Question: 'The 3 parts of this Greek dramatic  trilogy are "Agamemnon", "Choephori", & "Eumenides"'

Answer: the Oresteia


Question: 'A Spingarn Medal & a Pres. Medal of Freedom are among the laurels of this celebrated soprano from Laurel, Miss.'

Answer: Leontyne Price


Question: '(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from atop a large, moving piece of equipment at Texas A&M University's Coastal Engineering Lab.) Texas A&M's Coastal Engineering Lab has a sediment pit, testing this type of equipment that removes earth from the sea floor'

Answer: a dredger (or dredging equipment)


Question: 'This long slender  bone is parallel and lateral to the tibia'

Answer: the fibula


Question: 'The puffin is a member of this "great" family of penguin-like birds'

Answer: auks


Question: 'According to legend, a cave on this hill was where Romulus & Remus were suckled by a wolf'

Answer: the Palatine Hill


Question: 'James I said of this plotter, "The gentler tortures are to be first used... and so proceed by steps to the worst"'

Answer: Guy Fawkes


Question: 'Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre in this U.S. city has several ghosts, including that of an actress who fell to her death'

Answer: New Orleans


Question: 'The Old Milwaukee brewing company is headquartered in this city'

Answer: Milwaukee


Question: 'A projecting rim on a vehicle'

Answer: the bumper


Question: 'Like many countries, Albania has this bird as a symbol, & its flag shows a 2-headed one'

Answer: an eagle


Question: 'In 2006 FEMA & the U.S. Geological Survey sponsored a conference commemorating the 100th anniversary of this event'

Answer: the San Francisco earthquake


Question: 'Long after he was a TV weatherman who predicted hail the size of canned hams, he'd work the "late" shift for CBS'

Answer: (David) Letterman


Question: 'The man in this drab color who haunts the Drury Lane Theatre may the ghost of a man found bricked up in a wall there'

Answer: gray


Question: 'This state is named after Thomas West, whose title was Baron De La Warr'

Answer: Delaware


Question: 'It begins every basketball game'

Answer: a jump ball


Question: 'In 2006 Lesotho went for a more peaceful look, putting a hat on its flag to replace a shield & this weapon'

Answer: a spear


Question: 'In 1785 he graduated 42nd out of 58 at his military school in Paris'

Answer: Napoléon Bonaparte


Question: 'In 1956, one year after winning an Oscar, she quit the business to move to Monaco'

Answer: Grace Kelly


Question: 'The lady in blue seen in this Scottish city's Royal Lyceum Theatre may be the actress Ellen Terry'

Answer: Edinburgh


Question: 'This Washington D.C. monument stands near the Potomac, about halfway between the Capitol & the Lincoln Memorial'

Answer: the Washington Monument


Question: 'To baffle someone to the point of not being able to answer'

Answer: to stump


Question:
'(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reads the clue.)
Behind the coat of arms on Portugal's flag is a navagational tool.  In 1816, it was also on the flag of this other land'

Answer: Brazil


Question: 'In 1869 this "wild" & crazy guy killed 2 men as acting sheriff of Ellis County, Kansas'

Answer: Wild Bill Hickok


Question: 'After "The Pelican Brief" in 1992, he followed up with "The Client" in 1993'

Answer: John Grisham


Question: 'A ghost known as the Black Phantom used to appear in a mirror at the Empire Theatre in this city, Ringo Starr's hometown'

Answer: Liverpool


Question: 'This river forms the southern borders of Ohio, Indiana & Illinois'

Answer: the Ohio


Question: 'Cooked on a griddle, it's a teatime treat with small holes on top'

Answer: crumpets


Question: 'In 1996, to represent unity, Ethiopia put this 5-pointed star with mystical overtones on its flag'

Answer: a pentacle


Question: 'In 1900 more than 200 foreigners were killed during this bloody uprising in northern China'

Answer: the Boxer Rebellion


Question: 'After playing QB Paul Crewe in 1974's "The Longest Yard", he played coach Nate Scarborough in the 2005 remake'

Answer: Burt Reynolds


Question: 'Melbourne's Princess Theatre boasts the ghost of a singer who died after playing this devilish role in "Faust"'

Answer: Mephistopheles


Question: 'Founded in 1911, this Connecticut college is in the town of New London'

Answer: Connecticut College


Question: 'Megapteran marine mammal that arches sharply as it dives'

Answer: a humpback whale


Question: 'This large country re-adopted its old red, white & blue flag in 1991'

Answer: Russia


Question: 'A Supreme Court decision in 2000 said rights named for this man were "embedded in routine police practice"'

Answer: Miranda


Question: 'In 1970 Eric Clapton warned us, "After" this title hour, "we're gonna let it all hang down"'

Answer: midnight


Question: 'The shortest way to sail to the Arctic Ocean from Nome, Alaska is to go north through this strait'

Answer: the Bering Strait


Question: 'The first track on "The Beatles' Second Album" was a Chuck Berry song that told this composer to "roll over"'

Answer: Beethoven


Question: 'Could it be that a tipsy Johnny Bench was the inspiration for Holden Caulfield in this 1951 novel'

Answer: The Catcher in the Rye


Question: 'In 1937 an explosion of this, unodorized, killed 300 people in a New London, Texas school'

Answer: natural gas


Question: 'Because sound travels 2.7 times faster in this gas than in air, inhaling it makes your voice higher'

Answer: helium


Question: 'It's the third-largest Hawaiian isle'

Answer: Oahu


Question: 'The Arctic Ocean's deepest point, about 17,880 feet, lies just north of this country's Svalbard Islands'

Answer: Norway


Question: '"Play with Fire" from this Group's 1965 album "Out of Our Heads" featured Phil Spector on bass'

Answer: The Rolling Stones


Question: 'This Mark Bowden book depicts a Mogadishu raid & a crashed helicopter crew, not Chicago hockey players'

Answer: Blackhawk Down


Question: 'The Sequoyah 1 nuclear reactor near Chattanooga is operated by this agency established in 1933'

Answer: the TVA


Question: 'When pronounced another way, this element is the top story on a newscast'

Answer: lead


Question: 'A carefully planned military attack, or a football "line"'

Answer: offensive


Question: 'In the early 1770s England's Samuel Hearne became the first European to reach the Arctic Ocean overland from this bay'

Answer: the Hudson Bay


Question: 'The Searchers told us that Madame Ruth had "a pad down on Thirty-fourth and Vine" where she sold this'

Answer: Love Potion No. 9


Question: 'A-Rod is truly in trouble in this time-traveling Twain text from 1889'

Answer: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur\'s Court


Question: 'Itaipu, a project using this type of power, supplies about a quarter of all of Brazil's electricity needs'

Answer: hydroelectric power


Question: 'Could it be Satan this metal is named for?  It comes from the German for "Old Nick"'

Answer: nickel


Question: 'It's the O in an IPO, a corporation's first attempt to sell stock to the public'

Answer: offer[ing]


Question: 'On August 3, 1958 this nuclear-powered submarine became the first to cross the North Pole under the ice'

Answer: the Nautilus


Question: 'Reg Presley not only sang lead on this group's hit "Wild Thing", he played the ocarina as well'

Answer: The Troggs


Question: 'I picked up this Faulkner work hoping the title referred to Rex Grossman, but it was about Old Ben'

Answer: The Bear


Question: 'Electricity can be produced by CSP, short for "concentrating" this -- & it's done with mirrors'

Answer: solar power


Question: 'This very hard metal is named for the children of Uranus & Gaea'

Answer: titanium


Question: 'To use this "razor" named for a 14th century English philosopher means to use economy in explanation'

Answer: Occam\'s razor


Question: 'The spiral tusk of this cetacean that inhabits the waters of the Arctic Ocean may reach a length of 10 feet'

Answer: a narwhal


Question: 'This quartet included Leslie Maguire, John Chadwick, & brothers Gerry & Freddie Marsden'

Answer: Gerry & the Pacemakers


Question: 'In this Shakespeare play, the Antipholus twins don't merit gold gloves after they bobble identities'

Answer: The Comedy of Errors


Question: 'Abbreviated SPR, it's the emergency store of oil created by the U.S. government in 1977'

Answer: strategic petroleum reserve


Question: 'Harold Kroto & others found this common element had a new molecular form, the Fullerene'

Answer: carbon


Question: '(Cheryl of the Clue Crew stands in sunlight and shadow)  A total solar eclipse where the moon hides the sun is an example of this for the Latin for "conceal" -- as in the mysteries of the supernatural'

Answer: the occult


Question: 'The 1860 frontier novel "Malaeska", the first of its kind, sold 300,000 copies for  total sales revenue of this'

Answer: $30,000


Question: 'River mentioned most often in the Bible'

Answer: the Jordan


Question: 'Marconi's wonderful wireless'

Answer: the radio


Question: 'These rodents first got to America by stowing away on ships'

Answer: rats


Question: 'The "coq" in coq au vin'

Answer: chicken


Question: 'Video in which Michael Jackson plays a werewolf & a zombie'

Answer: "Thriller"


Question: 'Scottish word for lake'

Answer: loch


Question: 'In 1869 an American minister created this "oriental" transportation'

Answer: the rickshaw


Question: 'There are about 40,000 muscles & tendons in this part of an elephant's body'

Answer: the trunk


Question: 'A British variety is called "bangers", a Mexican variety, "chorizo"'

Answer: sausage


Question: '2 "Saturday Night" alumni who tried "Trading Places"'

Answer: Dan Aykroyd & Eddie Murphy


Question: 'River in this famous song:'

Answer: the Volga River


Question: 'A 1920's hunting trip to Canada inspired Birdseye's food preserving method'

Answer: freezing


Question: 'When husbands "pop" for an ermine coat, they're actually buying this fur'

Answer: weasel


Question: 'Jewish crepe filled with cheese'

Answer: a blintz


Question: 'He may "Never Say Never Again" when asked to be Bond'

Answer: Sean Connery


Question: 'American river only 33 miles shorter than the Mississippi'

Answer: the Missouri


Question: 'This fastener gets its name from a brand of galoshes it was used on'

Answer: the zipper


Question: 'Close relative of the pig, though its name means "river horse"'

Answer: the hippopotamus


Question: 'French for a toothsome cut of beef served to a twosome'

Answer: Châteaubriand


Question: 'The blonde preferred in the film "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"'

Answer: Marilyn Monroe


Question: 'World's largest lake, nearly 5 times as big as Superior'

Answer: the Caspian Sea


Question: 'If this species of hybrid's parents were reversed, you'd get a hinny'

Answer: a mule


Question: 'Sam Shepard played this barrier breaker in "The Right Stuff"'

Answer: Colonel Chuck Yeager


Question: 'When "Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho", these took a tumble'

Answer: the walls


Question: 'Occupation of Richard Diamond, Peter Gunn & Mike Hammer'

Answer: private eyes (or private detectives)


Question: 'She came from France to harbor America's freedom'

Answer: the Statue of Liberty


Question: 'It was probably a lyre, not a fiddle, if he played it while Rome burned'

Answer: Nero


Question: 'Pulled the trigger or what's in a jigger'

Answer: shot


Question: 'His price was 30 pieces of silver'

Answer: Judas


Question: 'She was "Our Miss Brooks"'

Answer: Eve Arden


Question: 'When he was home, George Washington slept here'

Answer: Mount Vernon


Question: 'His book, translated as "My Struggle", outlined plans to conquer Europe'

Answer: Adolf Hitler


Question: 'Basketball defense or Serling's twilight area'

Answer: zone


Question: 'According to the Bible, it wasn't necessarily an apple'

Answer: the forbidden fruit (or the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge)


Question: 'Amount Michael Anthony gave out each week on behalf of John Beresford Tipton'

Answer: one million dollars


Question: 'The cornerstone of Massachusetts, it bears the date 1620'

Answer: Plymouth Rock


Question: 'Lenin called him ruthless, and his purges proved he was'

Answer: Stalin


Question: 'Little girls do it with a rope, Van Halen does it in a song'

Answer: jump


Question: 'Though its name means "city of peace", it's seen over 30 wars, the last in 1967'

Answer: Jerusalem


Question: 'His card read "Have gun, will travel"'

Answer: Paladin (Richard Boone)


Question: 'Site where John Hancock signed his "John Hancock"'

