Question: 'George Soper, a NYC sanitation engineer, helped get her committed to an isolation center from 1907 to 1910'

Answer: Typhoid Mary


Question: 'The third & the longest of the four Gospels is the Gospel according to him'

Answer: Luke


Question: 'A submarine's home port, or the place where a runner is safe during a game'

Answer: base


Question: 'Ballet music was thought an inferior genre when he was commissioned to write the music for "Swan Lake"'

Answer: Tchaikovsky


Question: 'This title is followed by the line "Sure, it's like the morn in spring"'

Answer: "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling"


Question: 'Next after<br />Albania'

Answer: Algeria


Question: 'A much-derided 1986 Newsweek story said for a 40-year-old single woman, death by a terrorist was likelier than this'

Answer: marriage


Question: '"Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river" comes from this Old Testament book'

Answer: Exodus


Question: 'An adult human is supported by 206 of them'

Answer: bones


Question: 'As his health grew worse from TB, he left his dentistry practice in Atlanta & moved out West'

Answer: Doc Holliday


Question: 'U2 sang, "She said that I must leave her, an icy tear she froze, how could I melt the heart of a wild" this'

Answer: Irish rose


Question: 'Next after<br />Chile'

Answer: China


Question: '4-syllable singsong word meaning to waste time, especially by indecision; hello...'

Answer: dilly-dally


Question: 'Immediately following Acts is Paul's Epistle to these people'

Answer: the Romans


Question: 'This organization was based in part on 2 American groups, the Sons of Daniel Boone & the Woodcraft Indians'

Answer: the Boy Scouts


Question: 'In July 1866 he became the U.S. Navy's first full admiral'

Answer: (Admiral David) Farragut


Question: '"Here's to James Connolly who gave one hurrah, and placed the machine guns for" this 3-word Irish battle cry'

Answer: Erin Go Bragh


Question: 'Next after<br />Honduras'

Answer: Hungary


Question: 'In March 2001 this notorious Afghan group dynamited ancient giant statues of Buddha in Bamiyan'

Answer: the Taliban


Question: 'Ob-la-di ob-la-da, it's the shortest book of the Old Testament'

Answer: Obadiah


Question: 'One of the terms of the treaty that ended this war was 3 million pounds to rebuild the Transvaal'

Answer: the Boer War


Question: 'By the time her "Middlemarch" was published, she was generally recognized as the greatest living English novelist'

Answer: (George) Eliot


Question: '"Danny Boy" is based on this traditional Irish tune popular in the 1850s'

Answer: the Londonderry Air


Question: 'Next after<br />Russia'

Answer: Rwanda


Question: 'Talos was a man of bronze that this god of metalworking made for Minos'

Answer: Hephaestus


Question: 'A victory ode, "The Song of Deborah" is found in this book'

Answer: Judges


Question: 'This Asian capital city's Grand Palace houses the Emerald Buddha, which sits on a gilded wood throne'

Answer: Bangkok


Question: 'It "had been built... for pigs about to be butchered.  Now it was going to serve as a home... for 100 American P.O.W.s"'

Answer: Slaughterhouse 5


Question: 'Published in 2009, "Going Rogue" was the highly anticipated memoir by this mavericky woman'

Answer: Sarah Palin


Question: '2009:<br />Ryan Bingham, a corporate downsizing executive with lots of frequent flyer miles'

Answer: Up in the Air


Question: 'Gonna co-lead the Huns with my bro, Bleda (until I kill him in 445, ha ha! jk!); voted most likely to pillage an entire civilization'

Answer: Attila


Question: 'Former name for what we today call a flight attendant'

Answer: a stewardess


Question: 'Unable to get over the hump, more Americans kill themselves on this than any other day, per a 2009 study'

Answer: Wednesday


Question: 'It's a flag or banner that tapers to a point on one end & yes, the Cubs will win one again someday'

Answer: a pennant


Question: 'In "Angel Time", the first book in her new series, this veteran vampire writer moves on to seraphim'

Answer: (Anne) Rice


Question: '2000:<br />Everett Ulysses McGill, who wanders through 1930s Mississippi'

Answer: O Brother, Where Art Thou?


Question: 'Voted most likely to wed his H.S. sweetheart Lynne on Aug. 29, 1964 & most unpopular quail hunting partner'

Answer: Dick Cheney


Question: 'All the clothes belonging to you, or a tall piece of furniture to put them all in'

Answer: a wardrobe


Question: 'Traditionally, it's believed that Jesus was crucified on this day of the week'

Answer: Friday


Question: 'Unlike most birds, which have 4, ostriches have this many toes on each foot, adapted to aid in running'

Answer: 2


Question: '"Ford County", his first collection of short stories, is set in Ford County, Mississippi, like his novel "A Time to Kill"'

Answer: Grisham


Question: '2008:<br />1920s football player Jimmy "Dodge" Connelly'

Answer: Leatherheads


Question: 'Rome H.S. football rules! Voted most popular, most likely to cross the Rubicon in 49 B.C. & to have a month named for him'

Answer: Julius Caesar


Question: 'Michael S. Evans holds this top administrative position at Folsom Prison'

Answer: warden


Question: 'Day found in the title of The Mamas & The Papas' only No. 1 hit'

Answer: Monday


Question: 'For one brief shining moment, the Kennedys were said to live in this mythic kingdom'

Answer: Camelot


Question: 'With all the controversy, this James Frey "memoir" now comes with notes from the publisher & author'

Answer: A Million Little Pieces


Question: '2009:<br />The voice of the title character, a sly but "Fantastic" vulpine critter'

Answer: Fantastic Mr. Fox


Question: 'Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, Castile Poly class of circa 1060, writes, "Pet peeves: Moors.  Nickname:" this'

Answer: El Cid


Question: 'It precedes "Christian Soldiers" in a 19th century hymn'

Answer: "Onward"


Question: 'It's the sabbath for Seventh-Day Adventists'

Answer: Saturday


Question: 'It's the hotel service of folding back your blanket for bed--& how about a pillow mint?'

Answer: turndown


Question: 'In his "Cookbook: Recipes and Stories of my Life", this "Prince of Tides" author shares his love of food as well as writing'

Answer: Pat Conroy


Question: '2009:<br />Lyn Cassady, part of an experimental U.S. Army unit that uses psychic powers'

Answer: The Men Who Stare at Goats


Question: 'Can't wait to go to Visva-Bharati U.!  Future goal: to be the "I" in '70s Congress-I Party & be India's Madam P.M. (again)'

Answer: Indira Gandhi


Question: '"Cavalcade" & "Conversation Piece" are 2 of his most popular plays'

Answer: Noël Coward


Question: 'The Romans called it "Jupiter's Day", but in English this weekday is named for a son of Odin'

Answer: Thursday


Question: 'The world's first steam locomotives were used in this U.K. country's coal mines'

Answer: Wales


Question: 'In Richard Wilson's 1760s work "Snowdon from Llyn Nantlle", Snowdon is a lofty one of these'

Answer: a mountain


ROLLING STONE'S 50 BEST SONGS OF THE DECADE

Question: 'No. 15:<br />This "Man in Black" performing "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails; Trent Reznor said, "That song isn't mine anymore"'

Answer: Johnny Cash


Question: 'The prehistoric Yayoi culture of Japan is named for a suburb of this city where its artifacts were first found'

Answer: Tokyo


Question: 'Prune juice isn't listed as an ingredient in this soft drink; the FAQ on the website specifies that it contains none'

Answer: Dr. Pepper


Question: 'This school's football team plays home games at the L.A. coliseum'

Answer: the University of Southern California


Question: 'It's rocks on top of rocks to create one of these 10-letter embankments'

Answer: a breakwater


Question: '(Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a painting on the monitor.)  Henry Fuseli painted this literary character, whose father said, "My story would make your hair stand on end"'

Answer: Hamlet


ROLLING STONE'S 50 BEST SONGS OF THE DECADE

Question: 'No. 10:<br />"Stan" by this rapper; take note of the "bloodcurdling climax"'

Answer: Eminem


Question: 'The Thule culture, the immediate antecedent to this contemporary culture, spread from Alaska to Greenland'

Answer: Inuit (or Eskimo)


Question: 'Edge, "the world's only maximum power cola", has these 2 initials of its parent cola on the label'

Answer: RC


Question: 'This railroad company was founded in 1865 to build a railroad between San Francisco & San Diego'

Answer: Southern Pacific


Question: 'Rich in potash & iodine, this type of seaweed has been tossed by the sea onto some rocks'

Answer: kelp


Question: 'This contemporary artist's paintings of California swimming pools include "A Bigger Splash" & "Day Pool with 3 Blues"'

Answer: David Hockney


ROLLING STONE'S 50 BEST SONGS OF THE DECADE

Question: 'No. 4:<br />"Hey Ya!" by this group; "a genre-humping blur of acoustic guitars... and Andre 3000's funktastic charm"'

Answer: OutKast


Question: 'The Natufian culture of ancient Palestine dates to circa 9000 B.C.--the Mesolithic or Middle this age'

Answer: the Stone Age


Question: 'One of the 2 fruits you might see on the label of specially flavored Diet Coke cans still sold in the United States'

Answer: lime (or cherries)


Question: 'This smallest constellation can't be seen in most of the northern hemisphere'

Answer: the Southern Cross


Question: 'This 7-letter process has allowed for the little rocks to seek refuge in the crevices of the larger one'

Answer: erosion


Question: 'In 1768 this portraitist was unanimously elected President of the Royal Academy; he was knighted in 1769'

Answer: Sir Joshua Reynolds


ROLLING STONE'S 50 BEST SONGS OF THE DECADE

Question: 'No. 6:<br />"Seven Nation Army" by this band; "the greatest riff of the decade"'

Answer: The White Stripes


Question: 'The culture of the Hohokam (Pima for "vanished ones") flourished along the Gila River in what's now this 48th state'

Answer: Arizona


Question: 'The label of this hyphenated drink that comes in strawberry & chocolate flavors urges you to "Shake it!"'

