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When measuring this, the doctor uses his fingers, not his thumb, because the thumb has its own

Pulse Rate

From the Greek for "Phoenician", this word describes the 3 Rome vs. Carthage wars; Rome went 3-0

Punic

To poke with a pointed object, or the object itself

Prod

It was the colorful 21-year "project" conducted by the U.S. Air Force to examine UFO phenomena

Project Blue Book

Det. whose show was spun off from "Barney Miller", but thrown back due to small ratings

Fish

Many conservatives call for the U.S. to adopt this; Estonia has it, set at 23%

Flat Income Tax

A perpetual one was tended to by the Vestal Virgins

Fire

Today meaning a self-employed person, this term derives from medieval knights who sold their skills

Freelancer

His play about Mrs. Warren could become "Best Little Whorehouse in Europe"

George Bernard Shaw ("Mrs. Warren's Profession")

After recanting is belief that the Earth orbits the sun, he's said to have muttered, "But it does move"

Galileo

1931: "Second Rhapsody"

George Gershwin

Frenchmen Clemenceau & Bizet

Georges

This state was named for an English king, the grandfather of the one during the revolution

Georgia

"Shaft" (1971)

Richard Roundtree

Ex-governor L. Douglas Wilder

Richmond

Type of pasta seen here, its name means "striped"

Rigatoni

You're on this "wing" if you support traditional values & the conservative party line

Right-Wing

If you gave him 4 minutes in 1954, he could run a mile & still have time remaining

Roger Bannister

Augusten Burroughs wrote of his tumultuous youth in the memoir doing this "With Scissors"

Running

One form of this pre-meal prayer begins, "Bless us, O Lord, and these thy gifts"

Grace

Gerald Ford nominated this former actress as ambassador to Ghana in 1974

Shirley Temple Black

Composer whose name completes the title of Rimsky-Korsakov's opera "Mozart and..."

Salieri

In addition to playing matriarch Nora Holden on "Brothers & Sisters", she has played Abby's mom on "ER"

Sally Field

She answered an ad in her college paper looking for astronauts, & in 1983 became the first American woman in space

Sally Ride

Gary Sinise directed the 1996 revival of this acotr-playwright's Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Buried Child"

Sam Shepard

Historians believe he gave the signal for the Tea Party (not the beer party) to begin

Samuel Adams

In 1776 Juan Bautista de Anza claimed the site for this California city's Presidio

San Francisco

The annual Chinese New Year parade in this West Coast city is the largest celebration of its kind outside Asia

San Francisco

The MLS' Earthquakes shake things up for this city (they play in Santa Clara & Oakland, really)

San Jose

From 1975 to 1979 she was a Superior Court judge in Maricopa County, Arizona

Sandra Day O' Connor

As the 4th Earl of this, John Montagu could have made a lot of bread off the culinary item named for him

Sandwich

The fables known as the Panchatantra were originally written in this classical language

Sanskrit

In 1818, this country & the U.S. agreed to joint occupation of the Oregon territory

Great Britain

Joseph Fiennes as the Bard meets Ali MacGraw, a dying girl & never says "Sorry"

Shakespeare In Love Story

From the Irish for "small clover", it's the national emblem seen here

Shamrock

The name of this Chinese city became a verb describing how some pirate ships gained their sailors

Shanghai

(I'm Derek Fisher) One highlight of the Lakers' first game at Staples Center was my alley-oop pass to this big guy who scored 28 points

Shaquille O'neal

The refrain of his hit "Lullaby" is "Everything's gonna be all right, rock-a-bye..."

Shawn Mullins

An editor bet that Seuss (would not) could not write a book using 50 words or less; the result was this story

Green Eggs And Ham

This "Father of Genetics" is the subject of the biography "The Monk in the Garden"

Gregor Mendel

This group of about 600 islets & islands is located between Grenada & St. Vincent

Grenadines

Battle wagon is another name for a battleship, so paint it the color called battleship this

Grey

Reuben Mattus created this ice cream (& its Danish-sounding name) in the Bronx in 1961

Haagen-Dazs

During the Civil War, Lincoln suspended this right not to be held in prison without court consent

Habeas Corpus

Clingmans Dome is the highest peak in this Appalachian range

Great Smoky Mountains

Feb. 14 is also the feast day of this Catholic saint who developed for the Slavs an alphabet that bears his name

St. Cyril

Miles O'Keeffe played this title role in a film produced by Bo Derek & directed by husband John

Tarzan The Ape Man

Time to get high on this hyphenated maker's hog, specifically the Fat Bob, which gets a fat 53 mpg on the highway

Harley-Davidson

In the '60s Guinness began marketing this lager named for the musical instrument on its label

Harp

His library in Independence, Missouri opened to the public in 1957

Harry S. Truman

In 1947: Kenneth C. Royall

Harry S. Truman

"War is Peace" & "Freedom is Slavery" in this 1949 work

1984

1998's MVP in the American League was outfielder Juan Gonzalez, then with this team

Texas Rangers (Now With The Tigers)

Cambridge University dates back to this century; so does the Magna Carta

The 13Th Century

In 2009 some collectors' editions of this coin will contain 95% copper, as it did in 1909

The Penny

A 1960 novella about a young lady with a secret lit up the stage as the musical "The Light in" this place

The Piazza

The "hospitality" fruit, it can keep Jell-O from jelling

The Pineapple

Founded by Hugh Hefner, this 2-day festival has been grooving at the Hollywood Bowl since 1979

The Playboy Jazz Festival

It brought its last shipment of mail into Sacramento November 20, 1861

The Pony Express

In fashion: Domenico Dolce &...

Stefano Gabbana

Originally, Chinese mathematicians rounded off pi to this whole number

3

Total number of royal flushes that can be dealt out of one deck of cards

4

It's the simplest fractional form of .75

4-Mar

To excel in this category, you should know that XL in Roman numerals equals this

40

Peter Straub collaborated with this man on the wildly successful best-seller, "The Talisman"

Stephen King

In 1816 French physician Rene Laennec invented this device used to listen to the heart & lungs

Stethoscope

Unlike the corned beef & red flannel varieties, the "heavenly" type of this food is a candy

Hash

This state's Nihau Island has been privately owned since the 1860s

Hawaii

This university leads the U.S. in the market value of its endowment assets; Yale is No. 2

Harvard University

In 1970 McDonnell Douglas introduced this jetliner to compete with the Boeing 747

Dc-10

Dr. Spooner once talked of his queer old dean

Dear Old Queen

This New Orleans style of jazz is characterized by its improvisational solos

Dixieland

In a 1992 film he tells Tom Cruise, "You can't handle the truth!"

Jack Nicholson

This man cast the first tie-breaking vote in U.S. Senate history

John Adams

The first Monday in September, it honors working people in the U.S. & Canada

Labor Day

The prime minister of England lives here

10 Downing Street

Double whoa! The highest grade of egg is this

Aa

The Efik people of this continent are closely related to the Ibibio

Africa

A dam, a reservoir & the year 1912 are among the symbols featured on its seal

Arizona

Used by male "strippers", it's the tool seen here

Belt Sander

Goodyear's The Eagle

Blimp

John's scallions

Bunyan's Onions

One who steals in the night: "B Is For..."

Burglar

Thailand is home to Thai & this African country is home to Rundi

Burundi

It's the title tune heard here

Camelot

You can't see or smell this gas produced by gas engines, but inhaling it will make you dizzy

Carbon Monoxide

In the Gettysburg campaign, Lee's forces were along Seminary Ridge and the federal forces along this ridge

Cemetery Ridge

A specific dry white wine originated in & was named for this French town in the Yonne Department

Chablis

The first Greek philosophers tried to understand the universe, practicing this -ology, from the Greek for "order"

Cosmology

During WWI, rather than waste manpower on mowing the White House lawn, she grazed sheep

Edith Wilson

A positive ion is formed when an atom loses one or more of these

Electron

On the title page of a book, the phrase "Edicio Princeps" would indicate this

First Edition

Rin Tin Tin

German Shepherd

"The Ricardos Change Apartments"

I Love Lucy

On May 9, 1946 this country's King Victor Emmanuel abdicated in favor of his son Umberto

Italy

Zeus

Jupiter

He's played Silent Bob in a slew of films including "Mallrats" & "Clerks"

Kevin Smith

This "beloved physician" dedicated his gospel & the book of acts to a Christian named Theophilus

Luke

His first wife was Fadia; Octavia & Cleo came later

Marc Antony

The term agoraphobia, fear of crowds, comes from Greek agora, this place

Market

Myles Standish State Park

Massachusetts

He was Liz Taylor's first husband

Nicky Hilton

Brittany is famous for the Belon type of this mollusk, used for eating, not pearls

Oysters

Frenchman who discovered the Piezoelectric Effect, that certain crystals when stressed make electricity

Pierre Curie

Best "CORK" Song

Rock

King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz reversed policy & allowed foreign fighters in this country in 1990

Saudi Arabia

As 2 words, it's part of a ram's or ewe's leg; as 1 word, it's a knot for shortening rope

Sheepshank

The minivan in front of me is playing this 2001 movie where Fiona turns into a somewhat attractive ogre

Shrek

She based the characters of Anne & Robert in her novel "The Mandarins" on herself & Jean-Paul Sartre

Simone De Beauvoir

Around 1375: "...and the Green Knight"

Sir Gawain

This drum used for military marching shares its name with a device to catch animals

Snare Drum

Called "Slammin' Sam", he's the only man to win the same PGA tournament 8 times

Snead

Pete pan-fries this Chinese legume that the French call mange-tout--eat it all, pod & all

Snow Peas

In 1955, a transistor radio was one of the first products to carry this brand name founded by Akio Morita

Sony

Born Sofia Scicolone, her A&E bio was subtitled "Actress Italian Style"

Sophia Loren

UNUSED IN SPY

Sunny Side Up

Most people just want to vivir, this

To Live

Avalon & Corolla

Toyota

Egotistical, or a blood vessel

Vain/Vein

In the original Asteroids game, this was the term for jumping to a random location

Warping To Hyperspace

"Love Affair", "Heaven Can Wait", "Dick Tracy"

Warren Beatty

Past tense of "is"

Washington

Rembrandt & Winslow Homer were both known for this type of painting involving dissolved pigments

Watercolor

8-letter synonym for "anytime"

Whenever

This star of "Z" & "Jean de Florette" was exhumed in 1998 to get his DNA for a paternity test

Yves Montand

Are they just friends? Britney's been linked romantically to Justin Timberlake of this band

'N Sync

Peter's pepper

(7) Pickled

In 1867 this Swedish inventor found kieselguhr, a type of chalky earth, absorbed a lot of nitroglycerine

(Alfred) Nobel

This future president disgraced himself as Lincoln's VP with a drunken speech on inauguration day

(Andrew) Johnson

The USDA's Risk Management Agency provides this, protecting against loss due to drought, hail & falling prices

(Crop) Insurance

Civil War military leader who lent his name to the world's largest tree by volume, a towering Giant Sequoia

(General) Sherman

In 1908 Oscar Strauss turned this playwright's "Arms and the Man" into the operetta "The Chocolate Soldier"

(George Bernard) Shaw

1836's "O.T.: a Danish Romance" is a grownup novel by this man who'd soon turn his hand to fairy tales

(Hans Christian) Andersen

She created Bridget Jones for a newspaper column "and it just snowballed from there"

(Helen) Fielding

Mama Leone's, on 44th St. in New York City, is a famous one of these establishments

(Italian) Restaurant

He was born in a Colorado army hospital in 1943; the family moved to Massachusetts soon after

(John) Kerry

He wrote a play called "Clevinger's Trial", based on Chapter 8 of his novel "Catch-22"

(Joseph) Heller

This actress now portrays James Bond's M; she plays queens pretty well, too

(Judi) Dench

This poet & author of "The Handmaid's Tale" received a Master's from Radcliffe

(Margaret) Atwood

In his acceptance speech, Pres. Obama quoted this 1964 American recipient saying, "violence never brings permanent peace"

(Martin Luther) King (Jr.)

This author's "Lord of the Flies" has been turned into films directed by Peter Brook & Harry Hook

(William) Golding

Class of instruments to which the flute belongs

(Wood)Wind

In 1912 this folk music legend had his 1st chance to say "This land is your land" (which he did not do, as he was a newborn)

(Woody) Guthrie

x the equivalent of the Roman numeral XX

100

Of 6, 16 or 26 pounds, the weight limit for a standard bowling ball

16

Permanent teeth divided by 2 then multiplied by 10

160

In "The Sound of Music", Liesl was "going on" this number

17

A hurricane is a tropical one

A Cyclone

From the Greek for "circle", it's a low-pressure area, with spiraling winds, that may be half the size of the U.S.

A Cyclone

The name of this 6-pointed star comes from the Greek for "six" & "letter"

A Hexagram

Yeehaw! It's a boisterous social gathering featuring square dancing

A Hoedown

It's a person held in high regard or awarded for great achievements, like certain poets

A Laureate

Title roles played by Jean-Louis Trintignant & Anouk Aimée in 1966 & a 1986 sequel

A Man And A Woman

2-word cooking term for a society made up of many different cultures

A Melting Pot

Monumental temple gateway in ancient Egypt (also a Faulkner novel) (Bonus: & an orange traffic cone)

A Pylon

Mother Teresa adopted Indian citizenship & donned this Indian garment as her habit

A Sari

The jackass, possibly the Somali variety, was domesticated on this continent about 6,000 years ago

Africa

Also called Cape Dutch, it has constitutional recognition as a national language in Namibia

Afrikaans

In 1961 he reached an altitude of 115 miles in the Freedom 7

Alan Shepard

Going clockwise around the Mediterranean, it's the next national capital after Tunis

Algiers

...in French, if you remember this French word for "friend"

Ami

Well, as far as we can tell, this term for a building extension should ring a bell

An Ell

In 2003 a closed caption said Alan Greenspan was treated "for an enlarged prostitute" instead of this

An Enlarged Prostate

A witty saying or expression

An Epigram

When Count Vronsky's love for her seems to fade, she throws herself under a train

Anna Karenina

This great French sculptor sculpted "The Kiss" in 1886

Auguste Rodin

This Guns N' Roses lead vocalist was born William Bailey

Axl Rose

"Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"

Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid

Filmmakers Joel & Ethan

C-O-E-N

1904: "...and Kings"

Cabbages

Tom Hanks is Fed-Exed to a deserted island & befriends a volleyball

Cast Away

Classical Mythology: Oddly, these "heavenly" twins had the same mother, Leda, but different fathers

Castor & Pollux

A country in Africa, or the little circle punched out of a punch card

Chad

Born: June 14, 1928, Rosario, Argentina. Died: Oct. 9, 1967, Bolivia

Che Guevara

The elevator ride costs $12 to the observation deck at the 1,136' level of this 1,815' Toronto landmark

Cn Tower

Under Ottoman rule Yemen was big in the trade of this out of the town of Al Mukha, or Mocha

Coffee

Several weeks before July 4, 1776 New Hampshire issued its own one of these

Declaration Of Independence

Partial blindness compelled him to stop painting ballerinas circa 1898

Degas

This Ancient Greek town on Mount Parnassus was the site of a famous oracle

Delphi

"We love to fly and it shows"

Delta

It's fifth in the Greek alphabet & its descendant is fifth in the English alpabet

Epsilon

Mercy killing

Euthanasia

Virga is the meteorological term for rain that does this before it reaches the ground

Evaporates

In photography, these lens attachments include polarizing, star & neutral density

Filters

Michelangelo's statue of Bacchus is among the art treasures in the Bargello in this Italian city

Florence

She won 3 track & field gold medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Florence Griffith-Joyner

Sadly, in the last decade of her life this "Lady With The Lamp" was blind & an invalid

Florence Nightingale

Manatee Springs State Park

Florida

Physician Robert Graves first identified this disease in 1835

Graves' Disease

Sky Masterson & Nathan Detroit

Guys And Dolls

Atherosclerosis is better known by this 4-word phrase

Hardening Of The Arteries

Anyone cool knows this is a person's haunch

Hip

In March 1921 he became the first Japanese prince to tour Europe

Hirohito

This rhyming simile seems to have been a reference to movie star Errol

In Like Flynn

This country's Krishna & Godavari rivers lie on the Deccan plateau

India

Over 10 interstate & U.S. highways funnel into this Indiana capital; thus its nickname, the "Crossroads of America"

Indianapolis

Presented by a grand jury, it's a formal written accusation charging a party with a crime

Indictment

In 1986 the canal named for this woman began providing irrigation to the Great Indian Desert

Indira Gandhi

When it comes to laptops, this company's vPro processors are inside

Intel

From the Greek ienai, "to go", Michael Faraday coined this term for an atom with an electrical charge

Ion

It's sandwiched between Minnesota & Missouri

Iowa

This state's first paper was the Du Buque Visitor, which began publishing in 1836

Iowa

Rain

Iran

"Land Of Two Rivers" is the anthem of this country whose history goes back thousands of years

Iraq

Basra & Baghdad

Iraq

Greeks & Romans wrote about this island, Hibernia, though they never settled on it

Ireland

If you crave Swiss food in this country (& who doesn't) head for the Swiss Barn Restaurant in Killarney

Ireland

The name of this element comes from iris, "rainbow", & refers to its multi-hued compounds

Iridium

Rainbow goddess' disease-spreading particles

Iris's Viruses

Finished around 1000 A.D., "The Pillow Book" of Sei Shonagon is one of this country's literary masterpieces

Japan

Seen here, the first World's Fair in Asia was hosted by this country

Japan

Beginning in February 1942, Canada moved 21,000 people of this background to internment camps

Japanese-Canadians

"And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham and" him

Japheth

Slate said this Gungan's "weirdly offensive personality make(s) him the focus of fan disillusionment"

Jar Jar Binks

In a Paris shop, the English word "jaundice" may help you remember this French word for "yellow"

Jaune

This tragic dramatist who died in 1699 has the same name as a Wisconsin city

Jean Racine

We have a "Suspicion" you know she was born Joan de Havilland

Joan Fontaine

With $6 million in 1977, Steve Cauthen led the money winners in this profession

Jockeys

As a child star, she lost the Oscar for "Taxi Driver", but came back as an adult to win for "The Accused"

Jodie Foster

Curran is the last name of this title bigfoot played by Peter Boyle in a 1970 film

Joe

Criticized for flamboyance, in 1982 Noguchi issued a terse statement on the death of this "SNL" comedian

John Belushi

2 of the people who witnessed his execution were John Wilkes Booth & Stonewall Jackson

John Brown

Some 20 years after finishing his “U.S.A.†trilogy, he took out a patent on a soap-bubble gun

John Dos Passos

Fighting the sun at this man's inauguration, he declaimed, "The land was ours before we were the land's"

John F. Kennedy

In May 2001 Gerald Ford stopped into this president's library to pick up its Profiles in Courage Award

John F. Kennedy

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John Roberts

Napoleon's oldest brother, he spent many years in exile in New Jersey following Waterloo

Joseph

In addition to its bountiful wildlife, this desert is the site of the Orapa diamond mine, one of the world's largest

Kalahari

One of the "Big Island"'s biggest thrills is flying in a helicopter over this volcano that's been erupting since 1983

Kilauea

The romances of this legendary king tell of Dagonet, a fool he knighted

King Arthur

In a 2000 TV miniseries Kimberly Williams found herself in "The 10th" this

Kingdom

Middle name of "Naked and the Dead" author Mailer or first name of "Lucky Jim" author Amis

Kingsley

"The Big Apple does not grow in the Garden of Eden", this mayor explained

Koch

In November 1998 West Germany's parliament commemorated the 50th anniversary of this notorious night

Kristallnacht

This "Simpsons" TV clown has worked with Sideshow Bob, Sideshow Mel & Sideshow Luke Perry

Krusty The Klown

Ramsey & Travers must have been into sci-fi--they found xenon & this element, No. 36

Krypton

1981 & 1996: Snake Plissken

Kurt Russell

This Disney film claimed, "she was from the leash and license set...he's footloose and collar free!"

Lady & The Tramp

Named for a French statesman, this Louisiana lake is about half the size of Rhode Island

Lake Pontchartrain

In 1991 this former Tennessee governor became President Bush's Secretary of Education

Lamar Alexander

The first one was added in 1950 by the producers of NBC's "The Hank McCune Show"

Laugh Track

The title of this show stayed the same in 1982 even though half the title team left the show

Laverne & Shirley

"Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" first appeared in the second edition of this Whitman collection

Leaves Of Grass

The act of making or enacting laws

Legislation

"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to" do this

Lie Down In Green Pastures

"Look to the Lilies", based on this book, starred Al Freeman, Jr. in the role Sidney Poitier played on film

Lilies Of The Field

This toy train was created in 1901 as an animated ad for a toy store window display

Lionel

It makes sense that these proud & powerful mammals live in groups called prides

Lions

The Art Institute of Chicago is guarded by 2 of these beasts (bronze ones, not real ones)

Lions

For saving this little girl from the waters of the Mississippi, Uncle Tom was bought by her father

Little Eva

Charles Ingalls

Little House On The Prairie

This weapon with a rapid rate of fire was an early English asset

Longbow

The 1812 publication of "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" made this poet an immediate sensation

Lord Byron

Lady Hamilton was the lover of this British admiral honored in Trafalgar Square

Lord Nelson

For 164 years, 1610 to 1774, France was ruled by just 3 kings, all of this name

Louis

Randy Jones' BBQ at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium sells a half-pound hot dog named for this baseball equipment brand

Louisville Slugger

Art & commerce do mix, as you'll find at the Paris Mall Carrousel du this

Louvre

Jean de la Bruyere said "Time, which strengthens friendship, weakens" this emotion

Love

In 1959 the first garment to be made of this new rubber-like material was a girdle

Lycra

The northern deer tick is a major carrier of this disease first seen in Connecticut

Lyme Disease

To prevent rejection of transplanted organs, doctors suppress these blood cells

Lymphocytes (Or White Blood Cells)

Hubert H. Humphrey

Lyndon Johnson

We're one big island! (& several small ones); Lemur entertain you! (Disclaimer: Lemurs will not, repeat not, speak to you)

Madagascar

This 1856 Flaubert novel introduce new element of realism in western literature; Tarzan shocked by title woman immorality

Madame Bovary

This opera's best-known aria is Cio-Cio-San's "Un Bel Di Vedremo"

Madame Butterfly

Alphabetically, it's the last state capital named for a U.S. president

Madison (Wisconsin)

She won a 1991 Grammy, her first, for best long-form music video for "Blonde Ambition World Tour Live"

Madonna

In 1996 Chevy reintroduced this model first seen in 1964, also the name of a version of Barbie

Malibu

In 1530 Holy Roman emperor Charles V gave this island nation to the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem

Malta

The Federation of Fly Fishers, Harvard's Hasty Pudding Club & Time Magazine all name one of these

Man Of The Year

In 1961 the future sex counselor born Ruth Siegel married a man named this

Manfred Westheimer

19th century term for the belief that U.S. expansion across North America was "destined by God"

Manifest Destiny

The familiar piece heard here is the "National Emblem" one of these

March

Juice of 1/2 lime 1/2 oz. triple sec 1 oz. tequila in a salt-rimmed glass

Margarita

In 1911 the New York Times reported, "Vast Engineering Works Accomplished by Our Planetary Neighbors" here

Mars

The bandicoot

Marsupial

This place is a tomb: a big one!

