Jeopardy Set 5
To the nearest minute, it's how long it took Secretariat to run the Kentucky Derby in 1973
2 Minutes
The minimum age of a member of the House of Representatives
25
Number of pieces of silver Judas received
30
On May 25, 1935 Babe Ruth swatted this number home run, his last in the Major Leagues, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh
714
Number of continents whose names begin with "E" plus the number of degrees in a right angle
91 (1 + 90)
A junior member of Parliament, from the location of his or her seat
A Back-Bencher
Headaches & nausea may accompany this injury to the brain, often caused by a jarring blow to the head
A Concussion
In 1992 Madonna topped the charts with "This Used To Be My Playground", a track from this Penny Marshall film
A League Of Their Own
NBC (since the 1950s)
A Peacock
While in character as the African explorer Captain Spaulding, Groucho wore this type of distinctive helmet
A Pith Helmet
"America's Funniest Home Videos"
1990-1997 Bob Saget
The Playboy Foundation gives awards named for this free-speech amendment to the U.S. Constitution
1St Amendment
It's a recipe collection
A Cookbook
In the English translation of the writings of Suetonius, they're Julius Caesar's last words
And You, Brutus?
In a crooked position
Askew
Unusual names borne by these celestial objects include 3834 Zappafrank & 10221 Kubrick
Asteroids
"To Hell and Back"
Audie Murphy
"C.R."
Cannery Row
Churchill, Chandler, Chamberlain
Chandler
The James, Potomac & Chester Rivers all flow into this bay
Chesapeake Bay
During this war, VMI cadets made up the only American student unit ever to fight in combat
Civil War
Manhattan & New England-style are 2 varieties of this soup
Clam Chowder
Bill Richardson, 2009
Commerce
A parliamentary motion to test support for the government is a vote of this; if the gov't loses, a vote of "no" this
Confidence
"Feline" imitator
Copycat
Examples of these include Dr. Atkins, the Macrobiotic & the Scarsdale
Diets
Otology is the medical branch that deals with these organs
Ears
This Edd made his debut May 25, 1992
Edd Hall
Alert watchfulness: eagle ____
Eye
A 1974 referendum eliminated this post, giving the country a parliamentary government
King (Did Away With The Monarchy)
Fatal, deadly
Lethal
Jack Lambert, Jack Ham
Linebacker
This unleavened bread is eaten (but not always enjoyed) during Passover
Matzo
"Flotezart" is the fanciful title of a ballet danced to his flute music
Mozart
Wild ones of these found on pizza include shiitakes, morels & chanterelles
Mushrooms
"The Girl of the Golden West"
North America
This liquid is the first O carried by an O/B/O cargo ship
Oil
In Savannah, head for the Lady & Sons Restaurant run by this Food Network chef known for her "home cooking"
Paula Deen
This existentialist never finished the fourth volume of "Les Chemins de la Liberte", so it's a trilogy
Sartre
When a maple tree loses its keys, it loses these
Seeds
Under certain conditions, a Yale law grad making less than $28,000 in a year can have this paid for him
Student Loans
With a 212-foot wingspan, this jet from Boeing is the world's largest passenger aircraft in service
The 747
George Fox founded the religion nicknamed this because its followers trembled "at the word of the Lord"
The Quakers
Tragedy about a Roman general who cuts off his own hand & throws it into an old word for a spittoon
Titus Andronicuspidor
To endow a group with the power to do something, like wear part of a 3-piece suit
Vest
The high islands like Viti Levu in the Fiji group & Kao in the Tonga group were formed by these
Volcanoes
Pentecost
Whit Sunday
Over there; often hitched with hither
Yon
Porthos & his pals
(10) Musketeers
This Alaska town was founded by prospectors in 1902 & named for a U.S. vice president
(Charles) Fairbanks
By Obama's choice, he remained Secretary of Defense
(Robert) Gates
In order to blind Polyphemus, Odysseus had to put out this many eyes
1
Voltage of one AA alkaline battery
1.5 Volts
Of 32, 62 or 132, the number of Hawaiian islands
132
Like voters in the USA, young women seeking to compete in the Miss Thailand contest must be at least this age
18
Gold seekers who rushed to California were nicknamed for this year
1849
Lincoln's brief speech dedicating the Battlefield at Gettysburg as a cemetery was in November of this year
1863
It's shiny & black & the hardest of all coals
Anthracite
An officer with the silly name of Silius shows up in the play named for these historic lovers
Antony & Cleopatra
On this date in 1999, England's Guardian newspaper announced a coup in the nation of San Seriffe
April 1St
The Persians wrote in this Northwest Semitic language related to Hebrew
Aramaic
You've got "men" in Armenia & a "gent" in this nation
Argentina
Nymph motifs & whiplash curves are characteristic of this "new art" style popular around 1900
Art Nouveau
He wrote the script for the 1961 film "The Misfits"
Arthur Miller
Hydrogen bomb, atom bomb, Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba"
Atom Bomb, Hydrogen Bomb, Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba"
An endangered north African deer is called this, like an ape found on Gibraltar
Barbary Deer
George Orwell's oppressive "sibling"
Big Brother
"Dark" mixed drink of stout beer & champagne
Black Velvet
Stoker's sheeplings
Bram's Lambs
He designed the geodesic dome for the United States Pavilion at Expo '67 in Montreal
Buckminster Fuller
[Audio] Lerner & Loewe musical that featured the following:
Camelot
In the '90s home fires caused by these nearly doubled, with almost half of them starting in the bedroom
Candles
This German composer of the opera "Alceste" taught singing to Marie Antoinette
Christoph Gluck
Go ahead, make my day & tell me the name of this actor who played "Pardner" in "Paint Your Wagon"
Clint Eastwood
Nearby, or to shut
Close
A girl who cannot give up this hot drink is the odd subject of Cantata No. 211
Coffee
One of the teeth in a gear
Cog
Fighting started April 19, 1775 with a battle in Lexington that spread to this nearby town
Concord
Contrapuntal is the adjectival form of this, the combination of melodic lines
Counterpoint
Developed by astronomer A.E. Douglass, dendrochronology determines age in this way
Counting Tree Rings
Porfiry's problem in this story is to get Raskolnikov to confess
Crime And Punishment
In December 1962, this country agreed to let 1,113 POWs go in exchange for over $50 mil. in U.S. supplies
Cuba
Hostess snack food seen here split in half
Cupcake
"Every lover is a warrior, and" this Roman god "has his camps"
Cupid
It's the third name in Idi Amin's full name
Dada
He got an Oscar nomination for his role as Sal the pizza parlor owner in "Do the Right Thing"
Danny Aiello
Rising in the Black Forest, it's the second longest river in Europe
Danube
1985: This synth-pop band with "People Are People"
Depeche Mode
Gratiano is this "Othello" heroine's uncle
Desdemona
Of the 10 most populous U.S. cities, this Michigan city has the highest percentage of African-Americans
Detroit
Off the coast of French Guiana, it became part of a penal colony in the late 19th century
Devil's Island
This mystery author was a racing correspondent for the London Sunday Express for 16 years
Dick Francis
In fundraising DM stands for this mail, which aims to scare up new donors
Direct Mail
Event a decathlon competitor always throws
Discus
From an 1859 song, it's a nickname for the Old South
Dixie
This Belgian guitarist was a member of the Quintette du Hot Club de France
Django Reinhardt
David Letterman said the president loves to hear this 6-word McDonald's mantra
Do You Want/Would You Like Fries With That?
This dog named for its breeder originated in Apolda, Germany in the 1890s
Doberman Pinscher
Barbara Mandrell sang about "sleeping single in" one of these, also called a full-sized
Double Bed
Boston Red Sox player Jonathan David
Drew
Playful plant eater pictured here
Dugong
Tarzan was the most famous creation of this Chicago-born writer
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Born in Bergen in 1843, he's been called "The most distinguished Norwegian composer of the 19th century"
Edward Grieg
It was futile to try to capture or pin down the man with this name
El Usive
People who cultivated this fruit often used to make wine were said to live to a ripe old age; hence its name
Elderberry
In 1950 this former first lady won the second Four Freedoms Award
Eleanor Roosevelt
Psychologist Carl Jung named a complex after this Greek woman famous for her attachment to Agamemnon
Electra
The panel
Elephant
One tale tells of a place where these pachyderms go to die & the ivory lies around for the taking
Elephants
A good treatment for an ankle sprain is "RICE" -- rest, ice, compression & this
Elevation
The 4 main food groups where Will Ferrell comes from in this film are candy, candy canes, candy corn & syrup
Elf
Unable to vote, in 1869, she & Susan B. Anthony formed the National Woman Suffrage Association
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth I of England, Louis XIV of France, Nicholas II of Russia
Elizabeth I Of England
Her sitcom ended in 1998 with a mockumentary celebrating her long career since Vaudeville
Ellen Degeneres
She did most of her own rollerskating as Bliss (aka Babe Ruthless) in "Whip It"
Ellen Page
This 5-word phrase was used to clear venues following performances by the King of Rock and Roll
Elvis Has Left The Building
This Cowboy has the most career rushing attempts with 4,409; he's not a bad dancer, either
Emmitt Smith
One of the couple seen here who assumed their historic duties November 12, 1990 (in Tokyo)
Emperor Akihito Or Empress Michiko
Alaska's richest company, Arctic Slope Regional, trades in this, also the name of a U.S. Cabinet department
Energy
From the Greek for "manifestation", it follows Twelfth Night in the West
Epiphany
It's a 10-letter word that can be used to describe the fractions 3/9 & 9/27
Equivalent
1973 brought Secretariat's triumph & this horsey Peter Shaffer play
Equus
Ydgrun is a goddess worshipped by residents of this Samuel Butler country
Erewhon
This former member of Cream wrote his 1992 hit, "Tears In Heaven", for his son Conor
Eric Clapton
If you want to know more about this "Tobacco Road" author, head for his museum in Moreland, Georgia
Erskine Caldwell
Oui! It's the 10-letter French word Americans sometimes use for a writing desk
Escritoire
Criminals, don't try fleeing to Malta, whose government signed this type of treaty with the U.S. May 18, 2006
Extradition
Arnold Lobel took a page out of Aesop's book, publishing a book of these that won in 1981
Fables
In 1690 British navigator John Strong named the channel between 2 South American islands for Viscount this
Falkland
Argentina's claim to this British south Atlantic colony dates back to 1820
Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas
Female anatomical tubes named for an Italian doctor
Fallopian Tubes
...1939 & 1940 was when the USSR fought this country in "the Winter War"
Finland
The 2 items that make up the title of James Taylor's first Top 10 hit
Fire And Rain
If you're piscivorous, you eat this, which can "net" you some health benefits
Fish
Immortelles are these that retain their color & shape when dried
Flowers
When he KO'd Ingemar Johansson, 6/20/60, he became 1st man to regain heavyweight championship
Floyd Patterson
Elly, John, Michael, Elizabeth & April Patterson
For Better Or For Worse
Newton's second law is expressed as the equation F=ma, where F stands for this, m is mass & a is acceleration
Force
In movie titles it precedes "Amber", "Darling" & "Young"
Forever
Charles Barkley & other NBA stars had cameos in this 1995 film in which Billy Crystal played an NBA referee
Forget Paris
The point where a river splits into 2, or a part of a table setting
Fork
Called the "Citizen King", Louis Philippe was the last king of this country
France
In 1991 Edith Cresson replaced Michel Rocard, becoming this country's first female premier
France
Of France, Italy or Russia, the one whose national anthem begins, "Arise children of the fatherland"
France
1963: "Walk Like A Man"
Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons
In ancient times, Djibouti exported these 2 gum resins used in perfume that the Magi brought to the infant Jesus
Frankincense & Myrrh
What part did this Irishman play in "End of Days"? Could it be...Satan?
Gabriel Byrne
Frank Cooper got this new first name from his Indiana hometown
Gary Cooper
Knights of yore wore these heavy leather gloves, & they threw them down, too
Gauntlets
This Swiss city's Clock & Watch Museum on Rue de Malagnou is open daily except Tues., 10 A.M. - 5 P.M.; be punctual
Geneva
From the Latin for "bend the knees", not the cry of a ski instructor, but the act of showing reverence
Genuflection
He told Walter Matthau in "The Sunshine Boys", "You know what you are, Willie? You're a 73-year-old schmo"
George Burns
Nobel Peace Prize-winning American 5-star general
George C. Marshall
A confirmed hypochondriac, he was in constant pain because of false teeth
George Washington
Gom Gut & Plick et Plock were pseudonyms of this Inspector Maigret creator
Georges Simenon
The District's oldest neighborhood, it was named for a king
Georgetown
In 1997 this fashion designer known for his "Flash & Trash" chic was slain in front of his Miami Beach mansion
Gianni Versace
Elizabeth Taylor said to James Dean in this film, "Money isn't all, you know, Jett"
Giant
Brand names owned by this company include Paper Mate, Right Guard, Foamy & Trac II
Gillette
The Holland type of this liquor first made in Holland is usually drunk straight
Gin
It's said this author of “The Human Factor†wrote 200 words a day then stopped, even in mid sentence
Graham Greene
The label of this liqueur indicates it's "made with orange & fine old cognac brandy"
Grand Marnier
In bridge it's winning all 13 tricks
Grand Slam
On "The Beverly Hillbillies", her real name was Daisy Moses
Granny
The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art houses the largest collection of this native Iowan's paintings
Grant Wood
Pip Pip hooray for this novel in which Pip learns that honest work is more rewarding than shallow dreams
Great Expectations
In 1974 voters in this country rejected the monarchy, dashing Constantine II's hope of returning to the throne
Greece
Shattering the myth of Japanese invincibility, U.S. Marines stormed this island in the Solomons on August 7, 1942
Guadalcanal
The American poet Hilda Doolittle used this 2-letter pen name
H.D.
He was prime minister of Syria before winning its presidency in 1971
Hafez Al-Assad
After Dik Browne retired in 1988, his son Chris took over this Viking strip
Hagar The Horrible
Vaughan Williams is among composers who wrote music for Larry Adler to play on this instrument
Harmonica
This Louise Fitzhugh classic about a young female snoop was made into a 1996 movie
Harriet The Spy
It's what you've lost if you've been decollated
Head
April 17, 1928: This author "grits teeth, beds nurse, fights in war, sits at bar, remembers nurse"
Hemingway
War correspondent Martha Gellhorn was married to this author from 1940 to 1945
Hemingway
Since the 18th C., brewers have used this device to measure the alcoholic, not water, content of their booze
Hydrometer
The Krishna starts near one coast of this country & flows almost all the way across it
India
This country's northern border touches China, Bhutan & Nepal
India
Meaning not separable, it's the longest word in the text of the Pledge of Allegiance
Indivisible
In an Aug. 30, 1999 referendum, the people of East Timor voted overwhelmingly for independence from this nation
Indonesia
A movie special-effects company: ILM
Industrial Light & Magic
Bethlehem tourism was hurt by this Palestinian uprising that began in 1987
Intifada
It was introduced as a way to "put 1,000 songs in your pocket"
Ipod
African-American Keith Ellison of Minnesota is the 1st congressman of this faith, to which he converted at 19
Islam
Nat King Cole sang "When I Fall In Love" in the Errol Flynn film named for this Turkish city
Istanbul
Students looking at "Fall of the Angels" in a Rome museum noticed this problem, as it didn't match the guidebook photo
It Was Upside Down
R.E.M. may have had millennial fears in this song that begins, "That's great it starts with an earthquake"
It's The End Of The World As We Know It
This doggone physiologist discovered that the vagus nerve controls the flow of digestive juices
Ivan Pavlov
Ownership of the Kuril islands has been in dispute between Russia & this country
Japan
Patric, Priestley
Jason
(Alex: Take a look at the monitor. Film seen here:)
Jaws
Ranger Smith works in this park
Jellystone Park
She played Azteca in "Antz"
Jennifer Lopez
Henson, Morrison, Lehrer
Jim
This Canadian comic appeared on "In Living Color" & in 2 Clint Eastwood films, "Pink Cadillac" & "The Dead Pool"
Jim Carrey
After she sang the anthem "We Shall Overcome" at a 1963 march, her version of it hit the charts
Joan Baez
This actress' TV character Alexis Carrington was once described as "starts with B, rhymes with rich"
Joan Collins
Long-suffering man's dressing gowns
Job's Robes
The account of Jesus turning water into wine appears only in this fourth gospel
John
These 2 great English romantic poets died while still in their 20s, one in 1821 & one in 1822
John Keats & Percy Shelley
Her books for kids include "Blubber", "Freckle Juice" & "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing"
Judy Blume
She played an airheaded blonde to whom William Holden had to teach manners in "Born Yesterday"
Judy Holliday
In a 2003 bestseller, A. Scott Berg "Remembered" this legendary actress who passed away at age 96
Katharine Hepburn
He's logged over 3,000 hours in the air & probably even more on the radio airwaves
Kenny G
This 17th century German astronomer's ist law states that the planets move in elliptical orbits around the sun
Kepler
In 1943 Dr. Willem Kolff was the first to use an artificial one of these organs on humans
Kidneys
This 3-letter Kipling lad goes on a Himalayan journey with a Tibetan lama
Kim
North Korea went nuclear with this man as its leader
Kim Jong-Il
When this king married in 1938, Egypt issued a 100-piastre gold coin to commemorate the event
King Farouk
This "regal" penguin is second in size to the emperor penguin
King Penguin
The Holland Herald is this airline's in-flight magazine
Klm (Royal Dutch)
Hebrew for "assembly", it's what the Israelis call their parliament
Knesset
On April 9, 1682 this Frenchman reached the mouth of the Mississippi River & claimed the region for Louis XIV
La Salle
Jerry Lewis has been hosting the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon on this holiday weekend since 1966
Labor Day
Matthew Maguire, a machinist, & Peter J. McGuire, a union founder, are credited with creating this holiday
Labor Day
Meaning "superior ones", it's the Tibetan Buddhist term for monks, like the ones seen here
Lamas
One once spanned what is now the Bering Strait
Land Bridge
He had already published "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" when Vachel Lindsay discovered him busing tables
Langston Hughes
Wild Bill Hickok turns up in "Boone's Lick", a 2000 novel by this "Lonesome Dove" author
Larry Mcmurtry
A waterfall provides only temporary safety from the Hurons for Alice & Cora in this Fenimore Cooper novel
Last Of The Mohicans
A baby who hasn't yet got the hang of breast-feeding is said to have problems doing this
Latching On (Or Positioning)
The material that people are "hellbent for" when moving quickly
Leather
Sail the Mediterranean on your way to the Cedars or Laklouk ski resorts in this country
Lebanon
Last name of Declaration-signing Virginia brothers Richard & Francis; a later relative was a Southern general
Lee
Billy Bush, a first cousin to W., hosted a 2003 revival of this classic Monty Hall game show
Let's Make A Deal
In March 2011 world oil prices rose due to fighting in this OPEC member's oil cities, like Ras Lanuf
Libya
4-letter word for a charge or encumbrance placed on one's property to secure payment of a debt
Lien
Rainfall is rare in this capital of Peru
Lima
The 1909-S V.D.B. version of this coin is a grail to collectors; just watch out for counterfeits
Lincoln Head Penny
In a 1965 movie set in Africa, Clarence was a "cross-eyed" one of these
Lion
A rabbit's upper one is split, making it easier to gnaw at bark
Lip
This Baltic country's major cities include Kaunas, Klaipeda & Vilnius
Lithuania
This 6-letter test checks the acidity or alkalinity of a solution
Litmus
Some officials in New Hampshire were unhappy that the title of this action film was a play on the state motto
Live Free Or Die Hard
One tasty type of this sausage made from spices & pork livers is called braunschweiger
Liverwurst
The tale of these 2 cities is told in "A Tale Of Two Cities"
London & Paris
Remarkable news may throw you for one of these, also the name of an aeronautical maneuver
Loop
When he ruled England from 1653 to 1658, Oliver Cromwell went by this 2-word title
Lord Protector
Machiavelli wrote an entire dedicatory preface to "The Prince" to this "Magnificent" de Medici
Lorenzo De Medici
Jorge Garcia keeps the humor alive as Hugo "Hurley" Reyes on this enigmatic show
Lost
Nelumbo nucifera is the scientific name of this sacred flower of Buddhism
Lotus
"To The Far Blue Mountains" was one of this western author's Sackett sagas
Louis L'amour
In "Frank Fairlegh" Francis Edward Smedley wrote "All's fair in" these 2 activities
Love & War
Sites associated with this author's heroine Anne of Green Gables are a tourist draw in eastern Canada
Lucy Maud Montgomery
In the 1930s this future U. S. president was secretary to former King Ranch foreman Richard Kleberg
Lyndon Johnson
Stonewall, Texas
Lyndon Johnson
These medical units located near the front lines were immortalized in a movie & a TV series
M*A*S*H Units
It's the last name of the gangster protagonist of Bertolt Brecht's "Threepenny Opera"
Macheath/Mackie Messer/Mack The Knife
Lad as a larch hare
Mad As A March Hare
According to the title of a 1953 film, it's what Ethel Merman wanted to be called
Madam
The 40-day display of the Michael Dukakis figure was the shortest in this London museum's history
Madame Tussauds
1 of "The 25 Most Intriguing People" of 1989, she celebrated her 31st birthday with Warren Beatty
Madonna
Most of this state's potatoes are produced in Aroostook County
Maine
The Portland Headlight Lighthouse is in this state, the first one to see the morning sun
Maine
This New York island is named for the Indians who sold it to Peter Minuit in 1626
Manhattan
1 day before his assassination he remarked, "I've looked over, & I've seen the promised land"
Martin Luther King (Jr.)
