Jeopardy, Season 2 (1985-1986, incomplete)
In 1952, 12-year-old Jimmy Boyd earned a fortune with this Christmas song hit (THE 1950s)
"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
"Instrumental" title of this, only instrumental no. 1 hit of 1959 (MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS)
"The Happy Organ"
1 of 3 original members of the Country Music Hall of Fame (CLASSIC COUNTRY)
(1 of) Hank Williams Sr., Jimmie Rodgers, Fred Rose
2 of the 5 "Civilized Tribes", so called because they resembled European nations in structure (AMERICAN INDIANS)
(2 of) Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Creek, & Seminole
3 of the 4 actors who sought "Deliverance" in that 1972 film ('70s CINEMA)
(3 of) Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ronny Cox, Ned Beatty
"The Crucible", his 1953 play about Salem witchcraft trials drew a parallel to McCarthyism (AMERICAN LITERATURE)
(Arthur) Miller
Though he wasn't part of the Lincoln conspiracy, his name's been blackened in many a town (WORD ORIGINS)
(Dr. Samuel) Mudd
He wrote his "Farewell Symphony" as a hint he & the orchestra wanted to leave for Vienna (CLASSICAL MUSIC)
(Franz Joseph) Haydn
He personally paid for many of the instruments & made this his soldier' theme: (Gary Owens Theme) (WILD WEST)
(General) George (Armstrong) Custer
Of the 25 lawyers who have been President, he served most recently (1986) (PRESIDENTS)
(Gerald) Ford
A battleship was built to honor this Russian who built fake villages to impress his empress (UNREAL ESTATE)
(Grigori) Potemkin
When his wife woke him in 1893, fearing burglars in the house, he said, "In the Senate maybe, not the House" (PRESIDENTIAL QUOTES)
(Grover) Cleveland
His actual first name was Hiram while his middle name was Ulysses (PRESIDENTIAL MIDDLE NAMES)
(Hiram) Ulysses (S) Grant
While prisoner of the Germans in WWII, this French existentialist wrote some of his greatest work (GREAT THINKERS)
(Jean-Paul) Sartre
German astronomer whose laws of planetary motion were published in 1609 (ASTRONOMY)
(Johannes) Kepler
Because he said "Ich bin ein Berliner", not "Ich bin Berliner", it could have meant "I am a doughnut" (PRESIDENTIAL QUOTES)
(John F.) Kennedy
In 1964 his widow said "So now he is a legend when he would have preferred to be a man" (THE '60s)
(John F.) Kennedy
For a promotional stunt in 1889, this newspaper publisher sent Nellie Bly around the world (19TH CENTURY)
(Joseph) Pulitzer
In 1804, this merchant got Rhode Island College to rename itself after him by donating $5,000 dollars
(Nicholas) Brown
Last Communist party chief of the USSR to leave office without dying (WORLD POLITICS)
(Nikita) Khrushchev
Appropriately, these birds play in the National Hockey League (SPORTS BIRDS)
(Pittsburgh) Penguins
French soldier & mathematician whose motto was "I think, therefore I am" (GREAT THINKERS)
(Rene) Descartes
1st Englishman to sail around the world (ENGLISH HISTORY)
(Sir) Francis Drake
In 1806, he tried to climb the Colorado peak named for him, took a wrong path & would up on wrong mt. (MOUNTAINS)
(Zebulon) Pike
Of 1 out of 5, 1 out of 15, or 1 out of 50, approximate ratio of Polish families who own cars (POLAND)
1 out of 50
Ratio of quarter notes to a whole note (MUSICAL NUMBERS)
1/4
1,000 expressed by using 10 and an exponent (MATHEMATICS)
10 cubed
How many meters you've run if you finish a 10K race (SHAPING UP)
10,000
Of 25, 50, or 100 miles, the longest length lightning strokes can reach the earth (LIGHTNING)
100 miles
Legal in 4 states, it's youngest specified age a female can be married with parental consent (1986) (ODDS & ENDS)
12
Of the 1.5 million students who took the S.A.T.s in early 1985, only 8 hit this perfect combined score (NEWSPAPER FILLER)
1600
Year the first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded and the United States entered World War I (HISTORICAL TRIVIA)
1917
Year of 1st World Series telecast, which featured the Dodgers' Jackie Robinson, Rookie of the Year (SPORTS)
1947
Captain Nemo "dies" in both of these Jules Verne novels (19TH CENTURY NOVELS)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea & The Mysterious Island
Number of different basic shapes in a box of Post Alpha-Bits (STUPID ANSWERS)
26
Number of teams in the NFL (1985) (FOOTBALL)
28
Number of movements in Grieg's Piano Concerto in A Minor (MUSICAL NUMBERS)
3
While Rhode Island has 5 counties, Delaware has only this many (U.S. STATES)
3
The prime factors of 21 (MATHEMATICS)
3 and 7
In 1985, Disneyland, McDonald's, & Captain Kangaroo all celebrated this anniversary (NEWSPAPER FILLERS)
30th
A rink of players--it's the number of persons on a curling team (WINTER SPORTS)
4
Of 4, 12, or 20, the number of independent countries in Africa before WWII (THE CONTINENTS)
4
Aside from the Dakotas & Carolinas, # of states with 2 words in their names as commonly used (THE 50 STATES)
6
Whole number equidistant from 5 & 7 (STUPID ANSWERS)
6
Number of fabulously wealthy "cities of Cibola" the Spanish explorer Coronado was looking fore (UNREAL ESTATE)
7
Number of players in a string septet (MUSICAL NUMBERS)
7
It was originally called bib-label lithiated lemon-lime soda (SODA POP QUIZ)
7-UP
Number of strings on a standard mandolin (MUSICAL NUMBERS)
8
Phil Silvers received a Tony in 1972 revival of this play based on Plautus ('70s THEATER)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Director Norman Jewison's alliterative tale of a black infantry unit (MOVIES)
A Soldier's Story
17-year-old usher Sheila Delaney got a taste for theatre and went home one night to start this play (PLAYWRIGHTS)
A Taste of Honey
"Yippie" leader who wrote a book called "Steal This Book" (PEOPLE)
Abbie Hoffman
Common Arabic name which means "Servant of Allah" (NAMES)
Abdullah
The weapon which killed this "1st murder victim" was never revealed (WEAPONS)
Abel
Lake Placid & the source of the Hudson are found in this New York group (MOUNTAINS)
Adirondacks
John & Stewart Alsop revived the word "egghead" to describe this candidate's supporters (THE '50s)
Adlai Stevenson
Of the 7, this continent has the greatest number of independent countries (THE CONTINENTS)
Africa
Twi, Ga, Fang, & Bubi are languages spoke on this continent (LANGUAGES)
Africa
Longest continuous run of any show is London performance of "The Mousetrap" by this author (1986) (THE LONGEST)
Agatha Christie
In 1978, he won a reverse discrimination lawsuit against the University of California (THE '70s)
Alan Bakke
The state with the largest number of national parks (NATIONAL PARKS)
Alaska
Spanish for "pelican" but appropriately called "The Rock" by its inhabitants (ISLANDS)
Alcatraz
Though he said he found dueling abhorrent, he participated in one in 1804 (AMERICAN HISTORY)
Alexander Hamilton
Delta city with automatic door openers, washing machines, & a world-famous library (ANCIENT SCIENCE)
Alexandria
Founder of "individual psychology", he broke with Freud in 1911 (PSYCHOLOGY)
Alfred Adler
The "official" title of "Alice In Wonderland" (19TH CENTURY NOVELS)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
"The Road Back" is sequel to this famous novel of WWI by Erich Remarque (WAR STORIES)
All Quiet on the Western Front
San Francisco police confiscated this beat poet's epic "Howl" wen it first came out (THE 1950s)
Allen Ginsberg
As co-sovereign of this Pyrenees land, the Bishop of Urgel, Spain is paid about $6.87 semi-annually (MINI-COUNTRIES)
Andorra
Roman slave famous for broaching a "thorny" subject with a lion (ANCIENT TIMES)
Androcles
This black activist was 1 of only 6 women ever to make the FBI's "Most Wanted" list (WOMEN)
Angela Davis
Peter Gennaro won Tony for choreographing Andrea McArdle in this 1977 hit ('70s THEATER)
Annie
1st to hold a nominating convention, this 3rd party ironically chose Mason Wm. Wirt to run for Pres. (AMERICAN HISTORY)
Anti-Masonic party
The original of Islam's sacred book, the Koran, was written in rhyme in this language (LANGUAGES)
Arabic
Holiday begun 4/22/1875 because J.S. Morton thought Nebraskans should plant trees (19TH CENTURY)
Arbor Day
In '67, this "Lady of Soul" got due "Respect" (SINGERS)
Aretha Franklin
Standard comment of Little Orphan Annie's dog Sandy (COMIC STRIPS)
Arf!
Considered 1st universal genius, this student of Plato believed goats breathed through their ears (ANCIENT SCIENCE)
Aristotle
Greek philosopher whose works were the basis for most scientific study well into 17th C. (GREAT THINKERS)
Aristotle
King Philip of Macedonia hired him as private tutor for his son, Alexander (ANCIENT HISTORY)
Aristotle
In 1912, it became 48th & last contiguous state to join the Union (AMERICAN HISTORY)
Arizona
It's the battlefield where good & evil will fight their final battle (THE BIBLE)
Armageddon
"You must remember this", the theme song for "Casablanca" ("TIME"LY SONGS)
As Time Goes By
The lines "And thereby hands a tale" & "All the world's a stage" come from this comedy (SHAKESPEARE)
As You Like It
Artificial grass named for the site of its 1st installation (SPORTS STADIUMS)
AstroTurf
In 1956, Congress adopted this 4-word Florida motto to be our national motto (STATE MOTTOS)
In God We Trust
Goddess of wisdom for whom Athens was named (GREECE)
Athena
Some fashionable women dyed their hair blue in this ancient Greek city, home of Socrates (FASHION)
Athens
Along with Argos & Thebes, they made up the 4 earliest city-states of ancient Greece (ANCIENT TIMES)
Athens and Sparta
"Monopoly" inventor Charles Darrow named properties in the game for streets in this city (HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS)
Atlantic City
In March, 1985, Michael Lewis, intending to fly to Oakland, Cal. inadvertently ended up in this city (PEOPLE)
Aukland
Eons of wind & rain have worn away ancient mtns., making this smallest continents the flattest, too (THE CONTINENTS)
Australia
Farms on this continent average about 5000 acres (AGRICULTURE)
Australia
During the 14th century "Babylonian Captivity", the French city was seat of the papacy (RELIGIOUS HISTORY)
Avignon
The name "United Nations" was adopted in WWII to note countries opposed to these powers (UNITED NATIONS)
Axis powers
When doubled, this letter can be shot from a gun (LETTER PERFECT)
B
[Audio DD] in 1978, Gerry Rafferty found his way down this street ("STREETS")
Baker Street
On the River Dee in Scotland, it's private residence of the British sovereign (STARTS WITH "B")
Balmoral Castle
In Shakespeare's play, ghost who sat in Macbeth's place at the banquet table (GHOSTS)
Banquo
Hindu for "trader" this unusual tree whose branches grow down can look like a mini-forest (TREES)
Banyan
It took a team of 8 writers to adapt a French comic strip into this 41st century ultra-high camp film (FUTURISTIC FILMS)
Barbarella
Police show which began as "Toma" became much better known with new star & this new name (TELEVISION)
Baretta
A triangular-shaped nut grown in North America & Europe, or a brand of baby food (NUTS)
Beech Nut
They've been guarding British royalty since 1485 & gin bottles since 1820 (BRITISH HISTORY)
Beefeaters
Although a general hospital for 250 years, it is commonly thought of as NYC's lunatic asylum (THE HOSPITAL)
Bellevue
His "Volpone" played at Shakespeare's Globe Theater in 1605 (PLAYWRIGHTS)
Ben Jonson
Of all his achievements, this pediatrician is most proud of his 1924 Olympic gold medal for rowing (SPORTS)
Benjamin Spock
Higgins played the title role of this 1974 film (HOLLYWOOD DOGS)
Benji
[Audio DD] Man usually being chased to the following (Opening to "Yakety Sax" played) (BRITISH TV)
Benny Hill
Chile's liberator ("B.O.")
Bernardo O'Higgins
The constellation Ursa Major, meaning the "great bear", is better known by this name (BEAR FACTS)
Big Dipper
Fall 1962 was a #1 season for the Four Seasons with "Sherry" & this song ("CRY"ING SONGS)
Big Girls Don't Cry
Melville title sailor who personifies innocence (AMERICAN LITERATURE)
Billy Budd
"Suddenly", he's once of pop music's top artists ("B.O.")
Billy Ocean
In 1937, this singer & golf enthusiast put on the 1st celebrity pro-am match (GOLF)
Bing Crosby
The 1954 Dorothy Dandridge/Harry Belafonte film "Carmen Jones" was based on this composer's opera (CLASSICAL MUSIC)
Bizet
When smoked with juniper brush, this food is associated with the German town of Westphalia (FOOD)
Black Forest ham
The following was theme of this 1959 Best Foreign Film ("B.O.")
Black Orpheus
Name of this sea is said to allude not to its dark water but its storms (BODIES OF WATER)
Black Sea
The name of Hitler's dog, or Deborah Harry's singing group (TRIVIA)
Blondie
He recorded "Mack The Knife" under this name he picked out of a phone book (ROCK N' ROLL HEAVEN)
Bobby Darin
This former Boston Bruin might get "defensive" if you talk to him about hockey ("B.O.")
Bobby Orr
Once known as Upper Peru, it has had over twenty presidents since WWII (SOUTH AMERICA)
Bolivia
This girl was "as skinny as a stick of macaroni" (GOLDEN OLDIES)
Boney Maronie
Famous fooderie, found on 15th, for feasting on fish in Philly ("BOOK"S)
Bookbinder's
In 1985, at 17, he became Wimbledon's youngest & only unseeded winner of men's singles (SPORTS)
Boris Becker
In 1967, 1st woman to run this Mass. distance event had to sneak her way in (FEMININE FIRSTS)
Boston Marathon
Composers known as "the 3 B's" (COMPOSERS)
Brahms, Beethoven, and Bach
They layout of this, the capital, resembles a jet airliner (BRAZIL)
Brasilia
Aldous Huxley's 1932 version of "1984" (LITERATURE)
Brave New World
In the past, 12- to 14-year-old brides were not unusual in this Portuguese-speaking country (SOUTH AMERICA)
Brazil
The 2 South American countries whose names begin with "B" (STARTS WITH "B")
Brazil and Bolivia
This variety of nut is grown only in the country it's named for & adjacent lands (NUTS)
Brazil nut
Named not for lovers but sorrowful prisoners crossing it to Venetian prison (BRIDGES)
Bridge of Sighs
Side the Iroquois supported in the French & Indian War (AMERICAN INDIANS)
British (English)
Van Morrison sang of "making love in the green grass, behind the stadium" with her (ROCK 'N ROLL)
Brown Eyed Girl
While Paris is on the Seine, this Belgian capital is on the Senne (WORLD CAPITALS)
Brussels
Antony said this assassin of Caesar made "the most unkindest cut of all" (SHAKESPEARE)
Brutus
Well-known nickname of Siddhartha Gautama (RELIGION)
Buddha
Needing time to do laundry on tour, this early rock giant chartered a fatal flight (ROCK N' ROLL HEAVEN)
Buddy Holly
Howdy Doody host Bob Smith's real hometown (THE 1950s)
Buffalo, New York
Single-letter chemical designation of a diamond (ROCKS & MINERALS)
C
First Roman army to invade Britain was led by this general (BRITISH HISTORY)
Caesar
Appropriately, you'll find "The Appian Way" at this hotel casino on The Strip (LAS VEGAS)
Caesar's Palace
As far back as 1609, sacramental wine was made in what is now this state (WINE)
California
Beatles song about purchasing affection that was 1st to hit #1 in US. & Britain at same time (ROCK 'N ROLL)
Can't Buy Me Love
The "crabby" sign of the zodiac (ASTROLOGY)
Cancer
12 beats of a gong & an airplane swooping down signaled his arrival on radio (RADIO HEROES)
Captain Midnight
London street where in the '60s, you'd find the mods & the miniskirts ("STREETS")
Carnaby Street
Meaning "removal of meal", it's Rio's 4-day pre-Lenten festival (HOLIDAYS)
Carnival
He played Archie Bunker (O'HOLLYWOOD)
Carrol O'Connor
Actress whose autobiography is named for her most famous role, "Baby Doll" (FAMOUS FOLKS)
Carroll Baker
TV's Clinton Corners or Jimmy's Plains, Georgia ("CC")
Carter Country
Roman statesman Cato closed every speech, regardless of the subject, by saying this must be destroyed (ANCIENT HISTORY)
Carthage
In it, Rick tells Ilsa, "I remember every detail; the Germans wore gray; you wore blue" (MOVIE TRIVIA)
Casablanca
He, along with Joel Cairo & Brigid "Shaughnessy, sought the Maltese Falcon ("GUT"s)
Casper Gutman
When 1400 actresses show up to audition for 1 part ("CC")
Cattle Call
Former special counsel to president Nixon who's since been "Born Again" (AUTOBIOGRAPHIES)
Charles Colson
Of all his books, he said "David Copperfield" was his "favourite child" (19TH CENTURY NOVELS)
Charles Dickens
Demonstrators were kicked out of this city's Lincoln Park August 27, 1958 (U.S. HISTORY)
Chicago
He presides over the Senate during the trial following the impeachment of a President (U.S. CONSTITUTION)
Chief Justice (of the Supreme Court)
An estimated 40% of the world's total copper supply is in three mines in this coastal country (SOUTH AMERICA)
Chile
Asian nation 2nd only to U.S. in meat production (AGRICULTURE)
China
Name of wind which flows down eastern slopes of Rocky mtns. raising temp. as much as 40 degrees in 3 hours (WEATHER)
Chinook
Composer who had a celebrated love affair with novelist George Sand (COMPOSERS)
Chopin
In 1810, the same year as Schumann, this Polish pianist & composer was born (COMPOSERS)
Chopin
This young religion was becoming so popular, a school teaching it was estab. in Alexandria (2ND CENTURY)
Christianity
A 6th-century monk originally established the first day of the Christian era, not as January the 1st, but this holiday (HISTORICAL TRIVIA)
Christmas
Ernest Evans' "twist"ed name (AKA)
Chubby Checker
Now a retired brig. gen., this West Virginian was 1st to fly faster than speed of sound (WEST VIRGINIA)
Chuck Yeager
Stuart Damon & Lesley Ann Warren starred in this only R & H musical written for TV (RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN)
Cinderella
Romantic idol who said, "This king stuff is pure bull... I'm just a lucky slob from Ohio" (CELEBRITY SAYINGS)
Clark Gable
"Other women cloy the appetites they feed, but she makes hungry where most she satisfies" (SHAKESPEARE)
Cleopatra
Film which used the following as a greeting (5 tones) (FUTURISTIC FILMS)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The 3 things growing in "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary's" garden (NURSERY RHYMES)
Cockleshells and silver bells and pretty maids all in a row
They spent $250,000 to develop a can so the shuttle crew could drink their new formula in space (SODA POP QUIZ)
Coke
Up to 80% of the counterfeit dollars passed in the U.S. are from this coffee country (SOUTH AMERICA)
Colombia
"Home" of the Air Force Academy, it has over 300 days of sunshine yearly (U.S. CITIES)
Colorado Springs
October holiday which Mexicans call Dia de la Raza is celebrated in the U.S. as this (HOLIDAYS)
Columbus Day
After Indian wars, Chief Rain-In-The-Face ended up selling autobiographies at this Brooklyn resort (WILD WEST)
Coney Island
For some 2,000 years, in order to enter gov't services, applicants had to now his sayings (CHINA)
Confucius
For service as a medical officer in 1865 Mary Walker became only woman to win this (1985) (FEMININE FIRSTS)
Congressional Medal of Honor
While Prime Minister, Winston Churchill belonged to this political party (ENGLISH HISTORY)
Conservatives
In English this Texas city's name would be "The body of Christ" ("CC")
Corpus Christi
A more accurate translation of his name would be "wild" or "unbroken" horse (AMERICAN INDIANS)
Crazy Horse
Gall & he led the attack on Custer's 7th cavalry (AMERICAN INDIANS)
Crazy Horse
In 1968 he took over U.S. Vietnam command from General Westmoreland (GENERALS)
Creighton Abrams
A top hit in 1955 for Julie London, it's not about the Thames ("CRY"ING SONGS)
Cry Me A River
2 Elvis Presley Top 10 hits that fit this category ("CRY"ING SONGS)
Crying in the Chapel, Don't Cry Daddy
Country to which the U.S. began beaming Radio Marti in May 1985 (U.S. HISTORY)
Cuba
Unlike most European languages, Bulgarian doesn't use the Roman alphabet, but uses this one (LANGUAGES)
Cyrillic
Towering snack named for comic strip character whose nocturnal noshes cleaned out the fridge (FOOD)
Dagwood sandwich
Teng Hsiao-Ping tried to unsuccessfully persuade him to return to Tibet (CHINA)
Dalai Lama
Pat Boone descends from this famed frontiersman (FAMOUS FOLKS)
Daniel Boone
His words became North Dakota motto, "Liberty & Union, Now & Forever, One & Inseparable" (STATE MOTTOS)
Daniel Webster
Tanzania's largest city & functioning capital, its name means "haven of peace" (1985) (WORLD CITIES)
Dar es Salaam
1st prime minister of Israel, he could be called the father of his country ("DAVID"s)
David Ben-Gurion
Name shared by a Union general at Gettysburg & an actor who played TV's "Serpico" ("DAVID"s)
David Birney
Julie's Ika ("DAVID"s)
David Eisenhower
Consumers can "fight back" with him ("DAVID"s)
David Horowitz
Actor David Meyer changed his name to this before he started playing "Richard Diamond, Priv. Det." (AKA)
David Janssen
Though popular in early 1800s the Tennessee congressman was even more popular in the 1950s (U.S. HISTORY)
Davy Crockett
Over 1/2 of Fortune 500 and 42% of all NY Stock Exchange companies are incorporated in this state (BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY)
Delaware
Until the 1700s, this city was noted for its fine blue patterned china (THE NETHERLANDS)
Delft
"Does anybody really care" about this Chicago song? ("TIME"LY SONGS)
Does Anybody Know What Time it is?
