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LANGUAGE LESSONS Latin:Voice of the people
vox populi
KENNY ROGERS With the First Edition in 1967, Kenny "Just dropped in to see" this
what condition his condition is in
KIDDY LIT Dick Wilkins & Bob Cratchit are characters in this Dickens holiday favorite
"A Christmas Carol"
JOHNNY MERCER LYRICS Song that urges "E-lim-inate the negative; latch on to the affirmative; don't mess with Mr. In-Between"
"Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive"
JAIL (audio Daily Double)Title of the following prison song, the 2nd-biggest hit of its singer's career:
"Chain Gang" (by Sam Cooke)
KIDDY LIT Perrault's version of this classic story was subtitled "Or the Little Glass Slipper"
"Cinderella"
JEOPARDY! PLACE Emily, sobbing, tells Jonas Teri wants her to plead guilty; Jonas starts singing this 1988 Bobby McFerrin hit
"Don't Worry, Be Happy"
LADIES OF LITERATURE Robert Jordan could sing, "I've just met a girl named Maria / she was brutalized by Fascists" in this Hemingway novel
"For Whom the Bell Tolls"
JACQUES IN THE BOX In the third movement of his "Titan" symphony Mahler used the theme of this French children's song
"Frère Jacques"
JOHNNY MERCER LYRICS (AUDIO DAILY DOUBLE) - Johnny wrote the updated lyrics for this classic in the 1940s: (clue: Mills Brothers classic)
"Glo-Worm"
JOHNNY MERCER LYRICS Phrase following "So you met someone who set you back on your heels"
"Goody Goody"
KNOCK, KNOCK T.S. Eliot knocked this Shakespearean tragedy with King Claudius, saying it was "certainly an artistic failure"
"Hamlet"
JACK NICHOLSON One of Jack's memorable moments is stealing this line from Ed McMahon in "The Shining"
"Heeere's Johnny!"
K.K. Poem that mentions "A sunny pleasure dome with caves of ice"
"Kubla Khan"
KENNY ROGERS His only #1 pop hit as a solo artist was this 1-word title song of 1980 written by Lionel Richie
"Lady"
JAZZ PIANISTS Erroll Garner wrote the music for this ballad that begins, "Look at me, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a tree"
"Misty"
JOHNNY MERCER LYRICS Johnny told this river, "I'm crossing you in style someday"
"Moon River"
JOE DiMAGGIO "Joltin' Joe" was immortalized in this song that hit No. 1 in 1968
"Mrs. Robinson"
JANET RENO'S DANCE PARTY M-m-m-my goodness, the "Dance Party" theme song is this 1979 No. 1 hit by The Knack
"My Sharona"
LADIES OF LITERATURE Albertine, created by a man named Marcel, dallies with a man named Marcel in this work
"Remembrance of Things Past"
KIDDY LIT Robin McKinley's "Spindle's End" is a retelling of this fairy tale
"Sleeping Beauty"
JOHNNY MERCER LYRICS "A woman's a two-face, a worriesome thing who'll leave you to sing" this song
"The Blues in the Night"
IVAN In this Dostoyevsky novel, Ivan is the atheistic intellectual of the 4 sons
"The Brothers Karamazov"
KEY WORDS This Ken Follett novel was about a WWII code based on a Daphne du Maurier novel
"The Key to Rebecca"
KIDDY LIT Edward Tudor learns about the problems of commoners after switching clothes with an urchin in this Twain book
"The Prince and the Pauper"
KIDDIE LIT It's the reason "Jack and Jill went up the hill"
"To fetch a pail of water"
JUNGLE FEVER This 1987 song features the lyrics, "If you got the money, honey, we got your disease"
"Welcome To The Jungle"
JAIL In "Monopoly", if you pay to get out of jail, it costs this much
$50
KENNY ROGERS 1 of 3 female artists with whom Kenny Rogers has had a top 10 pop hit
(1 of) Dolly Parton (Kim Carnes & Sh
JUST MARRIED 2 of the traditional "Big 5" animals you'd hope to see on a safari honeymoon
(2 of 5) lion, elephant, leopard, rh
IT'S AN EXPERIMENT In 1876 this inventor reproduced sound using a tuning fork, a crude relay & a conductive solution
(Alexander Graham) Bell
JOE THE SENATOR On Sept. 26, 1797 Joseph Anderson began repping Tennessee along with this future president
(Andrew) Jackson
JUST CHUTE ME On Nov. 24, 1971 he parachuted out of a hijacked jet between Seattle & Reno with $200,000
(D.B.) Cooper
JUST DESSERTS Chef Josef Dobos is famous for creating this type of cake named for him
(Dobos) torte
JAMES THURBER Thurber's first book, 1929's "Is Sex Necessary?", was co-written with this collaborator of William Strunk
(E.B.) White
JAMES BOND "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" was the only film to feature him as Bond
(George) Lazenby
JUPITER This colorful feature centered at 22 degrees south latitude is about 22,000 miles long & 9,000 miles wide
(Great) Red Spot
JACQUES IN THE BOX On July 14, 2002 he was shot at while riding in a Paris parade celebrating Bastille Day
(Jacques) Chirac
JACQUES IN THE BOX He painted "Napoleon Distributing the Eagles"
(Jacques-Louis) David
JOHN LEGEND A college in Cambridge, Mass. was named for this man after he left it half his fortune & a 400-book library
(John) Harvard
JOHN LEGEND The American Library Association awards a medal named for this children's book publisher
(John) Newbery
JOE THE SENATOR Joseph Hill, a strong health care advocate as a senator, was named for this antiseptic surgery pioneer
(Joseph) Lister
JACQUES IN THE BOX Father Jacques Marquette & this cartographer explored the Mississippi River during June & July 1673
(Louis) Joliet
JOE DiMAGGIO DiMaggio earned this nautical nickname with his graceful outfield play
"The Yankee Clipper"
LAKES & RIVERS Either of 2 Marilyn Monroe films with "watery" titles
(1 of) Niagara and the Riv
KILLED BY DEATH In 1940 this Jamaican-born journalist & black nationalist died after reading his own mistakenly printed obituary
(Marcus) Garvey
JUST THE FACT, MA'AM In 1969 he penned the famous line "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse"
(Mario) Puzo
KANSANS In '78, she became 1st woman to win full term in U.S. Senate who hadn't succeeded her husband in Congress
(Nancy) Kassebaum
JANET RENO'S DANCE PARTY In 1997 Janet challenged this then-NYC mayor to a boxing match (& kneed him downstairs--Janet boxed dirty)
(Rudy) Giuliani
JUST DESERTS These plants found near Tucson, Arizona may be 50 feet tall, weigh 8 tons & be over 100 years old
(Saguaro) cactuses
JINGO ALL THE WAY Boswell quoted him as saying that "patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel"
(Samuel) Johnson
JOE-PARDY! In a 1979 film Meryl Streep seduces fallen politician Alan Alda in "The Seduction of" this man
(The Seduction of) Joe Tynan
KISS ME! The first kiss on film occurred in a short 1896 film by this American & was titled "May Irwin Kiss"
(Thomas) Edison
KIDDIE LIT Edward Bear was known to his friends as this
(Winnie the) Pooh
JA! BABY! 5 is funf & this number is funfzehn
15
JORDAN Jordan lost the city of Jerusalem & the territory known as the West Bank during a war in this year
1967
KNOW YOUR EARTH It's the length in hours of a mean solar day
24
IT'S WHAT WE DO Going back to 1906, this all-"American" company predates its rival, Hallmark
American Greetings
JOHN TYLER A Maverick Democrat, Tyler defied this president & party leader in the early 1830s
Andrew Jackson
KELLOGG'S An apple wearing high tops & a cinnamon stick in a hat are on the box of this Kellogg's cereal
Apple Jacks
JEWISH FOOD On Rosh Hashanah it's traditional to dip slices of this fruit in honey
Apples
LANGUAGES In the 500s B.C., this replaced Hebrew as the Jews' language; part of the Book of Daniel is written in it
Aramaic
JAPANESE BUSINESS & INDUSTRY The largest ones of these in the world are Japan's Sanwa & Dai-Ichi Kangyo
Banks
JAZZ SINGERS The father of this "Don't Worry, Be Happy" singer provided Sidney Poitier's singing voice in "Porgy And Bess"
Bobby McFerrin
IT'S MY PARTY Teddy Roosevelt,November 1912
Bull Moose
JANUARY 11, 1996 This ship belonging to Jacques Cousteau sank in a Singapore shipyard
Calypso
JINGLES & SLOGANS It's "M'm! M'm! Good!"
Campbell's soup
JUNE SWOON On June 17, 1957 John Diefenbaker became prime minister of this country
Canada
JAMES THURBER Thurber joined the cast as himself for 88 performances of the Broadway play "A Thurber" this
Carnival
IT'S MATTHEW PERRY As this "Friends" guy, Matthew Perry said, "All right, I took the (Cosmo) quiz, & it turns out, I do put career before men"
Chandler (Bing)
KINGS & QUEENS King of Franks who was advised, it's said, by Theodulf the Visigoth & Elissaeus the Eunuch
Charlemagne
JUNE SWOON On June 15, 1844 this man was granted a patent for rubber vulcanization
Charles Goodyear
IT'S OUR ISLAND Hainan
China
I'VE ZINE THE MOVIE A GQ article became this film where Piper Perabo learned that beautiful women plus booze equals money
Coyote Ugly
LAKES & RIVERS Located in Oregon, it's the deepest lake in North America
Crater Lake
LANGUAGES In Greenland, Greenlandic & this language are official ones
Danish
JERUSALEM The Shrine of the Book houses these parchment & papyrus manuscripts discovered in caves in 1947
Dead Sea Scrolls
IT'S TOO DARN HOT! You may not want to visit this national park in July, when the average high is about 115 degrees--what a "killer"!
Death Valley
JUST DESERTS This California desert valley was named by gold seekers, many of whom didn't survive the crossing of it
Death Valley
IT'S MY PARTY Strom Thurmond,November 1948
Dixiecrat
LADY'S NIGHT On Oct. 27, 1996 this American designer unveiled a new line she simply called D
Donna Karan
JUST DESSERTS Sea captain Hanson Gregory & the Pennsylvania Dutch are both credited with putting the hole in this treat
Doughnuts
KID STUFF Mrs. Jumbo's big-eared baby boy
Dumbo
KINGS NAMED ED He was the oldest son of Queen Victoria
Edward VII
JAZZ SINGERS In 1938 she had her first smash hit with Chick Webb's band, "A-Tisket A-Tasket"
Ella Fitzgerald
IT'S MY PARTY U.S. president John Adams
Federalist
KING ME! Maybe Columbus was trying to butter up this king when he gave his son the same name in 1488
Ferdinand
JOHN HUGHES FILMS Film in which Matthew Broderick says, "Life goes by so fast that if you don't stop and look around, you might miss it"
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
JANUARY 11, 1996 Many world leaders attended his funeral mass in Notre Dame Cathedral
Francois Mitterand
KENNEDY CENTER HONOREES 1983 "Was A Very Good Year" for this entertainer; that's when he was honored
Frank Sinatra
LADIES OF LITERATURE In the original tale, Elizabeth, the bride of this man, is strangled by the monster
Frankenstein
IT'S GARY He's played Sirius Black & Gotham's Lt. Jim Gordon
Gary Oldman
LANGUAGES Encyclopedia Americana calls the Homeric form of this "an artificial literary language"
Greek
JADED The sought-after imperial jade is usually this color
Green
JAVA, THE HUT In the early '60s, many folkies flocked to Cafe Wha?, at MacDougal & Minetta in this Manhattan area
Greenwich Village
KIDDY LIT In a Grimm tale, grim indeed, she pushed a witch into an oven
Gretel
JULY Born alone July 12, 1895, he later partnered with Jerome Kern & Richard Rogers
Hammerstein
KIDDY LIT CHARACTERS His father, Raff, fell off a scaffold while working on the dikes & lost his memory
Hans Brinker
KIDS IN LIT He joined the Auror Department under Kingsley Shacklebolt at age 17
Harry Potter
JINGO ALL THE WAY In an 1852 speech, Frederick Douglass called this holiday "a sham... fraud, deception, impiety"
Independence Day
KEEP THE FAITH 2-letter name shared by the Maori creator of the universe & Jupiter's third-largest moon
Io
JORDAN The easternmost point of Jordan borders this troubled country
Iraq
LANGUAGES Abruzzese is a dialect of this language
Italian
JOE-PARDY! In 1975's "Thrilla in Manila" Muhammad Ali defeated him
Joe Frazier
JOCK JACKS & JOHNS This former coach of the Raiders has won many Emmy Awards as an NFL analyst with CBS & Fox
John Madden
KINGS & QUEENS Queen Noor, of this Middle Eastern country named for a river, used to be a regular American girl named Lisa
Jordan
JERRY SPRINGER'S BIBLE SHOW He crowded onto the stage with his 11 brothers for the "Dad Likes You Best" show
Joseph
JOURNALISM Born in Hungary, he ran the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before buying the New York World
Joseph Pulitzer
KINGS & QUEENS Named Franco's successor in 1969, he became king in 1975
Juan Carlos
KINGS & QUEENS This king & his family have lived at La Zarzuela palace just outside Madrid since 1962
Juan Carlos
K.K. Before writing his first novel, he worked as a night attendant in the mental ward of a V.A. hospital
Ken Kesey
LAKES A part of Minnesota, the northernmost point in the lower 48 states, juts into this U.S.-Canadian lake
Lake of the Woods
ITS LONGEST BORDER Vietnam's longest
Laos
KINGS & QUEENS The leaders of several royal families take turns ruling this country whose capital is Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
IT'S GEOGRAPHIC Calexico, California lies opposite this aptly named Mexican city
Mexicali
JULY 4 On July 4, 1982 Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado was elected president of this North American country
Mexico
LAKES & RIVERS Including Lake Managua, the 2 largest lakes in Central America are found in this country
Nicaragua
KIDNAPPED This wealthy heiress who was kidnapped in 1974 was renamed "Tania" after Che Guevara's girlfriend
Patricia Hearst
JURY DUTY Like a witness, a prospective juror who lies during selection can be charged with this crime
Perjury
KEY WORDS In 1960 this magazine opened its first Key Club in Chicago
Playboy
KELLOGG'S The original slogan for these: "Drop 'em in the toaster--or eat 'em just as they are"
Pop Tarts
IT'S YOUR DIME The edge has 118 reeds, 1 fewer than this current coin
Quarter
JUST DESSERTS In 1948 Aaron Lapin's company introduced this aerosol dessert topping brand
Reddi-wip
KIRSTEN, REESE OR SCARLETT Born in the 1970s, she's the oldest
Reese
IT'S MY PARTY Strom Thurmond,1968
Republican
JUNEAU The USA's second-largest city in area, Juneau is larger than either of these 2 states
Rhode Island & Delaware
JAZZ IT UP This Thelonious Monk composition provided the title for a 1986 jazz film starring Dexter Gordon
Round Midnight
LADIES OF LITERATURE Ladies, don't be like this Rostand heroine; make sure your suitor's great letters are really his own
Roxanne
KILLED BY DEATH Jim Fixx, author of "The Complete Book of" this, died in 1984 doing just that
Running
KINGS & QUEENS During his reign, 1953-1964, King Saud nearly bankrupted this country
Saudi Arabia
JERRY SPRINGER'S BIBLE SHOW David was hidden offstage when Jonathan told this man "Dad, Leave My Friends Alone!"