Answer: Yoo-hoo


Question: 'Abbreviated SBC, this group is the largest Protestant denomination in the United States'

Answer: the Southern Baptist Convention


Question: 'From the Greek for "to lick" comes the name of this plant-like organism basking on a rock'

Answer: a lichen


Question: 'This series of 8 Hogarth paintings, beginning with "The Heir", tells the story of a young man's path of vice & self-destruction'

Answer: A Rake\'s Progress


ROLLING STONE'S 50 BEST SONGS OF THE DECADE

Question: 'No. 1:<br />"Crazy", by this band with Cee-Lo & Danger Mouse; "Every sucky band on Earth tried a lame cover"'

Answer: Gnarls Barkley


Question: 'The Villanovan culture of Italy was obliterated in the 500s B.C. by this people familiar to longtime "Jeopardy!" fans'

Answer: the Etruscans


Question: '2 of the 3 things listed under the big "0" on a Diet Pepsi can'

Answer: (2 of) calories, sugar & carbohydrates


Question: 'Both Martin Luther King Jr. & his son have headed this organization, the SCLC'

Answer: the Southern Christian Leadership Conference


Question: 'Say "hy there" to the rock type of this creature, sometimes called a rock rabbit'

Answer: the hyrax


Question: 'Excluding honorary degrees, he's the only president to have degrees from both Harvard & Yale'

Answer: George W. Bush


Question: 'The only 2 creatures that prey on adults of this tallest African animal are lions & man'

Answer: Giraffe


Question: 'Frank Cooper got this new first name from his Indiana hometown'

Answer: Gary Cooper


Question: 'When Italy was declared united in 1861, it was still missing Venice & this current capital'

Answer: Rome


Question: 'States in the United States in 1945'

Answer: 48


Question:
'"Bhowani Junction",
"The Raj Quartet",
"Kim"'

Answer: India


Question: 'In addition to the cradle & handset, older ones of these included finger holes & a finger stop'

Answer: Telephones


Question: 'This arachnid is characterized by an erectile tail tipped with a venomous stinger with which it dispatches prey'

Answer: Scorpion


Question: 'Those who just dropped a letter include the former George Ranft & Dorothy Maloney, who became her'

Answer: Dorothy Malone


Question: 'In the ECSC, formed in western Europe in 1952, the "CS" stood for coal & this product'

Answer: Steel


Question: 'Total number of quarts in 11 1/2 gallons'

Answer: 46


Question:
'"Sister Carrie",
"McTeague",
"Native Son"'

Answer: United States


Question: 'A pair of these may be a frame with a front & 2 temple pieces, nosepads & of course, lenses'

Answer: Eyeglasses


Question: 'The fastest bird of prey, this speedy falcon variety is also known as a duck hawk'

Answer: Pergrine falcon


Question: 'A movie hunk got this professional name from an Iberian landmark & a New York river'

Answer: Rock Hudson


Question: 'Nickname of Lithuania's brutal 19th C. governor-general Muravyov, or a child's game with a stick figure'

Answer: Hangman


Question: 'Squares in the opening of "The Brady Bunch" filled by kids'

Answer: 6


Question:
'"The Marble Faun",
"A Farewell to Arms",
"A Bell for Adano"'

Answer: Italy


Question: 'Its bits include a horn, seat, skirt, cinches, hobble strap & fenders'

Answer: Saddle


Question: 'These insects of the order orthoptera "pray" while they prey on their prey'

Answer: Praying mantis


Question: 'If she hadn't changed her name, a song from "Grease" would be "Look At Me, I'm Alexandra Zuck"'

Answer: Sandra Dee


Question: 'In 1995 troops of this international organization replaced U.N. forces as peacekeepers in Bosnia'

Answer: NATO


Question: 'Keys on a standard piano'

Answer: 88


Question:
'"A Moveable Feast",
"Exile's Return",
"Swann's Way"'

Answer: France


Question: 'This appliance consists of a water reservoir, filter basket, warming unit & carafe'

Answer: Coffee maker


Question: 'Also called a glutton, this feisty mammal seen here will chase & eat any prey it can capture'

Answer: Wolverine


Question: 'This '50s star seen here was born James Stewart, but in Hollywood that name was taken'

Answer: Stewart Granger


Question: 'In the 1697 Treaty of Rijswijk, the French recognized this Dutch-born man as king of England'

Answer: William the Orange


Question: 'The third smallest prime number'

Answer: 5


Question:
'"Timeless Land",
"The Tree of Man",
"Walkabout"'

Answer: Australia


Question: 'This musical accessory includes a weighted pendulum & a graduated scale'

Answer: Metronome


Question: '"Let my people go"'

Answer: Exodus


Question: 'After winning on "Star Search" Sam Harris signed with this "Supreme" label'

Answer: Motown


Question: 'An androsphinx has a human head, a criosphinx has a ram's & both usually have the body of this animal'

Answer: Lion


Question: 'Twice governor of Massachusetts, in 1988 he became a presidential candidate'

Answer: Michael Dukakis


Question:
'China,
Russia,
Canada'

Answer: Russia


Question: 'The song "It Ain't Necessarily So" says this Biblical man "Made his home in / that fish's abdomen"'

Answer: Jonah


Question: '"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil"'

Answer: Psalms


Question: 'In the '60s this company whose logo is seen here had Dylan, Joplin & Santana in its lineup'

Answer: Columbia


Question: 'The addition of these avian features is the main innovation of sphinxes found in Asia'

Answer: Wings


Question: 'His flims include "Zulu" & "Hannah and Her Sisters", for which he won his first Oscar'

Answer: Michael Caine


Question:
'Wales,
Scotland,
Northern Ireland'

Answer: Scotland


Question: 'Fleetwood Mac song, "Just when I thought it was over...you got me runnin

Answer: Cover


Question: '"Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace"'

Answer: Daniel


Question: 'In the late '60s he sold his Sun Records & set up a label for Holiday Inn'

Answer: Sam Phillips


Question: 'The most famous Egyptian sphinx is known as the Great Sphinx of this place, near the Pyramids'

Answer: Giza


Question: 'This world-traveler was an original member of Monty Python's Flying Circus'

Answer: Michael Palin


Question:
'Jordan,
Lebanon,
Israel'

Answer: Jordan


Question: 'In a Pete Seeger song, this title line precedes "Gone to young girls, every one"'

Answer: "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?"


Question: '"Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God"'

Answer: Matthew


Question: 'The 1962 hit "The Lonely Bull" was on this label formed by the man who performed it'

Answer: A&M Records (co-founded by Herb Alpert)


Question: 'The Great Sphinx is probably a likeness of King Khafre, son of this pyramid builder'

Answer: Khufu (Cheops)


Question: 'He & his brother Leon both won Olympic boxing gold in 1976'

Answer: Michael Spinks


Question:
'Sudan,
Algeria,
Libya'

Answer: Sudan


Question: 'She wrote the almost-rhyming verse heard here<br />["Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul..."]'

Answer: Emily Dickinson


Question: 'This early R&B, rock & jazz label had an "ocean" of talent, including Ray Charles, who signed in 1952'

Answer: Atlantic


Question: 'In mythology, the riddle of the Sphinx stumped everybody except this future king of Thebes'

Answer: Oedipus


Question: 'This Sri Lanka-born Canadian won Britain's Booker Prize for his novel "The English Patient"'

Answer: Michael Ondaatje


Question:
'El Salvador,
Nicaragua,
Costa Rica'

Answer: Nicaragua


Question: 'Poet Wilfred Owen almost-rhymed "teeth" with this; his own happened in World War I'

Answer: Death


Question: 'It was founded in 1851 to serve the territory that included Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois & part of Minnesota'

Answer: Northwestern


Question: 'This title French schoolgirl created by Ludwig Bemelmans is often found at the end of the line'

Answer: Madeline


Question: 'This influential band recorded the albums "Nevermind", "In Utero" & "Bleach"'

Answer: Nirvana


Question: 'An original 1959 Barbie with blonde hair goes for about $8,000; with this color, about $9,000'

Answer: brunette/brown


Question: 'Born the farthest south'

Answer: Jimmy Carter


Question: 'One of these farms may have over a million animals that are literally just there to "lay" around'

Answer: poultry/egg farm


Question: 'It's the crime of stealing money that has been entrusted to one's care'

Answer: embezzlement


Question: 'In the title of a 14th century work, Sir Gawain is paired with this "knight"'

Answer: the Green Knight


Question: 'Marilyn McCoo, Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue, Lamonte McLemore & Ron Townson made up this group'

Answer: The 5th Dimension


Question: 'Collectors of these may specialize in topicals or first day covers'

Answer: stamps


Question: 'Once a union president'

Answer: Ronald Reagan


Question: 'Round, square & big square are types of this machine that puts out tied bundles of hay'

Answer: Baler


Question: 'In its 1979 peace treaty with Egypt, Israel was guaranteed unrestricted use of this waterway'

Answer: the Suez Canal


Question: 'A rundown Mexican hotel is the setting for "The Night of the Iguana", a play by this writer'

Answer: Tennessee Williams


Question: 'This band's hits include "Easy", "Brick House" & "Three Times A Lady"'

Answer: The Commodores


Question: 'A fine condition original Nancy Drew book with this can be worth up to 10 times more than one without it'

Answer: a dust jacket


Question: 'Attended Oxford'

Answer: Bill Clinton


Question: 'It's the common hyphenated term for the activity seen here:'

Answer: crop-dusting


Question: '"And a Voice to Sing With" & "Daybreak" are autobiographies by this famous folk singer'

Answer: Joan Baez


Question: 'This 1942 French novel begins, "Mother died today.  Or, maybe, yesterday; I can't be sure."'

Answer: The Stranger (L\'Etranger)


Question: 'This band needed "One for tomorrow, one for just today" in the song "Love Me 2 Times"'

Answer: The Doors


Question: '(Hi, I'm Garrett Wang of Star Trek: Voyager.)  This company's 1996 U.S.S. Voyager Christmas ornament is a highly prized collectible'

Answer: Hallmark


Question: 'Served in the House of Representatives the longest'

Answer: Gerald Ford


Question: 'There are between 9 & 10 million of these in the U.S. & many spend time attached to a vacuum'

Answer: Dairy cows


Question: 'He was ruler of the Aztecs at the time Cortes came a-calling'

Answer: Montezuma


Question: 'Despite its title, this 1848 Charles Dickens novel is ultimately about a father & his daughter, not his son'

Answer: Dombey and Son


Question: 'Originally from San Diego, they're the legends who sang "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"'

Answer: Iron Butterfly


Question: 'Top cap gun collectibles are those from Roy Rogers, Gene Autry & this William Boyd character'

Answer: Hopalong Cassidy


Question: 'A recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross'

Answer: George H.W. Bush


Question: 'A device for breaking up clods of dirt, or a school attended by the young Winston Churchill & Lord Byron'

Answer: Harrow


Question: 'The name of this Indian tribe that lives in Idaho is French for "pierced nose"'

Answer: Nez Perce


Question:
'Iceland,
Norway,
Sweden'

Answer: Iceland


Question: 'Shortly before she died in 1802, this First Lady burned the letters her husband had written to her'

Answer: Martha Washington


Question: 'Phonetically, this number sounds like it starts with a "W"'

Answer: one (in phoneetically)


Question: 'One of these is "sent up" to test public opinion'

Answer: a trial balloon


Question: 'Rattachisme is the movement for Walloons to break up this country & join France'

Answer: Belgium


Question: 'He was originally voiced by Joe Dougherty, who had a real stutter'

Answer: Porky Pig


Question:
'India,
China,
Russia'

Answer: India


Question: '(I'm Meredith Vieira of The View.)  This TV news pioneer, my co-host, was previously partnered with Harry Reasoner & with Hugh Downs'

Answer: Barbara Walters


Question: 'Deadly sin inspired by illustrations in Playboy'

Answer: lust (in illustrations)


Question: 'In 1999 a faulty gas chamber knocked the Wild Thing balloon out of this parade for the second year in a row'

Answer: the Macy\'s Thanksgiving Day Parade


Question: 'Mining, particularly of this fossil fuel, is a traditional Walloon industry'

Answer: coal


Question: 'This marsupial first chewed up the scenery in 1954's "Devil May Hare"'

Answer: Tasmanian Devil


Question:
'Saudi Arabia,
Iran,
Pakistan'

Answer: Pakistan


Question: 'Known as "The Queen of Independent Films", she was named for model Suzy'

Answer: Parker Posey


Question: 'I must have misheard--it sounded like you wanted me to do this to your sheep'

Answer: shear (in misheard)


Question: 'On an episode of "Baywatch" this businessman water-skied while being towed by the Virgin blimp'

Answer: Richard Branson


Question: 'Wallonia produces a mineral water from this town whose name has become synonymous with a health resort'

Answer: Spa


Question: 'He was a parody of a character on Fred Allen's show, Senator Claghorn'

Answer: Foghorn Leghorn


Question:
'Argentina,
Brazil,
Peru'

Answer: Peru


Question: 'Best-known occupation of Oklahoma-born Maria Tallchief, who married Russian-born George Balanchine'

Answer: ballerina


Question: 'If we let this harden, we'll need reinforcements to knock the house down'

Answer: cement (in reinforcements)


Question: 'Color of the balloon in the title of the classic 1956 children's film'

Answer: red


Question: 'The Walloons' homeland was in this 3-part area subdued by Julius Caesar'

Answer: Gaul


Question: 'His business card says "Genius"'

Answer: Wile E. Coyote


Question:
'Spain,
Germany,
France'

Answer: Germany


Question: 'In 1999 the thousand-megawati smile of Megawati Sukarnoputri helped make her vice president of this country'

Answer: Indonesia


Question: 'I felt this in my heart when the sarge was detached from our unit'

Answer: ache (in detached)


Question: 'Protestant Walloon emigres to New Netherland were the first settlers of this U.S. state capital'

Answer: Albany, New York


Question: 'The genie in 1948's "A Lad in His Lamp" was voiced by this man, pre-Magoo'

Answer: Jim Backus


Question: 'This, the largest sculpture in the United States, is not located in South Dakota'

Answer: Stone Mountain (in Georgia)


Question: 'Third in line to the British throne, he came into the world September 15, 1984'

Answer: Prince Henry (or Harry)


Question: 'The Korean War lasted 3 years, but this TV show set in the Korean War lasted 11'

Answer: M*A*S*H


Question: 'The ancient monument known as Stonehenge is found in this country'

Answer: England


Question: 'You gotta break some eggs to make this item; in 1994, 160,000 were used to make a 1,383-square-foot one'

Answer: an omelette


Question: 'We might recite these jokes whose second line is always "Who's there?"'