[Audio] Title question asked in this Lonnie Donegan song: (CHEWING GUM)
Does Your Chewing Gum Lose its Flavor On the Bedpost Overnight?
You'd better stop sobbing when Melissa Manchester sings this, her 1979 hit ("CRY"ING SONGS)
Don't Cry Out Loud
Starsky & Hutch's David Soul made his recording debut with this soulful plea ("UP" SONGS)
Don't Give Up On Us
This Gerry & the Pacemakers 1964 hit suggests you should do your weeping at night ("CRY"ING SONGS)
Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying
In "Singin' in the Rain", he knew how to "Make 'Em Laugh" (O'HOLLYWOOD)
Donald O'Connor
"Season"ed disco queen born Ladonna Gaines (AKA)
Donna Summer
The only 1 of the 7 dwarfs without a beard, though he was probably too stupid to notice (TRIVIA)
Dopey
Her 1918 lunch with Robert Benchley at an Algonquin Hotel round table started a famous literary circle (WOMEN)
Dorothy Parker
Cardiologist best known for dispensing medical info on the "Today Show" (1985) (DOCTORS)
Dr. Art Ulene
In the 1931 film, he used lightning to bring this monster to life (LIGHTNING)
Dr. Frankenstein
Bela Lugosi was reportedly buried in the cape he wore for this role (MOVIE TRIVIA)
Dracula
Freed at 46 after suffering 11 years false imprisonment on Devil's Island, this Frenchman lived to 75 (CRIME & PUNISHMENT)
Dreyfus
Julius Caesar devoted 3 chapters of his "Commentaries" to this religion of the "Ancient Briton" (RELIGIOUS HISTORY
Druidism
Company that is Delaware's largest single employer (CORPORATE AMERICA)
DuPont
Poet who relived his boyhood in "A Child's Christmas in Wales (ENGLISH LITERATURE)
Dylan Thomas
When casting a horoscope, astrologer's place this, not the sun, at the center of the solar system (ASTROLOGY)
Earth
Sunlight reflected by the earth the illuminates the dark part of the moon (NATURE)
Earthshine
Of a North, East, South, & West Side, the 1 Chicago doesn't have (NEIGHBORHOODS)
East
Half a city, it's capital of East Germany (1985) (WORLD CAPITALS)
East Berlin
The penultimate Anglo-Saxon king, Edward was known by this pious title (BRITISH HISTORY)
Edward the Confessor
According to the Bible, thousands of frogs, perhaps millions, plagued this country (FROGS)
Egypt
In his farewell, he warned against the influence of "military-industrial complex" (PRESIDENTIAL QUOTES)
Eisenhower
1 of 2 races Rod Taylor meets circa 800,000 A.D. in "The Time Machine" (FUTURISTIC FILMS)
Elois, Morlocks
In the early 1950s, "Teddy Boys" first appeared in this country (THE 1950s)
England
The Texas Troubadour (CLASSIC COUNTRY)
Ernest Tubb
The highest active volcano in Europe, it's found in Italy (MOUNTAINS)
Etna
Poem that begins, "This is the forest primeval" (QUOTES)
Evangeline
Not surprisingly, this agency's motto is "Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity" (GOVERNMENT)
FBI
This series built around wine currently makes your TV a potent potable (1985) (POTENT POTABLES)
Falcon Crest
This series sounds like a show about kinfolk's cravats (TELEVISION)
Family Ties
This building marked by a grasshopper weather vane, gained nickname "The cradle of liberty" (AMERICAN REVOLUTION)
Faneuil Hall
U.S. naval officer famous for saying "Damn the torpedoes, full steam ahead" ("GUT"s)
Farragut
Most acclaimed novel of Ivan Turgenev, 1st Russian to be widely read and admired in Europe (RUSSIAN LITERATURE)
Fathers and Sons
Foreign title of this song, expressing sentiments heard here ("I want to wish you a merry Christmas, from the bottom of my heart...") (CHRISTMAS CAROLS)
Feliz Navidad
French general & WWI Allied commander who predicted another war within 20 years (GENERALS)
Ferdinand Foch
Played by his home club, the following became the unofficial theme song for this 1980 rookie (Audio DD, ABBA's "Fernando")(SPORTS)
Fernando Valenzuela
Now a real estate developer, this actor opened up territory as "Daniel Boone" (PEOPLE)
Fess Parker
Rose's maiden name, it became the middle name of one of her sons (THE KENNEDYS)
Fitzgerald
In song "my gal's" height that rhymes with her eyes of blue (MUSICAL NUMBERS)
Five Foot Two
Founder of the nursing profession, she as named after the city in which she was born (BRITISH HISTORY)
Florence Nightingale
This Hollywood features dog racing & a beach boardwalk (U.S. CITIES)
Florida
[Audio DD] 1984 film which featured the following: (opening to Dancing in the Sheets by Shalmar) (DOUBLE DOUBLE LETTERS
Footloose
Helping us fight bankrupted this country & sent it into internal revolution (AMERICAN REVOLUTION)
France
If its royal family has no male heir, Monaco will become part of this country (MINI-COUNTRIES)
France
Longest ocean liner, the "Norway", was originally named for this country when built in 1961 (THE LONGEST)
France
Both Susan Blakely & Jessica Lange played this tragic Hollywood actress in 1980s films (ACTORS & ROLES)
Frances Farmer
In 1517, this French king & patron of Da Vinci orig. bought the "Mona Lisa" to hang in his bathroom (ART)
Francois I
"Bring 'em Back Alive" guy, played by Bruce Boxleithner on TV but by himself on radio (RADIO HEROES)
Frank Buck
"The doctor can bury his mistakes, but we can only advise clients to plant vines", said this architect (QUOTES)
Frank Lloyd Wright
Bing Crosby said, "I think he's always nurtured a secret desire to be a hood" (FAMOUS FOLKS)
Frank Sinatra
This president vetoed more legislation than any other (1985) (U.S. HISTORY)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Composer profiled in "Song Without End" and "Lisztomania" (MOVIES)
Franz Liszt
The 2 "superpower" adversaries of the French & Indian War (AMERICAN INDIANS)
French and English
This flowering shrub was named for 16th century botanist Leonard Fuchs (PLANTS)
Fuchia
Letter referring to string originally used to hold up Indians' loincloths (LETTER PERFECT)
G
Later a foil for Lucy as Harry Carter, he foiled Ming on radio as Flash Gordon (RADIO HEROES)
Gale Gordon
Since the publication of Alex Haley's "Roots", tourism has increased to this African country (TRAVEL AND TOURISM
Gambia
Dustin Hoffman & Alec Guinness were considered for this role that won Oscar for Ben Kingsley (MOVIES)
Gandhi
Jim Davis named this cat after his grandfather, not the 20th president (COMIC STRIPS)
Garfield
He was Buddy Holly in "The Buddy Holly Story" ('70s MOVIES)
Gary Busey
Popular name for the Jefferson Nat'l Expansion Memorial (LANDMAKRS)
Gateway Arch
Apollo 11 astronauts Armstrong, Collins & Aldrin each also flew in this program (MAN IN SPACE)
Gemini
The symbol for this sign aptly resembles the Roman numeral two (ASTROLOGY)
Gemini
Lord Byron wore "jean trowsers" which were named for this Italian city (FASHION)
Genoa
As a young congressman, LBJ escorted this author of "Pygmalion" around Texas (PLAYWRIGHTS)
George Bernard Shaw
In his first screen role since 1939, he won the 1975 Best Supporting Actor Oscar for "The Sunshine Boys" (MOVIES
George Burns
He played Superman in '50s series whose reruns are 2nd only to "I Love Lucy" in popularity (TELEVISION)
George Reeve(s)
With under 200 men, this Revolutionary War general captured 3 British forts in Ill. & Ind. (GENERALS)
George Rogers Clark
In the 1968 election, he won 13 & 1/2 percent of the popular vote & carried 5 southern states (U.S. HISTORY)
George Wallace
General Howe faced hi in Brandywine, Germantown, & Long Island battles (AMERICAN REVOLUTION)
George Washington
This D.C. university is America's oldest Roman Catholic-sponsored college (HIGHER EDUCATION)
Georgetown
America's leading pecan-growing state (NUTS)
Georgia
Foreign country in which the most American soldiers are stationed (1984) (THE MILITARY)
Germany
Creators of "Casper" say this film's logo plagiarized 1 of their characters (GHOSTS)
Ghostbusters
This Best Picture had the shortest title, using only 2 different letters (1986) (THE OSCARS)
Gigi
Unlikely site of 1967 meeting between pres. Johnson & Soviet premier Kosygin was this NJ town (THE '60s)
Glassboro
"Sparkling" nickname for Fremont St. in downtown Las Vegas (LAS VEGAS)
Glitter Gulch
100 years ago the now-dead philosopher Nietzsche claimed this being was dead (RELIGION)
God
According to Ohio's "All things are possible" with him (STATE MOTTOS)
God
One of the few sequels to critically surpass the original, this film won Best Picture for 1974 ('70s MOVIES)
Godfather II
Hercules, Orpheus, & Castor & Pollux were among those who joined the search for this (MYTHOLOGY)
Golden Fleece
An ancients "Rubik's Cube", spliced by the father of Midas, sliced by Alexander (MYTHOLOGY)
Gordian Knot
It's said this author of "The Human Factor" wrote 200 words a day then stopped, even in mid sentence (LITERARY TRIVIA)
Graham Greene
In Paris, this musical was called "Brilliantine" & in Mexico City, "Vaselina" (THEATER)
Grease
In 1818, this country & the U.S. agreed to joint occupation of the Oregon territory (U.S. HISTORY)
Great Britain
Waving American-style is an insult in this Hellenistic country (ODD CUSTOMS)
Greece
The word "chuch" can be traced back to "kyros", meaning "power" in this language (CHURCHES & CATHEDRALS)
Greek
"Aroma" was the word for spices in this ancient civilization (HERBS & SPICES)
Greek (Greece)
A retailer of fresh fruits & vegetables, or TV's Joe Carcione ("GREEN")
Green Grocer
This company is #1 in bus transportation & bus manufacturing (TRANSPORTATION)
Greyhound
Once France's richest colony, this now-impoverished country was 2nd in the New World to gain independence (HISTORICAL TRIVIA)
Haiti
Without his lyrics, Dionne Warwick would have only hummed Burt Bacharach's tune ("DAVID"s)
Hal David
The pair's lyricist (RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN)
Hammerstein
This rodent's name is German for "hoarder" since he hoards food in his cheeks (ODDS & ENDS)
Hamster
"The Ugly Duckling" was autobiographical for this shy author (FAIRY TALES)
Hans Christian Andersen
Among his "Marx" of success were silence & musical virtuosity (5-LETTER WORDS)
Harpo
Since overeating was a status symbol, early rulers of what's now this state often weighed over 400 lbs. (EATING IN AMERICA)
Hawaii
Only NBA team that qualifies for this category (SPORTS BIRDS)
Hawks
Though known for pickles and "slow" ketchup, this company's 1st product was horseradish (EATING IN AMERICA)
Heinz
From age 19 on, he had a platinum kneecap to replace one shattered in WWI (LITERARY TRIVIA)
Hemingway
"Take My Wife... Please!" (AUTOBIOGRAPHIES)
Henny Youngman
Before he died in 1547, this Tudor king weighed over 400 pounds (HISTORICAL TRIVIA)
Henry VIII
In the 16th century, this great Tudor king abolished the privilege of clergy issuing coins (ENGLISH HISTORY)
Henry VIII
The title of this Jim Unger comic refers to everyone in it, not just a single character (THE FUNNIES)
Herman
Hermaphroditus, whose body combined both sexes, had name combining these 2 gods, his parents (MYTHOLOGY)
Hermes & Aphrodite
When "all you see are silhouettes & all you hear are castanets & no one cares how late it gets", you're there (UNREAL ESTATE)
Hernando's Hideaway
This company's tours became so successful in 1973 it built a simulated chocolate factor (CORPORATE AMERICA)
Hershey
This Axis leader had a complete set of dental tools taken everywhere he went (WWII TRIVIA)
Hitler
"Tinsel Town" (DOUBLE DOUBLE LETTERS)
Hollywood
In Colo., "people had a careless way.. of firing revolvers... at each other...", so he went east young man (COLORADO)
Horace Greeley
At Hamlet's death he says, "Good night, sweet prince" (SHAKESPEARE)
Horatio
In 1977, The Eagles checked into the #1 spot on the charts with this song (HOTELS)
Hotel California
The Sands, Frontier, Desert Inn, & Landmark Hotels were once owned by this mysterious billionaire (LAS VEGAS)
Howard Hughes
National chain of hotels often referred to as "HoJo's" (HOTELS)
Howard Johnson's
Honest, Wyatt, his name was originally Hugh Krampe (AKA)
Hugh O'Brian
1 of 2 Paul Simon hits that fit this category ("ROCK" & "ROLL" SONGS)
I Am A Rock (or Loves Me Like A Rock)
A WWII morale booster for Filipinos was gum printed with this famous promise (CHEWING GUM)
I shall return
Common phrase that might follow "Call me!" ("BOOK"S)
I'm in the book
Continent on which the densest, tallest, & most valuable stand of timber is found (TREES)
North America
The only 2 venomous species of lizards, Gila monsters & beaded lizards, are native to this continent (ANIMALS)
North America
Farms & ranches cover 90% of this border state's land ("NORTH")
North Dakota
Tho' Catholicism is this English province's largest single denomination, it's a "persecuted minority" ("NORTH")
Northern Ireland
The founded of this aircraft company also helped form its competitor Lockheed ("NORTH")
Northrop
1st to sail it, Roald Amundsen found this "shortcut" a difficult 3-year trip ("NORTH")
Northwest Passage
Begun in 1948, this university's African studies program was the 1st of its kind in U.S. ("NORTH")
Northwestern
Links "the wisp & the will", or McDonald's "fish & "filet" (LETTER PERFECT)
O
[Audio DD] Title of this Ray Charles instrumental:
One Mint Julep
"Sweets to the sweet: Farewell!" were Hamlet's mother's words at this woman's funeral (SHAKESPEARE)
Ophelia
The Grand Ole Opry is now located in the middle of this amusement park (COUNTRY MUSIC)
Opryland
Pentecostal revivalist turned Methodist, in 1965 he founded a Tulsa, Oklahoma university (HIGHER EDUCATION)
Oral Roberts
Dutch settlers named this longest river of South Africa not for its color but their royal family (BODIES OF WATER)
Orange
Ape found on Sumatra, Borneo, & in "Every Which Way But Loose" (PRIMATES)
Orangutan
On 3/25/85, Marty Pasetta opened telecast of this awards show with shot of auditorium upside-down (NEWSPAPER FILLERS)
Oscars
To demonstrate his elevator's safety in 1852, he got in & cut the cable (INVENTIONS)
Otis
The continental drift theory says that all the continents once formed a giant land mass called this (CONTINENTS)
Pangaea
Tatum O'Neal won an Oscar for her film debut in this 1973 picture ('70s CINEMA)
Paper Moon
3 major cities of this S. American country are Concepcion, Encarnacion, & Asuncion, the capital (WORLD CITIES)
Paraguay
In 1782, a preliminary treaty ending the Revolution was signed in this European city (U.S. HISTORY)
Paris
L-Dopa has provided relief for sufferers of this "shaking palsy" (MEDICINE)
Parkinson's Disease
Finishing the Channel swim in 1926, Gertrude Ederle was met on beach by immigration officer demanding this (SPORTS)
Passport
Before experiments of this 19th century scientist, fermentation was basically a mystery (WINE)
Pasteur
Yelling "I am not a number, I am a free man", this actor was #6 on "The Prisoner" (BRITISH TV)
Patrick McGoohan
[Audio DD] General with whom this movie theme is associated (about a WWII tank commander) (GENERALS)
Patton
"Every Secret Thing" contains her own account of her kidnapping (AUTOBIOGRAPHIES)
Patty Hearst
Since it was established in 1901, the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to these 2 U.S. Presidents (THE NOBEL PRIZE)
Theodore Roosevelt & Woodrow Wilson
Though Sinatra had the hit, it was this singer who wrote the lyrics of "My Way" (THE '60s)
Paul Anka
"The regulars are out!" he warned Hancock & Adams on April 18, 1775 (AMERICAN REVOLUTION)
Paul Revere
Behaviorists & dogs drool over the work of this Russian physiologist (SCIENCE)
Pavlov
1985 film that was a story of a "rebel & his bike" (BICYCLES)
Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Caleb Bradham named his elixir this because it was supposed to relieve dyspepisa (SODA POP QUIZ)
Pepsi Cola
He's coming out of retirement to defend Della Street, his former secretary (TELEVISION)
Perry Mason
In "My Favorite Year", his character admitted "I'm not an actor; I'm a movie star" (O'HOLLYWOOD)
Peter O'Toole