Mausoleum

To interfere in someone's business, or an Olympic award

Meddle/Medal

Elvisopolis (7)

Memphis

In the '60s this character's ooky maiden name was Frump

Morticia Addams

She joins the Chinese army to protect her father & ends up a hero

Mulan

Miss Universe 1992, Michelle McLean, founded a children's trust in this country once known as South West Africa

Namibia

First member of the "me" generation, this youth fell in love with his own reflection

Narcissus

"The Empire State..."

New York

Los Angeles

Nfl

Cape Breton Island is part of this Canadian province

Nova Scotia

From the Latin for "nine", it's actually the 11th in the Gregorian system

November

"Atomic" & this word describing the central region of an atom are both found before "power" & "fission"

Nuclear

OTB, in reference to (but not at) Churchill Downs

Off-Track Betting

Readily available to be summoned to work, though not necessarily scheduled

On Call

Because of his style of painting females, this master's name gave us an adjective for plump women

Peter Paul Rubens (Rubenesque)

Van Cliburn

Piano

What hath Roth Wrought?; title guy Alexander laments to a shrink; feels guilty? You bet!

Portnoy's Complaint

This prince's efforts led to the development of the Caravel, a sailing ship

Prince Henry The Navigator

From 1952 to 1987 she was chief of state of Fiji

Queen Elizabeth Ii

He was Norway's minister of defense from 1931 to 1933

Quisling

Many rodents of a particular type & polaris

Rats & Star

"Life is not a spectator sport"

Reebok

Mary Rinehart

Roberts

Kazakhstan has less than a 1,000-mile border with China, but an over 4,000-mile one with this country

Russia

"Staying Alive" (1983)

Saturday Night Fever

This team's Ichiro Suzuki was named 2001 American League Rookie of the Year & MVP

Seattle Mariners

The Slinky, Wham-O's hula hoop, the Barbie Doll

Slinky

Twine Show

Snow White

This city already had a bad reputation when Lot decided to settle there

Sodom

It often follows "Going once, going twice..."

Sold!

Jose Zapatero, from Jose Maria Aznar

Spain

Wooden bane of a vampire

Stake

"The Nutcracker" for example & Brat Pack actor Rob

Suite & Lowe

Juliana Top, this country's highest point, was named for a Dutch Queen

Suriname

Made famous in song, this river begins in Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp & empties into the Gulf of Mexico via Florida

Suwannee River

Don't put your PB&J on this -- it's the thymus gland or pancreas of a calf

Sweetbread

Lenin spent WWI in this country, but he was far from neutral on the subject

Switzerland

A small amount, or an English sponge cake dessert

T-R-I-F-L-E

Verses from the Koran decorate the walls of this marble tomb in Agra built by Shah Jahan for his late wife

Taj Mahal

You can make the traditional ties for these from strands of their corn husk wrappings

Tamales

Tony winner Hinton Battle says he doesn't buy these shoes premade, he buys soft shoes & makes his own

Tap Shoes

The French variety of this herb the French call estragon is more refined in taste than the Russian

Tarragon

Part history, part fashion, "Battle of the Clans" tells of these patterns banned in the 18th century

Tartans

Occupation suffering the USA's highest homicide rate or title of the 1976 winner starring Robert De Niro

Taxi Driver

William J. McCarthy is president of this union

Teamsters

In Lewis Carroll's book, this tea party attender doesn't have the familiar adjective of insanity as part of his name

The (Mad) Hatter

Avast, me hearties! In 1995 Malcolm Glazer paid $192 million for this Florida football team

The (Tampa Bay) Buccaneers

Built over 2,000 years ago & still in use, it was the main "way" to get from Rome to Greece

The Appian Way

In September 1939 NBC had its transmitter on this building; CBS had its on the Chrysler Building later

The Empire State Building

Ophthalmo-

The Eye

Official written records of proceedings at a meeting

The Minutes

On this sitcom, Oscar Nunez is Oscar, Creed Bratton is Creed, Angela Kinsey is Angela & Rainn Wilson is...Dwight

The Office

Visible with binoculars (but less so in the planet's summer), they're the easiest Martian surface features to see

The Polar Ice Caps

Dippin' my tootsies in this sea that's also known as the Lake of Gennesaret

The Sea Of Galilee

Pride! Envy! Gluttony! Lust! All that & more are dramatized in a 1933 opera named for this septet of vices

The Seven Deadly Sins

A pregnant Demi Moore saves the world from the apocalypse in this 1988 flick

The Seventh Sign

This prequel to "The Lord of the Rings" was published posthumously in 1977

The Silmarillion

Dole berry pickers

The United Farm Workers

While in Paris, poet & critic Ezra Pound helped little-known talent T.S. Eliot edit this 1922 poem

The Waste Land

Lines attributed to Twain include "Everybody talks about" this, "but nobody does anything about it"

The Weather

Tony Orlando & Dawn: "Knock __ Times"

Three

An amphibian avenue

Toad Road

It was once known as New Connecticut

Vermont

In August 1996 this chain, the world's largest retailer, opened its first outlets in China

Wal-Mart

I.M. Pei's L'Enfant Plaza opened to acclaim in this city in 1968

Washington, D.C.

In a Beatles hit, the title words preceding "Work It Out"

We Can

The 4 chief ones in ancient Greece were Aeolus' children Eurus, Notus, Zephyrus & Boreas

Winds

Wine

Wisconsin & Nebraska

A Prague museum devoted to this composer contains the rooms where he finished "Don Giovanni"

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Jupiter is the Roman equivalent of this Greek god

Zeus

2001: Male supermodel Ben Stiller is on the downside of his career

Zoolander

"Their Eyes Were Watching God"

Zora Neale Hurston

French Fauvist famous for his 1905 "Woman with a Hat" & a mural in a Pennsylvania museum

Henri Matisse

This Model T maker bought out his stockholders, calling them parasites

Henry Ford

Launched in 1924 & still around today, Bit-o-this features a bee on the wrapper

Honey

They cost "one-a-penny, two-a-penny"

Hot Cross Buns

Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital

House (M.D.)

This animal pulls the coach in the Emerald City

Horse Of A Different Color

This cabinet department is responsible for housing needs & the improvement & development of urban areas

Housing And Urban Development

On June 14, 1995 this team led by Hakeem Olajuwon won its second straight NBA title

Houston Rockets

Born in Edinburgh in 1847, moved to Boston in 1871, responsible for "Millionaire" lifelines in 1999

Alexander Graham Bell

Washington's first cabinet appointments were Randolph, Knox, Jefferson & this treasury secretary

Alexander Hamilton

Around 1800 this scientist from Como, Italy developed a forerunner of the electric battery

Alessandro Volta

In 1817 he founded America's first free school for the deaf in Hartford, Conn.

Thomas Gallaudet

University of Nebraska Football, 1973-1997

Tom Osborne

In November 1959 he arrived in Holcomb, Kansas to begin 6 years of research for "In Cold Blood"

Truman Capote

This lung disease claimed the life of Poe's 24-year-old wife

Tuberculosis

This Christian holiday also called Hallowmas was created as the day after Halloween to convert people

All Saints' Day

Fido knows that Robert Hunsicker created this dog food brand

Alpo

The Delicious variety of this fruit was first grown in the late 1800s on a farm in Peru, Iowa

Apple

The daddy longlegs

Arachnid

Spiders belong to this class named for a Lydian maiden who was transformed by Athena into a spider

Arachnids

This catchphrase from the comic strip "Zippy The Pinhead" has made its way into Bartlett's

Are We Having Fun Yet?

Romans were from Mars, Greeks were from this god of war

Ares

This river shares the spelling of its name with the state in which the 42nd U.S. president was born

Arkansas

James Church chose this name for his product because the symbols of the god Vulcan represented power

Arm & Hammer

It's under heavy cover: IDOL ALARM

Armadillo

In 1711 Queen Anne saw the potential for this racecourse; its royal enclosure still has a formal dress code

Ascot

Jessica's little sis, she & Pete Wentz named their son Bronx Mowgli

Ashlee Simpson

Marshals & their deputies are responsible to the deputy this in the Department of Justice

Attorney General

TV's Alice Kramden, she was born in Wu Chang, China

Audrey Meadows

Capitals named for women include the capital of Maryland & this Maine capital

Augusta

Cockatoo Island is a former prison in this country settled by prisoners

Australia

Alphabetically, the first letter that stands alone as the symbol of a chemical element

B

It's another term for a bachelor's degree

Baccalaureate

"Fundamental" 4-letter term for a substance that reacts with acids to form salts & can turn litmus paper blue

Base

Led by Lew Alcindor, Power Memorial in NYC won 71 straight games in this sport 1962-65

Basketball

The rock & largemouth black types of this are both in the sunfish family

Bass

A Middle English word for a fishhook gives us this word for the peaceful practice of hook-&-line fishing

Angling

The main source on 9th-12th Century England is this hyphenated "chronicle" named for 2 groups

Anglo-Saxon

Millie Perkins was a teenage model before she starred in "The Diary of" this famous teenager in 1959

Anne Frank

Eurythmics

Annie Lennox

In 1995 scientists in Switzerland created atoms of this substance that may not exist naturally in our universe

Antimatter

"Three Sisters" (1901)

Anton Chekhov

At the 31 B.C. Battle of Actium, this pair commanded the combined Roman-Egyptian fleets

Antony & Cleopatra

Bunk, twin, flower

Beds

The curse of the 9th says that anyone who writes a 9th symphony will die soon after, as did this "Eroica" composer

Beethoven

He won the presidency with help from a song called "Grandfather's Hat Fits Ben"

Benjamin Harrison

Olympic city where Jesse Owens became a legend in 1936

Berlin

It's the astrological sign of a New Year's Day baby

Capricorn

The epitaph on his footstone reads, "Truth & history. 21 men. The boy bandit king -- he died as he lived."

Billy The Kid (William H. Bonney)

In the name of the deity Quetzalcoatl, coatl refers to a snake & quetzal to this type of creature

Bird

For April, it's the diamond

Birthstone

Melanie Griffith cried Tom Wolfe in this 1990 story of high society

Bonfire Of The Vanities

Theadora Van Runkle designed the gun moll getups Faye Dunaway wore in this 1967 film

Bonnie And Clyde

1940s classic film in which the heroine says, "Kiss me. Kiss me as if it were the last time"

Casablanca

Max Steiner wrote the score for this 1942 film, but it was Herman Hupfeld who gave us "As Time Goes By"

Casablanca

It's believed the lectern was invented when these replaced scrolls

Books

French French volcanic volcanic island island (4-4)

Bora-Bora

"More Than A Feeling", "Amanda"

Boston

Paul Revere's engraving of this 1770 event falsified it to demonstrate British guilt

Boston Massacre

The genie Aladdin found was in a lamp; the ones Sinbad & Tony Nelson found were in these

Bottles

In German, a kegler is a bowler; a kegel is a pin; & a kegelkugel is this piece of equipment

Bowling Ball

Kirk got his first Oscar nomination for "Champion", a 1949 film about this sport

Boxing

When he said, "I coulda been a contender!" in "On The Waterfront", he was referring to this sport

Boxing

In 1975 Turkish prime minister Suleyman Demirel had his nose broken by an attacker wielding this weapon

Brass Knuckles

A letter expressing thanks for hospitality is named for these 2 foods

Bread & Butter

After the 1957 season, these 2 pro baseball teams packed up & moved to California

Brooklyn Dodgers & New York Giants

Diane Ladd knows this actor, her ex-husband, appeared as a sailor in "Marnie"

Bruce Dern

On July 30, 2002 he gave a rare live TV appearance, broadcast from Asbury Park, New Jersey on the "Today" show

Bruce Springsteen

Except for its coast, this sultanate is completely surrounded by Malaysia

Brunei

The Golden Pavilion in Kyoto is an important shrine of the zen form of this religion

Buddhism

You'll smile big if you know this 4-letter word for a long, thick piece of lumber used to support a roof

Beam

Since Puritan women didn't cook on Sunday, they baked these the night before, earning Boston its nickname

Beans

CUB URSINE PANDA POLAR

Bear

Bill Murray fights troublesome golf course gophers in this comedy classic

Caddyshack

He killed Abel because God rejected his offering of crops yet accepted Abel's firstborn sheep

Cain

Bridges crossing the Nile River in this capital include El Gama'a & El Giza

Cairo

Farmers in this state's San Joaquin Valley ship their stock through Stockton

California

Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park

California

The third largest in area, this state is first in population with about 34 million

California

This U.S. state climbs from a low of 282 feet below sea level to a high of 14,494 feet

California

After succeeding Tiberius, this emperor had Tiberius' grandson executed

Caligula

Clark Gable starred in the 1935 big screen version of this Jack London adventure tale

Call Of The Wild

This "Candide" author's 1752 work "Micromegas" was an early story of visitors from other planets

Voltaire

Most air conditioners' filters won't trap this, the #1 contaminant of indoor air

Cigarette Smoke

Roy Rogers once said his birthplace was roughly where second base at this city's Riverfront Stadium later stood

Cincinnati

In 1941 80,000 Ford workers voted to be represented by this union rather than the AFL

Cio (Congress Of Industrial Organizations)

In 1963 this former British P.M. became an honorary citizen of the U.S. by an act of Congress

Winston Churchill

Later PM, as First Lord of the Admiralty he took the blame for the disasterous Gallipoli invasion

Winston Churchill

The best washi is traditionally made during this season when the water runs purer

Winter

Good fortune goes to the person who gets the larger half of this object from a turkey's remains

Wishbone

60% of Pennsylvania is covered by this, which gives the state part of its name

Woods (Or Forests)

Cowboy nickname of William Donovan, founder of the OSS & of modern U.S. intelligence

Wild Bill

Our domesticated hogs are descended from these "wild" mammals of Europe

Wild Boars

They're "sown" in one's youth

Wild Oats

In 1775 Daniel Boone & 30 expert woodsmen marked this 200-mile trail from Virginia to Kentucky

Wilderness Road

It comes between "Seal Island National" & "Refuge"

Wildlife

The first military use of Zeppelins came during this war

World War I

The short story writer Saki was killed in action in this war in 1916

World War I

While flying near Douaumont during this war, Victor Chapman became the first U.S. aviator ever to be shot down

World War I

In 1998 Frito-Lay introduced this line of olean-containing chips nationwide

Wow Chips

This fluffy skirt that you may have to wear was not named for archbishop Desmond

Tutu

This woody central part of a tree trunk consists of sapwood & heartwood

Xylem

Heard here, the Vietnamese version of this "wood voice" instrument is made of bamboo

Xylophone

In parts of Asia these pack animals are known as hairy cattle

Yaks

He was "A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam's, born on the Fourth of July"

Yankee Doodle Dandy

In Brazil, don't wear green & this together, as they're the main colors of the flag

Yellow

In September 1991 Macedonians voted for independence from this country

Yugoslavia

Mount Logan in this territory is the highest peak in Canada

Yukon Territory

You're one of these if you're young, live in the city & are a professional

Yuppie

That March 4, 1841 inaugural address in cold drizzle took about 2 hours; mark my words, it'll be the death of him

William Henry Harrison

Burlington pop. 39,000

Vermont

Used to make martinis, it's an aperitif wine flavored with herbs

Vermouth

On Dec. 18 this Dr. Seuss animated classic aired for the first time

How The Grinch Stole Christmas!

The moment Dionne Warwick woke up, before she put on her makeup, she did this

I Say A Little Prayer For You

Many of the Dublin locales he personally frequented are featured in his book "Ulysses"

James Joyce

The actor who starred in "Rear Window", or the real name of actor Stewart Granger

James Stewart

In a childhood archery mishap, this Walter Mitty creator lost an eye

James Thurber

It's the largest of the Florida Keys

Key Largo

She was the only one of the Gorgons who was mortal

Medusa

Jo's older sister (3)

Meg

"Happy families are all alike" begins his "Anna Karenina"

Leo Tolstoy

Archimedes' line "Give me a firm spot on which to stand, and I will move the Earth" referred to this simple machine

Lever

A national historical park named for this duo is made up of 12 sites in the northwest

Lewis & Clark

This phrase about living precariously from day to day implies the ready consumption of whatever one can get a hold of

Living From Hand To Mouth

If you have video of the black-collared, coast horned or Nevada gridiron-tailed type of this reptile, send it in

Lizard

After Connecticut

Delaware

On our trip we'll be entering one of these gated canal sections in which water levels are raised & lowered

Lock

Alcatraz has been called America's version of this notorious French island prison

Devil's Island

In the 1890s he tried coal dust as a power source for his engine before trying crude fuel oil

Diesel

This French mustard often made with white wine is a popular ingredient in sauces

Dijon

TCDD is a type of this toxic industrial byproduct used in Agent Orange

Dioxin

Shades of apartheid: an alien race is forced to live in a slum in Johannesburg in this 2009 flick

District 9

Dwayne Hickman's brother Darryl sometimes appeared as this character's brother Davey

Dobie Gillis

When a critter is said to be a Maltese, it's often a white one of these animals

Dog

To put on clothes or a uniform

Don

The title libertine of this 1787 Mozart opera seduces women in 17th century Seville

Don Giovanni

Cervantes' Alonso Quijano changes his name to this, after reading romances of chivalry

Don Quixote

In Cole Porter's song, these words follow "can't look at hobbles and I can't stand fences"

Don't Fence Me In

The sarong that Edith Head designed for this star in 1936 was widely copied for beachwear

Dorothy Lamour

The first Cable Ace Award in a game show category went to this, Nickelodeon's first game show

Double Dare

This 1/4 moisturizer lotion soap now has a shampoo line with weightless moisturizers

Dove

Elvis could have told you it's the location of "Heartbreak Hotel"

Down At The End Of Lonely Street

What was once referred to as mongolism is now called this

Down's Syndrome

Street where you'll find Prime Minister Gordon Brown at home

Downing

In Athenian coinage 6 obols made 1 of these

Drachma

This adjective meaning volatile or quick-witted comes from the name of a swift messenger god

Mercurial

This lifeless planet has virtually no atmosphere or water & is only 29 to 43 million miles from the sun

Mercury

A little birdy told us this first name shared by actress Oberon & singer Haggard means "blackbird"

Merle

In 1982's "Frances", she portrayed the title actress in her struggling film career & eventual mental breakdown

Jessica Lange

6-letter term for the job associated with the item seen here (medieval mask)

Jester

His name is the Greek translation of the Hebrew name "Joshua", which means "Jehovah is Salvation"

Jesus

In 1984 he was Skip Tarkenton on the sitcom "The Duck Factory"; he gained "almighty" powers in 2003

Jim Carrey

In 1997 Universal made a "Liar Liar" out of him

Jim Carrey

"Margaritaville"

Jimmy Buffett

Exodus 16:31 says the taste of this bread that rained down on the Israelites "was like wafers made with honey"

Manna

MI

Michigan

This car-repair chain founded in 1956 shares its name with a king of ancient Phrygia

Midas

City Hall's Father of Waters statue was carved from the largest single block ever of the Carrara type of this

Marble

March 29, 1939: Marry Carole Lombard. On set: Remind self not to give damn

Clark Gable

Your average housecat can extend & sheathe most of these at will

Claws

Spotless or pristine

Clean

Reigning until around 101, the first pope of this name that means "merciful" wrote his own epistle to the Corinthians

Clement

In a Shaw play, she tells Caesar, "You must not be disrespectful to me, or the Sphinx will let the Romans eat you"

Cleopatra

House equivalent of Senate secretary (5)

Clerk

Her father Hale Boggs was a congressman; her mother Lindy is ambassador to the Vatican

Cokie Roberts

When it uses photographs, this method of sticking various images on one surface is called "photomontage"

Collage

It's the part of a button-down shirt that buttons down

Collar

Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell

Colorado

The nation's highest flat-top mountain, Grand Mesa, is in this state

Colorado

The Sanpoil, who lived on this river, selected a special salmon chief each fishing season

Columbia River

The eyes of Texas have been on this Dallas "boll" game since 1937

Cotton Bowl

Occupational adjective for a western shirt or western boots

Cowboy

In '04 when Yankee Stadium dropped this item, a joker said the only food left with a surprise inside was the hot dogs

Cracker Jacks

The sandhill type of this tall wading bird breeds from Alaska to Hudson Bay

Crane

In Britain this simian created by H.A. Rey is called Zozo

Curious George

A library at the U.N. serves as a memorial to this Secretary-General who was killed in a 1961 plane crash

Dag Hammarskjold

Floral first name of Henry James' Miller & F. Scott Fitzgerald's Buchanan

Daisy

Like his late dad, "The Intimidator", this NASCAR hotshot has also made a career on the fast track

Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

In 1995 Ron Kirk was elected the first black mayor of this Texas city

Dallas

Bestsellers of 1998 included her novels "Mirror Image" & "The Long Road Home"

Danielle Steel

Moor's Indian Charity School, founded about 1750, is the ancestor of this N.H. Ivy League college

Dartmouth

Not only was Henry Ford born in this Michigan city, he also started his first auto company there

Dearborn

The Lemonheads' Evan Dando & this former Blondie singer were in 1995's "Heavy"

Debbie Harry

This first American to orbit the Earth shot down 3 MIGs during the Korean War

John Glenn

He told us that "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" & "Children are from Heaven"

John Gray

This Scottish reformation leader published his "Faithful Admonition" to Protestants in England in 1554

John Knox

He was the first pope to make an official visit to a synagogue or a mosque

John Paul Ii

In April 1778 this American naval hero attempted to kidnap the Earl of Selkirk; it didn't work--the earl wasn't home

John Paul Jones

In 1962, this country became a constitutional monarchy under King Hassan II

Morocco

These plants, especially Sphagnum, are the main vegetation of boggy regions

Mosses

When it debuted in our galaxy in 1923, it was touted as "a chocolate malted milk in a candy bar"

Milky Way

In 1989 this springer spaniel made the cover of Life magazine along with her new puppies & Barbara Bush

Millie

Boxer Hilary Swank has some tough decisions for Diane Keaton in this film: life or death, career or family

Million Dollar Baby Boom

Laverne & Shirley worked in the bottle-cap division of the Shotz Brewery in this city

Milwaukee

Perrier's "475 parts per million total dissolved solids" makes it this type of water

Mineral Water

Only a few of these in the Pennsylvania coal fields are under 18 years old

Miners/Minors

The safety lamp was invented for workers in these

Mines

The West Indian manatee has vestiges of these, so it may have to see a West Indian manicurist

Nails

After her husband died, Ruth moved to Bethlehem with this woman, her mother-in-law

Naomi

A Tennessee municipality: Hen villas?

