Question: 'This band known as the "Pre-Fab Five" has re-formed, though without John, Paul or George'

Answer: The Quarrymen


Question: 'He wrote, "When what to my wondering eyes should appear but a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer"'

Answer: Clement Clarke Moore


Question: 'Washington, D.C. museum complex where you'll find Judy Garland's magic slippers from "The Wizard of Oz"'

Answer: Smithsonian


Question: 'These restaurant workers share their name with an appliance that does the same job'

Answer: Dishwashers


Question: 'Nobelium,<br />selenium'

Answer: Nose (No Se)


Question: 'In 1985 the "Grand Ole Opry" began broadcasting live on this cable network'

Answer: TNN (The Nashville Network)


Question: 'Well-traveled airline passenger rewards that go to a legendary jazz trumpeter'

Answer: Frequent flyer Miles Davis


Question: 'It's been said that Thoreau was the "American Scholar" that this transcendentalist called for in "The American Scholar"'

Answer: Ralph Waldo Emerson


Question: 'Don't be starstruck, it's the city of 3.5 million where you'll find this sign:<br />(The "Hollywood" sign)'

Answer: Los Angeles


Question: 'If you're a paparazzo, you have this "p"rofession'

Answer: Photographer


Question:
'Radium,
iodine,
nitrogen'

Answer: Rain (Ra I N)


Question: 'Historic Virginia college that "Can turn the world on with her smile"'

Answer: William and Mary Tyler Moore


Question: 'Neil Klugman & Radcliffe girl Brenda Patimkin have a summer love affair in this Philip Roth novella'

Answer: "Goodbye, Columbus"


Question: 'You'll find Boardwalk, Park Place & other Monopoly streets in this coastal New Jersey city'

Answer: Atlantic City


Question: 'Rene Lalique gained fame as a glassmaker as well as one of these people who are never out of the "loupe"'

Answer: Jewelers (they check out the quality of the stone)


Question: 'Scandium,<br />Americium'

Answer: Scam (Sc Am)


Question: 'PBS talk show master who becomes an annual Pasadena football classic'

Answer: Charlie Rose Bowl


Question: '"Thou wast not born for death, immortal bird!" Keats wrote in the "Ode to" this feathered friend'

Answer: Nightingale


Question: 'It's the "shire" where you'll find the storied Sherwood Forest'

Answer: Nottinghamshire


Question: '"Fractional" term for an officer charged with providing shelter, clothing, etc. for troops'

Answer: Quartermaster


Question:
'Nickel,
carbon,
potassium'

Answer: Nick (Ni C K)


Question: 'Key to Egyptian hieroglyphics translated by NBC's "Dateline" co-host'

Answer: Rosetta Stone Phillips


Question: '"Omoo" was Herman Melville's sequel to this 1846 narrative about captive live with a tribe of cannibals'

Answer: "Typee"


Question: 'The region ruled by the Queen of Sheba is in this small nation on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula'

Answer: Yemen


Question: 'Manipulative healers include chiropractors & these physicians whose name is from Latin for "bone"'

Answer: Osteopaths


Question:
'Sodium,
sulfur,
aluminum'

Answer: Nasal (Na S Al)


Question: 'A result of pregnancy on the tummy that can be covered by clothing from a British department store'

Answer: Stretch Marks and Spencer


Question: 'Henry Nichols' "Four Seasons" engraving has appeared on the cover of this publication each year since 1851'

Answer: Farmers\' Almanac


Question: 'John Ashcroft'

Answer: George W. Bush


Question: 'The Mercury News bills itself as "The Newspaper of" this California tech area'

Answer: Silicon Valley


Question: '"This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure" is a line from Chapter 1 of this novel'

Answer: "The Hobbit"


Question: 'A person who can get out of tight situations is one of these, the name of a '20s escape artist'

Answer: a Houdini


Question: 'With $37 million in 1 year, the "King" of the world's top-earning late celebrities is this man'

Answer: Elvis Presley


Question: 'To make the film "The Sound of Music" shorter, a theater manager in Seoul, South Korea cut all of these out of it'

Answer: the songs


Question: 'Janet Reno'

Answer: Bill Clinton


Question: 'In the early '60s this man known as Q became a vice president at Mercury Records'

Answer: Quincy Jones


Question: 'Completes the concluding line from "Gone With The Wind": "After all..."'

Answer: "Tomorrow is another day"


Question: '2 feuding families can be the Montagues & the Capulets or the Hatfields & these'

Answer: the McCoys


Question: 'Of the 2 Beatles who qualify for the Forbes list, this man made more with a total of $20 million'

Answer: John Lennon


Question: 'Reportedly, when Henry Ford built his first automobile, he forgot to put in one of these gears'

Answer: reverse


Question: 'Robert Kennedy<br />(2 presidents, please)'

Answer: John F. Kennedy & Lyndon B. Johnson


Question: 'The Mercury is the WNBA team in this city in which the mercury has hit 122'

Answer: Phoenix


Question: '1954 novel that contains the lines "This is our island.  It's a good island.  Until the grown-ups come to fetch us we'll have fun"'

Answer: "Lord of the Flies"


Question: 'You may be "read" this; England passed the original one back in 1715 to deal with noisy protests'

Answer: the riot act


Question: 'The highest-earning late female celebrity is this sex symbol who pulled in $7 million'

Answer: Marilyn Monroe


Question: 'It's the only precious gem composed of only one element'

Answer: diamond (carbon)


Question: 'Edwin Meese III'

Answer: Ronald Reagan


Question: 'This Mercury astronaut didn't make it into orbit when launched May 5, 1961'

Answer: Alan Shepard


Question: '"1984" begins, "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking" this odd hour'

Answer: 13


Question: 'The double whammy goes back to Evil-Eye Fleegle, a character in this Al Capp strip'

Answer: Li\'l Abner


Question: 'With $28 million, the number 2-earning late celebrity in the world is this cartoonist'

Answer: Charles Schulz


Question: 'This insect, the Musca domestica, can become a great-grandmother in only 60 days'

Answer: common housefly


Question: 'Elliot Richardson'

Answer: Richard Nixon


Question: 'The most famous broadcast of "The Mercury Theater on the Air" was this tale about Mars, broadcast October 30, 1938'

Answer: "War of the Worlds"


Question: 'This 1934 novel begins "Monsieur Van Gogh!  It's time to wake up!"'

Answer: "Lust for Life"


Question: 'Being in the middle of things puts you at this, the point on the surface above the focus of an earthquake'

Answer: epicenter


Question: 'At $10 million made in a year, this man is certainly the highest-earning late Jamaican on the list'

Answer: Bob Marley


Question: 'His name may be erased from your head, but he directed odd movies like "Eraserhead" & "Mulholland Drive"'

Answer: David Lynch


Question: 'If a recipe told you to bring carbon to this point, you'd need to raise its temperature to 8,720 degrees'

Answer: boiling point


Question: 'Once NYC's chief engineer, Marc Brunel later spent 19 years digging the first tunnel under this British river'

Answer: Thames


Question: 'Tish, one of these won by a British couple at a fair in 1956, swam happily in its bowl for a record 43 years'

Answer: goldfish


Question:
'Zagazig,
Memphis,
Aswan'

Answer: Egypt


Question: 'This actor who owns his own ski resort did much of his own skiing in the 1969 film "Downhill Racer"'

Answer: Robert Redford


Question: 'The African species of this mammal are either hook-lipped or square-lipped'

Answer: rhinoceros


Question: 'A 1992 experiment using surface tension on polished silicon got water to defy physics by doing this'

Answer: to go up


Question: 'In the 1820s American publishers ignored his bird drawings, so he took them to England'

Answer: John James Audubon


Question: 'Though its name is only 3 letters long, it's the biggest retail fashion chain'

Answer: Gap


Question:
'Kimberley,
Humansdorp,
Soweto'

Answer: South Africa


Question: 'Peter Sellers "Clouseaus" in on jewel thief David Niven at a ski resort in this 1964 film'

Answer: The Pink Panther


Question: 'This island 12 miles off the coast of Turkey was the site of one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World'

Answer: Rhodes (the Colossus)


Question: 'This field is measured in nanoteslas -- it's about 60,000 nanoteslas at the poles & 30,000 at the equator'

Answer: Earth\'s magnetic field


Question: 'In this 1996 film Madonna went through a record 85 costume changes'

Answer: Evita


Question:
'Tangier,
Meknes,
Casablanca'

Answer: Morocco


Question: 'An Oscar-winning documentary profiled Yuichiro Miura, "The Man Who Skied Down" this mountain'

Answer: Mount Everest


Question: 'From the Greek for "orator", it's the art of using language effectively & persuasively'

Answer: rhetoric


Question: 'In 1925 Wolfgang Pauli stated his exclusion principle -- no 2 of these particles in an atom can be in the same state'

Answer: electrons


Question: 'Guinness lists this product line as the most successful portable music system'

Answer: Sony Walkman


Question:
'Malindi,
Machakos,
Mombasa'

Answer: Kenya


Question: 'In a 1969 film, Dean Martin's daughter Claudia & this star of "Adam-12" got "Ski Fever"'

Answer: Martin Milner


Question: 'In 1910 this future South Korean president became the first Korean to earn a Ph.D. from an American university'

Answer: Syngman Rhee


Question: 'Its formula is H2S & it smells like rotten eggs'

Answer: hydrogen sulfide


Question: 'This last name of British lord Jeffrey, who captured Montreal, is on a Massachusetts college'

Answer: Amherst


Question: 'Alan Whitworth figures when he's done in 2007, his sketch of this fortification in England will be 73 miles long'

Answer: Hadrian\'s Wall


Question:
'Tobruk,
Benghazi,
As-Sidrah'

Answer: Libya


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew at a ski resort in Colorado)  I've wanted to go skiing ever since I saw Audrey Hepburn meet Cary Grant at a ski resort in this classic 1963 caper'

Answer: Charade


Question: 'Irises have this horizontal, underground stem which produces shoots & roots of a new plant'

Answer: rhizome


Question: 'The organization that sponsored the Stage Door Canteens during WWII is now known for these annual awards'

Answer: Tony Awards


Question: 'Wendy the Snapple Lady is among those who collect these candy dispensers'

Answer: Pez


Question: 'This actor's bio reads: "born small...now huge... winning... bring it..! (unemployed winner...)"'

Answer: Charlie Sheen


Question: 'Several dialects of this spoken in the Kagoshima area are unintelligible to speakers of the standard language'

Answer: Japanese


Question: 'An insurance company: 2 cupped hands'

Answer: All State


Question: 'The poet Robert Burns was born on Jan, 25, 1759 in Alloway, a village on the river Doon in this country'

Answer: Scotland


Question: '"___ as a bug in a rug"'

Answer: snug


Question: 'Take a page from this pastime seen here'

Answer: scrapbooking


Question: 'For this NBC "Late Night" guy, you'll find "astrophysicist"'

Answer: Jimmy Fallon


Question: 'When in the cities of Jeddah & Medina, you'll most likely encounter the Hijazi dialect of this language'

Answer: Arabic


Question: 'Fresh fruit: a blue sticker with the yellow outline of a woman in a Carmen Miranda hat'

Answer: Chiquita


Question: 'Robbie is generally given credit for the words of this song about "auld acquaintance"'

Answer: "Auld Lang Syne"


Question: '"___ as an eel"'

Answer: slippery


Question: 'The first modern one of these was published Dec. 21, 1913 in the New York World's Sunday Supplement'

Answer: crossword puzzle


Question: 'For this ex-NBC "Late Night" guy you'll find "the voice of the people. sorry, people"'

Answer: (Conan) O\'Brien


Question: 'Alemannic, a dialect of this language, has 2 main forms in Switzerland centering on Bern & Zurich'

Answer: German


Question: 'A retailer: a red & white bull's-eye'

Answer: Target


Question: 'Burns called this food item, sheep's heart & liver minced with suet, "great chieftain O' the pudding-race!"'

Answer: haggis


Question: '"___ as a tack"'

Answer: sharp


Question: 'The FCC assigns call signs, like N8DNR, to use in this hobby'

Answer: ham radio


Question: 'This woman is a "2-time Emmy award winning comedian & star of Bravo's my life on the d-list"'

Answer: Kathy Griffin


Question: 'Dialects of this European language include Anpaluz, Madrileño & Canario (from the Canary Islands)'

Answer: Spanish


Question: 'Gas stations: a red Pegasus'

Answer: Mobil


Question: 'Finish the burns line: "Give me a spark O' nature's fire! / that's a' the learning I..."'