This French company is known for making fine bicycles as well as cars (BICYCLES)
Peugeot
Founded in 1683, Germantown is now an historic part of this city (NEIGHBORHOODS)
Philadelphia
You could use a Mustang to round up this discontinued Ford horse (AUTOMOBILES)
Pinto
Three Rivers Stadium is located where 3 rivers meet in this city (SPORTS STADIUMS)
Pittsburgh
With 4 victories, this team has won the most Super Bowls (1985) (FOOTBALL)
Pittsburgh Steelers
Besides the Amazon, 1 of the other 4 river systems that drain South America (THE CONTINENTS)
Plate, Orinoco, San Francisco, Magdalena
An estimated 79% of sales revenues of this "fade cream" are spent on advertising (BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY)
Porcelana
While Bugs was "introduced" in "Porky's Hare Hunt", Daffy was introduced in this cartoon (STUPID ANSWERS)
Porky's Duck Hunt
Besides Spanish, 3 of 4 other official languages of South American countries (GEOGRAPHY)
Portuguese, English, French, Dutch
It's what the P.T.L. in TV's "P.T.L. Club" stands for (RELIGION)
Praise the Lord (or People that Love)
Just as wife of U.S. President is called "First Lady", husband of a reigning British Queen is called this (ROYALTY)
Prince consort
His "Love For 3 Oranges" is loved by opera folks (COMPOSERS)
Prokofiev
Peace, Hope & Friendship are streets in this state capital name din honor of God (HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS)
Providence (Rhode Island)
Narrow Biblical sea between Saudi Arabia & Africa that's an intense blue-green in color (BODIES OF WATER)
Red Sea
California national park that's site of the world's tallest known tree (NATIONAL PARKS)
Redwood National Park
Thaddeus Kosciusko, a general in this North American war, tried to united Poland in 1794 but failed (POLAND)
Revolutionary War
On Jan. 5, 1980, only 4th time in history, Broadway lights were dimmed in tribute to this composer ('70s THEATER
Richard Rodgers
General Cigar Company brand & national poet of Scotland (SMOKING)
Robert Burns
He said, "Good fences make good neighbors (POETRY)
Robert Frost
He played Alexander Mundy on TV's "It Takes a Thief" (IT TAKES A THIEF)
Robert Wagner
To do this in '55, you had to "put your glad rags on" ("ROCK & "ROLL" SONGS)
Rock Around the Clock
Chuck Berry's way of saying "Step aside, Ludwig" ("ROCK" & "ROLL SONGS)
Roll Over Beethoven
The 1st line of the chorus of the "Beer Barrel Polka" ("ROCK" & "ROLL" SONGS)
Roll out the barrel
As of July, 1985, Oregon guru Rajneesh had been given 90 of these cars, but he's hoping for 365 (NEWSPAPER FILLERS)
Rolls Royces
Though he left the service after WWII as a captain, today he holds the highest rank possible (1985) (U.S. HISTORY)
Ronald Reagan
This author of "The Jungle Book" lived in Vermont for 4 years (LITERATURE)
Rudyard Kipling
Nationality of the composers who comprised "The Five" in 1862 (COMPOSERS)
Russian
Harare, capital of Zimbabwe, was called this when the country was Rhodesia (WORLD CAPITALS)
Salisbury
She accepted her Oscar for Best Actress shouting "You like me! You like me!" (CELEBRITY SAYINGS)
Sally Field
In February, 1984, the Soviets reactivated this space station (MAN IN SPACE)
Salyut 7
This playwright and actor portrayed Colonel Chuck Yeager, not Alan Shepard, in "The Right Stuff" (PLAYWRIGHTS)
Sam Shepard
A cigarmaker by trade, he founded he American Federation of Labor (AFL) (SMOKING)
Samuel Gompers
Largest Chinese community outside Asia lives in this city's Chinatown (1985) (NEIGHBORHOODS)
San Francisco
1st to claim Calif. gold, said he found it on this island named for St. Catherine (ISLANDS)
Santa Catalina
Larger than Rio, it's the industrial heart of Brazil & fastest growing city in Latin America (BRAZIL)
Sao Paulo
Since the face wasn't shown, a stand-in stood for John Travolta in famous opening shot of this film (ACTORS & ROLES)
Saturday Night Fever
This planet is only about 3/4 as dense as water, so it probably wouldn't leave "rings" in the bathtub (ASTRONOMY)
Saturn
Mother of Bonnie Blue, she ran a sawmill after the Civil War (FICTIONAL CHARACTERS)
Scarlett O'Hara
A shutout in gin rummy, or Pat Harrington in "One Day at a Time" (CARDS)
Schneider
There's nothing fishy about his "Trout" quintet (COMPOSERS)
Schubert
Every Fall, these "predators" take wing in the AFC West (SPORTS BIRDS)
Seahawks
Grandma Moses ordered her first set of paints from this Chicago mail order company (20th CENTURY ART)
Sears-Roebuck
Imposing Duwamish Indian chief for whom Washington state's largest city was named (AMERICAN INDIANS)
Seattle
In 1821, he became only person to invent, unaided, an entire alphabet & numbering system (LANGUAGES)
Sequoyah
Baby Fae heart transplant occurred in a hospital run by this denomination (RELIGION)
Seventh-Day Adventists
Most famous feature of this Spanish city's cathedral is the Giralda Tower, which used to be a minaret (CHURCHES & CATHEDRALS)
Seville
Bill Haley hit that opens, "Get down to that kitchen & rattle those pots & pans" (GOLDEN OLDIES)
Shake, Rattle, and Roll
Susanna & the twins, Hamnet & Judith (SHAKESPEARE)
Shakespeare's Children
Family name of Laurence Sterne's characters Walter, Toby, & Tristram (ENGLISH LITERATURE)
Shandy
Oliver Goldsmith thrashed a publisher whose paper attacked this, his last play (PLAYWRIGHTS)
She Stoops to Conquer
This author of "Prometheus Unbound" suggested to his wife that she write "Frankenstein" (POETRY)
Shelley
Skyline Drive rides the crest of the mountains in the Virginia national park (HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS)
Shenandoah
If you don't believe she was born Shirley Beaty, ask her little brother Warren (AKA)
Shirley MacLaine
The Mogul school introduced western perspective, not a Hollywood one, to art of this country (ART)
India
Meredith Wilson modeled his "River City" on his home town of Mason City in this state (U.S. STATES)
Iowa
The girl from here was "tall & tan & young & lovely" (MUSIC ON THE MAP)
Ipanema
The U.S. Kennedys trace their roots back to county Wexford in this country (THE KENNEDYS)
Ireland
Language of the world's oldest republic, tiny San Marino (LANGUAGES)
Italian
In 1983 & 84, this country got more tourists from around the wold than any other in Europe (TRAVEL AND TOURISM)
Italy
The N. & S. European countries for which German F. Mendelssohn named his 3rd & 4th symphonies (COMPOSERS)
Italy & Scotland
Listed as a billionaire in 1957, this American lived in a modest room in London (THE 1950s)
J. Paul Getty
Hurdler who was nimble & quick (NURSERY RHYMES)
Jack
This all-American boy's theme began "Wave the flag for Hudson High, boys" (RADIO HEROES)
Jack Armstrong
Though born in Manassa, Colorado, this fighter grew up in Logan, W.V. (WEST VIRGINIA)
Jack Dempsey
She supervised the historic restoration of the White House & gave a TV tour of it (THE KENNEDYS)
Jackie Kennedy
Singer of this song, he spent 9 years in a coma before dying (Audio: song title "Lonely Teardrops") (ROCK N' ROLL HEAVEN)
Jackie Wilson
In 1602, the hdqtrs. for the Dutch East India Co. was Batavia, now called this, Indonesia's capital (WORLD CITIES)
Jakarta
Abram (PRESIDENTIAL MIDDLE NAMES)
James (Abram) Garfield
At 5'4" & weighing 100 lbs., he was our shortest president (THE SHORTEST)
James Madison
Creator of "Little Orphan Annie", this "Hoosier Poet" once passed 1 of his poems as Edgar Allan Poe's (POETRY)
James Whitcomb Riley
Playboy asked this Australian golfer to pose in the buff, not in the rough (GOLF)
Jan Stephenson
Charlotte Bronte's hard-luck heroine who finally finds happiness with Mr. Rochester (FICTIONAL HEROINES
Jane Eyre
World power whose emperor gave up claims to divinity before it adopted a new constitution in 1947 (HISTORY)
Japan
In the sentence "Julie gave Jules a jab in the jaw", the indirect object (GRAMMAR)
Jules
Winning Best Actress Oscars in 1964 & 65, these 2 British-born actresses share the same 1st name (THE OSCARS)
Julie Andrews & Julie Christie
In 1979 Soviet troops began occupying this Afghan capital (WORLD CAPITALS)
Kabul
"Brown vs. Board of Education" dealt with school segregation in this state's capital (U.S. STATES)
Kansas
A drummer, she & brother Richard were best known as vocalists (ROCK N' ROLL HEAVEN)
Karen Carpenter
Doc Holiday's mistress; Dean Martin & John Wayne were among her movie sons (THE OLD WEST)
Katie Elder
He usually drove the Black Beauty (RADIO HEROES)
Kato
William Lampton said this state was "where the corn is full of kernels & the colonels full of corn (POTENT QUOTABLES)
Kentucky
On this show, Michael's "armor" is K.I.T.T. (TELEVISION)
Knight Rider
Of the Tree of Life, Three of Knowledge, or the Tree of Righteousness, the 1 forbidden to Adam (TREES)
Knowledge
A cloud of ask circled the Earth when most of this volcanic island was obliterated in an 1883 explosion (ISLANDS)
Krakatoa
When asked about his condition this president said, "I don't have ulcers, I give 'em" (PRESIDENTIAL QUOTES)
L(yndon) B(aines) J(ohnson)
In 1982, this huge city became #1 beer-producing area in U.S. (CORPORATE AMERICA)
L.A.
'60s Emmy winner that was Rowan & Martin's answer to a sit-in (TELEVISION)
Laugh-in
Famous for his Olympic & sports action paintings, he's appeared in 2 "Rocky" movies (20th CENTURY ART)
LeRoy Neiman
Bacterium responsible for this outbreak was coined "Legionella Pnuemophilia" (MEDICINE)
Legionnaires' Disease
In 1927, this Russian leader's book "The State & Revolution" was banned in Boston as obscene (RUSSIAN LITERATURE)
Lenin
Though he claims never to have said it, he called his autobiography "Nice Guys Finish Last" (AUTOBIOGRAPHIES)
Leo Durocher
This 15th century artist built fortresses, bridges, harbors, & locks (ENGINEERING)
Leonardo da Vinci
Developer William J. Levitt built 3 suburban communities all named this (THE '50s)
Levittown
Turning down ABA offer of 3,500 head of cattle & 40,000 acre ranch in 1969, he signed with NBA Bucks (THE 1960s)
Lew Alcindor (or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)
John Steinbeck wrote the preface of a book about this Al Capp character (COMIC STRIPS)
Li'l Abner
Not in world atlases but in this comic strip could "Lower Slobovia" be found (UNREAL ESTATE)
Li'l Abner
Magazine that raised the photo essay to an art form, it debuted with a photo of a dam on its cover (PHOTOGRAPHY)
Life
Virginia's state motto, which John Wilkes Booth yelled as he shot Lincoln (STATE MOTTOS)
Sic Semper Tyrannis
It's said he turned down Pulitzer for "Arrowsmith" because he felt he was due one sooner (LITERARY TRIVIA)
Sinclair Lewis
Both North Carolina's capital & a brand of cigarettes are named for him (SMOKING)
Sir Walter Raleigh
Though often credited with winning it, this Sioux medicine mad sat out of the Battle of Little Big Horn (AMERICAN INDIANS)
Sitting Bull
Kurt Vonnegut's novel of U.S. soldier who watches bombing of Dresden while German prisoner (WAR STORIES)
Slaughterhouse Five
Word "slavery" comes from these eastern European who were often enslaved by conquerors (WORD ORIGINS)
Slavs
It in, Woody Allen proves cryogenics works, if you don't mind waking up in a police state (FUTURISTIC FILMS)
Sleeper
Some of the character names rejected for this classic were "Gaspy", "Daffy", & "Snoopy" (MOVIES)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
How love was for Ashford & Simpson in 1985 ("ROCK" & "ROLL" SONGS)
Solid
King whose reign was so rich that silver was said to have been as common as stones in Jerusalem (THE BIBLE)
Solomon
On personal intervention of Khruschchev, his "1 Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" was published (FAMOUS FOLKS)
Solzhenitsyn
The last #1 song of the '60s, it was Diana Ross' last song with the supremes (THE 1960s)
Someday We'll be Together
Except for Thailand, all independent states in this area have won their freedom since 1945 (1985) ("SOUTH")
Souteast Asia
Until 1963, Studebakers were made in this Indiana city ("SOUTH")
South Bend
Columbia, capital of this southern state, had no paved roads until 1908 (U.S. CITIES)
South Carolina
State where gold was found in 1874 when Custer led expedition to explore it ("SOUTH")
South Dakota
Helping to found it in 1957, Martin Luther King Jr. headed this civil rights group until his death ("SOUTH")
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
As the Big Dipper points to the North Star, this major constellation points to the sky's South Pole ("SOUTH")
Southern Cross
Country which had the first woman to walk in space (MAN IN SPACE)
Soviet Union
You'd find the cities of Kotte 'n' Kandy on this "Serendipitous" island (GEOGRAPHY)
Sri Lanka
"St. Elsewhere" is the nickname for this TV hospital ("SAINTS")
St. Eligius
Angel-food cake was supposedly created in this Missouri city (AMERICAN FOOD AND DRINK)
St. Louis
Ice cream cones & iced tea were both introduced at this Missouri city's 1904 world's fair (U.S. CITIES)
St. Louis
The first artificial bobseld run was built in 1904 at this Swiss resort town (WINTER SPORTS)
St. Moritz
A patron saint of Russia, he was probably skinny & never wore a red suit ("SAINTS")
St. Nicholas
At 5th & 50th, its Lady Chapel is the place to get married, if you're in NYC & Catholic ("SAINTS")
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Chorea, as in choreography, is a condition associated with rheumatic fever formerly called this ("SAINTS")
St. Vitus (Dance)
In 1954 Conrad Hilton wrote checks for $97 million to purchase this entire hotel chain (HOTELS)
Statlers
At various times, regulars on his comedy variety show included Gene Rayburn, Buck Henry, & Louis Nye (TELEVISION
Steve Allen
On Sept. 29, 1985 this film director activated "META", a radio to contact extra-terrestrials (MAN IN SPACE)
Steven Spielberg
In 1818, Heinrich Stolzel took out a patent on this horn improvement allowing changes of pitch (CLASSICAL MUSIC)
Stolzel valve
West Virginian who tried to avoid fighting on Sundays & became 2nd highest general of Confederacy (GENERALS)
Stonewall Jackson
Ntozake Shange wrote a 1977 play "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered" this ('70s THEATER)
Suicide
Of a Sunbeam, Triumph, or Austin-Healey, Maxwell Smart's car (TOUGH TRIVIA)
Sunbeam
These schools were first opened to educate children who worked in factories 6 days a week (BRITISH TRIVIA)
Sunday schools
Though Shi'ites have been getting the headlines, most Muslims belong to this sect (RELIGION)
Sunnis
In 1975, independence of this S. American country caused mass emigration to the Netherlands (THE NETHERLANDS)
Suriname
A problem for this African country is that much of its mail is mistakenly sent to Switzerland (MINI-COUNTRIES)
Swaziland
In "Going My Way", Bing Crosby asks "Would you rather" be doing this title task or be a fish (OSCAR SONGS)
Swinging On A Star
Steak named for the shape of its bone (FOOD)
T-bone
Title of this number one 1958 hit (The Elegants song) (ASTRONOMY)
Little Star
Its subtitle is, "Or Meg, Jo, Beth, & Amy" (FICTIONAL HEROINES)
Little Women
To visit the largest lake in all of Britain, you have to go to this lake's "bonnie, bonnie banks" (TRAVEL AND TOURISM)
Loch Lomond
There are 10 switch-backs in 1 block of this S.F. street often called "crookedest in the world" (HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS)
Lombard Street
William Golding novel in which English school boys stranded on an island turn savage (ENGLISH LITERATURE)
Lord of the Flies
Nephew whom Abraham rescued in Gen. 14, he also needed rescuing from Sodom by Gen. 19 (THE BIBLE)
Lot
This 1803 acquisition doubled the size of the U.S. (AMERICAN HISTORY)
Louisiana Purchase
1955 Jennifer Jones-William Holden film whose title song became #1 for the 4 Aces (LOVE)
Love is a Many-Splendored Thing
Baines (PRESIDENTIAL MIDDLE NAMES)
Lyndon (Baines) Johnson
Profession of Rex Morgan (THE FUNNIES)
M.D.
