Question: 'Now a state capital, it was the site of a surprise attack December 7, 1941'

Answer: Honolulu


Question: 'It's the last name shared by fashion designers Anne & Calvin'

Answer: Klein


Question: 'The U.S. Ranger spacecrafts were designed to crash-land on this heavenly body'

Answer: Moon


Question: 'This cop series was syndicated for a while under the title "Badge 714"'

Answer: Dragnet


Question: 'The red & golden apple varieties with this word in their names are the most widely grown in the U.S.'

Answer: Delicious


Question: 'Charles Beard claimed the framers of this 1787 document were motivated by economic self-interests'

Answer: The Constitution


Question: 'Basketball's Utah Jazz play their home games in this capital city'

Answer: Salt Lake City


Question: 'This sportscaster who gained fame by "telling it like it is" passed away in 1995'

Answer: Howard Cosell


Question: 'All the nicknames of the Mercury capsules ended in this number, honoring the first group of astronauts'

Answer: 7


Question: 'He's "NYPD Blue"'s detective Simone'

Answer: Jimmy Smits


Question: 'Brabanconne is a garnish made with these miniature cabbages'

Answer: Brussels Sprouts


Question: 'Zbigniew Brzezinski was born in this capital city in 1928'

Answer: Warsaw


Question: 'For 2 months in 1784, it served as the temporary capital of the U.S.; it became New Jersey's capital in 1790'

Answer: Trenton


Question: 'This South African president is the son of a Tembu tribal chief'

Answer: Nelson Mandela


Question: 'The largest spacecraft to orbit the Earth was created when the shuttle Atlantis linked with this, June 29, 1995'

Answer: Mir (the space station)


Question: 'Detectives on this comedy series included Dietrich, Yemana, Harris & Fish'

Answer: Barney Miller


Question: 'Ogden Nash said of this vegetable, "When it's raw, it develops the jaw, but stewed, is more quietly chewed"'

Answer: Celery


Question: 'Before becoming U.N. Ambassador, she was a foreign policy advisor to the 1980 Reagan campaign'

Answer: Jeanne Kirkpatrick


Question: 'You can visit the Last Chance Mining Museum in this capital of "The Last Frontier"'

Answer: Juneau, Alaska


Question: 'In 1995 this late senator's daughter Kathleen was sworn in as Lt. Governor of Maryland'

Answer: Robert Kennedy


Question: 'Launched May 4, 1989, the Magellan craft arrived at this planet August 10, 1990'

Answer: Venus


Question: 'This LAPD officer-turned-author came up with the concept for "Police Story"'

Answer: Joseph Wambaugh


Question: 'What we usually call this in the United States is actually the netted or nutmeg melon'

Answer: Cantaloupe


Question: 'Raymond Aron was a contributor to this Paris daily from 1947-1977'

Answer: Le Figaro


Question: 'Sugar plantations across the Mississippi from this capital form an area known as the "Sugar Bowl of America"'

Answer: Baton Rouge


Question: 'This physicist & author of "A Brief History of Time" was born on the 300th anniversary of Galileo's death'

Answer: Stephen Hawking


Question: 'They were the nicknames of Apollo 11's command module & its lunar module'

Answer: Columbia and Eagle


Question: 'She's detective chief inspector Jane Tennison in the "Prime Suspect" series on PBS'

Answer: Helen Mirren


Question: 'This bitter plum, the fruit of the blackthorne, is used to make jam & to flavor gin'

Answer: sloe berry


Question: 'Rexford G. Tugwell was part of this president's "Brain Trust"'

Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt


Question: 'His 1891 painting of a street in Tahiti is in the Toledo Museum of Art'

Answer: Paul Gauguin


Question: 'In 1870 this country's Isabella II abdicated in favor of her son'

Answer: Spain


Question: 'He was the creator & behind-the-scenes master of the Muppets'

Answer: Jim Henson


Question: 'This yellowing of the skin & eyes is caused by too much bilirubin in the blood'

Answer: Jaundice


Question: 'In the 500s & 600s it replaced Latin as the official language of the Byzantine Empire'

Answer: Greek


Question: 'Australian composer Arthur Benjamin's 1953 opera "A Tale of Two Cities" is based on a novel by this author'

Answer: Charles Dickens


Question: 'Thomas Solie's 1815 portrait of this orator is in the Colonial Williamsburg Collection'

Answer: Patrick Henry


Question: 'In 1975 Khalid succeeded this man, assassinated by a nephew, as king of Saudi Arabia'

Answer: King Faisal


Question: 'Pop Warner called him "The Greatest Football Player of All Time"'

Answer: Jim Thorpe


Question: 'Premarin, a form of this hormone used to treat menopausal symptoms, is the most prescribed drug in America'

Answer: estrogen


Question: 'Putonghua, the chief representative of this dialect, is based on the speech of Beijing'

Answer: Mandarin


Question: '"The Tales of" this German inspired many an opera, including Busoni's "Die Brautwahl"'

Answer: (E. T. A.) Hoffmann


Question: '"The Madonna of the Magnificat" is one of many paintings of the Virgin & child by this "Birth of Venus" artist'

Answer: Sandro Botticelli


Question: 'After succeeding Tiberius, this emperor had Tiberius' grandson executed'

Answer: Caligula


Question: 'The term horsepower owes its origins to an experiment by this steam engine inventor'

Answer: James Watt


Question: 'It's the medical speciality concerned with such disorders as bunions, ingrown toenails & foot sprains'

Answer: Podiatry


Question: 'This language belongs to the Canaanite branch of the northwest Semitic languages'

Answer: Hebrew


Question: 'This lord never finished his poem "Don Juan", but Zdenìk Fibich based an opera on it anyway'

Answer: Lord Byron


Question: 'In 1930 she created a series of paintings of a jack-in-the-pulpit'

Answer: Georgia O\' Keeffe


Question: 'For his independence of Soviet influence, Imre Nagy was removed as this country's premier in 1955'

Answer: Hungary


Question: 'In 1975 he left the Berlin Philharmonic, where he was principal flutist, to pursue a solo career'

Answer: James Galway


Question: 'Vitamin A deficiency may cause nyctalopia, more commonly called this'

Answer: Night Blindness


Question: 'Although Arabic is Tunisia's official language, this has the status of a second national language'

Answer: French


Question: 'This Sir Walter Scott poem inspired Rossini's opera "La Dona Del Lago"'

Answer: "The Lady of the Lake"


Question: 'In 1797 Goya painted this duchess, his mistress, pointing to the words "Solo Goya" ("Only Goya")'

Answer: Duchess of Alba


Question: 'In 1191, Berengaria married this king of England in Limassol, Cyprus'

Answer: Richard the Lionheart


Question: 'During the 1970s he served as CIA director, Secretary of Defense & Secretary of Energy'

Answer: James Schlesinger


Question: 'Usually given to a child at two months, a DPT vaccine protects against these 3 illnesses'

Answer: diphtheria, whooping cough & tetanus


Question: 'Geographically, it's the most widely-spoken Germanic language'

Answer: English


Question: 'Swiss composer Heinrich Sutermeister wrote a 1967 opera based on this author's "Madame Bovary"'

Answer: Gustave Flaubert


Question: '1 of 3 U.S. presidents in the 20th c. who never had a house of Congress controlled by his party'

Answer: (1 of) Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford & George Bush


Question: 'On the first weekend in August, a festival in Rockland, Maine honors this crustacean'

Answer: Lobster


Question: 'He discussed the Four Freedoms in his State of the Union Address Januaty 6, 1941'

Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt


Question: 'Caryn Richman & Sally Field have played the California girl nicknamed this'

Answer: Gidget


Question: 'Bizcochitos are wine-laced cookies from this North American country'

Answer: Mexico


Question: 'Setters & water spaniels were crossed with the St. John's Newfoundland, creating these "golden" dogs'

Answer: Golden Retrievers


Question: 'Heating "effect" that's said to be at the root of global warming'

Answer: Greenhouse Effect


Question: 'Valparaiso, Indiana holds a popcorn festival since it was home to this father, or pop, of gourmet popcorn'

Answer: Orville Redenbacher


Question: 'The Allies' invasion of Normandy began on this date in 1944'

Answer: June 6


Question: 'Pert Kelton, Audrey Meadows, Sue Ann Langdon & Sheila MacRae played this "greatest" housewife'

Answer: Alice Kramden


Question: 'In Curacao this animal, the symbol of Capricorn, is the main ingredient in a stew'

Answer: Goat


Question: 'Despite its name, the Great Dane originated in this country, as did the Rottweiler'

Answer: Germany


Question: 'Heatstroke can occur when this process of eliminating the body's salts ceases'

Answer: Sweating


Question: 'Don't hum "Don't Fence Me In" at the May festival for this fencing material in La Crosse, Kansas'

Answer: Barbed Wire


Question: 'In 1945 Charles De Gaulle became provisional president of France & he became head of Yugoslavia'

Answer: Marshal Tito


Question: 'In the 1990 hour-long series "The Bradys", Leah Ayres assumed this Maureen McCormick role'

Answer: Marcia Brady


Question: 'A favorite in the Middle East, laban is a drink made from this cultured dairy product'

Answer: Yogurt


Question: 'According to the AKC, hounds hunt all game except for this type hunted by sporting dogs'

Answer: Birds


Question: 'This unit of heat measurement is also used by nutritionists'

Answer: Calorie


Question: 'A Japanese lantern lighting ceremony is part of this April festival in Washington, D.C.'

Answer: Cherry Blossom Festival


Question: 'In 1948 she became director of Research in Contemporary Cultures at Columbia University'

Answer: Margaret Mead


Question: '1 of 3 to play Catwoman on "Batman", she also played 1 of 3 Lily Munsters'

Answer: Lee Meriwether


Question: 'Skordalia is a garlic, potato & olive oil dip from this Mediterranean country'

Answer: Greece


Question: 'A wrinkly-faced breed from China, or just its nose'

Answer: Pug


Question: 'This form of energy, defined as the Earth's natural heat, warms buildings in Klamath Falls, Boise & Reykjavik'

Answer: Geothermal energy


Question: 'The music festival held in Louisville the weekend after Labor Day is "strictly" this type of music'

Answer: Bluegrass


Question: 'This Norwegian was elected the U.N.'s first Secretary-General'

Answer: Trygve Lie


Question: 'Sharon Acker played this legal secretary in the '70s; Barbara Hale played her in the '50s, '60s, '80s & '90s'

Answer: Della Street


Question: 'Vouvray wines come from this valley noted for its chateaux'

Answer: Loire


Question: 'This Australian wild dog has been bred with Australian herding dogs'

Answer: Dingo


Question: 'Temperature depends on the average kinetic energy of these; the more active, the more heat'

Answer: Molecules


Question: 'Ernest Morial was the first black mayor of this Louisiana city; his son Marc became mayor in 1994'

Answer: New Orleans


Question: 'This late-night talk show host titled his memoir "Leading With My Chin"'

Answer: Jay Leno


Question: 'This Japanese photo film company outbid Kodak as a 1984 Olympics sponsor'

Answer: Fuji


Question: 'This '80s 1st lady said "A woman is like a teabag.  It's only when she's in hot water that you realize how strong she is."'