Saul
KINGS & QUEENS Kings of this largest island in the Mediterranean included William the Bad & his son William the Good
Sicily
KIDDIE LIT The 1st flowers mentioned in "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary"
Silver Bells
JADED Prized Chinese artifacts include jade bottles for this tobacco product that induced sneezing
Snuff
JADED The formula NaAlSi2O6 tells you these 4 chemical elements make up jadeite
Sodium, aluminum, silicon & oxygen
JAIL This country's Kharkov Prison is said to be world's largest, accommodating 40,000 prisoners
Soviet Union
KATHARINE HEPBURN FILMS In "Adam's Rib" Hepburn & this actor are married lawyers on opposite sides of a case
Spencer Tracy
IT'S IN MY COFFEE Sweet'N Low contains saccharin; sucralose goes into this "S" brand
Splenda
JAIL Unlucky Col. Klink was in charge of this prison camp housing "Hogan's Heroes"
Stalag 13
IT'S AN EXPERIMENT This university's 1971 experiment simulating prison life was ended as it got too real for students playing inmates & guards
Stanford University
IT'S BIG IN JAPAN This Tokyo transit system is so popular, "platform pushers" make sure everyone gets on
Subway
KNIGHT TIME In 1027 the Council of Elne prohibited hostilities between knights & others any time on this day of the week
Sunday
LANGUAGES It was Greta Garbo's native language
Swedish
LAKES & RIVERS The Aare, originating in the Bern canton, is a major river of this country
Switzerland
LANDING ZONES OF NORMANDY This weapon is aflame in Genesis 3:24
Sword
JAPAN In a traditional Japanese home, floors are covered with straw mats called these
Tatami
I'VE GOT THE BREWS This Mexican beer, the top-selling canned import in the U.S., is named for a town in Baja California
Tecate
JOHN STEINBECK "Jody put out his bruised hand again, and..." this title animal "let his nose be rubbed"
The Red Pony
KIDDY LIT The frontispiece of this Robert Louis Stevenson book featured a detailed map
Treasure Island
JOHN HUGHES FILMS John Candy looks after his brother's kids for a few days in this 1989 comedy
Uncle Buck
LABOR UNIONS Members of this Detroit-based union also make lawn mowers in Tennessee & Radio Flyer wagons in Illinois
United Auto Workers
LANDMARKS Country: Punta Del Este, Catedral de Montevideo
Uruguay
LANDING ZONES OF NORMANDY The Bear River runs through this state into a lake
Utah
JOURNALISM Sime Silverman, editor of this weekly trade paper, coined the headline "Sticks Nix Hick Pix"
Variety
ITS LONGEST BORDER Colombia's longest
Venezuela
LAKES & RIVERS This largest African lake is the chief source of the Nile River
Victoria
LAND O' LAKERS L.A.'s city fathers renamed Weyse Avenue this street; "Hollywood & Weyse" just didn't cling
Vine
KNOWN BY THEIR INITIALS Social reformer William Edward Burghardt...
W.E.B. Du Bois
KIDDY LIT CHARACTERS Chapter 17 of "Peter Pan" is "When" this girl "Grew Up"
Wendy
KNOWN BY THEIR INITIALS NFL All-Pro Yelberton Abraham...
Y.A. Tittle
JAPAN The name of this monetary unit comes from the word for "round"; earlier coins were often oval
Yen
JOB DESCRIPTION A 6-letter waitress who brings burgers to your vehicle
a carhop
JOB DESCRIPTION 3-letter para-paramedic
an EMT
JUST DESSERTS In "The Godfather", Richard Castellano says, "Leave the gun. Take" these pastries
cannolis
KING JAMES BIBLE BEASTS The Song of Solomon 2:15 tells of these "little" critters "that spoil the vines"
foxes
LAKES & RIVERS Scottish word for lake
loch
JOEY In marsupials only, these glands develop independently to provide tailored nutrition to individual joeys
mammary glands
JUST SAY NO In Hollywood, this 5-letter word of possibility (per the L.A. Times)
maybe
JUST SAY NO In German, this 4-letter word
nein
JUST SAY NO In French, this 3-letter word
non
JAIL Calling it "Most Secure Prison", Guinness says tho 23 attempted to escape from Alcatraz, this many succeeded
none
IT'S ALL "OVER", BABY 3-word topographical phrase for someone whose peak years are behind him
over the hill
IT'S ALL "OVER", BABY It's where a "man" is when the O flag is hoisted on a ship
overboard
JULIA CHILD When World War II broke out, Julia, hoping to become a spy, joined the OSS, this forerunner of the CIA
the Office of Strategic Services
LANDMARKS Though unmarried & childless, he lives in the world's largest residential palace
the Pope
KISS ME! In 1975, in an unprecedented act of humility, he kissed the feet of the envoy of the Orthodox Patriarch
the Pope (Paul VI)
LAKES & RIVERS A German river or the wine grown on its banks
the Rhine
LAKES & RIVERS Early explorers gave it a Spanish name meaning "large river"
the Rio Grande
JORDAN Around 106 A.D. Jordan became part of this empire's province of Arabia
the Roman Empire
IT'S OUR ISLAND Midway Island
the U.S.
JUST THE FACT, MA'AM This "rhythm" is the biological clock in humans, based on a 24-hour cycle
the circadian rhythm
JUST DESSERTS Try one of my blondies; it's like a brownie but made with this flavoring instead of chocolate
vanilla (or butterscotch)
JEOPMARK CARDS FOR LITERARY CHARACTE Wishing this 1726 title guy bon voyage! Whether you meet people big or small, may your 4 trips make you say "Yahoo!"
Gulliver
IVAN Ivan was the middle name of this astronaut, Virgil was his first, but most people called him "Gus"
Gus Grissom
KNOWN BY THEIR INITIALS Journalist & essayist Henry Louis...
H.L. Mencken
IT'S GREEK MYTHOLOGY TO ME This underworld kingpin had a helmet that made him invisible; after all, his name means "the unseen"
Hades
JUST FOR THE "HALL" OF IT Literally it means "Praise ye the Lord" in Hebrew
Hallelujah
JUST FOR THE "HALL" OF IT It's a feature that distinguishes something from other things
Hallmark
JUST FOR THE "HALL" OF IT It's a false perception when no external stimulus exists
Hallucination
I'VE GOT 2 TICKETS TO PARADISE This state's record low is 12 degrees; its January average is a balmy 68
Hawaii
KINGS & QUEENS In 1895, Liliuokalani was charged with treason & forced to abdicate throne of this island group
Hawaii
LANGUAGES "Hauoli makahiki hou" means "happy new year" in this language of the Pacific
Hawaiian
LANGUAGES In its earliest form, this Old Testament language was probably identical to Phoenician
Hebrew
KENNY ROGERS His wife Marianne was once a regular on this country comedy TV show
Hee Haw
IT'S GREEK MYTHOLOGY TO ME Menelaus not only wanted this wife back, but the treasure Paris stole along with her
Helen
JASON MILLER When Jason played Edmund in "Long Day's Journey into Night", this "First Lady of the American Theatre" played his mother
Helen Hayes
JOURNALISM UPI journalist who's the senior member of the White House press corps
Helen Thomas
LADY'S NIGHT At a 1984 dinner, this "doubting" woman became the 1st woman to win the National Press Club's Fourth Estate Award
Helen Thomas
JEOPARDY! PLACE FBI agent Malone comes into town to find out how a claymore mine got there & see his mom, one of these blood doctors
Hematologist
JULY This industrialist came off the assembly line July 30, 1863
Henry Ford
JUDEA This ruler of Judea attempted to kill the infant Jesus
Herod
JAPANESE HISTORY Called Michinomiya as a child, he became Japanese emperor on Christmas Day, 1926
Hirohito
KINSEY Dr. Alfred Kinsey was born in this New Jersey city in 1894, as was Frank Sinatra 21 years later
Hoboken
JAPAN The Ainu, most of whom live on this northernmost island, may have been Japan's first inhabitants
Hokkaido
KNOW BUSINESS This company squealed with delight because sales of Spam porked up first quarter profits in 2008
Hormel
IT'S ABOUT TIME Timepiece mentioned in the introduction to "Days of Our Lives"
Hourglass
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS At age 63 John left the White House & began to serve in this house, where he was called "Old Man Eloquent"
House of Representatives
KIDS IN LIT This boy, about 14 years old, escapes from his alcoholic father & helps a slave who's on the run
Huckleberry Finn
JA! BABY! In German this country is Ungarn
Hungary
JULIUS CAESAR In 47 B.C., after defeating the King of Pontus, Caesar boasted, "Veni, vidi, vici!"; I came, I saw, I did this
I conquered
LANGUAGES [Sarah] It's the three-word phrase expressed here in American sign language
I love you
LAGER RHYTHMS In 1988, after an over 70-year ban, this European island country allowed the brewing and selling of strong beer
Iceland
LAND OF _____ Its glaciers & hot springs have earned this country the nickname "Land of Frost and Fire"
Iceland
JUNE SWOON This composer's first ballet, "The Firebird", premiered in Paris June 25, 1910
Igor Stravinsky
LAND OF _____ Go to this state if you want to see the "Land of Lincoln"
Illinois
KINSEY In 1947 Dr. Kinsey founded his institute for sex research at this Bloomington university
Indiana
KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES In 1989 the leather jacket & fedora worn by this Harrison Ford character went to the Smithsonian
Indiana Jones
IT'S THEIR FAULT The great Sumatran fault lies within this fourth-most populous country
Indonesia
LANGUAGES A variety of Malay called Bahasa Jakarta is spoken in the capital of this island nation
Indonesia
LANGUAGES Balinese is spoken on several islands of this country
Indonesia
LANGUAGES Halloween has its origins in the festival of Samhain, which means "summer's end" in this language
Irish (or Celtic)
IT'S THEIR FAULT The Ovindoli-Pezza fault runs through this earthquake-prone Mediterranean country
Italy
JUST DESSERTS Perfect for dipping in wine or coffee, biscotti are twice-baked cookies from this country
Italy
IVAN In a 1985 book he called Arbitrage "Wall Street's best kept money-making secret"
Ivan Boesky
IVAN Before the revolution, he was appointed director of the physiology dept. at the Inst. of Experimental Medicine
Ivan Pavlov
IVAN As director of "Twins" & "Kindergarten Cop", he told Arnold Schwarzenegger what to do
Ivan Reitman
JUST DESSERTS Liquor brand that's integral to the sweet potato pudding at Miss Mary Bobo's boarding house in Lynchburg, Tenn.