Answer: "desire"


Question: '"___ as a mule"'

Answer: stubborn


Question: 'This basic knitting stitch is drawn through the back of the preceding loop'

Answer: purl


Question: '"Keep up" with this "business woman, exec producer, fashion designer, perfumista"'

Answer: Kim Kardashian


Question: 'Cebuano is widely spoken in Cebu, Western Leyte & parts of Mindanao in this country'

Answer: The Philippines


Question: 'A fast-food chain: the name of the chain in red on a bun'

Answer: Burger King


Question: 'Steinbeck took note when Burns wrote "the best laid schemes o" these two things "gang aft agley"'

Answer: "mice and men"


Question: '"___ as a statue"'

Answer: still


Question: 'On Oct. 1, 1949 he said, "Today, our China enters into the family of nations who love peace and freedom"'

Answer: Mao


Question: 'Take these broken wings & learn to fly, you Turdus merula, aka this colorful bird'

Answer: blackbird


Question: 'Czech out the cathedral of St. Vitus in this world capital'

Answer: Prague


Question:
'Bumblebee Man,
Kent Brockman,
Dr. Nick Riviera'

Answer: The Simpsons


Question: 'South Pacific islanders make tapa cloth from this part of the paper mulberry or breadfruit tree'

Answer: the bark


Question: 'An elevated place where you get married (or sacrificed--it really does depend on the situation)'

Answer: altar


Question: 'The 1987 Meech Lake Accord was a failed attempt to recognize this Canadian province as a "distinct society"'

Answer: Quebec


Question: 'This kingfisher that shares its name with an "iron chancellor" lives in New Guinea, not Germany'

Answer: Bismarck (kingfisher)


Question: 'A statue of Leif Eriksson is out front of the Hallgrmskirkja Church--one of this country's tallest buildings'

Answer: Iceland


Question:
'Mr. Eko,
Richard Alpert,
Charles Widmore'

Answer: Lost


Question: 'This strong, coarsely woven fabric often used to make sacks is also known as jute hessian'

Answer: burlap


Question: 'To refrain from casting one's vote or from boozing it up'

Answer: abstain


Question: 'Diocles, kind of the Jimmie Johnson of ancient Rome, earned over 30 million sesterces with his daring racing of these'

Answer: chariots


Question: 'It's britspeak for a type of parakeet'

Answer: a budgie


Question: 'Teddy Roosevelt spoke to a crowd of 10,000 at the laying of the foundation stone for this cathedral in 1907'

Answer: the National Cathedral


Question:
'Parker Scavo,
Ana Solis,
Danielle Van de Kamp'

Answer: Desperate Housewives


Question: 'This soft, thin fabric has a wrinkled surface, as does a type of paper with which it shares its name'

Answer: crepe


Question: 'I have $1,200 for knowing this term, also a type of bridge card game...$1,200 once! twice! sold!'

Answer: auction


Question: 'In the congress system of 1815-25, nations tried to solve conflict diplomatically, starting with the Congress of here'

Answer: Vienna


Question: 'This tropical seabird was named for its supposed lack of intelligence; not afraid of humans, it was easily killed'

Answer: the boobie


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue from Jerusalem.)  Sites corresponding to the tenth through final stations of the cross are within the Church of the Holy this--another word for a tomb; it's been called Christianity's most hallowed ground'

Answer: Sepulcher


Question:
'E,
Turtle,
Ari'

Answer: Entourage


Question: 'In 1891 Hilaire Chardonnet began producing this first manmade fiber, sometimes called chardonnet silk'

Answer: rayon


Question: 'It's the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet'

Answer: eta


Question: 'By 878 the Vikings had conquered all of England except for this southern kingdom controlled by Alfred the Great'

Answer: Wessex


Question: 'Buteo buteo is the common species of this large, slow-moving bird of prey'

Answer: the buzzard


Question: 'In 1453 Ottoman Turks converted this cathedral, whose Greek name means "holy wisdom", into a mosque'

Answer: the Hagia Sophia


Question:
'Drs. Taub,
Chase &
Thirteen'

Answer: House (, M.D.)


Question: 'To purchase Harris tweed at its source, you'll have to travel to these "outer" Scottish islands'

Answer: Hebrides


Question: 'It's another term for a werewolf'

Answer: a lycanthrope


Question: 'He was born in NYC on April 3, 1783, toward the end of the Revolutionary War, & named for one of the war's heroes'

Answer: Washington Irving


Question: 'To an architect, it's a supporting strut; to a cowboy, it's a metal device worn on a boot'

Answer: a spur


Question: 'Robinson Crusoe wanted to brew this drink, but he had no hops, yeast or barrels to put it in'

Answer: beer


Question: '"A Nightmare on Elm Street" introduced him on film before he jumped to "21 Jump Street" on TV'

Answer: Johnny Depp


Question: 'It's the second-largest body of water in the world'

Answer: Atlantic Ocean


Question: 'She was the "She-Wolf of London" on film before starring in TV's "Lassie" & "Lost in Space"'

Answer: June Lockhart


Question: 'The Middle French word for this freshwater crustacean was "crevice", which evolved into our English word'

Answer: crayfish


Question: 'Name shared by a famous Gothic church in Paris & a Gothic revival church in Montreal'

Answer: Notre Dame


Question: 'Bootlegging may have paid for the bubbly that this title Fitzgerald character served at his parties'

Answer: Jay Gatsby


Question: 'She danced in the chorus of the film "Li'l Abner" long before she starred as TV's "Rhoda"'

Answer: Valerie Harper


Question: 'Vacation on the French Riviera & you'll spend time on this sea'

Answer: the Mediterranean


Question: 'This Spaniard's 1984 duet with Willie Nelson, "To All The Girls I've Loved Before", was a Top 10 hit'

Answer: Julio Iglesias


Question: 'This 19th century vehicle seen here was named for its designer, not its good looks'

Answer: the Hansom Cab


Question: 'Arata Isozaki's first U.S. design was this city's Museum of Contemporary Art, also known as MOCA'

Answer: Los Angeles


Question: 'There is no "Cask" of this sherry at the end of the Poe story, only bricks & fresh mortar'

Answer: Amontillado


Question: 'She had a bit role in "My Bodyguard", but "Flashdance" was the flashpoint of her career'

Answer: Jennifer Beals


Question: 'Sittwe, Burma & Calcutta, India are major ports on this bay'

Answer: the Bay of Bengal


Question: 'Mike Nichols' former comedy partner, she co-wrote the "Tootsie" screenplay but was uncredited'

Answer: Elaine May


Question: 'This primrose's name comes from the Old English for "cow slime" & sounds pretty similar'

Answer: cowslip


Question: 'This ornate 18th century style noted for its ornamental shellwork evolved from the Baroque'

Answer: Rococo


Question: 'Pap took this Mark Twain character's last dollar to buy whiskey & was seen drunk the next day'

Answer: Huckleberry Finn


Question: 'In his first film, "Max Dugan Returns", he appeared with his father, Donald'

Answer: Kiefer Sutherland


Question: 'The Kagera River is the longest & most important tributary of this African lake'

Answer: Lake Victoria


Question: 'In the 1980s this golfer was the leading money winner 3 times on the Senior PGA circuit'

Answer: Don January


Question: 'This game in which players pick up sticks or straws is named for a leader of Wat Tyler's Rebellion'

Answer: jackstraws


Question: 'This Swiss man who used a pseudonym was known for houses on stilts like the Savoye house in Poissy'

Answer: Le Corbusier


Question: 'Ray Bradbury named this 1957 novel after a potent potable made from a weed'

Answer: Dandelion Wine


Question: 'Stacy Keach & Sondra Locke debuted in this 1968 film based on a Carson McCullers novel'

Answer: The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter


Question: 'Named for an explorer, it's Canada's longest river'

Answer: the Mackenzie


Question: 'This Swedish playwright represented himself as "The Stranger" in his trilogy "To Damascus"'

Answer: August Strindberg


Question: 'Whether it's "English" or not, the name of this nut comes from Old English for "foreign nut"'

Answer: walnut


Question: 'The Romany (who aren't Italian) are more commonly called this (though they're not Egyptian)'

Answer: Gypsies


Question: 'Female elks can only imagine what it's like for bulls to grow & shed a new set of these each year'

Answer: antlers


Question: 'Abbreviated TSE, it's Canada's largest stock exchange'

Answer: the Toronto Stock Exchange


Question: '"Ol' man river, that ol' man river..."'

Answer: Showboat


Question: 'Tiger has woods & these in his golf bag'

Answer: irons


Question: '"The Adventure of the Lion's Mane" is 1 of 2 stories he narrates; Watson relates the rest'

Answer: Sherlock Holmes


Question: 'A proverb says "A fool wanders, a wise man" does this... maybe with Charley'

Answer: travels


Question: 'Only the female of this spider species has the red hourglass figure on her abdomen'

Answer: the black widow


Question: 'The Parquet is the main trading area of this city's Bourse, founded in 1141'

Answer: Paris


Question: '"When you're a Jet..."'

Answer: West Side Story


Question: 'Stemming from the Latin for "journey", it lists all the stopping points on your journey'

Answer: Itinerary


Question: 'He created jockey-turned-private eye Sid Halley'

Answer: Dick Francis


Question: 'Bedouins make their tents out of vegetable fibers & hair of goats, sheep or these animals'

Answer: camels


Question: 'On most ants, the male has wings & the female doesn't, unless the female has this title'

Answer: queen


Question: 'London stock prices are tracked by the FTSE 100 Index, FT standing for this newspaper'

Answer: the Financial Times


Question: '[audio clue]'

Answer: Cabaret


Question: 'It's a Kansas City suburb that's home to a presidential library'

Answer: Independence


Question: 'The New York Times gave a front-page obituary to this fictional Belgian detective'

Answer: Hercule Poirot


Question: 'This Edward Everett Hale work tells the story of Philip Nolan, condemned to a life at sea'

Answer: "The Man Without a Country"


Question: 'This crab is named for the male's large claw; perhaps the female isn't musically inclined'

Answer: the fiddler crab


Question: 'The nation's grain futures are at stake in the "pit" of this Chicago institution founded in 1848'

Answer: the Chicago Board of Trade


Question: '"I can feel my heart becoming a diamond and..."'

Answer: Hello, Dolly!


Question: 'A wild goat often found in the Himalayas & in crossword puzzles'

Answer: an ibex


Question: 'This G.K. Chesterton cleric solved his first case in "The Blue Cross"'

Answer: Father Brown


Question: 'The Maeander, a river in Phrygia, is said to be the inspiration for this mythological structure'

Answer: the Labyrinth


Question: 'Males of the pipefish & this relative have a pouch for incubating the female's eggs'

Answer: the seahorse


Question: 'This continental city's exchange began in 1611, dealing in securities of companies in East India trade'

Answer: Amsterdam


Question: '[audio clue]'

Answer: Dreamgirls ("One Night Only")


Question: 'Latin for "swaddling clothes", they're books printed before 1501, in the infancy of typography'

Answer: incunabula


Question: 'Inspector Charles Parker of Scotland Yard is the police contact of this Dorothy Sayers lord'

Answer: Lord Peter Wimsey


Question: 'Between 1803 & 1848, he served as a U.S. senator, Sec. of State, president & congressman, in that order'

Answer: John Quincy Adams


Question: 'In the 1830s his telegraph proposals were helped by having Congressman F.O.J. Smith as a partner'

Answer: Morse


Question: 'Jimi Hendrix electrified fans with "All Along The Watchtower", written by this folksy guy'

Answer: Bob Dylan


Question: 'It likes to neck:<br />fig fear'

Answer: giraffe


Question: 'It was the last continent to be discovered'

Answer: Antarctica


Question: 'Bernardo Bertolucci directed the controversial film "Last Tango In Paris", starring this American'

Answer: Marlon Brando


Question: 'Today home to priceless art treasures, it was begun as a royal fortress by Philip II in the 12th century'

Answer: the Louvre


Question: 'He was playing poker in a Deadwood saloon when he was shot dead by Jack McCall in 1876'

Answer: Wild Bill Hickok


Question: 'Alanis Morissette went viral with her soulful rendition of this will.i.am group's "My Humps"'

Answer: The Black Eyed Peas


Question: 'Look for it on the web:<br />prides'

Answer: spider


Question: 'Aired in 1983, the last episode of this sitcom garnered an astounding Nielsen rating of 60.2'

Answer: M*A*S*H


Question: 'Drew Lachey & his partner Cheryl scored a perfect 30 doing the tango on this TV show'

Answer: Dancing with The Stars


Question: 'The first endowed college of the University of Paris, it was founded by the chaplain of Louis IX'

Answer: Sorbonne


Question: 'A cabinetmaker by trade, he developed the railway sleeping car dubbed the "Pioneer" in the 1860s'

Answer: (George) Pullman


Question: 'Gary Jules made a piano ballad out of "Mad World" by this '80s Roland Orzabal & Curt Smith synth pop group'

Answer: Tears For Fears


Question: 'It has its own bowl:<br />hold figs'

Answer: goldfish


Question: 'Santa Claus is traditionally the last celebrity in this NYC parade, held annually since 1924'

Answer: the Macy\'s Thankgiving parade


Question: 'The tango is the national dance of this South American country & its 40 million citizens'

Answer: Argentina


Question: 'The landmark seen here rises above this crowded avenue, one of the world's most famous streets'

Answer: Champs-Elysées


Question: 'In 1881 this orator & former slave became Recorder of Deeds for Washington, D.C.'