"Two and a Half Men" star Charlie
Martin Sheen
This Scottish queen was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle on Feb. 8, 1587
Mary
At the 1984 Summer Olympics, this West Virginia native won 5 medals in gymnastics
Mary Lou Retton
Executed in 1587, she was the last reigning queen of Scotland
Mary, Queen Of Scots
If you're studying mensuration, you're studying this
Measurement
This sea was home base for all those Barbary pirates
Mediterranean Sea
This capital of Australia's Victoria state was founded in 1835 & named for England's prime minister
Melbourne
Though Nashville is the capital, this is Tennessee's largest city
Memphis
Shortly after formulating the principles of heredity, he became abbot of Brunn Monastery
Mendel
The Foo Fighters' "Big Me" is a spoof of this "Freshmaker" candy's commercials
Mentos
This tripe soup, a favorite in Mexico, is often served with lime wedges, chopped chiles & onion
Menudo
Campers & military personnel need this type of kit to eat in the hall with the same name
Mess
There are 3 types of RNA: transfer, ribosomal & this
Messenger
Savior, from the Aramaic for "anointed one"
Messiah
This marsh gas is the chief substance in firedamp, a gas that causes mine explosions
Methane
MS-DOS for short, this was introduced on IBM personal computers in 1981
Microsoft Disk Operating System
Mickey Spillane's "The Killing Man" was the 12th novel featuring this private eye
Mike Hammer
(AUDIO DAILY DOUBLE): In 1963 Eydie Gorme sang "Blame It on the Bossa Nova"; in 1989 this group sang the following: "Blame It on the rain...."
Milli Vanilli
Soprano Alma Gluck had one of her great successes as this coughing heroine of "La boheme"
Mimi
This popular pie filling is a mixture of finely chopped apples, spices, suet & sometimes beef
Mincemeat
Good students will know that this word is the one word that mispelled in this question
Misspelled
A city is named for the great falls of the Missouri River in this state
Montana
You may see bats & woodrats in the Lewis & Clark Caverns near Bozeman in this state
Montana
Appropriately, this 1935 T.S. Eliot play is often performed in churches
Murder In The Cathedral
Now Madam Speaker, she has represented California in Congress since 1987
Nancy Pelosi
Many companies that qualify for the NYSE choose to sell their stock on this electronic service instead
Nasdaq
He took "Song Sung Blue" to No. 1 in 1972
Neil Diamond
The viceroy of India lived in the Rashtrapati Bhavan in this city; now the president does
New Delhi
This state university in Las Cruces took away the pistol from its mascot, Pistol Pete, & replaced it with a lasso
New Mexico State
The only state that's home to 2 Ivy League schools
New York (Columbia, In Nyc & Cornell, In Ithaca)
Frederick III, Nicholas II, Wilhelm II
Nicholas Ii
Bedtime headgear, or a bedtime beverage
Nightcap
During the 1959 "Kitchen Debate" in Moscow, Nixon told this Soviet premier, "I have been insulted by experts"
Nikita Khrushchev
To a group of Western ambassadors in 1956, he said "History is on our side; we will bury you"
Nikita Khrushchev
She learned that she had been cast as Tracy Turnblad in "Hairspray" while working at a Cold Stone Creamery store
Nikki Blonsky
Commander of the Pacific Fleet, this American signed the Japanese surrender in 1945
Nimitz
Hugh Grant is less than thrilled when he finds out that girlfriend Julianne Moore is pregnant in this comedy
Nine Months
Dutch astronomer Petrus Plancius named Columba for the dove sent out by this Biblical character
Noah
Incorporated in 1901, there's no place like this Alaskan city on Norton Sound
Nome
SO VACATION
Nova Scotia
St. Ann's in this province is home to the Gaelic Mod, an annual festival celebrating Scottish culture
Nova Scotia
In chapter 1 of this aptly named book, God orders that the first census of Israel be taken
Numbers
If your street address is 1234 & you were born 5/6/78, this -ology has a lot to say to you
Numerology
An astronomical viewing facility, or Henry Fountain's column in Tuesday's Science Times
Observatory
It's equal to 200 milligrams
One Carat
Quebec & this adjacent province are both on the board
Ontario
Before it received its present name, this "colorful" South African river was called the Groot
Orange River
Until 1853 Washington was part of this territory bearing the name of the next state south
Oregon
This innovative American director said, "Everybody denies I am a genius--but nobody ever called me one!"
Orson Welles
On 9/20/1904, about 9 months after making a great advance, these 2 made another advance by going in a circle
Orville And Wilbur Wright
Because of its many canals & rivers, this city is known as the "Venice of Japan"
Osaka
As a young scamp, he was expelled from the school he attended with his brother Luke & sent to a military academy
Owen Wilson
The flexible neck of this bird of prey allows it to rotate its head an amazing 270 degrees
Owl
To spell this animal, just use a hug & a kiss from the bottom of a letter
Ox
People who live at high altitudes often have thicker blood, to deliver more of this gas to body cells
Oxygen
Appropriately, this word comes from Greek words meaning "sharp" & "dull"
Oxymoron
This political wit who goes by 2 initials says, "God is a Republican and Santa... is a Democrat"
P.J. O'rourke
Ballerina Olga Koklova, & then Jacquiline Roque, but not Francoise Gilot, Paloma's mother
Pablo Picasso
The sinoatrial node of the heart, or an example setter
Pacemaker
"Pay Joel"
Pal Joey
It can mean the roof of the mouth, or more generally the sense of taste
Palate
The primary wheat-growing area in South America is this fertile Argentine plain
Pampas
In 1935 this airline built a prefab hotel on Midway as a rest stop for passengers flying on its China Clippers
Pan Am
In 1914 German troops came within 15 miles of this capital before being repulsed at the Marne
Paris
In the painting seen here, Édouard Manet showed himself and others in this city's Tuileries Gardens
Paris
The Parquet is the main trading area of this city's Bourse, founded in 1141
Paris
2-verb term for a system that gives train commuters a place to leave their cars
Park-And-Ride
From French for "to ward off", it means to ward off a blow, especially in fencing
Parry
This plant has a large, white edible root
Parsnip
Blasted, it's the weapon of war seen here:
Patriot Missile
In 1987 he took his Graceland tour to Africa where the concert was captured on film
Paul Simon
This thickener of fruit jellies is obtained from apples
Pectin
He dedicated his epic poem "Adonais" to fellow romantic poet John Keats
Percy Shelley
The 1980s program of reforms in the USSR included this, Russian for "restructuring"
Perestroika
In a Protestant wedding, it's the role of the father of the bride
Person Who Gives The Bride Away
AKA Laszlo Loewenstein, he was born on June 26, 1904 in Hungary, not in Casablanca
Peter Lorre
Former Tony nominee Cathy Rigby wowed the audience in 1999 with a high-flying number fron this musical
Peter Pan
This playwright hit the right note with "Amadeus" & then horsed around with "Equus"
Peter Shaffer
Sir Walter Scott wrote a tale called "The Talisman" in 1825; Stephen King & this man, a little more recently
Peter Straub
She's Porky Pig's "flowery" main squeeze
Petunia
The MPAA gives this for any depiction of drug use & more than brief nudity
Pg-13
"Buster", "Hook", "The Genesis Concert Movie"
Phil Collins
By nationality, the guy in the foreground in the Biblical illustration seen here is a ____ : (David and Goliath)
Philistine
A jardiniere is a decorative stand for holding these
Plants
The buildup of this is the major cause of gum disease
Plaque
Itchy cashew relative
Poison Ivy
Though it's New Hampshire's largest port city, the naval shipyard of the same name is in Maine
Portsmouth
This nation gave up its last major colonies in the 1970s & will give up Macao in 1999
Portugal
A gland near birdie's tail is called the oil gland or this, the activity the oil is used for
Preening
Used one way, this word is one of the official titles of the Pope; used another, it's an order of mammals
Primate
At his royal wedding, his bride mixed up his 1st & middle names & called him “Prince Charles Arthur Georgeâ€
Prince Charles
They met in 1977; 4 years later, their wedding was viewed by billions
Prince Charles & Princess Diana
In 1985 he became the first heir to the British throne to begin his schooling outside the palace
Prince William
The Wright Brothers connected these to the engine with bicycle chains
Propellers
This kind of voting allows a senator to cast a vote in committee for an absent senator
Proxy Voting
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Sept-Iles, Trois-Rivieres
Quebec
Rav is Hebrew for "teacher" or "master"; an "I" sound to mean "my" was added to create this word we use in English
Rabbi
It's the 1988 Dustin Hoffman movie containing the line "K Mart sucks"
Rain Man
His parents named him Rene Maria & dressed him in girls' clothes; he chose the name "Rainer" himself
Rainer Maria Rilke
This designer's flagship store on Madison Avenue is across the street from his Polo Sport Store
Ralph Lauren
It's widely believed that this great pharaoh is the one written about in the book of Exodus
Ramses Ii
The drink known as "Code" this is "everything you love about Mountain Dew with a smooth cherry flavor"
Red
Albert Einstein announced his special theory of this in 1905 & his general theory in 1915
Relativity
To restock depleted supplies
Replenish
Michael Madsen sliced off a cop's ear while dancing to "Stuck in the Middle With You" in this '92 Quentin Tarantino movie
Reservoir Dogs
On a monitor, 1280 x 1024 pixels is called "native" this, the degree of detail & sharpness
Resolution
This Certs ingredient is a mix of partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil, copper gluconate & flavoring
Retsyn
Bierce saw this, "An abrupt change in the form of misgovernment" in Mexico while following Villa's army
Revolution
This comic strip doctor began his practice in 1948
Rex Morgan
President heard here: "We find ourselves rich in goods but ragged in spirit, reaching with magnificent precision for the moon, but falling into raucous discord on Earth..."
Richard M. Nixon
Hollywood Cemetery in this city is the final resting place of James Monroe, John Tyler & Jefferson Davis
Richmond
This island between Queens & the Bronx has correctional facilities for men, women & teens
Riker's Island
A violent public crowd disorder
Riot
"Canada Bill" Jones was a 3-card monte wizard on these transports, where Iowans can now legally bet
Riverboats
In October the Senate rejected this former Watergate figure's nomination to the Supreme Court
Robert Bork
That old gang of his included Will, John & Tuck
Robin Hood
This Georgia city was founded in 1834 on a site that had 7 hills
Rome
The priestess Rhea Silvia had these male twins & set them adrift on the Tiber
Romulus & Remus
April 28, 1937: Tikrit, Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Smaller than a junk, this Oriental boat usually has a cabin with a roof made of mats
Sampan
It works like a photocopy machine, but it copies images into the computer
Scanner
"It Doesn't Take a Hero" is the autobiography of this commander of the Persian Gulf War
Schwarzkopf
Volkswagen aficionados know this hot, dusty wind that blows from North Africa & affects Southern Europe
Scirocco
This product was born when a new 3M jet-fuel hose material spilled on shoes & made them waterproof & stain-resistant
Scotchgard
Remains flung into this river include Joan of Arc's ashes & Marguerite of Burgundy's discarded lovers
Seine
George Balanchine created 10 ballets for this impresario's Ballets Russes
Sergei Diaghilev
According to Guinness, Deanne Sarre did this to 390 sheep in 8 hours, all by hand
Sheared Them
Santa knows the 2nd tallest one of these in the world was built for a nickel co. in Sudbury, my home town
Smokestack
The accusers in his 399 B.C. trial were Meletus, Anytus & Lycon
Socrates
Jeremiah compared the false prophets he'd seen to the sinners of these 2 cities
Sodom & Gomorrah
Benaiah was commander of this wise king's army
Solomon
Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Kwazulu-Natal
South Africa
With over 15 million members, this Baptist denomination is the USA's largest branch of Protestantism
Southern Baptist
This gladiator's slave revolt was crushed in 71 B.C. when he died in battle against Marcus Licinius Crassus
Spartacus
Urban battle sites include the house defended for 58 days by Sergeant Pavlov in this WWII battle
Stalingrad
The origin of these instruments goes back to 55-gallon oil containers discarded by U.S. military bases
Steel Drums
Born in Mannheim, Germany in 1969, she's one of only 5 tennis players in history to win a Grand Slam
Steffi Graf
In 2010 she launched a children's line, yeah, yeah, yeah: SM
Stella Mccartney
"Camptown Races" is only one of the many popular songs written by this 19th century composer
Stephen Foster
Farmer Jabez Stone sells his soul in his classic story "The Devil and Daniel Webster"
Stephen Vincent Benã©T
The world's only national flag that is not a rectangle, Nepal's flag depicts these 2 heavenly bodies
Sun And Moon
Describes an egg fried without breaking the yolk or being turned over
Sunny Side Up
SYD
Sydney
In 1954 Becton, Dickinson & Company created the first mass-produced disposable these items for vaccines
Syringes
At No. 8 is this Asian country that caused controversy in 2003 by putting its name on its passport
Taiwan
This African country lost its beloved founding father Julius Nyerere in 1999
Tanzania
Descriptive word for a flag or dress, torn & hanging
Tatters
Patti Page: "____ Waltz"
Tennessee
In a New York magazine article, Tom Wolfe gave the '70s this egotistical name
The "Me" Decade
It's the monetary unit of Suriname
The (Dutch) Guilder
This European operation that began in 1948 was the independent USAF's first major international challenge
The Berlin Airlift
Pool shark Vincent Lauria
The Color Of Money
The Gila River joins this river near Yuma, Arizona
The Colorado
In an apple, it's the "inside" name for the pericarp
The Core
This British act, whose first U.S. hit was "Glad All Over", appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" 12 times
The Dave Clark Five
On this day, October 1, in 2006, Jews are encouraged to eat & drink
The Day Before Yom Kippur
Under FDR, Frances Perkins became the first female cabinet member, heading this department
The Department Of Labor
Built between 1817 & 1825, it was 363 miles long 40 feet wide on top & 4 feet deep
The Erie Canal
This duo had 4 No. 1 hits, including "Cathy's Clown" & "Bird Dog"
The Everly Brothers
This event that began in 1789 embodied many Enlightenment ideas, but is thought to have ended the era
The French Revolution
In 1931, Ferde Grofe was "suite" on this natural wonder
The Grand Canyon
Called the "Eighth Natural Wonder of the World", it stretches over 1,250 miles off Australia's east coast
The Great Barrier Reef
As its name suggests, this body of water separates the Emerald Isle from England
The Irish Sea
"Movin' on up, to the Eastside"
The Jeffersons
Kaa, Shere Khan, Baloo
The Jungle Book
One of the highlights of this film was Sebastian the Caribbean crab singing "Under The Sea"
The Little Mermaid
In the 1850s Nobel lived in the U.S. & studied under John Ericsson, the builder of this first Union ironclad warship
The Monitor
This feature of the Louvre is made of nearly 800 diamond- & triangle-shaped glass panes
The Pyramid
In the 1600s the Manchu Dynasty introduced this hairstyle for men as a sign of submission to the emperor
The Queue (Or Pigtail)
To pass for a native of Danvers, Massachusetts, don't pronounce this letter in the town's name
The R (The "Ah")
If you missed an Olympic berth at the Worlds, your last chance is at this qualification racing event
The Regatta
Its functions include insight, imagination & control of the left hand
The Right Side Of The Brain
It's the state bird of New Mexico
The Roadrunner
Created by Herman Tarnower, this diet bears the name of an upscale NYC suburb
The Scarsdale Diet
2 of this famous group of 7 are the Pyramids at Giza & the Lighthouse of Alexandria
The Seven Wonders Of The World
The Amur tiger, aka this tiger, ranges from southeastern Russia to northern China
The Siberian Tiger
Israeli troops occupied this peninsula from 1967 to 1982
The Sinai
In the history of jazz, Dizzy Gillespie & Louis Armstrong were 2 of the greatest players of this instrument
The Trumpet
This Chubby Checker hit charted twice, both times reaching No. 1
The Twist
Part of this country was once Kievan Rus
The Ukraine
"Theodore the Meddler"
Theodore Roosevelt
Running from July 19 to August 17, this month was so hot... you could cook a lobster on the sidewalk
Thermidor
Vitamin B1
Thiamine
The word "fairlings" means presents bought at a fair in his novel "Tess of the d'Urbervilles"
Thomas Hardy
This third president had siblings who were fraternal twins
Thomas Jefferson
He spoke of the American Revolutionary era as "the times that try men's souls"
Thomas Paine
He wrote, "I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and spartan-like..."
Thoreau
When someone wishes you "good" these at Christmas, they may be referring to a group of magpies
Tidings
The object seen here: you move it to port to turn the boat to starboard
Tiller
He's the singer seen here
Tim Mcgraw
On Jan. 14, 2005 the Huygens Probe soft-landed on this largest moon of Saturn; photos reveal its surface to be orange
Titan
Canada
Toronto
The "Black Spot" is a dreaded summons handed out by pirates in this 1883 Robert Louis Stevenson tale
Treasure Island
In 1953 Triangle Publications began publishing this media magazine...& boy was it successful!
Tv Guide
"Nephew to the Lady Capulet"
Tybalt
A book by Angie Sage is not called "Vampire Bat" but "Vampire" this type of annoying little kid
Vampire Brat
Locally, this world capital is spelled W-I-E-N
Vienna
Many consider this Conde Nast magazine the world's fashion authority
Vogue
It's the main ingredient in a candle
Wax
Charles Stone III's short film "True" was the inspiration for the series of Bud spots with this catchphrase
Whassup?
More than half of Manitoba's people live in this city
Winnipeg
A branch of the Internet: WWW
World Wide Web
The America's Cup
Yachting
Rip Torn ripped into the role of this supreme Greek god in the Disney film "Hercules"
Zeus
This ancient religion founded in Persia is set forth in the "Zend-Avesta"
Zoroastrianism
Jules Verne's "Mysterious Island" was named for this U.S. president who was assassinated
Abraham Lincoln
Mary Todd
Abraham Lincoln
A great Greek warrior, or a tendon attached to the heel
Achilles
This tendon enables muscles at the back of the lower leg to lift the heel when walking or running
Achilles Tendon
Longfellow Deeds, Dink the Clown, Zohan Dvir
Adam Sandler
This "apple" is at the front of men's throats
Adam's Apple
For tax purposes, the total amount you earned less deductions: AGI
Adjusted Gross Income
In the '50s one of his running mates was Estes Kefauver
Adlai Stevenson
Vampire with a soul David Boreanaz
Angel
If you sell the Pentagon 3 jets at $1/2 billion each & are paid with a $2 billion check, you owe this many million in change
$500 Million
Men's 100 meters
(1988) Carl Lewis
She trilled for Svengali
(6) Trilby
It precedes cop, court & jam
(7) Traffic
Bell came up with the photophone, a device that transmits sound via this
(A Beam Of) Light
Frank Seiberling named his tire & rubber company after this inventor
(Charles) Goodyear
On March 17, 1989 the Senate voted 92-0 to confirm this Wyoming congressman as Secretary of Defense
(Dick) Cheney
1980s: "I'm Gumby, dammit!"
(Eddie) Murphy
David Strathairn, as him: "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves. Good night, and good luck"
(Edward R.) Murrow
Britannica notes that this French author's 1880 work "Nana" is known as "Nana" in its English translation
(Emile) Zola
"I taste a liquor never brewed-- / From tankards scooped in Pearl-- / Not all the vats on the Rhine / Yield such an alcohol"
(Emily) Dickinson
He never finished writing his novel "Netochka Nezvanova" because he was sent to Siberia
(Fyodor) Dostoevsky
"Major Barbara" & "Arms and the Man"
(George Bernard) Shaw
Around the same time, Leoncavallo & this man both wrote operas based on the novel "Scenes de la vie de boheme"
(Giacomo) Puccini
A student under Benjamin West, this American also did portraits of Presidents Adams & Jefferson
(Gilbert) Stuart
In "Play It Again, Sam", movie critic Allan Felix gets relationship advice from this movie star
(Humphrey) Bogart
This Russian physiologist published his first book, "Work of the Digestive Glands", in 1897
(Ivan) Pavlov
It's a dog's life for Buck in the Klondike in this author's "The Call of the Wild"
(Jack) London
The leader of the post-WWII style, sometimes called action painting; his work is seen here
(Jackson) Pollock
During this bachelor's administration, his niece Harriet Lane served as White House hostess
(James) Buchanan
In 1931 this Hull House founder was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the first American woman so honored
(Jane) Addams
In 1961 this African-American soprano made her debut at the Met as Leonora in "Il trovatore"
(Leontyne) Price
This legendary Yankee ended his career in 1939 with 493 home runs & a lifetime batting average of .340
(Lou) Gehrig
In "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening", he wrote that he had "promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep"
(Robert) Frost
You're a religious symbology professor at Harvard?! Well, here's the Trebek code! 15 more 100-lb. bench presses!
(Robert) Langdon
In 1851 students at VMI couldn't stonewall this professor of natural & experimental philosophy
(Stonewall) Jackson
This teen with "Beautiful Eyes" was motivated by her opera-singing granny but chose to sing country music
(Taylor) Swift
The 1952 movie "Here Come The Nelsons" served as the pilot for this sitcom
(The Adventures Of) Ozzie & Harriet
The art of this center named for an oilman is housed in a Los Angeles hilltop complex designed by Richard Meier
(The) Getty (Center)
In 1831 he published a book of poems called "Les Feuilles d'automnes", as well as that hunchback novel
(Victor) Hugo
This Dane credited with discovering Alaska died during his 1741 expedition to the area
(Vitus) Bering
At 900+ pages, his 1998 novel "I Know This Much is True" is one hefty read
(Wally) Lamb
It's the value of the playing card just below a knave
10
Of 1/4 & 1/6
12
The term "hexadecimal" refers to quantities of this number
16
In this year Chiang Kai-shek fled to Taiwan & Red China established the People's Republic
1949
In this year, "Rock Around The Clock" was recorded, Roger Bannister beat the clock & Henri Matisse clocked out
1954
Set on New Year's Eve: "___ Cigarettes"
200
1968: "'Hello, Dave' said HAL... 'Have you found the trouble?'"