Answer: knock-knock


Question: 'This type of screw head has two partial slots crossed at right angles'

Answer: a Phillips-head


Question: 'The 1987 book "And the Band Played On" alerted many Americans to this disease'

Answer: AIDS


Question: 'Chuck Barris created & hosted this show, a sort of talent-free show'

Answer: The Gong Show


Question: 'The "henge" part of the word Stonehenge is a term meaning an ancient monument arranged in this shape'

Answer: a circle


Question: 'At Marshall Field's in 2002, life was like a 3,226-pound box of this'

Answer: chocolates


Question: '"Here lies Lester Moore / Four slugs from a .44 / No Les, no more" is a marker at this cemetery in Tombstone, Az.'

Answer: Boot Hill


Question: 'On April 29, 1994 this man was elected president of South Africa in that country's first interracial national election'

Answer: Nelson Mandela


Question: 'The Fonz told people to "Sit on it!" on this show that debuted in 1974'

Answer: Happy Days


Question: 'One legend says that this magician who helped King Arthur used his powers to build Stonehenge'

Answer: Merlin


Question: 'Run as fast as you can, you can't catch this treat; one made in 2003 was 13' 11" in height'

Answer: a gingerbread man


Question: 'On January 10, 1982 the temperature in Chicago was -26 degrees F.; this made it feel like -81 degrees F.'

Answer: wind chill


Question: 'The U.S. launched Operation Desert Shield soon after Iraq's August 2, 1990 invasion of this country'

Answer: Kuwait


Question: 'Tom Selleck appeared as rival detective Lance White on this show that starred James Garner'

Answer: The Rockford Files


Question: 'Today some archaeologists believe that Stonehenge was used to track & observe these 2 heavenly bodies'

Answer: the sun & the Moon


Question: 'Yes, we have one bunch of these, 473 individual ones in a bunch grown in Spain in 2001'

Answer: a banana


Question: 'Informally, if something is worth virtually nothing at all, it "doesn't amount to " this 3-word food term'

Answer: a hill of beans


Question: 'In 1999, this 6-year-old Cuban refugee was the subject of a custody battle'

Answer: Elian Gonzalez


Question: 'The theme song to this sitcom said, "Well we're moving on up, to the east side"'

Answer: The Jeffersons


Question: 'During the summer solstice, modern-day people who act like these Celtic priests hold cermonies at Stonehenge'

Answer: the Druids


Question: 'In 1993 chefs from Glasgow's Hilton & others used 80 ox stomachs to make the largest this on record--668 lbs.!  Och aye!'

Answer: haggis


Question: 'A great Greek warrior, or a tendon attached to the heel'

Answer: Achilles


Question: 'In geography, you should know that this South American river has the world's largest drainage system'

Answer: the Amazon


Question: 'In Italian, to wish someone "buona fortuna" is to wish them this'

Answer: good luck


Question: '"Maximus Decimus Meridius... father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife, and I will have my vengeance"'

Answer: Gladiator


Question: 'A member of this comedy team, Harpo was a virtuoso on the harp & played it in some of their movies'

Answer: the Marx Brothers


Question: 'Call this company, VZ, if you want to hear me now'

Answer: Verizon


Question: 'Einstein published the special theory of this in 1905; the general theory of it was announced in 1915'

Answer: relativity


Question: 'Learn the basics of chemistry, like this chemical formula for water'

Answer: H2O


Question: 'It's the rhyming way you'd say "please" to your Spanish-speaking friend'

Answer: por favor


Question: '"Now... bring me that horizon.  'And really bad eggs.'  Drink up me hearties yo ho"'

Answer: Pirates of the Caribbean


Question: 'Of 7, 47 or 147, the number of strings on a modern pedal harp'

Answer: 47


Question: 'Some people said presidential hopeful John Kerry was in bed with this company, HNZ'

Answer: Heinz


Question: 'Rockets produce 7 million pounds of thrust during takeoff of this vehicle, the space transportation system'

Answer: the Shuttle


Question: 'Civics class taught you the Declaration of Independence lists these 3 "unalienable rights"'

Answer: life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness


Question: 'As a sign of respect, this word used as a suffix after a Japanese name should never be used after your own'

Answer: san


Question: '"I remember every detail.  The Germans wore gray, you wore blue"'

Answer: Casablanca


Question: 'The harp is a national symbol of this European country & also the name of a popular beer from that country'

Answer: Ireland


Question: 'This company, XOM, is mobile because they're full of gas'

Answer: Exxon Mobil


Question: 'This branch of physics focuses on radioactivity; this type of family has a mother, father & children'

Answer: nuclear


Question: 'Get some Latin under your belt, like amo, amas & this third-person singular form of "to love"'

Answer: amat


Question: 'Seen here is this word that you should have down cold before visiting Russia, where you'll be downing it cold'

Answer: vodka


Question: '"I tell you things, you tell me things, not about this case, though, about yourself. Quid pro quo... yes or no, Clarice?"'

Answer: The Silence of the Lambs


Question: 'If you have a drafty house, you can play the Aeolian harp; its strings are sounded not by hands but this'

Answer: air (or wind)


Question: 'This company, TWX, likes initials such as AOL, HBO & TBS'

Answer: Time Warner


Question: 'As you know, Dr., the frontal this in the brain is key to emotion & reason; stay away from the one on the ear this time'

Answer: lobe


Question: 'God willing, you'll learn enough about religion to know this word defined as belief in a single god'

Answer: monotheism


Question: '"Magandang umaga", Tagalog for "good morning", would come in handiest in this world capital'

Answer: Manila


Question: '"I know that you & Frank were planning to disconnect me, & that's something I cannot allow to happen"'

Answer: 2001: A Space Odyssey


Question: 'In the Bible, this ancient Hebrew king & psalmist played a harp called a kinnor'

Answer: King David


Question: 'This food company, MCD, gobbled up Boston Market & Chipotle Mexican Grill'

Answer: McDonald\'s


Question: 'Among the many movies that have premiered here at Radio City Music Hall was this 1962 film based on a novel by Harper Lee'

Answer: To Kill a Mockingbird


Question: 'A 1984 count reportedly indicated this city's streets contained 927,000 potholes'

Answer: New York City


Question:
'Sybil Williams,
Elizabeth Taylor,
Elizabeth Taylor,
Susan Hunt &
Sally Hay'

Answer: Richard Burton


Question: 'Like a boomerang, this tool named "Mjolnir" always returned to Thor's hand'

Answer: the hammer


Question: 'While in office, he became 1st president to ride in a car & submerge in a submarine'

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt


Question: 'While a knave with "K" is a jack, a nave without the "K" is part of this'

Answer: a church


Question: 'Jean Peters<br />& Terry Moore, so Terry claimed'

Answer: Howard Hughes


Question: '"If you don't have Schlitz, you don't have gusto," but you still have this, your gustatory sense'

Answer: taste


Question: 'Of Bingo, Fungo, or Dongo, the one that isn't an African God'

Answer: Fungo


Question: 'Guiness says on a calm night in 1966 one of these became largest object ever stolen by one man'

Answer: a freighter (ship)


Question: 'From Latin for "make it similar", it's an exact copy or reproduction of a document'

Answer: a facsimile


Question: 'Josephine de Beauharnais &<br />Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria'

Answer: Napoleon


Question: 'Memphis is headquarters of this, the world's largest hotel chain'

Answer: Holiday Inn


Question: 'Appropriately named "instrument" used by Beethoven to compensate for his hearing loss'

Answer: an ear trumpet


Question: 'This drink of the gods on Mt. Olympus was said to resemble red wine'

Answer: nectar


Question:
'Group which topped the country charts with the following song about a truck driver:

[Truck noises]
"Roll on, highway /
Roll on along /
Roll on, Daddy, 'til you get back home /
Roll on family /
Roll on crew /
Roll on, Mama, like I asked you to do /
And roll on eighteen wheeler, roll on /
(Roll on!)..."'

Answer: Alabama


Question: 'Literally meaning "food bet", it's supplies advanced to a miner in return for shares in profits'

Answer: a grub stake


Question:
'Ballerina Olga Koklova,
& then Jacquiline Roque,
but not Francoise Gilot, Paloma's mother'

Answer: Pablo Picasso


Question: 'It's primarily this area on your tongue which tastes sweet sensations'

Answer: the tip (the front of the tongue)


Question: 'Though the most beautiful Roman goddess, she married the ugliest god, Vulcan'

Answer: Venus


Question: 'In production from 1897 to 1924, this car was nicknamed "The Tea Kettle"'

Answer: the Stanley Steamer


Question: 'The job of a nomenclator'

Answer: giving names to things


Question:
'Jody Wolcott,
Joanne Copeland
& Joanna Holland'

Answer: Johnny Carson


Question: 'Ancient philosophers reportedly called the senses the "windows of" this'

Answer: the soul


Question: 'Ancient Greeks might have asked if you heard the one about Thalia, the muse of this'

Answer: comedy


Question: 'Germany's "Desert Fox"'

Answer: Rommel


Question: 'RIAA award for sales of 1,000,000 LP's; if solid, it'd be worth over $53,000'

Answer: a platinum record


Question: 'Isaiah quotes the Lord as saying "Heaven is my throne, &" this "is my footstool"'

Answer: the Earth


Question: '# of events in the women's heptathlon'

Answer: 7


Question: 'San Francisco paper which owns TV station KRON'

Answer: the San Francisco Chronicle


Question: 'Only sitcom in which Mary Tyler Moore starred playing a mother'

Answer: The Dick Van Dyke Show


Question: 'He became premier of Japan 2 months before Pearl Harbor'

Answer: Tojo


Question: 'It started coming down the cable at one minute after midnight, August 1, 1981'

Answer: MTV


Question: 'Naomi's daughter-in-law, she not only gleaned Boaz's wheat, she married him'

Answer: Ruth


Question: 'It's said after Bob Beamon's 1968 world record, a competitor remarked, "You have destroyed this event"'

Answer: the running long-jump


Question: 'People's Almanac describes the People's Daily as "the ultimate voice of authority" in this country'

Answer: China


Question: '"Timely" show which followed "The Tonight Show" for the 1st time Oct. 15, 1973 & the last time Jan. 28, 1982'

Answer: (The) Tomorrow (Show)


Question: 'Pvt. Eddie Slovik was the only American since the Civil War to be shot for this reason'

Answer: desertion


Question: 'ABC Records, UNI, Impulse!, Decca, Kapp, Coral & Blue Thumb have all been taken over by this label'

Answer: MCA


Question: 'In the King James Bible, "They shall beat their swords into plowshares &" these "into pruninghooks"'

Answer: their spears


Question: 'In 1896 games, only men in the navy of this host country could enter the 100m freestyle for sailors'

Answer: Greece


Question: 'The Chicago Daily Defender & L.A. Sentinel are aimed primarily at these readers'

Answer: blacks


Question: 'The 2 network TV series on in Sept. 1986 that had "Hammer" in their titles'

Answer: Mike Hammer & Sledge Hammer!


