Question: 'A musical:<br />"My ____ Lady"'

Answer: My Fair Lady


Question: 'The letter O is derived from a letter of the Phoenician alphabet named for this sense organ'

Answer: the eye


Question: 'The ruins of this Italian city were found by a 16th c. architect; the well-preserved bodies won't help your resale'

Answer: Pompeii


Question: 'French for goat, it's a white cheese made from goat's milk that comes in many shapes & varieties'

Answer: chèvre


Question: '(David Faber gives the clue from the set of The Faber Report.)  Payment in the form of additional shares in a company is a stock this; unlike a cash one, it's usually not taxed until sold'

Answer: a dividend


Question: 'Honey is an animal product & can be excluded from a strict this type of diet'

Answer: vegan


Question: '"My ____ Foot "'

Answer: Left


Question: 'In hematology, O represents the blood group of individuals who lack these 2 letter-named antigens'

Answer: A & B


Question: 'Okay, the Louvre, Picasso was questioned on the Aug. 21, 1911 theft of this painting, but we don't cover for bad security!'

Answer: the Mona Lisa


Question: '(I'm Dr. Oz.)  For a bedtime snack try popcorn with parmesan; the dairy & carbs activate the effect of this amino acid that's more associated with turkey'

Answer: tryptophan


Question: '(David Faber gives the clue from the set of The Faber Report.)  In May 2007 I broke the news that an unsolicited $60 a share offer for Dow Jones was made by News Corp., controlled by this man'

Answer: Rupert Murdoch


Question: 'To surpass, or a Microsoft spreadsheet program'

Answer: excel


Question: '"My ____ ____ Greek Wedding"'

Answer: Big Fat


Question: 'Inspiring the title of a Cirque du Soleil show, O is a homophone of the French word for this'

Answer: water


Question: 'On March 23, 2001 this Russian craft hit the atmosphere & what didn't burn landed in the Pacific; you broke it, you bought it'

Answer: Mir


Question: 'Used as a stuffing, duxelles is a mixture of chopped onions, shallots, herbs & these sauteed in butter'

Answer: mushrooms


Question: '(David Faber gives the clue from the set of The Faber Report.)  These funds get their name from the practice of balancing long and short positions to reduce risk; today, with minimum investments often as much as $1 million, they're more aggressive'

Answer: hedge funds


Question: 'If you're in trouble you've been "left in" this, also a decisive defeat in games like cribbage'

Answer: the lurch


Question: '"My ____ Is an Alien"'

Answer: Stepmother


Question: 'In Greek, the short O sound is represented by omicron ("little O"), long O by this "great O"'

Answer: omega


Question: 'Hmm... Ptolemy I & II developed the library here; it had 500,000 scrolls & now it's just... gone?  How do I write my report?'

Answer: Alexandria


Question: 'For an authentic Greek salad, you need feta cheese & these almond-shaped Greek olives'

Answer: kalamata


Question: '(David Faber gives the clue from the set of The Faber Report.)  As of 2011 this 2-word tax on profits from the sale of an asset such as a stock generally maxed out at 15%; D.C. loves to fight about it'

Answer: capital gains


Question: 'This synonym for "kingdom" comes from the Latin for "regal"'

Answer: realm


Question: '"My ____ Laundrette"'

Answer: Beautiful


Question: 'OED says the normal sound of long O, as in "no", is one of these gliding speech sounds'

Answer: a diphthong


Question: 'Basil Rathbone played this deerstalker-donning detective 15 times on film (& despaired at being typed by the role)'

Answer: Sherlock Holmes


Question: 'According to its license plates, Minnesota is the Land of these'

Answer: 10,000 Lakes


Question: 'An organism's natural environment'

Answer: habitat


Question: 'The Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy:<br />service of value to this in the United States'

Answer: aviation


Question: 'In 1966 this president chose Robert C. Weaver to be the first HUD Secretary'

Answer: LBJ


Question: 'Though he rose to fame as O. Henry, he was born William Sidney this, also a type of strong, dark beer'

Answer: Porter


Question: 'In 1989 this movie character's trademark brown fedora was donated to the Smithsonian'

Answer: Indiana Jones


Question: 'A Feb. 3, 2011 tweet said that a pro-democracy crowd had taken over the 6th of October Bridge in this capital'

Answer: Cairo


Question: 'This Cuban dance is performed in slow double time'

Answer: the habañera


Question: 'Clio awards:<br />for these seen on TV'

Answer: commercials


Question: 'HUD secretary under Nixon, he earlier served as American Motors president & sired a candidate for U.S. president'

Answer: George Romney


Question: 'As a 33-year-old teller, Henry was indicted for this crime, stealing money in his trust; he fled to central America'

Answer: embezzlement


Question: '"There must have been some magic in that old silk hat they found", because it made this animated guy "dance around"'

Answer: Frosty the Snowman


Question: 'Mysterious lights have been seen over the much-rumored military base 90 miles from Vegas known as this'

Answer: Area 51


Question: 'Generic term for a seller of men's clothes'

Answer: haberdasher


Question: 'The Bulwer-Lytton contest:<br />the worst this for a novel'

Answer: first line


Question: 'HUD Secretary in the 1990s, he's now governor of New York'

Answer: Andrew Cuomo


Question: 'After returning to the U.S., Henry did 3 years in prison in this Ohio city named for an explorer'

Answer: Columbus


Question: 'In "Curious George" Will Ferrell voiced Ted, otherwise known as the man with this'

Answer: the yellow hat


Question: 'Aconcagua is one of what are alliteratively known as the "7" these'

Answer: Summits


Question: 'The name of this early species in the genus Homo means "handy" in Latin'

Answer: habilis


Question: 'The Maurice Podoloff Trophy:<br />this NBA distinction'

Answer: MVP (most valuable player)


Question: 'Moon Landrieu, HUD Secretary from 1979 to 1981, is the father of this current Louisiana senator'

Answer: Mary Landrieu


Question: 'In 1905 O. Henry perfected the surprise ending in his Christmastime tale "The Gift of" them'

Answer: the Magi


Question: 'In 2011 this title hat worn by John Wayne sold for a record $179,250 at auction'

Answer: the green beret


Question: 'This massive Chinese structure is No. 1 in megawatt generation'

Answer: the Three Gorges Dam


Question: 'This Old Testament prophet has his own namesake book'

Answer: Habakkuk


Question: 'The Eisner & Kirby Awards:<br />for these printed items'

Answer: comics


Question: 'After leaving HUD in 2003, he was elected U.S. senator from Florida'

Answer: (Mel) Martinez


Question: 'In 1910 O. Henry died in this "Bagdad on the Subway", the setting for many of his stories'

Answer: New York


Question: 'On December 6, 1884 this was capped with a 100-oz., 9-inch-high pyramid-shaped block of aluminum, a metal that was rare at the time'

Answer: the Washington Monument


Question: 'The adjective "ruddy" comes from the old English "rudig," meaning this color'

Answer: Red


Question: 'Country singer Lacy J. Dalton was vice president of the ACM, which is this'

Answer: Academy of Country Music


Question: 'An American, Theodore Maiman, built the first of these light-amplifying devices in 1960'

Answer: Laser


Question: 'An ex-football player who enters the ministry is the subject of this Sinclair Lewis novel'

Answer: "Elmer Gantry"


Question: 'Legend says bats lived in a shed at its rum distillery and one of them is still on its labels'

Answer: Bacardi


Question: 'Business is no longer "hopping" in these clubs, now that the last one in the U.S., in Lansing, Michigan, has closed'

Answer: Playboy Clubs


Question: 'It's a French word meaning "Dutch," and in English it usually refers to a sauce'

Answer: Hollandaise


Question: 'Some stores refused to stock his "Lovesexy" album because he was nude on the cover'

Answer: Prince


Question: 'When burning, sulfur becomes this compound that's used to keep dried fruit from turning brown'

Answer: Sulfur Dioxide


Question: 'James M. Cain's first novel, think letters and bells for a clue to its title'

Answer: "The Postman Always Rings Twice"


Question: 'Almond-flavored liqueur whose name comes from the Italian for "bitter," not the Italian for "love"'

Answer: Amaretto


Question: 'Forbes magazine said this singer has overtaken Bill Cosby as the highest-paid entertainer in the world'

Answer: Michael Jackson


Question: 'From the Latin for shield, "scutum," it's a shield bearing a coat of arms'

Answer: Escutcheon


Question: 'He made his first tour of the U.S. as a solo performer in 1988, and wham!, he was a smash'

Answer: George Michael


Question: 'It's defined as a form of an element with the same atomic number but different atomic weight'

Answer: Isotope


Question: 'J.P. Marquand, who won a Pulitzer for "The Late George Apley," created this Japanese spy/detective'

Answer: Mr. Moto


Question: 'The recipe for Tia Maria came from this island and "has been closely guarded for generations"'

Answer: Jamaica


Question: 'This U.N. Secretary General negotiated a cease-fire between Iraq and Iran'

Answer: Javier Perez de Cuellar


Question: 'An Arabic word for "poor" gave us this term for a Muslim or Hindu beggar said to have mystical powers'

Answer: Fakir


Question: 'The 1968 song about "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay" was a posthumous number-one hit for him'

Answer: Otis Redding


Question: 'Named for an English scientist, it's a division of classical physics'

Answer: Newtonian


Question: 'Among his many books for boys are the Ragged Dick and Tattered Tom series'

Answer: Horatio Alger


Question: 'This hazelnut liqueur was named for the mysterious monk who made it 300 years ago'

Answer: Frangelico


Question: 'Canada's maple sugar industry is directly endangered by this pollution'

Answer: Acid Rain


Question: 'Named for a town in France, this sheer net fabric is used to make bridal veils and tutus'

Answer: Tulle


Question: 'Mrs. Andrew Lloyd Webber, she starred on Broadway in "Phantom of the Opera"'

Answer: Sarah Brightman


Question: 'This era, the age of mammals, represents less than 1 percent of geologic time'

Answer: Cenozoic Era


Question: 'Richard Henry Dana's 1840 classic based on a voyage he took around Cape Horn'

Answer: "Two Years Before the Mast"


Question: 'Called "The world's oldest whiskey distillery," it's in County Antrim, Ireland'

Answer: Bushmills


Question: 'A sharp decline in Cabbage Patch doll sales contributed to this toy company's filing Chapter 11'

Answer: Coleco


Question: 'According to legend, he was a swineherd before he conquered the Incas'

Answer: Francisco Pizarro


Question: 'In the female version of this Neil Simon play, the title characters are named Olive and Florence'

Answer: "The Odd Couple"


Question: 'The longest river in Europe, it's noted for its boatmen'

Answer: Volga


Question: 'Rancho del Cielo'

Answer: Ronald Reagan


Question: 'Some evidence indicates Beethoven moved 79 times during his 35-year stay in this central European capital'

Answer: Vienna


Question: 'In the Pledge of Allegiance, these four words follow "with liberty"'

Answer: "And Justice For All"


Question: 'As a result of the Napoleonic Wars, this country lost Norway to Sweden in 1814'

Answer: Denmark


Question: '"The Fantasticks" opens with El Gallo singing this song'

Answer: "Try to Remember"


Question: 'River that runs from Pittsburgh to Cairo----Illinois that is'

Answer: Ohio River


Question: 'La Casa Pacifica'

Answer: Richard Nixon


Question: '"Troldhaugen" is the name of the house this Norwegian built a few miles outside Bergen'

Answer: Edvard Grieg


Question: '(AUDIO Daily Double) - The exit line which usually followed the music heard here:'

Answer: "And Away We Go!"