Answer: Independence Hall


Question: 'It's the first 4-letter word in "The Star Spangled Banner"'

Answer: what


Question: 'According to 1st Timothy, it is the "root of all evil"'

Answer: the love of money


Question: 'Name under which experimenter Don Herbert taught viewers all about science'

Answer: Mr. Wizard


Question: 'D.C. building shaken by November '83 bomb blast'

Answer: the Capitol


Question: 'After the deed, he leaped to the stage shouting "Sic semper tyrannis"'

Answer: John Wilkes Booth


Question: 'The president takes one before stepping into office'

Answer: oath


Question: 'The third Monday of January starting in 1986'

Answer: Martin Luther King Day


Question: 'The names Colorado & Tennessee were applied to these physical features before they were applied to states'

Answer: rivers


Question: 'He still had an amazing career ahead of him when he made the cover as Sportsman of the Year for 1982'

Answer: Wayne Gretzky


Question: 'Mobcaps & football helmets are held on by these'

Answer: chinstraps


Question: '"On the Rim" is Mark Neumann's history of this Arizona landmark'

Answer: the Grand Canyon


Question: 'If you're into rum, pick up a bottle at the liquor store; if you're into rummy, pick up a pack of these, too'

Answer: a pack of playing cards


Question: 'Fred Flintstone's hometown'

Answer: Bedrock


Question: 'The sylvania in Pennsylvania refers to these'

Answer: woods


Question: 'In January 1964 the first annual of these issues hit the stands; it was shot in Cozumel'

Answer: the swimsuit issue


Question: 'Of low, medium or high, the crown on a Stetson ten-gallon hat'

Answer: high


Question: 'Jonathan Mark collaborated with this sex therapist on "Heavenly Sex: Sexuality in the Jewish Tradition"'

Answer: Dr. Ruth


Question: 'In this simulation of military combat, teams fire color-filled pellets that splatter on contact'

Answer: paintball


Question: 'A dialect from the east end of London'

Answer: Cockney


Question: 'Its name may be from a Dutch name or a Greek colossus site'

Answer: Rhode Island


Question: 'In 1956 it was the year of this slugger, seen here'

Answer: Mickey Mantle


Question: 'A large one decorates doors at Christmas; a small one decorates the heads of honorees'

Answer: wreath


Question: 'Mark Leyner wrote the humorous novel "My Cousin, My" this doctor who specializes in digestive disorders'

Answer: Gastroenterologist


Question: 'If you have hatha mind to do this, there's a studio nearby that'll have you bending & breathing right'

Answer: yoga


Question: 'This bird known for its mimicry is the state bird of 5 southern U.S. states'

Answer: the mockingbird


Question: 'Maine's name came from this longer English word used to distinguish it from the nearby isles'

Answer: the mainland


Question: 'After breaking the 4-minute mile, he wrote an article for Sports Illustrated on "The Joy of Running"'

Answer: Roger Bannister


Question: 'De rigueur wear for schussers & bank robbers'

Answer: ski masks


Question: 'Joseph Hopkins Twichell was this author's companion during the trip that produced "A Tramp Abroad"'

Answer: Mark Twain


Question: 'According to the "Chambers Book of Facts", this activity involves hand, leg & voice instruction & maybe a whip'

Answer: horseback riding


Question: 'An ankle-length garment worn by a priest'

Answer: cassock


Question: 'Montana was named for its mountains & this state was named for some "snow-covered" mountains'

Answer: Nevada


Question: 'After winning at Wimbledon in 1974, these two athletes shared the cover seen here'

Answer: Chris Evert & Jimmy Connors


Question: 'When Lulu graduated from stripper school, her mortarboard had 2 of these'

Answer: tassels


Question: 'Joan T. Mark's biography of this woman is subtitled "Coming of Age in America"'

Answer: Margaret Mead


Question: 'Be careful when someone asks you to join him in this; it can be converting fibers into yarn or a gym class'

Answer: spinning


Question: 'A mythological serpent that hatches from an egg'

Answer: cockatrice


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew in Toledo, Spain)  Cristo de la Luz was originally a mosque built by these people who took Toledo in 712'

Answer: the Moors


Question: '1930:<br />"All Quiet..."'

Answer: on the Western Front


Question: 'Mozzarella should be this color'

Answer: white


Question: 'For the promotion of the mechanical arts, the Franklin Institute was chartered in this city in 1824'

Answer: Philadelphia


Question: 'This teenage temptress was "The Long Island Lolita"'

Answer: Amy Fisher


Question: 'A ceremonial candelabrum, this word means "lamp stand" in Hebrew'

Answer: menorah


Question: 'Toledo has been famous for making these weapons since it was a Roman city'

Answer: swords


Question: '1958:<br />"I Married a Monster from..."'

Answer: Outer Space


Question: 'Roquefort is a good bet as the marquee ingredient in this dressing'

Answer: blue cheese


Question: 'It was an atom of this element that Otto Hahn split in 1938'

Answer: uranium


Question: 'Deposed in 1979, this African dictator was the "Big Daddy" of his nation'

Answer: Idi Amin


Question: 'This term for those with recently acquired wealth is literally French for "new rich"'

Answer: nouveau riche


Question: '(Sofia of the Clue Crew)  The Alcazar was an icon of this ruling group, because in 1936 it held off the Republican siege for 2 months'

Answer: the Fascists


Question: '1956:<br />"Invasion of the..."'

Answer: Body Snatchers


Question: 'Kraft Cracker Barrel is this type of cheese'

Answer: cheddar


Question: 'Called the most energetic form of electromagnetic radiation, it had a Bruce Banner year on film in 2003'

Answer: gamma radiation


Question: 'With 80 credited kills, this deadly German ace of World War I more than earned his nickname "The Red Baron"'

Answer: Baron von Richthofen


Question: 'From a word meaning "bull", it's the Spanish word for a bullfighter'

Answer: toreador/torero


Question: 'Called El Greco's masterpiece, the painting titled this event of the Count of Orgaz is in the chapel of Santo Tome'

Answer: "The Burial of the Count of Orgaz"


Question: '1979:<br />"Buck Rogers in..."'

Answer: the 25th Century


Question: 'Mascarpone is the cheese used to layer this Italian-named sponge-cake dessert'

Answer: tiramisu


Question: 'A device known as a rectifier makes this electrical conversion'

Answer: from AC to DC


Question: 'Known as "The Queen of Mean", this hotel owner served time for tax evasion in the 1990s'

Answer: Leona Helmsley


Question: 'It's the Mafia's code of silence'

Answer: Omerta


Question: '(Jimmy of the Clue Crew)  When they were done sacking Rome, these Germanic people came to Spain & made Toledo their capital'

Answer: the Visigoths


Question: '1975:<br />"W.W. and the..."'

Answer: Dixie Dance Kings


Question: 'Fonduta, an Italian version of fondue, is traditionally made with this Italian cheese'

Answer: fontina


Question: 'Java Man & Peking Man are examples of this guy who stands between Australopithecus & Homo sapiens'

Answer: Homo erectus


Question: 'Grin & bear it as you tell us the name of this movie producer nicknamed "Cubby"'

Answer: Albert "Cubby" Broccoli


Question: 'A group of citizens assembled to aid law enforcement, this 2-word term means "force of the county" in Latin'

Answer: posse comitatus


Question: 'They were the 2 parents of a son who ended up half man, half woman'

Answer: Hermes & Aphrodite


Question: 'This womens' two-piece swimsuit made its first appearance at a Paris fashion show in 1946'

Answer: Bikini


Question: 'This quartet's second film is subtitled "The Secret of the Ooze"'

Answer: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles


Question: 'Our side was winning the battle of this hill near Boston until we ran out of ammo and the tide turned'

Answer: Bunker Hill/Breeds Hill


Question: 'For a fancy breakfast, you can cook these popular items Benedict or Sardou'

Answer: Eggs


Question: 'We'll gamble on your knowing that almost all of this state is in the Great Basin Desert'

Answer: Nevada


Question: 'A small stream, or the sound a squeaky stair makes'

Answer: Creek/Creak


Question: 'In 1878 the first one of these directories was issued in New Haven, Connecticut, and contained 21 names'

Answer: Telephone Directory


Question: 'He went from second banana on "Roseanne" to top banana of England in "King Ralph"'

Answer: John Goodman


Question: 'The battle that was fought the farthest north was the one at this Canadian city, December 31, 1775'

Answer: Quebec


Question: 'These "nautical" legumes are often used to make soup'

Answer: Navy Beans


Question: 'Lt. Joseph Ives is credited with having been the first to call a brilliantly colored desert in Arizona this'

Answer: Painted


Question: 'A wild hog, or to drill a hole'

Answer: Boar/Bore


Question: 'In 1903 this Boston team won baseball's first World Series'

Answer: Boston Red Sox


Question: 'He starred as Quigley in "Quigley Down Under"'

Answer: Tom Selleck


Question: 'While Kosciusko survived the war, this Polish count was mortally wounded at Savannah'

Answer: Casimir Pulaski


Question: 'Potato chips are cooked this way'

Answer: Deep-Fried


Question: 'These 2 countries share the Gobi Desert'

Answer: China & Mongolia


Question: 'A measure of wood, or three or more musical notes played together'

Answer: Cord/Chord


Question: 'ENIAC, which weighed over 30 tons, was the first electronic one of these'

Answer: Computer


Question: 'In 1991's "The Doors", she plays Jim Morrison's girlfriend, Pamela'

Answer: Meg Ryan


Question: 'The Americans had to evacuate Philadelphia after his defeat at Paoli, which must have made him "mad"'

Answer: Anthony Wayne


Question: 'This member of the nightshade family is often prepared Parmigiana'

Answer: Eggplant


Question: 'The name of this desert in the south of Israel is from the Hebrew for "south"'

Answer: Negev


Question: 'To coat with gold, or an association for members of the same profession'

Answer: Gild/Guild


Question: 'In 1856 William L. Dayton ran unsuccessfully as this party's first vice-presidential candidate'

Answer: Republican Party


Question: 'Title Kansas City couple played by Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward in a 1990 film'

Answer: "Mr. And Mrs. Bridge"


Question: 'France entered the war on our side after this 1777 American victory in New York State'

Answer: Saratoga


Question: 'Bechamel sauce is also called this color sauce'

Answer: White


Question: 'The Thar is the largest desert on this sub-continent'

Answer: India


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

Answer: Meddle/Medal


Question: 'Founded in 1813, the Mobile Register is this state's oldest newspaper'

Answer: Alabama


Question: 'There are some 80 of these structures in Egypt, but the three at Giza are the most famous'

Answer: Pyramids


Question: 'His first letter to his future wife began: "I love your verses with all my heart, dear Miss Barrett"'

Answer: Robert Browning


Question: 'It's convened for trying & punishing offenses committed by members of the U.S. armed forces'

Answer: Court-Martial/Military Tribunal


Question: 'This Florida national park contains the southernmost point on the U.S. mainland'

Answer: Everglades National Park


Question: 'Completes Stephen Vincent Benet's line "Bury my heart at Wounded..."'