Answer: Nancy Reagan


Question: 'Some say this city in India was named by the Portuguese "Bom Bahia", or "Good Harbor"'

Answer: Bombay


Question: 'Arena theatre, in which the audience is seated on all sides of the acting area, is also called theatre-in-this'

Answer: Theatre-In-The-Round


Question: 'In 1908 he composed the "Fig Leaf Rag"'

Answer: Scott Joplin


Question: 'From the 1980s, "Cory: Profile of a President" was about her'

Answer: Corazon Aquino


Question: 'In 1982 this aluminum foil company introduced its product plastic wrap'

Answer: Reynolds


Question: 'In his almanac Benjamin Franklin cynically wrote, "Where there's marriage without love, there will be" this'

Answer: Love without marriage


Question: 'This city is the seat of the Roman Catholic archbishop of Venezuela'

Answer: Caracas


Question: '"Avian" term for the offstage area where the actors await their cues'

Answer: Wings


Question: 'The Associated Press named him Male Athlete of the Year after he won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympics'

Answer: Jesse Owens


Question: 'A 1928 biography on this religious figure was titled "Gotama The Man"'

Answer: Buddha


Question: 'In 1962 this chain opened its first budget motel, a 52-unit complex in Santa Barbara, California'

Answer: Motel 6


Question: 'This late magazine publisher ascribed his success to "Sheer ability spelled I-N-H-E-R-I-T-A-N-C-E"'

Answer: Malcolm Forbes


Question: 'In 1995 the new World Trade Organization established its headquarters in this Swiss city'

Answer: Geneva


Question: 'In ancient Greek drama, the Coryphaeus was the leader of this group'

Answer: Chorus


Question: 'He played Mookie in the film "Do The Right Thing", which he also wrote & directed'

Answer: Spike Lee


Question: 'In 1978 Bob Thomas wrote "Joan Crawford: A Biography" & Christina Crawford wrote this'

Answer: "Mommie Dearest"


Question: 'Despite its name, this Wooster, Ohio housewares company makes most of its products from plastic'

Answer: Rubbermaid


Question: 'In 1936's "An American And France", she wrote, "America is my country and Paris is my hometown"'

Answer: Gertrude Stein


Question: 'The National Museum in this Somali capital was built in the 19th century by the sultan of Zanzibar'

Answer: Mogadishu


Question: 'Ionesco's "The Bald Soprano" is an example of the unconventional theatrical form known as "Theater of"'

Answer: The Absurd


Question: 'Ebony & Jet are among the magazines launched by this publisher'

Answer: John Johnson


Question: 'Robert Shelton's "No Direction Home" covered the life of this rock music performer'

Answer: Bob Dylan


Question: 'In 1922 it introduced the Gyrofoam, the first washing machine to clean with water action'

Answer: Maytag


Question: 'The saying "There's no such thing as a free lunch" is attributed to this Nobel Prize-winning economist'

Answer: Milton Friedman


Question: 'The discovery of gold at Kalgoorlie in 1890 aided the growth of this capital of Western Australia'

Answer: Perth


Question: '"Everyman" is this kind of medieval play presented to teach lessons about good and evil'

Answer: Morality play


Question: 'In 1788 Cyrus Griffin became its last president'

Answer: The Continental Congress


Question: 'If you're in Barra da Tijuca, you can head right along the coast to Ipanema'

Answer: Rio de Janeiro


Question:
'Tevye,
Golde,
Yente'

Answer: Fiddler on the Roof


Question: 'Around 1800 Parson Weems wrote of this man's unauthorized juvenile lumberjacking'

Answer: George Washington


Question: 'Part of this religion's Manu Smriti, or Code of Manu, sets forth the basis of the caste system'

Answer: Hindu


Question: 'Number of months with only 30 days'

Answer: four


Question: 'One of the railroads in the board game Monopoly'

Answer: Short Line


Question: 'Hurry up Via Mazzini so you can bear right on Santa Margherita in time to make it for the curtain at La Scala'

Answer: Milan


Question:
'Fantine,
Javert,
Jean Valjean'

Answer: Les Miserables


Question: 'The name of this light axe is from the Algonquian for "cutting utensil"'

Answer: tomahawk


Question: '"Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam", "To The Greater Glory Of God", is the motto of this Catholic teaching order'

Answer: the Jesuits


Question: 'Years that read the same upside down & right side up include 1881, 6009 & this year of the 1960s'

Answer: 1961


Question: 'Assume this baseball position'

Answer: shortstop


Question: 'Just learn the alphabet--heading down Beacon St., it's Arlington, Berkeley, Clarendon, then Dartmouth'

Answer: Boston, Massachusetts


Question:
'Mrs. Potts,
Belle,
Gaston'

Answer: Beauty and the Beast


Question: 'This legendary timber toppler was said to have dug Puget Sound to float huge logs to the mill'

Answer: Paul Bunyan


Question: 'Jews from many nations come to Jerusalem to pray at this, all that remains of the Holy Temple'

Answer: the Wailing Wall (or Western Wall)


Question: 'Title of the 1965 Beatles No. 1 hit song that is a calendrical impossiblity'

Answer: "Eight Days A Week"


Question: 'To the IRS, the 1040EZ is one of these'

Answer: a short form


Question: 'From the Scott Monument, take a wee walk up to St. David Street to get to St. Andrew Square'

Answer: Edinburgh


Question:
'Bustopher Jones,
Old Deuteronomy,
Mistoffelees'

Answer: Cats


Question: 'In 1893 this Massachusetts woman was acquitted of giving her parents the axe'

Answer: Lizzie Borden


Question: 'In 1644 his "History of the Reformation in Scotland" was published posthumously'

Answer: John Knox


Question: 'Dies Martis is the Latin name for this day of the week'

Answer: Tuesday


Question: 'Briefly, it's butter or lard used to make pastry'

Answer: shortening


Question: 'Head down Front Street & not far from the corner of John Street is the CN Tower--you can't miss it, you really can't'

Answer: Toronto


Question:
'Velma Von  Tussle,
Tracy Turnblad,
Corny Collins'

Answer: Hairspray


Question: 'The short-bladed type of this 7-letter South American item is used to cut sugar cane'

Answer: machete


Question: 'This "colorful" house of worship in Istanbul was designed to compete with the Hagia Sophia opposite it'

Answer: the Blue Mosque


Question: 'In the DD/MM/YYYY format, it was the most recent date in which all 3 were even numbers'

Answer: December 30, 2006


Question: 'Pitman & Gregg developed modern versions of this technique used in dictation'

Answer: shorthand


Question: 'Robert E. Lee's eldest son, George Washington Custis Lee, was an aide-de-camp to this president'

Answer: (Jefferson) Davis


Question: 'At the nominees luncheon in 2006, he didn't just "Walk the Line", he stumbled into an Oscar statue & did a pratfall'

Answer: Joaquin Phoenix


Question: 'In winter, this may account for 30% of a harbor seal's body weight; it provides energy, buoyancy in water & insulation'

Answer: blubber


Question: 'Immensely popular in China, this paddle sport is known as the "national game"'

Answer: ping pong


Question: 'Turow's parcels of land'

Answer: Scott\'s plots


Question: 'The wrestler who played Fezzik in "The Princess Bride" is the huge cephalopod menace in Peter Benchley's "Beast"'

Answer: Andre the Giant Squid


Question: 'I wonder if this railroad sleeping car maker was asleep when he was hit by a strike in 1894'

Answer: (George) Pullman


Question: '(Hi, I'm Sam Waterston) I earned an Oscar nomination for playing NY Times reporter Sydney Schanberg in this film set in war-torn Cambodia'

Answer: The Killing Fields


Question: 'It's the musical name for the creature seen here'

Answer: harp


Question: 'In 2004, a rare porcelain bowl from the time of this dynasty sold for almost $6 million'

Answer: Ming


Question: 'Cussler's honeybee homes'

Answer: Clive\'s hives


Question: 'Gastronomic 1973 Charlton Heston film extolling the virtues of Ralph Nader's 2000 ticket'

Answer: Soylent Green Party


Question: 'The Decembrist Revolution of 1825 failed to wrest power from the first Romanov czar to bear this name'

Answer: Nicholas


Question: 'Dolly Parton created this 1980 Oscar-nominated song by tapping it out with her nails while she was on the film's set'

Answer: "9 To 5"


Question: 'This largest seal, which may weigh more than 4 tons, is the largest sea mammal, after whales'

Answer: elephant seal


Question: '"Colorful" nickname of Mao Zedong's book, of which 720 million copies were published between 1964 & '67'

Answer: The Little Red Book


Question: 'Amy's handheld cooling devices'

Answer: Tan\'s fans


Question: '2 MTV cartoon teens join Howard Heh-Heh-Hesseman's honors program on '80's TV'

Answer: Beavis & Butthead of the Class


Question: 'A hero of the Battle of San Jacinto, Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar was the second president of this republic'

Answer: the Republic of Texas


Question: 'Acting nominees for 1980 included Eileen Brennan for "Private Benjamin" & this other "E.B." for "Resurrection"'

Answer: Ellen Burstyn


Question: 'Seals belong to a group of animals called this, Latin for "fin-footed"'

Answer: pinniped


Question: 'Begun in the 2nd century B.C., this "road" of trade stretched 4,000 miles from China to the Mediterranean'

Answer: the Silk Road


Question: 'Bram's wild cards'

Answer: Stoker\'s jokers


Question: 'Shakespeare comedy with Oberon & Titania becomes a 1979 Cheap Trick album'

Answer: A Midsummer Night\'s Dream Police


Question: 'In 1868 he became the editor of the Overland Monthly; its second issue introduced his story "The Luck of Roaring Camp"'

Answer: Bret Harte


Question: 'In 1995 we said "au revoir" to this man nominated for writing "Au Revoir, Les Enfants" & for directing "Atlantic City"'

Answer: Louis Malle


Question: 'Sea lions are a member of the family Otariidae, which means they have these'

Answer: ears


Question: 'The red & yellow flag of China was adopted in this year, the same year the People's Republic was founded'

Answer: 1949


Question: 'Erica's arias'

Answer: Jong\'s songs


Question: 'Dean Wormer is always trying to shut down this 435-member institution'

Answer: Animal House of Representatives


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue while aboard the Orient Express.) Today, the Orient Express' Paris-Istanbul run crosses 5 countries between France and Turkey; these are 3 of them'

Answer: (3 of) Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Romania & Bulgaria


Question: 'The "Lady" in this group that won 5 2010 acm awards is Hillary Scott, daughter of country singer Linda Davis'

Answer: Lady Antebellum


Question: 'Twins'

Answer: Gemini


Question: 'The Meatzza feast has ham, beef, Italian sausage & slices of this Italian salami'

Answer: pepperoni


Question: 'Accused of incest as well as treason, she was guillotined Oct. 16, 1793'

Answer: Marie Antoinette


Question: 'This mystical word used in mantras contains 3 sounds, but in English it's 2 letters'

Answer: om


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew is on a ship's bridge.)  Norway has continuous daylight from mid-may to July, giving it this 5-word nickname it shares with Alaska'

Answer: Land of the Midnight Sun


Question: 'Randy Owen fronted this "stately" group whose hits include "Christmas in Dixie" & "Born Country"'

Answer: Alabama


Question: 'Big bear'

Answer: Ursa Major


Question: 'An American legends pizza made with 6 different cheeses is named for this state'

Answer: Wisconsin


Question: 'He tried to surrender West Point, a key to the Hudson River Valley'

Answer: Benedict Arnold


Question: 'It often follows "in" to mean "concerning"'

Answer: re


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue.)  Lappish language gives us the name of this treeless environment, some of which is so dry, it's called the Arctic desert'

Answer: tundra


Question: 'This country group stays in motion with hits like "I'm Movin' On" & "Life Is A Highway"'

Answer: Rascal Flatts


Question: 'Ram'

Answer: Aries


Question: 'Domino's has pasta in a bread bowl, including this "Spring" style with veggies'

Answer: primavera


Question: 'This English plot blew up in the faces of the plotters, many executed for treason in 1606'

Answer: the Gunpowder Plot


Question: 'Supernatural elements appear in kiri, a play in this Japanese form'

Answer: no


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue.)  In svalbard as well as Norway, you'll find many of these spectacular inlets; the Norwegian term for them is derived from a word meaning "to pass through"'

Answer: fjords


Question: 'In 1981 they burned up the pop & country charts singing, "My eart's on fire, Elvira"'

Answer: The Oak Ridge Boys


Question: 'Scales'

Answer: Libra


Question: 'How about an oven baked sandwich, like this one that refers to a place in Pennsylvania'

Answer: a Philly cheesesteak


Question: 'It was treason when Roman naval commander Claudius threw these creatures used for augury into the sea'

Answer: chickens


Question: 'It's Latin for "and" , Y'al.'

