Question: 'George Washington University'

Answer: Washington, D.C.


Question: 'On his fourth voyage to the New World in 1503, he was marooned in Jamaica for one year'

Answer: Christopher Columbus


Question: 'The name of this color is from the Latin for "sea water"'

Answer: Aquamarine


Question: 'This one of the "Big Three" networks used to have phonograph in its name'

Answer: CBS


Question: 'Cyrus Field's first transatlantic telegraph cable that worked connected Newfoundland & this "Emerald Isle"'

Answer: Ireland


Question: 'In this romance, Ferdinand says, "Here's my hand", & Miranda replies, "And mine, with my heart in't"'

Answer: The Tempest


Question: 'Brown University'

Answer: Providence, Rhode Island


Question: 'He left Plymouth, England with 5 ships; the Golden Hind was the only 1 to complete the circumnavigation of the globe'

Answer: Sir Francis Drake


Question: 'A "fishy", misleading clue in a mystery story'

Answer: Red herring


Question: 'The first radio broadcast of a presidential inaugural address was this president's in 1921 over KDKA'

Answer: Warren G. Harding


Question: 'Andrew S. Hallidie invented these & helped install them in San Francisco in 1873'

Answer: Cable cars


Question: 'This "seasonal" play says that "the course of true love never did run smooth"'

Answer: A Midsummer Night\'s Dream


Question: 'Carnegie Mellon University'

Answer: Pittsburgh


Question: 'Set adrift in a 1789 mutiny, he & 18 men sailed in an open boat over 3,500 miles across the Pacific to Timor'

Answer: William Bligh


Question: 'In "Othello" jealousy is described as this, "which doth mock the meat it feeds on"'

Answer: Green-eyed monster


Question: 'The broadcasting service of the U.S. Information Agency, abbreviated VOA'

Answer: Voice of America


Question: 'World Book calls it "a cable of nerve cells" that extends from the neck down 2/3 of the backbone'

Answer: Spinal cord


Question: 'The first line of this comedy is "If music be the food of love, play on"'

Answer: Twelfth Night


Question: 'Duke University'

Answer: Durham, North Carolina


Question: 'On April 17, 1524 this Italian "bridged" the Atlantic & reached New York Harbor, anchoring at the Narrows'

Answer: Giovanni da Verrazzano


Question: 'Pearl Jam won a Grammy in 1996 for Best Hard Rock Performance with their hit "Spin" this'

Answer: the Black Circle


Question: 'Bud Paxson, who founded PAX TV in 1998, set up this buyer's delight in 1982'

Answer: Home Shopping Network


Question: 'This type of bridge, like the Golden Gate, is so named because it hangs from steel cables'

Answer: Suspension bridge


Question: 'Coronado's men found them bearded like a goat, woolly like a sheep & with a hump larger than a camel's'

Answer: Bison (of North America)


Question: 'Zeus had the juice as the top god of this civilization'

Answer: Greek


Question: 'Perhaps a game of squash before your afternoon tea at Cliveden, once the home of Lady Astor in this country'

Answer: England


Question: 'In Africa, some nests of these wood-eating insects can reach a height of 20 feet'

Answer: termites


Question: 'In August you may see more than a million bats fly out from the Congress Ave. Bridge in Austin in this U.S. state'

Answer: Texas


Question: '"I Get Around" was the first No. 1 hit for this California group; "Kokomo" came 24 years later'

Answer: The Beach Boys


Question: 'In November 1996 Cecil Underwood was re-elected governor of this state; the first time was in 1956'

Answer: West Virginia


Question: 'Jupiter jammed as the king deity of these ancient people'

Answer: the Romans


Question: 'Enjoy a hot drink in the morning in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden, after a chilly night in a hotel made entirely of this'

Answer: ice


Question: 'This large, hairy bee is one of the few insects that can control its body temperature'

Answer: bumblebee


Question: 'This late, great star nicknamed "The Merm" once recorded a disco album, & -- stop the presses! -- it's been re-released!'

Answer: Ethel Merman


Question: '"(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" was his only No. 1 hit'

Answer: Otis Redding


Question: 'A famous expression at this military academy is "Much of the history we teach was made by people we taught"'

Answer: West Point


Question: 'Amen to Ammon, the ram-headed ruler of heaven for this ancient civilization'

Answer: Egypt


Question: 'Ah!  A lavishly stocked mini bar!  It could distract me from the dancing fountains & the "O" show at this Vegas hotel'

Answer: The Bellagio


Question: 'The spider species Argyroneta aquatica lives mostly in this environment'

Answer: water


Question: 'Guinness says a single bunch of these grown in 1999 weighed 287 lbs. -- hope no one slipped on the peel'

Answer: bananas


Question: 'This new wave group gave us hits like "Roxanne" & "Don't Stand So Close To Me"'

Answer: The Police


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew on the banks of the Thames River in London)  Parliament is also called this palace, for the London borough where the buildings are located'

Answer: Westminster


Question: 'Quetzalcoatl did double duty as the top god of both the Toltecs & these people'

Answer: the Aztecs


Question: 'Frolic in a 7' tall champagne glass hot tub at Caesars Cove Haven Resort in the Poconos in this U.S. state'

Answer: Pennsylvania


Question: 'Some scientists use the term hexapod in referring to insects; hexapod is Greek for this many legs'

Answer: 6


Question: 'Winston-Salem, N.C. is home to one of these circuses; it features teensy insects doing high dives & being shot from a cannon'

Answer: flea circus


Question: 'Stephen King is a fan of this headbanging group that "Shook Me All Night Long"'

Answer: AC/DC


Question: '"Rumble" & "Maria" are songs from this 1961 movie'

Answer: West Side Story


Question: 'This California inn whose name reminds us of "The Material Girl" has a caveman room with a waterfall shower'

Answer: The Madonna Inn


Question: 'Also called loopers, spanworms & measuring worms, they are actually the caterpillars of moths'

Answer: inchworms


Question: 'Ocean City, New Jersey has a Miss Crustacean Pageant -- a beauty contest for the hermit type of these'

Answer: crabs


Question: 'The non-performer inducted in 1999 was this producer who gave the Beatles their first recording contract'

Answer: George Martin


Question: 'Dash or dot off a note to Ezra Cornell, founder of this telegraph company'

Answer: Western Union


Question: 'Mario Puzo bestsellers turned into films include "The Cotton Club" & this one'

Answer: The Godfather


Question: 'From the north, Highway 1 enters San Francisco by this bridge'

Answer: the Golden Gate Bridge


Question: 'Pope John XXIII was Man of the Year for 1962; this pope was Man of the Year for 1994'

Answer: Pope John Paul II


Question: 'In 1943 the 11 survivors of the sunken PT Boat 109 were led to rescue & safety by this future U.S. president'

Answer: John F. Kennedy


Question: 'Mahershalalhasbaz, son of the prophet Isaiah, has this distinction in the Bible'

Answer: the longest name


Question: 'The Dalai Lama'

Answer: Buddhist


Question: 'This giant movie monster first attacked Tokyo in a 1956 film'

Answer: Godzilla


Question: 'Lewis & Clark spent 7 weeks in Seaside, Oregon boiling sea water to get enough of this to preserve their return food'

Answer: salt


Question: 'No doubt his selection as Man of the Year for 1991 was big news on his CNN'

Answer: Ted Turner


Question: 'In 1992 two of these weather phenomena named Iniki & Andrew left survivors cleaning up from Hawaii to Florida'

Answer: hurricanes


Question: 'Psalm 147 says, "Praise the Lord, O" this city; "Praise thy God, O Zion"'

Answer: Jerusalem


Question: 'Pablo Picasso'

Answer: Cubist


Question: 'The Sex Pistols' version of this British national anthem got them banned...& made them superstars'

Answer: "God Save the Queen"


Question: 'PCH through Big Sur was dedicated as the state's first scenic route by this first lady in 1966'

Answer: Lady Bird Johnson


Question: 'Time's Man of the Year for 1982 wasn't a man at all but this electronic device'

Answer: the personal computer


Question: 'Ironically, a horse named Comanche survived this commander's "Last Stand" in 1876'

Answer: George Custer


Question: 'Ehud, the second of these officials listed in the Bible, killed the king of Moab with a dagger, not a gavel'

Answer: judges


Question: 'Lady Godiva'

Answer: nudist


Question: '"Day by Day" was a hit song from this musical based on the gospel according to St. Matthew'

Answer: Godspell


Question: 'Casa Pacifica in San Clemente was the western White House of this U.S. president'

Answer: Richard Nixon


Question: 'He was Time's Man of the Year twice: in 1944 when he was a general & later when he was president'

Answer: Dwight D. Eisenhower


Question: 'A survivor of this 1912 disaster at sea, Marjorie Newell Robb, died in 1992 at the age of 103'

Answer: sinking of the Titanic


Question: 'This Israelite leader's last lines, in Deuteronomy 33, predict his people's conquest of their enemies'

Answer: Moses


Question: 'Juan Gris'

Answer: Cubist


Question: '"Breathless" film director who led the French new wave'

Answer: Jean-Luc Godard


Question: 'Ishmael, the only survivor, is rescued by the Rachel at the end of this Herman Melville novel'

Answer: "Moby Dick"


Question: 'The Claude Lorrain painting, seen here, is of this event from Matthew's gospel; note the little Jesus up there'

Answer: The Sermon on the Mount


Question: 'Nichiren Shonin'

Answer: Buddhist


Question: 'Green Bay in Wisconsin is the largest arm of this Great Lake'

Answer: Lake Michigan


Question: 'In 2003 she released her tenth studio album, "American Life"'

Answer: Madonna


Question: 'It's a small area of ground planted with flowers, but one may also hold oysters or sleepers'

Answer: bed


Question: 'December 14, 1799 at his home in Virginia'

Answer: (George) Washington


Question: 'In April 1990 he played live to a world record 184,000 people at Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium'

Answer: Paul McCartney


Question: 'Platfprm 9 3/4 at King's Cross Station in this city is the place where Harry Potter boards the train to Hogwarts'

Answer: London


Question: 'Now hear this -- Washington state's Whidbey Island is one of many in this inlet'

Answer: Puget Sound


Question: '(Hi, I'm Pam Tillis)  Maybe it was this Tennessee city that was mentioned in the title of my 1992 hit; in fact I'm sure of it'

Answer: Memphis


Question: 'You propagate this pungent plant by dividing the compound bulbs into individual cloves'

Answer: garlic


Question: 'July 4, 1826'

Answer: John Adams or Thomas Jefferson


Question: 'This over 140-year-old winery promised, "We Will Sell No Wine Before Its Time"'

Answer: Paul Masson


Question: 'The Grand Traverse Dinner Train specializes in tours of this duration, so let's invite Gilligan'

Answer: 3 hours


Question: 'The south shore of this lake forms the northern boundary of New Orleans'

Answer: Lake Pontchartrain


Question: 'It's the last name of horn-playing brothers Branford & Wynton'

Answer: Marsalis


Question: 'A wise tip from the "Wise Garden Encyclopedia" is: never prune evergreens during this season'

Answer: winter


Question: 'December 26, 1972 in Kansas City, Missouri'

Answer: (Harry) Truman


Question: 'The 1966 Bardahl Eagle, seen here, was used in the auto racing movie "Winning", starring this man'

Answer: Paul Newman


Question: 'The Lookout Mountain Incline Railway, one of the world's steepest, starts in this "Choo Choo" city'

Answer: Chattanooga


Question: 'This river that flows into Boston Harbor is the longest river entirely within Massachusetts'

Answer: the Charles


Question: 'Go a little crazy with this band heard here'

Answer: Madness


Question: 'The Popilla japonica or Japanese this eats the roots of plants as a grub & the flowers as an adult'

Answer: beetle


Question: 'August 2, 1923 in San Francisco, California'

Answer: (Warren G.) Harding


Question: 'This U.S. senator from Illinois had a penchant for bowties'

Answer: Paul Simon


Question: 'In 1912 Henry Flagler rode the first train that linked the U.S. mainland to this, the southernmost city in Florida'

Answer: Key West


Question: 'This 2- to 10-mile-wide bay separates Miami from Miami Beach'

Answer: Biscayne Bay


Question: 'This group that sang about the "Boy From New York City" is named for a John Dos Passos novel'