Answer: Knee


Question: 'This U.S. newspaper's 1851 index was the first ever published, and it's still publishing them'

Answer: The New York Times


Question: 'Though it may look strange on a map, to get from lower to upper Egypt, you go in this direction'

Answer: South


Question: '"Flow gently" this "sweet river, among thy green braes, flow gently.  I'll sing thee a song in thy praise"'

Answer: Afton


Question: 'The unlawful killing of another without malice; it can be involuntary or voluntary'

Answer: Manslaughter


Question: 'Camp David, the presidential mountain retreat, is in Catoctin Mountain Park, in this state'

Answer: Maryland


Question: 'Francis Bourdillon wrote, "The night has a thousand of" these "and the day, but one"'

Answer: Eyes


Question: 'This nation's Yomiuri Shimbun has the world's largest daily circulation, over 14 million'

Answer: Japan


Question: 'It was closed June 6, 1967 & re-opened June 5, 1975'

Answer: The Suez Canal


Question: 'His 1892 collection, "Barrack-Room Ballads", included "Fuzzy Wuzzy" & "Gunga Din"'

Answer: Rudyard Kipling


Question: 'The 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution sets these to end at noon on January 3rd'

Answer: Congressional Terms


Question: 'In 1959, Ecuador made these islands a national park & wildlife refuge'

Answer: Galapagos Islands


Question: 'In the 19th century, Phoebe Carey advised "And though hard be the task, keep a stiff" one of these'

Answer: Upper Lip


Question: 'Newspapers in Houston, Denver & Washington share this name'

Answer: The "Post"


Question: 'This body of water separates Egypt from Saudi Arabia'

Answer: The Red Sea


Question: '"Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog" is a collection of stories about this poet's youth in Wales'

Answer: Dylan Thomas


Question: 'This system not based on a code, but on previous decisions and customs, evolved in England'

Answer: Common Law


Question: 'There's a Ralph J. Bunche Park across the street from this organization's New York City headquarters'

Answer: United Nations


Question: 'Chaucer's "Un air it heard, a tother out it went" is commonly quoted as this'

Answer: "In one ear and out the other"


Question: 'New England's largest paper is this Boston daily'

Answer: The Boston Globe


Question: 'Following Sadat's visit to Jerusalem, Egypt regained the occupied parts of this peninsula'

Answer: Sinai


Question: 'John Keats ode containing the line, "Thou was not born for death, immortal bird"'

Answer: "Ode to a Nightingale"


Question: 'From Latin for "first birth", it's the rule that only the oldest son inherited the property of a parent'

Answer: Primogeniture


Question: 'Located in this province, Terra Nova National Park is Canada's most easterly national park'

Answer: Newfoundland


Question: 'Whittier's "Barefoot Boy" had this "of tan"'

Answer: Cheek


Question: 'Their grandfather had a No. 1 record in 1935; their father, No. 1's in 1958 & 1961; and they hit No. 1 in 1990'

Answer: Gunnar & Matthew Nelson


Question: 'In 1977 this submersible, which shares its name with a chipmunk, found organisms near Hot Springs over a mile deep'

Answer: Alvin


Question: 'In 1920 he became the first Major-League player to exceed 30, 40 & 50 home runs in a season'

Answer: Babe Ruth


Question: 'This '50s blonde superstar was on the U.S. Post Office's first Legends of Hollywood stamp'

Answer: Marilyn Monroe


Question:
'"Green Hills of Africa",
"A Moveable Feast",
"The Nick Adams Stories"'

Answer: Hemingway


Question: 'Past tense of "is"'

Answer: Washington


Question: 'Kerouac classic that's Wile E. Coyote's nemsis'

Answer: On the Road Runner


Question: 'The name of these tiny organisms at the bottom of the oceanic food chain comes from the Greek for "wandering"'

Answer: plankton


Question: 'In May 1915 Regret became the first filly to win this horse race; only 2 fillies have won since'

Answer: the Kentucky Derby


Question: 'This inventor & engineer was depicted with a geodesic dome-shaped head'

Answer: Buckminster Fuller


Question:
'"Dombey and Son",
"Hard Times",
"Our Mutual Friend"'

Answer: Charles Dickens


Question: 'Rock containing a sought-after metal'

Answer: Oregon


Question: 'Environmental group founded by John Muir that's a fizzy water'

Answer: the Sierra Club soda


Question: 'The brown seaweed that gives the North Atlantic "sea" its name floats via small berrylike bladders'

Answer: Sargasso


Question: 'During the 1961-62 season, this Philadelphia Warrior became the first & only NBA player to score over 4,000 points in a season'

Answer: Wilt Chamberlain


Question: 'Rhyming name of the Dr. Seuss creation featured in favorite children's book animals'

Answer: Fox in Socks


Question:
'"The Dark Half",
"The Tommyknockers",
"The Dark Tower"'

Answer: (Stephen) King


Question: 'Grifters are this kind of "men"'

Answer: Connecticut


Question: 'TV channel-changer that must have power over every aspect of its surroundings'

Answer: remote control freak


Question: 'The small fish of the genus Hippocampus can change its color & has 2 eyes that move independently'

Answer: a sea horse


Question: 'At the Mexico City Olympics, the USA's Jim Hines was the 1st electronically timed in this race at under 10 sec., recording a 9.95'

Answer: the 100-meter dash


Question: 'The Distinguished Americans series has honored Jonas Salk & this virologist who also developed a polio vaccine'

Answer: (Albert) Sabin


Question:
'"The Sebastopol Sketches",
"The Cossacks",
"The Death of Ivan Ilyich"'

Answer: Tolstoy


Question: 'Jeremy Piven's agent role'

Answer: Arizona


Question: 'Dylan song "with no direction home" that's an edible crustacean'

Answer: like a rolling stone crab


Question: 'This Massachusetts village is home to the Marine Biological Laboratory & an oceanographic institution founded in 1930'

Answer: Woods Hole


Question: 'On October 3, 1993 Jim Epler became the first to surpass 300 miles per hour in this type of drag racing car seen here'

Answer: a funny car


Question: 'This pioneering Oscar winner was the 2006 inductee in the Black Heritage series'

Answer: Hattie McDaniel


Question:
'"God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater",
"Timequake",
"Mother Night"'

Answer: Kurt Vonnegut


Question: 'It's a number'

Answer: Tennessee


Question: 'Botticelli painting in which Serena's sister is brought forth on a shell'

Answer: the birth of Venus Williams


Question: '(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Grand Teton National Park.)  On February 26, 1929 the Teton range & its six glacial lakes at the base of the peak were made a national park by this president'

Answer: Coolidge


Question: 'The Pacific Princess'

Answer: The Love Boat


Question: 'It's one unit of rice or one unit of sand'

Answer: a grain


Question: 'In 1961 Murrow left CBS to become Director of the U.S.I.A., this agency'

Answer: the United States Information Agency


Question: 'When a woman gets a knighthood from the British, she gets this title before her name'

Answer: dame


Question: 'If one of these lands on you, good luck should be coming your way, but you can still urge it to "fly away home"'

Answer: a ladybug


Question: 'Winter guided tours are designed for people to clomp around in these, originally used by Native Americans'

Answer: snowshoes


Question: 'Colonial Vipers,<br />Cylon Raiders'

Answer: Battlestar Galactica


Question: 'More than 2,000 newspapers around the globe carry the comic strip featuring this feline'

Answer: Garfield


Question: 'Murrow first gained fame broadcasting from rooftops during this 1940 "Battle"'

Answer: the Battle of Britain


Question: 'Maurice could tell you this other name for a knight is from the French for "horseman"'

Answer: chevalier


Question: 'The hop type of this is considered to be the type that St. Patrick used to illustrate the Doctrine of the Trinity'

Answer: a shamrock (or clover)


Question: '(Jon of the Clue Crew reads from Grand Teton National Park.)  In the 1890s, the toll was 50 cents per wagon & 25 cents for a horse & rider to cross this twisty river of the Grand Tetons'

Answer: the Snake River


Question: 'The Shooting Star,<br />The Mach V'

Answer: Speed Racer


Question: 'Spanish-language sportscaster Andres Cantor is famous in the U.S. for this one-word call during soccer games'

Answer: gol


Question: 'Critic Jack Gould called Murrow's show on this senator "the week that broadcasting recaptured its soul"'

Answer: Joseph McCarthy


Question: 'Founded in 1882 by Father Michael J. McGivney, this fraternal order of Catholic laymen is based in New Haven'

Answer: the Knights of Columbus


Question: 'According to superstition, if you see one of these, "Pick it up; all day long you'll have good luck"'

Answer: a penny


Question: 'In the park you'll find one of the USA's largest herds of this animal, known to the Shawnee as wapiti'

Answer: elk


Question:
'Nellybelle,
Buttermilk,
Trigger'

Answer: (The) Roy Rogers (Show)


Question: 'An early Christian movement that taught that salvation comes from learning esoteric truths'

Answer: the Gnostics


Question: 'Murrow narrated this Oscar-winning 1956 film based on a Jules Verne work'

Answer: Around the World in 80 Days


Question: 'The Poor Knights of Christ became known by this name after occupying a house near the Temple of Solomon'

Answer: the Knights Templar


Question: 'The luckiest of these charms is supposed to be the left hind limb'

Answer: a rabbit\'s foot


Question: '(Kelly of the Clue Crew gives the clue in front of a chapel at Grand Teton National Park.)  Framed by the Grand Tetons is one of the USA's most visited chapels named for this, Jesus' Emanation of Radiance on Mount Tabor'

Answer: the Transfiguration


Answer: McHale\'s Navy


Question: 'Infamous 2-word title of the 15th century Spanish monk Torquemada'

Answer: Grand Inquisitor


Question: 'Seen here, this award-winning CBS commentator who died in 1992 said that Murrow invented him'

Answer: Eric Sevareid


Question: 'This highest "order" in England is composed of the Prince of Wales & 24 knights & other lucky members'

Answer: the Order of the Garter


Question: 'The Chinese good luck symbol fu is traditionally sent on this day, which in 2006 was Jan. 29 on the Western calendar'

Answer: the New Year


Question: 'Just for grins, in 1986 this industrialist acquired a stake in Church & Dwight, maker of a baking soda'

Answer: Armand Hammer


Question: 'Bob Seagren did this 17 ft. 8 1/2 in. off the ground in Mexico City'

Answer: Pole Vault


Question: 'Panettone is a popular Christmas pastry from this country'

Answer: Italy


Question: 'When a hot spring ejects steam & boiling water it's called this'

Answer: Geyser


Question: 'Batman's partner, Robin, has this symbol on his shirt'

Answer: R


Question: 'This Gene Barry lawman wore a derby & fancy clothes & carried a gold-topped cane'

Answer: Bat Masterson


Question: 'A diplomatic official, or the kind of briefcase he might carry'

Answer: Attache


Question: 'In May students were demonstrating at the Sorbonne in Paris & at this oldest university in N.Y.'

Answer: Columbia


Question: 'From the French for "crib", it's a tableau of the nativity'

Answer: Creche


Question: 'Uncle Pennybags 1st appeared on this game in 1936'

Answer: Monopoly


Question: 'This Will Hutchins character got his nickname because he was 1 grade lower than a "tenderfoot"'

Answer: "Sugarfoot"


Question: 'The kind of necktie you might wear to an English racetrack'

Answer: Ascot


Question: '85% of the cars sold in the U.S. in 1968 had this type of large engine'

Answer: a V8


Question: 'It's believed Santa's reindeer & sleigh were 1st mentioned in this author's "Knickerbocker History"'

Answer: Washington Irving


Question: 'For a dune to form you need sand, a place for it to accumulate & this'

Answer: Wind


Question: 'From the Latin for "key" comes this symbol on a musical staff'

Answer: Clef


Question: 'Though he declined the lead role in "Gunsmoke", this Western superstar did introduce the 1st episode'

Answer: John Wayne


Question: 'The adjective most often used to describe James Randi'

Answer: "Amazing"


Question: 'This body adopted a code of ethics by a 406-1 vote; only Peter Freilinghuysen called it unclear & ineffective'

Answer: House of Representatives


Question: 'In Germany wreaths are hung with 4 candles representing the 4 Sundays of this holy season'

Answer: Advent


Question: 'It's the most abundant type of coal'

Answer: Bituminous


Question: 'In other words, these symbols are cudgels, shovels, pumping organs & girls' best friends'

Answer: Clubs, spades, hearts & diamonds


Question: 'Paladin's base of operation was the Hotel Carlton in this West Coast city'

Answer: San Francisco


Question: 'This adjective meaning shocked or terrified may derive from the word "ghost"'

Answer: Aghast


Question: 'Completes the title of the 1968 Marjorie Kellogg novel "Tell Me That You Love Me, ..."'