Answer: et


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue.)  Some define the boundary of the Arctic as the southern limit of the icy region with this, perennially frozen subsoil'

Answer: permafrost


Question: 'In 2001 these guys from Texas were No. 1 on the country charts with "I'm Already There"'

Answer: Lonestar


Question: 'Dragon (not "Athenian statesman ")'

Answer: Draco


Question: 'For dessert, Domino's has "stix" sprinkled with sugar & this spice'

Answer: cinnamon


Question: 'Abdullah Ocalan was convicted for trying to found a Kurdish state in the southeast part of this country'

Answer: Turkey


Question: '"To say or utter" is one of the American heritage dictionary's many definitions for this word--ask any teen'

Answer: go


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue.)  After Antarctica & Greenland, many consider Nordaustland in Svalbard to be covered with the third-largest in volume of this form of slow-moving glacier'

Answer: an icecap


Question: 'This organization was formed in April 1949 to counter the Soviet Union'

Answer: NATO


Question: 'This type of image is used to observe fetal growth'

Answer: a sonogram


Question: 'Oprah calls instants of realization these moments; actress Ginnifer Goodwin had one that made her become a vegan'

Answer: an a-ha moment


Question: 'In "Gatsby's Girl" Caroline Preston fictionalized the romance of Ginevra King & this writer during his Princeton days'

Answer: F. Scott Fitzgerald


Question: 'To have a casual conversation is to "shoot" this'

Answer: the breeze


Question: 'Episodes in this anthology included "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" & "To Serve Man"'

Answer: The Twilight Zone


Question: 'The PIIGS countries are European nations carrying heavy debt; the P & S are these southern neighbors'

Answer: Portugal & SPain


Question: 'Mixologists know the name of this stick seen here'

Answer: a swizzle stick


Question: 'A driveway moment is when your car idles as Robert Siegel wraps up a fascinating story on this radio network'

Answer: NPR


Question: 'The title of Nancy Horan's historical novel "Loving Frank" refers to this creator of Taliesin'

Answer: Frank Lloyd Wright


Question: 'To survive a difficult situation is to "weather" this'

Answer: the storm


Question: 'This Steven Spielberg-produced alien invasion series on TNT features Noah Wyle as a resistance fighter'

Answer: Falling Skies


Question: 'In 1945 Iraq became a founding member of this regional association of sovereign states'

Answer: the Arab League


Question: 'This giant species of arid regions lends its name to a national park'

Answer: a saguaro cactus


Question: 'The Webby Awards' top Internet moments for 2000-2009 include Twitter's role in this country's 2009 election protests'

Answer: Iran


Question: 'The title of Jerry Stahl's "I, Fatty" refers to this comedian who narrates it'

Answer: Fatty Arbuckle


Question: 'When you show somebody up or get attention that is due others, you "steal" their this'

Answer: their thunder


Question: 'In this series the Robinsons were headed to a distant star on the Jupiter II until Dr. Smith got in the way'

Answer: Lost in Space


Question: 'MENA is a somewhat vague acronym for the countries of the "Middle East &" here'

Answer: North Africa


Question: 'Members of this special military unit are seen here'

Answer: the Swiss Guard


Question: '"Old Bloomsbury" is a section in "Moments of Being", a collection of reminiscences by this writer'

Answer: Virginia Woolf


Question: 'The novel "The Paris Wife" is narrated by Hadley Richardson, this writer's first wife'

Answer: (Ernest) Hemingway


Question: 'It's the 5-word phrase associated with the logo seen here'

Answer: "When it rains, it pours"


Question: 'They're not fraternity members, they're an elite team of mental superstars led by David Strathairn on Syfy'

Answer: Alphas


Question: 'It's a common 3-syllable acronym for the low countries'

Answer: Benelux


Question: 'The 19th century passage, "an old" this, in which my father had kept his private papers, refers to a desk like the one here'

Answer: a secretary


Question: '3-word phrase for a decisive instant; Arthur Koestler defined it as "the sudden emergence of a new insight"'

Answer: a moment of truth


Question: 'Hilary Mantel won the Man Booker prize for "Wolf Hall", told from the perspective of this advisor to Henry VIII'

Answer: Thomas Cromwell


Question: 'When you're down & out, you're said to be "in" this belt of calm, light winds near the equator'

Answer: the doldrums


Question: 'This show about a very old time lord from the planet Gallifrey debuted on the BBC in 1963'

Answer: Doctor Who


Question: 'This volunteer group was born in may 1898 near the bar in San Antonio's Menger Hotel; it existed for just 133 days'

Answer: the Rough Riders


Question: 'Prince Edward & Marion, 2 small islands of this country, lie about 1200 miles southeast of Cape Town'

Answer: South Africa


Question: 'Bob Dylan asked him to "Play a song for me, in the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you"'

Answer: Mr. Tambourine Man


Question: 'Charles Conrad, Jr. was the third man to walk here'

Answer: The Moon


Question: 'Tommy Lasorda managed this team to 4 National League pennants & 2 World Series championships'

Answer: Los Angeles Dodgers


Question: 'In ads, Jamie Lee Curtis has found "Nothing beats a great pair of" these'

Answer: Leggs


Question: 'These respiratory organs of aquatic animals occur in oysters & some insect larvae as well as in fish'

Answer: Gills


Question: 'Numerous dikes cover the coast of Ijsselmeer in this country'

Answer: The Netherlands/Holland


Question: 'The title of a 1942 Frank Loesser song said to "Praise the Lord and" do this'

Answer: Pass the ammunition


Question: 'Our third president, for 4 years he had a Burr in his side'

Answer: Thomas Jefferson


Question: 'The Vancouver Grizzlies & the Toronto Raptors are the newest franchises in this professional sport'

Answer: Basketball


Question: 'His rugged casual wear line, The Double RL, is named for his Colorado ranch'

Answer: Ralph Lauren


Question: 'Used to control glaucoma, a trabeculectomy is a procedure that reduces pressure in this organ'

Answer: Eye


Question: 'A cedar tree is featured on this country's coat of arms'

Answer: Lebanon


Question: '"You could have told me yourself that you loved someone else, instead I heard it" here'

Answer: Through the grapevine


Question: 'The third reindeer named in "A Visit From St. Nicholas", he follows Dancer & precedes Vixen'

Answer: Prancer


Question: 'NHL teams that have moved to new, luxury box-filled arenas include the Boston Bruins & this city's Sabres'

Answer: Buffalo


Question: 'Claudia Schiffer is featured in ads for this lingerie store & catalogue's new "Underware" line'

Answer: Victoria\'s Secret


Question: 'The number of these dark patches visible on the sun's surface varies from a few to several hundred'

Answer: Sunspots


Question: 'Bratislava, capital of this eastern neighbor of the Czech Republic, was known as Pressburg until 1919'

Answer: Slovakia


Question: '2 words following "Don't know why there's no sun up in the sky...."'

Answer: Stormy weather


Question: 'Based on an Erich Maria Remarque novel, it was the third film to win a Best Picture Oscar'

Answer: All Quiet On The Western Front


Question: 'On November 19, 1996, he announced his retirement as Notre Dame football coach after an 11-year stint'

Answer: Lou Holtz


Question: 'Hard Candy is a trendy new company making colorful types of this cosmetic'

Answer: Lipstick/nail polish


Question: 'A phrase used to remember this planet's main moons is "Met Dr. Thip"; Titan is the second T'

Answer: Saturn


Question: 'This country's territory on Borneo is over 50% larger than its territory on the Asian mainland'

Answer: Malaysia


Question: 'This Beatles song begins, "Close your eyes and I'll kiss you, tomorrow I'll miss you"'

Answer: All My Loving


Question: 'He was the last king of the House of York'

Answer: Richard III


Question: 'This golfing cup was presented by & named for a British seed merchant & was first awarded in 1927'

Answer: Ryder Cup


Question: 'This menswear designer has launched a Tommy line for women along with a new Tommy Girl fragrance'

Answer: Tommy Hilfiger


Question: 'This drug marketed as Motrin was patented in Great Britain in 1964'

Answer: Ibuprofen


Question: 'In November 1620 John Carver was elected the first governor of this colony'

Answer: Plymouth Colony


Question: 'The Cleveland Clinic tops U.S. News' 1996 ranking of hospitals in this, the study of the heart'

Answer: Cardiology


Question: 'A vortex or a jacuzzi'

Answer: Whirlpool


Question: 'The protagonist of this H.G. Wells novel is known only as the Time Traveller'

Answer: The Time Machine


Question: 'Some observers say this decade ended with the shootings at Kent State'

Answer: 1960s


Question: 'In 1933 this Republican began serving the first of his 2 terms as governor of Kansas'

Answer: Alf Landon


Question: 'In 1860 she founded her nursing school at London's St. Thomas's Hospital with funds raised by the public'

Answer: Florence Nightingale


Question: 'Grime darkened the daytime setting of this artist's work, causing it to be misnamed "The Night Watch"'

Answer: Rembrandt


Question: 'It's a place such as a tank or artificial lake where water is stored'

Answer: a reservoir


Question: '"The Castle Of Otranto", a tale of evil, was the 1st English novel of this "architectural" genre'

Answer: Gothic


Question: 'An underage partner can be grounds for this ending of a marriage, which usually happens within a year'

Answer: Annulment


Question: 'While serving in this cabinet post, Edward R. Stettinius, Jr. signed the U.N. charter for the U.S. June 26, 1945'

Answer: Secretary of State


Question: 'In 1978 Louise Brown, the first of these, was born in the UK's Oldham General Hospital'

Answer: Test-tube baby


Question: 'This Venetian master was born Tiziano Vecellio'

Answer: Titian


Question: 'Trees that shed their leaves annually are described by this adjective'

Answer: Deciduous


Question: 'Born Adeline Virginia Stephen, this "To The Lighthouse" author was a leader of the Bloomsbury Group'

Answer: Virginia Woolf


Question: 'In June 1967 LBJ met with this Soviet premier in Glassboro, N.J. to discuss world problems'

Answer: Alexei Kosygin


Question: 'Children's Hospital in Boston is the primary pediatric teaching hospital of this university'

Answer: Harvard


Question: 'This French impressionist's 1893 "Trapeze Artist At The Medrano Circus" was painted on cardboard'

Answer: Toulouse Lautrec


Question: 'Named for a scientist, it means to coat metal with zinc'

Answer: Galvanize


Question: 'He wrote "A Little Tractate In Praise Of Dante" after finishing the "Decameron"'

Answer: Giovanni Boccaccio


Question: 'Ending being celebrated in the Alfred Eisenstaedt photograph seen here:<br />[video clue]'

Answer: End of the Second World War


Question: 'On September 14, 1847, this general led the American army into Mexico City'

Answer: Winfield Scott


Question: 'The Knights Hospitalers trace their origin back to an 11th century hospital in this city'

Answer: Jerusalem


Question: 'While serving as art director of the Moscow State Jewish Theater, he painted murals & designed sets'

Answer: Marc Chagall


Question: 'It's the derivation of a word, or the study of it'

Answer: Etymology


Question: 'This Scotsman's 19th century novel "The Master Of Ballantrae" is subtitled "A Winter's Tale"'

Answer: Robert Louis Stevenson


Question: 'Eschatology is the theology of this event, which T.S. Eliot said would happen with a whimper'

Answer: The end of the world


Question: 'The only person -- male or female -- to win Oscars in acting & screenwriting categories'

Answer: Emma Thompson


Question: 'The geographical center of North America is near the town of Rugby in this state'

Answer: North Dakota


Question: 'Charlton Heston is on a moped, not a chariot, during a break in the filming of this epic'

Answer: Ben-Hur


Question: '"125th Anniversary of the Light Bulb" is on the reverse of the coin honoring him'

Answer: Edison


Question: 'Ernest Hemingway:<br />"Adios a las Armas"'

Answer: A Farewell to Arms


Question: 'How suite it is at the Iberville Suites, in the French Quarter of this city'

Answer: New Orleans


Question: 'Nero knows that wasting time is sometimes referred to as doing this "around"'

Answer: fiddling


Question: 'In 1878-79 Baron Nordenskjold became the first to traverse this route along Europe & Asia's Arctic coast'

Answer: the Northeast Passage


Question: 'He's the director seen here in 1975'

Answer: Spielberg


Question: 'A 2001 commemorative depicting this animal was based on the design of a nickel that was produced 1913-1938'

Answer: the buffalo


Question: 'Harper Lee:<br />"Matar un Ruiseñor"'

Answer: To Kill a Mockingbird


Question: 'The Harlequin Suite at this city's Dorchester Hotel goes for 5,400 pounds a day (that's about $9,000!)'

