Jeopardy Set 2
On December 30 this American diplomat signed a treaty ceding Mexican land south of the Gila River to the U.S.
(James) Gadsden
Name of the font seen here & of a hound-haunted literary family
Baskerville
"The White Shadow"
Basketball Coach
Great Scot! He came to America in 1848 & rose from bobbin boy in a cotton factory to a steel magnate
Carnegie
It's a sign indicating the pitch of the notes on a musical staff; treble is one type
Clef
DL
Delta
The oviraptor's name means "stealer of" these, which might also apply to some fossil hunters
Eggs
2 of the 3 animals for which pachyderm is a synonym
Elephant, Hippopotamus, Rhinoceros
Singer heard here, who also starred in the film ("Viva Las Vegas")
Elvis Presley
It's the English title of the play Beckett originally worte in French as "Fin de partie"
Endgame
He conceived the general plan for "Faust" in 1770, but it wasn't until 1808 that the complete first part was published
Goethe
George Reeves, later TV's Superman, appears as one of the Tarleton Twins in this 1939 classic
Gone With The Wind
The inherited absence of the blood-clotting agent known as factor VIII leads to this disease
Hemophilia
Just southeast of Las Vegas, it began as a WWII magnesium-supplying town & is now Nevada's 2nd-largest city
Henderson
Blinaya means this, the "hop" in IHOP
House Of Pancakes
"The Way in Which My Children's Female Parent Became Acquainted with Me"
How I Met Your Mother
Paul Terry was the title character in this 1996 movie about a boy and a piece of fruit
James And The Giant Peach
Manila
Luzon
Microsoft & Starbucks are listed on this exchange that has more companies than the NYSE
Nasdaq
William Jennings Bryan
Nebraska
The 2 numbers on a man's dress shirt, 16/34 for example, are usually measurments of these 2 things
Neck Size And Sleeve Length
Cape May is a resort town in this state, down the shore from Point Pleasant
New Jersey
Regis Philbin is a proud graduate of this Indiana university, where he majored in sociology
Notre Dame
The next feature he directed after "The Return of the King" was a new version of "King Kong"
Peter Jackson
Give a squeal if you know that these mammals are used with dogs to hunt down truffles
Pigs
"I've Got No Strings" & "Little Woodenhead"
Pinocchio
This FOX drama follows the plight of the Salinger children, who were orphaned by a car wreck
Party Of Five
At the A&W restaurants, order your burgers with a frosty mug of this beverage that they're famous for
Root Beer
We send
Sweden
Judy Collins recorded a version of this song from "A Little Night Music"
Send In The Clowns
A form of address for some royalty, it means calm & unruffled
Serene
1964: "I Want To Hold Your Hand"
The Beatles
Bach's 1721 "Concerts a Plusieurs Instruments" are popularly known as these "Concertos"
The Brandenburg Concertos
A bird's crop is an expanded area of this part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx & stomach
The Esophagus
In use from January 1, 1999, it's represented by the symbol seen here
The Euro
In her "Song of Solomon", Guitar tells Milkman that he can never be an egg because eggs are white & fragile
Toni Morrison
In 1926 this famous highway passed through the city's central business district
U.S. Route 66
The hard tissue of a plant (5)
Xylem
If Tibetan oxen could talk, they might indulge in this kind of chatter
Yak
China's Grand Canal connects these 2 rivers
Yangtze & Yellow
Meaning shapely or desirably plump, the word "zaftig" comes from this language
Yiddish
This "Sultan of Swat" left 10% of his estate to a foundation he created for needy children
Babe Ruth
Grade B
Badger
Described as an unsweetened doughnut with rigor mortis, it's often served with lox & cream cheese
Bagel
"Les patineurs", "Le spectre de la rose", "Les sylphides"
Ballets
Illicit assets, popsicles, botoxed faces
Frozen Things
Lawyer Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Pakistan
This cathedral bell ringer is the Hunchback of Notre Dame
Quasimodo
Diocletian was right around 40 when he took this title in 284 A.D.
Roman Emperor
It completes the Robert Browning line "God's in His heaven..."
...All's Right With The World
An NFL game ended 17-7; the losing team scored no touchdowns but this many field goals
1
Said one way, it's a French-Polish pianist; said another way, it's a Scottish measure equal to 1 quart
A Chopin
If you are described as 45C, your doc is saying that you're one of these short of a full load
A Chromosome
A male swan
A Cob
Byzantine jurists helped Emperor Justinian assemble what's known as the Justinian one of these
A Code
You saw thousands of spots before your eyes in the 2 Disney movies about this number of dalmatians
101
Total of Disney's Dalmatians and dwarfs
108
The wingspan of the California this can be nearly 10 feet; instead of giving it an E for endangered, it gets a gentleman's "C"
A Condor
A pine, a fir, or a spruce
A Conifer
It's the number of yards in a mile
1760
The Russian Revolution began in this year, comrade
1917
The U.S. used a 48-star flag for 47 years until Alaska gained statehood in this year
1959
(Sarah of the Clue Crew in Memphis, Tennessee) The National Civil Rights Museum is built on the site of the Lorraine Motel, where Martin Luther King was assassinated in this year
1968
"____" (Oh, you need more? One word--Orwell)
1984
Century in which Europeans first visited Lake Chad
19Th Century
This type of roadside establishment got its name & original design from a Pullman product
A Diner
A distribution of earnings to shareholders is called this; "Father" had a "little" one
A Dividend
It's the instrument on which you'd perform a drag, flam or roll
A Drum
In 1882 Schuyler Wheeler put a propellor on the shaft of an electric motor & created this--how cool!
A Fan
Though its slangy name suggests it goes behind, wear this in front to guard your valuables against theft
A Fanny Pack
A crack in the earth's crust
A Fault
This type of felt hat that Dick Tracy wore is named for a play by Sardou
A Fedora
If you don't add the salt to a salty dog, you have this other "canine" cocktail
A Greyhound
Also known as a silvertip, it can weigh up to 900 pounds
A Grizzly Bear
In the 1890s men wore this in the cuff of the sleeve; today it goes in a jacket pocket
A Handkerchief
Nils Gustaf Dalen won a Nobel Prize for a lamp that goes on by itself at dusk, 1st used at the Furuholmen one of these
A Lighthouse
"A book of verses underneath the bough," these 2 things--"and thou"
A Loaf Of Bread & A Jug Of Wine
Winning a birling contest is as easy as not falling off this
A Log
From its delightful smell, a small bouquet is sometimes called this
A Nosegay
Before items like the HP Color LaserJet 2600N, this term referred to people like Gutenberg
A Printer
A stuffed pasta pocket (7)
A Ravioli
These can be almost instant, like an explosion, or very slow, like the corrosion of copper
A Reaction
Brad was flying high in this 1992 fly fishing film
A River Runs Through It
Automaton is sometimes just a fancy name for one of these mechanical beings
A Robot
Shhhhh... Johnny's taking one of these afternoon naps, from the Spanish for "sixth hour"
A Siesta
Football, baseball & water polo when watched rather than played
A Spectator Sport
The item held by Oscar winners is usually referred to as this diminutive word
A Statuette
The Delta Queen, this type of river boat, originally ran between San Francisco & Sacramento
A Steamboat
This play says "Then transfer to one called Cemeteries and ride six blocks and get off at--Elysian Fields!"
A Streetcar Named Desire
Dark, viscous material, or slang for a sailor
A Tar
Object used to start a game of football or golf
A Tee
The first of these was installed in 1879 for Rutherford B. Hayes; his number was 1
A Telephone
From the Latin for "shake", it's a synonym for earthquake
A Temblor
In the 1818 poem "Endymion", John Keats reminded us all that this 4-word phrase "is a joy forever"
A Thing Of Beauty
A pedal mechanism allows this large orchestral drum to be tuned to different pitches
A Timpani (Or Kettledrum)
Many of this type of reptile are slow, but the smooth softshell species can often outrun a human on level ground
A Turtle
A 2002 study found that eye drops treat "lazy eye" just as well as this item from a pirate costume
A(N) (Eye) Patch
1994: Pertaining to the period before the flood, it also means out of date
A-N-T-E-D-I-L-U-V-I-A-N
He first wrote about Christopher Robin in the verse book "When We Were Very Young"
A.A. Milne
This single-named singer-turned aactress is aalphabetically first in "The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits"
Aaliyah
In 1807 Jefferson tried to have this man, his first vice president, convicted of treason
Aaron Burr
The stomach is found in what's called this "cavity"
Abdominal
February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865
Abraham Lincoln
James Buchanan was the president before him; Andrew Johnson, after him
Abraham Lincoln
"...Let us strive on to finish the work we are in...to do all which may achieve & cherish a just & lasting peace..."
Abraham Lincoln (Second Inaugural)
The formal remission of sin by a priest
Absolution
She's an S.A.F., the A. for this ethnic origin
Asian
Rip's grown & married daughter Judith Gardenier tells him she hasn't seen her father for this many years
20
Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon on this date, exactly 6 months into Nixon's presidency
20-Jul-69
A movie classic: MMI
2001
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew at the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit) The car that carried JFK on this fateful date was later modified & used by other presidents
22-Nov-63
"Men on the dead man's chest" in "Treasure Island" divided by books in the Pentateuch
3
Insurers may not compensate you for damages from these, like hurricanes or floods
Acts Of God
Created from the earth, this man's name in Hebrew means "red earth"
Adam
It's easy to recognize this airline's planes: they have a shamrock on the tail
Aer Lingus
Paint propellant (7)
Aerosol
Financially well off
Affluent
From Aug. 13, 2010: "Remnants of the Taliban... remain active" in this country
Afghanistan
Born the son of slaves in 1760, Richard Allen became the first bishop & leader of this church, the AME, in 1816
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Since 1995 this South African in his 60s has acted in his own 2-person play "Valley Song"
Athol Fugard
On a standard e-mail, a JPEG or PDF file is likely carried as one of these
Attachment
England's Henry V won this battle in France on St. Christan's Day in 1415
Agincourt
The president's plane is hijacked by terrorists & taken to a mental institution run by Nurse Ratched
Air Force One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
This singer made the list with his 1920 recording of "Swanee"
Al Jolson
Sail strait south through the Bering Strait, & you'll hit this state's St. Lawrence Island
Alaska
Of counties in New York state
Albany
He first determined that energy equals mass times the velocity of light squared
Albert Einstein
This largest city in New Mexico has 2 Qs & 3 Us in its name
Albuquerque
On February 3, 1865 Lincoln met with this Confederate vice president at Hampton Roads, Virginia
Alexander Stephens
Make sure your tires are properly inflated & do this repair so they're at the proper angle, which reduces drag
Alignment
Up to date (2, 7)
Au Courant
Used as early as 230 B.C., the 1st successful electric one was developed by the Otis Bros. in 1889
An Elevator
One book says an impersonator imitates, while this similar performer reveals
An Impressionist
When he won the commission for "The Burghers of Calais", he promised to deliver "six sculptures for the price of one"
Auguste Rodin
Gymnast Nastia Liukin, like a Russian grand duchess
Anastasia
Henry Wirz, the commandant of this infamous prison, was executed for war crimes in 1865
Andersonville
Count Vronsky & the husband of this title character have the same first name: Alexey
Anna Karenina
Roman around (27 B.C. to 14 A.D.)
Augustus (Caesar)
It's the only continent with no active volcanoes
Australia
It's the U.S postal abbreviation for Arkansas
Ar
The famous "Sabre Dance" is from this Soviet-Armenian composer's ballet "Gayane"
Aram Khachaturian
Trained in engineering, a ship designer is often called a naval one of these
Architect
If you mark of each day on the wall, & you serve exactly 40% of a 5-year sentence, you end up with this many marks
730 (Or 731)
Of up to 8,000, 80,000 or 8,000,000, the number of eggs one cod may spawn at one time
8,000,000
It's the letter of the train Duke Ellington wants you to take
A
A race run by couples tied together at the ankle
A 3-Legged Race
Unlike in the U.S., if one of these crosses your path in England, it means good luck
A Black Cat
It can contain astronauts or antihistamines
A Capsule
This minstrel tunes up in the tales of Robin Hood
Allan-A-Dale
A hymn of praise or loyalty, perhaps a national one
Anthem
A famous 19th century poem asks this man to "come home with me now"
Father
It's "where the wind comes sweeping down the plain"
Oklahoma
Past giants in this university's job include Harvard's James Conant, who served from 1933 to 1953
President
Smoked in pipes, kinnikinnick was a mixture of sumac, the inner bark of dogwood or red willow & this plant
Tobacco
It can mean a streetcar or a cable car
Tram
In 1879 James A. Ritty invented this machine, & retailers have been ringing up sales ever since
A Cash Register
This animal, gatto, got your lingua?
A Cat
It's the type of tree on the flag of Lebanon
A Cedar
A scraggly tree makes lots of folks nostalgic for this animated special that debuted on December 9, 1965
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Tetons call themselves Lakota; Yankton & Yanktonai use Nakota; & the Santee use this name
Dakota
For nail polish stains, carefully use this solvent--logically, often the key ingredient in nail polish remover
Acetone
Hello, possums! In 2006 her (?) face was on Australian stamps as an "Australian Legend"; so was Barry Humphries'
Dame Edna
His novel "Angels & Demons" was fodder for the big screen in 2009
Dan Brown
1995: Marine vet Michelle Pfeiffer uses unorthodox methods to teach inner city kids
Dangerous Minds
This lass who co-anchor's ABC's "20/20" was born in Glasgow -- Glasgow, Kentucky that is
Diane Sawyer
In 1946 this detective's 2-way wrist radio made its debut in the funnies
Dick Tracy
"Strawberry Wine" was the first of 3 No. 1 hits from this debut album by Deana Carter
Did I Shave My Legs For This?
Of mollusks, algae or dinosaurs, the last one to appear on Earth
Dinosaurs
"(blank) to me only with thine eyes, and I will pledge with mine"
Drink
Trabant
Drive It
Canard may mean a hoax or rumor, or this bird, perhaps served "a l'orange"
Duck
Canard sauvage, the "wild" type of this bird, may be covered with sauce chambertin
Duck
Bufflehead, eider, teal
Ducks
In 1954 this chief justice wrote the opinion in the Brown v. Board of Education case
Earl Warren
The Anglo-Saxons divided their days into 3 parts: morningtide, noontide & this
Eventide
Antonio sang up a storm as Che in this 1996 musical
Evita
In 1951 she thought folks wouldn't have a problem with her running for VP of Argentina; she was wrong
Evita Peron
To speed up or facilitate the progress of an issue
Expedite
The science which deals with the motion & behavior of bullets
Ballistics
Moose Jaw, Sudbury, Portage La Prairie
Canada
Uranium City near Lake Athabasca
Canada
You can visit this North America country's L'Anse Aux Meadows historic park even if you're not a Viking
Canada
These 2 tropic lines, north & south of the equator, are 47 degrees apart
Cancer & Capricorn
1 of 2 fruit juices featured in a Vodka Seabreeze
Cranberry Or Grapefruit Juice
Alexander Pope's "Essay on" this type of writing dates from 1711
Criticism
The dwarf variety of this cold-blooded killer is seen here
Crocodile
The youngest of the Titans, he found time to father the Olympians
Cronos
Dumbo's magic feather came from the tail of this type of bird
Crow
This character hoped to make a coat out of "101 Dalmatians"
Cruella De Vil
1971: P.N., Chile
Pablo Neruda
The 140-mile-wide Isthmus of Tehuantepec separates these 2 major bodies of water
Pacific Ocean & Gulf Of Mexico/Atlantic Ocean
Erich Maria Remarque's "All Quiet on the Western Front" was originally published in this language
German
www.dhs.gov is this cabinet department's official website
Homeland Security
Java man is an example of this forerunner of ours whose name is Latin for "upright man"
Homo Erectus
The all-kid gangster movie "Bugsy Malone" starred Scott Baio & this girl who later won 2 Oscars
Jodie Foster
On Dec. 10, 1778 this New York attorney was chosen president of the Continental Congress
John Jay
His 1969 hit with the First Edition, "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town", was written by Mel Tillis
Kenny Rogers
Middlesboro in this state of Abe Lincoln's birth promotes itself as the only U.S. city built within a meteor crater
Kentucky
Descendants of Hemingway's beloved 6-toed cat abound in his home on Whitehead Street in this Florida city
Key West
Shamu can look forward to AARP newsletters because the life span of orcas, or this whale type, can be 60 years
Killer Whales
To convert from miles into these units, multiply by 1.6
Kilometers
In a 1985 film Gere portrayed this Biblical ruler
King David
Hawaiian nut plus an adjective meaning cordial
Macadamiable
In 1777 this gen. known for his "crazy" daring took command of the regiments known as the Pennsylvania Line
Mad Anthony Wayne
Antananarivo is the largest city on this, the world's fourth largest island
Madagascar
She was from Armentieres in a popular WWI song; Hinky Dinky Parlay Voo!
Mademoiselle
Alfonso VI of Castile captured this city from the Moors in 1083
Madrid
When it flows out of the earth, it becomes lava; when blasted into tiny fragments, it becomes volcanic ash
Magma
In Earth's history, this field has flipped over many times switching its north & south poles
Magnetic Field
Howdy Doody was one of these, so you had to pull the right strings to get him to do something
Marionette
He bought a copy of "The Catcher in the Rye" before his date with infamy in front of NYC's Dakota in 1980
Mark David Chapman
An article that he wrote about his riverboat days was eventually expanded into "Life on the Mississippi"
Mark Twain
As Pudd'nhead Wilson, he wrote, "Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been"
Mark Twain
The wallaby
Marsupial
Marcel Proust
Paris
In its 2nd season of growth, stalks of this Mediterranean herb can be 3 feet tall; no word on "sage, rosemary & thyme"
Parsley
Yes, No, Good Bye
Ouija
For a veggie version of this, top the crust with zucchini & bell peppers instead of the usual pepperoni
Pizza
This term for the science of setting off fireworks is from the Greek for "fire craft"
Pyrotechnics
In mathematics it's a second-degree polynomial equation where the highest power of the unknown variable is 2
Quadratic Equation
Hard-shell or littleneck clam
Quahog
In a 1964 book by this man, the mysterious Willy Wonka owns a unique chocolate factory
Roald Dahl
The middle initial of this detective writer, Spenser's creator, stands for Brown
Robert B. Parker
This Finn won 2nd prize in the Chicago Tribune building contest in 1922 & moved to the U.S. the following year
Saarinen
The San Joaquin River flows through the San Joaquin Valley & joins with the Sacramento before reaching this bay
San Francisco Bay
Safes, a type of these desert formations, are often many miles long & several hundred feet high
Sand Dunes
For one of these 13 romantic resorts, bring the footwear they're named for but leave the kids at home
Sandals
On Dec. 9, 1992, the first group of U.S. Marines arrived in this African nation to restore order
Somalia
Any Brit can tell you that a Liverpudlian is one of these
Someone From Liverpool
Of North, South, East & West, the 2 that most frequently precede "China Sea"
South & East
Tea & coconuts are top products of this country, the "Pearl of the Indian Ocean"
Sri Lanka
The mother of this "City of God" saint was a Berber
St. Augustine
In 1549 this Spanish priest established Christianity in Japan
St. Francis Xavier
A doe party would be the female equivalent of this boisterous bachelor bash
Stag Party
Made up of a filament & anther, this male organ of a flower varies in number from zero to hundreds
Stamen
The Wampanoag tribe helped out with the first of these celebrations in autumn 1621
Thanksgiving
Disney's feline film featuring Hayley Mills & Dean Jones as Maggie & Big Daddy
That Darn Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
"Congress shall make no law"
The 1St
The great Brinks robbery
The 20Th Century
On October 7, 1950 the U.N. approved the use of its troops north of this parallel
The 38Th Parallel
This constitutional provision protects you from self-incrimination & double jeopardy
The 5Th Amendment
In 2001 Tom Hanks' brother Jim began voicing Geoffrey, spokes-giraffe for this children's play store
Toys "R" Us
Trad, as in trad jazz, is short for this
Traditional Jazz
It's a myth that this amino acid in turkey is the reason you nod off after a Thanksgiving meal
Tryptophan
A romantic rendezvous (5)
Tryst
Like African sleeping sickness, nagana, a disease fatal to cattle, is carried by this insect
Tsetse Fly
In 1946 Sarah Blanding became the first woman president of this then 85-year-old New York women's college
Vassar
Honey is an animal product & can be excluded from a strict this type of diet
Vegan
The average surface temperature on this planet is more than 860 degrees F.