Question: '"Great" King of Prussia whose last words were "I am tired of ruling over slaves"'

Answer: Frederick the Great/Frederick II


Question: 'In this play, Audrey II is described as "a cross between a Venus fly trap and an avocado"'

Answer: "Little Shop of Horrors"


Question: 'The German-speaking Swiss call it the Genfersee'

Answer: Lake Geneva


Question: 'The Hermitage'

Answer: Andrew Jackson


Question: 'On a 1969 album cover, the Beatles are shown crossing this road outside the recording studio'

Answer: Abbey Road


Question: 'Title of 1956 French film and its 1988 American remake, both directed by Roger Vadim'

Answer: "And God Created Woman"


Question: 'He had a wife named Cleopatra, a daughter named Cleopatra, and a famous son, Alexander the Great'

Answer: Philip of Macedon/Philip II


Question: 'She adapted the stage version of "The Member of the Wedding" from her own novel'

Answer: Carson McCullers


Question: 'Shreveport, Louisiana, and Hanoi, Vietnam, are both on rivers that have this colorful name'

Answer: Red River


Question: 'The Elms'

Answer: Lyndon B. Johnson


Question: 'For 10 years, his widow, Constanze, lived in Copenhagen with her second husband, Georg Nissen'

Answer: W.A. Mozart


Question: 'Monty Python's Flying Circus borrowed this catch phrase from BBC announcers'

Answer: "And now for something completely different"


Question: 'The Cuban missile crisis made this the tensest month of 1962'

Answer: October


Question: 'His 1956 play "Look Back in Anger" was called "A landmark in the history of the theatre"'

Answer: John Osborne


Question: 'Over 300 rivers flow into this largest freshwater lake in Asia, and only one flows out, the Angara'

Answer: Lake Baikal


Question: 'Hickory Hill, which he later sold to his brother'

Answer: John F. Kennedy


Question: 'You'd have to go to this country to visit museums honoring composer Bedrich Smetana'

Answer: Czechoslovakia


Question: 'Pepys often ended his diary entries with these four words referring to the end of the day's affairs'

Answer: "And So To Bed"


Question: 'Now independent, this island has been ruled by Phoenicians, Romans, Arabs, Normans, French, and British'

Answer: Malta


Question: '(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from outside an NYPD station.)  In a 1975 movie, the NYPD sent Popeye Doyle to this country; today it sends detectives to Interpol HQ there'

Answer: France


Question: 'Jane & Peter'

Answer: the Fondas


Question: 'Graceland,<br />Presidents Island'

Answer: Memphis


Question: 'Get lost in Hampton Court Palace's one of these, formed by clipped hedges, that dates back to the 17th c.'

Answer: a maze


Question: 'There's the signpost up ahead... it says "He was a WWII paratrooper, a boxer & a 1960 Emmy winner"; your next stop: him'

Answer: Rod Serling


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

Answer: R (trowel)


Question: '(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from an NYPD station.)  A Level C Tyvek suit is used by this NYPD unit that's named for the material they're dispatched to work around'

Answer: a HAZMAT suit


Question: 'Eric & Julia'

Answer: Roberts


Question: 'The Museum of Flight at Boeing Field,<br />The Pacific Science Center'

Answer: Seattle


Question: 'In the 1800s city founders designed Macon, Georgia to look like this ancient city known for its gardens'

Answer: Babylon


Question: 'This construction worker seen here was in the news in 1991'

Answer: Rodney King


Question: 'It turns the Greek letter lambda into a sexy dance'

Answer: A (lambada)


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from outside an NYPD station.)  On the narrow streets of Lower Manhattan police drive Piaggios, from the makers of this Italian scooter that debuted in 1946'

Answer: the Vespa


Question: 'Ben & Casey'

Answer: Affleck


Question: 'The Joe Louis Fist,<br />The Dossin Great Lakes Museum'

Answer: Detroit


Question: 'The "Cinnamon Gardens" are among the most fashionable neighborhoods in this Sri Lankan capital city'

Answer: Colombo


Question: 'It may be shocking to know you can act as one of these to divert attention from other targets of inquiry'

Answer: a lightning rod


Question: 'When this letter is added to flame it becomes a flaming dessert'

Answer: B (flambé)


Question: '(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from inside a NYPD station.)  The NYPD's offical motto, fidelis ad mortem, means this--it recognizes officers who sacrified for fellow citizens'

Answer: "faithful to the death"


Question: 'Mark & Donnie'

Answer: the Wahlbergs


Question: 'Audubon Park,<br />Jean Lafitte National Historic Park'

Answer: New Orleans


Question: 'Shakespeare said these conflicts, appropriately, began in the Middle Temple Gardens of the Inns of Court'

Answer: the War of the Roses


Question: 'The 1967 book "Listen to the Warm" featured song lyrics by this American poet'

Answer: Rod McKuen


Question: 'Add this letter to cafe & you get a word meaning to irritate by rubbing'

Answer: H (chafe)


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from outside an NYPD station.)  The NYPD bomb squad robot was made by this military corporation that also developed the Stealth bomber'

Answer: Northrop


Question: 'Joely & Natasha'

Answer: Richardson


Question: 'Centennial Olympic Park,<br />Woodruff Arts Center'

Answer: Atlanta


Question: 'After a little financial trouble in 2003, these famous "Gardens" in Winter Haven, Florida are now back in business'

Answer: Cypress Gardens


Question: 'Entombing his still-living sister Madeline, always a social faux pas, wasn't this Poe boy's best move'

Answer: Roderick Usher


Question: 'This letter turns the classic movie "Gigi" into a less than classic 2003 film'

Answer: L (Gigli)


Question: 'Morose character whose first line is "A little more than kin, and less than kind"'

Answer: Hamlet


Question: 'The rounded part of a racquet, or a racquet brand used by Ashe & Agassi'

Answer: head


Question: 'An embankment to prevent flooding'

Answer: a dike


Question:
'1970s:
"Well, excuuuuuse me!!!!!!"'

Answer: Steve Martin


Question: 'During World War I, this city leased the area from the feds for use as a park'

Answer: Baltimore


Question: 'This state's official marine mammal is the bowhead whale, which inhabits Arctic waters'

Answer: Alaska


Question: 'Shakespeare puns on his own name in the sonnet opening "Whoever hath her wish, thou hast thy" this'

Answer: will


Question: 'Famous for tires, the name whose symbol is seen here can also be found on tennis gear'

Answer: Dunlop


Question: 'In the late 1890s many rushed to this golden region'

Answer: the Klondike


Question: '1990s:<br />"You might be a redneck if your family tree does not fork"'

Answer: (Jeff) Foxworthy


Question: 'In the Civil War it was the fort's function, not just for soldiers but for newspaper editors & other troublesome types'

Answer: a prison


Question: 'In 1996 Keiko the whale was sent from Mexico City to Newport, Oregon via this parcel company'

Answer: UPS


Question: 'The wounded Mercutio says, "You shall find me" this type of "man", & he doesn't just mean "serious"'

Answer: grave


Question: 'Gamma makes these by altering the molecular structure of a co-polymer; so much for good old gut'

Answer: the strings


Question: 'In all probability, it's the degree of probability'

Answer: likelihood


Question: '1980s:<br />"I'm Gumby, dammit!"'

Answer: (Eddie) Murphy


Question: 'After commanding the fleet bombing the fort, George Cockburn's next big job was bringing Napoleon here'

Answer: St. Helena


Question: 'Whoa!  Reaching 80 feet or more in length, the finback whale is second in size only to this one'

Answer: the blue whale


Question: 'Punning 3-word completion of "Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this..."'

Answer: son of York


Question: 'This classic Adidas shoe is named for the 1971 U.S. Open men's singles champ'

Answer: Stan Smith


Question: 'An expressway with tollgates'

Answer: a turnpike


Question: '1950s:<br />"When I was born, my mother said, 'Get the doctor back.  He's taken the baby and left the stork'"'

Answer: Bob Hope


Question: 'The fort features a monument to Francis Scott Key, who's seen as this mythical musical maestro'

Answer: Orpheus


Question: 'One of the 2 3-letter terms for a group of whales'

Answer: a pod (or a gam)


Question: 'Think our puns are lame?  Look at the "on"/"one" business between Valentine & his servant in this comedy'

Answer: Two Gentlemen of Verona


Question: 'This brand supplies Venus & Serena's racquets & the official ball of AVP pro beach volleyball'

Answer: Wilson


Question: 'Oscine predator seen here'

Answer: a shrike


Question:
'1980s:
"In America you can always find a party.  In Russia the party always finds you"'

Answer: (Yakov) Smirnoff


Question: 'A movie you can watch at the visitor center, it was also the original title of Francis Scott Key's poem'

Answer: "The Defense of Fort McHenry"


Question: 'Gray whales are an example of this toothless class of whales that also have 2 blowholes'

Answer: a baleen whale


Question: 'The appearance of this famous site gave England its old name of Albion'

Answer: the White Cliffs of Dover


Question: 'In almost a blink of an eye, a blepharoplasty operation can remove excess skin from these'

Answer: Eyelids


Question: 'To be good in this sport, practice shooting from different points on the court, not just the free-throw line'

Answer: Basketball


Question: 'In Chinese cooking, a hearty pork soup is called "Hot &" this'

Answer: Sour


Question: 'Peter Pan saved her from the clutches of Captain Hook'

Answer: Tiger Lily


Question: 'To overturn a boat is to do this to it'

Answer: Capsize


Question:
'Snowflake,
Bullhead City,
Scottsdale'

Answer: Arizona


Question: 'Anosmia is the loss of this sense; you get it if your olfactory bulb stops working'

Answer: Smell


Question: 'Most amateur teams in this sport play slow pitch'

Answer: Softball


Question: 'Until they're 2 1/2 months old, cheetahs have these long growths of hair more associated with lions'

Answer: Manes


Question: 'Longfellow wrote, "At the feet of" this maid "Hiawatha laid his burden"'

Answer: Minnehaha


Question: 'Name shared by the mother of 3 kings of France & a "Great" Russian empress'

Answer: Catherine


Question:
'Corvallis,
Coos Bay,
Klamath Falls'

Answer: Oregon


Question: 'Paresthesia is the term for when you "feel" these sewing items'

Answer: Pins & needles


Question: 'Played inside a gym or out on the beach, you have to know how to bump, set & serve to play it'

Answer: Volleyball


Question: 'In 1997 5 orthodox Jewish students shocked by this Conn. school's co-ed dorms asked to live off campus'

Answer: Yale


Question: 'On this TV series, Princess Summerfall Winterspring was first a puppet; then Judy Tyler played the role'

Answer: Howdy Doody


Question: 'At times, only the grin of this Lewis Carroll feline could be seen'

Answer: Cheshire Cat


Question:
'Laconia,
Concord,
Ossipee'

Answer: New Hampshire


Question: 'For this, the book "Skin Deep" recommends such treatments as witch hazel or a cool bath'

Answer: Sunburn


Question: 'The Brooklyn Blades is a woman's team in this sport'

Answer: Ice hockey


Question: 'Benozzo Gozzoli's fame rests on a set of frescoes in the Medici Palace in this city'

Answer: Florence


Question: 'This baseball team's mascot Chief Nokahoma lived in a teepee in the outfield stands'

Answer: Atlanta Braves


Question: 'Clint Black knows it's the organization abbreviated CMA'

Answer: Country Music Association


Question:
'Pottsville,
Schuylkill Haven,
Altoona'

Answer: Pennsylvania


Question: 'A condition that features involuntary tics, it's part of Sydenham's & Huntington's diseases'

Answer: Chorea


Question: 'Teams of 10 men or 12 women play this sport seen here'

Answer: Lacrosse


Question: 'In 1993 & 1994 this leader was convicted in Panama of involvement in the killing of political foes'

Answer: Manuel Noriega


Question: 'In a 1960 No. 1 hit by Johnny Preston, this young Indian brave "Loved Little White Dove with a love big as the sky"'

Answer: Running Bear


Question: 'This official name of the Ivory Coast is the country's name in French'

Answer: Cote d\' Ivoire


Question:
'Rome,
Dublin,
Athens'

Answer: Georgia


Question: 'Thomas More learned this profession at London's Lincoln Inn'

Answer: Law


Question: '"Fantasy Island"'s Tattoo, he played Nick Nack in the James Bond flick "The Man With The Golden Gun"'

Answer: Herve Villechaize


Question: 'The Earth's greatest circumference lies along a circle just south of this imaginary line'

Answer: Equator


Question: 'Pricey shops on this NYC thoroughfare include Tiffany's & Saks'

Answer: Fifth Avenue


Question:
'"Peanuts",
"Dick Tracy",
"Pogo"'

Answer: "Dick Tracy" (1931)


Question: 'To indicate this, say "denaro" or "soldi", or just rub your thumb against your finger'

Answer: Money


Question: 'This honor was bestowed upon More in 1935, the quadricentennial of his death'

