Question: 'This former first lady suffered minor injuries when she crashed her car in Yonkers, N.Y. on August 14, 1946'

Answer: Eleanor Roosevelt


Question: 'You've let loose when this animal precedes "around" or "play"'

Answer: horse


Question: '"I'm gonna live forever...light up the sky like a flame...baby remember my name" & also this tune'

Answer: Fame


Question: 'JPL was transferred from Army control in 1958 to this newly created government agency'

Answer: NASA


Question: 'It was the first American colony to declare its independence from Great Britain in 1776'

Answer: New Hampshire


Question: '1970:<br />"Your Song"'

Answer: Elton John


Question: 'In 1946 this dictator said the world was divided into "two camps" & war was inevitable while capitalism existed'

Answer: Joseph Stalin


Question: 'Spelled one way, it's to have casino fun; spelled another, it's delightful skipping'

Answer: gamble/gambol


Question: 'It's a still, deep place in a stream; I lost $5 in our office one for the Super Bowl'

Answer: pool


Question: '(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the JPL in Pasadena)  Scientists at JPL are learning to navigate a vessel close to this type of celestial body, Latin for "long-haired star"'

Answer: comet


Question: 'This Connecticut city, one of the first planned communities, was also the first to have antipoverty programs, in 1962'

Answer: New Haven


Question: '1975:<br />"Love to Love You Baby"'

Answer: Donna Summer


Question: 'This 50-year-old ex-colonel was elected president of Argentina on March 28, 1946'

Answer: Juan Peron


Question: 'Fancy, as in what's tickled when you are amused, is a shortened form of this word'

Answer: fantasy


Question: 'Old English for "to stuff", it's what you might have done late last night before your appearance here'

Answer: cram


Question: 'While growing up, one of Tim McGraw's heroes was this ballplayer whom he later learned was his father'

Answer: Tug McGraw


Question: 'There are little brown & big brown species of this winged cave dweller'

Answer: bats


Question: 'At Oxford, to be "sent" in this direction is to be expelled'

Answer: down


Question: 'The constellation Crux points to this pole'

Answer: South Pole


Question: 'This gem seen here got its name because of its pomegranate-like color'

Answer: garnet


Question: 'One can hold hunters, caretakers or beavers'

Answer: lodge


Question: 'While Faith Hill hails from Mississippi, Tim McGraw grew up in Richland Parish in this state'

Answer: Louisiana


Question: '3-letter term for a little brown young member of Ursus arctos'

Answer: (bear) cub


Question: 'The ceremony called Encaenia awards this type of degree, as in 2000 to Judi Dench'

Answer: honorary degree


Question: '(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the Santa Monica Pier)  These planes named after their wing configurations were flown by the Wright Bros. but disappeared after World War II'

Answer: biplanes


Question: 'Because she ate his pomegranate seeds, Persephone had to return to his underground home for 4 months every year'

Answer: Hades


Question: 'Often having a veranda, this single-storied, gable-roofed cozy little house is "of Bengal"'

Answer: bungalow


Question: 'Let it out nice & slow... it's the name of Faith's No. 1 album that includes the hit "The Way You Love Me"'

Answer: Breathe


Question: 'This small "nutty" bird may be red-breasted, white-breasted or brown-headed'

Answer: nuthatch


Question: 'This is the usual word that combines the names of Oxford & its main rival'

Answer: Oxbridge (Oxford & Cambridge)


Question: 'He experimented with prisms & published his theories on light & color in 1704's "Opticks"'

Answer: Sir Isaac Newton


Question: 'Pomegranate syrup is sold under this name'

Answer: grenadine


Question: 'A small house by the lake known for its "cheese" or "industry"'

Answer: cottage


Question: 'Tim & Faith kindled their relationship during this 1995 concert tour; it also means to catch fire without an outside source'

Answer: "Spontaneous Combustion"


Question: 'This small rodent whose name rhymes with mole is closely related to the lemming'

Answer: vole


Question: 'Oxonians do it in a flat-bottomed boat in summer term; across the pond we do it on fourth down'

Answer: punt


Question: 'Jan Van Riebeeck led the first European settlement of what would become this South African seaport'

Answer: Cape Town


Question: '"Madonna of the Pomegranate" is one of the many Madonnas in the Uffizi by this "Venus on the Half Shell" artist'

Answer: Sandro Botticelli


Question: 'From the name of a hill in Rome, it's an official residence of a ruler or archbishop'

Answer: palace


Question: 'This small mouselike animal makes up the largest family among the insectivores'

Answer: shrew


Question: 'The Mayflower had to return to port twice because of this leaky companion ship, then left it behind'

Answer: the Speedwell


Question: 'John Patrick's post-WWII comedy was this "of the August Moon"'

Answer: Teahouse


Question: 'In 1935 she sent a telegram to a Macmillan editor: "Please send manuscript back I've changed my mind"'

Answer: Margaret Mitchell (\"Gone with the Wind\")


Question: 'It wasn't until around 1805 that white explorers first glimpsed this state'

Answer: Idaho


Question: 'A lab assistant for Du Pont in 1966, he'd later set up his own Wailin' Soul music label & become a legend'

Answer: Bob Marley


Question: 'This sandy Vegas hotel is seen here going bust in 1993'

Answer: the Dunes


Question: 'Ah yes, impetigo, an infection affecting this, common in kids in summer; we can treat it with antibiotics'

Answer: skin


Question: 'He's the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations'

Answer: John Bolton


Question: 'Tropicana's Grovestand OJ doesn't have lots of mash, but "lots of" this'

Answer: pulp


Question: 'Its name comes from a Native American word meaning "near the great hill"'

Answer: Massachusetts


Question: 'The name of this disgraced dreadlocked '80s duo was purportedly Turkish for "positive energy"'

Answer: Milli Vanilli


Question: 'Built in 1975 but never formally occupied, the Hilton in this capital of Lebanon is seen coming down in July 2002'

Answer: Beirut


Question: 'Teething (& accompanying crankiness) usually starts with the 2 bottom front teeth, or "central" these'

Answer: incisors


Question: 'A traditional boilermaker is beer & an ounce of this'

Answer: whiskey


Question: 'This synonym for "unadulterated" or "chaste" is a big part of orange juice marketing'

Answer: pure


Question: 'Numerous Revolutionary War battles were fought in this state'

Answer: New York


Question: 'On "The Simpsons" this ex-Krusty the Clown sidekick tries to kill Bart on several occasions'

Answer: Sideshow Bob


Question: 'In 2004, Greg "The Bull" Luzinski set off the final bull blast at Veterans Stadium in this city'

Answer: Philadelphia


Question: 'Lots of parents with feverish kids alternate ibuprofen & this, from which Tylenol is made'

Answer: acetaminophen


Question: 'In 1969 he penned the famous line "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse"'

Answer: (Mario) Puzo


Question: 'Instead of "frozen focused orange juice", the USDA uses this synonym for "focus"'

Answer: concentrated


Question: 'Famed for coal mining, it's home to very few stretches of flat land'

Answer: West Virginia


Question: 'Saying "It takes on energy & vibes & I needed to shed that", this "Let Love Rule" singer lopped off 10 years of 'locks'

Answer: Lenny Kravitz


Question: 'The most buildings shot in a single-implosion sequence record, shown here, was set in this Puerto Rican city in 1998'

Answer: San Juan


Question: 'Timmy's scary cough is just from this common 5-letter inflammation of the larynx'

Answer: croup


Question: 'This god's principal weapon is Mjollnir'

Answer: Thor


Question: 'OJ has these vitamins & minerals needed in the diet; Roget's Thesaurus lists the word with "indispensable"'

Answer: essential


Question: 'One of the two states with similar, very unhip outlines seen here'

Answer: Wyoming (or Colorado)


Question: 'Dreadlocked Adam Duritz fronts this band, Oscar-nominated for "Accidentally In Love" from "Shrek 2"'

Answer: Counting Crows


Question: 'In 1998, the 2.2-million-square-foot Hudson's Department Store was taken down in this Midwest U.S. city'

Answer: Detroit


Question: 'Thimerosal, a preservative that's 50% this element, has been almost eliminated from vaccines for little ones'

Answer: mercury


Question: 'This "rhythm" is the biological clock in humans, based on a 24-hour cycle'

Answer: the circadian rhythm


Question: 'This orange juice- & rum-based cocktail could be called a "southern farmer's left jab"'

Answer: planter\'s punch


Question: 'In 1895 this queen was imprisoned in Hawaii's Iolani Palace, where she once ruled'

Answer: Lili\'uokalani


Question:
'Susan Orlean,
Joanna Kramer,
Karen Silkwood'

Answer: Meryl Streep


Question: 'Charles Dawes was his vice president in the 1920s'

Answer: Coolidge


Question: 'The largest of these savings institutions for people with a common bond is for U.S. Navy & Marine personnel'

Answer: a credit union


Question: 'In a poetic drama, this biblical brother becomes a willing pupil of Lucifer'

Answer: Cain


Question: 'If it's time to get out of Dusseldorf, you can get directions to this by asking, "Wo ist der Flughafen?"'

Answer: the airport


Question: 'Machiavelli was a big fan of this king of Aragon born in 1452'

Answer: Ferdinand


Question:
'Edna Spalding,
M'Lynn Eatenton,
Mrs. Gump'

Answer: Sally Field


Question: 'He was one of 3 taken aboard the U.S.S. Hornet July 24, 1969 & immediately put into quarantine'

Answer: Michael Collins


Question: 'An account that goes to a designated person on the depositor's death is said to be "in" this for that person'

Answer: trust


Question: 'In Ravenna Byron wrote "The Prophecy of" this man, whom he called "the great poet-sire of Italy"'

Answer: Dante


Question: 'Stroll into a Czech restaurant with spouse, say, "Stool pro dva", & your asking for this kind of seating'

Answer: seating for two


Question: 'She became queen of England in 1702 after a riding accident led to the death of William III'

Answer: Queen Anne


Question:
'Mary MacGregor,
Patsy Cline,
Frances Farmer'

Answer: Jessica Lange


Question: 'He's the French Postimpressionist who painted "Mont Sainte-Victoire" & "The Card Players"'

Answer: Paul Cezanne


Question: 'Inspired by his cousin's wife, Byron wrote, "she walks in" this, "like the night of cloudless climes and starry skies"'

Answer: beauty


Question: 'Not "por favor" but "si us plau" means "please"  in this language spoken in & around Barcelona'

Answer: Catalan


Question: 'Mswati III became the king of this country in 1986 when he was 18'

Answer: Swaziland


Question:
'Melvin Udall,
Jimmy Hoffa,
Eugene O'Neill'

Answer: Jack Nicholson


Question: 'He was crowned King of France in 987, beginning a dynasty'

Answer: Hugh Capet


Question: '"Mer er Kalt" means "I'm cold" in this language that gave us the word "geyser" for a hot spring'

Answer: Icelandic


Question: 'Charles X ascended to the throne of Sweden in 1654 when this cousin & queen abdicated'

Answer: Christina


Question:
'Nigel Powers,
Harry Palmer,
Dr. Wilbur Larch'

Answer: Michael Caine


Question: 'A Medici, he was the first Grand Duke of Tuscany'

Answer: Cosimo


Question: 'The Gaelic "Go n-eiri an bothar leat", used for "have a good trip", is literally the wish may this "rise to meet you"'

Answer: the road


Question: 'He moved to Vienna in 1766; in 1778 he presented his native Italy with the first opera staged at La Scala'

Answer: Antonio Salieri


Question: 'Only 3 cities in this state have more than 50,000 people--Billings, Missoula & Great Falls'

Answer: Montana


Question: 'In Mark 1, the Holy Spirit came to Jesus like this bird'

Answer: a dove


Question: 'In 1903 the first pack of this brand carried the line "for educational color work"'

Answer: Crayola


Question: 'This part of an egg gets its name from the Old English for "yellow"'

Answer: the yolk


Question: 'Ellen Pompeo plays one of the healers in training on this drama'

Answer: Grey\'s Anatomy


Question: 'Catherine, Anne, Jane, Anne No. 2, Catherine H. & Catherine P. try to avoid elimination in "Who Wants to Marry" this king'

Answer: Henry VIII


Question: 'Not surprisingly, it has the largest economy of any state, with the highest revenue & the highest expenditures'

Answer: California


Question: 'Lot fled this city as God burned it behind him'

Answer: Sodom


Question: 'In 1899 this pair started their research with a biplane flown like a kite'

Answer: the Wright Brothers


Question: 'This season gets its name from the Sanskrit for "half year"'

Answer: summer


Question: 'Kyle MacLachlan moved onto Wisteria Lane as Orson Hodge, Bree's new husband, on this soapy series'

Answer: Desperate Housewives


Question: 'Not feeling so tolerant lately?  Become Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's successor as this country's "Next Top Despot"'

Answer: Iran


Question: 'This state could use some crowd control: it's the most populous state in the Midwest'

Answer: Illinois


Question: 'This king got angry & killed all the babies in Bethlehem'

Answer: King Herod


Question: 'Title of the chief of the DOJ'

Answer: the Attorney General


Question: 'The opposite of nadir, it's from the Arabic for "road above"'

Answer: zenith


Question: 'Jorge Garcia keeps the humor alive as Hugo "Hurley" Reyes on this enigmatic show'

Answer: Lost


Question: 'On "Dancing with Ex-George W. Bush Cabinet Members", this ex-Defense Sec. goes on the offensive--with a sizzling samba!'

