument at a young age, believing it builds character

Suzuki

This kind of ruler is used to create right angles in mechanical drawings

T-Square

In 1961 this "J Alfred Prufrock" poet became pen pals with Groucho, the 2 finally met just before the poet's death in 1965

T.S. Eliot

This inn is found in "The Canterbury Tales" and today in Washington DC, where it is a favorite brunch spot

Tabard Inn

Sade had a top 10 songs called "The Sweetest" this no no

Taboo

Born in 1746, this Polish patriot fought in America's war for independence and is called the "Hero of Two Worlds"

Tadeusz Kosciuszko

These 2 ballroom dances are in the title of the movie in which Tina Fey played a journalist in Afghanistan

Tango and Foxtrot

In 1966 this 4 letter London museum bought "Whaam!"

Tate

Fluids vary in the degree of friction between their molecules, leading them to vary in their degree of resistance to flow, or this word

Viscosity

The historic Germanic people known as the Goths can be divided into the Ostrogoths and this western branch

Visigoths

Carrots are a great source of beta-carotene, which the human body turns into this vitamin

Vitamin A

Also known as Ascorbic acid, this vitamin helps form collagen in bones and aids in the absorption of iron

Vitamin C

The title of a Frida Kahlo painting inspired the 3 word name of this 2008 No. 1 hit by a British group

Viva La Vida

After the 1996 Olympics, this sport's international committee introduced the libero position

Volleyball

This Washington city, famous for its sweet onions, has been described as "the town so nice they named it twice"

Walla Walla

Queen Anne style furniture from the early 18th Century was made almost exclusively of this wood

Walnut

The second vice president from his state, he was born in Ceylon, Minnesota

Walter Mondale

This Lone Star brand is now owned by Chevron

Texaco

Phuket, the largest island of this country, has regained its tourism industry after a 2004 natural disaster

Thailand

This self-help bestseller by Stephen Covey is subtitled "Powerful Lessons in Personal Change"

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Liesel Meminger is sent to live with Hans and Rosa Hubermann in the town of Molching in this WW2 era novel

The Book Thief

They flew to the top of the charts in 1965 with a cover of Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man"

The Byrds

In this animated tv theme, "Let's ride with the family down the street, through the courtesy of Fred's 2 feet"

The Flintstones

This novel by Lois Lowry begins "It was almost December and Jonas was beginning to be frightened"

The Giver

In 1932 Pearl Buck's "Sons" was a number 3 bestseller while this other Buck book held the top spot

The Good Earth

This novel by Zara Neale Huston tells the story of Janie Crawford and her 3 marriages

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Andrea Leadsom said that she'd be a better Prime Minister because she's a mother. Instead this woman took the job

Theresa May

Board the "End of the World" train to view the main island in Ushuaia, Argentina

Tierra del Fuego

This character appeared on a sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long handled brush

Tom Sawyer

This novelist wrote the libretto for "Margaret Garner", an opera based on the same story that inspired Beloved

Toni Morrison

Walter Schwieger was the captain of this kind of boat that torpedoed the Lusitania

U-Boat

Morehead Planetarium, which opened in 1949 at this school in Chapel Hill, was owned by a college

University of North Carolina

Abigail Fisher lost her case against this state university as the Supreme Court okayed its race-conscious admission process

University of Texas

Especially at Passover, matzo is described as this type of bread

Unleavened

Theme park robots are hijacked in this Lincoln Child thriller that shares its name with Thomas More's ideal land

Utopia

This capital of Liechtenstein is home to about 5,000 people

Vaduz

Born Valerie Bowman, she is a longtime advisor to President Obama who has said she is like a sister to him

Valerie Jarrett

Delaware's name is derived from the 12th Baron de la Warr, who was the governor of this colony from 1609 to 1618

Virginia

To play this author in "The Hours" Nicole Kidman donned a fake nose

Virginia Woolf

If you had done this useful type of "service", it was doing clerical work on a ship

Yeoman's Service

A dodecahedron has this many faces

12

F. Scott Fitzgerald said "Show me ______ and I will write you a tragedy"

A Hero

Langston Hughes wrote, "What happens to a dream deferred? does it dry up like" this, later the title of a play

A Raisin in the Sun

Gene and Phineas are students at the fictional Devon School in New Hampshire in this classic by John Knowles

A Separate Peace

Joyce Kilmer's most famous work ends "Poems are made by fools like me but only God can make ______"

A Tree

This man was Moses' big brother

Aaron

"GEB" is devotees' name for Douglas Hofstadter's "Godel, Escher" this composer

Bach

A trilogy by Yasmina Khadra includes "The Swallows of Kabul" and "The Sirens of" this other capital

Baghdad

Maltese, developed from a dialect of Arabic, is the only form of Arabic written in this alphabet

Roman Alphabet

Directors like Mungiu and Puiu have made this Balkan nation one of the centers of 21st century filmmaking

Romania

Redheads from books include Anne of Green Gables and this boy, the 6th in his family to go to Hogwarts

Ron Weasley

The last line of the 1966 play about this pair is spoken by Horatio

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

The inspiration for the movie "Barfly", he put out his debut novel "Post Office" in 1971 when he was 50

Charles Bukowski

Time Person of the Year for 1958 "Crisis in Algeria brought WWII hero back to France"

Charles de Gaulle

This dance became popular in 1923 after inclusion in the Broadway musical "Runnin Wild"

Charleston

Douglas Fairbanks Sr. was one of the closest friends of this "Little Tramp"

Charlie Chaplin

In a 1941 US-UK deal, it follows Atlantic and it's also found before school in some cases

Charter

In 1925 Gertrude Brown was the first this pie queen and Traverse City's annual festival was born

Cherry

Bucket seats in cars were popularized by this make's Monza and Corvair

Chevy

Named for a region in Tuscany, this red table wine was once recognized by its fiasco, a straw covered bottle

Chianti

The Sears Tower in this city began its 23 year reign as the world's tallest building

Chicago

The building housing this burg's City Hall also houses the offices administering Cook County

Chicago

LA Times reporter Ruben Salazar was killed during a 1970 protest by this community

Chicano

The Newbery Medal goes to writers in this genre, Eleanor Estes won for 1952 with "Ginger Pye"

Children's Literature

John Belushi in 1982 and this other SNL comic in 1997 both passed away at 33

Chris Farley

In 1953 he had the right stuff and set a world flying record by flying 1,650 mph in an X-1A rocket plane

Chuck Yaeger

In 1927, this lawyer wrote "The Prohibition Mania", but is known more for the Scopes trial

Clarence Darrow

This city, founded in 1796, is divided by the Cuyahoga River

Cleveland

This term for animals like cows and sheep means they chew their cud

Ruminant

The premise of the game show hosted by Richard Dawson in this 1987 film was criminals are murdered

Running Man

This airline was formed in 1946 from the national airlines of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway

SAS (Scandinavian Airline Systems)

Arizona's state flower is the white blossom found near the top of the stems and arms of this giant cactus

Saguaro

A protein dubbed draculin found in this secretion of vampire bats acts as an anticoagulant

Saliva

A London bank job is at the heart of "The Red Headed League", the second short story with this detective

Sherlock Holmes

Geoffrey Rush played tormented pianist David Helfgot in this 1996 film

Shine

This is a line of hereditary military dictators of Japan that ruled until the 1860s

Shogun

"How to Get Away With Murder" is but one part of her dominion as a TV writer-producer

Shonda Rimes

Though Fritz Todt built this Nazi line, oft called the West Wall, it was named after a Wagnerian hero

Siegfried Line

Button Gwinnet died in 1777, less than a year after doing this, making his signature worth millions

Signing the Declaration of Independence

From the name of an 18th Century man, it is a profile portrait drawn in black

Silhouette

Pied Piper's Richard Hendricks got an unusual bit of inspiration for TechCrunch-winning computer code on this HBO show

Silicon Valley

A 1920s musical urges never to be dismayed, but to "look for ________ whenever a cloud appears in the blue"

Silver Lining

In 1990, Tony Bennet became the first guest voice to voice himself in this longest running animated show

Simpsons

Its mission is to "care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan"

Department of Veterans Affairs

In Emile Zola's "The Belly of Paris", wrongly accused Florent Quenu escapes this island prison and returns to France

Devil's Island

That crying from the cradle may be a sign of this 2 word ailment, so use a cream like Desitin or Anti Monkey Butt

Diaper Rash

Abbreviated F.P., this optical illusion makes for some very odd visual-size relationships

Forced Perspective

A prehistoric drawing on stone can be called a petroglyph or this, like art sometimes seen as an urban nuisance

Graffiti

On the first Sunday after Labor Day in September, we honor these relatives

Grandparents

Joan Cusack is the secretary to brother John's professional killer in this 1997 movie

Grosse Pointe Blank

This company's Hall of Fame first came to tv Christmas Eve of 1951

Hallmark

This highly poisonous plant of Europe of the parsley family was used to do in an ancient method man

Hemlock

This Irish family moved to Cognac, France in 1752 and now makes 40% of the worlds cognac

Hennessy

The Monterey Jack jalapeno stuffed pretzels seem like they wouldn't fit in this lower-fat line from Stouffer's

Lean Cuisine

A proverb says to "Look before you" do this

Leap

Time Person of the Year for 1981 "Solidarity leader struck first blows against Kremlin's empire"

Lech Walesa

Napoleon created it in 1802 as a general military and civil order of merit

Legion of Honor

The business center of "The Big Island" is also the gateway to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Hilo

This 2,400 year old text begins "I swear by Apollo the physician"

Hippocratic Oath

Best Premium Cable TV Show has gone to this Showtime stalwart whose main character split time between Berlin and Beirut

Homeland

The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office is a jointly staffed office within this cabinet department

Homeland Security

This baseball player was known as "The Flying Dutchman" and has one of the most expensive baseball cards

Honus Wagner

Bill Clinton was born and spent his early childhood in this small Arkansas town

Hope

In 1916, Nathan Handwereker opened a small business selling these at Coney Island

Hot Dogs

A 2007 Portugese 5 euro coin honoring the Boy Scout depicted this Brit

Lord Badon-Powell

After Daniel Boone's death in 1820, this Brit made him the subject of 7 stanzas of "Don Juan"

Lord Byron

In Africa on November 26, 1922, he anxiously asked Howard Carter "Can you see anything?"