Answer: Sainthood


Question: '(Hi, I'm Richard Kind of "Spin City".) I provided the voice of Molt, the annoying grasshopper, in this 1998 animated Disney film'

Answer: A Bug\'s Life


Question: 'The strongest shaking in an earthquake is usually felt at this point on the Earth's surface above the focus'

Answer: Epicenter


Question: 'It's the road on which you could "Get Your Kicks" in the theme song of a 1960s TV show'

Answer: Route 66


Question:
'"Gilligan's Island",
"The Andy Griffith Show",
"Petticoat Junction"'

Answer: The Andy Griffith Show (1960)


Question: 'Prego, "You're Welcome", is the usual response to this Italian word'

Answer: Grazie


Question: 'On perjured testimony, More was convicted of this crime in 1535 & beheaded 5 days later'

Answer: Treason


Question: 'She found out about "Sex And The City" in "L.A. Story" & "Honeymoon In Vegas"'

Answer: Sarah Jessica Parker


Question: 'The entire bottom of this rocky "skin" of the Earth is called the Mohorovicic Discontinuity'

Answer: Crust


Question: 'This highway stretches from Jacksonville, Florida to Santa Monica, California'

Answer: Interstate 10


Question:
'"Some Girls",
"Sticky Fingers",
"Voodoo Lounge"'

Answer: "Sticky Fingers"


Question: 'This word is Italian for "May", so you'd think the "Yankee Clipper" had his best games in that month'

Answer: Maggio


Question: 'In 1529 More succeeded Cardinal Wolsey in this office whose duties included keeping the Great Seal'

Answer: Chancellor of England


Question: 'He appeared as Ali MacGraw's dad in "Goodbye, Columbus" before he was TV's Oscar Madison'

Answer: Jack Klugman


Question: 'Today, it lies near Ellef Ringnes Island in northern Canada'

Answer: North Magnetic Pole


Question: 'You'll find many embassies on this Washington, DC avenue bearing the name of the sixth state to join the union'

Answer: Massachusetts Avenue


Question:
'"Oliver Twist",
"Nicholas Nickleby",
"The Mystery of Edwin Drood"'

Answer: "Oliver Twist"


Question: 'Abbastanza, meaning "enough", is often shortened to this 5-letter word'

Answer: Basta


Question: 'This German-born artist did the 1527 painting of More seen here'

Answer: Hans Holbein the Younger


Question: 'John Mahoney of "Frasier" played one of the guys who sold aluminum siding in this Barry Levinson film'

Answer: Tin Men


Question: 'Almost all weather takes place in this lowest part of the atmosphere'

Answer: Troposphere


Question: 'Victoria Street, Queen Street & Queen's Park Circle are all found in this Canadian city'

Answer: Toronto


Question:
'Millard Fillmore,
Zachary Taylor,
Franklin Pierce'

Answer: Zachary Taylor


Question: 'It precedes "far niente" in a phrase meaning "sweet inactivity"'

Answer: Dolce


Question: 'As of Oct. 1999, of the 10 most expensive paintings sold at public auction, these 2 artists had 4 each on the list'

Answer: Pablo Picasso & Vincent Van Gogh


Question: 'In 1909 Louis Bleriot became the first person to fly a plane across this body of water between the U.K. & France'

Answer: the English Channel


Question: '"They say home is where the heart is, these green mountains are my home"'

Answer: Vermont


Question: 'Einstein Bros & Noah's are chains that specialize in these round breakfast items--do you want some shmear?'

Answer: bagels


Question: 'Future heavyweight Muhammad Ali was born in Louisville Jan, 17, 1942 & named this'

Answer: Cassius (Marcellus) Clay


Question: 'This avenue is the historic main street of Manhattan's garment district'

Answer: 7th Avenue


Question: 'He produced the TV shows "All in the Family", "Maude" & "The Jeffersons", among others'

Answer: Norman Lear


Question: 'Beginning in the 1910s, DELAG, the world's first airline, offered service in Germany aboard this type of airship'

Answer: a Zeppelin


Question: '"Grand old badger state!"'

Answer: Wisconsin


Question: 'In 1923 a California horticulturist created this by crossing a loganberry, a raspberry & a blackberry'

Answer: a boysenberry


Question: 'Ali won a light heavyweight boxing gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in this European capital'

Answer: Rome


Question: 'It's the imaginary barrier separating the audience from the performers on stage during a play'

Answer: the fourth wall


Question: 'Named for a Santa Fe railway surveyor, the city of Norman is home to the university of this state'

Answer: Oklahoma


Question: '"She has her Black Hills, and mines with gold so rare, and with her scenery, no other state can compare"'

Answer: South Dakota


Question: 'The color of this large cherry ranges from a deep garnet to almost black'

Answer: Bing cherry


Question: 'Ali first took the heavyweight title with a 1964 upset win over this man'

Answer: Sonny Liston


Question: 'This term for an eerie power of perception is so called because it goes beyond sight, hearing & their 3 pals'

Answer: a sixth sense


Question: 'He commanded the ground forces in the 1983 invasion of Grenada, and later commanded respect as a Jeopardy! champ'

Answer: (Norman) Schwarzkopf


Question: '"On the record of thy years, Abraham Lincoln's name appears, Grant and Logan, and our tears"'

Answer: Illinois


Question: 'This German sausage made of pork & veal is seasoned with a variety of spices including ginger, nutmeg & coriander'

Answer: bratwurst


Question: 'In 2011 Ali said of this man, "the world has lost a great champion"; he had less kind things to say in the '70s'

Answer: (Joe) Frazier


Question: 'It's the lowest rank of commissioned officer in the U.S. Army or Marines'

Answer: Second Lieutenant


Question: 'In 1890 British architect Norman Shaw designed the police headquarters known as "New" this'

Answer: Scotland Yard


Question: '"Oh the moonlight's fair tonight along the Wabash"'

Answer: Indiana


Question: 'This 9-letter French sauce is served with meat, fish & vegetables; the yolk's on you!'

Answer: Béarnaise


Question: 'For 8 years this actor insisted he wasn't up to playing Ali, but in the end Ali said, "I even thought he was me"'

Answer: Will Smith


Question: 'Joining the ranks of the Pyramids & the Pharos of Alexandria, King Kong was dubbed this on film'

Answer: the eighth wonder of the world


Question: 'In 1969 this author and New Journalist failed in his bid to become Mayor of New York City'

Answer: (Norman) Mailer


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew sits at a kitchen table in Oslo, Norway.)  A trip to Norway wouldn't be complete without sampling lefse, the potato staple that folk legends say was given to slain warriors of this hall, to fortify them for battle'

Answer: Valhalla


Question: 'From the Latin latro, "robber", it's the nonviolent crime of stealing personal property, like money'

Answer: larceny


I PLAYED A DOCTOR & SOME OTHER GUY ON TV

Question: 'Dr. Doogie Howser &<br />Ethan Burdick'

Answer: Neil Patrick Harris


Question: 'One of the most common chamber groups, the string quartet consists of 2 violins, a viola & this instrument'

Answer: a cello


Question: 'Douglas Adams:<br />"The ____'s Guide to the Galaxy"'

Answer: Hitchhiker\'s


Question: 'To cut into thirds'

Answer: trisect


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew stands in front of a large house at the Norsk Folkemuseum in Oslo, Norway.) About 30 stave churches from the 12th and 13th century still stand here in Norway. The four corner posts, or staves, may represent these first four books of the New Testament'

Answer: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John


Question: 'Often issued in time of war, this order prohibits ships or goods from leaving a port'

Answer: an embargo


I PLAYED A DOCTOR & SOME OTHER GUY ON TV

Question: 'Dr. Derek Shepherd &<br />Aaron Brooks'

Answer: (Patrick) Dempsey


Question: 'The piece heard here from this Handel work is called "Alla Hornpipe"--everybody dance!'

Answer: Water Music


Question: 'Kurt Vonnegut:<br />"___'s Cradle"'

Answer: Cat\'s


Question: 'He's the comical canine seen here'

Answer: Triumph (the Insult Comic Dog)


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew stands before a tall sculpture in the Vigelund Sculpture Garden in Oslo, Norway.) The centerpiece of Oslo's Vigelund Sculpture Garden is a 57-foot tower depicting intertwined human figures reaching to the heavens; it's known as this, from Latin for made from a single stone'

Answer: a monolith


Question: 'In 2010 Ahmed Ghailani became the first person tried in federal court after being held at this location'

Answer: Guantanamo Bay


I PLAYED A DOCTOR & SOME OTHER GUY ON TV

Question: 'Dr. Doug Ross &<br />Chic Chesbro'

Answer: George Clooney


Question: 'Around 600 A.D. the first pope named this collected & organized the chants used in church services'

Answer: Gregory


Question: 'Philip Roth:<br />"____'s Complaint"'

Answer: Portnoy


Question: 'Originally this word for a camera stand was the seat of the priestess of the Oracle at Delphi'

Answer: tripod


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew stands in front of the Royal Palace in Oslo, Norway.) King Harald V lives here, in Norway's Royal Palace. He and his second cousin, England's Queen Elizabeth, are both great-grandchildren of this British king, who ruled from 1901 to 1910.'

Answer: Edward VII


Question: 'This "General", not the Attorney General, represents the United States in cases before the Supreme Court'

Answer: the Solicitor General


I PLAYED A DOCTOR & SOME OTHER GUY ON TV

Question: 'Quincy, M.E. &<br />Oscar Madison'

Answer: Jack Klugman


Question: 'In 1981 this maestro from India was made music director for life of the Israel Philharmonic'

Answer: (Zubin) Mehta


Question: 'Umberto Eco:<br />"____'s Pendulum"'

Answer: Foucault


Question: 'Canal Street is the northern border of this Manhattan area'

Answer: Tribeca


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows us a sod home at the Norsk Folkemuseum in Oslo, Norway.) These people, also called Lapps, built turf or sod homes, called gammer that lasted thirty years or more in harsh conditions'

Answer: Sami


Question: 'The 1896 case of Homer Plessy v. this judge set the precedent of "separate but equal" facilities'

Answer: Ferguson


I PLAYED A DOCTOR & SOME OTHER GUY ON TV

Question: 'Marcus Welby &<br />Jim Anderson (the "Father" who "Knows Best")'

Answer: Robert Young


Question: 'This composer of Armenian heritage is best known for the "Sabre Dance" from his ballet "Gayane"'

Answer: (Aram) Khachaturian


Question: 'Kim Edwards:<br />"The ____ ____'s Daughter" (2005)'

Answer: The Memory Keeper\'s Daughter


Question: 'This was an ancient Roman warship with multiple tiers of oars'

Answer: a trireme


Question: 'Between 2000 & 2010 these 2 states that border each other led the nation in highest percentage of population increase, 35% & 25%'

Answer: Arizona and Nevada


Question: 'If you heat cinnabar, you'll get sulfur & this liquid metal'

Answer: mercury


Question: 'Except for 1988, he was selected Most Valuable Player of the National Hockey League every year of the 1980s'

Answer: Wayne Gretzky


Question: 'To a soldier, it's the K in KP'

Answer: kitchen


Question: 'I scream when I hear this term for coagulating milk (not blood)'

Answer: curdling


Question: 'Although written by Parson Weems, the line "I can't tell a lie.  I did cut it with my hatchet" is often attributed to him'

Answer: George Washington


Question: 'Talking animals supplemented Bob & Bing's antics in the Klondike in the "Road to" this imaginary locale'

Answer: Utopia


Question: 'Erbium is used in optical fibers that transport messages & also in these devices to remove wrinkles & scars'

Answer: lasers


Question: 'This San Francisco 49ers quarterback was named MVP of Super Bowls XVI, XIX & XXIV'

Answer: Joe Montana


Question: 'Its purity is measured in Ks, 24 being the purest'

Answer: gold


Question: 'Of bruising, blanching or browning, the one that involves boiling water'

Answer: blanching


Question: 'This "hot" hit by the Doors begins, "You know that it would be untrue, you know that I would be a liar..."'