Answer: Frederick Douglass


Question: 'In "The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle", this punk group did the Monkees' "Stepping Stone" & Sinatra's "My Way" their way'

Answer: The Sex Pistols


Question: 'A furry little pet:<br />the rams'

Answer: a hamster


Question: 'He was the last president of the Soviet Union'

Answer: Gorbachev


Question: 'The tango is danced in either 2/4 time or this time'

Answer: 4/4


Question: 'Sacre bleu! At the top of this Paris hill is the Sacre Coeur Basilica'

Answer: Montmartre


Question: 'In the essay "Friendship", this transcendentalist observed, "Thou art to me a delicious torment"'

Answer: (Ralph Waldo) Emerson


Question: 'Marilyn Manson & Johnny Cash have something in common: they both covered this band's "Personal Jesus"'

Answer: Depeche Mode


Question: 'A sea creature:<br />scoot up'

Answer: octopus


Question: 'Their final performance now a tragic cliche, Wallace Hartley, Percy Taylor & 6 others last played here'

Answer: the Titanic


Question: 'Last name of American dance instructors Vernon & Irene, who brought the tango to the U.S. around 1912'

Answer: Castle


Question: 'Henri Langlois founded this Paris institution that helped introduce the world to Fritz Lang & Jean Renoir'

Answer: Cinémathèque Française


Question: 'This order of mammals is divided into prosimians & anthropoids'

Answer: primates


Question: 'No. 58:<br />"Elizabeth, I'm coming"'

Answer: (Fred) Sanford


Question: 'In an Andrew Lloyd Webber show, naive little Christine thinks that this title character is the "Angel of Music"'

Answer: the Phantom of the Opera


Question: 'In the Indonesian equivalent of smorgasbord, this grain is served with an array of meats & condiments'

Answer: rice


Question: 'Ships he captained included the Alfred, the Ranger & the Bonhomme Richard'

Answer: John Paul Jones


Question: 'This snug-fitting one-piece garment used by dancers was invented by & named for a French aerialist'

Answer: a leotard


Question: 'Today, most commercial varieties of this antibiotic are produced by the mold P. chrysogenum'

Answer: penicillin


Question: 'No. 92:<br />"Oh, my nose!"'

Answer: Marcia Brady


Question: 'Nancy Walker & Efrem Zimbalist Jr. starred in a 1956 revival of "Fallen Angels", a comedy by this sophisticated Brit'

Answer: Noel Coward


Question: 'Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, is on this island'

Answer: Java


Question: 'Flemish painter responsible for "The Judgment of Paris"'

Answer: Peter Paul Rubens


Question: 'Urdu for "dusty", this olive drab cloth was first used in the uniforms of the British army in India in 1857'

Answer: khaki


Question: 'This stage of complete metamorphosis occurs immediately after the larval stage'

Answer: pupa


Question:
'No. 24:
"De plane!
De plane!"'

Answer: Tattoo


Question: 'A Rodgers & Hart musical about a man so picky he insists on a heavenly bride is called "I" did this "To An Angel"'

Answer: Married


Question: 'In 1816 the weather in New England was affected by Tambora, one of these in what's now Indonesia'

Answer: volcano


Question: 'He started the American Fur Company in 1808'

Answer: John Jacob Astor


Question: 'This word often used as a toast comes from the Old Norse for "drinking vessel"'

Answer: Skål


Question: 'The antielectron predicated by Paul Dirac in 1928 was found by Carl Anderson in 1932 & named this'

Answer: a positron


Question: 'No. 82:<br />"You eeeediot!"'

Answer: Ren


Question: 'Zany characters abound in "Duck Hunter Shoots Angel", a play by this "Tuesdays With Morrie" author'

Answer: (Mitch) Albom


Question: 'Indonesia shares New Guinea with Papua New Guinea & this island with Malaysia'

Answer: Borneo


Question: 'He bought a copy of "The Catcher in the Rye" before his date with infamy in front of NYC's Dakota in 1980'

Answer: Mark David Chapman


Question: 'A phrase for a poverty-stricken rural community is derived from this title of an Erskine Caldwell novel'

Answer: Tobacco Road


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew inserts a needle into a balloon.) The balloon doesn't break because it's made up of this type of substance, from the Greek for "many parts"; the needle merely separates the large molecules'

Answer: a polymer


Question:
'No. 35:
"Oh my God!  They killed Kenny!"
(2 characters)'

Answer: Stan & Kyle


Question: 'A heavenly visage, or a 1919 show featuring  music by Victor Herbert'

Answer: Angel Face


Question: 'Indonesia's a home to this almost 6-foot flightless bird related to the emu'

Answer: the cassowary


Question: 'He began "The Master of Ballantrae" in 1887 before sailing off with his family to the South Seas'

Answer: Robert Louis Stevenson


Question: 'Self-examination; literally, "a looking into oneself"'

Answer: introspection


Question: 'It was founded after Portuguese students were jailed for toasting freedom during Salazar's dictatorship'

Answer: Amnesty International


Question: 'The White Tower in Thessaloniki in this country has evolved from place of execution to museum'

Answer: Greece


Question: 'I made the very long trip to the library to borrow this epic, Homer's sequel to the "Iliad"'

Answer: The Odyssey


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from St. Petersburg, Russia.) Shopping in a Russian marketplace, you can buy a traditional nesting doll for 3,000 of these'

Answer: ruble


Question: 'This veteran of ABC News is the anchor & managing editor of "Nightline"'

Answer: Ted Koppel


Question: 'As presidents, Truman & Wilson were members of this political party'

Answer: Democratic Party


Question: 'One of the 3 main divisions of the mind in Freudian psychology'

Answer: ego


Question: 'The White Pagoda in Lanzhou, China was originally built in memory of a monk of this religion'

Answer: Buddhism


Question: 'This Dostoyevsky novel about Alyosha, Dmitri & Ivan clocks in at about 900 pages, so I had to renew my copy'

Answer: The Brothers Karamazov


Question: 'If your grandma in Argentina wanted to send you money, she'd convert these into dollars'

Answer: pesos


Question: 'This late-night host seen here was born in Brooklyn & raised in Las Vegas'

Answer: Jimmy Kimmel


Question: 'Between 1841 & 1853, 4 U.S. presidents were from this political party that no longer exists'

Answer: the Whig Party


Question: 'A heavy wooden shoe, or an obstruction in the pipes of the sink'

Answer: clog


Question: 'Chew on this name of the building seen here, a landmark on Chicago's skyline'

Answer: the Wrigley Building


Question: 'I checked out his "Tropic of Cancer" and "Tropic of Capricorn", but they weren't the travel books I thought they'd be'

Answer: Henry Miller


Question: '(Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from a park bench.) Take the first three letters of the country's name to identify this currency used in Riga'

Answer: lat


Question: 'This "Tonight Show" segment features Leno asking simple questions of people out on the street'

Answer: Jaywalking


Question: 'Ralph Nader was this political party's candidate for President in 1996 & 2000'

Answer: the Green Party


Question: 'At Yale University, the Whiffenpoofs are this type of "club"'

Answer: glee


Question: 'A centuries-old fortress in Monmouthshire, Wales, or a decades-old burger chain based in Ohio'

Answer: White Castle


Question: 'I borrowed a volume of his works that includes "Elmer Gantry" & "Dodsworth"'

Answer: Sinclair Lewis


Question: 'In South Africa 100 cents equals R1, R standing for this'

Answer: rand


Question: 'He's been David Letterman's musical director & late-night sidekick for more than 20 years'

Answer: Paul Shaffer


Question: 'Pres. John Adams was a member of this former political party that advocated a strong centralized govt.'

Answer: the Federalist


Question: 'To do this is to stare at someone desirously'

Answer: ogle


Question: 'In 1078 this king built the Tower of London's White Tower out of stone from his home region of Normandy'

Answer: William the Conqueror


Question: 'The library copy of his "Finnegans Wake" seems to be missing some text; the last sentence ends, "a long the"'

Answer: (James) Joyce


Question: '(Jon of the Clue Crew reports from Gdansk, Poland.) King Vladislav, who joined Poland to Lithuania and ruled for almost 50 years, is on the note worth 100 of these'

Answer: zlati


Question: 'This Scottish comic took over as host of "The Late Late Show" in 2005'

Answer: Craig Ferguson


Question: 'For the 1864 Presidental election, the Republican Party changed its name to this'

Answer: the Union Party


Question: 'In a theater or arena, it's the area at the front of a balcony or upper level'

Answer: loge


Question: 'It survived the Merrimack in March 1862 only to sink in a gale in December'

Answer: the Monitor


Question: 'He bid adieu to fans in July 2005 saying "Vive le Tour, forever"'

Answer: Lance Armstrong


Question: 'Photography's Sabatier effect can involve prematurely peeling apart a picture from this company's camera'

Answer: Polaroid


Question: 'As in a neighbor nation, Austria's head of govt., Wolfgang Scheussel, holds this official position & title'

Answer: chancellor


Question: 'Helen Free helped invent the strips that those with this disease first used to check glucose levels'

Answer: diabetes


Question: 'A Zodiac sign:<br />R S'

Answer: Aries


Question: 'Even though the mortally wounded James Lawrence on the Chesapeake cried, "Don't" do this, his crew finally had to'

Answer: give up the ship


Question: 'Red Sox fans will never forget his bloody sock in a 2004 postseason game'

Answer: Curt Schilling


Question: 'A series of events resulting from one act or event is called this effect, after a type of watery undulation'

Answer: a ripple effect


Question: 'These are what power the Fiakers, the traditional cabs in Salzburg's Residenzplatz'

Answer: horses


Question: 'Gertrude Elion created drugs that aided kidney transplants & a drug that fights this cancer of the blood & marrow'

Answer: leukemia


Question: 'A prop for an artist:<br />S L'

Answer: easel


Question: 'On Aug. 2, 1917, E.H. Dunning became the first man to do this on a moving ship, HMS Furious'

Answer: land an airplane


Question: 'This Belgian won the 2005 U.S. Open women's singles title'

Answer: Kim Clijsters


Question: 'In the Barkhausen effect, a metal gains this property in minute steps rather than continuously'

Answer: magnetization


Question: 'King George's War in North America was known in Europe as the war of the Austrian this'

Answer: Succession


Question: 'Rachel Brown & Elizabeth Hazen invented nystatin, an anitbiotic used on people & on this "Dutch" tree disease'

Answer: Dutch elm disease


Question: 'A flowering shrub:<br />Z L'

Answer: azalea


Question: 'Just 1 torpedo from the German sub U-20 sank this liner May 7, 1915'

Answer: the Lusitania


Question: 'Born in Stockholm, she completed the LPGA career grand slam in 2003'

Answer: (Annika) Sorenstam


Question: 'If your painful symptons lessen even though the doc gave you a sugar pill, you're experiencing this effect'