Jack Daniel's
JACKs Explaining why he lost the heavyweight championship to Gene Tunney, he said, "I forgot to duck"
Jack Dempsey
JOCK JACKS & JOHNS In 1927 he lost a heavyweight title rematch with Gene Tunney in the Battle of the "Long Count"
Jack Dempsey
JUNGLE FEVER Go to the Columbus Zoo & see Jungle Jack's Landing, named for this director emeritus of the zoo
Jack Hanna
JACKS OF ALL TRADES This 1996 vice-presidential candidate was once a quarterback for the Buffalo Bills
Jack Kemp
JACKs In 1989 this former NFL quarterback became U.S. Secretary of Housing & Urban Development
Jack Kemp
JACKs In the '60s he reigned as TV's exercise guru
Jack LaLaine
JACKs One of his last adventure novels, "Jerry of the Islands", told of an Irish terrier pup in the south seas
Jack London
JACKs After joking around in "Batman", he directed & starred in "The Two Jakes"
Jack Nicholson
JACKS OF ALL TRADES He was named "Golfer of the Century" in 1988 & "Golf Course Architect of the Year" in 1993
Jack Nicklaus
JOCK JACKS & JOHNS In 1986, at age 46, this "Golden Bear" became the oldest golfer to win the Masters tournament
Jack Nicklaus
KILLER OPERAS "Lulu" has a lulu of an ending: the heroine is killed by this notorious London murderer
Jack the Ripper
JASON MILLER Shortly before his death, Jason wrote a teleplay about this TV "Honeymooner", once his father-in-law
Jackie Gleason
I'VE GOT 2 TICKETS TO PARADISE The name of this West Indies island comes from an Arawak word for "land of wood & water", mon
Jamaica
JOHN C. FREMONT In 1856 he ran as the Republicans' first presidential candidate, but was defeated by this man
James Buchanan
KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES Giving serious bang for the buck, his salary for his voice-only role in "Star Wars" was just $7,000
James Earl Jones
IT'S MATTHEW PERRY In July 1853 Matthew Perry became famous by sailing into a fortified harbor in this country
Japan
JANUARY 11, 1996 Ryutaro Hashimoto was sworn in as this country's 8th prime minister in 7 years
Japan
JEAN-WHAT? Hatian leader Aristide
Jean-Bertrand
JEAN-WHAT? Actor Van Damme
Jean-Claude
JEAN-WHAT? 18th century thinker Rousseau
Jean-Jacques
JEAN-WHAT? Film director Godard
Jean-Luc
JEAN-WHAT? 20th century thinker Sartre
Jean-Paul
JUST DESSERTS This brand of gelatin first jiggled in 4 flavors: strawberry, lemon, orange & raspberry
Jell-O
JELL-O, EVERYONE The Smithsonian's 1991 conference on Jell-O history included a talk on this "sport"
Jell-O wrestling
JUNIOR SAMPLES Edmund Jr. is the real name of this California pol known to some as "Governor Moonbeam"
Jerry Brown
JUST FOR THE "HALL" OF IT Ex-wife of Mick
Jerry Hall
KISS ME! The 2 participants in the memorable kiss in Mark 14:44
Jesus & Judas
JOIN THE CLUB If you belong to a Parrot Head club, we bet you're devoted to this singer
Jimmy Buffett
JACK NICHOLSON In a 1992 movie, Nicholson portrayed this famous American, who's seen here, with kind of a Jack-like grin
Jimmy Hoffa
JANUARY 11, 1996 He was given a 4-year, $8 million contract to coach the Miami Dolphins
Jimmy Johnson
JOANS "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" was her only hit to reach the Top 10
Joan Baez
JOANS She appeared in "Addams Family Values" & opposite her brother John in "Say Anything"
Joan Cusack
JOANS After watching her on "Good Morning America", you can exercise to her video "Workout America"
Joan Lunden
JOANS Laurence Olivier's widow, she was featured in the movies "Enchanted April", "Avalon" & "Dennis the Menace"
Joan Plowright
JOANS From 1983 to 1986 she was the permanent guest host of the "Tonight Show"
Joan Rivers
JOAQUIN His siblings are River, Rain, Liberty & Summer
Joaquin Phoenix
JOE-PARDY! He teamed with William Hanna to produce "The Flintsones"
Joe Barbera
IT'S THE HUMILITY In 2011 this politician said he didn't deserve the honor of having the Wilmington, Del. train station named after him
Joe Biden
JOE THE SENATOR This Delaware man served in the Senate from 1973 to 2009, then got kicked upstairs
Joe Biden
JOE THE SENATOR In 1950 he attracted national attention by accusing the State Department of harboring Communists
Joe McCarthy
JUST THE FACT, MA'AM He's the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations
John Bolton
KANSANS In 1855, he moved to Osawatomie, Kan. where he was known as "Osawatomie Brown"
John Brown
JON STEWART'S <em class="underline"> This mascot "is like Uncle Sam, only shorter and fatter, clearly playing to the British infatuation with stoutness"
John Bull
JUNIOR SAMPLES This philanthropist donated the land on which the U.N. headquarters was built in New York City
John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
JOHN LEGEND He developed the first successful steel plow, & his company found tractors to be a fertile market
John Deere
JUNE 5 BABIES Born 1883:A 3-named English economist
John Maynard Keynes
JOCK JACKS & JOHNS The No, 1 tennis player in the world from 1981 to 1984, he won more U.S. Davis Cup singles matches than anyone else
John McEnroe
JOHN PAUL II Like this immediate predecessor, John Paul II declined coronation
John Paul I
JOURNALISM New York City editor acquitted of libel in 1735 establishing the principle of freedom of the press
John Peter Zenger
JOCK JACKS & JOHNS This Utah Jazz guard holds the NBA record for career steals with over 2,600
John Stockton
JOHN LEGEND As the U.S. Constitution was vague, this V.P. decided to name himself President instead of calling for an election
John Tyler
JERUSALEM In 168 B.C. Syrian Antiochus IV destroyed much of the city, causing a revolt under this man's leadership
Judah the Maccabee
JUNE SWOON One of the 2 days on which summer can begin in the Northern Hemisphere
June 21 or 22
LANDING ZONES OF NORMANDY Hellenically, Hera
Juno
IT'S SECRET, DON'T TELL ANYONE The People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs, a Soviet secret police force begun in 1934, led to this agency's 1954 birth
KGB
KNOCK, KNOCK Tom Shales said the difference between this ex-"Live" host's XMAS special & a 24-hour flu was 23 hours
Kathie Lee Gifford
K.K. On radio, this bandleader had a "Kollege of Musical Knowledge"
Kay Kyser
JUNE 5 BABIES Born 1956:An American pop saxophonist
Kenny G
KEY WORDS If you read our credits you know this post on our crew is filled by Luke Lima
Key grip
KEY WORDS On a music score, it's the set of sharp &/or flat signs that follow the clef
Key signature
JERUSALEM Jews pray at the Wailing Wall, a part of the Second Temple renovated by this king & later destroyed
King Herod
JORDAN In 1952 he succeeded his father Talal as King of Jordan
King Hussein
JINGO ALL THE WAY Orwell called this "If" poet a "jingo imperialist... morally insensitive and aesthetically disgusting"
Kipling
K.K. He was the majority stockholder in MGM until it was sold to Sony in 2005
Kirk Kerkorian
KIRSTEN, REESE OR SCARLETT Has starred with Pitt & Cruise
Kirsten
KIRSTEN, REESE OR SCARLETT The tallest at 5'7"
Kirsten
JOHN C. FREMONT On many of his survey trips, he travelled with this Kentucky-born guide & Indian agent
Kit Carson
JUNE SWOON This war began with an attack across the 38th Parallel on June 25, 1950
Korean War
JOHN PAUL II In 1964 he was promoted from auxilliary bishop to archbishop of this Polish city
Krakow
JUST DESSERTS A glowing red "Hot Doughnuts Now" sign announces the fresh original glazed doughnuts from this chain
Krispy Kreme
K.K. Mmm... these doughnuts
Krispy Kremes
JAPANESE HISTORY In 1281 a storm the Japanese called Kamikaze, or "Divine Wind", thwarted an amphibious attack by this Mongol
Kublai Khan
KICK THE CANNES Co-Palme d'Or winners in 1980 were "All That Jazz" by Bob Fosse & "Kagemusha" by this man
Kurosawa
JUNIOR SAMPLES He wrote the bestsellers "Slaughterhouse-Five" & "Breakfast of Champions"
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
JAPAN After being rebuilt in 1855, the Imperial Palace in this former capital was home to just 2 emperors
Kyoto
JAPANESE HISTORY In 794 Emperor Kammu established the Japanese capital in this city that was then called Heian-Kyo
Kyoto
JELL-O, EVERYONE In the 1930s Jell-O sponsored a series of "Oz" booklets by this author who died in 1919
L. Frank Baum
KNOWN BY THEIR INITIALS Maine retailer Leon Leonwood...
L.L. Bean
LAKES & RIVERS The northern tip of this long lake on the border between Vermont & New York extends into Quebec
Lake Champlain
LANDMARKS An over 300-foot Doric column on this Great Lake is both a peace memorial & a Perry's victory memorial
Lake Erie
LAKES & RIVERS This lake on the French-Swiss border shares its name with the Swiss city at its southern end
Lake Geneva
LAKES A castle on this French-Swiss lake was made famous by the poem "The Prisoner of Chillon"
Lake Geneva
KNOW YOUR EARTH Filling this reservoir behind Hoover Dam caused earthquakes in the area until the land settled
Lake Mead
LAKES & RIVERS This largest of the Great Lakes is also the highest above sea level at 600 feet
Lake Superior
LAKES Fur trappers called this Great Lake the "Upper Lake" in French
Lake Superior
LAKES Located in South America, it's the world's highest large navigable lake
Lake Titicaca
LAKES & RIVERS This lake in Manitoba, Ontario & Minnesota is a remnant of an extinct glacial lake
Lake of the Woods
JEWELRY Last name of the French jeweler Rene, who was famous for his art nouveau designs & his crystal
Lalique
IT'S ALL A LEGEND As a child, this tough Knight of the Round Table was plunged into the lake from which Excalibur came
Lancelot
KING ARTHUR Arthur set up the diamond jousts, a series of 9 annual tournaments all won by this knight
Lancelot
LANGUAGES All of the Romance languages have their roots in this language
Latin
LABOR Fired in 1976, in 1980 striking workers got him reinstated at the Lenin shipyard in Gdansk
Lech Walesa
JUST CHUTE ME In 1485 this Italian designed a parachute; over 500 years later, Adrian Nicholas made a jump using that design
Leonardo
JUST CHUTE ME In the 1490s he sketched out the chute seen here
Leonardo da Vinci
JUNE SWOON The 2 men who signed the Salt II Treaty in Vienna on June 18, 1979
Leonid Brezhnev & Jimmy Carter
JULY On July 14, 1980, Billy Carter registered as an agent of this country's government
Libya
JAMES BOND The title of this film with Timothy Dalton & Carey Lowell explains why Bond gets away with murder
Licence to Kill
JOE THE SENATOR This Connecticut senator was chairman of the Government Affairs Committee from 2001 to 2003
Lieberman
IT'S MY PARTY Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Likud
KENNEDY CENTER HONOREES This musician who gave off good "vibes" was one of the honorees in 1992
Lionel Hampton
I'VE GOT A LITTLE LISZT The 1840s excitement over Liszt was dubbed this (later a movie title) by Heinrich Heine
Lisztomania
LANGUAGES In a list of dictionary abbreviations, this language is often listed as Lith.
Lithuanian
LAKES & RIVERS You can take a high road or a low road to this, the largest lake in Scotland
Loch Lomond
JAVA, THE HUT In the early 1700s there were 550 coffeehouses in this city, including Edward Lloyd's
London
JOURNALISM "Newsweek" spoke of "the power of the press" when B. Bain's dog was killed by copy of this heavy paper
Los Angeles Times
KING ME! He was deposed by the Bavarian government in 1886; must've made him really "Mad"
Ludwig II
KEEP THE FAITH A group of 16th century German princes started this Protestant denomination
Lutheranism
JINGLES & SLOGANS It's slogan "The Milk Chocolate Melts in Your Mouth, Not in Your Hand" was introduced in 1954
M&M's
LADIES OF LITERATURE S'posin a fella was to meet the lady that birthed Tom Joad; he could jus' call her this
Ma
IT'S VEGAS, BABY! You can get really close to Brad Pitt at the Vegas version of this world-famous wax museum
Madame Tussaud's
KIDDY LIT Title character among Ludwig Bemelmans' "Twelve Little Girls In Two Straight Lines"
Madeline
LANGUAGES Hungarians call their official language this
Magyar
KANSAS CITIES This college town has been called the "Little Apple"
Manhattan
JINGO ALL THE WAY This 2-word jingoistic tenet stated that territorial expansion of the U.S. is inevitable & ordained
Manifest Destiny
KENNEDY CENTER HONOREES The first group of honorees in 1978 included Arthur Rubinstein & this African-American opera singer
Marian Anderson
KINGS & QUEENS This 11th daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I was guillotined in 1793
Marie Antoinette
JULIUS CAESAR In Shakespeare's" Julius Caesar", this man begins his eulogy of Caesar, "Friends, Romans, countrymen..."