Answer: the Manhattan Transfer


Question: 'The maidenhair fern reproduces by these, not seeds'

Answer: spores


Question: 'His ride ended on January 6, 1919 in Oyster Bay, New York'

Answer: Teddy Roosevelt


Question: 'A work by this influential Frenchman is seen here'

Answer: Paul Cezanne


Question: 'After touring the Coors Brewing Company, you may want to visit the Colorado Railroad Museum in this city'

Answer: Golden


Question: 'Around 132 A.D. Chinese scientist Chang Heng invented an early form of this earthquake detector'

Answer: seismograph


Question: 'June Lockhart debuted as a Cratchit child in this 1938 film, with her real parents playing Mr. & Mrs. Bob Cratchit'

Answer: A Christmas Carol


Question: 'The item seen here, or the taste it might have if made with lemons'

Answer: tart


Question: 'In 1899 future South Africa P.M. Louis Botha & his forces took this future British P.M., then a journalist, as prisoner'

Answer: Winston Churchill


Question: 'Its splayed prongs at the end of a long handle make piling up leaves a snap'

Answer: rake


Question: 'Prior to meaning a football, it was slang for a saddle'

Answer: pigskin


Question: 'One of the world's busiest geyser areas lies in a lava field near this Icelandic capital'

Answer: Reykjavik


Question: 'This "American Beauty" star stole into films as the guy who robs Meryl Streep's therapy group in "Heartburn"'

Answer: Kevin Spacey


Question: 'Cacao beans, the source of chocolate, aren't sweet -- they contain this bitter, popular stimulant'

Answer: caffeine


Question: 'Ptolemy I's improvements to this city included a library, a museum & a lighthouse'

Answer: Alexandria


Question: 'It's the type of screwdriver with a cross-shaped tip'

Answer: Phillips


Question: 'Watt fixed this unit of measure to indicate the strength of his steam engine'

Answer: horsepower


Question: 'In the science of geology, petrographers are concerned with classifying these'

Answer: rocks


Question: 'Tommy Lee Jones, who played football at Harvard, debuted as a Harvard pal of Ryan O'Neal's in this film'

Answer: Love Story


Question: '1 of the 3 zesty ingredients of the original Tabasco brand sauce'

Answer: (1 of 3) aged red peppers, Avery Island salt or vinegar


Question: 'That Great Wall thing didn't work; this warrior's forces crossed it & went on to sack Peking in 1215'

Answer: Genghis Khan


Question: 'Used for shaping wood surfaces, it has a steel edge that extends through its flat bottom'

Answer: the plane


Question: 'It's a pit dug on a battlefield that's only big enough to hold a couple of soldiers'

Answer: foxhole


Question: 'In 2003 it was located at 82 degrees north latitude, 112 degrees west longitude near Ellef Ringness Island'

Answer: the Magnetic North Pole


Question: 'Ann Jillian played Bo Peep in her debut, this Disney movie musical based on a Victor Herbert operetta'

Answer: Babes in Toyland


Question: 'Despite the name of this brand of spread, chef Anthony Bourdain says, "I can"'

Answer: I Can\'t Believe It\'s Not Butter


Question: 'In 1928 the empress Zauditu crowned this man king of Ethiopia'

Answer: Haile Selassie


Question: 'From the Old English nafogar, it's a boring tool'

Answer: auger


Question: 'It's a bovine term for a sharp bend in a river'

Answer: ox-bow


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew)  The glaciers here in Alaska are remnants of the last Ice Age, which ended about 11,500 years ago during this epoch'

Answer: the Pleistocene


Question: 'Audiences have had "A Fine Romance" with this British dame since she debuted in "The Third Secret"'

Answer: Judi Dench


Question: 'Wine-tasting term for the final impression left on the palate -- it's supposed to be "long"'

Answer: the finish


Question: 'This great ruler of the Persian Empire got the job in part by exposing an imposter claiming to be Smerdis'

Answer: Darius


Question: '(Jimmy of the Clue Crew in Alaska)  Use an axe to fell a tree, but to carve a totem pole, you need this tool that also starts with "A"'

Answer: adze


Question: 'To treat someone like a celebrity (it sounds like an Eagles hit)'

Answer: lionize


Question: 'This term for a small, out-of-the-way town is also the name of a long-gone Algonquian Indian tribe'

Answer: Podunk


Question: 'This baptizer was said to be “clothed with camel’s hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins”'

Answer: John the Baptist


Question: 'This writer & performer of “Big Bad John” is now a sausage entrepreneur'

Answer: Jimmy Dean


Question: 'It’s the “grainy” name for a hard, painful growth of skin on or between the toes'

Answer: a corn


Question: 'This animated film producer was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago, not in Anaheim'

Answer: Walt Disney


Question: 'The name of this continent may come from the word Ereb, meaning “land of the setting sun”'

Answer: Europe


Question: 'Watermelon, pumpkin & sunflower ones can be toasted like nuts & served as hors d'oeuvres'

Answer: seeds


Question: 'The 2 women who first saw the resurrected Jesus shared this name'

Answer: Mary


Question: 'Her autobiography, “Stand By Your Man”, was made into a 1981 TV movie starring Annette O’Toole'

Answer: Tammy Wynette


Question: 'It’s the part of the body a doctor would examine with a rhinoscope'

Answer: a nose


Question: 'This legendary lawman’s birthplace wasn’t Dodge City or Tombstone, but Monmouth, Illinois'

Answer: Wyatt Earp


Question: 'This 3-letter term for a clumsy person may be derived from an old form of “elf”'

Answer: oaf


Question: 'The Chatfield Memorial Garden is one of many lovely gardens in this Garden State'

Answer: New Jersey


Question: 'At the time of Jesus’ birth, he was the king of Judea'

Answer: Herod


Question: 'The Krystal hamburger chain inspired this sister of Loretta Lynn to change her name'

Answer: Crystal Gayle


Question: 'A partial tear of the rotator cuff around this joint can cause painful arc movements'

Answer: the shoulder


Question: 'She was born in Tokyo on July 1, 1916; her sister Joan Fontaine was born there the following year'

Answer: Olivia de Havilland


Question: 'As a verb it means to coat with metal; as a noun it can refer to a piece of dinnerware'

Answer: plate


Question: 'It’s a cookhouse on wheels, or a pet food that probably isn’t made in one'

Answer: a chuck wagon


Question: '“Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” is the 1st of these declarations'

Answer: the Beatitudes


Question: 'Because his hair turned prematurely white at age 21, he’s known as the “Silver Fox”'

Answer: Charlie Rich


Question: 'The term palsy applies to certain forms of this condition, which can be partial or complete'

Answer: paralysis


Question: 'This flamboyant female evangelist wasn’t American but Canadian; she was born in Ontario in 1890'

Answer: Aimee Semple McPherson


Question: 'From the Greek for “universe” or “order”, it’s any of various beauty preparations'

Answer: cosmetics


Question: 'These shoes must be roomy, because ads say, “There’s a little kid and his dog inside every pair”'

Answer: Buster Browns


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

Answer: Simon Peter & Andrew


Question: 'Top hits after her 1963 death included “Sweet Dreams” & “He Called Me Baby"'

Answer: Patsy Cline


Question: 'In a 1794 paper John Dalton gave the first description of this optical condition'

Answer: color blindness


Question: 'The only U.S. President born in Milton, Massachusetts'

Answer: George Bush


Question: 'When it refers to machines like the cotton gin, “gin” is short for this word'

Answer: engine


Question: 'A pleasure carriage with a raised driver’s seat, or the 19th century British queen for whom it was named'

Answer: Victoria


Question: 'Gstaad, which lies on the northwest side of the Bernese Alps, is a ski resort in this country'

Answer: Switzerland


Question: 'After 182 years, the Post Office Department ceased to exist in 1971 & was replaced by this agency'

Answer: The US Postal Service


Question: 'A young kangaroo rides around in this until it's big enough to take care of itself'

Answer: pouch


Question: 'On March 7, 1876 he received Patent No. 174,465 for his invention of a telephone'

Answer: (Alexander Graham) Bell


Question: 'On August 4, 1939 he declared himself Chief Of State in Spain'

Answer: (Francisco) Franco


Question: 'Marsha Mason met him after she auditioned for his play "The Good Doctor" & later married him'

Answer: Neil Simon


Question: 'To see the ruins of the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, you have to go to this country'

Answer: Syria


Question: 'The Constitution provides for the selection of this Senate officer when the Vice President is absent'

Answer: President Pro Tem


Question: 'The Silky & Yorkshire breeds of this dog are classified as toys'

Answer: Terriers


Question: 'He invented a steam plow & an oven, but he's best known for his elevator'

Answer: (Elisha) Otis


Question: 'In 1867 the last of these Japanese military directors was forced to resign'

Answer: Shogun


Question: 'He's the father of Jessica Lange's children Hannah & Samuel'

Answer: Sam Shepard


Question: 'Durban & East London are 2 of this country's chief ports'

Answer: South Africa


Question: 'This program teaches employment skills to young people usually between the ages of 16 & 21'

Answer: Job Corps


Question: 'These small ponies named for Scottish islands formerly pulled carts in coal mines'

Answer: Shetland


Question: 'Richard Arkwright helped usher in this revolution with his invention of a spinning frame'

Answer: Industrial Revolution


Question: 'In 1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie tried to regain the British throne for this ruling family'

Answer: the Stuarts


Question: 'In 1949 she starred in "The Smile Of The World", a play written by her husband Garson Kanin'

Answer: Ruth Gordon


Question: 'Officially, this European country is a most serene Republic, La Serenissima Repubblica'

Answer: San Marino


Question: 'This agency, the GSA, operates the Federal Communications & Computer Systems'

Answer: General Services Administration


Question: 'Quinnat is another name for the Chinook species of this fish'

Answer: salmon


Question: 'His control mechanism for rocket apparatus earned him a place in the Inventors Hall Of Fame'

Answer: (Robert) Goddard


Question: 'In 1569 Lithuania & this country merged to form the largest single kingdom in Eastern Europe'

Answer: Poland


Question: 'We hope his third wife, actress Carlotta Monterey, never called him a "hairy ape"'

Answer: Eugene O\'Neill


Question: 'Name shared by the largest city in Costa Rica & the seat of California's Santa Clara County'

Answer: San Jose


Question: 'Set up in 1887 to regulate railroads, this commission was given authority over trucking in 1935'

Answer: Interstate Commerce Commission


Question: 'The red-spotted type of this salamander is one of the most common in the U.S.'