Venus
This French word for "truth" is often found after "cinema"
Verite
This vitamin produced when the skin is exposed to sunlight is toxic in excess
Vitamin D
The broadcasting service of the U.S. Information Agency, abbreviated VOA
Voice Of America
It's the company that produced the popular "insect" seen here
Volkswagen
"The Love Bug" was this type of car
Volkswagen Beetle
Indiana's longest river, it flows 475 miles across the state & empties into the Ohio River in the southwest corner
Wabash
In 1981 Dan replaced this legendary longtime anchorman
Walter Cronkite
1 serving of this from Stonyfield contains 5 billion units of Lactobacillus rhamnosus bacteria
Yogurt
When Mary was born, her father was the Duke of this, a title now held by Prince Andrew
York
Robert Mugabe is president of this country that was formerly known as Rhodesia
Zimbabwe
This "Viennese" ballroom dance was considered scandalous because couples seemed to be embracing
Waltz
Ante bellum means "before" this, something many people are anti-
War
1920: By Eugene O'Neill
The Emperor Jones
"Skin" term for the layer of cells on the upper & lower surfaces of a leaf; it may be one cell thick
The Epidermis
Act 2 of this farce finds Algernon Moncrieff earnestly pretending to be Ernest Worthing
The Importance Of Being Earnest
Elastigirl is living in the suburbs as Helen Parr in this action comedy
The Incredibles
From 1894 to 1896 this committee was headed by Dimitrios Vikelas
The International Olympic Committee
Gopher is a document delivery system to retrieve information from this system that dates back to the 1960s
The Internet
Chancellor from 1974 to 1982, Helmut Schmidt earned this high German military medal during WWII
The Iron Cross
This empire's fleet was defeated in the 1571 Battle of Lepanto
The Ottoman Empire
The Athene genus of this bird contains 4 species
The Owl
1931 completion of the Bagnell Dam created a beautiful lake in these Missouri mountains
The Ozarks
In the 1970s it was discovered that CFCs may be affecting this layer of atmosphere
The Ozone Layer
Heavyweight boxer Luis Firpo was called the "Wild Bull of" this Argentine region
The Pampas
Greek architects Callicrates & Ictinus used a Doric design for this Acropolis topper
The Parthenon
Yee-haw! Colonel John Falstaff goes a-wooing in "Lone Star Love", a musical that moves this comedy to Texas
The Merry Wives Of Windsor
Term originally applied to a mid-18th century religious society founded at Oxford
The Methodists
At age 11, Britney joined the cast of this TV "Club" for 2 seasons
The Mickey Mouse Club
This is the name of our own galaxy
The Milky Way
The National Republicans & Anti-Masons formed the nucleus of this party founded in the 1830s
The Whigs
James Hoban, who designed & built this, had to rebuild it after a fire in 1814
The White House
In 1990 Mark Morris & Baryshnikov founded this "Project", a touring company
The White Oak Dance Project
Term for the chief religious leader of a synagogue
Rabbi
In "Fatal Attraction", one of these small creatures succumbs to the culinary skills of Glenn Close
Rabbit
1991: "Bunny Napping"
Rabbit At Rest
Inspired by this "30-Minute" chef, compaines are now using cooking classes as a management team building exercise
Rachael Ray
Her findings on pesticides in the book "Silent Spring" sparked the environmental protection movement
Rachel Carson
Logs fastened together for floating on water; add a letter to conjure up this current of air
Raft & Draft
Zack de la Rocha tapped into his anger as the vocalist in this group featuring guitarist Tom Morello
Rage Against The Machine
[Hi, I'm Robert Smith, running back for the Minnesota Vikings] In 1997 I set a team record for number of these in a season: 1,266
Rushing Yards
Patriarch Alexy II has been credited with the revival of the church in this country
Russia
The Sami live in Norway, Sweden & Finland & on this country's Kola Peninsula
Russia
This company began issuing the first green stamps in the 1890s
S&H
Chase Masterson, Leeta on "DS9", is staying in the genre co-hosting an entertainment show on this cable network
Sci Fi Channel
Named for magazine publisher Hugo Gernsback, the Hugo Award honors this literary genre
Science Fiction
A bottle of 50-year-old Glenfiddich, this potent potable, was sold in 1992 for about $71,200
Scotch Whiskey
When he launched the comic strip "Dilbert" in 1989, this man was an engineer working for Pacific Bell
Scott Adams
Alan Ball & Budd Schulberg came up with great ones
Screenplays
5-letter word for temporary paper money issued in economic emergencies
Scrip
These rays of the genus Raja produce eggs instead of live young, hopefully not on thin ice
Skate
From the Greek for "inquirer", it's someone who doubts the claims of philosophical knowledge
Skeptic
1 of the 2 novels, both Southern, that won the Pulitzer for fiction & became Best Picture Oscar winners
(1 Of) Gone With The Wind Or All The King's Men
2 of the 4 countries that border Romania
(2 Of) The Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria & Hungary
This 1950s Yankee mgr. said of a pitcher, "He don't smoke, he don't drink, he don't chase women & he don't win"
(Casey) Stengel
He carved a bust of Lincoln for the U.S. Capitol rotunda; his much bigger one is in South Dakota
(Gutzon) Borglum
Senate Judiciary Committee chair, 1987-1995
(Joe) Biden
A 10-man, 22-ton "infantry fighting vehicle" named for this general has a 2-man turret & a 25mm cannon
(Omar) Bradley
61 in 1961 (with the New York Yankees)
(Roger) Maris
Once considered a front-runner, this New Yorker withdrew from the race in January 2008
(Rudy) Giuliani
From 1992-99 he was CNN's senior White House correspondent covering the tenure of President Clinton
(Wolf) Blitzer
The last political post William Jennings Bryan held was Secretary of State under this president
(Woodrow) Wilson
Like other marsupials, this is the term for a baby koala
A Joey
Hasbro's G.I. Joe is one of these
Action Figure
Buenos Aires, Bogota, Brasilia
Bogota
This Mouseketeer hadn't been to a "Beach Party" yet when she played Anita Cabrillo on TV's "Zorro" in the '50s
Annette Funicello
In mythology this ship on which Jason sailed contained magic wood from a sacred oak
Argo
This state's "Crater of Diamonds" near Murfreesboro is the only diamond mine in the U.S.
Arkansas
In other words, "As comfy as an insect in a carpet"
As Snug As A Bug In A Rug
"Prince of Humbug" creates freak show, signs Jenny Lind
Barnum
2 for the price of one: caves full of these leathery-winged mammals often contain cockroaches, too
Bats
To the Japanese Chile is Chiri & this South American country, Burajiru
Brazil
Dating back to the 1920s, this broadcaster precedes .co.uk in a news website
Bbc
Oscar-winner Ed begat frequent Emmy nominee Ed Jr.
Begley
Albert Canal, flow / Twixt the Meuse & Scheldt Rivers / Babble in two tongues
Belgium
Last name of Venetian artists Jacopo, Gentile & Giovanni
Bellini
In Scotland, it refers to a high hill
Ben
This movie "Daredevil" is lucky at cards: he won the 2004 California State Poker Championship
Ben Affleck
Rescued from an animal shelter, this shaggy hero has starred in 4 movies including "Oh, Heavenly Dog!"
Benji
It's Jerusalem to Isaiah, a peaceful "land" to John Bunyan, & a small "ville" in North Carolina
Beulah
Lady tennis legend is grouchy with the press & gets compared to an arthropod with delicious legs as...
Billie Jean King Crab
In 2010 this Broadway dancing title tot was played by Liam Redhead (& 3 other boys, on different nights)
Billy Elliot
On July 20, 1957 this evangelist set a Yankee Stadium attendance record when 100,000 jammed in to hear his message
Billy Graham
1974: "_____ Saddles"
Blazing
A doctor should check your BP, this vital sign
Blood Pressure
In the Bay of Naples: The ____ Grotto
Blue
Some people suffer from these in their heel, finger or knee
Bone Spurs
1967: "We rob banks"
Bonnie And Clyde
University of Colorado
Boulder
In this 1995 film, Whoopi, Mary-Louise & Drew head to San Diego
Boys On The Side
R&B quartet consisting of "Squirt", "Bass", "Slim" & "Alex Vanderpool"
Boyz Ii Men
A pirate or an NFL player from Tampa Bay
Buccaneer
"Wouldn't you really rather have" one of these cars
Buick
The Skylark
Buick
In 1975 Jethro Tull had a hit with this "In the Jungle"
Bungle
10 years after Newman & Redford, Tom Berenger & William Katt played this duo in their early days
Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid
Bernard Lafferty, this servant to Doris Duke, died not long after inheriting $4.5 million
Butler
Hard sauce is made by beating together sugar, this spread, & a flavoring such as brandy
Butter
In 1927 one of this 18th century American's autographs sold for over $50,000
Button Gwinnett
Novelist Nicholson Baker has criticized libraries for destroying these & replacing them with databases
Card Catalogs
Lex found separating red & white blood cells by hand tough, so he bought one of these spinners
Centrifuge
This 3-headed watchdog eats mortals who dare enter the underworld
Cerberus
In France the Chardonnay grape yields this White Burgundy whose name also starts with "Cha"
Chablis
The Hindi word for "tea", in the U.S. it refers to a blend of tea, spices & milk; try a cup!
Chai
The first "Farm Aid" relief concert was held in 1985 in this North-Central U.S. city
Champaign, Illinois
Sun Yat-Sen & this leader who followed him were brothers-in-law; their wives were sisters
Chiang Kai-Shek
Like their mom, Sasha & Malia were born in this city, & they were living there when their dad was elected pres.
Chicago
You can check the papers; paper goes back to this country around 105 A.D.
China
Texas Ranger J.J. McQuade
Chuck Norris
In 1996 she got to play Juliet opposite Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo
Claire Danes
This insect, the Musca domestica, can become a great-grandmother in only 60 days
Common Housefly
Served by priests, it may not exceed 18% alcohol
Communion Wine
"Harmonious" name of the Air France SST seen here
Concorde
In economics, it's the actual using of a good or service; in medicine, it's tuberculosis
Consumption
The 3 methods by which heat can be transferred are this method, conduction & radiation
Convection
Element symbolized Cu (6)
Copper
An Indian was on this suntan lotion's first bottles in 1945 with the slogan "Don't Be A Paleface"
Coppertone
They're the 3 daughters of King Lear
Cordelia, Goneril & Regan
Belgian Noel Godin masterminded a February 1998 hit on Bill Gates with one of these
Custard Pie
The legend of these one-eyed giants may have been inspired by miners who wore lamps on their foreheads
Cyclopses
Many of Tim's films have been scored by this composer & leader of the band Oingo Boingo
Danny Elfman
Alexander the Great, Darius the Great, Frederick the Great
Darius
This Hanover, New Hampshire college was established in 1770 when Eleazer Wheelock erected a single log hut
Dartmouth
The rides at Elitch Gardens are a mile high, since the park's in this "Mile High City" in Colorado
Denver
He was the winning pitcher in the clinching game of all 3 series in the Red Sox' magical run
Derek Lowe
Brabantio, this woman's father, dies of grief over her marriage to Othello
Desdemona
To remove poisonous substances, or to purge an addict's body of harmful substances
Detox (Or Detoxification)
Among the poems this British novelist wrote in the 1920s were "Men In New Mexico" & "Autumn At Taos"
Dh Lawrence
These 3 letters define the buffer zone between North & South Korea established along the final battle line
Dmz (Demilitarized Zone)
Much to his humiliation, this title critter of a 1941 animated classic is forced to join the clown act
Dumbo
Rude term for the unfair trade practice of selling goods below cost in a foreign market
Dumping
About 40,000 men were left in this French port after the last evacuation ship left June 4, 1940
Dunkirk
This president declared that "Any invasion of Formosa would have to run over the 7th Fleet"
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Alaska's Resurrection Bay was named by Alexander Baranof, who first sailed into it on this holiday
Easter
In Italian, this holiday is Pasqua
Easter
Irishman Yeats wrote a poem entitled this holiday "1916"
Easter
OPEC is an oil cartel; APEC, which includes Japan & the U.S., is Asia-Pacific this type of Cooperation
Economic
Before playing the principal at "The Bronx Zoo", he played the city editor of the L.A. Tribune
Ed Asner
A 1961 Gallup poll named JFK the most admired man; on the female list, Jackie placed second, trailing this woman
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eddy Grant sang, "We're gonna rock down to" this "avenue, and then we'll take it higher"
Electric Avenue
It's a city in Oz or a green gem
Emerald
It begins "Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus"
Ephesians
In addition to his own bands, this guitarist has played with The Yardbirds, Cream, & Derek & The Dominos
Eric Clapton
New York State is bordered by these two Great Lakes
Erie And Ontario
These brothers were sentenced to life without parole for killing their parents Kitty & Jose
Erik & Lyle Menendez
In winter, when its brown coat turns to white, the short-tailed weasel is called this
Ermine
1991: This waitress "& Johnny"
Frankie
Science's Galileo
Galilei
[Hi, I'm Camryn Manheim] This D.C. university is named for the educator who helped develop American Sign Language
Gallaudet
This New Mexico city was named for a railroad paymaster, not for a pollster
Gallup
Found in blood serum, they contain the antibodies of the immune system
Gamma Globulins
Named for the third Greek letter, they resemble X rays but have shorter wavelengths
Gamma Rays
Ballerinas Maria Tallchief, Tanaquil LeClercq, Suzanne Farrell...
George Balanchine
He was the first president to serve 2 terms in office
George Washington
In a sense, this queen drinks herself to death
Gertrude
An organism's natural environment
Habitat
It's the Women's Zionist Organization of America
Hadassah
Title hero whose boarding school's motto is "Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus", "Never Tickle A Sleeping Dragon"
Harry Potter
Politician Gary, lyricist Lorenz, or a male red deer
Hart
Alan Alda on TV, or Donald Sutherland on the big screen
Hawkeye (Pierce)
"Ethan Brand: A Chapter from an Abortive Romance" is a short story in this author's "Twice-Told Tales"
Hawthorne
Hofstadter's law is formulated as "It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account..." this
Hofstadter's Law
This 1884 book is subtitled "Tom Sawyer's Comrade"
Huckleberry Finn
His ship the Half Moon reached the coast of Nova Scotia in 1609 & headed south as far as Chesapeake Bay
Hudson
As their name suggests, these diapers introduced in 1978 cling to the body
Huggies
For decades Mario Zacchini was a real "big shot" in the circus world with this type of act
Human Cannonball
"Je ne sais pas" means this, but you still get credit if you phrase it in the form of a question
I Don't Know
The Beatles: "I think I'm gonna be sad..."
I Think It's Today
Played Cassio like a keyboard (BEG)
Iago
Byzantine priests might know the name of the type of screen images seen here
Icons
In 1999 this city's Colts won 10 more games than in 1998, the biggest one-season improvement to date
Indianapolis
Syncrasy doesn't mean anything without this prefix signifying "personal or private"
Idio-
To hurt Fred Astaire's dancing partner
Injure Ginger
Question posed by Virginia O'Hanlon, age 8, in a letter to a newspaper in 1897
Is There A Santa Claus?
2 nights before her wedding to Mr. Rochester, a ghastly figure appears in her room & rips up her wedding veil
Jane Eyre
"Baby Doc" Duvalier
Jean-Claude
He must have been "Breathless" when he was elected president of the French Actors Union in 1963
Jean-Paul Belmondo
This current NFL coach & Super Bowl winner is also a successful NASCAR team owner
Joe Gibbs
(VIDEO Daily Double): (Here is a participant in one of our celebrity games to give you the clue): "Hi, I'm Al Michaels: Super Bowl MVPs from the 49ers include J. Rice, S. Young & this quarterback who won a record 3 MVP awards"
Joe Montana
Richard Nixon's "Enemies List" included Jane Fonda & this N.Y. Jets quarterback
Joe Namath
Alphabetically, he's the first U.S. vice president
John Adams
In 1677 this poet wrote "All for Love", a play adapted from Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra"
John Dryden
This Democrat served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina for one term, 1999-2005
John Edwards
In 1943 this PT-109 skipper helped save the lives of his crew & won a Purple Heart
John F. Kennedy
This African-American folklore laborer: "Before I let that steam drill beat me down I'll die with my hammer in my hand"
John Henry
He composed "Semper Fidelis"
John Philip Sousa
This man said "I have baptized you with water, but He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost"
John The Baptist
The Grolier Encyclopedia called his "Trees" "A work full of sentiment & confused simile"
Joyce Kilmer
At his wedding reception in 2006, he serenaded his movie star bride with the song "Making Memories of Us"
Keith Urban
Get used to sitting in 1st class & hearing this ex-Enron CEO's wife Linda complain about her finances
Kenneth Lay
In 2004 this Dutch airlines merged with Air France
Klm
Beware: Someone who offers you this kind of "sandwich" wants to punch you
Knuckle Sandwich
This beef grade comes from pampered cows that are massaged with sake & fed lots of beer
Kobe
Pork Chop Hill starring Gregory Peck
Korea
In a 1962 film, Leslie Caron moved into a room of this shape in a London boarding house
L (The L-Shaped Room)
Initials in common to all members of Lyndon Johnson's family
L.B.J.
Indians developed a game to train for war; the French renamed it this because the stick looked like a bishop's staff
Lacrosse
From an Old English word for "to load", it's the deep-bowled, long-handled spoon used for serving soup
Ladle
Her tough Texas husband preferred her nickname to calling her Claudia Alta
Lady Bird Johnson
This largest African lake is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania & Kenya
Lake Victoria
In court this type of question suggests to a witness what answer is desired
Leading
She fooled Jacob by posing as her sister Rachel on his wedding night
Leah
Lake Shepard in this West African nation's Maryland County is unusual in that is is part freshwater, part salt water
Liberia
Geoffrey Chaucer
London
Before he wrote "Roots", Alex Haley helped write "The Autobiography of" this black leader
Malcolm X
In the 490 B.C. battle of this plain, the Greeks ran up their first important victory over the Persians
Marathon
This is compulsory for all men between the ages of 20 & 50
Military Service
"Thoroughly Modern ____"
Millie
Midwest Wireless Civic Center, Mayo Civic Center
Minnesota
(Three diamonds, which is also what the name translates to)
Mitsubishi
It can mean to crowd about & annoy, or the crowd itself
Mob
In the 1890s while studying law, he lived with an Anglo-Indian family at 20 Baron's Court Road, London
Mohandas K. Gandhi
You're undulating in Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia
This term for a jungle gym dates back to the 1950s
Monkey Bars
Dastardly deed "in the Cathedral" (6)
Murder
Jerry Lewis' annual Labor Day telethon raises money to fight this disease
Muscular Dystrophy
The name of this wild horse is from the Spanish word for a stray animal, "mesteno"
Mustang
(Alex: Let's join Sofia on Park Avenue.) Oops! I forgot to get a side of this traditional yellow condiment
Mustard
These heavy black birds known for their ability to mimic human speech are a species of starling
Mynah Birds
Thomas Alsgaard won the 15-kilometer cross-country ski event at the 1998 Winter Olympics in this Japanese city
Nagano
It was formerly known as South West Africa
Namibia
The back of your neck is referred to as the nuque or as this
Nape
The Oregon Trail crossed it
Nebraska
In his early 20s, programmer Marc Andreessen developed this company's internet "Navigator"
Netscape
Between 1990 & 2000 this state's population increased 66.3%
Nevada
(Hi, I'm Garry Marshall) I sent copy editor Drew Barrymore back to high school for an undercover assignment in this 1999 comedy
Never Been Kissed
The Senate ratified an updated arms control treaty with Russia known as "New" this
New Start
David Paterson
New York
Michael Isikoff of this Time magazine rival nearly broke the Monicagate story, but his editors held it back
Newsweek
Back in 1932 Donald Truesdale earned his medal during the Marines' campaign against Sandinistas in this country
Nicaragua
In 1905 this czar established Russia's parliament, the Duma, which also means "thought"
Nicholas Ii
"American Buffalo", the title of a David Mamet play, refers to the buffalo on one of these coins
Nickel
Flywire & Lunalite are innovations from the "labs" of this company named for a goddess of victory
Nike
It was once believed that the rising of this river was caused by the tears of the goddess Isis
Nile
Sometimes used to make explosives, it's the most plentiful gas in the air
Nitrogen
An infernal drawing room is the sole setting of this existential 1944 play
No Exit
This word for an inadvisable act is a real double negative
No-No
A silo--but for this, only since the mid-20th century
Nuclear Missiles
These hospital employees have their patron in St. Agatha
Nurses
The Promenade, The Sullivan Street Theatre & The Cherry Lane Theatre, among others
Off-Broadway
In Fiscal 2000 over a billion dollars was wagered at New York City's OTB outlets, OTB standing for this
Off-Track Betting
An event that happens in a movie but that the audience doesn't see is said to have taken place here
Offscreen
It's a nickname for the Mississippi
Old Man River
In 1994 ex-Marine Charles Robb defeated this controversial ex-Marine in the Virginia senatorial race
Oliver North
Picked from trees & sometimes picked off pizza, the black ones are more common as toppings than the green ones
Olives
The first of these contests, held in 776 B.C., consisted only of a 200-yard foot race
Olympic Games
When he reached the North Pole in May 1989, Robert Swan became the first to reach both poles in this manner
On Foot
Acting as judge in a trial or not picked to participate in your team's baseball game
On The Bench
Kerouac: "I first met Dean not long after my wife and I split up"
On The Road
The Daily Punjab, The Balochistan Post
Pakistan
Among suffixes, .mx is Mexico, .jp is Japan, & in March 2000 .ps was assigned to this
Palestine
Darien is both a mountain range & a province of this country; it's also the former name of the whole isthmus
Panama
In Colombia, avoid the subject of this country, which the Colombians think the U.S. stole from them
Panama
Blini, a Russian type of this thin, flat dish, are made with buckwheat flour
Pancakes
1973: Butterflies aren't free for Dustin Hoffman
Papillon
In Erle Stanley Gardner's "The Case of the Terrified Typist", this attorney lost the case
Perry Mason
On Broadway, "Carrie" & "Chess" closed quickly, but this musical with Michael Crawford was a hit
Phantom Of The Opera
To steal game or cook eggs
Poach
Born around 1595, her real name was Mantoaka
Pocahontas
This publishing company founded in 1939 made Gertrude the Kangaroo its mascot
Pocket Books
We itch to tell you the scientific name of this shrub is toxicodendron radicans; not so good, old planet earth!
Poison Ivy
Joseph Conrad was introduced to English at age 8 when his dad was translating Shakespeare into this language
Polish
Affectionate synonym for father that's an abbreviation for the number of all the people in a country
Pop
The largest species of this American marsupial is the common or Virginia species
Possum
Clean your keyboard by sliding the sticky side of these notes from 3M in the crevices to collect crumbs & debris
Post-It Notes
Peru has more kinds of tubers than anywhere else; papas, these, have been grown in the Andes for over 6,000 years
Potatoes
In 1997 10% of U.S. families were below this line -- $16,400 for a family of 4
Poverty Line
NERC keeps the lights on by monitoring the bulk power system, made up of 3 vast networks called these
Power Grids
Montesquieu's doctrine of the separation of these influenced our system of separate branches of govt.