Mark Antony
JUNE SWOON The Romans named the month for Juno, patron goddess of women & this social rite
Marriage
KNOW BUSINESS This hotel chain that owns Renaissance, Courtyard & Ritz-Carlton also has a timeshare division
Marriott
KIDS ON THE NET On the website for this comics brand, you can watch the Fantastic Four or play Iron Man Armory Assault
Marvel
KNIGHT TIME The increasing idealization of women by knights developed out of cult devoted to this biblical woman
Mary
KINGS & QUEENS In 1558 Elizabeth I succeeded this half-sister as Queen of England
Mary I (Mary Tudor)
IT'S SECRET, DON'T TELL ANYONE A March 31, 1920 L.A. times headline said, this adorable actress "and Douglas Fairbanks are secretly married"
Mary Pickford
KATHARINE HEPBURN FILMS In 1936 Hepburn played this doomed Scots queen who was married to a real-life Hepburn ancestor
Mary, Queen of Scots
JUST A BILL ON CAPITOL HILL Born in Quincy & educated in Braintree, Bill Delahunt has repped this state since 1997
Massachusetts
I'VE GOT A LITTLE LISZT One of Liszt's later works was an 1867 funeral march for this Austrian archduke & emperor of a N. American country
Maximillian
JADED When a big shot in this Central American civilization died in Tikal, he was buried with a piece of jade
Mayan
KEY WORDS This company added a remote keyless entry system to its 1996 Miata M edition
Mazda
JINGLES & SLOGANS "You Deserve a Break Today" at this chain
McDonald's
IT'S JUST A GAME "Allied Assault" & "Rising Sun" are from this militaristic video game series
Medal of Honor
JULY This hospital insurance program for the elderly began July 1, 1966
Medicare
JUNEAU Juneau's most popular tourist destination is this glacier lying only 13 miles from downtown
Mendenhall Glacier
KING ARTHUR Shortly after birth, Arthur was given to this wizard for safekeeping
Merlin
JUST DESERTS Part of the Chihuahuan Desert lies in Chihuahua, one of this country's most prosperous states
Mexico
KIDDY LIT This "Soul Provider" singer made his debut as a children's book author with 1997's "The Secret of the Lost Kingdom"
Michael Bolton
KICK THE CANNES In 2004 he became the first to win the Palme d'Or for a documentary since Jacques Cousteau in 1956
Michael Moore
JELL-O, EVERYONE The 1990s saw a new way to make Jell-O puddings using this type of oven
Microwave oven
JAZZ IT UP At the 2000 Grammys the Best Boxed Recording Package was this late trumpeter's "Complete Bitches Brew Sessions"
Miles Davis
JELL-O, EVERYONE During her 140-day-long mission on this workplace Shannon Lucid made Jell-O every Sunday
Mir
LAKES & RIVERS This river runs from Three Forks, Montana to its mouth 17 miles north of St. Louis
Missouri
JERRY SPRINGER'S BIBLE SHOW Miriam & Aaron answered this man's questions on the "Who's My Real Mother?" episode
Moses
LANDMARKS The famous Oracle of Delphi was located on the lower slope of this sacred Greek mountain
Mount Parnassus
JINGLES & SLOGANS According to the old jingle, he "Gets Rid of Dirt and Grime and Grease in Just a Minute"
Mr. Clean
JOE DiMAGGIO From 1974 to 1985, DiMaggio served as the spokesman for this line of automatic drip coffeemakers
Mr. Coffee
JANE AUSTEN IN POP CULTURE 2 sisters go broke & move to East L.A. in the rhymingly titled fiim "From Prada to" this, based on "Sense & Sensibility"
Nada
JAPANESE HISTORY From the 1630s to 1850s, this port on Kyushu served as Japan's only window to the Western World
Nagasaki
LADIES' LOCKER ROOM Fore! This Mexican-American woman won a record 5 golf tournaments in a row in 1978
Nancy Lopez
JULES VERNE In 1828 Verne was born in this port city, 230 years after Henry IV signed an important "edict" there
Nantes
KIDS ON THE NET At this magazine's website you can take a "Geobee" or play Iggy Games with Iggy Arbuckle
National Geographic
JOHN HUGHES FILMS John Hughes was a writer & editor for this humor magazine whose name appears in 4 of his movie titles
National Lampoon
IT'S BIG IN JAPAN Beauty in this body part is so valued that a common insult is "Your mother has an outie"
Navel
JOURNALISM Attempting to beat the fictional Phileas Fogg, this woman reporter went around the world in 72 days in 1889
Nellie Bly
JADED The gemstone jade comes from 2 minerals, jadeite & this one whose name is from the Greek for "kidney"
Nephrite
JAMES BOND This title was a reference to Sean Connery's 1971 insistence that he'd played Bond for the last time
Never Say Never Again
JOE DiMAGGIO DiMaggio's last hit, a double, came in his last at-bat in the 1951 World Series when the Yankees played this NYC team
New York Giants
IT'S THEIR FAULT Alpine fault runs almost the entire length of South Island in this country
New Zealand
JUST MARRIED In 1804 Napoleon's brother Jerome & his Baltimore-bred bride honeymooned at this upstate New York site
Niagara Falls
LADY'S NIGHT Pitcher Dennis Martinez attended a 1991 White House dinner for this country's Pres. Violeta Barrios de Chamorro
Nicaragua
IT'S YOUR DIME 8.33 % of the dime is this metal, the rest is copper
Nickel
LAKES & RIVERS It's the longest river in the world
Nile
JOAQUIN It was the surname of Cuban-born composer Joaquin & his writer-daughter Anais
Nin
KIDDIE LIT In "Hiawatha" she's the "daughter of the moon"
Nokomis
ITS LONGEST BORDER Sweden's longest
Norway
IT'S YOUR DIME The branches on the back are from these 2 trees whose names both begin with "O"
Oak & olive
LAKES & RIVERS The artificial Lake O' the Cherokees in this state was formed by damming the Neosho river
Oklahoma
LANDING ZONES OF NORMANDY A branch of the Sioux Indian tribe
Omaha
IT'S AN ILLUSION The 1965 exhibition "The Responsive Eye" popularized this art movement based on illusions
Op Art
JUST DESSERTS One variation of this cookie is the Double Stuf, with twice the creme filling of the original
Oreo
JOAN OF ARC She was called the "Maid of" this city which she liberated from the English
Orleans
I'VE GOT THE BREWS This company no longer brews its own Blue Ribbon brand but owns Schaefer, Schlitz & 30 other brands
Pabst
I'VE GOT A LITTLE LISZT Liszt's "La Clochette Fantasy" is a difficult piano piece based on this violinist's difficult B minor concerto
Paganini
JUDEA Galilee, Samaria & Judea in the south were the 3 traditional divisions of this ancient area with a still-current name
Palestine
IT'S GEOGRAPHIC Darien is both a mountain range & a province of this country; it's also the former name of the whole isthmus
Panama
JUNE 5 BABIES Born 1878:A Mexican revolutionary
Pancho Villa
LANGUAGES Guarani is both a language & the basic unit of currency in this landlocked South American country
Paraguay
LANDMARKS Industrial pollution threatens the remains of this temple built on the Acropolis to honor Athena
Parthenon
JEWISH FOOD Not all matzos can be used during this holiday, only those in boxes designated for it
Passover
JUNE 5 BABIES Born 1850:An Old West lawman & "Kid" killer
Pat Garrett
JOE-PARDY! Legendary Joe Paterno has coached this school's football team for 36 years
Penn State
KING ME! "Le Bref" was the epithet of this medieval king, Charlemagne's father
Pepin the Short
JURY DUTY A trial jury is also called this type, as opposed to a grand jury
Petit jury
JULY This Italian sonneteer who wrote poems to Laura was born in July 1304
Petrarch
KINGS & QUEENS Ancient Macedonia had 5 kings with this name; one came immediately before Alexander the Great & one immediately after
Philip
IT'S SECRET, DON'T TELL ANYONE In the Book of Judges, this anti-Israelite people found out the secret of Samson's power by bribing Delilah
Philistines
JUPITER The "trail blazing" name of the first spacecraft to fly by Jupiter, in 1973
Pioneer
IT'S WHAT WE DO Dynegy, whose name comes from "dynamic energy", operates 17,000 miles of these to move oil & gas
Pipelines
KINGS & QUEENS In 1587 Sigismund, the son of Sweden's king, became ruler of this Eastern European country
Poland
JOURNALISM This racy monthly which promoted 1892 Corbett-Sullivan fight was a barbershop favorite
Police Gazette
KINGS NAMED ED This country's King Edward supported exploration projects of his brother Henry the Navigator
Portugal
LANGUAGE LAB Galician, spoken in northwestern Spain, is similar to this language spoken just over the border
Portuguese
LANGUAGES "Obrigado" means thank you in this Iberian language spoken by about 190 million people worldwide
Portuguese
JEWISH FOOD A kugel may be noodle or this type made from the main ingredient in latkes
Potatoes
JUST DESSERTS Despite its name, Sara Lee's "All Butter" one is only 10 3/4 ounces
Pound cake
KINGS NAMED ED After Edward I killed the only native Welshman to hold this title, he gave it to his son
Prince of Wales
JEOPMARK CARDS FOR LITERARY CHARACTE Your daughter is getting married! Hoping 1611 will be wonderful for this guy & our love to Miranda & Ferdinand!
Prospero
KIDNAPPED Pierre Laporte was kidnapped in 1970 by the FLQ, who sought independence for this Canadian province
Quebec
KINGS & QUEENS In 1992 this queen of England agreed to pay income tax
Queen Elizabeth II
KINGS & QUEENS This queen was one of the few who thought Christopher Columbus' exploration plan made any sense
Queen Isabella
KINGS & QUEENS This queen reportedly referred to William Gladstone as "that dreadful old man"
Queen Victoria
JEOPMARK CARDS FOR LITERARY CHARACTE As we sail off in an 1851 novel, you're this man, a true friend (& thanks for laying off on the cannibalism)
Queequeg
JACK NICHOLSON Nicholson won an Oscar for playing this rebellious character in "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest"
Randle P. McMurphy
IT'S MOVIE TIME This title chameleon faced a snake & a hawk in the town of dirt
Rango
KIRSTEN, REESE OR SCARLETT Married, with children
Reese
IT'S MY PARTY Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura
Reform
KELLOGG'S This Kellogg's cereal has been "talking" since 1927
Rice Krispies
KINGS & QUEENS This king known as "the Lionhearted" was killed when he tried to get a peasant's gold
Richard
KNIGHT TIME In 1202 Albert, this Latvian city's bishop, organized the Brothers of the Sword to convert pagans
Riga
JULY Being born July 7, 1940 made him the senior member of the Beatles (& he's older than July-born Mick Jagger, too)
Ringo
IT'S ALL A LEGEND The headstone of Robert, Earl of Huntingdon says he was this legendary medieval outlaw
Robin Hood
JOLLY "ROGER"S As Harcourt Fenton Mudd, he gave Captain Kirk no end of trouble
Roger C. Carmel
JOLLY "ROGER"S Maroon Studios star who enjoyed a Diet Coke while watching his wife, Jessica, perform
Roger Rabbit
JACKIE ROBINSON Jackie won the major leagues' first of these awards for first-year players
Rookie of the Year
JUNGLE FEVER He wrote of the law of the jungle, "The wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the wolf that shall break it must die"
Rudyard Kipling
JEWELRY Legend says the Orloff, a crown jewel of this country, was stolen from the eye of an idol in India
Russia
I'VE GOT 2 TICKETS TO PARADISE This island is spelled with a double "A" if you're talking about the Dutch part, with beaches like Guana Bay
Saint Martin
JOLLY "ROGER"S In one episode, she coached Rob's brother, Stacey Petrie, through a practice date
Sally Rogers
JAVA, THE HUT Daddy-o, leave the squares at home on Wednesday--it's open mic night at Sacred Grounds in this city's Haight
San Francisco
JOAQUIN The San Joaquin River flows through the San Joaquin Valley & joins with the Sacramento before reaching this bay
San Francisco Bay
IT'S GEOGRAPHIC Much of this tiny, "serene", landlocked nation stands on Mount Titano
San Marino
JEOPARDY! PLACE Jonas slips Emily a fake passport & a plane ticket to this city, Brazil's most populous
Sao Paulo
JAPAN This city, site of the 1972 Winter Olympics, is capital of Hokkaido Prefecture
Sapporo
JUNE BUGGED On June 28, 1914 the Kaiser's yacht race was interrupted by news from this Balkan city
Sarajevo
KIRSTEN, REESE OR SCARLETT Born of a Danish father
Scarlett
LAGER RHYTHMS This beer "that made Milwaukee famous" became famous after donating kegs to Chicagoans after the great fire
Schlitz
JUST TO THE RIGHT In the zodiac look to the right of the weapon-wielding Sagittarius to find this creature
Scorpio
JEWEL A variety of smoky quartz, cairngorm is a gemstone that comes from the Cairngorm Mountains of this country
Scotland
JANE AUSTEN IN POP CULTURE Giant lobsters & rampaging octopi threaten the Dashwood sisters in the book "Sense and Sensibility and" these
Sea Monsters
IT'S GARY Gary Ross wrote the screenplay for this film in which Tobey Maguire played Jockey Red Pollard
Seabiscuit
JAPANESE BUSINESS & INDUSTRY This brand name meaning "precision" first appeared on Hattori's watches in 1924
Seiko
JURY DUTY Term for the isolation of a jury from the public; it lasted 9 months in the O.J. Simpson criminal case
Sequestering
LANGUAGES In 1821, he became only person to invent, unaided, an entire alphabet & numbering system
Sequoyah
IT'S ALL A LEGEND One legend says the snows of Kilimanjaro are the final resting place of Menelik, son of Solomon & this queen
Sheba
KENNEDY CENTER HONOREES She was a child star, an ambassador & in 1998 a Kennedy Center honoree
Shirley Temple Black
JACK LONDON Jack London often purchased story ideas, including "The Assassination Bureau", from this "Babbitt" author
Sinclair Lewis
IT'S THE HUMILITY This British scientist born in 1642 said he was only a boy finding pretty shells beside "the great ocean of truth"
Sir Isaac Newton
KISS ME! Perrault's version of this fairy tale where a kiss plays an important role was titled "La belle au bois dormant"
Sleeping Beauty
JAPANESE BUSINESS & INDUSTRY Setting out to make the world's smallest transistor radio, it marketed a pocket-size one in 1957
Sony
IT'S OUR ISLAND Ibiza
Spain
JINGO ALL THE WAY The U.S. was spurred to war with this country in 1898 due in part to "jingo journalism"
Spain
KINGS & QUEENS This country was so unstable during the reign of Isabella II that it had 60 different governments
Spain
KELLOGG'S This word precedes the Big Red "K" in the name of a Kellogg's cereal
Special
KNOCK, KNOCK This 1977 film was "as exciting as last year's weather reports"; guess the force wasn't with that critic
Star Wars
JINGLES & SLOGANS "Like a Good Neighbor", this insurer "is There"
State Farm
LADIES' LOCKER ROOM Born in Mannheim, Germany in 1969, she's one of only 5 tennis players in history to win a Grand Slam
Steffi Graf
LANDMARKS Some believe this megalithic monument near Salisbury, England, was an astronomical observatory
Stonehenge
JELL-O, EVERYONE Due to a shortage of this during WWII, it was tough to find Jell-O on grocery shelves
Sugar
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS In 1811 Madison appointed him to this body; the Senate approved it, but John turned it down
Supreme Court
I'VE GOT A LITTLE LISZT For one of his few songs in English, "Go Not Happy Day", Liszt took his text from this "Light Brigade" poet
Tennyson
LAKES & RIVERS Sam Rayburn Reservoir is this state's largest lake
Texas
KING ME! Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Bhumibol Adulyadej grew up to become king of this country
Thailand
JASON MILLER Jason won the 1973 Pulitzer Prize & the Tony Award for writing this play about the reunion of a basketball team
That Championship Season
KATHARINE HEPBURN FILMS Kate wrote a book on "The Making of" this film in which she & Bogie run the Ulanga River
The African Queen
JUNGLE FEVER John Huston wrote & directed this 1950 jewel heist caper that starred Sterling Hayden & Marilyn Monroe
The Asphalt Jungle
KICK THE CANNES People were talking when Coppola won for this 1974 Gene Hackman movie where he listens to a murder plot
The Conversation
JASON MILLER Jason Miller earned an Oscar nomination for his electrifying film debut as Father Karras in this 1973 classic
The Exorcist
IT'S WHAT WE DO Salespeople at this athletic shoe retailer are known as "stripers" & dress accordingly
The Foot Locker
JULIA CHILD In 1963, Julia became a staple on PBS, hosting this long-running show
The French Chef
JULIA CHILD As a newlywed, Julia learned to prepare food from Gourmet Magazine & this Erma Rombauer book
The Joy of Cooking
I'VE ZINE THE MOVIE Sydney Schanberg's magazine article "The Death & Life of Dith Pran" lived on to become this film
The Killing Fields
LAND OF _____ A nickname for Minnesota, or the source of Hamm's beer
The Land of Sky Blue Waters
KATHARINE HEPBURN FILMS In 1959 Hepburn did "Suddenly Last Summer"; 9 years later she did this historical film with another season in its title
The Lion in Winter
JAMES THURBER In 1927 James Thurber began a lifelong association with this Manhattan magazine
The New Yorker
IT'S WHAT WE DO A leading Italian restaurant chain, it's increasing its expertise by opening the Culinary Institute of Tuscany
The Olive Garden
KNOCK, KNOCK Newsweek said this Gregory Peck horror film with young Damien was "the latest serving of deviled ham"
The Omen
JOHN C. FREMONT Thinking it was this chain's highest peak, he climbed what's now called Fremont Peak in 1842
The Rockies
JACK LONDON The 1913 Hobart Bosworth film is the first movie of this Jack London novel about Wolf Larsen & his ship
The Sea Wolf
IT'S MOVIE TIME Julie Andrews leaves the convent to work for the von Trapps in this musical
The Sound of Music
KIDS IN LIT A book by a great-great-uncle shows Jared, Simon & Mallory the hidden world around them in this series
The Spiderwick Chronicles
JULY 4 She not only carries a torch, she holds a law book inscribed with the date "JULY IV MDCCLXXVI"
The Statue of Liberty
JOURNALISM Time, Inc. spent $85 million in a futile attempt to save this D.C. paper
The Washington Star
IT'S MATTHEW PERRY As Joe Quincy, Matthew Perry served at the pleasure of the president (Martin Sheen) on this NBC show
The West Wing
KIDDY LIT This book begins with the mole "spring-cleaning his little home"
The Wind in the Willows
KNOCK, KNOCK "...no trace of imagination, good taste or ingenuity", The New Yorker said of this '39 film set in Kansas
The Wizard of Oz
JAZZ PIANISTS The musical "Ain't Misbehavin" was based on the music of this heavyweight pianist-songwriter
Thomas "Fats" Waller
JUST THE FACT, MA'AM This god's principal weapon is Mjollnir
Thor
JUST DESSERTS Sharing its name with a French novel, this candy bar was originally 3 nougat bars
Three Musketeers
LANDMARKS This historic New York fort overlooks both Lake George & Lake Champlain
Ticonderoga
JOE RANFT: PIXAR LEGEND Also the voice of Elmo St. Peters, Joe was Emmy-nominated as a writer of 1987's "Brave Little" this
Toaster
JAPANESE HISTORY On March 20, 1995 a cult released sarin gas in this city's subway system, killing a dozen people
Tokyo
LAND O' LAKERS The Nisei Week Festival is held every August in the section of Los Angeles known as "Little" this city
Tokyo
KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES "It's Not Unusual" for women to throw their underwear at this singer; he said the first time was at the Copa in '68
Tom Jones
KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES In a 1993 film, after Harrison Ford tells this actor, "I didn't kill my wife", he replies, "I don't care"
Tommy Lee Jones
LADY'S NIGHT In 2001, at the New York Public Library, Oprah & Jessye Norman helped pay tribute to this author on her 70th birthday
Toni Morrison
KANSAS CITIES The Menninger Clinic founded in this capital owns a collection of Sigmund Freud's papers
Topeka
KINGS NAMED ED Though never proven, it's believed Little Edward V was smothered to death at this London location
Tower of London
JAPANESE BUSINESS & INDUSTRY In 1994 it made over a quarter of a million Camrys in U.S. plants
Toyota
IT'S THEIR FAULT The North Anatolian fault stretches along this country's Black Sea region to Georgia
Turkey
LANGUAGES In the 1920s this language of Anatolia switched from the Arabic to the Latin alphabet
Turkish
JUST DESSERTS Don't worry -- these reptiles aren't an ingredient in the chocolate & caramel candies named for them
Turtles
JULES VERNE This 1869 novel's 16th chapter is titled "A Walk on the Bottom of the Sea"
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the
JUST TO THE RIGHT On a QWERTY typewriter keyboard, it's the key just to the right of the "Y"
U
JACKIE ROBINSON Jackie lettered in 4 sports at this Southern California university, the only athlete ever to do so
UCLA
LANGUAGE LAB Sometimes called "Little Russian", it was banned in Russia from 1876 to 1905
Ukrainian
JURY DUTY In 1972 the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution does not require this type of jury verdict
Unanimous
JOHN PAUL II On October 2, 1979 at this New York site, he asked, "Are the children to receive the arms race from us?"