Answer: newt


Question: 'He was knighted in 1879 for a method of stamping deeds, not for his steelmaking process'

Answer: (Henry) Bessemer


Question: 'In 1975, 38 Americans died trying to rescue this U.S. merchant ship seized by Cambodian forces'

Answer: the Mayaguez


Question: 'In the late 1800s Victorien Sardou not only wrote but directed plays for this great French actress'

Answer: Sarah Bernhardt


Question: 'June 2, 1953 event telecast worldwide & filmed in Technicolor'

Answer: Queen Elizabeth II\'s coronation


Question: 'Once essential in hot, dry forest weather, this type of structure is less necessary in an age of aircraft & cell phones'

Answer: a fire tower


Question: 'Rather or<br />Marino'

Answer: Dan


Question: 'In 2006 the Riverbanks Zoo in S.C. exhibited a rare white (but not albino) one of these crocodilians'

Answer: an alligator


Question: 'The "driving" types of these feature some leather for a good grip; the "opera" ones do not'

Answer: gloves


Question: 'Oral epics are sung by poets & composers known as bakhashi in this central Asian "stan" nation'

Answer: Turkmenistan


Question: 'Number of steps in the Alcoholics Anonymous program'

Answer: 12


Question: 'In names of fancy homes, there's Wayne Manor & Gracie this'

Answer: Mansion


Question: 'Costas or<br />Hope'

Answer: Bob


Question: 'The Kitti's hog-nosed species of this flying mammal is about the size of a bumblebee'

Answer: a bat


Question: 'Keep the sun off your face with this accessory whose name is from Old Italian for "to shelter from the sun"'

Answer: a parasol


Question: 'Slightly larger than Texas, it borders the Black Sea & the Mediterranean Sea'

Answer: Turkey


Question: 'At sea level, water boils at this number of degrees Fahrenheit'

Answer: 212


Question: 'The booth from Checkpoint Charlie, shown here, is usually called by this 10-letter homey name'

Answer: a guardhouse


Question: 'Rawls or<br />Gehrig'

Answer: Lou


Question: 'Aaargh!  Pirata piraticus, one of these arachnids, has the startling ability to walk--& even run--on water'

Answer: a (wolf) spider


Question: 'Appropriate name of the outfit worn by parachutists, or of the 1-piece garment inspired by it'

Answer: a jumpsuit


Question: 'It thrusts out towards Sicily as the northernmost bulge of Africa'

Answer: Tunisia


Question: 'In the Army, number of silver bars a captain has or silver stars a major general has'

Answer: 2


Question: 'Type of building that's the title of a 1981 book by New York Times architecture critic Paul Goldberger'

Answer: a skyscraper


Question: 'Shepard or<br />Donaldson'

Answer: Sam


Question: 'In 2001 scientists found a new type of this 10-armed cephalopod; it has 2 fins that flap like elephant ears'

Answer: a squid


Question: 'These baggy knickers worn by some golfers got their name from the 4 inches added for a looser fit'

Answer: plus-fours


Question: 'It shares dominion over Lake Victoria with Kenya & Uganda'

Answer: Tanzania


Question: 'In Mexico, a quinceanera is a celebration of a girl's turning this age'

Answer: 15


Question: 'The model of this type of ancient structure partly from the Greek word for "horse", is seen here'

Answer: a hippodrome


Question: 'Danson or<br />Turner'

Answer: Ted


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Primate Center at Duke University.)  Among the few primates with blue eyes are humans & this type of animal'

Answer: a lemur


Question: 'Hot again in 2006, this fabric named for a city in India may "bleed", which softens the look of the stripes & plaids'

Answer: Madras


Question: 'This South Pacific island nation is ruled by a king & a 30-member legislative assembly'

Answer: Tonga


Question: '(Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Dublin, Ireland.)  The beauty of Ireland has been summed up in the popular phrase, this many "shades of green"'

Answer: 40


Question: 'Tony Bennett's tune about a California city runs Spain with an iron fist as dictator'

Answer: "I Left My Heart in San Francisco Franco"


Question: 'In Feb. 1990 Buster Douglas knocked the mouthpiece (& the stuffing) out of this suddenly ex-heavyweight champ'

Answer: Mike Tyson


Question: 'The great-great grandson of Augustus, he started fiddling around as Roman Emperor at age 16 in 54 A.D.'

Answer: Nero


Question: 'Though it's a medium-sized star, the sun is classified as a yellow one of these peewees'

Answer: dwarf


Question: 'In the Gospel of Matthew, it's how Judas points out Jesus to be captured'

Answer: with a kiss


Question: 'The German co. Phoenix has created the longest of these, taking mining ore 10.5 mi. from India to Bangladesh'

Answer: a conveyor belt


Question: '1972 Marlon Brando film set in France in which he decides to live "the simple life" as an heiress'

Answer: Last Tango In Paris Hilton


Question: 'In 1978, though he outweighed Leon Spinks by 27 pounds, he lost a 15-round decision & the heavyweight title'

Answer: Muhammad Ali


Question: 'Along with high shoes called calcei, Romans wore this 4-letter outer garment'

Answer: a toga


Question: 'In 1843 Heinrich Schwabe noted that the number of these dark areas varies in a periodic cycle'

Answer: sunspots


Question: 'Also known as Hadassah, this title woman is brought up by her relative Mordecai'

Answer: Esther


Question: 'The Confederacy's top general trades in Traveller to head up Chrysler in the 1980s'

Answer: Robert E. Lee Iacocca


Question: 'In 1981 John McEnroe found resistance wasn't futile & snapped this Swede's 5-year Wimbledon win streak'

Answer: Bjorn Borg


Question: 'Agrippina's kid, this wacky (OK, unbalanced) emperor was killed in 41 A.D., & Uncle Claudius took over'

Answer: Caligula


Question: 'In 1939 Hans Bethe calculated how much energy the sun puts out as hydrogen atoms join together by this process'

Answer: nuclear fusion


Question: 'A current Supreme Court Justice finds "You Can't Go Home Again" as this author'

Answer: Clarence Thomas Wolfe


Question: 'In 1919 Man O' War lost his only race to a 100-to-1 shot with this apt 5-letter name that means "to disturb"'

Answer: Upset


Question: 'The 31 B.C. naval Battle of Actium pitted Octavian vs. this man, whose suicide with his lover a year later became legendary'

Answer: Antony


Question: 'It's not a beer for sunbathers, but the region whose gases become the solar wind'

Answer: corona


Question: 'After Sarah's death, he married Keturah, who bore him Zimran, Ishbak & others'

Answer: Abraham


Question: 'These polished shell beads were woven into belts by Native Americans & traded or used to send messages'

Answer: wampum


Question: 'U.S. Advocate for women's rights & the abolition of slavery who sang "All The Young Dudes"'

Answer: Lucretia Mott The Hoople


Question: 'In the 10 years before a loss to Rulon Gardner at the Olympics, no one had scored a point vs. this sport's A. Karelin'

Answer: Greco-Roman wrestling


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

Answer: Punic


Question: 'Also a type of oven, it's the zone where the sun's energy is circulated to its surface'

Answer: convection


Question: 'Psalm 22 begins with this question to God, later asked by Jesus & goes on to say, "I cry... but thou hearest not"'

Answer: Why hast thou forsaken me?


Question: 'In Arabic mintaka is "belt", alnitak means "girdle" & alnilam means "belt of pearls" for 3 stars in this constellation'

Answer: Orion


Question: 'This poem says, "For all averred, I had killed the bird that made the breeze to blow"'

Answer: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner


Question: 'On January 27, 1880 he received a patent for his incandescent light'

Answer: Thomas Edison


Question: '1997 marks the 40th anniversary of their first No. 1 hit, "Wake Up Little Susie"'

Answer: The Everly Brothers


Question: '30-second TV ads for this January 26, 1997 sporting event sold for an average of $1.2 million'

Answer: Super Bowl XXXI


Question: 'This term for a jungle gym dates back to the 1950s'

Answer: Monkey bars


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

Answer: Newt Gingrich


Question: 'It describes a fried egg with the yolk on top'

Answer: Sunny side up


Question: 'She represented the U.S. at the 1884 Red Cross conference in Geneva, Switzerland'

Answer: Clara Barton


Question: 'In the 1980s they had several hits, including "I'm So Excited" & "He's So Shy"'

Answer: The Pointer Sisters


Question: 'The 1997 model of this Chevrolet sports car is only the 4th redesign since its 1953 introduction'

Answer: Corvette


Question: 'It follows "Ab-a, dab-a, dab-a, dab-a, dab-a, dab-a, dab"'

Answer: Said the monkey to the chimp


Question: 'In 1996 this "Green Mountain" state's Bernie Sanders was re-elected as the lone independent in the House'

Answer: Vermont


Question: 'Its official name, "Nihon", means "Land Of The Rising Sun"'

Answer: Japan


Question: 'On February 21, 1885 this 555' memorial was dedicated in the nation's capital'

Answer: Washington Monument


Question: 'He & half-brother Shaun appeared together on Broadway in the musical "Blood Brothers"'

Answer: David Cassidy


Question: 'In December 1996 Steve Jobs returned to this company as a consultant when it bought NeXT Software, Inc.'

Answer: Apple


Question: 'Usually "thrown", it's an obstacle that gets in the way of one's plans'

Answer: Monkey wrench


Question: 'This Mass. senator was chairman of the Senate Labor & Human Services Committee from 1987 to 1995'

Answer: Edward Kennedy


Question: 'Shamash, Mithras, Sol & Ra'

Answer: Sun gods


Question: 'According to the 1880 census, it was the first state with a population exceeding 5 million'

Answer: New York


Question:
'(AUDIO DAILY DOUBLE):
Trio heard here in a No. 1 hit from the '70s:
"Nobody gets too much heaven no more, it's much harder to come by..."'

Answer: Bee Gees


Question: 'In the 1940s Benjamin Green used his own bald head to test this suntan lotion'

Answer: Coppertone


Question: 'Film in which Groucho Marx declares, "Love flies out the door when money comes innuendo"'

Answer: Monkey Business


Question: 'The Bill Of Rights says, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of" this'

Answer: Religion


Question: 'The Earth's northern & southern lights result in part from the effects of these solar prominences'

Answer: Solar flares


Question: 'At 12:00 noon April 22, 1889 settlers began the rush to claim former Indian land in this territory'

Answer: Oklahoma


Question: 'Their 1979 hit "We Are Family" became an anthem for many groups of people'

Answer: Sister Sledge


Question: 'This company, the owner of Radio Shack, closed its Incredible Universe stores in 1997'

Answer: Tandy Corporation


Question: 'John T. Scopes was the subject of it'

Answer: "Scopes Monkey Trial"


Question: 'A bill is introduced in the House by giving it to the clerk or by placing it in this box'

Answer: Hopper


Question: 'Around 1610 Galileo determined the sun's rotational rate by watching these dark areas shift position'

Answer: Sunspots


Question: 'You can check the papers; paper goes back to this country around 105 A.D.'

Answer: China


Question: '"He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream...."'

Answer: The Old Man And The Sea


Question: 'Focaccia bread is brushed or drizzled with this oil before baking'

Answer: Olive oil


Question: 'It's Hawaii's "Big Island"'

Answer: Hawaii


Question: 'No. 25:<br />In 1996, after 60 years with NBC, he called it quits'

Answer: Bob Hope


Question: 'Plutarch wrote of this queen, "Plato admits four sorts of flattery, but she had a thousand"'

Answer: Cleopatra


Question: 'Today we'd be Bic-less without this 1938 invention from Hungary's Ladislao Biro'

Answer: Ball-point pen


Question: '"The Salinas Valley is in northern California."'

Answer: East Of Eden


Question: 'As opposed to the whipped type, the Devonshire style of this dairy product is clotted'

Answer: Cream


Question: 'This Canadian island province also includes the smaller islands of Lennox & Saint Peters'

Answer: Prince Edward Island


Question: 'No. 15:<br />TV Guide says the term "anchor" was coined for this man'

Answer: Walter Cronkite


Question: 'An alphabetical list of this empress' lovers might end with Zubov -- but we can't be sure'

Answer: Catherine the Great


Question: 'The turbojet airplane & the diesel engine were invented in this country'

Answer: Germany


Question: '"It was Wang Lung's marriage day."'

Answer: The Good Earth


Question: 'Of the snow pea, chickpea & goober pea, the number that are legumes'

Answer: All three


Question: 'This large Alaskan island was once known as Kikhtak, Eskimo for "island"'

Answer: Kodiak Island


Question: 'Once Lance White on "The Rockford Files", a good P.I. will find him at No. 19 on the list'

Answer: Tom Selleck


Question: 'A civil war known as The War of a Thousand Days broke out in this South American country in 1899'

Answer: Colombia


Question: 'The aqua-lung was invented in this country in 1943'

Answer: France


Question: '"Half-way down a by-street of one of our New England towns, stands a rusty wooden house..."'

Answer: The House Of The Seven Gables


Question: 'Last name of opera singer Luisa, who had a turkey dish named for her'

Answer: Tetrazzini


Question: 'Napoleon's wife Josephine spent her first 15 years on this island whose capital is Fort-De-France'

Answer: Martinique


Question: 'Nos. 11 & 23:<br />1 of the 2 "female" animals on the list; they were both played by males'

Answer: Lassie or Miss Piggy


Question: 'This grandfather of Charlemagne "hammered" Burgundy in 733'

Answer: Charles Martel


Question: 'The miner's safety lamp & the lawn mower were invented by people from this country'

Answer: England


Question: '"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen."'