Answer: Donald Rumsfeld


Question: 'The name of this state is Spanish for "colored red"'

Answer: Colorado


Question: 'On this festival, Galileans could suddenly talk like Parthians & Medes'

Answer: Pentecost


Question: 'Used in martial arts, this hand weapon, 2 sticks joined by a cord or chain, is also called karate sticks'

Answer: nunchaku (or numchucks)


Question: 'The name of this element is from the Latin word for "lime", the chemical kind'

Answer: calcium


Question: 'Who can resist John Krasinski as prankster Jim Halpert on this sitcom?'

Answer: The Office


Question: 'The fork's now in your hand in "So You Think You Can Eat an Entire" this make of auto, whether Cayenne or Boxster'

Answer: Porsche


Question: 'A bus boycott in this state in 1955 helped launch the civil rights movement'

Answer: Alabama


Question: 'King Saul didn't let his people eat until they destroyed these enemies'

Answer: the Philistines


Question: '(Kelly of the Clue Crew indicates a diagram on the monitor.) Instead of running around the curve, save strides & run this straight line that touches the curve, from the Latin for "to touch"'

Answer: a tangent


Question: 'The name of this musical instrument comes from Greek words for "wood" and "voice"'

Answer: the xylophone


Question: 'Jack Coleman, who plays the mysterious H.R.G. on this show, is a descendant of Benjamin Franklin'

Answer: Heroes


Question: 'Oops!  Rex finds out the hard way this body part's neocortex is nowhere near the groin in "I Wanna Be a Surgeon!"'

Answer: the brain


Question: 'In 1932 he became the first defeated vice presidential candidate of a major party elected president'

Answer: FDR


Question: '(Adam Sandler delivers the clue.) The name of my production company, Happy Madison, comes from the titles of these 2 movies I starred in'

Answer: Happy Gilmore & Billy Madison


Question: 'Nausea & extreme sensitivity to light & sound often accompany one of these severe headaches'

Answer: a migraine


Question: 'Ooh!  Ballerinas in green tutus!  My favorite part of the ballet "Jewels" is named for these green gems'

Answer: emeralds


Question: 'Menkaure is our cry!  He will crush the Sinai!  Ra!  Ra!  Ra!'

Answer: Egypt


Question: '"Snizzle" is not a Snoop Dogg term but a weather word for the mixture of these 2 conditions'

Answer: snowing & drizzling


Question: 'With wife Rosalynn, he wrote the book "Everything To Gain: Making the Most Out of the Rest of Your Life"'

Answer: (Jimmy) Carter


Question: '(Adam delivers the clue again.) Drew Barrymore has problems remembering the name of this 2004 movie we starred in that's set in Hawaii'

Answer: 50 First Dates


Question: '(Cheryl of the Clue Crew explains a diagram of the human eye.)  In the normal eye, the focal point of light is on the retina; in hypermitropia, it's behind the retina; in this opposite condition, it's in front of the retina'

Answer: myopia (or nearsightedness)


Question: 'I have to see the NYCB's production of this; the Christmas tree grows about 40 feet high & weighs a ton!'

Answer: The Nutcracker


Question: 'We once were Gran, but we're still not bad.  From Cartagena to Soledad, hail...'

Answer: Colombia


Question: 'A "hall walker" is someone who has little to do in this Department of Defense HQ'

Answer: the Pentagon


Question: '2 of his 4 sons served as state governors: one in Florida, one in Texas'

Answer: George Herbert Walker Bush


Question: '(Adam Sandler delivers the clue.)  In my new movie "You Don't Mess With The Zohan", I play an intelligence agent from this country founded in 1948 who fakes his death to be a hairdresser'

Answer: Israel


Question: 'Blood tests that measure vitamin B12 levels are used to diagnose the pernicious form of this'

Answer: anemia


Question: 'No way!  Way!  Act II, Scene One of "Spartacus" is set on this ancient highway'

Answer: the Via Appia (the Appian Way)


Question: 'Hail our banners red flying overhead onward to Pusan--& beyond!  Gooooo Army!'

Answer: North Korea


Question: 'An unnatural & unsustainable evolution in digital media is called these creatures "with feet"'

Answer: fish


Question: 'In the 1912 election he defeated a sitting president & a former president'

Answer: Woodrow Wilson


Question: '(Adam Sandler delivers the clue.)  We produced this 2006 baseball bully revenge movie that starred my friends Rob Schneider, David Spade & Jon Heder'

Answer: The Benchwarmers


Question: 'If you have a case of singultus, relax, it's just these spasms of the diaphragm'

Answer: hiccups


Question: 'I love the music of this Polish-French composer, so we must see "In the Nght", which features his nocturnes'

Answer: Chopin


Question: 'Bring on the fight!  We are ready to unite!  Victor Emmanuel!  He's the man to give them... grief'

Answer: Italy


Question: 'A new interval-training workout called "wogging" combines the names of these 2 bipedal activities'

Answer: walking & jogging


Question: 'At the 1880 GOP Convention, this former 2-term president led on each of the 1st 35 ballots; Garfield was nominated'

Answer: Ulysses Grant


Question: '(Adam Sandler delivers the clue.)  Happy Madison's first feature film was this 1999 comedy that saw Rob Schneider go out on a date with a narcoleptic girl'

Answer: Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo


Question: 'I see you have flu-like symptoms & a red bull's-eye rash; it could be this tick-borne illness first identified in 1975'

Answer: Lyme disease


Question: 'If you like cowboys--& cowgirls--you'll love this Agnes de Mille ballet named for a cowboy event'

Answer: Rodeo


Question: 'Fight!  Fight!  Fight!  For the blue and white!  We will resist the Russian bear!  Fight on!'

Answer: Finland


Question: 'An "empty chair interview" occurred on NPR when this "No Spin" guy walked off before the end of the show'

Answer: Bill O\'Reilly


Question: 'The Quadruple Alliance began in 1813 against this country; in 1818 it let this country in & became the Quintuple Alliance'

Answer: France


Question: 'A cable TV network is named for this state capital, a hotbed of country music'

Answer: Nashville


Question: 'Perhaps to match rival Harvard, this school has a Gutenberg Bible too, at the Beinecke Rare Book Library'

Answer: Yale


Question: 'Matthew Broderick & 2 friends skip school & roam around Chicago in this 1986 comedy'

Answer: Ferris Bueller\'s Day Off


Question: 'In German, a kegler is a bowler; a kegel is a pin; & a kegelkugel is this piece of equipment'

Answer: Bowling ball


Question: 'Estee Lauder's Uncircle is a treatment for dark circles under these'

Answer: Eyes


Question: '"Good night, good night!  (blank) is such sweet sorrow"'

Answer: Parting


Question: 'At less than 950 feet, Mt. Davidson is the highest point in this "City by the Bay"'

Answer: San Francisco


Question: 'In 1988 3 students sued this New Hampshire school for discriminating against them as white conservatives'

Answer: Dartmouth


Question: 'Sarah Michelle Gellar & Ryan Phillippe star in this 1999 movie, an update of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses"'

Answer: Cruel Intentions


Question: 'The International Bowling Museum & Hall of Fame is across the street from Busch Stadium in this Missouri city'

Answer: St. Louis


Question: 'Marilyn Monroe said she slept in nothing but this famed Chanel perfume; splash some on'

Answer: Chanel No. 5


Question: '"'Tis better to have loved and (blank) than never to have loved at all"'

Answer: Lost


Question: 'Paul Revere's house in this capital is the city's only 17th century building downtown'

Answer: Boston


Question: '(Hi, I'm Keith Olbermann)  Harvard is the Crimson & the athletic teams of this Ithaca university, my alma mater, are the Big Red'

Answer: Cornell


Question: 'Brendan Fraser, not co-star Alicia Silverstone, was "clueless" in this retro 1999 comedy'

Answer: Blast from the Past


Question: 'An alien named Gazoo helped these 2 cartoon characters slip out for a night of bowling'

Answer: Fred Flintstone & Barney Rubble


Question: 'When asked where this female floral accessory looks best, Miss Manners replied, "In the refrigerator"'

Answer: Corsage


Question: '"To (blank) is human, to forgive divine"'

Answer: Err


Question: 'Nevada's second-largest city, it was named for a Union general killed during the Civil War'

Answer: Reno


Question: 'Its first classes were held in 1747 in the home of the college's president in the town of Elizabeth'

Answer: Princeton


Question: '(Hi, I'm Thomas Gibson)  I made my feature film debut in 1992's "Far and Away", which starred this married couple'

Answer: Tom Cruise & Nicole Kidman


Question: 'If a kegler has bowled a perfect game in tenpins, he's racked up this many points'

Answer: 300


Question: 'Prepare pesto sauce for your date the classic way, with fresh leaves of this herb, a main ingredient'

Answer: Basil


Question: '"Cast thy (blank) upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days"'

Answer: Bread


Question: 'The site of the World's Fair in 1962, it's flanked on the west by Puget Sound & on the east by Lake Washington'

Answer: Seattle


Question: 'In 1998 Vanity Fair proclaimed this university, JFK Jr.'s alma mater, the hottest Ivy League school'

Answer: Brown


Question: 'Juliette Lewis & Giovanni Ribisi are 2 mentally challenged people who brave the odds & fall in love in this film'

Answer: The Other Sister


Question: 'In "Kingpin" this actor played Amish bowling prodigy Ishmael Boorg'

Answer: Randy Quaid


Question: 'These foil-wrapped after-dinner chocolate mints have the name of a South American mountain range'

Answer: Andes


Question: '"I love thee to the depth and breadth and (blank) my soul can reach"'

Answer: Height


Question: 'A German-born printer named Louis Prang introduced these holiday cards to the U.S. in 1875'

Answer: Christmas cards


Question: 'Frank attended the Madison campus of the university of this state for a few semesters, but didn't graduate'

Answer: Wisconsin


Question: 'Litmus paper turns this color when it makes contact with an acid'

Answer: Red


Question: 'A music major at SUNY-Binghamton, he later co-wrote the theme song for his TV series "Mad About You"'

Answer: Paul Reiser


Question: 'It's the home city of the NBA's Rockets'

Answer: Houston


Question: 'Bad status for a soldier:<br />AWOL'

Answer: Absent/away without official leave


Question: 'At the collapse of this man's empire in 1814, Louis XVIII & the Bourbon dynasty were restored to the French throne'

Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte


Question: 'This Asian city's Imperial Hotel survived a 1923 earthquake due to Wright's cantilevered design'

Answer: Tokyo


Question: 'A form of calcium carbonate makes up the bulk of this blackboard accessory'

Answer: Chalk


Question: 'This Matt Damon-Ben Affleck movie grew out of a scene Matt wrote for a playwriting class at Harvard'

Answer: Good Will Hunting


Question: 'It's a cheesehead's Favre-ite pro football team'

Answer: Green Bay Packers


Question: 'Rights defenders:<br />ACLU'

Answer: American Civil Liberties Union


Question: 'Sir Fulke Greville, a courtier of this Tudor queen, was later stabbed to death by a servant in 1628'