2001: A Space Odyssey
This 1984 science fiction sequel directed by Peter Hyams contains the line "My God, it's full of stars"
2010
Of 3,000, 30,000, or 300,000, the approximate number of beetle species in the world
300,000
Glenn Ford played Ben Wade in this 1957 film; 50 years later Russell Crowe took the part
3:10 To Yuma
Pluto's version of this Earth sitcom would be "9th (sometimes 8th) Stone if you Start Counting at our System's Star"
3Rd Rock From The Sun
Of 4-6 pages, 14-20 pages or 40-60 pages, the size of the typical Soviet daily newspaper
4-6 Pages
A scout troop hikes 3 miles due north, 4 miles due east & straight back this far to their starting point
5
3! means the product of all the integers from 1 through 3-- so it's this number
6
In a standard set of dominoes, the tiles range from double blank to this double number
6
The Braille system is based on the arrangement of up to this many raised dots per character
6
2 cubed equals this
8
Mark Twain noted a striking difference between a cat & a lie: "A cat has only" this many "lives"
9
Fabrics come in 3 basic categories: natural, synthetic & this, like cotton/polyester
A Blend
This citrus fruit grown in Mediterranean countries has a pink to red pulp & rind
A Blood Orange
It's the "bovine" term for a circus elephant, whether it's male or female
A Bull
A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction
A Catalyst
A place where social graces are taught
A Charm School
Henry IV said he wanted no peasant so poor that he couldn't have one of these "in his pot every Sunday"
A Chicken
A camel is a horse designed by this
A Committee
Canal St. boasts a statue of Ignatius J. Reilly, the hero of this prize-winning novel by John Kennedy Toole
A Confederacy Of Dunces
A decrease in economic activity; I couldn't bear it! I can't! I won't! I shan't!
A Contraction
It takes on a whole new light when you think of it as the belt you wear with a tuxedo
A Cummerbund
An almost black hammerhead
A Dark Shark
Lexicographer
A Dictionary Writer
After 50 years as king, Beowulf dies slaying one of these mythical creatures; St. George had better luck
A Dragon
A "flash" one of these can be caused by persistent, heavy rainfall or the failure of a dam
A Flood
With a brown lunch bag, white yarn for the top stitching & a little imagination, you can make one of these; hike!
A Football
Thing: Tin-y silverware
A Fork
It means "sword lily"
A Gladiola
You don't know this, if you don't know it's a brace on a topgallant mast
A Jack
This tropical American Mammal, potus flavus, is known for its long, prehensile tail & is related to the raccoon
A Kinkajou
A backpack for a hiker
A Knapsack
Growing more than 10 feet long & weighing more than 350 pounds, this Asiatic monster is the world's largest lizard
A Komodo Dragon
A moderate to brilliant shade of yellow is named for this citrus fruit
A Lemon
Contractors can have a mechanic's type of this placed against a property, assuring that they'll get paid for their work
A Lien
Antonio Egas Moniz won a 1949 Nobel Prize for introducing this procedure that affects the prefrontal lobes
A Lobotomy
Similar to a xylophone, it's the national musical instrument of Guatemala & other Central American countries
A Marimba
This 9-letter word for a procession of cars is often used to refer to that of the U.S. president
A Motorcade
It's another name for a mongrel dog, Jeff
A Mutt
10 penny, 16 penny or 20 penny, for example
A Nail
The "jewel" style of this part of a garment is simple & rounded
A Neckline
It can be a small piece of gold or a bite-sized piece of batter-fried chicken
A Nugget
Slang for a slot machine in Vegas
A One-Armed Bandit
This distance used in astronomy is abbreviated pc & is equal to 19.2 trillion miles
A Parsec
While there are over 5,000 varieties of this fruit, you probably eat the Anjou or Bartlett
A Pear
The brown type of this pouched bird plunges from the air to fish; the white one scoops up fish as it swims
A Pelican
To leave hurriedly is to take one of these, so have a puff ready
A Powder
Guy Noir knows the NEA gave early, critical funding to start this Minnesota Public Radio variety show
A Prairie Home Companion
Sometimes called a "Picture Frame" stage, this kind of stage has its own special arch
A Proscenium
The "Rubaiyat" in Omar Khayyam's title is the plural of rubai, this 4-line stanza
A Quatrain
The luckiest of these charms is supposed to be the left hind limb
A Rabbit's Foot
A sudden, short attack, like the Great Northfield, Minnesota one
A Raid
A postponement of punishment
A Reprieve
Field Marshal Barclay used this maneuver associated with defeat to lure Napoleon deep into Russia
A Retreat
A rotation, as on an axis, or a violent replacement of an established government
A Revolution
An Italian book
A Rome Tome
In this essay Virginia Woolf said women need money & privacy to develop as writers
A Room Of One's Own
Cowboys collect roaming cattle for sorting & branding at these "circular" events
A Roundup
This cactus that may grow 50 feet high & live hundreds of years has its own park in Arizona
A Saguaro
Odyssey Marine Exploration will sell you a $2,500 pickle bottle found on one of these from 1865
A Ship
Pie? Well, maybe just...not a slice, heavens no. I only want this, from ths Middle English for "split"
A Sliver
In his "Departmental Ditties", Kipling wrote, "A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is" this
A Smoke
The cleanout plug is out, & Joe uses this long , flexible "reptilian" tool to clear debris
A Snake
Referring to an unsuspected danger, the Latin phrase "anguis in herba" literally means this
A Snake In The Grass
"There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold and she's buying" this
A Stairway To Heaven
A booth where items are displayed for sale
A Stall
If you aspire to the spire of a church, it's one of these
A Steeple
In 1902 in Montana, paleontologist Barnum Brown unearthed the first specimen of this dinosaur "king"
A T. Rex
Around 1908 tea merchant Thomas Sullivan hit upon this innovation that avoids the mess of straining leaves
A Teabag
Buffalo-skin covered homes of Plains Indians
A Teepee
Lifting or other violent abuse of a pinball machine gets you the "slam" type of this, ending the game
A Tilt
This roughly 5-inch-long tube conveys air to & from the lungs
A Trachea
Brother began by making sewing machines; it made its first portable one of these in 1961
A Typewriter
In 2007 a judge ruled that a Santa Barbara newspaper had illegally fired workers for trying to join this
A Union
In "Gulliver's Travels", Swift described this type of creature as "the most unteachable of all brutes"
A Yahoo
Thomas Jefferson's veep, he killed a famous man in a famous duel
Aaron Burr
When Alexander Hamilton & James Monroe nearly met in a duel, this man interceded & defused the situation
Aaron Burr
Ancient calculator seen here
Abacus
Known as a humorist, this 16th president was also known for his bouts of depression
Abraham Lincoln
With a 4.0 GPA, tennis player Kristi Miller of Georgia Tech was named an AAA, which stands for this
Academic All-American
Winston Churchill's first House of Commons speech was about this continent in the aftermath of the Boer War
Africa
The Morrill Act of 1862 provided land grants to support colleges that emphasized these "A & M" fields
Agriculture And Mechanical (Arts)
World War II's Battle of the Coral Sea was the first naval battle that used only these
Airplanes
A New York City Fire Department fireboat is named for this 1928 pres. candidate known as the "Happy Warrior"
Al Smith
On May 5, 1961 he is launched from Cape Canaveral
Alan Shepard
Its official state sport is dog mushing
Alaska
You are so cool, pristine & full of energy, you're like this biggest U.S. state
Alaska
By then living in the U.S., he was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952
Albert Einstein
John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" is a work in this genre
Allegory
These implied or indirect literary references are often made to Biblical or classical figures
Allusions
In 1851 this yacht won the trophy that was to become the America's Cup
America
This airline's slogan is "Something special in the air"
American Airlines
Gravy served with Coleridge's "lucky" seabird
An Albatross Sauce
Juliette Lewis was first seen onscreen in the 1988 comedy "My Stepmother Is" one of these
An Alien
Populus tremuloides is the scientific name for this "quaking" species
An Aspen
An adjective meaning "first", or a letter like "F" in F. Murray Abraham
An Initial
Jung figured that though you're predominantly an extrovert or this, you still have tendencies to both
An Introvert
Michael Faraday introduced this term for an electrically charged atom
An Ion
Made of hollow metal, earthenware or plastic, this musical instrument is also called a "sweet potato"
An Ocarina
Nick Lowe's "cruel to be kind" or Ahnold's "girlie men"
An Oxymoron
A documentary film crew in the Amazon encounters a giant snake in this 1997 film
Anaconda
Mackinlay Kantor's novels of the Civil War include one about this notorious prison camp
Andersonville
This tiny nation in the Pyrenees is one of the 3 nations of Europe officially designated as principalities
Andorra
After his breakup with Brooke Shields, he found a love match with Steffi Graf
Andre Agassi
Later French Minister of Culture, in 1923 he was arrested for removing some artifacts from a Cambodian temple
Andre Malraux
Chuck Jones received one for his over 50 years of work in this field
Animation
She gave readers "Breathing Lessons" & took home the prize for her efforts
Anne Tyler
In this 1977 woody Allen-Diane Keaton film, author Truman Capote had an uncredited bit as a Truman Capote look-alike
Annie Hall
Gail Davis did much of her own trick riding & sharpshooting on this 1953 TV series
Annie Oakley
She's the dynamic actress/producer for whom the Tony Awards were named
Antoinette Perry
In a work by this dramatist, Trepliov kills a sea gull, the symbol of his broken dreams
Anton Chekhov
Seen here, this dictator called his government the Estado Novo ("New State")
Antonio Salazar
From Greek for "to lift", it's the big artery that lifts blood out of the heart
Aorta
A fresco by Raphael shows Pope Leo I pleading with this ruthless barbarian to spare Rome
Attilla
This Berliner developed a cholera inoculation but is best known for his syphilis test
August Von Wassermann
It's a sailor's way of saying to a superior "I understand & will obey"
Aye-Aye
Of all fresh fruits, the U.S. imports more of this one than any other
Bananas
Jesus was still dripping from this event when a voice from heaven called him "my beloved Son"
Baptism
Her bio says she has "arguably interviewed more statesmen and stars than any other journalist in history"
Barbara Walters
With 3,307, Niek Vermeulen holds the record for the largest collection of these bags for people on planes
Barf Bags
The pot type of this grain retains more of the bran than the pearl type
Barley
A medical syndrome is named for this baron famous for tall tales about his exploits
Baron Von Munchausen
Mike Schmidt, Christy Mathewson & Ernie Banks
Baseball
Though it started with just 31 flavors, this chain now has more than 1,000, including SPF 31
Baskin-Robbins
Maryland's state fish, the rockfish, is also known as the striped species of this
Bass
From the French for "low", it's the hound seen here
Basset Hound
Abbastanza, meaning "enough", is often shortened to this 5-letter word
Basta
In the 1850s, Empress Eugenie helped popularize Biarritz, a town on this bay, as a fashionable resort
Bay Of Biscay
Decades before Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know", Doris Day sang "You Oughta" this
Be In Pictures
A male turkey's snood hangs directly over this part of its body
Beak/Nose
Mung, snap, string
Bean
An angry King David is compared to one of these animals robbed of her cubs
Bear
The Kodiak is also known as the Alaskan brown type of this animal
Bear
City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco was a 1950s hangout for these itinerant writers & poets
Beat Writers
Ms. Potter, the author
Beatrix
His 1993 song "Loser" begins, "In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey"
Beck
Peter O'Toole was Oscar-nominated for playing the same king in these 2 movies
Becket & The Lion In Winter
Fathered, biblically speaking
Begot
A graduate of Columbia Law School, she hung around the House for 6 years
Bella Abzug
"Ante-" this refers to the period before the Civil War; in Latin, this means war!
Bellum
In 1876 this man seen here was created Earl of Beaconsfield
Benjamin Disraeli
Look at Kate Bosworth, she's Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin's wife, in this crooning biopic
Beyond The Sea
It's found in the Parliament Tower of Westminster Palace
Big Ben
Co-starring Phylicia Rashad, his new series is based on the British series "One Foot in the Grave"
Bill Cosby
Cosby's recreational dentistry equipment
Bill's Drills
Gilligan
Bob Denver
In April 1961 he played with John Lee Hooker at Gerde's Folk City in New York
Bob Dylan
This heavily populated port city & capital of Maharashtra state is the leading financial center of India
Bombay/Mumbai
"Courageous Organ"
Braveheart
Traditionally the Lord's Supper is a ritual meal of these two items
Bread & Wine
11-letter word for one who supports a family, perhaps with whole wheat or sourdough
Breadwinner
Know what Emmy voters like? Meth & murder! OK, not really, but they loved Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman on this AMC show
Breaking Bad
This longtime Green Bay Packer is the only QB to throw more than 300 career interceptions
Brett Favre
This daughter of a "Hulk"-ing wrestler entered the musical ring with her 2006 hit "About Us"
Brooke Hogan
This city that straddles the Danube was once called the "Queen of the Danube"
Budapest
Next time you're roaming through North Dakota, visit the museum of this animal & its herd of about 30
Buffalo
This man brought his Wild West show, created in 1883, to Madison Square Garden
Buffalo Bill Cody
The Danube divides Romania from this Black Sea neighbor country to the south
Bulgaria
This small stream, 30 miles from where we now stand, was the site of 2 Civil War battles
Bull Run
Rocky, a flying squirrel
Bullwinkle
Join a letter with union & it becomes this foot malady
Bunion
George's posteriors
Bush's Tushes
You only need to add an "s" to the name of this 1977 film android to get his popular cereal
C-3Po
First Roman army to invade Britain was led by this general
Caesar
This woman with a reputation as a hard-drinking, foul-mouthed ruffian claims she married Wild Bill Hickok
Calamity Jane
282 feet below sea level in Death Valley
California
The May 1970 Kent State protest was in reaction to U.S. troops entering this country
Cambodia
Jean Chretien, prime minister of this country, scuffled with a protester at a Flag Day celebration in February of 1996
Canada
To make a Canadian cocktail, add curacao, bitters & powdered sugar to this Canadian liquor
Canadian Whiskey
A person confessing info to police is known as one of these yellow songbirds
Canary
As you know from the movie "Medicine Man", the rain forests hold essential plants for treating this disease
Cancer
This Halloween favorite that has bands of white, orange & yellow dates back to the 1880s
Candy Corn
The practice of weaving long strips of rattan or other material to make seats, backs of chairs, etc.
Caning
It's the genus of the plant known as marijuana
Cannabis
Keith Downey developed rapeseed into this cooking product, now a huge cash crop for farmers in Saskatchewan
Canola
Pope's "The Rape of the Lock" isn't divided into stanzas or verses, but these (also favored by Ezra Pound)
Cantos
A geographic promontory, or the clothing article seen here
Cape
In 1620 the Pilgrims first landed in the New World on this peninsula & that's no fish story
Cape Cod
1937: Spencer Tracy for this rollicking adventure
Captains Courageous
These compounds may have "simple" molecules, like sugars, or "complex" ones, like cellulose
Carbohydrates
Side 1 of her album "Tapestry" starts with "I Feel The Earth Move"; side 2 ends with "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"
Carole King
Because he wrote his books in Latin, Swedish botanist Carl von Linne was better known by this Latinized name
Carolus Linnaeus
Caesar says this man "thinks too much: such men are dangerous" (No, it's not Brutus)
Cassius
A Norman could say, "I'm the king of the motte-and-bailey style of" this
Castle
In the first scene of this Tennessee Williams drama, Maggie walks into the bedroom to change her dress
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
Michael Douglas never forgets the birthday of this woman, his wife; it's September 25, the same as his
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Akin to "caught in the act", to be caught this way alludes to a murderer smeared with blood
Caught Red-Handed
This word for a ceremonial procession is from old Italian cavalcare, "to ride on horseback"
Cavalcade
When participating in the 1970s fad for these, Betty Ford used the handle "First Mama"
Cb Radios
This "Eye" network's "Television City" is next to the Farmer's Market
Cbs
A man released as many as 50 guinea pigs into this New York City area March 11, 1998
Central Park
The name of this city in Burgundy has become a synonym in the U.S. for a cheap white wine
Chablis
In this game, a tug on the ear means "sounds like", and a touch on the nose: "you're right"
Charades
Related to the beet, this vegetable is grown for its spinach-like leaves & thick stalks
Chard
In 770 this king of the Franks married Desiderata, daughter of the Lombard king Desiderius
Charlemagne
As Lucy Ewing, this petite star seduced her uncle Ray Krebbs, among others
Charlene Tilton
Tasmanian-born Harold Gatty taught navigation to Anne Morrow, the wife of this "Lone Eagle"
Charles Lindbergh
He revolutionized breakfast with his creation of a coffee substitute & Grape Nuts cereal
Charles William Post
The heroine of her 1849 novel "Shirley" was inspired by her late sister Emily
Charlotte Bronte
1952: On a farm in Maine, 2 animals with a total of 12 legs strike up an unusual friendship
Charlotte's Web
Hats in the shape of this food are a common sight at Wisconsin sporting events
Cheese
Gov. Oliver Howard was the recipient of this Native American chief's "I will fight no more forever" message
Chief Joseph
A 1991 act "to make provision for...periodical maintenance payable by certain parents" is known as this 2-word act
Child Support
The 1st mechanical clock had no dial or hands but did this to indicate the time
Chimed (A Bell Rang)
Jet-lagged or just hung-over? Let's wake up your face with Wu Morning!, a mask from this Asian country
China
Near the end of the fifth century, the Japanese borrowed this nation's system of writing
China
In 1967 this South African surgeon performed the world's first human heart transplant
Christiaan Barnard
In 2007 this ex-Mouseketeer not named Britney was honored for her song "Ain't No Other Man"
Christina Aguilera
Arnie's 1958 Plymouth Fury goes by this feminine name
Christine
Having 4 large pairs of these makes the fruit fly a favorite subject for geneticists
Chromosomes
Legends of riches led a set of Zuni villages to be dubbed the Seven Cities of this
Cibola
Matthew Bourne's version of this fairy tale ballet, set in London during WWII, has an RAF pilot as the prince
Cinderella
"The Angel of the Battlefield"
Clara Barton
After classes of these were categorized numerically, number "nine" became a synonym for euphoria
Clouds
A U.S. nuclear weapon using this element, Co, has been termed a doomsday device, as it would wipe out life on Earth
Cobalt
In April 1985 this company announced it was replacing its 99-year-old formula with a sweeter one
Coca-Cola
Your spine ends at this tailbone, formed by 4 fused vertebrae
Coccyx
In Dutch, apricots are abrikozen, figs are vijgen & this fruit is kokosnoot
Coconut
2 angles that add up to 180 degrees are supplementary; 2 that add up to 90 degrees are this
Complementary Angles
In 2004 & 2005 this former university provost topped Forbes' list of the 100 most powerful women in the world
Condoleezza Rice
In billing order, this quartet's members were born in Los Angeles, Dallas, Blackpool & Toronto
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
When 2 people are shooting guns & their aim intersects at you, you're caught in one of these
Crossfire
When it follows 3, this letter means having length, breadth & depth
D
Teng Hsiao-P'ing tried to unsuccessfully to persuade him to return to Tibet
Dalai Lama
Many afternoon papers have died out, including this Texas city's in 1991, leaving the field to the "Morning News"
Dallas
This actor's father, poet laureate Cecil Day Lewis, wrote detective novels under the name Nicholas Blake
Daniel Day Lewis
Nationality of author Hans Christian Andersen
Danish
In "Dante's Inferno", Oliver Reed played this pre-Raphaelite artist & poet
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
In 1988 3 students sued this New Hampshire school for discriminating against them as white conservatives
Dartmouth
A captain & his inexperienced crew patrol the Atlantic in a sub in this 1981 Wolfgang Petersen film with a German title
Das Boot
This soccer midfielder for Manchester United signed with Real Madrid on July 1, 2003
David Beckham
This talk show host's mom, Dorothy, published a cookbook
David Letterman
It was made a national park in 1994
Death Valley
She sang lead on the No. 1 hit "Heart of Glass"
Debbie Harry
Remove a hidden electronic device
Debug
In Latin, rosa, rosae, rosam, for example
Declension
2-word numerical term for burial at sea or just getting rid of something
Deep Sixing
To change one's loyalties, perhaps "from a Communist country", like Baryshnikov did
Defect
When Samson wouldn't tell her the source of his strength, she said, "Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies"
Delilah
(Pat Sajak gives the clue) I enjoy the music & the message of this electropop band that got its name from a French fashion magazine -- because, you know, people are people
Depeche Mode
I DELVED
Deviled
While trying to create these precious stones in a lab, Edward Acheson came up with carborundum
Diamonds
2005 & 2007: Julian McMahon as this comic book doctor who was struck by cosmic waves
Doctor Doom
The Errol Flynn western named for this Kansas town inspired the plot of Mel Brooks' "Blazing Saddles"
Dodge City
1959 & 2006: "The Shaggy ____"
Dog
The full title of this Dickens work begins, "Dealings with the firm of..."
Dombey & Son
This "Funnie" middle school student got his first movie in March 1999
Doug
Former "Jeopardy!" host Art Fleming played W. Averell Harriman in a 1977 film with Gregory Peck as this general
Douglas Macarthur
There doesn't seem to be a patron saint of hawks, but David of Wales is the patron of these birds
Doves
2-word slang for the smallest continent
Down Under
Huapala
Drink It
3-letter abbreviation for a type of line that keeps you constantly connected at high speed
Dsl
Gold leads all metals in this property, the ability to be drawn into wires without breaking
Ductility
When both people pay for dinner on a date, they go this nationality (& home alone, probably)
Dutch
This president's 1961 farewell address warned of the influence of "The Military-Industrial Complex"
Dwight D. Eisenhower
It can be a permanent coloring, or a cube with dots--roll again
Dye/Die
If your family resists change, keeps secrets & ignores conflict, it may qualify for this adjective
Dysfunctional
Before, in olden days, it meant before (3 letters)
E-R-E
Dangle, clip-on or pierced, for example
Earrings
Akron, Ohio
Eastern Time
In Waukesha, Wisconsin you can actually live on this, a 2-word phrase for a life of comfort & security
Easy Street
Fortunato is the unfortunate victim in this author's famous horror story "The Cask Of Amontillado"
Edgar Allan Poe
He's known for his Martian & Pellucidar tales as well as the ones about that ape man
Edgar Rice Burroughs
The first 2 Pulitzers for writing these, to the N.Y. Tribune & Louisville Courier Journal, didn't name the authors
Editorials
(3) Self-esteem, or a psychoanalytic term
Ego
Counting up from one, it's the first number that contains a "G"
Eight
"Rhinoceros"
Eugene Ionesco
The middle name of the actress who was "On the Waterfront" before she went "North By Northwest"
Eva Marie Saint
In Byron's Biblical drama "Cain", she's the first female character to speak
Eve
This 190-proof grain alcohol shares its name with a "Wonderful" Art Alexakis rock band
Everclear
"Going out"; it's a book in the Bible
Exodus
Sally Mann gained fame & controversy with the partly-nude series "Immediate" this (her own)
Family
During its first season, Jaleel White joined this show as the ultra-nerdy Steve Urkel
Family Matters
An apple that the USDA grades "extra" this doesn't have a ribbon on it but is mature, clean & well-formed
Fancy
A book by Frances Hodgson Burnett inspired the velvet suit for boys called "Little Lord" this
Fauntleroy
Joan Embery reports that all birds have these, "A characteristic shared by no other type of animal"
Feathers
Among other things, this month is Cherry Month & Creative Romance Month
February
The major pressure point for leg injuries is where this artery crosses the joint between the pelvis & leg
Femoral Artery
Bette Midler sang in the chorus of this Broadway musical before she moved up to the role of Tzeitel
Fiddler On The Roof
In boxing it could be Caesars Palace or Madison Square Garden
Fight Site
On New Year's Day 2002, this school's Seminoles beat Virginia Tech 30-17 to win the Gator Bowl
Florida State University
14th U.S. president who changed careers & became a big-screen James Bond
Franklin Pierce Brosnan
This 1961 Salinger work was adapted from 2 New Yorker stories
Franny And Zooey
From the Latin for "foliage", it's the large, divided leaf of ferns & some palms
Frond
"They're gr-r-reat!"