Answer: the placebo effect


Question: 'In 1901 when this Austrian physicist left teaching, 3 schools could have speedily retired his "number"'

Answer: Ernst Mach


Question: 'Police officers salute Stephanie Kwolek for inventing this vest material that's 5 times stronger than steel'

Answer: kevlar


Question: 'A receptacle with a touch of glass:<br />Q R M'

Answer: aquarium


Question: 'In October 1944, this admiral nicknamed "Bull" sank 4 Japanese carriers off Luzon's Cape Engano'

Answer: Halsey


Question: 'Seen here, she rode into history in 2005'

Answer: Danica Patrick


Question: 'This 19th century Frenchman gave his name to an effect by which oxygen inhibits fermentation'

Answer: Pasteur


Question: 'Austria-Hungary declared war on this country on July 28, 1914'

Answer: Serbia


Question: 'Kate Holloway & Chen Zhao developed one of the most powerful types of anti-HIV drugs, this "inhibitor"'

Answer: protease


Question: 'A small stringed instrument:<br />K L L'

Answer: ukulele


Question: 'In 1812 he became a disciple & friend of social philosopher William Godwin, later his father-in-law'

Answer: Percy Shelley


Question: 'In an April vote in this country, 99.75% approved of Hitler marching in & taking over'

Answer: Austria


Question: 'This comedienne ended her telecasts by tugging her ear, a personal message to her grandmother'

Answer: Carol Burnett


Question: 'A "baby catcher" is another term for this type of doctor'

Answer: an obstetrician


Question: 'PB (no J)'

Answer: peanut butter


Question: '"Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples" is found in this O.T. "song" book'

Answer: the Song of Solomon


Question: 'Tell your sweetie--this is St. Valentine's feast day'

Answer: February 14th


Question: 'Striving for broader organization, this rival of the AFL met in Pittsburgh for its first convention'

Answer: the CIO


Question: 'Daughter Chastity made her TV debut on this singing duo's "Comedy Hour" in the early 1970s'

Answer: Sonny & Cher


Question: 'A "Jack Bauer" is a doc who is still up & working after this many hours'

Answer: 24


Question: 'A south-of-the-border pepper'

Answer: jalapeno


Question: 'In the book of Matthew, all the other disciples call Jesus "Lord", but this man calls him "Rabbi"'

Answer: Judas


Question: 'This date brings Punxsutawney Phil's big moment'

Answer: February 2nd


Question: 'In 1938 this country nationalized its oil industry as PEMEX; in 2008 there was talk of privatization'

Answer: Mexico


Question: 'This newspaper columnist's CBS variety show aired on Sunday nights for 23 straight years'

Answer: Ed Sullivan


Question: 'If you have "acute lead poisoning: air-conditioned" you have multiple these'

Answer: gun-shot wounds


Question: 'Frothy espresso coffee'

Answer: cappuccino


Question: 'Of the books in the King James Bible, this New Testament book is alphabetically first'

Answer: Acts (of the Apostles)


Question: 'It's the latest date in February on which the first Sunday of the month can fall'

Answer: the 7th


Question: 'This founder of modern Turkey died & was succeeded as president by Ismet Inonu'

Answer: Ataturk


Question: 'Everybody loves somebody, & everybody loved this singer's NBC variety series that ranked in the top 10 in '68 & '69'

Answer: Dean Martin


Question: 'A "banana" is a patient with this bile-processing malady also known as icterus'

Answer: jaundice


Question: '"Toasted" campfire favorite'

Answer: marshmallow


Question: 'Like an ox, Jeremiah wore this neck bar, to symbolize Babylonian captivity'

Answer: a yoke


Question: 'Computer displays in some 2004 Pontiacs showed the wrong day of the week because engineers forgot about this date'

Answer: February 29th


Question: 'Strychnine-laced whiskey ended the life of this legendary blues guitarist before his 30th birthday'

Answer: Robert Johnson


Question: 'In 1968 comedian Pat Paulsen began a campaign for president on this duo's comedy/variety hour'

Answer: the Smothers Brothers


Question: 'If you are described as 45C, your doc is saying that you're one of these short of a full load'

Answer: a chromosome


Question: '"Alcoholic" (not!) soft drink'

Answer: (A&W) root beer


Question: 'In Exodus 18 he gets advice from his father-in-law Jethro'

Answer: Moses


Question: 'Before a correction to the calendar in 1752, Washington's birthday was February 11; today it's this'

Answer: February 22nd


Question: 'From the Greek for "inquirer", it's someone who doubts the claims of philosophical knowledge'

Answer: skeptic


Question: 'Before "Sex and the City", she played SanDeE* in "L.A. Story"'

Answer: Sarah Jessica Parker


Question: 'In Germany the old thumbs-up doesn't show approval, it simply means this, maybe as the start of a series'

Answer: 1


Question: 'Mythological son who waxed then waned as he fell into the sea'

Answer: Icarus


Question: 'The one in Central America'

Answer: Belize


Question: 'The folks who made Bugs Bunny cartoons were rabbit punsters who came up with titles like 1945's this "Trigger"'

Answer: Hare


Question: 'Conscious awareness is sometimes called this, the Latin word for "I think" used by Descartes'

Answer: cogito


Question: 'In the 2008 adventure "Nim's Island", she played reclusive author Alexandra Rover'

Answer: Jodie Foster


Question: 'This traditional Far East substitute for a handshake is more common in Japan & Korea than in China'

Answer: a bow


Question: 'Daughter of the Ptolemys, spelled with a K'

Answer: Kleopatra


Question: 'The smaller of the 2 in South America'

Answer: Venezuela


Question: 'A vulture boarding a plane holding 2 dead animals was told sorry, only 1 of these per passenger'

Answer: carrion


Question: 'To Abelard this was not the name of a movie studio but a quality that unites all objects of a certain type'

Answer: universal


Question: 'Wednesday in "The Addams Family", she played Trixie in the live-action "Speed Racer" film'

Answer: Christina Ricci


Question: 'In Ranchi in this country, once food has been placed on your thali, it's jutha & you can't offer to share it'

Answer: India


Question: '2007 Oscar winner for stripper/scrivener Diablo Cody'

Answer: Juno


Question: 'One of the 3 in Africa that don't begin with "Z" but still have "Z" in their name'

Answer: Tanzania (or Mozambique or Swaziland)


Question: 'The I.M. Force knows 7-year-old Chris Elliott amused his family calling a Michigan Ave. traffic jam "Michigan" this'

Answer: Impossible


Question: 'Aristotle separates intellectual from moral virtue in "Nicomachean" these'

Answer: Ethics


Question: 'She lawyers up as Patty Hewes on the TV show "Damages"'

Answer: Glenn Close


Question: 'In Brazil, don't wear green & this together, as they're the main colors of the flag'

Answer: yellow


Question: 'The mightiest of the Greeks' A-Team at the siege of Troy'

Answer: Achilles


Question: 'The one that's a former Yugoslav Republic & is now an independent state'

Answer: Bosnia-Herzegovina


Question: 'A group of cattle fired into Earth orbit was this, a twist on an Emerson quote about the Battle of Concord'

Answer: the herd shot round the world


Question: 'This -ism of assessing ideas by their practical consequences is the title of a William James work'

Answer: pragmatism


Question: '(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reads the clue from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.)  Famous folks who attended here at the University of Wisconsin-Madison include this theatre & drama major who received a 2004 distinguished alumni award'

Answer: Jane Kaczmarek


Question: '(Jimmy of the Clue Crew puts his arms akimbo.)  One of our common relaxation poses is a sign of aggression in this Asian archipelago, the world's fourth most populous country'

Answer: Indonesia


Question: 'Sun god of the ancient Egyptians whose name was joined with Re'

Answer: Amun


Question: 'Of the "stans" with a "Z" in their names, the one where it's the second letter'

Answer: Uzbekistan


Question: 'A man sent a pun, then 9 more hoping one would make a friend laugh; unfortunately, this happened'

Answer: no pun in ten did


Question: 'This title character of an 1851 work doesn't show up until Chapter 133'

Answer: Moby-Dick


Question: 'The only one commemorated with a one-woman Broadway play'

Answer: Golda Meir


Question: 'In '04 when Yankee Stadium dropped this item, a joker said the only food left with a surprise inside was the hot dogs'

Answer: Cracker Jacks


Question: '4-letter term for an upright piece of wood or steel forming the inner frame of a wall'

Answer: a stud


Question: 'Gloria Estefan was born in this capital city in 1957'

Answer: Havana


Question: 'Young society ladies, like Kitty in "Anna Karenina", made the "rounds" of these dancing parties'

Answer: balls


Question: 'Of concern to students:<br />GPA'

Answer: grade point average


Question: 'The founding father after whom Tel Aviv's airport is named'

Answer: Ben-Gurion


Question: '...& the No. 1 reason it's good to be this late-night TV host... he co-owned the winner of the 2004 Indy 500'

Answer: David Letterman


Question: 'This 4-letter term refers to the fixed or moveable framework of a window in which a pane of glass is set'

Answer: a sash


Question: 'One of the last British possessions to be decolonized; it happened in 1997'

Answer: Hong Kong


Question: 'It protects investors:<br />SEC'

Answer: Securities and Exchange Commission


Question: 'This Nobel Prize winner was Prime Minister of Israel of twice: once in the '80s & once in the '90s'

Answer: Shimon Peres


Question: 'Late in a close Super Bowl, this 49er QB casually noted John Candy was in the crowd, then won the game'

Answer: Joe Montana


Question: 'The ridge board of a roof is there to support the common ones of these that support the roof covering'

Answer: roof rafters


Question: 'City where you'll find the Hotel Que Huong & the Chancery Saigon Hotel'

Answer: Ho Chi Minh City


Question: 'On radio or TV:<br />PSA'

Answer: public service announcement


Question: 'The 2 Yitzhaks'

Answer: Rabin & Shamir


Question: 'Time-coded Dodger Stadium footage from this Larry David HBO show proved an L.A. murder suspect's alibi true in 2004'

Answer: Curb Your Enthusiasm


Question: 'A vampire will probably never bite you in the apse, as it's usually found in one of these buildings'

Answer: a church


Question: 'We'd bet that this South Florida city known for its horse racing track was incorporated in 1925'

Answer: Hialeah


Question: 'Found on packaged goods:<br />UPC'

Answer: Universal Product Code


Question: 'Then serving as prime minister, he was a mourner at Anwar Sadat's funeral in 1981'

Answer: Begin


Question: 'This now-Patriots head coach said in 1992, "I don't think there's anybody... not focused on the 49ers... I mean, Chargers"'

Answer: Bill Belichick


Question: 'Clinkers, face & cored are types of these building materials'

Answer: bricks


Question: 'The national anthem of this Caribbean country is titled "La Dessalinienne"'

Answer: Haiti


Question: 'The end of a game:<br />CHM'

Answer: checkmate


Question: 'Madison is this state's capital'

Answer: Wisconsin


Question: 'Ironically, Mel Blanc, who voiced Bugs Bunny, was allergic to these & would spit them out after recording a take'

Answer: carrots


Question: 'The nostril on top of a dolphin or porpoises' head is known as this'

Answer: a blowhole


Question: '"The Charge of the Light Brigade"'

Answer: the Crimean War


Question: 'Give yourself a pat on the back if you know that the Patton museum is located at this famous fort in Kentucky'

Answer: Fort Knox


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, AZ.)  The Ferruginous hawk's scientific name, Buteo regalis, means this kind of hawk--& you can see why from its size & bearing'

Answer: regal (or royal)


Question: 'As you can guess, Madison's annual Jingle Bell Run has hearty souls running 5 or 10k during this month'

Answer: December


Question: 'Maybe he won an Oscar for "Syriana" in 2006 because he was in bed with host Jon Stewart (in the opening)'

Answer: George Clooney


Question: 'A member of this American organization promises to "be prepared"'

Answer: the Boy Scouts


Question: '"Troilus and Cressida"'

Answer: the Trojan War


Question: 'While imprisoned at Fort Dickens, this Apache Indian leader became Pensacola's first tourist attraction'

Answer: Geronimo


Question: 'Also called a Chaparral cock, it can't stay airborne long, but can reach about 15 mph on the ground'

Answer: a roadrunner


Question: 'A local residence called the "Airplane House" is an example of this architect's Prairie School style'

Answer: (Frank Lloyd) Wright


Question: 'For a 2005 reality TV show, this Motley Crue drummer signed up for classes at the University of Nebraska'

Answer: Tommy Lee


Question: 'This capital city has the largest Jewish population of any city in South America'

Answer: Buenos Aires


Question: '"For Whom the Bell Tolls"'

Answer: the Spanish Civil War


Question: 'Fort Orange was established by Dutch settlers in 1624 in what is now this state capital'

Answer: Albany


Question: '(Jon of the Clue Crew delivers a thorny proposition from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, AZ.)  Fortunes were made harvesting the prickly pear for this color dye, not from the plant, but from an insect on it that secrets caminic acid'

Answer: red


Question: 'The 1966 film "Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo" is better known as this in the U.S.'