Answer: "Light My Fire"


Question: 'The tallest sandstone cliffs in the United States can be seen at Zion National Park in this state'

Answer: Utah


Question: 'Though not identified until 1808, it still managed to get a low single-letter abbreviation, B'

Answer: boron


Question: 'In 1968 this team's Carl Yastrzemski led the A.L. with a .301 avg., the lowest average to win a league title in MLB history'

Answer: Boston Red Sox


Question: 'This company's Special K has a shelf life of 12 months'

Answer: Kellogg\'s


Question: 'He can put a glossy coat on your buns or, with an added "I", install your window'

Answer: glazer/glazier


Question: 'In 1925 he wrote, "The great masses of the people...will more easily fall victim to a big lie than to a small one"'

Answer: Adolf Hitler


Question: 'This fictional storyteller tells tales of Miss Sally, Brer Bear & Brer Fox'

Answer: Uncle Remus


Question: 'Mix it with hydrogen & it may explode; mix it with sodium & you get rock salt'

Answer: chlorine


Question: 'Only 2 players in NBA history have sunk over 8,500 career free throws: Moses Malone & this Jazz forward'

Answer: Karl Malone


Question: 'In the 1980s this company even made a limo based on its K-Car design'

Answer: Chrysler


Question: 'To take the dorsal blood vein out of a shrimp (it sounds like something Pine Valley's Anna might be good at)'

Answer: deveining


Question: 'In "Pudd'nhead Wilson" he wrote, "One of the differences between a cat & a lie is that a cat has only 9 lives"'

Answer: Mark Twain


Question: 'Schubert's Symphony No. 8 in B Minor is considered this, like this cl--'

Answer: Unfinished


Question: 'On Sept. 21, 1985 he became the heavyweight boxing champion, like his brother before him'

Answer: Michael Spinks


Question: 'For radio stations, it's the body of water in the U.S. that divides most of the Ws from the Ks'

Answer: Mississippi River


Question: 'Without the "accent grave over the E", a W.C. Fields character becomes this word for something pickled'

Answer: (Egbert) Souse


Question: 'This early 20th century humorist quipped, "Income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf"'

Answer: Will Rogers


Question: 'From 1987 to 1994 he played young African-American lawyer Jonathan Rollins on "L.A. Law"'

Answer: Blair Underwood


Question: 'It's home to the NFL's Panthers'

Answer: Charlotte


Question: 'Hillsborough, a neutral stadium, was the site of a fatal 1989 stampede at this type of British sporting event'

Answer: soccer match


Question: 'Alexei Tolstoy, a relative of Leo, wrote plays about this harsh czar in 1942 & 1943'

Answer: Ivan the Terrible


Question: 'Picture, pillbox & profile have been popular styles of this item'

Answer: hat


Question: 'It was introduced to the public in 1935; in the '50s Ernst Haas was one of the first professionals to use it exclusively'

Answer: color photography/film


Question: 'Sinatra's "corporate" nickname'

Answer: "Chairman of the Board"


Question: 'This large Texas city was named for James K. Polk's vice president'

Answer: Dallas


Question: 'In 1922 the NAACP got the House to vote against this form of mob murder, but the bill died in the Senate'

Answer: lynching


Question: 'Like Sheridan's "The School for Scandal", Denis Fonvizin's "The Brigadier" is a "Comedy of" these'

Answer: Manners


Question: 'In this made-up brand name that dates from 1954, the last name suggests a fine clothes-maker'

Answer: Ann Taylor


Question: 'Robert Capa's 1936 "Death of a Loyalist" is one of the most famous photos from this or any war'

Answer: Spanish Civil War


Question: '(Jimmy of the Clue Crew in Paris)  Those who died serving France are remembered with an eternal flame at this memorial that's under the Arc de Triomphe'

Answer: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier


Question: 'William Saroyan was born & for the most part "raisin" this California city in the San Joaquin Valley'

Answer: Fresno


Question: 'Airline steward Gaetan Dugas, who died in 1984, was identified as "Patient Zero" of this disease'

Answer: AIDS


Question: 'Professional Expectations is a store offering this type of wear to working women'

Answer: maternity wear


Question: 'Sally Mann gained fame & controversy with the partly-nude series "Immediate" this (her own)'

Answer: Family


Question: 'Hawkeye (AKA Natty Bumppo) lives in the wilderness with his friend Chingachgook in this 1826 novel'

Answer: "Last of the Mohicans"


Question: 'This Wisconsin city with a French name is home to a large Danish population & Johnson Wax'

Answer: Racine


Question: 'In 2001 this country's Crown Prince Dipendra apparently killed most of his family & himself'

Answer: Nepal


Question: 'The brand seen here is named for this man from Malaysia, no longer affiliated with the company'

Answer: Jimmy Choo


Question: 'Last name of photographer-actor Allan (Dr. Sidney Freedman on "M*A*S*H") & his photographer wife Diane'

Answer: Arbus


Question: 'This phrase refers to the fortune (or misfortune) of a blind pick from a deck of cards'

Answer: luck of the draw


Question: 'It's the state where you'll find Scarborough, Waterville & Kittery'

Answer: Maine


Question: 'A 1974 twister destroyed half of this Midwestern state's city of Xenia, whose name means "hospitality"'

Answer: Ohio


Question: '(Jimmy of the Clue Crew in Palm Beach, Florida)  The Palm Beach lifestyle inspired this socialite-turned-designer to create a shift dress called the Lilly'

Answer: Lilly Pulitzer


Question: 'This photographer got the expression seen here by taking away Churchill's cigar'

Answer: Yousuf Karsh


Question: 'John Peter Zenger is best known for fighting for this'

Answer: freedom of the press


Question: 'This '71 film opens on the words "To the police officers of San Francisco who gave their lives in the line of duty"'

Answer: Dirty Harry


Question: 'In 1598 or 1599 the Burbage brothers dismantled this London theatre & reassembled it in Bankside'

Answer: the Globe Theatre


Question: 'On his fifth voyage this mythological sailor's ship is destroyed by giant birds known as rocs'

Answer: Sinbad (the Sailor)


Question: 'In 1485 this Italian designed a parachute; over 500 years later, Adrian Nicholas made a jump using that design'

Answer: Leonardo


Question: 'It holds up your Harley when it's not moving'

Answer: a kickstand


Question: 'These "gains" are the taxable profits from the sale of assets like stocks & bonds'

Answer: capital gains


Question: 'TV's West Wing resident Ramon Estevez'

Answer: Martin Sheen


Question: 'In a jingle, this line follows "in fourteen hundred and ninety-two"'

Answer: "Columbus sailed the ocean blue"


Question: 'The colorful keel-billed type of this bird really fits the bill'

Answer: a toucan


Question: 'In 1797 Andre Garnerin became the first to use a parachute without a rigid frame when he jumped from one of these'

Answer: a hot air balloon


Question: 'A bribe paid to influence a transaction'

Answer: a kickback


Question: 'This chapter of the bankruptcy code allows a company to keep its assets while reorganizing'

Answer: 11


Question: 'R&B crooner William Robinson'

Answer: "Smokey" Robinson


Question: 'On August 6, 1890 William Kemmler became the first criminal forced to sit in one of these--& he only did it once'

Answer: an electric chair


Question: 'A South Carolina museum is devoted to this "wild" bird, one of the few breeds of poultry native to the Americas'

Answer: a turkey


Question: 'In 1934 Stanley Switlik & George Putnam made the 1st jump tower; the 1st public demo was by this woman, Putnam's wife'

Answer: Amelia Earhart


Question: 'A second banana'

Answer: a sidekick


Question: '12-letter term for the lowering in value of an asset over time'

Answer: depreciation


Question: '"Giant" Hollywood heartthrob Roy Scherer'

Answer: Rock Hudson


Question: 'This large Indian city on the Hooghly River was founded in 1690 by Job Charnak of the East India Company'

Answer: Calcutta


Question: 'Smile for this birdie whose name is also a shade of yellow'

Answer: a canary


Question: 'In the U.S. civilian riggers who pack parachutes must be certified by this government agency'

Answer: the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)


Question: 'A beginning for the Raiders, or a finale for the Rockettes'

Answer: a kickoff


Question: 'If you exercise one of these synonyms for "choice", you agree to buy or sell an asset at a given price'

Answer: an option


Question: 'African emperor Ras Tafari Makonnen'

Answer: Haile Selassie


Question: 'In 1793 this Irish college allowed Catholics to study for degrees for the first time'

Answer: Trinity College


Question: 'The gooney bird is another name for this bird made famous in a 1798 poem'

Answer: an albatross


Question: 'On Nov. 24, 1971 he parachuted out of a hijacked jet between Seattle & Reno with $200,000'

Answer: (D.B.) Cooper


Question: 'Algonquian tribe of southern Wisconsin'

Answer: Kickapoo


Question: 'Assets that are understated on a business balance sheet are termed this, like a secret passageway'

Answer: hidden


Question: 'Pop singer Georgios Panayiotou'

Answer: George Michael


Question: 'These include the Hanshin Tigers, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters & Yomiuri Giants'

Answer: baseball teams


Question: 'The Jefferson Airplane wondered, "Don't you want" this? "Don't you need" this?'

Answer: somebody to love


Question: 'On Nov. 30, 1999 these 2 industry giants merged to form one corporation'

Answer: Exxon Mobil


Question: '(Kelly of the Clue Crew demonstrates what she is describing in the clue.)  If you close your eyes, place your finger lightly on your eyelid, & move your eye, you'll feel the bulge of this, the outer layer of the eye'

Answer: the cornea


Question: 'A piece of lingerie in Rio'

Answer: bra (in Brazil)


Question: 'Natty Bumppo escorts 2 sisters through hostile Indian country in this Cooper novel'

Answer: The Last of the Mohicans


Question: 'Though Bunraku theater is attended mainly by adults, the characters are these'

Answer: puppets


Question: 'Part of this Otis Redding hit is heard here'

Answer: "(Sittin\' On) The Dock Of The Bay"


Question: 'This gas company known for its Techron took its present name in 1984 when it merged with Gulf'

Answer: Chevron


Question: 'The system inside these organs is commonly called the "bronchial tree"'

Answer: the lungs


Question: 'By way of La Paz'

Answer: via (in Bolivia)


Question: 'Fittingly, it's the last book in the "Chronicles of Narnia"'

Answer: The Last Battle


Question: 'Not just something for battling the bulge, it's also Japan's legislative body'

Answer: the Diet


Question: 'A 1967 Jimi Hendrix single was titled "The Wind Cries" her'

Answer: Mary


Question: 'This gas company's first logo in 1901 was a mussel, but by 1904, a scallop emblem was used to better visualize the brand name'

Answer: Shell


Question: 'Skeletal muscle is also called striated muscle; another muscle type does not appear striated, giving it this name'

Answer: smooth muscle


Question: 'A toupee in Montevideo'

Answer: a rug (in Uruguay)


Question: 'Dying professor Randy Pausch summarized his beliefs in a talk called this, later put into book form'

Answer: The Last Lecture


Question: 'Founded in the 7th century, Ikenobo is Japan's oldest school devoted to the art of this'

Answer: flower arranging


Question: 'The opening shots of "Apocalypse Now" have a feeling of finality with this song by The Doors playing over them'

Answer: "The End"


Question: 'Founded in the Lone Star State, it was the first oil company to market in what was then all 48 states'

Answer: Texaco


Question: 'The hip is this type of joint that allows rotary motion'

Answer: a ball & socket joint


Question: 'A fuss in Quito'

Answer: ado (in Ecuador)


Question: 'Miley Cyrus starred in the 2010 film adaptation of this Nicholas Sparks novel'

Answer: The Last Song


Question: 'Japanese for "green", it's also a green melon-flavored liqueur & the name of a famous female violinist'

Answer: Midori


Question: 'A revving motorcycle is featured on this Shangri-Las No. 1 hit'

Answer: "Leader Of The Pack"


Question: 'The "Our History" section of this gas giant's site shows its path from an "Anglo-Persian oil company to global energy group"'

Answer: BP


Question: '(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows an animation on the monitor.)  When an injury like a cut is sustained, these blood cells change shape, become sticky, build up on the wound, & form a plug'

Answer: platelets


Question: 'A moniker in Paramaribo'

Answer: a name (in Suriname)


Question: 'Hubert Selby Jr. penned the '60s classic novel called this "to Brooklyn"'