Frosted Flakes
The Sun converts about 4,5 million tons of matter into energy every second by this type of nuclear reaction
Fusion
The Trinity River in Texas
Galveston Bay
Famous rank of Tso, AKA Tao, a 19th C. warrior after whom a chicken dish was named
General
Highly diversified, it's the only co. in the Dow Jones Industrial Average that was included in the original index of 1896
General Electric
In 1848 Ellen Craft, a slave from Macon in this state, escaped north disguised as a top-hatted white man
Georgia
On Feb. 12, 1733 James Oglethorpe founded Savannah, the first settlement in this new colony
Georgia
In a nursery rhyme, this boy's name is followed by "pudding and pie"
Georgie Porgie
She's "Swingin' down the street so fancy-free, nobody you meet could ever see the loneliness there"
Georgy Girl
From 1974 to 1978 she was an assistant district attorney in Queens, New York
Geraldine Ferraro
George H.W. Bush faced off against this opponent in a 1984 vice presidential debate
Geraldine Ferraro
Although Switzerland has 4 national languages, 70% of the population speaks this one
German
It's a wine glass with a base & a stem
Goblet
She was born in Kiev in 1898, grew up in Milwaukee & in 1969 became prime minister of Israel
Golda Meir
Sold in most pet stores, comets & veiltails are varieties of this type of carp
Goldfish
Dante begins his journey on this day, the anniversary of the crucifixion
Good Friday
Test the mineral olivenite & it will leave a streak of this color
Green
For St. Patrick's Day, foodnetwork.com featured a recipe for this dish, also a Dr. Seuss title
Green Eggs & Ham
It’s the name of the 1976 field-goal-kicking mule that got booted up to title billing
Gus
Once denied a driver's license, this general secretary of the U.S. Communist party is usually driven to work
Gus Hall
This company's first Emmy came in 1958 for Art Direction in its "Hall Of Fame" production of "Twelfth Night"
Hallmark
This play's line "murder most foul" has been used as the title of mystery & crime books
Hamlet
This singer and jazz pianist acted in "Little Man Tate", the 1st film directed by Jodie Foster
Harry Connick Jr.
In this 2002 film, a house-elf named Dobby warns Harry Potter that great danger awaits him at Hogwarts
Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
It represents one-seventh of the U.S. economy; President Clinton tried to reform it in his first term
Healthcare
"For him evidently Mr. Kurtz was not in his grave; I suspect that for him Mr. Kurtz was one of the immortals"
Heart Of Darkness
In mid-July 1995 this climatic extreme killed hundreds of Midwesterners, many elderly
Heat Wave
Residents of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord, Mass. include Emerson & this Walden Pond resident
Henry David Thoreau
Using a crane & a truck, thieves stole "Reclining Nude" by this English sculptor
Henry Moore
1989: Kenneth Branagh
Henry V
Showgirls in green sleeves--& little else--will accompany this king as he plays his legendary hit "Greensleeves"
Henry Viii
210 Parkside Drive, West Branch, Iowa
Herbert Hoover
In 1415 Czech religious reformer John Hus was condemned & burned at the stake for this crime
Heresy
In 1984 this wife of the Governor was named Arkansas' "Young Mother of the Year"
Hillary Clinton
East Indians who never ask "Where's the beef?"
Hindus
Nickname of Mr. Carmichael who wrote "Georgia On My Mind" & "Two Sleepy People"
Hoagy
The city of Fukui, on this largest of Japan's islands, was devastated by an earthquake in 1948
Honshu
A hit in Amsterdam, it's the tribute perfume to Union general Joseph, English clergyman Richard & TV's T.J.
Hooker
The horny casing of the toes of ungulates is called this
Hooves
In 2007 this company lost a trademark suit against Spam Arrest, a Seattle maker of anti-spam software
Hormel
Carl Stumpf & his student Oskar Pfungst debunked Clever Hans, one of these animals, who "counted" with its hoof
Horse
Scientists believe that eohippus, about the size of a small dog, was the earliest ancestor of this animal
Horse
Topped by a silver eagle with a 15-inch wingspan, a large silver mace is the symbol of authority of this U.S. govt. body
House Of Representatives
Of yardie, housie or barnie, what bingo is known as in Australia
Housie
Ernest Just, who received the first Spingarn Medal in 1915, was a biologist & professor at this D.C. university
Howard
Name shared by a cabinet department LBJ created & a Paul Newman movie that won 3 Oscars
Hud
Barbara Walters' "20/20" co-host, in 1998 he was awarded the Children's Champion Award from UNICEF
Hugh Downs
Thousands of these Protestants were killed by pro-Catholic forces in the Massacre of Saint Bartholomew's Day
Huguenots
Actress Jessica Tandy received the medal the same year as her husband, this fellow actor in the film "Cocoon"
Hume Cronyn
The flippers of this large whale known for its "songs" may be a third as long as its body
Humpback Whale
In 896 Prince Arpad led the Magyar people over the Carpathians & entered this land, their permanent home
Hungary
The backward-curving horns of the Siberian species of this 4-letter goat may be nearly 5 feet long
Ibex
The U.S. Navy had a ship whose sole purpose was to make this dessert
Ice Cream
Professional name of the punk rocker born James Jewel Osterberg; it sounds like a weird soft drink
Iggy Pop
The restaurant chain known by these 4 letters also serves Florentine, Danish & Swedish crepes
Ihop
It's where you shouldn't put a wool product if the symbol seen here is on its label:
In The Dryer
Oops! The daughter of this nasty mean czar is killed by accident in "The Maid of Pskov"
Ivan The Terrible
Philip of Moscow foresaw that his post as primate of the Russian church might lead to martyrdom, as this man was czar
Ivan The Terrible
Louisa May Alcott wrote a book titled this boy-girl duo & sure enough, they go up a hill in Chapter 1
Jack And Jill
On radio, Dick York played Billy Fairfield, best friend of this all-American boy
Jack Armstrong
Sourdough or jumbo/ Ultimate Cheeseburger too/ Fajita Pita
Jack In The Box
He started playing LAPD detective Joe Friday on radio in 1949
Jack Webb
...And away he went June 24, 1987 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Jackie Gleason
She was not only the first woman to exceed Mach 1 & Mach 2 but also the first to land a jet on an aircraft carrier
Jacqueline Cochran
On Jan. 6, 2005 an international summit on tsunami relief opened in this city
Jakarta
1,200 quarts of ice cream & a cake 4 feet high were served at his March 4, 1857 inaugural
James Buchanan
Called the "Ragin' Cajun", this Louisiana lawyer & his partner Paul Begala helped get Clinton elected in 1992
James Carville
This author of "Gai-Jin" was no flash in the "Tai-Pan"
James Clavell
In 1769 this Brit found Tahiti by sailing west until he ran into it
James Cook
He played a stuntman-mobster in "Get Shorty" before becoming the big boss Tony Soprano
James Gandolfini
A relative of this inventor described him as a boy staring at the tea kettle for an hour watching it boil
James Watt
This naked chef established The Fifteen Foundation to help underprivileged kids learn to cook
Jamie Oliver
Made with sugar & crushed or chopped fruit, these preserves have a softer consistency than jellies
Jams
The 1978 move "Deadman's Curve" told the story of this musical duo, one of whom passed away in 2004
Jan And Dean
He's been seen on screen playing a "Loser" & in the title role in "Saving Silverman"
Jason Biggs
In 1939 the Helsinki Music Institute changed its name to honor this famed graduate
Jean Sibelius
Got to ask [email protected] what happened to this P.G. Wodehouse butler who used to work there
Jeeves
This Channel Island has a close-fitting knitted shirt or sweater named for it, in addition to a cow
Jersey
This capital city is situated in the Judean Hills
Jerusalem
At the 1912 Olympics, King Gustav V of Sweden called him "The Greatest Athlete in the World"
Jim Thorpe
The Croats opened fire again May 1, 1995 after the ceasefire negotiated by this ex-U.S. president expired
Jimmy Carter
A favorite in Tinseltown, this elegant & pricey line of women's shoes is named for a Malaysian designer
Jimmy Choo
This NYC mayor resigned in 1932, clouded by dy-no-mite headlines on corruption charges
Jimmy Walker
Richard Pryor played this title character in a 1986 film; his life was calling
Jo Jo Dancer
In 1941 this Yankee broke a 44-year-old record by hitting safely in 56 straight games
Joe Dimaggio
Though he was born near Lafayette, Alabama, the arena named after this boxer is in Detroit
Joe Louis
Killed by Communist forces 10 days after WWII, this U.S. Army captain has his own "society"
John Birch
Name shared by any Englishman & a composer credited with England's national anthem "God Save The Queen"
John Bull
In 1680 this "Pilgrims Progress" author published "The Life And Death of Mr. Badman"
John Bunyan
He had the year's bestselling novel a record 7 years in a row with 7 different titles, ending in 2000
John Grisham
Before starring in his own show, he played Dan Fielding on "Night Court"
John Larroquette
He introduced intelligence agent George Smiley in 1961's "Call for the Dead"
John Le Carrã©
This 3-named Brit's "General Theory" says unemployment is reduced with more government spending; how low can you go?
John Maynard Keynes
Born in Scotland in 1747, he sailed off as a cabin boy at age 12 & later became a naval hero in the Amer. Revolution
John Paul Jones
Buried in 1953, this leader was moved in 1961 to a less prestigious grave along the Kremlin wall
Josef Stalin
On Dec. 7, 1944 this Russian & de Gaulle were meeting in Moscow to sign a Franco-Soviet pact
Josef Stalin
These USTA rankings cover players from 12 to 18, in singles & doubles
Juniors
Ganymede is one of its 4 Galilean moons
Jupiter
This letter of the alphabet represents 1,024 bytes
K
This term for a crude or unfair tribunal was first recorded in mid-19th C. America, not in Australia
Kangaroo Court
It is said that he "loved many strange women"; strange meaning foreign, like the Queen of Sheba
King Solomon
If you see a "K" in a triangle on your hot dog pack, it's been certified as this-- l'chaim!
Kosher
At 4,710 feet deep, this African lake is the world's second-deepest lake, trailing only Lake Baikal
Lake Tanganyika
A catfish is one of the indigenous species of fish that inhabit this highest navigable lake
Lake Titicaca
LOL: "Laughing" this way
Laughing Out Loud
In 1941 she wrote "Little Town on the Prairie"
Laura Ingalls Wilder
This acting teacher was the artistic director of New York City's Actors Studio from 1948 until 1982, the year he died
Lee Strasberg
2 anatomical features common to all insects are 6 mouth parts & 6 of these appendages
Legs
(Alex: To set up the clue, here are some very talented performers from "Smokey Joe's Cafe") The musical "Smokey Joe's Cafe" features the work of this legendary song-writing team
Leiber And Stoller
In 1684 this German philosopher published the foundations of calculus, unaware of Newton's work on the subject
Leibnitz
This British prime minister helped draft the Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I
Lloyd George
Jenny tragically dies in this Erich Segal weepie
Love Story
The Captain & Tennille: "Liebe Halt Uns Zusammen"
Love Will Keep Us Together
St. Valentine is the patron saint of these, which "the world will always welcome"
Lovers
David Bowie's astronaut Tom; psychology or journalism; a person of legal age
Major
Bart Giamatti (once)
Major League Baseball
This former Cosby kid is the Malcolm in "Malcolm & Eddie"
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Playwright David's collection of Dashiell's detective stories
Mamet's Hammetts
Bartholomew Gosnold named this Mass. island in honor of his daughter & its abundant grapes
Martha's Vineyard
The last name of aviator Glenn, it comes afer Lockheed & before Marietta
Martin
You'll find the Flying Monkey Bar & the Oz Buffet in the Emerald City area of this "grand" hotel
Mgm Grand
The 1930s Art Deco architecture of this Florida city with a 2-word name was featured in the December 1982 issue
Miami Beach
In Wexford County, 5 miles north-northwest of Cadillac
Michigan
Our solar system lies on one of the spiral arms of this galaxy
Milky Way
Punning on a slogan of the United Negro College Fund, "A waist is a terrible thing to..."
Mind
You may see sharks swimming in the lobby aquarium in this Las Vegas hotel named for a desert illusion
Mirage
In this film based on a Stephen King novel, Jimmy uses a statue to dispatch the woman who's been torturing him
Misery
Thriller director Costa-Gavras went for some quieter moments in this 1982 film
Missing
(Sofia of the Clue Crew at Ralph Waldo Emerson's house in Concord, Massachusetts) Emerson wrote his essays here, including the line "To be great is to be" this
Misunderstood
Well, it winds from I-n-d to A-l-a / Ending at this city that has its own bay
Mobile
"Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale"
Moby Dick
This natural-born mimic is the state bird of Tennessee
Mockingbird
The stamp seen here representing the first decade of the 1900s features this automobile:
Model T
In 1915 Jacinto Benavente wrote a play called "The Smile Of" her, originally a Renaissance art masterpiece
Mona Lisa
Illegal logging in Mexico is endangering the lives of these "royal" butterflies that summer in Canada
Monarch Butterflies
In 1912, the year the Titanic sank, people were singing "We were sailing along" on this
Moonlight Bay
It's noted for its huge antlers
Moose (Mousse)
As one syllable: grumpy; as 2 syllables: a motorized bicycle
Moped
European capital that contains the Lenin Library, the Lenin Stadium & the Lenin Mausoleum
Moscow
She immigrated to New York from Italy in 1889 & in 1946 was the first U.S. citizen canonized
Mother Cabrini
Relationship of Naomi to Ruth
Mother-In-Law
The Creative Labs Nomad Jukebox can store over 100 hours of music in this popular format
Mp3
Thomas Cadden wrote the jingle about this P&G personality who'll tidy "your whole house & everything that's in it"
Mr. Clean
In a 2009 book by Amanda Grange, Elizabeth Bennet discovers this title character's true nature (he's a vampyre)
Mr. Darcy
These mollusks, not oysters, are the most common source for freshwater pearls
Mussels
Last 3 words in the title of the sitcom with William Shatner as cranky father Ed Goodson
My Dad Says
The Enola Gay dropped the bomb on Hiroshima; Bockscar dropped the bomb on this city
Nagasaki
This house minority leader has routinely won 80% of the vote in her re-elections to California's 8th district
Nancy Pelosi
Though God asks him to go to this Assyrian city & speak to the people, Jonah shuns the command
Ninevah
In 1800, Humphry Davy wrote that this gas "appears capable of destroying... pain" & could be used in operations
Nitrous Oxide (Laughing Gas)
Scenes in this 1995 Oliver Stone film include the Checkers Speech & the summit in China
Nixon
This Ibsen heroine leaves the "Doll's House" in which her husband keeps her
Nora
"The Naked and the Dead" (1948)
Norman Mailer
New Bern, Asheboro, Asheville
North Carolina
Though unable to navigate its full length, in 1846 Sir John Franklin found this long-sought route
Northwest Passage
"Giants in the Earth" is Ole Rolvaag's novel about immigrants from this country adjusting to life on the prairie
Norway
Olaf I Tryggvason, Olaf II Haraldsson, Olaf IV Haakonsson
Norway
One may run for eons
Nose (Eons)
When he wasn't busy rubaiyating, this 11th century renaissance man wrote a pioneering work on algebra
Omar Khayyã¡M
Trapped in the cave, Cassim yelled, "Open, Wheat!" & "Open, Barley!" when he forgot this phrase
Open, Sesame!
"Double Exposure" is a Joe Layton ballet based on this author's 1891 novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray"
Oscar Wilde
He wrote, "He looked upon the garish day With such a wistful eye; The man had killed the thing he loved, & so he had to die"
Oscar Wilde
From 1638 until World War I, Iraq was under the rule of this empire
Ottoman Empire
These colored chalklike sticks are made with a pigment & a weak adhesive such as gum tragacanth
Pastels
1970 George C. Scott as this general
Patton
Ettelbruck, Luxembourg has a monument to this U.S. general known as "Old Blood and Guts"; he liberated it
Patton
Here at N.C. State you can find a course on "The Life and Letters of" this apostle from Tarsus
Paul
This singer & his wife Linda wrote the Oscar-nominated theme song for the 007 film "Live And Let Die"
Paul Mccartney
"Who You Are" by this Eddie Vedder band would really help me get my head straight
Pearl Jam
Glenn Miller could have opened a jewelry store in 1942 with his "String of" these
Pearls
An equal, or a jetty
Peer/Pier
It's newest license plates remind us "You've got a friend in" this state founded by Friends
Pennsylvania
Italian for "pounded", this basil-y sauce originated in Genoa
Pesto
If a circle has a radius of 7.3 inches, its circumference in inches is 2 X 7.3 X this
Pi
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' concerto for this smallest member of the flute family lasts only 15 minutes
Piccolo
The name of this salsa means "beak of the rooster"
Pico De Gallo
In 1895, Marie Sklodowska married this French chemist
Pierre Curie
Joy of Cooking suggests jellying these pig extremities & serving them cold with remoulade sauce
Pigs' Feet/Knuckles
In 1967 this company bought Burger King for a lot of dough, boy
Pillsbury
In 1961 a federal law banned the importation of this South American fish into the U.S.
Piranha
Johnny Depp got gold caps for his turn as Captain Jack Sparrow in this 2003 film
Pirates Of The Caribbean
If this "fishy" sign is yours, your famous feet may be your best feature
Pisces
Digital photographs are made up of millions of these tiny squares
Pixels
Grimaldi's under the Brooklyn Bridge is often voted No. 1 for this; try a slice!
Pizza
David G. Burnet, Mirabeau B. Lamar, Anson Jones & Sam Houston were the only ones to hold this office
President Of The Republic Of Texas
In the "Ice Age" movies, Manny the woolly mammoth is voiced by this sitcom star
Ray Romano
This Baroque artist painted dozens of self-portraits & went "Baroque" with a 1656 bankruptcy
Rembrandt
You might expect decor by Michelangelo at the over 500-foot towers with this name in Dallas & Detroit
Renaissance
Now in white & black species, this animal had a woolly version during the last Ice Age
Rhinoceros
The "black" species of this large horned mammal can grasp twigs with its upper lip
Rhinoceros
The African & Sumatran species of this animal have 2 horns; the Indian & Javan species have one
Rhinoceros
After Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Before independence, Zambia was known as the "Northern" part of this territory
Rhodesia
In the Indonesian equivalent of smorgasbord, this grain is served with an array of meats & condiments
Rice
The James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy is on the campus of this Houston University
Rice
"Camelot" (1961)
Richard Burton
In 1862 he patented America's first practical quick-firing machine gun
Richard Gatling
After much skirmishing with Saladin, this English king made a truce with him in 1192
Richard I
This king takes the crown by murder & later laments, "Behold, mine arm is, like a blasted sapling, withered up"
Richard Iii
Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park includes part of the Painted Desert & a stretch of this historic road
Route 66
It means having no pity or compassion, or perhaps arriving without "the Babe"
Ruthless
It can follow "U.S." or "H.M.", as in the case of the Pinafore
S
If you were born under this sign, whose symbol is half-man & half-horse, you're probably an animal lover
Sagittarius
This Newfoundland capital is the closest North American port to Europe
Saint John's
Though often referred to as a wine, this Japanese alcohol is actually brewed more like a beer
Sake
Mythologically, these terrestrial amphibians were supposed to live in fire
Salamanders
This is a measure of certain minerals in the water; for the deep waters of the Dead Sea, it's about 332 parts per thousand
Salinity
After "The Flying Nun" was grounded in 1970, she went on to play "The Girl with Something Extra"
Sally Field
Christmas festivities in this Utah city begin with the lighting of Temple Square in November
Salt Lake City
General Augusto Pinochet led a military coup that overthrew this president in 1973
Salvador Allende
"There hath not come a razor upon mine head, for I have been a Nazarite unto God," he told Delilah
Samson
This "divine" French actress was the illegitimate daughter of a Dutch courtesan
Sarah Bernhardt
Uluwatu on Bali is never a skunkfest; neither is this Indonesian skewered meat dish served with a spicy peanut sauce
Satay
It's the only day of the week named for a Roman god
Saturday
John Travolta received an Oscar nomination for his performance in this 1977 movie
Saturday Night Fever
This river forms most of the boundary between Georgia & South Carolina
Savannah River
In 2002 McTear's, founded in this country in 1842, sold a bottle of 62-year-old Dalmore whiskey for over $40,000
Scotland
Ludwig Wittgenstein's "Tractatus" ends , "Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be" this
Silent
Paul McCartney said "Some people wanna fill the world with" these "and what's wrong with that?"
Silly Love Songs
Proverbial lining for a cloud
Silver
President Bush was upset when some of his staff posed for a photo with this "invisible twin" from Doonesbury
Skippy
The stripes on Argentina's flag are in "celeste y blanca", this shade of blue & white
Sky Blue
Vonnegut novel in which Dresden is firebombed & Jack Nicholson orders a chicken salad sandwich, hold the chicken
Slaughterhouse-Five Easy Pieces
Though the Pres. doesn't have to okay amendments, Lincoln approved the 13th amendment, outlawing this
Slavery
One nasty flagellate causes African trypanosomiasis, this disease marked by lethargy
Sleeping Sickness
An oarsman who's not as quick as the rest
Slower Rower
A deliberate slight blurring of a filmed image for effect
Soft Focus
In July 1997 CNN touted it as "the little rover that could"
Sojourner
James Brown could tell you that lemon is a popular variety of this flat-bodied food fish
Sole
It's "not liquid or gaseous", bro!