Answer: Elizabeth I


Question: 'Wright's design for this Manhattan museum features a spiral ramp, realizing his ideal of a continuous space'

Answer: Guggenheim


Question: 'This reddish metal is a main ingredient of both brass & bronze'

Answer: Copper


Question: 'Arianna Huffington was president of the debating society at this prestigious British university'

Answer: Cambridge


Question: 'The number of pockets on a snooker table'

Answer: 6


Question: 'CIO partner:<br />AFL'

Answer: American Federation of Labor


Question: 'The "Chung Yung", also known as the "Doctrine of the Mean", is attributed to this sage's grandson Tzu Ssu'

Answer: Confucius


Question: 'Frank Lloyd Wright was the basis for Howard Roark, the uncompromising architect in this Ayn Rand novel'

Answer: "The Fountainhead"


Question: 'By definition, cytology studies the structure, function & life history of these'

Answer: Cells


Question: 'Basketball star Lisa Leslie was named the NCAA's Freshman of the Year while playing for this school's Trojans'

Answer: University of Southern California


Question: 'Vanderbilt University's sports teams share this name with a naval rank'

Answer: Commodores


Question: 'Critters' helper:<br />ASPCA'

Answer: American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals


Question: 'His 1750 farewell sermon was calm but his 1741 "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" sermon had terrified people'

Answer: Jonathan Edwards


Question: 'Wright's own homes were named for this mythic 6th century Welsh bard'

Answer: Taliesin


Question: 'Alphabetically, it's the last element in the periodic table'

Answer: Zirconium


Question: 'Kathie Lee Gifford sang on Oral Roberts' TV show while studying at his university in this Oklahoma city'

Answer: Tulsa


Question: 'A white 2.5-gram celluloid ball is batted back & forth on a table in this sport'

Answer: Ping-pong


Question: 'Nelson Mandela's political party:<br />ANC'

Answer: African National Congress


Question: 'In October 1998 this country got its 56th govt. since WWII, with its first Communist cabinet ministers in 50 years'

Answer: Italy


Question: '(Kelly of the Clue Crew reads from the statue of The Little Mermaid in Copenhagen, Denmark.)  In the original story, the prince never knew how much the Little Mermaid loved him because the Sea Witch had taken this away'

Answer: her voice


Question: 'Made up of Frida Lyngstad, Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson, ABBA hails from this country'

Answer: Sweden


Question:
'Blackmun,
Houdini,
Cohn'

Answer: Harry


Question: '"Oh, my nose!", Marcia exclaimed, after bumping into the oven door & causing this light, fluffy egg dish to fall flat'

Answer: a soufflé


Question: 'In a 1991 speech this ex-president endorsed the Brady gun-control bill'

Answer: Reagan


Question: 'In German it begins, "Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht!"'

Answer: "Silent Night"


Question: 'H.C. Andersen is often compared to this title character of his, who felt unloved until he made a big discovery'

Answer: the Ugly Duckling


Question: '"See that girl, watch that scene, dig in" this ABBA title teen'

Answer: the Dancing Queen


Question:
'Reynolds,
Allen,
Harry'

Answer: Debbie


Question: 'A hungry Peter keeps mentioning these & applesauce, sweetheart (like in one famous episode)'

Answer: pork chops


Question: 'He gave the plea for mercy speech at Leopold & Loeb's trial on August 22, 1924'

Answer: Clarence Darrow


Question: 'Sale in which bids are submitted in sealed envelopes'

Answer: a silent auction


Question: '(Jon of the Clue Crew reads from Nyhavn, Denmark.)  Hans Christian Andersen lived at several addresses here in Nyhavn, a nautical neighborhood whose name means "new" this'

Answer: harbor


Question: 'It was the end for Napoleon but this song was the beginning for ABBA, marking its first foray into the Top 40'

Answer: "Waterloo"


Question:
'Bergen,
Degas,
Winter'

Answer: Edgar


Question: 'Jan impressed the family by making the blueberry-filled type of these Jewish pancakes'

Answer: blintzes


Question: 'On July 4, 1939 he gave a famous farewell speech in the Bronx'

Answer: Lou Gehrig


Question: 'Richard Nixon identified this large group that chooses not to express its views publicly'

Answer: the silent majority


Question: 'Andersen's early fairy tales include this one that inspired the musical "Once Upon a Mattress"'

Answer: "The Princess and the Pea"


Question: 'In the spring of 1999 this show featuring the songs of ABBA premiered in London'

Answer: Mamma Mia!


Question:
'Halley,
Muskie,
Burke'

Answer: Edmund


Question: 'When no one was looking, Cindy & Bobby tried to sneak a sip of this orange juice & champagne cocktail'

Answer: a mimosa


Question: 'In a 1922 speech he declared, "Nonviolence is the first article of my faith"'

Answer: (Mahatma) Gandhi


Question: 'Ironically, Marcel Marceau has the only line of dialogue in this film'

Answer: Silent Movie


Question: '(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Tivoli, Copenhagen, Denmark.)  A visit to Tivoli in its very first season in 1843 inspired Andersen to write this, which he called his "Chinese fairy tale"'

Answer: "The Nightingale"


Question: 'ABBA hit the Top 40 for the third time in 1975 with this 3-letter palindrome'

Answer: "SOS"


Question:
'Klesko,
Longwell,
Gosling'

Answer: Ryan


Question: 'Alice chopped up lots of vegetables for this Italian omelet that resembles a large pancake'

Answer: a frittata


Question: 'In 1848, in this New York town, Elizabeth Cady Stanton said, "The right is ours. Have it, we must. Use it, we will"'

Answer: Seneca Falls


Question: 'It's a small container with a hinged lid used to collect crumbs or ashes from the dinner table'

Answer: a silent butler


Question: 'By population, it's the largest capital in the Western Hemisphere'

Answer: Mexico City


Question: 'Max Detweiler is the impresario character who enters a family in music festival in this beloved 1965 film'

Answer: The Sound of Music


Question: 'February 13, 1933 after making a speech in Miami'

Answer: FDR


Question: '"Brooklyn Bridge" was one of the last of her NYC paintings before she moved permanently to New Mexico'

Answer: (Georgia) O\'Keeffe


Question: 'The brown type of this pouched bird plunges from the air to fish; the white one scoops up fish as it swims'

Answer: a pelican


Question: 'These crispy snacks were created for a certain mollusk soup'

Answer: oyster crackers


Question: 'This capital is located on Luzon Island'

Answer: Manila


Question: 'Laurence Olivier starred as Maxim de Winter in this film, but no one played the title role'

Answer: Rebecca


Question: 'May 12, 1982 on a visit to the famous shrine in Fatima, Portugal'

Answer: Pope John Paul II


Question: '6 years after Chuck Yeager, Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to do this'

Answer: break the sound barrier


Question: 'The mulgara of Queensland is among the carnivorous members of this order'

Answer: marsupial


Question: 'This type of fabric often used for shirts is named for a city northwest of London'

Answer: Oxford cloth


Question: 'The famous Gold Museum in this Colombian capital houses a large collection of pre-Columbian gold objects'

Answer: Bogota


Question: 'This former TV Hillbilly directed the 1976 film "Ode to Billie Joe"'

Answer: Max Baer (Jr.)


Question: 'September 5, 1975 while greeting a crowd in Sacramento, California'

Answer: Ford


Question: '(Hi, I'm Bob Woodward,) One of the most influential women of the 20th century, she was publisher of the Washington Post from 1969 to 1979 & CEO until 1991'

Answer: (Katherine) Graham


Question: 'The dogfish is a small type of this fish, & one dogfish is also called the "Greenland" one'

Answer: a shark


Question: 'Me, him & her are examples of this form of a pronoun'

Answer: objective case


Question: 'The world's largest govt. building after the Pentagon is this city's Parliament Palace, built by Ceausescu'

Answer: Bucharest


Question: 'He directed a 1984 documentary about Marlene Dietrich, his co-star in "Judgment at Nuremberg"'

Answer: Maximilian Schell


Question: 'August 22, 1962 when his limousine was attacked near Paris'

Answer: Charles de Gaulle


Question: 'Gwendolyn Brooks, the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize, won for this category in 1950'

Answer: Poetry


Question: 'It can be a 1/6-inch printer's unit, or (spelled differently) a 7- or 8-inch furrred creature'

Answer: a pica


Question: 'He was Jackie Kennedy's official White House designer'

Answer: Oleg Cassini


Question: 'It may ring a bell that this capital of Belize also starts with "Bel"'

Answer: Belmopan


Question: 'In 1935 this great German stage director brought "A Midsummer Night's Dream" to the screen'

Answer: Max Reinhardt


Question: 'October 14, 1912 on his way to a campaign rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin'

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt


Question: 'Elected in 1993, she's the first woman to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate'

Answer: Kay Bailey Hutchison


Question: 'The dorsal spines give this fish seen here its name'

Answer: a stickleback


Question: 'This Latin abbreviation is used in footnotes'

Answer: op. cit.


Question: 'This organization pledges it will strive for "clearer thinking... greater loyalty... larger service, and... better living" in that order'

Answer: 4H


Question: 'Man first set foot on the Moon'

Answer: Richard Nixon


Question: 'The Beatles' first single released on this label was "Hey Jude" backed with "Revolution" in 1968'

Answer: Apple


Question: 'Created in 1938 to fight childhood polio, this organization now fights to prevent birth defects & premature births'

Answer: the March of Dimes


Question: 'I'll be left to my own devices when I play this title shelling device--filberts, anyone?'

Answer: The Nutcracker


ONE OF THESE THINGS IS NOT LIKE THE OTHERS

Question: 'The one that's a vegetable'

Answer: broccoli


Question: 'It might be the last thing you say to someone:<br />OBEY GOD'

Answer: goodbye


Question: 'The U.S. celebrated its bicentennial'

Answer: Gerald Ford


Question: 'Hitsville USA, this label's original recording studio, is now a museum on West Grand Blvd. in Detroit'

Answer: Motown


Question: 'The name of this human rights group refers to a pardon, as for political offenses against a government'

Answer: Amnesty International


Question: 'I'm too svelte to play Sancho Panza, so I'll dance this title role instead'

Answer: Don Quixote


ONE OF THESE THINGS IS NOT LIKE THE OTHERS

Question: 'The one that is a state east of the Mississippi river'

Answer: Michigan


Question: 'Its diameter is 8,000 miles:<br />HEART'

Answer: Earth


Question: 'British troops set fire to the U.S. Capitol'

Answer: Madison


Question: 'This company famous for its round HQ in Hollywood was co-founded by songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942'

Answer: Capitol Records


Question: 'Part of this U.N. agency's mission is to stimulate work on the prevention of epidemic diseases'

Answer: the WHO (World Health Organization)


Question: 'It might be a drag, but I'll follow in the footsteps of Frederick Ashton & play one of the stepsisters in this classic'

Answer: Cinderella


ONE OF THESE THINGS IS NOT LIKE THE OTHERS

Question: 'The one who is an American-born U.S. governor but has not appeared on "The Dating Game"'

Answer: Sarah Palin


Question: 'Soundless:<br />LISTEN'

Answer: silent


Question: 'John Brown captured the arsenal at Harpers Ferry'

Answer: Buchanan


Question: 'In 1947, Ahmet Ertegun founded this jazz & R&B label, which soon had an "ocean" of talent, including Ray Charles'

Answer: Atlantic


Question: 'A nonprofit that provides women with professional clothes & career development is called "Dress for" this'

Answer: Success


Question: 'I'm perfect for Tybalt in this ballet; I love swordfighting, & my death scene will make 'em weep'

Answer: Romeo and Juliet


ONE OF THESE THINGS IS NOT LIKE THE OTHERS

Question: 'The one that's not a letter in Einstein's famous relativity equation'

Answer: X


Question: '2009 economic act:<br />I LUST SUM'

Answer: stimulus


Question: 'Napoleon crowned himself emperor'

Answer: Jefferson


Question: 'This Seattle label, the first to release Nirvana & Soundgarden albums, turned 20 in 2008'

Answer: Sub Pop


Question: 'Proceeds from the sale of Livestrong merchandise benefit this athlete's cancer-fighting foundation'

Answer: Lance Armstrong


Question: 'I'll watch out for the ax when I play the young pastor who comforts this accused heroine in "Fall River Legend"'

Answer: Lizzie Borden


ONE OF THESE THINGS IS NOT LIKE THE OTHERS

Question: 'The one whose headquarters are in the United States'

Answer: Dodge


Question: 'A synthetic fiber:<br />EXPANDS'

Answer: Spandex


Question: '"What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson"?  As of March 8, 1999 this baseball great "has left and gone away"?'