Nashville

"Staphylococci" was the word that won Stephanie Petit this national contest

National Spelling Bee

Italian for "very", it may appear before "allegro" to tell players to really pick up the pace

Molto

The use of this is believed to have originated in Mesopotamia over 3,700 years ago; it was in the form of silver rings

Money

This 1970s Robin Williams show was full of "Shazbot"

Mork & Mindy

In this 1982 film, Henry Thomas played Elliott, who befriended a visitor 3 million light years from home

E.T.

In baseball: ERA

Earn Run Average

It's the sudden movement of the Earth's crust to release stress along fault lines

Earthquake

Paul Bunyan Camp at Carson Park in this Wisconsin city has a replica of an early lumber camp

Eau Claire

Europeans once believed this purple-skinned cousin to the tomato caused insanity

Eggplant

Yes sir--this British composer's adaptation of "Billy Elliot" won 10 Tonys, including Best Musical

Elton John

It means to construct, or to fake, as in your excuse for being late

Fabricate

This April 9, 2000 live broadcast starring George Clooney was a remake of a Henry Fonda film

Fail Safe

Cobweb & Moth are 2 of these beings in "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

Fairies

This actress, who won a 1976 Oscar, later earned acclaim for playing an actress who won a 1945 Oscar

Faye Dunaway

How romantic! Oregon entered the Union in 1859 on this special day

February 14 (Valentine's Day)

En Garde! Women have competed in this Olympic sport since 1924

Fencing

Almost 400 workshops for this black volcanic glass have been discovered in Teotihuacan

Obsidian

The Tom Wilson comic character who has his own line of greeting cards

Ziggy

It's elemental: Zn

Zinc

Israel, as a symbol of the Jewish people, is sometimes referred to by this name

Zion

He's no one-trick pony: he wrote the screenplay & score & starred in "One-Trick Pony"

Paul Simon

On April 1, 1998 a Little Rock judge threw out this woman's lawsuit against President Clinton

Paula Jones

This Spaniard was noted for his interpretations of Bach's suites for unaccompanied cello

Pablo Casals

"Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" (1907)

Pablo Picasso

A "chronological" region on the U.S. West Coast: PST

Pacific Standard Time

Dorothy's felt-tipped pens

Parker's Markers

The first of these structures in the U.S. was built in Chicago in 1930 with a gift from Max Adler

Planetarium

Tectonics studies these rigid pieces of the Earth's crust that cover large areas

Plates

Upon this thinker's death in 347 B.C., the Greek philosopher Speusippus, his nephew, took over the academy

Plato

A type of nonsexual love is named for this Greek philosopher who discussed it in his "Symposium"

Platonic (Or Plato)

A dog food "recommended by top breeders", or the ancestral line of a purebred canine

Pedigree

I could go for some of these sugar & marshmallow chicks--especially the blue ones--when's Easter?

Peeps

In 1995 scientists found the first planet known to orbit a star similar to our sun in this winged horse constellation

Pegasus

In the 2000 film "Pollock", Amy Madigan played this art patron

Peggy Guggenheim

Pumping air between the fowl's flesh & skin is the first step to making this elaborate "capital" dish

Peking Duck

In the 1400s B.C. Egypt ruled these supersailors of what's now Lebanon

Phoenicians

The photic zone is the upper ocean layer, with enough sunlight to allow this plant process

Photosynthesis

In the classification of living organisms, it comes between class & kingdom

Phylum

He "Bond"ed with Keely Shaye Smith at an Irish abbey in 2001

Pierce Brosnan

You can fluff pillows or do this, also meaning "chubby"

Plump

You may have noticed that this planet isn't on the same ecliptic plane as the others in the solar system

Pluto

In 1621 Pilgrims celebrated the first traditional Thanksgiving in this Massachusetts colony

Plymouth

Yvette Sanchez Fuentes is the head of this program that got its start in 1965 to help kids out of poverty

Head Start

The horseman that terrorized Sleepy Hollow was this, not legless or armless

Headless

Rumor has it, this evidence is not based on a witness' firsthand knowledge

Hearsay

Whipsnade Park is the country branch of this great urban zoo

The London Zoo

This thriller by Michael Crichton is a follow-up to "Jurassic Park"

The Lost World

The left side of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to the body; the right side picks it up from these organs

The Lungs

Hansel & Gretel might claim that cooking this character was a "baking accident", but we know better

The Witch

Word used to describe rain, snow or fog with a pH value of less than 5.6

Acid Rain

With classes in this field next term, on the break I'm reading books by Meisner & Stanislavsky

Acting

This Verdi title character is an Ethiopian slave to Pharaoh's daughter

Aida

Ellison Onizuka

Air Force

The first of these was printed in Italy in 1917 with the words "Esperimento Posta Aerea" on it

Air Mail Stamp

It figures that Otto was the name of the autopilot in this 1980 movie comedy in the clouds

Airplane

The name of this human rights group refers to a pardon, as for political offenses against a government

Amnesty International

A Biblical Hebrew prophet with his own book & commentator Rooney

Amos & Andy

"The beer drinker's light beer"

Amstel Light

The future Queen Beatrix had her marriage blessed in the Westerkerk, steps away from the Anne Frank House in this city

Amsterdam

That plastic or metal tip at the end of your shoelace is called this

An Aglet

The largest single living animal cell on Earth is the yolk of this creature's egg

An Ostrich

(Sport played by the Knicks)

Ballroom (Basketball)

In 1961 Marvin Gaye married Anna, sister of this Motown mogul

Berry Gordy

It's the edge of a hat, or the topmost edge of a cup or bowl

Brim

What's up Doc? The bestselling postage stamp of 1997 featured this cartoon character

Bugs Bunny

Union general John Pope proved very fallible at the second battle of this in August 1862

Bull Run/Manassas

Hit the double this in the pub & you'll score 50 points

Bull's Eye

Now in his fifth term, Richard M. Daley has the daily duty of running this metropolis

Chicago

This steamy Gregory Peck-Jennifer Jones film was nicknamed "Lust in the Dust"

Duel In The Sun

This tanker leaked 1.26 million barrels of crude oil into Prince William Sound in March 1989

Exxon Valdez

For her work on the management of common property, Elinor Ostrom is the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for this

Economics

Sometimes called the worst film director of all time, he died penniless in 1978

Ed Wood

Last name of Asa, wed to the former Mary Baker in 1877

Eddy

1 of the 2 cabinet departments headed by Federico Pena in the Clinton administration

Energy Or Transportation

This Baja California port city is known as "Yellowtail Capital of the World"

Ensenada

While Lassie was played by a male, this dolphin was played by a female

Flipper

In 1421 Filippo Brunelleschi designed the first Renaissance building, the Foundling Hospital in this city

Florence

In a 1908 novel, "A Room With a View" is obtained at the Pensione Bertolini in this Italian city

Florence

It's a waxed string used to clean between your teeth

Floss

"On Her Majesty's Secret Service"

George Lazenby

In 1894 this Apache leader was sent to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where he farmed & joined the Dutch Reformed Church

Geronimo

The character Rumor gives a recap of this play as an introduction

Henry Iv, Part I

"Portrait of a Lady" author who prefers his martinis shaken, not stirred

Henry James Bond

I wrote in "Tropic of Cancer", "every man with a bellyful of the classics is an enemy to the human race"

Henry Miller

It's the B form of this inflammation of the liver that's spread by some kinds of personal contact

Hepatitis

"This is the farewell kiss, you dog", said Muntader al-Zaidi as he threw both of these at Pres. Bush in Dec. 2008

His Shoes

No. 1 of these by Shakespeare, "From fairest creatures we desire increase", urges a handsome man to have kids

His Sonnets

I misunderstood when Mr. Bane said he had these, so I got him some Claritin; he just meant he kept bees

Hives

"Slap Shot"

Hockey

The shorter of the 2 names by which Americans know this country where you'll find The Hague

Holland

You can't roll a strike at this venue, but you can picnic & listen to the L.A. Philharmonic

Hollywood Bowl

In 1972, after it was rumored that this billionaire recluse was dead, a telephone press conference was arranged with him

Howard Hughes

Red roofs weren't inn for this restaurateur & hotelier; orange roofs were

Howard Johnson

The Santana, not the "African Queen" was this actor's favorite yacht

Humphrey Bogart

Mor & mull are 2 types of this black decayed organic matter in soil

Humus

Bill Gates is giving $750 million to this type of health program, & Norway is giving $290 million

Immunization

Subtract 1 letter from "insane" to get this word which means silly or empty

Inane

It's a 10-letter verb meaning to introduce into public use by some formal ceremony

Inaugurate

A neonatal ICU may contain several isolettes, a type of this chamber

Incubator

Pennsylvania's motto is "Virtue, liberty, and" this, also the name of a hall there

Independence

Until the 1720s, many diamonds, including the Great Mogul, were found in this Asian country

India

When you're in this country, if you overeat in a Delhi deli, you may come down with "Delhi belly"

India

...from "invert" & you'll render it this, meaning motionless

Inert

April in Tipperary

Irish Spring

Igneous rocks described as mafic are primarily made up of magnesium & this

Iron

The Apennines form the backbone of this European nation

Italy

Victor Emmanuel II, Umberto I, Victor Emmanuel III

Italy

...check out FEARnet.com & download scary movies like 1978's "Halloween" starring this woman as Laurie

Jamie Lee Curtis

Now in prime time, she was an original "Not Ready for Prime Time Player"

Jane Curtin

Appropriately, Pepys began his diary on this date in 1660

January 1St

I thought the U.S. remake of your 1932 film "Boudu Saved From Drowning" was faithful to your work

Jean Renoir

Defeated in the 1994 election for Florida governor, he won in 1998 by over 400,000 votes

Jeb Bush

When his name was removed from a once-besieged city, he spun right out of Lenin's tomb & into a humbler grave

Joseph Stalin

Her back-up group was The Pussycats

Josie

She founded the Elsa Wild Animal Appeal in England in 1961& in the U.S. in 1969

Joy Adamson

You take an opponent's checker after you do this to it

Jump It

Carl Sandburg co-wrote a 1932 biography of this woman, "Wife and Widow"

Mary Todd Lincoln

This Scottish queen married the Earl of Bothwell even though he may have murdered her second husband

Mary, Queen Of Scots

There's something about Amelia Driver, who acts under this first name

Minnie

A sanctuary for Asian rhinos, the Royal Chitwan National Park is found in this small Himalayan nation

Nepal

Sidney Bechet

New Orleans

On January 7, 1997 he became the first Republican in 68 years to win successive terms as House speaker

Newt Gingrich

Bartenders ask, "straight" or this 3-word opposite

On The Rocks

L. Bernstein wrote music for ballet "Fancy Free" & for this musical about sailors it inspired

On The Town

This talk show host made her film debut in "The Color Purple" & when it hit Broadway in 2005, she was one of the producers

Oprah

Part of this unusual epic based on a Virginia Woolf novel was shot in Uzbekistan

Orlando

This ursine character was discovered by Mr. & Mrs. Brown in London

Paddington Bear

To move text to another part of a computer document is called "cut and" this

Paste

Proverbially, it means careful about small sums & reckless with large ones

Penny Wise And Pound Foolish

From the French for "small illness", it's a mild form of epilepsy

Petit Mal

Ummagumma, Animals, The Wall

Pink Floyd

Eleanor Hodgman Porter is best remembered for her 1913 novel about this ever-optimistic heroine

Pollyanna

Spudnuts are donuts made with this type of flour

Potato Flour

The perfume named for this Monegasque made its debut in October 1989

Princess Stephanie Of Monaco

"The right duke of Milan"

Prospero

Take this letter, wrap it in towel, & it becomes a masonry tool

R (Trowel)

The Edelweiss Lodge in Garmisch is a resort for soldiers on this alliterative type of leave

R&R

This Athens, Georgia band's first single was "Radio Free Europe" in 1981

R.E.M.

A "rouser" may rouse this low class of people

Rabble

A Lola, one of these co-owned by Paul Newman, won championships in 1984, 1991 & 1993

Racecar

The youngest of the three great creators of the High Renaissance, he was the son of Giovanni Santi

Raphael

In 2000 this host of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" shared some funny moments in his "Who Wants to Be Me?"

Regis Philbin

His "Self-Portrait with Saskia" (his wife) around 1635 showed him in the lap of luxury; in 1669 he died broke

Rembrandt

One orbit around the sun, or what happened in Cuba in late 1959

Revolution

The short-, medium- or long-grain type of this may be used to make pudding

Rice

Born in Madras, Oregon, 1970; starred in "Stand by Me" & "Running on Empty"

River Phoenix

4-letter term for a horse with a reddish coat sprinkled with white

Roan

Bank, Honor, Tootsie

Rolls

This plant with a bulbous root is also known as a "Swedish Turnip"

Rutabaga

Buoyancy compensator, emergency regulator, purge valve, air tank

Scuba Gear

This disease caused by a lack of vitamin C is characterized by bleeding gums & extreme weakness

Scurvy

The Gulf of California is also known as this from the conquistador who sent explorers there in the 1530s

Sea Of Cortez

Check out the "Dolphin Discovery" & "Sea Lions Tonite" shows at this San Diego attraction

Sea World

The 1947 Labor-Management Relations Act was co-sponsored by Congressman Fred Hartley & this Ohio senator

Senator (Robert) Taft

Once meaning to swindle, in the '60s it became a type of handshake, so "gimme some"

Skin

The British Empire abolished this practice August 1, 1834, decades before the U.S.

Slavery

Of North Sea, East Sea, West Sea or South Sea, location of the island nation of Tuvalu

South Sea

After it broke up in 1991, 11 of its former republics joined the Commonwealth of Independent States

Soviet Union/U.S.S.R.

"Well, excuuuuuse me!"

Steve Martin

Many books, like a 1688 illustrated "Paradise Lost", were once sold by this method used by magazines that come in the mail

Subscription

A structural type of geology (9)

Tectonics

The sclera & this consist of tough tissues that make up the outer layer of the eyeball & give it strength

The Cornea

They may be the strongest and longest bones in the body but Evel snapped both of 'em in the famous leap at Caesars

The Femur

This "Airborne" country rock band included Gram & Gene Parsons, who, despite the group's name, are unrelated

The Flying Burrito Brothers

In 1963, with "Walk Like a Man", this group became the first to score 3 straight No. 1 singles in the U.S.

The Four Seasons

Earl Campbell, 1978-84

The Houston Oilers

The Hula Valley is not in Hawaii but occupies the course of the river north of the Sea of Galilee

The Jordan River

Sudan & Saudi Arabia

The Red Sea

It's another name for the femur

Thighbone

A shoulder, a keg of beer, a telephone wire

Things You Tap

To be meticulous is to dot one's I's & to do this to one's T's

To Cross

"A Fish Called ____"

Wanda

This A.A. Milne feline finally earned his stripes: he got his own movie in 2000

Tigger

Ending the War of 1812, this treaty was signed by the U.S. & Great Britain in December 1814

Treaty Of Ghent

This person, my wombmate, forgot my birthday

Twin

"Anchors Aweigh" was written for this military academy's class of 1907

U.S. Naval Academy

Little Eva befriends a slave in this Harriet Beecher Stowe classic

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Canyonlands National Park & Arches National Park are tourist attractions in this state

Utah

"Little Red Riding Hood", a film he animated in 1922, was found in London around 20 years ago

Walt Disney

In 1936 FDR said, "I have seen" this, "I hate" this; 5 years later the U.S. was involved in a second big one

War

The catchphrase "Where's the beef?" came from ads for this chain noted for its square burgers

Wendy's

In Latin its state motto is "Montani Semper Liberi"

West Virginia ("Mountaineers Are Always Free")

Famous London church whose album cover showed the lads in a zebra crossing

Westminster Abbey Road

Kate Clarke, mistress of this outlaw guerrilla leader, opened a brothel in St. Louis with the money he left her

William Quantrill

Handwritten or typed, it's the original text of an author's work that's submitted for publication

The Manuscript

Kirk played Rick Martin, a role based on Bix Beiderbecke, in "Young Man with" one of these

A Horn

This apron for young girls has a ruffled bibbed top & a gathered skirt

A Pinafore

If you be a female bee, you be one of these

A Queen

Mnemosyne, the Titan goddess of memory, was also the mother of these inspirational goddesses

The Muses

This heavenly body is also known as Polaris

The North Star

The last Anglo-Saxon king of England was killed in this battle

Battle Of Hastings (Which Harold Ii Lost)

Plymouth Notch, Vermont

Calvin Coolidge

Before the Norman Conquest, there were 3 kings of this name; since, there have been 8

Edward

The Moray variety of this fish is sharp-toothed & can be vicious if provoked

Eel

This desert of southwest Arizona shares its name & area with an adjoining Mexican state

The Sonoran Desert

Now TV's highest-rated daytime soap opera, it was originally to be titled "The Innocent Years"

The Young And The Restless

A stereoscope is a 3-D one

Viewer

Jung practiced this "free" technique for exploring the mind in which a patient responds to stimulus words

Free Association

This kind of painting on plaster was a speciality of 15th c. artist Piero della Francesca

Fresco

In the 1980s this Boston Celtics forward became only the third NBA player to win 3 straight MVP awards

Larry Bird

1984: This Celtic; averaging 27 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists & 2 steals per game gets one MVP status

Larry Byrd

This type of paint whose resin was once rubber-based is the top choice for most home paint jobs

Latex

Quezon Boulevard, United Nations Avenue, Imelda (just "Imelda")

Manila

His original name was Carl Adolf Von Sydow

Max Von Sydow

Benito Juarez emerged from the War of Reform as a principal influence in this country's politics

Mexico

For several decades in the 20th century this Caribbean capital was known as Ciudad Trujillo

Santo Domingo

One of Goya's works depicts this father of Jupiter "devouring his children"

Saturn

Like an old bottle of wine, the Indian Ocean builds up this -- some of the world's thickest at the mouth of the Ganges

Sediment

E.B. White began this novel about a "mouse" for his 6-year-old niece; she was grown & reading Hemingway by its finish

Stuart Little

In commercials, kids reach past purple stuff to get at this orange-colored drink

Sunny Delight

Glenn narrated "Reversal of Fortune", about a true criminal case, as this wealthy woman, comatose for a decade

Sunny Von Bulow

The library at this Penn. college founded by the Quakers in 1864 has a collection dedicated to the peace movement

Swarthmore College

Count Bernadotte, a diplomat & nephew of this country's King Gustav V, was assassinated in 1948

Sweden

"Whenever you're near, I hear" this Hershey's bar with almonds & toffee chips

Symphony

During Japanese control of Taiwan, this largest city was called Taihoku

Taipei

Several millennia younger than Jerusalem, this Israeli city was founded in 1909 as a suburb of Jaffa

Tel Aviv

In 1849 Joseph Henry of the Smithsonian received the first weather report via this new invention

Telegraph

"Joy of Cooking" calls this strong liquor "The Gulp of Mexico"

Tequila

It's a miniature garden in a glass container

Terrarium

This organization's webpage givelife.org helps you find a blood drive near your ZIP code

The American Red Cross

Jean Marie Latour has this religious title when "Death Comes for" him

The Archbishop

Although called a sea, it's actually a large salty lake between Israel & Jordan

The Dead Sea

He wore No. 7 for the New Orleans Jazz, but as No. 23 in college, this "Pistol" averaged 44.2 points per game

("Pistol" Pete) Maravich

1 of the 2 largely German-speaking monarchies in the world; they're about 250 miles apart

(1 Of) Liechtenstein & Luxembourg

He talks about wearing a hairpiece during his tennis matches in his 2009 memoir "Open"

(Andre) Agassi

Playing the lusty Greek peasant Zorba earned him an Oscar nomination

(Anthony) Quinn

Sir Roger Penrose, with Stephen Hawking, proved that all matter within one of these collapses to a singularity

A Black Hole

A violinist, not an archer, Giuseppe Tartini helped establish the modern style of using this

A Bow

It's a hooded cloak worn by Arab & Berber men

A Burnous

The wooly bear is this larval form of the Isabella tiger moth

A Caterpillar

If you make candles, you can call yourself one of these (also a character on "Friends")

A Chandler

In heraldry, a device shaped like an inverted V, or the name on the signs of a gas station chain

A Chevron

Donna McKechnie kicked up her heels as Cassie in this show in 1975; Charlotte d'Amboise recently played the part

A Chorus Line

In 1866 rancher Charles Goodnight introduced this vehicle used for transporting provisions & cooking equipment

A Chuck Wagon

John Kennedy Toole immortalized the Lucky Dog vending carts in this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel

A Confederacy Of Dunces

This revolutionary year (not the one you might think) appears on the front of all U.S. dollar bills

1789

The White House wasn't finished, so John Adams took up residence in a Washington tavern on June 3 in this year

1800

In Latin America this largest new world feline is commonly called El Tigre

A Jaguar

In summer 2010 at least 150 people at a New Hampshire beach were stung by a dead one of these

A Jellyfish

In 1793 Jean-Paul Marat was retired in the bath with one of these

A Knife

Try writing one of these funny 5-line poems; here, I'll start it for you--"There was a man from Tibet...