Solid
Modern novels with biblical titles include Jane Hamilton's "The Book of Ruth" & Toni Morrison's "Song of" him
Solomon
This tobacco-related line beginning with "sometimes" is attributed to Sigmund Freud
Sometimes A Cigar Is Just A Cigar
Macon "Milkman" Dead is on a quest for his identity in this novel by Toni Morrison
Song Of Solomon
Kenny G does play tenor, but more often this type of straightened-out saxophone that looks like a clarinet
Soprano Saxophone
Often available on CD, it's the music & songs from a movie
Soundtrack
In addition to marches, he composed an orchestral piece inspired by the novel "Ben-Hur"
Sousa
This beloved country is the setting of Alan Paton's "Cry, the Beloved Country"
South Africa
An all-white palmetto tree appears in the center of this state's flag
South Carolina
The 66 counties of this northern U.S. state include Custer & Minnehaha
South Dakota
This state, the top U.S. oat producer, also gave us Tom Brokaw
South Dakota
Available in 100 proof & 76 proof varieties, this "Southern" potent potable is a peach-flavored bourbon liqueur
Southern Comfort
"Blood Wedding" author Federico Garcia Lorca was executed by nationalists in this country in 1936
Spain
In 1879 Marcelino de Sautuola discovered the Stone Age paintings in this country's Altamira Cave
Spain
A line drawn in 1493 settled claims in the New World between these 2 countries
Spain & Portugal
"The Attorney" Paul Madriani appears in several legal thrillers by this lawyer-turned-author
Steve Martini
A piece of wood from a tree, or to puncture with something pointed
Stick
August Strindberg's last home, in a building called "The Blue Tower", is now a museum in this capital
Stockholm
After pinching off its "green hat", slice this fruit with an egg slicer; "no stains on your fingers"
Strawberries
Iron while is the strike hot
Strike While The Iron Is Hot
Starting out as Edgefield County's Superintendent of Education in 1929, he retired from the U.S. Senate 74 years later
Strom Thurmond
In 1996 the sun went an exceptional 36 days without a visible one of these dark patches
Sunspots
This country formerly known as Dutch Guiana gained independence in 1975
Suriname
A dog cools its body mainly by panting because these glands are only found on its feet
Sweat Glands
This island off Australia has been home to carnivorous "devils" & wolves
Tasmania
The 2 states that border Arkansas across the Mississippi River
Tennessee & Mississippi
"Sixteen Tons" & what do you get? A No. 1 hit for this old pea-picker
Tennessee Ernie Ford
With 627 turbines, the world's largest onshore wind farm is north of San Angelo in the wide-open west of this state
Texas
Canadians observe it the second Monday in October; we celebrate it on a Thursday in November
Thanksgiving
Michael Kelso, Steve Hyde, Fez & Donna Pinciotti
That '70S Show
When you were playing the best vaudeville houses, you'd "hit" this, also a Peter Gabriel song title
The "Big Time"
Called "the first psychedelic ballet", Robert Joffrey's "Astarte" premiered in this decade
The 1960S
It's the decade in which Baskin-Robbins introduced the flavor "Beatle Nut" & "Here Comes the Fudge"
The 1960S
When you daydream, you're said to build "castles in" this
The Air
Oceangoing boats can travel 2300 miles up this river to Iquitos, Peru
The Amazon
We'll tell you "diplomatically" that this L.A. hotel was the home of the Coconut Grove nightclub
The Ambassador Hotel
High heels & bikini bottoms are the dress code at this club on "The Sopranos" (for the dancers, not for Tony)
The Bada Bing Club
In 1996 Roberto Alomar of this baseball team spit on an umpire, who later threatened to kill him
The Baltimore Orioles
"Bob and Jillian lead community-wide fitness challenges in seven cities"
The Biggest Loser
The Crimean Peninsula is bordered by 2 seas: the Sea of Azov & this much bigger one
The Black Sea
Only the female of this spider species has the red hourglass figure on her abdomen
The Black Widow
In December 1899 Queen Victoria said about this war, "We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat; they do not exist"
The Boer War
(Hi, I'm Laura Lee Bell from "The Young and the Restless") My parents William & Lee Bell created both "The Young and the Restless" & this soap opera which premiered in 1987
The Bold And The Beautiful
From the Russian for "majority", this Marxist group opposed WWI as an imperialist conflict
The Bolsheviks
Whether he "did it" or not, he's the male head servant
The Butler
Of the genus Ranunculus, this grassland wild plant has large yellow flowers
The Buttercup
A flexor directs an appendage forward; an exception is the gastrocnemius in this part of the leg
The Calf
Architect William Van Alen put radiator caps on the 31st floor of this Art Deco landmark at 405 Lexington
The Chrysler Building
Innovation introduced in the Middle Ages to distinguish the small "i" from the m, n, & u
The Dot
Around 1890 Thomas Edison schemed to have this invention named after his rival George Westinghouse
The Electric Chair
72 years after this 1902 song was written, it went to No. 3 on the charts
The Entertainer
Tommy Lee Jones won an Emmy for playing Gary Gilmore in the TV adaptation of this book
The Executioner's Song
Prohibited by law from returning to Prince William Sound, it's now known as the Sea River Mediterranean
The Exxon Valdez
This Ken Follett novel begins with German spy Henry Faber killing his landlady with a stiletto, or "die Nadel"
The Eye Of The Needle
Michelle livened up the lounge act of piano-playing brothers Beau & Jeff Bridges in this film
The Fabulous Baker Boys
The mess is the area on a ship where the crew eats; this is the term for the kitchen where the cooking is done
The Galley
The Metro is from this line Chevrolet introduced in 1989
The Geo
In kiddy lit Jack didn't kill the titan or the colossus, he killed this
The Giant
The leaders of these clubs for young females now wear uniforms designed by Bill Blass
The Girl Scouts
Richard Burbage & Sam Wanamaker, about 400 years apart, were responsible for its building & rebuilding
The Globe Theatre
This Cuban dance is performed in slow double time
The Habaã±Era
Arthur's round table had a seat reserved for this knight who could find this
The Holy Grail
In this Hawthorne tale, Alice Pyncheon's ghost is said to play the harpsichord
The House Of The Seven Gables
In 1948 White House aide Lauchlin Currie told this committee he wasn't a Soviet spy; today we know he was
The House Un-American Activities Committee
It inspired 2 operas named "Esmeralda" & one called "Quasimodo"
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
People born while this war continued include Chaucer, Leonardo da Vinci, and Joan of Arc
The Hundred Years War
With an estimated sellout crowd of 267,925 people, it claims to be the best-attended single-day sporting event in the U.S.
The Indy 500
Several apps are available to test this, IQ for short
The Intelligence Quotient
Under David Dubinsky's leadership, this union grew from 34,000 members in 1932 to 404,000 in 1966
The International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
Used to train military pilots in WWI & later to carry the mail, the Curtiss JN-4 was known by this feminine nickname
The Jenny
Soccer-playing teens are prone to Osgood-Schlatter disease, mainly seen as a swelling just below this joint
The Knee
In 1888 Mrs. Polk pushed a button in Nashville & these came on at the Cincinnati Centennial Expo
The Lights
Ray Milland says, "I'm not a drinker--I'm a drunk" in this 1944 classic
The Lost Weekend
This Paris locale featured in "The Da Vinci Code" opened in 1793
The Louvre
Jack Jones sang this series' theme song from 1977 to 1985; Dionne Warwick sang it the last season
The Love Boat
Mozart's sister-in-law was the first to play the Queen of the Night in this "instrumental" opera
The Magic Flute
This 1791 work is considered the greatest example in music history of the Zauberoper, or "magic opera"
The Magic Flute
Clara Barton, who had lunch on this ship a few days earlier, was in her Red Cross office when it exploded
The Maine
Shamans on this Southeast Asian peninsula, also called the Kra Peninsula, use quartz crystals for healing
The Malay Peninsula
Steller's Sea Cow was a relative of this rare aquatic mammal found in Florida
The Manatee
If 007 is coming over, better read the book "Shaken Not Stirred: A Celebration of" this cocktail
The Martini
This horn-shaped peak's English name is derived from the name of the nearby town of Zermatt, Switzerland
The Matterhorn
San Jose Succotz in Belize is the starting point for Xunantunich, famous for its ruins of this people
The Mayans
Though he left monastic life in 1432, Fra Filippo Lippi enjoyed the constant patronage of this family
The Medici
Until the euro debuted there in 2002, a builder would spend guilders to buy girders in this country
The Netherlands
Appropriately, this NHL team's mascot lists "Devil Inside" by INXS as one of his favorite songs
The New Jersey Devils
This baseball team was honored with ticker-tape parades in 1962, 1969 & 1986
The New York Mets
An angler named Santiago is the main character in this Hemingway tale
The Old Man And The Sea
These twins, actresses & entrepreneurs, were born June 13, 1986 in Sherman Oaks, California
The Olsens
This 1859 book was a "natural selection" for readers; the first edition sold out in one day
The Origin Of Species
Yeah, right... This type of stone, a mythical substance, was thought to turn base metals into gold
The Philosopher's Stone
Peter Sellers "Clouseaus" in on jewel thief David Niven at a ski resort in this 1964 film
The Pink Panther
Wayne Clough is the 12th secretary of this complex that includes the National Zoo
The Smithsonian
Folk-singing comic siblings Tom & Dick turn into a Dostoevsky novel
The Smothers Brothers Karamazov
Souvenirs sold at this attraction include 1962 World's Fair glassware & mugs boasting "I made it to the top"
The Space Needle
1956: The Red Sea is parted
The Ten Commandments
In a Disney cartoon this trio warns Red about the Big Bad Wolf
The Three Little Pigs
The 4th king of Rome, Ancus Marcus, is credited with building the 1st bridge across this river
The Tiber
The 19th century ballot pre-printed by political parties was called this, as in "voting the straight" one
The Ticket
The hypoglossal nerve controls its many movements, including wagging
The Tongue
Of the mother duck's offspring, he was the best swimmer
The Ugly Duckling
It consists of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Ajman, Ra's Al Khaymah, Ash Shariqah, Umm Al Qaywayn & Al Fujayrah
The United Arab Emirates
Analyzing global business & tariffs: the USITC
The United States International Trade Commission
Bob Kerrey, Johnny Carson, Warren Buffett
The University Of Nebraska
When Custer marched into Charlottesville in 1865, faculty leaders convinced him to spare this university (whew!)
The University Of Virginia
This U.N. agency issues annual recommendations for the composition of new anti-flu drugs
The World Health Organization
The Lozi people move to higher ground during the annual flooding of this African river
The Zambezi
What a stretch--these twin sisters played twin sisters on the '90s sitcom "Sister, Sister"
Tia & Tamera Mowry
Among those to reach this fabled African outpost in the 19th century were Rene Caillie & Gordon Laing
Timbuktu
This Mali trading post was rediscovered by Major Gordon Laing in 1826
Timbuktu
Matthew Cooper, a reporter for this magazine, was almost jailed for refusing to reveal his source for Plamegate
Time
After WWII the United States Time Corporation changed its name to this
Timex
It's the brand that takes a licking & keeps on ticking
Timex
One chapter in her book "Bossypants" is "30 Rock: An Experiment to Confuse Your Grandparents"
Tina Fey
He was Speaker of the Mass. House of Rep. 1948-1952 & Speaker of the U.S. House 1977-1987
Tip O'neill
In 1909, 3 years before the blimps, Goodyear started making these for airplanes
Tires
This 1962 classic was narrated by Kim Stanley, who provided the grown-up voice of Scout
To Kill A Mockingbird
Often done to trees, it's also done to people who are removed from their native land
To Uproot
This republic of West Africa with a 4-letter name has 3 green striped on its flag representing its natural resources
Togo
The instruments in a brass band range in pitch from the cornet to the bombardon, a bass one of these
Tuba
The temporary symbols given to elements 113-118 all begin with a double this vowel
U
A major 1970 strike by federal employees in this "service" helped change it to an independent gov't agency
U.S. Postal Service
The Span. abbrev. for one of these is ovni (objecto volador no identificado)
Ufo
Nuke Air
Ukraine
The first atomic bomb to be dropped in warfare used an isotope of this element as its explosive
Uranium
On an alphabetical list of world nations, this country immediately follows the United States
Uruguay
Thackeray took a lot of "pride" in this novel; it was his first major work published under his own name
Vanity Fair
Thackeray's "A Novel Without a Hero"
Vanity Fair
William Cowper wrote this is "The very spice of life, that gives it all its flavor"
Variety
This Portuguese sailor was known as "The Admiral of the Indian Seas"
Vasco Da Gama
95 feet above sea level at the eastern shore of Lake Champlain
Vermont
A cute dog named Crab appears in the comedy about "The Two Gentlemen of" this city
Verona
On April 17, 1524 he became the first European to sight New York Harbor; 440 years later a bridge named for him opened there
Verrazano
People complain there's too much of it in the movies: Nice love?
Violence
Your liver converts beta-carotene into this vitamin
Vitamin A
It's abbreviated V.O. & movies that tell coming-of-age stories use a lot of it
Voiceover
Romance languages are rich in diphthongs, combinations of these sounds, as in "sounds"
Vowel Sounds
In Salzburg you can visit the graves of his parents & his wife Constanze; his own location is uncertain
W.A. Mozart
In 1941 this "Father of the Blues" wrote a book on black musicians, "Unsung Americans Sung"
W.C. Handy
"She's Come Undone"
Wally Lamb
It has a Supercenter on South 9th St. in Salina, Kansas
Walmart
A soupstrainer moustache is also known by this aquatic mammal's name
Walrus
A weak & pale trumpeter bird
Wan Swan
The Aleje Ujazdowskie has been called the "Champs-Elysees" of this Polish capital
Warsaw
In 1901 this city dug up the plans Pierre l'Enfant drew up for its layout back in 1791 and followed them
Washington, Dc
This melon made it big--really big--as Oklahoma's state vegetable (yep, vegetable--they already had a state fruit)
Watermelon
Many of the figures Degas modeled in clay or this substance were cast in bronze after his death
Wax
In 2002 country fans mourned the death of this singing "Outlaw"
Waylon Jennings
This Norfolk-born Las Vegas superstar is part American Indian -- he's a descendant of Pocahontas
Wayne Newton
Jean Nidetch in 1963 lost 72 lbs. & started this company
Weight Watchers
This word for a type of liquor applies to a 1794 American rebellion
Whiskey
He may no longer play Captain Kirk but he's kept the name alive in a series of "Star Trek" books
William Shatner
This veteran actor loves to say his name as "Boston Legal" lawyer Denny Crane
William Shatner
We hope you're not missing -- missing this CBS series with Anthony LaPaglia
Without A Trace
This show's theme song says, "I'm living on the air in Cincinnati..."
Wkrp In Cincinnati
This animal that raised Romulus & Remus was the subject of one of the finest Etruscan sculptures
Wolf
Skoll & Fenrir, both this type of fierce canine, will cause mayhem at Ragnarok, the end of the cosmos
Wolves
To Hamlet, "Frailty, thy name is" this
Woman
It's the oldest age you can be & still be a sexagenarian
69
This word for a geographic dictionary once meant someone who writes for a newspaper
A Gazetteer
In 1797 Andre Garnerin became the first to use a parachute without a rigid frame when he jumped from one of these
A Hot Air Balloon
As a defensive mechanism, some of these "thousand-legged worms" exude hydrogen cyanide fluid
A Millipede
In 426 A.D. the Parthenon was converted into a Christian church; around 1460 it was converted into one of these
A Mosque
This particle in an atom's nucleus was discovered free of charge in 1932
A Neutron
In days gone by this game bird was popularly served "under glass"
A Pheasant
5-letter archaeological term for a broken scrap of earthenware
A Shard
An expert in EVAs, or extra-vehicular activities, Sherwood Spring exited one of these to perform an EVA in 1985
A Space Shuttle
Some say that "Ginny", the West Virginia northern flying this rodent, was delisted too soon & still needs protection
A Squirrel
Homer's hippie mom abandoned him, so he was raised by a non-hippie dad named this
Abe
Term for a person who studies or teaches the ABCs
Abecedarian
Helen Hayes won Oscars for "The Sin of Madelon Claudet" & for this adaptation of an Arthur Hailey novel
Airport
NFL owners vetoed this owner's attempt to move his franchise from Oakland to L.A. in the 1980s, but he went anyway
Al Davis
This VP headed a bureaucracy-trimming effort called the National Performance Review
Al Gore
From 1980 through 1993, this "stately" group led by Randy Owen had 32 of its 42 charted singles reach No. 1
Alabama
1 of the 3 singers on the 1993 No. 1 hit "All For Love" from the film "The Three Musketeers"
Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting
On Valentine's Day 1779, this English explorer was killed by natives in a struggle over a boat
Captain Cook
Game show on which you heard Richard Dawson say, "Our survey said..."
Family Feud
1984: Reckless jungle treasure hunter Jack Colton
Romancing The Stone
Sculptor Constantin Brancusi was born in this Eastern European nation
Romania
These people added "X" & "G" to the Etruscan alphabet & gave their name to the one we use
Romans
1983: Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson, "Sagen, Sagen, Sagen"
Say, Say, Say
2 men named "Sugar Ray": one became welterweight champ in 1946, the other in 1979
Sugar Ray Leonard & "Sugar Ray" Robinson
Alan, Merrill & Wayne, 3 of these Utah brothers, co-wrote their own 1972 hit "Crazy Horses"
The Osmonds
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the front of the Temple de la Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain) The facade named this, the word for Jesus' suffering & death, has sober design elements like columns that look like bones
The Passion Facade
Commercial fisherman George Clooney faces disaster in the North Atlantic in this fact-based 2000 film
The Perfect Storm
In 1974 Roddy McDowall starred in this show that brought the film series to TV--I love you, Dr. Zaius!
The Planet Of The Apes
The stations on the route of this old west mail service were set up about 10 miles apart
The Pony Express
It begins, "In the ancient city of London....A boy was born to a poor family of the name of Canty...."
The Prince And The Pauper
The corporate, financial & personal sectors make up this sector of the economy
The Private Sector
Hardcore fans of "Gilligan's Island" known that this character's real name is Roy Hinkley
The Professor
Juice Newton was "Playin' with" her, "knowin' it ain't really smart"
The Queen Of Hearts
The Space Launch Initiative is an effort to develop a reusable transport system as a successor to this one
The Space Shuttle
In 1998 Egypt unveiled the results of its 10-year-long facelift on this landmark built around 2540 B.C.
The Sphinx
Dorothy followed this colorful road in Oz to get to the wizard
The Yellow Brick Road
J. Wellington Wimpy often said, "I will gladly pay you" this day "for a hamburger today"
Tuesday
The classic western song that begins "See them tumbling down...."
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
September 13, 1996 in Las Vegas after a shooting
Tupac Shakur
26 nations united to draw up a Jan. 1, 1942 declaration that led the way for the creation of this in 1945
United Nations
George Harrison started Handmade Films to help make this Monty Python religious epic
The Life Of Brian
In 2003 the BBC did an extensive sonar search for this creature, first reported in 565 A.D.
The Loch Ness Monster
9-letter term for a large disk worn as an ornament on a chain around the neck
A Medallion
In the 1600s London's leading literary lights got lit at this tavern named for a fish-tailed female
A Mermaid
In Britain, toad-in-the-hole is this meat item baked in a coating of batter
A Sausage
Phillips head or flat blade
A Screwdriver
Approximately 2 million K-12 public school teachers in the U.S.