General who told Congress in 1951, "There is no substitute for victory" (GENERALS)
MacArthur
In 1951 he told Congress "I now close my military career & just fade away" (GENERALS)
MacArthur
According to The Limelighters, "It's ever so much nice than beer...m'dear" (SONGS WITH SPIRITS)
Madeira
In crossing midtown Manhattan it's only "avenue" you hit that's named for a president (HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS)
Madison
Waylon Jennings' maternal admonition ("UP" SONGS)
Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
Kentucky's only national park, it's great for spelunkers (NATIONAL PARKS)
Mammoth Cave National Park
Brooklynite Jennie Churchill, Winston's mother, created this whiskey & vermouth cocktail (POTENT POTABLES)
Manhattan
Until 1752, the 13 colonies observed Annunciation Day, the 25th day of this month, as new year's (HOLIDAYS)
March
It was at this character's house Alice joined the tea party (ALICE IN WONDERLAND)
March Hare
At age 6, she asked the director, "Do you want the tears to run all the way, or shall I stop halfway down?" (O'HOLLYWOOD)
Margaret O'Brien
After posing for pictures she was asked what she had on & relied, "The radio" (THE '50s)
Marilyn Monroe
A reporter for the Virginia City, Nev. Territorial Enterprise first used this byline Feb. 2, 1863 (WILD WEST)
Mark Twain
Girl's name common in Germany & America, it's a contraction of Mary Magdalene (NAMES)
Marlene
The oldest city in France & still its chief seaport (WORLD CITIES)
Marseilles
In "Understanding Media", he explained the Dodgers move to L.A. & fishnet stockings (THE 1960s)
Marshall McLuhan
Highest price for painting by a female was $1.1 mil. for "Reading Le Figaro" by this U.S. artist (1985) (ART)
Mary Cassat
This First Lady was committed to a mental hospital in 1875, 10 years after her husband's death (U.S. HISTORY)
Mary Todd Lincoln
States that have been represented by Joseph Kennedy's sons in the U.S. Senate (THE KENNEDYS)
Massachusetts and New York
Since 1971 these authors of "Human Sexual Response" have been viewing it from a married perspective (LOVE)
Masters & Johnson
Jon Bauman & Gene Rayburn passed the mic for an hour when these games combined in 1983 (GAME SHOWS)
Match Game & Hollywood Squares
Not "Rosemary's Baby", but "Rosemary's" real-life mother (O'HOLLYWOOD)
Maureen O'Sullivan
In England, "the merriest month in all the year" (NURSERY RHYMES)
May
This civilization's pyramids & hieroglyphic writing were making their initial appearance (2ND CENTURY)
Mayans
Creator of "Beetle Bailey", whose name was defined in "B.C." as "a dead nightcrawler" (THE FUNNIES)
Mort Walker
Elijah took on 450 prophets of Baal & 400 from Asherah on the slopes of this mountain above Haifa (MOUNTAINS)
Mount Carmel
Character from group therapy on old Bob Newhart show who checked into St. Elsewhere this season (1986) (PSYCHOLOGY)
Mr. Carlin
James Hilton's schoolmaster father was the model for this novel's title character (LITERATURE)
Mr. Chips
Scooter's uncle "owned" the theater fro which this American group did their "Show" shot in London (BRITISH TV)
Muppets
Russian who spent "A Night on Bald Mountain" (COMPOSERS)
Mussorgsky
1 of 2 NFL divisions that have only 4 teams (SPORTS)
NFC West, AFC Central
"Presidents come & go, but the court goes on forever", this massive Chief Justice said knowingly (PRESIDENTIAL QUOTES)
Taft
As Dr. Doolittle, Rex Harrison sand this 1967 Oscar-winner to people too (OSCAR SONGS)
Talk to The Animals
[Audio DD] Name of bridge mentioned in the following song: ("Bobbie Gentry: it was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty...") (BRIDGES)
Tallahatchie Bridge
His 6th Symphony, not "Swan Lake", was his swan song (COMPOSERS)
Tchaikovsky
In 1912, this pres. candidate declared, "We stand at Armageddon, & we battle for the Lord" (POLITICAL SLOGANS)
Teddy Roosevelt
Expression "O brave new world" comes from this last play Shakespeare wrote alone (SHAKESPEARE)
Tempest
O. Henry called it the most "purely American" holiday (HOLIDAYS)
Thanksgiving
Psychoanalyst Erich Fromm defined love as "giving" in this popular 1956 work (LOVE)
The Art of Loving
Unpunished in the Maxwell Anderson play, Rhoda is roasted by lightning in this movie's finale (LIGHTNING)
The Bad Seed
In song, battle where Johnny Horton put cannonballs in a gator's head "& powdered his behind" (GOLDEN OLDIES)
The Battle of New Orleans
This British/Australian group's name was take fro oldest brother Barry's initials (SINGERS)
The Bee Gees
The actual title of "Jimmy Crack Corn" (INSECTS)
The Blue Tail Fly
Books in 1951 included "The Caine Mutiny", "From Here to Eternity", and this Salinger classic (THE 1950s)
The Catcher in The Rye
This famous song by Mel Torme is more often called "Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire" (CHRISTMAS CAROLS)
The Christmas Song
South Carolina military college whose name sounds like a fortress (HIGHER EDUCATION)
The Citadel
This 1st winner, from "Gay Divorcee", is also a luxury car (OSCAR SONGS)
The Continental
These 12th & 13th century religious wars spread the use of money & created a middle class (RELIGIOUS HISTORY)
The Crusades
2 films of the Vietnam battlefront & homefront that took 1978's top 5 Oscars ('70s MOVIES)
The Deer Hunter and Coming Home
Though it sounds like a grim volume, it's just William the Conqueror's survey of the British kingdom (BRITISH HISTORY)
The Doomsday Book
1985 film set in Brazil that featured the fierce people, the invisible people, & the bat people (BRAZIL)
The Emerald Forest
The more familiar name of New Orleans' 85-block "Vieux Carre" (LOUISIANA)
The French Quarter
This rock group featuring Belinda Carlisle has now officially gone-gone (ROCK 'N ROLL)
The Go-Go's
The prosperous 5th century B.C. in Greece is better known as this (GREECE)
The Golden Age (or the Age of Pericles)
National British newspaper that was formerly published in Manchester (NEWSPAPERS)
The Guardian
It begins, "I swear by Apollo the physician, & Aesclepius, Hygia, & Panacea,..." (DOCTORS)
The Hippocratic Oath
The Great Plains, last great frontier to be exploited, was opened up by this Act of 1862 (THE OLD WEST)
The Homestead Act
The "Times" Brooks Atkinson called it "an original & beautiful excursion into...the Far East" (RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN)
The King and I
9-man teams nearly always lose to softball pitcher Eddie Feigner & his 3-man team nicknamed this (SPORTS NICKNAMES)
The King and his Court
By escorting Randy Quaid to Prison in 1973, Jack Nicholson & Otis Young carried out this title task ('70s MOVIES)
The Last Detail
Movie that helped launch the careers of Jeff Bridges, Cybil Shepherd, & Peter Bogdanovich ('70s CINEMA)
The Last Picture Show
The U.N. basically copied the structure of this, its forerunner (THE U.N.)
The League of Nations
"Not I" said the duck & the cat & the dog when she asked them, "Who will thresh the wheat?" (FAIRY TALES)
The Little Red Hen
For this Kipling story, John Huston first thought of Gable and Bogart, not Michael Caine and Sean Connery (MOVIES)
The Man Who Would Be King
Title store inhabited by Little Nell in Dickens' tale (FICTIONAL HEROINES)
The Old Curiosity Show
1952 novel that begins off the coast of Cuba, & ends on shore 3 days later (LITERATURE)
The Old Man and the Sea
The real title of this 1979 hit by Rupert Holmes is "Escape" (SONGS WITH SPIRITS)
The Pina Colada Song
It's ad read, "Young, skinny fellows not over 18, must be expert riders & willing to risk death daily..." (THE OLD WEST)
The Pony Express
Manhattan's MoMA stands on land once occupied by 2 mansions of this noted N.Y. family (20th CENTURY ART)
The Rockefellers
A temporary Civil War hospital was only one ever in New Orleans with this famous title (THE HOSPITAL)
The St. James Infirmary
In 1980 BBC production of this Shakespeare play "Monty Python's" John Cleese played Petruchio (BRITISH TV)
The Taming of the Shrew
1 of the 2 18th century periodicals in which Addison & Steele published their essays (ENGLISH LITERATURE)
The Tatler, The Spectator
Central Park's famous eating establishment ("GREEN")
The Tavern on the Green
Kodak used this Paul Anka song in a '70s ad campaign ("TIME"LY SONGS)
The Times of your Life
This newspaper for which Lou Grant worked was in L.A., not Chicago (TELEVISION)
The Tribune
Actual title of this selection from Mendelssohn's music for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (WEDDINGS)
The Wedding March For Titania And Oberon
He wanted to put his finger into the nail marks in Jesus' palms (THE BIBLE)
Thomas (or Didymus)
Thanks to his invention, we saw Mickey Rooney & Spencer Tracy play him in the movies (INVENTIONS)
Thomas Edison
Norwegian who in 1970, crossed the Atlantic in reed boat to prove Egyptians may have reached New World (ANCIENT HISTORY)
Thor Heyerdahl
Anatomical nickname of pitcher Mordecai Brown (SPORTS NICKNAMES)
Three-Fingered Brown
After 1977's "Year of the Cat", a year went by before Al Stewart had this 2nd hit ("TIME"LY SONGS)
Time Passages
It connects the 3 boroughs of Manhattan, Queens, & The Bronx (BRIDGES)
Triborough Bridge
He railed against the "do-nothing 80th congress" during his whistle-stop campaign (POLITICAL SLOGANS)
Truman
1st man elected to Baseball Hall of Fame, he played 22 seasons for Detroit (BASEBALL)
Ty Cobb
The 5 permanent members of the Security Council (1985) (THE U.N.)
U.S.A, USSR, Great Britain, France China
While U.S. is #2 petroleum producer in the world, this country produces the most (1985) (ENERGY)
USSR
Role Hans Conreid played "relatively" well on "Make Room For Daddy" (TOUGH TRIVIA)
Uncle Tonoose
1980 failure of "Heaven's Gate" led Transamerica to sell this movie company to MGM (CORPORATE AMERICA)
United Artists
After they fell asleep at the drive-in the Everly Brothers had this to say ("UP" SONGS)
Wake Up Little Susie
It's bordered by the Bristol Channel, Cardigan Bay, the Irish Sea & England (GEOGRAPHY)
Wales
Financiers literally made a big impact on this street in October 1929 ("STREETS")
Wall Street
"Moon shots" referred to home runs hit by this Dodger over short left field screen in L.A. Coliseum ("MOON"S)
Wally Moon
Company set up by American Express in 1852 to speed up gold shipments from California (19TH CENTURY)
Wells Fargo
Boosting the space program, this rocket expert said, "Your tax dollars will go farther" (The '60s)
Werner Von Braun
Now site of a military academy, Benedict Arnold plotted to turn over its fort to the British (AMERICAN REVOLUTION)
West Point
Inventor of the boxing glove, English boxer Jack Broughton is commemorated in this regal resting palace (SPORTS)
Westminster Abbey
No. 1 show in history of syndicated TV, its theme is the following (1985, no audio) (GAME SHOWS)
Wheel of Fortune
1942 Irving Berlin classic that's sold more records than any other (1985)(OSCAR SONGS)
White Christmas
Icebreakers now keep Port of Archangel, on this appropriately-named sea, open in winter (BODIES OF WATER)
White Sea
Our country has plenty of good 5 cent cigars, but they charge 15 cents for them, said this "cowboy philosopher" (SMOKING)
Will Rogers
Don't wait for the mini-series of "my Antonia"; this author's will forbids screen adaptations (LITERARY TRIVIA)
Willa Cather
Howard (PRESIDENTIAL MIDDLE NAMES)
William (Howard) Taft
Ironically Catherine, wife of this poet, painter, & printer, was illiterate (LITERATURE)
William Blake
In 1700, his "The Way of the World" was so poorly received, he wrote no more plays (THEATER)
William Congreve
For several years, he was only surgeon authorized by the FDA to implant artificial hearts (DOCTORS)
William DeVries
Not the duke, duchess, or castle, but Canada's southernmost city (WORLD CITIES)
Windsor
Bear who was featured in an exercise book with drawings by Ernest Shepard (BEAR FACTS)
Winnie-the-Pooh
From Cree words "win nipee" meaning muddy water, it's the capital of Manitoba (GEOGRAPHY)
Winnipeg
"America's Dairyland" (U.S. STATES)
Wisconsin
David Carradine was "Bound for Glory" playing this great folk singer (MOVIES)
Woody Guthrie
Ravel was an ambulance driver during this war (COMPOSERS)
World War I
Though WWII's "Rosie the Riveter" wore them, this war 1st popularized trousers for womenswear (FASHION)
World War I
Once kicked out of school, this "chewing gum king" eventually captured 70% of gum market (CHEWING GUM)
Wrigley
Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies, for you know" this state "will be your new home" (MUSIC ON THE MAP)
Wyoming
NY stadium that now seats 13,000 fewer people than it did 15 years ago (1985) (SPORTS STADIUMS)
Yankee Stadium
China's Huang River carries large amounts of straw-colored earth into this sea (BODIES OF WATER)
Yellow Sea
Established in 1872, it's the oldest national park in U.S. (NATIONAL PARKS)
Yellowstone
Strung together for snoring sleepers (LETTER PERFECT)
Z(s)
Marmaduke is this breed of dog (THE FUNNIES)
a Great Dane
Main attraction of New Orleans' Preservation Hall (TRAVEL AND TOURISM)
a Jazz Band
Laboratory culture dish named for the German bacteriologist who invented it (WORD ORIGINS)
a Petri dish
Named for an English Dr. who recommended meat as cure-all, it's a hamburger without a bun (FOOD)
a Salisbury steak
The only mammal capable of sustained flight (ANIMALS)
a bat
You might throw a fit if you "throw" this part joining the crankshaft & piston (AUTO SHOP)
a connecting rod
13 witches (5-LETTER WORDS)
a coven
You can get a knish at a Jewish one, or mozzarella at an Italian one (12-LETTER WORDS)
a delicatessen
In a military wedding, an enlisted bride may wear a gown or this (WEDDINGS)
a dress uniform
"Just Men" had 7 keys & 1 of these, while "Split Second" had 1 key & 5 of these (GAME SHOWS)
cars
Intaglio & cameo are principal forms of doing this to gemstones (GEMS)
carving
Though an insect larva, its name comes from French word for "hairy cat" (WORD ORIGINS)
caterpillar
Greek for "cleansing", Aristotle used it to mean the purging of emotions in an audience (THEATER)
catharsis
From S. American work "kyinha", this type of pepper makes your mouth hot & beans "chili" (HERBS & SPICES)
cayenne
Not only the oldest, but also the most common method of turning sea water in to fresh water (WATER)
distillation
Deuteronomy 24 provides a no fault legal procedure for this, but only for men (THE FAMILY BIBLE)
divorce
Scottish for a square of turf, amateur golfers often become pros at producing one (5-LETTER WORDS)
divot
They licked the sores of Lazarus & ate the flesh of Jezebel (BIBLICAL ZOO)
dogs
Contrary to popular legend, "mush!" isn't a command usually used in these races (WINTER SPORTS)
dogsled (races)
A single wicker container should not hold the entire output of thy hen (IN OTHER WORDS...)