A Limerick

From Iceland we get this word for any heroic narrative, or for a long family story spanning 2 or more generations

A Saga

Mr. Kenge, from the legal morass of Dickens' "Bleak House", is this type of non-pleading lawyer

A Solicitor

The amount of time you have to file a lawsuit is determined by an S.O.L., one of these

A Statute Of Limitations

In 1775 American inventor David Bushnell built a working one of these vehicles he called "The Turtle"

A Submarine

Your zodiac sign, as in "Hey baby, what's your sign?" is also called your this heavenly body sign

A Sun Sign

In his second inaugural, Pres. McKinley crowed that in 1901, unlike 1897, the U.S. had a budgetary this

A Surplus

At first baby can only gum this rubber toy but he'll be biting it soon enough

A Teething Ring

In July 2007 one of these instruments with a 34-foot mirror was completed on the Canary Islands

A Telescope

It's a self-regulating device that controls a home's heat & air conditioning

A Thermostat

"Tom" will pick up the check for this combo of gin, lemon juice, sugar, club soda, an orange slice & a cherry

A Tom Collins

A vicereine is the wife of one of these officials

A Viceroy

Zut! On June 22, 1815, 4 days after Waterloo, Napoleon had to do this officially for the second time

Abdicate

To regard with horror or loathing

Abhor

She didn't attend her husband's 1797 inauguration because her mother-in-law was ill

Abigail Adams

Radically opposed to slavery, William Lloyd Garrison was a prominent figure in this 12-letter movement

Abolitionism

Alexander Gardner started out as Mathew Brady's aide & ended up taking one of the last photos of this president

Abraham Lincoln

Springfield, Illinois

Abraham Lincoln

An often-banned liqueur derived from wormwood, aniseed & herbs

Absinthe

-459.67 degrees Fahrenheit

Absolute Zero/Zero Kelvin

This city down the coast from Puerto Vallarta is said to have the best harbor on Mexico's Pacific coast

Acapulco

This term for a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction is also a pedal in a car

Accelerator

Built in 1765, this admiral's flagship the Victory is preserved & on display in Portsmouth, England

Admiral Nelson

Kandahar, population 350,000

Afghanistan

The Khyber Pass is a strategic link between Pakistan & this country

Afghanistan

Promising more assertiveness, John Sweeney was elected president of this labor federation in 1995

Afl-Cio

An expert in this medical field selects & administers the drug that puts a patient out during surgery

Anesthesiology

Played by Julie Benz, Darla was the vampire who turned this David Boreanaz character into a vampire as well

Angel

Louis, a mute trumpeter swan in E.B. White's "The Trumpet of the Swan", was named for this musician

Armstrong

This armed service's Michie Stadium was named for infantryman Dennis Michie, who coached its first football team

Army

Beginning in 1824 Congress allowed this military group to take on civilian projects

Army Corps Of Engineers

A stent is a tube often used to hold these open, especially the coronary ones

Arteries

Barnacles & beetles are classified as this kind of creature, meaning "joint-footed"

Arthropods

After his son Kingsley Doyle was killed in World War I, he became a devoted spiritualist

Arthur Conan Doyle

In back slang this word is "dab"; in Pig Latin it's "ad bay"

Bad

Though minor keys often suggest sadness, this work in D minor contains an ode to joy

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

Scarab

Beetle

At age 162, Jered did it to Enoch in Genesis 5

Begat

They're the 2 opposite colors used to name the 2 species of African rhinoceros

Black & White

A kir is white wine & creme de cassis; a kir royale is this & creme de cassis

Champagne

The skin of an octopus contains cells called chromatophores that allow it to do this when excited

Change Color

In this 1970s bestseller Erich Von Daniken first proposed that alien astronauts visited the Earth

Chariots Of The Gods

Brando starred in the last film this silent screen legend directed, 1967's "A Countess From Hong Kong"

Charles Chaplin

Sitcom in which Scott Baio is a nanny who rides into the Valley of Death with the 600

Charles In Charge Of The Light Brigade

John Forsythe, David Doyle, Kate Jackson

Charlie's Angels

The "Hornets' Nest", North Carolina

Charlotte

Murdered reporter Anna Politkovskaya's book "A Small Corner of Hell" is about Russia's war in this region

Chechnya

If a waitress refuses to give your group separate these, separate yourself from the restaurant

Checks

Asked "Are you a man or a mouse?", Groucho replied, "Put a piece of" this "down there and you'll find out"

Cheese

The Gruyere variety of this food graces the surface of French onion soup

Cheese

Valmeuse & St. Benoit are nice soft runny these

Cheese

During a chase, these cats take about 3 1/2 strides per second, though the sprints only last about 300 yards

Cheetahs

"Life is just a bowl of" these; one sour type is the dark mahogany red morello

Cherries

In 1865 acting Idaho governor C. DeWitt Smith died after a strenuous match at this board game

Chess

On early TV, Jim Gillis was a friend & neighbor in the "LIfe Of" this William Bendix character

Chester Riley

Add a "y" to a common drapery fabric & you'll get this word meaning cheap or gaudy

Chintzy

What we call french fries the British call these; they go with "fish"

Chips

This element's name comes from the Greek word for "color", because of the many colors of its compounds

Chromium

The kitazawa seed co. can help you grow the greens of this 4-syllable flower with edible as well as symbolic value in Japan

Chrysanthemum

John S. Pemberton's "brain tonic" 1st introduced that year at an Atlanta drugstore

Coca-Cola

Lawrence Durrell said that in a 1928 novel this man used 4-letter words to canonize & celebrate raw sensuality

D.H. Lawrence (\"Lady Chatterley's Lover\")

Libel & slander are both forms of this 10-letter term, often found before "of character"

Defamation

A "36 Hours" column showcased this city, with Molly Brown's Victorian Mansion & the mile high flea market

Denver

In 2000 this Yale grad was TV's "DAG"

David Alan Grier

The Trask at hand is this 1952 novel, where Caleb tells twin bro Aron the truth mom, with bad results

East Of Eden

Effortlessly arrive, effortlessly depart

Easy Come, Easy Go

It's the fancy word for the sonar used by animals like the bat & the dolphin

Echolocation

Mississippi's Jessica Simpson wrote into the '70s & she won a Pulitzer for "The Optimist's Daughter"

Eudora Welty

Traditionally they guarded the harem

Eunuchs

This series sounds like a show about kinfolk's cravats

Family Ties

It's a British name for Santa Claus

Father Christmas

Oh, round about 10, maybe 20 billion years ago, somewhere in there

When The Big Bang Occurred

This Andalusian gypsy dance may be accompanied by a cante chico, a "small song", or by a cante hondo, a "deep song"

Flamenco

These flapjacks have a fabric in their name, but don't worry--it's not an ingredient

Flannel Cakes

The primitive Mycenaean form of this language was spoken at least as far back as the 13th century B.C.

Greek

A reservoir called the Queen's Basin once graced this simple green park, formerly Upper St. James's Park

Green Park

The university of this U.S. territory is the home of the Micronesian Area Research Center

Guam

In 1903 the U.S. signed a treaty with Cuba for the rights to establish a naval base at this site

Guantanamo Bay

This Jonathan Swift sailor makes 4 fantastic voyages

Gulliver

The Earth is believed to have passed through the tail of this in 1910

Halley's Comet

In 1972 the mayor of Burbank, Illinois limited trick or treating on this holiday

Halloween

His less-pricey 1995 "Ralph" collection featured a French schoolgirl look

Ralph Lauren

Marley's ghost might be surprised to learn that this was the most popular name given to boys in 2002

Jacob

This disguised man was the first person to kiss someone in the Bible; he kissed his father

Jacob

This editor is buried near her first husband & her former brother-in-law at Arlington National Cemetery

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Popular in Asian sculpture, it's the precious & ornamental mineral seen here

Jade

Trisha Yearwood commanded our attention as Lt. Commander Teresa Coulter on this military legal TV series

Jag

April 21 is a Rastafarian holiday-- it's the date in 1966 when Haile Selassie visited this island

Jamaica

"I built the temples of Abu Simbel, but what I'd like is to outlive my first dozen heirs & be preserved in a Cairo museum"

Ramses

"And anytime you feel the pain, hey" this guy "refrain, don't carry the world upon your shoulders"

Jude

Jane Fonda played playwright Lillian Hellman in this 1977 drama

Julia

Musetta has her very own waltz in Act II of this Puccini opera

La Boheme

Washington Allston specialized in this type of painting; the work seen here is titled "Moonlit" one

Landscape

In May 1997 this former Celtics star returned to his home state to become coach of the Indiana Pacers

Larry Bird

Though Polish is a Slavic language, it uses this alphabet

Latin (Or Western)

Essence of this, which Thomas More called "the herb sacred to remembrance", is used as a scent in massage oils

Rosemary

The creation of this type of phone started with an undertaker who thought his competitors were bribing operators

Rotary Phone

In 1932 the New Brunswick Provincial Police was absorbed by this famous force

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

As president of the RSC, this group, Charles probably knows not to say the name of "the Scottish play"

Royal Shakespeare Company

It takes about 22,500 of these Belarussian monetary units to equal 1 American dollar

Rubles

Born in Brooklyn in 1944, he was mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2002

Rudy Giuliani

Upton Sinclair wrote "The Jungle" & he wrote "The Jungle Book"

Rudyard Kipling

It's the first name used by the mogul seen here, but not by many of your kids' classmates

Rupert (Murdoch)

"The Angel on the Roof" compiles 37 years of stories by this man who wrote "Affliction" & "The Sweet Hereafter"

Russell Banks

On Dec. 2, 1971 this country landed its Mars 3 on the planet's surface; sadly, a planetwide dust storm killed it after 20 seconds

Russia

This country that we fought in the Crimean War deserves a good beating & if we were a man we'd go give it to them

Russia

As Bishop of Hippo, a Roman city in north Africa, this saint judged civil court cases

Saint Augustine

This saint & mother of Constantine the great is credited with finding the True Cross

Saint Helena

In 1191 Haifa was destroyed by the forces of this Muslim leader

Saladin (Or Salahuddin)

Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" lives in this village, where he attends a witches' sabbath

Salem

Names of the Soviet & American spacecraft that docked in space on July 17, 1975

Soyuz & Apollo

Iberia is an airline based in this country

Spain

This island group makes up 2 provinces of Spain: Santa Cruz de Tenerife & Las Palmas

The Canary Islands

Of the 31 pilgrims in this Chaucer work, only 23 tell their stories

The Canterbury Tales

USS Constellation beat both La Vengeance & L'Insurgente in this sea where the U.S. enjoyed a home-field edge

The Caribbean

A beso for you if you know that Manuel Puig's novel "El Beso de la Mujer Arana" has this title in English

The Kiss Of The Spider Woman

Justice Hugo Black, a leading supporter of school desegregation, was once member of this group

The Kkk

1949: The Israeli parliament, called this, meets for the first time

The Knesset

It's the only piece that can't move to an adjacent square

The Knight

One might urge her intended "to tie" one of these

The Knot

In 1906 Socialist Keir Hardie became this current party's first leader in Parliament

The Labor Party

Hawkeye shows up in this 1826 novel

The Last Of The Mohicans

This member of the cat family is now available in regular, snowy & clouded varieties

The Leopard

How low can Dennis Walston go in this dance? 6 inches in 1991

The Limbo

When this animated film became a Broadway musical, Rafiki became a female character

The Lion King

A Lillian Hellman title refers to the Song of Solomon line about how they "spoil the vine"

The Little Foxes

This novel begins: "Samuel Spade's jaw was long and bony..."

The Maltese Falcon

Spicy name for a spiked weapon of war used during the Middle Ages

Mace

An artist or writer's greatest work is often referred to by this 2-word Latin phrase

Magnum Opus

This lawyer became the leader of the Indian National Congress in 1920

Mahatma Gandhi

In 1955 he got an offer he couldn't refuse: the publication of his first novel, "The Dark Arena"

Mario Puzo

At the end of "Caesar and Cleopatra", Caesar promises to send Cleo a beautiful present: this man

Mark Anthony

Missouri's national forest named for this writer is nowhere near the city of Hannibal

Mark Twain

He was born January 15, 1929 in Atlanta & died in Memphis April 4, 1968

Martin Luther King, Jr.

In "Into Thin Air" Jon Krakauer said climbing this mountain "was primarily about enduring pain"

Mount Everest

The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. is part of this museum complex

The Smithsonian

"Sister school" that's involved in investing $7 million to redevelop So. Hadley, Mass., where it's located

Mount Holyoke

Named for a former U.S. president, this mountain peak in Denali N.P. is the highest point in the United States

Mount Mckinley

This lengthy work by Eugene O'Neill is based partly on the Oresteia of Aeschylus

Mourning Becomes Electra

Bulgaria & Armenia

Turkey

A mile-long canal winds through its gardens commissioned by Louis XIV & designed by Andre Le Notre

Versailles

He does have other income sources, so Michael Bloomberg takes only $1 a year in salary as this city's mayor

New York City

Augusto Cesar Sandino International

Nicaragua

It can follow shepherd's, cherry or mud

Pie

A boyfriend, a fop, a "geste": B

A Beau

Qantas Airways

Australia

Cabriolet

Drive It

This symbol for the element mercury is downright Wellsian

Hg

Early ones were called the "hobby horse", "penny-farthing" & "high-wheeler"

A Bicycle

In U.S. statehood: Indiana, Pennsylvania, Maine

Pennsylvania

He's buried in the very churchyard celebrated in his "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard"

(Thomas) Gray

Okay, we've been savin' / His poem, "The Raven" / But to go even deeper / Check out "The Sleeper"

(Edgar Allan) Poe

In 1854 she left England to work in the military hospital at Scutari, Turkey

(Florence) Nightingale

Frormer nun Catherine von Bora bore him 6 kids; at least he didn't demand 95

(Martin) Luther

1 of 4 freedoms FDR termed essential in a January 6, 1941 address to Congress

1 Of (Want, Speech, Religion, Or Fear)

"Miracle On Ice!" U.S. Men's Ice Hockey Team Wins Olympic Gold!

1980

Usually a bee has this many more wings than a bird

2

"The Autobiography of Malcolm X" was published in this year, the same year he was assassinated

1965

Founded in 1984, a clothing store is called Forever this number

21

A coroner doesn't have to be a physician, unlike the person in this forensic job

A Medical Examiner

The Max Factor make-up inspired by this 1999 Shakespeare film features colors like Cob Web & Mustard Seed

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Erica Kane

All My Children

The Rhode Island Greening is a tart one of these you can use to make tarts

An Apple

While this word can mean a series of arches, you probably know it better as a place to play pinball & video games

An Arcade

In 1968 the St. Louis Hawks flew the coop & landed in this city

Atlanta

Jim Croce had his first No. 1 hit with this song

Bad, Bad Leroy Brown

The largest in area

Belarus

Britain was drawn into the war when this Low Country was invaded August 4, 1914

Belgium

Ian Fleming's "Thunderball" was the first to feature this villain often seen cuddling a fluffy white cat

Blofeld

When served as food, squid often goes by this Italian name

Calamari

A variation of couch potato, a mouse potato is someone who spends a lot of time with this

Computer

First traded in 1824 under the name New York Gas Light Co., it's the longest continually listed co. on the NYSE

Consolidated Edison

In 1550 work began on this city's Mosque of Suleyman, one of the largest mosques in Turkey

Constantinople (Istanbul)

Because Soul Man James Brown was called "Our No. 1 Ambassador", his wife tried to fight traffic charges with this defense

Diplomatic Immunity

Jonathan Harris & Gary Oldman

Dr. Smith

Name shared by a serving table from the 18th century & an elevator that brings meals up from the basement kitchen

Dumbwaiter

Maelstrom

Dutch

The equivalent of "soup to nuts" was "ab ovo usque ad mala"--meals began with these & ended with fruit

Eggs

In March 1998 NASA selected her as the first female commander for a space shuttle mission

Eileen Collins

This "Million Dollar Mermaid" of the movies is still in the swim, with her own line of designer swimwear

Esther Williams

His "Fun in Acapulco" included crooning "Bossa Nova Baby"

Elvis

In "Julius Caesar", Shakespeare mentions "falling sickness", this disorder characterized bv seizures

Epilepsy

Under the pen name A.A. Fair, he created private eyes Bertha Cool & Donald Lam

Erle Stanley Gardner

His famous story "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" was originally published in Esquire in 1936

Ernest Hemingway

Key West smuggler Harry Morgan is the protagonist of his novel "To Have And Have Not"

Ernest Hemingway

If some bugger sticks his "plates of meat" in your face, be prepared to peruse these appendages

Feet

On an otterhound these features are slightly webbed, so it's quite a good swimmer

Feet

If a sperm with an X chromosome fertilizes the egg, the baby will be this sex

Female

Cabin, hay, scarlet

Fevers

This show opens with a Ziegfeld star waiting for her husband to be released from prison

Funny Girl

In the Slavic countries, this pungent bulb was used to detect vampires as well as to prevent their attacks

Garlic

The annual Pridefest is more festive since the April 2009 decision that allowed this in Iowa

Gay Marriage

Ms. Frontiere, owner of the Rams, marries Lucrezia's brother Cesare & gets this rhyming name

Georgia Borgia

This brand of men's dress socks, seen here, has headquarters in Burlington, North Carolina

Gold Toe

Complex reproductive systems contain these organs that produce gametes

Gonads

2 from this romance publisher are "The Amorous Heiress" & "The Madcap Heiress"

Harlequin

Britannica says her 1852 novel helped "solidify both pro- and antislavery sentiment"

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Now Senate majority leader, he beat John Ensign by 428 votes in 1998

Harry Reid

Shortcuts to webpages, or certain wildcats

Links/Lynx

Willem Einthoven invented the "string galvanometer" to measure electrical charges here -- be still, mine

Heart

It's the term used for the pictorial writing system developed by the ancient Egyptians

Hieroglyphics

She's the only first lady to have won a Grammy

Hillary Clinton

Though Kali, a goddess of this religion, is fearsome & fierce, she's worshipped in Bengal as the Supreme Mother

Hinduism

When a player "hits for the cycle", it means he hits a single, a double, a triple & this all in the same game

Home Run

Leaving his girl for his duty, Lovelace wrote, "I could not love thee, dear, so much, lov'd I not" this "more"

Honor

Savviness, or "stable"-mindedness

Horse Sense

When Sadat was assassinated in 1981, this vice-president succeeded him

Hosni Mubarak

1930 classic heard here performed by Rosemary Watson

I've Got Rhythm

Ironically, the envelope was missing when this film from Italy won a 1995 Oscar for its musical score

Il Postino

This show's Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs takes a wrong turn & ends up on a '70s Rod Serling anthology series

In The Heat Of The Night Gallery

This golfer was once known by the uncomplimentary nickname "Ohio Fats"

Jack Nicklaus

With a population of more than 190 million, Uttar Pradesh is this country's largest state

India

After his death, his final lines in the film "Giant" were dubbed by Nick Adams

James Dean

1 of the 2 "Federalist" authors whose lives were not ended by gunfire

James Madison (Or John Jay)

This "Jayhawk State" reportedly sent the greatest percentage of its male citizens to the Union army

Kansas

In business: the 158-year-old Wall Street firm named for these brothers went belly-up in September 2008

Lehman Brothers

This city's original Chinatown in the Limehouse District was destroyed by the Luftwaffe in WWII; a new one sprang up in Soho

London

Look up in the Paris opera & you'll see a ceiling by this Russian-born artist who moved to France in 1923

Marc Chagall

The afikomen, a piece of this bread, is hidden & becomes a bargaining chip for gifts

Matzo

This food company, MCD, gobbled up Boston Market & Chipotle Mexican Grill

Mcdonald's

He was president in 1899 but would only live 2 years longer

Mckinley

In 1832 the founding family of this famed French champagne house hired a son-in-law named Chandon

Moet

A former Soviet republic, its capital city is Kishinev

Moldova

Abimelech, Lamech & Cain all commit this crime

Murder

Although this country gained its independence in 1990, South Africa kept its port of Walvis Bay for another 4 years

Namibia

The names of neodymium & this element are both traced back to the Greek neo, "new"

Neon

And the Lord said unto him, "Make thee an ark of gopher wood"

Noah

On Dec. 10, 1957 Albert Camus received this prize in Stockholm, Sweden

Nobel Prize For Literature

Its Shakespeare Festival at Ashland started in 1935

Oregon

Argentina, Brazil, Peru

Peru

When followed by "down", to frisk someone, as for concealed weapons

Pat

He was NBA coach of the year 3 times in the 1990s with the Lakers, Knicks & Miami Heat

Pat Riley

The "Mom and Me Cookbook" tells how to put faces on these with typical toppings (olive noses! tomato eyes!)