Answer: 1984


Question: 'This hors d' oeuvre is a piece of chicken liver & a water chestnut wrapped in bacon'

Answer: Rumaki


Question: 'It's the second largest of Spain's Balearic Islands'

Answer: Minorca


Question: 'Nos. 32 & 48:<br />1 of 2 male cartoon characters on the list who are voiced by females'

Answer: Bart Simpson or Rocky The Flying Squirrel


Question: 'Bassianus was the original name of this Roman emperor known for his baths'

Answer: Caracalla


Question: 'Shakespeare's only play named for a Tudor monarch'

Answer: Henry VIII


Question: 'This "Beautiful Blue" river is blue for only part of its length; mostly it's brown or sepia-colored'

Answer: Danube


Question: 'Its state flower is the Carolina Jessamine -- take a guess!'

Answer: South Carolina


Question: 'Found in Australia, a giant species of this annelid can measure 10 feet long'

Answer: Worm


Question: 'Nitrogen makes up about 78% of the air to this gas' 21%, so no one has ever needed a nitrogen tent'

Answer: Oxygen


Question: 'In 1997 this event began at Rouen with a 4 1/2 mile time trial called the "Prologue"'

Answer: Tour de France


Question: 'Currently, it's the age an American becomes eligible for "full retirement" Social Security benefits'

Answer: 65


Question: 'This river, which flows through London, rises in the Cotswold Hills of Gloucestershire'

Answer: Thames


Question: 'Nebraska's official one is "Beautiful Nebraska"; Ohio's is "Beautiful Ohio"'

Answer: State song


Question: 'Westinghouse introduced this name for the container it buried in 1938, to be opened in 6939'

Answer: Time capsule


Question: 'About 14.5 pounds per square inch at sea level, it decreases with altitude & has to be increased in airplanes'

Answer: Air pressure


Question: 'Until 1991 this NBA star's name was listed as "Akeem" because the "H" is silent in his native language'

Answer: Hakeem Olajuwon


Question: 'The world's population first hit this round number around 1850; it's now about 6 times that'

Answer: One billion


Question: 'Remains flung into this river include Joan of Arc's ashes & Marguerite of Burgundy's discarded lovers'

Answer: Seine


Question: 'Fort Michilimackinac in this state is a reconstruction of an 18th century fort'

Answer: Michigan


Question: 'About 10% of hazardous wastes are disposed of in the "sanitary" type of these pits'

Answer: Landfills


Question: 'It's what is done to air so it can power a jackhammer'

Answer: Compressed


Question: 'Known as "Mr. October", he hit his 500th home run on Sept. 17, 1984, becoming the 13th player to do so'

Answer: Reggie Jackson


Question: 'In Revelation 13:8, it's given as "The Number of the Beast"'

Answer: 666


Question: 'The famed boatmen of this Russian river once pulled their barges from the river's banks'

Answer: Volga


Question: '"(Hi, I'm Brook Lee, Miss U.S.A.)  I represented Hawaii in the Miss U.S.A. Pageant, so I know that this king appears on Hawaii''s state seal"'

Answer: King Kamehameha


Question: 'Gladioli & crocuses grow from corms, which resemble these structures but have fewer leaves'

Answer: Bulbs


Question: 'This process that originally formed the oceans also forms dew'

Answer: Condensation


Question: 'At the 1972 Munich Olympics, he swam in 7 events, including relays, & won all in world record times'

Answer: Mark Spitz


Question: 'Malcolm X & Martin Luther King both died at this age, months short of a milestone birthday'

Answer: 39


Question: 'The ancient Romans believed it was a shield protecting Gaul from the wild German tribes'

Answer: Rhine


Question: 'You might think Georgia would have chosen this tree as its state tree, but it didn't; Texas did'

Answer: Pecan


Question: 'It's a layer of porous material that provides ground water for a well'

Answer: Aquifer


Question: 'A sudden change of windspeed or direction, it also means "cut"'

Answer: Shear


Question: 'In the Preakness, mums are painted to resemble this out-of-season "bruised" daisy on the winner's blanket'

Answer: Black-eyed Susan


Question: 'Total number of seats in the U.S. Congress'

Answer: 535


Question: 'Central High School in this state capital was forcibly desegregated on September 25, 1957'

Answer: Little Rock, Arkansas


Question: 'This Hardy hero may be "obscure" but he does have a last name:  Fawley'

Answer: Jude


Question: 'Allen Stewart Konigsberg & Diane Hall in "Annie Hall"'

Answer: Woody Allen & Diane Keaton


Question: 'Virginia & Indian chief Manteo were the first known recipients of this sacrament in North America'

Answer: bBaptism


Question:
'Soda can,
Reynolds Wrap,
siding'

Answer: aluminum


Question: '"He that fights and" does this "may live to fight another day"'

Answer: run away


Question: 'In 1961 he might have taken highway 61 to New York City to meet his idol, folk singer Woody Guthrie'

Answer: Bob Dylan


Question: 'This Colette heroine is the granddaughter of a courtesan, who trains her to continue the family tradition'

Answer: Gigi


Question: 'Mary Louis Streep & Ronald Walken in "The Deer Hunter"'

Answer: Meryl Streep & Christopher Walken


Question: 'Virginia's first name commemorates the supposed celibacy of this woman'

Answer: Queen Elizabeth I


Question:
'Calico,
denim,
Q-Tip tips'

Answer: cotton


Question: 'Joints that are "weak" on a chicken'

Answer: knees


Question: 'The first successful Mars probe; it passed the planet in 1965 but orbited the sun until it became "ancient"'

Answer: Mariner


Question: 'Maggie & Tom Tulliver are the children of a miller in her 1860 novel "The Mill on the Floss"'

Answer: George Eliot


Question: 'Julia Wells & James Baumgarner in "Victor/Victoria"'

Answer: Julie Andrews & James Garner


Question: 'A drama given annually about the Dares & their fellow settlers is titled "The Lost" this'

Answer: Colony


Question:
'Barbie,
a MasterCard,
modern piano keys'

Answer: plastic


Question: 'Synonym for "chicken" exhibited by the woodpecker seen here:'

Answer: yellow-bellied (sapsucker)


Question: 'Arthur Scargill, the fiery leader of these British workers, battled the government in the 1980s'

Answer: coal miners


Question: 'This title Defoe heroine has many misfortunes, including marrying her own brother by mistake'

Answer: Moll Flanders


Question: 'William Franklin Beedle, Jr. & Dorothy Dunaway in "Network"'

Answer: William Holden & Faye Dunaway


Question: 'This gold-seeking courtier who popularized tobacco sponsored the Dares' voyage to America'

Answer: Sir Walter Raleigh


Question:
'Michelangelo's Pieta,
the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus,
the Parthenon's frieze'

Answer: marble


Question: 'From Latin for "to sit apart", this word was applied to outspoken Eastern Europeans like Vaclav Havel'

Answer: dissidents


Question: '"I have not a fault to find with her person", says Mr. Knightley, of this Jane Austen heroine'

Answer: Emma (Wodehouse)


Question: 'Julia Jean Mildred Frances Turner & Julius Garfinkle in "The Postman Always Rings Twice"'

Answer: Lana Turner & John Garfield


Question: 'Despite Virginia Dare's first name, Roanoke Island, her birthplace, is now part of this state'

Answer: North Carolina


Question:
'Linden,
Sumac,
Yew'

Answer: trees (or wood)


Question: 'From the Latin for "very small spirit", it doesn't mean catlike, but cowardly'

Answer: pusillanimous


Question: 'On July 1, 1997 its population suddenly increased by over 6 million'

Answer: China (because on that day they got Hong Kong back)


Question: 'Costa Rican capital people might know the way to'

Answer: San Jose


Question: 'Southern specialty & America's favorite main dish'

Answer: southern fried chicken


Question: 'Sport which uses epees, foils & sabres'

Answer: fencing


Question: 'He invented the Franklin stove'

Answer: Ben Franklin


Question: 'Romans called this African beast a "tiger horse"'

Answer: a zebra


Question: 'Erich Segal's "story"'

Answer: Love Story


Question: 'It's divided into the Kanda, Marunoucki, Asakusa & Ginza districts'

Answer: Tokyo


Question: 'Deli delight, from Yiddish for Ring'

Answer: a bagel


Question: 'Name given to annual competition among U.S. amateur boxers'

Answer: the Golden Gloves


Question: 'Detection of gamma rays was 1 of the uses for this 1947 instant picture taker'

Answer: a Polaroid-Land camera


Question: 'The only flying mammal'

Answer: a bat


Question: 'An air bubble tells a carpenter if he's on it'

Answer: a level


Question: 'Home to NATO & little green sprouts'

Answer: Brussels


Question: 'Pickle men, not doctors, do this for bacon & ham'

Answer: cure


Question: 'Number of downs allowed in Canadian football to advance the ball 10 yards'

Answer: 3


Question: '2,160 people at a time could ride on this at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair'

Answer: a Ferris wheel


Question: 'A black panther is really the black version of this cat'

Answer: a leopard


Question: 'The L in L.P.G.A.'

Answer: Ladies\'


Question: 'This capital's street signs are in English, Arabic & Hebrew'

Answer: Jerusalem


Question: 'Because of WWII, these 2 NFL teams combined squads in '43 to become the "Stegles"'

Answer: the Steelers and Eagles


Question: 'Edison suggested it be used to record phone calls & make clocks talk'

Answer: the phonograph


Question: 'Plays dead to escape predators, but one was close friends with an alligator'

Answer: an opossum


Question: 'A, B, M, P, or Z, for example'

Answer: letters


Question: 'If the other twin had founded it, it might have been called "Reme"'

Answer: Rome


Question: 'East Indians who never ask "Where's the beef?"'

Answer: Hindus


Question: 'Ex-Boston Celtics' star who has refused induction into Basketball Hall of Fame'

Answer: Bill Russell


Question: 'The first patent pool was for this invention by Howe, Hunt & Singer'

Answer: the sewing machine


Question: 'Weighing 1½ tons per foot, this mammal generates up to 500 H.P. with its tail'

Answer: the blue whale


Question: 'It's what bread has & matzo hasn't'

Answer: leaven


Question: 'Its Mormon founders called it Deseret'

Answer: Utah


Question: 'Used by a carpenter, a master sergeant, & a dentist'

Answer: a drill


Question: '4th note of the musical scale or "a long, long way to run"'

Answer: fa


Question: 'A second prosecution for the same offense, or this round'

Answer: double jeopardy


Question: 'Condition associated with London & pea soup'

Answer: fog


Question: 'Actress who spoke the immortal line, "Love is never having to say you're sorry"'

Answer: Ali MacGraw


Question: 'The only state beginning with "A" that does not end in "A"'

Answer: Arkansas


Question: 'A lady's handbag or something done to lips before a kiss'

Answer: purse


Question: 'Piano style sprung from the blues, it describes Bette's "Bugle Boy"'

Answer: boogie-woogie


Question: 'Mt. Waialeale in Hawaii gets the most, while Calama, Chile, usually gets none'

Answer: rain


Question: 'Mary Poppins' magical, musical tongue-twister'

Answer: supercalifragilisticexpialidocious


Question: 'The only state to touch 4 of the Great Lakes'

Answer: Michigan


Question: 'A police wagon, a rice field, or author Chayefsky'

Answer: "paddy"s


Question: 'Tyrolean trick of moving the voice from natural to falsetto'

Answer: yodeling


Question: 'Its winds can reach 400 MPH'

Answer: a tornado


Question: 'Actor who captained "the mean machine" in "The Longest Yard"'

Answer: Burt Reynolds


Question: '1 of 4 states that's officially a commonwealth'

Answer: (1 of) Massachusetts, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Virginia


Question: 'To Hamlet, "Frailty, thy name is" this'

Answer: woman


Question: 'What we call this singing sans accompaniment:'

Answer: a capella


Question: 'To avoid litigation, this type of insurance or divorce avoids affixing blame'

Answer: no-fault


Question: 'Some hygrometers use a human hair to measure this'

Answer: (relative) humidity


Question: 'Movie whose sequel was "Class of '44"'

Answer: The Summer of \'42


Question: 'In Czech, it's herec; in German, schauspieler; & in Hollywood, usually unemployed'

Answer: an actor


Question: 'Italian for "first lady", the leading opera singer in a company'

Answer: a prima donna


Question: 'While a summons asks nicely, this demands your appearance in court'

Answer: a subpoena


Question: 'Region near Equator that took the wind out of Sinbad's sails'

Answer: the doldrums


Question: 'This gimmick introduced for the film "Scent of Mystery" was something to be sniffed at'

Answer: Smell-O-Vision


Question: 'It carries more water than the longest rivers in Asia, Africa & No. America combined'

Answer: the Amazon


Question: '(Former President Clinton delivers the clue.)  Launched in 2006, the Clinton Climate Initiative is working with cities to improve energy efficiency & reduce these emissions like CO2 that contribute to global warming'

Answer: greenhouse gases


Question: 'According to a McDonald's jingle, the Big Mac gets this type of bun'

Answer: sesame seed


Question: 'This classic by Victor Hugo opens on Jan. 6, 1482'

Answer: The Hunchback of Notre Dame


Question: 'This range has more mountains that rise at least 26,000 feet than any other'

Answer: the Himalayas


Question: '(9 letters)<br />Describes a horse listed as an entry in a race, but ultimately removed'

Answer: scratched


Question: '(Former President Clinton delivers the clue.)  I'm the chairman of the national center devoted to this document; I spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony on September 17, 2000--213 years to the day it was signed'

Answer: the Constitution


Question: 'The name of this potato dish refers to the type of lengthwise cut, not to the dish's country of origin'

Answer: French fries


Question: 'In this Jack London novel, Francois says, "Nevaire such a dog as dat Buck!"'