The National Education Association (Nea)
In 405 B.C. Spartan commander Lysander won the final victory over the Athenians in this war
The Peloponnesian War
With the haunting taking place in Coney Island, "Love Never Dies", the sequel to this musical, opened in London in 2010
The Phantom Of The Opera
In 1965 aeronautical engineer Own MacLaren made a folding aluminum one of these for his parents
A Stroller
The sentence "Harold and Kumar go to White Castle" has a plural compound one of these
A Subject
Need a little R&R? It's time for one of these, from the Latin for "to be free"
A Vacation
The action of a boy can ring a girl's bell, & the action of these can ring a buoy's bell
A Wave
An exploratory gas or oil well, or a nickname for a student from the University of Arizona
A Wildcat
Ekkenpinscher, Hauzzenpinscher, Affenpinscher, Didhepinscher
Affenpinscher
Come on, champ, you have to be brave & "keep a stiff" this
An Upper Lip
"Cab" is a shortened form of this 4-syllable French word for a light one-horse carriage
Cabriolet
As The Denver Kid in a 1978 western spoof, Don Knotts was armed with "Hot Lead" & these title appendages
Cold Feet
Rejected earlier in its bid for statehood, it finally entered the Union in 1876
Colorado
For this 1938 story Hemingway wrote, "No one has explained what the leopard was seeking at that altitude"
The Snows Of Kilimanjaro
It began in 1886 as an extension of an upper crust family's list of whose house they'd visit & who they'd receive
The Social Register
The Hinode mission showed magnetic waves are critical in driving the flow of charged particles called this wind
The Solar Wind
This John Updike novel of 1984 had women set for a spell in New England
The Witches Of Eastwick
He wasn't the boss but a boxer on "Taxi" & had a real-life pro record of 12-3
Tony Danza
His plays include "Caroline, or Change" & "Angels in America"
Tony Kushner
In Exodus it's "eye for eye," this for this, "hand for hand, foot for foot"
Tooth For Tooth
(VIDEO DAILY DOUBLE): Series that included this intro in its opening: "Anne Jeffreys as Marion Kirby, the ghostess with the mostess"
Topper
In 1939 the Hydra-Matic system made this automatic in the Oldsmobile
Transmission
Wayne Rogers played this doctor in the 4077th M*A*S*H unit; Pernell Roberts played him post-Korea
Trapper John
To remove excess fat, or to add Christmas ornaments
Trim
After the British took over this island in 1797, the anglicized Puerto de Espana to Port of Spain
Trinidad
To avoid a shaky picture, use this device that stands on its own 3 feet
Tripod
1989 by Dallas: this Bruin, seen here
Troy Aikman
Now an analyst for Fox, this '90s Cowboys QB won 3 Super Bowls & was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2006
Troy Aikman
It's how the president rejects legislation passed by Congress
Veto
This chilled leek & potato soup is traditionally topped with chopped chives
Vichyssoise
"While man is still a child God keeps him innocent", he wrote in "Les Miserables"
Victor Hugo
The doctor may have you say "99" to hear the vibrations of these cords go down into the chest
Vocal Cords
Take a look at this selfless group, VISTA
Volunteers In Service To America
These man & dog stars of "The Wrong Trousers" are made with a mixture of plasticine, wax & clay
Wallace & Gromit
Long, droopy branches give this tree, Salix babylonica, its weepiness
Weeping Willow
In this language of the British Isles, you'll see accent marks on the letter W
Welsh
Of the 4 men who ran against FDR, he got the biggest popular vote
Wendell Willkie
In 1996 this "Heidi Chronicles" playwright wrote a children's book, "Pamela's First Musical"
Wendy Wasserstein
His "Thus Spake Zarathustra" says, "The world presented itself" as a "golden apple with a....velvety skin"
Friedrich Nietzsche
George III
Hanover
"Mr. Gradgrind's Facts" was a possible title before Dickens "fell on" this as the name of his 1854 novel
Hard Times
Some claim he coined the word "normalcy" during his presidential campaign; he didn't, but he did popularize it
Harding
At the Barcelona Olympics Mark McCoy won the 110-meter vallas, these
Hurdles
Fluid dynamics is divided into aerodynamics, the study of gases in motion, & this study of liquids in motion
Hydrodynamics
A tagline for this 2007 Will Smith film was "The last man on Earth is not alone"
I Am Legend
In a Lerner & Loewe song, this title lyric is followed by "And still have begged for more"
I Could Have Danced All Night
This 1977 movie about a schizophrenic girl was adapted from Joanne Greenberg's book of the same name
I Never Promised You A Rose Garden
An aviator contemporary of Amelia's was dubbed "Lucky" this; Amelia was "Lady" this
Lindy
David Lean gave Omar Sharif a big-screen break when he shot this epic starring Peter O'Toole
Lawrence Of Arabia
In 1977 the Supreme Court ruled that John Bates, in this profession, had the right to advertise low fees
Lawyer/Law
Lactuca sativa, it's also a slang term for paper money
Lettuce
Before putting on lipstick, gals sometimes use a pencil to apply this product to define & shape their lips
Lip Liner
In 1952 this company introduced the "Flo-Thru" tea bag
Lipton
The 1748 Congress had global reach with agreements from Cape Breton to this fabric city of India, now called Chennai
Madras
Famous blonde of the '30s who said, "When women go wrong, men go right after them"
Mae West
While on his way to a prayer meeting in 1948, this "Great Soul" of India was assassinated
Mahatma Gandhi
Female found amid the household staff
Maid (Amid)
Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland
Maine
Called "The Valley Isle", its best beaches include Kaanapali & Wailea
Maui
Wolf 359, the fifth-closest star to Earth, takes the name "wolf" from this
Max Wolf (The Man Who Discovered It)
Teddy Roosevelt was the first to remark that this coffee was "Good to the Last Drop"
Maxwell House
"I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings" is a 1970 autobiography by this African-American poet
Maya Angelou
Jagger's ballpoint pens
Mick's Bics
A simple way to make a room seem bigger is to hang one of these glass objects on the wall
Mirror
This Dickens novel about a foundling is subtitled "The Parish Boy's Progress"
Oliver Twist
Shortened from 2 Russian words, it was the supreme policy-making body in the USSR
Politburo
Surfers & slackers rejoice! Reef Sportswear's "Dram" line holds secret shots in the heels of these beach items
Sandals
One of the 2 "Santa" campuses in the University of California system
Santa Barbara (Or Santa Cruz)
To the Chinese, the 5 sacred grains are rice, wheat, barley, millet & this bean
Soy
A feud between the Earps & these brothers, Ike & Billy, resulted in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral
The Clantons
In a song from "The Music Man", the trombones & these total 186
The Cornets
This controversial bestseller by Dan Brown begins with a murder in the Louvre
The Da Vinci Code
This novel and its 2006 film version both start with a museum curator staggering through the Louvre
The Da Vinci Code
In the 1880s a windmill company started giving promotional BB guns to farmers; it's now this airgun company
The Daisy Company
Clement VII, born into this powerful family, was raised by his uncle Lorenzo the Magnificent
The De' Medicis
From the Latin for "support", it's a benefit given by the government to individuals in the form of cash or a tax reduction
Subsidy
Maybe they take tokens at this chain that offers Italian B.M.T. & black forest ham sandwiches
Subway
This Tokyo transit system is so popular, "platform pushers" make sure everyone gets on
Subway
The first to score in overtime wins the game between Hemingway's bull book & Debussy's hoofed deity at midday
Sudden Death In The Afternoon Of A Faun
For spots on this soft leather, blot with white vinegar & use a shoe brush to rework the nap
Suede
Her essays in "Against Interpretation" & "On Photography" call for an emotive response to creative works
Susan Sontag
Tenor Leo Slezak covered a staging mistake in "Lohengrin" by ad-libbing, "What time is the next" this graceful bird
Swan
The 2 words that precede "Less Filling" in slogans for Miller lite
Tastes Great ("Great Taste" Accepted)
Before he was president, he was "The Hero of San Juan Hill"
Teddy Roosevelt
He wrote, "I am as strong as a bull moose and you can use me to the limit"
Teddy Roosevelt
Ecologically minded golfers can get these golf ball supporters that are biodegradable
Tees
This state has 254 counties, the most in the USA, & is undoubtedly proud of it
Texas
Princess Stephanie of Monaco was born to the purple, so it's fitting that this is her birthstone
The Amethyst
After the golden calf was destroyed, Moses was directed to make this; it was later set up in the tabernacle
The Ark Of The Covenant
You can "ham" it up in the middle of this commonwealth in the Atlantic
The Bahamas
Hey, gang, let's put on a show in this building, like in the musical "Summer Stock"
The Barn
The English army's slings & spears were effective at this battle, but it ended for Harold II with an arrow in the eye
The Battle Of Hastings
The 2 creatures that appear on Canada's 5-cent piece are Queen Elizabeth II & this rodent
The Beaver
These title objects are "keeping time, time, time, in a sort of runic rhyme"
The Bells
____ & Tennille
The Captain
A performing arts center at Cal State Long Beach is named for the members of this "Close to You" duo
The Carpenters
Seuss Landing is home to a rollicking ride named for this famous feline
The Cat In The Hat
Georgia's main mountain system is this one, where Europe & Asia converge
The Caucasus
By Dec. 31, 2010 this Bureau will have submitted state population totals to the president (well, it better have)
The Census
This large sheet of muscle provides most of the power that moves air in & out of the lungs
The Diaphragm
Chitin is the main component in this supportive outer covering of lobsters & insects
The Exoskeleton
Nick Carraway & Tom Buchanan are characters in this classic by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby
Protected by the patella, it's the body's largest joint
The Knee
Though the characters never mention it, the film "M*A*S*H" takes place during this war
The Korean War
To coax someone with flattery or artful persuasion
Wheedle
It's the color of manna, as described in Exodus
White
1954: "The Caine Mutiny", "White Christmas", "Rear Window"
White Christmas
This famous trick question is the title of C-SPAN's book on presidential gravesites
Who Is Buried In Grant's Tomb?
In "Snow White", it follows the line, "Magic Mirror on the wall..."
Who Is The Fairest Of Them All?
14 questions stand between you & the cash; would you like to ask the audience?
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
He fired Billy Martin 5 times
George Steinbrenner
His tales include "the Wild Swans", "The Swan's Nest" & "The Ugly Duckling", which is really about a swan
(Hans Christian) Andersen
A plaza in San Francisco is named for this politician who was a city supervisor when he was slain in 1978
(Harvey) Milk
A mop, one of these made from camel hair, is used for watercolors
Brush
The last line of her poem "The New Colossus" is "I lift my lamp beside the golden door"
Emma Lazarus
He gave us the line "Love means never having to say you're sorry"
Erich Segal
1904, 1908, 1912, 1920: Socialist Party
Eugene V. Debs
Tears were shed when the Teddy Bear Museum in Naples in this state closed its doors forever in 2005
Florida
He explained his "Decision Points" in the 2010 book of that name
George W. Bush
Ivanka's mom, the former Mrs. Trump, makes it legal with '70s chief justice Warren & becomes...
Ivana Burger
Dutch-born Protestant Prince William of Orange became king of England after this Catholic king was deposed & fled
James Ii
His tenure as president from 1817 to 1825 is often referred to as the "Era of Good Feeling"
James Monroe
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew at the beach) The birds remind me of this 1970 book by former Air Force pilot Richard Bach
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
His own disastrous trip to the Congo in 1890 was the basis for his "Heart of Darkness"
Joseph Conrad
This citrus pest was discovered in Florida in 1929; in the 1980s it reappeared in both Florida & California
Mediterranean Fruit Fly
From the Latin for "price", it's compassionate treatment or clemency
Mercy
Producer David, or "Elephant Man" John (7)
Merrick
Anatomist Caspar Wistar gave his name to this popular trellis plant
Wisteria
A paperless reservation for air travel
An E-Ticket (Or An Electronic Ticket)
"Worm" by Jill Bailey focuses on this kind of worm found in the soil
An Earthworm
"Dogs that" do this "at a distance seldom bite"
Bark
The number of days it took God to create the universe & everything in it (not resting)
6
In the last game of the 1961 season, Roger Maris swatted this number home run
61
According to the title of an animated 1989 film, "All Dogs" do this
Go To Heaven
Eisenhower died in this year, the same year his vice president took up residence in the White House
1969
A Hitchcock thriller: "The ___ Steps"
39
A type of hammer used for beating metal
A Ball-Peen Hammer
I'll bet you didn't know he had one of these door-busting medieval devices with a ruminant name
A Battering Ram
In 1920 he celebrated the birth of his only child, Christopher Robin
A.A. Milne
God tells this king through Elijah that dogs will "lick thy blood" & "eat Jezebel by the Wall of Jezreel"
Ahab
The biggest attraction at the Ronald Reagan library & museum is this presidential plane that you can walk through
Air Force One
DAL BAB KLM UAL
Airlines
DNA from Prince Philip helped prove that Anna Anderson-Manahan was not this woman, as she had claimed
Anastasia
In 1326 the Ottomans moved their capital to Bursa, which is in this Asian part of modern-day Turkey
Anatolia
This U.S. president earns a big $25,000 a year
Andrew Johnson
Mark Dinning sang about a "Teen" one; Peter Stampfel, about a "Surfer" one
Angel
At age 9 Ben Stiller made his TV acting debut on "Kate McShane" starring this actress, his mom
Anne Meara
Telly Savalas may not have had Mr. Onassis' money, but he did share this intellectual first name
Aristotle
Crater of Diamonds State Park
Arkansas
The biggest hunting parties in the animal kingdom are by these ants that can be over 200,000 strong
Army Ants
We wish we had stock in this Giants outfielder, who became the first player ever with 400 homers & 400 steals
Barry Bonds
4 out of 5 people living at 742 Evergreen Terrace on TV's "The Simpsons"
Bart, Homer, Lisa, Maggie & Marge Simpson
This 1932 Olympic gold medal winner is often called the greatest female athlete of all time
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
The most ever paid for a sports document was the $996,000 spent for the 1919 contract that sent this man to the Yankees
Babe Ruth
In 1783 he wrote, "There never was a good war or a bad peace"
Benjamin Franklin
Between Alaska & Russia
Bering Strait
No. 1: This Maryland town that's home to a naval hospital
Bethesda
Longfellow read his poem "Morituri Salutamus" at the 50th reunion of this Maine school's Class of 1825
Bowdoin College
A turn-of-the-20th century rebellion, or the last name of a U.S. senator
Boxer
This island group in the north Atlantic makes up 2 Spanish provinces
Canary Islands
A man's home, proverbially (6)
Castle
The petals of a flower considered as a group, or a model of Toyota
Corolla
This outer layer of your brain takes its name from the Latin for "bark", as on a tree
Cortex
By the end of Reconstruction, production of this "king" crop in the South was nearly equal to pre-war levels
Cotton
In Botticelli's "Primavera", this blindfolded cherub is ready to shoot an arrow at the 3 graces
Cupid
Sounding like a guy who ranks medicines, it's someone who runs a museum
Curator
If a spy's taken a pill containing this poison, his breath will smell like bitter almonds
Cyanide
Nicosia & Limassol are the only 2 cities with a population of over 100,000 in this country
Cyprus
Alfred Uhry's "Driving Miss ____"
Daisy
If ever a whiz of a wiz there was, it's this Tolkien wise guy who gets promoted from "the Grey" to "the White"
Gandalf
From the Hungarian for "shepherd", it came to mean shepherds' food, a stew of meat & vegetables
Goulash
Privet, an evergreen shrub, is commonly grown as one of these to keep your garden privet
Hedge
It means swill or worthless stuff, though it sounds like something you'd bathe pigs in
Hogwash
Go "Dutch" & tell me the name of this butter, egg yolk, & lemon juice sauce
Hollandaise
Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor
Home Improvement
"Famous Potatoes"
Idaho
This phrase on American coins has been jokingly followed by "All others pay cash"
In God We Trust
Bushmill's & Tullamore Dew come from this island
Ireland
The original commedia dell'arte performers wore masks & spoke this language
Italian
During his years in this country, he signed his works G.F. Hendel for Giorgio Federico Hendel
Italy
It's slang for a control lever on an airplane or on a video game
Joystick
Also called angora, it's the soft, silky wool of the angora goat
Mohair
In 1988, with Eric Clapton on guitar, Dire Straits played this S. African's 70th birthday celebration at Wembley Stadium
Nelson Mandela
The Great Northern War of 1700-1721 pitted Sweden's King Charles XII against this great czar
Peter The Great
This largest U.S. cigarette maker spent $115 million on charity & $150 million advertising that it gave to charity
Philip Morris
This 5-letter word can mean "overweight"
Plump
Major in this -ology at Colgate & you'll take "Human Condition" or "Learning and Cognition" before you're a senior
Psychology
In his work "Mathematike Syntaxis", this astronomer wrongly claimed that the Earth was stationary
Ptolemy
Describing his job, this Shakespearean sprite says, "I jest to Oberon and make him smile"
Puck
Port Townsend, one of Washington's oldest cities, is at the entrance to this inlet
Puget Sound
This Nebraska town where Cather spent her youth was named for a "colorful" Sioux chief
Red Cloud
Someone raised by committed Communists may be called this kind of "baby"
Red-Diaper Baby
In a 1940 comic book Batman & this sidekick take an undying oath to fight crime & corruption
Robin
At about 40 percent, this Christian denomination is the largest religious group in the country
Roman Catholic
NFL: Shannon & Sterling
Sharpe
Last name of American astronaut Alan & his wife Louise, who died 5 weeks apart in 1998
Shepard
In his 6 years as a slave, Patrick held this farm job, tending to his first flock
Shepherd
Anne Edwards' biography of this former child star is called "American Princess"
Shirley Temple
Entranced, or a 1945 Hitchcock film
Spellbound
Newton figured the Earth should be an oblate spheroid with an equatorial bulge because it does this
Spin On Its Axis
Agnew's nothings
Spiro's Zeros
If you've never seen a "flying" one of these, it might be because they're nocturnal (Bullwinkle's pal is an exception)
Squirrel
In 1870 Congress created this position to direct the Marine Hospital Service
The Surgeon General
David Herbert Donald won a 1988 Pulitzer Prize for "Look Homeward: A Life of" this author
Thomas Wolfe
A giant sea monster turns out to be a submarine in this 1870 Verne tale
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea
Some people mentally add "l-y" to this brand of super-comfy Australian sheepskin boots
Ugg
(Sofia of the Clue Crew on a ski slope in Colorado) On the slopes, protect yourself from the A & B types of these; snow reflects about 80% of them
Ultraviolet Rays
This earthly color may be raw or burnt
Umber
He succeeded his elder brother George IV in 1830
William Iv
This word for a Japanese gangster comes from a losing hand in a card game
Yakuza
You may eat this candied tuber at Thanksgiving
Yam (May)
Chryssomallis is the last name of this Greek-born New Age pianist who goes by his first name
Yanni
"When I was one and twenty I heard a wise man say, 'Give crowns and pounds and guineas but not'" this "'away'"
Your Heart
In 1991 Macedonia declared its independence from this country
Yugoslavia
City Point, the oldest part of Hopewell, was founded by Sir Thomas Dale in the 13th year of this century
17Th Century
On the Fahrenheit scale, water freezes at 32 degrees & boils at this temperature
212
Total number of quarts in 11 1/2 gallons
46
The slenderer among us can wear the wide contour type of this, also called a cincture
A Belt
On New Year's Day 1801, she opened the executive mansion to visitors for the first time
Abigail Adams
It includes 3 present Atlantic provinces, & in the 18th C. 4,000 inhabitants of it took a long trip southwest
Acadia
Autobiographical Arthur Miller play on a Poe mansion's tumble
After The Fall Of The House Of Usher
Amelia Earhart appears on a 1963 issue of this type of special purpose stamp
Air Mail
Time magazine's "Person of the Century", this scientist first appeared on its cover in 1929
Albert Einstein
In 1932 this Republican was elected governor of Kansas; he won reelection in 1934
Alf Landon
"Poems By 2 Brothers" features poems by 3 Tennyson brothers: Charles, Frederick & him
Alfred Lord Tennyson
"The Color Purple"
Alice Walker
Hit by a stray bullet, Paul Baumer dies at the end of this Erich Maria Remarque novel
All Quiet On The Western Front
This company that trades under AXP may give you a lot of credit
American Express
Tamyra Gray, who placed 4th in the 1st season of this TV singing contest, later joined the cast of "Bombay Dreams"
American Idol
To a dog lover: ASPCA
American Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals
She set an American record in 1996 by swimming the 50-meter freestyle in 24.87 seconds
Amy Van Dyken
When used as a catalyst to spread fire, gasoline is considered this
An Accelerant
Willis Carrier devised this type of system; one of the first was installed at a Grauman's theater
An Air Conditioner
"Crisp" these desserts "Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles"
Apple Strudels
Seneca said “Ars longa, vita brevis", which means this
Art Is Long, Life Is Short
This Italian-born maestro of the NBC Symphony conducted from memory due to poor eyesight
Arturo Toscanini
This member of the lily family is rich in vitamin A
Asparagus
In July 2001 Liberty Media's John C. Malone resigned from this company's board of directors
At&T
His male nude sculpture "The Age of Bronze" was titled "The Vanquished" when first exhibited in 1877
Auguste Rodin
For the musical "Sunset Blvd.", Hugh Jackman won two Mo Awards (equivalent to the Tonys) in this, his native country
Australia
In the summer of 2002 this Canadian teen made her debut with the hit song "Complicated"
Avril Lavigne
Sometimes a fairy will steal one of these & leave a changeling in its place
Baby
BPhil, from Oxford
Bachelor Of Philosophy
BTO is for this band that's best known for a song whose acronym is "TCOB"
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
An expression meaning "Just like that!", or a bar where TV's "The Sopranos" conduct business
Bada Bing
(Sarah of the Clue Crew in Paris) This term for a narrow loaf of French bread also describes the cut of diamond I'd like
Baguette
Last name of the circus man P.T. Barnum teamed up with in 1881
Bailey
This group's song "One Week" includes the lines "Hot like wasabi when I bust rhymes, big like LeAnn Rimes"
Barenaked Ladies
This beef & sour cream dish is named for a Russian count
Beef Stroganoff
Tenders of an apiary
Beekeepers
It's the first name of either of the 2 "Rescuers"
Bernard & Bianca
A bed on a Pullman for a Roman emperor might be a "Caesarean" one
Berth
This philosopher & Sartre convened an intl. war crimes tribunal to publicize U.S. atrocities in Vietnam
Bertrand Russell
1952: A famous seamstress & flagmaker
Betsy Ross
In 1924 the popular magazine originally known as Fruit, Garden, and Home became this
Better Homes & Gardens
"Tabitha"
Bewitched
A scientist was quoted as saying contestants on this Dutch show suffered from "post container stress disorder"
Big Brother
When he arrived in Lincoln County, New Mexico in 1877, he told the townspeople his name was William H. Bonney
Billy The Kid
If you're on the road to Morocco, take along some Bob Hopes & these, Bob's partner
Bing Crosbys
The cassowary
Bird
Types of these you'll find in the forest include the red-eyed vireo & the scarlet tanager
Birds
It's the name of the second-largest city in England & also of the largest city in Alabama
Birmingham
Usually, the highest rank in the martial arts of judo & karate is this color belt
Black Belt
Most maps typically use this color to depict bodies of water
Blue
"Colorful" cheap entree special at a diner that's a geologic theory explaining the faults in earth's crust
Blue Plate Tectonics
The times they were a-changin' when this folk icon went electric at the 1965 Newport Festival
Bob Dylan
Though he was best known for directing musicals, the last film he directed was a drama, "Star 80"
Bob Fosse
"Splish Splash", he sang the title tune for the Hayley Mills film "That Darn Cat!"