don't put all your eggs in one basket
Roman Quintas Ennius said a man of worth follows the rule "No sooner said" than this (QUOTES)
done
One who'll give you blood or the kidney off his back (SCIENCE)
donor
The 5th amendment guards against both self-incrimination & this segment of our show (THE LAW)
double jeopardy
The bride-price is the opposite of this (WEDDINGS)
dowry
Antiallergy drug 1st found to help motion sickness when 1 patient took it before riding a streetcar (MEDICINE)
dramamine
Famous poetical drinking instruction Ben Jonson gave "to Celia" (POTENT QUOTABLES)
drink to me only with thine eyes
In 1209 the Pope punished King John by doing this to him (ENGLISH HISTORY)
excommunication
From 1965-80, Testor Comp. made over 2,435,000 gliders powered by this office supply (ENERGY)
a rubber band
"Home sweet home" done in needlework, or soap star Philece (HANDICRAFTS)
a sampler
Term for creatures like vultures or hermit crabs that eat carcasses & refuse (SCIENCE)
a scavenger
Of lunar, or solar eclipses, the more frequent (ASTRONOMY)
a solar eclipse
Until the 19th century & porcelain, hippopotamus bone was the popular material for this falsies (THE 19TH CENTURY)
false teeth
This engine-driven bad sounds like what a sports enthusiast might buckle (AUTOMOBILES)
fan belt
Mussolini's party name came from this bundle of rods bound to an ax, a symbol of ancient Rome (ANCIENT TIMES)
fasces
This bodily feature makes birds different from all other animals (NATURE)
feathers
This geometric knot is one of the oldest in use (KNOTS TO YOU)
a square knot
In Italian, "finnochio", it's a basic bottle in spice racks (HERBS & SPICES)
fennel
An oncologist would treat you if you had one of these (THE HOSPITAL)
a tumor
This term means that extra alcohol has been added, as to sherry, for example (WINE)
fortified
The 2nd of Egypt's plagues was hoards of this amphibian (BIBLICAL ZOO)
frogs
Member of the iris family with as many as 25 flowers on a single spike (STARTS WITH "G")
gladiolus
In 1872 the Marquess of Queensberry introduced this equipment to protect aristocrats while boxing (SPORTS TRIVIA)
gloves
For small repairs, nail polish can sometimes substitute for this (HOUSEHOLD HINTS)
glue
Effective May 16, 1870, the Central & Union Pacific RR's said you could do it in 6 days, 20 hours (19TH CENTURY)
go across the country
In 1960, Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Ceylon became 1st prime minister of any country who was also this (THE '60s)
a woman
Not a pardon, which lifts punishment, it differs by barring prosecution (THE LAW)
amnesty
A luna moth's are feathered, a june bug's leaflike, & a cockroach's are feelers (ANIMALS)
antennae
A basic math statement whose truth is self-evident & therefore needs not further proof (MATHEMATICS)
axiom
The symbol for "flat" closely resembles this lower case English letter (CLASSICAL MUSIC)
b
Member of the lute family mentioned in the lyrics of "Oh Susanna" (MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS)
banjo
It's said this SW. feast comes from French "from snout to tail," the way meat is put on a spit (EATING IN AMERICA)
barbecue
Since 1955 ultrasonic vibrations have repelled these crusty creatures from ship hulls (ANIMALS)
barnacles
In 1869, professional players of this sport earned maximum of $1400 a year & didn't strike (19TH CENTURY)
baseball
To brush melted butter on the Thanksgiving turkey at regular intervals (COOKING TERMS)
baste
It was once believed evil spirits tat rode storms were driven away by ringing these (STORMS)
bells
To brown a piece of meat & then simmer it in small amount of liquid in covered pan (COOKING TERMS)
braising
28 times in the King James New testament the Greek word "agape", meaning love, is translated as this (LOVE)
charity
Once applied to slaves, it's the general legal term for items of personal property (THE LAW)
chattel
A railroad or a gambling game you could be railroaded in (FRENCH PHRASES)
chemin de fer
Block Bros. of Wheeling made "Mail Pouch" a popular brand of this (WEST VIRGINIA)
chewing tobacco
A primary part of gum base, it's the natural gum of the Sapodilla tree (CHEWING GUM)
chicle
Individual receiving 2nd-highest U.S. gov't salary -- $104,700 per year excluding expenses (1985) (U.S. GOVERNMENT)
chief justice
Not a fabric but a cake that's a cross between an angel & a sponge (FOOD)
chiffon
Minton, Limoges, & Spade, for example
chinas
In 1952, this plant substance was added to toothpaste, gum, soap, & many other things (THE 1950s)
chlorophyll
Most air conditioners' filers won't trap this, the #1 contaminant of indoor air (LEFTOVERS)
cigarette smoke
This & "wild women will drive you crazy, will drive you insane" (SONGS WITH SPIRITS)
cigarettes & (rye) whiskey
Around for 400 million yrs. there are now more than 2,000 species of these pesty cricket cousins (SCIENCE)
cockroaches
To cook food in liquid just below the boiling point, it's a way to pamper your eggs (COOKING TERMS)
coddling
In 1879, Chase & Sanborn became 1st US company to pack this in sealed cans (EATING IN AMERICA)
coffee
Lloyd's of London started out not as an insurer, but as a purveyor of this beverage (BRITISH TRIVIA)
coffee
It's what gives soda pop the bubbles (SODA POP QUIZ)
carbon dioxide
He share his name & color with an ecclesiastic (BIRDS)
cardinal
In 1901, Annie Edson Taylor became the 1st person to do this at Niagara Falls (FEMININE FIRSTS)
go over (Niagara Falls in a barrel)
U.S. 550 between Ouray & Silverton is called "Million Dollar Highway" because it's paved with this ore (COLORADO)
gold ore
If you put J. Arthur Rank's Donald Duck's & Chuck Barris' together, you might have a bonang (MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS)
gong
Even in the wild, this largest of apes takes a midday nap (ANIMALS)
gorilla
A baby goose (BIRDS)
gosling
A strikebreaker, or a blood clot on the surface of one's skin (BLOOD)
scab
From same root as "senile", to Romans this body's name meant a council of old men (WORD ORIGINS)
senate
Inter-tribal language of the North American Plains Indians (AMERICAN INDIANS)
sign language
Mirrors & photovoltaic cells are among the devices used to collect this (ENERGY)
solar energy
George Bell of Virginia, who takes size 26, won 20th Century-Fox's contest for the longest pair of these (1986) (THE LONGEST)
shoes
"Don't bother me", I'm eating this Pennsylvania Dutch molasses pie (FOOD)
shoo-fly
Lt. George Patton lost a medal in 1912 Olympics due to poor scores in this warlike skill (TRIVIA)
shooting
Though this diving bird has a weird, laughing cry, it isn't really crazy (BIRDS)
loon
The most common one found in the home is "mus musculus", which may be where Walt got the initials (NATURE)
mouse
Soft white Italian cheese often used as pizza topping (DOUBLE DOUBLE LETTERS)
mozzarella
They say "You can always tell a Harvard man, but you can't tell him" this (HIGHER EDUCATION)
much
1951 saw the first electric power ever generated from this source (THE 1950s)
nuclear energy
Arboreal symbol of strength (TREES)
oak
Term for the minerals from which metals are extracted (ROCK & MINERALS)
ore
Master in this field, Akira Yoshizawa, said it took 30 years to get a paper cicada folded right (HANDICRAFTS)
origami
3-letter suffix used to form chemical terms, esp. names of sugars & other carbohydrates (SCIENCE)
ose
Before 1934, the date for this was March 4; after 1934, January 20 (12-LETTER WORDS)
inauguration
Completes Mae West line, "It's not the men in my life that count..." (CELEBRITY SAYINGS)
it's the life in my men
To have room to do the lobster quadrille, you have to clear these spineless creatures off the shore (ALICE IN WONDERLAND)
jellyfish
Flotsam's "friend" ("J" WORDS)
jetsam
to place side by side, as in an unexpected combination of colors or ideas ("J" WORDS)
juxtaposition
Branch of physics dealing with motion, like the bumping of molecules in a gas (PHYSICS)
kinetics
"Rex" & "Roy" both mean this, Your Majesty (NAMES)
king
Name for both Chinese gooseberry & people of New Zealand comes from this bird (ANIMALS)
kiwi
For gangsters, a killing; in fashion terms it's a cheap copy of a high-priced original (FASHION)
knock-off
Canadian Indians played 1st version of this sport with few rules & up to 1000 players in a game (AMERICAN INDIANS)
lacrosse
Sponge cake baked in the form of a female digit (FOOD)
lady fingers
According to Aesop, greed killed the goose that did this (BIRDS)
laid the golden egg
As stars are on a celestial navigators chart, so these are on charts for piloting (NAVIGATION)
landmarks (buoys)
G.W. Young was the one who insisted that these "must never touch mine" (POTENT QUOTABLES)
lips that touch liquor
Of gas, liquid, & solid, the densest state of water (WATER)
liquid
Variation of poker where the worst hand wins (CARDS)
lo-ball
Name for a ship's "speedometer", as well as for the record of its voyage (NAVIGATION)
log
Perform an optical scan prior to execution of a jete (IN OTHER WORDS...)
look before you leap
In the early 1930s Americans were told that it was "just around the corner" (POLITICAL SLOGANS)
prosperity
This color appears on more different national flags than any other (1985)(FLAGS)
red
At record companies, it's what the "R" in A&R stands for (10-LETTER WORDS)
repertoire
The Indonesian smorgasbord, "Rijsttafel" means this (FOOD)
rice table
Like a tree, you can tell the age of a fish by country these on its scales (NATURE)
rings
In 1977, Bishop John Neumann was 1st American man to be named this by Roman Catholic Church (THE '70s)
saint
Vanishing in the '60s, it's what YUkon, KLondike & VAlencia were examples of (THE 1960s)
telephone prefixes
With longest migratory flight, it spends winters in southern & summers in northern pol polar regions (BIRDS)
the arctic tern
According to a survey, "True Story" is the magazine read most by people sitting here (LEFTOVERS)
the bathroom
Primate "preacher" who marries the following: "'aba daba daba daba daba daba daba' said the monkey to the chimp." (PRIMATES)
the big baboon
In the following, Al Jolson stops to tell you to look & listen for this bird (Audio DD, "April Showers") (BIRDS)
the bluebird
"Davy Jones' Locker" is sailor's name for this (ODDS & ENDS)
the bottom of the ocean
Before the 17th century, the word theater referred only to this (THEATER)
the building
Hot term for catabolic tissue breakdown, it's what Jane Fonda "goes for" (SHAPING UP)
the burn
In Exodus 3, it burned but wouldn't burn up (THE BIBLE)
the burning bush
"Rub a dub dub", these 3 went to sea in a tub (NURSERY RHYMES)
the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker
Root vegetable that was the root of Peter Rabbit's passion (FRUITS & VEGETABLES)
the carrot
Where you are when you "open the door & see all the people" (NURSERY RHYMES)
the church
Vivaldi was known as "the red Priest" due to his clerical rank & this (COMPOSERS)
the color of his hair
In an apple, it's the "inside" name for the pericarp (BIOLOGY)
the core
By tradition, the sons in a Greek family don't marry until this happens first (GREECE)
the daughters marry
Innovation introduced in the Middle Ages to distinguish the small "i" from the m, n, & u (LEFTOVERS)
the dot
According to psychoanalytic theory, it's part of the personality which balances the id & superego (PSYCHOLOGY)
the ego
Days & nights are always 12 hours long there (SCIENCE)
the equator
Ecuador derives its name from this geographical line (SOUTH AMERICA)
the equator
In Spain and Portugal, the proper way to eat asparagus is with these (TABLE MANNERS)
the fingers
In the 15th century, men's poulaines might have extended 24" beyond this point (FASHION)
the foot
Polish musician Wanda Landowska was credited with modern revival of this instrument (WOMEN)
the harpsichord
Dolly, Jeffrey, Billy, & P.J. (THE FUNNIES)
the kids in the Family Circus
In "The Queen of Hearts", he stole the tarts (NURSERY RHYMES)
the knave (of Hearts)
Prokofiev wrote his 4th Piano Concerto for this hand only (COMPOSERS)
the left hand
Pastoral meaning of "Las Vegas" in English inappropriate to its desert locale (LAS VEGAS)
the meadows
Michael Jackson and Neil Armstrong are both experts at this ("MOON"S)
the moonwalk
Saki advised "In baiting a mousetrap with cheese, always leave room for" this (QUOTES)
the mouse
The "hospitality" fruit, it can keep Jello-O from jelling (FRUITS & VEGETABLES)
the pineapple
In 1966, Supreme Court ruled the 24th amendment outlawed this tax on both federal & state levels (GOVERNMENT)
the poll tax
It's the direct result of rapid expansion & contraction of air in path of a lightning bolt (NATURE)
thunder
The ancient Sumerian number system, based on 60, still used today to measure this (ANCIENT SCIENCE)
time
In 1963, the U.N. declared this area should benefit mankind & no nation could claim it (THE U.N.)
space
Cheek color of Whittier's "Barefoot Boy" (AMERICAN LITERATURE)
tan
On a sailor's chest it might say "Mother"; on Cher it's a butterfly (DOUBLE DOUBLE LETTERS)
tattoo
From Turkish for "turban", these flowers were 1st grown in Turkey, not Holland (PLANT NAMES)
tulip
Grown on less than 1% of the land of the Netherlands, it's their living symbol (NATURE)
tulip
Your early training (WHAT'S "UP" DOC)
upbringing
Describes an effective pep talk or effective bra (WHAT'S "UP" DOC)
uplifting
The 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (WHAT'S "UP" DOC)
upsilon
Direction you want to be when meeting a skunk (WHAT'S "UP" DOC)
upwind
In the U.S., wines using at least 51% of a certain grape a labeled this (WINE)
varietal
In an emergency room, the triage nurse primarily decides this (THE HOSPITAL)
which patient is seen first
In light, 2 colors are said to be complementary if, when added together, they produce this color (PHYSICS)
white
Because usage favors "who", this grammatically useful related word may someday disappear (GRAMMAR)
whom
Shortest valid one of these in record reads "Vse Zene" Czech for "all to wife" (THE SHORTEST)
will
Migrations of insects thru the air is classed as active or passive, depending on use of this (INSECTS)
wind
Besides the breast, only part of chicken or turkey that is all white meat (POULTRY)
wing
Lofty means of escape Daedalus & son Icarus used to flee King Minos (MYTHOLOGY)
wings
Mendelssohn wrote a series of 49 piano pieces which were appropriately titled "Songs Without" these (COMPOSERS)
words
Article 1 of U.N. charter says maintaining this is the U.N.'s primary purpose (UNITED NATIONS)
world peace
The 24th letter indicates precise location (IN OTHER WORDS...)
x marks the spot
Why Henry Kissinger & I cannot run for President (U.S. CONSTITUTION)
you weren't born in the United States
Some farmers specialize in raising pullets which are these (POULTRY)
young hens
A.E. Housman "heard a wise man say, give crows & pounds & guineas but not" this away (ENGLISH LITERATURE)
your heart
"If you shut up your mug, I'll fill up" this with "good ol' mountain dew" ("J" WORDS)
your jug
Stanford psychology grad who, in 1980, became 1st player to win over $1/2 million in 1 year (GOLF)
Tom Watson
Participants can sail through this sport at speeds over 100 mph (WINTER SPORTS)
ice sailing (boating)
Tracking these, coast guard rtes them as bergy bits, growlers, small, medium, & large (SCIENCE)
icebergs
Mark Twain defined it as a hole in the group with a liar standing at the top (ROCKS & MINERALS)
mine
Only a few of these in the Pennsylvania coal fields are under 18 years old (HOMOPHONES)
miners (minors)
Snag el toro using his hard bone like projections (IN OTHER WORDS...)
take the bull by the horns
Perpetually place ones prime pedal extremity in advance (IN OTHER WORDS...)
(always) put your best food forward
Primate Desmond Morris called "the naked ape" (PRIMATES)
(hu)man
In six of the first seven Winter Olympics, Canadian teams took the gold in this sport (WINTER SPORTS)
(ice) hockey
FDR appointed Frances Perkins, 1st woman cabinet member, to head this department (GOVERNMENT)
the Department of Labor
While Amy Vanderbilt says a waiter should remove these from the right, Vogue says from the left (TABLE MANNERS)
(used) plates
In 1848, Zachary Taylor was the 2nd & last candidate of this party to be elected president (THE 19TH CENTURY)
the Whigs
In 1919-1921, this championship was a best-of-9 series (BASEBALL)
the World Series
Lightning causes over 10,000 of these a year and Smokey the Bear is getting mad! (LIGHTNING)
forest fires
The French call it "A.C.", the Italians "D.C., a 12-hour NBC miniseries called it this (ANCIENT TIMES)
A.D.