Pizza

This "elder" Roman encyclopedist referred to thyme as a fumigant

Pliny

Collective term for all the feathers of a bird

Plumage

A clever or witty remark

Quip

This electronics chain first opened in 1921 on Brattle Street, near the site of the Boston Massacre

Radioshack

The stems of these Asian palms are used to make wicker furniture

Rattan

Adela St. Johns'

Rogers

In 1996 France's synchronized swim team planned a Holocaust-based Olympic routine to this Spielberg film's music

Schindler's List

1996's "Falling Up" is the first new verse collection in 15 years by this author of "The Giving Tree"

Shel Silverstein

These small ponies named for Scottish islands formerly pulled carts in coal mines

Shetland

Either of 2 slender bones, each articulating with the sternum & scapula

The Clavicals

Skilled banjo player Uncle Dave Macon was an early star on this popular radio show aka "The WSM Barn Dance"

The Grand Old Opry

Formerly known as Molson Centre, Bell Centre is the home ice for this Canadian hockey team

The Montreal Canadiens

Recently married couples are separated & must predict their partner's responses to questions

The Newlywed Game

The whales have oars

The Walls Have Ears

A major government building of this state capital is modeled after the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Topeka

"Worlds Apart" & "Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away" are hits by this Oklahoma boy seen here:

Vince Gill

In 2004 this hyphenated North Carolina city was named one of the most livable cities in America

Winston-Salem

The insect repellent product Off! has a special formula for hikers who venture into the "Deep" these

Woods

Hermann Muller won a 1946 Nobel Prize for proving that the use of these can cause mutations

X Rays

"Love Story" author Erich Segal helped with the script for this Beatles film

Yellow Submarine

Before becoming prime minister in 1974, he was Israel's ambassador to the United States

Yitzhak Rabin

He'll forever be remembered as Troy Bolton, the captain of his high school's basketball team who can sing

Zac Efron

1 of 2 numbers that are naturals in craps

(1 Of) 7 Or 11

1 of 2 actors who have earned acting Academy Award nominations in the last 5 consecutive decades

(1 Of) Jack Nicholson Or Michael Caine

Good grief! His "Happiness Is a Warm Puppy" was a bestseller in 1963

(Charles) Schulz

Dorothea Brooke makes a serious mistake when she marries Edward Casaubon in her novel "Middlemarch"

(George) Eliot

He had 15 bogeys in the 2009 Shell Houston Open, but proved he's still the Shark by sinking a 63-foot putt for birdie

(Greg) Norman

In the Oscar-winning 1932 film "Grand Hotel", she delivers her famous line "I want to be alone"

(Greta) Garbo

The Finnish national epic, the Kalevala, inspired many of his works, including "The Swan of Tuonela"

(Jean) Sibelius

When this "Sex and the City" sexpot married her third husband, her 2 dogs served as bridesmaids

(Kim) Cattrall

In August 2009 hundreds joined him for a bike ride in Glasgow after he issued an invitation via Twitter

(Lance) Armstrong

3 U.S. presidents attended this politician's Texas funeral November 18, 1961

(Mr. Sam) Rayburn

1892: "Vahine no te vi" or "Woman with Mango"

(Paul) Gauguin

On the undercard in game 3 of the 2003 Red Sox-Yankees playoff was Don Zimmer vs. this pitcher

(Pedro) Martinez

The curator of the Lahore museum in "Kim" is based on this author's father, who actually held that post

(Rudyard) Kipling

[Video clue with picture of Helen Hayes]

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South Carolina seceded from the Union in this year

1860

The number of Hebrew Old Testament books named for specific women

2 (Ruth & Esther)

Blink-182: "That's about the time she walked away from me, nobody likes you when you're ___"

23

Dennis Haysbert & D.B. Woodside as David & Wayne Palmer, respectively

24

Minimum number of points you must win to win a set in tennis

24

Of 26, 46 or 66 pounds, the one closest to the weight of the world's heaviest domestic cat

46

Of 5 weeks, 5 months or 5 years, the earliest age at which a rat can begin breeding

5 Weeks

(I'm NFL wide receiver Troy Brown) I'm happy to say that a defensive back can only bump me until I'm this far from the line of scrimmage

5 Yards

Because of short-term memory loss, girl meets boy over & over in this Adam Sandler-Drew Barrymore comedy

50 First Dates

A heptarchy is a government ruled by this many people

7

If you flew to L.A. on a Boeing jet, its model number probably started with this digit

7

It's the total number of red stripes on the American flag

7

In January 1970 Boeing introduced this first wide-bodied jumbo jet; it could seat up to 452 passengers

747

Of 8, 18 or 28, the approximate time it takes in minutes for the Sun's rays to reach the Earth

8

Dystopian Anthony Burgess novel of punks & pathology

A Clockwork Orange

To the Brits he can be an unscrupulous businessman, not just a ranch hand or John Wayne character

A Cowboy

The mole variety of this insect has forelegs adapated for shoveling: the males can chirp a mean tune, too

A Cricket

To be a cleaner of this, you may need to put on a HAZMAT suit & hope the criminal doesn't return to it

A Crime Scene

In the course of the 18th century, this part of a man's shirt shrank in size & got buttons

A Cuff

When it's in the wrist, this type of enlargement is called a ganglion

A Cyst

You might do the funky chicken or the fox trot at one of these endurance contests for couples

A Dance-A-Thon (Or A Dance Marathon)

Benjamin Disraeli wrote that this "which had never been thought of... rushed past the grandstand in sweeping triumph"

A Dark Horse

Let me rock you, Kubla Khan, with this type of authoritative & formal order

A Decree

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' "The Yearling" centers on this type of pet

A Deer

Usually worn by infants, it goes back to the Greek for "White"

A Diaper

For rich apartment dwellers, Emily Post recommends tipping a helpful super & a helpful one of these $50 at holiday time

A Doorman

Profession of Thomas, husband of artist Grandma Moses

A Farmer

1966 saw the introduction of the telecopier, an early version of this machine; it sent a page in 6 minutes

A Fax Machine

The identification of the unique marks a gun leaves on a bullet is called "ballistic" this--no dusting required

A Fingerprint

Ichthys, the Greek word for this symbol of Christ, is a Greek acronym for "Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior"

A Fish

If you're lucky, you'll get one of these "in the door"; if not, you might have one "in the grave"

A Foot

A professional sports athlete no longer under contract & who can thus sign with another team

A Free Agent

A long defensive ditch near the Marne

A French Trench

In 1962 Hal produced this comedy with characters named Pseudolus, Erronius & Hysterium

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum

Prologus, Senex, Pseudolus

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum

Very simply, it was named for Dr. Alexander Garden

A Gardenia

Bob Hope says one of his favorites is the 16th at Cypress Point in Pebble Beach

A Golf Hole

Millet, this type of plant, is a West African staple

A Grain

A first timer on a cattle drive

A Greenhorn

Base, neck, socket, harp

A Lamp

So this crazy bird wandered into a saloon...

A Loon

The first man called this, referring to his net value, was 18th century speculator John Law

A Millionaire

Literally meaning to pluck lice eggs, it also means to complain about the smallest details

A Nitpick

Remember that kids' game "got your" this? Well, we've got a Turk's, & in it goes

A Nose

One example of a "daffynition" is defining this synonym for a beggar as "a fry cook"

A Panhandler

In this type of story of the Pharisee & the publican, Jesus held up the latter as the example to follow

A Parable

You can tour scenic downtown Detroit or Miami on this type of mass transit system

A People Mover

This Mediterranean fruit appears on the Spanish city of Granada's coat of arms

A Pomegranate

An Internet site that offers e-mail & a search engine is called one of these entryways to the web

A Portal

A wood or coal-burning stove with a rounded, bulbous body

A Potbelly Stove

The longest of these in NFL history was a 98-yarder by Steve O'Neal for the New York Jets in 1969

A Punt

Someone who handles fireworks (carefully, we hope)

A Pyrotechnician

The third rail in a subway system is the one with the juice & should be avoided like a touchy subject

A Rail

A toothed wheel that allows movement in only one direction

A Ratchet

William McGuffey compiled his first one in 1836

A Reader

A hotel room holder

A Reservation

Silent screen star Mary Pickford bequeathed the Star of Bombay, a 182-carat one of these gems, to the Smithsonian

A Sapphire

After Joe found Joe Jr. joyriding in the tractor, he locked him in this round tower that usually holds grain

A Silo

In this type of strike, strikers stop work but refuse to leave the factory

A Sit-In (Or Sit-Down)

A judge said no custody of "Baby M" for this type of mother who'd agreed to bear her for $10,000

A Surrogate

It's the highest minor league classification, as well as the abbreviation for an auto organization

Aaa

Type O is the universal donor; this type is considered the universal recipient

Ab

"It is more blessed to give than to receive"

Acts Of The Apostles

Of the 6 prophets of Islam, Muhammad was the last & this early biblical guy was the first

Adam

In 1787 this philosopher & economist was named lord rector of the University of Glasgow

Adam Smith

In "Sense And Sensibility", this part of a letter is called the direction

Address

This infamous gangster seen here was born in Brooklyn January 17, 1899

Al Capone

This caricaturist added a number to his signature to show how many times he wove his daughter Nina's name into a piece

Al Hirschfeld

He developed the live-attenuated vaccine for polio, which is given orally & requires no booster shot

Albert Sabin

This oral polio vaccine pioneer was granted a medical degree 1 year after obtaining U.S. citizenship

Albert Sabin

According to ancient rumor, Mark Antony donated 200,000 books to this city's library

Alexandria

This Swede came up with a dynamite invention & patented it in 1867

Alfred Nobel

Author who wrote that it angers God "if you walk by the color purple in a field…and you don't notice it"

Alice Walker

Lacey Chabert, who plays Claudia on "Party Of Five", used to play Erica's daughter on this soap opera

All My Children

According to its initials, an ATV is this type of vehicle

All-Terrain

(Jimmy of the Clue Crew at the chalkboard) An oval that's pointed at each end is described as this nut shape

Almond

Not as good a conductor as copper but a lot cheaper, it's the default metal for U.S. high-voltage power lines

Aluminum

In 1893 Latharine Lee Bates wrote of "purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain" in this song

America The Beautiful

Sagittarius is the archer & Sagitta is, appropriately, one of these with its brightest star at the point

An Arrow

Pines, firs & spruces stay a certain color all year, as they are this type of tree

An Evergreen

The Buffalo head nickel was also called this type; John Big Tree was a model for it

An Indian Nickel

The name of these South American mountains may be derived from anti, a Quechuan word for "east"

Andes

She wasn't called "Little Sure Shot" for nothing; this sharpshooter was only 5 feet tall

Annie Oakley

The Mongo of central Africa may sport a hat made out of the skin of a pangolin, also known as the scaly this

Anteater

This Venetian's first works date from the early 18th C. during his years as violin master of a girls' orphanage

Antonio Vivaldi

John Dryden also wrote plays; his "All for Love" was based on this Roman tale by Shakespeare

Antony And Cleopatra

The first tomatoes Europeans saw were yellow, hence the nickname of golden these

Apples

South America's second largest country in area, it borders the largest

Argentina

The Sauropod, a dinosaur the size of a bus, came from eggs discovered in this country's Patagonia region

Argentina

This former priest was ousted in Feb. 2004, even after a U.S.-brokered deal in 1994 with the Haitian junta kept him in power

Aristide

The bulk of the world's peridot is mined from Peridot Mesa on the Apache Indian Reservation in this state

Arizona

According to both New & Old Testaments, how "thou shalt love they neighbor"

As Thyself

In it's first installment, this successor column to Ann Landers said it's ok to charge your lazy son rent

Ask Amy

Trojan prophet Helenus told the Greeks Troy wouldn't fall unless Palladium, this wise goddess' statue, was stolen

Athena

Slaves & women were also allowed into the Garden, a school Epicurus founded in this city around 306 B.C.

Athens

Although Plato pointed toward Gibraltar, many modern scientists place this mythical island near Crete

Atlantis

An age of Roman literature is named for this emperor, formerly Octavian

Augustus

In 27 B.C. Octavian became the first Roman emperor & took this name that means "exalted"

Augustus

Maecenas, a leading adviser to this first Roman emperor, was descended from Etruscan rulers

Augustus

100 million years ago this continent was connected to Antarctica; in 50 million more years, it'll hit Asia

Australia

Last name of Nathaniel, who fostered a 1676 rebellion against Virginia governor Berkeley's Indian policies

Bacon

Both Dakotas have areas of eroded terrain called this; South Dakota's has a national park named for it

Badlands

Once part of the Ottoman Empire, it became capital of Iraq in 1921

Baghdad

This resort town in the Canadian Rockies is famous for its hot sulfur-water swimming pools

Banff

Thai one on in this Asian capital on the banks of the Chao Phraya River

Bangkok

In 1984 Doubleday published "C. Fred's Story", her humorous book told from the dog's point of view

Barbara Bush

In our number system, it's 10; in a triangle, it's the lowest side

Base

A "Snow White" dwarf, 7 letters: B-----l

Bashful

A hurrah for a fermented malt beverage

Beer Cheer

The area of the duchy of Brabant is split today between the Netherlands & this country

Belgium

The problem with the Maginot Line was it covered France's border with Germany, but not with this country

Belgium

Sailors wore these pants long before they became fashionable in the 1960s

Bell-Bottoms

At Shedd Aquarium these white whales are such good vocalizers that you may feel they're talking to you

Belugas

Cardinal Ratzinger chose this name to honor a peace-seeking pope, not the IXth, who sold the papacy

Benedict

...Queen Victoria was anointed Empress of India

Benjamin Disraeli

In 1761 this Pennsylvania statesman invented the glass harmonica

Benjamin Franklin

The first Jewish Miss America, she became NYC's Commissioner of Cultural Affairs in 1983

Bess Myerson

1934 was the first year for this Oscar category, & the winner was "The Continental"

Best Song

In 2000 the Apollo welcomed Al Gore & this former New Jersey senator for a political debate

Bill Bradley

Protesters at the Toronto film festival asked god to forgive the blasphemy of this man's film "Religulous"

Bill Maher

A white silhouette of this bovine of the plains adorns Wyoming's flag

Bison

Expressed as a 1 or a 0, it's the smallest unit of information storable on a computer

Bit

A disreputable member of a family is known by this "woolly" term

Black Sheep

One of Tallulah Bankhead's last roles was as this "Batman" villainess named for a spider

Black Widow

"Four And Twenty" of these "Baked Into Pie; All Survive"

Blackbirds

L.A. cop Harrison Ford terminates replicants in this futuristic cyberpunk film

Blade Runner

You have about 1 quart of this for every 30 pounds you weigh

Blood

After Eliza Doolittle uttered this sanguine British word, it was termed "the shavian adjective"

Bloody

Joey Lawrence was on this hit sitcom in 1993 when he had a Top 20 hit with "Nothin' My Love Can't Fix"

Blossom

An overheated engine can get this way; so can your mind, man, if you think how small we are, y'know, cosmically

Blown

Tell Grandma you will buy her some packets of Equal (they're mainly this color); there's no need to pocket them

Blue

A top car maker, the B in its initials stands for Bayerische, or "Bavarian"

Bmw

A wild hog, or to drill a hole

Boar/Bore

Stanley is the real first name of this singer who took "Blue Velvet" to No. 1 in 1963

Bobby Vinton

Jay Leno said, "On his way home from Torino, he didn't catch his plane. Apparently" this skier "missed the gate"

Bode Miller

In December 1995 Venezuela devalued by 41% this currency named for its liberator

Bolivar

Dating from 1624, this country's San Francisco Xavier University in Sucre is one of the oldest in the Americas

Bolivia

Originally applied to a follower of Lenin, it literally means "one of the majority"

Bolshevik

This 1928 work repeats a theme, almost entirely in C major, in an unvarying rhythm & has a crescendo lasting 17 minutes

Bolã©Ro (By Ravel)

"Hasn't scratched yet"

Bon Ami

Africa's Blombos Cave, occupied 90,000 years ago, has some of the earliest known tools of this animal substance

Bone

These particles were named for Satyendra Nath Bose, who worked out their behavior in 1924

Bosons

Crane, Poole & Schmidt is the law firm on this TV show

Boston Legal

Ruby Keeler was among the "dames" this choreographer set tapping in the 1934 musical of the same name

Busby Berkeley

This world capital's name is from the Arabic Al Qahira, "The Victorious"

Cairo

Ointment of zinc & ferric oxide used for inflammations of the skin

Calamine Lotion

Gauges measure shotgun bore diameters in mms; these measure gun bore diameters in hundredths of inches, like the .22

Caliber

In September 1989 Vietnam completed its withdrawal of military forces from this country

Cambodia

For the "Bootleg" director's cut he added 35 more minutes to his "Almost Famous"

Cameron Crowe

Cutting blade, release knob, magnetic lid lifter

Can Opener

The 2 leading foreign destination countries for U.S. tourists

Canada & Mexico

The Waxhouse/Scentmasters sells starter kits for making these; they contain wax, scenting oil & plenty of wick

Candles

With a capacity of 63,000, this San Francisco ballpark is the National League's largest

Candlestick Park

This term for an economic system first appeared in English in Thackeray's "The Newcomes", about the rise of a family

Capitalism

Because Bernardo Strozzi had been a Capuchin friar, he was nicknamed this, which sounds like an Italian coffee drink

Cappuccino

Born under this horned sign? You're likely to have weak knees, & we're not getting your "goat"

Capricorn

In this 1935 film that made him a star, Errol Flynn was Dr. Peter Blood, a physician who turns to piracy

Captain Blood

Pope Paul VI named more than 2 dozen new ones of these in 1965, bringing the world total up to 103

Cardinals

The C in the Air Force designation C-130 indicates it's this kind of jet

Cargo Jet

It was "smooth" sailing for this guitar great who released his award-winning "Supernatural" album in 1999

Carlos Santana

Allergic to chocolate? Use this health food store item, also known as locust bean, to flavor fudge

Carob

In an early Stephen King novel, she has the last laugh at Ewen High

Carrie

(VIDEO DAILY DOUBLE): "(Hi, I'm Carol Burnett) On the 100th episode of "Mad About You", I played Jamie's mom & this actor played her dad"

Carroll O' Connor

It's been publishing Nevada's oldest newspaper, The Nevada Appeal, since 1865

Carson City

Born near Warsaw in 1747, this count was mortally wounded during the 1779 siege of Savannah

Casimir Pulaski

This 1989 film was based on an actual event: "Think about me as your priest. You can tell me anything. I'm listening."

Casualties Of War

USC has a satellite campus on this island about 25 miles off L.A.'s coast

Catalina

The "walking" type of this fish, the Clarias batrachus, can travel across dry land in search of water

Catfish

Count Grigory Orlov led the palace coup that placed this "Great" empress on the Russian throne in 1762

Catherine The Great

Slide Mountain is the highest peak in this range known for its resort hotels

Catskills

Accidental poisonings of kids under 5 have declined since this type of closure was introduced

Childproof

Some folks from Scotland are Highlanders, while some people from this country are Shanghailanders

China

The 1689 Treaty of Nerchinsk between Russia & this country on its east remained in force for 170 years

China

Chimachogori, the garb of some Korean women, includes a skirt, the chima, & a jacket called this

Chogori

Mostly made from the whites, egg substitutes don't contain fat or this artery-clogging lipid

Cholesterol

Charles X ascended to the throne of Sweden in 1654 when this cousin & queen abdicated

Christina

On August 3, 1492 he & his crew left Palos, Spain, heading southwest & then west

Christopher Columbus

Samuel Eliot Morison won a Pulitzer for "Admiral of the Ocean Sea", about this man who died in 1506

Christopher Columbus

This captain scared the locals in Jamaica in 1504 when he predicted an eclipse & it happened

Christopher Columbus

The consumate vampire, this tall, dark & gruesome actor played a bloodsucker in 7 Hammer Studio films

Christopher Lee

This American car company declared bankruptcy & was rescued by Fiat

Chrysler

The cut of beef between the neck & shoulder blade has this masculine name

Chuck

In 1953 he set another world record flying 2 1/2 times the speed of sound in a Bell X-1A rocket plane

Chuck Yeager

It can be your best buddy, or the chopped bait used to attract fish

Chum

Holding a Cohiba panatella, Linda Evangelista was on a magazine cover for aficionados of these

Cigars

Thoreau wrote this essay in 1849 to inform others how & why to protest against government misdeeds

Civil Disobedience

A courteous & respectful set of dishes & utensils, as for afternoon tea (5, 7)

Civil Service

This term for empty words or nonsense was originally a trick to gain applause

Claptrap

While living in Europe, she was asked to help introduce the Red Cross to America, & she did

Clara Barton

"Everything's" doing this, a phrase about emerging from hard times in good shape, is a "Gypsy" song title

Coming Up Roses

Title for the president of a yacht club, or the rank just below a navy's rear admiral

Commodore

This system not based on a code, but on previous decisions and customs, evolved in England

Common Law

I'mlost.com sells the magnetic & gyroscopic types of this device

Compass

Intimate & perhaps lurid details are disclosed in this genre, such as those "of an English Opium Eater"

Confessions

George Kennedy won an Oscar in part for beating the heck out of Paul Newman in this movie

Cool Hand Luke

"Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" is among the few movies set in the present day to win this award

Costume Design

Yes got a big break in 1968, opening for this Clapton group at its London farewell concert

Cream

Having less fat, Neufchatel is a healthier substitute for this bagel spread

Cream Cheese

This type of embroidery using worsted yarn sounds harsh

Crewelry

It took 5 days in 2003 for India to beat Australia in its first test match victory in Australia in this sport in 22 years

Cricket

Sachin Tendulkar of India is a leading bowler in this sport

Cricket

Add a letter to "crime" & you get this peninsula in southern Ukraine

Crimea

Derived from the Greek for "ice", it's a glass of fine quality that resembles ice

Crystal

The analytic type of this style broke the world into fragments; the synthetic type put it together

Cubism

When a deer ruminates, it's not thinking but chewing this mass of food

Cud

This billiard ball is named for the stick that strikes it

Cue Ball

Per "Emily Post's Etiquette", a woman dancing "may not refuse to change partners when another" does this

Cuts In

Soak up the Bohemian culture in Prague when you study at Charles University in this country

Czech Republic

Pat Boone descends from this famed frontiersman

Daniel Boone

Japanese bombs & a 1974 cyclone have slowed the "evolution" of this city on the north coast

Darwin

"The Big Knockover", a collection of his stories & short novels, was edited by Lillian Hellman

Dashiell Hammett

This Michelangelo sculpture in Florence was carved from marble left by Agostino di Duccio

David

"Lawrence of Arabia"

David Lean

Last name of Walter & Arthur, who partnered up with William Harley in 1903

Davidson

Truffaut's 1973 movie about making movies

Day For Night

In 1802 Eleuthere Irenee Du Pont built his new gunpowder factory in this state

Delaware

In 548 B.C. the Temple of Apollo burned down in this oracular city, sponsor of the Pythian Games

Delphi

MLB's Rockies

Denver

The National Park Service

Department Of Interior

In 1996 he became the Yankees' starting shortstop & the team hasn't missed the playoffs since

Derek Jeter

This daughter of Brabantio elopes before the start of a Shakespeare play; her hubby will be the death of her--in Act V

Desdemona

In Catholicism, these beliefs include the Assumption & papal infallibility

Dogma

This coach has led teams to the Super Bowl the most times, 7: the Colts twice and the Dolphins five times