Lord Carnarvon

This paper won the Breaking News Pulitzer for going 60 miles east to cover the San Bernardino terrorist attack

Los Angeles Times

On animals like lizards, autotomy is an evasive defense mechanism that lets them do this

Lose Their Tail

Two handled trophies are sometimes called these amorous items, and at one time were shared for drinking at marriages

Lover's Cup

"Beer in the Headlights" is on the "Crash My Party" album from this country singer

Luke Bryan

Soon after he was Luke, this actor was behind the wheel in "Corvette Summer"

Luke Hamill

The oud, of the Middle East, is a member of this 4 stringed instrument family

Lute

Tradition says a door of the Schlosskirche is the site where these were posted in 1517

Luther's 95 Theses

Cunegund is a patron saint of this grand duchy where she served as empress

Luxembourg

In 1971, he became the first president to establish his library on a college campus

Lyndon B. Johnson

This US President received his college degree from Southwest Texas State Teachers College

Lyndon B. Johnson

In 1954 Joseph Nye Welch, special council for the Army, asked him "Have you no sense of decency?

MacArthur

Ludovico si Warthema learned enough Arabic to pass himself off as Muslim and was able to enter this holy city in 1503

Mecca

In a 2011 slate.com survey of movie credits, of the top 25 most adapted writers, this novelist is the only one living

Stephen King

"Bright Star" shines on Broadway with music by Edie Brickell and this "LA Story" funny man

Steve Martin

He performed his own motorcycle stunts as POW Cooler King Hilts in "The Great Escape"

Steve McQueen

"Every Day I Fight" is the memoir of this late ESPN anchor and his battle with cancer

Stuart Scott

This Poe tale begins "True! Nervous I had been and am, but why will you say that I am mad"

The Tell-Tale Heart

The title of this book has spawned several movies, but it didn't refer to its detective hero but lanky Clyde Wynant

The Thin Man

The point at which 2 or more lines cross, or where cars cross

Intersection

Around 1200 BC, this period followed the Bronze Age and provided more lethal weapons to more people

Iron Age

This close relative of a Chilean president sent us to the moon and back with "Eva Luna" in 1989

Isabel Allende

After their marriage in 1469, they became known as the Catholic Monarchs

Isabella and Ferdinand

A narrow strip of land, Greece has one of Corinth

Isthmus

She made a splash with her 1970 young adult novel "Are You There God? It's Me Margaret"

Judy Blume

This founder's name is on the Girl Scout National Center in Savannah

Juliette Gordon Low

A Mexican population of Bagheera kiplingi, named for a panther from this 1894 book, is mostly vegetarian

Jungle Book

The first part of the name of these krazy klassic komic kids is from an old word for hangover

Katzenjammer Kids

This town is known for the great trout fishing in the Blackwater River and of course the Abbey and its famous "Book"

Kells

This is the amount of space between 2 printed letters

Kerning

Luther was President Obama's "anger translator" in a sketch on this Comedy Central show

Key and Peele

British general Charles Gordon and many others died in the 1885 siege of this Sudanese city

Khartoum

A nephrectomy is the surgical removal of this organ

Kidney

This is a long rope used to catch horses and cattle

Lasso

This city is home to Baylor University

Waco

This was the name given to a US public law signed by LBJ in 1964 to help prevent further agression

Tonkin Gulf Resolution

The buffalo cauliflower poutine is a vegetarian option at this team's Rogers Center

Toronto Blue Jays

Load up a dart with azaperone and you've got one of these to put a charging rhino to sleep

Tranquilizer

Time is a flat circle? Ex Cop Matthew McConaughey blew our minds with the concept on this drama

True Detective

For this 2010 film, Jeff Bridges wore a patch over his right eye, in the original, John Wayne wore it over his left

True Grit

Curcumin is a yellow pigment of this spice sometimes known as Indian saffron

Tumeric

A 1990 photo of Earth taken by this space probe prompted Carl Sagan to call planet Earth a "pale blue dot"

Voyager I

Pinnipeds include sea lions, seals, and these, of the family Odobenus

Walrus

Playa Del Carmen, a luxury resort in this country, offers tours of nearby Chichen Itza

Mexico

In music it precedes "forte" in a term literally meaning "half loud"

Mezzo

With books like "Prey" and "The Andromeda Stain" this late author exemplified the genre

Michael Crichton

The Omano OM117L is 2 of these in one, both dissecting and compound

Microscope

Percy Spencer got the idea to invent this type of oven after a magnetron melted a candy bar in his pocket

Microwave

Extending over an area of nearly 200 square miles are these mysterious lines of Peru that are evident from the air

Nazca Lines

This state is home to Berkshire Hathaway

Nebraska

This science fiction award is named for an interstellar gas cloud

Nebula Award

Sweden's Fredrik Backman became an overnight sensation with his novel about an old curmudgeon, "A Man Called" this

Ove

This operatic term comes from the French word for opening

Overture

US Military meals ready to eat are heated by this process, which is basically rusting

Oxidation

A manuscript by this "Good Earth" author was lost for 40 years, found in a storage unit in Texas and published in 2013

Pearl Buck

Students short on cash for college can apply for one of these grants named for a Rhode Island senator

Pell Grant

The 421 BC Peace of Nicias was a break in this decades long war

Peloponessian War

Beaver Stadium, also known as Happy Valley, is the home of this Keystone university

Penn State

This state is home to Hershey

Pennsylvania

In 2015, a California man paid 2.5 million dollars (Or 250 million of these) for one of these made in 1792

Penny

August Wilson chronicled the Black experience in his cycle of plays set in the Hill District of this Pennsylvania city

Pittsburgh

Roy Liechtenstein made obvious the dots that built up images in comic books, the 60s version of these dots making up todays images

Pixels

This comedienne was out of this world as Guinan on Star Trek - The Next Generation

Whoopi Goldberg

Darius Rucker and Sheryl Crow are among the pairs who have recorded this chilly duet that begins "I really can't stay"

"Baby It's Cold Outside"

This dictator was nicknamed El Caudillo, "The Leader"

Francisco Franco

The song "That's Amore" mentions this "gay" dance

Gay Tarantella

Elijah's cup holds wine at the seder of this holiday

Passover

She was Blanche DuBois' sister

Stella

The Petries were a family on this sitcom

The Dick van Dyke Show

The word for this part of speech is from the Latin for "word"

Verb

2 word military draft registration status that means you can serve without fighting

Conscientious Objector

Jim Bowie and William Travis passed into history at this location on March 6, 1836

Alamo

This "Light" river flows south to north through Amsterdam

Amstel

Passengers in the Northeast Corridor of this train service can arrive at their stations reading its Arrive magazine

Amtrak

He was the first vice president to assume the presidency upon the assassination of a president

Andrew Johnson

From 1957 to 1975 this man who turned Jackie K to Jackie O ran Olympic Airways

Ari Onassis

"The Sleep Revolution" by this Greek-born woman was released in 2016

Arianna Huffington

In a Disney film, Jodi Benson voiced this title character, daughter of King Triton

Ariel

This word sounds like it applies to Noah, but it was a craftsman who made boxes or chests

Arkwright

The logo of this golfer's beverage brand is a lemon wedge pierced by a golf tee

Arnold Palmer

The main shoulder joint is this kind of joint, with the rounded end of one bone fitting into a cuplike end of a second

Ball and Socket joint

Humans do it using hot air, while spiders do it when strands of silk is used to carry them thousands of miles

Ballooning

A favorite material of model airplane enthusiasts is this light wood from Central America

Balsa

Beautiful Playa de la Concha brings crowds to San Sebastian in this cultural part of Northern Spain

Basque

The French epic "Song of Roland" depicts a battle against Saracens, but it was actually against these people of the Pyrenees

Basques

Yvonne Craig played this motorcycle riding crimefighter on 60s tv

Batgirl

The town of Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia plays host to many tide tourists visiting this nearby bay

Bay of Fundy

Capitol Records have been used by many notable bands, such as this one who recorded their "Surfin' Safari" album in the tower

Beach Boys

"Bam" gets hit with another letter to become this ethereal shaft

Beam

Football coach Paul Bryant got this nickname after wrestling one at the age of 13

Bear

This "tale as old as time" headed to Broadway with Susan Egan premiering as Belle

Beauty and the Beast

Last name of Geoffrey, the first American fashion designer to open a Milan show

Beene

In books by Beverly Cleary, Ramona's older sister Beatrice is nicknamed this

Beezus

These 2 Central American countries are the only 2 that only border 1 ocean

Belize and El Salvador

This title glass object in Sylvia Plath's novel symbolizes madness for the protagonist, Esther Greenwood

Bell Jar

Called "canary of the sea" due to its musical stylings, this ind of whale shares its name with a type of sturgeon

Beluga

The "Big 3" exercises of power lifting are the squat, the deadlift, and this exercise

Bench Press

City preceding "Alexanderplatz" in the title of an Alfred Doblin novel

Berlin

This former Fed chairman wrote the 2015 memoir "The Courage to Act: A Memoir of a Crisis and Its Aftermath"

Bernanke

Last name of brothers Daniel and Phillip, pacifist priests known for their opposition to the Vietnam War

Berrigan

This 94 year old star of "Hot in Cleveland" is a president emeritus of the Morris Animal Foundation

Betty White

Damon Wayans gave Eddie Murphy bananas in this 1984 film

Beverly Hills Cop

In Dece,ber, many celebrate Buddha's enlightenment under this tree with a holiday called this day

Bohdi

Honestly or sincerely, this phrase means "in good faith"

Bona Fide

In Manchester TN, this festival had Pearl Jam, LCD Soundsystem, and Tame Impala in 2016

Bonnaroo

In 1775 Daniel Boone brought his family to this settlement that still bears his name

Boonesborough

Less than an hour from Tahiti by plane, this isle has been called "the most beautiful island in the world"

Bora Bora

The swan boats featured in several books and tv shows are a popular attraction in this city

Boston

At a Helsinki show on his 2012 "Wrecking Ball" tour, he and his band rocked for over 4 hours

Bruce Springsteen

In 1994, the founders of the KLF famously did this with their earned million pounds

Burned It On TV

Enjoy mini donuts and toppings in a souvenir helmet at this St. Louis ballpark

Busch Stadium

Named for an insect, the preparation for grilling involves splitting meat down the middle

Butterflying

This is the "ailment" that you get if you've been cooped up indoors for too long

Cabin Fever

This state is home to Disney and Mattel

California

The Mardi Gras was the first ship launched by this cruise line that carries the most guests in the industry

Carnival

Pressure on the middle nerve, which serves the thumb and palm side of the hand, can lead to this syndrome

Carpal Tunnel

2012 was a big year for him; "21 Jump Street" "Magic Mike" and Sexiest Man Alive

Channing Tatum

"The 33" is a film based on the real life copper mine collapse in this country that trapped 33 miners