Question: 'Of his 1941 flight to Scotland, Hitler said, "He is crazy; if he comes back, shoot him on sight"'

Answer: Hess


Question: 'Ecclesiastes says "A man hath no better thing under the sun than to" do these 3 "hedonistic" things'

Answer: eat, drink, & be merry


Question: 'As late as the 1930s, teachers of this subject were considered pros & ineligible for the Olympics'

Answer: physical education


Question: 'They call themselves "The Bible of the garment industry"'

Answer: Women\'s Wear Daily


Question: 'As an officer, this Soviet WWII hero is said never to have lost a battle'

Answer: Marshal Georgy Zhukov


Question: 'In Genesis, it's to whom God said "Thou art cursed above all cattle"'

Answer: the Serpent


Question: 'He won the 100m in 1924, & over 50 years later, he "won" it again in "Chariots of Fire"'

Answer: Harold Abrahams


Question: 'As bushido was to 16th century samurai, this was to 12th century knights'

Answer: chivalry


Question: 'Trinchera was an organization formed at the University of Havana in 1959 in opposition to this new leader'

Answer: Fidel Castro


Question: 'She sunk her teeth into the role of Jane in 2009's "New Moon"'

Answer: Dakota Fanning


Question: 'Ideally, witness to this document shouldn't be named in its bequests'

Answer: a will


Question: 'Kabul Weekly'

Answer: Afghanistan


Question: 'In 2009 New York City leaders gathered to paint the last bit of 200 new miles of these for cyclists'

Answer: a bike path (or a bike lane)


Question: 'A slanderous or defamatory remark, or to spread with a dirty substance'

Answer: smear


Question: 'In Great Britain the youth movement known as the CND is the "Campaign for Nuclear" this'

Answer: disarmament


Question: 'This "The Hangover" actor has been linked romantically with Renee Zellweger'

Answer: Bradley Cooper


Question: 'A target witness is one the government calls before this jury & really wants to indict'

Answer: the grand jury


Question: 'Nassau Guardian'

Answer: the Bahamas


Question: 'Unlike a hybrid car, a hybrid bicycle uses no electricity; it combines features of a road bike & this type'

Answer: a mountain bike


Question: 'From Old Dutch, it's the term for the fine black particles in your chimney'

Answer: soot


Question: 'Led by Hans & Sophie Scholl, the White Rose was a group of student rebels fighting against fascism here in 1943'

Answer: Germany


Question: 'Appropriately, this martial arts master's voice is heard in "Kung Fu Panda", as the monkey'

Answer: Jackie Chan


Question: 'In olden law, compurgators were these witnesses who swore to faith in the accused, not to knowing the facts'

Answer: character witnesses


Question: 'Tabasco Hoy'

Answer: Mexico


Question: 'The Kasai station on this Tokyo transport system has a garage for 9,400 bikes'

Answer: the subway


Question: 'On contact with sulfur, silver develops this discoloration, from the Middle French for "to dull"'

Answer: a tarnish


Question: 'A Beijing University student, Wu'er Kaixi was one of the main leaders during the bloody suppression at this location in 1989'

Answer: Tiananmen Square


Question: 'In 2009's "Jennifer's Body", she played the title cheerleader with an eating disorder--she's a man-eating demon'

Answer: (Megan) Fox


Question: '(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from a courtroom.)  A witness doesn't have to swear to tell the truth; some, for reasons of religion or lack of religion, prefer this word, also an option in the presidential oath of office'

Answer: affirm


Question: 'Magyar Nemzet'

Answer: Hungary


Question: 'The USA's highest rate of bike use, 2 in 5 calling it their main mode of transport, is in Davis, a college town in this state'

Answer: California


Question: 'Leviticus 11 warns against eating swine: "Though he divide the hoof...yet he cheweth not the cud; he is" this'

Answer: unclean


Question: 'This fabric-named 1989 revolution in Czechoslovakia began after police attacked a student demonstration'

Answer: the Velvet Revolution


Question: 'She did most of her own rollerskating as Bliss (aka Babe Ruthless) in "Whip It"'

Answer: Ellen Page


Question: 'It's in plain sight that the U.S. law enforcement service is responsible for witness security'

Answer: the U.S. Marshals Service


Question: 'Nhan Dan'

Answer: Vietnam


Question: 'In addition to a cardio workout, cycling gives strength to muscles like this 4-part one at the front of the thigh'

Answer: quadriceps


Question: 'It can be a dirt particle, a parasitic fungal disease...or pornography'

Answer: smut


Question: 'In 1863 he was made a brigadier general at age 23 (yay!); 13 years later Little Bighorn (oops)'

Answer: Custer


Question: 'station.sony.com has online "Jeopardy!" & this game where you must avoid those bankrupt & lose a turn wedges'

Answer: Wheel of Fortune


Question: 'In general chemistry, the 3 fundamental atomic particles are the electron, the proton & this, discovered in 1932'

Answer: the neutron


Question: 'This genre of novel is traced back to 1902's "The Virginian", set mainly in Wyoming'

Answer: the western


Question: 'The subtitle for the frugal traveler blog is "seeing the world on" one of these, from the Latin for "money bag"'

Answer: a budget


Question: 'This compound is added to water supplies to promote dental health'

Answer: fluoride


Question: 'After basically setting Georgia on fire, he was the commanding general of the U.S. army from 1869 to 1884'

Answer: Sherman


Question: 'In casual game lingo, PSP stands for this platform that you can hold in your hand'

Answer: PlayStation Portable


Question: 'The field of inorganic chemistry studies substances that contain little or none of this element'

Answer: carbon


Question: 'In a 19th century Russian novel, Oblomov is the epitome of sloth, always in a robe & this footwear'

Answer: slippers


Question: 'To the frugal traveler, staying overnight with friends is known as this kind of furniture "surfing"'

Answer: couch


Question: 'Tendency to rise or float'

Answer: buoyancy


Question: 'In the Shenandoah valley in 1862, this "granite-like" Virginian's 17,000 men defeated 60,000 union troops'

Answer: Stonewall Jackson


Question: '"The Mines of Moria" & "The Siege of Mirkwood" were expansions for the online version of this turbine game'

Answer: The Lord of the Rings


Question: 'A 19th century German chemist noted that a nation's wealth can be gauged by the amount it uses of this, H2SO4'

Answer: sulfuric acid


Question: 'In "The Tin Roof Blowdown", Iberia parish sheriff Dave Robicheaux deals with the aftermath of this 2005 event'

Answer: hurricane Katrina


Question: 'The F.T.'s new year's resolutions include "learn to like" these accommodations that often house youth'

Answer: hostels


Question: 'Minimum number of senators needed to do official business while in session'

Answer: quorum


Question: 'In 1862 Lincoln fired this general; adding insult to career injury, Lincoln then beat him in the 1864 pres. election'

Answer: McClellan


Question: 'You are ODST, an orbital drop shock trooper, in the latest version of this series that finds the Covenant in New Mombasa'

Answer: Halo


Question: 'Cellulose & nylon are examples of these large molecules made up of many smaller molecules called monomers'

Answer: polymers


Question: 'In 2009 this reclusive "Gravity's Rainbow" author came out with "Inherent Vice"'

Answer: (Thomas) Pynchon


Question: 'Rather than simple postcards, the frugal traveler says to collect these as mementos (perhaps the kyat or the baht?)'

Answer: currencies


Question: 'Touching or adjoining, like the lower 48'

Answer: contiguous


Question: 'The "eyes" of Lee's army, this cavalry man completely circled the federal army in 1862, returning with 1,200 enemy horses'

Answer: Jeb Stuart


Question: '"Rome: Total War--Barbarian Invasion" allows you to control this Carthaginian's elephants'

Answer: Hannibal


Question: 'The fundamental unit of substance used in chemistry, it's 6.02 x 1023 atoms, not a garden pest'

Answer: mole


Question: 'The hero of "Nausea" by this French existentialist thinker is made queasy by the emptiness of life'

Answer: (Jean-Paul) Sartre


Question: 'The frugal traveler suggests saving in this city by getting around on its metro or its <i>Velib</i> bike rental system'

Answer: Paris


Question: 'Do not deny him or refuse his name, it's John Bartlett's "familiar" specialty'

Answer: quotations


Question: 'The Pittsburgh university named for Andrew Carnegie is the USA's first to offer a degree in this musical instrument'

Answer: the bagpipes


Question: 'In 2005 the New York Times profiled one of the last repairers of these, from cane handle to canopy'

Answer: umbrellas


Question: 'The hills were alive with the hum of megabucks for this 1965 musical starring Julie Andrews'

Answer: The Sound of Music


Question: '"The World According to Garp" is according to him'

Answer: John Irving


Question: 'In 1767 this volcano erupted so violently that the king of Naples had to flee his palace'

Answer: Vesuvius


Question: 'According to Alexander Pope, these "rush in where angels fear to tread"'

Answer: fools


Question: 'A small hole or wound made by a sharp object'

Answer: a puncture


Question: '(Jon of the Clue Crew displays the words "Daily Double" on the monitor in an archaic script.)  One skill that's losing ground in the computer age is this type of writing, where the letters run together, from the Latin for "run"'

Answer: cursive


Question: 'If you lined up for "Star Wars: Episode II" in 2002, you had to be prepared for an "Attack" by these title duplicates'

Answer: clones


Question: 'America's first literary lion, this "History of New York" author mentored Hawthorne & Poe'

Answer: Washington Irving


Question: 'The Cabildo was built in the 1790s to serve as this country's seat of government in New Orleans'

Answer: Spain


Question: 'This larger-than-life tenor said, "Am I afraid of high notes?  Of course I am afraid.  What sane man is not?"'

