Question: 'In January 1918 President Wilson proposed this set of war aims to bring about a just settlement of the war'

Answer: Fourteen Points


Question: 'It's crazy to be "off" this type of chair'

Answer: Rocker


Question: 'Lauren Holly'

Answer: Jim Carrey


Question: 'In 1975 Paul Allen & William Gates III founded this company in Albuquerque'

Answer: Microsoft


Question: 'It's a society in which the father is the tribal head & descent is traced through the male line'

Answer: Patriarchy


Question: 'The Belgian style of this honeycombed treat is often heaped with whipped cream & strawberries'

Answer: Waffles


Question: 'The Central Powers consisted of Germany, Bulgaria, Austria-Hungary & this empire'

Answer: Ottoman Empire


Question: 'These toys represent one's common sense; don't "lose" them'

Answer: Marbles


Question: 'Meg Ryan'

Answer: Dennis Quaid


Question: 'Located on this river, Albuquerque is the seat of Bernalillo County'

Answer: Rio Grande


Question: 'It's a "cinch" you know this term for the area of the Midwest & South noted for its religious fundamentalism'

Answer: "Bible Belt"


Question: 'Having less fat, Neufchatel is a healthier substitute for this bagel spread'

Answer: Cream cheese


Question: 'By a clause in this treaty, Germany was forced to accept responsibility for causing the war'

Answer: Treaty of Versailles


Question: 'Edible Christmas gift that serves as a measure of nuttiness'

Answer: Fruitcake


Question: 'Rita Wilson'

Answer: Tom Hanks


Question: 'Every October Albuquerque holds an international fiesta of these aircraft'

Answer: Hot air balloons


Question: 'It's nonviolent refusal to obey a law on moral grounds; Thoreau wrote an essay on it'

Answer: Civil disobedience


Question: 'Swiss doctor Max Bircher-Benner invented this mixture of cereal & fruit c. 1900'

Answer: Muesli


Question: '368 Americans who died during the war are buried at this military cemetery near Waregem, Belgium'

Answer: Flanders Fields


Question: 'Mercury poisoning & milliners gave us this phrase'

Answer: "Mad as a hatter"


Question: 'Iman'

Answer: David Bowie


Question: 'Segregation was in effect long before this country formally introduced apartheid in 1948'

Answer: South Africa


Question: 'The tarsus is the collective name for the 7 bones of this foot joint'

Answer: Ankle


Question: 'He's had 4 No. 1 hits: <br />1 solo & 3 with Art Garfunkel'

Answer: Paul Simon


Question: 'He served as Attorney General under John F. Kennedy & Lyndon B. Johnson'

Answer: Robert F. Kennedy


Question: 'The first windmill built to produce this type of power was built in 1890'

Answer: Electric


Question: 'In 1996 he simultaneously published "The Regulators" as Richard Bachman & "Desperation" under this name'

Answer: Stephen King


Question: 'Within 100 years of this religion's founding in Arabia, its followers dominated north Africa'

Answer: Islam


Question: 'Your floating ribs are so named because their ends don't attach to this bone'

Answer: Sternum/breastbone


Question: 'Kiki Dee & Rick Astley sang backup on his 1994 "Lion King" hit "Can You Feel The Love Tonight"'

Answer: Elton John


Question: 'In 1870 this health post was created to direct the Marine Hospital Service'

Answer: Surgeon General


Question: 'This historic French nightspot whose name means "Red Windmill" was originally a working red windmill'

Answer: Moulin Rouge


Question: 'Like his father's "The Killer Angels", Jeff Shaara's "Gods And Generals" is set during this war'

Answer: U.S. Civil War


Question: 'Italy's 1935 invasion of this country was the last European conquest on the continent'

Answer: Ethiopia


Question: 'These masses of tissue at the back of the throat are of 3 types: palatine, lingual & pharyngeal'

Answer: Tonsils


Question: 'This performer's mother appeared in her 1984 video "Girls Just Want To Have Fun"'

Answer: Cyndi Lauper


Question: 'Under the law of presidential succession, it's the highest ranking cabinet position'

Answer: Secretary of State


Question: 'Nautical term for the canvas-covered blades of a windmill'

Answer: Sails


Question: 'James Patterson's novels include "Kiss The Girls" & this 1996 book named for a nursery rhyme pair'

Answer: Jack And Jill


Question: 'Mohammed Farah Aidid, a warlord of this country who battled U.S. forces in 1993, died in 1996'

Answer: Somalia


Question: 'Kupffer cells in this organ destroy worn out blood cells & filter bacteria'

Answer: Liver


Question: 'The title of a 1927 Hermann Hesse novel gave this "Born To Be Wild" group its name'

Answer: Steppenwolf


Question: 'Congress has met in more than 10 different capitol buildings, at least 5 of them in this state'

Answer: Pennsylvania


Question: 'As a boy he built a model windmill; his calculus foe Gottfried Leibniz designed them as an adult'

Answer: Sir Isaac Newton


Question: '"The Silence of the Lambs" author Thomas Harris wrote this novel about a plot to blow up the Super Bowl'

Answer: Black Sunday


Question: 'At its independence in 1957, the Gold Coast took the name of this medieval west African empire'

Answer: Ghana


Question: 'This large triangular muscle that covers the shoulder bends & extends the arm'

Answer: Deltoid


Question: '"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida", this group's only Top 40 hit, was edited down from a 17-minute album cut'

Answer: Iron Butterfly


Question: 'It's known as the DOT'

Answer: Department of Transportation


Question: 'Famous in literature for its windmills, this dry region is in Spain's Ciudad Real province'

Answer: La Mancha


Question: '1996's "Falling Up" is the first new verse collection in 15 years by this author of "The Giving Tree"'

Answer: Shel Silverstein


Question: '1933 film inspired by William Burden's 1926 Dutch East Indies trip & capture of the world's largest lizard'

Answer: King Kong


Question: '(Sofia of the Clue Crew reports from Yellowstone National Park.)  Reliably, every half to 2 1/2 hours, this most famous of geysers fires out about 5,000 gallons of water'

Answer: Old Faithful


Question: 'Patrick, Gary & Squidward'

Answer: SpongeBob SquarePants


Question: 'Dial this 3-digit number on the phone to get emergency help'

Answer: 911


Question: '"Child of the Morning" is the story of Hatshepsut, a woman who ruled this country as a pharaoh'

Answer: Egypt


Question: 'This aviation pioneer, who died in 1948, outlived his brother Wilbur by 35 years'

Answer: Orville Wright


Question: 'On TV, Sabrina is a "Teenage" one'

Answer: a witch


Question: '(All four Clue Crew members listen to an animal howl as they sit around the campfire at dusk in Yellowstone National Park. Sarah reads.)  You can hear the call of this animal which was re-introduced to Yellowstone in the 1990s'

Answer: a wolf


Question: 'Ash, Misty, Brock & Pikachu'

Answer: Pokémon


Question: 'If you labor 40 hours in a 5-day work week, you're averaging this many hours per work day'

Answer: 8


Question: 'This Danish fairy tale author wrote an autobiography called "The Fairy Tale of My Life"'

Answer: Hans Christian Andersen


Question: 'After adopting the Black Muslim faith in 1964, boxer Cassius Clay adopted this new name'

Answer: Muhammad Ali


Question: 'In this high-flying game, balls called bludgers can knock players off their brooms'

Answer: Quidditch


Question: '(Sofia of the Clue Crew reads from Yellowstone National Park.)  Yellowstone has hot springs because this layer of the earth is extra thin here, so molten rock isn't far down'

Answer: the crust


Question: 'Apu, Krusty the Clown, Marge, Lisa & Maggie'

Answer: The Simpsons


Question: 'Synonyms for happiness include being "in seventh heaven" & "on" this number "cloud"'

Answer: 9


Question: 'His first "Jungle Book" was so popular that he published his "Second Jungle Book" in 1895'

Answer: Rudyard Kipling


Question: 'Buonarroti was the last name of this Italian artist who was famous for painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling'

Answer: Michelangelo


Question: 'He's Lilo's mischievous alien pal'

Answer: Stitch


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew reads from Yellowstone National Park.)  The gases emitted by Yellowstone's thermal features contain this element--atomic number 16--accounting for a distinctive smell'

Answer: sulfur


Question: 'Wanda, Vanessa, Bernie, Jordan & Bryana'

Answer: The Bernie Mac Show


Question: 'If you throw 12 strikes in a row in a game of bowling, you'll achieve this perfect score'

Answer: 300


Question: 'Chapter 25 of this book is called "The First Wedding"  & it described Meg's marriage to John Brooke'

Answer: Little Women


Question: 'Golda Meir, a former school teacher, was prime minister of this country from 1969 to 1974'

Answer: Israel


Question: 'Throw a baseball, or set up a tent'

Answer: pitch


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew reads from Yellowstone National Park.)  This backbone of North America separating east- from west-flowing rivers cuts through the plateau of Yellowstone Park'

Answer: the continental divide


Question: 'Michael Kelso, Steve Hyde, Fez & Donna Pinciotti'

Answer: That \'70s Show


Question: 'When you celebrate a semicentennial, you're celebrating the passage of this many years'

Answer: 50


Question: 'This author said that he was acting in a play with his kids when he came up with the idea for "A Tale of Two Cities"'

Answer: Charles Dickens


Question: 'Released from prison in 1990, he won a Nobel prize in 1993 & became president of South Africa a year later'

Answer: Nelson Mandela


Question: 'It diverts a train from one track to another'

Answer: a switch


Question: 'Nutty about "The Nutcracker"?  You've probably seen it during this month (that's the month it was first performed, too)'

Answer: December


Question: 'The name of this day of the week honors Thor, the Norse god of thunder'

Answer: Thursday


Question: 'Joe Shuster & Jerry Siekel were barely into their teens when they created this comic book hero'

Answer: Superman


Question: 'In 1986 it was discovered that this famous comet was about 80% ice & 15% frozen carbon dioxide'

Answer: Halley\'s Comet


Question: 'White icing made to look like blocks of ice tops the cake named for this Eskimo dwelling'

Answer: an igloo


Question: 'At 7'6", this center from China would be a big part of a Houston Rockets championship dynasty'

Answer: Yao Ming


Question: 'Warning: If you play the role of Jemmy in the opera "William Tell", you'll get one of these shot off your head'

Answer: an apple


Question: 'This word for another person's life story comes from Greek words meaning "life" & "written"'

Answer: biography


Question: 'Louis XIV was only 4 years old when he became king of this country in 1643'

Answer: France


Question: 'This constellation known as "The Lion" was named by the ancient Sumerians over 5,000 years ago'

Answer: Leo


Question: 'Betty Crocker's recipe for Raggedy Ann Salad uses grated cheese for hair & these dried fruits for eyes'

Answer: raisins


Question: 'As an NBA head coach, he won 6 titles with the Bulls & 3 with the Lakers'

Answer: Phil Jackson


Question: 'Haydn wrote several operas for these stringed toys, but someone must be hidin' them; most of them are lost'

Answer: puppets (or marionettes)


Question: 'Call it a tadpole or call it this 8-letter word, it's still a newly hatched frog'

Answer: pollywog


Question: 'In 1808 at age 5, war hero Luis Alves de Lima e Silva joined an infantry unit in this large South American country'

Answer: Brazil


Question: 'It's estimated that more than 1,000 of these bodies greater than 18 miles in diameter orbit between Mars & Jupiter'

Answer: asteroids


Question: 'It's fun to make the saltwater type of this candy because you get to pull it & stretch it before you cut it'

Answer: taffy


Question: 'The non-law firm of Wallace & Wallace (Ben & Rasheed) led this team to the 2003-04 NBA Championship'

Answer: the Detroit Pistons


Question: 'Odile & Prince Sigfried are the deux-o who dance the Black Swan pas de deux in this ballet'

Answer: Swan Lake


Question: 'Adjectives describe nouns & pronouns; these words, like very & quickly, can modify adjectives & verbs'

Answer: adverbs


Question: 'By the age of 5 this 18th century child prodigy known as Wolferl was already composing music'

Answer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


Question: 'Called the Earth's twin, this planet's surface features are obscured by thick clouds of sulfuric acid'