Chile

Spanish for "little gourd", the guajillo is a mild type of one of these with a heat rating of 2,500-5,000 Scoville units

Chili Pepper

This Greek monster of myth had the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a serpent and terrorized the kingdom of Lycia

Chimera

On September 9, Japan observes Choyo No Sekku, a festival celebrating this flower

Chrysanthemum

Embracing the future and new technology in 1962, Purdue established the 1st college department in the US for this 2 word discipline

Computer Science

In 2011 Jason Momoa took over this title film role from Arnold

Conan

Concord is an agreement; add 2 letters to get this agreement by a state or Pope

Concordat

In 1973 this supersonic aircraft made its first transatlantic crossing

Concorde

Mixing slaked lime and volcanic ash, the Romans made use of this cement based building material in monuments and roads

Concrete

While bats have mostly rods in their eyes for night vision, some have a few of these to help with daytime sight

Cones

Joseph Medicine Crow was the last war chief of this Montana tribe who died in 2016 at 102

Crow

When Liechtenstein discovered that Haiti had an identical flag, it added one of these because it's a principality

Crown

The name of this movement came from a derisive 1908 review about George Braque

Cubism

The name of this resort city about 40 miles south of Mexico City translates to "horn of the cow"

Cuernavaca

This person is in charge of a museum collection; Margaret Mead was one for the American Museum of Natural History

Curator

This worker who prepared tanned hides is a homophone of a modern word for documents messenger

Currier

Trinidad lacked spices used in India but created its own type of this blend used in the islands unofficial national dish

Curry

Atlanta's Delta Flight Museum has a model of this classic plane that was the world's first successful commercial airliner

DC-3

Banished from Athens, this inventor found trouble on Crete too, but escaped

Daedelus

Lovely to look at, but its bulbs and flowers contain lycorine and other alkaloids that are toxic to you and pets

Daffodil

Rushes, aka this timely term, referred to the last printed footage from a set

Daily

FDR dedicated the 1,450 foot wide Bonneville one of these in 1937, pushing a button to start the first generator

Dam

The buffalo herd in this 1990 Kevin Costner film numbered 3,500, taking 8 days to film the hunt and stampede

Dances With Wolves

Francis Perkins was the first woman to head this department, with Hilda Solis the most recent

Department of Labor

Audie Murphy plays Tom Destry in 1954's "Destry", oddly, this film with Jimmy Stewart in the role came 15 years earlier

Destry Rides Again

This Defense Secretary under George W. Bush said "Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war"

Donald Rumsfeld

Known for her sharp wit, in the 1920's she wrote articles for Vanity Fair and The New Yorker

Dorothy Parker

You can be like Daenerys and learn the over 4,000 words of this language of Khal Drago

Dothraki

"So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish" was a 1984 offering from this British satirical sci-fi writer

Douglas Adams

Hugh Bonneville's Lord Grantham had a bloody awful supper and a brush with death on this PBS period place

Downton Abbey

R.L. Stevenson wrote "I had gone to bed ______, I had awakened ____. How was this to be explained"

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

"Drat" gets an interjected letter and turns into this preliminary version of a report

Draft

To draw with the aid of rulers, scales, and compasses is this precise kind of technical drawing

Draft

With an interjected letter, "dang" becomes this German literary term

Drang

This British warship launched in 1906 lent its name to a class of big gun battleships

Dreadnought

In 2015 these 80's legends released "Paper Gods", their 14th studio album

Duran Duran

This 4 word fabric phrase means someone is extremely set in their ways and opinions

Dyed in the Wool

As a teenager in the 1930's, he served as a junior reporter for the South Wales Daily Post

Dylan Thomas

The DC41 Animal is a model from this manufacturer of high tech bagless vacuums

Dyson

Long before he was Chief Justice from 1953 to 1969, he served in the army stateside during World War I

Earl Warren

Townsend's and Ozark are 2 types of bat named for the large size of these organs, making sense for echolocation

Ears

A rare lucky specimen of genus trifolium

Four Leaf Clover

Methan is released from this process of injecting high pressure fluid into underground rock to free gas and oil

Fracking

Fx means this in the medical field, perhaps the Pott's type

Fracture

Switzerland and Liechtenstein are the only 2 countries in Europe that still use this monetary unit

Franc

His first major nonviolent satygraha action was protesting salt taxes imposed by the British

Gandhi

Allmusic.com says that before him, "it was inconceivable for a country artist to go multi platinum"

Garth Brooks

On the first anniversary of his death, a memorial to Michael Jackson was unveiled in this Indiana city

Gary

Before he coached some movie "Hoosiers", this actor was in the Marines

Gene Hackman

The history Pulitzer went to TJ Stiles for a new take on the life of this soldier, 1839-1876

General Custer

The Greek for tribe and the Latin for kill gave us this crime that is investigated by the International Criminal Court

Genocide

At the time of his death in October of 1400, he was living in the garden of Westminster Abbey

Geoffrey Chaucer

In his 90's, this Irish playwright was still writing comedies like "Far-Fetched Fables"

George Bernard Shaw

In "The Mill on the Floss", she wrote that the happiest women have no history

George Eliot

Officially the king from 1820 to 1830, he had been the de facto ruler since 1811 due to his father's insanity

George IV

The May 12, 1937 coronation of this British king was on a date set by his brother

George VI

Time Person of the Year for 2004 "For reshaping the rules of politics to fit his 10 gallon style"

George W. Bush

America's first Catholic college was this one founded in 1789 in Washington DC

Georgetown

Earth in Greek and standing still in Latin describes the position of some satellites

Geostationary

A baby could eat food like strained peas from this Fremont Michigan company

Gerber

Bishop Clemens von Galen bravely denounced this Nazi secret police force in a 1941 "We demand justice" sermon

Gestapo

In 1957, Kwame Nkrumah, the son of a goldsmith, was the last prime minister of a British colony and the first prime minister of this African country

Ghana

In 1889 and 1890, a visionary named Wovoka taught this spectral dance to tribes to regenerate the earth

Ghost Dance

Depopulated in the early 20th Century, Goldfield Arizona is a tourist attraction as one of these

Ghost Town

Under his own name for once, Andrew Crofts published "Confessions of ____"

Ghostwriter

These lesser apes have 5 toes on each foot just like us, but the big toe is opposable

Gibbons

She has been called the Mona Lisa of the North, and the poster girl for the Dutch Royal Picture Gallery in the Hague

Girl With A Pearl Earring

One song on this show was the Idina Menzel-Lea Michele duet of "Poker Face"

Glee

In the UK, the melody of "Pomp and Circumstance" has been sung as the patriotic song "Land of Hope and" this

Glory

In a scifi story by Arthur C. Clarke, computer experts help Buddhist monks determine the "9 billion names of" this being

God

Despite recent history, Russia's Aeroflot airline continues to use this pair as part of its company symbol

Hammer and Sickle

This oratorio premiered Easter time in 1742, though now it is a Christmastime favorite

Handel's Messiah

In San Diego in 2007, Barry Bonds hit a home run to tie the all time home run record of this man

Hank Aaron

This wind instrument has a long blues tradition with players like Little Walter

Harmonica

Mozart was close friends with this composer, who was his senior by 23 years, making him more of a "Papa" figure

Haydn

Somatotrophin is also known as HGH, short for this

Human Growth Hormone

It is the name of the darlings' nursemaid/dog in "Peter Pan"

Nana

Term for a violent cyclone in the Western Pacific

Typhoon

Under the hood this automobile device converts mechanical energy to electrical energy and charges the battery

Alternator

The half-inch of rain in DC on the day of Hoover's inaugural in this year did not bode well

1929

The Cold War is often said to have begun in this year when a war ended

1945

This decade was when Maulana Karenga (born Ron Everett) created Kwanzaa

1960's

Tajikistan, Armenia, and Latvia all gained independence in September of this year

1991

A useful book before going on Jeopardy include this type whose name may derive from Arabic for calendar

Almanac

Nicknamed "Zo", this pro basketball Hall of Famer had his No. 33 jersey retired by the Miami Heat

Alonzo Mourning

Pronouns abound in "Who's on first?", a classic comedy routine by this duo

Abbott and Costello

This anise flavored liquor was made legal in the US in 2007

Absinthe

At the end of Mr. Deeds, this actor buys a bunch of red Corvettes for his friends

Adam Sandler

They've been rocking since 1970, though Steven Tyler no longer plays the drums

Aerosmith

Khaled Hosseini dedicated "The Kite Runner" in part to the children of this country

Afghanistan

A 4 letter spelling of this word the OED says is imitative of "the sound made in clearing the throat"

Ahem

The heroine of this opera sings "If you come to give me, so cruel, your last goodbye, the dark vortex of the Nile will be my grave"

Aida

The largest known of these Greek sacrificial platforms was found at Syracuse

Altar

"Incense and Peppermints" was a 1967 No. 1 hit by the group called Strawberry this

Alarm Clock

This state has 1 Rep in Congress, with which it has only sent a total of 4 men to fill that seat

Alaska

In 1895 he wrote to his family that with "superhuman strength" he would discover the truth on the tragic affair

Alfred Dreyfus

Between Morocco and Tunisia, it is almost 3.5 times the size of Texas

Algeria

Add a letter to "alas" and you get this word for an alternate name

Alias

Secret agents and deadly viruses show up in "The Satan Bug", written by this "Guns of Navarone" author

Alistair MacLean

Halloween leads into this observance by Christian churches on the next day

All Saints Day

The USA bonded with Latin America through 1961's AFP, this For Progress

Alliance

This hallucinatory 1990s title character lawyered up at Cage and Fish on Fox

Ally McBeal

"Amen" with 2 letters interjected become this medication, to help you sleep

Ambien

Related to Miss Earhart, this term means to improve

Ameliorate

Different regions get different magazines from this club, AAA for short

American Automobile Association

In Eldon, Iowa you can visit the house that inspired this classic painting by Grant Wood

American Gothic

Ouzo and pastis are flavored with this spice that tastes like licorice or fennel

Anise

She did not publish her only novel "Black Beauty" until she was 57

Anna Sewell

George Bancroft, Secretary of the Navy, founded the US Naval Academy in this city

Annapolis

This hard-drinking friend of Wild Bill Hickok has been played by Jean Arthur and Doris Day

Annie Oakley

While it feeds mostly on termites and its namesake insect, this toothless mammal also enjoys avocados

Anteater

It means any period before a war, but in the US it is usually used for the period before the Civil War

Antebellum

Purple carrots contain anthocyanins, which act as these particles to help prevent cell decay