Answer: Pavarotti


Question: 'Strong smelling or strong tasting'

Answer: pungent


Question: 'It's the state sport of Maryland, but competitors there ride at rings with their lances, not at each other'

Answer: jousting


Question: 'Appropriate name of the highest-grossing film of all time'

Answer: Titanic


Question: 'Call him the author of "The Man", "The Word" & "The Celestial Bed"'

Answer: Irving Wallace


Question: 'In 1798 this poet was given a new title he inherited from his great-uncle'

Answer: Lord Byron


Question: 'Hard to believe she was ever alone, but this Gallic sex kitten revealed, "Solitude scares me"'

Answer: Brigitte Bardot


Question: 'Lately this word has come to mean a TV talking head on political topics'

Answer: pundit


Question: 'Overshadowed by flowers, leis crafted with these, from creatures like the apapane, are now rare in Hawaii'

Answer: feathers


Question: 'As Leo Getz, he annoyed Riggs & Murtaugh in 1998's "Lethal Weapon 4", his latest film as of early 2006'

Answer: Joe Pesci


Question: 'This author's lust for biography influenced him to pen works about Darwin & Van Gogh'

Answer: Irving Stone


Question: 'The original Amber Room in Russia's Catherine Palace had amber panels given by the king of Prussia to this czar in 1716'

Answer: Peter the Great


Question: '"I must not fear.  Fear is the mind-killer" is an axiom used by Bene Gesserit witches in this '65 Herbert novel'

Answer: Dune


Question: 'A young rebel, or something to light fireworks'

Answer: a punk


Question: 'In the 1972 book "Working", a man with this music-related job says computers can't replace the human ear--sorry, pal'

Answer: piano tuner


Question: 'As governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger's salary is $175,000 per year; for this '03 sequel, he got about $30 million'

Answer: Terminator 3


Question: 'He's the boy wonder in whose name the Motion Picture Academy gives out a prestigious award'

Answer: Irving Thalberg


Question: 'Locked out of its regular meeting place, this country's national assembly met on a tennis court in 1789'

Answer: France


Question: '"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear", opined this master of horror novels like "The Lurking Fear"'

Answer: H.P. Lovecraft


Question: 'It precedes "Arenas" in the name of a Chilean city, one of the southernmost in the world'

Answer: Punta


Question: 'His marble "David" would be hard to lose, but his smaller bronze "David" has been missing since the 18th century'

Answer: Michelangelo


Question: 'Quick!  It was the first name of Tony's character on "Taxi"'

Answer: Tony


Question: '1852:<br />A saintly slave saves a little girl's life & is later beaten to death'

Answer: Uncle Tom\'s Cabin


Question: 'This West Point grad wrote up the authoritative parliamentary rules of order'

Answer: (Henry Martin) Robert


Question: 'Typically, TV ad costs are highest during these hours'

Answer: prime time


Question: 'Milwaukee is located at the confluence of the Milwaukee & Menominee Rivers where they flow into this lake'

Answer: Lake Michigan


Question: 'One of Holbein's most ambitious depictions of this king was lost in a 1698 Whitehall Palace fire'

Answer: Henry VIII


Question: 'Tony got serious playing Jack Warden's role, Juror No. 7, in the TV remake of this 1957 classic'

Answer: 12 Angry Men


Question: '1726:<br />A doctor meets strange new races in a satirical 4-part travelogue'

Answer: Gulliver\'s Travels


Question: 'St. Benedict's Rule defines "4 kinds of" these: those under an abbot; hermits; & 2 detestable types'

Answer: monks


Question: '(Kelly of the Clue Crew fingers a familiar longitudinal on a globe.)  It passes through Gao, Mali; Argentan, France; &, of course, Greenwich, England'

Answer: the prime meridian


Question: 'Call 414-931-BEER to arrange a tour of this company's facility'

Answer: Miller


Question: 'In 1577, one year after he died, his mighty "Battle of Cadore" was lost in a fire at the doge's palace'

Answer: Titian


Question: 'Tony's role of Rocky in this man's "The Iceman Cometh" in 1999 won him some Broadway raves'

Answer: Eugene O\'Neill


Question: '1952:<br />On a farm in Maine, 2 animals with a total of 12 legs strike up an unusual friendship'

Answer: Charlotte\'s Web


Question: 'Chemist Gilbert Lewis' octet rule says that the covalent type of these are formed until atoms have 8 valence electrons'

Answer: bonds


Question: 'The lowest level of interest on loans from a bank'

Answer: the prime rate


Question: 'The high culture of a 19th century immigrant group got Milwaukee the nickname "Deutsche Athen", meaning this'

Answer: the German Athens


Question: 'Leutze's first version of "Washington" doing this was destroyed in a 1942 bombing of Bremen'

Answer: crossing the Delaware


Question: 'Tony was so adept in his first primate movie, "Going Ape!", he was teamed up again with one in the sequel to this 1981 racing flick'

Answer: The Cannonball Run


Question: '1913:<br />In the first part of "Remembrance of Things Past", the narrator thinks of family friend Swann'

Answer: Swann\'s Way


Question: 'The Coast Guard's navigation rules are also called these, which sound more applicable to car traffic'

Answer: the rules of the road


Question: 'In Aristotelian philosophy, it's the godlike source of all activity in the history of the universe'

Answer: the prime mover


Question: 'Born in Milwaukee, 1924; Chief Justice of the United States, 1986; passed away, 2005'

Answer: Rehnquist


Question: 'David's long-gone "Lepeletier on his Deathbed" once hung opposite this other morbid David work of 1793'

Answer: The Death of Marat


Question: 'Tony gets heavenly help in this 1994 film in which he plays struggling A.L. pitcher Mel Clark'

Answer: Angels in the Outfield


Question: '1857:<br />Besting a bully is part of a young boy's life at a British boarding school'

Answer: Tom Brown\'s School Days


Question: '"Rules of" this tell soldiers when to fight; there's no diamond ring involved'

Answer: engagement


Question: 'From the Latin for "first age", this adjective applies to things ancient or original, like a poetic forest'

Answer: primeval


Question: '(Jimmy of the Clue Crew stands in front of the Milwaukee skyline at Veterans' Park.)  When Milwaukee's Emil Seidel was elected in 1910, he became to the first mayor of this political party so honored'

Answer: the Socialist Party


Question: 'This word for one who hangs around the corridors of power refers back to the corridors themselves'

Answer: lobbyist


Question: 'I'd like to "lei" around wearing nothing but a lei on Kapalua Beach in this state'

Answer: Hawaii


Question: 'This Mattel doll became an astronaut in 1965, perhaps inspiring the young Sally Ride'

Answer: Barbie


Question: 'This McDonald's slogan was launched in 2003 in Germany as "Ich liebe es"'

Answer: "I\'m lovin\' it"


Question: 'This wife of Zeus for whom Hercules is named sent 2 serpents to kill him as a baby; he strangled them'

Answer: Hera


Question: 'Though Russia does produce wine, the Russian River area is in a warmer climate, in this state's Sonoma County'

Answer: California


Question: 'A mechanical device used to indicate musical tempo'

Answer: a metronome


Question: 'Caroling to the animals is a holiday tradition at the Lincoln Park Zoo in this midwest city'

Answer: Chicago


Question: 'Now available again, Quisp, which has a space alien mascot, is a type of this breakfast food'

Answer: a cereal


Question: 'In 1987 using the slogan "Catch the wave", Max Headroom pitched this "new" soft drink'

Answer: New Coke


Question: 'Hercules had to dognap this 3-headed beast from Hades'

Answer: Cerberus


Question: 'Yeastiness is often a flaw in wine, but it's an asset in these, like Perrier-Jouet'

Answer: Champagne


Question: 'Collective name for the various spore-producing fungi of the Basidiomycetes class'

Answer: a mushroom


Question: 'The state nut of Alabama isn't your kooky cousin, it's this thin-shelled pie ingredient'

Answer: pecans


Question: 'At KFC you can lunch on chicken; at KSC--this place--you can lunch with an astronaut'

Answer: Kennedy Space Center


Question: 'This psychologist & guru popularized the counterculture slogan "Turn on, tune in, drop out"'

Answer: Timothy Leary


Question: 'In the midst of his labors, Hercules joined this man aboard the Argo for a journey'

Answer: Jason


Question: 'Riesling was originally made from grapes grown along this river'

Answer: the Rhine


Question: 'It can be a powerful person in entertainment or a member of a Muslim dynasty that once ruled India'

Answer: a mogul


Question: 'Its state song says, "Follow the old Kit Carson Trail, until desert meets the hills"'

Answer: Nevada


Question: 'This TV series wasn't about the Swiss Family Robinson but the space family Robinson'

Answer: Lost in Space


Question: '"Great faces, great places" is the license plate slogan of this central U.S. state'

Answer: South Dakota


Question: 'Hercules literally took the weight of the world off his shoulders when he needed help with some golden apples'

Answer: Atlas


Question: 'Concord Grape & Loganberry are wines from this top kosher brand whose cellars are in Naples, N.Y.'

Answer: Manischewitz


Question: 'This large tube-shaped pasta is often stuffed with cheese & baked with a tomato sauce'

Answer: manicotti


Question: 'Alphabetically, this southern state's counties run from Adams to Yazoo'

Answer: Mississippi


Question: 'The 1956 film "Forbidden Planet" was a sci-fi version of this play; Robby the Robot was inspired by Ariel'

Answer: The Tempest


Question: 'This airline is "a whole different animal"'

Answer: Frontier


Question: 'Hercules had to wrestle with one of these creatures that fathered the Minotaur'

Answer: a bull


Question: 'In France the Chardonnay grape yields this White Burgundy whose name also starts with "Cha"'

Answer: Chablis


Question: 'Someone who moves from relationship to relationship is a "serial" one'

Answer: a monogamist


Question: 'If you're looking for a 4-hour block of this Chuck Norris series, USA is the place for you'

Answer: Walker, Texas Ranger


Question: 'The future King George II lost his marbles over Henrietta Howard & gave her Marble Hill House on this river'

Answer: the Thames


Question: 'A Santa Rosa, Ca. museum devoted to this cartoonist nicknamed Sparky features a re-creation of his work studio'

Answer: Charles Schulz


Question: 'DuPont owns the trademark to this refrigerant gas, introduced in the 1930s to replace hazardous substances'

Answer: Freon


Question: '"...of Nat Turner"'

Answer: "The Confessions"


Question: 'This 2-letter word is a homophone for a metal-bearing mineable mineral'

Answer: or


Question:
'This Emmy-winning series is one of the network's most popular
And I've been thinking about Natalie, I've become so dependent on her, too dependent.'

Answer: Monk


Question: 'As a famous one of these artistes, Marie Camargo is remembered for shortening her skirt to (gasp!) calf length'

Answer: a ballet dancer


Question: 'The first comic strip artist awarded a Pulitzer for editorial cartooning was this "Doonesbury" creator in 1975'

Answer: Garry Trudeau


Question: 'It's the noble gas in use here'

Answer: helium


Question: '"...of Henry Adams"'

Answer: "The Education"


Question: 'This conjunction comes before rain, heat & gloom of night in the USPS credo'

Answer: nor


Question: 'This USA orginal movie about a NYC mayor came 10 years after a college football movie of the same title'

Answer: Rudy


Question: 'In 1752 suave seducer Sergei Saltykov spiced up the life of this future empress'

Answer: Catherine the Great


Question: 'The New Yorker cartoonist whose work is seen here'

Answer: Charles Addams


Question: 'The name of this gas comes from the Greek for "strange"'

Answer: xenon


Question: '"...of Duddy Kravitz"'

Answer: "The Apprenticeship"


Question: 'This 3-letter conjunction is commonly replaced by a symbol in "Jeopardy!" clues'

Answer: and


Question: 'USA is all over this sporting event held in Queens through early September'

Answer: the U.S. Open


Question: 'Born into a family of actors, he was expelled from a seminary (big surprise!) before finding fame as a lusty libertine'

Answer: Casanova


Question: 'This female cartoonist's self-esteem-challenged heroine Cathy was introduced in 1976'

Answer: Cathy Guisewite


Question: '(Kelly of the Clue Crew performs an experiment.) To make a simple fire extinguisher, just put some vinegar in baking soda and the chemical reaction produces this gas, which will put out a flame'

Answer: carbon dioxide


Question: '"...of Edwin Drood"'

Answer: "The Mystery"


Question: 'Take away an "I" from the end of a fabled Himalayan creature & you get this conjunction'

Answer: yet


Question: 'Jewel co-hosted season 5 of this search for country music talent'

Answer: Nashville Star


Question: 'Lavinia Fenton created the role of Polly Peachum in this John Gay "Opera", then ran off with the Duke of Bolton'

Answer: The Beggar\'s Opera


Question: 'Prior to creating "Pogo", this cartoonist worked on such Disney projects as "Dumbo" & "Fantasia"'

Answer: (Walt) Kelly


Question: 'Around 1910, for chemical co. BASF, Carl Bosch learned to make quantities of this gas from nitrogen & hydrogen'

Answer: ammonia


Question: '"...of Young Werther"'

Answer: "The Sorrows"


Question: 'This conjunction is also the symbol for a poisonous element'