Answer: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly


Question: 'This name for a type of small house comes from the name of a region in Southern Asia'

Answer: bungalow


Question: '"Ten Days that Shook the World"'

Answer: the Russian Revolution


Question: 'Built by George Washington's troops in June 1754, you might say it was the mother of invention'

Answer: Fort Necessity


Question: 'This common name of Agave americana might make you think you'd wait 100 years for it to flower'

Answer: a century plant


Question: 'No flipping; this 2004 host of the Emmys said he once accepted an award with "It's an honor just to win"'

Answer: Garry Shandling


Question: 'Despite the democratic ideals of Freemasonry, this member declared himself dictator of Venezuela in 1813'

Answer: Bolivar


Question: '"Lysistrata"'

Answer: the Peloponesian Wars


Question: 'Fort Leavenworth in Kansas was established in 1827 to protect travelers along this trail'

Answer: the Santa Fe Trail


Question: 'The Gila monster is as tough as it sounds; each scale has an osteoderm, a tiny one of these for armoring'

Answer: bone


Question: 'The grandson of a humorist, the son of a children's author, his first novel in 1974 was huge bestseller'

Answer: Peter Benchley


Question: 'The Kingsmen were lucky to stay out of jail for performing this this song, their biggest hit'

Answer: "Louie Louie"


Question: 'Since Smee often confuses left & right, he also confuses port & this'

Answer: starboard


Question: 'In this Czech capital, you can visit a home where Mozart composed part of "Don Giovanni"'

Answer: Prague


Question: '[flag]'

Answer: Colorado


Question: 'Proverbially speaking, it "killed the cat"'

Answer: curiosity


Question: 'In "In & Out", he plays a teacher outed by former student Matt Dillon'

Answer: Kevin Kline


Question: 'What a "card!"  This Taj Mahal casino developer luckily avoided insolvency in the early 1990s'

Answer: (Donald) Trump


Question: 'Smee has to swab these, the equivalent of floors, including the poop & orlop'

Answer: decks


Question: 'While in Rome, it's possible to stand with one foot in each of these countries'

Answer: Italy & Vatican City


Question: '[flag]'

Answer: Alaska


Question: 'Latin for "with praise," this phrase may follow magna or summa'

Answer: cum laude


Question: 'In 1997's "Bean", Rowan Atkinson sneezes on & messes up the famous painting of this artist's mother'

Answer: Whistler


Question: 'Need to find a library book?  Lucky thing he came along with his "decimal system"'

Answer: Dewey


Question: 'Smee "dropped" the fluke of this heavy item on his foot, not overboard, where the skipper wanted it'

Answer: the anchor


Question: 'To see his "Night Watch", head to the top floor of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam'

Answer: Rembrandt


Question: '[flag]'

Answer: New Mexico


Question: 'Like Picasso & Braque, painter Juan Gris was an exponent of this art movement'

Answer: Cubism


Question: 'Adapted from Heinlein, young soldiers battle to save humans from extinction in this 1997 film seen here:'

Answer: Starship Troopers


Question: 'This "Kingfish" was lucky enough to be governor & senator, but not president'

Answer: (Huey) Long


Question: 'Smee cleans up the crew's "mess" here, the ship's kitchen'

Answer: the galley


Question: 'Landmark from which you can see the following views: [1] [2] [3] [4]'

Answer: the Eiffel Tower


Question: '[flag]'

Answer: Texas


Question: 'It slices!  It chops!  It blends!  & in 1998 it's celebrating its 25th anniversary'

Answer: the Cuisinart


Question: 'Dustin Hoffman played Tom Cruise's autistic older brother in this 1988 film'

Answer: Rain Man


Question: 'I'm a lucky guy because there's room for her on my "Bicycle Built For Two"'

Answer: Daisy


Question: 'Smee heads "aft" to this part of the boat, like the angry look the skipper just gave him'

Answer: the stern


Question: 'While Mom's at Christiansborg Palace in this city, Dad may head down the street to the Erotic Museum'

Answer: Copenhagen


Question: '[flag]'

Answer: South Carolina


Question: 'It's French for a dead-end street'

Answer: a cul-de-sac


Question: 'Sylvester Stallone put on about 40 pounds to play Sheriff Heflin in this 1997 film'

Answer: Copland


Question: 'The Crab Nebula, first observed in 1054 A.D., can be found in this constellation, & that's no bull'

Answer: Taurus


Question: 'Elizabeth II has seen 10 different prime ministers com & go, from this man to Tony Blair'

Answer: Winston Churchill


Question: 'In 1970 peace activists blew up the Army Mathematics Research Center at this Madison institution'

Answer: the University of Wisconsin


Question: 'This 1966 hit begins, "Hello darkness my old friend"'

Answer: "The Sound Of Silence"


Question: 'Approaching another car near Paso Robles, Ca. in 1955, his last words were "That guy's gotta see us"'

Answer: James Dean


Question: 'The Milky Way is classified as this type of galaxy, due to its coiled arms, not a staircase'

Answer: a spiral


Question: 'Sir Muda Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzadin Waddaulah is the sultan of this country'

Answer: Brunei


Question: 'On August 9, 1966 the Milwaukee HQ of this venerable civil rights organization was bombed'

Answer: the NAACP


Question: 'In 1963 Jimmy Gilmer hit No. 1 with "Sugar Shack"; in 1969 this group hit No. 1 with "Sugar Sugar"'

Answer: The Archies


Question: 'He asked "Who is it?" just before Pat Garrett shot him'

Answer: Billy the Kid


Question: 'Until 1974, the 200-inch Hale Telescope on this California mountain was the world's largest reflector'

Answer: Mt. Palomar


Question: 'Helmut Kohl has passed this man's record as the longest-serving chancellor of post-WWII Germany'

Answer: (Konrad) Adenauer


Question: 'This group's 1965 hit "Do You Believe In Magic" was used in 1990s TV commercials by McDonald's'

Answer: The Lovin\' Spoonful


Question: 'He played Hornblower on film in 1951; 5 years later he was back afloat as Captain Ahab'

Answer: Gregory Peck


Question: 'Just before the end, this Welsh poet boasted "I've had 18 straight whiskies; I think that's the record"'

Answer: (Dylan) Thomas


Question: 'This Italian spent his last 8 years under house arrest for teaching... shh! the Earth goes around the sun!'

Answer: Galileo


Question: '(Hi, I'm Tracy Bingham.)  When Mike Wallace interviewed this Iranian president in March 1997, the topic of "Baywatch" came up'

Answer: Hashemi Rafsanjani


Question: 'In a 1912 assassination attempt, Teddy Roosevelt was saved when the bullet hit this case in his pocket'

Answer: his eyeglass case


Question: 'Famed disc jockey Alan Freed gave this singer, heard here, his stage name:'

Answer: Johnny Rivers


Question: 'Hornblower oversees the funeral procession of this actual sea-going Horatio'

Answer: Nelson


Question: 'Speaking of his mistress, this English king's last request was "Let not poor Nelly starve"'

Answer: King Charles II


Question: 'By the time this flow of gasses from the sun reaches Earth, its speed may be 1-2 million mph; what a blowhard!'

Answer: solar wind


Question: 'This Peruvian president used to be a TV talk show host'

Answer: (Alberto) Fujimori


Question: 'A bomb at campaign HQ in Madison didn't stop the 1994 reelection of Tommy Thompson to this office'

Answer: governor


Question: 'This 1963 hit by Kyu Sakamoto was released in Japan as "Ue O Muite Aruko", or "I Look Up When I Walk"'

Answer: "Sukiyaki"


Question: 'Hornblower's ship the Sutherland is a 74, meaning it has 74 of these'

Answer: cannon (or guns)


Question: 'Just before "death kindly stopped for" her, this poet sighed, "I must go in; the fog is rising"'

Answer: Emily Dickinson


Question: 'Frustrated by department stores, Donald Fisher founded this chain in 1969 as a record & jeans store'

Answer: The Gap


Question: 'A highlight of Nebraskaland Days in North Platte is the pro rodeo named for this Wild West showman'

Answer: Buffalo Bill


Question: 'He became pro heavyweight boxing champ 2 more times after changing his name from this'

Answer: Cassius Clay


Question: 'Yukata is a traditional style of this robelike belted garment'

Answer: a kimono


Question: 'A short interval of rest or relief'

Answer: a respite


Question: 'The Great Aztec Temple was dedicated to the sun god & to Tlaloc, god of this weather condition'

Answer: rain


Question: 'World poverty fighter, Time magazine Person of the Year & occasional rock star Paul Hewson'

Answer: Bono


Question: 'The annual convention of this music of which Bill Monroe is the "father" has taken place in Nashville since 1984'

Answer: bluegrass music


Question: 'This "This Is The Night" singer's fan club is known as the Claymates'

Answer: Clay Aiken


Question: 'In the early 20th century, Arthur Groom introduced this sport to Japan & boy, were they teed off'

Answer: golf


Question: 'It's another name for a cuspidor'

Answer: a spittoon


Question: 'It was an honor to be sacrificed to the gods by having this organ, yollotl to the Aztecs, torn from the body'

Answer: your heart


Question: 'Troubled Texas nightclub owner Jacob Rubenstein'

Answer: Jack Ruby


Question: 'Ths anti-apartheid activist's July 18th birthday is now an annual event celebrated in South Africa'

Answer: Nelson Mandela


Question: 'Sinead O'Connor refused to perform when he hosted "SNL"'

Answer: Andrew Dice Clay


Question: 'A tanka is a short one of 31 syllables'

Answer: a poem


Question: 'This word can mean "regardless of" or "contrary to"'

Answer: despite


Question: 'In trade, Aztecs used a system known by this term, from the French for "to exchange", using cacao beans'

Answer: barter


Question: 'Matoaka, Amonute & Rebecca Rolfe (hey, things happened fast in the 17th century)'

Answer: Pocahontas


Question: 'Washington's victory over this British general is celebrated each October 19 on Yorktown Day'

Answer: Cornwallis


Question: 'On TV & film he played Tonto's partner'

Answer: Clayton Moore


Question: 'This sport whose name means "the way of softness" was added to the Olympics at the 1964 games in Tokyo'

Answer: judo


Question: 'British World War II stalwarts seen here'

Answer: Spitfires


Question: 'What the object seen here was used as--it certainly wasn't a pocket variety'

Answer: a calendar


Question: 'Here's "A Modest Proposal"; Isaac Bickerstaff was this man's nom de plume'

Answer: Jonathan Swift


Question: 'Sacrifices abound on 'Id al-Adha as Muslims commemorate when Ishmael was ransomed for one of these animals'

Answer: a ram (a sheep accepted)


Question: 'Tommy Lee Jones played this controversial figure in the film "JFK"'

Answer: Clay Shaw


Question: 'It was incorporated in 1934, formed from the photo film division of the Dai-Nippon Celluloid Company'

Answer: Fuji


Question: 'The ringhals is a type of this dangerous reptile that can propel its venom up to 10 feet'

Answer: a spitting cobra


Question: 'The Aztecs founded 2 cities where Mexico City now stands: Tlatelolco & this one, their capital'

Answer: Tenochtitlán


Question: 'Full of Bolshevik Vladimir Ulyanov'

Answer: Lenin


Question: 'When NYC was a Dutch settlement, this street got its name because it was a wide thoroughfare for wagons'

Answer: Broadway


Question: 'Kenny Loggins performed the title tune of this movie about a town where dancing is banned'

Answer: Footloose


Question: '1956: By J.R.R. Tolkien'

Answer: The Return of the King


Question: 'Found in Africa in 1905, the Cullinan Diamond was measured at 3,106 of these units'

Answer: carats


Question: 'John Dalton figured that in water, an atom of this was 8 times heavier than an atom of hydrogen'

Answer: oxygen


Question: 'It's the standard wait cursor in Microsoft Windows'

Answer: an hourglass


Question: 'One of the best-preserved colonial buildings is the Onderdonk Farmhouse of 1731 in this borough, the largest'

Answer: Queens


Question: 'This 1989 Keanu Reeves flick asked the immortal question, "Want a Twinkie, Genghis Khan?"'