Answer: Joe DiMaggio


Question: 'Bogart's role; everybody comes to his place, sweetheart'

Answer: Rick


Question: 'To get too big for something, as kids tend to do'

Answer: outgrow


Question: 'It's the easternmost of Canada's Prairie Provinces'

Answer: Manitoba


Question: 'One of his signature works from 1965 is seen here'

Answer: (Andy) Warhol


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Bruges Lace Center in Belgium wearing a handmade collar.)  Lace is often worn around the neck, & the word "lace" is derived from "laqueus", which means "noose" in this ancient language'

Answer: Latin


Question: 'Sir Vivian Fuchs, who led the first known expedition across this continent, died in 1999 at 91'

Answer: Antarctica


Question: 'Dooley Wilson portrayed this ivory tickler, so play it!'

Answer: Sam


Question: 'Opponents of this tax have used the term "death tax" to get support for its repeal'

Answer: estate


Question: 'Valletta is the capital of this Mediterranean island'

Answer: Malta


Question: 'This master's portrait of Dora Mar is seen here'

Answer: Picasso


Question: 'It was originally made from pale silk, so even when it's dyed black, this type of lace bears the name of a fair hair color'

Answer: blonde lace


Question: 'In February 1999 Roger Ebert lost his TV partner when this critic passed away'

Answer: (Gene) Siskel


Question: 'First name of Ingrid Bergman's lonely & lovely Mrs. Lund-Lazlo'

Answer: Ilsa


Question: 'From the French for "loosening", it was an easing of U.S.-Soviet relations in the 1970s'

Answer: détente


Question: 'It's Mexico's largest Pacific port'

Answer: Mazatlán


Question: 'Katsushika Hokusai made numerous woodblock prints of this landmark'

Answer: Mt. Fuji


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the Bruges Lace Center in Belgium.)  Handmade lace was dealt a near deathblow by these 2 revolutions--one a bloody revolt ending the fashion of lace for men, & one that led to machine-made lace'

Answer: the French Revolution & the Industrial Revolution


Question: 'This author of "The Sicilian" put down his pen in July'

Answer: (Mario) Puzo


Question: 'First name of Claude Rains' Captain Renault; it sounds like the beginning of a beautiful friendship...'

Answer: Louis


Question: 'Chicago's Palmer House is a famous one'

Answer: a hotel


Question: 'It became a special administrative region of China in 1999'

Answer: Macau


Question: '"Yellow, Red, Blue" is by this Russian, called the father of modern art'

Answer: Kandinsky


Question: 'The process of producing handmade lace with a small hand shuttle is called this; the word's origin is a mystery'

Answer: tatting


Question: 'This woman long rumored to be involved with both JFK & mob boss Sam Giancana died at 65'

Answer: Judith Campbell Exner


Question: 'Round up the usual suspects; this German major played by Conrad Veidt has been shot'

Answer: Major Strasser


Question: 'It's also a common prefix, but as a verb it means "bury"'

Answer: inter


Question: 'It's the strait between the Malay Peninsula & the Island of Sumatra'

Answer: the Strait of Malacca


Question: 'One of this master's many self-portraits is seen here'

Answer: Rembrandt


Question: '(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Bruges Lace Center in Belgium.)  Also known as pillow lace, this popular type of lace made here in Bruges is named for the implement around which the thread is wound'

Answer: a bobbin


Question: 'Poem that tells us: "Cossack and Russian reel'd from the sabre-stroke shatter'd and sunder'd"'

Answer: \"The Charge of the Light Brigade\"


Question: 'Remember this ship that blew up in 1898? One inquiry said the cause of the explosion was a submarine mine'

Answer: the Maine


Question: 'In 1905 a large searchlight was installed at the top of this Colorado peak'

Answer: Pikes Peak


Question: 'After 5 years as Dylan McKay, Luke Perry left the cast of this show in 1995'

Answer: Beverly Hills 90210


Question: 'In a cling peach the flesh clings to this'

Answer: the pit


Question: 'On October 27, 1822 a 280-mile section of the Erie Canal opened between Rochester & this capital'

Answer: Albany


Question: 'When you wait for something, you do this to your time'

Answer: bide


Question: 'After striking a reef in 1989 it caused the largest oil spill in U.S. history'

Answer: Exxon Valdez


Question: 'Belleville, Illinois is part of this Missouri city's metropolitan area'

Answer: St. Louis


Question: 'Before sailing on "The Love Boat", Gavin MacLeod played Murray Slaughter on this sitcom'

Answer: The Mary Tyler Moore Show


Question: 'This word that often follows wiener means "cutlet" in German'

Answer: Schnitzel


Question: 'This country signed treaties with the U.S. & Britain accepting 54° 40' as its southern border for Alaska'

Answer: Russia


Question: 'Divide in two'

Answer: bisect


Question: 'The Pearl Harbor memorial built above this sunken battleship was dedicated in 1962'

Answer: the Arizona


Question: 'The largest lake in the western U.S., it's fed by freshwater streams but has a heavy saline content'

Answer: the Great Salt Lake


Question: 'His TV roles have included Howard Cunningham on "Happy Days" & Father Dowling'

Answer: Tom Bosley


Question: 'Cajun popcorn is made by battering & frying shrimp, or the tails of these freshwater crustaceans'

Answer: crayfish


Question: 'In 1825 this Scottish botanist discovered the coniferous evergreen now named for him in the Pacific NW'

Answer: David Douglas


Question: 'If you speak fluent English & Estonian, you're this'

Answer: bilingual


Question: 'The ramains of this ship were found off Pitcairn Island in 1957'

Answer: the Bounty


Question: 'Wind Cave National Park is located in these eroded mountains in western South Dakota'

Answer: the Black Hills


Question: 'Jerry Orbach plays detective Lennie Briscoe on this crime series'

Answer: Law & Order


Question: 'The redeye type of this is made from fried ham drippings'

Answer: gravy


Question: 'A great rock along this river inspired Heinrich Heine to write his poem "Die Lorelei"'

Answer: the Rhine


Question: 'If you live in Miami & Malibu, you're this'

Answer: bicoastal


Question: 'Name shared by the 1st steamship to cross the Atlantic & the 1st nuclear-powered merchant ship'

Answer: the Savannah


Question: 'Northern California's Mount Shasta & Lassen Peak are at the southern end of this mountain range'

Answer: the Cascades


Question: 'In 1996 this talk show host turned actor to play a Navy Seal turned teacher on "Matt Waters"'

Answer: Montel Williams


Question: 'Some add onions to this Greek dish of eggplant layered with ground meat & covered in Bechamel sauce'

Answer: Moussaka


Question: 'Although it was founded in 1821, this Montreal university didn't open until 1829'

Answer: McGill


Question: 'Premolars'

Answer: bicuspids


Question: 'In 1995 Roberta Cooper Ramo became the 1st female president of this legal association'

Answer: the American Bar Association


Question: 'Bill Clinton met Hillary Rodham while both were attending this law school'

Answer: Yale


Question: 'Longfellow's poem about this patriot begins, "Listen, my children, and you shall hear..."'

Answer: Paul Revere


Question: 'This German currency was once a unit of weight, equaling about 8 ounces'

Answer: the Mark


Question: 'The umbo is the pointed center & oldest part of this part of a clam'

Answer: the shell


Question: 'In length the Congo is second in Africa to this river'

Answer: the Nile


Question: 'Now cohost of "20/20", in 1976 she became the 1st woman to co-anchor the network evening news'

Answer: Barbara Walters


Question: 'While the GOP convention was taking place in California, President Clinton was vacationing in this state'

Answer: Wyoming


Question: 'According to tradition, Clement Clark Moore wrote this holiday classic for his own children in 1822'

Answer: "The Night Before Christmas"


Question: 'In 1833 Greece chose this basic unit of currency to replace the phoenix'

Answer: the drachma


Question: 'Cutaneous respiration is an exchange of gases through this part of the body'

Answer: the skin


Question: 'In the 1870s this British explorer & journalist traveled the entire length of the Congo'

Answer: Stanley


Question: 'In 1988 she became the 1st woman to head the government of a modern Muslim state'

Answer: (Benazir) Bhutto


Question: 'At the 1988 Democratic Convention, Clinton gave the nominating speech for this candidate'

Answer: Dukakis


Question: 'William Blake asked of this wild animal, "Did he who made the lamb make thee?"'

Answer: The Tyger


Question: 'This Israeli currency originated with the Babylonians'

Answer: the shekel


Question: 'Dendrites are projections from this type of cell'

Answer: the nerve cells


Question: 'This "Heart of Darkness" author lived his dream of commanding a steamboat up the Congo'

Answer: (Joseph) Conrad


Question: 'This 16th century queen was the 1st woman to play golf'

Answer: Mary, Queen of Scots


Question: 'Prior to being elected Arkansas Governor in 1978, Clinton held this state office'

Answer: attorney general


Question: 'He concluded "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" with "The Epitaph"; how appropriate'

Answer: (Thomas) Grey


Question: 'Eritrea uses the birr as its basic unit of currency, as does this country which it broke away from in 1993'

Answer: Ethiopia


Question: 'Osmoregulation in the human body is carried out by these organs'

Answer: the kidneys


Question: 'We presume you know the cataracts on the lower Congo are named for this man'

Answer: Livingstone


Question: 'She became the 1st woman elected to Congress in 1916, before most women could even vote'

Answer: Jeannette Rankin


Question: 'Clinton was born in this Arkansas hamlet in 1946 but grew up in Hot Springs'

Answer: Hope


Question: 'He dedicated "The Rape of the Lock" to Mrs. Arabella Fremor'

Answer: (Alexander) Pope


Question: 'The currency of Ecuador & Bolivia's official capital were both named for this man'

Answer: Antonio José de Sucre


Question: 'These glands secrete oil into your hair follicles'

Answer: sebaceous (glands)


Question: 'Name given by the Portuguese to the Congo River & still used for much of it today'

Answer: the Zaire


Question: 'In 1482 he told the Duke of Milan that he could "make armored wagons to carry artillery"'

Answer: Leonardo da Vinci


Question: 'The name of this search engine launched in 1998 has become a verb meaning "to search on the Internet"'

Answer: Google


Question: 'The Rose Bowl'

Answer: UCLA


Question: 'Do this in public in Singapore & get fined $300--more than you expectorated?'