Antioxidants

He was elected president of Egypt in 1970 leading the country until 1981

Anwar Sadat

Mescalero and Chiricahua are spoken by members of this Native American people

Apache

This term for an absence of automatic breathing follows reflex, deglutition, or sleep

Apnea

It isn't saying you're sorry, but it is the branch of theology dealing with the defense of established doctrine

Apologetics

This ancient Greek who loved the lever established statics, the study of a body at equilibrium

Archimedes

In Roman amphitheaters, trap doors led to numerous passageways beneath this fighting space

Arena

During this pretrial court meeting charges are read and the accused usually enters a plea

Arraignment

FDR's 1940 phrase "The Great _____ of Democracy" was later applied to Detroit as it turned out jeeps, tanks, and bombers

Arsenal

Though it's known as a poison, you've got trace amounts in you of this element

Arsenic

In 1992, Bill Clinton played the saxophone on this man's late night show

Arsenio Hall

The amosite type of this fibrous material can resist temperatures up to 1,000 degrees

Asbestos

For exposing slave labor in the seafood industry, this news agency with a 2 letter abbreviated name won its 52nd prize

Associated Press

On May 31, 2013 one of these skimmed by the Earth at a distance of 3.6 million miles

Asteroid

There was a hot time in this old town after it fell to besieging Union troops on September 1, 1864

Atlanta

He traveled the world with the USO, performing his first show in 1941 and his last in 1990

Bob Hope

In January 2011 this SEC team beat the Oregon Ducks to win the BCS championship

Auburn

Tuvalu, a small island country in the South Pacific, uses the dollar of this country 2000 miles away

Australia

In 1964 this woman big into laissez faire capitalism offered "The Virtue of Selfishness"

Ayn Rand

The US Air Force maintains Lajes Field, a base on the island of Terceira in this North Atlantic group owned by Portugal

Azores

Centeotl, a god of these people known as the Mexica, was big into solar, feasting, and pleasure

Aztecs

Encinitas, California has a tennis museum dedicated to this champ who lost a challenge match to Billie Jean King in 1973

Bobby Riggs

Bob Geldof organized this British supergroup that sang the 1984 charity smash "Do They Know It's Christmas"

Band Aid

In 2015, Steve Martin and Pete Seeger were inducted into the Hall of Fame for this instrument

Banjo

Tone your muscles with exercises where you're supported by this ballet class apparatus

Barre

With the addition of Nebraska in 2011, this conference has 12 teams but no name change

Big 10

This is something "mined" by a computer algorithm in blocks called rewards

Bitcoin

Henry Ford said that Model T owners could have any color they wanted, "so long as it's" this color

Black

Elizabeth Short, known by this flowery name, was the victim in an LA murder case officially unsolved after 69 years

Black Dahlia

Chocolate and cherries team up in this dessert named for a region of Germany

Black Forest Cake

The observatory Ligo detected 2 of these cosmic objects with souped up gravity coalescing into one

Black Hole

This kind of daisy, Maryland's state flower, is a pioneer plant, meaning it is one of the first to grow in a new field

Black-Eyed Susan

The Rufus species of lynx is named for its short tail

Bobcat

To kiss this, visitors once had to be held by the ankles and lowered head first; now just lie down and lean backward

Blarney Stone

The existence of thse storage organizations made heart-lung pumps for open heart surgery possible

Blood Bank

This was the first dog breed to collect admissible evidence for American courts of law

Bloodhound

In 2016, Kyle Chandler picked up an Emmy nomination for murdering his black sheep brother on this Netflix series

Bloodline

Hawaii's version of Old Faithful, the Halona this, is a result of a narrow lava tube exiting straight up

Blowhole

Spider Blood is this color because oxygen is carried by hemocyanin rather than hemoglobin

Blue

Northeast Georgia is covered by this colorful southern range of the Appalachians

Blue Ridge Mountains

Weighing up to 200 tons and growing to nearly 100 feet long, some spend their summers off the California coast

Blue Whale

Publishers often pursue these short endorsements that go on the back cover, Thomas Pynchon is a big get

Blurb

Bream means to clean the bottom of one of these by scraping off barnacles

Boat

Applejack is a type of this liquor made from apples, Slivovitz is one made from plums

Brandy

This centrally located African country is again a republic since elections were held in 2015

Central African Republic

Today meaning a buyer or seller of stocks, it may have come from one who opened casks of wine

Broker

These Dostoyevsky brothers are always being asked questions like "Is there a God?"

Brothers Karamazov

This alliterative name is for a line of people who pass pails of water to help put out a fire

Bucket Brigade

This former president of Mensa came up with the geodesic dome

Buckminster Fuller

It arose from the teachings of this man who lived in northeastern India sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries BC

Buddhism

An office or department for transacting a certain business, possibly following News, Travel, or Weather

Buereau

On August 31 1901 Leon Czolgosz arrived in this city, where he would shoot President McKinley

Buffalo

This instrument used for military calls has no valves or keys, but changes tones based on lip tension changing

Bugle

Director Ben "Bugs" Hardaway inspired the name of this carrot lover

Bugs Bunny

The paso doble should evoke a corrida, the male dancer portrays this and the woman portrays his cape

Bullfighter

Mr Pickle, Egg, and Hot Dog chase chef Peter Pepper as he tries to make sandwiches in this arcade game

BurgerTime

This 2 word nation name means "Land of Honorable People" and is landlocked just like its neighbor Niger

Burkina Faso

One of the 12 labours of Hercules was working in animal control, stealing this 3 headed dog

Cerberus

Almost all of our brain's total volume is made up of both hemispheres of this brain part

Cerebrum

He was Massachusetts' favorite son candidate for president in 1920 but settled for vice president

Calvin Coolidge

Specialties of this ballpark include a crab and melted cheese pretzel and Chesapeake waffle fries

Camden (Yards)

Franco Nero met Vanessa Redgrave in 1966 when he played Lancelot in this movie musical

Camelot

It would be natural for her, Prince Charles' second wife, to be intimidated by Queen Elizabeth, her mother-in-law

Camila

John Paul II emphasized beatification and this, a process that was fast tracked for him after his death

Canonization

In a eulogy for Lincoln, Whitman wrote "O ____! My ____! Our fearful trip is done"

Captain

Named for a 16th century luminary, this prize is awarded by the Spanish ministry of culture

Cervantes

The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail follows the crests of the Sierra Nevadas and this range that includes Mt. Hood

Cascades

Stana Katic and Nathan Fillion both were lauded for their work on this network crime drama

Castle

These underground Roman tombs were used for funeral feasts and as hideouts

Catacombs

As Henry IV of France was married to Margaret of Valois, this influential Medici was his mother in law

Catherine Medici

In all 0.78 square miles of Monaco, this is the official religion

Catholicism

The silicone type of this window sealing material makes an excellent adhesive

Caulk

Alisa Weilerstein and Mstislav Rostropovich are famed players of this 4 stringed instrument

Cello

As this Roman official, Cato the Elder was an inspector of morals and conduct

Censor

An anion has negative this

Charge

In May 1927 it took him about 33 hours to make his most famous flight

Charles Lindbergh

Sarah McLachlan and Diana Krall dueted on this Christmas song first heard in "A Charlie Brown Christmas"

Christmas Time Is Here

Starting south of San Antonio and ending in Abilene, Kansas, many cattle headed north on this trail in the 1860's

Chisholm Trail

This Oscars host of 2016, gave Linda Dunn her 15 minutes of fame

Chris Rock

Jerry Seinfeld drove around the White House with President Obama on an episode of this web series

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

Ison, one of these space travelers, was called a sungrazer passing within 684,000 miles of the surface

Comet

Instead of BC, some people prefer the less religious BCE which stands for before this

Common Era

You might say that Manihiki in this group named for a British sea captain has the blessing of the black pearls

Cook Islands

1931 saw the first appearance of "The Joy" of this

Cooking

This vodka drink with lime juice, triple sec, and cranberry juice is at home all over the world

Cosmopolitan

Stenka Razin, who led an uprising of these horsemen of the steppes, was the subject of the 1st Russian feature film

Cossacks

Currency traders know the "CRC" on their computer screens is this country's colon

Costa Rica

For 6 seasons she starred as Jules Cobb on "Cougar Town"

Courtney Cox

The society named for this Frenchman "Educating people to protect the water systems of the planet"

Cousteau Society

This great orator gave a 3.5 hour speech in favor of the compromise of 1850, which his fellow New Englanders didn't like

Daniel Webster

She's had the "metal" to sell 650 million copies of her books, like 2016's "Property of a Noblewoman"

Danielle Steel

In 1962 this entertainer founded St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Danny Thomas

Since 2003 hundreds of thousands have fled this most Westerly region of Sudan for neighboring Chad

Darfur

Last name of Elinor and Marianne, the sisters who embody the "Sense and Sensibility" in Jane Austen's novel

Dashwood

2 years before "Sexual Perversity in Chicago" this playwright came up with the bleepin "Duck Variations"

David Marnet

In 2016's "The People Vs. OJ Simpson", he played defense attorney Robert Kardashian

David Schwimmer

From sea level, it is 400 meters down to the shore of this landlocked Middle Eastern body of water

Dead Sea

The 1947 discovery of these gave scholars glimpses into early Judaism

Dead Sea Scrolls

The trial of Jack McCall was a highlight of the 2016 Wild Bill Days in this South Dakota town

Deadwood

Racetrack Playa in this very hot California valley is home to 700 pound rocks that mysteriously move

Death Valley

These prisons for those in financial trouble were formally abolished in the US in 1833

Debtors' Prisons

Lady Liberty used to be on the obverse of this coin until a president took her place in 1946

Dime

Algeria, Bahrain, and Iraq all use a currency called this

Dinar

In 1989, this major Hollywood studio celebrated its 66th anniversary with its 2nd Best Picture nomination for Dead Poets Society

Disney

Peter Davidson, the 5th man to play the iconic sci-fi role on this show, became father-in-law to David Tennant, the 10th

Doctor Who

The size of a large turkey, this extinct bird from Mauritius had a tuftlike tail with curly feathers

Dodo

Hurricanes originate in this region of the world's oceans near the equator marked by calm winds

Doldrums

You don't have to live like a monk to enjoy a $399 bottle of this brand of champagne from 1998

Dom Perignon

In 2014, guinea banned the consumption of bat soup and grilled bat to combat this deadly disease virus

Ebola

This is the longest river in Spain

Ebro

Using a multistep process that isolates dolphin sounds on specific objects, researchers created 3D images using this process

Echolocation

Ever since Thomas Carlyle coined the phrase, this field has been known as "the dismal science"