Answer: Last Exit


Question: 'Lt. Col. A.P. Clark played a key role in the elaborate breakout from Stalag Luft III that inspired this 1963 movie'

Answer: The Great Escape


Question: 'Marseille, this country's main seaport, is on its Mediterranean coast'

Answer: France


Question: 'Hector Elizondo is chief of staff at this title hospital'

Answer: Chicago Hope


Question: 'This type of transmission has been making stop-and-go driving easier since 1904'

Answer: Automatic transmission


Question: 'In 1783 two Frenchmen became the first to get a rise out of this Montgolfier invention'

Answer: Hot air balloon


Question: 'Year after year tourists faithfully turn out to see Old Faithful Geyser at this national park'

Answer: Yellowstone


Question: 'In England, a "cuppa" is a cup of this'

Answer: Tea


Question: 'The Casa Rosada, residence of this country's president, stands on the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires'

Answer: Argentina


Question: 'Title of a '70s series, it's what Michael Douglas as inspector Steve Keller used to "hit"'

Answer: The Streets of San Francisco


Question: 'If you can read this clue, you can name this station wagon part that means to follow too closely'

Answer: Tailgate


Question: 'Rodgers & Hammerstein wrote its  "wheels are yeller, the upholstery's brown"'

Answer: "The Surrey With the Fringe On Top"


Question: 'People were jazzed when a park named for Louis Armstrong was dedicated in this city of his birth'

Answer: New Orleans


Question: 'The British call a tire a tire, but they spell it this way'

Answer: T-Y-R-E


Question: 'Natives of this largest island call it Kalaallit Nunaat'

Answer: Greenland


Question: 'Art Garfunkel sang the theme to this series that featured Marion Ross as a Jewish grandmother'

Answer: Brooklyn Bridge


Question: 'Alliterative term for anticipating & avoiding dangers while on the road'

Answer: Defensive driving


Question: 'The "RR" logo on this auto's radiator plate changed from red to black in 1933 after one of the founders died'

Answer: Rolls-Royce


Question: 'You need a doctor's okay to enjoy some of the baths at this Arkansas national park'

Answer: Hot Springs


Question: 'If you got a new brolly as a gift on Boxing Day, you received one of these'

Answer: Umbrella


Question: 'The Kuril Islands separate the Sea of Okhotsk from this ocean'

Answer: Pacific


Question: 'Howard Hesseman & Loni Anderson returned for cameos on the '90s revival of this 1978-1982 series'

Answer: WKRP in Cincinnati


Question: 'Term for the type of skidding in which a car rides on a film of water, losing traction'

Answer: Hydroplaning


Question: 'Models of this motorcycle have included the Hydra-Glide, Duo-Glide, Electra-Glide & Super Glide'

Answer: Harley-Davidson


Question: 'A line of cannon once used to defend Manhattan's shoreline gave this New York park its name'

Answer: Battery Park


Question: 'On a road map the M in M1 or M2 stands for this'

Answer: Motorway


Question: 'Uzbekistan shares the inland Aral Sea with this neighboring "Stan" to the north'

Answer: Kazakhstan


Question: 'Hammer -- Jan, not M.C. -- hit No. 1 with the theme to this cop series'

Answer: Miami Vice


Question: 'Modern convex side-view mirrors give wider angles of vision, but need this caution printed on them'

Answer: Objects Are Closer Than They Appear


Question: 'As well as kayaks, Eskimos use these open vessels whose name means "woman's boat"'

Answer: Umiaks


Question: 'This 48-acre tract in Massachusetts was set aside in 1634 as a "cow pasture & training field"'

Answer: Boston Common


Question: 'It's a military officer's servant, not a caped crusader'

Answer: Batman


Question: '"Burning Times" refers to the 15th-18th century persecution of women for this crime'

Answer: Witchcraft


Question: 'It's the return of a spaceship into the Earth's atmosphere'

Answer: Re-entry


Question: 'It's impossible to create a perfect one of these, a volume of space with no matter in it'

Answer: Vacuum


Question: 'Muhammad Ali used this superlative as the title of his 1975 autobiography'

Answer: "The Greatest"


Question: 'In the early 1800s these were so high & starched the points might cut a man's ears if he moved too quickly'

Answer: Collars


Question: 'This container holds about 1 1/2 ounces of fluid'

Answer: Shot glass


Question: 'Lise Meitner made atomic energy possible with her 1938 co-discovery of this nuclear process'

Answer: Nuclear fission


Question: 'For a doctor it means to prepare for an operation; for an astronaut it means to cancel the operation'

Answer: Scrub


Question: 'The uncertainty principle states that a particle's momentum & this cannot be known at the same time'

Answer: Position


Question: 'Country boy Joe Jackson got this nickname by playing barefoot, not even wearing black sox'

Answer: "Shoeless Joe"


Question: 'Worn in the 1500s, chopines, an exaggerated style of these, could make the wearer 18 inches taller'

Answer: (Platform) shoes


Question: 'Common phrase for a ceremony implying that a soon-to-be grampa is packing heat at the altar'

Answer: Shotgun wedding


Question: 'The wife of TV's Starsky, she devoted her last 6 years to fighting pediatric AIDS'

Answer: Elizabeth Glaser


Question: 'It's the chamber between the outer hull & an inner door; it can be pressurized & depressurized'

Answer: Airlock


Question: 'In 1864 James Clerk Maxwell showed light travels in these waves that combine 2 types of fields'

Answer: Electromagnetic waves


Question: 'Best-known nickname of the player seen here:<br />[Karl Malone]'

Answer: "The Mailman"


Question: 'These 18th century dandies "noodled" around in extremely high wigs topped with tiny little hats'

Answer: Macaronis


Question: 'In a very real sense it's a "put-down", but it's also an Olympic event'

Answer: Shot put


Question: 'Beatrice Webb was a leader of this Socialist society to which G.B. Shaw also belonged'

Answer: The Fabian Society


Question: 'An instrument-filled, unmanned spacecraft; its name means to search into'

Answer: Probe


Question: 'It can mean to transmit heat, electricity or an orchestra's directions'

Answer: Conduct


Question: 'ESPN broadcaster known for giving out impromptu nicknames like Bert "Be Home" Blyleven'

Answer: Chris Berman


Question: 'The bustle noted for this "Jersey Lily" collapsed when a lady sat down & sprang back when she stood up'

Answer: Lily Langtry


Question: 'It's the only one of Peter Sellers' 5 "Pink Panther" films without "Pink Panther" in the title'

Answer: A Shot in the Dark


Question: 'In a 1973 landmark Supreme Court case, 25-year-old Norma McCorvey was known by this name'

Answer: "Roe" (from Roe v. Wade in 1973)


Question: 'It "panes" us to tell you it's the limited period during which a craft can take off to accomplish its mission'

Answer: Window


Question: 'A recent theory says fundamental particles aren't points but these extended objects you might want to save'

Answer: Strings


Question: 'Fair-haired 235-pound linebacker Karl Mecklenburg was rhymingly dubbed "The Albino" this'

Answer: Rhino


Question: 'Talk about fashion risks: she wore a scarf so long it actually strangled her in 1927'

Answer: Isadora Duncan


Question: 'Emerson's line following "Here once the embattled farmers stood"'

Answer: "Shot heard \'round the world"


Question: 'Name shared by characters that Derek Jacobi played in a PBS miniseries & in Kenneth Branagh's film of "Hamlet"'

Answer: Claudius


Question: 'Still the only president from this state, Buchanan died near Lancaster in 1868'

Answer: Pennsylvania


Question: 'The largest one of these Egyptian structures contains about 2.3 million blocks'

Answer: a pyramid


Question: '"Yo ho, yo ho..."'

Answer: Pirates of the Caribbean


Question: 'For his role in "Jerry Maguire", the American Comedy Awards named him Funniest Supporting Actor'

Answer: Cuba Gooding, Jr.


Question: 'This pastime is Japanese for "empty orchestra"'

Answer: karaoke


Question: '(Dr. Oz delivers the clue.)  To combat childhood obesity, which has tripled in the last 30 years, in 2010 she launched a program to get kids to eat better & exercise more; it's called "Let's Move"'

Answer: Michelle Obama


Question: 'Edward, one of James' brothers, married a sister of this "Camptown Races" composer'

Answer: (Stephen) Foster


Question: 'Usual adjective referring to the size of 8 1/2 x 14" paper'

Answer: legal


Question: '"It's a world of laughter, a world of tears..."'

Answer: It\'s a Small World


Question: 'Named for Benjamin Franklin, this businessman opened the Akron Rubber Works in March 1871'

Answer: B.F. Goodrich


Question: 'From the French for "clear seeing", it's a form of ESP'

Answer: clairvoyance


Question: '(Dr. Oz delivers the clue.)  An old-fashioned way to bring down fever is applying a vinegar solution--acid draws out heat & is specially effective on the feet, which have a high concentration of these glands'

Answer: sweat glands


Question: 'Buchanan became a Jacksonian Democrat after this party that he belonged to dissolved'

Answer: the Federalist Party


Question: 'Sizes of poodle include standard, miniature, toy, tiny toy & this "drinking vessel" size'

Answer: teacup


Question: '"Grim, grinning ghosts come out to socialize..."'

Answer: The Haunted Mansion


Question: 'It just isn't Sunday morning without this CBS newscaster'

Answer: (Charles) Osgood


Question: 'Literally meaning "superior one", it's Tibetan for a Buddhist monk of Tibet or Mongolia'

Answer: lama


Question: '(Dr. Oz delivers the clue.)  Body fat affects the ability to use insulin, so bad eating habits among youth may be why more & more kids are diagnosed not with the type 1 or juvenile kind of this but the type 2 or adult-onset variety'

Answer: diabetes


Question: 'Buchanan's dreams of the presidency were postponed when this New Hampshire man was nominated instead of him in 1852'

Answer: Pierce


Question: 'Longer but narrower than a king-sized bed is this state's "king"'

Answer: California


Question: '"A Heffalump & Woozle is very confusel..."''

Answer: Winnie the Pooh


Question: 'In 1934 this jazz clarinetist formed his first big band, featuring drummer Gene Krupa & Bunny Berigan on trumpet'

Answer: Benny Goodman


Question: 'The 1980s program of reforms in the USSR included this, Russian for "restructuring"'

Answer: perestroika


Question: '(Dr. Oz delivers the clue.)  Dust can trigger an immune response in the lungs, leading to an attack of this breathing disorder from which 9.6% of American children now suffer'

Answer: asthma


Question: 'Buchanan, 65 at his inauguration, had the youngest veep ever, this 36-year-old from Kentucky'

Answer: John C. Breckinridge


Question: 'Geometric term for a concave mirror that focuses light or an antenna that focuses signals'

Answer: a parabola


Question: '"Never smile at a crocodile"'

Answer: Peter Pan


Question: 'In 1995 she won a Pulitzer Prize for History for "No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt"'

Answer: Doris Kearns Goodwin


Question: 'Probably the one Icelandic word everybody knows is this one for a spewing hot spring'

Answer: a geyser


Question: '(Dr. Oz delivers the clue.)  Kids will feel full & maintain energy if they eat 7 to 10 grams each morning of this part of a balanced diet; it doesn't have to be in cereal--1 pear alone has 5 grams'

Answer: fiber


Question: 'Egyptians ask in song, "How can one count the blessings of" this river "for mankind"'

Answer: the Nile


Question: 'Must've been quite a party when Kiefer Sutherland & this "Iron Man" roomed together in Hollywood'

Answer: Robert Downey Jr.