Answer: London


Question: 'Instrumental name for the style of glasses Buddy Holly is wearing here'

Answer: hornrims


Question: 'Its highest peak is Slieve Donard, which rises 2,796 feet in the Mourne Mountains of County Down'

Answer: Northern Ireland


Question: 'On the set of "Confidential Agent", Charles Boyer & Humphrey Bogart play chess, as this actress looks on'

Answer: Lauren Bacall


Question: '1992 commemorative coins honored the quincentennial of his greatest achievement'

Answer: Christopher Columbus


Question: 'Stephenie Meyer:<br />"Luna Nueva"'

Answer: New Moon


Question: 'This 2-named NYC hotel that dates to 1893 offers 900-square-foot luxury suites that overlook Park Avenue'

Answer: the Waldorf Astoria


Question: '2-word term for one who gives a kidney or lung'

Answer: an organ donor


Question: 'In 1968 vast oil reserves were found in this Alaskan coastal region between the Arctic Ocean & Brooks Range'

Answer: the North Slope


Question: 'Seen here in 1955 director Nicholas Ray instructs these two young stars in the finer points of rebellion'

Answer: James Dean & Natalie Wood


Question: 'A coin honoring the Marine Corps' 230th anniversary features this motto of the Corps on the reverse'

Answer: Semper fi


Question: 'Stephen King:<br />"La Milla Verde"'

Answer: The Green Mile


Question: 'This 2-named NYC hotel offers a 1,900-square-foot Central Park Suite, overlooking Central Park, natch'

Answer: the Ritz-Carlton


Question: 'A glass of champagne to you if you know that this term can also refer to a furrow or groove on a column'

Answer: a flute


Question: 'In 1876 the people of this Minnesota city, now home to Carleton College, foiled a raid by Jesse James & his cohorts'

Answer: Northfield


Question: 'James Coburn, James Garner & Steve McQueen are seen here during a break in the filming of this movie'

Answer: The Great Escape


Question: 'A silver dollar commemorating desegregation in education showed Central High in this city on the reverse'

Answer: Little Rock


Question: 'Khaled Hosseini:<br />"Cometas en el Cielo" (not a literal translation)'

Answer: The Kite Runner


Question: 'Queen Elizabeth II stayed in the Ahwahnee's Mary Curry Tresider Suite when she visited this Calif. national park'

Answer: Yosemite


Question: 'It comes before "vine" in the common name of Campsis radicans'

Answer: trumpet


Question: 'From the Latin for "nation", this word refers to a non-Jew'

Answer: a gentile


Question: 'IMing, 4 short'

Answer: instant messaging


Question: 'Here's a twist, sometimes it's dry:<br />AIR MINT'

Answer: martini


Question: 'On April 6, 1917 the U.S. declared war on Germany, but war wasn't declared on this dual monarchy until December'

Answer: Austria-Hungary


Question: 'Tony La Russa managed this National League Central Division team to the 2006 World Series title'

Answer: the Cardinals


Question: 'Duralumin is over 90% this'

Answer: aluminum


Question: 'In Luke 2, "The child grew", and" this "of God was upon him"'

Answer: grace


Question: 'Medium of classic communications like Robert Benchley's from Venice: "STREETS FULL OF WATER PLEASE ADVISE"'

Answer: a telegram


Question: 'Beg, "borough" or steal to get one:<br />THAT MANNA'

Answer: Manhattan


Question: 'In 1915 the Allies failed by land & by sea to win control of this strait between the Aegean & the Sea of Marmara'

Answer: the Dardanelles


Question: 'In the 2008-09 season, this team from the NBA's Central Division went 66-16'

Answer: Cavaliers


Question: 'Auto pioneer Elwood Haynes also invented an alloy he called stellite because it shone like this'

Answer: a star


Question: '"Balm"-y region in present-day Jordan'

Answer: Gilead


Question: 'On June 27, 2007, the Senate Judiciary Committee sent these demanding documents to the White House'

Answer: subpoenas


Question: 'Tequila time:<br />TIARA GRAM'

Answer: margarita


Question: 'Some gift!  Nashville's Rotary Club gave this sergeant & hero a home, but he got saddled with the mortgage'

Answer: Sergeant York


Question: 'They're the favorite team of the U.S. president; Harold Baines is his favorite player'

Answer: (Chicago) White Sox


Question: '6-letter name of a silver-gray alloy popular for tankards'

Answer: pewter


Question: 'You've got a lot of this, a symbol of bitterness sometimes paired with wormwood'

Answer: gall


Question: 'Under NCAA rules a "letter of" this commits a student-athlete to a school for one year'

Answer: intent


Question: 'What a tool:<br />REVS RID CREW'

Answer: screwdriver


Question: 'As a result of the war, Germany had to give North Schleswig to this nation'

Answer: Denmark


Question: 'At a retirement ceremony, this team gave Reggie Miller thanks, esteem & a $250,000 Bentley'

Answer: the (Indiana) Pacers


Question: 'Make your own artwork at London's church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields & its center for these rubbings'

Answer: brass


Question: 'The ninth book of the New Testament is Paul's letter to them'

Answer: the Galatians


Question: 'In a "Post No Bills" sign on a wall, bills is short for these, promoting upcoming events'

Answer: handbills


Question: 'It's also a glossy mag:<br />PLATONIC MOOS'

Answer: cosmopolitan


Question: 'In the 1916 battle of this French fortress city, France had more than half a million casualties'

Answer: Verdun


Question: 'The last season for the AFC's Central Division was 2001 & this team with Kordell Stewart at QB won it'

Answer: the Pittsburgh Steelers


Question: 'Take a hunk of permalloy, wrap a wire around it, send current through the wire & the hunk becomes one of these'

Answer: an electromagnet


Question: 'Though called "the most hapless of monarchs", this king is in the title of Shakespeare's only trilogy'

Answer: Henry VI


Question: 'It's the only state that isn't on the North American continent'

Answer: Hawaii


Question: 'Porcini & portobellos are types of these'

Answer: mushrooms


Question: 'In Microids' "Ben Hur" you race these vehicles'

Answer: chariots


Question: '(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from Amsterdam)  That's the official residence of Amsterdam's burgermeister, the Dutch equivalent of this U.S. official'

Answer: mayor


Question: 'In a 1951 speech he said, "What we are doing in Korea...is...trying to prevent a third world war"'

Answer: Harry S. Truman


Question: 'A cobbler is someone who fixes or makes these'

Answer: shoes


Question: 'Not surprisingly, Mormons make up about 70% of this state's population'

Answer: Utah


Question: 'These 2 snacks are mentioned by name in "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"'

Answer: peanuts & Cracker Jack


Question: 'Rolling Stone magazine's choice for Console Game of the Year 2002 is the third installment of this carjack game'

Answer: Grand Theft Auto


Question: 'Before e-mail, offices used these, memos for short'

Answer: memorandums


Question: 'On January 8, 1918 he told Congress, "A general association of nations must be formed"'

Answer: Woodrow Wilson


Question: 'It's the 10-letter name for the job heard here in action'

Answer: auctioneer


Question: 'Of the 4 states called commonwealths, the 2 that are farthest south'

Answer: Kentucky & Virginia


Question: 'Just squeeze the sweet navel or Valencia varieties & you've got this drink'

Answer: orange juice


Question: 'In the game based on this TV series you take on the roles of detective & prosecutor'

Answer: Law & Order


Question: 'In "She's a hyperactive child therapist", it's not clear whether the adjective is doing this to "child" or to "therapist"'

Answer: modifying


Question: 'In 1868 he yelled, "Let them impeach and be damned!"'

Answer: Andrew Johnson


Question: 'It's the occupation of the vast majority of the 2.7 million members of the NEA'

Answer: teachers


Question: 'The magnolia is both the state tree & state flower of this, the "Magnolia State"'

Answer: Mississippi


Question: 'Native to the Pacific coast, the Olympia type of this is often eaten on the half shell'

Answer: oysters


Question: '"The Angel of Darkness" takes this Eidos heroine in a new, darker direction & ups her polygons from 500 to 5,000!'

Answer: Lara Croft


Question: 'Soft & rich, not harsh; when followed by "out", it means "to relax"'

Answer: mellow


Question: 'In 2002 Pres. Bush told Ohio State grads that each of them should do 4000 hours of this during their lifetimes'

Answer: community service


Question: 'Ironically, it was the occupation of the father & both grandfathers of Friedrich "God is dead" Nietzsche'

Answer: ministers


Question: 'Bordering on 4 of the 5 Great Lakes, it has the largest shoreline of any inland state'

Answer: Michigan


Question: 'Sassafras & sarsaparilla originally went into & helped name this soft drink'

Answer: root beer


Question: 'In battles in the game based on this Oscar-winning film, you probably have to use the "Far East" button on your control'

Answer: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon


Question: 'Its meanings include an area of open land & to tie a ship to a dock'

Answer: moor


Question: 'Teddy Roosevelt:<br />"Let Congress debate, and while the debate goes on" this building project "does also"'

Answer: Panama Canal


Question: 'A wainwright is someone who builds or fixes these transports'

Answer: wagons


Question: 'It took him 10 years to come out with "Don Quixote Part II"'

Answer: Cervantes


Question: 'Nepal's most prominent institution of higher learning is Tribhuvan University, found in this capital'

Answer: Kathmandu


Question: 'A traditional Scotsman wears a purse called a sporran at the front of this garment'

Answer: kilt


Question: 'This pass lets you travel by train for one price through 17 European countries'

Answer: Eurailpass


Question: 'The last of the 13 colonies to be founded, its "Mother City", Savannah, was settled in 1733'

Answer: Georgia


Question: 'It's the subject in an experiment, whether or not he's this South American rodent'

Answer: guinea pig


Question: '"Barrabas came to us by sea" is how this female author began "The House of the Spirits"'

Answer: Isabel Allende


Question: 'The first of the "Noble Truths" of this man born in Nepal is that existence is suffering'

Answer: Buddha


Question: 'Don't be afraid to wear this long, fluffy scarf; it's probably made of feathers, not reptiles'

Answer: boa


Question: 'To visit some countries, it's recommended you be vaccinated for the "A" variety of this liver disease'

Answer: hepatitis


Question: 'In the 1690s pirate captain Kidd was a big macher in this NYC church named for Father, Son & Holy Spirit'

Answer: Trinity Church


Question: 'To pretend to be dead or unaware of something is to "play" this animal, seen here'

Answer: possum


Question: 'Pablo Neruda's website is on the server of the university of this country of his birth'

Answer: Chile


Question: 'Nepal, Pakistan & India all use this as their basic monetary unit'

Answer: rupee


Question: 'This fur of a weasel that turns white in winter has been seen on royal raiment for centuries'

Answer: ermine


Question: 'The IYHF lists hundreds of these places of lodging that travelers to Europe use to save money'

Answer: hostels


Question: 'Margaret Brent, America's first woman barrister, was executor of the will of this colony's governor Leonard Calvert'

Answer: Maryland


Question: 'They're the 2 mammals used to describe a declining or rising stock market'

Answer: bear & bull


Question: 'This "Blood Wedding" poet & playwright was executed in Spain in 1936'

Answer: Federico Garcia Lorca


Question: 'The world's only national flag that is not a rectangle, Nepal's flag depicts these 2 heavenly bodies'

Answer: sun and moon


Question: 'Sometimes it's a narrow, close-fitting dress & sometimes it's a holder for a sword'

Answer: sheath


Question: 'Keep track of how much your dollar is worth by checking this "rate" at which currency is converted'

Answer: exchange rate


Question: 'In 1612 John Rolfe introduced a new type of Trinidad tobacco to this settlement'

Answer: Jamestown


Question: 'Northerners who symphatized with the South during the Civil War were referred to as these poisonous snakes'

Answer: Copperheads


Question: 'In 1990 he became the first Mexican poet to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, not the eighth for Peace'

Answer: Octavio Paz


Question: 'The majority of Nepal's people practice this official state religion'