United Nations
JOHN TYLER Tyler had a son at 63 who had a son at 75, so the President still has a living grandson in this Tyler home state
Virginia
KEEP THE FAITH Kalkin is an avatar-to-come of this Hindu deity
Vishnu
JUNEAU Juneau has several sister cities including Whitehorse in the Yukon & this port in Southeastern Siberia
Vladivostok
I'VE GOT A LITTLE LISZT Cosima, Liszt's daughter with a countess who wrote under the pen name Daniel Stern, married this "Ring" cyclist
Wagner
KNOW BUSINESS In 2007, this company passed Exxon Mobil to regain its status as the nation's largest company by revenue
Wal-Mart
JAMES THURBER Thurber's "My World--And Welcome To It" contained a story about "The Secret Life of" this henpecked man
Walter Mitty
KINGS NAMED ED Edward IV's symbol wasn't the tulip, though he fled to Holland before returning to fight this war
War of the Roses
JULY 4 The cornerstone for this monument was laid July 4, 1848 with a trowel once used by our first president
Washington Monument
LAND O' LAKERS Simon Rodia built the folk art towers named for this South L.A. community between 1921 & 1954
Watts
JOLLY "ROGER"S Both Elliott Gould and this man played Trapper John McIntyre in "M*A*S*H"
Wayne Rogers
JACK LONDON Beauty Smith trains the title wolf dog to become a lethal dog fighter in this Jack London novel
White Fang
KANSAS CITIES In the 1960s this largest Kansas city became the world's largest producer of general aviation aircraft
Wichita
JACKS OF ALL TRADES Jack McCall is best remembered for shooting this frontiersman while he was playing poker
Wild Bill Hickok
JANET RENO'S DANCE PARTY Playing Janet Reno on "SNL", he repeatedly accused teens of lying during "Teen Talk" & threatened them with physical harm
Will Ferrell
JOHN TYLER Tyler took office in April 1841 following the passing of this man
William Henry Harrison
KINGS & QUEENS In French this King of England is called Guillaume le Conquerant
William the Conqueror
LANGUAGES In this country, Serbo-Croatian is written in the Cyrillic alphabet & Croato-Serbian is written in the Roman alphabet
Yugoslavia
IT'S GREEK MYTHOLOGY TO ME This god zapped Salmoneus into oblivion for trying to imitate his thunder & lightning
Zeus
IT'S VEGAS, BABY! At the Las Vegas Natural History Museum, a 35'-long replica of one of these "tyrant lizards" actually moves & roars
a Tyrannosaurus rex
JOE THE PLUMBER Joe knows how to "assemble" 2 words into this 1-word toilet part by combining comedienne Lucille & a male chicken
a ballcock
JAPAN You wash before entering an ofuro, a traditional Japanese one of these
a bath
JUNGLE FEVER The jungle babbler isn't someone who's gone mad in the forest, it's a type of this
a bird
JEWELRY An ornament held by a pin or clasp & worn at the neck
a brooch
JEWELRY A gem carved in relief, or the kind of appearance Alfred Hitchcock made in his movies
a cameo
IT'S COMPLICATED A fisherman might get bait out of this; it's a common term for a complicated problem
a can of worms
LAND MARKS It's a grand term for a deep, steep valley similar to a gorge
a canyon
LANDMARKS In Bern, Switz. the point from which distances in the canton are measured is the Zeitglockenturm, one of these
a clock tower
KNIGHT TIME The name of these identifying designs comes from their use on the surcoat worn over a knight's armor
a coat-of-arms
JUST DESSERTS At a luau, you might finish off your meal with haupia, a pudding made with the milk of this fruit
a coconut
IT'S JUST A GAME If a soccer defender knocks the ball out of bounds past her own goal, it's put back in play with this kick
a corner kick
IT'S VEGAS, BABY! Vegas Vic is the name of the famous neon sign depicting one of these men; it has lit up Vegas for half a century
a cowboy
JUST A "SEC"! A sacrilegious act; it may be done to a shrine
a desecration
JACK LONDON The popular Jack London story "To Build" this is about a man trying to survive a harsh Yukon winter night
a fire
JOE THE PLUMBER It's not a 1920s gal, it's this item Joe must replace that covers the opening inside the base of the tank
a flapper
KNOTS TO YOU Kind of knot that sounds like its tied by your mother's mother
a granny knot
JUMP AROUND! JUMP AROUND! Yes, Caine of "Kung Fu", this insect can leap 20 times its body length; a human would have to leap about 120' to do that
a grasshopper
JOB DESCRIPTION Wal-Mart welcomer
a greeter
JUST CHUTE ME In 1797 Andre Garnerin became the first to use a parachute without a rigid frame when he jumped from one of these
a hot air balloon
IT'S TOO DARN HOT! It's a 6-letter term for a heated enclosure for growing plants in cold weather; you also might have one "of crime"
a hotbed
JOEY Mr. & Mrs. eastern gray this animal welcome joey, 1 inch long & weighing less than a gram
a kangaroo
KING JAMES BIBLE BEASTS You'll "spot" this feline variety in Jeremiah 13:23
a leopard
IT'S EXTINCT The name of this extinct elephant-like creature comes from Greek meaning "breast tooth"
a mastodon
I'VE GOT THE BREWS This type of "brewery" is defined as one producing less than 15,000 barrels a year; its name even means "small"
a microbrewery
JANET RENO'S DANCE PARTY Janet was opposed to slam-dancing teens forming this type of "pit"--after all, the party was in the basement of her house
a mosh pit
JOHN STEINBECK John Steinbeck really went on "Travels with Charley"; Charley, or Charles le Chien, was this breed of dog
a poodle
JOB DESCRIPTION The biblical Habakkuk was a "minor" one
a prophet
IT'S POISONOUS A delicacy in Japan, just one of this fish that can greatly expand its stomach rapidly has enough poison to kill 30 adults
a pufferfish
LAND MARKS A hunted animal, or a pit that yields stone
a quarry
KILLER OPERAS In "Il Trovatore" Leonora escapes the clutches of a count by drinking poison from this piece of jewelry
a ring
IT'S GETTING HOT IN HERE A comedy tribute that's more putdown than praise
a roast
IT'S POISONOUS This arachnid's sting is a curved organ at its tail's end; 2 glands at the base give out a poison
a scorpion
LAND MARKS A passage sunk into the ground for mining
a shaft
KING JAMES BIBLE BEASTS In Exodus 29 God demands a rump roast from a male one of these as tribute
a sheep
IT'S IN YOUR MIND Peccatophobia is the fear of committing one of these religious transgressions
a sin
JOE THE PLUMBER The cleanout plug is out, & Joe uses this long , flexible "reptilian" tool to clear debris
a snake
KNOTS TO YOU This geometric knot is one of the oldest in use
a square knot
KILLER OPERAS Aargh! In "Zampa", Zampa the pirate is dragged into the sea & drowned by one of these marble artworks
a statue
KING ARTHUR The title of this T.H. White book refers to the object that made Arthur king
a sword in the stone
JEWELRY Latin for a royal Persian headdress, it's Miss America's crowning glory
a tiara
IT'S GETTING HOT IN HERE British flashlight
a torch
JOB DESCRIPTION This doctor ministers to the health of your Maltese
a veterinarian
LAND MARKS Crater Lake in Oregon wasn't formed by a meteor strike but by one of these
a volcano
KINSEY Before he took up sex, Dr. Kinsey studied & became a renowned expert on the gall type of this insect
a wasp
JUNE BUGGED Zut! On June 22, 1815, 4 days after Waterloo, Napoleon had to do this officially for the second time
abdicate
IT'S IN YOUR MIND From the Greek for "not remembered", it's partial or complete memory loss
amnesia
KILLED BY DEATH In 163 B.C. Eleazer Maccabeus was crushed to death in battle by one of these enormous war animals
an elephant
JUST PLANE GEOMETRY To make this figure, put a looped string around 2 tacks, place a pencil tight against the string & draw
an ellipse
JUNG AT HEART Jung figured that though you're predominantly an extrovert or this, you still have tendencies to both
an introvert
JOIN THE CLUB The Philadelphia men who founded the first U.S. club for this sport in 1828 were probably straight arrows
archery
LANGUAGE LESSONS Japanese:Thank you
arigato
JUST DESSERTS "Joy Of Cooking" calls it "the best known of all phyllo pastries"
baklava
LAB EQUIPMENT (Cheryl) Technically a scale is just one of the trays or pans; the entire scientific item has this name
balance
IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS BB can be a small lead pellet, or an abbreviation for this spherical friction-reducing object
ball bearing
JAZZ IT UP Saxophonist Sonny Rollins was one of the leaders of the "hard" type of this style that began in the '40s
bebop/bop
JUST TO THE RIGHT At the start of a chess game, it's your piece just to the right of the white king
bishop
I'VE GOT THE BREWS This type of beer follows "Shiner" in a brew introduced in 1913
bock
KANSANS The Pottawatomie Giant, 6' 6" Jess Willard, rose to the top in this sport when he beat Jack Johnson
boxing
IT'S IN MY COFFEE For a coffee royal, add this, perhaps from Christian Brothers
brandy
KEEP THE FAITH A daily supply of this is asked for in the Catholic version of the Lord's Prayer
bread
LANGUAGE LESSONS Spanish:Good afternoon
buenas tardes
KILLER OPERAS In "The Devils of Loudon", Grandier the priest is killed this way, a la Joan of Arc
burning at the stake
JUST DESSERTS The Lord Baltimore one is usually yellow while the Lady Baltimore one is white
cake
IT'S NOT SO To hide the success of radar in WWII, the British govt. said this root vegetable helped increase pilots' vision
carrots
JUSTIN WHO? He's the one you need if anything should happen; he's Justin this, also a container
case
JUNE BUGGED A June 1967 Encyclical affirming that priests must maintain this may have disappointed some
celibacy
LAGER RHYTHMS Beer, like red wine, can protect your heart by lowering the "bad" type of this
cholesterol
LABOR Term for the process by which unions & employers negotiate the terms of employment
collective bargaining
KILLED BY DEATH Doing this with a cane, the composer Lully hit his toe & died of an abscess; a baton would have been safer
conducting
JUST A "SEC"! In a row, like Presidents Fillmore, Pierce & Buchanan
consecutive
JUST DESSERTS In England, a biscuit can be a cracker or one of these sweet treats
cookie
JAPAN The custom of using these seabirds to catch fish has been practiced for over a millennium
cormorants
JUST DESSERTS To make your own marshmallows, you need some of this syrup
corn syrup
JUSTIN WHO? He's just bad beyond reform; he's Justin this, from the Latin for "correct"
corrigible
LANGUAGE LESSONS French:Stroke of mercy
coup de grâce
IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS From the French for "little hook", this form of needlework can be used to make decorative clothes & gifts
crochet
KING JAMES BIBLE BEASTS Since Leviticus 19:19 expressly forbids this, mules are not allowed
crossbreeding
JUST DESSERTS A rich custard topped with caramelized sugar, its name means "burnt cream" in French
crème brûlée
JUST SAY NO In Morse code, beginning with dash dot & ending this way
dash dash dash
JAMES THURBER In a 1940 story Thurber wrote, "Early to rise and early to bed makes a male healthy and wealthy and" this
dead
JA! BABY! "Ich moechte koffeinfreien kaffee" means "I would like" this type of coffee
decaffeinated coffee
JULIUS CAESAR From 46 to 44 B.C. Julius Caesar literally ruled as one of these, having been appointed so by the Roman Senate
dictator
JUST A "SEC"! To cut apart a dead animal's body to examine the structure & relation of parts
dissection
JUNG AT HEART Jung's theory of archetypes came from studying the symbols in these of uneducated patients
dreams
IT'S IN YOUR MIND A first shot in golf, or a psychological term for a strong motivating instinct
drive
JOIN THE CLUB It quacks me up that the NDSCS is a club for people who collect stamps featuring these
ducks
JEWELRY Dangle, clip-on or pierced, for example
earrings
JUSTIN WHO? He's unforgivable, intolerable, unpardonable; he's Justin this, from the Latin for "accusation"
excusable
JUSTIN WHO? He's immune from error, like the pope when he speaks ex cathedra; he's Justin this
fallible
IT'S NOT SO One of the body parts made of keratin that don't grow after death; it's an illusion as the body shrinks from dehydration
fingernails
LABRADOR Just as in Norway, Labrador's coast is broken with many bays & these long, narrow inlets
fjords
IT'S GETTING HOT IN HERE Signals that are fired off, or another word for bell-bottoms
flares
LAND OF _____ The United States according to "The Star-Spangled Banner"
free
LAND OF THE "FREE" A series of lawsuits forced team owners in 1993 to agree to this in the NFL
free agency
LAND OF THE "FREE" The planets are in this alliterative state in the gravitational field of the sun
free fall
JUST CHUTE ME Tom Petty likes this part of skydiving -- the part between the jump & the chute opening
freefall
LAND OF THE "FREE" A.A. Milne moved to London to make his living as this type of writer, though he did eventually join the staff of Punch magazine
freelance
LAND OF THE "FREE" Moving independently, like Bob Dylan in the title of a 1963 album
freewheeling
KNOTS TO YOU Not tightness per se, but this kinetic force gives knots their holding power
friction
JEWEL The American ruby & the Cape ruby are not rubies, but red varieties of this mineral
garnet
JULIA CHILD Asked about her favorite comfort food, Julia quipped, "Red meat &" this liquor that's popularly paired with tonic
gin
KID STUFF <u>Theyu> were first allowed to play Little League ball in 1974
girls
JUST MARRIED In Venice, this professional needs a license to operate his boat, but not to sing to newlyweds
gondolier
JUPITER On the surface this force is 2.64 times ours; a 100-pound object would weigh 264 lbs.