Answer: Venus


Question: 'A baked potato becomes "three men in a boat" with a cheese sail & 3 of the button type of these fungi for the men'

Answer: mushrooms


Question: 'Go crazy & name this Toronto Raptor whose nickname is "Vinsanity"'

Answer: Vince Carter


Question: 'In an opera based on history, the pharaoh Akhenaten gives up polygamy for this beautiful queen'

Answer: Nefertiti


Question: 'This word means paralyzed by fear or turned to stone, like a forest that's a National Park in Arizona'

Answer: petrified


Question: 'In mythology these young twin brothers founded Rome'

Answer: Romulus and Remus


Question: 'As seen from the Earth, the brightest star excluding the sun is this "Dog Star"'

Answer: Sirius


Question: 'To make candle salad, stand a banana upright for your candle & top it with this maraschino fruit for a flame'

Answer: a cherry


Question: 'In 2004 he joined MJ & "The Big O" as the only NBA rookies to average 20 points, 5 rebounds & 5 assists'

Answer: LeBron James


Question: 'With a common nickname that refers to its size, this is the largest island in the United States'

Answer: Hawaii


Question: 'Anatosaurus was this type of dinosaur named for a feature it shared with the platypus'

Answer: a duckbill


Question: '"Remainder Of Ross Ice Shelf Now In" this D.C. museum complex' "Freezer"'

Answer: the Smithsonian


Question: 'Sounds like a bright guy; Tonatiuh was the Aztec god of this heavenly body'

Answer: the sun


Question: 'It's where hometown fans pray for the New Orleans Saints'

Answer: the Superdome


Question: 'I have to remember info@GoTahoe.com for my trip to a waterside community in these mountains'

Answer: the Sierra Nevadas


Question: 'Architectural aid often drawn to scale'

Answer: blueprints


Question: 'Guinness says the smallest one of these among the dinos was the walnut-sized one of the 30-foot stegosaurus'

Answer: a brain


Question: 'With Godzilla apparently taken care of, this city's "Police Quell Dance Dance Revolution"'

Answer: Tokyo


Question: 'Don't make Huitzilopochtli mad; he was the Aztec god of this & is often shown waging it'

Answer: war


Question: 'Veterans Memorial Auditorium in this state capital was the home of the Iowa Barnstormers of the AFL'

Answer: Des Moines


Question: 'Got to ask information@ask.com what happened to this P.G. Wodehouse butler who used to work there'

Answer: Jeeves


Question: 'Loops, arches & whorls make up these'

Answer: fingerprints


Question: 'The BBC's "Truth About Killer Dinosaurs" staged a fight between T. rex & this 3-horned beast'

Answer: Triceratops


Question: 'This just in: this planet "Still Needs Women"'

Answer: Mars


Question: 'As the goddess of this, Acuecucyoticihuati probably would be all wet'

Answer: the ocean (the sea)


Question: 'In June 2006 Munich hosted several games of this international competition, including the opening match'

Answer: the World Cup (of Soccer)


Question: 'jharris@quincy.ca contacts this type of "scientist" defined as using science in the service of law enforcement'

Answer: forensic scientist


Question: 'Linford Christie, who ran 100 meters in 9.87 seconds in 1993, was this kind of athlete'

Answer: a sprinter


Question: 'Patagosaurus thrived on this continent 160 to 170 million years ago'

Answer: South America


Question: 'The "Final Installment Of" this amphibious '80s video game trilogy is "Poised To Sweep Oscars"'

Answer: Frogger


Question: 'You'd have to get up pretty early to catch Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli, the Aztec god of this'

Answer: the dawn (the morning)


Question: '(I'm Harry Smith.)  In 1992 I helped host the Winter Olympics in Albertville, France & again in 1994 in this Norwegian city'

Answer: Lillehammer


Question: 'Hopefully, feedback@270towin.com can remind me that the 270 stands for this presidential election necessity'

Answer: (minimum number) electoral votes


Question: '2-word term for the detailed, often smaller wording on a contract that, if overlooked, could be troublesome'

Answer: the fine print


Question: 'Also a type of modern bird, this word follows "ovi" & "Utah" in dinosaur names'

Answer: raptor


Question: 'This company "Wins Bid To Rebuild Midwest"'

Answer: Halliburton


Question: 'Mictlantecuhtli was the Aztec god of this & therefore lived in the underworld'

Answer: the dead (or death)


Question: 'This professional hockey team plays its home games at Joe Louis Arena'

Answer: the Detroit Red Wings


Question: 'I've got to contact education@seti.org so I can learn how to help with the search for this'

Answer: extraterrestrial life


Question: 'Machine-finished paper for the Herald or the Times'

Answer: newsprint


Question: 'In 1990 after signing the Charter of Paris for a New Europe, this president declared the Cold War over'

Answer: George H.W. Bush


Question: 'In May 2006 the birth of their daughter Shiloh in Namibia made headlines'

Answer: Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie


Question: 'Hainan'

Answer: China


Question: 'In 1886 he decided to create a new kind of detective who'd use scientific methods rather than intuition'

Answer: Conan Doyle


Question: 'In Britain this industry is dominated by a few brands including Tetley, Typhoo & Twinings'

Answer: tea


Question: 'Correlative conjunctions come in familiar pairs like neither / nor & not only / but this'

Answer: also


Question: 'On October 6, 1955 the U.S. Army comissioned its first male one of these'

Answer: nurses


Question: 'In 2006 this happy couple seen here celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary'

Answer: Marlo Thomas & Phil Donahue


Question: 'Midway Island'

Answer: the U.S.


Question: 'She's noted for her novels of life in China'

Answer: Pearl Buck


Question: 'The Marquess of Cholmondeley & Earl Baldwin of Bewdley belong to this upper house of Parliament'

Answer: the House of Lords


Question: 'The sentence "Harold and Kumar go to White Castle" has a plural compound one of these'

Answer: a subject


Question: '(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reads from Kelly Ingram Park.)  Defying the notorious "Bull" Connor, thousands came to this city's Kelly Ingram Park to demonstrate for civil rights in May 1963'

Answer: Birmingham


Question: 'They met during the filming of "Bull Durham" & have been together ever since'

Answer: Susan Surandon & Tim Robbins


Question: 'Martinique'

Answer: France


Question: 'The name of this French writer who died in 1553 has become an adjective referring to coarse humor'

Answer: Rabelais


Question: 'If you're not happy saying your weight is 280 pounds, go to England where you're only 20 of these'

Answer: stones


Question: 'In the gerund phrase in "Tony didn't mind John visiting", the word "John" should properly be in this form'

Answer: possessive form


Question: 'From 1903 to 1907 this San Francisco-born publisher was a congressman from New York'

Answer: William Randolph Hearst


Question: '(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from outside the Hotel Sacher in Vienna, Austria.)  In 1969 they left their Amsterdam bed-in for a press conference in a bag held right here at Vienna's famous Hotel Sacher'

Answer: John Lennon & Yoko Ono


Question: 'Ibiza'

Answer: Spain


Question: 'He created dozens of musical works as well as novels like "A Clockwork Orange"'

Answer: (Anthony) Burgess


Question: 'Cartoonist David Low created this colonel, a symbol of stuffy views & blind patriotism'

Answer: Colonel Blimp


Question: 'As well as altering a word to change its number, tense, etc., it can mean altering your tone of voice'

Answer: inflection


Question: 'In the late '50s junior high student Bob Heft designed a new arrangement of these, now known to every American'

Answer: stars on the U.S. flag


Question: 'They were the subject of a 1999 TV movie, "Dash and Lilly"'

Answer: Dashiell Hammett & Lillian Hellman


Question: 'Henry Chinaski was the alter ego of this late hard-living California poet'

Answer: (Charles) Bukowski


Question: 'The soldiers seen here are these guards originally named for their job of hurling explosives'

Answer: Grenadiers


Question: 'Insert 2 letters in the word "particle" to get this verb form that can be past or present'

Answer: participle


Question: 'The elevated area where the Dome of the Rock sits is commonly called this, after a different religious building'

Answer: the Temple Mount (in Jerusalem)


Question: 'This country's post-apartheid national anthem is "Nkosi Sikelel' Iafrka"'

Answer: South Africa


Question: 'Much of Pete's time is spent delivering copies of these proposed laws'

Answer: Bills


Question: 'In "Contact", this actress doesn't go to Vegas but does try to reach the area of the star Vega'

Answer: Jodie Foster


Question: 'If you try pouring the blackstrap type of this syrup in January, you may have to wait until February to eat it'

Answer: Molasses


Question: 'To counteract terrorism, President Clinton proposed increased FBI power to use this recording method'

Answer: Wiretap


Question: 'It means not electric, when talking of guitar or piano'

Answer: Acoustic


Question: 'For centuries before 1939, this country was known as Siam'

Answer: Thailand


Question: 'Pete thinks it's fitting that Republican senators sit to this side of the Democrats'

Answer: Right side


Question: 'Yoda rode again in 1997 as this first "Star Wars" sequel was successfully re-released'

Answer: The Empire Strikes Back


Question: 'Cinematic effect achieved by filming at faster than projection speed'

Answer: Slow motion


Question: 'DAT, which stands for this, uses the same coding system as CDs & allows for home recording'

Answer: Digital Audio Taping


Question: 'Ancient calculator seen here'

Answer: Abacus


Question: 'This country was once part of the Roman Empire & its name means "Land of the Romans"'

Answer: Romania


Question: 'Pete admires John Dingell, a former page who now represents this Wolverine State in the House'

Answer: Michigan


Question: 'Sigourney Weaver has played the intrepid Ripley in a series of films starting with this one in 1979'

Answer: Alien


Question: 'As its name indicates, it's a slow pitch thrown after a fastball to upset the batter's timing'

Answer: Changeup


Question: 'Recording system that's the office counterpart of the home answering machine'

Answer: Voicemail


Question: 'Never do this, as it "makes an ass out of U & me"'

Answer: Assume


Question: 'Of Malta, Mauritius or Mauritania, the one that isn't an island'

Answer: Mauritania


Question: 'This impressive area under the Capitol's dome made Pete dizzy the first time he saw it'

Answer: Rotunda


Question: '5 years before "E.T.", little Cary Guffey tried to befriend extraterrestrials in this Spielberg film'

Answer: Close Encounters of the Third Kind


Question: 'If you had only 1 foot & moved by contracting it, you'd also go at this gastropod's pace'

Answer: Snail


Question: 'It's the most common term for inserting live sounds or bits of other albums into rap songs'

Answer: Sampling


Question: 'Appropriate Latin phrase to use when the commercial's been on for so long it's "making you sick"'

Answer: Ad nauseam


Question: 'Burgenland, Vorarlberg & Salzburg are 3 of this German-speaking country's 9 provinces'

Answer: Austria


Question: 'Pete's duties include preparing this room before the senators arrive for session in it'

Answer: Senate chamber


Question: 'The boundary of a black hole, this "horizon" was the title of a 1997 Laurence Fishburne flick'

Answer: Event Horizon


Question: 'A plant like ivy, that spreads across a surface, or a person who crawls slowly & stealthily'

Answer: Creepers


Question: 'A master mixing board, covered with cool levers & knobs; said another way, it means "to comfort"'

Answer: Console


Question: 'It's what Borgs do; it makes you one of them'

Answer: Assimilate


Question: 'Two of the "Three Tenors"'

Answer: Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti


Question: 'In July 1877 the first tennis championships were played on a croquet lawn in this London suburb'

Answer: Wimbledon


Question: 'Click on this channel & you might find yourself in the middle of "Shark Week"'

Answer: Discovery Channel


Question: 'This American botanist developed over 400 products from the sweet potato, the pecan & the peanut'

Answer: George Washington Carver


Question: 'If you wear braces, these devices are attached to your teeth, & rubber ones may help move them'

Answer: Rubber bands


Question: 'Of his $20 million fee for "Air Force One", this actor said that it "shocks me, but that's the market"'

Answer: Harrison Ford


Question: 'The first jazz artist to win a Music Pulitzer, this brother of Branford won for the opera "Blood on the Fields"'

Answer: Wynton Marsalis


Question: 'This "affectionate" term refers to a score of zero'