Question: 'The kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart'

Answer: the 21st century


Question: 'Created by this author, Mirkwood was originally called Greenwood until Sauron's shadow fell on it'

Answer: Tolkien


Question: 'This "homey" type of cheese comes in small, medium & large curd options'

Answer: cottage cheese


Question: 'Ash & pomace are examples of this, from the Latin for "stay behind"'

Answer: residue


Question: 'Vatican City's anthem says, "O noble Rome, you are the seat of" this apostle, "whose blood was shed in Rome"'

Answer: Peter


Question: 'Dustin Hoffman shared NYC digs with both Robert Duvall & this "French Connection" star'

Answer: Gene Hackman


Question: 'The great Brinks robbery'

Answer: the 20th century


Question: 'The boy & his dad must move off the title thoroughfare & duck into the woods for safety in this Cormac McCarthy novel'

Answer: The Road


Question: 'Comical Dutch farmers know that this cheese is made backwards'

Answer: edam


Question: 'A reporter first used "boilermaker" to describe a winning football team from this university in 1891, & the name stuck'

Answer: Purdue


Question: 'This country's anthem says, "Thy name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sind, Gujarat and Maratha"'

Answer: India


Question: 'Robin Williams & this Superman lived together while studying at Juilliard'

Answer: Christopher Reeve


Question: 'The assassination of Jean-Paul Marat'

Answer: the 18th century


Question: 'This "American Buffalo" playwright returned to nature with his 1977 play "The Woods"'

Answer: Mamet


Question: 'This country's manchego is so named because the sheep that originally made it grazed on La Mancha's plains'

Answer: Spain


Question: 'Dvorak wrote the "Moravian" these for soprano & contralto voices'

Answer: duets


Question: 'In 2006 "A Man's A Man For A' That" lost a vote to "Flower Of" this British land as a possible future national anthem'

Answer: Scotland


Question: 'It's a sure thing Jeremy Piven roomed with this "High Fidelity" star after growing up with him in Chicago'

Answer: (John) Cusack


Question: 'Brutus earns an et tu from Julius Caesar'

Answer: the 1st century B.C.


Question: 'The boy in this Shel Silverstein book gathers the title character's leaves & plays "King of the Forest"'

Answer: The Giving Tree


Question: 'Fromagerie Bel produces the little wheels called Mini this, also a nickname for a type of telecom company'

Answer: Babybel


Question: 'To overcome, like a police officer does to a perp'

Answer: subdue


Question: 'It's the "land of Baluch, & Uzbeks, Pashtoons & Hazaras, Turkmen & Tajiks with Arabs & Gojars"'

Answer: Afghanistan


Question: 'In the '80s, Frances McDormand & this "Saving Grace" gal shared space in the Bronx'

Answer: Holly Hunter


Question: 'The murder of Thomas a Becket'

Answer: the 12th century


Question: 'When Macbeth heard this wood "began to move" upon him, he probably turned a whiter shade of pale'

Answer: Birnam Wood


Question: 'The name of this gratable Italian hard cheese begins with a continent's name'

Answer: asiago


Question: 'This alliterative legal term refers to the care a prudent person would exercise in evaluating business risks'

Answer: due diligence


Question: 'The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, home to the largest permanent collection of her works, is in this state capital'

Answer: Santa Fe


Question: 'This other name for German measles refers to the length of time the rash typically lasts'

Answer: three-day measles


Question: '1946:<br />"Every time you hear a bell ring, it means some angel's just got his wings"'

Answer: It\'s A Wonderful Life


Question: 'It's the title of Frank Abagnale's bestselling memoir of life on the lam as a con artist & impostor'

Answer: "Catch Me If You Can"


Question: 'A 1990 act said a person under 14 must wear one of these when riding a horse on a road'

Answer: helmet


Question: 'Around age 13 she began having visions & hearing voices of other saints urging her to save France'

Answer: Joan of Arc


Question: 'A girl's boyfriend'

Answer: beau


Question: 'Sadly, about one in 100 adolescent girls suffers from either bulimia or this related eating disorder'

Answer: anorexia


Question: '1939:<br />"You should be kissed -- and often -- and by someone who knows how"'

Answer: Gone with the Wind


Question: 'This novel by Alice Sebold is narrated by a 14-year-old girl looking down from heaven after her murder'

Answer: "The Lovely Bones"


Question: 'In 1993 a bwrdd was set up to promote the use of this language'

Answer: Welsh


Question: 'Saint Agnes, a patroness of the children of Mary, is depicted in art holding this little animal'

Answer: lamb


Question: 'A hat'

Answer: chapeau


Question: 'Pravachol & Lipitor are 2 of the most effective drugs being used to lower this'

Answer: cholesterol


Question: '1962:<br />"Bond.  James Bond"'

Answer: Dr. No


Question: 'This journalist's memoir "Kingdom of Fear" recounts his run for sheriff of Aspen on the Freak Power ticket'

Answer: Hunter S. Thompson


Question: 'A 1991 act "to make provision for...periodical maintenance payable by certain parents" is known as this 2-word act'

Answer: child support


Question: 'Queen Margaret, the wife of King Malcolm Canmore, is this country's only female saint'

Answer: Scotland


Question: 'A graphic description, or a picturesque group of people'

Answer: tableau


Question: 'Pardon my language, but it's what a sphygmomanometer measures'

Answer: blood pressure


Question: '1964:<br />"Mein Fuhrer, I can walk!"'

Answer: Dr. Strangelove


Question: 'Barbara Ehrenreich wrote about living on $7 an hour in this book subtitled "On (Not) Getting By in America"'

Answer: "Nickel and Dimed"


Question: 'A 2002 act made it illegal to reprogram one of these to a new number unless you're the manufacturer'

Answer: cell phone


Question: 'In 1858 the Virgin Mary appeared to her 18 times near the town of Lourdes'

Answer: Saint Bernadette


Question: 'From the Old French for "flame", it's a large ornamental candlestick'

Answer: flambeau


Question: 'Former Texas governor Ann Richards still campaigns, but now it's against this debilitating bone disease'

Answer: osteoporosis


Question: '1969:<br />"I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man"'

Answer: True Grit


Question: 'His "Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay" won a Pulitzer & "Summerland", his first kids' book, is a bestseller'

Answer: Michael Chabon


Question: 'In 2000 Britain made it illegal to raise animals solely to slaughter them just to get this to sell'

Answer: fur


Question: 'This Italian-born patron saint of emigrants was the first U.S. citizen to be canonized'

Answer: Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini


Question: 'On June 16, 1881 he wrote an explanation of why he was going to kill President Garfield'

Answer: Charles Guiteau


Question: 'You'll find the European headquarters of the U.N. in this Swiss city'

Answer: Geneva


Question: 'TV Guide once named the "Chuckles Bites the Dust" episode of this show the greatest episode of all time'

Answer: The Mary Tyler Moore Show


Question: 'This 1963 work was published in English with the title "Monkey Planet"'

Answer: "Planet of the Apes"


Question: 'When a free bowl of nuts told a customer he was handsome, this was the bartender's explanation'

Answer: they were complementary


Question: 'While it may contain cottage cheese, the traditional New York cheesecake is based on this cheese'

Answer: cream cheese


Question: 'Encyclopaedia Britannica says if raised from a puppy, this wild dog of Australia may become an affectionate pet'

Answer: dingo


Question: 'This city on Faxafloi Bay is the world's northernmost national capital'

Answer: Reykjavik, Iceland


Question: 'It was the name of Ann Romano's super on "One Day at A Time"'

Answer: Dwayne Schneider


Question: 'At the end of Arthur C. Clarke's "Childhood's End", this world is destroyed'

Answer: Earth


Question: 'Chris Berman added "and bear it" to this San Diego Padres superstar's nickname'

Answer: Tony Gwynn


Question: 'An Appalachian favorite is this pudding, made from a vegetable also used in bourbon, another favorite there'

Answer: corn pudding


Question: 'These keg-carriers were once known simply as hospice dogs'

Answer: Saint Bernards


Question: 'Peter Paul Rubens & Anthony Van Dyck helped make this city the center of the Flemish school of painting'

Answer: Antwerp, Belgium


Question: 'This series that ran from 1974 to 1978 was set in the barrio of East Los Angeles'

Answer: Chico and the Man


Question: 'Survivors escape to Bronson Beta in the 1933 Philip Wylie & Edwin Balmer novel "When" this happens'

Answer: "When Worlds Collide"


Question: 'A 2002 BBC story headlined "How the Greeks Lost" these wasn't about going mad but about Lord Elgin's collection'

Answer: their marbles (the Elgin Marbles)


Question: 'These pungent seeds can be picked out of rye breads'

Answer: caraway seeds


Question: 'This "old" dog that's large & shaggy is pictured in paintings by Gainsborough & Philip Reinagle'

Answer: Old English Sheepdog


Question: 'This large city on the Vistula River can be spelled with 2 C's or 2 K's'

Answer: Krakow/Cracow, Poland


Question: '"Grady", which aired for a few short months in 1975 & '76, was a spinoff from this show'

Answer: Sanford and Son


Question: 'It's the real name of the planet referred to in the title of a 1965 Frank Herbert novel'

Answer: Arrakis


Question: 'Referring to poet Arthur, Dorothy Parker said that Paul Verlaine "was always chasing" these'

Answer: Rimbauds


Question: 'Meaning "to make clear by removing impurities", it's done to butter or stock'

Answer: clarify


Question: 'Prized by the Aztecs, it's also been called the pelon or "bald dog"'

Answer: Mexican Hairless


Question: 'Referring to the mineral springs, the name of this German resort city in Hesse means "baths on the meadow"'

Answer: Wiesbaden


Question: 'On this early '70s comedy, Herschel Bernardi played a dock foreman turned executive'

Answer: Arnie


Question: 'Anne McCaffrey's written about "The Dragonriders of", "The Skies of" & "The Renegades of" this imaginary planet'

Answer: Pern


Question: 'Clare Boothe Luce said VP Henry Wallace's "Global thinking is, no matter how you slice it, still" this'

Answer: globaloney


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew)  This type of sugar can be used to create patterns on a cake'

Answer: confectioner\'s sugar


Question: 'In the '70s Guinness listed this wrinkly Chinese dog as the rarest in the world'

Answer: Shar Pei


Question: 'After the U.S. government declined to buy this estate & tomb, a ladies association bought it for $200,000 in 1858'

Answer: Mount Vernon


Question: 'In 1993 this country split into Slovakia & the Czech Republic'

Answer: Czechoslovakia


Question: 'From an Old English word for "to load", it's the deep-bowled, long-handled spoon used for serving soup'

Answer: ladle


Question: 'This long-running series centered on the adventures of mystery author Jessica Fletcher'

Answer: Murder, She Wrote


Question: 'The Apennine range runs the length of this Mediterranean country's boot-shaped peninsula'

Answer: Italy


Question: 'On their wedding day, tradition says the bride & groom shouldn't do this before the ceremony'

Answer: see each other


Question: 'A pizzeria, a souvenir shop, a candy factory & a defunct loan co, now stand at Hollywood Blvd. & this street'

Answer: Vine


Question: 'In 1869 the U.S. Transcontinental Railroad was completed & this canal opened in the Mideast'

Answer: Suez Canal


Question: 'One of these may be lemon, ginger or cheese, & it can be flat, curved or box shaped'

Answer: grater


Question: 'The title character of this series is "F.Y.I."'s veteran star reporter'

Answer: Murphy Brown


Question: 'This sacred Japanese volcano last erupted in 1707'

Answer: Mount Fuji


Question: 'If you spill the salt, cancel the bad luck you're going to have by doing this'

Answer: throw the salt over your shoulder


Question: 'As of 1206 he formally wore the title "Great Khan of the Mongols"'

Answer: Genghis Khan


Question: 'Handy kitchen utensil used by the farmer's wife to perform a tailectomy on 3 blind mice'

Answer: carving knife


Question: 'On this '80s cop show, Det. Sonny Crockett shared his boat with a pet alligator named Elvis'

Answer: Miami Vice


Question: 'The Incan ruins of Machu Picchu in this South American range are named for a nearby peak'

Answer: the Andes


Question: 'A ring around the moon means this weather condition will soon occur'

Answer: snow


Question: 'He resigned as head of China's government in 1959 but remained head of the Chinese Communists'

Answer: Mao Tse-tung


Question: 'What the Japanese call hashi, we call these eating utensils'

Answer: chopsticks


Question: 'The 2 Paul Reiser sitcoms that fit the category'

Answer: Mad About You & My Two Dads


Question: 'The name of this lucky object is from the Irish for "little clover"'

Answer: shamrock


Question: 'When this country won its independence from Great Britain in 1921, Ulster didn't go with it'

Answer: Ireland


Question: 'This device has a small receptacle in which to place the clove & a plunger to push down on it'

Answer: garlic press


Question: 'In 1993 Russell Baker took over as host of this PBS anthology series'