Answer: as


Question: 'As of 2006, you can take a 48-hr. ride between these 2 cities, with a stretch on the world's highest railroad'

Answer: Beijing & Lhasa


Question: 'Some say this woman of Troy married Paris' brother Deiphobus after Paris' death'

Answer: Helen


Question: 'A shrewdness of these large primates may be full of chimps or gorillas'

Answer: Apes


Question: 'At 465 square miles, it's California's largest city in area'

Answer: Los Angeles


Question: 'When stocks are in an upward trend, it's a bull market; as they drop, it's called this'

Answer: Bear Market


Question: 'With its theme park & mega-hotel, Opryland is one of this state's most popular attractions'

Answer: Tennessee


Question: '"We Try Harder"'

Answer: Avis


Question: 'Poseidon's son Polyphemus was one of these one-eyed creatures'

Answer: Cyclops


Question: '"Nevermore" will we mention that a group of these birds is an unkindness'

Answer: Ravens


Question: 'This city near the U.S.-Mexico border is home to a naval base & a world famous zoo'

Answer: San Diego


Question: 'A company that steadily produces profits is referred to by this bovine term'

Answer: Cash Cow


Question: 'Visitors can go rollin' on the river aboard a showboat named for this general & 7th president'

Answer: Andrew Jackson


Question: '"I can't believe I ate the whole thing"'

Answer: Alka-Seltzer


Question: 'The name of this river of the underworld means "hateful" or "abhorrent"'

Answer: Styx


Question: 'Watch Jeopardy! & find out how to succeed in this group of ferrets without really trying'

Answer: Business


Question: 'This city's Moscone Center has over 500,000 square feet of exhibit & meeting space'

Answer: San Francisco


Question: 'It's the type of tax paid on expensive items considered nonessential, such as yachts, furs & jewelry'

Answer: Luxury Tax


Question: 'TV's "Music City Tonight" is taped at Opryland & broadcast by this cable network located there'

Answer: TNN (The Nashville Network)


Question: '"Nothin' says lovin' like somethin' from the oven"'

Answer: Pillsbury


Question: 'In Norse myth Fenris, one of these lupine animals, has jaws so huge they stretch from heaven to Earth'

Answer: Wolf


Question: 'When someone wishes you "good" these at Christmas, they may be referring to a group of magpies'

Answer: Tidings


Question: 'This upscale community was founded in 1906 by the Rodeo Land & Water Company'

Answer: Beverly Hills


Question: 'Despite its name, this type of insurance payout can be made monthly or quarterly as well as yearly'

Answer: Annuity


Question: 'Adjacent to the park are 3 museums, one of which honors this "Queen of Country Comedy"'

Answer: Minnie Pearl


Question: '"Because life is not a spectator sport"'

Answer: Reebok


Question: 'This wife of Jupiter was considered the queen of heaven'

Answer: Juno


Question: 'Gather a group of these animals in Wisconsin & you'll have a cete'

Answer: Badgers


Question: 'This Silicon Valley city served as California's first capital from 1849 to 1851'

Answer: San Jose


Question: 'Similar to Ginnie Mae, the Student Loan Marketing Association is popularly called this'

Answer: Sallie Mae


Question: 'A historic building, this former home of the Grand Ole Opry was renovated & reopened in 1994'

Answer: The Ryman Auditorium


Question: '"A mind is a terrible thing to waste"'

Answer: United Negro College Fund (UNCF)


Question: 'After his death in 1958, Finnish composer Aarre Merikanto's opera "Juha" premiered on radio in this capital'

Answer: Helsinki


Question: 'In 969 the Fatimids conquered Egypt & made this city a center of the Muslim world'

Answer: Cairo


Question: 'It's the crime for which Hester Prynne is condemned to wear "The Scarlet Letter"'

Answer: Adultery


Question: 'Less than 3 years after his debates with Lincoln, he died of typhoid fever'

Answer: Stephen Douglas


Question: 'We were "Speechless" when we heard this former movie Batman's real name is Michael Douglas'

Answer: Michael Keaton


Question: 'Polynesians still use the dugout type of this vessel'

Answer: Canoe


Question: 'This 1791 Mozart opera is the greatest example of Zauberoper, or "Magic Opera"'

Answer: "The Magic Flute"


Question: 'In 1776 Spain created a colony called the Viceroyalty of the Rio De La Plata on this continent'

Answer: South America


Question: 'In a James Fenimore Cooper novel, Uncas, a young chieftain, is identified as this title character'

Answer: "The Last of the Mohicans"


Question: 'After retiring in 1869, this secretary of state traveled the world, including a stop in Alaska'

Answer: William Seward


Question: 'Susan Lucci has played Erica Kane on this soap opera since its 1970 debut'

Answer: "All My Children"


Question: 'Ethnological descriptions of Polynesia include this country because the Maori are Polynesian'

Answer: New Zealand


Question: 'Darius Milhaud wrote a 1932 opera about this Hapsburg emperor of Mexico'

Answer: Maximilian


Question: 'In 1960 Prince Norodom Sihanouk became leader of this country, but declined the title of king'

Answer: Cambodia


Question: 'In a John Steinbeck work, this title object found by Kino the fisherman is as big as a seagull's egg'

Answer: "The Pearl"


Question: 'In Washington D.C.'s Statuary Hall, a sculpture of this orator represents New Hampshire'

Answer: Daniel Webster


Question: 'On "Women of the House" she played designing woman turned congresswoman Suzanne Sugarbaker'

Answer: Delta Burke


Question: 'The word Polynesia means this'

Answer: "Many Islands"


Question: 'In 1615 this explorer who has a large island & bay named for him searched for the Northwest Passage'

Answer: William Baffin


Question: 'This 1941 Budd Schulberg novel chronicles the rise of Sammy Glick from office boy to film tycoon'

Answer: "What Makes Sammy Run?"


Question: 'This "Great Pacificator" helped negotiate the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812'

Answer: Henry Clay


Question: 'Robert Pastorelli, who starred in the comedy series "Double Rush", played Eldin on this sitcom'

Answer: "Murphy Brown"


Question: 'Swains Island, part of this unincorporated U.S. territory, is privately owned'

Answer: American Samoa


Question: 'In 1968 Marcello Caetano replaced this longtime dictator as ruler of Portugal'

Answer: Antonio de Salazar


Question: 'Sinclair Lewis spent several months researching Midwestern Protestantism for this 1927 novel'

Answer: "Elmer Gantry"


Question: 'He served in Congress & in the New York state senate before his arrest for fraud in 1871'

Answer: Boss Tweed


Question: 'Her "so-called life" includes the role of Beth in the 1994 film "Little Women"'

Answer: Claire Danes


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

Answer: Tonga


Question: 'This French tennis player born in 1905 is nicknamed "The Crocodile"'

Answer: Rene Lacoste


Question: 'This man said, "She gave me of the tree, and I did eat"'

Answer: Adam


Question: 'SWAT, as in SWAT team, stands for "Special" these "and Tactics"'

Answer: Weapons


Question: 'Teen actress Michelle Williams was the young alien in the film "Species" before co-starring in this WB TV series'

Answer: Dawson\'s Creek


Question: 'An all-new model of this classic car was introduced in 1998'

Answer: Volkswagen Beetle


Question: 'Her talk show features tips from the healthy-living Chub Club'

Answer: Rosie O\'Donnell


Question: 'The player behind home plate'

Answer: Catcher


Question: 'After the flood, Noah released one of these birds twice; the second time it returned with an olive leaf'

Answer: Dove


Question: 'This police tool records breathing, blood pressure, perspiration & pulse to show if you're being truthful'

Answer: Lie detector


Question: 'One of the 2 blonde sitcom lead actresses who co-star in 1999's "EDtv"'

Answer: Ellen DeGeneres & Jenna Elfman


Question: 'Today, instead of a family car, many Americans are roughing it with an SUV, which stands for this'

Answer: Sport utility vehicle


Question: 'Dan Rather & Bob Simon are correspondents for the new Wednesday night version of this newsmagazine'

Answer: 60 Minutes


Question: 'This island once noted for its prison is now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area'

Answer: Alcatraz Island


Question: 'Before God changed his name, Abraham was known as this'

Answer: Abram


Question: 'Newfangled laser guns can detect speeding drivers more precisely than these traditional devices'

Answer: Radar guns


Question: 'The name "Blondie" was a natural choice for the band fronted by this blonde lead singer'

Answer: Deborah Harry


Question: 'The logo for this luxury automaker is one line away from a '60s peace sign'

Answer: Mercedes-Benz


Question: '(Hi, I'm Jodi Applegate)  I was an anchor of the launch of this cable news network backed in part by a software company'

Answer: MSNBC


Question: 'A waterfall, or an opacity of the lens of the eye'

Answer: Cataract


Question: 'Sleeping outdoors, this patriarch dreamed of a ladder that stretched up to heaven'

Answer: Jacob


Question: 'Like taxi companies, police forces have these people whose job is to send help where it's needed'

Answer: Dispatchers


Question: 'Accused by some of ruining girls' self-esteem, this bestselling toy of all time turned 40 in 1999'

Answer: Barbie


Question: 'This GM car is named for a rocket, not a planet'

Answer: Saturn


Question: 'This ESPN college basketball analyst is known for catchphrases like "Awesome Baby!"'

Answer: Dick Vitale


Question: 'It's a substance that accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected; enzymes, for example'

Answer: Catalyst


Question: 'Because she gave a drink of water to a servant, Rebekah was chosen to be this man's bride'

Answer: Isaac


Question: 'James Gordon holds this post in Gotham City; Howard Safir holds it in Gotham, i.e. NYC'

Answer: Police Commisioner


Question: 'She got buff when she reprised the role of Sarah Connor for the sequel to "The Terminator"'

Answer: Linda Hamilton


Question: 'Bad news for some Toyota owners: this model is the car that's stolen most often'

Answer: Camry


Question: 'This former lead singer for the Talking Heads is now the host of "Sessions at West 54th" on PBS'

Answer: David Byrne


Question: 'Eric Carle wrote & illustrated this classic children's book about a voracious insect'

Answer: "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"


Question: 'A graduate of Chicago's De Paul University, he was mayor from 1955 to 1976'

Answer: Richard J. Daley


Question: 'In 1998 this 39-year-old singer had a baby girl with wife Debbie Rowe'

Answer: Michael Jackson


Question: 'In December 1994 asteroid 1994 XM1 came within 65,000 miles of this planet -- too close for comfort'

Answer: Earth


Question: 'She debuted as a homicidal female in 1994's "Heavenly Creatures" (the big ship & the iceberg came later)'

Answer: Kate Winslet


Question: '"The Glass Menagerie"'

Answer: Tennessee Williams


Question: 'Literally "head to head", this French phrase means a private face-to-face meeting'

Answer: tête à tête


Question: 'In August 1968 clashes between demonstrators & police riveted the nation's attention at this political gathering'

Answer: Democratic National Convention


Question: 'At age 39 in 1998 this former basketball star hosted a talk show, but not for long'

Answer: Earvin "Magic" Johnson


Question: 'Jupiter is a planet; this wife of his, just an asteroid'

Answer: Juno


Question: 'The comedic talent of this former model was unmasked in "The Mask" -- there's something about her...'