Don Shula

Tragic 1846-47 pioneer "party" that could have used "Superman" to rescue them

Donner (As In Richard) Party

Hit No. 1 on the charts with "Go Away Little Girl"

Donny Osmond

This Donald was known for his DC, not Duck, line of commercial planes

Douglas

In 1967 this pediatrician resigned as a college teacher to join the antiwar movement full-time

Dr. Benjamin Spock

After finding this man, Henry Morton Stanley spent the next 4 months traveling with him

Dr. David Livingstone

In 1931 he established his "Institute" of technology in Chicago & in 1953 it was renamed for him

Dr. Herman Devry

To bend the elbow is to indulge in this activity

Drink

Ordinary analog phone lines that deliver a low-cost broadband data connection use this 3-letter technology

Dsl

Found Down Under, it's the sole member of the family Ornithorhynchidae

Duck-Billed Platypus

The standard form of this language developed from that spoken in Amsterdam & nearby cities

Dutch

This language has over 12 million speakers in the Netherlands & about 5 million in Belgium

Dutch

Mark Anthony borrowed them, then bent them

Ears

The Van Allen belts surround most of this planet

Earth

He wrote "The Murders In The Rue Morgue" shortly after becoming editor of Graham's Magazine

Edgar Allan Poe

Maybe it's just me, but I'd rather look at his ballerinas than the "Two Laundresses" he drew in the 1880s

Edgar Degas

Not surprisingly, his 1872 painting "Musicians of the Orchestra" shows ballet dancers in the background

Edgar Degas

A 1950 obit of this female poet said, "Greenwich Village & Vassar plus a gypsy childhood on the rocky coast of Maine"

Edna St. Vincent Millay

This Maine poetess wrote a group of love sonnets that were published in the collection "Fatal Interview"

Edna St. Vincent Millay

This country's 28th dynasty had just one ruler: Amyrtaeus

Egypt

When filled, the L-shell around a nucleus will have 8 of these in it

Electrons

Known as the "First Lady of Song", she won 13 Grammy Awards, the most by any jazz artist

Ella Fitzgerald

This green gem is actually a rare variety of beryl

Emerald

This rapper's "The Marshall Mathers LP" became the fastest-selling rap CD in history

Eminem

Kevin Dillon as Johnny "Drama", Vincent Chase's older brother

Entourage

The Greek word zyme, "leaven", gave us this term for proteins that are catalysts for reactions in the body

Enzymes

Differing by a letter, the 2 words meaning an electrically charged atom & a very long time

Eon & Ion

It's just come to me that this festival, Jan. 6, celebrates the baptism of Jesus & the adoration of the Magi

Epiphany

Psyche was loved by him, the love god

Eros (Or Cupid)

Get too close to this beloved of Quasimodo & he might just ring your bell

Esmeralda

In an 1831 novel, this dancing girl's goat, Djali, does tricks for Parisians by tapping on a tambourine

Esmerelda

Poem that begins, “This is the forest primevalâ€

Evangeline

If you're a castaway in dire need of salt, put seawater in a bowl and wait for the water to do this

Evaporate

In a war of London papers for this title time of day, the News folded in 1980, leaving the Standard standing

Evening

The playwright Menander wrote, "Marriage, if one will face the truth, is... a necessary" this

Evil

In an August Wilson play, Troy Maxson builds these title structures around the family home

Fences

Formerly on "Kids Incorporated", this "Glamorous" woman can tell you that "Big Girls Don't Cry"

Fergie

Bred in captivity, dozens of these rare "masked" weasels were introduced into the Wyoming wilderness in 1991

Ferrets

Ribbon-shaped noodles, sweet butter, cream, parmesan cheese & black pepper make up this pasta dish

Fettucine Alfredo

A European car maker, or an authoritative decree

Fiat

"Tradition", "If I Were a Rich Man"

Fiddler On The Roof

Nero knows that wasting time is sometimes referred to as doing this "around"

Fiddling

This adjective describes a set with a fixed, countable number of elements

Finite

This Beatles tune was the 2nd Top 10 hit for Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66

Fool On The Hill

The plan has no risk, it can't fail, it can only be described as this

Foolproof

"Super Sunday"

Football

Canton, Ohio

Football

Food for domestic animals, it also means to search for food or provisions

Forage

To wade across a river

Ford

From its Sun-Sentinel: "Broward commissioners target big banking for role in mortgage crisis"

Fort Lauderdale

Bombarded with some 4,000 shells during a 34-hour stretch, this fort surrendered to the South on April 14, 1861

Fort Sumter

Grossly offensive chickens and turkeys

Foul Fowl

Despite being red, coats worn in this controversial English sport are called pinks after a tailor who invented them

Fox Hunting

"Socks on chicks and chicks on fox. Fox on clocks on bricks and blocks"

Fox In Socks

The last names of chemists Franklin & Aldam combined in this brand name when they came up with a new oil filter

Fram

In Steinbeck's satire "The Short Reign Of Pippin IV" a descendant of Charlemagne takes this country's throne

France

In Gemini 7 he & Jim Lovell set a 14-day endurance record

Frank Borman

The Grady Gammage Auditorium at Arizona State University was the last major public building that he designed

Frank Lloyd Wright

1940: This legendary singer debuts with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra

Frank Sinatra

The 2 perfumes mentioned in Matthew 2:11

Frankincense & Myrrh

In late 1943, a U.S. warship carrying this man to a summit in Tehran narrowly missed being destroyed by friendly fire

Franklin Roosevelt

Valery Giscard d'Estaing was beaten by him in a 1981 election

Franã§Ois Mitterand

The fictional Seattle coffeehouse in the picture seen here is featured on this TV show (Cafe Nervosa)

Frasier

George Washington & Ben Franklin were members of this society that has Scottish & York Rite branches

Freemasons

Odessa, Texas was the home field for this H.G. Bissinger book-turned-film

Friday Night Lights

"I'll be there for you when the rain starts to pour, I'll be there for you like I've been there before"

Friends

In 1930 this man led a march to the sea to collect salt in protest of a monopoly by the govt. of India

Gandhi

This John Irving character is a student at steering prep school, where he takes up wrestling

Garp

On Nov. 16, 1941 Berwyn, Oklahoma was renamed for this singing cowboy who owned land there

Gene Autry

Alexander Courage, composer of the original "Star Trek" theme, didn't like this producer's lyrics

Gene Roddenberry

In 2000 the film center of the school of the Art Institute of Chicago was renamed in his honor

Gene Siskel

Many musical masterpieces sprang from the head of this 18th century George

George F. Handel

He represented the U.S. at the 1990 Economic Summit of Industrialized Nations

George H.W. Bush

"THX 1138", "American Graffiti"

George Lucas

The play "LIttle Johnny Jones" introduced his "Give My Regards to Broadway"

George M. Cohan

He thanked Al Gore "for a contest conducted with spirit and ended with grace"

George W. Bush

General Howe faced him in Brandywine, Germantown, & Long Island battles

George Washington

As well as 325 products from peanuts, this black scientist developed several from soybeans & pecans

George Washington Carver

His kisses drove girls to tears

Georgie Porgie

Among lesser-known body parts at the museum, see the leg Gen. Daniel Sickles lost at this July 1863 battle

Gettysburg

Ken Burns & Ted Turner both had cameos in this epic TV movie bearing the name of a July 1863 battle

Gettysburg

This collective term for fowl innards often found in gravy is from an Old French word for a game stew

Giblets

In 1704 the British captured this outpost from Spain & made it a crown colony; Spain has sought its return since

Gibraltar

Adolphe Adam's masterpiece is the music for this 1841 ballet in which the title girl emerges from her grave to dance

Giselle

This redshirts leader led his final campaign when he fought for France in the Franco-Prussian War

Giuseppe Garibaldi

Intercontinental flights to Scotland land at Prestwick Airport just outside this city

Glasgow

Close, Frey

Glenn

A boxer, a surgeon, Rita Hayworth in "Gilda"

Gloves

Very simply, it's still America's largest auto maker

Gm

Lorne "Gump" Worsley was famous for playing this position without a mask

Goaltender (In Ice Hockey)

This magazine was introduced in 1885; its seal came later

Good Housekeeping

As a noun it's a steep-walled canyon; as a verb, to stuff yourself with food

Gorge

Almost one year after receiving her Oscar for Best Actress, she became a real-life princess

Grace Kelly

Of Uncle Mountain, Sister Mountain or Grandfather Mountain, the highest peak in the Blue Ridge range

Grandfather Mountain

Describing people, this color is a synonym for a verb meaning "to age"

Gray

Michelle Pfeiffer played Stephanie Zinone, one of the Pink Ladies, in this 1982 sequel

Grease 2

Singapore & Malaysia were formerly ruled by this European country

Great Britain

Odysseus Elytis, a poet from this country, won the 1979 Nobel Prize for Literature

Greece

The Hellenic Star

Greece

This Treasury Sec. helped form, & then tagged along with, the army sent to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion

Hamilton

In Act I, Scene 1 of this play, a ghost appears to Barnardo, Marcellus & Horatio

Hamlet

As the sixth ruler of Babylon's first dynasty, he laid down the laws

Hammurabi

A triangular sail, an aluminum frame, harness

Hang Gliding

His classic song "Your Cheatin' Heart" didn't chart until several weeks after his death

Hank Williams, Sr.

In the titles of Bugs Bunny cartoons, it precedes "Trigger" & "Tonic"

Hare

At 1921's "Shuffle Along", you could sing along with Eubie Blake & Noble Sissle's "I'm Just Wild About" this man

Harry

This American said of April 12, 1945, "I felt like the moon and the stars and all the planets had fallen on me"

Harry S. Truman (On The Death Of Fdr)

The cunning Amanda on "M.P.", this actress divorced Richie Sambora in 2007

Heather Locklear

Campbell's main rival over the years has been this Pittsburgh processed foods concern

Heinz

Go to Ellen in the name books & you'll find it's a form of this name from Greek myth

Helen

With help from "miracle worker" Anne Sullivan, she learned to speak, & to read Braille, & even graduated college

Helen Keller

This Aussie's hits include "Delta Dawn", "I Am Woman", & "Angie Baby"

Helen Reddy

UPI journalist who's the senior member of the White House press corps

Helen Thomas

Type of craft piloted by Roger E. Mosely on “Magnum, P.I.†& James Farrentino on “Blue Thunderâ€

Helicopter

About a quarter of the sun is a gas named for this sun god

Helios

In 1964 Louis Armstrong topped the pop music charts with this title song from a Broadway musical

Hello, Dolly!

A 1990 act said a person under 14 must wear one of these when riding a horse on a road

Helmet

When Ghada Shouaa won this 7-event competition, she became Syria's 1st gold medalist in Olympic history

Heptathlon

Completed 12 labors? You may be described with this adjective, like an ancient hero who did the same

Herculean

This mythical hero stole Hippolyta's girdle as one of his labors

Hercules

When his earthly labors were over, his immortal part ascended to Mount Olympus & married Hebe

Hercules

In August these "reclusive" crabs compete in a Miss Crustacean beauty pageant in Ocean City, N.J.

Hermit Crabs

In a 1912 assassination attempt, Teddy Roosevelt was saved when the bullet hit this case in his pocket

His Eyeglass Case

After he toiled on his first work, "Cromwell", friends told this "Comedie Humane" man to give up literature

Honore De Balzac

About the "Human Comedy" series, he said, "French society was to be the historian, I was only to be its secretary"

Honorã© De Balzac

Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown requires business signs to include Chinese names; this chain's says "Owl Restaurant"

Hooters

"A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage"

Hoover

Ripped from a Hindu idol, this 45.5-carat blue diamond has been linked to the demise of many of its owners

Hope Diamond

This kind Seuss elephant "Hears a Who" & also "Hatches the Egg"

Horton

In the 14th century, negotiations at Bruges led to a 2-year truce in this long war

Hundred Years' War

After winning Super Bowl XXI in 1987, Phil Simms pioneered the use of this reply when asked what he would do now

I'm Going To Disneyland!

The podcast by this company discussed the promise of "on demand" with its new mainframes

Ibm

Adult migraine? Ease the throbbing with 200 milligrams of this

Ibuprofen

A "little" one of these "ages" ran between the 14th and 19th Centuries

Ice Age

Carboxymethyl cellulose & locust bean gum make this cold, sweet treat more stable

Ice Cream

A team called the Sudbury Wolves plays in the regional league of this sport

Ice Hockey

Keflavik & Grindavik call to you, & we'll throw in a 50/50 shot at seeing Bjork somewhere

Iceland

The largest country in the world entirely in the tropics is this Asian nation made up of over 13,700 islands

Indonesia

A listed "cause" of this country's 1978 revolution was "too much 'Sha

Iran

The reign in Spain for this queen was from 1474 to 1504

Isabella

"We enjoined upon Abraham and" this son "to keep our house immaculate"

Ishmael

Roger Ebert said this 1987 Hoffman & Beatty film was "a lifeless, massive, lumbering exercise in failed comedy"

Ishtar

Once a year members of this religion pay a tax called zakat, Arabic for "purification"

Islam

In a game of tag, this player attempts to catch other players

It

In 1584 it was checkmate for this cruel czar who died while playing chess

Ivan The Terrible

1937: Middle-earth

J.R.R. Tolkien

His 1910 defeat of James J. Jeffries resulted in racial violence in many U.S. cities

Jack Johnson

TV's "Odd Couple", they played an even odder couple in a recent Broadway revival of "The Sunshine Boys"

Jack Klugman & Tony Randall

In 1929 Italy banned his "Call of the Wild" & Yugoslavia banned all of his books as being too radical

Jack London

Named for a trapper who once lived there, it's a fertile valley in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park

Jackson Hole

On Jan, 26, 2006 he told Oprah that "demons" had led him to invent events in his autobiography

James Frey

He designed S.C.'s State Capitol, burned during the Civil War; his most famous building had burned during the War of 1812

James Hoban

You could say this alliterative American did his own paint by numbers with series like "0 Through 9"

Jasper Johns

Scout's brother in "To Kill a Mockingbird" is Jeremy, better known by this nickname

Jem

She hosted "True Tales of Teen Trauma" on MTV & also played Sarah on "Party of Five"

Jennifer Love Hewitt

While with the 49ers, this receiver set single game records for most yards (215), receptions (11) & points (18)

Jerry Rice

Ben-Gurion

Jerusalem Or Tel Aviv

Ask, don't tell the name of this 18th century author of "The Beggar's Opera"

John Gay

"Big Jake" was the last of 5 films this big guy made with Maureen O'Hara

John Wayne

It took 18 days to replace this late pope in 1963

John Xxiii

Longtime "Tonight Show" host whose "Heart Is A Lonely Hunter"

Johnny Carson Mccullers

His famed San Quentin concert inspired inmate Merle Haggard

Johnny Cash

"Holding one note was" his "ace"

Johnny One Note

On Oct. 25, 1993 John Shalikashvili became the first foreign-born chairman of this group

Joint Chiefs Of Staff

Donald Goines wrote 4 novels about an urban revolutionary named for this father of modern Kenya

Jomo Kenyatta

Late charismatic scholar seen on a PBS series in 1988 conversing with Bill Moyers on "The Power Of Myth"

Joseph Campbell

On her 71st birthday, April 30, 1980, this queen abdicated in favor of her daughter Beatrix

Juliana

Who better to write a book like "The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles" than this "Mary Poppins" star?

Julie Andrews

This roamin' Roman led the invasions of Gaul in 58 B.C. & Britain in 55 B.C.; he'd be dead 11 years after that

Julius Caesar

Rolling Stones song that's "A gas! gas! gas!" & a comic book hero who saves Earth from Ming the Merciless

Jumping Jack Flash Gordon

Leda is its 13th moon

Jupiter

This 1971 Temptations hit was subtitled "Running Away With Me"

Just My Imagination

Latin abandoned this letter, from the Semitic symbol for an open hand, in favor of the "C"

K

These same-named Midwest cities in 2 neighboring states combine into one metro area with nearly 2 million people

Kansas City

In 1996 this former Lakers center shared his love of history in "Black Profiles in Courage"

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Located in a disputed region, India's northernmost state is Jammu & this

Kashmir

At age 20, she was nominated for playing Emma Thompson's sister in "Sense and Sensibility"

Kate Winslet

You can read "Life", the memoir of this Rolling Stone, or listen to Johnny Depp narrate the audio book

Keith Richards

In July 1993 this Seattle outfielder tied a Major League record by hitting home runs in 8 straight games

Ken Griffey, Jr.

In 1997 Crosby, Stills & Nash performed at this university to commemorate the 27th anniv. of the shootings there

Kent State

This brand is "Finger Lickin' Good"

Kfc

A 1961 JFK-Khrushchev summit ended in an agreement on this neighbor of Vietnam & Cambodia

Laos

Of the 3 countries that border Vietnam, the one whose name does not begin with the same letter as the other 2

Laos

Take your gemstones to this specialist to have them cut & polished

Lapidary

"Pecuniary" comes from this language's pecu, meaning "herd", as livestock were long used as a means of exchange

Latin

By presidential proclamation, October 9 is set aside to honor this Viking & all Americans of Nordic heritage

Leif Ericson

This Icelandic explorer whose statue is seen here visited America almost 500 years before Columbus

Leif Ericson

This "Father of the Electric Guitar" & one-time husband of Mary Ford stopped strumming at 94

Les Paul

Sure you know this "Airplane!" star screen-tested for the role of Messala (& don't call him Shirley)

Leslie Nielsen

When Deniece Williams hit No. 1 with this song in 1984, she was "Footloose" & fancy free

Let's Hear It For The Boy

He began his "Jabberwocky" poem, " 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves..."

Lewis Carroll

In 1924 Alexandra David-Neel disguised herself as a beggar to sneak into this capital of Tibet

Lhasa

This flashy pianist who cut out the dull parts & played the "Minute Waltz" in 37 seconds, died

Liberace

Bearing the name of a Belgian province, it's a cheese with a really strong aroma

Limburger

You can find a floral bedding ensemble from these "N Things", founded in 1975

Linens 'N Things

This animal on Saskatchewan's flag stands for Great Britain

Lion

The heroines of this 1860s novel were based on the author & her sisterns Anna, Elizabeth & May

Little Women

In 1994 "Silent Fall" introduced this teenage beauty who became a star in "Stealing Beauty"

Liv Tyler

One of the most common ways to serve this organ meat is sauteed, with sauteed onions

Liver

The Swedes who settled in Delaware in 1638 were the 1st in America to build cabins made of these

Logs

This 1955 novel was originally titled "The Kingdom by the Sea", an allusion to Poe's "Annabel Lee"

Lolita

The trial of Esmeralda in the silent "Hunchback of Notre Dame" was directed by this star & makeup genius

Lon Chaney

Clear & transparent last name of astronaut Shannon, an STS-58 member

Lucid

He wrote his 7th & 8th Symphonies & that famous "Immortal Beloved" letter in 1812

Ludwig Van Beethoven

The briefest margin of victory in Olympic history, .002 seconds, occurred in this sledding event added in 1964

Luge

1 of the 2 gospels in which a version of the Lord's Prayer appears

Luke (Or Matthew)

The third gospel author's fists

Luke's Dukes

To research this novel, Irving Stone stayed in Van Gogh's asylum cell

Lust For Life

Jimi Hendrix fans know kissthisguy.com is always good for a laugh, as it's an "archive of misheard" these

Lyrics

In 1932 Chou En-Lai succeeded this man as political commissar of the Red Army

Mao Tse-Tung

One of Andy Warhol's favorite subjects was this founder of the People's Republic of China

Mao Tse-Tung

Bernardo Bertolucci directed the controversial film "Last Tango In Paris", starring this American

Marlon Brando

In 1517 he wrote, "The treasures of indulgences are nets with which they now fish for the wealth of men"

Martin Luther

Johann Eck debated this noted Protestant in 1519 & helped get him excommunicated in 1521

Martin Luther

Todd McFarlane's career drawing Spiderman for this comics line spawned his own private company

Marvel Comics

CCR: "Proud ____"

Mary

In 1984 this U.S. gymnast was named the Associated Press Woman Athlete of the Year

Mary Lou Retton

The author of a "monstrous" 1818 classic, she later wrote the autobiographical "Lodore" in 1835

Mary Shelley

In 1951, this gen. born in Fort Monroe replaced MacArthur as U.N. Forces Commander-in-Chief in Korea

Matthew Ridgway

After appearing as Edith's cousin on "All in the Family", this character spun off to her own show

Maude

All passengers on U.S. airline flights are required to pass through one of these machines

Metal Detector

Joel Poinsett, the 1st U.S. minister to this Latin American nation, opposed the war with it in 1846

Mexico

Long the ruling party in this country, the PRI won the 1988 election by its lowest margin ever

Mexico

This Western Hemisphere country is the world's largest producer of silver

Mexico

He was profiled on Real Goodfellas Week

Meyer Lansky

Hope your salsa is up to snuff when you team with Det. Sonny Crockett's pet alligator, Elvis, from this show

Miami Vice

Don Johnson's 1980s cop show that finds itself in reverse order from that stated

Miami Vice Versa

1977: Bernard & Bianca, "The Rescuers"

Mice

This wealthy future Senate candidate wed Arianna Stassinopoulos in 1986

Michael Huffington

Welcoming his fourth child in November 2001, this former "Spin City" star is big on "Family Ties"

Michael J. Fox

"Thriller-Live", which opened in London in 2009, is a song & dance celebration of his career

Michael Jackson

Milorad Cavic almost upset this man's perfect 2008 Olympics, losing to him by one hundredth of a second

Michael Phelps

He owns the last letter ever written by George Harrison, which complimented him & asked for a Mini-Me doll

Mike Myers

He played the "I" in "So I Married An Axe Murderer"

Mike Myers

He won Emmys in 1971, 1972 & 1973 for his correspondent chores on "60 Minutes"

Mike Wallace

The family name was Attendolo until Muzio made it more "force"ful & set the dynasty up in this N. Italian city

Milan

Dr. Evil's clone

Mini-Me

...with the most Is

Mississippi

Melville's great white whale who's the current Vice President of the United States

Moby Dick Cheney

This bird's name comes from its ability to copy the songs of other birds; it can also mimic pianos & people