Answer: Masterpiece Theater


Question: 'Just before the founding of the Plymouth colony in 1620, the Pilgrims signed a compact on this ship'

Answer: the Mayflower


Question: 'The "Weekly World News" headline "Bigfoot Captured!" is typical of these supermarket newspapers'

Answer: tabloids


Question: 'This organ has a natural pacemaker, but if it goes bad an artificial one may be used'

Answer: heart


Question: 'This 4-storied amphitheater of central Rome has been consecrated as a monument to Christian martyrdom'

Answer: the Colosseum


Question: 'This glamorous actress & close friend of Michael Jackson has been named godmother to Jackson's son'

Answer: Elizabeth Taylor


Question: 'Roderick & Madeline are the doomed twins in his scary 1839 story "The Fall of the House of Usher"'

Answer: Edgar Allan Poe


Question: 'The 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas divided the New World between Portugal & this neighboring country'

Answer: Spain


Question: 'His name was dropped from "The MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour" after his retirement in October 1995'

Answer: Robert MacNeil


Question: 'Of 10, 20 or 30, the percentage experts say should be the maximum amount of fat in your diet'

Answer: 30


Question: 'This resort island "26 Miles Across the Sea" from Los Angeles was once a haven for smugglers'

Answer: Catalina Island


Question: 'Eleanor Gow is the real name of this supermodel seen here:'

Answer: Elle Macpherson


Question: '"The Miller's Tale" is one of the bawdiest stories in this collection of Chaucer "Tales"'

Answer: "The Canterbury Tales"


Question: 'In 1823 the U.S. lacked the military power to back up this president's "Doctrine"'

Answer: James Monroe


Question: 'This church produces "Monitor Radio" as well as a newspaper with "Monitor" in its name'

Answer: Christian Science


Question: 'Hundreds of hereditary diseases can be diagnosed by this fetal test using the fluid around the fetus'

Answer: amniocentesis


Question: 'In her final years, this former first lady kept company with diamond trader Maurice Tempelsman'

Answer: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis


Question: 'He published "Flappers and Philosophers", his first book of short stories, in 1920, the year he married Zelda'

Answer: F. Scott Fitzgerald


Question: 'The Newark Star Eagle of May 7, 1937 had the "Death List of Zep" accompanying an article on this disaster'

Answer: the Hindenburg


Question: 'This newspaper for business people has the highest paid circulation of any daily in the U.S.'

Answer: The Wall Street Journal


Question: 'Using a laser to reshape this eye part may correct myopia'

Answer: cornea


Question: 'This British woman is regarded as the world's foremost authority on chimpanzees'

Answer: Jane Goodall


Question: '"The Red Rover" is a sea novel by this author of "The Last of the Mohicans"'

Answer: James Fenimore Cooper


Question: 'The 1899 to 1902 South African War is also known as this from the Dutch word for farmer'

Answer: the Boer War


Question: 'This D.C. newspaper was founded in 1877 as a voice of the Democratic Party'

Answer: The Washington Post


Question: 'In this procedure, an opening is made in a person's windpipe to relieve an obstruction'

Answer: tracheotomy


Question: 'After leaving Rolling Stone magazine in 1983, she became a contributing photographer for Vanity Fair'

Answer: Annie Leibovitz


Question: 'He said it took him "Five years to write 'In Cold Blood

Answer: Truman Capote


Question: 'His half-brother Lawrence served in the British navy under Admiral Edward Vernon'

Answer: George Washington


Question: 'Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard to fetch this poor creature a bone'

Answer: Her dog


Question: 'Football plays begin from this imaginary line that's parallel to the goal lines'

Answer: Line of scrimmage


Question: 'In 1999 basketball mourned the loss of this legendary Laker nicknamed "The Big Dipper"'

Answer: Wilt Chamberlain


Question: 'Before "Titanic", this actress was in a 1996 film version of "Jude the Obscure"'

Answer: Kate Winslet


Question: 'The north end of the Adriatic Sea is a gulf that shares its name with this watery Italian city'

Answer: Venice


Question: 'In 1978 this TV newsmagazine got off to a slow start, but ABC had the "vision" to keep it on'

Answer: 20/20


Question: 'It's the precarious location of the Rock-a-bye Baby's cradle'

Answer: In the tree top


Question: 'In palmistry it runs from the Mount of Jupiter down the palm in an arc around the Mount of Venus'

Answer: Life line


Question: 'Many consider him the 264th successor of St. Peter'

Answer: Pope John Paul II


Question: '8-letter classification of the type of instrument heard here'

Answer: Woodwind


Question: 'This country's oil-refining Kharg Island was often bombed during its long 1980s war with Iraq'

Answer: Iran


Question: 'Before he was Larry Sanders, he played himself on "It's" his "Show"'

Answer: Garry Shandling


Question: 'Jack, of Jack & Jill, had his head patched with this & brown paper'

Answer: Vinegar


Question: 'Surveyed by 2 astronomers in the 1760s, it settled a dispute between the Calvert & Penn families'

Answer: Mason-Dixon Line


Question: 'In 1939 this famous architect polished off his Johnson Wax Building in Racine, Wisconsin'

Answer: Frank Lloyd Wright


Question: 'Shrink or flinch, as from pain'

Answer: Wince


Question: 'This Dutch city is home to St. Bavo's Church; the NYC area of the same name is home to Abyssinian Baptist Church'

Answer: Haarlem/Harlem


Question: 'At age 12, artist John Reynolds sold the cartoon "Terry and Chris" to this cable network for kids'

Answer: Nickelodeon


Question: 'He indulged in self-congratulation after using his pollex to extract a fruit from a baked food'

Answer: Little Jack Horner


Question: 'In 1929 France began building this line as a fortification against Germany'

Answer: Maginot Line


Question: 'In 1919 mental illness ended the career of this Russian ballet dancer'

Answer: Vaslav Nijinsky


Question: 'Seen here, Marie Barrow is holding this possession of her late brother Clyde'

Answer: Winchester rifle


Question: 'Brisbane is the capital of this "royal" Australian state'

Answer: Queensland


Question: 'D.L., Sydney & Michael are members of this title black family in suburbia'

Answer: The Hughleys


Question: 'In a popular rhyme, "I had a little" one of these & "his name was Dapple-Gray"'

Answer: Pony


Question: 'A line drawn in 1493 settled claims in the New World between these 2 countries'

Answer: Spain & Portugal


Question: 'This astronaut who piloted the command module during the first moon landing was born in Rome, Italy'

Answer: Michael Collins


Question: 'Named for its surveyor, it's also known as K2 because it was the second peak measured in the Karakoram range'

Answer: Mount Godwin-Austen


Question: 'In the '90s Americans learned more about this African country highlighted here'

Answer: Somalia


Question: 'This '90s show about a 4-century-old Scot was inspired by a Sean Connery film'

Answer: Highlander


Question: 'In the 1950s Yehuda Amichai won fame for writing poetry in the modern form of this language'

Answer: Hebrew


Question: 'Sir Lionel is apparently killed during a joust in this musical, but Sir Lancelot miraculously revives him'

Answer: Camelot


Question: 'Early Inuits made the runners for these out of ivory'

Answer: sleds


Question: 'In 1919 this producer/director found United Artists along with Charlie Chaplin & 2 others'

Answer: D.W. Griffith


Question: 'A doctor may use a hematocrit test to measure the volume of these cells'

Answer: red blood cells


Question: 'The Wild West frontierswoman who won an Oscar for "Klute"'

Answer: Calamity Jane Fonda


Question: 'Ellen Glasgow set her novel "Barren Ground" in the Piedmont area of this, her home state'

Answer: Virginia


Question: 'Lt. Cable gets to sing "Younger Than Springtime" before he's killed on a tropical island in this WWII-set musical'

Answer: South Pacific


Question: 'In May 1982 this "Wonder"ful song took the lead away from "Chariots Of Fire" on the Billboard pop chart'

Answer: "Ebony And Ivory"


Question: 'At the end of his 1633 trial he is said to have muttered with regard to the Earth, "Even so, it does move"'

Answer: Galileo


Question: 'In 1989 researchers identified the abnormal gene on chromosome 7 that causes CF, this disease'

Answer: cystic fibrosis


Question: 'Hillary Clinton's nonfiction book about the need for a town fool'

Answer: It Takes A Village Idiot


Question: 'This Belgian had many pen names, including Bobette, Plick et Plock & (most transparently) Georges Sim'

Answer: Georges Simenon


Question: 'Attempting to kill Curly on his wedding night, Jud falls on his own knife & dies in this ever-popular musical'

Answer: Oklahoma!


Question: 'John Hyatt developed celluloid as a substitute for ivory in the balls used in this game'

Answer: pool (or billiards or snooker)


Question: 'He sold several paintings to finance his 1891 trip to Tahiti to observe & paint its customs'

Answer: Paul Gauguin


Question: 'Inoculations can be cutaneous, subcutaneous, intramuscular or this way, meaning into a vein'

Answer: intravenous


Question: 'Simon & Garfunkel hit song about being tied up & unable to speak'

Answer: "Homeward Bound And Gagged"


Question: 'The Beast & the Brute are rival newspapers in "Scoop", a satirical novel by this author of "The Loved One"'

Answer: Evelyn Waugh


Question: 'The jazz ballet "Slaughter on" this "Avenue" was originally part of the musical "On Your Toes"'

Answer: Tenth Avenue


Question: 'Along with Crisco & Cover Girl, Ivory is one of this company's brands'

Answer: Procter & Gamble


Question: 'In the 1850s this inventor wrote a 2-volume work about his discovery titled "Gum Elastic and its Varieties"'

Answer: Charles Goodyear


Question: 'This Elizabethan courtier never completed his "History of the World", so it only goes up to the 2nd century B.C.'

Answer: Sir Walter Raleigh


Question: 'This star of the murder mystery musical "Redhead" married the show's director, Bob Fosse, during its run'

Answer: Gwen Verdon


Question: 'Phidias' gold & ivory statue of this god was one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World'

Answer: Zeus


Question: 'During World War I, this future Bauhaus founder was wounded & received the Iron Cross for bravery'

Answer: Walter Gropius


Question: 'Before discovering penicillin, he discovered lysozyme, an antibacterial agent in tears & saliva'

Answer: Sir Alexander Fleming


Question: '1937 film whose 1954 & 1976 musical remakes each produced soundtracks that hit No. 1'

Answer: A Star is Born


Question: 'David Brewster invented the stereoscope & this toy, a tube with mirrors & colored glass in it'

Answer: Kaleidoscope


Question: 'This 1968 film classic was subtitled "A Space Odyssey"'

Answer: 2001: A Space Odyssey


Question: 'Time to hit the bar for cheap drinks & free appetizers'

Answer: Happy Hour


Question: 'City in which the Watergate break-in occurred'

Answer: Washington, D.C.