Answer: The Call of the Wild


Question: 'Belize has a mountain range named for these pre-Columbian people who retreated there from the Spaniards'

Answer: the Mayans


Question: '(8 letters)<br />2-3-4-5-6 (different suits) in poker'

Answer: straight


Question: '(Former President Clinton delivers the clue.)  For our narration of "Peter and the Wolf: Wolf Tracks", I shared a 2003 Grammy Award with Sophia Loren & this former Soviet President'

Answer: Gorbachev


Question: 'This cocktail of gin, cherry brandy & lemon juice is named for a city near the Malay Peninsula'

Answer: a Singapore sling


Question: 'In this memoir, Isak Dinesen wrote, "Denys Finch-Hatton... lived in my house between his safaris"'

Answer: Out of Africa


Question: 'Seen here is what's left of fir trees after a 1980 eruption in this state'

Answer: Washington


Question: '(9 letters)<br />Made a shrill cry, like a certain owl'

Answer: screeched


Question: '(Former President Clinton delivers the clue.)  In May 2009 I was named special envoy to this impoverished Caribbean nation; on my visit in July, I spoke of the hope of accelerated aid & job creation'

Answer: Haiti


Question: 'Boston these were often served with Boston brown bread'

Answer: baked beans


Question: 'This 7-volume novel is based on Marcel Proust's life'

Answer: Remembrance of Things Past


Question: 'Frederick Cook, who claimed to have beaten Peary to the pole, also claimed to have scaled this highest Alaskan peak'

Answer: Denali (or Mount McKinley)


Question: '(8 letters)<br />Describes a roof composed of leaves or straw'

Answer: thatched


Question: '(Former President Clinton delivers the clue.)  The Clinton Hunter Development Initiative has planted several million fruit trees in Malawi & Rwanda to reverse this, caused by activities like clear-cutting which lead to land erosion'

Answer: deforestation


Question: 'Number of minutes in a regulation NHL period'

Answer: 20


Question: 'Traditionally served in a copper mug, this cocktail is vodka, lemon juice & ginger beer; it's got a real "kick"'

Answer: a Moscow mule


Question: 'This Conrad book describes Marlow as a seaman, but a wanderer, too'

Answer: Heart of Darkness


Question: 'You'll be surrounded by South Africa if you climb the part of the Maluti Mountains in this country'

Answer: Lesotho


Question: '(9 letters)<br />Lengthened by tension'

Answer: stretched


Question: 'This dynasty began its rule of China in 1368'

Answer: Ming


Question: 'Tina Fey thanked the "dozens and dozens of viewers" when this show won the Emmy for Best Comedy in 2007'

Answer: 30 Rock


Question: 'Botticelli's "Primavera" has several ladies in a sacred grove, including this Roman love goddess'

Answer: Venus


Question: 'He was Time magazine's Man of the Year for 1976'

Answer: Jimmy Carter


Question: 'The Tropicana Casino offered a $10,000 challenge to vie against a chicken in this game of X's & O's'

Answer: tic-tac-toe


Question: 'To take advantage of someone or something through manipulation'

Answer: exploit


Question: 'He won an Emmy for playing detective Jim Rockford'

Answer: James Garner


Question: 'Aptly, her name translates as "a beautiful woman has come"--check out her bust'

Answer: Nefertiti


Question: 'One rumor about this famous disappearee is that he was buried in the New York Giants' end zone'

Answer: Jimmy Hoffa


Question: 'In "The Nun's Priest's Tale", this author tells us of the fowl Chanticleer, who tricks the fox into releasing him'

Answer: Chaucer


Question: 'Adjective meaning suitable for sacrifice in the interests of gaining an objective, often a military one'

Answer: expendable


Question: 'The TV Academy dug this Ray Romano sitcom--it won Emmys as Best Comedy Series in 2003 & 2005'

Answer: Everybody Loves Raymond


Question: 'Sir John Everett Millais captured the madness of this tragic character seen here'

Answer: Ophelia


Question: 'This noted oddsmaker was seen on "The NFL Today" from 1976 to 1988'

Answer: Jimmy the Greek


Question: 'Padres fans know this feathered trickster has been called "the Sir Laurence Olivier of mascots"'

Answer: the San Diego Chicken


Question: 'To speed up or facilitate the progress of an issue'

Answer: expedite


Question: '1494's Treaty of Tordesillas set a line of demarcation between these 2 countries' overseas empires'

Answer: Spain & Portugal


Question: 'Bruce Willis won an Emmy for his guest shot on this sitcom as a lawyer who was eager to date Rachel'

Answer: Friends


Question: 'Suzon is the name of the barmaid in his masterpiece seen here'

Answer: Manet


Question: 'With Tammany Hall backing, this dapper politician won election as NYC mayor in 1925'

Answer: Jimmy Walker


Question: 'The hen Camilla was known to "sing" along with this other love-struck Muppet who serenaded her'

Answer: Gonzo


Question: 'Gosh darn it!  It's a rude or offensive word expressing anger or annoyance'

Answer: expletive


Question: 'This Italian ruling family provided the Church with 4 popes, including Leo X & Leo XI'

Answer: Medicis


Question: 'Nominated 7 times for playing George Jefferson's wife Weezie, she won once'

Answer: Isabel Sanford


Question: 'His portrait of "Madame Henriot" makes quite an Impression... ism'

Answer: Renoir


Question: 'After his daring April 1942 raid, he & his crew bailed out over China'

Answer: Jimmy Doolittle


Question: 'In this hyphenated Russian's opera "The Golden Cockerel", the magic bird has the power of clairvoyance'

Answer: Rimsky-Korsakov


Question: 'To clarify the meaning of something in a learned way'

Answer: explain (or expound)


Question: 'In 2009 NASA named the Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill for this man'

Answer: Stephen Colbert


Question: 'Before she was Marilyn, this was her name'

Answer: Norma Jean Baker


Question: 'Proper etiquette says we "post" this girl's name, one of the most popular of the '90s'

Answer: Emily


Question: '1967's Time magazine Man of the Year'

Answer: Lyndon B. Johnson


Question: 'She opened her first chocolate chippery in Palo Alto, California in 1977'

Answer: Mrs. (Debbi) Fields


Question: 'This political party brings its national convention to Los Angeles August 14, 2000'

Answer: Democratic Party


Question: 'Ms. Hawn's collection of early rock hits'

Answer: Goldie\'s oldies


Question: 'Marilyn played Sugar Kane, a singer & ukulele player in Sweet Sue's All-Girl Band, in this comedy'

Answer: Some Like it Hot


Question: 'Ms. Parker of "Sex and the City" sports both of these top names for girls'

Answer: Sarah & Jessica


Question: 'Having Charles Curtis as his running mate in 1932 didn't help; he was not reelected'

Answer: Herbert Hoover


Question: '(Hi, I'm Alyssa Milano)  In 1999 Mary Jo Buttafuoco wrote a letter to the courts to release this girl whom I played in a 1993 TV movie'

Answer: Amy Fisher


Question: 'On March 5, 2000 over 20,000 will wind through the streets of L.A. during this grueling 26.2 mile endurance test'

Answer: Los Angeles Marathon


Question: 'Meryl's 4-wheel-drive Wranglers'

Answer: Streep\'s Jeeps


Question: 'Monroe studied acting at his Actors Studio in New York for a year'

Answer: Lee Strasberg


Question: 'One letter different from an Eric Clapton Top 40 hit, it's in the Top 20 among girls' names'

Answer: Kayla


Question: 'The last president born in North Carolina, he served until 1869'

Answer: Andrew Johnson


Question: 'This 1992 Olympic figure skating gold medalist is a fourth-generation Japanese-American'

Answer: Kristi Yamaguchi


Question: 'L.A.'s fabulous Shrine Auditorium will again host these awards on March 26, 2000'

Answer: Academy Awards (Oscars)


Question: 'Affleck's female chickens'

Answer: Ben\'s hens


Question: 'It's the movie with the famous scene of Marilyn standing on a subway grating with her dress billowing up'

Answer: The Seven Year Itch


Question: 'Brian has morphed into this feminine name, one of the 10 most popular'

Answer: Brianna


Question: '(Hi, I'm George Clinton)  In 1805 New York governor George Clinton became vice president under this man'

Answer: Thomas Jefferson


Question: 'She wrote the children's book "To Space and Back"'

Answer: Sally Ride


Question: '(Hi, this is Dick Riordan, mayor of Los Angeles)  This L.A. landmark that celebrates its 77th anniv. in 2000 was originally built to promote a real estate development'

Answer: The "Hollywood" Sign


Question: 'Kilmer's comrades'

Answer: Val\'s pals


Question: 'He played the prince who romanced Marilyn's showgirl in 1957's "The Prince and the Showgirl"'

Answer: Sir Laurence Olivier


Question: 'Wat?  This 10th president's last name was a top boy's name?  I don't believe it'

Answer: Tyler


Question: 'The first of 3 U.S. presidents to graduate from a military academy'

Answer: Ulysses S. Grant (Eisenhower & Carter were the others.)


Question: 'This former representative from Colorado co-chaired Gary Hart's presidential campaign'

Answer: Pat Schroeder


Question: 'In 2000 Angelenos will be enjoying the new Staples Center that's home to 2 NBA teams & this NHL team'

Answer: Los Angeles Kings


Question: 'Singer Courtney's pigeons'

Answer: Love\'s doves


Question: 'By her last name, this 20th century British prime minister might have been a roofer'

Answer: Margaret Thatcher


Question: 'In 1861 it succeeded Lecompton, the territorial capital, as Kansas' state capital'

Answer: Topeka


Question: 'This Baptist minister won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize'

Answer: Martin Luther King Jr.


Question:
'You'd better tell the captain this has happened:
----------------------------------
MAN
BOARD'

Answer: Man overboard


Question: 'This president's 1904 "Corollary" to the doctrine allows for U.S. intervention in Latin America'

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt


Question: 'The regions of Pamirs & Tibet share this nickname'

Answer: "The Roof of the World"


Question: 'One of the state's largest libraries is the Watson Library at the University of Kansas in this city'

Answer: Lawrence


Question: 'In 1969 the Supreme Court "tuned in" & overturned the conviction of this drug guru'

Answer: Timothy Leary


Question:
'This means "You get it":
----------------------------------
STAND
I'

Answer: I understand


Question: 'The doctrine might have been issued jointly with Britain but for opposition from John Quincy Adams in this post'

Answer: Secretary of State


Question: 'Roofing material in the title of Tennessee Williams' second Pulitzer Prize-winning play'

Answer: "(Cat on a Hot) Tin (Roof)"


Question: 'This county named for a famed 19th century newspaperman has 2 towns: Tribune & Horace'

Answer: Greeley


Question: 'This cartoonist's 1963 bestsellers were "Security is a Thumb and a Blanket" & "Happiness is a Warm Puppy"'

Answer: Charles Schulz


Question:
'A good way to start the spread of a rumor:
----------------------------------
YOU JUST ME'

Answer: Just between you and me


Question: 'This "Earthy" Kentucky politician was among those who wanted European hands off South America'

Answer: Henry Clay


Question: 'The roof of the Sydney Opera House has towers that were meant to resemble these'

Answer: Sails


Question: 'Manufacturers like Cessna help this city produce over half of the USA's civilian aircraft'

Answer: Wichita


Question: 'U.S. racetracks have 2 turns: the clubhouse one before the backstretch & the far one before this'

Answer: Homestretch


Question: 'The Summer of Love was the summer of this year in which "Sgt. Pepper's" was released'

Answer: 1967


Question:
'Work yet to be completed:
----------------------------------
BUSINES'

Answer: Unfinished business


Question: 'This was the year Monroe proclaimed the doctrine, some could have said, "Two score and seven years ago..."'