gravity
IT'S IN MY COFFEE A recipe for this: add 1 part milk to 1 part cream
half-and-half
IT'S IN MY COFFEE Starbucks sells bottles of syrup to add the flavor of this nut to your joe
hazelnut
KEEP THE FAITH From the Greek for an "act of choosing", it's something done or said against traditional doctrines
heresy
KIDDIE LIT When Pinocchio told a lie, this happened
his nose grew
JOHN TYLER A veto by Tyler caused this whole group except Daniel Webster to quit in September 1841
his whole Cabinet
KNOTS TO YOU Term for a knot used to fasten a rope to an object or "your wagon to a star"
hitch
KING JAMES BIBLE BEASTS I Kings 10 tells us that these were imported from Egypt at 150 shekels each; the chariots were extra
horses
JUST CHUTE ME The first manned parachute jump from a vehicle wasn't made from a plane, but from one of these over Paris in 1797
hot-air balloon
IT'S GREEK MYTHOLOGY TO ME Atalanta excelled in this blood sport of which Artemis was goddess
hunting
JACQUES IN THE BOX On August 27, 1783 Jacques Alexandre Charles & the Robert brothers launched the first balloon filled with this gas
hydrogen
JAVA, THE HUT Madrid's Gran Cafe de Gijon serves blanco y negro--coffee with this cool treat, cinnamon flavor
ice cream
KIDDIE LIT Tom Sawyer & Becky Thatcher spent 4 days alone here
in the cave
IT'S SECRET, DON'T TELL ANYONE Photography with UV or infrared light can reveal this alliterative writing fluid
invisible ink
KNOWN BY THEIR INITIALS Singer kathryn dawn...
k.d. lang
IT'S COMPLICATED 12-letter adjective that means "resembling a mythical Greek maze"
labyrinthine
KILLED BY DEATH Around 207 B.C. the Greek Stoic philosopher Chrysippus died this way while watching a drunk donkey eat figs
laughing
JUST DESSERTS Enjoy a cookie with chips of white chocolate & this Hawaiian nut
macadamia nuts
IT'S NOT SO The "functional" type of this, MRI for short, shows we use all of our brain, not just 10%
magnetic resonance image
KNOW YOUR EARTH The book "The Earth" calls this the most potent geomorphological agent there is, causing the most damage
man
JOB HUNTING In a 60-year-old man age really takes its toll on the body, no matter which sport he works in
manager (in <b>man age rb>eally)
IT'S IN YOUR MIND Bipolar disorder was once known as this type of "depression"
manic
JUST DESSERTS This fluffy white confection holds your Rice Krispies Treats together
marshmallows
JOAN OF ARC She was tried for witchcraft, heresy, & for wearing this type of clothing
men's soldier's clothing
JUST DESSERTS The layer of this that tops Baked Alaska insulates the ice cream & helps keep it from melting
meringue
LAB EQUIPMENT Types of this magnifying device include compound, electron & bullet comparison
microscope
JUST DESSERTS Unlike sherbet, sorbet never contains this dairy product
milk
IT'S AN ILLUSION Light distorted by heated air leads to illusions known by this French word
mirage
IT'S JUST A GAME If Dick & Jane are playing tennis on the same side of the net, the game is called this
mixed doubles
JUST DESSERTS This thick liquid is the traditional sweetening in Indian pudding
molasses
LABRADOR Found on the coast, opalescent specimens of a feldspar known as labradorite are sold under this "lunar" name
moonstone
JEWELRY Many of these gems, one of June's birthstones, come from Sri Lanka, not the lunar surface
moonstones
LAND MARKS Babu Chhiri, a sherpa famed for this skill, died in a crevasse in 2001
mountain climbing
JAPANESE WORDS A collector's item, this small ornament carved of wood or bone is often used as a kimono fastener
netsuke
JANUARY 11, 1996 The shuttle Endeavour blasted off to retrieve a satellite containing these amphibians
newts
IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS It's the interchangeable writing point of a fountain pen
nib
JUST SAY NO In Spanish, this 2-letter word
no
JUST CHUTE ME In the 1940s this stronger & cheaper material began to replace silk in parachute canopies
nylon
IT'S ALL "OVER", BABY Write a check for more than you've got & your account is considered this
overdrawn
IT'S ALL "OVER", BABY Move your pawns up too far too fast, or lend & spend more money than you should, & you're this 12-letter word
overextended
JUST TO THE RIGHT On the periodic table, this gas is just to the right of nitrogen
oxygen
IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS In French these office supplies are called trombones
paper clips
JUMP AROUND! JUMP AROUND! In the U.S. Army jump masters transform regular soldiers into these
paratroopers
JEWEL The Pinctada maxima, or silver-lip oyster, is the largest oyster capable of cultivating one of these
pearl
IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS Isaac Newton said he felt like a boy finding these small stones on the seashore of the Ocean of Truth
pebbles
LANGUAGE LAB The Navajo language has a "fourth" this in which speakers can address someone without naming him
person
JUST DESSERTS One baking sheet can hold 32 of these French dessert treats whose name in part means "little"
petits fours
KNOW YOUR MUPPETS Dr. Teeth & Rowlf play this instrument
piano
IT'S JUST A GAME In the draw type of this game, you get 5 cards from the dealer & usually can trade in up to 3 of them
poker
JULY On July 12, 1843 Joseph Smith announced that a divine revelation sanctioned this practice
polygamy
LABOR UNIONS When several unions of these workers struck in 1970, troops had to replace federal employees for the first time
postal workers
LABOR UNIONS California's CCPOA, representing this type of peace officer, has been known to put the screws to politicians
prison guards (or correction officer
IT'S AN EXPERIMENT In the 1940s John Draize did eye irritancy tests of these cute animals; we don't like scientists to do that anymore
rabbits
IT'S AN EXPERIMENT Recent experiments show lasers can make water condense--shoot 'em into the sky & maybe we can make it do this
rain
KNOW YOUR MUPPETS Originally a backstage worker on "The Muppet Show", Rizzo is one of these animals
rat
KINSEY Caused by a deficiency of vitamin D, this bone-softening disease curved Dr. Kinsey's spine as a child
rickets
JUST CHUTE ME It's not a romance novel hero, it's what you pull to open the parachute pack
ripcord
IT'S ALL A LEGEND These legendary histories of Norse literature include a famous one about Njall & his adventures
sagas
LABOR UNIONS The Log is the monthly newspaper of a union of these
sailors
JOAN OF ARC St. Michael, St. Margaret & St. Catherine, so Joan said
saints that spoke to her
JUNEAU The annual fishing derby for this fish features one tagged specimen worth $100,000
salmon
IT'S TOO DARN HOT! You shouldn't take these heat tablets named for a seasoning unless your physician recommends them
salt tablets
JAPANESE HISTORY In 1192 Yoritomo, the leader of the Minamoto Clan controlling Japan, was given this title that means "great general"
shogun
LANGUAGE LAB In linguistics a primary medium lets you acquire a mother tongue; there are 2--speech & this non-verbal method
signing
KNOTS TO YOU Half a pair of pants, or the looseness in a knot
slack
JAZZ IT UP We think jazzman Ron Carter is this kind of "guy"; we know he plays the same kind of bass
stand-up guy
LAB EQUIPMENT Consisting of a vessel for vaporizing liquid & a coil for condensing vapor, it's associated with moonshining
still
JEWELRY These "buttons" button up your tuxedo shirt
studs
JUST DESERTS In order to retain as much water as possible, the desert's kangaroo rat lacks these glands
sweat glands
JUNG AT HEART It was Jung, not Sting, who first applied this 13-letter word to the coincidence of events that seem related
synchronicity
LADIES' LOCKER ROOM Amy Feng, Wei Weng & Lily Yip made up the 1996 U.S. Olympic team in this sport, also known as ping pong
table tennis
JUMP AROUND! JUMP AROUND! Jumping, parrying & blocking techniques are part of this Korean martial art that translates to "kick fist way"
tae kwon do
IT'S COMPLICATED Sir Walter Scott wrote of this type of "web we weave when first we practice to deceive"
tangled
JOB HUNTING Memories of Ms. Klausner include cups of tea cherished by her friends after class
teacher (in <b>tea cherb>ished)
LAB EQUIPMENT A stalagmometer, a tube with a bulb in it, determines surface this in liquids
tension
JACKIE ROBINSON Jackie broke pro baseball's color barrier & joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in this decade
the 1940s
JOAN OF ARC Though she lived in the 15th century, she wasn't formally declared a saint until this century
the 20th century
LABOR UNIONS The advent of sound in movies put many members of the AFM, this union, out of work
the American Federation of Musicians
JUST A BILL ON CAPITOL HILL From 1999 to 2005, Rep. Bill Young chaired this House committee that oversees discretionary federal spending
the Appropriations Committee
LAKES The construction of this created Lake Nasser
the Aswan Dam
IT'S NOT THE MIAMI HEAT In every year but 1 between 1959 & '69, the rest of the NBA was green with envy because this was your NBA championship team
the Boston Celtics
JON STEWART'S <em class="underline"> This D.C. building's rotunda "was made famous by the Stephen Baldwin/Pauly Shore vehicle Bio-Rotunda"
the Capitol
LAKES & RIVERS The Ural river flows 1,500 miles to this inland sea where sturgeon swim
the Caspian Sea
LAKES & RIVERS World's largest lake, nearly 5 times as big as Superior
the Caspian Sea
IT'S NOT THE MIAMI HEAT The website of this team that joined the NBA in 1966 has a section titled "the team that Mike built"
the Chicago Bulls
JOURNALISM The New York Daily News is owned by the parent company of this Chicago newspaper
the Chicago Tribune
LANDMARKS There's a chapel for 150 people in the base of this statue sitting atop Corcovado Mountain in Rio de Janeiro
the Christ the Redeemer Statue
IT'S NOT THE MIAMI HEAT With LeBron in 2009-2010, this team went 61-21; without LBJ the following season, 19-63
the Cleveland Cavaliers
LAKES & RIVERS Over millions of years, it carved out the Grand Canyon
the Colorado
IT'S THE HUMILITY Salvatore Giunta, the first living recipient of this medal for actions in Afghanistan, calls himself a mediocre soldier
the Congressional Medal of Honor
I'VE GOT 2 TICKETS TO PARADISE Cannes is a chief city in this region, the eastern end of the Mediterranean coast of France, named for its blue sky & sea
the Côte d'Azur
IT'S GEOGRAPHIC In Hungary this river is known as the Duna
the Danube
LAKES & RIVERS This "beautiful blue" river begins as 2 small springs, the Breg & Brigach, in the Black Forest
the Danube
JAPANESE HISTORY The Meiji Constitution of 1889 created this 4-letter legislature with 2 houses
the Diet
JAPANESE HISTORY Until 1993 the Liberal Democratic Party had controlled this legislative assembly for 38 straight years
the Diet
JOAQUIN Temperamental but talented baseball pitcher Joaquin Andujar hails from this Caribbean nation
the Dominican Republic
IT'S ALL A LEGEND Shades of Moses: Ancient Sumer's Sargon I was sealed in a reed basket & floated down this river
the Euphrates
JUST CHUTE ME In the U.S. civilian riggers who pack parachutes must be certified by this government agency
the FAA (Federal Aviation Administra
LAND OF THE "FREE" This government agency formed in 1865 to aid former slaves also had refugees & abandoned lands in its full name
the Freedmen's Bureau
JACKIE ROBINSON In 1956 Jackie was traded to this team, but retired rather than play for his old NYC rival
the Giants
LANDMARKS Only 1 of the 7 wonders of the ancient world still standing
the Great Pyramid
IT'S GEOGRAPHIC North America's deepest lake is this Canadian one with a servile-sounding name
the Great Slave Lake
IT'S NOT SO Though 4,500 miles long, it's not visible from space, as its materials are similar in color to the surrounding soil
the Great Wall of China
KING ARTHUR Arthur's round table had a seat reserved for the knight who could find this
the Holy Grail
KINSEY Completes the title of Dr. Kinsey's shocking 1948 work "Sexual Behavior in" this
the Human Male
JAPAN This moated residence in Tokyo is open to the public only 2 days a year
the Imperial Palace
IT'S EXTINCT The dodo was found on the Islands of Reunion, Rodrigues & Mauritius in this ocean
the Indian Ocean
LABOR "Big Bill" Haywood helped organize this union whose members were called Wobblies
the Industrial Workers of the World<
LABOR Under David Dubinsky's leadership, this union grew from 34,000 members in 1932 to 404,000 in 1966
the International Ladies' Garment Wo
LABRADOR In 2005 these native people created a regional government called Nunatsiavut to preserve their culture
the Inuit
JOHN STEINBECK The struggles of this family, including son Tom, are at the heart of "The Grapes of Wrath"
the Joad family
JUST A BILL ON CAPITOL HILL Before the Hill, longtime Florida Rep. Bill McCollum was a commander in JAG, this U.S. Navy corps
the Judge Advocate General
IT'S GETTING HOT IN HERE Amazon's e-reader
the Kindle
JOIN THE CLUB Circle K Intl., a collegiate branch of this service org., circles the globe with members on some 450 campuses
the Kiwanis Club
IT'S NOT THE MIAMI HEAT For signing Gail Goodrich, the Jazz ended up conveying the very first pick of the 1979 draft to this team, who got Magic Johnson
the Los Angeles Lakers
IT'S VEGAS, BABY! In a balloon, the Wizard of Oz once hovered over this hotel's main casino
the MGM Grand
JON STEWART'S <em class="underline"> This 1215 document "served as a wake-up call that Europe would be forced to answer...in about 500 years"
the Magna Carta
LAKES & RIVERS The ferry 'cross this British river predates Gerry & the Pacemakers by 635 years
the Mersey
IT'S MATTHEW PERRY In 1847 Matthew Perry commanded a squadron besieging Veracruz in this war
the Mexican War
LAND OF _____ Norway & Alaska are each known as the "Land of" this
the Midnight Sun
LAKES & RIVERS American river only 33 miles shorter than the Mississippi
the Missouri
JUDEA The territory of Judea became part of this empire in 63 B.C.