Powers
Seasonal name given the liberalization program Alexander Dubcek set up in 1968 in Czechoslovakia
Prague Spring
Manitoba is the smallest & easternmost of the Canadian provinces known by this "grassy" 7-letter word
Prairie
Originally, it was a 40-day-long period of imposed isolation, so it's from the Italian for "forty"
Quarantine
In 1916 Prince Yusupov poisoned & shot this svengali before finally drowning him
Rasputin
This verb's synonyms include vilify, abuse, berate & disparage
Revile
The 2 U.S. presidents who served as governors of states west of the Mississippi River
Ronald Reagan (California) & Bill Clinton (Arkansas)
Any one of the 4 members of the "Fearsome Foursome" on the L.A. Rams defensive line, 1963 to 1966
Roosevelt Grier, Deacon Jones, Lamar Lundy & Merlin Olsen
On August 28, 1990 he declared that Kuwait was now Iraq's 19th province
Saddam Hussein
Joan Crawford played this Somerset Maugham trollop before Hayworth, but Rita did it in 3-D
Sadie Thompson
"Totus Ubique", or the whole of God everywhere, was a doctrine of this saint & "Confessions" author
Saint Augustine
This cathedral in Venice was originally a private chapel of the doges
Saint Mark's Cathedral
This country star called her 2011 memoir "From This Moment On", also the name of one of her hit songs
Shania Twain
"___ as a tack"
Sharp
To save the cost of cutting the White House lawn during World War I, Edith Wilson put these animals on it
Sheep
Wolf disguised as one of these gets killed by shepherd wanting dinner
Sheep
His "Ode to the West Wind" was "chiefly written in a wood that skirts the Arno, near Florence"
Shelley
The girl in the Rat Pack, she later played a cranky former first lady in 1994's "Guarding Tess"
Shirley Maclaine
Walking, Bicycle, Bermuda
Shorts
Hancock was one of 2 men to do this on July 4, 1776; he did it again, with a flourish, in August
Sign The Declaration Of Independence
That her acceptance to Yale was addressed to a "Mr." was a bit "Alien"
Sigourney Weaver
A dollar dated 1804 made of this metal is now worth over a million dollars
Silver
Relics at Rome's Santa Croce in Gerusalemme include thorns from the crown & a piece of this paid to Judas
Silver
The mint in Denver made its last of these that were 90 percent silver in 1934
Silver Dollars
This wingless household pest with 3 appendages at its tail eats anything containing paste, glue or starch
Silverfish
Before he was "The Mentalist", this Aussie played "The Guardian"
Simon Baker
In order to write his 1922 novel "Babbitt", this author studied real estate
Sinclair Lewis
This animated show proved nothing is sacred with the episode "Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo"
South Park
Constellation depicted with 5 stars on the flag of Western Samoa & 4 on the flag of New Zealand
Southern Cross
At this ranch about 40 minutes out of Dallas you can eat at Miss Ellie's Deli
Southfork
On October 4, 2004 this private craft won the $10 million Ansari X Prize by reaching space for the 2nd time within a week
Spaceshipone
In this post in the late 19th c., Thomas Reed introduced the "Reed Rules" ensuring majority party control of Congress' agenda
Speaker Of The House
Buchanan didn't like this senator from Illinois though he may have given money to Buchanan's campaign
Stephen Douglas
This composer was portrayed by Don Ameche in "Swanee River" & Bill Shirley in "I Dream of Jeannie"
Stephen Foster
Part I of his book "Christine" is called "Dennis - Teenage Car Songs"
Stephen King
His most recent Tony Awards for best score were for "Passion" in 1994 & "Into the Woods" in 1988
Stephen Sondheim
It's likely that Etta Place, the companion of this "kid", was a lady of the evening rather than a schoolmarm
Sundance Kid
Less than 20% of all Muslims are Shi'ites or of other groups; the rest belong to this branch
Sunni
In a classic 1959 film, writer Joe Gillis moves into Norma Desmond's mansion on this title L.A. street
Sunset Boulevard
The people are spread pretty thin in this country that was formerly Dutch Guiana
Suriname
In "Newhart"'s final episode, Bob Newhart woke up with this former TV wife by his side
Suzanne Pleshette
Once TV's Chrissy Snow, in 1999 she told us how to "Get Skinny on Fabulous Food"
Suzanne Somers
Asian new year celebration
T-E-T
TV's "$64,000 Question" was based on this radio show whose name gave players this choice
Take It Or Leave It
In keeping with the Buccaneer theme of its football team, this area's MLS team is the Mutiny
Tampa Bay
In 1798-99 George Bass & Matthew Flinders proved this current Australian state was an island by sailing around it
Tasmania
Assam, a black type of this beverage, is known for its full body & strong flavor
Tea
The name of this beef cut next to the rib implies that it melts in your mouth
Tenderloin
This playwright choked to death in 1983 at NYC's hotel Elysee; a character of his exits a streetcar at "Elysian Fields"
Tennessee Williams
Anteaters feed mainly on ants & these other insects
Termites
As a student at Berkeley in '76, she had her first short story published, maybe while "Waiting to Exhale"
Terry Mcmillan
In 1789 General Nguyen Hue led an attack on Chinese forces during this holiday
Tet
The reverse side of its seal contains the 6 flags of the nations that once ruled it
Texas
This state is big, it's fiercely independent & it has the highest percentage of people without health insurance
Texas
The Yukon River flows northwest into Alaska before emptying into this sea
The Bering Sea
In 1756 British soldiers were imprisoned by Indian troops in this 15' x 18' room
The Black Hole Of Calcutta
Justin I was a swineherd before becoming emperor of this empire--and paving the way for his nephew Justinian
The Byzantine Empire (The Eastern Rome Empire)
This '80s dance popular in end-zone celebrations got its name from a song, not from the "kids"
The Cabbage Patch
In this 1979 book Norman Mailer told the story of convicted killer Gary Gilmore
The Executioner's Song
The sclera, cornea & iris are parts of this
The Eye
Ophthalmitis
The Eyes
A 1997 film about guys who take it all off popularized this phrase, its title
The Full Monty
About 1,200 miles long, it has a maximum depth of almost 10,000 feet
The Red Sea
In 2000 an almost 4,200-square-mile iceberg broke free from this ice shelf in Antarctica
The Ross Ice Shelf
On May 26, 1967 the Vatican decreed Protestants could receive these, including penance & extreme unction, in some cases
The Sacraments
With its tributaries, this eastern Canadian river is navigable for more than 1,900 miles
The Saint Lawrence
George Franklin Edmunds wrote most of this antitrust act of 1890
The Sherman (Antitrust Act)
Your head rests on your lower arm, extended with the palm turned downward in this stroke
The Sidestroke
1991: "A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti"
The Silence Of The Lambs
Oscar's Best Picture of 1991: "Baaaaaaaa... Baaaaaaaa... Baa--" (abrupt stop)
The Silence Of The Lambs
"I see dead people" is a line from this Bruce Willis film
The Sixth Sense
In 1899 Wilbur Wright asked this museum complex for any info on flying; they sent him some pamphlets
The Smithsonian
In 1994 Seattle Weekly named this tower the "best place to get engaged"
The Space Needle
Dumas work serialized in Le Siecle in 1844
The Three Musketeers
This river flows about 1,150 miles from Lake Hazar in Turkey through Baghdad, on its way to the Persian Gulf
The Tigris
In the 11th century, William the Conqueror ordered the construction of this fortress on the Thames
The Tower Of London
The thyroid gland straddles this tube also known as the windpipe
The Trachea
This 6-letter word can mean frugality, or a savings & loan association
Thrift
What N.Y. World-Telegram & Sun, St. Louis Globe-Democrat & Wash. Star currently have in common
They Are No Longer Being Published
People who rode on the earliest flume rides complained when this didn't happen -- so now it usually does
They Get Wet
The word mouse is from a Sanskrit word for this, because they stole people's food
Thief
Pyramus & she didn't have a ball for they were separated by a wall
Thisbe
"Scientific American" was one of the magazines that reviewed his novel, "Gravity's Rainbow"
Thomas Pynchon
There are 2 kinds of this creature, soft & hard; hard ones can suck blood for weeks & cause paralysis in man & animals
Ticks
Using trig with the periodic movements of the sun & moon, the times of high & low these can be determined
Tides
A fine restoracio might insist you wear a kravat, which is this
Tie
To treat something as less important
To Downplay
A composition for a keyboard instrument generally characterized by running passages
Toccata
"Tom Terrific"
Tom Seaver
Punning on Glenn Miller, a 1985 film with Geena Davis as a vampire was called this "6-5000"
Transylvania
Stick your neck out in this mountainous region of Romania whose name means "beyond the forest"
Transylvania
In geometry it's a quadrilateral with 2 parallel sides; in anatomy, it's the smallest wrist bone
Trapezoid
This John D. MacDonald shamus living in the Fort Lauderdale Marina considers himself to be a "salvage consultant"
Travis Mcgee
The Post, the paper Emily's boyfriend Jonas works for, is being bought, like the L.A. Times, by this company
Tribune Company
"Silly Rabbit!" These "are for kids!"
Trix
Arnie dances the tango with Jamie in this 1994 film
True Lies
Don't lie! This "will out"
Truth
Almost all of the state's electrical power is generated by this agency, known for its dams
Tva (Tennessee Valley Authority)
As opposed to the woofer, this speaker reproduces the high-pitch sounds
Tweeter
TV news director Warren Justice
Up Close And Personal
Shorthand for an Internet address
Url
By Judith Viorst: "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, ____ ____ Day"
Very Bad
Priestesses in this Haitian religion are called "mambos" & can lead ceremonies invoking the dead
Voodoo
The French term for a Peeping Tom isn't Tomas le Peepe, it's this
Voyeur
First-person nominative plural personal pronoun
W-E
Nixon became the 1st president to address the Supreme Court when this chief justice was sworn in
Warren Burger
Its state vegetable: the Walla Walla sweet onion
Washington
Johnson's secretary of state, he negotiated the purchase of Alaska for a cool $7.2 million
William Seward
In 1997 he quit as Massachusetts governor only to be denied the ambassadorship to Mexico
William Weld
The award-winning Rudolph seen here (holding 2 Olympic medals)
Wilma Rudolph
2 of the 3 beverages Pasteur's pasteurization process first preserved
Wine And Milk (And Beer)
Former wife of Nelson, she was South Africa's first black medical social worker
Winnie Mandela
Considered the greatest poet of Medieval Germany, this man from Eschenbach wrote an early epic poem about the Grail
Wolfram Von Eschenbach
The WAVES were these "Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service"
Women
In other words "regarding one ancient canine; no modern skill training potential"
You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks
President of Bell & Howell at 29, he went on to become an Illinois senator
(Charles) Percy
"The Tales of" this German inspired many an opera, including Busoni's "Die Brautwahl"
(E. T. A.) Hoffmann
The hero of "Nausea" by this French existentialist thinker is made queasy by the emptiness of life
(Jean-Paul) Sartre
He was once U.S. Secretary of the Navy & was married to Elizabeth Taylor
(John) Warner
Built by Carl Benz in 1885, the first internal combustion car had this many wheels
3
In a nursery rhyme these numbers immediately precede "lay them straight"
7, 8
Letter opener (10)
A Salutation
A George Orwell essay argues for using this voice rather than the passive
Active
Steven Tyler of this band lent his steamin' vocals to "Train Kept A-Rollin'", first popularized by the Yardbirds
Aerosmith
The U.S. Navy has 12 of these equipped with steam-driven catapults
Aircraft Carriers
Lloyd Bridges laments, "Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue" in this 1980 film
Airplane!
Spanish: This basic word for friend--you know, your buddy, your dawg, your boo
Amigo
This organism seen here always has pseudopods & sometimes an "O" in its name:
Amoeba
This "Lady"like biographer of Mary, Queen of Scots came out with "Marie Antoinette: The Journey" in 2001
Antonia Fraser
Argentina, Chile, Peru
Argentina
Acute or chronic inflammation of the membrane lining the lungs
B-R-O-N-C-H-I-T-I-S
This bluesman's first Top 40 hit was 1964's "Rock Me Baby"
B.B. King
In 1999 a high court in Lahore found her guilty of accepting bribes in exchange for a contract
Benazir Bhutto
In 1959, "Maverick" won the Emmy for this category, only year it was given
Best Western
With more than 4,000 hotels, this chain claims to be the world's largest
Best Western
This city, the birthplace of Jesus, was also where Samuel anointed King David
Bethlehem
Tennessee
Bill Frist
The city of El Centro in this state is actually on its southern border, near Mexicali
California
With 54, this state's electoral votes represent slightly more than 10% of the total 538
California
Now on "Friends", she's the young lady who danced with Bruce Springsteen in his "Dancing In The Dark" video
Courteney Cox
Reynolds, Allen, Harry
Debbie
Kay Summersby drove him to work in the 1940s & may have driven him to infidelity as well
Eisenhower
On "Taxi" this character was a cab driver & part-time art gallery receptionist
Elaine (Nardo)
Dr. Seuss prescribed "___ in Socks"
Fox
In the early 1850s this military hero worked as a candlemaker on Staten Island
Garibaldi
Glam rocker Paul Gadd recorded "Rock and Roll Part 2" under this "sparkly" name
Gary Glitter
Meet this TV character...his boy Elroy...daughter Judy...Jane, his wife...
George Jetson
One of the 7 deadly sins, it's from the Latin for "to swallow"
Gluttony
Earsplitting simian of the tropics
Howler Monkey
The cast of TV's "Friends" appeared in this Rembrandts video, the show's theme song
I'll Be There For You
"Blades of Glory" with Will Ferrell
Ice Skating
On June 1, 1976 the United Kingdom & this Atlantic island nation agreed to end the "Cod War"
Iceland
The Risorgimento was the 19th century movement to unify this country
Italy
The Kentucky Derby-winning jockey in 1878, or the president of the U.S. in 1978
Jimmy Carter
Bjorn Borg won his first Wimbledon, but this American rival remained ranked No. 1
Jimmy Connors
In 1983 the church reaffirmed its ban on members joining these lodges, York or Scottish
Masonic Lodges
John J. Pershing's attempts to stop this Mexican raider included the U.S. cavalry's "last charge"
Pancho Villa
The British often shorten "perambulator", a baby carriage, to this
Pram
Lions love this type of grassy plain with scattered trees that sounds like a Georgia city
Savanna
Klondike Kat knows that this hyphenated trait meaning tact or social grace "ees everywhere"
Savoir-Faire
It was way back in 1696 that Mary Manley wrote there's "no time like" this
The Present
It's a brief sketch or outline
Thumbnail Sketch
"There's no need to fear", he "is here"
Underdog
This bestselling Western author's 1920s novels included "The Call of the Canyon" & "The Mysterious Rider"
Zane Grey
Explorer Pike
Zebulon
Popular music style heard here, y'all: (around New Orleans)
Zydeco
A cell formed by the union of 2 gametes
Zygote
In April 1889 the Indian Territory was opened up & Sooners rushed into what is now this state
Oklahoma
Shawnee, in this Boomer state, does not allow dogs to meet on private property without the owner's consent
Oklahoma
On the Great Plains: OMA
Omaha
"I'll keep on tryin' & I'll smile when I feel like cryin'" are part of this Stephen Bishop philosophy
On And On
Anne Bancroft turned down the role of Nurse Ratched in this film; Louise Fletcher must be grateful
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
She revived her book club in 2003 by selecting Steinbeck's "East of Eden" & its sales skyrocketed
Oprah Winfrey
Conjunction/ mineral
Or/Ore
A fruit or a color: naranja
Orange
The Klamath River rises in this state then empties into the Pacific Ocean in California
Oregon
Cookie brand (thanks, Nabisco!)
Oreo
Pilot up above his brother & others, December 17, 1903 at 10:35 AM
Orville Wright
Egyptians studied The Book Of The Dead to help them get past this presiding god into paradise
Osiris
The name of this disorder in which the bones become porous comes from the Greek for "bone" & "passage"
Osteoporosis
Whisper in my ear / Betrayed me with Cassio?! / Oomf! Oomf! Oomf! Oomf! Dead
Othello
One side of Willemstad, Curacao is called Punda & the other side is Otrabanda, which means this
Other Side
This showman's first attraction was Joice Heth, a slave presented as George Washington's former nurse
P.T. Barnum
In the 1997-98 school year 365,000 students were subjected to this corporal punishment still legal in 23 states
Paddling/Spanking
En Francais, the title of an 1831 work is "Notre-Dame de" zis city
Paris
Ms. Hilton, population 2.1 million
Paris
Bidding for tricks goes around the table until 3 players in a row do this after a bid
Pass
This most highly polished leather is made by applying several coats of heavy oil varnish at the end of the finishing process
Patent Leather
Later a Knick, this basketball center led Georgetown to 3 NCAA finals & the 1984 title
Patrick Ewing
Sept, 11, 1969: His series "The Prisoner" airs its 17th & last episode... to return in 40 years
Patrick Mcgoohan
Just because you ___ my cafe doesn't give you the right to ___ me with your haughty tone
Patronize
She releases the hit songs "Crazy" & "I Fall to Pieces"
Patsy Cline
Patricia Ann Reagan uses this name professionally
Patty Davis
One legend says it was his ox' footprints that formed the 10,000 lakes in Minnesota
Paul Bunyan
Julius the Monkey, seen here, is the mascot of this brand
Paul Frank
He was Michael Jackson's duet partner on "Say, Say, Say" & Stevie Wonder's on "Ebony and Ivory"
Paul Mccartney
He was "Feelin' Groovy" as an Illinois senator from 1985 to 1997
Paul Simon
One of the 2 popes who reigned during the 1960s
Paul Vi (Or John Xxiii)
In the mid-19th century the Sultan of Zanzibar established Dar es Salaam, which means "haven of" this
Peace
At the end of "Tora! Tora! Tora!" Admiral Yamamoto realizes this sneak attack may have been a big mistake
Pearl Harbor
In American folklore, this cowboy hero was raised by coyotes
Pecos Bill
Found in China's Cho-K'ou-Tien caves in the 1920s, the fossils of this "man" disappeared in WWII
Peking Man
June 3, 1975: This aging superstar "Signs With The Cosmos"
Pele
"There beneath the blue suburban skies"
Penny Lane
Thucydides said the "golden age of" this leader was democracy in theory, but the rule of its first citizen in practice
Pericles
Maximilian Schell starred in an Emmy-winning 1986 mini-series about this reformist czar
Peter The Great
Mike Schmidt of this team was the only player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995
Philadelphia Phillies
Dick Powell, Robert Mitchum & Elliott Gould have all played this character on film
Philip Marlowe
In 1992 U.S. forces left these Pacific islands occupied in the Spanish-American War
Philippines
Named for the attendants of Ares, the Greek god of war, they are the 2 moons of Mars
Phobos & Deimos
From 1970 to 1975 & in 1980, Arnold Schwarzenegger was crowned Mr. Olympia for having the best this
Physique
His grandson was the cinematographer of "Barbarella" & "The Spy Who Loved Me"
Pierre Auguste Renoir
It's a fancy way of saying coloration, as of the skin
Pigmentation
This 1883 character's nose grew every time he lied (insert political joke here)
Pinocchio
If you don't know Billy Crystal's sign, go fish
Pisces
Most of the 60 to 70 people who live on this South Pacific island are descendants of the mutineers
Pitcairn Island
This team's Chuck Noll is the winningest Super Bowl coach with 4 victories
Pittsburgh
Thousands of Whiskey Rebels marched to "The Point" in this Penn. city, but were persuaded not to burn the town
Pittsburgh
In 1526 he greeted an Inca nobleman on his ship, but conquest would have to wait a few years until funds were raised
Pizarro
Mugnaini is a company specializing in wood fired ovens, including one over 4' wide by 6' deep, for this food
Pizza
They fell into this pot that's also a term for one who makes his money growing cotton
Planter
In this 1998 film Reese helps bring color to the lives of characters in a 1950s B&W TV sitcom
Pleasantville
He dedicated his "Parallel Lives" to Sosius Senecio, a friend of the emperor
Plutarch
When heated, the moisture turns to steam & explodes the shell, turning this snack inside out
Popcorn
Lasting until 1911, the 30-year dictatorship of this man is known as the Porfiriato
Porfirio Diaz
From the Latin for "gate", it's often an entryway consisting of a roof supported by columns
Portico
For our dish I'm sauteing this type of mushroom, actually creminis but called this when they get big & fat
Portobello
Prince Henry the Navigator's tomb is in the church of Santa Maria da Vitoria in Batalha in this country
Portugal
This comic tumble is literally onto your rear, because the word comes from slang for that part of your anatomy
Pratfall
These kits were introduced for home use in the '70s; they didn't come with a rabbit
Pregnancy Tests
Nixon accepted this on September 8, 1974 expressing his regrets for the mistakes he made
Presidential Pardon
From the Latin for "first", this early-blooming flower contains another flower in its name
Primrose
Princess Grace's youngest child, she was born in Monaco's Palais Princier on Feb. 1, 1965
Princess Stephanie
Founded in 1746, the College of New Jersey renames itself this
Princeton
This Cincinnati-based soap company has been advertising on TV since 1939
Procter & Gamble
To poke or jab with something pointed; it's done to cattle, for example
Prod
If he hadn't stolen fire from heaven, he wouldn't have been chained to a rock on Mount Caucasus
Prometheus
Made up of amino acids, they form structures called histones around which DNA curls
Proteins
"A soft answer turneth away wrath; but grievous words stir up anger" is one of this book's adages
Proverbs
It's nicknamed "The Roger Williams City"
Providence, Rhode Island
(Hi, I'm Jeff Probst) My last name translates to this, used in English to mean an administrator at a college
Provost
This U.S. Caribbean commonwealth has many smaller islands, including Culebra, Mona & Vieques
Puerto Rico
It's a metaphor for acting proud & making yourself look big; a grouse does it literally
Puffing Up Your Chest
Seattle, Tacoma & Olympia all stand on the banks of this body of water
Puget Sound
A chief source of transcendentalist ideas was Immanuel Kant's 1781 "Critique of" this
Pure Reason
In June the leaders of North & South Korea met for talks in this capital of North Korea
Pyongyang
In 1995 the Aquanuts show skiing team debuted their 4-high, 28-person one of these structures
Pyramid
In 1912, a reticulated one of these animals was measured at 32' 9 1/2" long
Python
Canada's oldest city, it lies on the north bank of the St. Lawrence River
Quebec
The Jubilee Diamond was named in honor of her Diamond Jubilee in 1897
Queen Victoria
Expelled from Harvard in 1913, he went back only to be thrown out on his geodesic dome again in 1915
R. Buckminster Fuller
I was run out of town on this marsh bird whose short-billed species are sometimes called crakes
Rail
It's the money paid for the return of a kidnap victim
Ransom
Dating from the second half of the 15th century, the Tudor rose has petals of these 2 colors
Red & White
This athletic shoe company was named for an African gazelle admired for its swiftness
Reebok
This London park was named for the position held by the future King George IV
Regent's Park
Dub poetry, a political type of this Jamaican musical form, developed in music halls there in the 1970s
Reggae
His 1653 painting "Aristotle Contemplating The Bust Of Homer" was produced for Don Antonio Ruffo
Rembrandt
A lighthouse on this state's Block Island has one of the most powerful beacons on the east coast
Rhode Island
A year's supply of this is a year's supply of "The San Francisco Treat"
Rice-A-Roni
Polar explorer: ____ Evelyn ____
Richard Evelyn Byrd
He's been "An Officer And A Gentleman" & in 1999 he moved up the ranks to "Sexiest Man Alive"
Richard Gere
When this future Confederate capital became a city in 1782, half of its population was slaves
Richmond(, Virginia)
In a Robert Browning title, "The Book" is paired with this object -- but not the one Robert gave Elizabeth
Ring (But Not The Ring He Gave Her)
The name of this 19th century movement for Italian unification means "rising again"
Risorgimento
On Sept. 24, 2005 the Gulf region was still recovering from Katrina when this hurricane slammed into Texas
Rita
Hayworth's pocket bread sandwiches
Rita's Pitas
"Fairies And Fusiliers" is a collection of poems by this author of "I, Claudius"
Robert Graves
This actor who owns his own ski resort did much of his own skiing in the 1969 film "Downhill Racer"
Robert Redford
This Brit battled pirates on the '50s TV series "The Buccaneers" long before he battled a movie shark in "Jaws"
Robert Shaw
This Ohio Republican won election to the U.S. Senate in 1938 & served until his death in 1953
Robert Taft
Some say he was born at Locksley around 1160 & was really named Robert Fitzooth
Robin Hood
In 1978 2 of his studies in bronze for his "Burghers of Calais" were stolen from a St. Louis museum
Rodin
In a 1976 TV movie this "Spy Who Loved Me" actor played "Sherlock Holmes in New York"
Roger Moore
In 1981, on the Soyuz 40 mission, Dumitru Prunariu became the first person from this country in space
Romania
In 1996 Emil Constantinescu defeated Ion Iliescu in a runoff election for president of this country
Romania
Benvolio & Friar Laurence
Romeo And Juliet
His clever military tactics during WWII earned him the nickname "The Desert Fox"
Rommel
According to legend, Rome was founded in 753 B.C. by these twins; one died & the other named the city for himself
Romulus & Remus
The Houses of Lancaster & York used different colored types of these flowers as their symbols
Roses
Michael Eisner is off the list, but this septuagenarian member of the Disney family is still on it
Roy Disney
Dear Sir Arthur Harris: I thrill at how you led part of this military branch during WWII; May I call you "Bomber"?