Question: 'Abbreviated the WGA, this entertainment union went on strike in 1981, 1985 & 1988'

Answer: Writers Guild of America


Question: 'The first black actress to win an Oscar in 50 years, she won for playing a medium in "Ghost"'

Answer: Whoopi Goldberg


Question: 'Scottish-born John McDouall Stuart's 1861-62 south-to-north crossing of this continent won him a prize'

Answer: Australia


Question: 'Hugh Grant played perennial best man Charles in this 1994 film'

Answer: Four Weddings and a Funeral


Question: '[Hi, I'm Rebecca Herbst from "General Hospital"]  In a 1999 TV movie on USA, I played Barbi Benton, one-time girlfriend of this publisher'

Answer: Hugh Hefner


Question: 'With a new waterway, this Oklahoma oil center became an inland port in 1971'

Answer: Tulsa


Question: 'A major 1970 strike by federal employees in this "service" helped change it to an independent gov't agency'

Answer: U.S. Postal Service


Question: 'From Middle French for "passing from life to death", it's the sleep-like state a medium goes into to contact spirits'

Answer: Trance


Question: 'This author was named chancellor of the U. of Edinburgh in 1930, a job he may have thought he'd never-never-land'

Answer: James M. Barrie


Question: 'James Mason played Captain Nemo in this 1954 Disney film'

Answer: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea


Question: 'Back in the 17th century, they were for both sexes; Louis XIV wore them to look taller'

Answer: High heels


Question: 'The city of Cambridge in this state was the birthplace of spaceman John Glenn'

Answer: Ohio


Question: 'International Women's Day on March 8 honors a famous 1857 strike began by textile workers in this city'

Answer: New York City


Question: 'A woman called the Pythia was the medium at this city's ancient oracle'

Answer: Delphi


Question: 'In 1773 he & his best bud Samuel Johnson took a trip to the Hebrides'

Answer: James Boswell


Question: 'This 1987 film starred Steve Guttenberg, Tom Selleck & Ted Danson as a trio of bumbling bachelor fathers'

Answer: Three Men and a Baby


Question: 'The famous hanging man in the Krazy Glue commercial is hanging by this'

Answer: Hard hat


Question: 'Butte is in Montana; a city named for this similar land form is in Arizona'

Answer: Mesa


Question: 'In 1892 a workers' strike at this steel magnate's Homestead, Penn. plant led to several injuries & deaths'

Answer: Andrew Carnegie


Question: 'In I Samuel 28 this biblical king consults a medium at Endor & later loses his final battle as predicted'

Answer: Saul


Question: 'The works of Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton influenced this French "Oath of the Horatii" painter'

Answer: Jacques-Louis David


Question: '"Sit Down, John" & "The Lees of Old Virginia" are songs from this musical set during the revolution'

Answer: 1776


Question: 'Some are sentenced to this place to stay between prison & complete freedom'

Answer: Halfway house


Question: 'Dating back to 1772, Bayamon is a suburb of this capital of a commonwealth'

Answer: San Juan, Puerto Rico


Question: 'In May of 1926, unions in this nation banded together & quit work in support of striking coal miners'

Answer: Great Britain


Question: 'This "mighty" predictor of future disasters was known as "The Sleeping Prophet"'

Answer: Edgar Cayce


Question: 'This city is home to Petruchio in "The Taming of the Shrew" & the Montagues & Capulets in "Romeo and Juliet"'

Answer: Verona


Question: '"It's the Hard-Knock Life",<br />"Tomorrow"'

Answer: "Annie"


Question: 'In Genesis she's referred to as "The Mother of All Living"'

Answer: Eve


Question: 'This Dublin brewery founded in 1759 has a 9,000-year lease on its St. James Gate property at 45 pounds a year'

Answer: Guinness


Question: 'Related to the swordfish & sailfish, this game & trophy fish comes in 4 species: white, striped, black & blue'

Answer: Marlin


Question: 'James Russell Lowell asked, "What is so rare as a day in" this month'

Answer: June


Question: 'Assassin to whom Cassius says the fault "Is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings"'

Answer: Brutus


Question: '"Dulcinea",<br />"The Quest/The Impossible Dream"'

Answer: "Man of La Mancha"


Question: 'He was Moses' brother as well as his personal spokesman'

Answer: Aaron


Question: 'In 1912 New York Journal photographer James Kane coined this word to refer to sexy photographs'

Answer: Cheesecake


Question: 'At a length of over 40 feet & a weight of over 15 tons, this type of shark is the largest fish'

Answer: Whale shark


Question: 'Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young asked, "How ya gonna" do this "after they've seen Paree?"'

Answer: "Keep \'em down on the farm"


Question: 'In "The Tempest" he's the former Duke of Milan, now magician-ruler of a remote island'

Answer: Prospero


Question: '"The Money Song",<br />"Tomorrow Belongs to Me"'

Answer: "Cabaret"


Question: 'Choosing this fisherman as a disciple, Jesus told him, "Henceforth thou shalt catch men"'

Answer: Peter


Question: 'In 1914 the world's first scheduled airline service began between Tampa & this city across the bay'

Answer: St. Petersburg


Question: 'In her quest for this, her last name, Sojourner asked, "I have plowed and planted...and aren't I a woman?"'

Answer: Truth


Question: 'Doubting his attractiveness to Doll Tearsheet in "Henry IV

Answer: Sir John Falstaff


Question: '"Memory",<br />"Mr. Mistoffelees"'

Answer: "Cats"


Question: 'Hadassah was the Hebrew name of this queen'

Answer: Esther


Question: 'His later years were devoted to his hospital in Gabon, but he still found time to give organ recitals in Europe'

Answer: Albert Schweitzer


Question: 'Francois Villon's line "Ou sont les neiges d'antan?" translates as "Where are" these "of yesteryear?"'

Answer: The snows


Question: 'Although not historically accurate, Shakespeare set Macbeth's demise at this hill near Perth'

Answer: Dunsinane


Question: '"Kids",<br />"Put on a Happy Face"'

Answer: "Bye Bye Birdie"


Question: 'He's the prophet portrayed here in a Rembrandt painting lamenting the destruction of Jerusalem'

Answer: Jeremiah


Question: 'In the 1930s his Weary Willie Hobo character made his circus debut with the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus'

Answer: Emmett Kelly


Question: 'A 1929 book by James Thurber & E.B. White is entitled "Is" this "Necessary?"'

Answer: Sex


Question: 'Around 1780 this grandfather of Charles Darwin invented a pyrometer to measure high heat in his kilns'

Answer: Josiah Wedgwood


Question: 'In the 1840s he opened a photographic portrait studio on Fulton & Broadway in New York City'

Answer: (Mathew) Brady


Question: 'Specific term for a person from 60 to 69 years old'

Answer: sexagenarian


Question: 'A Massachusetts cape is named for this state fish, a valuable food source'

Answer: cod


Question: 'In 1859 Martha Coston patented these devices that sailors could send into the sky to communicate'

Answer: flares


Question: '"You Know, Frank's Brother": he "announced that he will write, direct and star in Rocky VI"'

Answer: Sylvester Stallone


Question: 'I can't believe the ref called one of these on our goalie for elbowing, but I'm ready to go to the box & serve it'

Answer: a penalty


Question: 'Carrie Chapman Catt succeeded this woman as president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association'

Answer: Susan B. Anthony


Question: 'To prepare a patient to return to normal life'

Answer: rehabilitate


Question: 'The largemouth species of this fish is the state fish of Alabama, Florida, Mississippi & Georgia'

Answer: bass


Question: 'This device was first developed by Zenith in 1950 under the name "Lazy Bones"'

Answer: a (TV) remote control


Question: 'This Russian president pocketed a Super Bowl ring being shown to him; Esquire speculated that he pawned it'

Answer: Putin


Question: 'Put me in as this substitute on the basepaths!  I'll steal second before you know it'

Answer: a pinch runner


Question: 'A flag with a red cross on it flies over her Glen Echo, Maryland home, now a National Historic Site'

Answer: Clara Barton


Question: 'This curry-flavored soup takes its name from the Tamil for "pepper water"'

Answer: mulligatawny


Question: 'Called a muskie for short, it's Wisconsin's state fish'

Answer: a muskellunge


Question: 'One of the first of these was based on an inclined conveyor belt & used in a NYC elevated train station in 1900'

Answer: an escalator


Question: '"Actually, We're Gonna Go With 'Mr. Spears'": "Back then they called me K-Fed, but you can call me Daddy instead", he rapped'

Answer: (Kevin) Federline


Question: 'Coach, we need rebounds.  I can lead us to the promised land like this Hall of Fame Rockets & Sixers center'

Answer: Moses Malone


Question: 'We tell you no "tails": 19th c. astronomer George Phillips Bond discovered 11 of these celestial bodies'

Answer: comets


Question: 'A part of the mind just under the surface from which feelings or thoughts can influence behavior'

Answer: the subconscious


Question: 'This largest species of salmon, Oregon's state fish, shares its name with an Indian tribe & may grow to 3 feet'

Answer: the chinook salmon


Question: 'In 1893 this German engineer published "The Theory and Construction of a Rational Heat Engine"'

Answer: Rudolf Diesel


Question: '"If He's Not Careful, He's Going to Hurt His Reputation": this "Cinderella Man" threw a phone at a hotel worker'

Answer: Russell Crowe


Question: 'Put me in at quarterback!  Wilson & I have been working on this old-time trick play named for a monument'

Answer: Statue of Liberty play


Question: 'Civil War veteran Ira Dutton became Brother Joseph & helped Father Damien care for the lepers on this island'

Answer: Molokai


Question: 'From the German for "bell play", it's the metallic percussion instrument heard here'

Answer: the glockenspiel


Question: 'South Dakota chose the walleye, while North Dakota chose the northern type of this fish'

Answer: a pike


Question: 'Invented by Philip Drinker in the 1920s, this closed respirator is used by patients who can't breathe on their own'

Answer: an iron lung


Question: '"Awkward Moments of the Year": Mike Myers' Hurricane Relief Show appearance with this hip-hopper'

Answer: Kanye West


Question: 'Put me in at this soccer position also called halfback--I can help on both offense & defense'

Answer: midfielder


Question: 'Many now think that unlike modern reptiles, dinosaurs were homeothermic, meaning this'

Answer: warm-blooded


Question: 'In "Twins" Arnold Schwarzenegger played a genius fluent in 12 languages; this actor played his con man twin'

Answer: Danny DeVito


Question: '1929:<br />"___ and the Fury"'

Answer: The Sound


Question: 'In the 1860s a conference in this city led to a document on the treatment of those wounded in battle'

Answer: Geneva


Question: 'A dictionary lists these for some words, like humor & drollery for wit'

Answer: synonyms


Question: 'A Old Westerner fixin' to "go on" this didn't mean playing Hamlet, he meant travelling in a certain coach'

Answer: stage


Question: 'Edmontosaurus, discovered in this Canadian province in 1917, was almost defenseless & was preyed upon by the T-rex'

Answer: Alberta


Question: '"It Takes Two" was inspired by Mark Twain's "The Prince and the Pauper" & starred these real-life twins'

Answer: the Olsen twins


Question: '1960:<br />"___ and Ham"'

Answer: Green Eggs


Question: 'The monument seen here is in the section of honor in this city's Central Cemetery'

Answer: Vienna


Question: 'This -ology, the history of a word, appears in square brackets following the definition of the word'

Answer: the etymology


Question: 'In 1886 this man whose name later joined with Chrysler put an engine in a coach from Stuttgart's Wimpff & Sohn'

Answer: Daimler


Question: 'Despite its great size, this "plated lizard" had a brain the size of a walnut'

Answer: Stegosaurus


Question: 'In the 1980s Hayley Mills starred in 3 TV sequels to this 1961 Disney film in which she played twins Sharon & Susan'

Answer: The Parent Trap


Question: '1862:<br />"___ and Sons"'

Answer: Fathers


Question: 'The major city of Southern Morocco, it was once called Morocco by Europeans'

Answer: Marrakech


Question: 'Dictionaries use archaic for rare usages; this label refers to a sense of a word no longer in use, like "guess" for "aim"'

Answer: obsolete


Question: 'This service's superliner car or coach has turn-down service in its fold-down upper berths'

Answer: Amtrak


Question: 'This city's Carnegie Museum of Natural History has the first Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, found in 1902'

Answer: Pittsburgh


Question: 'In this 2003 Farrelly Brothers film, one conjoined twin wants to act'

Answer: Stuck on You


Question: '1903 drama:<br />"___ and Superman"'

Answer: Man


Question: 'The Kiyomizu Temple overlooks this former capital city'

Answer: Kyoto


Question: 'The Random House Dictionary says that "most" for "almost" is this, an adjective that means "conversational"'

Answer: colloquial


Question: '1920s buses from Safety Coach Lines of Muskegon, Mich. were known as these because of their color & sleekness'

Answer: greyhounds


Question: 'This name of the ferocious predator seen in "Jurassic Park" means "one who seizes quickly"'

Answer: Velociraptor


Question: 'An Oscar nominee 10 times, she played twin sisters in 1946's "A Stolen Life" & 1964's "Dead Ringer"'

Answer: Bette Davis


Question: '1961:<br />"___ and Zooey"'

Answer: Franny


Question: 'When this Chilean city was founded, its name continued, "del Nuevo Extremo", or "of the new frontier"'

Answer: Santiago


Question: '(Kelly of the Clue Crew struts her--"uh"--stuff.)  In the 1947 American College Dictionary, Clarence Barnhart popularized this symbol for the unstressed vowel sound in words like "American"'

Answer: a schwa