Answer: Cameron Diaz


Question: '"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"'

Answer: Edward Albee


Question: 'Basketball star Olajuwon sure must be smart; this, his first name, is Arabic for "wise one"'

Answer: Hakeem


Question: 'On Dec. 2, 1942 the first nuclear reaction of this type was set off at the University of Chicago'

Answer: Chain reaction


Question: 'In 1768 at age 39 this captain left England on his first voyage to the South Seas'

Answer: James Cook


Question: 'Ceres, the largest & first minor planet discovered, orbits among the asteroids just beyond this planet'

Answer: Venus


Question: 'Funny how we knew that "Funny Girl" was her first film'

Answer: Barbra Streisand


Question: '"Long Day's Journey into Night"'

Answer: Eugene O\'Neill


Question: 'From the Norwegian for "sloping", this word is used to describe zigzag skiing'

Answer: Slalom


Question: 'The first Europeans to reach Chicago were probably Louis Joliet & this French missionary in 1673'

Answer: Jacques Marquette


Question: 'In 1861 this 39-year-old began delivering supplies to the Civil War wounded'

Answer: Clara Barton


Question: 'Ida, photographed by the Galileo probe in 1993, has its own little one of these, named Dactyl'

Answer: Moon


Question: 'This star of "The Practice" practiced his craft on Broadway before playing a sergeant in the 1987 film "Hamburger Hill"'

Answer: Dylan McDermott


Question: '"The Cherry Orchard"'

Answer: Anton Chekhov


Question: 'The ancient Gaelic battle cry "Erin Go Bragh" means this'

Answer: "Ireland Forever"


Question: '7 policeman were killed in 1886 when police tried to break up a workers' meeting in this square'

Answer: Haymarket Square ("Haymarket Riot")


Question: 'This French existentialist found "No Exit" at age 39'

Answer: Jean-Paul Sartre


Question: 'The fourth asteroid discovered was named for this Roman goddess of the hearth'

Answer: Vesta


Question: 'She was first seen on screen as a teen in "Lucas" in 1986; "Beetlejuice" appeared 2 years later'

Answer: Winona Ryder


Question: '"Pygmalion"'

Answer: George Bernard Shaw


Question: 'Greek for "purge", it's used in English to mean the purging of pent-up emotions'

Answer: Catharsis


Question: 'In 1952 this state became primary in politics by adding candidates' names to its primary ballots'

Answer: New Hampshire


Question: 'There are 2 major ice sheets on Earth; one covers most of Antarctica & the other most of this island'

Answer: Greenland


Question: 'A performing arts center at Cal State Long Beach is named for the members of this "Close to You" duo'

Answer: The Carpenters


Question: 'Tolkien called these creatures "A little people, about half our height, and smaller than the bearded dwarves"'

Answer: Hobbits


Question: 'In 1978 Diana Nyad tried to swim from this Cuban capital to Florida in a shark-proof cage'

Answer: Havana


Question: 'This state university's medical center has campuses in New Orleans & Shreveport'

Answer: LSU (Louisiana State)


Question: 'In baby talk it's the sound of a steam locomotive'

Answer: choo-choo


Question: 'The Bay of Fundy is famous for its range of these, the widest on Earth'

Answer: tides


Question: 'This group went platinum with the soundtrack to "Staying Alive", a sequel to "Saturday Night Fever"'

Answer: the Bee Gees


Question: 'Laurent de Brunhoff continued his father's tales about this elephant king'

Answer: Babar


Question: 'On this California Governor's 43rd birthday in 1979, he was traveling in Africa with Linda Ronstadt'

Answer: Jerry Brown


Question: 'Florida Institute of Technology is sometimes called "Countdown College" from its proximity to this site'

Answer: Cape Canaveral


Question: 'A minor injury or a small mistake'

Answer: a boo-boo


Question: 'This 19th C. chemist, famous for a burner, devised a still-accepted theory on how geysers work'

Answer: (Robert) Bunsen


Question: 'Like many of this group's other hits, "Stairway to Heaven" was never released as a single'

Answer: Led Zeppelin


Question: 'Pal, a male collie, played the lead in the 1943 movie version of this Eric Knight novel'

Answer: Lassie Come Home


Question: 'This President's sister Gloria refused to stop playing harmonica in a Georgia Waffle House & was arrested'

Answer: Jimmy Carter


Question: 'This college has 3 representatives in the Irish senate'

Answer: Trinity College


Question: 'It's a recipe collection'

Answer: a cookbook


Question: 'The sling psychrometer & hair hygrometer are used to determine the relative amount of this'

Answer: humidity


Question: 'This British group's "Rock the Casbah" was frequently featured during MTV's early days'

Answer: The Clash


Question: 'In a Grimm tale, a group of aging animals set out for this town to become musicians'

Answer: Bremen


Question: 'A 19-year-old Ugandan soldier identified only a Sarah became the 2nd wife of this president in 1975'

Answer: Idi Amin


Question: 'This Low Country's oldest university is the State University of Leiden, founded in 1575'

Answer: the Netherlands


Question: 'One is filled with pupils'

Answer: a schoolroom


Question: 'The Earth is surrounded by the magnetosphere, which is shaped by this particle stream'

Answer: solar wind


Question: 'Bjork, the former lead singer of this Icelandic group, recorded her first album at age 11'

Answer: The Sugarcubes


Question: 'While recovering from an illness, P.L. Travers wrote her first stories about this magical British nursemaid'

Answer: Mary Poppins


Question: 'Elizabeth Hanford was appointed to the FTC in 1973; she's now better known by this name'

Answer: Elizabeth Dole


Question: 'The Museum of Art at Bowdoin College in this state has works by Winslow Homer & related memorabilia'

Answer: Maine


Question: 'If even a nitwit can do it, it's this'

Answer: foolproof


Question: 'Better known as Lefty, Vernon Louis Gomez is in this sport's Hall of Fame'

Answer: baseball


Question: 'After being reprimanded by Gregory VII, this religious leader, Emperor Henry IV convoked bishops to depose him'

Answer: the Pope


Question: 'In Haitian folk belief, it's a soulless corpse reanimated by a voodoo priest or bocor'

Answer: a zombie


Question: 'Ron Ziegler called this break-in "a third-rate burglary attempt"'

Answer: Watergate


Question: 'Cape Town in this country lies on Table Bay'

Answer: South Africa


Question: 'Danny DeVito was an executive producer of this Quentin Tarantino film that won for 1994'

Answer: Pulp Fiction


Question: 'On September 16, 1996 La Opinion, one of these in Los Angeles, celebrated its 70th anniversary'

Answer: a newspaper


Question: 'In 1096 Peter the Hermit led a group of these to Asia Minor, where they were annihilated'

Answer: Crusaders


Question: 'Guinea pigs are used to diagnose this disease because of their low resistance to the tubercle bacillus'

Answer: tuberculosis


Question: 'The House abolished this Communist-hunting committee in 1975, 37 years after its founding'

Answer: the House Unamerican Activities Committee


Question: 'The Panama Canal connects these 2 oceans'

Answer: the Pacific and Atlantic


Question: 'Occupation suffering the USA's highest homicide rate or title of the 1976 winner starring Robert De Niro'

Answer: Taxi Driver


Question: 'In 1989 Florida's Ileana Ros-Lehtinen became the 1st person born in this country elected to Congress'

Answer: Cuba


Question: 'In 1057 this King of Scotland was killed in battle by Malcolm Canmore'

Answer: Macbeth


Question: 'At the 1996 Summer Olympics, she withdrew from the heptathlon but won a bronze for the long jump'

Answer: Jackie Joyner-Kersee


Question: 'The first 2 Black Senators, Hiram Revels & Blanche Bruce, both represented this Deep South state'

Answer: Mississippi


Question: 'A world famous orchid garden is located in the city of Medellin in this country'

Answer: Colombia


Question: 'This 1993 Holly Hunter film set in New Zealand tied with "Farewell My Concubine"'

Answer: The Piano


Question: 'Seen here, in 1985 he released his first comedy album, "You're in America Now, Speak Spanish"'

Answer: Paul Rodriguez


Question: 'Spanish Hero whose full nickname ends in "Campeador"; most shorten it to this'

Answer: El Cid


Question: 'He wrote, "As Gregor Samsa awoke... He found himself transformed into a gigantic insect"'

Answer: (Franz) Kafka


Question: 'Carl Schurz was a leader of the Mugwumps, Republicans who left the party in 1884 to support this Democrat'

Answer: Grover Cleveland


Question: 'The name of this Australian capital is from an aboriginal word for "meeting place"'

Answer: Canberra


Question: 'The colorized version of this 1949 film starring Orson Welles should use "Lime" green -- Harry Lime'

Answer: The Third Man


Question: 'In 1983 he was elected Denver's mayor at age 36; currently he's Secretary of Transportation'

Answer: (Federico) Peña


Question: 'Canute the Great forced this country's Olaf into exile in 1028 & put his own son on the throne'

Answer: Norway


Question: 'In literature, restoration refers to the period after the return of this king to England's throne in 1660'

Answer: Charles II


Question: 'Redistricting means redrawing districts & this refers to redistributing House seats among the states'

Answer: reapportionment


Question: 'The Jarama & Alagon are among the chief tributaries of this river that flows across Spain & Portugal'

Answer: Tagus


Question: 'Herb Stempel, a contestant in "Quiz Show", may be able to tell you this film won for 1955'

Answer: Marty


Question: '2 groups, 1 of 9 & 1 of 3, that include a member named Thalia'

Answer: The Muses and the Graces


Question: 'Talk about a bad heir day! Living up to his name in 1581, he murdered his only viable heir (& his namesake, to boot!)'

Answer: Ivan the Terrible


Question: 'Win an Academy Award & you'll go home with this golden guy'

Answer: an Oscar


Question: 'Des Moines plus Walla Walla'

Answer: IoWashington


Question: 'Tom was born the son of a coal miner in Pontypridd in this U.K. country'

Answer: Wales


Question: 'There are 86,400 of these in every day'

Answer: a second


Question: 'The 12th century chronicler Florence of Worcester mentions this lady, but not her ride'

Answer: Lady Godiva


Question: 'In 1745 the man who'd become Peter III wed this 16-year-old German princess; she ruled after his deposing & dispatching'

Answer: Catherine the Great


Question: 'The name of this towerlike framework over an oil well comes from that of a 17th century hangman'

Answer: a derrick


Question: 'Pirate radio airplay broke "It's Not Unusual", Tom's first hit, after this U.K. radio behemoth refused to play it'

Answer: the BBC


Question: 'There are about 10,000 species of these, including carpenter, driver & leafcutter'

Answer: ants


Question: 'Britannica calls Lady Augusta Ada, daughter of this rakish 19th c. poet, "the world's first computer programmer"'

Answer: Lord Byron


Question: 'He succeeded his dad, Alexander III, & ruled from 1894 to 1917'

Answer: Nicholas II


Question: '"Rags To Riches" crooner Bennett could tell you it means "stylish"'

Answer: tony


Question: 'Omaha plus Dodge City'

Answer: NebrasKansas


Question: 'That must be one swingin' pad for "Amore": In the mid-'70s, Tom bought a Bel-Air mansion from this suave rat packer'

Answer: Dean Martin


Question: 'Belonging to nearly 2.4 million people as of the 2000 census, it's the USA's most common surname'

Answer: Smith


Question: '"Our Lady of" this Mexico City neighborhood is said to have appeared to a believer in 1531'

Answer: Guadalupe


Question: 'Coming to power in 1855, Alexander II realized this war wasn't going well & made peace in 1856'

Answer: the Crimean war


Question: 'Derived from Scottish Gaelic, it's a narrow, secluded valley, as Ms. Close might tell you'

Answer: a glen


Question: 'Las Cruces plus Telluride'

Answer: New MexiColorado


Question: 'In 2009 Tom raised the first pint at the Guinness 250th anniversary celebrations in this city'

Answer: Dublin


Question: 'From 1938 to 2003, Volkswagen hatched more than 20 million cars of this model'

Answer: the Beetle (or the bug)


Question: 'Abbey Theatre director Lady Augusta Gregory was the patron of this poet she met in 1896'