Answer: Bill & Ted\'s Excellent Adventure


Question: '1889: By Mark Twain'

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


Question: 'There are 16 drams in an avoirdupois one & 2 tablespoons in a fluid one'

Answer: an ounce


Question: '(Jon of the Clue Crew points out a representation of a methanol molecule on the monitor.)  A structural one of these shows the arrangement of atoms in a molecule'

Answer: a formula


Question: 'It's a list of a school's students with the highest grades & I hope my kids are on it'

Answer: the honor roll


Question: 'Russell Simmons & Rick Rubin began this seminal hip-hop record company out of an NYU dorm room'

Answer: Def Jam


Question: 'William Hurt & Marlee Matlin had a real-life romance when they co-starred in this drama'

Answer: Children of a Lesser God


Question: '1988: By Anne Rice'

Answer: Queen of the Damned


Question: 'A "watch"dog really uses its hearing--dogs hear frequencies up to 45 of these units, kHz; humans, just 20'

Answer: kilohertz


Question: 'The first two subatomic particles discovered whose names begin with "neut"'

Answer: a neutron & a neutrino


Question: 'The calyx, that leafy part you pick off a strawberry, also has this "nautical" name'

Answer: the hull


Question: '(Jimmy of the Clue Crew stands in Yankee Stadium.)  If you recall a famous nickname for the Yankees, you should know this is the borough they play in'

Answer: the Bronx


Question: '(Hi, I'm Joel Schumacher.)  In 1985, I cast Demi Moore, Rob Lowe & Emilio Estevez in this film about young adults struggling to figure things out'

Answer: St. Elmo\'s Fire


Question: '1920: By Eugene O'Neill'

Answer: The Emperor Jones


Question: '(Jon of the Clue Crew uses a map and compass.)  To reach my destination, I need to find this measure of angular direction; here, the one I want is 40 degrees from magnetic north'

Answer: bearing


Question: 'Famous for his speed of sound work, this Austrian said atoms didn't exist because no one had seen them'

Answer: (Ernst) Mach


Question: 'To celebrate the bicentennial of Andrew Jackson's birth, Lyndon Johnson visited this mansion in March 1967'

Answer: the Hermitage


Question: 'Prospect, Riverside, Morningside as well as a more famous park were designed by this landscape architect'

Answer: (Frederick Law) Olmsted


Question: 'Kurt & Mel both like Michelle in this 1988 movie'

Answer: Tequila Sunrise


Question: '1888: By Rudyard Kipling'

Answer: The Man Who Would Be King


Question: '5 workdays with not much to do, or about 112 billion miles'

Answer: a light week


Question: 'These subatomic particles come in 6 flavors, including up, down & strange'

Answer: quarks


Question: 'The "Odes" of this Roman poet have been called "jewels five-words-long that... sparkle forever"'

Answer: Horace


Question: 'It was said that being with these 2 leaders, born 1874 & 1882, "was like sitting between 2 lions roaring at the same time"'

Answer: Winston Churchill & Franklin Delano Roosevelt


Question: 'This Norman lord was probably promised the English crown in 1051, but only took it 15 years later'

Answer: William The Conqueror


Question: 'On June 17, 1994 95 million people watched the California Highway Patrol follow one of these Ford vans'

Answer: Bronco


Question: 'Sacre Bleu!  "Godzilla" was chosen as the 1998 closing-night attraction at this Riviera festival'

Answer: Cannes


Question: 'Meaning "leather shorts", they can be seen at German festivals like Oktoberfest'

Answer: Lederhosen


Question: 'The 8 in this collegiate group include Yale, Brown & Harvard'

Answer: The Ivy League


Question: 'John Travolta received an Oscar nomination for his performance in this 1977 movie'

Answer: Saturday Night Fever


Question: 'As a Ford exec., Lee Iacocca sired this sporty car introduced in April 1964'

Answer: Mustang


Question: '(VIDEO DAILY DOUBLE):<br />"(Hi, I'm Alicia Witt)  In 1994 I won a special acting award at this festival supported by Robert Redford"'

Answer: Sundance


Question: 'Zipperless pants called broadfalls are worn by this U.S. group named for Jacob Ammann'

Answer: Amish


Question: 'Fortunes from this classic toy include "Outlook not so good" & "Reply hazy, try again"'

Answer: Magic 8-Ball


Question: 'Tomatoes & belladonna are members of this plant family'

Answer: Nightshade


Question: 'In the U.S. this subcompact was Volkswagen's successor to the Beetle, but it didn't catch on the same way'

Answer: Rabbit


Question: 'The New York Film Festival is sponsored by this institution "centrally" located at 64th & Broadway'

Answer: Film Society of Lincoln Center


Question: 'From Spanish for cape, this garment, a cloak with a hole in the middle, is common among Bolivian countrymen'

Answer: Poncho


Question: 'This Byrds song says, "And when you touch down you'll find that it's stranger than known"'

Answer: Eight Miles High


Question: 'In this children's book, a little bunny bids adieu to the objects in his room at bedtime'

Answer: Goodnight Moon


Question: 'This British car maker developed from a company that made motorcycle sidecars'

Answer: Jaguar


Question: '2-word name for the grand prize at the Berlin Film Festival, or for golfer Jack Nicklaus'

Answer: Golden Bear


Question: 'It's been popular in the U.S. since the '60s & is still worn in Africa'

Answer: Dashiki


Question: 'On "M*A*S*H" Klinger dressed in women's clothes to try to qualify for this type of insanity discharge'

Answer: Section 8 discharge


Question: '"Thou wast not born for death, immortal bird!" Keats wrote in this ode'

Answer: Ode To A Nightingale


Question: 'For 1980 American Motors let it soar as the 1st domestic-built 4-wheel-drive car'

Answer: Eagle


Question: '"The Crying Game" & "The Piano" had their U.S. premieres at the festival in this Colorado mining town'

Answer: Telluride


Question: 'Hats worn in this country, unlike those just named for it, are braided, not woven'

Answer: Panama


Question: 'The Eightfold Path leads to release from suffering in this religion'

Answer: Buddhism


Question: 'Lanford Wilson won a Pulitzer for "Talley's Folly" in 1980 & this Wilson won for "The Piano Lesson" in 1990'

Answer: August Wilson


Question: 'Not England's Elizabeth I, but Russia's Elizabeth I was the daughter of this "Great" czar'

Answer: Peter the Great


Question: 'Caused in part by sulfur dioxide emissions, it has "killed" 500 bodies of water in the Adirondacks'

Answer: acid rain


Question: 'Now Ho Chi Minh City, it was this as the capital of South Vietnam'

Answer: Saigon


Question: 'The evidence is clear, he played Quincy'

Answer: Jack Klugman


Question: 'Things are this if they are like Sir Thomas More's perfect island'

Answer: utopian


Question: 'He noted, "The greatest of evils and the worst of crimes is poverty" in his preface to "Major Barbara"'

Answer: George Bernard Shaw


Question: 'He wasn't England's Henry VIII, but Henry VIII of Bavaria who was also this empire's Henry IV'

Answer: the Holy Roman Empire


Question: 'After 1961, when its namesake fell out of favor, this city was known as Volgograd'

Answer: Stalingrad


Question: 'Everything was shipshape & passionate when he played Capt. Merrill Stubing'

Answer: Gavin MacLeod


Question: 'Resembling the totalitarian future described in "1984"'

Answer: orwellian


Question: 'His play "Glengarry Glen Ross" had its world premiere at the National Theatre in London in 1983'

Answer: David Mamet


Question: 'Not to be confused with the Roman emperor, Constantine II was the last king of this nation in 1973'

Answer: Greece


Question: 'The "Coast" was clear for this old name for Ghana before its independence in 1957'

Answer: the Gold Coast


Question: 'He's gone comically where no alien has gone before as Dick Solomon'

Answer: John Lithgow


Question: '"Like the impractical idealist in a Cervantes satire" reduces to this adjective'

Answer: quixotic


Question: 'He wrote "Tea Party" & "The Birthday Party" -- what a party animal!'

Answer: Harold Pinter


Question: 'Unlike England's "Merry Monarch" Charles II, this country's Charles II was "El Hechizado", The Bewitched'

Answer: Spain


Question: 'At a warm one you get regular rain; at a cold one, thunderstorms'

Answer: a front


Question: '(Hi, I'm Renee Jones from Days of Our Lives.)  Before he was B.J. Hunnicutt on "M*A*S*H", this actor played Scott Banning on "Days of Our Lives"'

Answer: Mike Farrell


Question: 'Also used of some "bargains", this adjective means "similar to Goethe's soul seller"'

Answer: faustian


Question: 'He collaborated on his hit comedy "Beggar On Horseback" with Marc Connelly, not Moss Hart'

Answer: George S. Kaufman


Question: 'Unlike feelings toward France's Louis XVI, Louis I of this country was known as "Lajos The Great"'

Answer: Hungary


Question: 'Orographic precipitation is caused by moist air rising over one or more of these, oros in Greek'

Answer: mountains


Question: 'Out with the old!  For 300 years before 1925, Oslo was known as this'

Answer: Christiania


Question: 'Gomer could tell you this actor played Goober Pyle'

Answer: George Lindsey


Question: 'In a word, "Like Pantagruel's father"'

Answer: gargantuan


Question: '2 of the 3 successive presidents who were Republicans, born in Ohio & generals in the Union army'

Answer: Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes & James A. Garfield


Question: 'Joe never goes on a job without his trusty this, aka a force cup or plumber's helper'

Answer: a plunger


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew sits around shooting rubber bands at stacked plastic cups with Jimmy & Kelly.)  Even with a rubber band, this 4-letter term means to pull back the string to bend the bow--yes!--a word used by archers & artists'

Answer: draw


Question:
'Hosea,
Haggai,
Hannah'

Answer: Hannah


Question: 'To cut into 2 equal parts'

Answer: to bisect


Question: 'In 1897, responding to a rumor, he wrote, "The report of my death was an exaggeration"'

Answer: Mark Twain


Question: 'Though 4,500 miles long, it's not visible from space, as its materials are similar in color to the surrounding soil'

Answer: the Great Wall of China


Question: 'The cleanout plug is out, & Joe uses this long , flexible "reptilian" tool to clear debris'

Answer: a snake


Question: 'In office basketball, a type of talk used against opponents, or the type of can used as a goal'

Answer: trash


Question:
'Nahum,
Samson,
Ezekiel'

Answer: Samson


Question: 'A sacrilegious act; it may be done to a shrine'

Answer: a desecration


Question: 'In 1969 the world was abuzz with rumors of this rock star's death; a barefoot album photo said it was so'

Answer: Paul McCartney


Question: 'One of the body parts made of keratin that don't grow after death; it's an illusion as the body shrinks from dehydration'

Answer: fingernails


Question: 'It's not a 1920s gal, it's this item Joe must replace that covers the opening inside the base of the tank'

Answer: a flapper


Question: '(Kelly of the Clue Crew faces off with Sarah.) In Post-It fencing, the same two words as in regulation fencing are used to warn your opponent to assume the position before a match--this phrase'

Answer: En garde!