Answer: Junie Moon


Question: 'A French cake called a Buche De NOeL is shaped like & named for this symbol of Christmas'

Answer: Yule Log


Question: 'From French for "hillock", it resembles a mesa, but is smaller; it's also the name of a Montana city'

Answer: Butte


Question: 'Grinding tool & receptacle commonly ssen on signs indicating a drug store'

Answer: Mortar & Pestle


Question: 'Early episodes of this Western anthology series were adapted from its namesake author's stories'

Answer: Zane Grey ("Zane Grey Theatre")


Question: 'This goddess was associated with animals & with chastity -- the chased & the chaste, so to speak'

Answer: Artemis


Question: 'On June 12, 1971 she married law student Edward Finch Cox in the Rose Garden at the White House'

Answer: Tricia Nixon


Question: 'In 1966 France withdrew from the military wing of this organization'

Answer: NATO


Question: 'He said, "As Caesar loved me, I weep for him...but, as he was ambitious, I slew him"'

Answer: Brutus


Question: 'German physicist & Nobel Prize winner Robert Koch found that these rodents conveyed the black plague'

Answer: Rats


Question: 'According to World Book, about 80% of all leather goes to make this item of apparel'

Answer: Shoes


Question: 'This Norfolk-born Las Vegas superstar is part American Indian -- he's a descendant of Pocahontas'

Answer: Wayne Newton


Question: 'In 1980 she told her dad that nuclear arms control was the most important issue of the day'

Answer: Amy Carter


Question: 'During WWII German occupation this motto was replaced by "Work, Family, Fatherland"'

Answer: "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"


Question: 'Hamlet says of him, "Here hung these lips that I have kissed I know not how oft"'

Answer: Yorick


Question: 'The reason surgical instruments are autoclaved'

Answer: To sterilize them


Question: 'A South Carolina city gave its name to this Roaring '20s dance which began there'

Answer: The Charleston


Question: 'When FDR introduced this patriotic singer to King George VI, he said, "...This Is America"'

Answer: Kate Smith


Question: 'From 1987-89 she served as co-chairman of the Republican National Committee'

Answer: Maureen Reagan


Question: 'France-Soir, Le Monde & Le Figaro'

Answer: Newspapers


Question: '"Twelfth Night" opens with the line "If music be the food of love," do this'

Answer: Play On


Question: 'The word vaccine comes from the Latin for this animal'

Answer: Cow


Question: 'In the early 1960's these 2 New York Yankees were known as the "M & M Boys"'

Answer: Mickey Mantle & Roger Maris


Question:
'(AUDIO DAILY DOUBLE):
A native of Newport News, she was a professional vocalist & band leader by age 21:
"Oh mister, ...please play me a rhapsody..."'

Answer: Ella Fitzgerald


Question: 'This former first daughter has written many murder mysteries including "Murder in the White House"'

Answer: Margaret Truman


Question: 'Theater that's also known as the "Maison de Moliere", after the great comic playwright'

Answer: La Comedie Francaise


Question: 'He asked, "Is this a dagger which I see before me?... or art thou but a dagger of the mind"'

Answer: Macbeth


Question: 'Arteriosclerosis is 1 cause of this bulging & thinning in the wall of a blood vessel or the heart'

Answer: Aneuryism


Question: 'They include the solitaire, the giant moa & the great auk'

Answer: Extinct Birds


Question: 'Winchester, VA singer who died tragically 2 years after her biggest hit, "I Fall to Pieces"'

Answer: Patsy Cline


Question: 'For a brief time in the 1960s actor George Hamilton dated this presidential daughter'

Answer: Lynda Bird Johnson


Question: 'The cathedral in this town 50 mi. SW of Paris is considered the finest example of Gothic architecture'

Answer: Chartres


Question: 'In 1799 Sir Humphrey Davy discovered this gas could be used as an anesthetic'

Answer: Nitrous Oxide (Laughing Gas)


Question: 'Cicely Tyson was nominated for an Emmy for playing this founder of Chicago's West-Side Preparatory School'

Answer: Marva Collins


Question: 'This Virginia-born actress made her movie debut in "American Graffiti" & later sang with her famous papa'

Answer: Mackenzie Phillips


Question: 'He said, "I saw a fleet of fishing boats, ...flew down...& yelled at them, asking if I was on the right road to Ireland"'

Answer: Charles Lindbergh


Question: 'On April 10, 1912, this ship left Southampton, England on its maiden, & last, voyage'

Answer: the Titanic


Question: 'Brian Burns got 5 years for robbing one of these stands run by 2 little girls in New Jersey'

Answer: a lemonade stand


Question: 'It was no "Calamity" when Doris Day played this Wild West woman in a 1953 film'

Answer: Calamity Jane


Question: 'This boy's name is given to any male housecat'

Answer: Tom


Question: 'Pele scored 12 career goals in helping Brazil win this trophy 3 times: 1958, 1962 & 1970'

Answer: the World Cup (in soccer)


Question: 'When this eye-gouging comedy team started in Vaudeville in 1923, they were just a duo'

Answer: The Three Stooges


Question: 'This song, heard here, was one of 6 No. 1 hits for its performer:'

Answer: "April Love"


Question: 'Duane Babcock left the meter running in this vehicle while he robbed a bank; the driver later turned him in'

Answer: a cab


Question: 'This TV "Maverick" drove into a swimming pool as Doris' husband in "The Thrill of It All"'

Answer: James Garner


Question: 'Hey hen, it's kookie to ask this cock of the walk to lend you its comb'

Answer: a rooster


Question: 'To accommodate the rosters of all winning NHL teams, it now measures 35 1/4" high & 54" around the base'

Answer: the Stanley Cup


Question: 'Proverbially, they're what men hate asking for, even if they end, "You can't miss it"'

Answer: directions


Question: 'He was 70 when his "American Dictionary of the English Language" was first published on April 14, 1828'

Answer: Webster


Question: 'A 1997 TV ad for the Cadillac Catera shows it illegally crossing a double yellow line to do this'

Answer: pass (another car)


Question: 'Doris' biggest co-star wasn't Cary Grant or Rock Hudson but this title elephant'

Answer: Jumbo


Question: 'A male duck, or the commander of the Golden Hind'

Answer: Drake


Question: 'This cup was first presented by England's Royal Yacht Squadron on August 22, 1851'

Answer: the Americas Cup


Question: 'It's the main hormone producing male characteristics like facial hair & love of sports cars'

Answer: testosterone


Question: 'The April 12, 1955 news of the Salk polio vaccine coincided with the 10th anniversary of this man's death'

Answer: FDR


Question: 'A 13-year-old in Georgia was suspended for 10 days for giving his French teacher a bottle of this as a gift'

Answer: wine


Question:
'Doris earned an Oscar nomination for her chatty role in this 1959 film, seen here:

"Who is that woman?"
"Some little eavesdropper on my party line--she's always listening in.  It's how she brightens up her drab, empty life."
"If I could get a call through once in a while, my life wouldn't be so drab!"'

Answer: Pillow Talk


Question: 'Doe, a rabbit, a female rabbit, & this, a male'

Answer: a buck


Question: '"The Single Guy" is a column in this magazine that, contrary to its name, is actually a monthly'

Answer: GQ (Gentlemen\'s Quarterly)


Question: 'On April 27, 1956 he retired as boxing's only undefeated heavyweight champ'

Answer: Rocky Marciano


Question: '3 men from Yemen sued NASA in July 1997 claiming this probe was trespassing on their planet: Mars'

Answer: Pathfinder


Question: 'Hey there!  This father of singer Bonnie was Doris' leading man in "The Pajama Game"'

Answer: John Raitt


Question: 'When male badgers & pigs get together, the females think they're  a bunch of these'

Answer: boars


Question: 'In 1990 Colorado football coach Bill McCartney founded this movement of Christian men'

Answer: Promise Keepers


Question: 'Louis' nickname; he used the symbol as his emblem'

Answer: the "Sun King"


Question: 'Jolly Walkers, formerly Big Foot Shoes, has been making shoes for these performers for over 25 years'

Answer: clowns


Question: 'The BBC has been broadcasting this bell's chimes since 1923'

Answer: Big Ben


Question: 'In a biblical opera, this shorn strongman really brings down the house; his audience was just crushed'

Answer: Samson


Question: 'As the angel in 1996's "Michael", this actor takes credit for writing Psalm 85'

Answer: John Travolta


Question: 'Seize control of an aircraft, or greet actor Lemmon'

Answer: hijack


Question: 'Charles de Batz, Sieur d'Artagnan, a soldier in Louis' service, is well known because of this 1844 novel'

Answer: The Three Musketeers


Question: 'Once touted as "the world's most comfortable shoes", their logo is seen here:'

Answer: Hush Puppies


Question: 'First discussed in 1802, this British-French project was finally opened to the public in 1994'

Answer: the Chunnel (the channel tunnel)


Question: 'A crap game on Catfish Row turns deadly when Crown kills Robbins with a cotton-hook in this opera'

Answer: Porgy & Bess


Question: 'In 1997 this "Touched by an Angel" co-star published an autobiography "Angels Along the Way"'

Answer: Della Reese


Question: 'It's the state flower of Hawaii, & the national flower of Malaysia'

Answer: the hibiscus


Question: 'Its was Louis' money pit; once he started building this Royal Residence in the 1660s it was hard to stop'

Answer: Versailles


Question: 'Stride Rite must "feel good" since acquiring this sneakers brand in 1979'

Answer: Keds


Question: 'Reference work conceived in 1857; the As were published in the 1880s & they got the Zs out in 1921'

Answer: the Oxford English Dictionary (the OED)


Question: 'In a Melville-inspired opera, this young sailor is hanged from the yardarm of the H.M.S. Indomitable'

Answer: Billy Budd


Question: 'On the Smothers Brothers' sitcom, this one played the bungling angel'

Answer: Tommy Smothers


Question: 'It was Ulysses Grant's original first name'

Answer: Hiram


Question: 'At this age Louis said, "Today I am a man", & dumped his mother as regent'

Answer: 13


Question: 'Created in Germany, these sandals are famous for "contoured footbeds" of cork & latex'

Answer: Birkenstocks


Question: 'Animal most associated with the legendary Lord Mayor of London, Dick Whittington'

Answer: the cat


Question: 'In "Elegy for Young Lovers", 2 lovers expire while searching for edelweiss in this country's Eastern Alps'

Answer: Austria


Question: 'He was 39 in 1978 when he appeared as Teen Angel in the film "Grease"'

Answer: Frankie Avalon


Question: 'Opened in 1925, this Florida park is famous for its horse races & flamingos'

Answer: Hialeah


Question: 'Wanting the Huguenots to convert, Louis revoked the Edict of this in 1685'

Answer: Nantes


Question: 'This leading maker of golf, walking & running shoes is named for its founder, Charles Eaton'

Answer: Eatonics


Question: 'Some 1300 seats in this memorial to Victoria's husband were sold on 999-year leases to raise building funds'

Answer: the Royal Albert Hall


Question: 'In a Richard Strauss opera, this daughter of Agamemnon is so "complex" that she dances herself to death'

Answer: Elektra


Question: 'It's one of the ancient Latin names for Ireland'

Answer: Hibernia


Question: 'April 1 is the anniversary of the Battle of Five Forks, the last decisive battle of this war'

Answer: the Civil War


Question: 'The title adventures concern a young boy named Huckleberry Finn & an escaped slave of this name'

Answer: Jim


Question: 'Astronomer John Herschel developed the process to make this type of architectural drawing'

Answer: a blueprint


Question: 'Jason Alexander & this "Columbo" actor co-starred in the 2000 play "Defiled" at L.A.'s Geffen Playhouse'

Answer: Peter Falk


Question: 'Alton Brown shreds 3 cups of fresh pumpkin to make one loaf of this'

Answer: pumpkin bread


Question: 'She wasn't Henry VIII's first wife, but she was the first that he beheaded'

Answer: Anne Boleyn


Question: 'As I hold the door for you oh-so-politely, I say "apres" this (yes, this means "you")'

Answer: vous


Question: 'Of the 1860s, the 1880s or the 1900s, the decade in which Mark Twain wrote the book'

Answer: 1880s


Question: 'At night this good-natured elf secretly helps out with housework'

Answer: a brownie


Question: 'Christopher Knight, more recently of "Celebrity Circus", played Peter on this classic family sitcom'

Answer: The Brady Bunch


Question: 'Paula Deen puts a twist on tradition--instead of pumpkin pie, it's pumpkin gooey butter cakes for this holiday'

Answer: Thanksgiving


Question: 'Instead of becoming a pillar of the community, this biblical man's wife became just a pillar'

Answer: Lot


Question: 'If you want French people to be nice to you, learn this French phrase that means "Long live France!"'

Answer: Viva la France !