Of the 4, blood group of the universal recipient (BIOLOGY)
AB
2 of the 6 current major league teams that ave never won a league pennant (1986) (BASEBALL)
Montreal Expos, Seattle Mariners, California Angels, Texas Rangers, Toronto Bluejays, Houston Astros
Though a woman, this black tennis star of he '50s was known as "Big Al" (SPORTS NICKNAMES)
Althea Gibson
Top grossing film ever with budget under a mil., it gave George Lucas clout to make "Star Wars" (1985) ('70s CINEMA)
American Graffiti
This payment plan includes both lodging and meals (HOTELS)
American plan
Of its varieties, the atlas is 1 of the largest & the death's head hawk chirps by blowing its nose (INSECTS)
moths
Lawman William Barclay Masterson's nickname (THE OLD WEST)
Bat Masterson
This most popular U.S. aspirin was originally acquired from German company as spoils of WWI (MEDICINE)
Bayer
Queen Juliana's daughter, she is the present queen of the Netherlands (THE NETHERLANDS)
Beatrix
Miss Landers taught this title character his ABCs (TOUGH TRIVIA)
Beaver Cleaver
Despite its name, this large Midwest city's "Free Press" costs 20 cents, 75 on Sundays (NEWSPAPERS)
Detroit
Papillon, the French "butterfly", was netted & brought to this prison (ISLANDS)
Devil's Island
J. Edgar Hoover kept this "Public Enemy's" death mask in his own office (CRIME & PUNISHMENT)
Dillinger
The 999 ghosts at the mansion in this Anaheim landmark tell visitors "There's always room for 1 more" (GHOSTS)
Disneyland
This 1979 song was Captain & Tennille's 2nd #1 hit & last Top 40 hit ("TIME"LY SONGS)
Do That To Me One More Time
Serious body builder go for the "washboard" effect with these muscles (SHAPING UP)
the ab(dominal)s
Title of the following, it can be performed by a big bandleader or a nighttime Romeo (popular song by Glenn Miller) ("MOON"S)
Moonlight Serenade
Every week Cybill Shepherd & Bruce Willis have been doing this on ABC (1986) ("MOON"S)
Moonlighting
He had 4 Top 40 hits before & 4 after his death at 30 on Sept. 20, 1973 (ROCK N' ROLL HEAVEN)
Jim Croce
Earl (PRESIDENTIAL MIDDLE NAMES)
Jimmy (Earl) Carter
1 of 3 actors who won Best Actor Oscar for playing an actor (ACTORS & ROLES)
Jimmy Cagney, Ronald Colman, Richard Dreyfuss
President under whom the U.S. gave full recognition to Communist China (RECENT HISTORY)
Jimmy Carter
O. Henry's life resembled that of this honest crook he created, perhaps on Feb. 14th (IT TAKES A THIEF)
Jimmy Valentine
In 1975, it was the Bee Gee's way of talkin' ("J" WORDS)
Jive
Probably best known to TV viewers as Valene Ewing, she had female lead in 1972 "Frogs" (FROGS)
Joan Van Ark
Charles Hamilton lists this French martyr's autograph as most valuable by a woman (WOMEN)
Joan of Arc
Broadway Joe (SPORTS NICKNAMES)
Joe Namath
Regis Philbin was his Ed McMahon (TOUGH TRIVIA)
Joey Bishop
"May none but honest & wise men ever rule under this roof", said this 1st occupant of the White House (PRESIDENTIAL QUOTES)
John Adams
Stephen Vincent Benet won the Pulitzer Prize for this epic poem of the Civil War (WAR STORIES)
John Brown's Body
He said "Do you realize the responsibility I carry? I'm (the) only person standing between Nixon & the White House" (THE KENNEDYS)
John F. Kennedy
Pupil of John Calvin, this John united protestants in Scotland (RELIGIOUS HISTORY)
John Knox
Of John Riggins, O.J. Simpson, or Jim Brown, the 1 holding record for most TDs scored in an NFL season (1986) (SPORTS TRIVIA)
John Riggins
While not the most common Russian name, Ivan Kuznetsov is literal Russian equivalent of this English name (NAMES)
John Smith
Since his 1st lead in 1930s "The Big Trail", he starred in more films than any other actor (1985) (MOVIE TRIVIA)
John Wayne
While Encyclopedia Americana says this Old Testament book should be read as a parable, we say it's a big fish story (THE OLD TESTAMENT)
Jonah
Coppola based his Vietnam war epic, "Apocalypse Now", on "Heart of Darkness" by this Polish-born author (WAR STORIES)
Joseph Conrad
By ancient law of this religion, one of three ways to get married was simply to consumate the union (WEDDINGS)
Judaism
To shed her good-girl "Waltons" image, she shed her clothes in the August 1985 Playboy (TELEVISION)
Judy Norton-Taylor
"Four more years of the full dinner pail" symbolized this president's re-election campaign in 1900 (POLITICAL SLOGANS)
McKinley
1973 Martin Scorsese film starring Robert De Niro about hoodlums in NYC's Little Italy ("STREETS")
Mean Streets
God who gave his name to a river in Asia Minor proverbially known for its wanderings (MYTHOLOGY)
Meander
If a Muslim calls himself "Haji", it means he's visited there (TRAVEL AND TOURISM)
Mecca
The 2-year war with this country from 1846-48 costs the U.S almost $100 million (THE 19TH CENTURY)
Mexico
"Old Fuss & Feathers", general Winfield Scott captured this foreign capital in 1847 (GENERALS)
Mexico City
Westernmost national capital in the Americas (THE AMERICAS)
Mexico City
2 of the 5 specific places "Travelin' Man" Ricky Nelson had traveled to according to the song (MUSIC ON THE MAP)
Mexico, Alaska, Berlin, Hong Kong, Waikiki (Hawaii)
Playboy advised, "Don't wear t-shirts with pink coats unless you live" here (FASHION)
Miami
In his 1st feature film, he played The Scarecrow in "The Wiz" (ACTORS & ROLES)
Michael Jackson
"If you seek a pleasant peninsula look around you", which is apt since this state consists of 2 (STATE MOTTOS)
Michigan
A "Babe on Broadway" in 1941 film, it wasn't until 1979's "Sugar Babies" he made a real Broadway debut ('70s THEATER)
Mickey Rooney
"Half horse, half alligator", he was a famous fighting keelboater & marksman of early 1800s (THE OLD WEST)
Mike Fink
Mickey Spillane's violently anti-Communist private eye (THE 1950s)
Mike Hammer
Few Americans got to see this mascot at the 1980 Olympics (BEAR FACTS)
Misha
The winner of the Miss USA contest goes on to represent the U.S. in this pageant (ODDS & ENDS)
Miss Universe
"Yes" woman of Jame Joyce's "Ulysses" (FICTIONAL HEROINES)
Molly Bloom
Celtic for "from the red marsh", it was glamorous Marilyn's surname (6-LETTER WORDS)
Monroe
This fictional setting of "The Edge of Night" shared its name with Jefferson's home (UNREAL ESTATE)
Monticello
His lovesick narrator begins, "Lolita, light of my life, fire of my lions" (AMERICAN LITERATURE)
Nabokov
Great Britain, Prussia, Austria & Russia joined forces in 1815 to rid Europe of him once & for all (THE 19TH CENTURY)
Napoleon (Bonaparte)
Upon reflection, this Greek mythological figure fell in love with himself (LOVE)
Narcissus
In '72, he sang "Song Sung Blue" (SINGERS)
Neil Diamond
Character who is "corny as Kansas in August" (RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN)
Nellie Forbush
He recited verses about Troy aflame, not fiddling as alleged, while watching Rome burn (ANCIENT HISTORY)
Nero
Movie that spawned the phrase "I'm as mad as hell, & I'm not going to take it anymore" ('70s CINEMA)
Network
Cape May, in this state, is as far south as Washington, D.C. (U.S. STATES)
New Jersey
Recently, New Jersey had the highest value per farm acre & this other "New" state the lowest (1985)(AGRICULTURE)
New Mexico
Within 6 weeks in 1912, this & Arizona were admitted as the 47th & 48th states (U.S. HISTORY)
New Mexico
World's largest indoor stadium is the domed one in this city (1985) (SPORTS STADIUMS)
New Orleans
In 1997, Kurt Russell & Season Hubley will try to "escape" from this city turned prison (FUTURISTIC FILMS)
New York
Altho' founded in 1883, it wasn't until 1967 that Sarah Caldwell became 1st woman to conduct this opera company (FEMININE FIRSTS)
New York Metropolitan
With only 4 ships, this neighbor of Australia had the smallest navy (WWII TRIVIA)
New Zealand
Formerly South Vietnam's prime minister & vice president, he now lives in Cal. and owes Caesar's Palace $20,000 (FAMOUS FOLKS)
Nguyen Cao Ky
In 1859, with his agent on his back, Charles Blondin walked a tightrope suspended over this (AMERICANA)
Niagara Falls
In "Thus Spake Zarathustra" this 19th century German declared, "God is dead" (GREAT THINKERS)
Nietzsche
Aided by lightning each year, 100 million tons of this gas washes into the soil and becomes fertilizer (LIGHTNING)
Nitrogen
IN 1844, "The Cherokee Advocate" became the 1st ever paper published in what's now this state (NEWSPAPERS)
Oklahoma
Migrants leaving this state's "Dust Bowl" helped to bring country music to the West (CLASSIC COUNTRY)
Oklahoma
Their 1st professional collaboration was this 1943 landmark musical (RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN)
Oklahoma!
'50s brand that advertised with 2 leggy cigarette boxes dancing (SMOKING)
Old Gold
Colchester, England was named for this legendary Celtic king immortalized in rhyme (NURSERY RHYMES)
Old King Cole
Her dog dies in the 2nd verse, probably from malnutrition (NURSERY RHYMES)
Old Mother Hubbard
"Handy Tables", "Harmonica", & "The Almagest" are among this astronomers surviving works (2ND CENTURY)
Ptolemy
Possibly the greatest Russian poet of all time, this author of "Boris Godunov" was part black (RUSSIAN LITERATURE)
Pushkin
Greek who 1st used math to tune an instrument, he's more famous for a triangle (ANCIENT SCIENCE)
Pythagoras
The only 2 letters not on a telephone dial (1985) (TRIVIA)
Q and Z
1 of 2 Oscar winners sung in the films by Doris Day (OSCAR SONGS)
Que Sera Sera, Secret Love
The queen Glenda Jackson played in "Mary Queen of Scots" & PBS mini-series (ACTORS & ROLES)
Queen Elizabeth I
The only national capital to begin with a "Q" is this, Ecuador's (WORLD CAPITALS)
Quito
These were 1st made during WWII at Quonset Point, Rhode Island (WORD ORIGINS)
Quonset huts
Sellouts have been the rule for years at this, the Washington Redskins' home stadium (SPORTS STADIUMS)
R.F.K. Stadium
English novelist Ernest Hornung created this "gentleman cracksman" (IT TAKES A THIEF)
Raffles
Muslims fast during daylight hours for this entire month (HOLIDAYS)
Ramadan
In 1895, this 67-year-old count learned to ride the bicycle he received from Moscow admirers (LITERARY TRIVIA)
Tolstoy
Every ear, this company delivers more than a billion packages, more than the Post Office (1985) (CORPORATE AMERICA)
UPS
Where you'd be going "by the old mill run...in the noonday sun" ("UP" SONGS)
Up The Lazy River
In '80, Diana Ross was "inside out" with this #1 hit ("UP" SONGS)
Upside Down
Mountain range that's the accepted dividing line between Europe & Asia (THE CONTINENTS)
Ural
1 of 8 Popes who might be up for renewal (STARTS WITH "U")
Urban
Libra ladies are traditionally lovely because Librans are ruled by this planet (ASTROLOGY)
Venus
"La Traviata" is his operatic version of "Camille" (COMPOSERS)
Verdi
The Rutland Herald, begun in 1794, is still publishing in this state (NEWSPAPERS)
Vermont
Fenton & Fowler's calls this elite Detroit ginger ale the best soft drink the the world (SODA POP QUIZ)
Vernor's
Actress whose exercise plan is called "The Body Principal" (PEOPLE)
Victoria Principal
Release of this Jacksons album was help up until "Thriller" sales peaked (ROCK 'N ROLL)
Victory
"Sorry I Kept You Waiting, Madam" is this hairdresser's story (AUTOBIOGRAPHIES)
Vidal Sassoon
"Hell no, we won't go" was a chant often heard at rallies against this war (POLITICAL SLOGANS)
Vietnam War
1st name of this football coach, who stressed winning, means "winner"
Vince(nt Lombardi)
Pt. Udall, in this island group, is called the easternmost American point in the western hemisphere (ISLANDS)
Virgin Islands
Not until 1939 did West Virginia pay off its 68-year-old financial debt to this state (WEST VIRGINIA)
Virginia
During WWI, Germany torpedoed U.S. ships within sight of this, Virginia's largest resort (U.S. CITIES)
Virginia Beach
The make of car that starts up immediately after 200 years in Woody Allen's "Sleeper" (MOVIES)
Volkswagen Beetle
The hero's clubfoot in "Of Human Bondage" represented this author's stammer (LITERATURE)
W. Somerset Maugham
Audrey Hepburn played the charming Natasha Rostova in this novel's 1956 film adaptation (FICTIONAL HEROINES)
War & Peace
After WWII, over 80% of the buildings in this capital were uninhabitable (POLAND)
Warsaw
This president appointed more Supreme Court justices than any other (THE SUPREME COURT)
Washington
Henry James novel whose New York setting is its title (19TH CENTURY NOVELS)
Washington Square
The Village Stompers stomped around this part of Greenwich Village (audio clue) (NEIGHBORHOODS)
Washington Square
The original Smokey the Bear became a popular attraction at this city's zoo (BEAR FACTS)
Washington, D.C.
Saying he's "simply the best" Time Magazine agrees he's hockey's "Great One" (SPORTS NICKNAMES)
Wayne Gretzky
California's famous Ahwahnee Hotel is in the heart of this national park (HOTELS)
Yosemite
Used as early as 230 BC, the 1st successful electric one was developed by the Otis Bros. in 1889 (ENGINEERING)
an elevator
In "Sleigh Ride", the kind of party going on "at the home of Farmer Gray" (CHRISTMAS CAROLS)
a birthday party
New York's 1st big one was November 9, 1965 ("B.O.")
a blackout
Samuel Pepys sometimes put one of these in both the front and the back of his books ("BOOK"S)
a bookplate
A cutting bit used to enlarge holes, it might cause the user ennui (HARDWARE STORE)
a boring bit
In the pirate drinking song, it follows "yo-ho-ho" (POTENT QUOTABLES)
a bottle of rum
An ornament held by a pin or clasp & worn at the neck (JEWELRY)
a brooch
Archie, Edith, or a sand trap (GOLF)
a bunker
Author Susan Brownmiller said when Hugh Hefner wears this on "his rear end, then we'll have equality' (WOMEN)
a bunny tail
By age 33, John MacLean, this type of thief, had stolen $150 mil. worth of goods by himself (CRIME & PUNISHMENT)
a burglar
Though most popular in late 1800s, this bottom bolster had been around since the middle ages (FASHION)
a bustle
Used to open & close points & valves, they come in single or double overhead, if you're cool (AUTO SHOP)
a cam
A gem carved in relief, or the kind of appearance Alfred Hitchcock made in his movies (JEWELRY)
a cameo
Most living organisms have million, but a prisoner only has one (SCIENCE)
a cell
The frame of the car without the out shell, some are classy (AUTO SHOP)
a chassis
From Greek "chrysos", meaning gold, it's the gold-colored pupa of a butterfly (INSECTS)
a chrysalis
Part which makes a lightbulb light up ("F" WORDS)
a filament
A type of raid that its this category ("F" WORDS)
a foray
It brings out the worst in werewolves ("MOON"S)
a full moon
Kind of knot that sounds like its tied by your mother's mother (KNOTS TO YOU)
a granny knot
Weapon said to have been the size of a pomegranate & filled with "seeds" of gunpowder (WORD ORIGINS)
a hand grenade
Hawkshaw Hawkins performed in a silk jacket with this embroidered on the back (COUNTRY MUSIC)
a hawk
Not a Kawasaki, but this loop knot, makes a lasso circular (LEFTOVERS)
a honda
Various sources say it's named for one of Popeye's pals, or for initials of "general purpose", G.P. ("J" WORDS)
a jeep
In a fitted skirt, the inverted fold that gives the wearer freedom to walk or punt (FASHION)
a kick pleat
In Japanese, it means "a thing for waring" or "clothes' (FASHION)
a kimono
In spite of its name, this brightly colored beetle can be male or female (INSECTS)
a ladybug
Often called the panther, its name was originally given to the cat now known as the cheetah (ANIMALS)
a leopard
Samson killed one of these with his bare hands (BIBLICAL ZOO)
a lion
Hung on a necklace, this small portrait case was popular during the Renaissance (FASHION)
a locket
Start by steeping, in a glass, crushed leaves in sugar syrup (AMERICAN FOOD AND DRINK)
a mint julep
Army officer above a captain but below a lieutenant colonel (5-LETTER WORDS)
a major
A wrench with fixed & adjustable jaw at right angles, it's a primate's favorite (HARDWARE STORE)
a monkey wrench
1920 painting by George Grosz shows one of these machines Karel Capek named the next year (20th CENTURY ART)
a robot
Emerson said, "If a man makes a better" one of these, "the world will beat a bath to his door" (QUOTES)
a mousetrap
It keeps your neck warm in the winder, or your engine quiet all year (AUTO SHOP)
a muffler
From Latin for "repentance", San Quentin for example (12-LETTER WORDS)
a penitentiary
Only type of invention for which the U.S. Patent Office still insists on seeing a working model (INVENTIONS)
a perpetual motion machine
From 1905-7, Austria & Serbia fought an economic "war" over tariffs, such as over this porcine animal (HISTORY)
a pig
Every complete sentence must have a subject & this part containing the verb (GRAMMAR)
a predicate
Autumn edible which figured in the Alger Hiss case (FRUITS & VEGETABLES)
a pumpkin
Originally Italian for gondola race, it's a racing meet that might be held on the Thames (SPORTS)
a regatta
In December 1985, Fuzzy Zoeller won $255,00 competing in this type of hole-by-hole contest (GOLF)
a skins game
Originally a brand applied to slaves & criminals, it has come to mean a mark of disgrace (WORD ORIGINS)
a stigma
By 193, Rome had sunk so low, Juliannus bought this at public auction, but never reigned on it (2ND CENTURY)
a throne
Latin for a royal Persian headdress, it's Miss America's crowing glory (JEWELRY)
a tiara
In 1942, approaches to the Mississippi River were mined by this type of German vessel (WWII TRIVIA)
a submarine (or U-boat)
Proof of a good workout is breaking into this before going into the steam room (SHAPING UP)
a sweat
Generals Lee, Grant, Sherman, Pershing, & Patton have all had a type of these named for them (GENERALS)
a tank
Name of this ugly, naked-headed bird can refer to someone disgustingly predatory (BIRDS)
a vulture
To repair a leaky faucet, all you might need is this little flat or beveled rubber piece (HARDWARE STORE)
a washer
In 1982, James Watt proposed changing this dept's seal from a buffalo facing left to one facing right (GOVERNMENT)
the Department of the Interior
More current active major leaguers come from San Pedro de Macoris in this country than from Chicago (BASEBALL)
the Domincan Republic
America's shortest-lived major TV network, it brought us Capt. Video until its demise in 1955 (THE SHORTEST)
the DuMont Network
Jiang Qing's occupation before she married Mao Tse-tung (CHINA)
actress
Of amber, amethyst, or agate, the one that once came from a living thing (GEMS)
amber
The band that made Asbury Park, NJ & Bruce Springsteen famous ("STREETS")
the E Street Band
Named for a city in Scotland, it's a type of overcoat with detachable cape (FASHION)
an Iverness
In newer cars it has generally replaced the generator or keeping the battery charged (AUTO SHOP)
an alternator
Type of well named for the French region of Artois where 1 was 1st drilled in 1126 (ENGINEERING)
an artesian well
In 1920, Bill Wambsganss became only player in World Series history to execute this feat (1986) (BASEBALL)
an unassisted triple play
Exercising to the point of oxygen debt puts you in this condition, meaning "without oxygen" (SHAPING UP)
anaerobic
Completes the quote "Go west, young man" (QUOTES)
and grow up with the country
Samuel took a horn of oil & did this to David amidst his brethren (THE OLD TESTAMENT)