Answer: spit


Question: '"Sally Hemings: A Novel" is a fictional account of this president & his mistress/slave'

Answer: Thomas Jefferson


Question: '"Vertical" term for a comedian who performs alone on a stage'

Answer: stand-up


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Harvard Museum of Natural History in Cambridge, MA.)  A relative of the plesiosaurs, this 42-foot reptile terrorized the seas of the early Cretaceous period; called Kronosaurus queenslandicus, it was discovered on a 1931 Harvard expedition to this continent'

Answer: Australia


Question: 'This hyphenated term refers to the arrangement of remaining hairs to cover a bald spot & the method of doing so'

Answer: comb-over


Question: 'Husky Stadium'

Answer: University of Washington


Question: 'In 17th c. Virginia it cost you 50 pounds of tobacco to miss weekly attendance here'

Answer: church


Question: '"Virgin: Prelude to the Throne" imagines her during her teenage years'

Answer: Queen Elizabeth I


Question: 'To funnyman Dick Martin, Dan Rowan was this type of partner providing the setup lines'

Answer: straight man


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Harvard Museum of Natural History in Cambridge, MA.)  The museum has 4,000 handcrafted glass flowers; created from 1887 to 1936, their accuracy allowed study in Boston of flowers from these regions, between 23 27' north & south'

Answer: the Tropics


Question: 'Merriam-Webster gives 1988 as the date this masculine word evolved from "bimbo", 1 letter different'

Answer: himbo


Question: 'Sun Devil Stadium'

Answer: Arizona State


Question: 'You could be fined if you're caught driving solo in an HOV lane, short for this'

Answer: high-occupancy vehicle


Question: 'Peter Green's "The Laughter of Aphrodite" tells about the life & times of this ancient poetess'

Answer: Sappho


Question: 'One book says an impersonator imitates, while this similar performer reveals'

Answer: an impressionist


Question: '(Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Harvard Museum of Natural History in Cambridge, MA.)  The Harvard Museum has part of the famous Zagami meteorite, which fell to the Earth in Nigeria in 1962; gases trapped inside match those found by Viking spacecraft, confirming the rock's distant origin on this planet'

Answer: Mars


Question: 'There's a questioning sound to this collective term for people born in the 1980s & '90s'

Answer: generation Y


Question: 'Tiger Stadium'

Answer: LSU


Question: '6-letter word for one who sprays his own name in graffiti; no matter how cool the signature, he may get fined for it'

Answer: tagger


Question: '"Cosette", part 2 of this classic novel, begins with a chapter titled "Waterloo"'

Answer: Les Misérables


Question: 'It's the British word for a street performer who sings & passes the hat in public'

Answer: a busker


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Harvard Museum of Natural History in Cambridge, MA.)  Suspended above the museum's dramatic Great Mammal Hall are the skeletons of three whale species--a finback whale, a right whale, & this, the largest of the toothed whales'

Answer: a sperm whale


Question: 'Breathe easier with this 4-letter acronym for a filter that removes even the tiniest airborne particles'

Answer: HEPA


Question: 'Boone Pickens Stadium'

Answer: Oklahoma State University


Question: 'In 2007 Mass. fined individuals $219 for not having this type of insurance; the 2009 fine was as much as $1,068'

Answer: health insurance


Question: 'Comparable to "Gone with the Wind", M.M. Kaye's "The Far Pavilions" is mainly set in what's now this country'

Answer: India


Question: 'Jeff Dunham, this type of performer, became a YouTube sensation with characters like Peanut & Bubba J.'

Answer: a ventriloquist


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Harvard Museum of Natural History in Cambridge, MA.)  Weighing in at more than 1,600 pounds, the giant chunk of amethyst here is one of these stones that form under pressure inside cavities, from the Latin for "earth"'

Answer: a geode


Question: 'A 1997 film about guys who take it all off popularized this phrase, its title'

Answer: the full monty


Question: 'Don't keep us in suspense; name this director whose profile is seen here'

Answer: Alfred Hitchcock


Question: 'Kids, I was in theology school in 1952 when I asked Mary Powell to set me up with a friend, who turned out to be Coretta Scott'

Answer: Martin Luther King Jr.


Question: 'This Italian's "Trial of Harmony and Invention, Opus 8" is heard anew here'

Answer: Vivaldi


Question: 'If your egg whites aren't behaving, use the Cuisipro stainless steel balloon this to whip them into shape'

Answer: a whisk


Question: 'A country: <br />"Rich Coast"'

Answer: Costa Rica


Question: 'This 5-letter synonym for bare or plain is often found before "naked" to mean totally nude'

Answer: stark


Question: 'From 1969's "Take the Money and Run" through 2011, he has released a new film in all but 4 years'

Answer: Woody Allen


Question: 'Well, Irene, it was in the spring of 1894 that a mutual friend introduced me to the radiant Marie Sklodowska'

Answer: Pierre Curie


Question: 'This composer's symphony that glorified the ideal of human brotherhood is re-imagined here'

Answer: Beethoven


Question: 'Amco's 12-inch pairs of stainless steel utility locking these feature silicone-coated tips "for perfect pickups"'

Answer: tongs


Question: 'If you went swimming "in the" this word, it doesn't mean in undyed leather, as it might imply'

Answer: buff


Question: 'He goes for the macabre, directing "Corpse Bride" & "Sweeney Todd"'

Answer: Tim Burton


Question: 'Pen, my boy, I fell in love with your mother's poetry before I met her in person at her Wimpole Street house in May 1845'

Answer: Robert Browning


Question: 'It's Wagner's "Ride of" these, the way it was meant to be--heavy metal, & we don't mean the tuba'

Answer: the Valkyrie


Question: 'Those naughty French gave us dishabille, meaning only partly clothed, & "au" this, meaning unclothed'

Answer: naturel


Question: 'This New Zealand-born woman directed 2009's "Bright Star", about poet John Keats'

Answer: Jane Campion


Question: 'By Jove, kids, it was around 41 B.C. when your mother sailed up the Cydnus in a barge, dressed as Venus'

Answer: Mark Antony


Question: 'When he composed his Symphony No. 40 in G Minor in 1788, he didn't have these sounds in mind'

Answer: Mozart


Question: 'A naked person is undressed; a naked statue is this, starting with the same 4 letters as "undressed"'

Answer: undraped


Question: 'This director shot 99 takes of the opening scene in "The Social Network"'

Answer: David Fincher


Question: 'We'd met as kids since we're distant cousins, but it was 1903 when she became "First Lady" of my heart'

Answer: FDR


Question: 'The buzz on this newly rocked-out piece says it's from Rimsky-Korsakov's opera "Tsar Saltan"'

Answer: "Flight of the Bumblebee"


Question: 'This 2-word term has its origins in a hostage-taking that followed the botched 1973 Norrmalmstorg bank robbery'

Answer: Stockholm Syndrome


Question: 'The Inuit call it Nanuk & say it can take off its fur & enter an igloo as a man'

Answer: a polar bear


Question: 'Her 1860 "Notes on Nursing" was the first textbook for nurses'

Answer: Florence Nightingale


Question: 'His last words reportedly were "I shall hear in heaven"'

Answer: Beethoven


Question: 'Also called a scattergun, this smooth-bored weapon is designed to shoot at short ranges'

Answer: a shotgun


Question: 'You bet your life he was born Julius Henry Marx'

Answer: Groucho Marx


Question: 'In a song title it precedes "Rattle and Roll"'

Answer: Shake


Question: 'Native Americans called it "Night Eagle" & often dreamed about it'

Answer: the owl


Question:
'He's the city singer shining in the following
Sunshine on my shoulders...'

Answer: John Denver


Question: 'He fathered 20 children'

Answer: Bach


Question: 'This large knife bears the name of a man who died at the Alamo'

Answer: Bowie knife


Question: 'Dairy Queen owns this drink created by Julius Freed back in 1926'

Answer: Orange Julius


Question: 'It's a horse race for 3-year-olds, or the stiff hat with a rounded crown that you might wear there'

Answer: derby


Question: 'Encyclopedias tell us that this ability of the porcupine is a myth, so you're safe at a distance'

Answer: the ability to shoot its quills


Question: 'In 1911 he established his reputation as a songwriter with "Alexander's Ragtime Band"'

Answer: Irving Berlin


Question: 'His death marked the end of the Baroque period'

Answer: Bach


Question: 'These weapons are divided into "dumb" ones, which just use gravity, & "smart" ones, which are guided'

Answer: bombs


Question: 'Sears president Julius Rosenwald donated millions to found this city's Museum of Science & Industry'

Answer: Chicago


Question: 'Trivial or worthless, or singer-guitarist Tom'

Answer: Petty


Question: 'A camel's hump stores not water but this, & if the camel starves, the hump may slip off to the side'

Answer: fat


Question: 'River's brother, this co-star of "Gladiator" once went by the first name Leaf'

Answer: Joaquin Phoenix


Question: 'He originally dedicated his third symphony to Napoleon'

Answer: Beethoven


Question: 'A combination of napthenic & palmitic acids resulting in a flammable substance'

Answer: napalm


Question: '"Hence!  Home, you idle creatures, get you home" is its first line'

Answer: Julius Caesar


Question: 'Kasdoop is a Dutch version of fondue, made with this kind of cheese'

Answer: Gouda


Question: 'In Indian legend, the Aquinnah Cliffs' red is the blood of these mammals which a giant caught in the sea and ate'

Answer: the whale


Question: 'This humorist & animal rights activist wrote the bestseller "The Cat and the Curmudgeon"'

Answer: Cleveland Amory


Question: 'The only one of the 3 who could have met Teddy Roosevelt'

Answer: Brahms


Question: 'Taking the first part of its name from the Dutch for thunder, it was a type of old-fashioned musket'

Answer: blunderbuss


Question: 'The "J." in the name of this director of the A-bomb project at Los Alamos was short for, you guessed it, Julius'

Answer: J. Robert Oppenheimer


Question: 'It's a Japanese form of fencing using bamboo swords'

Answer: kendo


Question: 'In 1559 she signed the Act of Supremacy establishing the monarch as head of the Church of England'

Answer: Elizabeth I


Question: 'End-matched lumber has ends that are tongue & this'

Answer: groove


Question: 'It means neither very good nor very bad; with "and" in the middle, it means someone you may think is very bad'

Answer: so-so


Question: 'This "yummy" red apple, the USA's top seller, was developed in the 1880s in Jesse Hiatt's orchard near East Peru'

Answer: the Red Delicious


Question: 'Mercer & Mancini composed this 1961 classic'

Answer: "Moon River"


Question: 'Wolf Blitzer reports the latest news for this network'

Answer: CNN


Question: 'Because her husband took an active rol in the management of her affairs, some called her "Queen Albertine"'

Answer: Victoria


Question: 'This softwood may be clear, jack, white, sugar or Ponderosa'

Answer: pine


Question: 'This term for something flashy, like jewelry, has recently gained currency'

Answer: bling-bling


Question: 'Each May since 1935 the town of Pella has celebrated its heritage from this country with its Tulip Time Festival'

Answer: the Netherlands (Holland)


Question: 'She was, like totally, featured on the Top 40 hit "Valley Girl"'

Answer: Moon Unit Zappa


Question: 'Wolf, Bobcat & Bear are ranks in this youth organization'

Answer: the Cub Scouts


Question: 'In 1137, at the age of 15, she inherited the independent state of Aquitaine for her father William X'

Answer: Eleanor


Question: 'You'll smile big if you know this 4-letter word for a long, thick piece of lumber used to support a roof'

Answer: beam


Question: 'It can precede "O'Riley" & "au Rhum" as well as "Wawa"'

Answer: Baba


Question: 'With a circulation of over 150,000, this capital city newspaper is Iowa's largest daily'

Answer: the Des Moines Register


Question: '1980s odd job for Bruce Willis & Cybill Shepherd'

Answer: Moonlighting


Question: 'If you're looking for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, head to this capital where he died & is buried (somewhere)'

Answer: Vienna


Question: 'On Feb. 12, 1554 this 9-day queen & her husband were beheaded for their involvement in Wyatt's Rebellion'

Answer: Lady Jane Grey


Question: 'a/d denotes air-dried wood; k/d indicates this'

Answer: kiln-dried


Question: 'This Asian-sounding breath freshener was developed in Rochester, N.Y. in the late 1800s'

Answer: Sen-Sen


Question: 'Republican Chuck Grassley has represented Iowa in the U.S. Senate since 1981; this Democrat, since 1985'

Answer: Tom Harkin


Question: 'Jim Carrey played Andy Kaufman in this 1999 biopic'

Answer: Man on the Moon


Question: 'Climb aboard!  He's the captain of the Ghost in a 1904 Jack London story'

Answer: Wolf Larsen


Question: 'Queen Anne was the last member of this British house that included James I & Charles II'

Answer: the Stuarts


Question: 'This standard measure of lumber equals 144 cubic inches or 1X12X12 inches'

Answer: board foot


Question: 'The "Macbeth" witches' recipe calls for nose of turk & lips of this fierce Asiatic type of person'

Answer: Tartar


Question: 'In 1673 these 2 Frenchmen, one a priest, became the first whites to set foot in what is now Iowa'

Answer: Marquette & Joliet


Question: 'This 1987 movie comedy begins with Dean Martin's 1953 hit "That's Amore"'

Answer: Moonstruck


Question: 'You can also look under the name of wolfram to find this metallic chemical element'

Answer: tungsten


Question: 'In 1994 his alma mater, Sam Houston State University, named its journalism & communications building in his honor'

Answer: Dan Rather


Question: 'The one & only Zachary'