Question: 'The book was based on Mark Twain's recollections of his childhood in this state'

Answer: Missouri


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew points her remote, first at you, and then at her digital camera.)  You don't see anything happening when you press your remote, but hold it up to a camera & you can see it's communicating to the TV using this spectrum of light'

Answer: infrared


Question: 'This director saw Cybill Shepherd on the cover of Glamour & decided she'd be perfect for "The Last Picture Show"'

Answer: Peter Bogdanovich


Question: 'Emeril says to shell these & toast them before putting them in his mole verde sauce'

Answer: pumpkin seeds


Question: 'Her second husband divorced her, also known as "Old Hatchet Face", soon after she started smashing saloons'

Answer: Carrie Nation


Question: 'A type of mineral water sparkles with the name of this French spa town, the capital of unoccupied France'

Answer: Vichy


Question: 'This award-winning musical composed by Roger Miller was based on the book'

Answer: Big River


Question: 'During the Middle Ages, the Arabs reintroduced to Europe this process of converting hides to leather'

Answer: tanning


Question: 'Hercule Poirot could detect that this actor won Oscars for "Spartacus" & "Topkapi"'

Answer: Peter Ustinov


Question: 'Out of pumpkin?  Tyler Florence says you can substitute the butternut type of this in his pumpkin soup'

Answer: squash


Question: 'Pauline, this emperor's sister, left her second husband in 1803 to do fun things like go to Paris & pose nude'

Answer: Napoleon


Question: 'The French term for a Peeping Tom isn't Tomas le Peepe, it's this'

Answer: voyeur


Question: 'Along the way Huck meets 2 swindlers known as the Duke & this title used for heirs to the French crown'

Answer: the Dauphin


Question: 'Teaberry plant leaves have an oil with astringent properties that's used for this gum flavor'

Answer: wintergreen


Question: 'Sir Walter Scott wrote a tale called "The Talisman" in 1825; Stephen King & this man, a little more recently'

Answer: Peter Straub


Question: 'Giada de Laurentiis adds 6 of these "wise" leaves to her pumpkin ravioli with toasted hazelnuts'

Answer: sage


Question: 'After a scandalous celebration, his wife Pompeia was no longer "above suspicion" & he divorced her'

Answer: (Julius) Caesar


Question: 'It's true:<br />"C'est" this is French for "it's true"'

Answer: vrai


Question: '(Ken Burns reads.) In 1862 this military man garnered the nickname "Unconditional Surrender"'

Answer: U.S. Grant


Question: '"Lost Moon" by astronaut Jim Lovell launched this 1995 film'

Answer: Apollo 13


Question: 'This Ecuadorian island group straddles the equator, but Isabela is the only one through which it passes'

Answer: the Galápagos


Question: 'Alloy meaning you finished third'

Answer: bronze


Question: 'In 1308 Edward II ordained that this measurement of length was to be the equivalent of 3 grains of barley'

Answer: an inch


Question: 'A halberd is a shafted weapon with an axe-like blade & a spike'

Answer: pike (in spike)


Question: '(Ken Burns reads.)  This president said, "If the Confederacy fails, there should be written on its tombstone, 'Died of a theory'"'

Answer: Jefferson Davis


Question: 'Gustav Hasford's Vietnam War novel "The Short Timers" was recruited as the basis for this Kubrick movie'

Answer: Full Metal Jacket


Question: 'Charged $8 to take a boat ride on this body of water, Mark Twain quipped, "Do you wonder that Christ walked?"'

Answer: the Sea of Galilee


Question: 'The Getzen Company makes this type of musical instrument'

Answer: brass


Question: 'A keel of this fuel is 21.2 tons, the approx. weight of the fuel carried on barges on the River Tyne in 17th century England'

Answer: coal


Question: 'Calving & icebergs occur when glaciers melt'

Answer: smelt (in glaciers melt)


Question: '(Ken Burns reads.)  In 1859 Robert E. Lee was called upon to lead a force of Marines to end John Brown's raid on the arsenal at this site'

Answer: Harpers Ferry


Question: 'Isaac Asimov's "The Positronic Man" became this Robin Williams film, also with "Man" in the title'

Answer: Bicentennial Man


Question: 'The ceiba, held sacred by the Mayans, is the national tree of this country'

Answer: Guatemala


Question: 'One tin solder is traditionally an alloy of tin & this heavy metal'

Answer: lead


Question: 'Now used in horse racing, its name is Old English for "the length of a furrow"'

Answer: a furlong


Question: 'Tahini is a yummy paste made from ground sesame seeds'

Answer: ahi (in Tahini)


Question: '(Ken Burns reads.)  The surrender took place at Wilmer McLean's home; years earlier & 130 miles away, his back yard had been part of this first Civil War battle'

Answer: Manassas (or Bull Run)


Question: 'The comic book "Hellblazer" crossed over to the big screen as this 2005 Keanu Reeves flick'

Answer: Constantine


Question: 'Until Moses had 'em hit the road, it was the land o' the Israelites in Egypt'

Answer: Goshen


Question: 'An iron-carbon alloy of less than 2% carbon'

Answer: stainless steel


Question: 'The prefix mega means one million; this prefix means one billion'

Answer: giga


Question: 'The highest British honor, the Order of the Garter, was founded by Edward III in 1348'

Answer: gar (in Garter)


Question: '(Ken Burns reads.)  There were more than 20,000 Confederate & Union casualties at this Tennessee battle whose name means "place of peace" in Hebrew'

Answer: Shiloh


Question: 'Bari Woods' novel "Twins" became this 1988 film starring Jeremy Irons in a dual role'

Answer: Dead Ringers


Question: '"Where the West Lives!" is the slogan of this "valuable" Colorado city'

Answer: Golden


Question: 'The Witwatersrand once produced 40% of the world's supply of this precious stuff'

Answer: gold


Question: 'When buying firewood, it might help to know that a full one of these measures 4' high by 4' wide by 8' long'

Answer: a cord


Question: 'In the fifth year of his reign, Ramses III of Egypt routed invaders known as "The Sea Peoples"'

Answer: trout (in Egypt routed)


Question: 'With inflation raging there at more than 2.2 million%, this nation issued $100 billion notes in 2008'

Answer: Zimbabwe


Question: 'Passages from the Koran decorate the outside of this marble tomb at Agra, India'

Answer: Taj Mahal


Question: 'Tracy Pollan played his girlfriend on "Family Ties" before marrying him in real life'

Answer: Michael J. Fox


Question: 'It's believed that this red berry grown in bogs was served at the first Thanksgiving'

Answer: Cranberries


Question: '"There was a farmer had a dog and" this "was its name"'

Answer: B-I-N-G-O


Question: 'Except in Louisiana, American law is based on this country's common law'

Answer: Great Britain/England


Question: 'This insect, whose name is Spanish for "little fly", carries malaria, encephalitis, and yellow fever'

Answer: Mosquito


Question: 'By flooding the arena, this largest Roman amphitheater could be used for mock naval battles'

Answer: Colosseum


Question: 'Her "Rhythm Nation 1814" album helped her dance away with eight of the 1990 Billboard Music Awards'

Answer: Janet Jackson


Question: 'Mangoldwurzel, used for cattle feed, is a variety of this red root vegetable'

Answer: Beet


Question: '"Cock-a-doodle-doo, my dame has lost" one of these'

Answer: Her Shoe


Question: '"Brown v. Board of Education" was the Supreme Court decision that called for an end to this practice'

Answer: Segregation


Question: 'Among bees, workers do all the work while their sole function is to mate with the queen'

Answer: Drones


Question: 'Some believe this megalithic monument near Salisbury, England, was an astronomical observatory'

Answer: Stonehenge


Question: 'Her latest exercise video is called "Her Lean Routine"; we don't know if Ted Turner uses it'

Answer: Jane Fonda


Question: 'The name of this fruit group comes from the Greek word for cedar; kedros'

Answer: Citrus


Question: '"A-tisket-a-tasket", they're the colors of "my basket"'

Answer: Green & Yellow


Question: 'Term for an indirect veto by the president who holds a bill until Congress adjourns'

Answer: Pocket Veto


Question: 'Of a beetle, a spider, or a grasshopper, the one that is not an insect'

Answer: Spider


Question: 'Industrial pollution threatens the remains of this temple built on the Acropolis to honor Athena'

Answer: Parthenon


Question: 'This "Peanuts" creator describes Linus as "The most well-rounded individual in the group"'

Answer: Charles Schulz


Question: 'Burpee ran a 1990 contest for the largest prize-winner variety of this; the deadline for entry was October 31st'

Answer: Pumpkin


Question: 'The only one of the "Three Men in a Tub" who didn't work with food'

Answer: Candlestick Maker


Question: 'Laws regarding prisoners of war were established by conventions held in this city in 1929 & 1949'

Answer: Geneva, Switzerland


Question: 'An insect uses this appendage to smell and feel and in some instances, to taste and hear'

Answer: Antennae


Question: 'Stronghold in Baltimore Harbor named for a man who was Secretary of War while it was being built'

Answer: Fort McHenry


Question: 'Rumer, the daughter of Bruce Willis & this actress, is named for British author Rumer Godden'

Answer: Demi Moore


Question: 'Except for grains, this tuber is the most widely consumed human food'

Answer: Potato


Question: '"A Child's Garden of Verses" grew out of the fertile imagination of this "Treasure Island" author'

Answer: Robert Louis Stevenson


Question: 'He was New York's 1st Chief Justice before he became the 1st Chief Justice of the United States'

Answer: John Jay


Question: 'These large bugs named for a monster are probably the fastest flying insects'

Answer: Dragonflies


Question: 'In "The Wizard of Oz" books, this dog has been depicted as a terrier'

Answer: Toto


Question: '14 years before coming to America, this Quaker was imprisoned in the Tower of London for his beliefs'

Answer: William Penn


Question: 'In 1257, Robert de Sorbonne opened a college of theology in this European city'

Answer: Paris


Question: 'When cardiac muscle cells contract, they push blood out of this organ and into the arteries'

Answer: Heart


Question: 'In 1954, after 63 years, the immigrant station on this island in New York Harbor was closed'

Answer: Ellis Island


Question: 'The Columbia was the 1st of these that could lift off like a rocket and land like an airplane'

Answer: Space Shuttle


Question: 'In the "Uncle Remus" stories, Brer Fox is constantly being outfoxed by this character'

Answer: Brer Rabbit


Question: 'In 1949 the U.S. joined this Western defense pact; our 1st ever peacetime alliance'

Answer: NATO


Question: 'Harvard's sister college was named for Lady Anne Molson, whose maiden name was this'

Answer: Radcliffe


Question: 'From constantly using a pencil, you can develop this hardening of the skin'

Answer: Callous


Question: 'Over 500 bison live in the Bison Refuge on Antelope Island in this Utah lake'

Answer: Great Salt Lake


Question: 'The Japanese automaker that introduced the popular MX-5 Miata'

Answer: Mazda


Question: 'In George Orwell's "Animal Farm", this boar becomes dictator of all the animals'

Answer: Napoleon


Question: 'It's now thought that an internal explosion, not a mine, caused this ship to sink in Havana Harbor in 1898'

Answer: U.S. Maine


Question: 'Rev. John Witherspoon was president of this New Jersey university when he signed the Declaration of Independence'

Answer: Princeton


Question: 'Skin grafts often involve the replacement of these two layers of skin'

Answer: Epidermis & Dermis


Question: 'Qishm and Bahrain are the largest inhabited islands in this gulf'

Answer: Persian Gulf


Question: 'This huge wooden plane was flown only one time; for less than a mile by Howard Hughes'

Answer: The Spruce Goose


Question: 'This wild horse from Arabia made its 1st appearance in a 1941 book by Walter Farley'

Answer: The Black Stallion


Question: 'This settlement's economy grew after John Rolfe found that tobacco could be successfully grown there'

Answer: Jamestown


Question: 'You'll find both campuses of Northwestern University on this Great Lake'

Answer: Lake Michigan


Question: 'The 1st part of the small intestine loops around this organ which produces insulin'

Answer: Pancreas


Question: 'Royale, Joseph, and Devil's Islands make up the Safety Islands owned by this country'

Answer: France


Question: 'The term for jets like the Concorde that travel faster than the speed of sound'

Answer: Supersonic/SST


Question: 'Owned by black sharecroppers, this William H. Armstrong title dog was named for his loud, clear bark'

Answer: Sounder


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

Answer: Manifest Destiny


Question: 'This town with a religious-sounding name is home to the main campus of the University of North Carolina'

Answer: Chapel Hill


Question: 'Air enters the lungs through these two tubes which are extensions of the trachea'

Answer: Bronchial Tubes


Question: 'Stewart Island, south of South Island, is this island country's 3rd largest'

Answer: New Zealand


Question: 'A golden spike was driven into the ground at Promentory Point, Utah, when this was completed'

Answer: Transcontinental Railroad


Question: 'Though not founded until 1791, this city has the most historic places listed in the National Register'

Answer: Washington, D.C.