Answer: 1823


Question: 'Built in 691, this Muslim shrine in Jerusalem got a new golden roof in 1994'

Answer: The Dome of the Rock


Question: 'In 1936 this 2-term Kansas governor became the GOP's presidential candidate but lost to FDR'

Answer: Alf Landon


Question: 'Trainers give jockeys final instructions in this pre-race saddling area'

Answer: Paddock


Question: 'In January 1966 this general was inaugurated for his second term as president of France'

Answer: Charles de Gaulle


Question:
'A skill that's needed in some delicate jobs:
----------------------------------
TIMING
TIM/ING'

Answer: Split-second timing


Question: 'In 1594 he took a job as a tax collector in Andalusia'

Answer: Miguel de Cervantes


Question: 'From the Greek meaning of its name, Philadelphia is nicknamed "The City of" this'

Answer: Brotherly Love


Question: 'In 2002 shuttle mission specialist Jerry Ross became the first man to be launched into space this lucky number of times'

Answer: 7


Question: 'For refusing to pray to King Darius, Daniel was thrown into this, but was unharmed'

Answer: the lions\' den


Question: 'If your fiance doesn't show up at the church & moves to Tahiti alone, you've been "left" at this location'

Answer: the altar


Question: 'Tiffany published its first one of these in 1845 (online shopping came a little later)'

Answer: catalog


Question: 'In 1997 Elton John recorded a new version of this song as a tribute to Princess Diana'

Answer: "Candle in the Wind"


Question: 'This place on 5th & Arch St. makes hundreds of millions of dollars each year'

Answer: the U.S. Mint


Question: 'Alexei Leonov said he was given a pill to help him do this in case he couldn't get back in Voskhod after the spacewalk'

Answer: commit suicide


Question: 'In Chapter 9, Daniel prays to God for an end to the desolation of this city, "thy holy mountain"'

Answer: Jerusalem


Question: 'On a 2002 TV series, "The Bachelor" rejected women by not offering them one of these'

Answer: rose


Question: 'This tough, thin cord is used to string musical instruments & tennis rackets'

Answer: catgut


Question: 'Elton, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder were the "friends" who sang this song with Dionne Warwick'

Answer: "That\'s What Friends are for"


Question: 'It may ring a bell that it was in this building that the Articles of Confederation were ratified in 1781'

Answer: Independence Hall


Question: 'His job as a test subject for space sickness on a 1985 shuttle flight got him dubbed "Barfin' Jake" in "Doonesbury"'

Answer: Senator Jake Garn


Question: 'The name Daniel is from the Hebrew for "God is my" this; Deborah was one'

Answer: judge


Question: 'In French idioms, femme entretenue is a kept woman & this femme is one who breaks your heart'

Answer: femme fatale


Question: 'It's a 2-hulled sailing boat'

Answer: catamaran


Question: 'An Elton John hit says, "While the other kids were rocking 'round the clock, we were hopping and bopping to" this'

Answer: the "Crocodile Rock"


Question: 'Mount Pleasant, a colonial mansion in Fairmont Park, once belonged to this traitor'

Answer: Benedict Arnold


Question: 'The first non-Russian & non-American in space, Vladimir Remek, was from this country that broke up in 1993'

Answer: Czechoslovakia


Question: 'For interpreting his dreams, this king made Daniel "Chief of the Governors over all the Wise Men of Babylon"'

Answer: Nebuchadnezzar


Question: 'These "differences" are grounds for divorce under the laws of several states'

Answer: irreconcilable differences


Question: 'The name of this ancient war device is partly from the Greek for "hurl"'

Answer: catapult


Question: 'Here's a "Thinker": a Philadelphia museum houses the largest collection of his work outside of Paris'

Answer: Auguste Rodin


Question: 'After his splashdown 250 miles from the pick-up ship May 24, 1962, he never flew in space again'

Answer: Scott Carpenter


Question: 'Much of the first half of the book of Daniel was written in this language spoken by Jesus, the rest in Hebrew'

Answer: Aramaic


Question: 'From the Latin for "blazing", it's used for catching one's partner being unfaithful as well as catching a crook red-handed'

Answer: in flagrante delicto


Question: 'A book giving the basic principles of Christianity in Q-&-A form'

Answer: catechism


Question: 'Warren Harding was this political party's victorious presidential candidate in 1920'

Answer: Republican


Question: 'Elsa Lanchester played Katie Nanna, the nanny who walks out on the Banks family at the beginning of this film'

Answer: Mary Poppins


Question: 'A country:<br />"This precious stone set in the silver sea"'

Answer: England


Question: 'The sulfur from this mineral, also known as fool's gold, is used to make sulfuric acid'

Answer: pyrite


Question: 'In a 1996 film, the character Karl Childers wields a lawn mower blade as well as this title "blade"'

Answer: Sling Blade


Question: 'Completes the expression "In for a penny, in for a..."'

Answer: pound


Question: 'This man was president when the Warsaw Pact was signed'

Answer: Dwight D. Eisenhower


Question: '(Hi, I'm Jeff Probst [reporting from Thailand])  Here in Thailand, this 1956 movie musical was banned & so was the non-musical 1999 film covering the same story'

Answer: The King and I


Question: 'A city:<br />"What news on the Rialto?"'

Answer: Venice


Question: 'Its old name, plumbago, came from its use in lead pencils'

Answer: graphite


Question: '1964 saw the first time a man threw this 300 feet & the first time a woman threw it 200 feet'

Answer: javelin


Question: 'One of the 2 who were born in the 1920s'

Answer: Jimmy Carter or George H.W. Bush


Question: 'Natalie Wood does a mean striptease in this 1962 classic'

Answer: Gypsy


Question: 'A battlefield:<br />"I think there be six Richmonds in the field; five have I slain today instead of him"'

Answer: Bosworth Field


Question: 'Mount Pentelikon in Attica, Greece is known for the pentelic type of this statue material'

Answer: marble


Question: 'General term for a slender surgical instrument used to explore the body, as to look for a bullet'

Answer: probe


Question: 'Upon his death in 1849, his last words were, "I love you Sarah, for all eternity, I love you"'

Answer: James K. Polk


Question: 'George Chakiris played Riff in the West End production of this musical, but played Bernardo in the 1961 film'

Answer: West Side Story


Question: 'A city:<br />"If ever you disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace"'

Answer: Verona


Question: 'Around 1920 plates of this silicon mineral were first used to control radio frequencies'

Answer: quartz


Question: 'A narrow, connecting part of some tools, it's also prison slang for a knifelike weapon'

Answer: shank


Question: 'The stepfather of Patsy & Jacky, he was also known as the "Stepfather of His Country"'

Answer: George Washington


Question: 'We're sure that Vivian Blaine never lamented playing Adelaide in this 1955 hit'

Answer: Guys and Dolls


Question: 'A castle:<br />"'Fear not, till Birnam Wood do come to'" it'

Answer: Dunsinane


Question: 'With the dawn of this "age" the once considered almost worthlees pitchblende became ever so sought after'

Answer: Atomic Age


Question: 'From an Asian word, this type of "stick" is concealed in high grass to injure enemy soldiers'

Answer: punji stick


Question: 'From the French, it's the small high-powered magnifying glass used by watchmakers & jewelers'

Answer: loupe


Question: 'It only has 3 communities with a population over 15,000 & is the least populous state east of the Mississippi'

Answer: Vermont


Question: 'Modern synthetic diamonds were first produced in 1954 by compressing this element under extreme pressure'

Answer: Carbon


Question: 'This U.S. city was formerly known as New Amsterdam'

Answer: New York City


Question:
'House_________
Horse__________
Tsetse_________'

Answer: Fly


Question: 'It was in a letter to Jean-Baptiste Leroy that he wrote nothing is "Certain except death & taxes"'

Answer: Benjamin Franklin


Question: 'In 1987, before Madonna straightened him out, he served time for assault & reckless driving'

Answer: Sean Penn


Question: 'Dale Evans might enjoy this nonalcoholic cocktail of cola & grenadine'

Answer: Roy Rogers


Question: '1971 James Bond film in which Jill St. John played Tiffany Case'

Answer: Diamonds Are Forever


Question: 'It's the "Land Of Enchantment"'

Answer: New Mexico


Question:
'Lemon________
Rain__________
Cough________'

Answer: Drop


Question: 'Filmmaker who said, "It's not that I'm afraid to die.  I just don't want to be there when it happens"'

Answer: Woody Allen


Question: 'In 1990 this ballplayer was "hustled" away to prison for failure to report income from gambling'

Answer: Pete Rose


Question: 'While attending Eureka College, this future president served as a reporter for the Pegasus, the school paper'

Answer: Ronald Reagan


Question: 'It's equal to 200 milligrams'

Answer: One carat


Question: 'Alphabetically, it's the last "New" entry in Merriam Webster's "Geographical Dictionary"'

Answer: New Zealand


Question:
'Saddle_______
Sleeping______
Punching______'

Answer: Bag


Question: 'In a June 1897 issue of the New York Journal he quipped, "The report of my death was an exaggeration"'

Answer: Mark Twain


Question: 'In the 1960s this future "Love Story" star served 51 days for assault'

Answer: Ryan O\' Neal


Question: 'This cavalry unit left its horses in Florida when it went to fight in Cuba'

Answer: Rough Riders


Question: 'Mae West's reply to the comment "Goodness, what beautiful diamonds!"'

Answer: "Goodness has nothing to do with it"


Question: 'Over 1/3 of the residents of this former whaling port of Mass. are of Portuguese ancestry'

Answer: New Bedford


Question:
'Presidential________
Rat_______________
Drag______________'

Answer: Race


Question: 'He was quoted by Plato as saying, "No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death"'

Answer: Socrates


Question: 'Charged with bigamy with Carlo Ponti, she later served time in Italy for tax evasion'

Answer: Sophia Loren


Question: 'A play area for very young children, or a franchised children's show begun in 1953'

Answer: Romper Room


Question: 'Where you might find a diamond pendant on a woman, or the tendency of diamonds to split among lines'

Answer: Cleavage


Question: 'The name of this Virginia city near where the Monitor met the Merrimac sounds like a local daily'

Answer: Newport News


Question:
'Fountain_________
Bull_____________
Pig_____________'

Answer: Pen


Question: 'Emily Dickinson wrote, "Because I could not stop for death he kindly" did this'

Answer: Stopped for me


Question: 'This "Gift Of The Magi" author served 3 years in an Ohio prison for embezzlement'

Answer: O. Henry (William Sydney Porter)


Question: 'In 1962 Nat King Cole sang the following to this title female:'

Answer: Ramblin\' Rose


Question: 'It completes the proverb "One man's meat is...."'

Answer: Another man\'s poison


Question: 'The Hilton Hotel in this Hungarian capital was built around 13th century ruins'

Answer: Budapest


Question: 'As this Stephen Crane novel opens, Henry Fleming looks forward to proving himself in battle'

Answer: The Red Badge Of Courage


Question: 'His first Top 40 album was 1970's "Sweet Baby James"'

Answer: James Taylor


Question: 'By the dawn's early light of Sept. 14, 1814, the U.S. flag was still flying over this Baltimore fort'

Answer: Fort McHenry


Question: 'The only one of Snow White's dwarfs who fits the category'

Answer: Grumpy


Question: 'It precedes "Weep and you weep alone"'

Answer: "Laugh & the world laughs with you"


Question: 'If you scream for ice cream, you'll want to tour this duo's factory in Waterbury, Vermont'

Answer: Ben & Jerry


Question: 'This Alice Walker novel tells Celie's story through letters she writes to God & her sister'

Answer: The Color Purple


Question: '"Born To Run" only took the Boss to No. 3 on the album chart; this 1984 "Born" album took him to No. 1'

Answer: Born In The U.S.A.