Answer: Taylor


CELEBS WE'D LIKE TO SEE ON REALITY SHOWS

Question: 'Dick Cheney belting out "Man! I Feel Like A Woman!" That would leave judge J-Lo's jaw hanging on this show'

Answer: American Idol


Question: 'In a 1950 speech he held up what he said was a list of 205 Communists in the State Department'

Answer: (Joseph) McCarthy


Question: 'Attila, enjoy these Sardou: poached, with artichoke hearts, truffles, ham, anchovies & hollandaise'

Answer: eggs


Question: '1937: "Portrait of Diego Rivera"'

Answer: (Frida) Kahlo


Question: 'Inside "equivalent" is this word meaning equivalent'

Answer: equal (in equivalent)


Question: 'The 2 Andrews'

Answer: Jackson and Johnson


CELEBS WE'D LIKE TO SEE ON REALITY SHOWS

Question: 'New roommate in this show's house! Yo, it's Martha Stewart, goin' to Karma with Deena & JWoww in search of juiceheads'

Answer: Jersey Shore


Question: 'On Jan. 15, 1934 he held up the First National Bank in East Chicago, Indiana (& didn't stop to see a movie)'

Answer: John Dillinger


Question: 'Despite what a book title said, you'll be a real man after you eat this French dish made in a fluted pan'

Answer: quiche


Question: '1892: "Vahine no te vi" or "Woman with Mango"'

Answer: (Paul) Gauguin


Question: 'Inside "deceased" is this word meaning deceased'

Answer: dead (in deceased)


Question: '3 of the 4 Williams'

Answer: Taft, William Henry Harrison, and Clinton (and McKinley)


CELEBS WE'D LIKE TO SEE ON REALITY SHOWS

Question: 'Duane Chapman's new sidekick chasing down bad guys on this A&E show? 3 words: Dame. Judi. Dench'

Answer: Dog the Bounty Hunter


Question: 'An admiral's son, he held up under torture in North Vietnam, even refusing early release'

Answer: John McCain


Question: 'I know you like this nut "Roasting On An Open Fire", along with your enemies; try some sweetened ones, as in marrons glaces'

Answer: chestnuts


Question: '1892: "Two Women Dancing at the Moulin Rouge"'

Answer: Lautrec


Question: 'Inside "fragile" is this word meaning fragile'

Answer: frail (in fragile)


Question: 'The last John alphabetically by last name'

Answer: Tyler


CELEBS WE'D LIKE TO SEE ON REALITY SHOWS

Question: 'Ladies & gentlemen, please enjoy the comedy stylings of Mr. Harry Reid on this NBC show hosted by Craig Robinson'

Answer: Last Comic Standing


Question: 'In this type of story of the Pharisee & the publican, Jesus held up the latter as the example to follow'

Answer: a parable


Question: 'Atty! No blood of the innocent until you've had this 9-letter veggie whose stalks are apple-green with purple-tinged tips'

Answer: asparagus


Question: 'Circa 1665: "Girl with a Pearl Earring"'

Answer: (Jan) Vermeer


Question: 'Inside "masculine" is this 4-letter synonym for masculine'

Answer: male (in masculine)


Question: 'The 2 Thomases (one went by his middle name)'

Answer: Jefferson and Wilson


CELEBS WE'D LIKE TO SEE ON REALITY SHOWS

Question: 'Can Meryl Streep make the Vikings as a defensive tackle? This HBO NFL series will test her famed versatility'

Answer: Hard Knocks


Question: 'In the original myth, this Titan held up the sky, not the earth, on his shoulders'

Answer: Atlas


Question: 'I know you hate Italy, but it's obvious you love this Naples fave, a deep-fried, half-moon-shaped stuffed pizza'

Answer: a calzone


Question: '1903: "The Old Guitarist"'

Answer: Picasso


Question: 'Inside "exists" is this word meaning exists'

Answer: is (in exists)


Question: 'IPO: a company's first stock sold to the general population'

Answer: Initial Public Offering


Question: '"Adelaide's Lament" & "Luck Be A Lady"'

Answer: Guys and Dolls


Question: 'Humphry Davy named this element after potash, its much older name'

Answer: potassium


Question: 'He plays between the right tackle & the center, & he probably really needs his deodorant'

Answer: the right guard


Question: 'His alphabet consists of 6 raised points used in multiple combinations'

Answer: (Louis) Braille


Question: 'If we make it to this Asian island by November 12, we can celebrate its national holiday of Sun Yat-sen day'

Answer: Taiwan


Question: 'COO: the executive responsible to the board for the day-to-day running of the business'

Answer: Chief Operating Officer


Question: '"Little Girls" & "It's The Hard-knock Life"'

Answer: Annie


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew holds a wall clock with symblos of the elements instead of numbers.) The Chem Time Clock helps chemistry students learn the periodic table by using element's symbols in place of numbers. It's 1:35, or these two elements'

Answer: hydrogen and nitrogen


Question: 'Doctrine asserting that federal laws shouldn't trump those of Alabama or Idaho'

Answer: states\' rights


Question: 'Raised in Detroit, he won the national Amateur Athletic Union light heavyweight boxing crown in 1934'

Answer: Joe Louis


Question: 'For a vacation getaway, let's all head to this southernmost U.S. state'

Answer: Hawaii


Question: 'P&L: of concern to all companies'

Answer: Profit and Loss


Question: '"Willkommen" & "The Money Song"'

Answer: Cabaret


Question: 'This element, atomic no. 17, is used as a bleach'

Answer: chlorine


Question: '"Shower" us with this 3-word meteorological term meaning everything's a-ok'

Answer: right as rain


Question: 'This top leader of the Nation of Islam is an accomplished violinist & once worked as a Calypso singer'

Answer: Farrakhan


Question: 'Catching up on Mayan history is a treat in this most populous Central American nation; about half of the people are Mayan'

Answer: Guatemala


Question: 'ROI: the amount gained, before tax & after depreciation, from a venture'

Answer: Return On Investment


Question: '"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" & "One Night Only"'

Answer: Dreamgirls


Question: 'Make no bones about it, it's the fifth most abundant element in both the earth's crust & the human body'

Answer: calcium


Question: 'In "The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood", Little John is fingered as one of these chief assistants'

Answer: a right-hand man


Question: 'The middle name of this Art Nouveau glasswork artist was Comfort'

Answer: Tiffany


Question: 'Let's watch some movies when we get to this Asian country that makes more movies than any other, about 900 a year'

Answer: India


Question: 'EPS: the net income of a corporation divided by the total units of common stock outstanding'

Answer: Earnings Per Share


Question: '"The Song That Goes Like This" & "His Name Is Lancelot"'

Answer: Spamalot


Question: '(Alex walks along the shore of the Dead Sea in Israel with mud all over his face.) For hundreds of years people have believed in the rejuvenating qualities of the Dead sea's black mud. Among its many components this element, symbol Mg, said to remove toxins from the skin. Makes you feel good.'

Answer: magnesium


Question: 'The U.N. adopted this, the UDHR, in 1948; I guess it'll still apply if we ever get to Alpha Centauri'

Answer: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights


Question: '"Pretty Baby" & "Atlantic City" were films by this French director who was married to Candice Bergen'

Answer: Malle


Question: 'If we trek to the southern section of this Egyptian peninsula, we can visit the mount of the same name'

Answer: Sinai


Question: 'Their team colors were yellow & white & they were originally sponsored by Chico's Bail Bonds'

Answer: The Bad News Bears


Question: 'Mowgli's song "Against People" appears in this author's "Second Jungle Book"'

Answer: Rudyard Kipling


Question: 'At the beginning of this film, George C. Scott addresses his troops in front of a huge American flag'

Answer: "Patton"


Question: 'In the wee hours of an April morning in 1775, this silversmith warned, "The British are Coming!"'

Answer: Paul Revere


Question: 'A kid or a politician doesn't want to be caught with his hand in this container'

Answer: Cookie Jar


Question: '2 restaurants atop this 605-foot Seattle landmark turn at one revolution per hour'

Answer: The Space Needle


Question: 'It's the number of items in a devil's dozen, or in a baker's dozen'

Answer: 13


Question: 'In chapter 2 of this Tolstoy novel, Princess Bolkonsky says, "Tell me what this war is about"'

Answer: "War And Peace"


Question: '"Peggy Sue", "That'll Be The Day" & other songs in this 1978 film were sung by its star, Gary Busey'

Answer: "The Buddy Holly Story"


Question: 'In 1845 the remains of this frontiersman & his wife Rebecca were moved from Missouri to Kentucky'

Answer: Daniel Boone


Question: 'One may contain a selection of songs or photos; its name is from Latin for "white"'

Answer: Album


Question: 'One of the world's longest floating structures of this type carries I-90 traffic over Lake Washington'

Answer: Pontoon Bridge


Question: 'Most people are in bed by this time, the devil's dancing-hour'

Answer: Midnight


Question: 'This Edgar Allan Poe story concerns "a masked ball of the most unusual magnificence"'

Answer: "Masque of the Red Death"


Question: 'This 1979 nuclear disaster film starring Jane Fonda & Michael Douglas had no background music'

Answer: The China Syndrome


Question: 'Nicknamed "Light-Horse Harry", he served in the Continental Congress from 1785 to 1788'

Answer: Harry Lee


Question: 'One may hold a tempest or a dormouse'

Answer: Teapot


Question: 'In 1983 WPPSS, the Washington Public Power Supply System, defaulted on a record $2.25 bil. worth of these'

Answer: Bonds


Question: 'We assume this rich, dark chocolate dessert is the devil's favorite'

Answer: Devil\'s Food Cake


Question: 'This "Babbitt" author published his 1st novel, "Hike And The Aeroplane", under the pseudonym Tom Graham'

Answer: Sinclair Lewis


Question: 'Barbra Streisand wanted Elvis Presley to co-star with her in this film, but Kris Kristofferson got the role'

Answer: "A Star Is Born"


Question: 'In 1898 the Spanish-American War ended when Manila surrendered to Gen. Merritt & this admiral'

Answer: George Dewey


Question: 'A casket is a coffin; a strongbox is this similar word'

Answer: Coffer


Question: 'In 1859 U.S. settlers fought settlers from this European country in the "Pig War" for the San Juan Islands'

Answer: England


Question: 'These gaming items were called the devil's bones because they were made of bone & led to ruin'

Answer: Dice


Question: 'This "Brave New World" author's 1921 novel "Crome Yellow" abounds with eccentric characters'

Answer: Aldous Huxley


Question: 'In this film Richard Dreyfuss sculpts models of Devils Tower'

Answer: "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"


Question: 'You might say this reformer born in 1818 is best remembered for wearing the pants in her family'

Answer: Amelia Bloomer


Question: 'It holds entertainment-seeking soldiers or water for soldiers'

Answer: Canteen


Question: 'This dam on the Columbia River has a generating capacity of nearly 6.5 million kilowatts'

Answer: Grand Coulee Dam


Question: 'This poisonous weed named for Jamestown, Virginia, is also known as devil's trumpet'

Answer: Jimson Weed


Question: 'Ain Shams University was founded in this Egyptian capital'

Answer: Cairo


Question: 'In this religion the supreme sin of shirk, polytheism or the denial of Allah's unity, is unforgivable'

Answer: Islam


Question: 'George Skibine's ballet "Tragedy at Verona" is based on this play'

Answer: "Romeo And Juliet"


Question: 'This present U.S. coin has a torch on its reverse'

Answer: Dime


Question: 'In 1972 this island once famous for its prison became part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area'

Answer: Alcatraz


Question: 'William F. Buckley, Jr. gives you this many "Words You'd Like to Know"; remember, 1996 is a leap year'

Answer: 366


Question: 'Florence Chadwick swam this body of water from Cap Gris-Nez to Dover'

Answer: The English Channel


Question: 'The new fire ceremony was performed every 52 years by this Mexican civilization'

Answer: Aztecs


Question: 'It's believed this Christmas classic is the most frequently performed ballet in history'

Answer: "The Nutcracker"


Question: 'All U.S. dollar coins issued since 1794, except one, featured this animal'

Answer: Eagle


Question: 'In 1866 a leper colony was founded on this Hawaiian island's Kalaupapa Peninsula'