Question: 'The L.A. Times called this "original party animal" "a canine cross between Bruce Willis & John Belushi"'

Answer: Spuds MacKenzie


Question: 'Argentina has won 2 of the last 3 World Cup titles in this sport, the country's most popular'

Answer: Futbol/Soccer


Question: 'In a recent autobiography, ex-wife Cyndy claims that she wrote college term papers for this ball player'

Answer: Steve Garvey


Question: 'According to "The Music Man", "Ya got trouble" in this place'

Answer: "Down in River City"


Question: 'It puts the fizz in a gin fizz'

Answer: Soda Water/Club Soda


Question: 'Joan of Arc'

Answer: Burned at the stake


Question: 'Ibuprofen product that says it's "advanced medicine for pain"'

Answer: Advil


Question: 'Candidates for president & vice president must be citizens by birth & of this religion'

Answer: Roman Catholic


Question: 'Much of President Bush's anti-drug program is attributed to this man, his drug czar'

Answer: William Bennett


Question: 'Professor Henry Higgins asks, "Why can't the English teach their children how to" do this'

Answer: Speak English


Question: 'A favorite drink in colonial New England was "Blackstrap", a mixture of molasses & this potent potable'

Answer: Rum


Question: 'Mata Hari'

Answer: Firing Squad


Question: 'Speaking of this cereal, Kellogg's urges, "Taste Them Again for the 1st Time"'

Answer: Corn Flakes


Question: 'These cowboys were the rank & file of the army that won independence from Spain'

Answer: Gauchos


Question: 'In a renewed effort to stop poaching at Tsavo Nat'l Park, this country named Richard Leakey as wildlife dir.'

Answer: Kenya


Question: 'Line you'd sing in a Frank Loesser duet if your partner started with "I really can't stay"'

Answer: "But Baby It\'s Cold Outside"


Question: 'From the Latin for "openers", they include Campari & Dubonnet'

Answer: Aperitifs


Question: 'Socrates'

Answer: Drank Hemlock


Question: 'Of bottom left, top left or top right, the most valuable part of a two-page spread for advertising'

Answer: Top Right


Question: 'In 1983 Raul Alfonsin was elected president, handing this party its 1st defeat'

Answer: The Peronistas (the party of Juan Peron)


Question: 'If you were invited to Tangier for a $2 mil. weekend birthday bash in August '89, it was probably his'

Answer: Malcolm Forbes


Question: '"South Pacific" song that begins "We got sunlight on the sand, we got moonlight on the sea"'

Answer: "There\'s Nothing Like A Dame"


Question: 'Korbel, Cook's & Piper-Heidsieck'

Answer: Champagne Brands


Question: 'Louis XVI'

Answer: Beheaded


Question: 'Roads are wider, traffic's faster; to bring back these signs would court disaster'

Answer: Burma Shave


Question: 'This almost treeless region of Argentina is the agricultural & industrial heart of the nation'

Answer: Pampas


Question: 'On July 28, 1989 Israeli forces went to Jibchit, Lebanon & carried this man back to Israel'

Answer: Sheik Abdul Al-Karim Obed


Question: '1 of 3 cities mentioned in the 1st line of the song "Another Op'nin

Answer: Baltimore, Boston & Philadelphia


Question: 'Federal regulations say it must be distilled from a mash of not less than 51% corn'

Answer: Bourbon


Question: 'Haman'

Answer: Hung from the gallows


Question: 'Counting military & civilians, this large country suffered the most fatalities in the war, over 20 million'

Answer: Soviet Union/Russia


Question: 'In "Advice to a Young Tradesman" Benjamin Franklin wrote, "Remember that time is" this'

Answer: Money


Question: 'Belleek china, famous for its hand-painted shamrock pattern, was 1st made in this country'

Answer: Ireland


Question: 'To make way for a railroad, Missouri's Cape Girardeau on this river was blasted out of existence'

Answer: Mississippi River


Question: 'This bird was named for Roman Catholic officials whose bright red robes its plumage resembles'

Answer: Cardinals


Question: 'It inspired 2 operas named "Esmeralda" & one called "Quasimodo"'

Answer: The Hunchback of Notre Dame


Question: 'U.S. WWII general who said, "I am a soldier, I fight where I am told & I win where I fight"'

Answer: George Patton


Question: 'Over 300 yrs. ago British poet George Herbert wrote that this "is the best revenge"'

Answer: Living Well


Question: 'Some early Spode patterns were inspired by this country's Imari ware'

Answer: Japan


Question: 'East Chicago is located in this state, not Illinois'

Answer: Indiana


Question: 'The great horned & screech varieties of these birds are noted for their ear tufts'

Answer: Owls


Question: 'Prokofiev spent over 10 years turning this Tolstoy epic into an opera'

Answer: "War And Peace"


Question: 'Invading American forces 1st set foot on the European mainland in this country, not France'

Answer: Italy


Question: 'St. Jerome said, "Do not let your deeds belie your words, lest...someone...say...'Why do you not practice' " this'

Answer: What you preach


Question: 'East Germany's Meissen factory used to make an imitation of this English company's Jasperware'

Answer: Wedgewood


Question: 'This state's Panhandle limits Alabama's Gulf of Mexico coastline to the area around Mobile Bay'

Answer: Florida


Question: 'A "fever" transmitted to humans by various birds, ornithosis is most associated with these birds'

Answer: Parrots


Question: 'Scotsman whose novel, "The Bride of Lammermoor" inspired "Lucia di Lammermoor"'

Answer: Sir Walter Scott


Question: '1 of 2 U.S. islands attacked by the Japanese on December 8, 1941'

Answer: Guam & Wake Island


Question: 'Dutch Jewish philosopher who coined the phrase "nature abhors a vacuum"'

Answer: Spinoza


Question: 'Goebel of West Germany is the exclusive manufacturer of the figurines based on this nun's designs'

Answer: Hummel


Question: 'Mt. Hood, the highest Oregon mountain, is in this range'

Answer: The Cascades


Question: 'Sensitive to poison gases, these small birds were used as gas detectors in coal mines'

Answer: Canaries


Question: 'He died before "The Trial" was published, so he never got to see the opera version either'

Answer: Franz Kafka


Question: 'After he led its recapture, Louis Mountbatten was named 1st earl of this Asian country'

Answer: Burma


Question: 'Originally, he wrote, "I think, therefore I am" in a French, not a Latin, book'

Answer: Rene Descartes


Question: 'This city has been the center of France's porcelain industry since the 1770s'

Answer: Limoges


Question: 'About 70,000 now live in this planned "new town" founded in 1967 between Baltimore & D.C.'

Answer: Columbia


Question: 'Country which is the native habitat of the flightless bird seen here:'

Answer: New Zealand  (Kiwi)


Question: 'The Benjamin Britten opera based on this Herman Melville work climaxes with a hanging'

Answer: Billy Budd


Question: 'The last full-length cartoon feature Walt Disney supervised personally, it was set in India'

Answer: The Jungle Book


Question: 'An island, it's the world's northernmost "I" country'

Answer: Iceland


Question: '1942:<br />"Major Strasser has been shot.  Round up the usual suspects."'

Answer: Casablanca


Question: 'The office & courtroom where this president began his career have been restored in Independence, MO.'

Answer: Harry S. Truman


Question: 'Matthew Perry commanded an early steam warship that was named for this inventor'

Answer: Robert Fulton


Question: 'The first of these was seen in the New York World newspaper Dec. 21, 1913'

Answer: Crossword puzzle


Question: 'They're the only 2 "I" countries to border each other'

Answer: Iran & Iraq


Question: '1939:<br />"I don't know nothin' 'bout birthin' babies!"'

Answer: Gone With the Wind


Question: 'The Hall of Fame devoted to these Texas lawmen in Waco has memorabilia belonging to Bonnie & Clyde'

Answer: Texas Rangers


Question: 'Matt & Ollie's father served at this S.C. city in the Revolution; their nephew was killed there in the Civil War'

Answer: Charleston


Question: 'An introductory chapter or essay'

Answer: Foreword


Question: 'One of this country's driest regions is the Negev Desert, with an annual rainfall of usually less than 10 inches'

Answer: Israel


Question: '1927:<br />"Wait a minute, wait a minute, you ain't heard nothin' yet!"'

Answer: The Jazz Singer


Question: '2-word term for all members of the family Hylidae, having adaptations like sticky foot pads for climbing'

Answer: Tree frogs


Question: 'The silver dollar seen here commemorates this, established in 1872:'

Answer: Yellowstone National Park


Question: 'Matthew helped establish the curriculum at this school founded in 1845'

Answer: U.S. Naval Academy


Question: 'This game show premiered on CBS Oct. 2, 1961'

Answer: Password


Question: 'Its ethnic groups include the Dayaks on Borneo, the Toraja on Sulawesi & some Papuan groups on Irian Jaya'

Answer: Indonesia


Question: '1939:<br />"The moors and I wiil never change.  Don't you, Cathy"'

Answer: Wuthering Heights


Question: 'Like caterpillars, tadpoles undergo a process called this to become adult frogs'

Answer: Metamorphosis


Question: 'Built in Boston in 1723, this house of worship is also known as Christ Church'

Answer: Old North Church


Question: 'Instead of "danger", Oliver Perry might have said that this, a synonym for "danger", "is my middle name"'

Answer: Hazard


Question: 'It's the 2-word term for computer manipulation of text'

Answer: Word processing


Question: 'Among its 26 counties are one famed for its cut glass & one known for its tweed cloth'

Answer: Ireland


Question: '1931:<br />"Listen to them.  Children of the night.  What music they make."'

Answer: Dracula


Question: 'This toad whose male cares for eggs was used in Paul Kammerer's controversial genetic experiments'

Answer: Midwife toad


Question: 'Highlights of New Orleans' Jackson Square include the cast iron balconies of the Pontalba Apts. & this cathedral'

Answer: Saint Louis Cathedral


Question: 'William Henry Harrison was the recepient of Oliver's message "We have met the enemy, and" this'

Answer: They are ours


Question: 'It's defined as a word from one language that has become part of everyday usage in another'

Answer: Loan word


Question: 'Established in 1624 by the Dutch, it's the old name for New York City'

Answer: New Amsterdam


Question: 'Of the 3 normal states of water, the densest'

Answer: Liquid


Question: 'The January 23, 2000 "Felicity" was a tribute to this TV show, with Janeane Garofalo filling Rod Serling's duties'

Answer: The Twilight Zone


Question: 'It's the one-word title of Margaret Edson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play; we understand if brevity is the soul of it...'

Answer: "Wit"


Question: 'Bruce Springsteen's backup group'

Answer: The E Street Band


Question: 'Babur, a Muslim ruler from central Asia, conquered India in 1526 & established this empire'

Answer: Mogul Empire


Question: 'This term for a dense growth of shrubs dates back to before 1000 A.D.'