Royal Air Force
19th century world traveler Isabella Bird was the first female member of this British society founded in 1830
Royal Geographical Society
Sometime in the 13th century Europeans thought to attach this steering apparatus to the sternpost
Rudder
In 1989 this ballet star made his stage debut as an actor in "The King & I"â€"shall we dance?
Rudolf Nureyev
In 2001 this mayor had to pay up in knishes to Mayor O'Malley of Baltimore
Rudolph Giuliani
One of the first composers to make records, he supervised his own "Pagliacci" for one in 1907
Ruggero Leoncavallo
In 1983 this California girl became the first American woman in space
Sally Ride
6 years after a fatwa was issued regarding him, this author published "The Moor's Last Sigh"
Salman Rushdie
Richard Strauss used double basses for Jokanaan's beheading in the opera about this princess
Salomã©
The Afar cut blocks of this from the Danakil Desert & used it as a currency
Salt
This innovative painter & print maker seen here passed on to his surrealistic reward in 1989
Salvador Dali
The Viennese summerhouse in which Mozart composed "The Magic Flute" is now in this city, his birthplace
Salzburg
This character seen here has perhaps the most famous name in the film: (play it again)
Sam (The Piano Player)
This soulful singer's hits include "You Send Me" & "Cupid"
Sam Cooke
No offense to Edward Albee, but this man is probably the hunkiest major American playwright
Sam Shepard
He was a biographer himself, but he's best known as the subject of a 1791 biography
Samuel Johnson
The Alamo is located in this city & is depicted on its flag
San Antonio
Thornton Wilder: “The Bridge of _______â€
San Luis Rey
The Biblioteca Nacional in this capital of Chile is one of South America's largest libraries
Santiago
Jonas slips Emily a fake passport & a plane ticket to this city, Brazil's most populous
Sao Paulo
This popular Japanese beer shares its name with the city that hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics
Sapporo
In 1900 this great French actress triumphed in a male role, playing Napoleon's son in "L'Aiglon"
Sarah Bernhardt
Noted singer & tour organizer heard here
Sarah Mclachlan
The Strait of Bonifacio separates Corsica from this island to the south
Sardinia
"Weekend" name for a small cheap handgun used in robberies & assaults
Saturday Night Special
In 2005 Prince Bandar ended 22 years as this country's ambassador to the U.S.
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
"Joy of Cooking" suggests adding paprika & lemon juice to the juice of this fermented cabbage
Sauerkraut
(Hi, I'm Stephen Collins of "7th Heaven") In 1994 I played Ashley Wilkes in this miniseries sequel to "Gone with the Wind"
Scarlett
In 1973 this horse crushed his rival, Sham, with a 31-length victory in the Belmont Stakes
Secretariat
A hit for Judy Collins, this tune from Stephen Sondheim's "A Little Night Music" was 1975's Song of the Year
Send In The Clowns
Eliot Feld's ballet "Harbinger" features music by this "Peter and the Wolf" composer
Sergei Prokofiev
A seamstress, or an underground channel for wastewater
Sewer & Sewer
1998: Richard Burbage, Queen Elizabeth, Viola de Lesseps
Shakespeare In Love
A bed of this oil- & fossil-bearing rock from the Cambrian period was famously discovered near Mt. Burgess in 1909
Shale
"Hams" broadcast via this
Shortwave Radio
"You Are Love", "Ol' Man River"
Showboat
Use a tripod to prevent camera shake if this speed is slow, meaning a long exposure
Shutter Speed
This moneylender asks, "Hates any man the thing he would not kill?"
Shylock
This breed was introduced to the West around 1885
Siamese
Mr. Vicious' offspring
Sid's Kids
This author of "The Other Side of Midnight" co-wrote the screenplay for "Easter Parade"
Sidney Sheldon
This Gene Kelly musical takes place in a Hollywood making the adjustment to talkies
Singin' In The Rain
On a camera: SLR
Single Lens Reflex
This city in Iowa is at the confluence of the Big Sioux & Missouri Rivers
Sioux City
This New Zealander & conqueror of Mount Everest led a search for the Abominable Snowman
Sir Edmund Hillary
This composer's "Enigma Variations" contain cryptic references to his friends that he never revealed
Sir Edward Elgar
Last name of poet Dame Edith
Sitwell
Sport that made Jean-Claude Killy famous
Skiing
The tomb inscription for Rachel Jackson mentions this verbal crime that Andrew thought helped kill her
Slander
In his debates with Stephen Douglas, Lincoln called it “A moral, social, and political evilâ€
Slavery
You go Slav no more when you go to this northernmost former Yugoslav republic between Croatia & Italy
Slovenia
In one theory, camphoraceous, ethereal & putrid are 3 of the 7 primary ones of these
Smells/Odors
The violence goes on, but in 2006 Time Warner TV removed depictions of this activity from old "Tom and Jerry" cartoons
Smoking
To hang out underwater I'm going to need the mask, the fins & this breathing tube seen here
Snorkel
You'll feel "dopey" if you don't know that a musical about this heroine premiered at Disneyland in 2004
Snow White
"Whistle While You Work"
Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
I must remember! some plans for a windmill in my pocket that I must've drawn up & a note that says "Watch Napoleon"
Snowball
In 1970 Anne Murray urged it to "spread your tiny wings and fly away"
Snowbird
If you match the desired of quality, you're "up to" this tobacco product
Snuff
It was used as a medicine from 600 B.C. until 2nd century A.D., when people began to wash with it
Soap
At age 70, this Athenian was put on trial for "not believing in the gods the state believes in"
Socrates
Ancient Romans called this flatfish "Jupiter's sandal"
Sole
6-letter word meaning mirthless, sober, or grave
Solemn
Led by a man from Popowo, in 1981 it had 10 million members
Solidarity
By area: 1. Asia 2. Africa 3. North America 4. this continent
South America
In 1860 this small Atlantic coast state had the highest percentage of slaves in the U.S.
South Carolina
State where gold was found in 1874 when Custer led expedition to explore it
South Dakota
Maria Cristina ruled as queen regent of this country during the childhood of her son Alfonso XIII
Spain
In Colombia: this
Spanish
"There is a rose in East Harlem"--nah. "There is a rose in" this other name for this area
Spanish Harlem
Unhappy with the quality of these, Dr. Amar Bose designed his own & formed a company to sell them
Speakers
The First Amendment states that "Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of" these 2 things
Speech & The Press
This sleek swimsuit brand got its start in Australia in 1928
Speedo
Held, as if by some magical charm
Spellbound
The cat seen here lives with the TV family with this last name: (Salem the Cat: "I'll take 'World Domination' for $1000, Alex!")
Spellman (On "Sabrina The Teenage Witch")
This castle in Brno used as a Hapsburg prison didn't make "Schindler's List"
Spielberg Castle
The "goat" trained to bleat in the key of C with his "City Slickers" was really 1 of the musicians
Spike Jones
This Greek American published a memoir, "Go Quietly... or Else"
Spiro Agnew
The title of Botticelli's famous painting "Primavera" means this season of the year
Spring
D'oh! The USBGN's website says it's a myth that there's a community named this in each of the 50 states--there's one in only 34
Springfield
The oscillating type of this irrigation device sprays back & forth in a rectangular pattern
Sprinkler
Blue, Sitka & Engelmann are varieties of this conifer
Spruce
Long's vitriolic 1920s attacks on this oil co. started by John D. Rockefeller won him widespread popularity
Standard Oil
This Civil War general's left arm is buried at Ellwood Plantation; the rest of him is interred at VMI
Stonewall Jackson
It's the chemical rinse that keeps photographic film from overdeveloping
Stop Bath
Emily Dickinson wrote, "Because I could not stop for death he kindly" did this
Stopped For Me
The highest jet streams occur in this layer of the atmosphere that begins 10 miles above the earth
Stratosphere
It's a random sample "poll" to determine the public's opinion of hay....or anything else
Straw Poll
Of the dishes at a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, it's the one most likely to be made with sage
Stuffing
You'll need a big square with 81 little squares to make this Japanese-named logic puzzle; next come the numbers
Sudoku
In 1981, behind on all 3 scorecards, this welterweight came back with a TKO over Thomas Hearns in the 14th; sweet!
Sugar Ray Leonard
Texas is a leading state in mining this element, atomic number 16 & in manufacturing its acid
Sulphur
The eccrine type of these glands are down on the paw pads, because they're not that vital in keeping kitty cool
Sweat Glands
After a 43-year reign, King Gustavus V of this country died at the age of 92
Sweden
In 1814 the Norwegian parliament accepted this country's King Charles XIII to rule Norway as well
Sweden
King Gustav I Vasa of this nation founded Helsinki in 1550
Sweden
It's the nationality that follows "K" in the name of the sneaker brand founded by the Brunner Brothers
Swiss
Sydney, Wellington, Jakarta
Sydney
"The dead tree gives no shelter", he observed in "The Waste Land"
T.S. Eliot
If you travel to French Polynesia, your plane will land at Faaa Int'l Airport near Papeete on this island
Tahiti
Ten Days on the Island is an annual cultural festival taking place throughout this Australian state
Tasmania
The Christopher Lloyd who won for writing "Frasier" is not the man who won for playing Jim on this sitcom
Taxi
This ceremony is called chado, chanoyu or sado in Japanese
Tea Ceremony
John Patrick's post-WWII comedy was this "of the August Moon"
Teahouse
"Into these last nine beers" Hank Williams "shed a million" of these
Tears
"I've just been handed a bulletin. 'You have something on your front tooth'", read this buddy of Mary Richards
Ted Baxter (The Mary Tyler Moore Show)
"Miss Manners always believes in sending" these "notes. It encourages people to give more"
Thank You Notes
"What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming"
The "Star-Spangled Banner"
The insignia of this National League baseball team features a mountain peak
The (Colorado) Rockies
NFL tight ends wear jerseys with number in this range
The 80S
Now with about 10 million total members, these 2 unions united in 1955
The Afl & The Cio
This novel of high society made Edith Wharton the first female winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
The Age Of Innocence
It's the 1836 battle captured here by Kirk Stirnweis
The Alamo
In 1798 Congress passed these controversial laws dealing with foreigners & with inciting rebellion
The Alien & Sedition Acts
About 25 people were arrested under this group of 4 "acts" passed in 1798; all were repealed or expired by 1802
The Alien And Sedition Acts
En route to New York, this ship collided with the Stockholm in dense fog in the North Atlantic on July 25
The Andrea Doria
This sea sits between Oman & India
The Arabian Sea
The westernmost point of this Portuguese island group is only about 1,200 miles from Newfoundland
The Azores
Vivaldi composed some 39 concertos for this woodwind instrument
The Bassoon
In the '60s George Barris bought a concept car from Ford for $1; holy swindle! in 1966 we knew it as this fire-spewing TV car
The Batmobile
Col. William Prescott was one of the leaders of this battle on June 17, 1775
The Battle Of Bunker Hill
To keep the correct water level in your tissues, osmoceptors monitor this as it travels thru the brain
The Blood
She appoints Jiminy Cricket Pinocchio's official conscience
The Blue Fairy
In pro hockey, it's 64 feet from the goal line to this line
The Blue Line
Before it merges with the White at Khartoum, this river known as Abbai in Ethiopia runs for 850 miles
The Blue Nile
Urban kids Huey & Riley Freeman suffer in the suburbs in this Aaron McGruder strip
The Boondocks
In a 1963 hit song, Edie Gorme wanted to "Blame It On" this Latin American Dance
The Bossa Nova
Samuel Adams helped write the anti-British narrative that gave this March 5, 1770 riot its name
The Boston Massacre
On the subject of painting, Picasso said, "If only we could pull out" this organ & "use only our eyes"
The Brain
The inspiration for this title object in a novel & a 1957 movie actually spanned the Mae Khlung River
The Bridge On The River Kwai
Many of the fairy tales compiled by them came from Dorthea Viehmann, a widow who came to town to sell produce
The Brothers Grimm
A projecting rim on a vehicle
The Bumper
Illustrator David MacAulay won this medal for his kids' book "Black and White"
The Caldecott Medal
It's the classic work in which you'll find "The Nun's Priest's Tale"
The Canterbury Tales
Though American in origin, the Cape Gooseberry got its name by being cultivated on this South African Cape
The Cape Of Good Hope
Aruba
The Carribean
His movements constricted by law, a Doge spent much of his time at his palace complex & this nearby cathedral
The Cathedral Of St. Mark (Or San Marco)
This Romanian & his wife Elena, found guilty of murder & embezzlement, were executed December 25, 1989
The Ceausescus
"The Tenth Insight" is James Redfield's sequel to this book about spiritual exploration
The Celestine Prophecy
It begins at the Place de la Concorde
The Champs-ÉLysã©Es
Don't let the smile fool you--this feline has razor-sharp claws & a cloaking device; terminate with extreme prejudice
The Cheshire Cat
The name of this fire-breathing, lion-headed, goat-bodied monster has come to mean any idle fancy
The Chimera
One of the great poker movies of all time is this New Orleans-set period piece with Steve McQueen in the title role
The Cincinnati Kid
The Ken Burns series about this war won a 1991 Emmy for outstanding informational series
The Civil War
Second-longest on the continent, it's the only African river that carries more water than the Nile
The Congo
Abbreviated CBA, it includes teams called the Yakima Sun Kings & the Gary Steelheads
The Continental Basketball Association
The 3 Kings Parade is a tradition of this community; it's banned on their home island
The Cuban Community
In 1990 this cruise line founded by a British shipowner celebrated its 150th anniversary
The Cunard Line
As there was another album by that title, this classic from 1973 was at one point going to be called "Eclipse"
The Dark Side Of The Moon (By Pink Floyd)
New Jersey's western boundary is formed by this river
The Delaware
It "Catches the worm"
The Early Bird
In 1968 Glen Campbell sang of "The Dreams of" this woman
The Everyday Housewife
Lorraine Axeman, one of our researchers, was an extra in "Army of Darkness", Sam Raimi's 3rd film in this Series
The Evil Dead
This University of Texas fight song is based on "I've Been Working on the Railroad"
The Eyes Of Texas Are Upon You
Calvinists use this word, also a name for a season, to describe Adam & Eve's disobedience
The Fall
Buchanan became a Jacksonian Democrat after this party that he belonged to dissolved
The Federalist Party
Internal digestive organ connected to the liver
The Gall Bladder
In 1949 a copy of this speech by Abraham Lincoln sold at auction for $54,000
The Gettysburg Address
Bea won her second Emmy for playing Dorothy Zbornak on this sitcom
The Golden Girls
The first line of this novel says, "It was Wang Lung's marriage day"
The Good Earth
This berry of the genus Ribes is the one traditionally used to make fool, a British dessert
The Gooseberry
There was good kinging in the 800s--Leo the Wise ruled the Byzantine Empire while England had Alfred the this
The Great
At about 1,250 miles long, it's the largest coral reef on earth
The Great Barrier Reef
Fitzgerald: "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaslessly into the past"
The Great Gatsby
Utah's Antelope Island State Park in this lake is home to a buffalo herd
The Great Salt Lake
"If I can't find a reindeer, I'll make one instead", said this character--so he called on his dog, Max
The Grinch
The 1930s construction of this across Black Canyon brought thousands of workers (& power) to Vegas
The Hoover Dam
The last time this general assembly of the colony of Virginia met was June 24, 1775
The House Of Burgesses
Demi Moore was Esmeralda's voice in this epic from Disney
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
In the 1460s this South American people took the Chimu empire; within 100 years they were subdued by the Spanish
The Incas
It's Albuquerque's minor league baseball team; I can't wait for uranium 235 to bat
The Isotopes
Called an artichoke, its name isn't from a Mideast city but from "girasole", Italian for sunflower
The Jerusalem Artichoke
This medieval order of knights was aka "the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ & the Temple of Solomon"
The Knights Templar
Concerning this, Ike said, "We have won an armistice on a single battleground, not peace in the world"
The Korean War
In Mallory's version, the magic sword Excalibur is given to King Arthur by this legendary character
The Lady Of The Lake
In "Songs of Innocence", William Blake asked it, "Who made thee?"