Question:
'Jeremiah,
Belshazzar,
Malachi'

Answer: Belshazzar


Question: 'To cut apart a dead animal's body to examine the structure & relation of parts'

Answer: dissection


Question: 'In 1972, after it was rumored that this billionaire recluse was dead, a telephone press conference was arranged with him'

Answer: Howard Hughes


Question: 'In the early 20th century, Mary Mallon infected about 50 people, not thousands, with this disease'

Answer: typhoid


Question: 'Joe knows how to "assemble" 2 words into this 1-word toilet part by combining comedienne Lucille & a male chicken'

Answer: a ballcock


Question: 'In office bowling, roll a soda can at empty cups; just like in real bowling, a perfect game is this many strikes'

Answer: 12


Question:
'Obadiah,
Jonah,
Bildad'

Answer: Bildad


Question: 'In a row, like Presidents Fillmore, Pierce & Buchanan'

Answer: consecutive


Question: 'In 1813 this "Ancient Mariner" poet was in a coffee room when he learned that he had earlier hanged himself'

Answer: Coleridge


Question: 'To hide the success of radar in WWII, the British govt. said this root vegetable helped increase pilots' vision'

Answer: carrots


Question:
'Uriah,
Elijah,
Zechariah'

Answer: Uriah


Question: 'To pursue with harassing treatment because of race or religious beliefs'

Answer: to persecute


Question: 'In 1981 many in the media mistakenly reported that this Press Secy. died in the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan'

Answer: (James) Brady


Question: 'The "functional" type of this, MRI for short, shows we use all of our brain, not just 10%'

Answer: magnetic resonance image


Question: 'This Delaware man served in the Senate from 1973 to 2009, then got kicked upstairs'

Answer: Joe Biden


Question: '1999: Nobody hates his "Bigger and Blacker"'

Answer: Chris Rock


Question: 'This Steinbeck novel title comes from Genesis; Cain went there, to the land of Nod, after the murder'

Answer: East of Eden


Question: 'Matronly nickname for AT&T & its telephone system'

Answer: Ma Bell


Question: 'Ice cream partners pre-Ben & Jerry:<br />Baskin & _____'

Answer: Robbins


Question: 'A toothed strip of plastic for arranging hair turns into an ancient burial chamber'

Answer: comb & tomb


Question: 'In 1950 he attracted national attention by accusing the State Department of harboring Communists'

Answer: Joe McCarthy


Question: '1973:<br />This addled duo's "Los Cochinos"'

Answer: Cheech & Chong


Question: 'The title of this Robert Penn Warren novel comes from a nursery rhyme'

Answer: All the King\'s Men


Question: 'This capital's Frontier Days celebration has been held every year since 1897'

Answer: Cheyenne, Wyoming


Question: 'Encyclopedia publishers: <br />Funk & _____'

Answer: Wagnalls


Question: 'One turn in chess becomes passionate affection'

Answer: move & love


Question: 'This Connecticut senator was chairman of the Government Affairs Committee from 2001 to 2003'

Answer: Lieberman


Question: '1964:<br />This future sitcom star's "I Started Out as a Child"'

Answer: (Bill) Cosby


Question: 'This title of John Grisham's first novel is from a passage in Ecclesiastes'

Answer: A Time To Kill


Question: '"Enter a higher state" is a tourism slogan for this state'

Answer: Colorado


Question: 'The Bad Boys of Magic: Penn &  ______'

Answer: Teller


Question: 'To peruse a book or magazine, & a Jerry Garcia fan'

Answer: read & dead


Question: 'On Sept. 26, 1797 Joseph Anderson began repping Tennessee along with this future president'

Answer: (Andrew) Jackson


Question: '1972:<br />This late satirist's "FM and AM"'

Answer: (George) Carlin


Question: 'This Hemingway title comes from poet John Donne's meditations about the inter-connectedness of people'

Answer: For Whom the Bell Tolls


Question: 'This 2-word expression of surprise may have originally referred to General Winfield'

Answer: Great Scott!


Question: 'He was her man but he done her wrong:<br />Frankie & _____'

Answer: Johnny


Question: 'A word meaning to grant something becomes a bee colony home'

Answer: give & hive


Question: 'Joseph Hill, a strong health care advocate as a senator, was named for this antiseptic surgery pioneer'

Answer: (Joseph) Lister


Question: '1994:<br />His "Live from Hell" (cue scream)'

Answer: (Sam) Kinison


Question: 'This Southern saga published in 1936 gets its title from a line in a poem called "Cynara"'

Answer: Gone With the Wind


Question: 'In 1837 fine dining came to NYC when 2 Swiss brothers "steaked" their claim & opened this restaurant'

Answer: Delmonico\'s


Question: 'Partners in crime:<br />_____ & Loeb'

Answer: Leopold


Question: 'Pig feed suddenly gets delivered with less than usual speed'

Answer: slop & slow


Question: 'On Oct. 30, 2008 Playbill changed its logo color to green for a special edition marking this show's 5th anniversary on Broadway'

Answer: Wicked


Question: 'William Harvey showed that this organ is the center of circulation, not the liver as had been thought'

Answer: Heart


Question: 'On July 12, 1998 this Cardinal hit HR No. 40 in his 281st at-bat of the season -- the fewest ever needed to reach that total'

Answer: Mark McGwire


Question: 'This country borders Colombia & Peru'

Answer: Ecuador


Question: 'According to tradition, Dismas & Gestas were the names of the 2 who died with Jesus on this hill'

Answer: Calvary


Question: 'A geographic promontory, or the clothing article seen here'

Answer: Cape


Question: 'According to the classic tune, they steal your heart away'

Answer: Irish eyes


Question: 'In 1657 the first shop opened to sell Londoners this beverage, a gift of the Aztecs'

Answer: Chocolate


Question: 'Holy Cow!  He was in the broadcast booth 53 years, the last 16 with the Cubs'

Answer: Harry Caray


Question: 'This 363-mile canal runs from Buffalo to Albany'

Answer: Erie Canal


Question: 'Baptism is the first & extreme unction is the last of these Catholic rites'

Answer: Sacraments


Question: 'Flattering to faces & long, thin bodies, it's the "reptilian" style of sweater seen here'

Answer: Turtleneck


Question: 'The St. George's Channel leads into this body of water'

Answer: Irish Sea


Question: 'The kingdom of Buganda rose to prominence on the shores of this African lake'

Answer: Lake Victoria


Question: 'Known as "The Express", he led the AL in strikeouts 9 times while with Texas & California'

Answer: Nolan Ryan


Question: 'Napoleon was able to leave this island February 26, 1815'

Answer: Elba


Question: 'Often considered a "fallen angel", he leads his angels against Michael in Revelation'

Answer: Satan


Question: 'Seen here on Dame Edna's dress, these sparkly decorations take their name from an old Italian coin:'

Answer: sequins


Question: 'In 1972 Colgate introduced this deodorant soap -- manly, yes, but I like it too'

Answer: Irish Spring


Question: 'In 1638 this king's wife Anne of Austria gave birth to a son & future sun king'

Answer: Louis XIII


Question: 'Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente played his entire 18-year career with this National League team'

Answer: Pittsburgh Pirates


Question: 'The site of a famous 1976 rescue, this city was the capital of Uganda from 1893 to 1962'

Answer: Entebbe


Question: 'The English name of this Christian holiday may come from a pagan Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring'

Answer: Easter


Question: 'From the French word for its country of origin, it's the treated leather coat fabric seen here'

Answer: Suede


Question: 'In 1988 the Irish Lotto replaced this fund raiser'

Answer: Irish Hospital Sweepstakes


Question: 'Last name of freethinker Baruch or Benedict, expelled in 1656 from Amsterdam's Jewish community'

Answer: Spinoza


Question: 'This Padres player's 1994 batting average of .394 is the highest since 1950'

Answer: Tony Gwynn


Question: 'This horn of Africa nation was reunified by Menelik II after 1889'

Answer: Ethiopia


Question: 'Of 66, 166 or 666, the number of books in the King James Version of the Bible'

Answer: 66


Question: 'It's the narrow, lined suit fabric seen here'

Answer: Pinstripes


Question: 'It's the tallest dog known'

Answer: Irish wolfhound


Question: 'In 1976 Robert P. Smith replaced her as ambassador to Ghana'

Answer: Shirley Temple Black


Question: 'This word for an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one actually has the reverse pattern'

Answer: Iamb


Question: 'Actress Laetitia Cross did more than cross paths with this "great" czar when he visited London'

Answer: Peter the Great


Question: 'The first film Jimmy made after serving in WWII was this holiday perennial'

Answer: It\'s A Wonderful Life


Question: 'Sherwood Forest friar<br />               (4)'

Answer: Tuck


Question: 'From Greek for "sleeping place", this word is now often replaced by "memorial park"'

Answer: Cemetery


Question: 'Washington appointed him to Portugal, but his father changed his posting to Prussia'

Answer: John Quincy Adams


Question: 'This word for a type of spoken stress pattern is from Greek for "finger"; it's also found after "ptero"'

Answer: Dactyl


Question: 'This Scottish queen married the Earl of Bothwell even though he may have murdered her second husband'

Answer: Mary, Queen of Scots


Question: 'Jimmy crossed the pond in this "spirited" 1957 classic'

Answer: The Spirit of St. Louis


Question: 'Karenina's creator<br />             (7)'

Answer: Tolstoy


Question: '2 letters are dropped from "gambling" to get this word that sounds more genteel'

Answer: Gaming


Question: 'Philip W. Bonsal, serving in 1959 & 1960, was the last U.S. ambassador to this country'

Answer: Cuba


Question: 'A foot of 2 unstressed syllables or a costly type of "victory"'

Answer: Pyrric


Question: 'Lady Hamilton was the lover of this British admiral honored in Trafalgar Square'

Answer: Lord Nelson


Question: 'Dizziness & loss of balance characterize this mental condition in the title of a 1958 Jimmy Stewart film'

Answer: Vertigo


Question: 'Gogol's Bulba<br />              (5)'

Answer: Taras


Question: 'Nations once called 'backward" are now called this, like a Polaroid print'

Answer: Developing


Question: 'During the happenings that led to Iran-Contra, Harry E. Bergold, Jr. was ambassador to this country'

Answer: Nicaragua


Question: 'This word for the poetic movement including Keats & Byron is an example of an amphibrach'

Answer: Romantic poets


Question: 'Let's be candid:  Madame du Chatelet was the long-time lover of this "Candide" author'

Answer: Voltaire


Question: 'Jimmy convincingly played this popular bandleader in a sentimental 1954 musical biography'

Answer: Glenn Miller


Question: 'Dalton, of the "Hollywood Ten"<br />             (6)'

Answer: Trumbo


Question: 'This 2-word term often heard in the Balkans means a majority is trying to wipe out a minority'

Answer: Ethnic cleansing


Question: 'We sent Lindy Boggs there; they sent Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo here'

Answer: The Vatican


Question: 'A fine example of verse written in anapests is this first line of "That's Amore"'

Answer: "When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie"


Question: 'Talk about cardinal sin!  Cardinal Decio Azzolino was the rumored lover of this queen of Sweden'

Answer: Christina


Question: 'In his last role, Jimmy voiced the character of Sheriff Wylie Burp in this animated sequel to "An American Tale"'

Answer: Fievel Goes West


Question: 'She trilled for Svengali<br />             (6)'

Answer: Trilby


Question: 'It's done to an error or a course, & it refers delicately to a fall in stock prices'

Answer: Correction


Question: 'On Nov. 13, 1999 a body circling HD 209458 became the first new planet to be photographed since this one'

Answer: Pluto


Question: 'Ireland's most populous county, it shares its name with Ireland's most populous city'

Answer: Dublin


Question: '1984 & 1988:<br />Men's Platform Diving'

Answer: Greg Louganis


Question: 'Surprisingly, the smooth soft-shell species of this reptile is said to be able to run as fast as a man'

Answer: Turtle


Question: 'Rimsky-Korsakov used rapid bowing to produce the tremolo effect required for his famous "Flight of" one of these'

Answer: The Bumblebee


Question: 'Heidi Heitkamp has made her Bismarck as attorney general of this state'

Answer: North Dakota


Question: 'Some consider it their own private spud state'

Answer: Idaho


Question: 'Like Harris in Scotland, Ireland's County Donegal produces a distinctive type of this cloth'

Answer: Tweed


Question: '1936:<br />Men's Track & Field 100 Meters'

Answer: Jesse Owens


Question: 'When it flows out of the earth, it becomes lava; when blasted into tiny fragments, it becomes volcanic ash'

Answer: Magma


Question: 'The best classical guitars are this type named for a country, like the ones made by Alhambra'

Answer: Spanish guitars


Question: 'In 1968's "Heidi Affair" NBC cut off the exciting last minute of one of these broadcasts to show "Heidi"'

Answer: Pro football game


Question: 'Company that makes Ho Hos -- mmmmm -- chocolate'

Answer: Hostess


Question: 'County whose name is in the title of the following piece of music'

Answer: Tipperary


Question: '1964, 1968 & 1976:<br />Men's Basketball'

Answer: USA


Question: 'Common fuels in rockets include liquid hydrogen & LOX, which stands for this'

Answer: Liquid oxygen


Question: 'The bull fiddle is also known as the double this'

Answer: Bass


Question: 'It's no secret, Victoria, she was the cover girl on the 1998 Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition'

Answer: Heidi Klum


Question: 'Cry associated with what some call the inhumane sport seen here<br />[fox hunting]'

Answer: "Tally-Ho!"