Answer: Hinduism


Question: 'Attention, -Wan Kenobi: heko & kaku are types of this sash worn with a kimono'

Answer: obi


Question: 'If you bring along electrical devices, bear in mind that much of the U.S. uses 110 volts but Europe uses this many'

Answer: 220


Question: 'Although it was a separate colony, New Hampshire shared a governor with this colony from 1669 to 1741'

Answer: Massachusetts


Question: 'This term for a cheap, dirty hotel sounds like a pouch for a parasitic insect'

Answer: fleabag


Question: 'A 2001 biography of this man is subtitled "Pioneer of the Mind"'

Answer: Sigmund Freud


Question: 'John Hersey wrote about 6 survivors of an August 6, 1945 explosion in this title city'

Answer: Hiroshima


Question: 'Mary Poppins'

Answer: Julie Andrews


Question: 'One variety of the white-tailed species of this weighs only 50-75 pounds & lives in the Florida Keys'

Answer: deer


Question: 'Technically, a bubble dance is done with these props, not bubbles'

Answer: balloons


Question: 'Mother & performer seen here in 1947'

Answer: Lucille Ball


Question: 'Mus musculus, this grayish-brown rodent lives in or near domiciles'

Answer: a house mouse


Question: 'In "Duty First", alum Ed Ruggero calls this military academy "America's premier leadership school"'

Answer: West Point


Question: 'Rooster Cogburn'

Answer: John Wayne


Question: 'This wild African pig has 2 pairs of tusks that may reach a length of 24 inches'

Answer: the warthog


Question: 'Back-bending dance that's neither heaven nor hell'

Answer: the limbo


Question: 'Perhaps, in the future, you'll see one of these divinatory aids'

Answer: a crystal ball


Question: 'Abbreviated term for the genre that includes Isaac Asimov & Ursula K. Le Guin'

Answer: sci-fi


Question: 'Dr. Jerri Nielsen gives her account of discovering that she had breast cancer while "ice bound" here'

Answer: the South Pole


Question: 'Loretta Lynn'

Answer: Sissy Spacek


Question: 'Despite its large size, this wild ox of Tibet is quite agile & can swim swift rivers'

Answer: the yak


Question: 'A Carioca is a resident of Rio & also a ballroom version of this dance'

Answer: the samba


Question: 'We bet you know the balls seen here are used in this game of chance'

Answer: the lottery


Question: 'Restaurateur Trader Vic created this rum & curacao cocktail'

Answer: a mai tai


Question: 'This gonzo journalist tells the "Strange and Terrible Saga" of flying with angels--Hell's Angels'

Answer: Hunter Thompson


Question: 'U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard'

Answer: Tommy Lee Jones


Question: 'It's estimated that fewer than 1,000 members of the bactrian species of this exist in the world, all in Mongolia & China'

Answer: the camel


Question: 'It's a lively Spanish-American dance, or a "Grim" computer game from Lucas Arts'

Answer: fandango


Question: 'Seen here, it's also an offensive term for someone's spouse'

Answer: ball & chain


Question: 'The title of hits by Madonna & Tommy James & The Shondells, it's slang for naughty behavior'

Answer: hanky panky


Question: '"Into Thin Air" is his account of scaling Everest & the tragedy that befell others around him'

Answer: Jon Krakauer


Question: 'Mexican cop Javier Rodriguez Rodriguez'

Answer: Benicio Del Toro


Question: 'The soft, pliant leather from this cud-chewing goat is used as a polishing cloth & to make shirts'

Answer: a chamois


Question: 'An old French dance from a German folk dance, or a square dance move'

Answer: allemagne


Question: 'Used in large group games, it's the worldly projectile seen here'

Answer: an Earth ball


Question: 'This hyphenated term means haphazard or disorganized'

Answer: willy-nilly


Question: 'Truman Capote was born on September 30, 1924 in this Southern city'

Answer: New Orleans


Question: '"I'll be there for you when the rain starts to pour, I'll be there for you like I've been there before"'

Answer: Friends


Question: 'Dancing at Le Balajo on the Rue de Lappe'

Answer: Paris


Question: 'Accessories of the dashing WWII Spitfire pilot included a leather helmet & a white silk one of these'

Answer: a scarf


Question: 'Nicholas Heath, in office from 1555 to 1579, was the last archbishop of this faith'

Answer: Catholicism


Question: 'An accent shows that this word means a summary of one's work experience, not "to continue"'

Answer: resumé


Question: 'This book about the murder of a farm family blurred the genres of literature & crime reportage'

Answer: In Cold Blood


Question: '"Raised in the woods so's he knew every tree"'

Answer: Davy Crockett


Question: 'Just checking out the view from the top of the Mark Hopkins'

Answer: San Francisco


Question: 'The name of Vostok, the Soviets' first manned space flight program, means this direction'

Answer: east


Question: 'The first Norman archbishop, in 1070, was Thomas of this French tapestry town'

Answer: Bayeux


Question: 'It may be "au lait"'

Answer: café


Question: 'This novella includes the line "Holly Golightly had been a tenant in the old brownstone"'

Answer: Breakfast at Tiffany\'s


Question: '"I've been searchin' my soul tonight, I know there's so much more to life"'

Answer: Ally McBeal


Question: 'Singing karaoke in Shinjuku'

Answer: Tokyo


Question: 'The map shown here illustrates the airline system of these central airports & spokes'

Answer: hubs


Question: 'Early archbishops included Ethelbald, Egbert & this 8th c. one whose name combines parts of the other 2'

Answer: Ethelbert


Question: 'James Rogers' "Dictionary of" these includes "on the horns of a dilemma" & "hook, line & sinker"'

Answer: clichés


Question: '"The Muses Are Heard" is Truman's account of going to Moscow with the black cast of this Gershwin show'

Answer: Porgy and Bess


Question: '"You're not the boss of me now!  You're not the boss of me now!  You're not the boss of me now & you're not so big!"'

Answer: Malcolm in the Middle


Question: 'Down in Plaka listening to bouzouki music'

Answer: Athens


Question: 'The hero of the first book by "Little Prince" author St.-Exupery is a pilot who delivers this'

Answer: the mail


Question: 'A half-brother of Richard the Lionheart, Archbishop Geoffrey was a fellow member of this royal house'

Answer: Plantagenet


Question: 'It's the basic ballet maneuver seen here'

Answer: plié


Question: 'In 1990 this "Loved One" actor won a Tony for his portrayal of Capote in the one-man show "Tru"'

Answer: Robert Morse


Question: 'In 1965: "There's a man who leads a life of danger, to everyone he meets he stays a stranger"'

Answer: Secret Agent


Question: 'Having steak gaucho-style at La Chacra'

Answer: Buenos Aires


Question: 'This Mach 3 plane was called the RS-71 until LBJ misread it in public & the name was changed'

Answer: the Blackbird (or the SR-71)


Question: 'As an adviser to Henry VIII, he was made Archbishop of York in 1514 & a cardinal in 1515'

Answer: Thomas Wolsey


Question: 'Accented term for a Cajun stew of crayfish, vegetables & seasonings over rice'

Answer: étouffée


Question: 'This Ford with a name from Native American myth was the first model to be Motor Trend Car of the Year'

Answer: the Thunderbird


Question: '1972's Operation Linebacker II is better known as these "yuletide" bombings of Hanoi & Haiphong'

Answer: Christmas bombings


Question: 'The museum of this 19th C. Dutch-born painter is on an Amsterdam street named for 17th C. painter Paulus Potter'

Answer: Vincent Van Gogh


Question: 'Title time for a "Night's Dream"<br />(9)'

Answer: Midsummer


Question: 'Once seen as Emma Peel, she was Mrs. Danvers in "Rebecca" on "Masterpiece Theatre"'

Answer: Diana Rigg


Question: 'These largest game birds of North America are traditionally enjoyed in November'

Answer: turkeys


Question: 'In Article 11 of the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights, the 2 words on either side of "until proved"'

Answer: innocent & guilty


Question: 'Under the name "Tastes Good Tastes Happy", this U.S. brand made its debut in China'

Answer: Coca-Cola


Question: 'A blue sculpture of a hippopotamus named William has become a mascot of this large NYC museum'

Answer: Metropolitan Museum of Art


Question: 'Precedes "Ado About Nothing"<br />(4)'

Answer: Much


Question: 'She was magic as professor Minerva McGonagall in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"'

Answer: Maggie Smith


Question: 'Edgar Allan Poe could tell you that it was the first bird Noah sent out from the ark to seek dry land'

Answer: raven


Question: 'In "Night of the Hunter" Robert Mitchum has these 2 words on his hands'

Answer: love & hate


Question: 'In 1976 Elias Sarkis became president of this Mideast country, then often described as "war-torn"'

Answer: Lebanon


Question: 'The New Haven Colony Historical Society in Connecticut has his original cotton gin on display'

Answer: Eli Whitney


Question: 'Antonio is one "of Venice"<br />(8)'

Answer: Merchant


Question: 'Though only a dame, she played the queen of Genovia in "The Princess Diaries"'

Answer: Julie Andrews


Question: 'This large member of the crow family shares its name with a piece used in the game of chess'

Answer: rook


Question: 'Instead of just "Yes" & "No", "Star Trek" personnel usually use these 2 longer words'

Answer: affirmative & negative


Question: 'The title of this Robert Pirsig bestseller tells you it relates to Buddhism as well as other things'

Answer: "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"


Question: 'A museum at this theologian's Wittenberg home has a vast collection of Reformation history'

Answer: Martin Luther


Question: 'Fairy queen mentioned by Mercutio<br />(3)'

Answer: Mab


Question: 'A type of crunchy toast was created for & named for this Australian opera diva'

Answer: Nellie Melba


Question: 'This small flightless bird is the only bird with its nostrils at the end of its beak'

Answer: kiwi


Question: 'Geologic phrase meaning "highs & lows", or Cathy Morelli's column about the highs & lows of womanhood'

Answer: "Peaks and Valleys"


Question: 'In 1978 this ex-premier urged Italy's government to meet his kidnappers' demands; it didn't'

Answer: Aldo Moro


Question: 'You can buy RR souvenirs at the Tennessee home where this engineer lived at the time of his 1900 death'

Answer: Casey Jones


Question: 'Duncan's eldest son<br />(7)'

Answer: Malcolm


Question: 'It's the "precious metal" yellow songbird known scientifically as Carduelis tristus'

Answer: goldfinch


Question: 'Antonyms found in Matthew 20:16, "The ____ shall be ____"'

Answer: last & first


Question: '(Jimmy of the Clue Crew in Paris)  "L'addition, s'il vous plait!"  I've just asked the waiter to bring me this'

Answer: the check


Question: 'Established in 1863, the International Committee of this organization gives aid to victims of war'

Answer: the Red Cross


Question: 'Robert Goddard got his first ride in an airplane from this noted aviator who helped him get funding'

Answer: Charles Lindbergh


Question: '1967:<br />Faye Dunaway & Warren Beatty'

Answer: Bonnie and Clyde


Question: 'He spins in Virginia when the legal federal holiday for his birthday is celebrated as "Presidents' Day"'

Answer: George Washington


Question: 'That there's a state in this clue is a foregone conclusion'

Answer: Oregon


Question: '(Jimmy)  I'm on my way back to my Paris hotel; I hope I can find "la clef"'

Answer: the key


Question: 'CPJ, the Committee to Protect these people, presents annual press freedom awards'

Answer: Journalists


Question: 'The young Robert read & reread this author's "From the Earth to the Moon", making corrections in its margins'

Answer: Jules Verne


Question: '1969:<br />Paul Newman & Robert Redford'

Answer: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid


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

Answer: Joseph Stalin


Question: 'The newspaper's sales force prefers you buy a color ad over a black & white one'

Answer: Colorado


Question: '(Jimmy)  In 1957, one of these changed the height of the Eiffel Tower from 984 to 1,052 feet'

Answer: antenna/tower/radio tower


Question: 'The Don't Make a Wave Committee, opposed to weapons tests in Alaska, grew into this broader organization'

Answer: Greenpeace


Question: 'The rocket launcher Goddard developed in 1918 was the forerunner of this WWII shoulder-wielded weapon'

Answer: bazooka


Question: '1997:<br />George Clooney & Chris O'Donnell'

Answer: Batman & Robin


Question: 'He might turn in his pauper's grave when people use the following ring on their phones'

Answer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


Question: 'Fidelio was Beethoven's only opera (but has it played in Dubuque?)'