Economics

The award in these sciences is technically not a Nobel Prize but the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Memory of Albert Nobel

Economics

French for "raw" it is the 4 letter name of a light grayish yellowish brown

Ecru

A 7.8 earthquake in April 2016 centered in this nation on the west coast of South America injured more than 2,500

Ecuador

Jean Stein has a touch of John Steinbeck in the title of a history of 5 big families in LA called "West of ____"

Eden

On his 1849 death, it was said that he was "Regarded rather with curiosity than admiration and few will be grieved"

Edgar Allen Poe

A towering tale of the old west, "Cimarron" by this "Show Boat" author was the Number 1 book of 1930

Edna Ferber

You can attend the Sun City Music Festival out in this West Texas town

El Paso

Mantiques are items like vintage baseball bats, toy guns, and these, maybe with a sunburnt finished and humbucker pickups

Electric Guitar

A skin colored makeup that creates a uniform complexion is called this, like the base of a house

Foundation

Spiked teeth pull cotton fibers through a metal plate with slots, built to small to let seeds pass through in a 1794 invention from this man

Eli Whitney

This 5 year old moppet who reached Florida from Cuba made international headlines

Elian Gonzalez

Lines meant for her husband Robert say "If thou must love me, let it be for nought except for love's sake only"

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

In 1598 Robert Devereaux, 2nd Earl of Essex, got cuffed by this royal after he turned his back on her

Elizabeth I

On Thanksgiving 1974, John joined this man at Madison Square Garden to perform "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds"

Elton John

Through digital music, Carrie Underwood sings "I'll Be Home For Christmas" with this late king of rock and roll

Elvis Presley

Tolkien created these languages whose forms include Quenya before writing his books

Elvish

This 1863 document allowed the Union army to recruit black troops

Emancipation Proclamation

This 1807 act placed restrictions on imports to the US from Great Britain

Embargo Act

Therese Raquin is a tale of murder by this man who some believe was later murdered over his Dreyfus Affair letter

Emile Zola

In 1907, Britain, France, and Russia formed the Triple this French word

Entente

He sang lead for the Animals on "It's My Life" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"

Eric Burdon

After you swallow food, it passes through this relatively straight muscular tube down to your stomach

Esophagus

This book of the Bible ends with "The declaration of the greatness of Mordecai"

Esther

After the secession of Eritrea in 1993, this other E country became landlocked

Ethiopia

The leaves of the Sydney peppermint, a type of gum tree from New South Wales, are used in Aboriginal remedies

Eucalyptus

It was equal to about $1.15 and wasn't circulating as cash yet when it went into effect on January 1, 1999

Euro

She was married in Berlin on April 29, 1945, but never got a honeymoon

Eva Braun

In 2012 this former Argentine first lady was honored on the country's 100 peso note

Eva Peron

FICA is a line on your pay stub; this law set up a special court to approve national security warrants

FISA

This is the acronym used for the US President's wife

FLOTUS

December 10, 1915 marked a milestone with the production of the one millionth car from this company

Ford

This sizzling Mexican dish consists of strips of steak or chicken sauteed with onions and peppers

Fajitas

The feathery cut of this actress who played Jill in Charlie's Angels was a popular hairstyle

Farrah Fawcett

Goethe was 59 when he completed his first part of this devilish play

Faust

Established in 1827, this fort in northeast Kansas is the oldest active Army post west of the Mississippi

Fort Leavenworth

On April 13, 1861, Major Robert Anderson surrendered this fort to the Confederates

Fort Sumter

This classic that returned to Broadway in 2015 features the songs "Sunrise, Sunset" and "Anatevka"

Fiddler on the Roof

With a machine gun part of its design, the WWI Fokker Eindecker has been called the first true example of this type of plane

Fighter Plane

Any sort of little nibbles that are eaten with the hands, and no cutlery

Finger Foods

Some authorities include this "land of a thousand lakes" nation in Scandinavia, but others do not

Finland

Mozilla's web browser was called Phoenix, then Firebird, then this

Firefox

Passengers flying internationally in this section of American Airlines flights get a pair of pajamas

First Class

This is the officer ranking just below captain, such as Gilligan on tv

First Mate

The desert dwelling smoke tree depends on the flash type of these to spread its seeds

Flash Flood

This word follows "Johnstown" in the name of a Pennsylvania national memorial

Flood

In ancient Greece, a Hoplite was one of these

Foot Soldier

Joining this was the initiative launched by Jill Biden and Michelle Obama to help service members, veterans, and their families

Forces

This 3 named architects first LA project, Hollyhock House, was completed in 1921

Frank Lloyd Wright

Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote a campaign biography of this college pal, the 14th president

Franklin Pierce

"My Bondage and My Freedom" from 1855 is his second autobiography

Fredrick Douglass

Some gifts are certified with this 2-word term, meaning its makers in another country are justly compensated

Free Trade

In 1961, these "rides" across the Deep South protested segregation in interstate transportation

Freedom Rides

Official sites on this trail include the Massachusetts State House and the Paul Revere House

Freedom Trail

To draw in this liberated style means without support or guidance of instruments

Freehand

The Ancien Regime, or old order, refers to the period leading up to this event

French Revolution

Before he was Robert Baratheon, Mark Addy stripped away his troubles as an ex-steelworker in this 1997 movie

Full Monty

These treats from Pepperidge Farm like the Parmesan and Flavor Blasted Xtra Cheddar are sure to make your cat jealous

Goldfish

Suellen and Carreen O'Hara are a flighty pair of sisters in this novel

Gone With The Wind

This novel came out in 1936, was the number 1 fiction bestseller in 1937, and hit the big screen in 1939

Gone With The Wind

Notable paintings by this woman born in 1860 include 1943's "The Old Oaken Bucket"

Grandma Moses

They trucked through more than 2,300 shows, from a 1965 Bay Area pizza parlor gig to a 2015 goodbye at Soldier Field

Grateful Dead

The 4 fundamental forces in physics are the strong, the weak, the electromagnetic, and this one

Gravitational Force

It is awarded to the championship team in Canadian Football

Grey Cup

In 1297 this family began its long reign over Monaco

Grimaldis

"A Pig in a Poke" was the game show that sent this family headed by Chevy Chase on a "European Vacation"

Griswolds

Mam is a Mayan language spoken in Mexico's Chiapas state and by around a half million in this country

Guatemala

The islands of Luggnagg and Glubbdubdrib are visited in this 1726 satiric adventure

Gulliver's Travels

A taxi driver, or an author who churns out books quickly for a profit

Hack

Guccifer was the handle of a Romanian one of these who bragged about exploiting Hillary Clinton's servers

Hacker

Also known as the "House of His Majesty", Fairfield House in England was the home of this African leader from 1936 to 1941

Haile Selassie

Time Person of the Year for 1935 "Ethiopia's king fought an incursion by Italy's strongman, Mussolini"

Haile Selassie

The Showa period in Japan ended with the death of this emperor in 1989

Hirohito

Sartre wrote in "No Exit" that "____ is other people"

Hell

The "Great Triumvirate" of 19th century US politics was made up of these 3 statesmen who were in the House, Senate, and SoS

Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and John C. Calhoun

This 3-named American's "Psalm of Life" says "Art is long and time is fleeting"

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Pecans are the largest of these, a type of walnut tree, whose wood is popularly used in barbecues

Hickory

British Airways' in-flight magazine has this name, like a Miller beer brand

High Life

The ranching heritage of Texas is on view at George Ranch Historical Park, 30 miles from this biggest city in Texas

Houston

Sparking the French Wars of Religion, 1,000 members of this group were massacred on March 1, 1562

Huguenots

This photo sharing app gets its name from combining parts of the words instant and telegram

Instagram

I hope I don't see you in the ICU, short for this hospital area

Intensive Care Unit

On Food Network, cooks battle masters like Mario Batali in the "America" version of this Japanese show

Iron Chef

An Academy Award is named for this boy wonder movie producer who died at 37

Irving Thalberg

In 1940 this nation's troops invaded Sudan from Ethiopia, they were kicked out in 1941

Italy

The 1864 Battle of Yellow Tavern was the last for this Confederate initialed general

J.E.B. Stuart

The abbreviated name of this file format used for digital photos comes from the group that created it in the 1980's

JPEG

To the command "Your money or your life" this comic paused and then responded "I'm thinking"

Jack Benny

In 1948, he wrote he had an idea for a novel in which 2 guys hitchhike to California "in search of something they don't really find"

Jack Kerouac

No major leaguer will ever again be permanently assigned the baseball number of this man

Jackie Robinson

Montego Bay, normally known for its heat and beaches, is in this country

Jamaica

Architecturally, they're the sides of a door or window

Jamb

On tv in "Las Vegas" he had his eyes on you in the casino as Ed Deline

James Caan

From 2009 to 2012, this Franco played Franco on General Hospital

James Franco

In late 1880 he was a Congressman, a Senator-Elect, and President-Elect all at the same time

James Garfield

It is paired with "Kashmir" in the name of an Indian state

Jammu

When a female inspector slapped Mohamed Bouazizi in 2010, this fragrant Tunisian revolution was catalyzed

Jasmine Revolution

Of the 4 thrown objects in Olympic track and field, this one weighs the least

Javelin

This rapper cofounded Roc-a-Fella Records, which debuted his debut "Reasonable Doubt"

Jay-Z

She followed up her memoir "A Stolen Life" with "Freedom: My Book of Firsts"

Jaycee Dugard

Prince converted to this religion in 2001, going door to door to describe his faith

Jehovahs Witness

Floating in the waters off of Majorca you might find a fried egg this

Jellyfish

Before running for president, he founded PUSH (People United to Save Humanity) in Chicago in 1971

Jesse Jackson

Redheaded Jessicas include the animated Jessica Rabbit and this costar of "The Help" and "Zero Dark Thirty"

Jessica Chastain

This Apollo 13 commander is one of 28 recipients of the Space Medal of Honor

Jim Lovell

He ran an unsuccessful 1966 campaign for governor before a successful one 4 years later

Jimmy Carter

Keys and coins can do it in your pocket, and a catchy ad can feature one

Jingle

Om Domremy around 1425 she began to hear voices encouraging her to lead the French army

Joan of Arc

During his long Senate career, he continued to live in Delaware, commuting daily to Washington via Amtrak

Joe Biden

"With A Little Help From My Friends", used by The Wonder Years as its theme, was by this English singer

Joe Cocker

This Yankee legend broke a 44 game hitting streak record previously held by "Wee Willie" Keeler