Question: 'On June 1, 1812 this president asked Congress for a declaration of war against Great Britain'

Answer: James Madison


Question: 'A piece of sand or of common sense'

Answer: Grain


Question: 'It's said that "Everything has" one, & "All good things must come to" one'

Answer: An end


Question: 'Crow Haven Corner, a witchcraft shop, is owned by the daughter of this city's official witch'

Answer: Salem, Massachusetts


Question: 'A literary critic & a poet are rescued at sea by ruthless Capt. Larsen in this Jack London classic'

Answer: The Sea Wolf


Question: 'His 1985 album "No Jacket Required" produced the No. 1 hits "One More Night" & "Sussudio"'

Answer: Phil Collins


Question: 'Shot was seen bouncing off the sides of this American frigate during its battle with the Guerriere'

Answer: U.S.S. Constitution ("Old Ironsides")


Question: 'In a familiar phrase, you do it to your loins to prepare for action'

Answer: Gird


Question: 'This country on Hispaniola has rich deposits of amber; you can shop for it in Puerto Plata on the Amber Coast'

Answer: Dominican Republic


Question: 'In this novel, Carson McCullers' first, townspeople confide in John Singer, a deaf-mute'

Answer: The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter


Question: 'This 1973 Pink Floyd album has sold over 20 million copies'

Answer: Dark Side Of The Moon


Question: 'Most of the ships in Commodore Perry's fleet were built & equipped at this port'

Answer: Erie, Pennsylvania


Question: 'Nokomis kept her wigwam "By the shores of" this'

Answer: Gitchee Gumee


Question: 'This proverb about taking a spill is attributed to heavyweight boxer Robert Fitzsimmons'

Answer: "The bigger they are, the harder they fall"


Question: 'Queen Mary's Dollhouse, on display in this castle, has real running water & real wine in its wine cellar'

Answer: Windsor Castle


Question: 'Harvey Birch runs sneaky errands for George Washington in this James Fenimore Cooper novel'

Answer: The Spy


Question: 'He went solo to record albums like "All Things Must Pass" & "Dark Horse"'

Answer: George Harrison


Question: 'Negotiators for the U.S. in Ghent included John Quincy Adams & this Speaker of the House from Kentucky'

Answer: Henry Clay


Question: 'Avarice, as in the title of an Erich Von Stroheim film'

Answer: Greed


Question: '2 of the 5 presidents buried west of the Mississippi River'

Answer: Eisenhower, Hoover, Lyndon Johnson, Nixon, Truman


Question: 'August 19, 1946 in Hope, Arkansas'

Answer: Bill Clinton


Question: 'This Defoe character spends 26 years alone on an island but thanks God it's Friday for the next 2'

Answer: Robinson Crusoe


Question: 'At the 2004 Olympics, this event's course will run from Marathon to Athens'

Answer: Marathon


Question: 'The species Oceanites oceanicus isn't a fish but a petrel, one of these'

Answer: bird


Question: 'Later dictator, this Roman was kidnapped by pirates while on a journey to Rhodes around 75 B.C.'

Answer: Julius Caesar


Question: 'Sometimes it's necessary to do this, meaning to reload your computer's operating system'

Answer: reboot


Question: 'May 8, 1884 in Lamar, Missouri'

Answer: Harry S. Truman


Question: 'During his major league career, this trailblazer stole home 19 times'

Answer: Jackie Robinson


Question: 'First name of Leif Eriksson's father'

Answer: Erik


Question: 'The manatee is distantly related to this land mammal that also uses its snout to push food into its mouth'

Answer: elephant


Question: 'In 1815 Washington Irving planned to join Stephen Decatur on an expedition against these north African pirates'

Answer: Barbary Pirates


Question: '3 points on one throw in horseshoes'

Answer: ringer


Question: 'February 12, 1809 in Hardin County, Kentucky'

Answer: Abraham Lincoln


Question: 'Not content merely penning "My Guy" in 1964, he "miraculously" followed it up with "My Girl" in 1965'

Answer: Smokey Robinson


Question: 'If you split 12 eggs into 2 equal groups, you'll have a total of this many eggs'

Answer: 12


Question: 'A Pacific northern bluefin one of these fish was tracked swimming 6,700 miles from Japan to Baja'

Answer: tuna


Question: 'The costumes for this 1991 Steven Spielberg film included 350 pirate outfits for the extras alone'

Answer: Hook


Question: 'The stems of these Asian palms are used to make wicker furniture'

Answer: rattan


Question: 'February 6, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois'

Answer: Ronald Reagan


Question: 'Teenage boys wept when this Black Crowe married film star Kate Hudson'

Answer: Chris Robinson


Question: 'The Dornford Yates mystery "She Fell Among Thieves" was the first presentation of this PBS series'

Answer: Mystery!


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew snorkeling in the Barrier Reef near Belize)  A poisonous saw-toothed spine on its tail gives this creature its name'

Answer: stingray


Question: 'Born around 1645, this pirate captain was sent to England for trial & hanged in 1701'

Answer: Captain Kidd


Question: 'In a memorable 1982 TV movie, Jean Stapleton played this first lady'

Answer: Eleanor Roosevelt


Question: 'December 28, 1856 in Staunton, Virginia'

Answer: Woodrow Wilson


Question: 'In "The Ten Commandments" this actor famously snarled, "Where's your messiah now?"'

Answer: Edward G. Robinson


Question: 'Frankfurt is the main city on this German river'

Answer: Main


Question: 'Having flat teeth is one way that these animals differ from the related dolphins who have pointy triangular teeth'

Answer: porpoises


Question: 'Kevin Kline won a Tony Award for his role in this swashbuckling Gilbert & Sullivan operetta'

Answer: The Pirates of Penzance


Question: 'Ionesco play that ends, "I'm the last man left, and I'm staying that way until the end.  I'm not capitulating!"'

Answer: Rhinoceros


Question: 'In a letter on the capture of Vicksburg, Lincoln referred to it as the "Father of Waters"'

Answer: Mississippi River


Question: 'An MTV "Making the Video" episode explored her "Slave 4 U" shoot'

Answer: Britney Spears


Question: 'Phyllis Schlafly was among those leading the fight for the defeat of this proposed constitutional amendment'

Answer: ERA (Equal Rights Amendment)


Question: 'This cereal maker uses the letter G as its logo'

Answer: General Mills


Question:
'It begins,
"I am Sam
I am Sam
Sam I am"'

Answer: "Green Eggs and Ham"


Question: 'This nation's name is an acronym partly standing for Punjab, Afghan, Kashmir, Sind & "Tan" from Baluchistan'

Answer: Pakistan


Question: 'Nicknames for this city include "The Metropolis of the New South" & "Derby Town"'

Answer: Louisville


Question: 'Her "Never Too Far" video sure "Glitter"ed'

Answer: Mariah Carey


Question: 'In 1975 this comic strip won a Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning'

Answer: Doonesbury


Question: 'In slang terms, a G refers to this amount of money'

Answer: thousand


Question: 'The 2 bestselling 1980s novels by Tom Clancy with "Red" in the title'

Answer: "Red Storm Rising" & "The Hunt for Red October"


Question: 'The hero of a Robert Burns poem lends his name to this woolen cap with a pompom or a tassel'

Answer: Tam o\' Shanter


Question: '(Hi, I'm Harry Connick Jr.)  At age 5 I played "The Star-Spangled Banner" at my dad's inauguration as D.A. of this "Crescent City", my hometown'

Answer: New Orleans


Question: '(Hello, I'm "Weird Al" Yankovic.)  In this parody of a Coolio hit, I churn butter & rap with Florence Henderson'

Answer: "Amish Paradise"


Question: 'In 1970 Massachusetts introduced no-fault auto insurance & this state came up with no-fault divorce'

Answer: California


Question: 'In movie ratings, G stands for general; the G in PG & PG-13 stands for this'

Answer: guidance


Question: 'This Pulitzer-winning novel is told through letters written by a Southern black woman named Celie'

Answer: "The Color Purple"


Question: 'Perhaps from the Italian for "imperfect pearl", it can be a style of music, art or architecture'

Answer: Baroque


Question: 'Carter's Grove, a magnificent plantation home, is just 7 1/2 miles from the colonial area of this Virginia town'

Answer: Williamsburg


Question: 'In this group's "Emotion" video, one of the members pours bleach over her ex's clothes'

Answer: Destiny\'s Child


Question: 'Shortly after this U.S. president declared Iran "an island of stability", the Shah was overthrown'

Answer: Jimmy Carter


Question: 'This group that meets to discuss economic concerns consists of the U.S., Canada, Japan & 5 European nations'

Answer: Group of 8


Question: 'When we first met Alex in this 1962 novel, he's sitting with his 3 droogs in the Korova Milkbar'

Answer: "A Clockwork Orange"


Question: 'The name of this large island in the Gulf of Alaska is derived from an Inuit word for "island"'

Answer: Kodiak


Question: 'John Berendt's "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" depicts some colorful characters in this Georgia city'

Answer: Savannah


Question: 'David Arquette's role as a guard in Creed's "What If" spoofs his Deputy Dewey role in this film series'

Answer: Scream


Question: 'A national inoculation campaign was held in 1976 to prevent an epidemic of this that never materialized'

Answer: swine flu


Question: 'In Internet domain name extensions, gg stands for Alderney, Sark & this other Channel Island'

Answer: Guernsey


Question: 'Katie Arnoldi writes about the world of female bodybuilding in her novel "Chemical..." this'

Answer: Pink


Question: 'From the Latin for "to raise", it refers to the altitude of a city or mountain above sea level'

Answer: elevation


Question: 'It's made yearly by Tiffany out of 7 pounds of silver; since 2001 one in Baltimore has been touched by some 250,000 fans'

Answer: The Vince Lombardi Trophy (emblematic of winning the Super Bowl)


Question: 'Baffin Island'

Answer: North America


Question: 'The 1848 feminist "Declaration of Sentiments" adds these 2 words to 1776's "All men are created equal"'

Answer: "and women"


Question: '(Sofia of the Clue Crew hangs out with a probe replica at the Jet Propulsion Lab.)  In 1995 on Jupiter, this craft, named for a scientist, made the first direct measurements of a giant planet's atmosphere'

Answer: Galileo


Question: 'In their "got milk?" ad, these tennis sisters said, "Make ours doubles"'

Answer: the Williams Sisters (Serena & Venus)


Question: 'Carpet, hazards, a windmill, a castle'

Answer: putt-putt (or miniature golf)


Question: 'An Academy Award & a famous cartoon cat'

Answer: Oscar & Felix


Question: 'Hainan'

Answer: Asia


Question: 'The Violence Against Women Act of 2000 addresses this behavior ranging from lying in wait to actual harassment'

Answer: stalking


Question: 'This is the largest of the terrestrial planets; it has one of the largest satellites as well'

Answer: Earth


Question: 'The "Be a Dark Knight" milk ad featured this comic book superhero'

Answer: Batman


Question: '11 teammates, a center circle, a penalty area, a goal'

Answer: soccer


Question: 'Sodium chloride, for example, & a park at the southern tip of Manhattan'

Answer: a salt & Battery


Question: 'Trinidad & Tobago'

Answer: South America


Question: 'This American tennis tournament evened men's & women's prize money in 1973; Wimbledon still hasn't'

Answer: the U.S. Open


Question: '(Sofia of the Clue Crew, dressed for a clean environment, delivers the clue from the Jet Propulsion Lab.)  You're looking at a Cassini spacecraft, like the one en route to study Titan, a moon of this planet'

Answer: Saturn


Question: 'This animated kids' group had 2 ads; one had them "in Paris"'

Answer: the Rugrats


Question: '6 teammates, a center line, a blue line, a crease'

Answer: ice hockey


Question: 'A postgraduate degree & Lithgow's male offspring'

Answer: Master\'s & John\'s son


Question: 'East Frisian Islands'

Answer: Europe


Question: 'Sometimes shortened to MCP, this negative term had a vogue with early women's libbers'

Answer: male chauvinist pig


Question: 'Johann Bode proposed the name of a mythological father for this planet'

Answer: Uranus


Question: 'This rock group sported chocolate mustaches that could be seen on their white makeup'

Answer: Kiss


Question: '4 teammates, a safety zone, a 40 yard mark, goal posts'

Answer: polo


Question: '"Lolita" actor James & psychic Jeane'

Answer: Mason & Dixon


Question: 'Sao Tome & Principe'

Answer: Africa


Question: 'Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby signed it at home Aug. 26, 1920; his wife & daughters must have been excited'

Answer: the 19th Amendment


Question: '(Cheryl of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Jet Propulsion Lab.)  I'm in the Mars yard with a model of this Martian rover, whose name also means "a visitor"'

Answer: Sojourner


Question: 'A 2000 ad showing this pop sensation at ages 3 & 18 was the 100th "got milk?" ad'

Answer: Britney Spears


Question: '4 teammates, a house, a hog line, a tee line'

Answer: curling


Question: 'A song on a CD & a chosen area of study'

Answer: track & field


Question: '"Come on, and kiss me, Kate" is actually a line in this comedy that inspired the musical "Kiss Me, Kate"'

Answer: The Taming of the Shrew


Question: 'Stubby, a bull terrier, helped in the battles at Chateau Thierry, the Marne & the Meuse-Argonne in this war'

Answer: World War I


Question: 'In 1840 the 2 major political parties in the U.S. were the Whigs & this party'

Answer: the Democrats


Question: 'World Book reports 3-foot-long trout are among the fish found in this lake that borders Peru & Bolivia'

Answer: Lake Titicaca


Question: 'The museum once housed 2 copies of this 1215 document, now in the British Library'

Answer: the Magna Carta


Question: 'Stephen Stills:<br />"And the eagle flies with the dove, & if you can't be with the one you love, honey..."'