Answer: Iowa


Question: 'You'll find some funny-looking heads on the Rue de Thorigny in the musee named for him'

Answer: Pablo Picasso


Question: 'This American committee has an e-mail service called Gold Medal Pass'

Answer: United States OIympic Committee


Question: 'Needing a place with clear skies, Goddard moved from Massachusetts to this spooky New Mexico town'

Answer: Roswell


Question: '1976:<br />Sean Connery & Audrey Hepburn'

Answer: Robin and Marian


Question: 'Louis Sullivan turned in this city when its stock exchange, which he designed, was demolished'

Answer: Chicago


Question: 'A temple is nice, but a house is a home'

Answer: Utah


Question: 'They make a dandy pressed duck at this restaurant called "La Tour" for short'

Answer: La Tour d\'Argent


Question: 'Congress' largest standing committee is the one on these, setting funding for agencies & programs'

Answer: Appropriations


Question: 'To prove Newton's Third Law worked in space, Goddard built one of these in his lab to test his rockets in'

Answer: vacuum


Question: '1986:<br />Gary Oldman & Chloe Webb'

Answer: Sid and Nancy


Question: 'The topless bars named for this Indian leader, Spotted Tail's nephew, have him spinning in his secret grave'

Answer: Crazy Horse


Question: 'When buying pecans from this state I don't know whether to get large or giant-sized containers'

Answer: Georgia


Question: 'It's the latitude of the South Pole'

Answer: 90 degrees south


Question: 'Britain's beloved Queen Mum, who died in 2002 at age 101, was this queen's mum'

Answer: Queen Elizabeth II


Question: 'In this 2002 film, a house-elf named Dobby warns Harry Potter that great danger awaits him at Hogwarts'

Answer: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets


Question: 'Don't jump up & down on your bed to the point that it causes one of these seismic shakings of the Earth's crust'

Answer: earthquake


Question: 'Ceremony in which the person depicted here is participating'

Answer: graduation


Question: 'The XLth of these championship games will be played in Detroit on Feb. 5, 2006'

Answer: the Super Bowl


Question: 'Term for a female goat or for someone who takes care of kids'

Answer: nanny


Question: 'This country's Queen Silvia, seen here, lives in Drottningholm Palace just outside of Stockholm'

Answer: Sweden


Question: 'Ads for "The Santa Clause 2" announced that "The Search for" her "Begins November 1st"'

Answer: Mrs. Clause


Question: 'Don't play fetch with one of these poisonous snakes from India seen here if it wanders into the house'

Answer: cobra


Question: 'In one of the great sports matchups ever, he was the foe of the runner seen here'

Answer: the Hare


Question: 'A new president elected in 2008 would finish serving his or her first term in January of this year'

Answer: 2013 (January 20th)


Question: 'Originally a farmer who lived nearby, now it's any nearby resident, especially one right next door'

Answer: neighbor


Question: 'In 2002 these 3 superheroes from the Cartoon Network joined forces to defeat the evil monkey Mojo Jojo'

Answer: the Powerpuff Girls


Question: 'Don't roll around in a barrel in preparation for going over these waterfalls on the Canada/U.S. border'

Answer: Niagara Falls


Question: 'This job is so important they named the chair after it'

Answer: director


Question: 'The Space Launch Initiative is an effort to develop a reusable transport system as a successor to this one'

Answer: the space shuttle


Question: 'In math the radius of a circle is half of the line called this'

Answer: diameter


Question: 'The soundtrack to this summer Disney animated hit featured 5 songs sung by Elvis Presley'

Answer: Lilo & Stitch


Question: 'Don't walk on the surface of this closest star to the Earth unless you're wearing heat-resistant booties'

Answer: the sun


Question: 'Before books, there were these, still used as torahs'

Answer: scrolls


Question: 'The Census Bureau projects that in 2010 the U.S. population will pass this many hundred million'

Answer: 300 million


Question: 'It's what we call the northern or southern half of the Earth, as divided by the equator'

Answer: hemisphere


Question: 'In this 2002 sequel Carmen & Juni Cortez head to "The Island of Lost Dreams" & meet up with a mad scientist'

Answer: Spy Kids 2


Question: 'Don't get too close to one of these, like Etna or Vesuvius, if one starts erupting in your backyard'

Answer: volcano


Question: 'Mighty tree that'll grow from the little thing seen here'

Answer: oak


Question: 'In 2004 the Missouri Historical Society will open a bicentennial exhibit honoring this exploring duo'

Answer: Lewis & Clark


Question: 'While a synonym has the same meaning as another word, this is a word that means just the opposite'

Answer: antonym


Question: 'The cerebrum, a major part of this organ, is said to look like a large, shelled walnut'

Answer: brain


Question: 'Often made of brass, it's the classic route for firemen getting quickly downstairs to the trucks'

Answer: pole


Question: 'Chairman of her own company, this African-American woman & talk show host has a TV show seen in 107 countries'

Answer: Oprah Winfrey


Question: 'Manager Joe Torre led this American League team to 3 straight World Series titles, 1998-2000'

Answer: New York Yankees


Question: 'During 6th grade this aviator & brother of Wilbur was expelled from school for mischievous behavior'

Answer: Orville Wright


Question: 'It "makes waste"'

Answer: haste


Question: 'Students know that this black opening in the center of the eye controls the amount of light that enters'

Answer: pupil


Question: '(Sofia of the Clue Crew)  If your clothes accidentally catch on fire, the formula is to stop, drop & do this'

Answer: roll


Question: 'This office company whose name is synonymous with making copies is headed by Anne Mulcahy'

Answer: Xerox


Question: 'This NBA team has retired the jersey numbers of 7 players, including those of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Magic Johnson'

Answer: Los Angeles Lakers


Question: 'In high school this director seen here used filmmaking to keep him away from studying algebra & French'

Answer: Steven Spielberg


Question: '"Speech is silver" but this "is golden"'

Answer: silence


Question: 'The femur, the body's largest bone, is also called this, after the part of the leg it's in'

Answer: thighbone


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew)  Firefighters photograph crowds at a suspicious fire because this person may be there'

Answer: arsonist


Question: 'This soft drink company "For Those Who Think Young" has Indra Nooyi as its president, not Britney Spears'

Answer: Pepsi


Question: 'If you "bleed silver & black", you may want to join the fan club of this West Coast NFL team'

Answer: Oakland Raiders


Question: 'Growing up in Poland, he excelled in drama & sports, neither one a requirement for his becoming pope'

Answer: Pope John Paul II


Question: '"Fools rush in where" these beings "fear to tread"'

Answer: angels


Question: 'About once an hour this pair of organs cleanses all of the body's blood'

Answer: the kidneys


Question: 'Of the main types of fire trucks, this type is used to gain access to upper stories of buildings'

Answer: ladder truck


Question: 'Andrea Jung is the C.E.O. of this beauty products company famous for selling cosmetics door to door'

Answer: Avon


Question: 'This "Mighty" hockey team is owned by the Walt Disney Company'

Answer: the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim


Question: 'Future astronaut Sally Ride was so good at this sport that Billie Jean King suggested she turn professional'

Answer: tennis


Question: 'It's not just this, but "The love of" this that's "the root of all evil"'

Answer: money


Question: 'This largest artery carries blood to most of the other arteries in the body'

Answer: aorta


Question: 'The AFFF type of this can be used on fuel-based fires'

Answer: foam


Question: 'It computes that Carly Fiorin is chairman & C.E.O. of this computer company abbreviated H.P.'

Answer: Hewlett-Packard


Question: 'This San Diego team's Qualcomm Stadium has a seating capacity of nearly 67,000, the most in Major League Baseball'

Answer: San Diego Padres


Question: 'This current secretary of state got his first taste of the military as a student in ROTC'

Answer: Colin Powell


Question: 'Shakespeare gave us "Neither a" this "nor a lender be"'

Answer: borrower


Question: 'One of the 2 state capitals whose names end with the letter "U"'

Answer: (1 of 2) Juneau, Alaska or Honolulu, Hawaii


Question: '(Jimmy of the Clue Crew is greeted by a sushi chef.) The chef's greeting comes from a military tradition that dates back to when sushi was first served to this warrior class'

Answer: the samurai


Question: '2/3 of the water used in the average U.S. home is used in this room'

Answer: the bathroom


Question: 'The crested caracara, a type of falcon, is this country's national bird but is also found in Texas'

Answer: Mexico


Question: 'It comes after "dude" & before "dressing"'

Answer: ranch


Question: 'It was like comparing these 2 different fruits, at least on separate stamps released together in March 2001'

Answer: apples & oranges


Question: 'He kicked into high gear with his 1999 marriage to Posh Spice-- on July 4, no less'

Answer: David Beckham


Question: '(Jimmy reports from a fish market in Tokyo.) The most important auction at the Tsukiji Market is for this fish, a part of the Japanese diet chronicled as far back as the 8th century'

Answer: tuna


Question: 'With an average of 80.7 years, this country has the highest life expectancy in North America'

Answer: Canada


Question: 'They're the pro basketball-playing birds of prey in Atlanta'

Answer: the Hawks


Question: 'To set a boat in the water or send a rocket into space'

Answer: launch


Question: 'The stamp featuring him was released on January 8, 1993; the USPS printed 500 million'

Answer: Elvis


Question: 'Kyra Sedgwick had a rasher of this actor (& no degrees of separation) after their wedding on Sept. 4, 1988'

Answer: Kevin Bacon


Question: '(Cheryl of the Clue Crew holds a piece of food.) It's used to cleanse your palate between sushi selections, is called gari & comes from this plant'

Answer: ginger


Question: 'With 32, workers in Sweden take more of these per year than workers in any other country'

Answer: vacation days


Question: 'Thomas Macaulay rudely said John Dryden's imagination resembled the wings of this large African bird'

Answer: the ostrich


Question: 'I've got a feeling you'll know this synonym for an intuitive feeling'

Answer: hunch


Question: 'This state got upset when a cowboy & bronco similar to its own logo was used on the Montana stamp'

Answer: Wyoming


Question: 'He said "I want to father your children" as a line to Catherine Zeta-Jones-- it worked, they have 2'

Answer: Michael Douglas


Question: '(Cheryl holds a slab of fish.) Most people don't know that it's the seasoned rice that's known as sushi; the raw fish is properly called this'

Answer: sashimi


Question: 'Created in New York, it began May 26, 1896 as an average of just 12 numbers & came out to 40.94'

Answer: the Dow Jones


Question: 'This term for small chickens & the weight of some boxers comes from an area on Java'

Answer: bantam


Question: 'The deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean is the Puerto Rico one'

Answer: trench


Question: 'The 1974 stamp seen here commemorates an historic meeting between these 2 world leaders in Cuba'

Answer: Castro & Brezhnev


Question: 'In 1993 this "Fabulous Baker Boys" star (& it wasn't Beau or Jeff Bridges) wed TV producer David E. Kelley'

Answer: Michelle Pfeiffer


Question: '(Jimmy stands in the market again.) In Japan, uni is this sea creature, of which the U.S. is the largest exporter & Japan is a major importer'

Answer: the sea urchin


Question: 'According to the MPAA, Americans attend an average of 7.6 of these a year'

Answer: movies


Question: 'As a verb it means to denounce something loudly; as a noun, it's a short-winged marsh bird'

Answer: a rail


Question: 'It means to stop the flow of blood, especially from a wound'

Answer: staunch


Question: 'The 1990s "Celebrate the Century" set has the World Wide Web; the 1900s set has this W.E.B.'