Joe DiMaggio

Under threat of civil war, this king set his seal to the Magna Carta in 1215

John

Willing to use violence for the abolitionist cause, he went to the gallows on December 2, 1859

John Brown

This English thinker's "Two Treatises of Government" had a key influence on the Declaration of Independence

John Locke

In the Galleria Borghese, Caravaggio's portrait of this saint shows his head still attached

John the Baptist

This LA lawyer gained notoriety at a murder trial for saying, "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit"

Johnnie Cohran

"Only 1 in every 10,000 casks" gets to become a blue label bottle of this scotch

Johnnie Walker

This actor was solid in his 2014 film "Chef" going from head chef to food truck impressario

Jon Favreau

This former White House speech writer hosts the Keepin it 1600 podcast, with the same unrelated name as a movie director

Jon Favreau

This 18th century "Angry God" theologian also said "I affirm" that the true Christian spirit is that of a lamb or a dove

Jonathan Edwards

"Dont Stop Believin" by this band is playing at the end of the last episode of The Sopranos

Journey

This 3 named woman wrote the 1966 short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been"

Joyce Carol Oates

Cret de la Neige is the highest peak in this range on the border of France and Switzerland

Jura

Albert Hoffman, who died at 102 n 2008, was best known for synthesizing this 3 letter hallucinogen

LSD

Death Valley is the nickname for 2 schools, both Tigers, one in the SEC and one in the ACC

LSU and Clemson

More than 1 million fossil bones have been recovered at this sticky but popular LA tourist attraction

La Brea Tar Pits

After the Nazis sing "Die Wacht am Rhein" in Casablanca, Laszlo tells the band to play this French anthem

La Marseillaise

The HPBA recognizes Memorial Day, 4th of July, and this holiday as the 3 biggest grilling holidays

Labor Day

Tony Bennet became the oldest artist, at age 88 to have the number 1 album on the Billboard chars with "Cheek to Cheek", full of duets with this artist

Lady Gaga

The name of this "forbidden dance" comes from a Portugese word meaning "to beat"

Lambada

A man wears a boutonniere on this part of his jacket

Lapel

Vaporized mist is a solution to this inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the voice box

Laryngitis

This gate fastener consists of a bar that fits into a notch

Latch

The name of this grated potato pancake is related to the Greek for little oily thing

Latke

With a snort, Lily Tomlin tormented callers as phone operator Ernestine on this 60's sketch comedy tv show

Laugh In

"Little House in the Big Woods" was her first novel about her family's life in the late 1800s

Laura Ingalls Wilder

"Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey", a 1971 Number 1 is credited to Paul the Beatle and this woman

Linda Eastman McCartney

This master of the vibraphone also played drums and piano

Lionel Hampton

LL Cool J hosts this series on Spike TV

Lip Sync Battle

Before adopting the Euro, Italy and Vatican City used this monetary unit

Lira

For a brief time, Janet Jackson was sister in law to this daughter of the queen

Lisa Marie Presley

This adjective means supple or marked by effortless grace such as the motions of a dancer

Lithe

In a classic but odd pairing, Bing Crosby crooned a medley of this carol and and "Peace on Earth" with David Bowie

Little Drummer Boy

James Whitcomb Riley wrote a poem about this little girl, and Harold Gray later created a comic strip about her

Little Orphan Annie

60 acts played for 16 hours in this 1985 London-Philly charity event, Phil Collins caught a plane and played in both cities

Live Aid

The death of her friend Rock Hudson from AIDS helped this actress cofound AMFAR

Liz Taylor

2016 was the 25th anniversary of this festival founded by Perry Ferrell of Jane's Addiction

Lollapalooza

A 1666 fire destroyed much of this capital city, including its cathedral

London

Long after playwright Eugene O'Neill's death, this tale of family dysfunction returned to Broadway in 2016

Long Day's Journey Into the Night

King of the Franks from 814 to 840, he would be followed in French history by 17 other kings bearing the same name

Louis

This woman who is part Chippewa has written "Love Medicine", "The Plague of Doves", and "The Round House"

Louise Erdrich

Robert Livingston, US minister to France, James Monroe, and a French Treasury minister signed the treaty for this 1803 deal

Louisiana Purchase

Gruyere can be used to make Kaesknoepfle, a national dish compared to this Kraft food

Macaroni and Cheese

This country's 2 main regions are separated by some 640 miles of the South China Sea

Malaysia

In 1953 this Nation of Islam leader founded and was the minister of Boston Temple No. 11

Malcolm X

Algeria is on the northern border of this 4 letter nation

Mali

In 1626 for 60 guilders you can have purchased all 23 square miles of this NYC borough

Manhattan

40 years after his death, he still appears on some of China's paper money

Mao Zedong

Native Americans used the inner bark of the sugar type of this tree to make a tea to treat coughs

Maple

In a Peter Weiss play, the Marquis de Sade leads inmates in a recreation of the assassination of this other title guy

Marat

Sarah Paulson got rave reviews for playing this prosecutor in "The People Vs. OJ Simpson"

Marcia Clark

The dramatic life of this soprano included getting slapped by fellow singer Giulietta Simionato

Maria Callas

Justin Bieber joined this singer for a superfestive version of her "All I Want For Christmas Is You"

Mariah Carey

Frederic Joliot, winner of a Nobel Prize with his wife Irene, along with this mother in law, who also won one

Marie Curie

This second wife of Napoleon is "The Second Empress" in Michelle Moran's novel

Marie Louise

A city up north is named for this French priest who founded Michigan's first permanent settlement around 1668

Marquette

In Denmark you are a pepper man or pepper maid if you are not this by age 30

Married

If this US state was a country, it would have finished in the top 10 in gold medals at the 2016 Olympics with 14, 9 from 1 man and 1 woman

Maryland

Rimmel's Supercurler says it is a lash curler and this cosmetic in one

Mascara

Person comes from "Persona", one of these donned by a Roman actor to play a different character

Mask

In 1969 his autobiography of 57 years earlier was republished as "A Black Explorer at the North Pole"

Matthew Henson

MK are initials for this Hawaiian observatory

Mauna Kea

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park features Kilauea and this, which erupted for 14 months over 1855-1856

Mauna Loa

Smashbox Cosmetics was founded by Dean and Davis Factor, great grandsons of this Hollywood makeup legend

Max Factor

The "Me" in the title of this novel is Greg Gaines, while the latter half refers to Rachel, a leukemia patient

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

The course of Botswana's Okavango River can be described with this word, starting with an objective pronoun

Meandering

This curve in a liquid surface is also used in terms of cartilage in a human joint

Meniscus

Since 1947, an underwater ballet has made Weeki Wachee, Florida the city of these finned creatures

Mermaids

This actor's foundation has funded more than $540 million for Parkinson's disease research

Michael J. Fox

In 2014, John Conyers won his 26th term for this state and is the first Black Rep to be the senior member of Congress

Michigan

MVP Award winner for the Yankees, he won the Triple Crown the year before winning it

Mickey Mantle

Exxon trumpets its synergy formula as a way to lower emissions and raise this ratio to save drivers money

Miles Per Gallon

The 19th Century Pabst mansion is now a mansion in this city

Milwaukee

Markus Persson sold this create-a-world-out-of-blocks computer game to Microsoft for $2.5 billion

Minecraft

Lasting from 1368 to 1644, this Chinese dynasty produced many valued antiques

Ming

This state is home to Land O Lakes

Minnesota

The Purple People Eaters were this NFL team's defensive line of the late 1960's and 70's

Minnesota Vikings

In this job similar to a bard, you sang, played instruments, and might have also recorded heroic deeds in song

Minstrel

French word for a mixture of carrots, onions, and celery sauteed in butter

Mirepoix

This is the opposite of a spendthrift, a 5 letter word that typically describes Scrooge

Miser

This "kissing" shrub became a state symbol of Oklahoma in 1893, 14 years before statehood

Mistletoe

Under a military dictatorship, Burma changed its name to this

Myanmar

A statue of this cockle and mussel seller on Grafton Street is known by Dubliners as the "Tart with the Cart"

Molly Malone

Przewalski's horse, the only true wild horse, has been reintroduced back into China and this landlocked neighbor to the north

Mongolia

Genghis Grill specializes in this assemble it yourself style of grilling

Mongolian Barbecue

The name of this area of Monaco was put on a Las Vegas casino in 1996

Monte Carlo

This capital of Uruguay lies on the Rio de la Plata

Montevideo

When this lunar Beethoven sonata premiered in 1802, some of the piano strings snapped during the finale

Moonlight Sonata

In 1915 missionaries from this US church began building its first Polynesian temple on Oahu

Mormons

"City of Bones" is the first book in this fantasy series about teenage demon hunters in New York City

Mortal Instruments

Roman ceilings, walls, and floors displayed this type of art made of bits of material

Mosaic

Among its goals, "To end drunk driving and prevent underage drinking"

Mothers Against Drunk Driving

This brand known for its applesauce and apple juice dates back to an apple cider seller named Samuel in 1842

Mott's

It rises 18,510 feet in the Caucasus

Mount Elbrus

Completed in 1941 during WWII, this Black Hills memorial wasn't formally dedicated until 1991 by George H.W. Bush

Mount Rushmore

Put this 8 letter word before bike to get a bike with powerful brakes and low gear ratios for climbing steep grades

Mountain

The Zambezi River reaches the ocean in this country that lends its name to the body of water where it happens

Mozambique

A true story of how a train got stuck in snow for days inspired Agatha Christie to write this mystery

Murder on the Orient Express

Muscles slowly waste away, replaced by scar tissue and fat with this disease that Jerry Lewis vowed to destroy

Muscular Dystrophy

Cremini, a variety of this edible, are intentionally harvested when they are immature

Mushroom

This hoofed animal of the far north is named for the odor produced by glands beneath its eyes

Muskox

"Pitcairn's Island" was the third novel in a trilogy that began with this one about a nautical rebellion

Mutiny on the Bounty

In 2013 the Military Bowl moved from Washington DC to the home field of this nearby military academy

Naval Academy

The stinging variety of this plant is covered in minute hairs that inject irritants when they are touched

Nettles

A data thief targets a giant computer mind orbiting Earth in this William Gibson cyberpunk classic from 1984

Neuromancer

Playa is Spanish for beach and also means a dry lake bed, like the one where Burning Man is held in this Western state

Nevada

Despite its wet name, Ocean City in this state's May County is dry regarding alcohol

New Jersey

The lineup for the first Jazz and Heritage Festival in this city included Mahalia Jackson and Duke Ellington

New Orleans

At the age of 3 months, Moses got bulrushed down this river

Nile River

Lama Surya Das' "Awakening the Buddha Within" lays out the 8 steps anyone can use to achieve this high spiritual status