Answer: Love


Question: 'If you like little bubbles of trivia with your videos, try "Pop-Up Video" on this channel'

Answer: VH1


Question: 'In 1891 she moved from Poland to Paris, where she studied math & physics at the Sorbonne'

Answer: Marie Curie


Question: 'The panoramic type of this century-old diagnostic tool wiil show whether you have extra teeth'

Answer: X-ray


Question: 'On Sept. 6, 1997 her brother eulogized her by saying "She was the symbol of selfless humanity"'

Answer: Princess Diana


Question: 'Classic piece heard here with Melissa Joan Hart as Clarissa explaining it all'

Answer: "Peter and the Wolf"


Question: 'This 17-year-old, then ranked No. 66, shook up women's tennis by reaching the 1997 U.S. Open final'

Answer: Venus Williams


Question: 'In early 1997, this show about robots who watch bad movies, moved from Comedy Central to Sci-Fi'

Answer: Mystery Science Theater 3000


Question: 'Italian whose legendary experiment is recreated in the exhibit (Leaning Tower of Pisa) seen here'

Answer: Galileo


Question: 'When Doc wants these, he's not asking you to imitate Elvis, he's going to get a model of your mouth'

Answer: Impressions


Question: 'On Feb. 9, 1941 Churchill told FDR, "Give us the tools and we will" do this'

Answer: Finish the job


Question: 'Considered an heir to Beethoven, Gustav Mahler, like Ludwig, completed only this many symphonies'

Answer: 9


Question: 'At the center, a tennis net should be exactly this many feet high'

Answer: 3 feet high


Question: 'It's the obvious name for a cable network that runs "Johnny Bravo" & "Speed Racer"'

Answer: Cartoon Network


Question: 'Last name of the husband, wife & son paleoanthropologists Louis, Mary & Richard'

Answer: Leakey


Question: 'Diastema is the technical name of this condition for which David Letterman is famous'

Answer: Gap


Question: 'This poet wrote, "I celebrate myself and sing myself"; he was a one-man party'

Answer: Walt Whitman


Question: 'Aaron Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man", heard here, is commonly associated with this sports event'

Answer: Olympics


Question: 'She retired in 1994 with career earnings of over $20 million, a figure then exceeded by only Ivan Lendl'

Answer: Martina Navratilova


Question: 'Between shows on this new network, you may have seen the stars do the "Dubba" dance'

Answer: the WB


Question: 'This English astronomer taught himself architecture & designed St. Paul's Cathedral'

Answer: Sir Christopher Wren


Question: '4-letter synonym for occlusion, the relationship between upper & lower teeth with your mouth shut'

Answer: Bite


Question: 'This Prussian king's last words, spoken at Potsdam, were, "I am tired of ruling over slaves"'

Answer: Frederick the Great


Question: 'Unopposed, he was elected to his 5th term as president in 1998; he's been in power since 1959'

Answer: Fidel Castro


Question: '1808:<br />Napoleon's brother Joseph is made king of this neighbor of France'

Answer: Spain


Question: '(Leonard Maltin reads the clue.) 1935's "The Band Concert", my favorite animated short, featured the color debut of this ultimate Disney icon, who played the maestro'

Answer: Mickey Mouse


Question: 'Introduced in 2001, Pibb Xtra is a bolder version of this similarly named beverage'

Answer: Mr. Pibb


Question: 'Chess castle's crannies'

Answer: rook\'s nooks


Question: 'Munich's 16-day (or so) annual beer festival staggers to an end in this season'

Answer: fall


Question: 'Like a loon's, a tern's feet have this feature, yet terns are not notable swimmers'

Answer: webbing


Question: '1708:<br />Later a state capital, this city is incorporated & renamed for Princess Anne of England'

Answer: Annapolis


Question: '(Leonard Maltin reads the clue.)  The craze inspired by this TV hero in the '50s took Walt by surprise; he'd killed him off at the Alamo in episode 3, so he had to film prequels in order to bring him back'

Answer: Davy Crockett


Question: 'Quite simply, Bubble Up is "a kiss of lemon, kiss of" this'

Answer: lime


Question: 'An ugly old witch who always wants to be "it"'

Answer: hag tag


Question: 'The annual Earth Day celebration takes place during this season'

Answer: spring


Question: 'The sooty tern is about 16 inches long with a white forehead & is otherwise this color above & white below'

Answer: black


Question: '1908:<br />She founds the Christian Science Monitor'

Answer: Mary Baker Eddy


Question: '(Leonard Maltin reads the clue.)  The crown jewel of Walt's career was this, my favorite Disney film of all time--& it gave the world a new movie star, Julie Andrews'

Answer: Mary Poppins


Question: 'Aargh!  Black lemonade must be perfect for pirates; this Jolly Roger symbol adorns its label'

Answer: the skull & crossbones


Question: 'A mumblety-peg tool for a spouse'

Answer: a wife knife (a knife wife accepted)


Question: 'Pamplona's running of the bulls zips by during this season'

Answer: summer


Question: 'This geographic tern's 20,000-mile trip gives it the longest migration of any bird'

Answer: the Arctic tern


Question: '1608:<br />Dutchman Hans Lippershey files for a patent for this new scientific instrument'

Answer: the telescope


Question: '(Leonard Maltin reads the clue.)  A chance meeting with Leopold Stokowski led Walt to hire him for a "Sorcerer's Apprentice" short; Stokowski prodded him into making a longer film, this 1940 epic'

Answer: Fantasia


Question: 'The drink known as "Code" this is "everything you love about Mountain Dew with a smooth cherry flavor"'

Answer: Red


Question: 'A push from a pugilist's padded paw'

Answer: a glove shove


Question: 'We don't think Mike Tyson celebrates Boxing Day, which falls in this season, but he's surprised us before'

Answer: winter


Question: 'Terns eat insects, small fish & this type of arthropod whose name comes from the Latin for "hard-shelled ones"'

Answer: crustaceans


Question: '508:<br />Clovis I establishes this city as the capital of the Merovingian kingdom'

Answer: Paris


Question: '(Leonard Maltin wraps it up.)  My favorite animated Disney film is this 1941 classic in which a lovable misfit becomes a high-flying circus star'

Answer: Dumbo


Question: 'Made originally from the roots of Smilax plants & similar to root beer, this sassy Old West treat is still served today'

Answer: sarsaparilla


Question: 'NHL projectile in a violent frenzy'

Answer: a puck amok


Question: 'Louisiana celebrates Battle of New Orleans day during this season, y'all'

Answer: winter


Question: 'Named for the "sea" between SE Europe & Asia, this 21-inch-long bird is one of the largest kinds of tern'

Answer: the Caspian tern (the Caspain Sea accepted)


Question: 'When this prince dies, Horatio prays that "flights of angels sing thee to thy rest"'

Answer: Hamlet


Question:
'Vanessa Williams,
Tony Plana,
Rebecca Romijn'

Answer: Ugly Betty


Question: 'Female deep-sea anglerfish use this, produced by bacteria, to attract prey'

Answer: light (luminescence)


Question: 'In 1990 Iraq invaded & tried to absorb this much smaller country it called its "19th province"'

Answer: Kuwait


Question: 'On old TV, "A fiery horse" & "a cloud of dust" let you know this guy was either coming or going'

Answer: the Lone Ranger


Question: 'Breakfast dish that can also mean "to flatten"'

Answer: pancake


Question: 'In "The Merchant of Venice", he says, "Since I am a dog beware my fangs"'

Answer: Shylock


Question:
'Tom Welling,
Allison Mack,
Annette O'Toole'

Answer: Smallville


Question: 'Using adsorption (yes, with a "d"), activated charcoal in these military items attracts harmful chemical vapors'

Answer: gas masks


Question: 'It's the nearest capital city to the peak of Mount Everest'

Answer: Kathmandu


Question: '(Kelly of the Clue Crew runs a wet finger around the rims of two crystal glasses with different amounts of water in them.) The more water in the glass, the slower these are, & the deeper the tone'

Answer: vibrations


Question: 'In 1966 the U.S. government banned M-80s & these round, red firecrackers'

Answer: cherry bombs


Question: 'A nurse tells Juliet, "His name is Romeo, and a" member of this family, "the only son of your great enemy"'

Answer: Montague


Question:
'Cobie Smulders,
Josh Radnor,
Bob Saget (well, his voice, anyway)'

Answer: How I Met Your Mother


Question: 'In a covalent bond, 2 atoms each contribute one of these to a pair, which is then attracted to the atoms' nuclei'

Answer: an electron


Question: 'It became a Caribbean capital in 1872'

Answer: Kingston (Jamaica)


Question: 'On a building site, you're a brick layer, but a pipe one of these'

Answer: a fitter


Question: 'The Boeing P-26 fighter of the 1930s & '40s was nicknamed this, like a classroom weapon'

Answer: a peashooter


Question: 'This play ends with, "goodnight unto you all.  Give me your hands, if we be friends, and Robin shall restore amends"'

Answer: A Midsummer Night\'s Dream


Question:
'James Woods,
Sarah Carter,
Jeri Ryan'

Answer: Shark


Question: 'Bombykol, one of these attractant chemicals, is sort of the Calvin Klein obsession of the female silk moth'

Answer: a pheromone


Question: 'This capital city lies on the shores of Lake Victoria'

Answer: Kampala


Question: 'A cold-causing agent, its name combines the Greek & Latin words for "nose poison"'

Answer: a rhinovirus


Question: '(Kelly of the Clue Crew ties one on.)  It's the 2-word spicy name for this type of knot that lets you join a rope to something else, like a rail or a post'

Answer: a clove hitch


Question: 'When Mistress Page receives a love letter from Falstaff in this play, she asks, "How shall I be revenged on him?"'

Answer: The Merry Wives of Windsor


Question:
'Omar Epps,
Jennifer Morrison,
Robert Sean Leonard'

Answer: House


Question: '(Kelly of the Clue Crew is a bit too on-the-nose.)  Gravity, the shape of a spoon, & this molecular force of attraction between separate bodies, from the Latin for "to stick", help me do an amazing trick'

Answer: adhesion


Question: 'This second-most populous Afghan city is said to have been founded by Alexander the Great'

Answer: Kandahar


Question: 'Jesus was a teenager when this Roman was banished for a poem on the art of making love'

Answer: Ovid


Question: 'Reference to this container suggests the homespun style & philosophy of rural folk'

Answer: cracker barrel


Question: 'This state has the largest sand dunes complex in the U.S., just north of a river named for its flatness'

Answer: Nebraska


Question:
'Racine,
Kenosha,
Sheboygan'

Answer: Wisconsin


Question: 'On April 1, 1997 this "Wheel of Fortune" host guest hosted "Jeopardy!"'

Answer: Pat Sajak


Question: 'This "King of the Wild Frontier" "Kilt him a b'ar when he was only three"'

Answer: Davy Crockett


Question: 'Many people "Love that chicken" from this sailor's restaurant'

Answer: Popeyes


Question: 'It's the letter replaced by an apostrophe in o'er & ne'er'

Answer: V


Question: 'Sticky substance into which medieval lords usually inserted their signet rings'

Answer: Sealing wax


Question:
'Malabar,
Winter Haven,
Gainesville'

Answer: Florida


Question: 'Lara Flynn Boyle of "The Practice" guested on this show & suggested Calista Flockhart eat a cookie'

Answer: Ally McBeal


Question: 'This steel drivin' man used 2 20-pound hammers in his contest with a steam drill'

Answer: John Henry


Question: 'You'll give presents or cards from this company "When You Care Enough to Send the Very Best"'

Answer: Hallmark


Question: 'Something done to perfection is said to be done "to" this letter'

Answer: T


Question: 'Also available in a "Silly" type, it's a mix of powdered chalk & linseed oil used to seal glass panes into frames'

Answer: Putty


Question:
'New Bern,
Asheboro,
Asheville'

Answer: North Carolina


Question: 'On May 3, 1999 Bill Cosby played Hilton Lucas on 4 consecutive sitcoms on this network'

Answer: CBS


Question: 'Immortalized in song, this engineer of the Cannonball Express died in a 1900 crash, saving everyone aboard'

Answer: Casey Jones


Question: 'On cable TV, it boasts that "No Place on Earth has Better Weather"'

Answer: The Weather Channel


Question: 'This cable television network uses an exclamation point in its name'

Answer: E!