The Lamb
Veronese's & Tintoretto's versions of this Biblical meal each depict a dog
The Last Supper
Glenn Close & Patrick Stewart played a battling royal couple in a TV remake of this 1968 film
The Lion In Winter
Elusive Scottish lake critter that doubles as a large 4-wheeled car-crushing pickup
The Loch Ness Monster Truck
A cut of meat from the back of an animal, between the ribs & the rump
The Loin
They're the first 5 words of the psalm
The Lord Is My Shepherd
"The Fellowship of the Ring" is volume 1 of this Tolkien trilogy
The Lord Of The Rings
John Malkovich helps rescue Leonardo DiCaprio's Philippe, the title character of this 1998 film
The Man In The Iron Mask
It's Richard Condon's 1959 suspense novel about Raymond Shaw, an ex-POW programmed to be an assassin
The Manchurian Candidate
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from New Haven, Connecticut) This river that Eli Whitney used to power his machinery got its name from powering machines
The Mill River
Martin Sheen played Bobby Kennedy in this 1974 TV movie about a crisis in Cuba
The Missiles Of October
Montana's vast natural resources are represented on its seal by the Great Falls of this river
The Missouri
California's Fort Irwin, the National Training Center, covers a Rhode Island-sized area in this desert
The Mojave
Christopher Cross sang, "If you get caught between" this & NYC, "the best that you can do is fall in love"
The Moon
Its perigee, the closest it can come to Earth, is 221,456 miles
The Moon
Among those Toulouse-Lautrec painted going into this club were Jane Avril & La Goulue
The Moulin Rouge
Cubby O'Brien & Annette Funicello were 2 members of this Disney TV group
The Mouseketeers
"Marian The Librarian" & "Seventy-Six Trombones"
The Music Man
The Ellery Queen Award is bestowed by the MWA, which stands for this
The Mystery Writers Of America
In 1995, 8th grader Chris Galeczka won this contest by knowing that Afghanistan is where Pashtu & Dari are spoken
The National Geography Bee
Van Gogh learned to paint with oils while staying at The Hague in this country, his native land
The Netherlands
In 1492 the Santa Clara & La Gallega were given these names & joined the Pinta on an epic ocean voyage
The Nina & The Santa Maria
A flurry of ballerinas performs the "Waltz of the Snowflakes" in this beloved ballet
The Nutcracker
Learn to do your shopping early; Decembers will be spent rehearsing this ballet that premiered in December 1892
The Nutcracker
The title setting of this novel includes figures in china, iron & ivory; suits of armor; old carvings & furniture
The Old Curiosity Shop
The 2001 World Almanac lists this "agricultural" rival at No. 3 among bestselling almanacs
The Old Farmer's Almanac
Newsweek said this Gregory Peck horror film with young Damien was "the latest serving of deviled ham"
The Omen
In 1983 this group had its first No. 1 hit in the U.S. with "Every Breath You Take"
The Police
Charlemagne standardized & spread the use of this, both the monetary unit & the unit of weight
The Pound
This Madrid museum has Van Dyck's "Beatrice, Countess of Oxford" & "The Executions" by Goya
The Prado
In this "royal" 1987 movie, the "Rodents Of Unusual Size" are living it up big-time in the Fire Swamp
The Princess Bride
Rodrigo Borgia was a corrupt pope whose spiritual neglect of the Church added to the development of this Reformation
The Protestant Reformation
"The Remains of the Day" author Kazuo Ishiguro was a grouse beater for this grandmother of Prince Charles
The Queen Mother
A group of deadly arachnids, or the German combo that went platinum with "Love At First Sting"
The Scorpions
In 1782 Mozart married Constanze & made Constanze the harem-bound heroine of "The Abduction from" here
The Seraglio
This plant is one of the symbols of Ireland
The Shamrock
The name of one of the buildings of the University of Paris, it's also popularly used to designate the entire university
The Sorbonne
In 1898, as a result of this war, the U.S. paid $20 million for the Philippines
The Spanish-American War
In 1975 Aaron was awarded this medal by the NAACP
The Spingarn Medal
Harvey Birch runs sneaky errands for George Washington in this James Fenimore Cooper novel
The Spy
It was no holiday for 6 of Bugs Moran's mob when they were cut down in this 1929 gangland slaughter
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Costume designer Edith Head won her 8th & final Oscar for this Chicago-set film that starred Redford & Newman
The Sting
In 1950 Scottish nationalists stole this object from under the coronation chair at Westminster Abbey
The Stone Of Scone
June 28, 1969: Riots at this Greenwich Village bar mark the beginning of the gay rights movement
The Stonewall Inn
Roxy's Diner, Top of the World
The Stratosphere
Jake Barnes & Robert Cohn vie for the affection of Lady Brett Ashley in this Hemingway novel
The Sun Also Rises
Danish architect Jorn Utzon won a 1950s competition sponsored by the New South Wales government for the design of this
The Sydney Opera Theater
In 1990 this Atlantic City Trump site, not the Agra one, cost a cool billion to build
The Taj Mahal
This famous British gallery that has lots of J.M.W. Turner works gives the Turner Prize for Contemporary Art
The Tate Gallery
This police force developed from bands of Indian fighters who protected American settlers in Mexico
The Texas Rangers
Wells: "La Maquina del Tiempo"
The Time Machine
All U.S. paper currency bears the signatures of the holders of these 2 offices
The Treasurer & The Secretary Of The Treasury
In 1911 a devastating fire at this company's factory in New York City killed 146 garment workers
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Slaves, molasses & rum were exchanged in the 3 arms of the colonial practice known as this "trade"
The Triangle Trade
"Love Is All Around" was this "Wild Thing" group's only other Top 10 hit
The Troggs
Early in his career, Robert Redford played Mr. Death in a 1962 episode of this TV anthology series
The Twilight Zone
Gullah, which has African roots, is a language spoken by some black inhabitants of this country
The United States
With about 12 million barrels each day, this country leads the world in oil imports, followed by China & Japan
The United States
Parts of this 1958 Kirk Douglas film about icy invaders were filmed on location in Norway
The Vikings
Days celebrating people going to heaven include Jesus' Ascension day & her Assumption day
The Virgin Mary
It's the English title of Ingmar Bergman's "Jungfrukallan"
The Virgin Spring
In the 1960s this tropical fish which comes out of the water at night was introduced into Florida
The Walking Catfish
"Off We Go Into" this in the official U.S. Air Force song
The Wild Blue Yonder
These athletic sisters had a reality show subtitled "For Real"
The Williams Sisters
The twister in this 1939 film was so severe it threw the film into color
The Wizard Of Oz
Bones in this joint are the most likely to get broken in a fall while roller-skating
The Wrist
Luxor is the modern town on the site of this ancient Egyptian capital
Thebes
One reason male lions hunt less than females is that this feature makes them too conspicuous to sneak
Their Mane
He was climbing in the Adirondacks when he was notified that Pres. McKinley was dying
Theodore Roosevelt
These 3 words precede "Miss America" in the title of the coronation song first used in 1955
There She Is
Jesus cleansed the temple by casting out all that was sold within & said, "Ye have made it a den of" these
Thieves
Maybe I'll earn a merit badge by eating the bestselling Girl Scout cookies called "Thin" these
Thin Mints
In 1995 Montell Jordan had a No. 1 pop & R&B hit with "this"
This Is How We Do It
A band manager: "The Boston gig has been canceled... I wouldn't worry about it, though, it's not a big college town"
This Is Spinal Tap
Take an archaic version of a second person pronoun & add beach grains to make this number
Thousand
Thousands of prisoners in the Philippines re-enacted the moves of the video of this Michael Jackson hit
Thriller
On June 3 & 4, 1989 the People's Liberation Army killed hundreds at a democracy rally at this Beijing site
Tiananmen Square
In other words, attached via the ribbons on a protective kitchen garment
Tied By The Apron Strings
Seeing residents huddled around campfires on the shore, Magellan named the region this, meaning "Land of fire"
Tierra Del Fuego
Peter Pan saved her from the clutches of Captain Hook
Tiger Lily
In 2010 this golfer rejected a s75 million, 5-year deal from Paddy Power, an Irish co.; yes, in 2010, & yes, he rejected it
Tiger Woods
This 22-year-old won the 1997 Masters golf tournament by 12 strokes, the biggest margin in its history
Tiger Woods
Love the Polynesian feeling you got with these images of deities, like the one seen here
Tiki Gods
"Cradle Will Rock" (1999)
Tim Robbins
In August 1826 Gordon Laing became the first European to set foot in this Mali trading post
Timbuktu
Of Leonardo, Michelangelo or Tintoretto, the artist who was not in Florence in 1504
Tintoretto
The pig that he stole was actually an animal-shaped, currant-filled pastry
Tom (Tom The Piper's Son)
Once Queen Isabella's confessor, around 1490 he set up www.inquisition.org
Tomas De Torquemada
This city's Wyatt Earp Days features a chili cook-off & an 1880s fashion show
Tombstone
In Italy, kidneys are rognoni, brains are cervello & this variety meat is lingua
Tongue
An overabundance of chefs ruins one's soup stock
Too Many Cooks Spoil The Broth
Adjective found before "as leather" & "as nails"
Tough
One of the buildings at this British site is named for Robert Devereux, held there before his 1601 execution
Tower Of London
This word commonly preceds hall, house & crier
Town
In the 1980s Yellow Thunder was a well-known one of these providing info to L.A. commuters
Traffic Helicopter
Aristotle called this type of drama "The imitation of an action that is serious and...complete in itself"
Tragedy
It was the first program to win as Best Game Show; host Ralph Edwards picked up the award
Truth Or Consequences
Budweiser was the official international beer & this was the official domestic beer for the 2008 Olympic games
Tsingtao
This phosphate popular in the jewelry of the Southwest U.S. derives its name from a Eurasian country
Turquoise
Jack Barry hosted the original version of this game, Maury Povich the 2000 revival
Twenty-One
If a big buxom blonde is belting out "rhue, rhue, du Gott!", your're watching this opera that ends the "Ring" cycle
Twilight Of The Gods (Gotterdammerung)
John Wooden (1949-1975)
Ucla
This James Joyce novel is written as a parallel to the "Odyssey", except it was set in Dublin on June 16, 1904
Ulysses
Jackie Coogan's most famous TV role was this electrifying character on "The Addams Family"
Uncle Fester
In "The Wizard of Oz", Dorothy lived with Aunt Em & this uncle, a farmer
Uncle Henry
This 1852 book says, "I would rather not sell him ...I'm a humane man, and I hate to take the boy from his mother"
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1992 Oscar winner with the line "It's a hell of a thing killin' a man. You take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have"
Unforgiven
The union of Egypt & Syria that lasted from 1958 to 1961 was dubbed this
United Arab Republic
Like Kentucky's, the state seal of Missouri features this phrase implying a need for solidarity
United We Stand, Divided We Fall
Want to officiate at a friend's wedding? You can get ordained online in 3 minutes with this church abbreviated ULC
Universal Life Church
Standards for these, abbreviated UPC, were set April 3, 1973
Universal Product Code
Built in 1920, this school's Husky Stadium is the Pac 10's oldest football stadium
University Of Washington
Coffinite, discovered in Colorado in 1955, is an ore that's 60% this valuable radioactive metal
Uranium
Husband to Gaea & father of the Titans
Uranus
"Loose Talk", "The Hot Page" & "Where Are They Now?" are features of this entertainment magazine
Us Magazine
Across the pond, Commonwealth Day was originally established on May 24, the birthday of this 19th century queen
Victoria
This queen's father-in-law, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, was also her uncle
Victoria
"The Betrayer of Norway"
Vidkun Quisling
Nhan Dan
Vietnam
This performer became an Opry member in 1991, the same year his "When I Call Your Name" album went platinum
Vince Gill
The shortest wavelength of the visible color spectrum is this color
Violet
He wrote his "Georgics" in praise of the agricultural life before he wrote a Roman epic
Virgil
Richard Branson has called this airline "My baby...and...something I am enormously proud of"
Virgin Atlantic
The first laws against alcohol in the Americas were passed in 1623 with the help of Gov. Francis Wyatt of this colony
Virginia
This "sunshine vitamin" is unique in that it functions not only as a vitamin but also as a hormone
Vitamin D
Zubrowka is a Polish form of this spirit with a bit of buffalo grass steeped in it
Vodka
Spending an interlude anticipating the descent of the additional slipper
Waiting For The Other Shoe To Drop
Lisel Mueller's "For a Thirteenth Birthday" begins, "You have read" this Tolstoy epic
War And Peace
Joseph J. Ellis' biography of this 18th century man is called "His Excellency"
Washington
Not surprisingly, more undergrads at the University of Puget Sound are from this state than any other
Washington
FDR wrote, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself" while staying at this city's Mayflower Hotel
Washington, Dc (Before Moving Into The White House)
The only substance known to ancient man in solid, liquid & gas form
Water
Bubalus babalis is the scientific name of this animal also known as the water ox
Water Buffalo
Encaustic painting, used since ancient times, applies this animal product to a rigid surface & fixes it with heat
Wax
GOES, INSAT & METEOSAT are satellites used for this purpose
Weather Forecasting
One of T.S. Eliot's longer poems is "Ash" this
Wednesday
Lynne Thigpen won a Tony in 1997 for acting in "An American Daughter" by this author of "The Heidi Chronicles"
Wendy Wasserstein
When this is happening, "Sure it's like a morn in spring"
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Among the "41 places to go in 2011" is this town near Vancouver: "The Olympians are gone. Now it's your turn"
Whistler
When a Roman youth reached manhood, he began to wear a toga pura of this color
White
Beauty Smith trains the title wolf dog to become a lethal dog fighter in this Jack London novel
White Fang
George: "It's very simple, Martha, this young man is working on a system whereby chromosomes can be altered"
Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?
12-year-old David Mullany gave this toy its name, a euphemism for striking out in baseball
Wiffleball
In one of the few documented one-on-one Old West gunfights, this "Wild" man killed Davis Tutt in 1865
Wild Bill Hickok
This man's 11th century conquest of England gave him the nickname "The Conqueror"
William
This Williamsburg college was founded in 1693
William And Mary
Piggy is one of the boys stranded on a desert island in his "Lord of the Flies"
William Golding
Tyler figured with not much to do as vice president, he could stay at home with his sick wife; then this president died...
William Henry Harrison
Later chief justice, this man once got stuck in a White House bathtub & couldn't get out
William Howard Taft
On June 24, 1912, an executive order by this president established the flag's design specifications
William Howard Taft
Its inhabitants include the Duchess, the Gryphon & the Dormouse
Wonderland
This 20th century president was the first to visit Europe while in office
Woodrow Wilson
The coat of this "hairy ursine" caterpillar of tiger moths is said to forecast the severity of the coming winter
Woolly Bear
The whole island of Malta was awarded the George Cross for bravery & heroism during this war
World War Ii
The trylon & perisphere are on the jacket of David Gelernter's book about this 1939 event
World's Fair
Rhytiphobia is the fear of getting these -- botox, anyone?
Wrinkles
The besotted Hindley Earnshaw appears in this classic novel
Wuthering Heights
In 1906 this state's Devils Tower became the nation's first national monument
Wyoming
In the Los Angeles white pages, this letter has only 1 ½ columns of entries
X
In 1900, this Japanese company began production of its upright pianos; in 1954, its motorcycles
Yamaha
In an interview, Dr. Seuss said he modeled this domineering reptile on Adolf Hitler
Yertle The Turtle
"It had to be" this evergreen tree that is a homonym for a second-person-singular pronoun
Yew
This type of singing that alternates between a low voice & falsetto is popular in the Alps & with Jewel
Yodeling
On TV, Boo Boo was his sidekick
Yogi (Bear)
It's your second-largest internal organ by weight; think about it
Your Brain
The orbicularis oculi reflexively closes these when you sneeze
Your Eyes
"Broadcast yourself" is the slogan of this website that was recently bought for $1.6 billion
Youtube
On May 4, 1980 Tito died in Ljubljana in what was then this country
Yugoslavia
This newly independent country's first prime minister, Marxist Robert Mugabe, took office in 1980
Zimbabwe
This metal symbolized Zn is a compound of insulin
Zinc
The name of this dark green, elongated squash is from the Italian for "gourd"
Zucchini
The name of this lakeside Swiss city is believed to be from the Celtic word for "water"
Zurich
Oatmeal, for Oliver
(5) Gruel
This inventor of the telephone died in Nova Scotia on August 2
(Alexander Graham) Bell
Though defeated in the Revolution, he went on to become Governor-Gen. of India
(Charles) Cornwallis
In 1836 this 27-year-old U.S. poet married Virginia Clemm, his underage cousin; every bit of that just ain't right
(Edgar Allan) Poe
In 1854 he demonstrated his elevator safety device by ascending in an elevator & having the rope cut
(Elijah) Otis
The Hotel du Cap on Cap d'Antibes was immortalized as the Hotel des Etrangers in his novel "Tender is the Night"
(F. Scott) Fitzgerald
Panamanians voted to oust him May 7, 1989, but he didn't pay any attention
(General) Noriega
If you know that this man with a plan hailed from Uniontown, Pennsylvania, you deserve 5 stars
(George) Marshall
This former Minnesota gov. ran unsuccessfully 9 times for the GOP presidential nomination
(Harold) Stassen
Air Force gunner Snowden catches some flak & dies in Yossarian's arms, courtesy of this author
(Joseph) Heller
On Aug. 28, 1995 a note on this famous atheist's door said she'd be right back; she was found buried 6 years later
(Madalyn Murray) O'hair
Bet you a decimal point that you'll know he founded the American Library Association
(Melvil) Dewey
A civilly disobedient leader: Karamchand
(Mohandas K.) Gandhi
One of the 2 U.S. states with a bird in its official state nickname
(One Of) Iowa Or Louisiana
While writing "Invisible Man", he worked as a jazz trumpeter, waiter & photographer
(Ralph) Ellison
In 1993, on this day of the week, the Cowboys beat the Bills 52-17
(Super Bowl) Sunday
Best known for "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard", his only sonnet was a memorial to friend Richard West
(Thomas) Gray
In 1889 this poet fell in love with Irish beauty Maud Gonne & from that moment, "the troubling of my life began"
(William Butler) Yeats
Alyssa Milano advertises this "Save A Buck or Two" service
1-800-Collect
If 2 sides of a cube total 50 square feet, this is the cube's total surface area
150 Square Feet
Paul Revere takes a midnight ride & warns that "The British are coming"
1770S
JFK was this number in presidential sequence, also the minimum age to become president
35
Scotch tape
3M
It's the number that followed the last king of England named William
4
Number of "Days of Christmas" in the carol divided by its number of French hens
4 (12/3)
Of the letters in the home row , it's the only vowel
A
After you left this bill in a pocket, Abe Lincoln looks like he's crying; I hope it's still "legal tender"
A $5 Bill
A Montgolfier is a Louis XVI chair with a back often shaped like one of these
A Balloon
It's the flag of an army or a country, not just a star-spangled one
A Banner
A favorite cocktail made with tomato juice & spices
A Bloody Mary
According to the title of a song by Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels, it's what the Devil had on
A Blue Dress
Also a geographic term, to quilters it's the equivalent of a picture frame
A Border
In regional use, it can mean a wallet as well as a spending plan
A Budget
It's the term for a group of grapes, perhaps a "wild" one
A Bunch
Jesus called the Pharisees "Blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow" this
A Camel
Originally a term for a full-size sketch ready for transfer to a canvas or wall, it now refers to any humorous drawing
A Cartoon
This term for an excessively talkative person dates back to the early 1800s
A Chatterbox
In an 1850 essay Charles Dickens called it "that pretty German toy"
A Christmas Tree
In plane geometry, a chord is a line segment connecting 2 points that lie on this shape
A Circle
It's the sound the poem's narrator heard "out on the lawn" that caused him to spring out of bed
A Clatter
Fasten your seatbelts! CERN's LHC in Geneva stands for "large hadron" one of these
A Collider
To clean this type of disc, wipe with a soft cloth from the center to the edge; a circular motion could damage data
A Compact Disc (Or A Dvd)
This word refers to the visible path in the wake of an aircraft
A Contrail
A penny for your thoughts on this venomous snake aka the highland moccasin
A Copperhead
It's a glass bottle used to hold vinegar or oil for salad dressing
A Cruet
…like to take a spin in this automaker's 8 cilindri 360 Spider
A Ferrari
It's a cleared strip of land meant to slow the spread of a wildfire
A Fire Break
Clint Eastwood starred in this 1964 Spaghetti Western & its sequel, "For a Few Dollars More"
A Fistful Of Dollars
Obsolete firearm type in which a piece of quartz ignites the gunpowder
A Flintlock
This kitchen tool is specially made to crush garlic
A Garlic Press
This rodent's name is German for "hoarder" since he hoards food in his cheeks
A Hamster
You take these "off" to praise someone, but keep something "under" one to keep a secret
A Hat
Pauling found an "alpha" type of this spiral in proteins; Watson & Crick found a "double" one in DNA
A Helix
The mouth of this African ungulate can open 150 degrees to show its teeth; its lower canines may be more than 12" long
A Hippopotamus
The FA-18E/F is the "Super" version of this high-tech U.S. Navy fighter jet with a wasplike name
A Hornet
Traditionally, you throw this type of party to show off your new home
A Housewarming
Buzzing, uh, musical instrument? (5)
A Kazoo
A record of every species seen & identified by a person in his or her birdwatching career
A Life List
This "Star Wars" weapon "Unleashed" is available for free; just keep the noise down, Obi-Wan
A Lightsaber
Tej is a type of this made with honey; Ethiopians think it was once shared by Solomon & the Queen of Sheba
A Mead (Or Wine)
Janis Joplin sang, "oh lord, won't you buy me" this car? "my friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends"
A Mercedes Benz
It may be a person who slows down 2 debaters, or a substance that slows down neutrons to prevent fission
A Moderator
Traditionally served in a copper mug, this cocktail is vodka, lemon juice & ginger beer; it's got a real "kick"
A Moscow Mule
Jamaica's Rock House Hotel advertises four-poster beds with this protective material over them
A Mosquito Net
"English as she is spoke" is an 1855 self-described one of these, written by 2 Portuguese men who knew no English
A Phrase Book
In baseball, it measures 18 feet in diameter & reaches a height of 10 inches at its center
A Pitching Mound
Also called a capitation tax, it's an illegal tax levied for the right to vote
A Poll Tax
In this type of illness, the physical ailment (such as peptic ulcers) is real, but the cause is believed mental
A Psychosomatic
It's equivalent to .946 liters
A Quart
A chapeau for a mouselike rodent
A Rat Hat
For your all-around fabness: One of these scholarships that have been sending U.S. kids to Oxford since 1904
A Rhodes Scholarship
George & Lucy return to Italy & have a window overlooking the river in this E.M. Forster novel
A Room With A View
Beethoven
A Saint Bernard
An exclusive news story for a reporter
A Scoop
This 4-letter term for a religious group that holds distinctive beliefs comes from the Latin for "follow"
A Sect
The barn in "Charlotte's Web" has a pigpen for Wilbur, tie-ups for the cows & this "down below for the sheep"
A Sheepfold
Someone who's stuck indoors
A Shut-In
The formula for the surface area of this is the formula for the area of a circle, multiplied by 4
A Sphere
A flagpole, a group of nurses in a hospital or a cudgel
A Staff
This play's setting is "A two-story corner building on a street in New Orleans which is named Elysian Fields"
A Streetcar Named Desire
At the park the full bucket type of this is for 2- & 3-year-olds; kids who are 4 & 5 graduate to the half bucket
A Swing
It's a special ability, perhaps drawing or playing the piano, or a biblical measure of silver or gold
A Talent
Numerical term for maneuvering a vehicle around by a series of back & forth arcs
A Three-Point Turn
If an archaeologist is holding this 6-letter hand-held triangular digging tool, she might be going to a dig site
A Trowel
An oncologist would treat you if you had one of these
A Tumor
A great escape from Stalag Luft III in 1944 was through one of these dubbed Harry (Tom & Dick weren't used)
A Tunnel
A 1988 TV movie: featuring Florence Henderson
A Very Brady Christmas
One of these can be down or bulletproof
A Vest
Of a village, a convent or a factory, it's where "Cavalleria Rusticana" is set
A Village
Thomas Jefferson brought this type of "iron" back from Europe & served the treats in the White House
A Waffle Maker
In "The Hollow Men", T.S. Eliot wrote, "The world ends not with a bang but" this
A Whimper
Among the colorful mammals on the endangered list are the gray & the red ones of these predators
A Wolf
A Hindu holy man, or a Yankees great
A Yogi
From the Greek for "yoke", it's a cell formed by the union of 2 gametes
A Zygote
Bold & spicy & cracked peppercorn are varieties of this steak sauce
A-1
Situated next to
Adjacent
Ex-reporter Allen Drury wrote this 1959 novel about a Senate confirmation battle
Advise And Consent
Greek: LS (This one's rough, so we'll tell you he's the keeper of the winds)
Aeolus
It can be a mix of gas & tiny particles, or a spray can that expels that mix
Aerosol
Continent on which the highest recorded air temperature, 136 degrees F., was recorded
Africa
Hippo, in the north of this continent, was the diocesan seat of St. Augustine
Africa
The largest mammal herds ever recorded were of springboks, migrating across this continent in the 19th century
Africa
A result or consequence, or immediately following multiplication
Aftermath
Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller used this married name as a pen name, even after divorcing her first husband
Agatha Christie
Ralph, nicknamed "Bottles", was the brother of this gangster, nicknamed "Scarface"
Al Capone
The star of one of TV's most popular shows ever, he's the only person to win Emmys for acting, writing & directing
Alan Alda (All For \"M*A*S*H\")
Randolph Scott, Buster Crabbe & this "Shane" star played ape men in the 1933 horror film "Island of Lost Souls"
Alan Ladd
(Hi, I"m Joshua Morrow from "The Young and the Restless") "North to the Future" is the official motto of this state, my birthplace
Alaska
Congressman Don Young of this state can list "Fort Yukon Riverboat Captain" on his resume
Alaska
In 2003 Republican Lisa Murkowski took the oath of office as this state's sixth U.S. Senator since statehood
Alaska
In 1883 Queen Victoria gave this poet laureate the title "Baron of Aldworth & Freshwater"
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Around 1850 George Boole devised a new take on this branch of math
Algebra
Diophantus made this field of math his specialty, introducing symbols to represent unknowns
Algebra
Anthropologists pose as missionaries in "By The Light of My Father's Smile" by this author of "The Color Purple"
Alice Walker
This author of "The Color Purple" won a 1986 O. Henry Prize for her story "Kindred Spirits"
Alice Walker
She dropped out of Columbia Univ. to sign with Columbia Records & later won a Grammy for "My Boo"
Alicia Keys
"Ende Gut, Alles Gut" is the German title of this Shakespeare play
All's Well That Ends Well
The paste of these nuts is an ingredient in marzipan
Almonds
It wasn't until this metal became cheap enough that Zeppelin could make the dirigible of his dreams
Aluminum
A view from Pikes Peak inspired Katharine Lee Bates to write the words to this patriotic song
America The Beautiful
The tagline for this 1980 movie in which Gere played a male escort was "His business is pleasure!"