the Roman Empire
JUST DESERTS This desert in North Africa is the largest in the world
the Sahara
JUST DESERTS About 3,000 miles wide, its name is from the Arabic for "desert"
the Sahara Desert
JAPANESE HISTORY This warrior class was excluded from power in the 1870s & its privileged status dissolved
the Samurai
JOAN OF ARC Joan's ashes were eventually thrown into this river
the Seine
JOHN TYLER Tyler's administration ended the second of these Native American wars in Florida
the Seminole Wars
LANDMARKS The Cappella della Sacra Sindone was built in the 17th century to house this relic
the Shroud of Turin
JUST A BILL ON CAPITOL HILL Florida senator Bill Nelson took a long, high route to the Hill; he was a crewman on the 24th flight of one of these
the Space Shuttle
LADIES' LOCKER ROOM This name for the WNBA team from Los Angeles should light your fire
the Sparks
LAND O' LAKERS This L.A. arena, home to the Lakers & the site of 9 Grammy Awards, is named for an office-supply company
the Staples Center
LANDMARKS The white marble dome of this mausoleum in India is decorated with floral patterns & passages from the Koran
the Taj Mahal
LAKES & RIVERS Vatican City lies on the west, or right, bank of this river
the Tiber
IT'S NOT THE MIAMI HEAT Named when "Jurassic Park" was big, it's the only NBA team not based in the United States
the Toronto Raptors
KIDS ON THE NET At the site for this government department, you can "Design Your Own Bill" & send it to others--but don't spend it
the Treasury
KIDDY LIT "The great swans swam round him, stroking him welcomingly"
the Ugly Duckling
LABOR The Mitsubishi Eclipse & Mazda 626 are 2 Japanese cars made in the U.S. by members of this union
the United Auto Workers
JORDAN Following World War I, this European country took control of Jordan
the United Kingdom
JOURNALISM The Midwest edition of this paper (circulation 600,000) is printed in Naperville, Illinois (population 43,000)
the Wall Street Journal
JOURNALISM Main D.C. rival of the Washington Post is this paper published by the Reverend Moon's Unification Church
the Washington Times
LAKES & RIVERS Major tributaries of this river include the Pelly, Porcupine & Klondike
the Yukon
IT'S POISONOUS Unusual among snakes, the poisonous king type of this builds nests & protects its "princes" until they hatch
the cobra
KINGS & QUEENS 2 members of this Florentine family, Catherine & Marie, became queens of France
the de Medici
KNOW YOUR EARTH Follow this line & you'll travel almost exactly 24,900 miles to get back to your starting point
the equator
I'VE GOT THE BREWS The thickness of this top part of your draft beer is measured in fingers
the head
JUMP AROUND! JUMP AROUND! This track & field event has a fully equipped bar-- it's set at around 7'6" for the top men
the high jump
JUST PLANE GEOMETRY The sum of the squares of the lengths of the legs of a right triangle is equal to the square of the length of this
the hypotenuse
IT'S GETTING HOT IN HERE Hot place in an Italian Dante title
the inferno
IT'S POISONOUS The tentacles of this 9-letter invertebrate have stinging cells that explode when touched, driving poison into its prey
the jellyfish
KIDDIE LIT The story of this animal teaches that only those who help make the bread should eat the bread
the little red hen
IT'S EXTINCT Steller's Sea Cow was a relative of this rare aquatic mammal found in Florida
the manatee
JUST DESSERTS A croquembouche is a pyramid of caramel-coated cream puffs; its name means "crunches in" this body part
the mouth
LAKES & RIVERS The end of a river that empties into a lake or ocean
the mouth
IT'S POISONOUS Swimming Down Under, you don't need 8 reasons to stay away from the blue-ringed this, just 1--its bite can paralyze & kill you
the octopus
IT'S EXTINCT The last known representative of this type of pigeon died in the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914
the passenger pigeon
JUNEAU More than 40% of Juneau consists of this type of woodland area more often associated with the Amazon
the rainforest
KNOW YOUR EARTH Just above the troposphere is this ozone-containing layer of the atmosphere
the stratosphere
JUST PLANE GEOMETRY The word geometry means to "measure" this
the world, the earth (the land)
JUSTIN WHO? He arrives early enough to avert disaster: Justin this, the fourth dimension
time
JUST A "SEC"! To cut into 2 equal parts
to bisect
KIDDIE LIT "Fee-fi-fo-fum", the giant said he'd grind Jack's bones to do this
to make my bread
IT'S ALL "OVER", BABY It can mean to toss a baseball too far or to remove a ruler by force
to overthrow
JUST A "SEC"! To pursue with harassing treatment because of race or religious beliefs
to persecute
IT'S COMPLICATED These 2 words, one "R" different, may be confused; 1 means twisting or complicated, 1 means causing pain
tortuous & torturous
JAPAN The Shinkansen is the famous high-speed one of these
train
IT'S IN YOUR MIND I love Dr. Freud for using this term for strong feelings of attachment by a patient toward an analyst
transference
LANGUAGE LAB Pinyin is the official method of doing this with Mandarin, transcribing its sounds in Roman characters
transliterating
KID STUFF Originally ridden by such dignitaties as Queen Victoria, this 3-wheeler is now mostly for kids
tricycle
IT'S AN EXPERIMENT "Experiment Eleven" is a book on the discovery of streptomycin, the first antibiotic to work against this lung disease
tuberculosis
JEWEL The Aztecs showed their rank in society by wearing this bluish-green December birthstone
turquoise
IT'S NOT SO In the early 20th century, Mary Mallon infected about 50 people, not thousands, with this disease
typhoid
JA! BABY! (Sofia of the Clue Crew reports) In German, this diacritical mark [two dots over the "O" in Dorfchen] indicates a change in vowel sound
umlaut
JUNG AT HEART Jung wrote about a "collective" this shared universally by all humans
unconscious
JAZZ IT UP Milt Jackson, heard here, was one of the masters of this instrument
vibes (vibraphone)
JUST THE FACT, MA'AM A traditional boilermaker is beer & an ounce of this
whiskey
IT'S THE HUMILITY The 21st century English version of mass includes "Lord, I am not" this "that you should enter under my roof"
worthy
LANGUAGE LESSONS German:Time spirit
zeitgeist
JUST PLANE GEOMETRY A straight angle has this many degrees
180
JACKIE ROBINSON Jackie played first base his first season, but switched to this position for the next 5 years
2nd base
JUST DESSERTS Sharing its name with a French novel, this candy bar was originally 3 chocolate-coated nougat bars
3 Musketeers
JULY 4 The first U.S. flag with this many stars was flown July 4, 1960
50
JOURNALISM =
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JOE RANFT: PIXAR LEGEND Joe ate some of the scenery as Heimlich the Ravenous Caterpillar in this 1998 animated feature
A Bug's Life
KIDDIE LIT It's what Jack gave in exchange for the beans that grew into the beanstalk
A Cow
KIDS IN LIT Violet invents, Klaus remembers everything he reads & Sunny likes to bite things in this book series
A Series of Unfortunate Events
IT'S WHAT WE DO Paper giant Weyerhaeuser can beat you to this, producing 2.5 million tons a year at 9 mills
A pulp
I'VE GOT 2 TICKETS TO PARADISE "Dive" into this Mexican port & resort city on the Pacific coast officially founded by Spaniards in 1550
Acapulco
JERRY SPRINGER'S BIBLE SHOW These 2 were rather circumspect when Seth's letter got them on "Fig Leaf Makeovers"
Adam & Eve
LAKES & RIVERS Lake Assal in Djibouti is this continent's lowest point at about 500 feet below sea level
Africa
JAPAN Tokyo is served by two of these: Narita & Haneda
Airports
JAPAN The first Japanese film director to become famous internationally; his films include "Rashomon" & "The Seven Samurai"
Akira Kurosawa
KINGS & QUEENS Like this great leader whom he'd served as a general, Egypt's King Ptolemy I was Macedonian
Alexander the Great
JULES VERNE While living in Paris, Verne got advice on writing from this "Three Musketeers" author
Alexandre Dumas
JULY July 24, 1802 & July 27, 1824 are the birthdays of the pere & fils authors who share this name
Alexandre Dumas
JUNE BUGGED This League MVP didn't talk to reporters after the 76ers lost out on the NBA crown June 15, 2001
Allen Iverson
I'VE ZINE THE MOVIE This Cameron Crowe film was a fictionalized account of his adventures writing for Rolling Stone
Almost Famous
LAKES & RIVERS Even though it's the world's second longest river, it still has the world's largest drainage basin
Amazon
JUST CHUTE ME In 1934 Stanley Switlik & George Putnam made the 1st jump tower; the 1st public demo was by this woman, Putnam's wife
Amelia Earhart
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS John refused to attend the presidential inauguration of this man, his successor
Andrew Jackson
JUNIOR SAMPLES In 1979 he resigned as ambassador to the U.N. because of an unauthorized meeting with a PLO representative
Andrew Young, Jr.
JACK NICHOLSON This actress, Jack's longtime girlfriend, acted with him in her dad's movie "Prizzi's Honor"
Anjelica Huston
IT'S BIG IN JAPAN The WWII diary of this Dutch Jewish teenager is widely read by young Japanese girls
Anne Frank
JANE AUSTEN IN POP CULTURE She played a pre-fame Jane Austen in the 2007 film "Becoming Jane"
Anne Hathaway
JUST DESERTS This whole continent is considered a polar desert
Antarctica
JUST FOR THE "HALL" OF IT This actor first gained attention as a likable geek in "Sixteen Candles"
Anthony Michael Hall
IT'S GREEK MYTHOLOGY TO ME This war god wasn't too successful in battle; he was once captured & stuck in a jar for 13 months
Ares
JUST DESERTS The Patagonian Desert lies west of Buenos Aires in this country
Argentina
JEWEL The bulk of the world's peridot is mined from Peridot Mesa on the Apache Indian Reservation in this state
Arizona
JULES VERNE In Chapter 3 of this book wagers are made whether Phileas Fogg can complete his journey in the allotted time
Around the World in Eighty Days
IT'S MOVIE TIME "The Borrowers" is the basis for "The Secret World of" her
Arrietty
JASON MILLER Jason played this fellow playwright, also a Pulitzer Prize winner, in the 1980 TV movie "Marilyn: The Untold Story"
Arthur Miller
KINGS & QUEENS At last, you know what Jigme Singye Wangchuck, king of Bhutan on this continent, looks like
Asia
LANDMARKS Continent: The Red Fort, the Motahari Mosque
Asia
JANET RENO'S DANCE PARTY The real Janet Reno made a "Dance Party" appearance on Jan. 20, 2001, hours after she left this job
Attorney General
KING ARTHUR After Mordred mortally wounded him, Arthur's body was carried away to this island
Avalon
KIDDY LIT This letter completes the title of William Steig's classic 1968 book that was all in letters, "CD...."