Question: 'From Old English for "grit", it's used to fill the joints between the tiles in your shower'

Answer: Grout


Question:
'Mansfield,
Zanesville,
Youngstown'

Answer: Ohio


Question: '(Hi, I'm Julie Pinson)  On "Port Charles", Lynn Herring plays my nemesis Lucy Coe, a role she plays on this other soap'

Answer: General Hospital


Question: 'This New Hampshire orator is said to have outsmarted the Devil himself'

Answer: Daniel Webster


Question: 'This product softens your hands "While You do Dishes"'

Answer: Palmolive


Question: 'Played by Desmond Llewelyn, he supplies James Bond with his special gadgets'

Answer: Q


Question: 'It's defined as a metal alloy melted with an iron & used to join 2 metal parts together'

Answer: Solder


Question:
'Dixon,
Metropolis,
Decatur'

Answer: Illinois


Question: 'A 1999 episode of "Early Edition" featured Sammo Hung, star of this kung fu cop show'

Answer: Martial Law


Question: 'This cowpoke taught broncos how to buck, & rode a cyclone without a saddle'

Answer: Pecos Bill


Question: 'Financiers take note -- this company measures success "One Investor at a Time"'

Answer: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter


Question: 'This symbol for computer storage is equivalent to 1024 bytes'

Answer: K


Question: 'This dark, sticky substance distilled from coal, wood tar or petroleum is used in paving & waterproofing'

Answer: Pitch


Question: 'In September 1990 Liechtenstein became a full member of this international organization'

Answer: United Nations


Question: 'Blumberg & Millman shot into the Hall in 1993 with their vaccine for the B strain of this'

Answer: Hepatitis


Question: 'Yale, Yale the gang's all here, in this city founded in 1638 by Puritans from Boston'

Answer: New Haven, Connecticut


Question: 'In Greek myth the whirlpool Charybdis lay opposite this sea monster with 6 dogs' heads'

Answer: Scylla


Question: '1992:<br />"Like Water for Chocolate"'

Answer: Mexico


Question: 'It's the 7th rock from the sun'

Answer: Uranus


Question: 'Most Liechtensteiners speak Alemannic, a dialect of this language'

Answer: German


Question: 'This botanist was inducted in 1986 for his peach, not his potato'

Answer: Luther Burbank


Question: 'Geranium is a plant; Germanium is one of these'

Answer: Element


Question: 'In Japanese mythology, Inari is the god of this grain'

Answer: Rice


Question: '1989:<br />"Jesus of Montreal"'

Answer: Canada


Question: 'The first in a "league" of popes to bear this name began his reign in 222'

Answer: Urban


Question: 'Liechtenstein has been independent since 1719 except for a brief period in the early 1800s when this emperor controlled it'

Answer: Napoleon


Question: 'His peers inducted this plow man in 1989'

Answer: John Deere


Question: 'William Baffin was on a voyage in search of this when he first reached Baffin Bay'

Answer: Northwest Passage


Question: 'On doomsday this Norse thunder god will kill the Midgard serpent, then drown in its venom'

Answer: Thor


Question: '1985:<br />"My Life as a Dog"'

Answer: Sweden


Question: 'Term for a one-house legislature, like that of Nebraska'

Answer: Unicameral


Question: 'This river provides the entire western border of Liechtenstein'

Answer: Rhine


Question: 'Eugene Houdry came up with the basic catalytic converter found in this car part'

Answer: Muffler


Question: 'In 1842 Edwin P. Christy formed his troupe of these'

Answer: Minstrels


Question: 'Some Jewish legends portray this monster, whose name means "unformed", as a defender of the Jews'

Answer: Golem


Question: '1990:<br />"Tie Me Up!  Tie Me Down!"'

Answer: Spain


Question: 'Designed by Vasari, this palace in Florence houses one of the world's great art collections'

Answer: Uffizi Palace


Question: 'This Liechtenstein capital is known for its postal museum & state art collection'

Answer: Vaduz


Question: 'He got a lift when installed in 1988 for the brake he invented for a hoisting apparatus'

Answer: Elisha Otis


Question: 'Country Bobby Fischer was in in 1972 when he became the 1st American to win the World Chess Championship'

Answer: Iceland


Question: 'Mixcoatl, the Aztec god of this activity, carried a bow & arrow & had the characteristics of a deer or a rabbit'

Answer: Hunting


Question: '1988:<br />"Babette's Feast"'

Answer: Denmark


Question: 'This "unattractive" Jamaican fruit may be a hybrid of a grapefruit, orange & tangerine'

Answer: Ugli fruit


Question: 'A plaque in Monument Park honors this ex-"Cardinal" for a 1979 event held at the stadium'

Answer: Pope John Paul II


Question: 'By '97 they had air-filled rubber tires, coaster brakes & adjustable handlebars'

Answer: bicycles


Question: 'In 1935 Kreuger's Cream Ale was the first beer sold in these'

Answer: cans


Question: 'It's where I came from with a banjo on my knee'

Answer: Alabama


Question: 'Delilah gave him a real trimming'

Answer: Samson


Question: 'Italian-American's have made this their equivalent of St. Patrick's Day'

Answer: Columbus Day


Question: 'Klugman's coroner'

Answer: Quincy


Question: 'It sank in Havana Harbor & set off a war'

Answer: the Maine


Question: 'Never swallowing, they sip, swish, gargle, then spit out what they sample'

Answer: what wine tasters do


Question: 'According to Beach Boys' hit, state with the cutest girls in the world'

Answer: California


Question: 'In Hebrew its name means "Sea of Reeds"'

Answer: the Red Sea


Question: 'Though we "love" his "day", he's been taken off calendar of saints'

Answer: St. Valentine


Question: 'Hugo's hunchback'

Answer: Quasimodo


Question: 'On March 18, 1891, this mode of communication was inaugurated between London & Paris'

Answer: the telephone


Question: 'This 19th century Philadelphia distiller's name became slang for liquor'

Answer: Booze


Question: 'State where you'd find Elvis' rain & Diamond's woman'

Answer: Kentucky


Question: 'Through sons Isaac & Ishmael both Jews & Arabs descend from him'

Answer: Abraham


Question: 'The eve of All Saints' Day'

Answer: Halloween


Question: '"To be or not to be"'

Answer: the question


Question: 'Derived from Hindu word for "5", describing number of ingredients mixed in a large bowl'

Answer: punch


Question: 'The alternate lyrics to "I've Been Working On The Railroad"'

Answer: "The Eyes Of Texas"


Question: 'The name "Palestine" comes from these Biblical enemies of Israel'

Answer: the Philistines


Question: 'In colonial Massachusetts, Puritans made this Christian holiday illegal'

Answer: Christmas


Question: 'Oldest city in Canada'

Answer: Quebec


Answer: the formula for alcohol


Question: 'Patti Page hit that is official song of a southern state'

Answer: "The Tennessee Waltz"


Question: 'Sorrowful O.T. prophet, his name now refers to predictors of doom'

Answer: Jeremiah


Question: 'Several Southern states celebrate <u>his</u> June 3rd birthday instead of Lincoln's'

Answer: Jefferson Davis


Question: 'Popular name of the Religious Society of Friends'

Answer: the Quakers


Question: 'In '63, 200,000 Washington marchers heard him say, "I have a dream"'

Answer: Martin Luther King, Jr.


Question: 'Shakespeare's only comedy with "comedy" in the title'

Answer: Comedy of Errors


Question: 'Dave Garroway's sign-off, or a slice of cake'

Answer: peace (piece)


Question: 'Every week this comedienne was "so glad we had this time together"'

Answer: Carol Burnett


Question: 'The last occasion Congress declared war on any country'

Answer: World War II


Question: 'In it, Puck comments: "Lord, what fools these mortals be!"'

Answer: A Midsummer Night\'s Dream


Question: 'What Oliver Twist wanted, or Susan Anton's diminutive date'

Answer: more (Moore)


Question: 'Richard Carlson "led" this number of lives as a communist counterspy & FBI agent'

Answer: 3


Question: 'What Shylock demanded instead of interest'

Answer: a pound of flesh


Question: 'Olympic swimmer, or what a tobacco chewer does into a spittoon'

Answer: Spitz (spits)


Question: 'Lucy & Desi's TV production company'

Answer: Desilu


Question: 'Only state carried by George McGovern in '72 election'

Answer: Massachusetts


Question: 'Completes the line "If music be the food of love..."'

Answer: play on


Question: 'Expensive onion, or what happens when there's a hole in the bucket'

Answer: leek (leak)


Question: 'Only 1 of the 7 wonders of the ancient world still standing'

Answer: the Great Pyramid


Question: 'Series which pitted "CONTROL" against "KAOS"'

Answer: Get Smart


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

Answer: the KKK


Question: 'Hamlet's closest friend, only major character left alive at play's end'

Answer: Horatio


Question: 'Plucked instrument brought to U.S. by slaves, now a fixture in bluegrass'

Answer: the banjo


Question: 'A peasant, or where you hang 10'

Answer: serf (surf)


Question: 'Though unmarried & childless, he lives in the world's largest residential palace'

Answer: the Pope


Question: 'Crooner who was 1st offered role of "Columbo" but turned it down because he didn't need the money'

Answer: Bing Crosby


Question: 'N.Y. financier Al Grimaldi is next in line for throne of this Mediterranean principality'

Answer: Monaco


Question: 'In 1995 John Gray had 2 books on the top 10 list of the year: "Mars and Venus in the Bedroom" at No. 7 & this one at No. 1'

Answer: Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus


Question: 'Max von Sydow played Father Merrin, the title character of this devilish 1973 scarefest'

Answer: The Exorcist


Question: 'No spy should be without one of these aptly named outer garments first designed for British soldiers in WWI'

Answer: a trench coat


Question: 'Oct. 1, 1908: Dear Mom, this car's been introduced at $850 but I bet mass production can lower it to about $300 by 1926'

Answer: the Model T Ford


Question: 'Stages in Chicken of the Sea tuna processing include thawing; evisceration; cleaning; & filling & sealing these'

Answer: cans


Question: 'A scarlet member of the Flinstone family'

Answer: a red Fred


Question: 'In 1965 Johnny Carson wrote "Happiness is a Dry Martini"; 3 years earlier, Charles Schulz wrote "Happiness is" this'

Answer: a Warm Puppy


Question: 'Annie hitches a ride to Camp Crystal Lake at the beginning of this 1980 horror classic'

Answer: Friday the 13th


Question: 'Although this company's name was trademarked in 1871, its logo didn't appear on men's underwear until 1938'

Answer: Fruit of the Loom


Question: 'Oct. 15, 1965: Dear Dad, you won't believe it but at a peace rally today David Miller burned this, so the FBI's after him'

Answer: his draft card


Question: 'A round container for margarine; Parkay has a "talking" one'

Answer: a tub


Question: 'A tan urban area'

Answer: a brown town


Question: '"My Stroke of Luck" was this famed actor's account of his recovery from a 1996 stroke'

Answer: Kirk Douglas


Question: 'At about 40, Barbra Streisand played this title girl who disguises herself as a yeshiva boy & sings'

Answer: Yentl


Question: 'This word for a woman's shirt may be from Old High German for "naked"'

Answer: blouse


Question: 'Oct. 14, 1947: Dear Bro, I hear that today this man traveled over 662 MPH in a Bell X-1'

Answer: Chuck Yeager


Question: 'It's the trademark name of the stoneware slow cooker seen here'

Answer: a Crock Pot


Question: 'Dark blue turkey sauce'

Answer: navy gravy


Question: 'This 1988 bestseller was subtitled "From the Big Bang to Black Holes"'

Answer: A Brief History of Time


Question: 'Gunnar Hansen brought the character of Leatherface to life in this 1974 thriller'

Answer: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre


Question: 'This French designer's "New Look" for 1947 included a narrow waist & padded hips'

Answer: Christian Dior


Question: 'Oct. 29, 1929: Sister Dear, things are gloomy in New York as this lost 31 points, or 12 percent; I need a stiff toddy'

Answer: the Dow Jones


Question: 'It's a 4-letter word for a coffin, especially as it's being carried'

Answer: a pall


Question: 'A pale green sword'

Answer: a jade blade


Question: 'The No. 1 nonfiction book of 1948 was "Crusade in Europe" by this American general'

Answer: Eisenhower


Question: 'The third film in this scary series was subtitled "Dream Warriors"'

Answer: A Nightmare on Elm Street


Question: 'In 1939 she closed her Paris shop & spent the rest of World War II in the Ritz Hotel with her German boyfriend'

Answer: (Coco) Chanel


Question: 'Oct. 24, 1648: Dear Johann, I can't believe this long war is over now that the Peace of Westphalia has been concluded'

Answer: the Thirty Years\' War


Question: 'A pigmentless African ungulate'

Answer: an albino rhino


Question: 'It's the main deliberative body of the U.N.'