Mockingbird

The "M.O." on this phrase is that it applies to criminals' past behavior

Modus Operandi

This lusty lady, the heroine of a 1722 Defoe novel, was married 5 times (including once to her own brother)

Moll Flanders

Found in old carvings/ not seeing, hearing, speaking/ these animals pose

Monkeys

Now home to over a million, Munich or Munchen began as a settlement of these people, hence the city's name

Monks

It was inspired by support for economist Henry George's idea that only land should be taxed

Monopoly

If you're visiting Glacier National Park in this state, be sure to check out Red Mountain & Red Eagle Mountain

Montana

Ticket scalper fro Custer's 1876 "Last Stand" at the Little Bighorn in this state

Montana

(Cheryl of the Clue Crew in New York City) The name of this Italian specialty deli meat, similar to bologna, means that it was once seasoned with myrtle berries

Mortadella

In 1997 Pope John Paul II called this late nun "The unforgettable mother of the poor"

Mother Teresa

Naomi Wolf wrote "Misconceptions: Truth, Lies, and the Unexpected on the Journey to" this

Motherhood

The '96 Dodge Caravan was the first minivan to be this "Trend"y magazine's Car of the Year

Motor Trend

In 1947 renewed activity of this Sicilian volcano formed 2 new craters

Mount Etna

Because of the May 18, 1980 eruption, this Washington volcano is now about 1,300 feet shorter

Mt. St. Helens

(Sarah of the Clue Crew at Gleason's Gym in New York City) This great champ who trained at Gleason's Gym invented the "Rope-a-dope" technique to tire his opponents

Muhammad Ali

Limerick & Tipperary are in this cheesy-sounding province in Ireland

Munster

Robert Pastorelli, who starred in the comedy series "Double Rush", played Eldin on this sitcom

Murphy Brown

The Nov. 2006 elections made this person the highest of Italian ethnicity in the order of U.S. pres. succession

Nancy Pelosi

A decree by this man in 1806 dissolved the 1,000-year-old Holy Roman Empire

Napoleon

Jefferson called him "Attila of the age dethroned... shut up within the circle of a little island of the Mediterranean"

Napoleon

Goya protested this emperor's invasion of Spain with "Third of May, 1808"

Napoleon Bonaparte

The Tazetta type of this flower inspired the Greek myth about a boy who wasted away from unsatisfied desire

Narcissus

With its single-twisted horn, it's known as "the unicorn of the whale family"

Narwhal

Marrying Laura West made funny man S.J. Perelman brother-in-law to this author of 2 of Amer. lit's most depressing novels

Nathanael West

Pluto is in a stable 3:2 resonance with this planet, completing 2 orbits of the sun in the time the other completes 3

Neptune

Movie that spawned the phrase “I'm as mad as hell, & I'm not going to take it anymoreâ€

Network

Returning from Munich in 1938 he predicted, "I believe it is peace in our time"

Neville Chamberlain

The song "Failure's Not Flattering", by this band, was originally dubbed "Belinda Carlisle" as an homage to its '80s sound

New Found Glory

In 2001 it became the first U.S. state to ban hand-held phone use while driving

New York

The 1911 fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in this city left 146 garment workers dead

New York City

In 1977 Graig Nettles, Mickey Rivers & Thurman Munson wore this team's pinstripes

New York Yankees

He discovered the law of universal gravitation as well as a new way to calculate curves

Newton

Newman Noggs, Miss La Creevy, Wackford Squeers

Nicholas Nickleby

A frontrunner from the beginning, this pussycat strutted her stuff to win season 10

Nicole Scherzinger

An old joke, off his saying: a note on a wall reads, "'God is dead'"--this man. Below it: This man "'is dead'--God"

Nietzsche

He was born in Kiev around 1889 to parents who were celebrated dancers from Poland

Nijinsky

nin.com is the official website of this dark outfit

Nine Inch Nails

Xterra

Nissan

All amino acids contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen & this element

Nitrogen

In his first inaugural, he referred to Apollo 8 seeing "the world as God sees it"

Nixon

Inez: "I prefer to choose my hell; I prefer to look you in the eyes and fight it out face to face"

No Exit

Literally "war name", this French term refers to a pseudonym adopted in times of conflict

Nom De Guerre

In law, this three-word phrase is used to mean "not of sound mind" or "not legally competent"

Non Compos Mentis

I always update the antivirus definitions for this Symantec Corp. program; it's not named for Kramden's pal

Norton

In use from 1844 to 1905, a flag representing the union of these 2 countries was nicknamed the "herring salad"

Norway And Sweden

His prophesies, "The Centuries", said to reach to the year 3797, were first published in 1555

Nostradamus

Completes the 4-word hippie motto, "Make Love...."

Not War

In ancient Rome scribes who took dictation from "public" meetings were called these

Notaries

"The Dome" is the yearbook of this university near South Bend, Indiana

Notre Dame

Washington Square News

Nyu

This opposite of "defy" has fallen out of favor in many marriage vows

Obey

School in Columbus that’s home to the world’s largest all-brass marching band

Ohio State University

The large star in the center of its state seal is adorned with symbols of the 5 Civilized Tribes

Oklahoma

The big chief looms large, sanity is a relative term, a small-time crook is treated ratched-ly

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

"I only regret that I have but ___ life to lose for my country"

One: Oxygen & Neon

The Shaw Festival runs from April through Nov. in the picturesque town of Niagara-on-the-Lake in this Canadian province

Ontario

With about 10 million people, it has Canada's largest population

Ontario

Diego Garcia was critically important as a refueling base during this Jan. 1991 military operation

Operation Desert Storm

In 1851 Hermann von Helmholtz invented this instrument for examining the eye's interior

Ophthalmoscope

The yapok, a species of this Western Hemisphere marsupial, has webbed feet for swimming

Opossum

"Programs On" her "New Television Network" include "Two and a Half Stedmans"

Oprah Winfrey

Known for her aggressive interviews, this Italian journalist turned to writing against radical Islam

Oriana Fallaci

Florida NBA team that's central to a lofty Thomas Mann work about a soft drink

Orlando Magic Mountain Dew

"Macbeth", "The Trial", "The Magnificent Ambersons"

Orson Welles

“I can resist everything except temptationâ€, he wrote in “Lady Windermere's Fanâ€

Oscar Wilde

Frommer's walking tour of this capital suggests visits to Ibsen's apartment & Munch's tomb

Oslo, Norway

If you get a chance, visit the Munch Museum in this world capital; it's a real scream!

Oslo, Norway

"I kissed thee ere I killed thee. no way but this, killing myself, to die upon a kiss"

Othello

The story of world currency is told via exhibits at the Currency Museum in this Canadian capital

Ottawa

Scots call this bird a hoolet; we hope you give a hoot

Owl

New on the magazine stand in 1997 was this women's fitness magazine that might be abbreviated O2

Oxygen

Perhaps this rocker got a taste for bats when he worked in a slaughterhouse

Ozzy Osbourne

1892: Tonio & Beppe, a couple of clowns

Pagliacci

Wyoming's scenery has inspired many artists, so it's fitting that the state flower is the "Indian" this

Paintbrush

When a simple salad won't do, a cannibal might feed on "Hearts of" this tree

Palm

As part of a 10-year research project, the Atlanta Zoo got Lun-Lun & Yang-Yang, a pair of these

Pandas

A 1952 time article commented on an "epidemic" of these "raids", calling them "the newest and noisiest college craze"

Panty Raids

A medium one of these has about 70mg of calcium: (seedy tropical fruit)

Papaya

The first free-fall jump using one of these devices was from a damaged airplane in 1922

Parachute

Attorney assistant

Paralegal

Before experiments of this 19th century scientist, fermentation was basically a mystery

Pasteur

After this rocker did 2 Fidelity Investments adverts in 2005, one headline read "I am the adman, goo goo g'joob"

Paul Mccartney

This former Beatle & his wife gave advice to new vegetarian Lisa Simpson

Paul Mccartney

Ads for this blue-eyed star's 1994 film "Nobody's Fool" stated he's "worn to perfection"

Paul Newman

I'll swap you my Oreos if you'll keep these off them

Paws (Swap)

In 1783 Benjamin Franklin wrote to Josiah Quincy, "There never was a good war or a bad" one of these

Peace

In 1923 her first magazine article, "In China Too", appeared in the Atlantic Monthly

Pearl S. Buck

Ahab's vessel (6)

Pequod

An allowance for incidental costs, it means "for each day"

Per Diem

Heat causes this product to lose potency, so store it in the fridge (but don't mistake Chanel No. 5 for beer)

Perfume

This native of Waco played the slightly wacky Roz on "Frasier"

Peri Gilpin

Russia's Catherines I and II were married to men with this first name

Peter

The last Dutch governor of New Netherland, he introduced tea to America around 1647

Peter Stuyvesant

"The Key Reporter" is a newsletter published by this college & university honor society

Phi Beta Kappa

American Olympic skiing stars born May 10, 1957

Phil & Steve Mahre

This country's islands of Palawan & Mindanao lie in the Sulu Sea

Philippines

The pot-bellied species of these can grow to over 100 pounds, others up to 1,000

Pig

Ello-hay is the way to say hello in this funny form of "Latin"

Pig Latin

This fine powder is used to give color to such products as inks & paints

Pigment

The 440-million-pound Sears Tower is supported by 114 of these driven down to the bedrock

Pilings

This type of intimate conversation named for a cushion usually occurs in a bedroom

Pillow Talk

In the U.S. it's 16 fluid ounces

Pint

It's the Latin name for fishes as a class of vertebrates

Pisces

To pollinate a bearded iris, take the anther from the first flower & wipe its pollen onto these in the second

Pistils/Stigmas

Cling peaches are called that because they cling to this

Pit/Stone

A popular attraction in this city is the Fort Pitt Museum

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Sartorial term for a policeman who doesn't wear a uniform while on duty

Plainclothes

The International Astronomical Union said in 2006 that this object was really part of the Kuiper Belt, not a true planet

Pluto

This Roman god shares his name with the smallest planet in our solar system

Pluto

Take a number! In 1918 Wilson proclaimed his "Four Ends", "Four Principles", "Five Particulars" & 14 of these

Points

A specialized lab is used for toxicology, the detection of these, from the Latin for "drink"

Poison

& away they go...this horse that hit TV in 1956 trails early...his jockey, Gumby, has him moving as if he was made of clay!

Pokey

This anime show didn't start on TV; its characters were first part of Nintendo's "Pocket Monsters"

Pokã©Mon

A must-have for the preppy look: this short-sleeve collared shirt, particularly one of the brand of the same name

Polo

This term for a solid figure having many faces comes from the Greek for "many faces"

Polyhedron

In 71 B.C. this "great" man tried to take credit for ending Spartacus' slave revolt; maybe him & circumstance

Pompey

On Feb. 20, 1521 he set sail from Puerto Rico with 200 men; days later, he landed near Charlotte Harbor, Florida

Ponce De Leon

This onomatopoetic word precedes art, fly & gun

Pop

Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon is among the 3 most popular flavors of this Kellogg toaster pastry

Pop-Tarts

For over a decade starting from 1807, this nation's capital was moved to a city in South America

Portugal

This Greek god had dominion over the seas, springs & lakes, but not rivers

Poseidon

Poudrette, stracciatella, Philadelphia Pepper Pot

Poudrette

In Czech, it's "Praha", & it's over 1000 years old

Prague

Shaw wrote that Eliza Doolittle secretly wishes to drag this man off his pedestal & make love to him

Professor Higgins

Founded in the early '70s, COYOTE (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics) is for women in this "oldest profession"

Prostitutes

1960: "Mother -- what's the phrase? -- Isn't quite herself today"

Psycho

Composer Bernard Hermann used an all-string orchestra for "black & white music" for this '60 Hitchcock film

Psycho

Possible 51st state that's part of a set of anti-crime laws & a penitential Catholic prayer

Puerto Rico Act Of Contrition

Sam proclaimed, "And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee" in this 1994 film

Pulp Fiction

His theorem says the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle equals sum of the squares of the other sides

Pythagoras

The meat of this American game bird is white & delicately flavored

Quail

According to its name, a 10-gallon hat would hold 40 of these

Quarts

June 2, 1953 event telecast worldwide & filmed in Technicolor

Queen Elizabeth Ii's Coronation

In 2002 Aaliyah played this "royal" from Anne Rice's vampire menagerie

Queen Of The Damned

According to the title of a 1952 John Ford film, John Wayne's character was this type of "Man"

Quiet

When betting on one of these, a consistently low Beyer speed figure should be a red flag

Racehorse

The Dept. of the Interior has an annual lecture named for this biologist; she worked for the Dept. in the 1940s

Rachel Carson

The 4-legged Omaha made the record books in 1935 with this 3-feat

Racing's Triple Crown

He can see inside of you: GOT ARID SOIL

Radiologist

This adjective meaning unkempt & varied is often applied to disorganized armies or militias

Ragtag

Harrison Ford famously shot a swordsman in this first Indiana Jones film because he was too ill to do a fight scene

Raiders Of The Lost Ark

Superstition says don't point at this colorful arch or you may see even wetter weather

Rainbow

Wrote an 1841 essay entitled "Self-Reliance"

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Among Cendant Corporation's hotel chains are Days Inn, Howard Johnson & this inn

Ramada

USA Today reported New Yorkers have a tough time getting cabs during this month-long observance

Ramadan

This NFL team announced its move from Anaheim, California to St. Louis, Missouri

Rams

Bobbie Gentry wrote & recorded "Fancy" in 1970; decades later, this redhead made it a hit again

Reba Mcentire

They're the 2 traditional colors of Christmas

Red & Green

A parish is named for this "colorful" river passing through Louisiana en route to the Mississippi

Red River

Moses "Stretched his hand over" it & it was sundered

Red Sea

He painted the self-portrait seen here at age 27 in 1633

Rembrandt

From the Latin for "roll", it means to move in a curving orbit; your mom thinks "the world" does it "around you"

Revolve

The first man to win Tonys as Best Actor & Best Actor in a Musical, he won for playing a king & a professor

Rex Harrison

The hot water heating of this northern European capital is drawn directly from underground springs

Reykjavik, Iceland

This chicken, the state bird, had its beginnings on a farm in Little Compton in the 1850s

Rhode Island Red

"Joy Of Cooking" calls the pudding made from this grain "The All-Time Favorite"

Rice Pudding

This bongo-playing Manhattan Project physicist told how Challenger's O-rings failed in 1986

Richard Feynman

The nobility frowned when this king seized his loyal uncle John of Gaunt's wealth after his death

Richard Ii

The only VP to become president not immediately after his vice presidential term

Richard Nixon

Estimates are that it would have measured 8.25 on the scale named for this man

Richter

You can name this author in 3 words..."The Icarus Agenda", "The Osterman Weekend", "The Matarese Circle"

Robert Ludlum

"Ordinary People" (1980)

Robert Redford

Loyola Marymount's KXLU has a show devoted to female musicians called "She" does this (not to the cradle)

Rocks

Some longtime fans still haven't forgiven this rocker for his 1979-disco-fied smash "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"

Rod Stewart

This ballet choreographed by Agnes de Mille is subtitled "The Courting at Burnt Ranch"

Rodeo

The topping seen here is ikura, made of these from a salmon

Roe

If you're foolishly hunting vampires in Transylvania, you're risking your neck in this country

Romania

In 1927 5-year-old Prince Michael was proclaimed king of this country north of Bulgaria

Romania

This movement that included Shelley & Byron was based on the personal & the emotional

Romanticism

The name of this world capital precedes "Beauty" in the name of an apple variety that's excellent for baking

Rome

To Ausonius it was "First among cities, home of the gods"

Rome

In 1987 he declared, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"

Ronald Reagan

(Hi, I'm Patrika Darbo of "Days of our Lives") In a 1994 TV movie I played this domestic goddess comedienne turned sitcom star

Roseanne

All trouble faded away for her as she wandered slowly through the Fields of Boaz

Ruth

"You Stand Watching" this "Shine On" singer

Ryan Cabrera

In 1901 the first wireless message sent overseas was just this one letter

S

This white school shoe is named for the shape of the black leather piece that's over the middle section of the shoe

Saddle Shoe

He inspired Clare, a girl from a rich & noble family of Assisi, to become a nun

Saint Francis

"Primetime Live" star of whom it was said, "If there were no television, he would go door-to-door"

Sam Donaldson

In the 1920s, the company he founded merged with Metro Pictures Corporation

Samuel Goldwyn

Kings Faisal, Khalid & Fahd have all reigned over this country

Saudi Arabia

This "Humboldt's Gift" author won both the Pulitzer & Nobel Prizes in 1976

Saul Bellow

"My Hero, Zero" was 1 of the 4 tunes used during the premiere weekend of these TV shorts January 6-7, 1973

Schoolhouse Rock

When Nathan Hale was captured in September 1776, he was disguised as one of these

Schoolteacher

People Magazine's 1989 & 1998 Sexiest Men Alive, they played father & son in a blockbuster 1989 film

Sean Connery & Harrison Ford

Dublin-born playwright John Casey changed his name to this, which sounds more Irish

Sean O' Casey

Emerald City supporters are the home fans for the Sounders, this city's major league soccer team

Seattle

In the Manson trial this isolation of a jury to protect it from outside influences lasted 8 1/2 months

Sequestering

In June 1967 the Beatles released this album about an "act you've known for all these years"

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

In 1953 the CIA helped expel Mohammad Mossadegh & restore this Iranian leader

Shah Of Iran

One of the more popular red wines in the U.S. is this Australian import, known in Europe as Syrah

Shiraz

December 13 is the feast day of Saint Lucy, a 4th century Christian martyr from this Italian island

Sicily

The device for doing this to flour is basically a cup with a mesh screen

Sifting

Luxurious legwear, or a 1957 movie musical starring Fred Astaire, who didn't wear them

Silk Stockings

Name of the product invented by a GE chemist that's packaged in the container seen here: (red plastic egg)

Silly Putty

This fabulous fad of the 1950s still comes in a plastic egg-shaped container

Silly Putty

She appeared almost totally hairless in her video "Nothing Compares 2 U"

Sinead O'connor

Gerry Adams, born in Belfast, is listed as a leader of this political organization, "We Ourselves"

Sinn Fã©In

On hearing of the discovery of George Mallory's body, this man told reporters he still thinks he was first

Sir Edmund Hillary

In racing the name of this low-tech weapon means passing the leader with a burst of speed

Slingshot

What camera crews call "over-cranking" produces this effect

Slow Motion

One dictionary definition of it is "to have an air of dishonesty or fraud"

Smell

This leader of the Miracles co-wrote "The Tears Of A Clown" with Henry Cosby & Stevie Wonder

Smokey Robinson

If your E-mail crashes, you may have to use this rhyming 2-word term for letters delivered the old way

Snail Mail

The computer age necessitated this rhyming term for letters delivered through the post

Snail Mail

"Benson"

Soap

In the past (we think it's in the past) kids who used bad language got their mouths washed out with this

Soap

The bottom part of your foot, or a flatfish which may or may not go to heaven

Sole (Soul)

Karl Goldmark's opera "The Queen Of Sheba" opens in the palace of this Biblical king

Solomon

Africa stretches about 4,700 miles from Cap Vert in the west to Raas Xaafuun in this country on the "Horn"

Somalia

Segregation was in effect long before this country formally introduced apartheid in 1948

South Africa

Wallonia produces a mineral water from this town whose name has become synonymous with a health resort

Spa

This roller coaster has been thrilling folks at Disney World since 1975 & at Disneyland since 1977

Space Mountain

In 1994 Conchita Martinez became the first woman from this country to win a Wimbledon singles title

Spain

Lace up your sneakers & run with the bulls through the streets of Pamplona in this country

Spain

This language's main dialect, Castilian, developed from the area of Burgos

Spanish

The African grey is known as the most accomplished species of this desirable ability

Speaking/Talking

Ahoy! A knot measures this

Speed

In a new series at Marvel, his daughter May has taken up his crime-fighting ways as "Spider-Girl"

Spider-Man

Isaac Mizrahi appeared as himself on the May 6, 1997 3-D episode of this Michael J. Fox sitcom

Spin City

In the U.S. this green vegetable is often creamed; in India cheese is added for saag paneer

Spinach

This leafy green vegetable is the main ingredient in souffle d'epinards

Spinach

CTs & MRIs have largely replaced this procedure, also the name of a Nigel Tufnel group

Spinal Tap

This column may precede "tingling" in ad copy for haunted houses & mystery novels

Spine

In football, you'll find them outside the offensive tackles or when the quarterback has a bad hair day

Split Ends

Named for founder Josiah, it's the potttery seen here

Spode

On the charts in the '60s, this followed Buffalo & Dusty

Springfield

Abraham Lincoln moved to this capital city in 1837

Springfield, Illinois

Varieties of this sea creature, seen here, can grow to 60 feet long

Squid

1977 film in which Luke Skywalker uses the force in the struggle between the royal houses of York & Lancaster

Star Wars Of The Roses

Count Dooku, Mace Windu, Chancellor Palpatine

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Long grain rice is rich in amylose, a component of this carbohydrate, making it dry & fluffy when cooked

Starch

If you can't stand the heat, there's always this raw dish that includes onions, capers, egg yolks & beef tenderloin

Steak Tartare

This composer is always good company; his 1971 musical "Company" was revived on Broadway in 1995

Stephen Sondheim

With 7 movies in the all-time Top 10, he's the world's most successful director

Steven Spielberg

You can talk to me & tell me it's the birthday of this singer seen here:

Stevie Nix

This performer's 1985 "Part-Time Lover" became the first single to go to No. 1 on 5 Billboard charts

Stevie Wonder

Now nearly obsolete, porter is intermediate between ale & this darker British brew

Stout

"Once upon a time there was a Martian named Valentine Michael Smith", begins this Heinlein work

Stranger In A Strange Land

Both the junior & senior Johanns in this Viennese family conducted dance music as well as composed it

Strauss

A traditional treat served at Wimbledon consists of these berries & cream

Strawberries

Black powder, an explosive dating from medieval times, is about 75% saltpeter, 15% charcoal & 10% this element

Sulfur

Mary Poppins' magical, musical tongue-twister

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Wisconsin's Apostle Islands lie in this Great Lake

Superior

This word can mean to increase the amount or extent of anything, not just your McDonald's fries

Supersize

Francis Bacon opined that "Hope is a good breakfast but a bad" one of these

Supper

A petition for certiorari asks that an appellate court, usually this high one, review a case's record

Supreme Court

Attributed to Napoleon's General Cambronne, "The Guards die but do not" do this

Surrender

A graphic novel by Robert Venditti & Brett Weldele was the basis for this Bruce Willis film about androids that live for users

Surrogates

The boys from this city could tell you it's home to the New York State Fair

Syracuse

It precedes -bone, -ball, -bar & -bill

T

Virginia was a pal of this U.S.-born poet & in 1923 her press published his "Waste Land"

T.S. Eliot

British poet & painter Frieda Hughes is the daughter of this other British poet

Ted Hughes

As NYC police commissioner, he had a "bully time" cracking down on graft in the department

Teddy Roosevelt

This piece of lingerie is the upper half of a slip & can be worn under an unbuttoned shirt

Teddy/Camisole

This sportscaster & former QB from Shreveport led the Steelers to Super Bowl titles in '75, '76, '79 & '80

Terry Bradshaw

Slither on over to Sweetwater in this large state for its annual roundup of diamondbacks

Texas

After helping the Americans win the Battle of Saratoga, he went home to fight for Polish independence

Thaddeus Kosciusko

"Well, I got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddle"

Thank God I'm A Country Boy

Spoken or sung at the end of Latin masses, Deo gratias means this

Thanks To God

A book on 19th c. whaling gets its title from this traditional cry on sighting the creature

Thar She Blows!