American Gigolo
In 1930 Grant Wood's reputation was established by a Chicago showing of this painting
American Gothic
Children are the chefs & waiters at the Kinderkookkafe in this world capital
Amsterdam
You might consult one if you wanted "Information, Please"
An Almanac
This ornamental covering on the back of an upholstered couch was meant to protect against a specific hair oil
An Antimacassar
In 1938 2 Germans became the first to split this, producing barium & krypton from uranium
An Atom
In figure skating, a single one of these jumps named for Mr. Paulsen is 1 1/2 revolutions; a triple is 3 1/2
An Axel
In music, it's also called a quaver
An Eighth Note
In "Goldfinger" James Bond had 1 of these seats in his car to get rid of any pesky passengers at the push of a button
An Ejection Seat
Featured in the Van Amburgh Circus of the 1850s, Hannibal was a giant one of these animals
An Elephant
A single show of a TV drama
An Episode
I Corinthians 15:52 warns things can change "In the twinkling of" one of these
An Eye
Ladies' slippers, ladies' tresses & dragon's mouth are examples of this exotic flower
An Orchid
The game-winning one of these was an official batting statistic in the 1980s, & Keith Hernandez is the all-time leader
An Rbi
At 14, this future "Old Hickory" was captured & wounded by the British during the Revolution
Andrew Jackson
Named for a mythological Ethiopian princess, this galaxy is the most distant object that can be seen by the naked eye
Andromeda
This member of the parsley family has a distinctive licorice flavor & is an ingredient in ouzo
Anise
She married Harvard teacher John Macy on condition that Helen came first in their household
Anne Sullivan
The Americans had to evacuate Philadelphia after his defeat at Paoli, which must have made him "mad"
Anthony Wayne
The aviary at London Zoo was designed by this ex-husband of Princess Margaret
Antony Armstrong-Jones (Aka Lord Snowdon)
1979: "I love the smell of napalm in the morning...smells like...victory"
Apocalypse Now
The original Hippocratic oath mentioned Asclepius & this son of Zeus who was called "the physician"
Apollo
This handsome young deity was the god of archery & brother of Artemis, goddess of the hunt
Apollo
Weight system used in pharmacy in which 1 pound equals 12 ounces
Apothecary Weight
5-word "monthly" statement that begins "The Waste Land"
April Is The Cruelest Month
This "sea-colored" gem, a birthstone for March, should be cleaned often to retain its sparkle
Aquamarine
Let's show her a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T; she's the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Aretha Franklin
You'll get a foul if you pull your elbow off the elbow pad in this "over the top" sport
Arm Wrestling
Legal term for the burning of a building with malicious or criminal intent
Arson
Near the temples of Apollo at Delos is a temple dedicated to this goddess of the hunt, Apollo's sister
Artemis
In 1956 this "Crucible" writer refused to name names before HUAC & was convicted of contempt; he appealed & won
Arthur Miller
This capital city got torched in 2008 after the police shooting of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos
Athens
Edward Brooke was the first African American to hold this post for a state; Eric Holder is the first federal one
Attorney General
From the Latin for "no tree", the Nullarbor Plain extends to the Great Victoria Desert in this country
Australia
If you stay at Cradle Mountain Lodge in this country, your tykes may get to see some Tasmanian devils
Australia
The 2,461-mile-long Indian Pacific line connects the east & west coasts of this country
Australia (Goes From Perth To Sydney)
You're this if you're from Innsbruck
Austrian
Go 500 miles but only turn left, score points for Winston Cup, be very prepared to talk about your sponsors
Auto Racing (Nascar)
It's the class of vitamins that includes thiamine & riboflavin
B
Composers known as “the 3 B’sâ€
Bach, Beethoven & Brahms
Paul McCartney wrote this 1968 song as a parody of the Beach Boys' style
Back In The U.S.S.R.
Painted cloth hanging at the rear of a stage
Backdrop
It's the only major racing stroke where the swimmers start in the pool
Backstroke
1 of 3 cities mentioned in the 1st line of the song "Another Op'ni
Baltimore, Boston & Philadelphia
This senator was the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review
Barack Obama
In the 1870s this innovation revolutionized ranching & made John W. Gates a millionaire
Barbed Wire
Collectors call the original version of this doll the No. 1 Ponytail (& she has holes in her feet for display)
Barbie
NBA players competed in the Olympics for the 1st time in this city in 1992 & won the gold
Barcelona
The name of this male singing voice is from the Greek for "deep-sounding"
Baritone
Don't miss Russia's Winter Palace if you go for this opulent style that preceded Rococo
Baroque
German Expressionism, French Impressionism, Baroque
Baroque, French, German
The most valuable of these is the T206 Honus Wagner
Baseball Card
Lies in the sun, or people who live in the Pyrenees
Basks/Basques
Ale maker in England sold to Coors in February 2002
Bass
This French holiday falls on July 14
Bastille Day
Some toilet soaps contain surfacants to prevent formation of this when you use it
Bathtub Rings Or Scum
In a French tale, a man climbs one of these to heaven; Jack climbs one & meets a giant
Beanstalk
The real first name of this Peter Rabbit creator was Helen
Beatrix Potter
Hansen is the last name of this singer-guitarist whose albums include "Mellow Gold" & "Odelay"
Beck
In the early 1790s Haydn stopped in Bonn, Germany & met this young musical genius who would become Haydn's pupil
Beethoven
I played Dr. O'Dell in this "Rich Man, Poor Man" sequel that's about coping with the loss of a brother
Beggarman, Thief
This poet/playwright published his folio of works in 1616, a full 7 years before Shakespeare's
Ben Jonson
Buxom women losing their clothes was a staple of this comic's show, on British TV until 1989
Benny Hill
Until 1946, automobiles were banned from this British crown colony, 650 miles from North Carolina
Bermuda
Paul Lynde played Samantha's Uncle Arthur for 7 seasons on this ABC sitcom
Bewitched
This lettuce is named for the horticulturist, not the garment that protects babies from spills
Bibb
This national park in Southwest Texas is named for a feature of the Rio Grande's course
Big Bend
It's a microchip integrated circuit that contains organic material
Bio-Chip
Jerzy Kosinski novel set during the Holocaust: "The Painted" this
Bird
The accompanying text to this book was published separately as "Ornithological Biography" in the 1830s
Birds Of America
John Ford, then billed as Jack Ford, was a Klansman in this 1915 D.W. Griffith epic
Birth Of A Nation
It's the word that means happening once a fortnight
Biweekly
In Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany: The ____ Forest
Black
In four-color process printing, the 4 colors used are cyan, magenta, yellow & this "basic" one
Black
BET
Black Entertainment Television
Merriam-Webster says glob may be a blend of globe & this word
Blob
Type of "oath" you might take to be a Mafioso in good standing, or what you might then be asked to spill
Blood
"Forever in" this color is Ann Brashares' third sequel to "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants"
Blue
Roquefort is a variety of this dairy product
Blue Cheese
Examples include Risk, backgammon & chess
Board Games
Senator who said in '83, "I regret that I have but 1 wife to give to my country's infrastructure"
Bob Dole
He's the cat who's gone to sea, silver buckles on his knee (shut your mouth) but, I'm talking about...
Bobby Shaftoe
This company has been the world's top commercial aircraft maker for more than 30 years
Boeing
Lauren Bacall could tell you it's the term used for 1 stroke over par in golf
Bogey
Begun around 1088, the University of this "meaty" northern Italian city is considered the oldest in Europe
Bologna
About 250 people were buried in this Tombstone, Arizona Cemetery from 1878 to 1884, including Billy Clanton
Boot Hill
He based the title character of his 1914 novel "Penrod" in part on his nephews
Booth Tarkington
An infant's knitted or crocheted sock worn as an indoor shoe
Bootie
Located in this region of France, the districts of Medoc, St. Emilion, & Pomerol make red wines exclusively
Bordeaux
This German tennis star was sentenced to 2 years probation for his failure to pay millions of euros in taxes
Boris Becker
In this 1987 film, Cheech Marin gets deported to Mexico & must make his way back to the U.S. without any I.D.
Born In East L.A.
The 3-mile-long Freedom Trail (& a few other Revolutionary War bits of history, here & there)
Boston
Since NASA created strong translucent ceramics, it's tinsel teeth no more when you wear these
Braces
In his 1573 work "De Nova Stella", this Dane wrote down his observation of his newly discovered star
Brahe
The cerebrum, a major part of this organ, is said to look like a large, shelled walnut
Brain
Part of historic Germany in title of the following composition, 1 of 6 so titled:
Brandenburg
Terry Gilliam co-wrote & directed this 1985 film
Brazil
This food staple is pane
Bread
When made up of healthy foods, it's the most important meal of the day
Breakfast
An archive of this shampoo's "Girls", including Brooke & Cybill, is housed at the Smithsonian
Breck
In 1932 David Manners was the hero of "The Mummy"; in 1999 it was this actor
Brendan Fraser
In 1997 he was George of the Jungle; in 1999, Dudley Do-Right
Brendan Fraser
He was the leader of the Soviet Union from 1960 to 1964 & from 1977 to 1982
Brezhnev
A Minneapolis city council member was accused of this for giving senior citizens Twinkies
Bribery
A fictional mutant monster gave us this term for a woman who's unbearable while planning her wedding
Bridezilla
Seaside Sussex town where the pinball wizard played
Brighton (England)
Founded as a penal colony in 1824, this capital of Queensland was the site of the World's Fair Expo '88
Brisbane
This Connecticut city is home to the American Clock & Watch Museum & to ESPN
Bristol
Svein Forkbeard conquered this island realm in 1013; Canute had to reconquer it 3 years later
Britain
These 2 vegetables were crossed to produce the broccoflower
Broccoli & Cauliflower
American Revolutionary statesman Jonathan Trumbull
Brother
He called his second album "The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle"
Bruce Springsteen
UCLA features these creatures
Bruins
Paris, Brussels, Rome
Brussels
1st grown in Belgium about the 13th century, these vegetables look like tiny cabbages
Brussels Sprouts
1991: "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"--he's a nice Canadian fella, don'tcha know
Bryan Adams
The place where relief pitchers warm up, or the group of relief pitchers; this term works for both
Bullpen
The mass market versions of these Xavier Roberts dolls first born in 1983 are now ready for college
Cabbage Patch Kids
In 1988 Natalie Cole covered the Bruce Springsteen song about this pink luxury auto
Cadillac
The Cleopatra's Barge nightclub has a swaying dance floor that really rocks this Roman-themed Vegas casino
Caesar's Palace
Chalk is a naturally occurring form of this compound whose chemical formula is CaCO3
Calcium Carbonate
The second-largest moon of Jupiter, or a nymph loved by Zeus
Callisto
The pink powder hemimorphite is also known as this, from which a soothing lotion is made
Calomine
A giant moose & some Mounties will greet us at the casino named for this country, my birthplace
Canada
This film festival's award for best movie is called the Palme d'Or
Cannes
In a middle English classic, travelers make a pilgrimage from Southwark to this city in Kent
Canterbury
Jan Van Riebeeck led the first European settlement of what would become this South African seaport
Cape Town
It's the -ism based on self-interest, profit & free competition; Karl Marx wasn't thrilled with it
Capitalism
Billy--as in billy goat--would be an appropriate name for someone born under this goatlike sign
Capricorn
In 1899 he was released from Devil's Island & pardoned for "treason under extenuating circumstances"
Captain Alfred Dreyfus
This "nautical" favorite should fill your sails in the morning
Captain Crunch
In 2002 Christie's auctioned off his own account of his 48-day journey & his coconut cup with the date April 1789 on it
Captain William Bligh (After He Got Bounced Off The Bounty)
As a youngster, Claude Monet did these exaggerated portraits popular with today's street artists
Caricatures
This Copenhagen-based beer brand became purveyors to the Royal Danish Court in 1904
Carlsberg
Tops in country music in the '30s were this family's A.P., Sara & Maybelle
Carter Family
1942 film that includes the line, "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine"
Casablanca
This Moroccan city is a sister to Chicago; it might be the beginning of a beautiful friendship, Louis
Casablanca
Immortalized in song, this engineer of the Cannonball Express died in a 1900 crash, saving everyone aboard
Casey Jones
Wisconsin studies have found higher crime near these fun palaces on tribal lands
Casinos
On "Early Edition", it's the pet that delivers the Chicago Sun-Times to Gary Hobson, a day earlier than to everyone else
Cat
Born in 1519, this Medici queen of France was the great-niece of Pope Leo X
Catherine De' Medici
The 2 longest-running musicals in Broadway history; Cameron Mackintosh produced both of them
Cats & Les Miserables
"My Heart Will Go On"
Celine Dion
The name of this popular party game can also mean "pretenses" or "travesties"
Charades
Soon after the restoration, he gave a huge chunk of America to the Duke of York to do something new with it
Charles Ii
No "blockhead", this cartoonist drew his first breath in Minneapolis on Nov. 26, 1922
Charles Schulz
Pre-"Peanuts", he sold some of his cartoons to the Saturday Evening Post
Charles Schulz
This PBS late night talk show host previously worked for Bill Moyers on 3 series
Charlie Rose
In 1942 Glen Miller received the very first gold record for this song, heard here:
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Corers, ballers, griddles & mousse rings are equipment used by these professionals
Chefs
Sonny Bono, Gregg Allman
Cher
"American Beauty" might've been a little different if this "Fletch" star hadn't turned down the Kevin Spacey role
Chevy Chase
Funnyman Cornelius Chase
Chevy Chase
Lorado Taft's Fountain of the Great Lakes is now at this city's Art Institute
Chicago
Adam Arkin, who plays Dr. Aaron Shutt on this TV series, is the son of actor Alan Arkin
Chicago Hope
Mel Gibson was in a fowl mood when he voiced Rocky Rhodes, a "flying rooster" in this animated film
Chicken Run
Only 4 nations lie south of 40 degrees south latitude: Australia, New Zealand, Argentina & this one
Chile
Pennsylvania colonists sometimes cleaned these by dropping live chickens down them
Chimneys
This animal's name is from Bantu for "mock man"
Chimpanzee
Because of a policy adopted in 1979, this country's young people are collectively referred to as "little emperors"
China
Dialects of this language include Wu, Yue & Hakka
Chinese
This fruit company pleaded guilty to paying off terrorist groups in Colombia via its subsidiary, Banadex
Chiquita
This brand's jingle called it "That Heavenly Coffee"
Chock Full O'nuts
"Juliette Binoche is the sweetest thing" in this film Entertainment Weekly called "The French Confection"
Chocolat
Parang, a style of music with songs called anunciacions & nacimientos, is popular at this time of the year
Christmas
It's how the man who played Leo's dad in "Catch Me If You Can" got to the Big Easy with Fats Domino
Christopher Walkin' To New Orleans
Antonio de Mendoza, viceroy of New Spain, sent Coronado to find the Seven Cities of this golden land; he didn't
Cibola
One nickname for this product now back in vogue comes from a Penn. region also known for wagons
Cigar/Stogie
The paramecium, a microorganism found in fresh water, moves by means of these tiny, hair-like threads
Cilia
This Ohio city was called the "Queen of the West" even before a Longfellow poem popularized the nickname
Cincinnati
Day on which Mexico's Battle of Puebla is celebrated
Cinco De Mayo
In this fairy tale ballet, the heroine loses one of her slippers
Cinderella
When Galveston was devastated by a hurricane in 1900, she traveled 1,500 miles to head up the relief effort
Clara Barton
He married Virginia Lamp in 1987; in 1991, he was hit by Hurricane Anita... Hill
Clarence Thomas
Artist who was the initiator & leader of the impressionist movement; he's famous for his haystacks
Claude Monet
David Copperfield's 6-year engagement to this German supermodel disappeared in 1999
Claudia Schiffer
This Roman emperor, played on TV by Derek Jacobi, married his own niece; she poisoned him
Claudius
Porcelain is basically made from a mixture of 2 ingredients: petuntse & kaolin, a pure white type of this
Clay
Jean Marsh of "Upstairs/Downstairs" played Antony's wife Octavia in this Taylor-&-Burton epic
Cleopatra
The Houston Ballet's sexy new ballet about this queen features a bathtub scene & an orgy (you bet your asp!)
Cleopatra
John Ratzenberger went postal as this character on "Cheers"
Cliff Clavin
In the first Time magazine in 1923, these below-ground workers protested dangerous work conditions
Coal Miners
Legend says Dr. John S. Pemberton, a Confederate Army veteran, developed the syrup for what became this
Coca-Cola
Her No. 5 perfume was later joined by Nos. 22 & 19
Coco Chanel
A popular Bach cantata tells the story of a father's fear that his daughter is addicted to this morning drink
Coffee
When topped with foam, the espresso type of this beverage becomes a cappuccino
Coffee
The title of this song, Paula Abdul's third consecutive No. 1 hit in 1989, refers to a guy who's a snake
Cold Hearted Snake
The Agua Fria river might be better for its scenery than for a swim, as its name means this
Cold Water
Chris Martin
Coldplay
In 1798 he wrote several poems, including "France: An Ode" & "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
Coleridge
This fibrous protein is injected to fill in wrinkles & acne scars as well as to plump lips
Collagen
The "Cinnamon Gardens" are among the most fashionable neighborhoods in this Sri Lankan capital city
Colombo
The chemical symbol for cobalt is the U.S. postal abbreviation for this state
Colorado (Co)
Because of 2010 Census tallies, New York & Ohio each lost 2 of these
Congressmen
Larousse calls for brandy & a half-liter of Chambertin to make this classic chicken & wine dish
Coq Au Vin
Corin Nemec of "Parker Lewis Can't Lose" acted under this nickname when he was on "Webster"
Corky
In 1605 Cervantes wrote about Don Quixote, & in 1969 Mario Puzo wrote about this Don
Corleone
Pions are a type of these "rays" from outer space that enter the Earth's atmosphere
Cosmic Rays
In the pilot of "Seinfeld", Jerry lived across the hall from Hoffman, not this Michael Richards character
Cosmo Kramer
Savannah's antebellum Green-Meldrim House was built for a wealthy dealer in this "king"ly crop
Cotton
Article I gives Congress the power to punish this crime of making phony money
Counterfeiting
The word vaccination comes from "vacca", meaning this animal whose pox germs were used
Cow
Michael, Joan, Broderick
Crawford
Uno is a version of this wacky-sounding card game called huit americain in France
Crazy Eights
Any lock can easily be opened with a hairpin or one of these "plastic" cards
Credit Card
Island on which Theseus slew the Minotaur
Crete
Defined by their orderly structure, these, like the one seen here, are reputed to hold special powers:
Crystals
Much of "Othello", including Desdemona's murder, takes place on this large island
Cyprus
This island is 60 miles west of Syria & 40 miles south of Turkey
Cyprus
In this movement, which is French for "hobby horse", sculptures are made of such items as machine parts
Dadaism
From the Sept. 16, 1961 N.Y. Times: He "Dies in African Air Crash; Kennedy Going to U.N. in Succession Crisis"
Dag Hammarskjold
On an application form, DOB is an abbreviation for this
Date Of Birth
This star of "The X-Files" played a cross-dressing detective known as Dennis, or Denise, on "Twin Peaks"
David Duchovny
"Boxing Helena" was directed by this avant-garde director's daughter Jennifer
David Lynch
Pan de muerto, an egg-rich bread, is a favorite in Mexico on this aptly named 4-word holiday
Day Of The Dead
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is located near this Ohio city that was home to the Wright brothers
Dayton
Mad is under the corporate control of this comic book company that isn't based in Washington
Dc
Town in S.D. that put up 9' statue of Fr. Pierre Jean de Smet, who died in 1873 & never visited the town
De Smet
The first school for these people in the U.S. was founded by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
Deaf People
In 1602 Henry IV of France declared in an edict that participation in a duel was punishable by this
Death
Johnny Gunther is the subject of this 1949 memoir by his father, with a title taken from John Donne
Death Be Not Proud
I sang "Atomic" as part of Blondie & also made the decision to use the atomic bomb
Debbie Harry Truman
It's the Northern Hemisphere's seasonal equivalent to the Southern Hemisphere's June
December
To play vingt-et-un, you need these items
Deck Of Cards
The "type II" version of the fluid for this winter process is good for about 30 minutes
Deicing
Released by the U.S. Mint in January 1999, the first quarter honoring a state honored this one
Delaware
Wilmington in this U.S. state was once the site of the Swedish settlement of Christinahamn
Delaware
Woodburn, the Dover home of this state's governor, is said to have several resident ghosts
Delaware
In December 1776 Washington crossed this river to safety, then recrossed it to attack
Delaware River
While the oldest oracle was at Dodona, the most famous one was Apollo's, located here
Delphi
The Ubangi River forms part of the northern boundary of this African country that's sometimes shortened to DRC
Democratic Republic Of Congo
Britain celebrated Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887 & recovered in time for this jubilee in 1897
Diamond
It gets a 10 on the standard Mohs scale
Diamond
"With a Vengeance", not "III", came after this in the title of a 1995 film
Die Hard
A long siege at this military base in 1954 marked the end of French power in Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
"Ut" used to be used for the first or keynote of the musical scale; this has replaced it
Do
Of "I did it", "Did you do it?" of "Do it!", it's the imperative sentence
Do It!