Answer: the General Assembly


Question: 'Robert Frost:<br />"Stopping by woods on a snowy ____"'

Answer: evening


Question: 'The Amateur Radio Service is part of this government agency, abbreviated the FCC'

Answer: the Federal Communications Commission


Question: 'Michael was raised in the small town of Burnaby, a suburb of this port city of British Columbia'

Answer: Vancouver


Question: 'The flowering plant known as the fuchsia is named for Leonhard Fuchs, a 16th c. botanist of this nationality'

Answer: German


Question: 'The PR guy whose job it is to put bad news in the best possible light'

Answer: a spin doctor


Question: 'Audrey Hepburn became a goodwill ambassador for this U.N. group in 1988 & introduced it to Roger Moore'

Answer: UNICEF


Question: '1618, John Donne:<br />"____, be not proud"'

Answer: Death


Question: 'Insider trading?  Prepare to get smacked upside the head by this commission set up in 1934'

Answer: the Securities & Exchange Commission


Question: 'Michael hit the big time in the 1980s as Alex Keaton on this TV series'

Answer: Family Ties


Question: 'Gardeners often plant fuchsias to attract these small birds of the family Trochilidae'

Answer: hummingbirds


Question: 'One prick from this & Sleeping Beauty took a snooze'

Answer: a spinning wheel (or spindle)


Question: '(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Lubeck, Germany.)  In 1987, this U.N. organization placed Lubeck's entire Altstadt, or old town, on the World Heritage List'

Answer: UNESCO


Question: '1839, a Henry Wadsworth Longfellow title:<br />"The Village ____"'

Answer: Blacksmith


Question: 'The Nevada State Athletic Commission is mainly concerned with this sport'

Answer: boxing


Question: 'Michael made 3 "Back to the Future" films as this chronologically challenged character'

Answer: Marty McFly


Question: 'Because of its drooping flowers, the fuchsia is also known by this name shared with a variety of women's jewelry'

Answer: earrings


Question: 'A small keyboard instrument that originally used quills to pluck the strings'

Answer: a spinet


Question: 'This nomadic group also called the Romany has had non-governmental org. status at the U.N. since 1979'

Answer: the Gypsies


Question: '1871, Lewis Carroll:<br />"The Walrus and the ____"'

Answer: Carpenter


Question: 'A commission established in 1987 sponsored 2 of these in '88, 3 in '92, 2 in '96, 3 in 2000 & 3 in '04'

Answer: presidential debates


Question: 'Michael voiced this boylike mouse in 2 hit films'

Answer: Stuart Little


Question: 'One plant disease fuchsias are susceptible to is this one that sounds like oxidized metal'

Answer: rust


Question: 'Native to Asia, its species name is oleracea'

Answer: spinach


Question: 'This secretary-general is seen here on the cover of a 1956 magazine'

Answer: Dag Hammarskjold


Question: '1842, Robert Browning:<br />"My Last ____"'

Answer: Duchess


Question: 'Decade of the Kerner Commission, which warned of us moving toward "two societies... separate and unequal"'

Answer: the 1960s


Question: 'In 1991, Michael directed "The Trap", an episode in this spooky HBO horror anthology series'

Answer: Tales from the Crypt


Question: 'A variety of fuchsia found at the southern tip of South America bears the name of this Portuguese explorer'

Answer: Magellan


Question: 'In "Ethics", this philosopher observed that "Man is a social animal"'

Answer: Spinoza


Question: 'They're the two rivers meeting in the photo'

Answer: the Hudson River & the East River


Question: 'A type of treeless plain, or the oldest city in Georgia'

Answer: Savannah


Question: 'It's not a novel builder, it's a person accepting bets'

Answer: Bookmaker/bookie


Question: '1851:<br />A white whale'

Answer: "Moby Dick"


Question: 'This city is represented by Le Club de Hockey Canadien'

Answer: Montreal Canadiens


Question: 'This quantity of paper was once 480 sheets but is now usually 500'

Answer: Ream


Question: 'It's what you ride along the canals of Venice'

Answer: Gondola


Question: 'The man seen here shares his name with this Maryland suburb<br />("...and you're not")'

Answer: Chevy Chase


Question: 'A person confessing info to police is known as one of these yellow songbirds'

Answer: Canary


Question: '1880: <br />Siblings Dmitry, Ivan, Alyosha & Smerdyakov'

Answer: "The Brothers Karamazov"


Question: 'The name of Canada's capital's NHL team, it was once the name of the U.S. capital's AL team'

Answer: (Ottawa) Senators


Question: 'Paper gets its name from this reed that the ancient Egyptians used to make their writing materials'

Answer: Papyrus


Question: 'It often includes rolled oats, wheat germ, honey, fruit & nuts'

Answer: Granola


Question: 'Appropriately, this Pennsylvania city that was founded in 1741 was named at Christmastime'

Answer: Bethlehem


Question: 'It's the 2-word slang term for the photograph taken of a suspect in custody'

Answer: Mug shot


Question: '1925:<br />Self-made millionaire James Gatz'

Answer: "The Great Gatsby"


Question: 'Citizens of "Hockeytown" support this team by wearing the logo seen here'

Answer: Detroit Red Wings


Question: 'In 1859 William Goodale patented the first machine to manufacture these, which some people can't punch their way out of'

Answer: Paper bags


Question: 'This early phonograph began cranking out music in 1906'

Answer: Victrola


Question: 'Mark Twain's brother Orion owned this Missouri city's Journal, for which Twain set type & wrote'

Answer: Hannibal


Question: 'This term for a gangster's girlfriend sounds like where she might spend all his money'

Answer: Moll


Question: '1759:<br />Dr. Pangloss' naive student'

Answer: "Candide"


Question: 'On June 14, 1994 they beat Vancouver at the Gahden for their first Stanley Cup since 1940'

Answer: New York Rangers


Question: 'This translucent identifier in paper is made by pressing a wire pattern into the paper while it's still wet'

Answer: Watermark


Question: 'Italy's Lombardy region is famous for producing this soft (& smelly) blue cheese'

Answer: Gorgonzola


Question: 'This town, site of the Scopes Trial, plays host to the annual East Tennessee Strawberry Festival'

Answer: Dayton


Question: 'From Latin for "elsewhere", it's the claim to have been somewhere else when a crime was committed'

Answer: Alibi


Question: '1895:<br />Jude Fawley'

Answer: "Jude the Obscure"


Question: 'The team that wears the logo seen here plays home games in this former Olympic venue<br />(Calgary Flames)'

Answer: Saddledome


Question: 'Paper was first made by the Chinese using the bark of this tree whose leaves are fed to silkworms'

Answer: Mulberry tree


Question: 'Haiti occupies a third of this island; the Dominican Republic covers the rest'

Answer: Hispaniola


Question: 'A person with a body mass index of 27 is considered to be this'

Answer: Overweight


Question: 'In 1937 he became the first man sworn in as U.S. president on a January 20'

Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt


Question: 'With no party having a majority in September 1984 this country's Knesset voted for a coalition government'

Answer: Israel


Question: 'Smile & say this, the first product Sara Lee put into supermarket refrigerators'

Answer: Cheesecake


Question: 'The crack on the back of the coins produced from 1948 to 1963 wasn't a design flaw, it was part of this object'

Answer: Liberty Bell


Question: 'He won Emmys in 1971, 1972 & 1973 for his correspondent chores on "60 Minutes"'

Answer: Mike Wallace


Question: 'Big, perhaps like the object seen here<br />(in Washington, D.C.)'

Answer: Monumental


Question: 'The 20th consonant in the English alphabet, some Canadians say it's always a vowel'

Answer: Y


Question: 'September 30 premieres include this composer's "Magic Flute" in 1791'

Answer: W.A. Mozart


Question: 'New round foods of 1941 included M&Ms & this General Mills cereal'

Answer: Cheerios


Question: 'From 1794 to 1947 the half dollar featured this creature on the reverse'

Answer: Eagle


Question: 'This spin-off debuted in the middle of the 1998-99 season'

Answer: 60 Minutes II


Question: 'This big adjective comes from Rabelais' giant king'

Answer: Gargantuan


Question: 'The one Solomon built had a breadth of 20 cubits & a porch the same length'

Answer: Temple


Question: 'A highlight of Marie Antoinette's day on September 19, 1783 was watching a sheep, duck & rooster do this'

Answer: Go up in a hot air balloon


Question: 'In 1946 the first frozen foods out of Mrs. Paul's kitchen were these, deviled'

Answer: Crabs


Question: 'Face it, he's on the front of the 2000 coin'

Answer: John F. Kennedy


Question: 'Made a regular correspondent in 1984, she's currently a co-host of "Good Morning America"'

Answer: Diane Sawyer


Question: 'Big, like an encyclopedia that fills many books'

Answer: Voluminous


Question: '80 to the French is quatre-vingts; 4 twenties; to Abe Lincoln it was four this'

Answer: Score


Question: 'In 1948 Aaron Lapin's company introduced this aerosol dessert topping brand'

Answer: Reddi-wip


Question: '1 of the 2 years on the front of the 50-cent coin that displayed Independence Hall on the reverse'

Answer: 1776 or 1976


Question: 'This 1999 film was based on a 1994 "60 Minutes" story'

Answer: The Insider


Question: 'From the Latin for "stunned", it's a colossal amount or just plain great'

Answer: Stupendous


Question: 'Teams of 20 of these used to haul borax out of Death Valley; those were the days'

Answer: Mule teams


Question: 'Pieter W. Botha was elected as this country's first executive state president September 5, 1984'

Answer: South Africa


Question: 'Jeno Paulucci started selling his canned chicken chow mein under this label in 1945'

Answer: Chun King


Question: 'In 1999 the mints in these 2 cities produced a total of 19,582,000 50-cent pieces for general circulation'

Answer: Denver & Philadelphia


Question: 'In the late '70s the debates were between the conservative James J. Kilpatrick & this liberal woman'

Answer: Shana Alexander


Question: 'In the 1890s he established steamer lines on the Great Lakes to control the transport of iron to Pittsburgh'

Answer: Andrew Carnegie


Question: 'Muskrats & woodrats belong to this order of mammals'

Answer: rodents


Question: 'In 1947 he shattered baseball's color line'

Answer: Jackie Robinson


Question: 'A movie classic:<br />MMI'

Answer: 2001


Question: 'Poppin' Fresh, this brand's doughboy, was introduced in 1965 to promote its crescent rolls'

Answer: Pillsbury


Question: '"A frightened look in Becky's face brought Tom to his senses and he saw that he had made a blunder"'

Answer: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer


Question: 'It's the section of an orchestra that includes the flutes'

Answer: woodwinds


Question: 'The Venus's flower basket is one of the most attractive of these porous aquatic creatures'

Answer: a sponge


Question: 'Like a famous "Mr." of song, it was the nickname of tap dancer Bill Robinson'

Answer: Bojangles


Question: 'Kennedy craft:<br />CIX'

Answer: 109


Question: 'A schoolkid's winning design for a Planters contest was modified to become this advertising icon'

Answer: Mr. Peanut


Question: '"By my authority as executive I threw Merlin into prison -- the same cell I had occupied myself"'

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


Question: 'Chewbacca is the best known of these fictional creatures'

Answer: a Wookiee


Question: 'This feisty Thai fish blows sticky bubbles to make a nest, then puts the eggs in its mouth & blows them in the nest'

Answer: fighting fish


Question: 'Now with his own line of foods, this Motown legend boasts, "The soul is in the bowl"'

Answer: Smokey Robinson


Question: 'A number needed to be elected president:<br />CCLXX'

Answer: 270


Question: 'Would you like fries with this company whose logo, designed in 1969, is a pigtailed little girl?'