Answer: "love the one you\'re with"


Question: '"Henry VI, Part I" features the master-gunner of Orleans & this woman known in the play as Joan la Pucelle'

Answer: Joan of Arc


Question: 'Scout dog York completed 148 combat patrols in this "police action"'

Answer: the Korean War


Question: 'With members like Daniel Webster & Henry Clay, the Whig party was formed about 1832 to oppose this president'

Answer: Jackson


Question: 'This New York City river is actually a tidal strait connecting upper New York Bay with Long Island Sound'

Answer: the East River


Question: 'You won't find this Egyptian monument's beard on the plains of Giza, but in the British Museum'

Answer: the Sphinx


Question: 'J. Geils Band:<br />"Love, it's gonna make you cry, I've had the blues, the reds & the pinks, one thing for sure..."'

Answer: "love stinks"


Question: 'In "King John", King John's first words to her are "Silence, good mother; hear the embassy"'

Answer: Eleanor of Aquitaine


Question: 'In WWII Chips earned a Silver Star & a Purple Heart after landing at Licata on this European island'

Answer: Sicily


Question: 'One big Whig of the 1840s was this founder of the New York Tribune who popularized the phrase "Go west, young man"'

Answer: (Horace) Greeley


Question: '336 rivers flow into this Siberian lake, but only one, the Angora, flows out of it'

Answer: Lake Baikal


Question: 'It's the British Museum translator seen here'

Answer: the Rosetta Stone


Question: 'The Searchers:<br />"When I kissed a cop down on 34th and Vine, he broke my little bottle of..."'

Answer: "Love Potion No. 9"


Question: 'Julius Caesar observes that this man "has a lean and hungry look; he thinks too much:  such men are dangerous"'

Answer: Cassius


Question: 'A memorial was erected for the 25 dobermans who gave their lives liberating this largest Mariana island in WWII'

Answer: Guam


Question: 'He was the first Whig governor of New York & as Johnson's Secretary of State purchased Alaska for the U.S.'

Answer: Seward


Question: 'This river that flows to Lyon, France rises from a glacier of the same name in Switzerland'

Answer: the Rhone


Question: 'In 1816 he didn't lose his "Marbles"; he sold them to the British Museum'

Answer: Lord Elgin


Question: 'Bee Gees:<br />"Keep me warm in your love and then softly leave and it's me you need to show..."'

Answer: "how deep is your love"


Question: 'Title character who says, "Like an eagle in a dove-cote, I flutter'd your Volscians in Corioli"'

Answer: Coriolanus


Question: 'The dog Soter warned the citizens of an attack in this ancient Greek port city founded by Dorians'

Answer: Corinth


Question: 'He was the second Whig party member elected U.S. president who had also been a general'

Answer: (Zachary) Taylor


Question: 'This largest Central American lake has several islands, including Ometepe, which has 2 volcanoes'

Answer: Lake Nicaragua


Question: 'Jonathan Harker studies up on Transylvania in the British Museum library at the beginning of this novel'

Answer: Dracula


Question: 'Pat Benatar:<br />"We are young, heartache to heartache we stand, no promises, no demands..."'

Answer: "love is a battlefield"


Question: '"The Mute" was the working title of this 1940 novel by a female author'

Answer: The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (by Carson McCullers)


Question: 'They're what usually passed the Black Death from rats to humans'

Answer: Fleas


Question: 'Her "Everyday" line is sold at K-Mart'

Answer: Martha Stewart


Question: 'Idaho,<br />Oregon'

Answer: Washington


Question: 'This Neil Diamond hit is subtitled "Good Times Never Seemed So Good"'

Answer: "Sweet Caroline"


Question: 'During WWII this actress' grandmother, Violet Bonham Carter, was on the BBC's board of governors'

Answer: Helena Bonham Carter


Question: 'In 1888 John Dunlop put his new pneumatic type of this on a bicycle'

Answer: Tire/tube


Question: 'It was from the color of this that Edward of Woodstock got the nickname "The Black Prince"'

Answer: Armor


Question: 'Her father, Col. John Dandridge, was a wealthy landowner'

Answer: Martha Washington


Question:
'Massachusetts,
New Hampshire,
New York'

Answer: Vermont


Question: 'The Harlem Globetrotters use this song as a theme'

Answer: "Sweet Georgia Brown"


Question: 'Last name of R.J.'s grandson Patrick, who ditched the family business to lead the Foundation for a Smokefree America'

Answer: Reynolds


Question: 'A perpetual one was tended to by the Vestal Virgins'

Answer: Fire


Question: 'This star of "Susannah of the Mounties" was later U.S. Ambassador to Ghana'

Answer: Shirley Temple Black


Question: 'Backed by the Vandellas, she had hits with "Heat Wave" & "Dancing in the Street"'

Answer: Martha Reeves


Question:
'Idaho,
North Dakota,
South Dakota,
Wyoming'

Answer: Montana


Question: 'Well, I hope Neil Young will remember that Lynyrd Skynyrd replied to "Southern Man" with this song'

Answer: "Sweet Home Alabama"


Question: 'World-famous grandfather of the woman seen here'

Answer: Ernest Hemingway (grandfather of Mariel)


Question: 'Middle name of cowboy star Orvon Autry'

Answer: Gene


Question: 'In the War of 1812 this Sauk chief who later got his own war fought with the British against the double-dealing U.S.'

Answer: Black Hawk


Question: '"The Dirty Duck" & "The Case Has Altered" are mysteries by this woman'

Answer: Martha Grimes


Question:
'Arkansas,
Mississippi,
Texas'

Answer: Louisiana


Question: 'Sade sang, "You give me, keep giving me" this, the title of a 1985 hit'

Answer: "The Sweetest Taboo"


Question: 'Louisa Drew, known for playing Mrs. Malaprop, was the grandmother of 3 famous actors with this last name'

Answer: Barrymore


Question: 'Deep-bodied with flat sides & a small head, a bream is a type of this'

Answer: Fish


Question: 'The Black Dragon Society aided in Japan's seizure of this Chinese region in 1931'

Answer: Manchuria


Question: 'This woman depicted here by Al Hirschfeld "could have danced all night"'

Answer: Martha Graham


Question:
'Illinois,
Iowa,
Michigan,
Minnesota'

Answer: Wisconsin


Question: 'It's the title of a 1963 Patsy Cline song & of a 1985 film biography of Patsy Cline starring Jessica Lange'

Answer: "Sweet Dreams"


Question: 'Last name of Erasmus, author of "Zoonomia" & "The Botanic Garden", & his grandson Charles'

Answer: Darwin


Question: 'Besides the rook, the 2 other chess pieces that fit the category'

Answer: King & pawn


Question: 'During a return voyage to the U.S. in 1832, he came up with the idea of sending messages over wires'

Answer: Samuel Morse


Question: 'One of the original Spoonerisms was William Spooner calling this hymn "Kinquering Congs Their Titles Take"'

Answer: "Conquering Kings Their Titles Take"


Question: 'Elected in 1988, he was known as the "Resume Candidate"'

Answer: George H.W. Bush


Question: 'In 2000 the Librarian of Congress announced that 95-year-old Stanley Kunitz would take up this post'

Answer: Poet Laureate


Question: '6 words: Raquel Welch in a fur bikini'

Answer: One Million Years B.C.


Question: 'Domesticated term for a student especially in favor with an instructor'

Answer: Teacher\'s pet


Question: 'Visitors to the 1889 World's Fair in Paris could see Karl Benz' display of one of the first of these'

Answer: Automobile


Question: 'Hymn heard here about a good buddy'

Answer: "What A Friend We Have in Jesus"


Question: 'Alexander Graham Bell was called in several times to use his metal detector to find the bullet in this president's body'

Answer: James Garfield


Question: 'Trees figured in many of his poems, like "Birches", "Dust of Snow" & "Good-Bye and Keep Cold"'

Answer: Robert Frost


Question: 'For writer Mark Linn-Baker, the title of this 1982 comedy refers to 1954, when he chaperoned movie star Peter O'Toole'

Answer: My Favorite Year


Question: 'The style of shades looking at you here; it shares its name with a type of gem'

Answer: Cat\'s eye


Question: 'Daniel Webster helped secure this man's rights to vulcanized rubber but the attorney fees cost more than his earnings'

Answer: Charles Goodyear


Question: 'Later president, in 1920 he lost as a U.S. vice presidential candidate'

Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt


Question: 'You can hear Johnny Gilbert lower case his voice to read this man's work:<br />["The voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses; nobody, not even the rain, has such small hands"]'

Answer: E.E. Cummings


Question: 'Linda Hunt played the male role of Billy Kwan in this Peter Weir film'

Answer: The Year of Living Dangerously


Question: 'We wonder if the Medicis & the Rothschilds worked these, meaning a short day'

Answer: Banker\'s hours


Question: 'Nikola Tesla won a 1916 award for meritorious achievement in electrical science named for this former employer'

Answer: Thomas Edison


Question: 'In 1919 this trustbuster's last words were "Please put out the light"'

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt


Question: '"For The Union Dead" is a 1964 book by this poet whose ancestors came over on the Mayflower'

Answer: Robert Lowell


Question: 'Tracy & Hepburn play columnists who fall in love in this movie, their first pairing'

Answer: Woman of the Year


Question: 'In baseball, when a batter reaches base but another runner is forced out, it's scored as this'

Answer: Fielder\'s choice


Question: 'In 1856 he received a patent for a condensed milk process; the Civil War helped make his company a success'

Answer: Gail Borden


Question: 'Albert Fall, Herbert Hoover & Henry Wallace were all members of his cabinet'

Answer: Warren G. Harding


Question: 'In 1995 this Seamus from Ireland detected the Nobel Prize for Literature coming his way'

Answer: Seamus Heaney


Question: 'Claude Jarman, Jr. received a special Oscar for his performance in this movie about a boy & his deer'

Answer: The Yearling


Question: 'Odilo of Cluny is responsible for spreading this November 2 observance throughout Catholicism'

Answer: All Souls\' Day


Question: 'The Prague tombstone of this German-language writer who died in 1924 is inscribed in Hebrew'

Answer: Franz Kafka


Question: 'This military marquis' full name was Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch Gilbert du Motier'

Answer: Marquis de Lafayette


Question: 'It follows "lover's" & precedes "frog"'

Answer: Leap


Question: 'Nearly all artificial satellites are powered by batteries charged by this'

Answer: Sun


Question: 'The angel Moroni told him about the golden plates from which the Book of Mormon was translated'

Answer: Joseph Smith