Nirvana

This ion has been linked to fires when used as a film base, and to cancer when used to cure meats

Nitrate

Marcelino Proenca was a short lived news story in 2016 after trying to quench this symbol on the way to Rio

Olympic Flame

It follows "Our Bodies" in a series of book titles

Ourselves

The collodion process involving an iodide and a glass plate was an 1851 innovation in this then new field

Photography

Won in 2015 by Svetlana Alexievich, it is handed out annually by the Swedish Academy

Nobel Prize for Literature

Descendants of those who worked on a big dig are the main populace of Colon, this country's major port

Panama

El Dia de Colon is a Spanish name for a US holiday in this month

October

This Big Ten school's stadium is called the Horseshoe, because it looks like a horseshoe

Ohio State

In 1866, Lyne T. Barret began operating the first producing one of these in the state, and a lot more would follow

Oil Well

Of Cherokee descent, Robert Owen was one of the first 2 senators from this state in 1907

Oklahoma

The title of this 9th century Arabic tale tells us it spanned about 2.75 years

One Thousand And One Nights

Hyphenated term for a contest that really is no contest

One-Sided

Grown in Georgia, the Vidalia type of these are in season during the summer

Onions

From the Latin for shaded, and meaning impenetrable by light, this 6 letter word is an antonym for transparent

Opaque

First used by fur traders, this 2000 mile long trail went from Independence Missouri to the Columbia River region

Oregon Trail

"Pipedreams" is a public radio program dedicated to this keyboard instrument

Organ

Appropriately, this river runs through the capital of Canada, right past Parliament Hill

Ottawa River

Including the giant and sea species, they are the most aquatic members of the weasel family

Otter

At its peak in the 1600s, this empire stretched from Hungary in the north to Yemen in the south

Ottoman

At the 2005 Indy 500, Colin Powell drover a red Corvette that served as this pre-contest function

Pace Car

The 1939 Nazi-Soviet deal is usually called a nonagression this 4 letter word

Pact

This is the alliterative name for Prince's label, as well as his home and studios outside Minneapolis

Paisley Park

Millard Fillmore's last words were "the nourishment is ______, agreeable to the taste"

Palatable

Of the 7 hills of Rome, this is the one where Romulus and Remus were found

Palatine

Unlike hospice, this type of pain relieving care has no set time frame

Palliative

Unattached directly to any bone, the kneecap is known as this

Patella

Arlington House, the Robert E. Lee Memorial, overlooks this river

Patomac

In the 1st Century, this epistle apostle called for God to curse competing preachers

Paul

In a Sean O'Casey play, Juno is the wife of Captain Boyle who is nicknamed this due to his gait

Paycock

In the shuttle era, NASA had 4 basic jobs aloft; commander, pilot, mission specialist, and this cargo specialist

Payload

The National Association of Broadcasters came up with these radio awards in 1938 as the equivalent of a Pulitzer

Peabody Awards

Add a vertical line to the bottom half of the Mercedes logo and you have this familiar smbol

Peace Sign

Georgia has 2 official state nicknames, "Empire State of the South" and this fruity one

Peach State

The 10th novel in Anne McCaffrey's "Dragonriders" Fantasy series is titled "The Renegades of _____"

Pern

General term for any non commissioned officer aboard ship

Petty Officer

In humans, the big toe has 2 of these bones, while the other toes have 3

Phalanges

Seen through a young girl's eyes, "Fever 1793" recounts the yellow fever epidemic that swept this Pennsylvania city

Philadelphia

Seeing art on display inspired Mussorgsky to compose this work with 10 movements

Pictures at an Exhibition

The Rocky Mountain Columbine, Colorado's state flower, was discovered in 1820 on the slopes of this man's "peak"

Pike

Last name of German-American gymnast Joseph whose "core" exercise philosophy was 1st called contrology

Pilates

Neil Armstrong got this document on his 16th birthday

Pilot's license

Mounts that Moses summited include Sinai and this one from which he got a look at the promised land

Pisgah

The star clients of irreverent 80s designer Franco Moschino included this princess, Grace and Rainier's oldest

Princess Caroline of Monaco

A young assistant in publishing was once known as a printer's one of these

Printer's Devil

Holly Madison's "Down the Rabbit Hole" is her cautionary memoir of her time as one of these lagomorphs

Playboy Bunny

In 1668 John Dryden became the first person to officially hold this royal writing position

Poet Laureate

The leaves of three of this vine start out red, then turn shiny green

Poison Ivy

Hamlet says one cloud is in the shape of a camel, a weasel, and a whale and Ophelia's dad, this character, agrees everytime

Polonius

In some shorebirds, the females exhibit this behavior, meaning having several male mates at once

Polyandry

An L. Frank Baum character has this 10 letter name because of her multicolored robes

Polychrome

Sweat and blood pressure are measured with this truth telling aid

Polygraph

Some historians date the passion of antique collecting started in 1748 when this Italian city was unearthed

Pompeii

Built in the 1880's, the St. Augustine hotel named for this discoverer of Florida was the 1st large building made of concrete

Ponce de Leon

A natatorium is an indoor one of these

Pool

A dice game argument leaves one dead on Catfish row and intrigue aplenty for this Gershwin pair

Porgy and Bess

Carceral means of or relating to this place where you don't want to end up

Prison

The uses of the military inside the US are limited by this act called this comitatus

Posse

A classic Eisenstein film recounts the drama of a real naval mutiny aboard this Russian battleship

Potemkin

This is the basic monetary unit of Gibraltar

Pound

All aboard this auto assembly consisting of the transmission and driveshaft that links the engine to the axles

Power Train

This is the P in PSAT which high schoolers take before the SAT

Preliminary

Formed from the evaporation of ocean water, 98% sodium chloride makeup, and popular with chefs

Sea Salt

From the Latin for "prove", this type of court is where the validity of a will is proven

Probate

To transfer large computer files, it could be useful to use FTP, a file transfer _____

Protocol

A hydrogen atom has one of these as its nucleus, with a single electron orbiting it

Proton

This Dutch queen escaped an assassination attempt by a motorist at a royal parade in 2009

Queen Beatrix

The title of this 1951 movie is a question from the gospel of John that means whither goest thou?

Quo Vadis

Found in a 1970 Tom Wolfe book title, it is a chemistry term, a math quantity, and a drastic word in politics

Radical

Loki and Heimdall kill each other in this final battle of the Norse gods, known as the Day of Doom

Ragnarok

One of these "in a cloud" was God's sign to Noah that he would never again flood the Earth

Rainbow

In "Quiz Show" this Brit had all the answers on "Twenty One" as Charles Van Doren

Ralph Fiennes

This city is where "The Road" leads to in the title of a 2015 Lucy Cruickshanks book

Rangoon

Spawning the Romantic Movement, 1798's "Lyrical Ballads" was penned by Wordsworth and this other poet

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Meat or fish presented tartare means it is served this way

Raw

This author of "The Big Sleep" didn't publish his first short story until he was 45

Raymond Chandler

Launched in 2000, this lifestyle magazine from Time, Inc. helps keep life simple

Real Simple

It is famously said "It's a ____ when a neighbor loses his job, its a depression when you lose yours"

Recession

This is what a doctor examines when they give you a DRE

Rectum

During the unification of Italy, Garibaldi's troops famously wore this color shirts

Red

In 1991 a group of artists came up with this as a symbol of support for those living with HIV or AIDS

Red Ribbon

It is the R in MRSA, a staph infection that is impervious to antibiotics

Resistant

This chronic inflammatory disease is RA for short

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Formerly called an institute, this Houston school was redesignated as a university in 1960

Rice

To get in touch with this fashion photographer who died in 2004, check out the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum

Richard Avedon

In 1993, with Cindy Crawford, he was half of the Sexiest Couple Alive. 6 years later he was the Sexiest Man

Richard Gere

Orson Welles staged this novelist's "Native Son" on Broadway in 1941

Richard Wright

The 2 brightest stars in Orion are Betelgeuse in the shoulder and this 5 letter one in his foot

Rigel

Fort Point was built between 1853 and 1861 to protect this bay

San Francisco Bay

In 2013 the asteroid Chariklo became the 1st nonplanet found with these, 2 surrounding it with a 6 mile gap between them

Rings

Bite size cracker sandwiches from Nabisco filled with peanut butter or cheese have this rhyming name

Ritz Bitz

Port Hercule has one of the few deep water marinas on this Italian-Monegasque-French coast

Riviera

An 860 pound statue of one of these speedy birds welcomes you to Fort Stockton, Texas

Roadrunner

This 17th century British scientist's law states in part that volume increases as pressure decreases

Robert Boyle

The Poetry Society of America's gold medal was renamed for this man, as he wrote "Nothing gold can stay"

Robert Frost

Change 1 letter in the word silver to get this antique serving tray that may be made of silver

Salver

This man was inaugurated the president of the Republic of Texas

Sam Houston

It's the most widely spoken Polynesian language, you'll hear it in the cities of Apia and Pago Pago

Samoan

A park in the heart of Providence houses the memorial to this early champion of religious freedom

Roger Williams

In Moulin Rouge, Ewan McGregor is taunted with a rendition of this Police song

Roxanne

The first American woman in space, she later became a professor of physics at UC San Diego

Sally Ride

In this Western state capital, the City Hall went up in 1894 and was controversial because it rivaled the Temple

Salt Lake City

Soteriology is the theological branch dealing with the nature and means of achieving this

Salvation

Before passing away in 2012, this general who led the Persian Gulf War joined Mensa

Schwarzkopf

The venom packed stinger of the Arizona barbed variety of this desert arachnid can deliver a fatal dose to humans

Scorpion

This is the main alcoholic ingredient in a Highland Sling

Scotch

In 1908 this composer put out an instruction book called "School of Ragtime"

Scott Joplin

This 52 year old went through a temporary growth spurt, growing 2 inches in less than a year according to a 2016 physical

Scott Kelly

This "royal" Fox series sounds like a horror show but took home the People's Choice Award for New TV Comedy

Scream Queens

This world capital straddles the Han River which flows into the Yellow Sea

Seoul

Cloud computing holds onto your data with vast arrays or "farms" of these computers that process requests

Servers

Carr's crackers from the UK include table water original and table water with toasted these

Sesame Seeds

This traditional Japanese musical instrument whose name means "3 strings" is used for party songs and storytelling

Shamisen

South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian reservation has a 4 year college serving the Oglala branch of this tribe

Sioux

Proverbially, "All_____, No Steak" means something didn't live up to expectations