Answer: Wendy\'s


Question: '"I resk forty dollars that he can outjump any frog"'

Answer: The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County


Question: 'A speaker designed for the reproduction of low-frequency sounds'

Answer: woofer


Question: 'Australians call this animal a jumbuck or a monkey'

Answer: sheep


Question: 'In 1951 he defeated Jake LaMotta to become middleweight boxing champ'

Answer: Sugar Ray Robinson


Question: 'Truly a Venus:<br />XXXVI, XXIV, XXXVI'

Answer: 36-24-36


Question: 'A sailor boy & his dog Bingo began appearing on packages of this snack way back in 1918'

Answer: Cracker Jacks


Question: '"It is the longest river in the world... it is also the crookedest river in the world"'

Answer: LIfe on the Mississippi


Question: 'Adjective meaning close to fainting, perhaps from a blow to the head'

Answer: woozy


Question: 'Fruit & lizards (yum!) are favorite foods of the coati, also known by this longer name'

Answer: coatimundi


Question: 'It was the end of Rico & of this actor who passed away in 1973 shortly after he finished filming "Soylent Green"'

Answer: Edward G. Robinson


Question: 'Good year for sailing:<br />MCDXCII'

Answer: 1492


Question: 'The logo of this company founded in 1837 is in agricultural green & yellow & features an antlered animal'

Answer: John Deere


Question: '"The two went and stood side by side before a great mirror and lo, a miracle: there did not seem to have been any change"'

Answer: The Prince and the Pauper


Question: 'British book babe who hosted the Bloomsbury Group'

Answer: Virginia Woolf


Question: 'On July 3, 1450 peasant leader Jack Cade entered this capital in triumph; by July 12 he was dead'

Answer: London


Question: 'Standup comic who knows how to "bring the pain" is shocked to find himself starring in "Pillow Talk" with Doris Day'

Answer: Chris Rock Hudson


Question: 'The desired color for these Burmese gems has long been compared to pomegranate seeds, like those seen here'

Answer: rubies


Question: 'Spice up your life with chicken paprikash, a famous dish from this country'

Answer: Hungary


Question: 'Selene was the Greek goddess of this heavely body--& quite a heavenly body herself'

Answer: the moon


Question: 'Emeril must love this state with "bam" inside it'

Answer: Alabama


Question: 'A rebellion of his brothers Andrei & Boris was stopped by this ruler III-- come on, how many Russian names are left?'

Answer: Ivan


Question: 'George Harrison's "godly" 1970 hit bcomes a Tolkien trilogy'

Answer: "My Sweet Lord Of The Rings"


Question: 'Diamond dealers express the value of their wares in price per this, equal to 1/5 of  gram'

Answer: carats


Question: 'Some folks make Welsh rarebit with milk instead of this traditional liquid; Homer Simpson would be outraged'

Answer: beer


Question: 'Let's reflect on this handsome youth who was immune to love--till he was bedazzled by his own reflection'

Answer: Narcissus


Question: 'The life force known as "chi" is inside this state'

Answer: Michigan


Question: 'This Portuguese prince wasn't just about exploration--he & his brother Fernando tried to conquer Tangier & failed miserably'

Answer: Prince Henry the Navigator


Question: 'Sir Mix-A-Lot's booty-shakin' rap classic mashes up with a romp-to-Russia Beatles tune'

Answer: "Baby Got Back In The U.S.S.R."


Question: '(Jon of the Clue Crew holds a purple gem in a pair of tweezers.)  It has more iron oxide than any other variety of quartz, which is believed to account for its rich color'

Answer: an amethyst


Question: 'Blaa may not sound appetizing, but it's a nice floury bread from Waterford in this country'

Answer: Ireland


Question: 'The peacock was sacred to this queen of the gods, who added the eyes to its tail'

Answer: Hera


Question: '"For" it's a jolly good state'

Answer: California


Question: 'In 1453 the last Byzantine emperor, the XI of this name, died in the vain defense of his city'

Answer: Constantine


Question: '1980 Goldie Hawn film that became a guy who knew a penny saved is a penny earned'

Answer: Private Benjamin Franklin


Question: 'This blue gem has been prized since biblical times; tradition holds the tablets of the ten commandments were made of it'

Answer: sapphire


Question: 'Many things may be stuffed to make this traditional Greek dish, but stuffed grape leaves are the most popular'

Answer: dolmas (or dolmades)


Question: 'Some say the name of this faithful wife means "with a web over her face"; others say it means "striped duck"'

Answer: Penelope


Question: 'I'll "use" a map to drive to this state'

Answer: Massachusetts


Question: 'A masterpiece of illumination is the circa 1415 book "Les Très Riches Heures du" this duke'

Answer: the Duke of Berry


Question: 'Don Johnson's 1980s cop show that finds itself in reverse order from that stated'

Answer: Miami Vice Versa


Question: 'Mines for this gemstone, like the "Lavender Pit" in Arizona, are always near copper mines'

Answer: turquoise


Question: 'Black pepper (achoo!) is a leading ingredient in these cookies whose name is German for "peppernuts"'

Answer: pfeffernuesse


Question: 'Hyp hyp hooray for this god of sleep whos name is Greek for--you guessed it--"sleep"'

Answer: Hypnos


Question: 'I'll feel "out" of sorts if I can't visit these 2 states'

Answer: South Carolina & South Dakota


Question: 'The course of this river that's almost 3,000 miles long is an immense counter-clockwise semi-circle'

Answer: the Congo


Question: 'Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" is set against the background of this decade-long upheaval'

Answer: The French Revolution


Question: 'Sandra returned; Keanu passed on the watery "Cruise Control" sequel to this 1994 thrill-fest'

Answer: Speed


Question: 'In Colombia:<br />this'

Answer: Spanish


Question: 'The Duke of Edinburgh, he served in the Pacific in WWII before marrying Princess Elizabeth in 1947'

Answer: Prince Philip


Question: 'Your mission, should you choose to accept it: find this fungus used in pate de foie gras--a pig is provided'

Answer: a truffle


Question: 'An editor of Forbes' 2006 list of the World's Richest People said this "just isn't what it used to be"'

Answer: a billion dollars


Question: 'E.L. Doctorow's Civil War novel "The March" tells the story of those on this general's march through Georgia'

Answer: (William Tecumseh) Sherman


Question: 'The killer in the "Revenge" sequel to this movie eats 1 Brody off Amity Island, then looks for more of them in the Bahamas'

Answer: Jaws


Question: 'In Brazil:<br />this'

Answer: Portuguese


Question: 'Grand Duke Michael wasn't rushin' to become czar after this brother of his abdicated on March 15, 1917'

Answer: Nicholas II


Question: 'Your Austrian contact will be this chef seen here; his first name leads to his code name--Mozart'

Answer: Wolfgang Puck


Question: 'Use a pedometer to try to reach the goal of this many steps a day, the usual number given to maintain long-term health'

Answer: 10,000


Question: 'Larry McMurtry's "Telegraph Days" has heroine Nellie Courtright witnessing the 1881 gunfight at this place'

Answer: the O.K. Corral


Question: 'Jackie Mason played miniature golf in the 1988 sequel to this madcap comedy'

Answer: Caddyshack


Question: 'In Kyrgyzstan:<br />Kyrgyz & this'

Answer: Russian


Question: 'While fighting for Charles II in 1651, John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale, was captured by this Lord Protector'

Answer: (Oliver) Cromwell


Question: 'Jim, you must remove certain organs of this rhyming species of puffer fish, as they contain a deadly poison'

Answer: fugu


Question: 'We're sure you scored well above this in standard IQ tests; it generally indicates average for one's age'

Answer: 100


Question: '"Girl with a Pearl Earring" is the story of Griet, who works in the Delft household of this 17th century painter'

Answer: Johannes Vermeer


Question: 'It's Burkittsville redux as 4 Boston students stumble on the "Book of Shadows" in a sequel to this 1999 flick'

Answer: The Blair Witch Project


Question: 'In Chad:<br />French & this'

Answer: Arabic


Question: 'We learn that the Duke of Milan set young Miranda & her usurped father adrift at sea in this Shakespeare work'

Answer: The Tempest


Question: 'Beware this Food Network woman seen here, Jim--she's been known to limit her meals to 30 minutes'

Answer: Rachael Ray


Question: 'The Schwinn Continental, introduced in 1960, had this many gears'

Answer: ten


Question: 'Ireland's tempestuous history has inspired many historical novels, like this author's 1976 book "Trinity"'

Answer: (Leon) Uris


Question: 'Adrian Zmed takes us back to Rydell High & sees familiar faces like Didi Conn in the 1982 sequel to this film'

Answer: Grease


Question: 'In Fiji:<br />this'

Answer: English


Question: 'In the 14th century John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster, aided this "dark" prince during the 100 Years' War'

Answer: Edward, the Black Prince


Question: 'This "airy" 7-letter French dessert may be chilled, baked or frozen & use liqueurs, but if agitated, may destruct in 5 sec.'

Answer: a soufflé


Question: 'The EPA doesn't want kids breathing air with more carbon monoxide than 9 parts per this'

Answer: million


Question: 'Around 106 A.D. Jordan became part of this empire's province of Arabia'

Answer: the Roman Empire


Question: '2-word "conjuring" brand name for a felt-tip pen that comes in many colors'

Answer: Magic Marker


Question: 'Harper Lee should know it's the state bird of Texas'

Answer: the mockingbird


Question: 'The ghost of Peter Dromgoole, supposedly killed in a duel, haunts Gimghoul Castle near Chapel Hill in this state'

Answer: North Carolina


Question: 'This branch of medicine deals with women during pregnancy & labor & after childbirth'

Answer: obstetrics


Question: 'No arrests were made after John Stockton left the NBA with a record 3,625 of these'

Answer: steals


Question: 'Following World War I, this European country took control of Jordan'

Answer: the United Kingdom


Question: 'It's the rock group that gave us the hit song "Magic Man"'

Answer: Heart


Question: 'Congratulations!  It's a  healthy bouncing baby clue delivered by this bird seen here'

Answer: a stork


Question: 'Henry Mancini wrote the theme song for this TV crime drama with Craig Stevens in the title role'

Answer: Peter Gunn


Question: 'As opposed to oriental, this 10-letter word refers to the West'

Answer: occidental


Question: 'Among the records he held upon retiring were most regular-season points & 5,762 playoff points'

Answer: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar


Question: 'In 1952 he succeeded his father Talal as King of Jordan'

Answer: King Hussein


Question: 'Before Sudoku, there was this puzzle box with rows & columns of numbers that each add up to the same sum'

Answer: a magic square


Question: 'During a rough incident in Milan, Katie Couric said, "some days you're" this bird, "some days you're the statue"'

Answer: a pigeon


Question: 'In a 1962 film, this actor says, "that was before Aqaba anyway,  I had to execute him with my pistol"'

Answer: Peter O\'Toole


Question: 'Captain Beefheart is said to have a range of 4.5 of these'

Answer: octaves


Question: 'This man pulled down 11 championship rings as a coach & player for the Celtics'

Answer: Bill Russell


Question: 'The easternmost point of Jordan borders this troubled country'

Answer: Iraq


Question: '(Mark Hamill delivers the clue.)  The scene of the escape pod leaving Princess Leia's ship was the first effect created by this company, abbreviated ILM'

Answer: Industrial Light & Magic


Question: 'Haha-hahaha! A flicker, this type of bird, feeds mainly on the ground & is especially fond of ants'

Answer: a woodpecker


Question: 'Also referred to as potassium nitrate or niter, this mineral was once used in gunpowder'

Answer: saltpeter


Question: 'Some "languish in" this word that means "darkness" or "indistinctness"'

Answer: obscurity


Question: 'In 1974 & 1976 this forward led the Nets to the ABA Championship, & in 1983 he led the 76ers to the NBA Championship'

Answer: Julius Erving ("Dr. J")