Answer: Thicket


Question: 'Seen in an '80s sitcom, this alien from Melmac returned in a 1999 "Love Boat"'

Answer: ALF


Question: 'Men were "Falling in Love Again" with this German actress when Sian Phillips played her on Broadway in 1999'

Answer: Marlene Dietrich


Question: 'An actor for almost 40 years, he didn't appear in films until playing Kaspar Gutman in 1941's "The Maltese Falcon"'

Answer: Sydney Greenstreet


Question: 'Now president, this man was previously appointed general secretary of China's Communist Party in 1989'

Answer: Jiang Zemin


Question: 'The second-most densely populated U.S. state, it ranks 43rd in overall population'

Answer: Rhode Island


Question: 'A 1995 episode of "Mad About You" featured this actor as Alan Brady, his part on the old "Dick Van Dyke Show"'

Answer: Carl Reiner


Question: 'Of "Closer", "Side Man", "Lonesome West" or "Not About Nightingales", 1999's Tony winner for Best New Play'

Answer: "Side Man"


Question: 'Sinclair Lewis based much of the background for Dr. Kennicutt in this novel on his father, a country doctor'

Answer: "Main Street"


Question: 'In 900 A.D. Gorm the Old became this Scandinavian country's first monarch'

Answer: Denmark


Question: 'In the September 17, 1996 episode of "Roseanne" he returned as Lou Grant'

Answer: Ed Asner


Question: 'Kevin Spacey made his Broadway debut in 1982 in a revival of this playwright's "Ghosts"'

Answer: Henrik Ibsen


Question: 'Union soldier John McTammany was on a roll when he invented this honky-tonk musical instrument'

Answer: Player piano


Question: 'In 1995 she became the first American skier -- man or woman -- to win a World Cup downhill season title'

Answer: Picabo Street


Question: 'In 1936 Francisco Franco began his revolution against the Spanish republic in these islands off northwest Africa'

Answer: Canary Islands


Question: 'These small balls of fur returned for a "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" episode & a "Jeopardy!" Teen Tournament'

Answer: Tribbles


Question: 'Comedie Larmoyante, or "tearful comedy", was established as a genre in the 1700s in this country'

Answer: France


Question: 'Laurent Clerc helped this man open the first free American school for the deaf in 1817'

Answer: Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet


Question: 'This nickname for the Bank of England is over 300 years old'

Answer: "Old Lady of Threadneedle Street"


Question: 'This 1901 novel named for its hero opens at the Lahore Museum'

Answer: Kim


Question:
'The Mackenzie Mountains,
Wood Buffalo National Park,
the Queen Elizabeth Islands'

Answer: Canada


Question: 'This Warner Bros. cartoon cat who starred in "Tweetie Pie" never seems to get his bird'

Answer: Sylvester


Question: 'Industrial safety favorite seen here'

Answer: Hard hat


Question: 'His career wasn't "Titanic" yet when he played the teenaged Garry on the 1990 sitcom "Parenthood"'

Answer: Leonardo DiCaprio


Question: 'This emperor fooled around with a Polish countess while he was still married to Josephine'

Answer: Napoleon


Question: 'Finish your soda & pucker up: it's time to play this game'

Answer: Spin the Bottle


Question: 'Bihar,<br />Chota Nagpur Plateau, Deccan Plateau'

Answer: India


Question: 'Dr. Seuss wrote about this famous title feline in 5 books'

Answer: "The Cat in the Hat"


Question: 'It's the storied fighting force that's known for hats like the one seen here'

Answer: French Foreign Legion


Question: 'His brother George played detective Stavros on his hit TV series "Kojak"'

Answer: Telly Savalas


Question: 'Though he was married to Octavia, he caroused with Cleopatra'

Answer: Mark Antony


Question: 'Hit the cue ball with the right amount of this & it won't follow its target into the pocket'

Answer: Backspin


Question:
'Western Plateau,
Great Victoria Desert,
Great Artesian Basin'

Answer: Australia


Question: 'The magical & grinning Cheshire Cat was invented by this author'

Answer: Lewis Carroll


Question: 'A builder probably wouldn't use this hat seen here, but a graduating student would'

Answer: Mortarboard


Question: 'Jonathan Winters provided many mirthful moments as Mearth, the enormous child of this title couple'

Answer: Mork & Mindy


Question: 'This pirate known for his pigtailed beard had at least 13 wives -- in different ports, of course'

Answer: Blackbeard


Question: 'For a person, it's a sudden descent into depression; for an airplane, it's a sudden descent'

Answer: Tailspin


Question:
'Chaco Central,
Pampa de las Salinas,
Chaco Austral'

Answer: Argentina


Question: 'This comic strip boy has a dog named Ruff & a cat named Hot Dog'

Answer: Dennis the Menace


Question: 'This hat was originally designed to protect the head while hunting'

Answer: Bowler


Question: 'Raymond Massey played Anton the Spymaster in this series with the same title as one starring Cosby & Culp'

Answer: I Spy


Question: 'This "Great" Russian empress loathed her husband, & her lovers may have fathered all of her children'

Answer: Catherine the Great


Question: 'Sleeping Beauty's parents tried to have all of these burned'

Answer: Spinning wheels


Question:
'Namaqualand,
Bushmanland,
Zululand'

Answer: South Africa


Question: 'A cat stepping over his piano keys may have inspired this Polish-French composer to pen his "Cat's Waltz"'

Answer: Frederic Chopin


Question: 'This hat was introduced to men's fashion around 1690'

Answer: Three-cornered hat


Question: 'She played Lola the Cigarette Girl on "The Morey Amsterdam Show" before she wrote "Valley of the Dolls"'

Answer: Jacqueline Susann


Question: 'His wife Zelda was in a sanitarium when he took up with gossip columnist Sheilah Graham'

Answer: F. Scott Fitzgerald


Question: 'On "The Mickey Mouse Club", these 2 campers were played by Tim Considine & David Stollery'

Answer: Spin & Marty


Question: 'Issued after the battle of Antietam, this document took effect January 1, 1863'

Answer: Emancipation Proclamation


Question: 'It's what the abbreviation POW/MIA stands for'

Answer: Prisoner of War/Missing in Action


Question: 'When Mercutio is mortally wounded in this play, he puns, "Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man"'

Answer: Romeo and Juliet


Question: 'This classic continues, "Come on with the rain, I've a smile on my face"'

Answer: "Singin\' in the Rain"


Question: 'Columns of salt in the area of the Dead Sea are said to be this unlucky spouse of Abraham's nephew'

Answer: Lot\'s wife


Question: 'All's swell that bends Nell'

Answer: All\'s well that ends well


Question: 'Thousands of pioneers followed this "stately" trail through Nebraska to the northwest in the mid-1800s'

Answer: Oregon Trail


Question: 'The Air Force's basic unit, it's subordinate to a group & consists of 2 or more flights'

Answer: Squadron


Question: 'Meryl Streep & Raul Julia starred onstage in this comedy in 1978, 11 years after the Taylor & Burton film'

Answer: Taming of the Shrew


Question: 'In a Lerner & Loewe song, this title lyric is followed by "And still have begged for more"'

Answer: "I Could Have Danced All Night"


Question: 'This observance celebrates the "Apostle of Ireland"'

Answer: St. Patrick\'s Day


Question: 'If the show hits, clear it'

Answer: If the shoe fits, wear it


Question: 'Charles Thompson signed the Declaration of Independence on this date, 1 of only 2 to do so'

Answer: July 4, 1776


Question: 'With its advanced detection systems, the Boeing E-3A Sentry seen here is usually known by this acronym'

Answer: AWACS


Question: 'This king's fool tells him, "I am better than thou art now; I am a fool, thou art nothing"'

Answer: King Lear


Question: 'In 1973 the Carpenters asked listeners to do this, "Make it simple to last your whole life long"'

Answer: "Sing"


Question: 'This widely-used manual of parliamentary procedure dates back to 1876'

Answer: Robert\'s Rules of Order


Question: 'Out of suit, off of mound'

Answer: Out of sight, out of mind


Question: 'A philanthropist & heir with this last name began restoring Williamsburg, Virginia in 1926'

Answer: John D. Rockefeller, Jr.


Question: '(Hi, I'm David James Elliott of "JAG")  Abbreviated UCMJ, this "uniform" standard covers the law in the armed forces'

Answer: Uniform Code of Military Justice


Question: 'It's Falstaff's first name'

Answer: (Sir) John


Question: 'This Rodgers & Hammerstein song asks, "On a bright cloud of music shall we fly?"'

Answer: "Shall We Dance"


Question: 'The Indian policies of Governor Sir William Berkeley fueled this 1676 uprising of Virginia colonists'

Answer: Bacon\'s Rebellion


Question: 'A shepherd can't change his cots'

Answer: A leopard can\'t change its spots


Question: 'In 1821 Spain transferred control of Florida to the U.S. in this "City of Five Flags"'

Answer: Pensacola


Question: 'Major Esterhazy was probably the real spy for the Germans in this French "affair" that began in 1894'

Answer: Dreyfus Affair


Question: 'The maiden name of Shakespeare's mother, or the forest where he set much of "As You Like It"'

Answer: Arden


Question: 'Ironically, Fred & Ginger sang this song in the 1935 movie "Roberta"'

Answer: "I Won\'t Dance"


Question: 'Jerk of all grades & messer of nine'

Answer: Jack of all trades & master of none


Question: 'It's the only Nobel category in which the prize has not been awarded to a woman'

Answer: Economics


Question: 'This state is almost twice the size of Scandinavia'

Answer: Alaska


Question: 'In 1976, she was presented with a special Oscar at her home, Pickfair'

Answer: Mary Pickford


Question: 'He wrote a novel called "The Cardinal's Mistress" before he was called "Il Duce"'

Answer: Mussolini


Question: 'Zoolatry is the worship of these'

Answer: animals


Question: 'Though originally polo poinies were real ponies, now these are used'

Answer: (small) horses


Question: 'On July 20, 1987, a prankster changed the Hollywood sign to read "Ollywood", referring to him'

Answer: Oliver North


Question: 'Located in this state, Rock Island is the site of the government's largest military arsenal'

Answer: Illinois


Question: 'Appropriately, the statuette presented to Edgar Bergen was made out of this'

Answer: wood


Question: 'Of the 16 children born to Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa, the most famous was this French queen'

Answer: Marie Antoinette


Question: 'From the Tamil word for roll, "curuttu", it's a cigar with square-cut ends'

Answer: a cheroot


Question: 'They're angled at about 80° to lie flat on the ground when the ball is hit'

Answer: mallets


Question: 'Guinness says Jean Chapman set a record in '82 by putting out 6,607 flaming torches in this in 2 hours'

Answer: her mouth


Question: 'Of about 10, 15, or 25, % of world's oranges produced in Florida'

Answer: 25


Question: '"In recognition of his brilliant creativity", this Marx Brother won a special Oscar in 1973'

Answer: Groucho


Question: 'Juan Carlos I was sworn in as King of Spain 2 days after the death of this man in 1975'

Answer: Franco


Question: 'A "toby" is 1 of these; often shaped like a hefty-man wearing a 3-cornered hat'

Answer: a jug (or drinking mug)


Question: '1 of the 2 countries which in 1988 will renew their rivalry for Westchester Cup, last played in '39'

Answer: England (or the United States)


Question: 'Arthur D. Little proved you can make a silk purse out of this: his is in the Smithsonian'

Answer: a sow\'s ear


Question: 'This state produces more tobacco products than all other U.S. states combined'

Answer: North Carolina


Question: 'In 1985, Cary Grant presented an honorary Oscar to this "Philadelphia Story" co-star'

Answer: James Stewart


Question: 'Centuries apart, Vasco da Gama & Lord Mountbatten both served as viceroys of this country'

Answer: India


Question: 'This Spanish word for a lace scarf literally means "little blanket"'

Answer: a mantilla


Question: 'These are sometimes made of papier-mache so they will break easily if a horse runs into them'

Answer: the goal(post)s


Question: 'Tho this saint was known for curative powers, the "dance" named for him is really the disease chorea'

Answer: St. Vitus


Question: '1 of 2 Gulf states containing the area of black clay soils known as the "Black Belt"'

Answer: Mississippi (or Alabama)


Question: 'The Academy's humanitarian award was named for this late character actor & former Academy pres.'