anoint
Where the altar & seats for the choir are located, it's a semicircular area at end of nave (CHURCHES & CATHEDRALS)
apse
Old world monkeys are both arboreal & ground-dwelling, but all new world monkeys are this type (PRIMATES)
arboreal
The Mock Turtle said its 4 branches were "ambition, distraction, uglification, & derision" (ALICE IN WONDERLAND)
arithmetic
Found even in dinosaurs, this world's oldest known disease is still considered incurable (BIOLOGY)
arthritis
Completes a Ben Franklin phrase "Here skugg lies snug..." (INSECTS)
as a bug in a rug
A 5th C. BC Greek philosopher was 1st to theorize that all matter is made of these (SCIENCE)
atoms
Cooked in a covering of bread crumbs or cheese or both (FRENCH PHRASES)
au gratin
A big kiss upon parting, or the Greyhound that carries you away (HOMOPHONES)
buss (bus)
It's the shortest route taken back to the hive (INSECTS)
bee line
He raises & tends the honey kind (DOUBLE DOUBLE LETTERS)
beekeeper
When sexually aroused, the carpenter species of this insect will chase jet liners (BIOLOGY)
bees
Word used over 25 times in Genesis 11, it's the Biblically polite way of saying "fathered" (THE FAMILY BIBLE)
begat
The only "B" word in the nursery rhyme, "Little Miss Muffet" (STARTS WITH "B")
beside
In the musical "South Pacific", Bloody Mary was said to chew these nuts which blacken the teeth (NUTS)
betel nuts
According to the Everly Brothers, not only was Johnny a joker, he was also this (GOLDEN OLDIES)
bird dog
A church is called a "cathedral" when this official's chair, a "cathedra" in Latin, is there (CHURCHES & CATHEDRALS)
bishop
21, or a thug's bludgeon (WEAPONS)
blackjack
Next to slots, Nevada casinos make more money from this game than any other, nearly $3/4 billion in 1985 (GAMBLING)
blackjack
1957 U.S. policy allowing the president to use armed force in the Middle East (HISTORY)
the Eisenhower Doctrine
From French "to make white", it's to boil food for a short time (COOKING TERMS)
blanch
Septicemia & saprema are 2 types of it (BLOOD)
blood poisoning
Of blood type, dental work, & tattoos, the subject not queried of Red Cross blood donors (BLOOD)
blood type
Curare is added to this projectile to give it that little extra shot (WEAPONS)
blowgun dart
Type of music that's named after Bill Monroe's band (CLASSIC COUNTRY)
bluegrass
The appropriate goal in authors is to form these (CARDS)
books
The insect kind east binding, and the human kind devours pages ("BOOK"S)
bookworms
Name of the cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona & many other towns as well (WILD WEST)
boot hill
It was invented in 1911 by Has Geiger (STUPID ANSWERS)
the Geiger counter
Peruvian bridge which collapses Friday July 20, 1714 in Thornton Wilder novel of the same name (BRIDGES)
bridge of San Luis Rey
1st produced in 1928, manufacturers blew their wad making it (CHEWING GUM)
bubble gum
Until their near extinction in the 1880s, they were the plains Indians main source of food (AMERICAN INDIANS)
buffalo (or bison)
From Greek for "great hunger" beating this behavior syndrome is among Jane Fonda's causes (STARTS WITH "B")
bulimia
Something set next to a volume, or something done according to the rules ("BOOK"S)
by the book
From Dutch "kaban huis", meaning ship's galley, in US. it came to mean last car on a train (WORD ORIGINS)
caboose
This hard yellowish tartar found on teeth sounds like a mathematical matter (TEETH)
calculus
It means comradeship, comrade (FRENCH PHRASES)
camaraderie
About 30 years ago, this South American game created the biggest fad in card history (CARDS)
canasta
Starting in the 1920s, Erich Salomon's spontaneous photographs inspired this term (PHOTOGRAPHY)
candid camera (snapshots)
U. of Colorado's "Alfred Packer Grill" was named after 1st man in U.S. convicted of this crime (COLORADO)
cannibalism
In the 1890s, autos were so new and strange they were shown under the big top at these (AUTOMOBILES)
circuses
Cat-like animal raised for the secretions it produces which are used to make perfumes (ANIMALS)
civet
The average weather conditions of a region over a long period of time (WEATHER)
climate
In British newspapers, it's what a "Page 3 Girl" is usually lacking (BRITISH TRIVIA)
clothing
Poland is among the world's largest producer of this fuel (POLAND)
coal
Produced from peat under pressure, Loretta Lynn's dad knows all about it (ENERGY)
coal
Ham, bologna, & pimiento loaf, for example ("CC")
cold cuts
When chemically pure, without metallic oxides, most gems lack this characteristic property (GEMS)
color
Sadly for Tom Selleck fans, Genevieve Bujold didn't solve the mystery before he lapsed into this ('70s MOVIES)
coma
What Little Bo Peep's sheep will do if left alone (NURSERY RHYMES)
come home
The hub of the U.N., it's been called the "Town Meeting of the World" (THE U.N.)
the General Assembly
In 15th century, Italian scholars saw commedia Erudita, nobles saw commedia intermezzi, & commoners, this (THEATER)
commedia dell'arte
Acute viral disease of upper respiratory tract, marked by a "ruddy dose" ("CC")
common cold
Matrimony by agreement of both parties, without a civil or religious ceremony (THE LAW)
common law
A toll-free hotline for whistle-blowers is maintained by this agency in charge of federal b'ldgs (GOVERNMENT)
the General Services Administration
French for stewed fruit, it can also be the bowl it's served in (FOOD)
compote
Radio program originally called the "WSM Barn Dance" (CLASSIC COUNTRY)
the Grand Ole Opry
Louisiana has had 11, including 1 which was over 250,000 words & amended 537 times (1986) (LOUISIANA)
constitutions
The 2nd 5-year plan, which forced farmers into giant communes, was also called this (CHINA)
the Great Leap Forward
Though industry uses more water than any other material it uses most of it for this (WATER)
cooling
Wrinkled or furrowed, as cardboard or iron (10-LETTER WORDS)
corrugated
In production of cotton, minerals & natural gas, the 1 in which Louisiana doesn't rank #2 in the U.S. (1986) (LOUISIANA)
cotton
In the Northern Hemisphere, hurricane winds blow around the storm's eye in this direction (STORMS)
counterclockwise
It could be "The final blow" in boxing or "The finishing stroke" in tennis (FRENCH PHRASES)
coup de grace
According to the 10th Commandment, you shouldn't do this to a neighbor's ox, servant or wife (THE OLD TESTAMENT)
covet
Joseph explained Pharaoh's dreams of 7 cleans ones who ate 7 fat ones but still remained lean (BIBLICAL ZOO)
cows
Due to contamination of crops from N.W. states, growers of this small fruit had a bad Nov. in 1959 (EATING IN AMERICA)
cranberries
From Greek "krokos", meaning saffron which this flower produces (PLANT NAMES)
crocus
Vacationing on a ship, or people that staff them (HOMOPHONES)
cruise (crews)
Primarily a movement in painting, this "square" trend also influenced sculpture (20th CENTURY ART)
cubism
Artisans in the Black Forest have been turning out these bird-brained time-pieces since 1730 (HANDICRAFTS)
cuckoo clocks
Heavy starching of braided rugs will keep ends from doing this (HOUSEHOLD HINTS)
curling
Strictly required according to etiquette or usage, such as wearing a bow tie with your tux (FRENCH PHRASES)
de rigueur
Expired Homo sapiens don't relate fables (IN OTHER WORDS)
dead men tell no tales
In Latin, rosa, rosae, rosam, for exaple (10-LETTER WORDS)
declension
A 1984 survey found an additional 2,500 miles to this barrier, now totaling 6,200 miles long (ENGINEERING)
the Great Wall of China
Of the 4 basic tissues, the one that makes up the bulk of a tooth (TEETH)
dentin
Adding hot or tangy seasonings to food, it's Satan's favorite method of cooking ham or eggs (COOKING TERMS)
deviled
Colorful term that refers to the gradual heating of Earth's atmosphere by carbon dioxide in the air (NATURE)
the Greenhouse Effect
Name for temperature at which water vapor in the atmosphere beings to condense (WEATHER)
dew point
In 18th-century English gambling dens, employees swallowed these in case of police raid (BRITISH TRIVIA)
dice
In 1842, Richard Owen coined this word for "dinosaur" (STUPID ANSWERS)
dinosaur
Prayer taken from salutation of Gabriel, it's now said as commonly as the Lord's Prayer (RELIGION)
the Hail Mary (or Ave Maria)
For wines, it never means the opposite of wet (POTENT POTABLES)
dry
Counting migrants, in January 25% of all these fowl in the US. are wintering in Louisiana (LOUISIANA)
duck
The 14th amendment protects against being deprived "of life, liberty, or property, without" this (THE LAW)
due process of law
Though John Duns Scotus was considered a great philosopher, his followers were later called this (WORD ORIGINS)
dunces
In gold, this bird in the hand is worth 2 under par (SPORTS BIRDS)
eagle
Dangle, clip-on, or pierced, for example (JEWELRY)
earrings
Effortlessly arrive, effortlessly depart (IN OTHER WORDS)
easy come, easy go
Almost everything most insects do is related to these 2 survival activities (INSECTS)
eating and reproducing
Europeans once believed this purple-skinned cousin to the tomato caused insanity (FRUITS & VEGETABLES)
eggplant
The popular dish moussaka is layers of ground meat & this vegetable (GREECE)
eggplant
Candling is a technique to inspect these (POULTRY)
eggs
After 1572, the Poles used this method to select a king (POLAND)
election
What we call the flow of electrons through wire, air, or even yourself (PHYSICS)
electricity
2 of the 3 sword varieties used in fencing (SPORTS TRIVIA)
epee, foil, saber
Haydn burst into tears upon first hearing this famous section of 'The Messiah" (COMPOSERS)
the Hallelujah Chorus
This term first applied only to manners and conduct at royal courts (HISTORICAL TRIVIA)
etiquette
From Greek for "easy death", painlessly pulling the plug (SUDDEN DEATH)
euthanasia
Mercy killing (10-LETTER WORDS)
euthanasia
"Reading is to the mind as" this is "to the body" (QUOTES)
exercise
Until 1896, majority in this branch of Congress were 1st termers, now less than 10% are (GOVERNMENT)
the House (of Representatives)
Capital punishment was widely used under Mosaic Law of this ancient people (CRIME & PUNISHMENT)
the Jews
To save pennies at the supermarket, avoid buying products displayed on shelves at this level (HOUSEHOLD HINTS)
eye level
At 3 times proportional size of any other primate the tarsier has a colossal pair of these (PRIMATES)
eyes
Sitting in church, Aunt Esther might tell you to sit still & not do this ("F" WORDS)
fidget
From 1956-60, Carol Heiss was world champion in this sport (SPORTS)
figure skating
It's usually plastic, covered with silver salts (PHOTOGRAPHY)
film
Pliny the Elder wrote about & Da Vinci taught this art form now done by 4-year-olds (HANDICRAFTS)
finger painting
The primary feature of a "nickel" defense (FOOTBALL)
five backs
You do this to Crepe Suzettes by lighting brandy, rum, or cognac ("F" WORDS)
flame
The bubonic plague of Medieval Europe was spread by these insects feeding on rats (INSECTS)
fleas
Oddity shared by the ostrich, kiwi, & penguin (BIRDS)
flightlessness
Miss Scarlet loved to do this with Ashley & the Tarleton Twins ("F" Words)
flirt
Less than 1% of Brazil's land is devoted to producing this necessity of life (BRAZIL)
food
This type of retail store sells more shampoo & makeup than any other (BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY)
food stores (supermarkets)
You'll discover not gold, hut a black mark, after rubbing this "gold" on porcelain (MINERALS)
fools gold
Term for what Cain did to Abel (SUDDEN DEATH)
fratricide
Cyrobiologists are interested in doing this to living matter to preserve it for future use (SCIENCE)
freezing
Not tightness per se, but this kinetic force gives knots their holding power (KNOTS TO YOU)
friction
In 1965, Pope Paul VI formally exonerated this group of blame for the death of Jesus (RELIGION)
the Jews
An early warship propelled by oars, it's now just the kitchen on a ship (STARTS WITH "G")
galley
In 1973, the federal government printed 4.8 billion coupons for this (GOVERNMENT)
gas rationing
This desert is home to Africa's Bushmen (GEOGRAPHY)
the Kalahari
Gerry & the Pacemakers ferry crossed this Liverpool river (MUSIC ON THE MAP)
the Mersey
From the Latin for "bend the knees", not the cray of a ski instructor, but the act of showing reverence (12-LETTER WORDS)
genuflection
Silver City, Idaho & Bodie, California for example (GHOSTS)
ghost towns
Refers to the moon when it's more than half but not completely full (STARTS WITH "G")
gibbous
Command to old dobbin to make him go faster (STARTS WITH "G")
giddy-up
Inflammation of the gums (STARTS WITH "G")
gingivitis
By French law, no drink may be sold as wine that is not exclusively made from these (WINE)
grapes
Though it holds our planet together, it's actually much a weaker force than electromagnetism (PHYSICS)
gravity
In the Superman TV series, editor Perry White frequently invoked this spirit (GHOSTS)
great Caesar's ghost
Where actors wait, or 1st time comedians on "The Tonight Show" try to keep their dinner down ("GREEN")
green room
Syrup originally made from pomegranates processed on the Caribbean island of Grenada (FRUITS & VEGETABLES)
grenadine
Y'all can have these ground kernels boiled, baked, or fried for breakfast, lunch, or dinner (AMERICAN FOOD AND DRINK)
grits
Called "fool hens" because their extreme curiosity makes these wild fowl easy prey for hunter (POULTRY)
grouse
What Little Tommy Tucker vocalizes for (NURSERY RHYMES)
his supper
Term for a knot used to fasten a rope to an object or "your wagon to a star" (KNOTS TO YOU)
hitch
As of March 1985, 3.46 of these equaled the American dollar (THE NETHERLANDS)
guilder
The 2 instruments associated with the Smothers Brothers (MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS)
guitar and bass
Chinese for "work together", it was motto of U.S. marine raiders in WWII (WORD ORIGINS)
gung ho
Botanical name for "plant sweat", from Latin word for "droplet" ("GUT"s)
guttation
Name for street urchin, probably derived from where they are said to live ("GUT"s)
guttersnipe
Adjective describing sounds of German, & to non-English speakers, English ("GUT"s)
guttural
Each week when Roger Moore looked up at the beginning of "The Saint" this appeared above his head (BRITISH TV)
halo
After all these years, Joe Di Maggio still has the longest one in baseball (1986) (THE LONGEST)
hitting streak
Nickname of judge Isaac Parker whose court was called "The Gates of Hell" (WILD WEST)
hanging judge
A scratch test won't reveal a mineral's allergies, but this property (MINERALS)
hardness
Invented in 1947 to improve electron microscope images, this science created a 3-D picture (PHYSICS)
holography
An American Indian word for food, now the basis for a common style of grits (AMERICAN INDIANS)
hominy
When Indians made peace, they symbolically buried this weapon (AMERICAN INDIANS)
hatchet
Though only the southern end is in Louisiana, this is considered the major physical feature of the state (Louisiana)
the Mississippi River
The person that finance a Scottish musician gets to pick song played (IN OTHER WORDS)
he who pays the piper calls the tune
Achilles died because his wound here would not do this (HOMOPHONES)
heel (heal)
In genetics, it's what passing of characteristics from Mon & Dad to Junior is called (BIOLOGY)
heredity
3 types of this hardware found on doors are self-closing, pivot, & butterfly (HARDWARE STORE)
hinges
From German for "rear", it's the region behind a coast or remote from other cities (10-LETTER WORDS)
hinterland
Maurice Chevalier's contract with Paramount would have been invalid if he'd lost this (MOVIE TRIVIA)
his French accent
Ernie K-Doe called her, "The worst person I know" (GOLDEN OLDIES)
his mother-in-law
A gathering at which Pete Seeger & Joan Baez, or an owl & a goat might sing (DOUBLE DOUBLE LETTERS)
hootenanny
Longfellow said "When she was good, she was very, very good but when she was bad, she was" this (POETRY)
horrid
They cost "one-a-penny, two-a-penny" (NURSERY RHYMES)
hot cross buns
Falstaff was said to have "eaten" a widow "out of" this (SHAKESPEARE)
house and home
Over 90% of the world food supply comes from farms or ranches & the rest from these 2 methods (AGRICULTURE)
hunting and fishing
Small cornmeal fritters supposedly tossed to dogs to make them quiet (AMERICAN FOOD AND DRINK)
hush puppies
Term for the side of a right triangle that is opposite the 90 degree angle (MATHEMATICS)
hypotenuse
The U.S. Navy had a ship whose sole purpose was to make this dessert (WWII TRIVIA)
ice cream
This council's members are the president, vice president, sec'y of state & sec'y of defense (GOVERNMENT)
the National Security Council
The first primary teeth to appear in a baby are usually of this variety (TEETH)
incisors
The period of time between egg laying & hatching is called this (BIOLOGY)
incubation
Nero sent an expedition out about 60 AD to find the source of this great river (ANCIENT TIMES)
the Nile
The western jury system is thought to have been brought to England by these people (HISTORY)
the Normans
DDT commits this (SUDDEN DEATH)
insecticide
A runner ran 25 miles & died after announcing Greeks had defeated them in the Battle of Marathon (ANCIENT HISTORY)
the Persians
Noticing ill effects, the Roman, Vitruvius, recommended water pipes be made of clay rather than this (ANCIENT SCIENCE)
lead
3 miles, or the one for women voters (6-LETTER WORDS)
league
George Washington is one of many whose death is attributed to "bleeding" by these (MEDICINE)
leeches
Jeremiah rhetorically asked, "can it change its spots?" (BIBLICAL ZOO)
leopard
A tenant under lease (DOUBLE DOUBLE LETTERS)
lessee
When Rapunzel did this, it wasn't her way of being informal (FAIRY TALES)
let down her hair
In algebra, numbers can be represented by numerals or these symbols (MATHEMATICS)
letters
Herbs anise & fennel resemble the flavor of this common black candy (FOOD)
licorice
Both shutter speed & size of lens opening control amount of this let into a camera (PHOTOGRAPHY)
light
Fizzing when acid is applied, this mineral is the base of the Portland cement industry (ROCKS & MINERALS)
limestone
It lay in the house that Jack built (FAIRY TALES)
malt
It's the only organization to have been awarded 3 Nobel Peace Prizes (THE NOBEL PRIZE)
the Red Cross
Philip Bailey said "Respect is what we owe;" this, "What we give" (QUOTES)
love
W. & O. Wright felt passengers wouldn't mind flying in this position they 1st flew in themselves (TRANSPORTATION)
lying down (on their stomachs)
The Terrytoons' Heckle & Jeckle are this type of chattering bird (BIRDS)
magpies
From Latin for "bad closing", an overbite is a type of this (TEETH)
malocclusion
According to NY's Bronx Zoo, it's "the most dangerous animal in the world" (ANIMALS)
man
From the nightshade family, its fleshy forked root sometimes resembles the human form (HERBS & SPICES
mandrake
From Old French "manoeuvrer" meaning"to work by hand", which was how this item was put into the soil (WORD ORIGINS)
manure
The cry "sap's a runnin" refers to this tree (TREES)
maple tree
Joan Benoit was 1st to win this Olympic event, finally offered for women in '84 (MS.)