Question: 'Jordan lost the city of Jerusalem & the territory known as the West Bank during a war in this year'

Answer: 1967


Question: 'A stereopticon uses 2 of these, an early type of film projector'

Answer: magic lantern


Question: 'It's W.C. Fields' avian of choice seen here'

Answer: a chickadee


Question: 'This state university in Las Cruces took away the pistol from its mascot, Pistol Pete, & replaced it with a lasso'

Answer: New Mexico State


Question: 'A long vehicle for passengers, or an anthology of articles related to a subject'

Answer: omnibus


Question: 'Defensive stars Mark Eaton & Hakeem Olajuwon share the record with 10 of these in a playoff game'

Answer: blocks


Question: 'The premiere of this miniseries was held at Normandy's Utah Beach Memorial on June 6, 2001'

Answer: Band of Brothers


Question: 'An 1833 meteor shower is why license plates say "Stars fell on" this state'

Answer: Alabama


Question: 'The original Ronald McDonald, today you know him better as the "Today" show's weather reporter'

Answer: Willard Scott


Question: 'In the name of military aircraft, this letter precedes 2 & 52'

Answer: B


Question: 'It's the item you'll learn to master & depend on at the Army's Jump School'

Answer: a parachute


Question: 'On March 15, 44 B.C. Gaius Cassius Longinus (& 20 or so other guys) took a stab at this man'

Answer: Julius Caesar


Question: 'This has been the state's capital since 1824, 2 years after Florida became a U.S. territory'

Answer: Tallahassee


Question: 'This country is a cluster of valleys in the Pyrenees'

Answer: Andorra


Question: 'These days he's behind the camera directing films like "Angels and Demons" & "The Da Vinci Code"'

Answer: Ron Howard


Question: 'These 2 letters precede Cruiser in the name of a cute car from Chrysler'

Answer: P & T


Question: 'In 1976 news, these 1-syllable features were installed at the Lincoln Memorial'

Answer: ramps


Question: 'On April 3, 1882 in St. Joseph, Missouri, Robert Ford took out this man with a shot to the head'

Answer: Jesse James


Question: 'This "river of grass" in southern Florida is up to 50 miles wide & generally less than a foot deep'

Answer: the Everglades


Question: 'This Montana city lent its name to a giant copper mining concern'

Answer: Anaconda


Question: 'In 2009 this funnyman was back as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau in "The Pink Panther 2"'

Answer: Steve Martin


Question: 'It's the single-letter movie role played by Judi Dench beginning with "GoldenEye"'

Answer: M


Question: 'The V-22 Osprey aircraft flies like a turboprop but takes off & lands like this'

Answer: a helicopter


Question: 'On Sept. 5, 1877 a Fort Robinson, Neb. soldier killed this "equine" Native American after his voluntary surrender'

Answer: Crazy Horse


Question: 'In 1822 Isaiah Hart honored the provisional governor of Florida, later a U.S. president, in naming this city'

Answer: Jacksonville


Question: 'The Red Fort, built by Akbar, is the second-most famous landmark in this city in India'

Answer: Agra


Question: 'She opened her own weight loss center in 1983 after the company she was working for was sold to NutriSystem'

Answer: Jenny Craig


Question: 'The Roman numeral for 100'

Answer: C


Question: 'You step over a comb plate to start & end each ride on one of these'

Answer: an escalator


Question: 'In 1948 Nathuram Godse killed this Asian leader who had spoken of "the willing sacrifice of the innocent"'

Answer: Gandhi


Question: 'The name of this huge Florida lake is a Seminole Indian word meaning "plenty big water"'

Answer: Okeechobee


Question: 'Lewis & Clark's winter home Fort Clatsop is an attraction in this Oregon city, the oldest settlement west of the Rockies'

Answer: Astoria


Question: 'In 2003, 37 years after his death, this comedian was pardoned by N.Y.'s governor for a 1964 obscenity conviction'

Answer: Lenny Bruce


Question: 'In American Sign Language, these three letters that follow each other in the alphabet look like this'

Answer: U, V, W


Question: 'The word "winch" is from Old English for this simple machine, which helps a winch lift stuff'

Answer: a pulley


Question: 'On June 28, 1914 Gavrilo Princip shot this man & his wife; there were some repercussions'

Answer: Archduke Ferdinand


Question: 'Hey, sweetheart, it's the Florida location seen here'

Answer: Key Largo


Question: 'One of the 2 plays for which Tennessee Williams won Pulitzers, in 1948 & 1955'

Answer: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (or A Streetcar Named Desire)


Question: 'Its theme song says, "I'm gonna live forever, baby remember my name"'

Answer: Fame


Question: 'It's the chemical substance that carries genetic information that determines form & functioning of all living things'

Answer: DNA


Question: 'In the world of wine, this word refers to the year the grapes were harvested'

Answer: vintage


Question: 'This leader's enthronement ceremony took place when he was 4, in the iron-dragon year (1940, to us)'

Answer: the Dalai Lama


Question: 'This dual sports event was first included in the Winter Olympics in 1960'

Answer: a biathlon


Question: 'He won Pulitzers for "Our Town" & "The Skin of our Teeth"'

Answer: (Thornton) Wilder


Question: 'Gwyneth Paltrow starred in the 1996 adaptation of this Jane Austen novel'

Answer: Emma


Question: 'This bacterium found in eggs & poultry that causes food poisoning is named for an American pathologist'

Answer: salmonella


Question: 'You might enjoy a glass of this Sicilian fortified wine while cooking up the veal dish of the same name'

Answer: Marsala


Question: 'More than 80% of the people in Finland belong to this Protestant denomination'

Answer: Lutheran


Question: 'The 47th U.S. vice president'

Answer: Biden


Question: 'Horton Foote won a 1995 Pulitzer for his play "The Young Man from" this state capital'

Answer: Atlanta


Question: 'It told the true story of disfigured teen Rocky Dennis; Cher played his biker mom'

Answer: Mask


Question: 'The time it takes for 50% of a given amount of a radioactive element to decay'

Answer: half-life


Question: 'Chablis & beaujolais come from this major wine-growing region in France'

Answer: Burgundy


Question: 'A student might earn an M.Div. at this type of theological school, from the Middle English for "seed plot"'

Answer: a seminary


Question: '"Parallel Lives" by Plutarch is an early collection of these'

Answer: biographies


Question: '"You Can't Take It With You" unless you're George S. Kaufman & this partner, who took home the prize in 1937'

Answer: Moss Hart


Question: 'In this '95 thriller Al Pacino & Robert De Niro were on opposite sides of the law'

Answer: Heat


Question: 'The quality of richness of variety of life forms, both plant & animal, in a given environment'

Answer: biodiversity


Question: 'In the U.S. Johannisberg often appears on bottles of this white wine adopted from Germany'

Answer: Riesling


Question: 'Some early followers of this religion founded in England in the 1600s called themselves the Friends of Truth'

Answer: the Quakers (or the Society of Friends)


Question: 'An oyster, clam or mussel'

Answer: bivalves


Question: 'It's the 3-letter title of Margaret Edson's play about a woman dying of cancer'

Answer: Wit


Question: '"Fear is the driving force" in this early Spielberg flick, originally made for TV'

Answer: Duel


Question: 'The transfer of a fluid from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration through a membrane'

Answer: osmosis


Question: 'Fume blanc was a term coined by this California vintner to play up the smoky flavors of his sauvignon blanc'

Answer: Robert Mondavi


Question: 'Many a saint could tell you that thaumaturgy is the power to work these'

Answer: miracles


Question: 'A prejudice, or a diagonal line across a woven fabric'

Answer: a bias


Question: 'First turned on in 1989 in Times Square, the "clock" measuring this ran out of digits in October 2008'

Answer: the national debt


Question: 'Benjamin's only full brother was this wearer of the coat of many colors'

Answer: Joseph


Question: 'Traditional sweet & sour pork contains this tropical fruit'

Answer: pineapple


Question: 'In the Netherlands the name of this river is spelled R-I-J-N'

Answer: the Rhine


Question: 'It shut down its webpage after Swedish hackers changed its name to the Central Stupidity Agency'

Answer: the CIA (the Central Intelligence Agency)


Question: 'Neat & trim<br />(4)'

Answer: tidy


Question: 'This longest-lived person in the Bible was Enoch's son & Noah's grandfather'

Answer: Methuselah


Question: '"Smart" people know that hirnsuppe is a German soup made from this organ meat'

Answer: brains


Question: 'He was Johnny Carson's daytime sidekick on "Who Do You Trust?" before joining him on "The Tonight Show"'

Answer: Ed McMahon


Question: 'This river's drainage basin extends from 4 degrees south latitude to 31 degrees north latitude'

Answer: the Nile


Question: 'After the July 4, 1996 weekend off, workers on the L.A. subway had to do this to the tunnel digging machine'

Answer: dig it out (got stuck)


Question: 'Dracula's domain<br />(12)'

Answer: Transylvania


Question: 'According to Luke, this prisoner who was released instead of Jesus was a seditionist & a murderer'

Answer: Barabbas


Question: 'Cuitlacoche, a Mexican delicacy, comes from the ears of this that have been attacked by Ustilago Maydis fungus'

Answer: corn


Question: 'This network fills the wee hours with "World News Now", for those left uninformed by its "Nightline"'

Answer: ABC


Question: 'The mouth of this 2315-mile-long river lies in the Mississippi River 17 miles above St. Louis'

Answer: the Missouri


Question: 'In 1991 this royal Englishwoman shocked Pakistani Muslims when she wore a knee-length dress into a mosque'

Answer: Princess Diana


Question: 'A clap in the rain<br />(7)'

Answer: thunder


Question: 'It is believed that the Bible's oldest text is "The Song Of" this prophetess & judge'

Answer: Deborah


Question: 'Soba are a Japanese type of these made from buckwheat flour & served hot or cold'

Answer: noodles


Question: 'After midnight on Fridays in the '80s, you could catch an NBC rock music show devoted to these'

Answer: music videos


Question: 'This central Italian river empties into the sea via the Fiumara Branch & the Fiumicino Canal'

Answer: the Tiber


Question: 'This recent ad slogan didn't translate into Spanish; it literally meant "are you lactating?"'

Answer: got milk?


Question: 'Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras & Luciano Pavarotti<br />(3) (5) (6)'

Answer: The Three Tenors


Question: 'The 2 brothers to whom Jesus said, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men"'

Answer: Peter & Andrew


Question: 'Veloute de Crevettes is a rich French soup made from these shellfish'

Answer: shrimp


Question: 'After midnight on Fridays in the '70s, you could catch Wolfman Jack on this NBC rock music show'

Answer: The Midnight Special


Question: 'In 1951 it was determined that this river's source was in the Sierra Parima of Venezuela'

Answer: the Orinoco


Question: 'Montblanc recalled 1000s of these after engraving Dumas Fils' signature on them instead of Dumas Pere's'

Answer: pens


Question: 'Wolf or devil<br />(9)'

Answer: Tasmanian


Question: 'These "scientists" sought the elixir of life & the way to turn lesser metals into precious ones'

Answer: alchemists


Question: '"Cross & Sword" is an outdoor pageant dramatizing the 1565 founding of this Florida city'

Answer: St. Augustine


Question: 'In 1873 this man whose name is now posted with Noble's went into the bookselling business'

Answer: Charles M. Barnes


Question: 'Mary Chesnut's take on this U.S. war was part of a Ken Burns TV documentary'

Answer: the Civil War


Question: 'Around 1000 the Christian Church spilt into 2 main forms:  Roman Catholic & this'

Answer: Eastern Orthodox


Question: 'In use since Antebellum days, the expression FFV refers to the first families of this state'

Answer: Virginia


Question: 'This discount chain with a red & white bullseye logo was founded in 1962'

Answer: Target


Question: 'Though this Patty & Mildred Hill composition is still under copyright, cake & candles are public domain'

Answer: "Happy Birthday"


Question: 'These 2 upper chambers of the heart receive & collect blood from the veins'

Answer: the atria


Question: 'Her "Little House in the Big Woods" begins in Wisconsin'

Answer: Laura Ingalls Wilder


Question: 'Castles offered great protection until the 1400s, when these large weapons came into use'