This 1957 Buddy Holly hit was inspired by a line of dialogue from the John Wayne film "The Searchers"

That'll Be The Day

Frank Sinatra by Harry James

The 1930S

"Son of Flubber" (1963)

The Absent-Minded Professor

Jesus' last quoted words, known as the "Great Commission", are in the book called these "of the Apostles"

The Acts

Its first class of cadets was sworn in July 11, 1955 in Colorado

The Air Force Academy

In a series of books by Ann M. Martin, it's the title group organized by Kristy

The Baby-Sitter's Club

The Swedish island Gotland lies in this sea

The Baltic Sea

The network's website has new adventures of this group made up of Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper & Snorky

The Banana Splits

When this Robbie Robertson group first backed Dylan in the '60s, it was known as The Hawks

The Band

Michael Jordan could tell you this name for Birmingham's current minor league baseball team

The Barons

Jesus uttered 9 of these, from the Latin for "blessedness", in the sermon on the mount

The Beatitudes

This group went platinum with the soundtrack to "Staying Alive", a sequel to "Saturday Night Fever"

The Bee Gees

The piece that shares its name with a job in the Catholic church

The Bishop

Young filmmakers Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sanchez created quite a frenzy with this film

The Blair Witch Project

Lenin led this "majority" revolutionary faction to power in the October Revolution

The Bolsheviks

Inspect the master cylinder, part of the hydraulics sending fluid through the lines for this drum or disc system

The Brakes

"On Friday noon, July the twentieth, 1714 , the finest bridge in all Peru broke"

The Bridge Of San Luis Rey

You're on the money if you know Truman kept a sign on his desk with this famous 4-word motto

The Buck Stops Here

This 1919 silent film classic inspired director Peter Sellers' PBS special "The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez"

The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari

Lassen Peak & Mount Rainier

The Cascades

Tblisi, the capital, was linked by rail to the Black Sea in 1872 & to this sea in 1883

The Caspian

Since 1975 the Tour de France has ended with an 8-lap circuit of this broad avenue

The Champs-Elysã©Es

In 1871 cowboys drove a record number of cattle, 600,000, from Texas to Kansas along this trail

The Chisholm Trail

In the 1920s Eliot got religion and converted to this church, independent since the 16th century

The Church Of England

In 1959 Walter Williams, said to be the last surviving veteran of this war, died at age 117

The Civil War

After the Yukon, it's the longest river in the Western Hemisphere to "roll on" into the Pacific

The Columbia

Millions died from exploitation & overwork in this large Belgian colony

The Congo

It could be said a missing mob snitch "would always be" this object uniting 2 masonry walls "in the organization"

The Cornerstone

The first famous war correspondent, William Howard Russell reported on this 1853-56 war for British papers

The Crimean War

This women's organization founded in 1890 was chartered by Congress in 1896

The Daughters Of The American Revolution

Bassist Stefan Lessard & drummer Carter Beauford are the rhythm section of this "Under the Table and Dreaming" band

The Dave Matthews Band

Coulomb's law says the force between 2 charges is inversely proportional to the square of this

The Distance Between Them

This name given to a survey refers to the time when men face the judgment from which there is no appeal

The Domesday Report

In 1958 Warren Covington took over the big band formerly led by these two brothers

The Dorseys

In Olympic skiing, it's the race in which competitors go the fastest

The Downhill

Upon its completion in 1930, the Chrysler Building beat out this structure as the world's tallest

The Eiffel Tower

"Jimmy Kimmel Live" tapes here--not a dome in Yosemite but an entertainment center in Hollywood

The El Capitan Theatre

In 1682 this European group claimed all of Louisiana, but now they're down to a "Quarter" in New Orleans

The French

The "amiable" former name of the Tongan archipelago

The Friendly Islands

In 1986 ThisCompanyKids opened its first store; in 1990 BabyThisCompany was born

The Gap

A big part of the paper chase: GPO

The Government Printing Office

In 1990 Paul McCartney received a Lifetime Achievement Award at these awards

The Grammys

This Jerry Garcia band, once called The Warlocks, holds the record for most documented rock concerts

The Grateful Dead

F. Scott Fitzgerald regretted changing the title of "Trimalchio in West Egg" to this

The Great Gatsby

Opened in 2002 in Lower Manhattan, a memorial to this 1845-1849 tragedy used Kilkenny limestone

The Great Potato Famine In Ireland

Death row prison guard Paul Edgecomb

The Green Mile

Alabama has the Crimson Tide & Tulane has this colorful nickname

The Green Wave

The country known as Saint Vincent & these islands is one of the world's largest suppliers of arrowroot

The Grenadines

In a business project, it's the level investors try to "get in on"

The Ground Floor (Or The Ground Level)

Frank Lloyd Wright intended for visitors to begin at the top & move downward through this art museum

The Guggenheim

Barbara Tuchman won her first Pulitzer for this history of the beginning of World War I

The Guns Of August

This alphabet is made up of 22 letters including Yud & Bet

The Hebrew

These mountains on India's northern border have a name from the Sanskrit for "snow abode"

The Himalayas

Around 1650 B.C. these people made their capital at Hattusas in central Anatolia in what is now Turkey

The Hittites

If you're doing very well, you're living high off this creature

The Hog

Elie Wiesel helped light an eternal flame at the 1993 dedication of this Washington, D.C. museum

The Holocaust Museum

It's the object that's the quest of the player & of the group seen here: [video clue]

The Holy Grail

Civilian activities in support of a war waged overseas

The Home Front

This 1862 act gave 160 acres of free land to anyone who had lived on it & improved it for 5 years

The Homestead Act

In this Coen Brothers movie, Charles Durning jumps out a window during a board meeting

The Hudsucker Proxy

If a hill of boulders is part of your commute, this GM vehicle really is "Like nothing else"

The Hummer

This classic by Victor Hugo opens on Jan. 6, 1482

The Hunchback Of Notre Dame

Henry V & Joan of Arc both fought in this war considered the longest in history

The Hundred Years' War

In 1453 at Castillon, the French artillery won the last battle of this long war

The Hundred Years' War

Published by the Naval Institute Press in 1984, it became a best seller & a 1990 film

The Hunt For Red October

In a Dostoyevsky novel, it's the "silly" title nickname of Prince Myshkin, whose love for 2 women leads to tragedy

The Idiot

Brad Bird was nominated for his original screenplay for this animated hit

The Incredibles

MIT announced in April 2001 that it plans to make almost all of its course materials available free via this

The Internet

Clint has won 2 Oscars for directing & in 1995 got this memorial award from the Academy

The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

The Spanish word for "water" is found within this sleek feline's name

The Jaguar

In May 1915 Regret became the first filly to win this horse race; only 2 fillies have won since

The Kentucky Derby

For centuries, reindeer herding was the main economy of these people of Northern Scandinavia

The Lapps

Mozart's Queen of the Night, a sorceress

The Magic Flute

"Grand Master Villiers de l'Isle d'Adam had" this made "by Turkish slaves in the castle of St. Angelo"

The Maltese Falcon

This Rochester, Minnesota clinic is around 15 million square feet, about 3 times the size of the Mall of America

The Mayo Clinic

Painter John F. Kensett helped found it in the 1870s & his works launched its American Paintings Collection

The Metropolitan Museum Of Art

Eugene Dubois died in 1940 still believing his "Java Man" to be this legendary connector between man & ape

The Missing Link

A late 1960s TV "squad"

The Mod Squad

In contrast to Western cultures, most Central Malawians determine their descent through this family member

The Mother

1958: "...and the Dead"

The Naked

Get off the Metro at Farragut North to visit this society's Explorers Hall

The National Geographic Society

Northeast Alaska is dominated by ANWR, short for the Arctic this, which covers 19 million acres

The National Wildlife Refuge

The last man to serve as Secretary of this as part of the cabinet was James V. Forrestal in 1947

The Navy

Some 40% of this country's land has been reclaimed from the sea

The Netherlands

This African river enters the Mediterranean through two main branches: the Damietta & the Rosetta

The Nile

1996 film in which Eddie Murphy played most of the extended family of an "extended" chemistry teacher

The Nutty Professor

On Oct. 26, 1881 Ike Clanton & Billy Claiborne escaped the hail of bullets at this site by fleeing to a photo studio

The O.K. Corral

This distinctively shaped room was designed by Nathan C. Wyeth at the order of President Taft in 1909

The Oval Office

This body of water covers about 64 million square miles, more than all the land on Earth

The Pacific Ocean

David McCullouch earned the 1978 History Award for "Path Between the Seas", about the creation of this from 1870 to 1914

The Panama Canal

Missionaries discovered this plant, whose flowers resemble a crown of thorns, in South America

The Passion Fruit

Ashton Kutcher, as a friend of the skipper played by George Clooney, sails off to bring in one more catch in his memory

The Perfect Storm

Medically speaking, this finger is the minimus, meaning "least"

The Pinky

Nearly synonymous with the term "light plane", this Piper aircraft model first flew in 1937

The Piper Cub

Rodrigo Borgia became Alexander VI in this post in 1492

The Pope

George was born beside this river that flows past Washington, D.C.

The Potomac

Shown Saturday afternoons on ABC, this sport's tour outdrew college football & moved to ESPN in 1997

The Pro Bowling Tour

In this Edgar Allan Poe story, "A...document of the last importance" was stolen from "the royal apartments"

The Purloined Letter

Starring with son Jaden in this 2006 film must have been fun; getting a second Oscar nomination, icing on the cake

The Pursuit Of Happyness

Stephen Crane subtitled this novel "An Episode of the American Civil War"

The Red Badge Of Courage

Union soldier Henry Fleming is the hero of this 1895 Civil War novel

The Red Badge Of Courage

The Aare River of northern Switzerland joins this river at the German border

The Rhine

In a pamphlet, Thomas Paine wrote about government founded on "the indefeasible hereditary" these

The Rights Of Man

Figurative name of the volcanic belt that nearly encircles the Pacific Ocean

The Ring Of Fire

By examining these in some trees, you can figure out what the weather was like thousands of years ago

The Rings

In this 1950 play, a dressmaker's deceased husband & her new boyfriend both sport the title art on their chests

The Rose Tattoo

John Busby's call to Christian service led him from Youth Leader to National Commander of this "Army"

The Salvation Army

This important 1925 event in Tennesee focused attention on the teaching of evolution

The Scopes Monkey Trial

www.si.edu doesn't get you into Sports Illustrated, but into this D.C. institution

The Smithsonian Institution

This HBO series with 16 nominations only hit on 4

The Sopranos

This emotional bond to a captor by a hostage due to stress & need for survival is the psychothriller of the summer!

The Stockholm Syndrome

U can't touch this: it's far away, its diameter is 865,000 miles & the part of it we can see is 10,000 degrees

The Sun

In 1967 Cindy Birdsong replaced Florence Ballard in this trio

The Supremes

Keep "tabs" on this south Asian percussion instrument heard here

The Tabla

When spaghetti is cooked "al dente", it means it's firm to this body part

The Teeth

"Wherever there is injustice, you will find us"

The Three Amigos

The mama bear didn't appear in the original version of this story; neither did Goldilocks

The Three Bears

Although built at his urging, Alexander III didn't live to see the completion of this, the world's longest railway

The Trans-Siberian Railway

This important parallel of latitude is located at 23 degrees, 27 minutes north of the equator

The Tropic Of Cancer

Sean won his Oscar for his work on this 1987 Kevin Costner film

The Untouchables

The Vulgate, The Koran, The Upanishads, The Book of Mormon

The Upanishads

The 2 main mountain ranges dividing Europe from Asia are the Caucasus & this one

The Urals

The 1967 Compton's article on this now-defunct country shows a woman from Kharkov with steel teeth

The Ussr

Expressed as a number, it's the capacity of an atom to combine with other atoms

The Valence

To avoid taking unnecessary risks, "play it close to" this piece of clothing

The Vest

Chien Tan of the Oregon Symphony is one of the few masters of the smaller treble type of this string instrument

The Violin

In 1889 Charles Dow & Edward Jones founded this business daily

The Wall Street Journal

World War I, the U.S. Civil War, the War of 1812

The War Of 1812

At the end of a play by John Millington Synge, the barmaid Pegeen laments, "I've lost the only playboy of" this

The Western World

This building on the back of the bill was trashed by revelers the night the man on the front moved in

The White House (When Andrew Jackson Moved In)

In "Through the Looking Glass" he tells Alice his horse has anklets to guard against shark bites

The White Knight

Episodes of this show ended with the cat in the MTM logo dribbling a basketball

The White Shadow

"I Can See for Miles" (1967)

The Who

In a 1978 song, this group asked, "Who Are You?"

The Who

1975: "...and the Lion"

The Wind

"The Bishop's Boys", about this pair, is by Tom Crouch, a Smithsonian Air & Space Museum curator

The Wright Brothers

The proletarians "have nothing to lose but" these

Their Chains

Call Greenpeace! In Matthew 4 Peter & Andrew left these in the sea when Jesus called them

Their Nets

He was nicknamed "The Driving Force" (& "The Trust Buster")

Theodore Roosevelt

Richard M. Johnson (trick question)

There Was No Mrs. - He Was Never Married

This word for "actor" comes from the father of Greek tragedy

Thespian

In the Bible, St. Paul wrote 2 letters to them

Thessalonians

The presidency of this man who's on a U.S. bill is marked by the Tripolitan War & a large land purchase

Thomas Jefferson

It's the main character Gustave von Aschenbach who succumbs in this author's "Death in Venice"

Thomas Mann

In his "American Crisis" pamphlet, he wrote, "Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered"

Thomas Paine

Alec Baldwin played Mr. Conductor on this title steam engine's "Magic Railroad"

Thomas The Tank Engine

This guy with the name of a Norse god first took his raft Kon-Tiki for a spin in 1947

Thor Heyerdahl

Appointed by President Johnson, he was the first African-American U.S. Supreme Court justice

Thurgood Marshall

This river begins in Turkey's eastern Anatolian Highlands & flows through Baghdad on its way to the Persian Gulf

Tigris

This funny man & movie Santa Claus titled one of his books of musings "Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man"

Tim Allen

Le Bureau International de l'Heure in Paris is the keeper of this for the world

Time

(Hi, I'm Kym Hampton of the WNBA) The jump ball at the beginning of a basketball game or period of play is known as this

Tipoff

This very hard metal is named for the children of Uranus & Gaea

Titanium

20 years' work has gone into a Kawasaki-Kisarazu Bridge over this bay

Tokyo Bay

His titles include "The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby" & "The Pump House Gang"

Tom Wolfe

Often paired with a grilled cheese sandwich, it was the most popular of Campbell's original 21 soups in 1897

Tomato

The Tupou Dynasty has ruled this South Pacific kingdom since 1845

Tonga

Doc holds a tongue depressor & says, "Open wide" to check the pair of these at the back of your throat

Tonsils

In 1960 Jackie won this award named for Antoinette Perry for the musical comedy "Take Me Along"

Tony Award

The top 2 Canadian newspapers in circulation are based in this city

Toronto

The Shinkansen is the famous high-speed one of these

Train

Bet in which the bettor must correctly choose the first 3 finishers in a horse race in exact order

Trifecta

In a c. 1380 work, Chaucer wrote these Trojan War lovers had 3 great years together before she met Diomede

Troilus & Cressida

Cassandra, a prophetess whose father is the king of Troy, is a character in this play

Troilus And Cressida

Royal family name of the prince in Mark Twain's "The Prince and the Pauper"

Tudor

Sorry, Charlie, maguro is this kind of fish

Tuna

(Hi, I'm Keenan McCardell of the Jacksonville Jaguars) In 1994 the NFL adopted this scoring opportunity from the colleges

Two-Point Conversion

This group's "Angel of Harlem" is a tribute to Billie Holiday

U2

"...All perfume yes and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will Yes" ends this book

Ulysses

Luckily, Jim Carrey gave a more dastardly turn as this evil relative in "A Series of Unfortunate Events"

Uncle (Or Count) Olaf

This classic by Harriet Beecher Stowe sold 300,000 copies in the first year that it was published in book form

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Monoceros

Unicorn

"Sister Carrie", "McTeague", "Native Son"

United States

The world's largest Hard Rock Cafe really rocks on Citywalk at this Florida theme park

Universal Studios

John Wayne attended this L.A. university in the 1920s & also played on its football team

Usc

The tallest sandstone cliffs in the United States can be seen at Zion National Park in this state

Utah

To keep this appliance's bag smelling fresh, drop a few cloves in it

Vacuum Cleaner

In Norse myth a she-goat called Heidrun provides mead for the slain heroes of this hall

Valhalla

If you listen to your heart using a stethoscope, you'll hear the sound of these flaps opening & closing

Valves

The museum's got a "Starry Night" that he painted in Arles in 1888, not the more famous one done in Saint Remy in 1889

Van Gogh

This devoted mom has been called the most famous Miss America of all time

Vanessa Williams

9 years after B. Dias rounded Africa's tip, this explorer sailed on to open sea route to India

Vasco Da Gama

It can be a blood vessel, or being excessively proud of oneself

Vein/Vain

Hugo Chavez is this country's controversial president

Venezuela

This city on the Adriatic is the setting for "La Gioconda"

Venice

Twain & his wife bought their bed in this romantic city of canals (iconoclast Twain slept feet toward the headboard)

Venice

Proteus & Valentine are "the two gentlemen of" this place, also the setting of "Romeo And Juliet"

Verona

His 1543 landmark work on anatomy, "De Humani Corporis Fabrica", contained illustrations by Titian's studio

Vesalius

Living your life through the experiences of others, you're living this way, from the Latin for "stead"

Vicariously

The Times' longtime movie critic, he shifted to theater criticism in 1993

Vincent Canby

He directed Judy Garland in "Meet Me In St. Louis" & married her the next year

Vincent Minnelli

Pt. Udall, in this island group, is called the easternmost American point in the western hemisphere

Virgin Islands

Susan Constant, Godspeed & Discovery, ships that brought settlers to Jamestown

Virginia

"The Window" & "Time Passes" are sections of her stream-of-consciousness novel "To the Lighthouse"

Virginia Woolf

Her close friend Vita Sackville-West inspired the gender-bender title character of her 1928 novel "Orlando"

Virginia Woolf

In 2007 a new play based on her 80-year-old novel "To the Lighthouse" lit up the stage at the Berkeley Rep

Virginia Woolf

Vladimir, Estragon, Lucky, Pozzo

Waiting For Godot

E.M. Forster got the title "A Passage to India" from one of his poems

Walt Whitman

Nicknamed "Sweetness", this Hall of Fame NFL running back died in 1999

Walter Payton

Picked West Point as the site for the U.S. Military Academy

Washington

Blue, a line of jewelry from this British pottery co., is inspired by the Jasper Ware it has produced since the 1700s

Wedgwood

Let's see if Jennifer Beals is available for this job of heating & joining metal

Welding

The title of this 2008 Cameron Diaz-Ashton Kutcher film was inspired by a Sin City slogan

What Happens In Vegas

Steve Allen created the question "Is it bigger than a breadbox?" on this long-running game show

What's My Line?

Rifai Dervishes are colloquially known for "howling"; Mawlawi Dervishes are known for doing this

Whirling

"To Have and Have Not": "You know how to ____, don't you, Steve?"

Whistle

According to Genesis 3:14, because it tricked Eve

Why Does The Snake Crawl On The Ground?

A rocky relationship with exotic dancer Fanne Foxe ended this powerful congressman's career in 1974

Wilbur Mills

Affer Germany invaded the Netherlands, this queen, her family & cabinet fled to London

Wilhelmina

Rosario is Karen Walker's feisty housekeeper (who was married briefly to, yes, Jack McFarland!) on this sitcom

Will & Grace

From one of his works, this Irish poet's epitaph is "Cast a cold eye on life, on death. Horseman, pass by!"

William Butler Yeats

Imprisoned for quarelling at the court of James II, the Earl of Devonshire asked this successor to take the throne

William Iii

Harvard Lampoon alumnus, by 1937 he owned 25 daily newspapers & a California castle

William Randolph Hearst

Beefy Barry bonds has hit many balls into the "cove" named for this earlier Giants slugger

Willie Mccovey

In a 1972 film Simon Ward played this prime minister from ages 19 to 26

Winston Churchill

A large one decorates doors at Christmas; a small one decorates the heads of honorees

Wreath

This 1939 film includes the line "What do they know of heaven and hell, Cathy, who know nothing of life?"

Wuthering Heights

The woman on its seal represents equal rights, since it was the first state to grant women the right to vote

Wyoming

He went up in Vostok I

Yuri Gagarin

Of locations in the titles of the Hope-Crosby "Road" movies, this African one is last alphabetically

Zanzibar

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