Answer: W.E.B. DuBois


Question: 'Isla Fisher won Vince Vaughn's heart in "Wedding Crashers"; in real life, this "Borat" guy is glorious man type for her'

Answer: Sacha Baron Cohen


Question: 'This nation covers more than 6.5 million square miles in area'

Answer: Russia


Question: 'Brian Wilson sang backing vocals on this duo's 1963 No. 1 hit "Surf City"'

Answer: Jan and Dean


Question: 'He first saw the light on Feb. 11, 1847; the bulbs dimmed on Oct. 18, 1931'

Answer: Thomas Edison


Question: 'Its truck line includes the Avalanche, Colorado & Silverado'

Answer: Chevy


Question: 'The tree seen here is named for this apostle, who is said to have been hanged from one'

Answer: Judas


Question: 'Important to broadcasters: the FCC'

Answer: the Federal Communications Commission


Question: 'During WWII Moshe Dayan served with the Brits, fighting to liberate Syria & this country from the Vichy French'

Answer: Lebanon


Question: 'Nilsson's 1969 hit "Everybody's Talkin'" served as the theme song to this Oscar-winning film'

Answer: Midnight Cowboy


Question: 'This wrytr bigynneth round 1340; lost his lyf on Oct. 25, 1400'

Answer: Chaucer


Question: 'Airlines of this country include Eva Airlines & China Airlines (It's not the obvious choice)'

Answer: Taiwan


Question: 'The Bailey Acacia, aka the Cootamundra Wattle, is named for a botanist from this country'

Answer: Australia


Question: 'A female sports organization: the LPGA'

Answer: the Ladies Professional Golf Association


Question: 'On June 1, 1976 the United Kingdom & this Atlantic island nation agreed to end the "Cod War"'

Answer: Iceland


Question: 'Elvis had 2 No. 1 hits based on Italian songs: "Surrender" & this one based on "O Sole Mio"'

Answer: "It\'s Now Or Never"


Question: 'This American came into focus in 1823; got the final picture on Jan. 15, 1896'

Answer: Mathew Brady


Question: 'Transportation is primarily by boat in this south Asian delta country independent since 1971'

Answer: Bangladesh


Question: 'The Layland type of this tree is named for the man in whose garden it was first found'

Answer: cyprus


Question: 'They hang out at the Pentagon: the JCS'

Answer: the Joint Chiefs of Staff


Question: 'Oran & Annaba are important cities in this north African nation'

Answer: Algeria


Question: 'Lesley Gore's "Judy's Turn To Cry" was a sequel to this No. 1 hit'

Answer: "It\'s My Party"


Question: 'He made a royal entrance in 1863 in Graz, Austria; took an unfortunate ride on June 28, 1914'

Answer: Archduke Franz Ferdinand


Question: 'On a European passenger train, a wagon-lit is this type of car'

Answer: a sleeping car


Question: 'The Mary Potter crabapple honors the daughter of a director of this type of tree-studying facility at Harvard'

Answer: an arboretum


Question: 'A European language no longer spoken: MHG'

Answer: Middle High German


Question: 'You'll need some dongs to have fun in this southeast Asian country where it's the national currency'

Answer: Vietnam


Question: 'In 1963 Roy Orbison sang "In" these "I walk with you"'

Answer: dreams


Question: 'Feb. 23, 1633 -- Dear diary, He's finally here!; no entry for May 26, 1703'

Answer: (Samuel) Pepys


Question: 'Small bundles, or the 19th c. ships that innovatively sailed on a fixed schedule'

Answer: packets


Question: 'Siebold's is one type of this conifer, unrelated to the poisonous plant'

Answer: hemlock


Question: 'An agriculture company that billed itself as "Supermarket to the world": ADM'

Answer: Archer Daniels Midland


Question: 'A series of novels includes "Iron Knight, Silver Vase", "Precious Sword, Golden Hairpin" & this one, made into a film in 2000'

Answer: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon


Question: 'Gaspard II de Coligny, a leader of these French Protestants, was disemboweled & thrown out of a window in 1572'

Answer: Huguenots


Question: '2 of the 5 countries that border Argentina'

Answer: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay &/or Uruguay


Question: 'This longtime Alabama coach won 323 games in his 38-year career, an NCAA record for Division 1-A coaches'

Answer: Paul "Bear" Bryant


Question: 'The National Prisoner of War Museum is at the site of this Confederate prison camp in Georgia'

Answer: Andersonville


Question: 'This oft-divorced Hungarian said, "I am a marvelous housekeeper.  Everytime I leave a man, I keep his house"'

Answer: Zsa Zsa Gabor


Question: 'With good reason, this mammal is sometimes called a ringtail'

Answer: Raccoon


Question: 'Muhammad V, for whom a university in Rabat is named, was a sultan, & later king, of this country'

Answer: Morocco


Question: 'Argentina claimed these islands in 1820; the British took them over in 1833 without firing a shot'

Answer: Falklands (or Malvinas)


Question: 'From 1935 through 1974, this bowl game was played in New Orleans' Tulane Stadium'

Answer: Sugar Bowl


Question: 'In 1902 the Egyptian Museum moved from this "pyramid" city to nearby Cairo'

Answer: Giza


Question: 'In 1985 this "Boy Toy" reportedly said, "Bruce Springsteen was born to run.  I was born to flirt"'

Answer: Madonna


Question: 'Carrying the main melody, it's the instrument heard here:'

Answer: Bassoon


Question: 'This monk might have said, "Give peas a chance"; he used pea plants to discover the laws of heredity'

Answer: Gregor Mendel


Question: 'Spanish sailors named this city in honor of St. Mary, patron saint of good winds'

Answer: Buenos Aires


Question: 'In 1994 Rashaan Salaam became the first member of this school's Buffaloes to win the Heisman Trophy'

Answer: Colorado


Question: 'A museum devoted to humor in all its forms opened in Montreal on this holiday in 1993'

Answer: April Fools\' Day


Question: 'This country star said she's not offended by dumb blonde jokes: "I know...I'm not dumb...I also know I'm not blonde"'

Answer: Dolly Parton


Question: 'Type of satirical writing associated with a Harvard humor magazine'

Answer: Lampoon


Question: 'This great Zulu leader was the son of Nandi & Senzangakona, a Zulu chief'

Answer: Shaka Zulu


Question: 'This army colonel was Argentina's president from 1946 to 1955 & again from 1973 to 1974'

Answer: Juan Peron


Question: '(Hi, I'm Jake Plummer, quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals)  Prior to joining the Pac-10 in 1978, Arizona & Arizona State had spent 16 years in the WAC, which stands for this'

Answer: Western Athletic Conference


Question: 'In 1885 this Amsterdam art museum moved to its present structure which was designed by P.J.H. Cuypers'

Answer: Rijksmuseum


Question: 'This '30s vixen thought that "Too much of a good thing can be wonderful"'

Answer: Mae West


Question: 'Hockey great Gordie Howe grew up in this Canadian city'

Answer: Saskatoon


Question: 'This "Belle" of the old west was shot to death in 1889, perhaps by her son Ed'

Answer: Belle Starr


Question: 'In 1998 this Texas running back broke Tony Dorsett's career rushing record, finishing with 6,279 yards'

Answer: Ricky Williams


Question: 'Ceremonial robes of these onetime highest Venetian officials are displayed in Venice's Museo Correr'

Answer: Doges


Question: 'A quote attributed to this "Round Table" wit is "Brevity is the soul of lingerie"'

Answer: Dorothy Parker


Question: 'Once a title for a Japanese shogun, today it applies to a wealthy & powerful businessperson'

Answer: Tycoon


Question: 'This president adopted John Parke Custis & Martha Parke Custis'

Answer: George Washington


Question: 'In this 1965 film, a family on the run from Nazis sings at the Salzburg Music Festival'

Answer: The Sound of Music


Question: '"O, my luve's like a red red" one of these "that's newly sprung in June"'

Answer: Rose


Question: 'In a famous incident on Dec, 1, 1955 she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat'

Answer: Rosa Parks


Question: 'A favorite subject of this painter is seen here:<br />(ballet dancer)'

Answer: Edgar Degas


Question: 'Whiteout season<br />(6)'

Answer: Winter


Question: 'This presidential son was present at the surrender at Appomattox'

Answer: Robert Todd Lincoln


Question: 'In "Return of the Jedi", it's the royal title held by Darth Vader's cruel master Palpatine'

Answer: Emperor


Question: 'Burns wondered, "Should" this "be forgot, And never brought to mind?"'

Answer: Auld acquaintance


Question: 'This "Divine" singer-actress was born Dec. 1, 1945 & named for actress Davis'

Answer: Bette Midler


Question: 'Some of this impressionist's works like the one seen here have nautical themes:<br />("The Rowers' Lunch")'

Answer: Pierre-Auguste Renoir


Question: 'Mustached marine mammal<br />(6)'

Answer: Walrus


Question: 'Both of Hoover's boys attended this university now attended by Chelsea Clinton'

Answer: Stanford


Question: 'It's the better known name of actor Carlos Irwin Estevez'

Answer: Charlie Sheen


Question: '"Gin a body meet a body coming through" this'

Answer: The rye


Question: 'Carlos Salinas was sworn in as president of this country Dec. 1, 1988; in 1998 he was living in Ireland'

Answer: Mexico


Question: 'This Dutch master's exquisite depiction of interior life is evidenced by the work seen here:<br />("Madchen Mit Perle")'

Answer: Jan Vermeer


Question: 'Mrs. sans Mr.<br />(5)'

Answer: Widow


Question: 'This president's architect son Abram worked in Cleveland in a building named for his slain father'

Answer: James Garfield


Question: 'This 1983 Dirty Harry film contains the line "Go ahead, make my day"'

Answer: Sudden Impact


Question: 'In "Green Grow the Rashes" Burns says the sweetest hours he spends are among these, "O!"'

Answer: Lasses


Question: 'On Dec. 1, 1918 this island became a self-governing kingdom united with Denmark'

Answer: Iceland


Question: 'Seen here is a favorite pre-Raphaelite subject by this painter:<br />("La Ghirlandata")'

Answer: Dante Gabriel Rossetti


Question: 'Algonquian ATM output<br />(6)'

Answer: Wampum


Question: 'It's the blockbuster 1991 movie containing the line, "Hasta la vista, baby"'

Answer: Terminator 2: Judgment Day


Question: '"My heart is not here; my heart's in" this place "a-chasing the deer"'

Answer: The highlands


Question: 'On Dec. 1, 1919 this "Lady" took her seat as the first woman to serve in the British House of Commons'

Answer: Lady Astor


Question: 'The detail seen here is from this title school:'

Answer: "The School of Athens" (by Raphael)


Question: 'Place to "take stock"<br />(4,6)'

Answer: Wall Street


Question: 'Around 59 B.C. the Romans settled what is now this city, & gave it a Latin name that means "blossoming"'

Answer: Florence


Question: 'Even in the wild, this largest of apes takes a midday nap'

Answer: gorilla


Question: 'Member of the lute family mentioned in the lyrics of "Oh Susanna"'

Answer: banjo


Question: 'Command to old dobbin to make him go faster'

Answer: giddy-up


Question: 'Hurdler who was nimble & quick'

Answer: Jack


Question: 'Ice cream cones & iced tea were both introduced at this Missouri city's 1904 world's fair'

Answer: St. Louis


Question: 'The name of Hitler's dog, or Deborah Harry's singing group'

Answer: Blondie


Question: 'Name for both Chinese gooseberry & people of New Zealand comes from this bird'

Answer: kiwi


Question: 'Class of instruments to which the flute belongs'

Answer: (wood)wind


Question: 'An early warship propelled by oars, it's now just the kitchen on a ship'

Answer: galley


Question: 'What Little Tommy Tucker vocalizes for'

Answer: his supper


Question: 'This Hollywood features dog racing & a beach boardwalk'

Answer: Florida


Question: 'The only 2 letters not on a telephone dial'

Answer: Q and Z


Question: 'The only 2 venomous species of lizards, Gila monsters & beaded lizard, are native to this continent'

Answer: North America


Question: 'The 2 instruments associated with the Smothers Brothers'

Answer: guitar and bass


Question: 'Member of the iris family with as many as 25 flowers on a single spike'

Answer: gladiolus


Question: 'Her dog dies in the 2nd verse, probably from malnutrition'

Answer: Old Mother Hubbard


Question: 'Columbia, capital of this southern state, had no paved roads until 1908'

Answer: South Carolina


Question: 'The only 1 of the 7 dwarfs without a beard, though he was probably too stupid to notice'

Answer: Dopey


Question: 'Cat-like animal raised for the secretions it produces which are used to make perfumes'

Answer: civet


Question: '"Instrumental" title of this, only instrumental no. 1 hit of 1959:'

Answer: "The Happy Organ"


Question: 'Inflammation of the gums'

Answer: gingivitis


Question: 'They cost "one-a-penny, two-a-penny"'

Answer: hot cross buns


Question: '"Home" of the Air Force Academy, it has over 300 days of sunshine yearly'

Answer: Colorado Springs


Question: 'Until November 3, 1930, this was the name of the Bank of America, capisci?'