marathon
Largest block ever found of it in U.S., 56 tons, was used for Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (ROCKS & MINERALS)
marble
When it was 1st introduced into England from France, it was called "butterine" (FOOD)
margarine
If you're studying mensuration, you're studying this (SCIENCE)
measurement
In the psychology of learning, it's "the retention of association"; in "Cats", it's a showstopping song (PSYCHOLOGY)
memory
A flat-topped mountain with steep sides, it's from Spanish for "table" (MOUNTAINS)
mesa
It can be raw, powdered, whole, evaporated, condensed, or skim (FOOD & DRINK)
milk
Though pleasant to kiss under, this plant is poisonous to eat (SCIENCE)
mistletoe
The viceroy mimics this poisonous "royal" butterfly's appearance to avoid predators (NATURE)
monarch
From Arabic "mawsim", meaning "season", it's the wind which changes direction with the seasons (NATURE)
monsoon
Emotional state of a cow who bellowed (HOMOPHONES)
mood (mooed)
Gary the gardener would use this protective covering of sawdust, leaves, etc. on his soil (5-LETTER WORDS)
mulch
Intact DNA was recently extracted from one of these ancient "royal relics" (SCIENCE)
mummy
Mycophagists, including humans, are eaters of this kind of fungus (NATURE)
mushrooms
Body part which now can be augmented, sculpted, & wrapped, as well as painted, trimmed, & filed (NEWSPAPER FILLERS)
nails
From Latin "nasus tortium" meaning twisted nose, due to this plant's pungent qualities (PLANT NAMES)
nasturtium
Of historic value, recreational value, or natural features, reason most nat'l parks are preserved (NATIONAL PARKS)
natural features
This poisonous alkaloid is found in tobacco & used as an insecticide (PLANTS)
nicotine
What N.Y. World-Telegram & Sun, St. Louis Globe-Democrat & Wash. Star currently have in common (1985) (NEWSPAPERS)
no longer being published
From Turkish for "dough", you can pick the pockets of this Mideastern bread (FOOD)
pita
A void of originality exists beneath our class G star (IN OTHER WORDS)
nothing new under the sun
Other orchestra members get their "A" note for tuning from this instrument (CLASSICAL MUSIC)
oboe
In 1806, brine well drillers in Virginia were mad when this came up with the salt water (ENERGY)
oil
French kiss cheeks, but in Romania male friends often kiss this way (ODD CUSTOMS)
on the lips
It's where I'm sitting "just rolling along, just rolling along" (MUSIC ON THE MAP)
on top of the world
Red China encourages families to have only this many children (CHINA)
one
In Hollywood for example, if he's going to a preview, you've already seen it at a private screening (WHAT'S "UP" DOC)
oneupsmanship
Gemologists call this stone found in abundance in Australia hydrated silica gel (GEMS)
opal
Classic children's novel & Disney movie, "Johnny Tremain", is set during this war (WAR STORIES)
the Revolutionary War
Currently, it's Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru (1985) (THE U.N.)
the Secretary-General
Under Art. 1, Sec. 6, 1 of 2 places mentioned where a person can slander another with legal immunity (U.S. CONSTITUTION)
the Senate or the House (during a speech or a debate)
From French for "small pan" it's traditional Spanish dish made of seafood & saffron flavored rice (FOOD)
paella
A turnpike is called that because originally a pike or turnstile was turned after you did this (WORD ORIGINS)
paid toll
The most delicate of these is made only of 150-200 sable hairs, weighing .000529 oz. altogether (ART)
paintbrush
Part of Cassius' anatomy Brutus calls "itching" when accusing him of greed (SHAKESPEARE)
palm
Longest distance flown by this type of airplane is 1 & 1/4 miles (1986) (THE LONGEST)
paper airplane
Called "Drogues", they open during a capsule's descent (MAN IN SPACE)
parachutes
Since Pittsburgh's baseball team is the Pirates, their mascot dresses up as this (SPORTS BIRDS)
parrot
Romans believed a garland of this garnish worn on the head would prevent drunkenness (HERBS & SPICES)
parsley
From the Romanian word for "to preserve", it's served hot with mustard on rye (FOOD)
pastrami
After graphite deposits were discovered in 1564, the British began making "marking stones" &, later, these (BRITISH TRIVIA)
pencils
The smallest denomination of coin that can be played in Las Vegas slots (1985) (LAS VEGAS)
penny
Up to a million had already fallen victim to this persecution from 1484 to 1692, when it hit Salem (RELIGIOUS HISTORY)
persecution for witchcraft
"From today painting is dead", said a French artist upon seeing this type of picture in 1839 (ART)
photograph (Daguerreotype)
In plants, respiration is the reciprocal & opposite process of this (PLANTS)
photosynthesis
The 1st of these with flipper were 1947's "Bermuda" & "Humpty Dumpty" (INVENTIONS)
pinball machines
Some cities add lime to their water, not to flavor it, but to prevent this type of decay (WATER)
pipe decay (rusty pipes)
In order to produce this green-kerneled nut, male & female trees must be near each other (NUTS)
pistachio
Slivovitz is a brandy made from this fruit (POTENT POTABLES)
plum
What a thief called a "dip" dips into (IT TAKES A THIEF)
Literary hobby of Dr. Zhivago, whose writing got better, not "verse" (RUSSIAN LITERATURE)
poetry
In Netherlands, a hostess may serve herself 1st, from custom of tasting food to prove it wasn't this (ODD CUSTOMS)
poisoned
In the U.S., the crime said to have the highest conviction rate is murder of these (CRIME & PUNISHMENT)
police
According to Aristophanes's famous saying "Man is by nature" this type of animal (QUOTES)
political
A baby frog is called either a tadpole or this (FROGS)
polliwog
At up to 300 x 200 yards, or over 5 acres, this sport has the largest playing field of any (SPORTS)
polo
5600-year-old samples of this "movie treat" have been found in the New Mexico caves (AMERICAN FOOD AND DRINK)
popcorn
Though voracious, locusts do not migrate for food, but after an enormous increase in this (INSECTS)
population
80% of San Marino's gross national product comes from tourism & the sale of these (MINI-COUNTRIES)
postage stamps
He, not the Attorney General, represents the government in cases before the Supreme Court (GOVERNMENT)
the Solicitor General (of the United States)
When routinely measuring systolic blood pressure, a stethoscope is used to listen for this (BLOOD)
pulse
Special name for physician who specializes in the use of x-rays (DOCTORS)
radiologist
From German for "little cake", the Lorraine style includes cheese & bacon bits (FOOD)
quiche
This form of transport still carries the most freight in the U.S. (TRANSPORTATION)
railroad
Discoverers of these South Sea islands named them for wise Biblical king whose wealth they sought (MINI-COUNTRIES)
the Solomon Islands
Long, straight, 2-edged sword with a large cup hilt; some people have this type of wit (WEAPONS)
rapier
Of a rat, a raven, & a spineless jellyfish the one which can be taught to count (ANIMALS)
raven
In "This little pig went to market", it's what the only pig that ate pigged out on (NURSERY RHYMES)
roast beef
A famous mini-series, or what blondes have to keep bleaching (TELEVISION)
roots
Bridge term for a set of three games or what a hot rod lays when it takes off (CARDS)
rubber
In 1985, Tears for Fears said "everybody wants to" do this (ROCK 'N ROLL)
rule the world
Bacardi, America's single best-selling brand of liquor, is this type (1985) (POTENT POTABLES)
rum
Peter Pan's flight plan to Never-Never Land (NAVIGATION)
second star to the right and on till morning
Kristine Holderied was 1st to graduate top in her class from 1 of these (MS.)
service academy
Only team that can score points in volleyball (SPORTS)
serving team
Mary Ellen says to soften peanut butter & add flavor, "open" a bottle of this oil & put in a drop (HOUSEHOLD HINTS)
sesame seed oil
This instrument measures the angular distance of a celestial body above the horizon (NAVIGATION)
sextant
Instead of using regular paint remover to remove paint from hands, try this foamy toiletry (HOUSEHOLD HINTS)
shaving cream
Term for noisy dance or party which originally meant a kick in the shins (WORD ORIGINS)
shindig
For over 50 years, one of these was "The Man Without A Country's" home (19TH CENTURY NOVELS)
ship
Paul Revere's day job (HANDICRAFTS)
silversmith
What little Tommy Tucker did for his supper (NURSERY RHYMES)
sing
Run-down part of town, from the rough forest paths along which newly-cut logs were dragged (WORD ORIGINS)
skid row
The woman's bicycle without the bar was created so women could ride while wearing these (BICYCLES)
skirts
Bird to which Shelley wrote, "Hail to thee, blithe spirit" (BIRDS)
skylark
Half a pair of pants, or the looseness in a knot (KNOTS TO YOU)
slack
Quality of ice, eels, & banana peels (DOUBLE DOUBLE LETTERS)
slipperiness
Appropriate way "Laugh-In" actress Judy Carne would have asked for a light bulb holder (HARDWARE STORE)
socket to me
Shortest scheduled flight takes just 2 minutes in this country's Orkney Islands (THE SHORTEST)
the United Kingdom (Scotland)
In the 1984 Olympics, Alexi Grewal won a gold medal in cycling for this country (BICYCLES)
the United States
Unable to speak (DOUBLE DOUBLE LETTERS)
speechless
To become the "Sleeping Beauty", the princess pricked her hand on this part of the spinning wheel (FAIRY TALES)
spindle
In 1857, William Kelly convinced U.S. Patent Office to give him, bot Bessemer, rights to make it (AMERICANA)
steel
Of rubber, steel, or glass, the ball capable of bouncing highest (ODDS & ENDS)
steel
Upon leading 1894 march of unemployed on Washington, Jacob Coxey was arrested for this trivial of offenses (AMERICAN HISTORY)
stepping on the grass
A steam or gas autoclave is used for this process (THE HOSPITAL)
sterilization
These "buttons" button up your tuxedo shirt (JEWELRY)
studs
The univ. choral group whose theme song is the following: "Yes, the magic of their singing/ Of the songs we love so well/ 'Shall I Wasting' and 'Mavoumeen' and the rest..." (12-LETTER WORDS)
the Whiffenpoofs
In "And Quiet Flows the Don", Natlia Korshunov tries to commit this with a scythe (RUSSIAN LITERATURE)
suicide
In 1825, Anthelme Brillat-Savarin said, "a meal without wine is like a day without" this (POTENT QUOTABLES)
sunshine
A sewing needle will float on the surface of water because of this property (WATER)
surface tension
What's done to a pesky mosquito or an acronym for a police special weapons team (INSECTS)
swat
If napkins weren't provided, 19th c. etiquette permitted a gentleman to use a hanky or this instead (TABLE MANNERS)
table cloth
Anatomical feature absorbed by its body when a tadpole becomes a frog (FROGS)
tail
A frozen plant should be put in a cool, dark place where it can do this slowly (PLANTS)
thaw
Century known as the "high Renaissance" (HISTORY)
the 16th
The University of Brazil, the country's oldest, wasn't founded until this century (BRAZIL)
the 20th (century)
The only amendment to be ratified by state conventions rather than by legislatures (U.S. CONSTITUTION)
the 21st (repeal Prohibition)
North American Protestant group featured in the movie "Witness" (RELIGION)
the Amish
In March of 1979, Egypt was suspended from this organization for signing peace treaty with Israel (THE '70s)
the Arab League
The mainland of Greece forms the southern part of this peninsula (GREECE)
the Balkan (Peninsula)
Until November 3, 1930, this was the name of the Bank of America, capisci? (TRIVIA)
the Bank of Italy
President Hayes, Garfield, & Benjamin Harrison were all generals in this war (GENERALS)
the Civil War
Body part on which you'd wear on epaulet (FASHION)
the shoulder
A German circus performer has made the Guinness record book for riding a bicycle with this distinction (1986) (BICYCLES)
the smallest
This corner of Colorado meets corners of 3 other states at "4 Corners" (COLORADO)
the southwest corner
2 of the 3 most important position in any natal chart (ASTROLOGY)
the sun, the moon, your rising sign
In 1915, the British created this mobile weapon that could cross trenches (ENGLISH HISTORY)
the tank
Largest North American wasp, it hunts tarantulas like a bird of prey (INSECTS)
the tarantula hawk
1st credited to Hans Lippershey in 1608, it was Galileo, in 1609, who first used it to look up (INVENTIONS)
the telescope
Vermont is knoon of these gathering considered the purest form of democracy (GOVERNMENT)
the town (hall) meeting
Pattern assumed by disintegration of an Oreo (IN OTHER WORDS)
the way the cookie crumbles
1st sold by the Hookless Fastener Co. in 1913, it didn't get this name until 1923 (FASHION)
the zipper
All proper ones descend from Matchem, Herod, or Eclipse of the mid-18th century (SPORTS TRIVIA)
thoroughbreds
Completes Omar Khayyam's threesome, "Jug of wine, loaf of bread, and" (POETRY)
thou
In song, Davy Crockett was said to have "Kil't him a bar when he was only" this age (BEAR FACTS)
three
How Mr. Rogers' sweaters "suit him" (LETTER PERFECT)
to a T
Product reserved in bags for the master, the dame, & the little boy (NURSERY RHYMES)
wools
Standard test of responding to a key word with the 1st words which come to your mind (PSYCHOLOGY)
word association
Cellist Charlotte Moorman achieved fame by performing this way, but just "barely" (THE '70s)
topless
1 of these carried a Kansas woman 60 ft., dropping her next to a record titled "Stormy Weather" (STORMS)
tornado
After turning around, what "Teddy bear, teddy bear" does (NURSERY RHYMES)
touches the ground
Purposely wrapped between the injury & heart, this tight band should only be removed by a doctor (DOCTORS)
tourniquet
Needing only the approval of the Senate, these, along with the Constitution are the supreme laws of the land (U.S. CONSTITUTION)
treaties
From old French "non" & "per" meaning "not equal", a person who decides when things are not equal (STARTS WITH "U")
umpire
Tom, Scrooge, & Vanya (STARTS WITH "U")
uncles
According to Tom Jones, "It's Not" this (STARTS WITH "U")
unusual
Created by Edward Hoch, professional thief Nick Velvet will only steal objects of this value (IT TAKES A THIEF)
valueless
Knob you adjust if your picture rolls (TOUGH TRIVIA)
vertical
From Latin "way", it's a bridge that crosses mainly over dry land instead of water (BRIDGES)
viaduct
Nancy Ross, Angela Davis, & Geraldine Ferraro all sought this office in 1984 (MS.)
vice president (of the United States)
It's what chewable "chocks" were (THE 1960s)
vitamins
Shortest on record lasted 38 minutes in 1896 & involved the United Kingdom and Zanzibar (THE SHORTEST)
war
You should do this after handling a diseased plant to avoid spreading infection (PLANTS)
wash (your) hands
Alice thought the White Rabbit was normal until he whipped this out (ALICE IN WONDERLAND)
watch
"Weapon" Dorothy used to kill the Wicked Witch of the West (WEAPONS)
water
Dorothy Parker said, "Men seldom make passes at girls who" do this (QUOTES)
wear glasses
King Henry IV complained "Uneasy lies the head" that does this (SHAKESPEARE)
wears the crown
Daily newspaper illustration that shows isobars & temperatures (WEATHER)
weather map
The 2 main types are polar-orbiting & geostationary (WEATHER)
weather satellites
According to Kodak, only 45% of these are taken by a professional (WEDDINGS)
wedding pictures
Traditionally, the entrance of a cathedral faces this direction (CHURCHES & CATHEDRALS)
west
Compass directions of the Wicked Witches killed in "The Wizard of Oz" (MOVIES)
west and east
Movie question posed by Barbra Streisand & Bugs Bunny (MOVIES)
what's up, doc?
Over 5,000 of them were pilots in the Soviet air force (WWII TRIVIA)
women
Today very few Hollanders can be found clompin' around in these "klompen" (THE NETHERLANDS)
wooden shoes
Class of instruments which the flue belongs (MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS)
woodwind