B
KIDDY LIT CHARACTERS In 2011's "I Want My Hat Back", he questions his fellow forest dwellers as to the whereabouts of his "red pointy hat"
Bear
JOE RANFT: PIXAR LEGEND "Be our guest" & name this enchanting 1991 Disney film that Joe co-wrote
Beauty & The Beast
KINGS & QUEENS Fabiola, the current queen of this Low Country, was born a Spanish noblewoman
Belgium
KNOW YOUR MUPPETS Ernie's roommate, he collects paper clips
Bert
JAZZ SINGERS In 1970 Janis Joplin helped pay for a gravestone for this "World's Greatest Blues Singer"
Bessie Smith
JUST A BILL ON CAPITOL HILL He reached the hill in 1979, after stops in Princeton, Oxford & the NBA
Bill Bradley
JAZZ SINGERS Known as "Lady Day", she began her recording career with Benny Goodman in November 1933
Billie Holiday
IT'S ABOUT TIME Time in the U.S. is determined by the National Institute of Standards & Technology whose atomic clock is in this Colorado city
Boulder
JEWELRY This piece of jewelry has been worn around the thigh or the ankle, but most people prefer the wrist
Bracelet
JEWISH FOOD Challah, a type of this, is served in a twisted form on the Sabbath
Bread
KIDDIE LIT Hansel & Gretel scattered these to find their way home, but the birds ate them
Breadcrumbs
KIDDY LIT He was "bawn and bred in a brier-patch"
Brer Rabbit
JANE AUSTEN IN POP CULTURE Helen Fielding reworked "Pride & Prejudice" & used the name Mr. Darcy for this novel & its 2001 film
Bridget Jones's Diary
JUNE SWOON Born June 1, 1801 he led the Mormon migration to Utah in 1847
Brigham Young
I'VE ZINE THE MOVIE Annie Proulx said she was driving while she wrote most of the article that became this Wyoming-set film
Brokeback Mountain
JACK LONDON In "The Call of the Wild", a dog with this name is stolen & forced to be a working dog in Alaska
Buck
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS Little John & his mom were witnesses to this June 17, 1775 battle
Bunker Hill
LAB EQUIPMENT (Cheryl) This portable lab accessory bears the name of a German chemist who made it popular
Bunsen burner
JOHN C. FREMONT In 1850 & '51, Fremont served as a U.S. senator from this newly admitted state
California
JUST DESERTS In the Northern Hemisphere you'll find the largest chain of deserts along the line named the Tropic of this
Cancer
LANDMARKS The president of Venezuela has his offices in the Miraflores Palace in this city
Caracas
KANSANS After a Wichita monument to this temperance crusader was knocked over by a beer truck, it was moved
Carry Nation
JOE RANFT: PIXAR LEGEND Not only the voice of Peterbilt, Joe Ranft co-directed & helped write this Oscar-nominated 2006 Pixar hit
Cars
KATHARINE HEPBURN FILMS This co-star of "Holiday", seen here, called Kate "A joy to work with"
Cary Grant
JAMES BOND Orson Welles played "Le Chiffre" in the campy 1967 version of this Bond film
Casino Royale
LAKES & RIVERS Despite its huge size, this saltwater "sea" bordering Iran has no tides
Caspian Sea
JUNE SWOON After a revolt in Algeria, this man became premier of France in June 1958 with almost unlimited authority
Charles de Gaulle
KIDDY LIT CHARACTERS This Raold Dahl boy gets 1 chocolate bar a year on his birthday but makes it last a month
Charlie
KICK THE CANNES Forest Whitaker & Clint Eastwood both won awards in 1988 for bringing this "flighty" jazzman to life
Charlie "Bird" Parker
IT'S BIG IN JAPAN 20 years after recording the following live in Japan, this group remains popular there:
Cheap Trick
IT'S THEIR FAULT The Haiyuan fault slices through the Gansu Province of this Asian country
China
ITS LONGEST BORDER North Korea's longest
China
JUST DESERTS The Gobi, the largest desert in Asia, is in southern Mongolia & the northern part of this country
China
LANGUAGES About half of all Korean words come from this language
Chinese
JUNE 5 BABIES Born 1932:A left-footed Irish artist & author
Christy Brown
JERUSALEM A popular Christian shrine is this church where Jesus is said to have been entombed after his crucifixion
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
LABRADOR In 1965 the Hamilton River, Labrador's longest, was renamed this after a late British prime minister
Churchill
JUNE BUGGED June 10, 1985 was a cloudy day for the prosecution, as this man was acquitted of trying to kill his wife Sunny
Claus von Bulow
JANE AUSTEN IN POP CULTURE As if! This movie starring Alicia Silverstone was based on "Emma"
Clueless
IT'S IN MY COFFEE This trusted friend was the first non-dairy powdered creamer
Coffee-Mate
LANDMARKS By flooding the arena, this largest Roman amphitheater could be used for mock naval battles
Colosseum
IT'S MY PARTY British prime minister Margaret Thatcher
Conservative
LANDMARKS County: The Old Water Tower, Carl Sandburg Village
Cook County
JAZZ PIANISTS This "royal" pianist's band made a cameo appearance in Mel Brooks' 1974 film "Blazing Saddles"
Count Basie
JACKS OF ALL TRADES (VIDEO DAILY DOUBLE):"(Hi, I'm Jack Ford, chief legal correspondent for NBC News) Before joining NBC, I was an anchor for this ca
Court TV
JURY DUTY The general type of this military tribunal usually has a jury of 5 members
Court martial
JEOPMARK CARDS FOR LITERARY CHARACTE Sometimes 3's not enough of a crowd! Here's hoping for that promotion for this 1844 guy from Gascony!
D'Artagnan
KNOW BUSINESS This car company's divorce from Chrysler is paying off, as it's seen profits grow since
Daimler (Benz)
KANSANS Born & died in Manhattan, (Kansas & NYC respectively), this writer gave us "Guys & Dolls"
Damon Runyon
KENNEDY CENTER HONOREES In 1984 children from the United Nations School Chorus sang the praises of this beloved comedian & actor
Danny Kaye
LAKES & RIVERS Rising in the Black Forest, it's the second longest river in Europe
Danube
JAZZ PIANISTS His quartet, featuring Paul Desmond on alto sax, reached the pop charts in 1961 with "Take Five"
Dave Brubeck
JAZZ PIANISTS This "Take Five" pianist was named a "living legend" in 2003 by the Library of Congress
Dave Brubeck
KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES This "Monkee" man said, "Most people think I married Marcia Brady and moved to Ohio and had 6 kids"
Davy Jones
JERRY SPRINGER'S BIBLE SHOW Samson brought the house down when she tricked him into appearing on the "No More Secrets!" show
Delilah
IT'S MY PARTY Strom Thurmond,1956
Democrat
KINGS & QUEENS In 1918 this country's Christian X recognized Iceland as self-governing but still under his rule
Denmark
KINGS & QUEENS The last king of this Scandanavian country was Frederick IX, a rear admiral who died in 1972
Denmark
JOHN PAUL II John Paul II visited this U.S. city in August of 1993, & President Clinton visited him there
Denver
IT'S YOUR DIME The JS on the front stands for John Sinnock, who did this
Designed the coin
LANDMARKS City: Greektown, Cobo Hall
Detroit
KIDDY LIT The title of this 1992 children's book, seen here, is also the name of its island setting:
Dinotopia
KIDS ON THE NET At the website for the CDC, the Centers for this, kids can learn about diabetes & toxic chemicals
Disease Control
IT'S MOVIE TIME Rex Harrison & Eddie Murphy have both played this Doctor who talked to the animals
Doctor Dolittle
I'VE ZINE THE MOVIE The Life article that became this film described the bisexual bank robber as having the "good looks of an Al Pacino"
Dog Day Afternoon
JOE DiMAGGIO 1 of 2 DiMaggio brothers to play major league baseball at the same time as Joe
Dom or Vince
JERUSALEM It houses a massive gray stone believed to be the one on which Abraham was prepared to sacrifice Isaac
Dome of the Rock
JOHN PAUL II He visited this Haitian neighbor in 1992 in celebration of Columbus' visit there 500 years earlier
Dominican Republic
JACKS OF ALL TRADES In 1991 he published "Prescription Medicide: The Goodness of Planned Death"
Dr. Jack Kevorkian
KIDDY LIT In 1937 Tolkien published "The Hobbit" & this author put out "And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street"
Dr. Seuss
IT'S MOVIE TIME Elliott befriends a homesick alien who loves candy in this classic
E.T.
JAZZ PIANISTS Early in his career this jazz pianist acquired the nickname "Fatha"
Earl "Fatha" Hines
JAZZ PIANISTS He earned his "Fatha" nickname in the 1930s after giving fatherly advice about drinking to an announcer
Earl "Fatha" Hines
JUPITER At its closest approach, Jupiter is 367 million miles from this planet
Earth
JAPAN Occuring nearly 1,500 times a year, one of these led to more than 100,000 deaths in 1923
Earthquakes
JOHN STEINBECK John Steinbeck named one of the families in this novel after Captain Trask, a friend of his father
East of Eden
JACK NICHOLSON In this 1969 film Jack wonders, "This used to be a fine country. What went wrong?"
Easy Rider
JUST TO THE RIGHT During a Carnac sketch, he was usually on Carnac's right
Ed McMahon
JOURNALISM This CBS newsman once petitioned Churchill to let him broadcast outdoors so people could hear the Blitz
Edward R. Murrow
KINGS NAMED ED King for 3 months in 1483, Shakespeare's "Richard III" tells of his death in the tower
Edward V
KINGS NAMED ED The last Tudor King of England, he was the only surviving legitimate son of Henry VIII
Edward VI
KINGS NAMED ED In 1939 he visited England for the first time since his abdication
Edward VIII
KINGS NAMED ED In 1061, he was King of England; by 1161, he was a saint
Edward the Confessor
KINGS NAMED ED At his death he named Harold his successor though he allegedly promised the crown to William of Normandy
Edward the Confessor (Edward III)
KELLOGG'S The Dorsa family created this frozen waffle
Eggos
JULY On July 28, 1945 a plane crashed into this building, lodging in the 79th floor
Empire State Building
LAGER RHYTHMS Watney's Red Barrel & Newcastle Brown Ale are 2 popular beers from this country
England
LANGUAGES Fiji doesn't have an official religion, but it does have this as its official language
English
IT'S SECRET, DON'T TELL ANYONE Alan turing led a secret code-breaking group that figured out this "puzzling" German encryption device
Enigma (Machine)
KIDDY LIT "In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf" is the first line of his story "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"
Eric Carle
JAZZ PIANISTS His inability to read music didn't prevent this pianist from composing the music to "Misty"
Erroll Garner
JUST PLANE GEOMETRY In the 3rd century B.C., this "Father of geometry" taught at the Museum, an institute in Alexandria, Egypt
Euclid
KILLER OPERAS In an opera based on a Pushkin poem, Lensky challenges this title character to a duel--big mistake
Eugene Onegin
JOAQUIN Responsible for economic & monetary affairs, Joaquin Almunia is a prominent official in the EC, this organization
European Commission
IT'S MY PARTY Italian dictator Benito Mussolini
Fascist
JAZZ PIANISTS His score for the 1929 stage production "Hot Chocolates" included the hit tune "Ain't Misbehavin'"
Fats Waller
JOE RANFT: PIXAR LEGEND Joe provided the voice of Jacques the Shrimp in this 2003 Oscar winner
Finding Nemo
JUNE SWOON On June 4 this country honors Carl Gustaf Mannerheim, a leader in its fight for independence from Russia
Finland
JEWISH FOOD When chopped & formed into a ball, it's gefilte
Fish
JULES VERNE Verne's first published book, it describes an aerial journey over Africa lasting more than a month
Five Weeks in a Balloon
LADIES' LOCKER ROOM This sister-in-law of Jackie Joyner-Kersee set world records in the 100 & 200 meter dashes in 1988
Florence Griffith-Joyner ("Flo-Jo")<
IT'S BIG IN JAPAN The film "A River Runs Through It" inspired a Japanese craze for this sport
Fly fishing
LANDMARKS Stronghold in Baltimore Harbor named for a man who was Secretary of War while it was being built
Fort McHenry
KIDNAPPED In 2006 Olaf Wiig & Steve Centanni, 2 reporters working for this cable channel, were released from Gaza
Fox News Channel
IT'S OUR ISLAND Martinique
France
IT'S YOUR DIME This man who died in 1945 is immortalized on the coin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
JON STEWART'S <em class="underline"> He was "quoted" as saying, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself...oh, and starvation. We might all starve"
Franklin Roosevelt
LANGUAGES Among the many dialects of this language are Maine, Gallo & Bourbonnais
French
LANGUAGES In 1974 Quebec, Canada declared this to be its sole official language
French
JUNG AT HEART Jung met this noted psychiatrist in 1907 & became a friend, but after a disagreement in 1912 things turned sour
Freud
JUST DESSERTS A happy baking accident led to the invention of this semisoft candy that's often chocolate
Fudge
JAPANESE BUSINESS & INDUSTRY In 1995 Kodak lodged a trade complaint that this company had an unfair advantage in Japan
Fuji Film
JAPAN You can reach the summit of this mountain via the Gotemba or Subashiri paths
Fujiyama
LANDMARKS To honor W. Churchill, London's Church of St. Mary the Virgin was moved stone by stone to this Mo. town
Fulton
JOE-PARDY! Seen here: He first hit the trenches in 1964
G.I. Joe
JUPITER He discovered the 4 largest moons of Jupiter, but Simon Marius gave them names
Galileo
IT'S THE HUMILITY This Indian wrote, "I have nothing new to teach the world; truth and nonviolence are as old as the hills"
Gandhi
IT'S GARY In 2011 this toothy-grinned actor was a contestant on "Celebrity Apprentice"
Gary Busey
IT'S GARY This actor is in the Lt. Dan Band
Gary Sinise
JEOPMARK CARDS FOR LITERARY CHARACTE My love for you, Daisy, will never die, but I will. All my love, this 1925 title guy
Gatsby
JULIUS CAESAR It took from 58 to 50 B.C., but Caesar decisively overcame this fractious French region
Gaul
JULY In July 1980 the Republican party nominated this former CIA director for vice president
George (H.W.) Bush
JAZZ SINGERS This jazz guitarist has had several pop vocal hits including "This Masquerade" & "Give Me The Night"
George Benson
KENNY ROGERS Home base for Kenny & family is a ranch in this "peachy" state
Georgia
LANDMARKS State: Little Five Points, Jimmy Carter Museum and Library
Georgia
JULY 4 On the day of the bicentennial, this president said, "We lead because our whole history says we must"
Gerald Ford
JAPANESE HISTORY In 1914 Japan joined the Allies & quickly seized this European power's islands in the Pacific
Germany
IT'S JUST A GAME The board for this Asian game has 361 intersections on which black & white stones are placed
Go
IT'S MATTHEW PERRY On this sitcom that debuted in 2012, Matthew Perry led his support group in a "March Sadness" tourney
Go On
JOHN C. FREMONT His wealth came from a deposit of this found on his Mariposa land; later, he lost it all in railroad deals
Gold
LANDING ZONES OF NORMANDY Bug, Glove or Coast
Gold
JA! BABY! This greeting is Guten Morgen!
Good Morning!
KANSAS CITIES As you might expect, Ulysses is the seat of this "Presidential" county
Grant
LAND O' LAKERS Sean Connery went shoeless when imprinting his feet in the cement at this Hollywood theater
Grauman's Chinese Theater