Bobby Darin
No. 25, it's odd to see this company is now based in Chicago & not Seattle
Boeing
Gateway of India, a landmark in this busiest port, was named because it was the 1st thing seen by visitors to the city
Bombay (Mumbai)
This tree's odd appearance gave it an odd name from Lewis Carroll, "for the snark was one of these, you see"
Boojum Tree
Pirates' plunder, or an item of baby footwear
Booty Or Bootie
He's the actor seen here lending a "hand" to an unwary scientist
Boris Karloff
Although most of the ingredients come from old England, Tremont Ale is brewed in this New England city
Boston
Prime minister of Canada: 1984-1993
Brian Mulroney
In an Evelyn Waugh novel, one of Lord Marchman's children is known as Bridey, which is short for this
Brideshead
19th c. humorist Artemus Ward called this Utahan "dreadfully married ... the most married man I ever saw"
Brigham Young
Genius! In the 17th century, Italian lapidary Vincenzo Peruzzi developed this rounded cut that has 58 facets
Brilliant
This capital of Queensland was home to the 1988 World's Fair
Brisbane
Theatergoers know that Times Square is formed by the intersection of 7th Avenue & this street
Broadway
Kids could tell the post office the dinosaur called this on a stamp is actually an Apatosaurus
Brontosaurus
This span over the East River was once dubbed "The Eighth Wonder of the World"
Brooklyn Bridge
Willis's Snapples and Cran-apples
Bruce's Juices
This city on the Dimbovita River became the capital of Walachia in 1659
Bucharest, Romania
From the Latin for "fortified town", this term later referred to a person--the representative of a town or borough
Burgess
Though not the best at digging, donkeys are called these in Spanish
Burros
In 1954 Swift chose this word that means "a chubby person" as its new brand's name to convey plumpness & tenderness
Butterball
In 2000 it was announced that this, Broadway's longest-running show, would be a "Memory" after over 7,000 shows
Cats
The Seychelles is home to these color-changing lizards
Chameleons
On Sept. 20, 1881 he took the oath of office in his NYC home at 2:15 A.M.
Chester Arthur
If you're lonely, this animal might be perfect for you (ceramic cat that grows hair)
Chia Pet
President in China, 1948-1949; President in exile on Taiwan, 1949-1975
Chiang Kai-Shek
"The Windy City"
Chicago
WGN
Chicago
North Korea & Nepal
China
Blaze a trail to the Hall of Great Westerners & you'll find this Oklahoma trader for whom a trail is named
Chisholm
The first use of this elemental gas as a weapon was by the Germans at the Second Battle of Ypres
Chlorine
From the Latin for "citizen", it's a high school class that studies politics & government
Civics
Take the last train to this Indiana city founded in 1783 & named for a Revolutionary War general
Clarksville
This company inadvertently reenergized its brand by introducing a new formula that flopped in 79 days
Coca-Cola
This soda was introduced in 1886 & patented in 1887
Coca-Cola
"Fowl" term for an abrupt withdrawal from the use of an addictive substance
Cold Turkey
Excelso is a grade of coffee from this country, perhaps from Medellin
Colombia
People with this deficiency can't get mad and see red
Colorblindness
In 1948 this label introduced the first LP
Columbia
This line of a rhyme tells us what happened "in fourteen hundred and ninety-two"
Columbus Sailed The Ocean Blue
Opposed to the Stamp Act, the Sons of Liberty formed committees of this to spread the word
Committees Of Correspondence
Group name for all letters other than A, E, I, O & U
Consonants
In 337 A.D. this first Christian Roman emperor abolished crucifixion as a form of execution
Constantine
The National Mall is bounded by these 2 avenues whose names recall historic documents
Constitution & Independence Avenues
"Piece" together your memory of this insect toy, seen here
Cootie
In Northern Europe: OPEN CHANGE
Copenhagen
The medal the Wizard of Oz presents to the Cowardly Lion has this single word on it
Courage
The largest crustacean is the giant spider type of this aquatic creature whose claws can be 10' apart
Crab
In a Tennyson poem, the Lady of Shalott's mirror did this "from side to side" when Lancelot appeared
Crack'd
If you order schwarzen kaffee mit sahne in a restaurant, you'll get coffee with this
Cream
Attention, cheaters: A Michigan magazine for new parents is cleverly titled these "notes"
Crib Notes
This comic strip is named for the commandant of a desert post of the French Foreign Legion
Crock
When this CNN debate series debuted in 1982, Pat Buchanan & Tom Braden were its hosts
Crossfire
In cell division, mitosis splits the nucleus & cytokinesis splits this liquid cushioning the nucleus
Cytoplasm
She was the first VJ to appear on both MTV & MTV Latino
Daisy Fuentes
Morgan Fairchild, Francine Tacker & Priscilla Presley all appeared as Bobby's old flame Jenna Wade on this series
Dallas
On the road to this city, Paul was struck blind for 3 days; he later preached there
Damascus
He wrote "Oliver Twist" against the background of the Poor Law of 1834, which ended the supplemental dole to the poor
Dickens
"Tiny Bubbles" singer who began serving as president of North Vietnam in 1945
Don Ho Chi Minh
This Spaniard rides a bony old nag named Rocinante on his quests
Don Quixote
Born 1925 in Chicago, made 'em laugh, talked to a mule, shuffled off in 2003
Donald O'connor
On her long-running TV show, she was the matriarch of the Stone family of Hilldale:
Donna Reed
Vincent Price took revenge on those responsible for the tragic death of his wife as this mad doctor
Dr. Phibes
This Ohio doctor got a retrial for wife murder partly because a judge told a journalist he was "guilty as hell"
Dr. Sam Sheppard
1964: Peter Sellers as this German scientist who helped us love the bomb
Dr. Strangelove
This doctor becomes acquainted with Lara when they work together at a Russian Red Cross hospital
Dr. Zhivago
Phillip Feeny's eerie music for the British ballet based on this spooky 19th C. novel is heard here
Dracula
Get all your shots before you canoe down this small Congo river with the same name as a deadly hemorrhagic virus
Ebola
A 1999 film explores the effect this weather phenomenon had on "The Island of the Sharks"
El Nino
In a 1968 speech this Black Panther said, "You're either part of the solution, or you're part of the problem"
Eldridge Cleaver
It was the first subatomic particle discovered 100 years ago by J.J. Thomson
Electron
In Rwanda: Kinyarwanda, French & this
English
In 2003 her Youth-Dew was packaged in a golden bottle to celebrate its 50th anniversary
Estee Lauder
This biblical book with a female name records the killing of 75,000 Persians by the Jews
Esther
This "bathing beauty" dove into films in 1942, in "Andy Hardy's Double Life"
Esther Williams
This Greek word for extreme happiness was once used by doctors for a patient who felt great even though ill
Euphoria
"La Boheme"
Europe
Besides North America, it's the only continent completely north of the equator
Europe
The Golden Shield, which restricts online viewing of controversial topics, is known as the "Great" this "of China"
Firewall
This first sister of Peter Rabbit married Benjamin Bunny
Flopsy
Louisiana, Florida, Alabama
Florida
Jean-Pierre Rampal can tell you it's the term for the shallow channels cut into a column
Fluting
This other name for Grand Prix racing refers to the specifications of the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile
Formula One
In 1832 when the House tried Sam Houston for contempt, he was defended by this lawyer & lyricist
Francis Scott Key
X. Acting since 1911, he played his final role in 1966's "The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini"
Francis X. Bushman
"Fahrenheit 451", "Jules and Jim", "The 400 Blows"
Francois Truffaut
This older brother of Jesse James outlived Jesse by 33 years
Frank
"Eddie Visits a Dog Psychiatrist"
Frasier
New York governor David Paterson
Fred Armisen
Kate Hepburn said of this dance team's mystique, "He gives her class and she gives him sex"
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers
"A Nightmare on Elm Street"
Freddy Krueger
Born into slavery around 1818, this great orator helped recruit his fellow African-Americans for the Union army
Frederick Douglass
The libretto for "William Tell" was in this language, the native tongue of neither the composer, Rossini, nor the subject
French
Make this breakfast dish--bread dipped in an egg-milk mixture & fried until golden brown on both sides
French Toast
It's the Japanese name for certain species of puffer fish that contain lethal poison but can be eaten as a delicacy
Fugu
Dustin Hoffman & Alec Guinness were considered for this role that won an Oscar for Ben Kingsley
Gandhi
The Solidarity monument in this Polish port city honors workers killed during the 1970 shipyard strikes
Gdansk
By their show's title, Linda Cardellini & James Franco play "Freaks" & John Daley & Samm Levine are these
Geeks
It was no "accident" she played Muriel Pritchett, but she had a bad one as Thelma Dickinson
Geena Davis
To research the opera, this composer spent weeks among the Gullah people on an island off the Carolina coast
George Gershwin
At the merger, Walter Reuther was president of the CIO & this man was president of the AFL
George Meany
On July 3, 1863 3 brigades of his division, 4300 men, led a Gettysburg "charge" with disastrous results
George Pickett
From the Greek for "earth heat", it's the term for the energy that comes from the natural heat of the Earth
Geothermal Energy
Sauerbraten
Germany
The city of Leipzig, now in this country, was the site of an 1813 battle called the greatest clash of arms before WWI
Germany
Balanchine was a friend of this composer whose fascinatin' rhythms inspired the ballet "Who Cares?"
Gershwin
On August 8, 1950 Florence Chadwick broke her 1926 English Channel swim record
Gertrude Ederle
Lying at the foot of the mount of olives, this garden was the site where Jesus was betrayed & arrested
Gethsemane
Visitors to this hilltop art "center" enter via the tram arrival plaza
Getty Center
"In 1997, the House (of Reps.) voted to reprimand him... It marked the first time the House had reprimanded a Speaker"
Gingrich
3 Georgians have served as Speaker of the House: 2 Democrats & from 1995 to 1999 this Republican
Gingrich
This man born in Piacenza, Italy pioneered a softer, unstructured look for corporate women
Giorgio Armani
This composer's "Rigoletto" is based on Victor Hugo's play "Le Roi S'Amuse" ("The King Amuses Himself")
Giuseppe Verdi
When used before "pace", it means really slow; otherwise, it refers to masses of ice
Glacial
George Weiss produced "Chained Girl
Glen Or Glenda?
Corbin Bernsen & this "I Will Survive" singer have survived many birthdays on September 7
Gloria Gaynor
In 1898 Frank Seiberling founded this tire company named for the inventor of vulcanized rubber
Goodyear
Paul du Chaillu, who made 2 trips to Gabon, was the first westerner to write about this great ape
Gorilla
"Twilight of the Gods", in German (15)
Gotterdammerung
The Soviet North Pole station set up in 1937 drifted away & was rescued 9 months later off this island
Greenland
At 5:41 A.M. on May 1, 1898 Dewey told this captain of the Olympia, "You may fire when you are ready"
Gridley
Small pieces of ice that can damage a ship are called these, as trapped air escaping during melting makes them sound like animals
Growlers
"Luck Be A Lady" & "Sit Down, You're Rockin' The Boat"
Guys And Dolls
As a boy in 238 B.C, this general accompanied his father Hamilcar on an expedition to conquer Spain
Hannibal
Danny Kaye sang "Inchworm" & "Thumbelina" in a delightful musical about this children's author
Hans Christian Andersen
On Jan. 1, 2007 Germany introduced a payment of up to $34,700 to Damen und Herren who do this together
Have Children
The reef triggerfish, this state's state fish, can be found as far south as Australia
Hawaii
To smaller birds, the sharp-shinned type of this predator is as menacing as its name
Hawk
The name of this Trojan prince who was killed by Achilles is now used as a verb meaning to bully
Hector
This actress who starred in “Ecstasy†and “Algiers†helped invent a torpedo control system
Heddy Lamarr
...developed a maneuver for choking victims & performed the first total organ replacement, an esophagus
Heimlich
The mailing address for this company is P.O. Box 57, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230
Heinz
Hail "The Queen", indeed! In 2008 this 63-year-old actress was an Internet sensation with bikini pics of her in Italy
Helen Mirren
Root of this, the plant that killed Socrates; not hard to find at a good organic produce store
Hemlock
It's the pigment that makes red blood cells red
Hemoglobin
This pigment in blood transports oxygen
Hemoglobin
Negotiators for the U.S. in Ghent included John Quincy Adams & this Speaker of the House from Kentucky
Henry Clay
He explored Greenland in 1607, 2 years before exploring the Albany, New York area
Henry Hudson
The limited Irish autonomy proposed by Isaac Butt around 1870 was called this type of "rule"
Home Rule
The 1990 Census counted people classified as this & found 179,000 in shelters & 50,000 at street sites
Homeless
In a '90s NBC series title, this crime preceded "Life on the Streets"
Homicide
The Sony Open golf tournament takes place in January at the Waialae Country Club in this state capital
Honolulu
Sonny & Cher: "Ich Hab Dich Babe"
I Got You Babe
Richard Gere, Heath Ledger & Cate Blanchett played incarnations of Bob in this unusual biopic
I'm Not There
A 2006 photo shows politician John Howard next to a man wearing a T-shirt with this motto; the arrow points to Howard
I'm With Stupid
Poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge referred to the "motiveless malignity" of this character
Iago
The Farriss Brothers was an earlier name for this group that also featured Michael Hutchence
Inxs
This device from Apple can put 10,000 songs in a music fan's pocket
Ipod
Conor McPherson's haunting play "The Weir" is set in a pub in this country
Ireland
Hibernians live on this island whose Latin name was Hibernia
Ireland
Jean Kennedy Smith served as U.S. ambassador to this country, the family's ancestral home
Ireland
Marsh's Library in this country was founded c. 1702 by the Archbishop of Dublin
Ireland
A ferroalloy always contains this metal
Iron
The Boy Scouts of America are headquartered in this Texas city, also home to the Dallas Cowboys
Irving
The founder of Hull House, her bust is in the Hall of Fame for Great Americans
Jane Addams
At the 1998 Winter Olympics, "Happy" Harada helped this home team win gold in ski jumping
Japan
Named for its early 19th century creator, bunraku is the traditional puppet theater of this country
Japan
The name of this coffee-growing Indonesian island is also slang for coffee
Java
Second U.S. president
John Adams
John Chisum, J.D. Cahill, Rooster Cogburn
John Wayne Characters
While director of scientific affairs for this company, Joyce Kilmer's father invented its baby powder
Johnson & Johnson
"Woodstock", the group's first hit together, was written by this onetime gal pal of Graham Nash
Joni Mitchell
How low can you get? When it reaches the Dead Sea, this river is 1,312 feet below sea level
Jordan River
Born in Italy in 1918 & raised from age 10 in New York, he was the top Spanish dancer of his time
Jose Greco
Harvey Milk, played by Sean Penn
Josh Brolin
...you won this round but people will remember Samson fondly in this book of the Bible; you, not so much
Judges
Oui! Oui! in 1863 this science fiction pioneer published his first novel, "Five Weeks in a Balloon"
Jules Verne
The 49 B.C. campaign of Ilerda led to victory by this Roman over Pompey's forces
Julius Caesar
Its largest moon, Ganymede, can be seen from earth through binoculars
Jupiter
We're not joshing when we tell you that "JK" stands for this
Just Kidding
John Rawls' influential "A Theory of" this equates it simply with fairness
Justice
The name of this headdress for men may be related to the word "coif"
Kaffiyeh
In Indian religion, this causal law explains the existence of evil; in a Culture Club title, it precedes "Chameleon"
Karma
In the summer, Srinagar is the administrative capital of the Indian state called Jammu & this
Kashmir
Winslet's wooden boxes
Kate's Crates
A 2010 postage stamp was issued in Old Saybrook, Connecticut honoring this legendary actress
Katharine Hepburn
Spencer Tracy's in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"
Katharine Hepburn
Mattel introduced Barbie in 1959; this boyfriend came along 2 years later
Ken
A grain of corn, or an officer in the Army or Air Force
Kernel/Colonel
This king & Bible authorizer has been called "the wisest fool in Christendom" as well as "the second Solomon"
King James I
In 1889 the Eastman Company was incorporated in London to distribute products under this snappy name
Kodak
Kim Kardashian, in 2011
Kris Humphries
You grab pressure points in a fierce grip in Eagle Claw, a Shaolin type of this martial art
Kung Fu
This NBA team name made sense when they were in Minnesota; they should now change their name to "The Smog"
L.A. Lakers
The Spartans' region, Laconia, & their dislike of wasting words gave us this English adjective
Laconic
It follows step-, corporate & Jacob's
Ladder
Manitoulin Island in this second-largest Great Lake is the world's largest freshwater island
Lake Huron
Lake Borgne connects this Louisiana lake to the Gulf of Mexico
Lake Pontchartrain
When the Tuscaroras joined, the Iroquois League updated its name to this
League Of Six Nations
Any number of flowers including plumeria & carnations are used to make this Hawaiian necklace
Lei
His writing career began with the short novel "Detstvo" in 1852; the much longer pieces came later
Leo Tolstoy
The coat of the clouded species of this cat provides it with excellent camouflage in India's forests
Leopard
The Algonquin Hotel has a suite named for this pair who wrote "My Fair Lady" there
Lerner & Loewe
Sesotho is a Sotho dialect mainly spoken in the Republic of South Africa & this kingdom
Lesotho
Chow mein has crispy noodles; the name of this boiled noodle & stir-fried meat & veggies dish means "soft noodles"
Lo Mein
Eating (& drinking) only what's grown within 100 miles, the vampires are these, a word coined by Jessica Prentice
Locavores
When this gun-related phrase meaning "Get ready for action!" originated, it was the reverse of how it's used now
Lock & Load
Trent's automatons
Lott's Robots
Born July 25, 1978, she was the world's first "Test Tube Baby"
Louise Brown
This state's flag features a mother pelican with its young
Louisiana
This British actress explored her relationship with her father, Sir Michael, in "Shakespeare For My Father"
Lynn Redgrave
In "The Grapes of Wrath", this matriarch says, "All we got is the family unbroke"
Ma Joad
Drama with the line "The Raven himself is hoarse that croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan under my battlements"
Macbeth
No wonder he's out to kill Macbeth, after his little son is shish-kebabbed
Macduff
The "buck stops here" desk sign on Carter's oval office desk was a gift from this presidential daughter
Magaret Truman
"Roll up" for this Beatles album that's a prestigious French cycling race
Magical Mystery Tour De France
As its name indicates, it's a big island--in fact, the largest of Spain's Balearic islands
Majorca
If you lose an eyelash, put it on your finger, do this, then blow it away
Make A Wish
This Philippine capital was so devastated during WWII that Quezon City served as interim capital from 1948 to 1976
Manila
The cry “sap's a runnin’†refers to this tree
Maple Tree
1911: "I and the Village"
Marc Chagall
First name of Paris stylist Grateau, who introduced his wave in 1872
Marcel
Krewes cruise by in the annual parades celebrating this
Mardi Gras
It's the type of strolling band seen here:
Mariachi
This "Glitter" diva's contract demands a bottle of Cristal, 4 champagne glasses & a box of bendy straws
Mariah Carey
Saipan, Tinian & Rota are the main islands in the Northern this group, made a commonwealth in 1986
Marianas
The 1997 version of "Candle In The Wind" honored Princess Diana; the original version was about her
Marilyn Monroe
This Ohio city was named for a South Carolinian "Swamp Fox"
Marion
Appropriately named sternwheeler that circles Tom Sawyer Island
Mark Twain
Pudd'nhead Wilson
Mark Twain
The monument on his grave in Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y. is 12' high; in water depth that's 2 fathoms
Mark Twain
Girl's name common in Germany & America, it's a contraction of Mary Magdalene
Marlene
Louis Joliet & this Catholic priest explored the Mississippi River during June & July 1673
Marquette
The name of Antares, a red giant star, means "the rival of" this planet
Mars
This fluffy white confection holds your Rice Krispies Treats together
Marshmallows
Some say this Scottish queen only married the Earl of Bothwell because he abducted her
Mary, Queen Of Scots
MD
Maryland
The Flag House & Star-Spangled Banner Museum, the National Cryptologic Museum
Maryland
This state boasts one of the USA's oldest cathedrals, Baltimore's Basilica of the Assumption
Maryland
Sausage & potatoes, luv: bangers & ___
Mash
In 1885 Frank Ball found the patent had expired on the glass jars named for this man, so he began making them
Mason
Shays' Rebellion in this state in 1786-87 included an attack on the Springfield armory
Massachusetts
This TV "Friend" was one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2000
Matt Leblanc
Barbie accounts for about 40% of this toymaker's revenue
Mattel
In 1975 200 U.S. Marines recaptured this merchant ship that had been seized by Cambodia
Mayaguez
The University of Minnesota's graduate school of medicine is named for this family
Mayo
It's Mexico's largest Pacific port
Mazatlã¡N
Through a licensing agreement with this company, Sears has opened stores called McKids
Mcdonald's
They were the romantic leads in "Joe Versus the Volcano", "Sleepless in Seattle" & "You've Got Mail"
Meg Ryan & Tom Hanks
Sociologist Michael Young coined this term for a system that rewards the talented
Meritocracy
In 1886 a railroad tunnel opened under this river to connect Birkenhead & Liverpool
Mersey
South-of-the-border setting of the '68 Olympics
Mexico City
This Olympian wrote, "Dr McSwimmy is thanking everyone for their kind words"
Michael Phelps
As a teen in the 1480s, this sculptor of "David" studied art at a school in the Medici Gardens
Michelangelo
Carved in Rome, the "Pieta" is the only work signed by this sculptor
Michelangelo
He designed the dome of St. Peter's Basilica, but it was Giacomo Della Porto who built it
Michelangelo
This author of "Hawaii" was honored on a stamp wearing (what else?) a Hawaiian lei
Michener
This creator of Beavis & Butthead wrote & directed "Office Space"
Mike Judge
Piazza's fondnesses
Mike's Likes
In 1953 Newsweek said that Onassis didn't break the bank at this town--he bought the casino
Monte Carlo
This South Dakota peak near Rapid City was named for a New York attorney, who represented mining investors
Mount Rushmore
The highest point on Iwo Jima lies at the summit of this extinct volcano
Mount Suribachi
Any Scottish one over 3,000' is called a Munro, for the man who made a list of them in 1891
Mountain
Will Lee played this store owner; in 1982 the writers incorporated his death into the show to help kids deal with loss
Mr. Hooper
This legume wears a top hat & monocle & leans on a cane
Mr. Peanut
In response to anti-tobacco protests, this toy gave up its attachable pipe in 1987
Mr. Potato Head
Jimmy Stewart played Jefferson Smith, the naive & idealistic appointee to the U.S. Senate in this Capra classic
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
1993, starring Robin Williams
Mrs. Doubtfire
Wet, sticky substance campaigners "sling"
Mud
The Pierides were turned into magpies when they challenged these nine sisters to a singing match, & lost
Muses
A Jodi Picoult novel was the basis for this 2009 weepie in which Abigail Breslin has a sibling dying from cancer
My Sister's Keeper
In online slang .02 means this--another way of saying, "my opinion, though you didn't ask"
My Two Cents
This 1922 film subject "of the North" perished from starvation shortly after the film was completed
Nanook
In 1809 he informed his soon-to-be ex Josephine that he needed to find a wife who could produce an heir
Napoleon
In '72, he sang "Song Sung Blue"
Neil Diamond
Discharged from the military in 1946, this "Odd Couple" author worked in the Warner Bros. mailroom
Neil Simon
A noble gas, atomic number 10
Neon
In order to gain independence in 1955, Austria agreed to observe this type of foreign policy
Neutrality
Julia Salinger
Neve Campbell (On "Party Of Five")
Its 3,400-square-mile metropolitan area extends over 8 administrative units known as parishes
New Orleans
City that was home to the USA's first boat club & organized baseball team, both named Knickerbocker
New York
Sinatra: "These vagabond shoes are longing to stray, right through the very heart of it", this city, this city
New York (New York)
Dow Jones & Company
New York City
Examples of these in Montreal include The Mirror & Le Devoir
Newspapers
Stephen Hopkins, more recently "Lost in Space", directed the fifth installment of this Freddy Krueger series
Nightmare On Elm Street
This word for a time of day comes from the Latin for "ninth hour"
Noon
1997 floods on this river caused 50 billion korunas in damage -- & the smell!