1964 No. 2 hit that says, "Do you promise not to tell" that I'm a spy
Do You Want To Know A Secret Agent
Though its logo originally said "Since 1850", this brand of casual wear was introduced by Levi's in 1986
Dockers
There's no getting around this company's Dakota & Ram pickups
Dodge
Press Enter every time Ben Stiller, as White Goodman, snaps his fingers in this pseudo-sports film & you'll see a treat
Dodgeball
Machado de Assis did "Philosopher or" this; Dylan Thomas, "Portrait of the Artist as a Young" this
Dog
In Arkansas you can visit the Daisy International Air Gun Museum in Rogers & Daisy Mae in this Al Capp theme park
Dogpatch Usa
This kind of "name" is also known as an Internet address
Domain
1605: Part One of this Spanish classic is first published
Don Quixote
In 1845 it was Punch's unromantic one-word "advice to persons about to marry"
Don't
Dab-Dab the duck is a talkative companion of this literary doctor
Dr. Dolittle
The secret art of this man is seen here: (illustration of "The Cat in the Hat")
Dr. Seuss
Bram Stoker novel you can "count" on (7)
Dracula
("Canadian Mountie")
Dudley Do-Right
One "testing" device for suspected witches was this stool
Dunking Stool
Hats off to this singer who gave a gutsy performance in "The Newton Boys"
Dwight Yoakum
In 1952 this poet told us to "Rage, rage against the dying of the light"
Dylan Thomas
Alfred Nobel named this explosive after the Greek word for power
Dynamite
Like funds allocated for a specific purpose
Earmarked
After the twins are born in this Steinbeck novel, Cathy Trask deserts everyone & returns to life as a prostitute
East Of Eden
Crusty Lou Grant
Ed Asner
This inventor who never attended college has a college named for him in Trenton, New Jersey
Edison
This "Age of Innocence" author launched her career with a how-to book on "The Decoration of Houses"
Edith Wharton
The North Saskatchewan River divides this Albertan capital in half
Edmonton
Barnaby Fitzpatrick was the whipping boy & close friend of this Tudor crown prince & future king
Edward Vi
This Byrds song says, "And when you touch down you'll find that it's stranger than known"
Eight Miles High
"Father McKenzie, wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave, no one was saved"
Eleanor Rigby
The 2 utilities in "Monopoly"
Electric Company & Water Works
The manatee is distantly related to this land mammal that also uses its snout to push food into its mouth
Elephant
In 280 B.C. King Pyrrhus used these animals to trample the Roman infantry, perhaps giving Hannibal ideas
Elephants
On December 7 this popular American political wife passed away in Chapel Hill
Elizabeth Edwards
English is one variety of this tree that is also a nightmare-ridden movie street
Elm
First name of Sinclair Lewis' title character Gantry
Elmer
Sinclair Lewis' biting 1927 satire of religious fundamentalism
Elmer Gantry
I've got it! Hamlet's dad's castle wherein he was rottenly killed by Claudius; quoth the raven...
Elsinore
In 1964 this rock & roll star was a "Roustabout" for carnival owner Barbara Stanwyck
Elvis Presley
This singer born Jan. 8, 1935 had a stillborn twin brother, Jesse
Elvis Presley
In 1932 Churchill said, "That's the highest I've ever been up" when he viewed NYC from the top of this building
Empire State Building
Make possible, or to supply the means to do something
Enable
Gloss & semigloss are this type of paint, also a decorative baked-on coating
Enamel
If you can't get through to your friend in Brighton, you wouldn't say the telephone is busy, you'd say it's this
Engaged
Samuel Richardson's "Pamela" is this type of novel, written in the form of letters
Epistolary
Walter Reed's is "He gave to man control over that dreadful scourge, yellow fever"
Epitaph
Chapter 2 in a 1932 work of his begins, "The bullfight is not a sport in the Anglo-Saxon sense of the word"
Ernest Hemingway
Olbermann & Berman are index entries in "Those Guys Have All the Fun", which details the history of this network
Espn
The 1-woman show, "Orgasmo Advito Escapes from the Zoo" starred this "Bonnie And Clyde" co-star, Roseanne's TV mom
Estelle Parsons
Break out the hamantaschen--the apocrypha contains additions to her Old Testament book
Esther
This African country established an award called The Order of the Queen of Sheba
Ethiopia
As a sort of e-mail post office, this program from Qualcomm is named for the author of "Why I Live at the P.O."
Eudora
19th century French romantic who painted the following ("Liberty Leading the People")
Eugene Delacroix
This 19th c. poem begins with the line "This is the forest primeval"
Evangeline
Fake, cake, bake
Fake
Founded in 1933, this Spanish political party was named for a Greek military formation
Falange
Many "Our Fathers" must have been said when he died May 15, 1948 & was interred in Boys Town
Father Flanagan
Some of the first citrus trees in California were planted by this Spanish "Apostle of California"
Father Junipero Serra
Steve Martin was a dad who had prenuptial jitters in an update of this Spencer Tracy movie
Father Of The Bride
For the gift of youth, this philosopher & alchemist pledges his soul to Mephistopheles
Faust
This French phrase refers to a dangerously attractive woman
Femme Fatale
A collision between cars that causes only minor damage
Fender Bender
In the 1984 season UCLA's John Lee set a Division 1-A record by kicking 29 of these 3-pointers
Field Goals
Awards for this art form include the Cesar, the Palme d'Or & the Golden Lion
Film
Movie directors often seek this contract provision to ensure their version of a film
Final Cut
It's okay to rinse your pinkies at the table during this bowl game
Finger Bowl
A review of this 1910 ballet said ornithologists should take note of Tamara Karsavina dancing the title role
Firebird
On July 6, 1994 a sudden wind led to the deaths of 14 of these workers in Colorado
Firefighters
This Constitutional amendment mentions "The right of the people peaceably to assemble"
First
This is in the top 3 of the most dangerous professions in the U.S.; most of the fatalities are from drowning
Fishing
Something moving in irregular bursts goes in these "and starts"
Fits
In 1986 Jackie Joyner-Kersee was named the amateur athlete of the year; this sister-in-law won in 1988
Florence Griffith Joyner
One of the biggest working U.S. movie studios outside California is at Universal Studios in this State
Florida
According to Business Rankings Annual, the Netherlands is the top exporter of cut ones of these to Japan
Flowers
Of bubble gum, flubber or blubber, the one Fred MacMurray invented in a 1961 film
Flubber
To enjoy this national Swiss dish, you'd better like cheese, lots of it, melted in wine
Fondue
This confidential expression is the title of a James Bond flick
For Your Eyes Only
In 1946 Del Harder of this auto co. coined the term "automation" to describe the way its engines were assembled
Ford
I noticed in my regular reading of this Time Inc. business magazine that you're on its list of America's most admired Cos.
Fortune
Most air pollution comes from burning these alliterative combustibles that consist of organic remains
Fossil Fuels
In 1924 it became the first country to host the Summer & Winter Olympics in the same year
France
In the early 19th century, this Spaniard created a sensation with his "Majas" paintings, one clothed & one nude
Francisco Goya
900th floor please; during his 7-decade career, this architect made plans for a mile-high skyscraper
Frank Lloyd Wright
He's the only individual to be named Time magazine's Man of the Year 3 times
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Margaret Mitchell wrote "My dear, I don't give a damn"; the screenplay writer added this word
Frankly
Dizygotic twins are more commonly known by this brotherly name
Fraternal Twins
This 1960s style pioneered by Ornette Coleman "liberated" improvisers from set melodies
Free Jazz
Eggs over easy
Fried
This capsule could have sung, "If you're over in a jam here I am", John Glenn
Friendship 7
The name of this brand of corn chips means "fried" in Spanish
Fritos
"Toe of" this amphibian
Frog
It's the Disneyland land with the Thunder Ranch log cabin
Frontierland
To lose control of the pigskin
Fumble
Mycoses, like the lung disease aspergillosis, are caused by these parasitic organisms
Fungi
His movie title roles include Quackser Fortune, Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother & Willy Wonka
Gene Wilder
Cheer is owned by Procter & Gamble; Cheerios is owned by this company
General Mills
Bruno starred as this TV bear often seen with Clint Howard as Mark Wedloe
Gentle Ben
This author of the play "The Widow's Tears" also did a Homer translation that blew John Keats away
George Chapman
This Jason Alexander character: "She doesn't deserve a baby shower. She deserves a baby monsoon"
George Costanza
In less than a day, May 1, 1898, his fleet demolished the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay
George Dewey
He worked on his "An American in Paris" while staying with brother Ira at Paris' Hotel Majestic
George Gershwin
A long time ago in Modesto, Calif., far, far away, this producer/ director went to community college & studied history
George Lucas
Born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1946, he grew up to be president of the United States
George W. Bush
Georgetown, Ohio was named for Georgetown, Kentucky which was named for this man
George Washington
In 1919 Pershing was made General of the Armies, a rank that had been created for this man
George Washington
This Guyanese capital once had the Dutch name Stabroek
Georgetown
She vacationed in New Mexico & settled there after her husband Alfred Stieglitz died in 1946
Georgia O'keeffe
He's the lonely old woodcarver who fashioned himself a whittle boy named Pinocchio
Geppetto
Nearly 30 years after "The Female Eunuch", she followed it up with "The Whole Woman"
Germaine Greer
This quartet included Leslie Maguire, John Chadwick, & brothers Gerry & Freddie Marsden
Gerry & The Pacemakers
The Ivory Coast is next to this African country once known as the Gold Coast
Ghana
A Savoyard is a fan of this duo's works, which were 1st presented at the Savoy Theater
Gilbert & Sullivan
In 1829, after his move to Paris, this Italian composer wrote "William Tell"
Gioachino Rossini
Congress can do this, but by the 27th Amendment it can't take effect until after the next election
Give Themsleves A Raise
Scotland's largest city, it's home to the Scottish Opera & the Scottish Ballet
Glasgow
In 1970 he had a "Goodtime Hour"
Glen Campbell
"Mi Tierra" in 1993 was the 1st solo all-Spanish album for this Cuban-born "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" singer
Gloria Estefan
This German was in his 80's when he finished writing "Faust" a few months before his death in 1832
Goethe
Francisco Lopez found this precious metal in California in 1842, before the rush
Gold
Auburn's Shug Jordan: "Always remember" this guy "was a 40-point favorite over David"
Goliath
When this large metal disk was struck, Chuck Barris stopped the act performing on stage
Gong
"As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is ____ news from a far country"
Good
The nene, an endangered Hawaiian species of this fowl, has grown from 30 birds in 1952 to over 800 today
Goose
Home to Volvo, it's the second-most populous city in Sweden
Gothenburg
It's located at 3734 Elvis Presley Boulevard in Memphis
Graceland
He became a Roman Catholic 14 years before publishing "The Power and the Glory"
Graham Greene
It precedes "Forks" in a North Dakota city name & "Junction" in a Colorado city name
Grand
The book "Iowans of Impact" calls him "Anamosa's famous artist"
Grant Wood
Union commander's Gregorian hymns
Grant's Chants
Cagney showed disdain for Mae Clarke with this, un pamplemousse
Grapefruit
The name of this gray-to-black mineral comes from the Greek for "to write"
Graphite
All Miss Havisham's clocks are permanently stopped in this 1860 work
Great Expectations
Its use as a defensive barrier fell with the fall of the Ming dynasty, and it fell into disrepair
Great Wall Of China
The title of this 1904 W.H. Hudson novel refers to the wild forests of South America
Green Mansions
Types of tulip are named for Darwin & his contemporary, this Austrian genetics pioneer
Gregor Mendel
"In recognition of his brilliant creativity", this Marx Brother won a special Oscar in 1973
Groucho
They govern the playing of a game on a particular course or field; in baseball, they're a type of double
Ground Rules
This Buffalo lawyer was a bachelor during only the first of his 3 runs for the presidency
Grover Cleveland
"Hurrah! Hurrah! For Cleve & Steve" was an 1890s song for this pair campaigning for prez & veep
Grover Cleveland & (Adlai) Stevenson
During adolescence, you might feel these in your limbs, also the title of an '80s sitcom
Growing Pains
My dad was laying one of these on me, saying my grandma would wither away if I don't go visit her
Guilt Trip
In 1961 this Western expanded to an hour; half-hour reruns began airing under the title "Marshal Dillon"
Gunsmoke
In football you'd better pray to a "higher power" to complete one of these last minute near-impossible passes
Hail Mary
These, which may be described as softball-sized, begin in clouds as "embryos" to which frozen droplets adhere
Hailstones
All baseballs used in the major leagues have the name of this foreign country printed on them
Haiti
In September 1994 Clinton dispatched troops to this Caribbean nation
Haiti
In 1986 it was discovered that this famous comet was about 80% ice & 15% frozen carbon dioxide
Halley's Comet
To reduce 137,618 to 68,809
Halve
They're the more descriptive names for the tiny malleus, incus & stapes bones of the ear
Hammer, Anvil & Stirrup
Leaving for Italy in 218 B.C., he gave command of the Carthaginian army in Spain to his brother Hasdrubal
Hannibal
Adelheid Wette, Engelbert Humperdinck's sister, wrote the libretto for this 1893 opera of a fairy tale pair
Hansel And Gretel
This author of "The Carpetbaggers" & "The Betsy" has been called "papa of the purple prose paperback"
Harold Robbins
Meeting her Lincoln said, "So this is the little lady who made this big war!"
Harriet Beecher Stowe
This Louise Fitzhugh title character is ostracized by her classmates after they read her comments on them
Harriet The Spy
Beecher Stowe's lassos
Harriet's Lariats
On January 8, 1947, he told Congress that "America was not built on fear. America was built on courage"
Harry S. Truman
It's the university where you'll find the John F. Kennedy School of Government
Harvard
One of its clubs gives out the Hasty Pudding Award
Harvard
Ironically, Wilson narrowly won re-election in 1916 using this 6-word campaign slogan
He Kept Us Out Of War
Recess? Time for this game with a soft drink in its name, where a septet of students are "it"
Heads Up, 7Up
The Hs in the 4-H Club stand for these 4 words
Health, Hand, Heart And Head
E.T. had one that Neil Diamond sang about
Heartlight
From 1979 to 1983, Rev. Grady Nutt was a regular on this variety series, country music's answer to "Laugh-In"
Hee Haw
From pigskin to pigtails: NBC ditched the final minute of a 1968 Jets-Raiders game to air this TV movie
Heidi
This company makes mealtime fun time with its EZ Squirt colored ketchups
Heinz
Washington, D.C.'s theatre awards are named for a first lady--this first lady of the American theatre
Helen Hayes
This woman who triumphed over blindness & deafness was the granddaughter of Confederate gen. Charles W. Adams
Helen Keller
You'll find this capital of Montana in Prickly Pear Valley
Helena
Later identified with Apollo, his sister Selene was goddess of the moon & he was god of the sun
Helios
He reported from the Spanish Civil War & used his experiences in his novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
Hemingway
Though the Earth isn't a perfect sphere, its eastern & western halves are each called this
Hemispheres
In 1916 he said, "The only history that is worth a tinker's damn is the history we make today"
Henry Ford
In 1959 this conductor headed the Berlin Philharmonic, Salzburg Festival & Vienna State Opera
Herbert Von Karajan
In "The Big Four", Agatha Christie gave him a mysterious "twin brother" named Achille
Hercule Poirot
In 1978 Mia co-starred with Peter Ustinov, the first time he played this detective on film
Hercule Poirot
In 1842 he & a shipmate jumped ship in the Marquesas Islands & lived for a month with the Typee tribe
Herman Melville
In 1921 this Swiss psychiatrist developed his famous inkblot test
Hermann Rorschach
She called her first real pop-rock album "Metamorphosis" because "change is a very important and natural thing"
Hilary Duff
The wheals of urticaria go 'round & 'round as this type of eruptive skin condition
Hives
According to the World Almanac, U.S. enrollment in these medical "organizations" grew tenfold from 1976 to 1998
Hmos (Health Maintenance Organizations)
He helped found the French Communist Party, as well as the Vietnamese one
Ho Chi Minh
Miss Saigon? It's still around, it just goes by this name
Ho Chi Minh City
Christmas will not be jolly if you happen to eat the red berries from this evergreen holiday bush
Holly
This newspaper editor ran for president & lost to Grant in 1872
Horace Greeley
What a nice surprise! This San Diego island hotel known as "The Del" was the backdrop for "Some Like It Hot"
Hotel Del Coronado
Originally a hospital for injured soldiers, it's the Paris "Hotel" where you'll find Napoleon's bones
Hotel Des Invalides
You are so right--if you want people on your side, this 1936 self-help classic from Dale Carnegie is a must-read
How To Win Friends & Influence People
After saying I knew the words to "30 Days In The Hole", I turned red & had this, the band who sang the song
Humble Pie
This get personal for a personal computer mogul Michael Dell in a 2005 H2 from this manufacturer
Hummer
In Budapest, if you can't master this local language, English & German are widely understood
Hungarian
To walk through the Garden of Ruins in this country, head southwest from Budapest to Szekesfehervar
Hungary
When its wind speed hits 74 MPH, a tropical storm is then designated one of these
Hurricane
For science, classify rocks according to their 3 main types: metamorphic, sedimentary & this
Igneous
Bridgeport, Conn.'s airport is named for this helicopter pioneer whose aircraft plant was in the city
Igor Sikorsky
Among its nicknames are "The Prairie State" & "The Land of Lincoln"
Illinois
It's the emission of visible light by a hot object
Incandescence
Seoul's chief seaport is this nearby city where MacArthur's troops landed in September 1950
Inchon
Italian for "unknown", it's how a person in disguise might "travel"
Incognito
Italian for "unknown", it's how you travel when you don't want to be recognized
Incognito
This seat of Jackson County, Missouri was the home of Harry Truman
Independence
Home to the Golden Temple & the center of the Sikh religion, the city of Amritsar is found in this nation
India
Hope you like my towels with traditional block printing from Jaipur in this country
India
The city of Amritsar in this country grew up around the Golden Temple, the center of the Sikh faith
India
This country is credited with giving Buddhism to Asia & what are called Arabic numbers to the West
India
The Persian Gulf is an arm of the Arabian Sea, which is part of this ocean
Indian Ocean
East Chicago is located in this state, not Illinois
Indiana
It's the oldest continuously operated automobile race course anywhere
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Before its independence, this country was known as the Netherlands East Indies
Indonesia
The corpse flower's repulsive stench attracts pollinators in the Sumatran rain forests of this country
Indonesia
The daughter of an English monarch is a princess; of a Spanish monarch, this
Infanta
Immeasurably great, like the "Jest" in a David Foster Wallace title
Infinite
This term for a recess beside a large fireplace for a seat or bench was also once a popular U.S. wine brand
Inglenook
In 1994 a flaw found in this company's new Pentium processor cost it $475 million in a recall
Intel
This company describes its pentium chip as "The Computer Inside"
Intel
A comic opera by Strauss based on an incident from his marriage, or a short orchestral piece played between scenes
Intermezzo
This country's win over the "Great Satan" knocked the U.S. out of contention for the second round
Iran
The Baath party rules these 2 Mideast countries
Iraq & Syria
"Barrabas came to us by sea" is how this female author began "The House of the Spirits"
Isabel Allende
One of this country's shekels can be broken down into 100 agorot
Israel
"Abduction from the Seraglio" is performed at Topkapi Palace at this city's annual music festival
Istanbul
James Stewart film in which he said, "I suppose it had been better if I'd never been born at all"
It's A Wonderful Life
The vacation isle of Pantelleria, just 40 miles off the coast of Tunisia, actually belongs to this European nation
Italy
In 1954 an agreement between these 2 countries ended the Trieste dispute
Italy & Yugoslavia
He lay in state in 1972 in tribute to his 48 years as FBI director
J. Edgar Hoover
This Confederate general with the given names James Ewell Brown was famous for his rides "around McClellan"
J.E.B. Stuart
In 2007 Forbes estimated her earnings at $1 billion; Author! Author!
J.K. Rowling
This future U.S. First Lady went to England to cover Queen Elizabeth II's coronation for The Washington Times-Herald
Jackie Kennedy
October 1972: This ballplayer leaves the epitaph "A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives"
Jackie Robinson
A folding weapon gave us this term for a rig's dangerous "bending" when it stops abruptly
Jackknife
JAVELIN LOCKS
Jacksonville
This woman seen here met her future husband at a D.C. dinner party in 1951
Jacqueline Kennedy
The last grand master of the Knights Templar, he was burned as a heretic by Philip IV in March 1314
Jacques De Molay
This star of "East of Eden" & "Rebel Without A Cause" was only 24 when he died in a 1955 car crash
James Dean
In 1968, before the force was with him, he landed the lead in "The Great White Hope"
James Earl Jones
"James The Second"
James Monroe
In 1814 & 1815, before he was president, he served simultaneously as Sec. of State & Sec. of War
James Monroe (Under President Madison)
This Jackson made her film debut in 1993 as a poetry-writing beautician in John Singleton's "Poetic Justice"
Janet Jackson
Supermodel & L'Oreal spokeswoman Hunter Reno is this attorney general's niece
Janet Reno
Service Employees International targets office building owners in a program called "Justice for" these workers
Janitors
1951: "Rashomon"
Japan
Hokkaido is the largest & northernmost of this country's 47 prefectures
Japan
Anthony Swofford: "A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles"
Jarhead
This founder of Weight Watchers is a cosulting editor of Weight Watchers magazine
Jean Nidetch
Florida's governor John Ellis Bush goes by this 3-letter nickname
Jeb
Among this jazz bandleader's recorded hits were "King Porter Stomp" & "The Jelly Roll Blues"
Jelly Roll Morton
In May 1999 her Warners talk show was hit with a $2.5 million judgment after one guest killed another
Jenny Jones
Edmund Jr. is the real name of this California pol known to some as "Governor Moonbeam"
Jerry Brown
"Looking at cleavage is like looking at the sun... it's too risky... ya get a sense of it and then you look away"
Jerry Seinfeld
This city's Church of the Holy Sepulchre was built in the 4th c. by the Emperor Constantine
Jerusalem
Giovanni Ganganelli was educated by this teaching society; as Clement XIV, he suppressed it
Jesuits (Society Of Jesus)
Andrew collaborated with Tim Rice on "Joseph and the Amazing..." & this other Biblically themed show
Jesus Christ Superstar
In 1990 he rode with the Dallas Cowboys to NFC honors
Jimmy Johnson
In 1429, while leading an attack on Paris, she was wounded by an arrow
Joan Of Arc
Tunes from this singer-songwriter include "No Such Thing" & "Your Body is a Wonderland"
John Mayer
In office for only 33 days in 1978, he was there long enough to earn the sobriquet "The Smiling Pope"
John Paul I
On becoming president, he said he was "less possessed of your confidence... than any of my predecessors"
John Quincy Adams
Turning to sports, the Braves denied rumors about trading this controversial lefty to a foreign team, the Expos
John Rocker
It's no "Pulp Fiction" that this actor could pull his Boeing 707 or Gulfstream into the driveway of his Florida home
John Travolta
He published his first Rabbit novel, "Rabbit, Run", in 1960
John Updike
This man with a grandmother from Cork played an Irish-American boxer in 1952's "The Quiet Man"
John Wayne
Looking for a getaway? The Surratt Society sponsors bus tours along the escape route of this assassin
John Wilkes Booth
June Carter co-wrote "Ring Of Fire" & later married this country giant who sang it
Johnny Cash
In 1955 he was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal for "great achievement in field of medicine"
Jonas Salk
"It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World" marked the film debut of this madcap comic, later Mork & Mindy's TV son
Jonathan Winters
Born in 1888, this patriarch was U.S. ambassador to Great Britain from 1938 to 1940
Joseph Kennedy
Her husband was guillotined during the Reign of Terror in 1794, & 2 years later, she married Napoleon
Josephine
Following up her 1978 bestseller, she dished out "Scruples Two" in '92
Judith Krantz
From the Hindi word jagannath, it's an advancing force crushing all in its path
Juggernaut
Octavius speaks last in these 2 plays
Julius Caesar & "Antony And Cleopatra"
The only state capital whose name ends in 3 vowels, it's also the northernmost
Juneau, Alaska
At last count, this planet in our solar system had 63 known moons
Jupiter
Before becoming Homeland Security chief, Michael Chertoff's last job in the Bush admin. was in this Cabinet department
Justice
The foe of CONTROL on "Get Smart", it also follows "Radio" in the title of a Roger Waters album
K.A.O.S.