Answer: cannons


Question: 'Built in 1901 for a coal magnate, the Elms in this R.I. seaport was inspired by France's Chateau D'Asnieres'

Answer: Newport


Question: 'After inventing soft-serve ice cream, "Grandpa" McCullough became "King of the Chill" with this chain'

Answer: Dairy Queen


Question: '(AUDIO DAILY DOUBLE):<br />Beatles song whose opening chord is heard here:'

Answer: "A Hard Day\'s Night"


Question: 'It's measured in rads'

Answer: radiation


Question: 'A young adult series by Madeleine L'Engle begins with the novel "A Wrinkle in" this'

Answer: Time


Question: 'Term for a noble who was granted a fief by a lord'

Answer: a vassal


Question: 'This state capital has streets named for Chet Atkins & Roy Acuff'

Answer: Nashville


Question: 'Dr. Pepper & Coca-Cola were invented by men in this profession'

Answer: pharmacists (or druggists)


Question: 'No. 1 hits of the disco era included "Stayin' Alive" & this Gloria Gaynor song in a similar vein'

Answer: "I Will Survive"


Question: 'In 1975 in Texas scientists found fossils of this flying lizard with a more than 50' wingspan'

Answer: a pterodactyl


Question: 'Male pen name used by Danish baroness Karen Blixen for "Out Of Africa"'

Answer: Isak Dinesen


Question: 'This 13th century English philosopher predicted there would be cars, airplanes & ships without rowers'

Answer: Roger Bacon


Question: 'This gallery of art on the Smithsonian Mall is named for the man who donated his collection in 1906'

Answer: the Freer Gallery


Question: 'Franklin Mint founder Joseph Segel founded the QVC network, QVC standing for these 3 things'

Answer: quality, value, convenience


Question: 'The title of this wistful Beach Boys song is also the title of Brian Wilson's autobiography'

Answer: "Wouldn\'t It Be Nice?"


Question: 'The name of this dog star, the brightest star in the night sky, is Greek for "scorching"'

Answer: Sirius


Question: 'In August 1996, Cross Creek, Florida & nearby Micanopy celebrated the 100th anniversary of her birth'

Answer: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings


Question: 'Name given to the parallel of latitude at 66 degrees 30' S.'

Answer: the Antarctic Circle


Question: '8 years after Jackie Robinson broke in with the Dodgers, Elston Howard became the first black player on this A.L. rival'

Answer: the (New York) Yankees


Question: 'As a woman's "sons grow up, she selects them as lovers" was D.H. Lawrence's synopsis of this novel'

Answer: Sons and Lovers


Question: 'If you remember a song from "The Sound of Music", you know it comes after "fa"'

Answer: so


Question: 'The flint core stones seen here were used to produce this'

Answer: fire


Question: 'Originally the fifth month of the year, now it's the seventh'

Answer: July


Question: 'It claims the title of the "world's favorite cookie"'

Answer: Oreo


Question: 'This clause in a law signed June 23, 1972 changed women's college athletics forever'

Answer: Title IX


Question: 'An epidemic of the bubonic plague overwhelms a city in this 1947 novel by Albert Camus'

Answer: The Plague


Question: 'Meaning "for the reason that", in parent-speak it usually precedes "...I said so!"'

Answer: because


Question: 'The flint seen here is from a stratum of this stuff you might use to write "I will answer in the form of a question" 100 times'

Answer: chalk


Question: 'It's a women's track & field competition that consists of 7 events'

Answer: a heptathlon


Question: 'You don't have to go to Denver to enjoy a Denver one of these made with eggs, ham & green pepper'

Answer: an omelet


Question: 'In 1997 Violet Palmer took the court as the NBA's first female one of these'

Answer: a referee


Question: 'It's the one-word title of Scott Turow's 2010 sequel to "Presumed Innocent"'

Answer: Innocent


Question: 'From the Old English for "which of two", it's a frequent companion of "nor"'

Answer: neither


Question: 'Flint is a fine-grained variety of this mineral used in crystal-controlled clocks & watches'

Answer: quartz


Question: 'He was a Harvard graduate & our sixth U.S. president'

Answer: John Quincy Adams


Question: 'I just love the manzanilla type of these stuffed with blue cheese; I can eat a whole jar in one sitting'

Answer: olives


Question: 'Led by this "Big O" of basketball, Crispus Attucks High in 1955 won the USA's first state title for an all-black team'

Answer: Oscar Robertson


Question: 'Helen Huntingdon takes the name Graham when she goes into hiding at this home in "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall"'

Answer: Wildfell Hall


Question: 'It's the conjunction in the phrase immediately preceding Shakespeare's "that is the question"'

Answer: or


Question: 'The prehistoric flint projectile points seen here were found near this New Mexico town, named for a game show'

Answer: Truth or Consequences


Question: 'In opera, she performs the "Dance of the Seven Veils"'

Answer: Salome


Question: 'At Antoine's in New Orleans, try these a la Rockefeller or fried on toast with pate de fois gras'

Answer: oysters


Question: 'When her family bought this ballclub from the Tribune Co., Laura Ricketts became MLB's first openly gay owner'

Answer: the (Chicago) Cubs


Question: 'One night Wilkie Collins saw a woman in flowing white robes, inspiring the opening of this novel'

Answer: The Woman in White


Question: 'Synonyms for this 3-letter word include however, nevertheless & still'

Answer: yet (or but)


Question: 'Dark bands of flint are visible in these famous cliffs'

Answer: the Cliffs of Dover


Question: 'It ended with a victory for Israel June 10, 1967'

Answer: the Six-Day War


Question: 'The "French" type of this soup with a broth base is often topped with croutons & melted cheese'

Answer: onion soup


Question: 'A coin placed under this vertical sail-holder brings good luck'

Answer: a mast


Question: 'In Adelaide "ankle biters" are these people'

Answer: children


Question: 'His travels took him from Venice to Asia & back again (1271-1295); he died in Venice in 1324'

Answer: Marco Polo


Question: 'This country boasts North America's highest point at 20,320 feet'

Answer: the United States


Question: 'Since 2001 John Hurt has played Mr. Ollivander, an eccentric wandmaker, in this film series'

Answer: Harry Potter


Question: 'Located in the skin & other tissues, pain receptors are the ends of these fiber bundles'

Answer: nerves


Question: 'The seam around a ship's hull was called this, so you might get caught between it & the deep blue sea'

Answer: the devil


Question: 'This name of a "Sweet Little" gal of song is also Australian slang for a young woman'

Answer: Sheila


Question: 'Temujin was the original name of this conqueror & ruler from the steppes who died in 1227'

Answer: Genghis Khan


Question: 'Africa tops out in this country'

Answer: Tanzania


Question: 'In the 2011 TV movie "Too Big to Fail", William Hurt played this GOP Treasury Chief who helped bail out Wall Street'

Answer: (Henry) Paulson


Question: 'From Latin for "crushing", it's a fancy term for a bruise'

Answer: a contusion


Question: 'Be careful with any Finns on board--olden sailors say they're these, a word for specifically male witches or wizards'

Answer: warlocks


Question: 'A blanket or bedroll is also called by this female name mentioned by the singing jolly swagman'

Answer: Matilda


Question: 'This founder of a private detective agency in Chicago was born in Scotland--which, ironically, he fled to avoid arrest'

Answer: (Allan) Pinkerton


Question: 'About 57,000 square miles, it's the smaller of the 2 countries that share Asia's peak peak'

Answer: Nepal


Question: 'The 2011 Broadway revival "The House of Blue Leaves" features Mary Beth Hurt alongside this star nurse/mobster's wife'

Answer: Edie Falco


Question: 'Luxation is another term for this often painful misalignment of a joint, perhaps a shoulder'

Answer: a dislocation


Question: 'A sailor's afterlife of wine, women & song is called this musician's "green"'

Answer: a Fiddler\'s Green


Question: 'If you get a busy signal in Brisbane, the line is said to be this premarital term'

Answer: engaged


Question: 'In 1514 this Spanish explorer was made military governor of Bimini & Florida'

Answer: Poncé de Leon


Question: 'Mount Aconcagua is the highest you can get on this continent'

Answer: South America


Question: 'John Hurt reprised the role of Quentin Crisp for 2009's "An Englishman in" this U.S. city'

Answer: New York


Question: 'Rogaine won't repair this stress-induced pain also called a capillary fracture'

Answer: a hairline fracture


Question: 'A 2005 book is titled these: "Tales of Abandoned, Doomed & Haunted Vessels"'

Answer: Ghost Ships


Question: 'If you stick your nose in other people's business, you're a "sticky" this bird part'

Answer: beak


Question: 'An excise officer in England, he hunted for smugglers & collected taxes before coming to America & writing "The Crisis"'

Answer: Thomas Paine


Question: 'Europe's high point is 18,510-foot Mount Elbrus in this country'

Answer: Russia


Question: 'Making this film in Brazil in 1985, William Hurt was kidnapped at gunpoint; that's one hard-earned Oscar'

Answer: Kiss of the Spider Woman


Question: 'Pain originating in one part of the body but felt in another is called this, like a patient who's sent from another doctor'

Answer: referred pain (referral accepted)


Question: 'In 1978 he replaced his brothers at No. 1, who then replaced him; one of the brothers was a writer on all 3 songs'

Answer: Andy Gibb


Question: 'Estimates are that it would have measured 8.25 on the scale named for this man'

Answer: Richter


Question: 'In Wembley stadium at Live Aid, this band performed "We Will Rock You"'

Answer: Queen


Question: 'Put on your beret & pick up the 2009 book "Fidel &" him: "A Revolutionary Friendship"'

Answer: Che Guevara


Question: 'You can use Arborio rice to make this dish; let each addition of broth be absorbed before adding the next'

Answer: risotto


Question: 'The strangler type of this fruit tree, genus Ficus, grows massive roots that envelop its host tree'

Answer: a fig


Question: 'It's the third letter of the Greek alphabet'

Answer: gamma


Question: 'Most of the destruction came from these that followed the quake'

Answer: fires


Question: 'On June 23, 2007 this reunited band wasn't "So Lonely" playing Dodger Stadium; every little thing they did was magic'

Answer: The Police


Question: '"Two Lives", about Gertrude Stein & this partner, investigates how they survived in Nazi Europe'

Answer: Alice B. Toklas


Question: 'To make a basic version of this Italian staple, gradually add cornmeal to boiling water; stir constantly'

Answer: polenta


Question: 'The three-toed sloth is so sedentary that these organisms, that include seaweed, grow on its fur, providing camouflage'

Answer: algae


Question: 'A small valley or ravine'

Answer: a gully (gorge accepted)


Question: 'The quake was this fault's fault'

Answer: San Andreas


Question: 'On Sept. 2, 1978 this band grooved in Giants Stadium, playing tunes like "Jack Straw" & "Sugar Magnolia"; killer set, Jerry!'

Answer: The Grateful Dead


Question: 'Leonard Baker wrote a joint bio of Louis Brandeis & this other Jewish justice a generation younger'

Answer: Frankfurter


Question: 'This no-cook sauce blends basil, pine nuts & garlic: add oil slowly so the sauce emulsifies fully'

Answer: pesto


Question: 'Because it lives high up in the trees and can fly 35 mph, the scarlet type of this parrot is a rare sight'

Answer: a macaw


Question: 'The name of this tropical lizard is imitative of its call'

Answer: a gecko


Question: 'This Italian tenor was in town to perform when the earthquake struck'

Answer: Enrico Caruso


Question: 'The "Beginning" of moving stage lights was a 1981 show in a Barcelona bullring on this band's "Abacab" tour'

Answer: Genesis


Question: '2008's "Giants" pairs Lincoln with this man who first visited him in 1863 to discuss treatment of black soldiers'

Answer: Frederick Douglass


Question: 'You can use leftovers to make one of these Italian-named egg dishes that's similar to an omelet'

Answer: a frittata


Question: 'The bulk of a person, especially around the middle'

Answer: girth


Question: 'This author from nearby Oakland surveyed the damage & declared, "San Francisco is gone"'

Answer: Jack London


Question: 'In October 1982 this "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" band supported The Who at L.A.'s Coliseum'

Answer: The Clash