Answer: Jean Hersholt


Question: 'On Nov. 5, 1605, Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up this king to avenge persecution of Catholics'

Answer: James I


Question: 'Technically, this adjective means "of, pertaining to, or located in a parish"'

Answer: parochial


Question: '13 of the 39 men who've held this job were born in the winter, more than any other season'

Answer: president of the United States


Question: 'Some say it was named after the Indian word for "boat destroyer", some say after a race of women warriors'

Answer: Amazon


Question: 'Ebenezer Scrooge very reluctantly gave him Christmas Day off'

Answer: Cratchit


Question:
'Come Fly with Me,
Come Dance with Me,
Come Swing with Me'

Answer: Sinatra


Question: 'In 1965, Romania's new constitution stressed its full independence while earlier ones praised this country'

Answer: the Soviet Union


Question: 'This echinoderm, "celebrity" of tide pools, is the only animal that turns its stomach inside out to eat'

Answer: a starfish


Question: 'Number halfway between eighty & one hundred'

Answer: N-I-N-E-T-Y


Question: 'Big Bend National Park was named for a big bend in this watery Texas border'

Answer: the Rio Grande


Question: 'Caroline Meeber is better known as this, the title of a Theodore Dreiser novel'

Answer: Sister Carrie


Question:
'Stardust,
Red-Headed Stranger,
Poncho & Lefty'

Answer: Willie Nelson


Question: 'Of the 3 Scandanavian countries, the one that's not a NATO member'

Answer: Sweden


Question: 'Greek for "wandering", these minute organisms are considered the pasture of the seas'

Answer: plankton


Question: 'Last name of famous department store founder James Cash'

Answer: P-E-N-N-E-Y


Question: 'The mouths of this holy river cover almost the entire coastline of Bangladesh'

Answer: the Ganges


Question: 'In a famous epic poem, this Arthurian hero accepts the challenge of the Green Knight'

Answer: (Sir) Gawain


Question:
'Ummagumma,
Animals,
The Wall'

Answer: Pink Floyd


Question: '27-year-old Reza Pahlevi has expressed a desire to be this country's monarch'

Answer: Iran


Question: 'Identifying gender & luring prey are 2 functions of this light emitting process in fish'

Answer: bioluminescence


Question: 'It's how that 3-part picture of a playmate in the middle of a British Playboy is spelled'

Answer: C-E-N-T-R-E-F-O-L-D


Question: 'Tho the Atlantic is less than 200 miles from its source, this W. African river travels nearly 2600 to reach it'

Answer: the Niger


Question: 'Valet who helped Phileas Fogg go "Around the World in 80 Days"'

Answer: Passepartout


Question:
'A Night at the Opera,
A Day at the Races,
Live Killers'

Answer: Queen


Question: '1 of 4 Latin American countries in the Contadora group'

Answer: (1 of) Colombia, Mexico, Panama, & Venezuela


Question: 'Also known as the "flower animal", the name usually refers to the massed skeletons of these animals'

Answer: coral


Question: 'South Africa's longest, this colorfully-named river begins in Lesotho'

Answer: the Orange


Question: 'Mr. Murdstone is the stepfather of this Dickensian hero'

Answer: David Copperfield


Question:
'Beautiful Noise,
Love at the Greek,
Velvet Gloves & Spit'

Answer: (Neil) Diamond


Question: 'In February 1987, Lt. Col. Mengistu Haile Mariam announced a Marxist constitution for this country'

Answer: Ethiopia


Question: 'From Middle English for "shriveled", this "shriveled" crustacean can swim backwards'

Answer: shrimp


Question: 'As the Constitutional bicentennial reminded us, the Constitution was signed on this date in 1787'

Answer: September 17th


Question: 'A bill signed by Bush allowed Texans to carry these for the first time since the 1870s'

Answer: Handguns


Question: 'It's generally a high-priced stock with a long history of growth, like G.E. or AT&T'

Answer: Blue chip


Question:
'Dave,
Clarence,
Marlo'

Answer: Thomas


Question: 'One review called this Robert James Waller tale of a photographer's affair with a farmwife "Yuppie women's porn"'

Answer: "The Bridges of Madison County"


Question: 'The people of Monroe in this state have been celebrating "Cheese Days" since 1914 (They must be tired!)'

Answer: Wisconsin


Question: 'David Sandborn doesn't do "Stupid Sax Tricks" when he sits in with Paul & the band on this man's show'

Answer: David Letterman


Question: 'In '97 Bush got one of these worth $1 billion; in 2001 he asked for one worth more than $1 trillion'

Answer: Tax cut


Question: 'In a famous jingle, "Everything's Better With" this kind of margarine "on it"'

Answer: Blue Bonnet


Question:
'James Earl,
Tommy Lee,
Rickie Lee'

Answer: Jones


Question: '"Dr. Seuss took 220 words, rhymed them, and turned out" this "volume of absurdity that worked like a karate chop"'

Answer: "The Cat in the Hat"


Question: 'French for "good journey", it's the kind of party thrown to celebrate setting off on a cruise'

Answer: Bon Voyage


Question: 'Office held at the time by the man in the 1992 clip seen here'

Answer: Governor of Arkansas


Question: 'It's the Y in TYC, the commission whose funding doubled under Bush to combat juvenile crime'

Answer: Youth


Question: 'Before holding court on "Judging Amy", Amy Brenneman played a cop on this drama'

Answer: NYPD Blue


Question:
'Rita,
Martha,
Calvin'

Answer: Coolidge


Question: 'One reviewer said "Wondrous beasts and scientific possibilities" made this Michael Crichton novel "alluring"'

Answer: "Jurassic Park"


Question: 'This festival officially opens when the mayor of Munich taps the first barrel & shouts, "O'zapft Is!"'

Answer: Oktoberfest


Question: 'Before taking some letters off his last name, Gorelick, this soprano sax man's first paid gig was with Barry White'

Answer: Kenny G


Question: 'On June 1, 2000, Gov. Bush postponed one of these for the first time in over 130 chances'

Answer: Execution


Question: 'It begins, "Well it's one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready now go cat go"'

Answer: "Blue Suede Shoes"


Question:
'Norma,
Robert,
Calvin'

Answer: Klein


Question: 'One review said that this 1977 horror novel "can burn its images -- such as room 217 -- into your brain"'

Answer: "The Shining"


Question: 'In September the San Gennaro Festival turns this "small" ethnic area of Manhattan into a street fair'

Answer: Little Italy


Question: 'Dizzy Gillespie & this alto sax man known as "Bird" helped popularize bebop in the '40s'

Answer: Charlie Parker


Question: 'One of Bush's first initiatives was tort reform to stop what he called the "junk" type of these'

Answer: Lawsuits


Question: 'They're the bad guys whom the Beatles battled in the movie "Yellow Submarine"'

Answer: Blue Meanies


Question:
'Graham,
Clarence,
Ogden'

Answer: Nash


Question: 'His "tales of failure are his successes, and 'An American Tragedy

Answer: Theodore Dreiser


Question: '(Hi, I'm Jodie Foster.) When my friend Mel Gibson won 2 Oscars for this film, I hired a bagpiper to follow him around at the parties'

Answer: Braveheart


Question: 'Some of "My Favorite Things" by this sax genius are "Giant Steps" & "Equinox"'

Answer: John Coltrane


Question: 'In 1856 those little devils on Van Diemen's Land changed its name to this'

Answer: Tasmania


Question: 'Of 1/3 & 1/5'

Answer: 15


Question: 'The name of this font also belongs to ancient Teutonic people & a style of architecture'

Answer: Gothic


Question: 'George C. Scott won an Oscar for his portrayal of this general'

Answer: George S. Patton


Question: 'Dean Martin hosted several of these, in which celebrities were insulted by their peers'

Answer: Roasts


Question: '"Sing a song of" this & some reasonably priced blackbirds baked in a pie'

Answer: Sixpence


Question: 'Darwin & the Beagle stopped by this island named by Magellan off the tip of South America'

Answer: Tierra del Fuego


Question: 'Of 1/4 & 1/6'

Answer: 12


Question: 'This font is called Big Top or by the name of this 19th century big top showman'

Answer: (P.T.) Barnum


Question: '2 years before Little Bighorn, he published "My Life on the Plains"'

Answer: George Custer


Question: 'A short-lived '80s cartoon featured a fat husband named Meatballs & his thin wife named this'

Answer: Spaghetti


Question: 'Michael Douglas' wife should know it's the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet'

Answer: Zeta


Question: 'The westernmost of Indonesia's Sunda Islands, it also starts with "Su"'

Answer: Sumatra


Question: 'Of 1/6, 1/8 & 1/12'

Answer: 24


Question: 'The font seen here:<br />10, 9, 8, 7...'

Answer: Countdown


Question: 'In 2000 this Desert Storm general received the Harry S. Truman Good Neighbor Award'

Answer: Norman Schwarzkopf


Question: 'In a show adapted from a film, Tom Mason was Freebie & Hector Elizondo played him'

Answer: The Bean


Question: 'The "Six Counties" of the northern part of this island include Armagh, Antrim & Derry'

Answer: Ireland


Question: 'Encarta notes shoe manufacturing is a big industry on this largest of the islands once ruled by Marcos'

Answer: Luzon (Philippines)


Question: 'Of 1/9 & 1/15'

Answer: 45


Question: 'This typeface was inspired by & named for this 1920s German design school'

Answer: Bauhaus


Question: 'This Civil War hero was originally named for a Shawnee Indian chief, William was added later'

Answer: William Tecumseh Sherman


Question: '"The Ed Sullivan Show" was originally called this "of the Town"'

Answer: Toast of the Town


Question: 'Numerical proverb used when there's no good choice between 2 propositions'

Answer: "Six of one, half-a-dozen of the other"


Question: 'It's the largest island of the Nunavut territory, as well as of its country'

Answer: Baffin Island (Canada)


Question: 'Of 1/2, 1/5, 1/10 & 1/12'

Answer: 60


Question: 'Neither snow, nor rain, etc. stays this font from the swift completion of its appointed rounds'

Answer: Courier


Question: 'Before Powell, 1 of 2 4-star generals who went on to become Secretary of State'

Answer: Alexander Haig or George Marshall


Question: 'A 1989 game show of TV trivia, or the kind of people who did well on it'

Answer: Couch Potatoes


Question: 'In '77 this Lou Gramm-led group was hot when they hit No. 6 with "Cold As Ice"'

Answer: Foreigner


Question: 'In 1939 he helped Roger Hill prepare the "Mercury Shakespeare", a series of editions for actors'

Answer: Orson Welles


Question: 'This 315-mile-long river passes through Troy & Albany before hitting the bright lights of New York City'

Answer: the Hudson


Question: 'On his modestly titled "K.O.B.E.", Kobe Bryant duetted with this top model & talk show host'

Answer: Tyra Banks


Question: 'The story of Cain & Abel is told in this book of the Old Testament'

Answer: Genesis


Question: 'The first "Second Lady" & the second First Lady'

Answer: Abigail Adams


Question: 'These formed a "cover" overhead & forced the cancellation of a Feb. 7, 2010 Space Shuttle launch'

Answer: clouds


Question: 'These dried grapes were grown as early as 2000 B.C. in Egypt'

Answer: raisins


Question: 'At its northern end, this "colorful" sea branches into the Gulf of Suez on the west & the Gulf of Aqaba on the east'

Answer: the Red


Question: 'This former hubby of Eva Longoria had some success in his native France with his hip hop album "TP"'

Answer: Tony Parker


Question: 'In this religion's version of the Cain & Abel story, the brothers are known as Kabil & Habil'

Answer: Islam


Question: '(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from a presidential library.)  In letters from 1840, she wrote both ways on the page to save paper & money; ironically, she was pilloried by the press for spending too much as First Lady'

Answer: Mary Todd Lincoln


Question: 'All scheduled flights in & out of Heathrow Airport April 18, 2010 were canceled due to this'

Answer: a volcanic eruption


Question: 'Take one of these, C9H8O4, & call me in the morning'

Answer: aspirin


Question: 'Originating in the Tanggula Mountains, this is known to many Chinese as "long river" ('cause it's 3,900 miles)'

Answer: the Yangtze


Question: 'This former University of Michigan & Sacramento Kings star raps as "C. Webb"'

Answer: Chris Webber


Question: 'When God asked Cain where Abel was, Cain replied with this 5-word question'

Answer: "Am I my brother\'s keeper?"


Question: 'She prevented the British from burning Gilbert Stuart's painting of Washington, which still hangs in the East Room'

Answer: Dolley Madison


Question: 'Reason school was canceled in Pensacola Feb. 12, 2010--it's an every-20-year kind of thing'

Answer: snow


Question: 'To wrench an ankle without fracture'

Answer: sprain


Question: 'Bonn, Germany & Strasbourg, France are cities on this river'

Answer: the Rhine


Question: 'Known as "A.I." in the NBA, this controversial guard raps under the name Jewelz'

Answer: Allen Iverson