Gorelick is the last name of this guy who brings the sax-y back; he also has a UW accounting degree
Kenny G
King from about 1347 to 1339 B.C.; got famous (again) in 1922; got a CAT scan in 2005 (to see how he died)
King Tut
This beloved actor wrote about his "Lust for Life" & his frustrations with it in "My Stroke of Luck"
Kirk Douglas
One given on taking leave is mentioned in Genesis 31; one of betrayal in Matthew 26
Kiss
It's an alternate name for the swift fox but is also used for any baby fox
Kit
This Laker guard spent much of his youth in Italy -- his dad Joe "Jelly Bean" played pro hoops there
Kobe Bryant
In 1972 Stanford researchers began teaching this female gorilla sign language
Koko
He spent the entire decade as chancellor of West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Youngest Supporting Actor nominee: Justin Henry for this 1979 tale of a custody battle
Kramer Vs. Kramer
You're "literally going to pieces"? Use this adhesive that stuck a worker's hard hat to a beam in an old ad
Krazy Glue
This chain known for its conveyor belts full of hot glazed donuts opened its first store in North Carolina in 1937
Krispy Kreme
You can go back to medieval Norway by reading Sigrid Undset's novel about this woman & her father Lavrans
Kristin Lavransdatter
Rabo Karabekian, a minor character in "Breakfast of Champions", is the focus of his 1987 novel "Bluebeard"
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
A new book says the model for this title character in this D.H. Lawrence book was a Sicilian mule driver
Lady Chatterley's Lover
It's the traditional meat for a gyro sandwich
Lamb
(Sarah of the Clue Crew) According to Hollywood legend, this actress was discovered in a soda fountain in 1936
Lana Turner
Most languages of Western Europe get their words for "read" & "write" from this language's legere & scribere
Latin
Scholars estimate that half of the words in English are derived from this ancient tongue
Latin
To read the Domesday Book in its original form, you have to know this language
Latin
Flowery poems by Henry Gibson were often featured on this wacky 1960s sketch-comedy show
Laugh-In
Every July on Plum Creek near Walnut Grove, a pageant is presented honoring this children's author
Laura Ingalls Wilder
On May 21, 1945 Humphrey Bogart married her
Lauren Bacall
Edward Craven Walker said about this invention of his, "If you buy my lamp, you won't need drugs"
Lava Lamp
Before his "of Arabia" days, he built a raft in defiance of an Ottoman order & visited the Sinai's Pharaoh's Island
Lawrence
In 1990 he won a runoff election against Stanislaw Tyminski to win the presidency of Poland
Lech Walesa
"I will never return to the United States", declared this ex-marine to Russian reporters on Oct. 31, 1959
Lee Harvey Oswald
In the '70s this golfer's followers were known as his "Fleas"
Lee Trevino
George Washington is one of many whose death is attributed to “bleeding†by these
Leeches
The largest organizational contibutor toward building the Vietnam Memorial was the American this
Legion
Technic & Mindstorms are 2 of the lines of building sets from this brand
Lego
A "Lord of the Rings" fellowship member, this elf is a good archer
Legolas
These Arctic rodents famous for their mass migrations are a favorite food of the snowy owl
Lemmings
Of signs of the astrological zodiac
Leo
This "Mona Lisa" artist is noted for the sfumato, or smoky, quality of his paintings
Leonardo Da Vinci
Under British rule, this small country that's surrounded by South Africa was known as Basutoland
Lesotho
The traditional conclusion of the pre-vow line "If anyone can show just cause why they may not be joined together..."
Let Him Speak Now Or Forever Hold His Peace
Sell junk bonds if you want to take your publicly traded company private using an LBO, this type of buyout
Leveraged Buyout
On May 14, 1804 their team of soldiers, French boatmen & a servant started up the Missouri
Lewis & Clark
According to this poet, "The snark was a boojum, you see"
Lewis Carroll
Tradition says it cracked in 1835 while tolling the death of John Marshall
Liberty Bell
This craft that had its 15 minutes of fame in 1961 was recovered from the ocean floor in 1999
Liberty Bell (Gus Grissom's Capsule)
Freudian term that referred originally to the id's sexual energy but later to all human drives
Libido
Libya, Egypt, Tunisia
Libya
Natural phenomenon that causes the nitrogen & oxygen in the air to form nitrogen oxides
Lightning
Stockard Channing starred on Broadway in a 1957 revival of this woman's "Little Foxes"
Lillian Hellman
She married fellow playwright Arthur Kober but never tied the knot with Dashiell Hammett
Lillian Hellmann
She's the funny lady ringing in here
Lily Tomlin
Gauguin's mom was Peruvian, & from 1851 to 1855 he lived with her in this capital city
Lima
Washington's panda with pregnancy problems
Ling-Ling
From the French for "made of linen", it's a fancy name for women's underwear
Lingerie
This flooring material is made by pressing linseed oil & rosins onto a cloth backing
Linoleum
At the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, you can see these famous white horses perform
Lipizzaner Stallions
Brahms got off to a bad start with this Hungarian composer by falling asleep during one of his concerts
Liszt
(Sofia of the Clue Crew reports from Miami.) Stretching from about 17th Avenue to 37th Avenue is this "small" area of Miami
Little Havana
The French called a land formation La Petite Roche, thus giving this capital its name
Little Rock
Completes "The moon was all aglow and heaven was in your eyes, the night that you told me those..."
Little White Lies
The best soil for most plants & soil organisms is this sand, silt & clay mixture whose name is akin to "lime"
Loam
Environmentalist Rene Dubos coined the phrase "Think Globally, Act" this way
Locally
Philosophically, it makes sense (5)
Logic
The only surviving manuscript of "Beowulf" is in a research library in this capilal city
London
Westminster Abbey
London
You'll find the original Hard Rock Cafe on Old Park Lane in this capital city
London
Insert "one" into the surname of actress Myrna & get crazy with this cartoon word
Looney (Loy)
Arrgh! A pirate is the hero of "Le Corsaire", based on an 1814 poem by this British lord
Lord Byron
In 1830 biographer Thomas Moore burned the memoirs of this aristocratic Brit to protect the poet's reputation
Lord Byron
This "Don Juan" poet adopted a third given name, Noel, to receive an inheritance from his mother-in-law
Lord Byron
In a 1797 Canary Islands battle, this British naval hero's right arm was wounded & later amputated
Lord Nelson
Jack kills a pig & Roger kills Piggy in this 1954 work
Lord Of The Flies
Jan. 4, 1809, Coupvray, France: Modified the Barbier point writing system for the Royal Institute for Blind Children
Louis Braille
Jill, the tomboyish heroine of her story "Jack And Jill", has been compared to her famous character Jo March
Louisa May Alcott
France got this territory back in 1800 & turned around & sold it to the U.S. a few years later
Louisiana
Natchitoches meat pie, which has its own festival, is the official meat pie of this state
Louisiana
Pat Benatar: "We are young, heartache to heartache we stand, no promises, no demands..."
Love Is A Battlefield
Meaning "light bringer", it refers to Venus when appearing as the morning star, or to Satan
Lucifer
Around 1870 he bought some farmland in Massachusetts & developed his famous potato there
Luther Burbank
Pass this Grand Duchy to the left-hand side (of Germany)
Luxembourg
This European grand duchy was founded in 963 when Count Siegfried acquired land in the area
Luxembourg
On May 22, 1964 this president told America, "The great society rests on abundance and liberty for all"
Lyndon Johnson
This group that gave us "Sweet Home Alabama" was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2006
Lynyrd Skynyrd
To end a war, this Aristophanes title character gets the women to stop sleeping with the men
Lysistrata
By the end of this Scottish play, the title character has been "kilt"
Macbeth
In Act I, scene 1 of this play, 3 witches chant, "Fair is foul, and foul is fair; hover through the fog and filthy air"
Macbeth
It's the play in which Hecate says, "And now about the caldron sing, like elves and fairies in a ring"
Macbeth
You've "aced" the category if you know that Albania lies on the Western border of this country
Macedonia
In 1997 Carol Burnett won an Emmy for playing Teresa Stemple, Jamie Buchman's mother on this series
Mad About You
In "Klondike Annie", this sex symbol fled her sordid life in S.F. & became an evangelist in the Yukon
Mae West
The Norumbega Fault Zone runs from Penobscot Bay in this state through Massachusetts
Maine
Probably the biggest big game the Clovis culture went after 11,200 years ago, it was woolly
Mammoth
Primate Desmond Morris called "the naked ape"
Man
The people of this English city are called Mancunians
Manchester
In 1898 Dewey won a great victory in this bay; now you can see lovely sunsets over it
Manila Bay
It's Spanish for "hand to hand"
Mano A Mano
Article of clothing westerners named for the man seen here
Mao Jacket
In French this day should "gras" on you; it's a red planet letter day
Mardi
In 1969 this politician predicted, "No woman in my time will be prime minister"; she was wrong
Margaret Thatcher
You'll find her at Amalienborg in winter & often on the yacht Dannebrog in summer
Margrethe
She was just 15 when she moved from Vienna to Versailles in 1770 for an arranged marriage
Marie Antoinette
This 18th century queen thought her reign would be a piece of cake - it wasn't!
Marie Antoinette
As temptress Lola Frohlich, she sang "Falling In Love Again" in the 1930 film "The Blue Angel"
Marlene Dietrich
In the 1780s William Herschel determined its axial inclination & found it had ice caps
Mars
In 1524 peasants, influenced by the teachings of this German religious leader, started an uprising
Martin Luther
He was the eighth U.S. Vice President & the eighth U.S. President
Martin Van Buren
Napoleon's wife Josephine spent her first 15 years on this island whose capital is Fort-De-France
Martinique
She co-wrote the popular 19th century work "Tales from Shakespear" with her brother Charles
Mary Lamb
On May 8, 2002 the city of Minneapolis placed a statue of this fictional character at the corner of 7th St. & Nicollet Mall
Mary Richards (Portrayed By Mary Tyler Moore On \"The Mary Tyler Moore Show\")
In 1763 these surveyors began work to settle a boundary dispute between the Penns & the Calverts
Mason & Dixon
In the 1760s these 2 surveyors used milestones to mark the boundary line between Maryland & Pennsylvania
Mason & Dixon
"The Spirit of America"
Massachusetts
With the French & Indian War, some New Hampshire towns considered a re-annexation to this colony in March 1690
Massachusetts
Photographer seen here: (famous for Civil War photos)
Mathew Brady
The abbreviation "BBFBBM" means "Body by Fisher, brains by" this toymaker
Mattel
The name of this one of the 4 gospel writers means "gift of God"
Matthew
This gospel writer was a tax collector at Capernaum when Jesus 1st met him
Matthew
From 1987-89 she served as co-chairman of the Republican National Committee
Maureen Reagan
He cooked up "In the Night Kitchen" (6)
Maurice Sendak
In 1998 this poet & author made her directorial debut with the movie "Down in the Delta"
Maya Angelou
This company's washers and dryers come with an ol' lonely warranty
Maytag
In the 1980s this city became the center for Colombia's most powerful cocaine cartel
Medellin
3-word history-based Emmy Award-winning PBS TV show written & introduced by Steve Allen
Meeting Of Minds
eBay has about a million collectibles in the category "entertainment" this
Memorabilia
Named for the god of thievery, this friend of Romeo is slain by Juliet's cousin Tybalt
Mercutio
In terms of number of passengers, it's the busiest foreign carrier operating at LAX
Mexicana Airlines
He's worth every penny as Alfred Pennyworth in "The Dark Knight"
Michael Caine
In 1969, in his pre-"Phantom" days, he played Cornelius Hackl in the film version of "Hello, Dolly!"
Michael Crawford
"$17.2 billion... started selling computers from... dorm room 1984 with $1,000"
Michael Dell
This actor copped out in "The Streets of San Francisco"
Michael Douglas
When he left Disney after just over a year as president, his severance was reportedly over $50 million
Michael Ovitz
Mike Hammer
Mickey Spillane
Heh-heh, heh-heh, this cartoonist who created "Beavis and Butt-head" was influenced by Monty Python
Mike Judge
Fruit juice company that became a nickname for Joan of Arc
Minutemaid Of Orleans
This British star won acclaim for her roles in "Enchanted April", "Damage" & "The Crying Game"
Miranda Richardson
Seen here in 1921, 16-year-old Margaret Gorman became the first woman to win this title
Miss America
Born in Paris in 1840, he got the final brush off at Giverny in 1926
Monet
In this animated film, Henry J. Waternoose says, "Kids these days. They just don't get scared like they used to"
Monsters, Inc.
It's the name of Romeo's family
Montague
Slotted between The Who & Hendrix, The Dead was No. 6 to play at this city's 1967 Pop Festival
Monterey
The first White House of the Confederacy stands on Washington St. in this Alabama city
Montgomery
In 1959 its "dark side" was seen for the first time
Moon
This group's nearly 800-year rule of Spain ended when Ferdinand took Granada in 1492
Moors
If you are asleep, you are in the arms of this god
Morpheus
Boris Pasternak
Moscow
These 2 Russian federal cities have "special region" status
Moscow & St. Petersburg
Exodus 2:10 says "and she called his name" this (it's Exodus, folks)
Moses
One year after "Life with Father", Clarence Day published "Life with" her
Mother
Bill Cosby, Raquel Welch & Harvey Keitel play this title trio in a movie about an ambulance service
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Dramamine or phenergan taken about 1/2 hour before traveling will help prevent this
Motion Sickness
Strictly speaking, the name of this volcano in southern Italy refers only to a crater inside Monte Somma
Mount Vesuvius
Western star Allan "Rocky" Lane was the voice behind this TV horse, of course
Mr. Ed
Since the '70s Dr. Pepper has been clobbering Mr. this -- maybe he needs to go to med school
Mr. Pibb
This kindly landlady was first mentioned in the second Holmes story, "The Sign of the Four"
Mrs. Hudson
This N.C. peak, the highest east of the Mississippi, was named for the man who surveyed it, died on it & is buried at the top
Mt. Mitchell
In this series Staci Keanan had a pair of possible fathers played by Paul Reiser & Greg Evigan
My Two Dads
Ill shaven
Nashville
He was born Nathaniel Adams Coles but was best known under this "unforgettable" nickname
Nat "King" Cole
Some say Miss Birdseye is a satire of this "Scarlet Letter" author's sister-in-law
Nathaniel Hawthorne
President Clinton appointed Jane Alexander chairman of the NEA, which stands for this
National Endowment For The Arts
Founded in 1876, it's baseball's "Senior Circuit"
National League
In 1987 Molly Yard replaced Eleanor Smeal as president of this organization
National Organization For Women (Now)
Belonging to the place where one was born, like the "son" in a Richard Wright title
Native
In 2011 17-year-old Teresa Scanlan from this "Cornhusker State" became the youngest winner since 1933
Nebraska
Among his 4 Top 40 hits in 1967 was "Kentucky Woman"
Neil Diamond
A Dallas-based store was founded in 1907 by Herbert Marcus, his sister Carrie & this man, Carrie's hubby
Neiman
In "Hamlet", this line precedes "For loan oft loses both itself and friend"
Neither A Borrower Nor A Lender Be
He's the long-time prisoner seen here (in South Africa)
Nelson Mandela
The most densely populated state; every one of this middle Atlantic state's 21 counties has over 50,000 people
New Jersey
During the 1800s, this Louisiana city was known as the "Paris of America"
New Orleans
Since they peaked 2,500 years ago, you won't find many Etruscans catching jazz in this city's Preservation Hall
New Orleans
The Trump Building: 927 feet
New York City
On June 14, 1994 they beat Vancouver at the Gahden for their first Stanley Cup since 1940
New York Rangers
Located in this province, Terra Nova National Park is Canada's most easterly national park
Newfoundland
In Genesis 5 we learn this man "was five hundred years old; and... begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth"
Noah
The Jimi Hendrix Experience (now that's really depressing)
Nobody
To propose someone for election to an office
Nominate
This palindromic word is a synonym for "midday"
Noon
In this 2007 movie, Eddie Murphy finds himself agonizingly married to Eddie Murphy
Norbit
This depictor of small-town life who eventually made his home in Stockbridge is the official artist of the Commonwealth
Norman Rockwell
Continent on which youd find the Mesabi Range
North America
In 1988 this country boycotted the Summer Olympics after its demand to co-host the games was refused
North Korea
In 1909 Roald Amundsen set his hopes on being here first, then found out Peary had beaten him to it
North Pole
The Scheldt River flows through Antwerp before emptying into this sea
North Sea
Chris Stevens, Maggie O'Connell, Dr. Joel Fleischman
Northern Exposure
Nunavut, currently part of this Canadian area, will become a territory itself by 1999
Northwest Territories
It shouldn't take you a month to come up with this word for "N"
November
A sculpture titled this "Energy" was unveiled at the U. of Chicago in 1967, exactly 25 years after the first chain reaction
Nuclear Energy
Appropriately, Zane Grey was born in Zanesville in this state in 1872
Ohio
Toast & twist
French
Around 1964 the North Vietnamese began to turn this famous supply route into a real road that trucks could use
The Ho Chi Minh Trail
This famous hideout used by Butch Cassidy lent its name to his outlaw gang
The Hole In The Wall
Creator C.S. Forester gave Horatio this date & year of birth, also found on the Declaration of Independence
July 4, 1776
A ship for shipping the animals from whose milk we get feta cheese
A Boat Goat
A wide, tree-lined street
A Boulevard
To help ships access the once-difficult ports of Casablanca, the El Hank, one of these, was built in 1905
A Lighthouse
Film featuring March & Gaynor, Garland & Mason or Streisand & Kristofferson
A Star Is Born
There are 3 types of pork ribs you can barbecue: spareribs, country-style ribs & these, which include riblets
Baby Back Ribs
On Oct. 27, 1964 Reagan was launched in politics with a speech supporting this candidate
Barry Goldwater
"Wool of" one of these flyers
Bat
The first major work of English literature is about this brave hero who took on Grendel & his mom
Beowulf
The bear is the heraldic symbol of this Swiss capital whose name means "bear"
Bern
You'll find deep dish pizza & more at the "Taste of" this city, in Grant Park
Chicago
John Tyson started taking these from Arkansas north for better prices & the rest is agribusiness
Chickens
In 1813 this "Ancient Mariner" poet was in a coffee room when he learned that he had earlier hanged himself
Coleridge
The title of an 1891 Wilde novel is "The Picture of" his, not "The Portrait of" him
Dorian Gray
Tallinn, capital of this nation, was settled by the Danes in 1219 & later joined the Hanseatic League
Estonia
TV's Pebbles
Fred Flintstone
A team in this Central American country found a 2,200-year-old visual depiction of the Mayan creation story "Popol Vuh"
Guatemala
Valtemand, Osric, Horatio
Hamlet
"There's a Tear in My Beer" was a 1989 duet hit by this man & his father who had died 36 years earlier
Hank Williams, Jr.
Bogart makes this toast to Bergman in Paris before making it again, in "Casablanca"
Here's Looking At You, Kid
He said, "I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way"
John Paul Jones
Logically enough, this planet has the strongest magnetic field of any planet in our solar system
Jupiter
You may test the marital waters as what the Census Bureau calls POSSLQ, persons of the opposite sex sharing these
Living Quarters
One story says this word of approval comes from the initials of Van Buren's nickname of "Old Kinderhook"
Ok
Air traffic controllers check this screen to get the dish on the flight path of a plane
R-A-D-A-R
In Act I, Scene i he won't shut up about his love for the fair Rosaline; in Act I, Scene v, he falls for another girl
Romeo
This strongman told the first riddle; it concerned a honey-filled lion
Samson
Of all U.S. Supreme Court justices in history by last name
Samuel Alito
Ninepins
Skittles
Look for the milligrams of this chemical element; big numbers could lead to high blood pressure
Sodium
The gift of eloquence will be yours if you kiss this during your trip to the Emerald Isle
The Blarney Stone
"I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot" this assistant to him
The Deputy
Ride the Curse of Darkcastle at Busch Gardens Europe in Williamsburg in this southern state
Virginia
Arnold "The Brain" Rothstein was accused of masterminding the big fix of this in 1919; it wasn't proved
World Series
Guidelines for sheriffs & village constables were established in this important document in 1215
Magna Carta
"Slaughter" ends in -er; this other word for the killing of many ends in -re
Massacre
He published his quantum theory in 1900 while a professor of physics in Berlin
Max Planck
In this state's 1998 election, John Engler pulled the plug on the gubernatorial hopes of Jack Kevorkian's lawyer
Michigan
Hold your nose & run to this Vermont capital for the International Rotten Sneaker Contest
Montpelier
In 1738, after 36 years of sharing a governor with New York, this colony got its own governor, Lewis Morris
New Jersey
In 1982 this private detective whose first name is Victoria made her debut in the book "Indemnity Only"
V.I. Warshawski