Answer: Molokai


Question: 'This "Oldest Living Teenager" has a calendar with daily "American Bandstand" trivia'

Answer: Dick Clark


Question: 'This photographer's "My Camera in the National Parks" was released in 1950'

Answer: Ansel Adams


Question: 'In 1995 a 6-year-old boy in this Chinese-occupied region was identified as the reincarnated Panchen Lama'

Answer: Tibet


Question: '"Le Beau Danube" with music by Johann Strauss, is set in a public park in this city'

Answer: Vienna


Question: 'Most U.S. paper currency consists of 7 denominations issued in this type of note'

Answer: Federal Reserve Note


Question: 'In 1856 some descendants of the Bounty mutineers left this island & settled on Norfolk'

Answer: Pitcairn Island


Question: 'Chef Marcel Desaulniers has a calendar companion to his book "Death By" this treat'

Answer: Chocolate


Question: 'In January this country became a republic with Rajendra Prasad as president'

Answer: India


Question: 'Rituals in this popular religion of Haiti are led by a houngan, a priest, or a mambo, a priestess'

Answer: Voodoo


Question: 'Twyla Tharp's "Push Comes to Shove" was one of the first American works created for this Russian star'

Answer: Mikhail Baryshnikov


Question: 'U.S. paper currency is made of 25% linen & 75% this fiber'

Answer: Cotton


Question: 'Over 40 miles long, Olkhon is the largest island in this Siberian lake'

Answer: Lake Baikal


Question: 'Browntrout offers calendars of these coastal structures from New England, the Pacific & the Great Lakes'

Answer: Lighthouses


Question: 'In 1950 this former Army chief of staff & secretary of state became secretary of defense'

Answer: George Marshall


Question: 'In the Rig veda this major Hindu deity is called Rudra & is addressed in just 3 hymns'

Answer: Shiva


Question: 'For a 1905 benefit, Michel Fokine created "The Dying Swan" for this Russian ballerina'

Answer: Anna Pavlova


Question: 'A commemorative half dollar was issued in 1937 to honor this bloodiest one-day Civil War battle'

Answer: Antietam


Question: 'Torshavn is the capital & one of the principal ports of these Danish islands'

Answer: Faroe Islands


Question: 'This humor magazine's photos of "True Signs" have been collected into a calendar'

Answer: National Lampoon


Question: 'On Nov. 23, 1973 Yvonne Braithwaite Burke became the first member of Congress to do this while in office'

Answer: Give Birth


Question: 'This Venetian explorer was the first known European to visit what is now Thailand & Vietnam'

Answer: Marco Polo


Question: 'This "Mrs. Doubtfire" star was once a street mime'

Answer: Robin Williams


Question: 'To die intestate is to die without having made one of these'

Answer: A Will


Question: 'Colorado's motto is "Nothing Without Providence"; this smallest state's is "Hope"'

Answer: Rhode Island


Question: 'An unimportant vegetable, "A Hill Of" them is still unimportant'

Answer: Beans


Question: 'This traditional warning that a shot is about to be taken is an Old English word for "in front"'

Answer: "Fore!"


Question: 'General George Henry Thomas earned the epithet "The Rock Of Chickamauga" during this war'

Answer: Civil War


Question: 'Among the jobs he had before meeting Roseanne Barr was as a meat packer at a Hormel plant'

Answer: Tom Arnold


Question: 'Lie while under oath & you'll be guilty of this'

Answer: Perjury


Question: 'The moapa dace & bonytail chub are endangered fish in this state known for its gambling & ghost towns'

Answer: Nevada


Question: 'A drop in the bucket, or in this much larger body of water, is trivial'

Answer: Ocean


Question: 'An ace is another term for this prodigious feat'

Answer: Hole-In-One


Question: 'He helped liberate much of South America from Spanish rule & in turn had a country named for him'

Answer: Simon Bolivar  (Bolivia)


Question: 'Francis Coppola & this "Cape Fear" star are co-owners of Rubicon, a San Francisco restaurant'

Answer: Robert De Niro


Question: 'It's the formal charge issued by a grand jury saying there's enough evidence to have a trial'

Answer: Indictment


Question: 'Iowa's capitol building in this city has 5 domes & one of them is covered in 23-karat gold'

Answer: Des Moines


Question: '"Much Ado About Nothing" would be this other Shakespeare play "in a teacup"'

Answer: Tempest


Question: '"Stretcher Bearer" is a slang expression for one of these golf helpers'

Answer: Caddy


Question: 'This father of Alexander the Great seized the throne of Macedon in 359 B.C.'

Answer: Philip of Macedon


Question: 'He played Malcolm X in "When The Chickens Come Home To Roost" on Broadway & in a 1992 film'

Answer: Denzel Washington


Question: 'It's the law that sets the period of time, sometimes years, during which legal actions may be taken'

Answer: Statute of Limitations


Question: 'Place names that come from Indian tribes in this state include Totowa, Piscataway & Passaic'

Answer: New Jersey


Question: '4-word phrase meaning not special, like average goods coming out of a factory'

Answer: Run of the Mill


Question: 'Hey Verne!  An around the world is a round of golf played in this many strokes'

Answer: 80


Question: 'This sheriff who shot Billy the Kid was later appointed a customs collector by Teddy Roosevelt'

Answer: Pat Garrett


Question: 'In 1984 she won an Emmy for "Hill Street Blues" & received an Oscar nomination for playing Geechee in "Cross Creek"'

Answer: Alfre Woodard


Question: 'The Latin phrase "Onus probandi" refers to this; it lies with the plaintiff'

Answer: Burden of Proof


Question: 'Its flag bears the quartered arms of the Calvert & Crossland families'

Answer: Maryland


Question: '(AUDIO DAILY DOUBLE):<br />Title of the following:'

Answer: "It Doesn\'t Matter Anymore" (by Buddy Holly)


Question: 'An undertaker is one who is "lethal" at this part of the game; he can really "bury" the ball'

Answer: Putting


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

Answer: rice


Question: 'This "Great" czar thought his son Alexis was conspiring to overthrow him, so he ordered him tortured'

Answer: Peter the Great


Question: 'Hungarians have many dishes named for & made with this spice'

Answer: paprika


Question: '"Lady, Be Good!" was the first show he wrote in full collaboration with his brother Ira'

Answer: George Gershwin


Question: 'Chapter 6 of this Hawthorne classic is titled "Pearl"'

Answer: The Scarlet Letter


Question: 'The Gulf of Taranto divides this boot-shaped country's "heel" from its "toe"'

Answer: Italy


Question: 'After this founder of Rome disappeared in a storm, the Romans worshipped him as a god'

Answer: Romulus


Question: 'In 770 this king of the Franks married Desiderata, daughter of the Lombard king Desiderius'

Answer: Charlemagne


Question: 'These licorice-flavored seeds flavor ouzo, a Greek liqueur'

Answer: anise


Question: 'Published after his death, "The Art of the Fugue" was this Baroque composer's last work'

Answer: Johann Sebastian Bach


Question: 'Budd Schulberg's novel "The Harder They Fall" deals with corrupt practices in this sport'

Answer: boxing


Question: 'Since 1899 the Sabine-Neches Canal has linked Port Arthur, Texas with this gulf'

Answer: the Gulf of Mexico


Question: 'These animals were mummified by ancient Egyptians as a tribute to the goddess Bast'

Answer: cats


Question: 'Ahmadu Seku, who died in 1898, was the second & last ruler of this continent's Tukulor Empire'

Answer: Africa


Question: 'This expensive yellow spice is a traditional ingredient in bouillabaisse'

Answer: saffron


Question: 'As a teen, Prokofiev studied under this composer famous for his "Flight of the Bumblebee"'

Answer: Rimsky-Korsakov


Question: '1938's "Out Of The Silent Planet" was the first sci-fi novel by this Narnia creator'

Answer: C.S. Lewis


Question: 'Canada's Prince Edward Island lies within this gulf'

Answer: the Gulf of St. Lawrence


Question: 'Tlazolteotl was the lust goddess of these people; her name is Nahuatl for "lady of dirt"'

Answer: Aztecs


Question: 'Huayna Capac, the father of Atahualpa, ruled this empire from c. 1493 until his death c. 1525'

Answer: the Incan Empire


Question: 'It tastes like a spicier version of nutmeg, & in fact is derived from the outer coat of the nutmeg seed'

Answer: mace


Question: 'Joseph Haydn told this man's father, "Your son is the greatest composer I know"'

Answer: W.A. Mozart


Question: 'Published in 1923, "The Prophet" is a book of 28 poetic essays by this Lebanese-American'

Answer: Kahlil Gibran


Question: 'The Strait of Tiran connects the Red Sea to this gulf, its northeastern arm'

Answer: the Gulf of Aqaba


Question: 'This Norse god rides through the sky in a noisy chariot pulled by 2 huge billy goats'

Answer: Thor


Question: 'This king of England was the grandfather of Elizabeth I'

Answer: Henry VII


Question: 'Making soups & bean dishes tasty, its name is a synonym for tasty'

Answer: savory


Question: '"Fireworks" was an earlier work by this "Firebird" composer'

Answer: Igor Stravinsky


Question: 'Amory Blaine, a student at Princeton, is the hero of this first novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald'

Answer: This Side of Paradise


Question: 'This gulf on the coasts of Estonia & Latvia shares its name with Latvia's capital'

Answer: the Gulf of Riga


Question: 'From the Latin for "year" & "turn", it's literally "The turn of a year"'

Answer: Anniversary (annus - year & verso - turn)


Question: 'Once the home of King Christian IV, Rosenborg Castle now houses this Scandinavian country's crown jewels'

Answer: Denmark


Question: '1971 Best Supporting Comedy Actress winner for playing Rhoda Morgenstern on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"'

Answer: Valerie Harper


Question: 'With 3,307, Niek Vermeulen holds the record for the largest collection of these bags for people on planes'

Answer: barf bags


Question: 'He created Long John Silver'

Answer: (Robert Louis) Stevenson


Question: 'Symbolized by a pair of scales, it's the seventh sign of the zodiac'

Answer: Libra


Question: 'Legendary feudin' enemies of the McCoys'

Answer: the Hatfields


Question: 'William the Conqueror chose the site of this huge castle, one day's march from the Tower of London'

Answer: Windsor Castle


Question: '1972 Best Supporting Comedy Actor winner who played Lou Grant on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"'

Answer: Ed Asner


Question: 'Jean Francois Vernetti has the world's largest collection of these, usually found on hotel door handles'

Answer: "do not disturb" signs


Question: 'His tales include "the Wild Swans", "The Swan's Nest" & "The Ugly Duckling", which is really about a swan'

Answer: (Hans Christian) Andersen


Question: 'Chronologically within a person's life, it's the first of the seven sacraments of Catholicism'

Answer: baptism


Question: 'Ms. McDaniel, an Oscar winner for 1939'

Answer: Hattie


Question: 'King James V was not yet 2 when he was crowned king of this country at Stirling Castle in 1513'

Answer: Scotland


Question: '1973 Best Supporting Comedy Actor winner for playing Ted Baxter on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"'

Answer: Ted Knight


Question: 'Give me the ring, Ting! Ting Ming Siong served as this in 1,089 weddings between 1975 & 1997'

Answer: best man


Question: '(Sofia of the Clue Crew is out on the court.)  In the "Alice and Wonderland" croquet match, the balls are hedgehogs & the mallets are these'

Answer: flamingos


Question: 'In a famous opera it was the scandalous dance that Salome performed for Herod'

Answer: the Dance of the Seven Veils


Question: 'Eastern North Carolina cape renowned for treacherous weather'

Answer: Hatteras


Question: 'Afonso Henriques, this country's first king, captured Palmela Castle from the Moors in the 12th century'

Answer: Portugal


Question: '1974 Best Supporting Comedy Actress winner for playing Phyllis Lindstrom on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"'

Answer: Cloris Leachman


Question: 'Collectively the world's longest, these 10 body parts on Lee Redmond of Salt Lake City measured 261 in.'