Sizzle

Sport of some Liechtenstein tourists and Hanni Wenzel, who brought the country its first Olympic gold medal

Skiing

If the 2-toed type of this mammal falls off its tree, thick skin protects it, but will leave it mostly helpless

Sloth

Dev Patel wins big on a game show in this 2008 film

Slumdog Millionaire

In California this type of court has no jury and is where you go to sue someone for less than $10,000

Small Claims Court

This 4 letter word was introduced in London in 1905 by the Coal Smoke Abatement Society

Smog

This noted speaker and abolitionist who escaped from slavery in 1826 was born Isabella Baumfree but changed her name

Sojourner Truth

These extremely hot eruptions in the Sun's atmosphere can cause communication problems on Earth

Solar Flares

This African country became independent in 2011, but lost coastal access to the Red Sea in the process

South Sudan

Germany's Stuttgart Tower inspired Edward Carlson's initial sketch for this Seattle landmark

Space Needle

The Sombrero Galaxy is classified by astronomers as this type of galaxy having a pinwheel shape

Spiral Galaxy

Gerald Ford succeeded this man as vice president of the United States

Spiro Agnew

In 1981 he was ordered to pay Maryland $250,000 to compensate for bribes taken while governor and vice president

Spiro Agnew

The Chum Bucket is a rival restaurant to the Krusty Krab on this animated tv show

Spongebob Squarepants

This mother of the Virgin Mary is the patron saint of expected mothers

St. Anne

The 1986 assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme on a street in this city has never been solved

Stockholm

The osetra is a type of this caviar fish

Sturgeon

In Massachusetts, December 22 is Forefathers Day celebrated by eating this corn and beans dish

Succotash

A university degree awarded with the highest of honors is signified with this 3 word phrase

Summa Cum Laude

This asterism, made up of Altair, Deneb, and Vega, was named by Curious George creator H. A. Rey

Summer Triangle

"Barbarian Days" William Finnegan's chronicle of his obsession with this activity in Hawaii and elsewhere, won the Bio award`

Surfing

Held hostage by Denmark, Gustav I Vasa escaped and raised a peasant army to win this nation's freedom and become king in 1523

Sweden

In a "Muppisode" on YouTube, this hard-to-understand cook takes on Gordon Ramsay

Swedish Chef

Jessica and Elizabeth are the twin blonde sisters introduced in this "Sweet" series of young adult books

Sweet Valley High

SMH isn't just shaking my head, but this major newspaper that is the largest in its country

Sydney Morning Herald

Patty Hearst joined this "Army"

Symbionese Liberation Army

Adjective for a relationship that may be beneficial to both individuals involved

Symbiotic

Bruckner's 4th one is "Romantic" and Mahler's 6th one is "Tragic"

Symphony

This 1920s scandal erupted when Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall leased out government oil fields to private individuals

Teapot Dome

Sylvia Plath encouraged him to enter his first book "The Hawk in the Rain" into a contest and he won first prize

Ted Hughes

To eat, snails extend a digestive organ called a radula covered with thousands of denticles, their version of these

Teeth

Before Yalta, FDR, Churchill, and Stalin met in this Mideast capital where they were hosted by the Shah

Tehran

The Empire State Building is in what was once this meaty area noted for vice and corruption

Tenderloin

Dams built by this government agency created in 1933 spawned the "Great Lakes of the South"

Tennessee Valley Authority

Now meaning "really great" this adjective is from the Latin from "frightening"

Terrific

Men are just beasts and beasts are just men in this 1896 H.G. Wells tale about the world's worst vet

The Island of Dr. Moreau

Anna Leonowens is half of the title duo in this Rodgers and Hammerstein show

The King and I

Jeff Daniels shared a few thoughts on America being the greatest country in the world in the first scene of this show

The Newsroom

Matthew Perry recently starred as Oscar Madison in a reboot of this sitcom

The Odd Couple

This hard-boiled 1934 novel was James M. Cain's first

The Postman Always Rings Twice

Robert Frost said "No tear for the writer, no tears in _____"

The Reader

Leslie Charteris came up with the character Simon Templar in this book series

The Saint

This 2006 Rhonda Byrne book let out the hidden truth that positive thinking can lead to wealth and happiness

The Secret

"Handle With Care" was by this group including George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, and Bob Dylan

The Traveling Wilburys

Josef K. is busted without cause from the start of this Kafka story

The Trial

Despite its lilting name, the lily of this can be dangerous

The Valley

The addition of the palazzo made this Vegas hotel the world's largest under 1 roof, with over 7,000 suites

The Venetian

David Garrick's Florizel and Perdita were based on this Shakespeare play

The Winter's Tale

This is the number of "Splendid Suns" in the title of Khaled Hosseini's 2007 novel of Afghanistan

Thousand

Joseph Campbell's landmark study of comparative mythology was titled "The Hero With ___"

Thousand Faces

The Lakers won championships in 1987 and 1988, so before the next season Pat Riley coined this term

Threepeat

Heinrich Harrer has a long chat with a Himalayan Lama in the 1952 work "Seven Years" here

Tibet

There is a 53 foot long mural at this subway station named for this heart of the theater district

Times Square

In a scene from Almost Famous, the Stillwater tour bus sings this Elton John tune

Tiny Dancer

Mining companies are rushing to MOMA, a Mozambique mine for this silvery metal used in planes

Titanium

Harper Lee's "Go Set A Watchman" features characters from this novel set 20 years earlier

To Kill A Mockingbird

At 1485's Battle of Bosworth Field, Richard III died without a horse and this royal family rode off with his kingdom

Tudors

Enets, a Samoyedic language of Siberia has 2 dialects, Forest Enets and this type named for a permafrost region

Tundra

This alliterative term was coined in 1976 for a sprained toe, based on football injuries on artificial surfaces

Turf Toe

Alliterative term for a married person having an affair

Two Timer

On February 15, 1898, this battleship exploded

USS Maine

Robert Ballard found the remains of this WWII German Battleship known as "Mighty Mo" saw action in the Persian Gulf War

USS Missouri

The Pinacoteca, a collection of religious paintings begun by Puis VI, is one of many museums in this enclave

Vatican

In the 1930s Wiley Post made record round-the-world flights in this Lockheed model with the same name as a 1970s Chevy

Vega

This brand was invented in the 1940's by a Swiss engineer after he examined sticky burrs on his dog

Velcro

This German word for forbidden has made its way to English speakers

Verboten

This motor scooter got its name in 1946 when creator Enrico Piaggio claimed, "It looks like a wasp"

Vespa

This sliced carrot dish isn't named for being a puppet of the Nazis but for being cooked in the water of a French city's spa

Vichy

This nation was partitioned at the 17th Parallel by the Geneva Accords of 1954

Vietnam

Ragnar Lothbok, a warrior of these Scandinavians, is the main character of the History Channel series named for them

Vikings

This is a group of houses in a rural area, smaller than a town. "It takes a _____"

Village

This Catholic University gets its name from the Latin for New and House and was in the news in Spring 2016

Villanova

Based on a work called "Olive Trees" by this artist, Stan Herd's version is a piece of crop art viewed from above

Vincent van Gogh

The discovery of gold near this double talk Washington city made it a hotbed of activity in the 1860's

Walla Walla

Oahu's Diamond Head has great views of this coastal resort district just to its west

Waikiki

Letters mailed to God, Jerusalem are placed in this alliterative landmark

Wailing Wall

Born in 1734, Daniel Boone was turned down when he volunteered to serve in this conflict at the age of 78

War of 1812

Myron Scott suggested the name Corvette, which is the dictionary was one of these

Warship

This powdered root is mixed with water and adds spiciness to sashimi

Wasabi

This "off the ducks back" denotes something that has little to no effect

Water

The constellation Hydrus represents this type of creature

Water Snake

The largest UK train station is 24.5 acres and shares its name with an 1815 battle location

Waterloo

This 1815 battle was actually fought 3 miles south of the village, itself 9 miles south of Brussels

Waterloo

As the moon grows brighter until it is full and then gets dimmer, it is said to be doing these 2 opposites

Waxing and Waning

A social media account called Goats of Anarchy was a 2016 winner of one of these, honoring Internet excellence

Webby

The Ancient Mariner tells his tale to this person, on the groom's side

Wedding Guest

Before starring in NBC's "The Player" this actor had a word of advice about roulette in a movie "Always bet on black"

Wesley Snipes

Noted activist Beate Klarsfeld was arrested in 1968 for slapping the chancellor of this country

West Germany

"The Sound of Music" and this 1957 Broadway show each have a song called "Maria"

West Side Story

Children of this "Mountain State" voted to make the rhododendron the state flower and the legislature obliged

West Virginia

This is a man who has not remarried after his wife passed away

Widower

In the court of Louis XIV, Monsieur Binet was the perruquier, making these accessories

Wigs

In 1775 Daniel Boone and about 30 companions built this "Road" leading from Virginia into Kentucky

Wilderness Road

In 1955 this conservative thinker and editor wrote that National Review "stands athwart history, yelling stop"

William F. Buckley

This 3-named abolitionist crusader published a Boston newspaper called The Liberator

William Lloyd Garrison

In 1684 this Quaker said "I have led the greatest colony into America that ever any man did upon a private credit"

William Penn

One of the world's tallest buildings when completed in 1901, Philly's city hall is 548 feet tall and topped by a statue of this man

William Penn

Daniel Defoe wrote "The True Born Englishman" in support of this Dutch prince who became British king in 1689

William of Orange

This seasonal verb meaning to prepare a car for cold weather usually entails antifreeze or insulation for a house

Winterize

This 2009 novel by Hilary Mantel is about the court of Henry VIII

Wolf Hall

The most powerful mobile artillery piece to that time, "Big Bertha" was a long range German cannon used in this conflict

World War I

At the national memorial in North Carolina, kids can see a kite building demonstration and learn about flight

Wright Brothers

Western movie stars Tom Mix and William S. Hart were at the funeral for this lawman who died in LA in 1929

Wyatt Earp

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney said no when asked for a bribe in this 1797 "Affair"

XYZ Affair

In China, giant pandas were thought to be a physical manifestation of these 2 principles that come together to create peace and harmony

Yin and Yang

At the winter solstice, Wiccans celebrate this

Yule

This "Sharp Dressed Man" trio formed in 1969, but it took a while before their beards reached full grandeur

ZZ Top

Keebler's version of a saltine; its name is near the end of the alphabet

Zesta

Alphabetically, these are the last 2 chemical elements

Zinc and Zirconium

A Persian prophet founded an -ianism named for him over 2,500 years ago

Zoroaster


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