Answer: the Bank of Italy


Question: 'According to New York's Bronx Zoo, it's "the most dangerous animal in the world"'

Answer: man


Question: 'If you put J. Arthur Rank's, Donald Duck's, & Chuck Barris' together, you might have a bonang'

Answer: gong


Question: 'Refers to the moon when it's more than half but not completely full'

Answer: gibbous


Question: 'Product reserved in bags for the master, the dame, & the little boy'

Answer: wool


Question: 'During WWI, Germany torpedoed U.S. ships within sight of this, Virginia's largest resort'

Answer: Virginia Beach


Question: 'Lt. George Patton lost a medal in 1912 Olympics due to poor scores in this warlike skill'

Answer: shooting


Question: 'This 1803 acquisition doubled the size of the U.S.'

Answer: Louisiana Purchase


Question: 'The 5th amendment guards against both self-incrimination  & this segment of our show'

Answer: double jeopardy


Question: 'One who'll give you blood or the kidney off his back'

Answer: donor


Question: 'Red China encourages families to have only this many children'

Answer: one


Question: 'He played Superman in '50s series whose reruns are 2nd only to "I Love Lucy" in popularity'

Answer: George Reeve(s)


Question: 'Though he said he found dueling abhorent, he participated in one in 1804'

Answer: Alexander Hamilton


Question: 'Matrimony by agreement of both parties, without a civil or religious ceremony'

Answer: common law


Question: 'Around for 400 million yrs., there are now more than 2,000 species of these pesty cricket cousins'

Answer: cockroaches


Question: 'For some 2,000 years, in order to enter gov't services, applicants had to know his sayings'

Answer: Confucius


Question: 'This newspaper for which Lou Grant worked was in L.A., not Chicago'

Answer: The Tribune


Question: 'In 1912, it became 48th & last contiguous state to join The Union'

Answer: Arizona


Question: 'With 4 victories, this team has won the most Super Bowls'

Answer: Pittsburgh Steelers


Question: 'The 14th amendment protects against being deprived "of life, liberty, or property, without" this'

Answer: due process of law


Question: 'Intact DNA was recently extracted from one of these ancient "royal relics"'

Answer: mummy


Question: 'Teng Hsiao-P'ing tried to unsuccessfully to persuade him to return to Tibet'

Answer: Dalai Lama


Question: 'Police show which began as "Toma" became much better known with new star & this new name'

Answer: Baretta


Question: '1st to hold a nominating convention, this 3rd party ironically chose Mason Wm. Wirt to run for Pres.'

Answer: Anti-Masonic party


Question: 'The primary feature of a "nickel" defense'

Answer: five backs


Question: 'Once applied to slaves, it's the general legal term for items of personal property'

Answer: chattel


Question: 'Tracking these, coast guard rates them as bergy bits, growlers, small, medium, & large'

Answer: icebergs


Question: 'Jiang Qing's occupation before she married Mao Tse-tung'

Answer: actress


Question: 'He's coming out of retirement to defend Della Street, his former secretary'

Answer: Perry Mason


Question: 'Upon leading 1894 march of unemployed on Washington, Jacob Coxey was arrested for this trivial of offenses'

Answer: stepping on the grass


Question: 'Number of teams in the NFL'

Answer: 28


Question: 'Not a pardon, which lifts punishment, it differs by barring prosecution'

Answer: amnesty


Question: '3-letter suffix used to form chemical terms, esp. names of sugars & other carbohydrates'

Answer: -ose


Question: 'The 2nd 5-year plan, which forced farmers into giant communes, was also called this'

Answer: the Great Leap Forward


Question: 'To shed her good-girl "Waltons" image, she shed her clothes in the August 1985 Playboy'

Answer: Judy Norton-Taylor


Question: 'Of the 7, this continent has the greatest number of independent countries'

Answer: Africa


Question: 'When air forces out the seawater in a sub's ballast tank, the sub will do this'

Answer: rise


Question: 'An athlete in his youth, Gustav VI helped organize the Olympics held in this city in 1912'

Answer: Stockholm


Question: 'Kellogg's puts 2 of these measures of raisins in a box of Raisin Bran'

Answer: scoops


Question: 'The Basilique Notre-Dame has one of the largest ones of these in North America; it weighs 12 tons'

Answer: bell


Question: 'He took time off from filming "Raging Bull" in order to gain the weight he needed for the ending'

Answer: Robert De Niro


Question: 'It's who the "Beverly Hillbillies" invited each week to "come back now"'

Answer: y\'all


Question: 'The Firefly was one of these "General" tanks equipped with a 76.2-millimeter long-barreled gun'

Answer: Sherman tank


Question: 'Encyclopedia Americana says Gustav V's annual presentation of these prizes made him world famous'

Answer: the Nobel Prizes


Question: 'Probably from the Dutch for "bind", it can be a great deal of money, or any items tied up for carrying'

Answer: bundle


Question: 'A bagpiper at Ogilvy's Department Store plays to announce this hour'

Answer: noon


Question: 'He gained as well as lost weight for his role in "Cast Away"'

Answer: Tom Hanks


Question: 'The first contraction in the first verse of "Jingle Bells"'

Answer: o\'er (the hills we go)


Question: 'The University of Arizona warns never use matches when inspecting this home waste-water treater'

Answer: septic tank


Question: 'Oops, Gustav IV joined an 1805 coalition against this man & lost Swedish Pomerania to France'

Answer: Napoleon


Question: 'As a noun, it's a bit of something, like a conversation; as a verb, it can mean to grab someone's purse'

Answer: snatch


Question: 'Since 1984 over 37 million people have seen performances by this circus headquartered in Montreal'

Answer: Cirque du Soleil


Question: 'An Italian pasta job could have bulked her up for the 2003 film "Monster"'

Answer: Charlize Theron


Question: 'An American idler is a one of these-do-well'

Answer: ne\'er-do-well


Question: 'Gouramis are kept in these'

Answer: fish tanks


Question: 'In 1986 he became the first Swedish high government official assassinated since Gustav III in 1792'

Answer: Olof Palme


Question: 'For you, a group of eggs may be a dozen; for a chicken farmer, a group of eggs is called this'

Answer: clutch


Question: 'Each summer Montreal hosts a Juste Pour Rire Festival, called "Just for" these in English'

Answer: Laughs


Question: 'For his role as the hobbit Samwise, he packed on 30 pounds'

Answer: Sean Astin


Question: 'The Gadsden flag of the American Revolution featured a rattlesnake & this contraction'

Answer: Don\'t (Tread on Me)


Question: 'He & Emile Gagnan perfected the tank of air with a pressure-regulating valve worn by divers'

Answer: Jacques Cousteau


Question: 'When Gustav II was killed in 1632 this daughter of his took over Sweden'

Answer: (Queen) Christina


Question: 'With a "K" at the end, it's a wooden toy; without, a group of legislators who voted together'

Answer: block/bloc


Question: 'A street in Mount Royal Park is named for this great American landscape artist who designed NYC's Central Park'

Answer: (Frederick Law) Olmsted


Question: 'The pounds he put on for "Cop Land" may have been from a lot of rocky road ice cream'

Answer: Sylvester Stallone


Question: 'Contraction in the title of Marquis' popular book of biographies'

Answer: Who\'s (Who)


Question: 'Someone counted 25,216 of these on a swan'

Answer: feathers


Question: '16th century pope Julius III appointed Palestrina choirmaster at this basilica'

Answer: St. Peter\'s


Question: 'In its Chapter 11 "Phileas Fogg secures a curious means of conveyance at a fabulous price"'

Answer: Around the World in Eighty Days


Question: '"The M. stands for Marston, not mammary; hey, that was bunny, I mean funny!"'

Answer: Hugh M. Hefner


Question: 'Holmes creator & lace table protector'

Answer: Arthur Conan Doily


Question: 'The legendary emperor Shen Nung has sometimes been "stuck" with the invention of this healing practice'

Answer: acupuncture


Question: 'In a children's game, Rob Krueger won $5,000 CDN in October 2003 when his "Paper" covered this move by his opponent'

Answer: Rock


Question: 'It's the last decade in which there wasn't a pope with John or Paul in his name'

Answer: the 1940s


Question: 'Chapter 11 of this book begins, "At the appointed time I returned to Miss Havisham's"'

Answer: Great Expectations


Question: '"Where there's a Will role, you'll find me; I played a Will in 'Notting Hill' & in 'About a Boy'!"'

Answer: Hugh Grant


Question: 'What hockey's the Great One uses to steady himself on the slopes'

Answer: Wayne Gretzky poles


Question: 'About 400 B.C. the Persians began knitting these & some of the patterns are still popular today'

Answer: carpets


Question: 'Orange County, Florida has banned its employees from wearing more than 3 pairs of these (& no tongue studs)'

Answer: earrings


Question: 'What goes around comes around for these letters from a pope, like "Pacem in Terris"'

Answer: encyclicals


Question: '"The Plot Thickens" is the title of Chapter 11 of this fact-based 1844 tale by Alexander Dumas'

Answer: The Three Musketeers


Question: '"I was Curly in a TV version of 'Oklahoma!'  Ok, I'm also Wolverine in 'X-Men'"'

Answer: Hugh Jackman


Question: 'French mime whose movements were invented by Elias Howe'

Answer: Marcel Marceau-ing machine


Question: 'About 600 B.C. this poet of Lesbos put on quite a show; while reciting her poetry she'd strum a lyre'

Answer: Sappho


Question: 'In December 2003 Joe Horn was fined $30,000 by the NFL for using one of these after making a touchdown'

Answer: cell phone


Question: 'On this date around 735, Pope Gregory III dedicated a chapel in the Vatican to all saints'

Answer: November 1


Question: '"During the summer the packing houses were in full activity again", begins Chapter 11 of this 1906 work'

Answer: The Jungle


Question: '"I hosted 'Concentration' a lot longer than Trebek did!"'

Answer: Hugh Downs


Question: 'A 1-humped cow-milking lady'

Answer: dromedary maid


Question: 'Work began circa 2000 B.C. on the Palace at Knossos on this island; centuries later it was still going -- oy, contractors'

Answer: Crete


Question: 'It took 5 days in 2003 for India to beat Australia in its first test match victory in Australia in this sport in 22 years'

Answer: cricket


Question: 'In 1592 the standard version of this Latin Bible was issued under the reign of Clement VIII'

Answer: the Vulgate Bible


Question: '"Charles had more respect for Adam after he knew about the prison", begins this Steinbeck work's Chapter 11'

Answer: East of Eden


Question: '"In a 1994 TV movie I was back playing Wyatt Earp, a role I did back in the '50s!"'

Answer: Hugh O\'Brian


Question: 'King of the Franks from 768 to 814 covered in a 1920 Sinclair Lewis novel'

Answer: Charlemagne Street


Question: 'In the 12th century B.C. these people of Mexico were carving out colossal heads like the one seen here'

Answer: the Olmecs


Question: 'The red sky in Munch's "The Scream" may be from the debris in the Oslo air from this volcano half a world away'

Answer: Krakatoa


Question: 'This type of rain forms when nitrogen oxides & sulfur dioxide react within growing droplets'

Answer: acid rain


Question: '25 years after breaking up, this band had a No. 1 album late in 1995'

Answer: The Beatles


Question: 'Our neighbor'

Answer: Canada


Question: 'Of 25,000, 250,000 or 500,000, the approximate population of Helena, Montana'

Answer: 25,000


Question: 'Millenarianism is the belief that the world will end as described in this book of the Bible'

Answer: Revelation


Question: '2-word term for a gathering of reporters held by a government official to release important information'

Answer: news conference