Answer: her fingernails


Question: 'Bond novelist who also wrote the kids' book "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"'

Answer: (Ian) Fleming


Question: 'A plane figure of seven sides & seven angles'

Answer: a heptagon


Question: 'A car with a hinged rear door'

Answer: a hatchback


Question: '(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reads from outside Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany.)  Sadly, this king of Bavaria, who built Neuschwanstein Castle, didn't live here long; he was declared insane and forced to leave'

Answer: Ludwig II of Bavaria


Question: '1976 Best Supporting Comedy Actress winner who played Sue Ann Nivens on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"'

Answer: Betty White


Question: 'You'll need about 1,400 close friends to all sit down on these "cushions" at the same time to claim the record'

Answer: whoopee cushions


Question: 'In the story by Alice Rice, it's where "Mrs. Wiggs" is "of"'

Answer: the Cabbage Patch


Question: 'Group name for Hoffman, Hayden & others, convicted of intent to riot at the 1968 Democratic Convention'

Answer: the Chicago Seven


Question: 'From Sanskrit, it's literally "force yoga"'

Answer: hatha


Question: 'You're in the money if you know that he was elected governor 4 times between 1958 & 1970'

Answer: (Nelson) Rockefeller


Question: 'Unforgettable "Cats" song<br />(6)'

Answer: "Memory"


Question: 'As a teaching assistant, get a bag that holds lots of poorly written essays, as you'll be doing a lot of this'

Answer: grading


Question: 'Azuma,<br />Krakatoa'

Answer: Asia


Question: 'The middle one of 5 brothers, he was on the winning side in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral'

Answer: Wyatt Earp


Question: 'A young dog, or a brash, inexperienced young man'

Answer: a pup


Question: 'While governor from 1943 to 1954, this Republican ran for president twice (& lost)'

Answer: Thomas Dewey


Question: 'Yente was one (so was Dolly Levi)<br />(10)'

Answer: a matchmaker


Question: 'The "Big Four" film schools are USC & UCLA in L.A. & NYU & this one in the Big Apple'

Answer: Columbia


Question: 'Santorini,<br />Stromboli'

Answer: Europe


Question: 'This member of the Marsalis family played sax on "The Dream of the Blue Turtles", Sting's first solo album'

Answer: Branford


Question: 'Adam could tell you this word meaning the night before'

Answer: eve


Question: '(Sarah of the Clue Crew hangs out on the Brooklyn Bridge.)  The Brooklyn Bridge was dedicated in 1883 by President Arthur and this future president, then governor of New York'

Answer: (Grover) Cleveland


Question: '"The Three Sisters" want to move there<br />(6)'

Answer: Moscow


Question: 'In 1896 Queen's University awarded Canada's first Ph.D. in this field that all Ph.D.s should be in'

Answer: philosophy


Question: 'Nyiragongo,<br />Fogo'

Answer: Africa


Question: 'This fashion photographer who died in 2004 defined the "Cosmo Girl", shooting covers for 3 decades'

Answer: Francesco Scavullo


Question: 'Tattoo artist "Sailor Jerry" Collins created a design with heart, banner & this popular tattoo word'

Answer: Mom


Question: 'Lincoln's Secretary of State, he served as New York governor between William Marcy & William Bouck'

Answer: (William) Seward


Question: 'Producer David, or "Elephant Man" John<br />(7)'

Answer: Merrick


Question: 'Harvard's Graduate School of Public Administration evolved into the Kennedy School of this'

Answer: Government


Question: 'Deception Island,<br />Erebus'

Answer: Antarctica


Question: 'The big ballpark this man built in Brooklyn opened in 1913'

Answer: (Charles) Ebbets


Question: 'Mush fed to babies'

Answer: pap


Question: 'While in England negotiating a 1794 treaty, this Chief Justice was elected New York's second governor'

Answer: John Jay


Question: 'Helen's husband, in "Troilus and Cressida"<br />(8)'

Answer: Menelaus


Question: 'The U.S. grad school system was modeled on this European country's universities'

Answer: Germany


Question: 'Kiska,<br />Popocatepetl'

Answer: North America


Question: 'In "Green Shadow, White Whale", this sci-fi author recalls writing the "Moby Dick" screenplay while living in Ireland'

Answer: (Ray) Bradbury


Question: 'He's the gross & stupid king or "Roi" in an 1896 avant-garde work by Alfred Jarry'

Answer: Ubu


Question: 'This 1973 thriller was re-released in 2000 with extra footage, including a scene in which Ritalin is prescribed'

Answer: The Exorcist


Question: 'John Quincy Adams called this, which his father signed, "a light of salvation and redemption to the oppressed"'

Answer: the Declaration of Independence


Question: '(Oprah reads the clue from a chair.)  I told my audience about the thing I wanted most in my life, the role of Sofia in this movie; the moment I surrendered to the possibility it wouldn't happen was when I got the call from Steven Spielberg'

Answer: The Color Purple


Question: 'In computers "DOS" can either stand for disk operating system or this type of attack that keeps users from a site'

Answer: denial of service


Question:
'Harker is darker /
I'm Transylvania dreamin' /
Mina is yummy'

Answer: Dracula


Question: '(Alex gives the clue from an industry shop-floor in Dearborn, MI.)  This is the only one of America's Big Three automakers that did not get a federal bailout in 2009'

Answer: Ford


Question: 'Triple digits: <br />centum'

Answer: hundred


Question: 'In a 1976 Playboy interview, he said, "I've committed adultery in my heart many times"'

Answer: Jimmy Carter


Question: '(Oprah reads the clue from a chair.)  We gave some moms a possibly life-saving aha! moment when we showed how easily kids can be lured by a stranger who asks them to find a lost one of these'

Answer: a puppy


Question: 'Skype uses VoIP, which stands for this "over Internet protocol"'

Answer: voice


Question:
'Just like the old man /
In that book by Nabokov /
Young Dolores Haze'

Answer: Lolita


Question: 'Though it's named for a big state, this firm founded in 1930 makes a lot of tiny electronic stuff'

Answer: Texas Instruments


Question: 'A 2008 card-counting movie: <br />viginti unus'

Answer: 21


Question: 'On April 12, 1945 he asked Eleanor Roosevelt, "Is there anything I can do for you?"'

Answer: Harry Truman


Question: '(Oprah reads the clue from a chair.)  Several "aha!" moments on the show have come courtesy of this straight-talking Texan, like when he tells people who've been stepped on that "you teach people how to treat you"'

Answer: Dr. Phil


Question: 'You may have noticed the MSG network on your program guide; MSG stands for this New York City locale'

Answer: Madison Square Garden


Question:
'Ultra-violence /
Burgess hits the ol' milkbar /
Ah, dystopia'

Answer: A Clockwork Orange


Question: '(Kelly of the Clue Crew gives the clue from Microsoft's headquarters.)  After Microsoft moved to Bellevue, Washington, this company asked them to write the operating system for their new PC; MS-DOS would soon become an industry standard'

Answer: IBM


Question: 'A memorable election year: <br />duo milia'

Answer: 2000


Question: 'Against Bryan's "Cross of Gold" oratory, in 1896 he said, "I am a tariff man standing on a tariff platform"'

Answer: William McKinley


Question: '(Oprah reads the clue from a chair.)  An aha! moment is grasping something for the first time--I could see it in this former "Growing Pains" actress when she realized her drunk driving arrest was a sign she needed to listen to her instincts'

Answer: Tracey Gold


Question: 'Currently, she's the FLOTUS'

Answer: Michelle Obama


Question:
'London, not England /
The ghost dog of the Klondike /
Here, Buck!  Speak!  Sit!  Stay!'

Answer: The Call of the Wild


Question: 'This cell phone company made the radio that relayed the first words from the moon'

Answer: Motorola


Question: 'In this collection of essays, James Madison wrote, "If men were angels, no government would be necessary"'

Answer: The Federalist Papers


Question: '(Oprah reads the clue from a chair.)  I'd always kept a journal, but often of complaints, not of gratitude; all of that changed for me with this book by Sarah Ban Breathnach'

Answer: Simple Abundance


Question: 'Debate raged in 2009 as to whether members of Congress had been briefed on "EIT"s, enhanced this techniques'

Answer: interrogation


Question:
'Fiver & Bigwig /
Tell me about the rabbits /
Non-purple Hazel'

Answer: Watership Down


Question: 'A statue of the god Mercury inspired the logo of this tire company'

Answer: Goodyear


Question: 'An application to a judge to obtain an order; a lawyer might make one to dismiss or to suppress'

Answer: a motion


Question: '...who was known affectionately as "Uncle Miltie"'

Answer: Berle


Question: 'Between 1892 & 1924 most immigrants to the U.S. came through facilities on this island'

Answer: Ellis Island


Question: 'An audit of part of a taxpayer's complex records, or a free taste of a drug that doctors give patients'

Answer: a sample


Question: 'Russian-born Sept. 1849, must love dogs, his name rings a bell, died Feb. 27, 1936'

Answer: Pavlov


Question: 'Add a letter to a word meaning "an assembly of witches" & you get this word that describes a hoof'

Answer: cloven


Question: 'In federal court, as long as you've at least had a hearing before you skip, you can be tried in this Latin way'

Answer: in absentia


Question: '...who played Latka on "Taxi" & was portrayed by Jim Carrey on the big screen'

Answer: Andy Kaufman


Question: 'This island nation is the only one named for a biblical king'

Answer: Solomon Islands


Question: 'An agreement between a company & an outside auditor is called this, like something ending at the altar'

Answer: engagement


Question: 'Born May 15, 1859 in Paris, physics was his main (radio)activity, died April 19, 1906'

Answer: Pierre Curie


Question: 'Add a letter to a word for a product of Mount Etna & you get this term describing a very young insect'

Answer: larva


Question: 'This type of witness can give testimony no one else can offer, & may be held by the government as a result'

Answer: a material witness


Question: '...who hosted the premiere episode of "Saturday Night Live" in 1975'

Answer: George Carlin


Question: 'Most of this island was destroyed by a volcanic explosion in August 1883'

Answer: Krakatoa


Question: 'Children's Benadryl comes in this form, like marketable securities'

Answer: liquid


Question: 'Jolted to life in Como, Italy Feb. 18, 1745, generated a lot of static, his electricity went out March 5, 1827'

Answer: Volta


Question: 'Add a letter to a term for a resident of Haifa or Tel Aviv & you get this surname of a former British prime minister'

Answer: Disraeli


Question: 'From the Latin for "to bargain", it's an agreement between opposing counsels, like to the admissibility of evidence'

Answer: a stipulation


Question: '...who provided the voice of Barry B. Benson in "Bee Movie"'

Answer: Jerry Seinfeld


Question: 'Christopher Columbus discovered what is today the island nation of Dominica on this day of the week in Nov. 1493'

Answer: Sunday


Question: 'Accountants try to do this, keep revenue & related expenses in the same time frame; it's also a singles dot-com'

Answer: match


Question: 'Great Dane born Oct. 7, 1885, built atomic models, died Nov. 18, 1962'

Answer: (Niels) Bohr


Question: 'Add a letter to a Judean military governor's surname & you get this low-impact exercise'

Answer: Pilates


Question: 'At "Law & Order" arraignments, the scumbag's weasel lawyer tries to get bail, while "the people seek" this'

Answer: remand


Question: '...who's an avid art collector & wrote the play "Picasso at the Lapin Agile"'

Answer: Steve Martin


Question: 'On January 10 this South Atlantic territory celebrates Margaret Thatcher Day'

Answer: the Falkland Islands


Question: 'Some drugs can affect this, the sum of debit entries minus the sum of credit entries in an account'

Answer: balance


Question: 'Born in Siberia in 1834, we obey his periodic law, died in 1907 in St. Petersburg'

Answer: (Dmitri) Mendeleev


Question: '(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) Add a letter to a country in Asia & you get this former African capital'

Answer: Lagos


Question: 'In 1998 these 2 baseball rivals shared top honors as Sports Illustrated's Sportsmen of the Year'

Answer: Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire


Question: 'As if his Oscar for "American Beauty" wasn't enough, he made People Magazine's Best Dressed List in 2000, too'

Answer: Kevin Spacey


Question: 'On January 18, 1871 the German Empire's Wilhelm I received this title which means "emperor"'

Answer: Kaiser


Question:
'Mr. Butts,
Duke,
Zonker'

Answer: Doonesbury


Question: 'Sir Alexander Fleming took a shot in the dark & discovered this in 1928'

Answer: Penicillin