Oder River
The ravens that sit on this Norse god's shoulders are Hugin & Munin, meaning thought & memory
Odin
In the 1960s this city, home to the National Cowboy Hall of Fame, hired I.M. Pei to design part of its Myriad Gardens
Oklahoma City
Norwegian poet Arne Garborg pushed for a literary language based on this "old" one of sagas & eddas
Old Norse
The dad of Matthew Perry of "Friends" was the sailor in the classic ads for this cologne; that whistling's in your head now, isn't it?
Old Spice
The St. Lawrence runs from this Great Lake
Ontario
This word combines with "Art" to mean the abstract style of creating optical illusions
Op
Italian town that completes the title of Horace Walpole's classic Gothic novel "The Castle of..."
Otranto
At the beginning of the last act of this Thornton Wilder play, Emily has died in childbirth
Our Town
It follows Macbeth's line, "And all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death"
Out, Out Brief Candle
Low walls of earth called bunds enclose the water-covered rice fields known as these
Paddies
During World War II this Polish pianist was one of his country's leaders in exile
Paderewski
Oh oh! Chauncey B. Ives depicted this mythological woman seen here on the verge of opening a box
Pandora
After it was opened all that was left in it was hope, a sandwich, chips, an apple & a juice carton
Pandora's Box Lunch
Eros is a pungent type of this spice (hint: eros is a Hungarian term)
Paprika
In 1943 the Supreme Court said that those whose religious beliefs prohibit it don't have to recite this
Pledge Of Allegiance
Oddly, a traditional Christmas pudding contains currants & raisins but not this fruit in its name
Plum
This Greek historian's "Parallel Lives" analyzes the character of well-known Greeks & Romans
Plutarch
"Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon, or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned?"
Pocahontas
She was born in Virginia around 1596 & died in Kent, England in 1617
Pocahontas
This equestrian event has 2 4-player teams with long-handled mallets (not many horses in the water version)
Polo
It's the 4-syllable practice of having more than one spouse at the same time
Polygamy
Spanish Fountain of Youth searcher who won the heavyweight title in 1978
Ponce De Leon Spinks
Logically enough, brands of this snack favorite include Jiffy Pop & Pop Secret
Popcorn
A painting by Friedrich-Heinrich Fuger shows this Greek god seated nude with his trident
Poseidon
Food that fills in the blank in "The Great Steak & ____ Company"
Potato
There's no veal in boxty, Irish pancakes made from these tubers
Potatoes
In the Badlands area these animals live in colonies called dog towns
Prairie Dogs
No lie, it was the Soviet Union's Communist Party newspaper
Pravda
Abdullah the Butcher of Sudan (ne Larry Shreeve in Windsor, Canada) was a famous bad guy in this spectacle
Professional Wrestling
Lending money? Be sure to ask for one of these notes in which the borrower agrees to pay it back
Promissory
On May 10, 1869 the Jupiter & the 119 touched noses at this Utah "Point", completing the Transcontinental Railroad
Promontory Point, Utah
"The sun and the moon shall be darkened" is the forcast of Joel, one of the 12 minor these
Prophets
Colons & commas & hyphens, oh my!
Punctuation
Its monuments include an Arch of Triumph higher than the one in Paris & a statue of Kim Il Sung 66 feet high
Pyongyang
Rock on! This, composed of silicon dioxide, is the most abundant mineral in the continental crust
Quartz
In "Maria Stuarda", this queen signs Mary Stuart's death warrant after being called a bastard
Queen Elizabeth I
The heroic creator god of the Aztecs, he is also identified as the god of the wind; relax, we won't make you spell it
Quetzalcoatl
(Hey, it's Gary Dell'Abate from "The Howard Stern Show") My nickname Baba Booey comes from the character Baba Looey, who was the sidekick of this bumbling equine TV marshal
Quick Draw Mcgraw
A large wing or tail feather, or one of the spines of a porcupine
Quill
To use a coupon, or to make up for
Redeem
In the 1990s this candy brand introduced crunchy cookie cups, sticks & bits for baking
Reese's
The shirt seen here would be worn by this person on a football field:
Referee, Umpire
Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Asuncion
Rio De Janeiro
It can precede cord, tide & -roaring
Rip
"Rip-Rip" is a comic opera about this sleepy head who killed time in the Catskills
Rip Van Winkle
"Believe It or Not", Mississippi, Tennessee & West Virginia all have a town named this
Ripley
China's Hongshui or India's Tapi
River
Pen, my boy, I fell in love with your mother's poetry before I met her in person at her Wimpole Street house in May 1845
Robert Browning
"A Bronx Tale", the first film directed by this "Taxi Driver" star, earned critical praise, not Bronx cheers
Robert De Niro
Relax, this brand of medicine is "Recommended by Dr. Mom"
Robitussin
In March 2007 Colorado adopted as its second state song this John Denver hit
Rocky Mountain High
When asked what his favorite one of these was, Jack Palance joked, "poppy seed"
Roles
This 1976 bestseller sparked interest in the subject, especially by African Americans
Roots
She rose to fame in the early '50s with the song "Come On-A My House"
Rosemary Clooney
A 4-room apartment at the Bramford becomes available at the beginning of this Ira Levin novel
Rosemary's Baby
"$4.4 billion... ran for president twice, railed against NAFTA, budget deficits"
Ross Perot
A small ball is involved in this game that uses the layout seen here
Roulette
It's just 1 letter shorter than rotund
Round
A visitor center devoted to this judge in Langtry, Texas has his law book on display
Roy Bean
His 1892 work "Barrack-Room Ballads" included such poems as "Fuzzy-Wuzzy" & "Danny Deever"
Rudyard Kipling
After a visit to the maul, drop kick your way to a scrum in this sport developed in England
Rugby
In 1655 the British Royal Navy began to replace its sailors' beer rations with this alcoholic beverage
Rum
Billy Barty played the title role in the 1987 film about this gold-spinning gnome
Rumpelstiltskin
In 1954 Roger Bannister became the first person to do this in under 4 minutes
Run The Mile
Due to the commonplace amputation of limbs, a doctor or surgeon was often called this tool nickname
Sawbones
Pinkie Cleugh on Sept. 10, 1547 was the last of the battles between the royal armies of England & this neighbor
Scotland
Queen Margaret, the wife of King Malcolm Canmore, is this country's only female saint
Scotland
1707: The Act of Union joins these 2 countries into the United Kingdom of Great Britain
Scotland & England
A Dutch word for "boat pole" gave us this word for a large flat barge for hauling garbage
Scow
Its inventor originally called it Criss-Cross Words
Scrabble
Judy Reyes is on staff at Sacred Heart hospital as nurse Carla Espinosa on this Zach Braff sitcom
Scrubs
Jean Arp went from flat reliefs to the freestanding pieces called scuplture "in" this, like a type of theater
Sculpture In The Round
The 2 Brad Pitt films released in 1995 with numbers in their titles
Se7En & 12 Monkeys
These aquatic creatures, types of brine shrimp, are "brought to life" by crystals
Sea Monkeys
Laura Hillenbrand wrote a recent bestseller about this '30s horse
Seabiscuit
Darrell Hammond played this Scottish actor who... Nope, I can't say anything else; just name him
Sean Connery
It describes wine that's dry, not sweet
Sec
James Bayley founded this N.J. university & named it for his aunt, the first American-born saint
Seton Hall
In 1925 Chippewa Falls produced this mathematician hailed as the father of the supercomputer
Seymour Cray
"If a man have" 100 of these & one "be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine" to seek the stray?
Sheep
This 19th century character was known for his pipe smoking, violin playing & even cocaine use
Sherlock Holmes
After WWII the state form of this Asian religion was abolished; the sectarian form was unaffected
Shintoism
The Screen Actors Guild presented this child star with a lifetime achievement award in 2006
Shirley Temple Black
Seeing the unexpectedly high price of a car can put you into the "sticker" type of this
Shock
An aglet is found at the end of this item that holds your sneaker together
Shoelace
On an American football team, the only person not required to wear these is the kicker
Shoes
To find a leprechaun, follow the tapping of his hammer as he busies himself making these
Shoes
Roy Rogers sang, "Hoppy, Gene & me; we taught you how to" do this "straight"
Shoot
Small numbers of reindeer imported to Alaska from this Russian region eventually increased to more than 500,000
Siberia
Gabriel Garcia Marquez' "The General in His Labyrinth" tells of the last days of this liberator
Simã³N Bolivar
What little Tommy Tucker did for his supper
Sing
This small Asian island nation near Malaysia has one of the world's lowest infant mortality rates
Singapore
The world's 14th largest airline is based in this 240-square-mile island nation
Singapore (Singapore Airlines)
This composer of "The Mikado" wrote only 1 grand opera, "Ivanhoe"
Sir Arthur Sullivan
He experimented with prisms & published his theories on light & color in 1704's "Opticks"
Sir Isaac Newton
"The Knight of the Cloak"
Sir Walter Raleigh
In addition to claiming Virginia for England in 1584, he led 2 expeditions to the Orinoco River
Sir Walter Raleigh
In book 12 of "The Odyssey", Circe warns of these women "who betwitch everybody who approaches them"
Sirens
In "The Flying Nun", Sally Field played this "sister"
Sister Bertrille
Theodore Dreiser's own sister Emma had a fling with a married man, helping inspire this title woman
Sister Carrie
Around 1830 Catherine McAuley founded the sisters of this to care for Dublin's poor & sick
Sisters Of Mercy
If a recipe calls for blanching tomatoes, it's so that you can remove this more easily
Skin
Normally a dormouse spends the day doing this
Sleeping
To promote this local product, Crystal City, Texas erected a statue of Popeye
Spinach
Nickname of would-be assassin Lynette Fromme, released from a Fort Worth prison hospital in 2009
Squeaky
Indian Ocean "Big Brother" saw Kasyapa kill dad & build Sigiriya Fort as defense from his sibling on this island
Sri Lanka
This "saintly" Swiss resort was the site of the Winter Olympic Games in 1928 & 1948
St. Moritz
In 1881 Czar Alexander II was blown up in this city, his capital
St. Petersburg
A small nation in the Caribbean is comprised of the Grenadines & this island
St. Vincent
At age 90, this Cardinal legend who hit safely over 3,600 times appeared at the 2011 World Series
Stan "The Man" Musial
TV wasn't the final frontier for this series; in 1979 it became "The Motion Picture"
Star Trek
Charles Kettering invented an electric ignition & this device, which ended the need for hand-cranking
Starter
Born in 1898, this Bethlehem, PA. native's works include "John Brown's Body" & "The Devil and Daniel Webster"
Stephen Vincent Benet
Take these anabolic lipids only under a doctor's supervision
Steroids
He's CEO of both Apple Computer & Pixar Animation Studios
Steve Jobs
Taipei is this island's capital city
Taiwan
Britain's 4 PM "coffee break"
Tea Time
Stella could groove on "Breaking Ice", an anthology of fiction by black writers edited by this author
Terry Mcmillan
1 of 4 Major League ballparks named for the counties they're in
The Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Or The Kingdome, Milwaukee County Stadium, Or The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum)
This mid-Atlantic island group was uninhabited when discovered by Diego de Senil of Portugal around 1427
The Azores
Meaning "big" or "grand" in Russian, it's the name of Moscow's big grand ballet company
The Bolshoi
In 1900 more than 200 foreigners were killed during this bloody uprising in northern China
The Boxer Rebellion
This NFL team has just one, 12: Jim Kelly
The Buffalo Bills
Scientifically, this party dance could be called "The Infant Oryctolagus Bipedal Spring"
The Bunny Hop
Poem that contains the line "All in the valley of death rode the six hundred"
The Charge Of The Light Brigade
This children's foundation has been improving the quality of life for sick kids for more than 25 years
The Children's Starlight Foundation
...how to install an aerator on this sink part to control flow & splashing
The Faucet
What was once the Chicago Natural History Museum is now called this, after its founder
The Field Museum
Elmira Corning Regional Airport is one gateway to this scenic region
The Finger Lakes
Sergio Leone & Hans Christian Andersen Spaghetti Western in which Clint Eastwood becomes a swan
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Duckling
In 1811 Joseph de Maistre wrote in "Letter to X", "Every nation has the" one of these "it deserves"
The Government
This title guy lives in West Egg, Long Island; his lost love, Daisy Buchanan, in East Egg
The Great Gatsby
Much of this Stephen King serial novel takes place at Cold Mountain Penitentiary
The Green Mile
Rumpelstiltskin is a character in the 1962 fantasy "The Wonderful World of" these German brothers
The Grimm Brothers
At around 20% in each country, this ethnic group is the largest minority in both Turkey & Iraq
The Kurds
Cecilia Brady is out to kill her father in this last F. Scott Fitzgerald novel
The Last Tycoon
The powerful Italian leader Mussolini was called "Il Duce", which means this
The Leader
The pope hoped Pepin & his Franks would protect him against these Germanic people (not the Gables) led by Aistulf
The Lombards
Louisiana Governor Huey P. begat Louisiana Senator Russell B.
The Longs
From the Latin for "middle", it's the lowest balcony in a theater
The Mezzanine
Kirby Puckett
The Minnesota Twins
It's a 2-word alternate name for the harmonica
The Mouth Organ (Or Mouth Harp)
Connecticut has a state ship -- this nuclear-powered submarine which was commissioned at Groton on September 30, 1954
The Nautilus
The neck accounts for almost half the height of this largest living bird, a flightless species
The Ostrich
Covering 29 acres, the world's largest office building is this structure in Arlington, Virginia
The Pentagon
This 1935 Robert Sherwood play takes place at the Black Mesa Bar-B-Q & Gas Station in the Arizona desert
The Petrified Forest
Descartes called this gland "the seat of the rational soul"; scientists still aren't sure what it does
The Pineal Gland
This arch that separates the stage from the auditorium is from the Greek for "before the stage"
The Proscenium
In 1676 New Jersey was divided in 2, the western part controlled by members of this "friendly" religious group
The Quakers
The first luxury liner with this name was scrapped in 1972 after it burned & sank in a Hong Kong harbor
The Queen Elizabeth
1981: The "Tattoo You" tour
The Rolling Stones
Provence got its name from being this empire's first province beyond the Alps
The Roman Empire
The Coast Guard's navigation rules are also called these, which sound more applicable to car traffic
The Rules Of The Road
6 of "Bugs" Moran's henchmen & an optometrist were the victims of this 1929 slaughter
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Eliot Ness was hired by the Prohibition bureau in 1929, the same year as this holiday bloodletting
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
If it found its way into an orchestra, a hurdy-gurdy would be found in this section
The String Section
"Come sail away", as we set off on this river that Achilles was dipped in to make him invulnerable
The Styx
In 1672 Giovanni Cassini determined the distance from the Earth to this, creating a new measuring unit, the Au
The Sun
The play's the thing in a theatre named for this bird to which Ben Jonson compared Shakespeare
The Swan
Sade sang, "You give me, keep giving me" this, the title of a 1985 hit
The Sweetest Taboo
A red sandstone gate, a mosque & a vast garden surround this tomb in Agra, India
The Taj Mahal
In a right triangle, it's the ratio of the side opposite an acute angle to the side adjacent to the angle
The Tangent
On radio's "Car Tal
The Tappet Brothers
Of the Tagus, the Tarsus or the Taro, the river that runs through southern Turkey
The Tarsus
Peter Greenaway's "Prospero's Books" is a take on this bard play
The Tempest
Dancers clomp around in wooden shoes at the Holland, Michigan festival honoring this flower
The Tulip
In 1451 Nicholas V founded this library "for the common convenience of the learned"
The Vatican Library
The "hot" landing zone at Hill 881 South near Khe Sanh is depicted in the Gallery of this war
The Vietnam War
The location where Pres. George W. Bush eulogized Ford as "the best of America"
The Washington National Cathedral
This D.C. paper led all others in pursuing the story of the Watergate break-in
The Washington Post
A person who always looks busy for no apparent reason is compared to this Lewis Carroll rabbit
The White Rabbit
Chinese cooking has extremes of Egg Foo Yung & this dish of duck eggs that have been buried for a long while
Thousand/Hundred-Year-Old Eggs
The Keio Plaza Inter-Continental & the Hotel Seiyo Ginza
Tokyo
He made the cover of Time in 1989 as "Hollywood's Top Gun"
Tom Cruise
This South Dakota Democrat has been minority leader in the U.S. Senate since 1995
Tom Daschle
Character who gave his name to lines like, " 'The prisoner's coming down,' he said condescendingly"
Tom Swift
In July of 1996 an era in baseball ended when this Dodgers manager retired after 20 seasons
Tommy Lasorda
This polo-playing Harvard grad played Loretta Lynn's husband in "Coal Miner's Daughter"
Tommy Lee Jones
A chameleon can use this organ, almost as long as its body, to catch birds
Tongue
ABC's comedy "Hudson Street" stars Lori Loughlin & this former "Who's the Boss?" housekeeper
Tony Danza
Dorothy's doggie (4)
Toto
By its derivation the only thing in an arboretum should be these, no shrubs or other plants
Trees
Kids as young as 7 swim, bike & run at the Ironkids one of these events -- poor tykes
Triathlon
Dendrochronologists study the climate of the past mainly by examining these in trees
Trunk Rings
Paine's first pamphlet in the "Crisis" series began, "These are the times that" do this
Try Men's Souls
This "steak" is a hot dog
Tube Steak
Plastic containers for leftover food that are fit for a "party"
Tupperware
Some types of this head covering can use up to 50 yards of material
Turban
In 1873 solid silver bricks were laid in a pavement in Central City to welcome this visiting president
Ulysses S. Grant
When it's wet out, don't forget to take your brolly, one of these
Umbrella
It's a strong current below the water's surface, caused by waves breaking on a beach
Undertow
It's the "U" in UFO
Unidentified
In 1941, after the National Labor Relations Act, Henry Ford had to accept these groups in his factories
Unions
In 1988 officials in this country admitted they had printed false maps for years to fool enemies
Ussr
This word precedes "We Love Thee" in the title of a state song
Utah
As Carly Simon could tell you, it's a synonym for narcissistic
Vain
This surgery, cutting the vas deferens, makes a vast difference in male fertility
Vasectomy
Bob Hope started in show biz in this theatrical form as half of the dance team Hope & Rosequist
Vaudeville
"Death in ____" & "The Merchant of ___"
Venice
This city's main shopping street is the Mercerie, between the Rialto Bridge & St. Mark's Square
Venice
Cyrpus is celebrated as the island where she emerged from the sea
Venus
Though not the closest to the Sun, it has the highest surface temperature
Venus
"Against", as in a lawsuit
Versus
In 1997 Jules Feiffer left this newspaper after more than 40 years of cartooning there
Village Voice
It was the Mayflower's original destination; then they ran out of beer
Virginia
Maryland is "the Old Line State"; this is "the Old Dominion"
Virginia
Leonard Wood lost the 1920 Republican nomination to this man who went on to win the presidency
Warren G. Harding
SAW NOTHING
Washington
Elizabeth & her new husband spent part of their honeymoon promoting this new perfume
White Diamonds
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew at the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit) With a spin in a Stanley Steamer in Ohio in 1901, this man became the first U.S. president to ride in a car
William Mckinley
This royal was born in The Hague in 1650 & died in London in 1702
William Of Orange
"The Father of Pennsylvania"
William Penn
After retiring in 1869, this secretary of state traveled the world, including a stop in Alaska
William Seward
"Dr. Fever & Mr. Tide"
Wkrp In Cincinnati
Of the nearly 500 people on this list since its inception, only 8 have been these; the first made it in 1968
Women
(AUDIO DAILY DOUBLE): Character whose theme song is heard here:
Woody Woodpecker
The material cost of this war was greater than all other wars put together
World War Ii
1962 would have followed 1914 & 1939 in the sequence if this had resulted from the Cuban Missile Crisis
World War Iii
It belonged to Khan in a 1982 "Star Trek" title
Wrath
One of the largest log hotels in the world, the Old Faithful Inn is found in this state
Wyoming
On this leader's death in 2004, Hahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, assumed chairmanship of the PLO
Yasser Arafat
This paving material of the road to the Emerald City is in need of repairs
Yellow Brick
In this animated film Fred Captains the title transport to Pepperland
Yellow Submarine
BSN sells this product under the Danone name in France & Dannon in the U.S.
Yogurt
Augustine of Canterbury died around 605; William of this other archbishopric, 550 years later
York
According to Frankie Laine, "If ever the devil was born without a pair of horns it was" this woman
You, Jezebel, It Was You
You could call this Algerian-born designer the "saint" of French fashion
Yves Saint Laurent
This writer & wife of a famous author died in a fire at a mental hospital in 1948
Zelda Fitzgerald
This memoir, winner of a 1997 Pulitzer Prize, has made Limerick a hot tourist destination
\"Angela's Ashes\"
They're the 3 words found at the top of Mel Blanc's gravestone
\"That's All Folks\"
In German, this classic story is called "Die Kleine Seejungfrau"
\"The Little Mermaid\"