Question: 'The name of this southeastern county sounds like what someone often does on "South Park"'

Answer: Kilkenny


Question: '1972:<br />Men's Basketball'

Answer: Soviet Union


Question: 'This tusked pinniped has air sacs in its neck enabling it to keep its head above water while sleeping'

Answer: Walrus


Question: 'Its name may come from the African "mbanza", which is a similar instrument'

Answer: Banjo


Question: 'L.A. Police Chief Daryl Gates can be seen in the film documentary on this "Hollywood Madam"'

Answer: Heidi Fleiss


Question: 'In this process the fat molecules in milk are broken up into very fine particles'

Answer: Homogenization


Question: 'On Ireland's west coast, the estuary of this river separates County Clare from County Limerick'

Answer: Shannon


Question: '1968:<br />Men's Heavyweight Boxing'

Answer: George Foreman


Question: 'This 16th century professor at the University of Padua is called the "Father of Modern Anatomy"'

Answer: Andreas Vesalius


Question: 'This instrument played by Manolis Hiotis is Greek to me (& everyone else, too)'

Answer: Bouzouki


Question: 'In 1987 the Seattle Rep's new play workshop was the first to present this Wendy Wasserstein play'

Answer: "The Heidi Chronicles"


Question: 'The Navajos build these traditional dwellings out of earth & mud'

Answer: Hogans


Question: 'The U.S. Mint issues medals showing holders of this post, including Lloyd Bentsen & William Simon'

Answer: Secretary of the Treasury


Question: 'You needed these special glasses to watch the 1983 Amityville sequel which featured Meg Ryan'

Answer: 3-D glasses


Question: 'In his "Homage to Picasso", Spanish artist Juan Gris tried his hand at this movement'

Answer: Cubism


Question: 'It's usually a body of protective water spanned by the drawbridge'

Answer: Moat


Question: '"I'll to the friar to know his remedy; if all else fail, myself have power to die"'

Answer: Juliet


Question: 'The Mount Everest-conquering First Lady'

Answer: Edmund Hillary Clinton


Question: 'Raymond Donovan, Reagan's first secretary of this, was the first cabinet secretary ever indicted while in office'

Answer: Labor


Question: 'The 1987 film "I Love N.Y." starred this actor who played Chachi on "Happy Days"'

Answer: Scott Baio


Question: 'Batik is painting on cloth to which this substance has been applied'

Answer: Wax


Question: 'Under feudal law this 4-letter word was the general title for the owner of a manor or castle'

Answer: Lord


Question: '"Go, Tubal, and meet me at our synagogue -- go, good Tubal -- at our synagogue, Tubal"'

Answer: Shylock


Question: 'The ex-Mrs. Spielberg who composed "God Bless America"'

Answer: Amy Irving Berlin


Question: 'In 1976 this agriculture secretary lost his job after making crude remarks to John Dean & Pat Boone'

Answer: Earl Butz


Question: 'Filmed in 1984, but not released until 1987, "Ghost Fever" starred this man, TV's George Jefferson'

Answer: Sherman Hemsley


Question: 'A sculpture by Daniel Chester French can be seen if you look carefully on the back of this current U.S. bill'

Answer: $5 (Lincoln Memorial in the background)


Question: 'Term for the trainer of a predatory bird used for hunting'

Answer: Falconer


Question: '"Fair is foul and foul is fair; hover through the fog and filthy air"'

Answer: The Three Witches in "Macbeth"


Question: 'Scorsese's bruising drama about minor leaguers Kevin Costner & Jake La Motta'

Answer: Raging Bull Durham


Question: 'The current defense secretary, seen here; he never served in the military'

Answer: William Cohen


Question: 'He played the "I" in "So I Married An Axe Murderer"'

Answer: Mike Myers


Question: 'They were first partnered in 1857 & their sons carried on the print firm until 1907'

Answer: Currier and Ives


Question: '2-word term for the big chamber that was the main meeting & dining area'

Answer: Great hall


Question: '"And kiss me Kate, we will be married O'Sunday"'

Answer: Petruchio


Question: 'Anna Sewell classic about Belle & her not so beautiful beau'

Answer: Black Beauty and the Beast


Question: 'He ran senatorial & presidential campaigns for George Bush & served as Bush's Secretary of State'

Answer: James A. Baker


Question: 'Liv Tyler, Jennifer Connelly & Joanna Going were sisters in "inventing" this family'

Answer: The Abbotts


Question: 'In 1766 Etienne-Maurice Falconet was called to Russia to make a huge equestrian sculpture of this man'

Answer: Peter the Great


Question: 'Crossbows were stored in the balistraria & these were stored in the chandlery'

Answer: Candles


Question: '"Some one take order Buckingham be brought to Salisbury; the rest march on with me"'

Answer: Richard III


Question: 'Multitalented man who played George Costanza on TV while writing "The Gulag Archipelago"'

Answer: Jason Alexander Solzhenitsyn


Question: 'The Hopi Indians gave this German-born man the name "The Great Relative" when he visited Arizona in the 1930s'

Answer: Albert Einstein


Question: 'In 1997 he became the first House speaker to be formally reprimanded; he was fined $300,000'

Answer: Newt Gingrich


Question:
'Grass,
love,
2-handed player'

Answer: tennis


Question: 'If Montana invaded Idaho, its forces would cross the Bitterroot range of these mountains'

Answer: Rockies


Question: 'Indonesia's 500-rupiah note depicts this endangered rust-colored ape sitting in a tree'

Answer: orangutan


Question: 'It might actually help to be "pinned down" in this activity heard here'

Answer: bowling


Question: 'This kitchen tool with coiled wires attached to a handle is used to make liquids thick & frothy'

Answer: whisk


Question: 'Speakers from this state have included Joseph Cannon, Henry Rainey & Dennis Hastert'

Answer: Illinois


Question:
'Stroke play,
wood,
shank'

Answer: golf


Question: 'This country's Cordillera Cantabrica is even tougher to get across than the nearby Pyrenees'

Answer: Spain


Question: 'This country's 100-rupee note has over a dozen languages on it to satisfy all the country's ethnic groups'

Answer: India


Question: 'You might hear these on your way to Grandmother's house for the holidays'

Answer: sleigh bells


Question: 'The old radio show "Quiz Kids" led to this 2-word term for someone precocious'

Answer: whiz kid


Question: 'In 1955 he introduced an amendment for a new House office building; it was completed in 1965 & named for him'

Answer: Sam Rayburn (the Rayburn Building)


Question:
'Rubber,
rundown,
slider'

Answer: baseball


Question: 'The Kjolen Mountains, on the Norway-Sweden border, extend north into this people's "land"'

Answer: Lapps


Question: 'Some of Armenia's banknotes feature this Biblical mountain, a national symbol'

Answer: Mount Ararat


Question:
'He's the offbeat performer heard here
Tiptoe, by the window...'

Answer: Tiny Tim


Question: 'If you've seen enough parsley in your life, try using this as a garnish instead'

Answer: watercress


Question: 'The speaker from 1936 to 1940 was the father of this famous actress, dahling!'

Answer: Tallulah Bankhead


Question:
'Red light,
mucking,
penalty killer'

Answer: ice hockey


Question: 'Eastern Russia's Stanovoy Mountains form a watershed between the Pacific Ocean & this one'

Answer: Arctic Ocean


Question: 'The name of this coin issued in the 1100s by Roger II of Sicily, Duke of Apulia, now refers to an admission ticket'

Answer: ducat


Question: 'Dateline Jeopardy!, 2003: This communication device once used by newsrooms is heard here'

Answer: teletype


Question: 'A word used to escape making a definite commitment is named for this animal'

Answer: weasel


Question: 'House speaker Nicholas Longworth was married to this president's daughter Alice'

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt


Question:
'Striker,
throw-in,
marking'

Answer: soccer


Question: 'The Elburz Mountains, on the Caspian Sea's south shore in this country, rise to over 18,000 feet at Mt. Damavand'

Answer: Iran


Question: 'Iraq's 25-dinar note features Saddam Hussein on the front & this ancient city's Ishtar Gate on the back'

Answer: Babylon


Question: 'An exuberant cheer lends its name to this zany alliterative noisemaker'

Answer: whoopee whistle


Question: '(Sofia of the Clue Crew riding a horse in the forest)  Let's see how Daily Double likes being scratched here, the highest point of the back'

Answer: withers


Question: 'In 2001 Gregory Hines won the Hoofer Award from NYC's festival for this type of dance'

Answer: tap


Question: '2 Culver City fire captains stood by nervously as the burning of this city was filmed for "GWTW"'

Answer: Atlanta


Question: 'Over half the use of this mineral in the U.S. is for spreading on roads & highways to melt ice & snow'

Answer: rock salt


Question: 'U-Dub refers to this school founded in 1861'

Answer: University of Washington


Question: 'The name of Prometheus meant "forethought"; the name of his brother Epimetheus meant this'

Answer: afterthought


Question: 'A Mediterranean island; or, a tree found there'

Answer: Cyprus/cypress


Question: 'This future Rat Packer danced with the Will Mastin Vaudeville Troupe along with his father'

Answer: Sammy Davis, Jr.


Question: '(Cheryl of the Clue Crew in front of a fire engine)  There's a fire engine love scene in this movie whose title refers to the addition of fresh oxygen to a fire'

Answer: Backdraft


Question: '(I'm Tim Brown of the NFL)  This school has produced the most Heisman Trophy winners with 7, including Paul Hornung & me'

Answer: Notre Dame


Question: 'Thetis held her son Achilles by the heel & dipped him in this river to make him safe from wounds'

Answer: Styx


Question: 'Scorched; or, a large-leaved variety of beet (perhaps Swiss)'

Answer: charred/chard


Question: 'In 1975, at age 50, Gwen Verdon originated the role of Roxie Hart in this jazzy musical'

Answer: Chicago


Question: '1974 film about fire in the world's tallest building, which has implausibly been put up in San Francisco'

Answer: The Towering Inferno


Question: 'Steatite, or soapstone, is a compact variety of this soft mineral'

Answer: talc


Question: 'The 1983 gala grand opening of this university's Thomas & Mack Center featured Frank Sinatra & Dean Martin'

Answer: UNLV (University of Nevada at Las Vegas)


Question: 'Athena gave Bellerophon a golden bridle for this wild horse'

Answer: Pegasus


Question: 'A swoon; or, a deceptive attack'

Answer: faint/feint


Question: 'In 1948 she married Erick Hawkins, the first male in her modern dance company'

Answer: Martha Graham


Question: 'In the movie version of this Stephen King novel, Drew Barrymore set things ablaze with her mind'

Answer: Firestarter


Question: 'German geologist Abraham Werner gave this mineral its name, derived from a Greek word for "to write"'

Answer: graphite


Question: 'The song heard here is associated with this school's glee club<br />["The Whiffenpoof Song"]'

Answer: Yale


Question: 'She's the mother of Eros'

Answer: Aphrodite


Question: 'Someone residing in a foreign land; or, Drew Bledsoe, now with the Buffalo Bills'

Answer: expatriate/ex-Patriot


Question: '"Gypsy in My Soul" is the autobiography of this flamenco pioneer whose name in Spanish means "Greek"'

Answer: Jose Greco


Question: 'In "Firestorm" Howie Long is a heroic one of these firefighters who specialize in parachuting into forest fires'

Answer: smokejumper


Question: 'In the 1830s an Atlanta school was named for this bishop who had been killed in a carriage wreck'

Answer: John Emory


Question: 'Perseus rescued this beautiful maiden, who was chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a monster'

Answer: Andromeda


Question: 'A soothsayer; or, a tool for making holes'

Answer: augur/auger