Answer: Yeats


Question: 'First name of the man who was Godunov to be czar for 7 years after the extinction of the Rurik dynasty'

Answer: Boris


Question: 'You might remember that this herb with needle-shaped leaves is a traditional seasoning for lamb'

Answer: rosemary


Question: 'To benefit Afghan refugees, Tom duetted on "Delilah" in Modena, Italy with this one of the three tenors'

Answer: Pavarotti


Question: 'Take a deep breath & tell us the name of this most abundant element in the earth's crust'

Answer: oxygen


Question: 'U.S.-born Jennie Jerome married a lord in 1874; that same year, she gave birth to this future prime minister'

Answer: Winston Churchill


Question: 'The red "flowers" of this Christmas plant aren't flowers at all, but special leaves called bracts'

Answer: poinsettia


Question: 'Tom Hanks grows up a little too fast'

Answer: Big


Question: 'His "Poodle Springs", featuring Philip Marlowe, was completed by Robert B. Parker & published in 1989'

Answer: Raymond Chandler


Question: 'Idiomatically, this streak refers to the trait of cowardice'

Answer: a yellow streak


Question: 'The last remaining habitat of the alala, a type of crow, is the McCandless Ranch on this big island'

Answer: Hawaii


Question: 'Legally speaking, the crime of manslaughter is this type, done without prior planning'

Answer: unpremeditated


Question: '(Kelly of the clue crew gives the clue from Ecuador) This typical 1940s house of a campesino, or field worker, is made from this giant grass associated with Asia but an important building material of Ecuador'

Answer: bamboo


Question: 'Santa & Will Ferrell do a little North Pole dancing'

Answer: Elf


Question: '11 chapters of an unfinished novel are contained in his "The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time"'

Answer: (Douglas) Adams


Question: 'This color "noise" is a combination of all the different frequencies of sound; some people use it to help them sleep'

Answer: white noise


Question: 'The Isles Dernieres off this state's coast were once a single island & the erosion is continuing'

Answer: Louisiana


Question: 'This -ism, the impulse to do good deeds for others, can also mean the view that Jesus was just a man & not divine'

Answer: humanitarianism


Question: 'From the Latin for "juice", this term refers to plants that store water in their thick leaves & stems'

Answer: succulent


Question: 'Kevin Costner chases assassination conspirators'

Answer: JFK


Question: 'Reminiscent of another of his novels, his "The Original of Laura" features a lecher named Hubert H. Hubert'

Answer: Nabokov


Question: 'Early on, the Nazis employed the braunhemden, meaning this, to enforce their will'

Answer: the brown shirts


Question: '(CNN senior U.N. Correspondent Richard Roth gives the clue) Today a sanctuary for migrating birds, the island you see just offshore from the U.N. bears the name of this Burmese U.N. Secretary-General'

Answer: U. Thant


Question: 'This colorful climbing shrub of South America was named for a French explorer of the South Pacific'

Answer: bougainvillea


Question: 'Will Smith hooks & jabs'

Answer: Ali


Question: 'When he died in Samoa in 1894, he left behind what many consider his masterpiece, "Weir of Hermiston"'

Answer: Robert Louis Stevenson


Question: 'Heaven for sailors is fiddler's this'

Answer: fiddler\'s green


Question: 'This 12-mile by 5-mile South Carolina resort island has 24 golf courses'

Answer: Hilton Head Island


Question: 'Sabal serrulata, this palmetto, is considered anabolic & is a useful "tool" for those needing to gain weight'

Answer: the saw palmetto


Question: 'Dennis Quaid is running out of time trying to figure out who poisoned him'

Answer: D.O.A.


Question: 'The hero of his unfinished novel "The Castle" is known only as K.'

Answer: Kafka


Question: 'In Muslim countries the Red Cross goes by this name'

Answer: the Red Crescent


Question: 'In 1843 John C. Fremont & Kit Carson visited what's now Fremont Island in this large body of water'

Answer: the Great Salt Lake


Question: 'This 4-letter term for a religious group that holds distinctive beliefs comes from the Latin for "follow"'

Answer: a sect


Question: 'Prior to becoming Britain's prime minister in 2007, he was Chancellor of the Exchequer'

Answer: (Gordon) Brown


Question: 'E.B. White: <br />"The Trumpet of the ____"'

Answer: Swan


Question: 'A social engagement with someone you've never met in person'

Answer: a blind date


Question: 'This company started by selling starch, soap & candles in 1806; it merged with Palmolive in 1928'

Answer: Colgate


Question: 'This iconic landmark near the Champ de Mars has 1,665 steps'

Answer: the Eiffel Tower


Question: 'Baltimore Orioles defensive wizard Brooks Robinson won 16 straight gold these from 1960 to 1975'

Answer: gloves


Question: 'This country's prime minister Nouri al-Maliki helped draft its new Constitution'

Answer: Iraq


Question: 'A classic from 1940: <br />"Pat the ____"'

Answer: Bunny


Question: 'These slatted window shades are named for an Italian city'

Answer: Venetian blinds


Question: 'This oldest clothing retailer in the U.S. formed in 1818; the grandchildren, all brothers, took over in 1850'

Answer: Brooks Brothers


Question: 'The versatile building seen here is the Monte Carlo this and Opera House'

Answer: Casino


Question: 'Featherweight Willie Pep was so brilliant on defense, he once won a round by deliberately not doing this'

Answer: punching


Question: 'A devastating stroke in 2006 ended his tenure as prime minister of Israel'

Answer: (Ariel) Sharon


Question: 'A lesson on sharing: <br />"The Rainbow ____"'

Answer: Fish


Question: '"L'amore e cieco" is this familiar proverb in Italian'

Answer: love is blind


Question: 'In 1810 the Connecticut General Assembly passed an act incorporating this insurance company with a city's name'

Answer: Hartford


Question: 'The 38-bedroom, 60,645-square-foot "Casa Grande" is the main house of this California "Castle"'

Answer: Hearst Castle


Question: 'Paolo Maldini could tell you that in this sport guarding an opponent closely is called marking him'

Answer: soccer


Question: 'Hassanal Bolkiah is the Minister of Finance & Defense, Prime Minister & Sultan of this country'

Answer: Brunei


Question: 'Dr. Seuss tweaks the alphabet book tradition: <br />"On Beyond ____"'

Answer: Zebra


Question: 'This affliction, a problem for drivers, is also called nyctalopia'

Answer: night blindness


Question: 'In 1842 this juice company started out by selling apple cider as well as vinegar in New York'

Answer: Mott\'s


Question: 'Until 1954 it was the tallest structure in the world'

Answer: the Empire State Building


Question: 'Mark Eaton had 3,064 of these in his NBA career, with Kareem, Magic, Bird & Jordan among his victims'

Answer: blocks


Question: 'At the funeral seen here, one of the mourners was this future prime minister, paying respects to his mother'

Answer: Rajiv Gandhi


Question:
'Arnold Lobel:
"Days with ____ and ____"
(2 different amphibians)'

Answer: Frog & Toad


Question: 'Shannon Hoon fronted this alternative rock band'

Answer: Blind Melon


Question: 'This company started in 1833 selling mollusk exoskeletons; it switched to selling oil for lamps in the 1890s'

Answer: Shell


Question: '12-20 feet high to keep the barbarians at bay, it ran 73 miles from Wallsend in the east to Bowness in the west'

Answer: Hadrian\'s Wall


Question: 'In 2010 Boston unveiled a statue of this 1970s Bruins defenseman'

Answer: (Bobby) Orr


Question: 'Colonization of Mars may take some doin

Answer: oxygen


Question: '"Hoffa" &<br />"Chinatown"'

Answer: (Jack) Nicholson


Question: 'Cape Sable, the USA's southernmost mainland point, lies within this Florida national park'

Answer: the Everglades


Question: 'Somniloquism is doing this in one's sleep; it could get you in trouble'

Answer: talking


Question: 'Though pianists like Rubinstein might protest, Brahms' 2-player opus 78 is known as this instrument's sonata'

Answer: violin


Question: 'On Dec. 2, 1971 this country landed its Mars 3 on the planet's surface; sadly, a planetwide dust storm killed it after 20 seconds'

Answer: Russia


Question: '"Proof of Life" &<br />"3:10 to Yuma"'

Answer: Russell Crowe


Question: 'In 1623 this Massachusetts cape was named for the then-queen of England'

Answer: Cape Ann


Question: 'Eremology is the study of these, like the Gobi'

Answer: deserts


Question: 'Bela Bartok wrote a trio called "Rhapsody" for this woodwind whose sound opens "Rhapsody In Blue"'

Answer: clarinet


Question: 'In 2003 the United States launched two Martian rovers--Opportunity & this, whose work is seen here'

Answer: Spirit


Question: '"Devil in a Blue Dress" &<br />"John Q"'

Answer: Denzel Washington


Question: 'In 1938 the German ship Admiral Karpfanger was mysteriously lost off this Chilean cape'

Answer: Cape Horn


Question: 'We could call this vocabulary category (one of our favorites) TETRAGRAMS'

Answer: FOUR-LETTER WORDS


Question: '(Kelly of the Clue Crew stands in a practice room with a string quartet at the Juilliard School in New York.)  In a tragic moment in Smetana's quartet titled "From My Life" a high note depicts the ringing that preceded this affliction, a terror for composers'

Answer: deafness


Question: 'To refuse to admit error or cooperate with an inquiry is to do this, also a Civil War nickname'

Answer: stonewall


Question: 'In 1877 an American astronomer discovered these 2 tiny moons & named them for the sons of Ares'

Answer: Phobos & Deimos


Question: '"A Mighty Heart" &<br />"Salt"'

Answer: (Angelina) Jolie


Question: 'The entrance to this Australian bay near Sydney is guarded by Cape Banks & Cape Solander'

Answer: Botany Bay


Question: 'An agelast is someone who never does this, not aloud, not even last; how sad'

Answer: laugh


Question: 'He intended his wife Clara to play his piano quintet, but when she fell ill, he found not a bad substitute in Felix Mendelssohn'

Answer: (Robert) Schumann


Question: 'In November 1973 Richard Nixon said, "People have got to know whether or not their president is a" this. "Well, I'm not"'

Answer: a crook


Question: 'This tallest volcano onmars rises about 16 miles above the plains, majestic enough for Greek gods'

Answer: Olympus Mons


Question: '"Destry Rides Again " &<br />"Harvey "'

Answer: (Jimmy) Stewart


Question: 'Cape Spartel, 6 miles west of Tangier, is the point where the Atlantic Ocean & this strait meet'

Answer: Gibraltar


Question: 'In math you get a difference by subtracting the subtrahend from this number'

Answer: the minuend


Question: '(Kelly of the Clue Crew stands on stage as a string quartet plays the piece described in the clue at the Julliard School in New York.) Opus 33 No. 2 by Haydn, who created the modern string quartet, tricks you with multiple endings; he couldn't resist a good one of these, the nickname of the piece'

Answer: "The Joke"


Question: 'One form of justification for a bad act is having had these, proverbially the asphalt on the way to hell'

Answer: good intentions


Question: 'A 50th anniversary edition of this fictionalized biography featured the painting seen here on its cover'

Answer: Lust for Life


Question: 'Scientists who study these mammals in caves wear respirators to protect themselves from ammonia fumes'

Answer: Bats


Question: 'You can visit the Victorian home of this unsinkable heroine at 1340 Pennsylvania Street in Denver'

Answer: Molly Brown


Question: 'Once known as the Country Cut-Ups, they're nicknamed the Oaks'

Answer: Oak Ridge Boys


Question: 'While olfactology is concerned with smell, audiology deals with this sense'

Answer: Hearing


Question: 'On an analog clock the hour hand will make this many revolutions a day'

Answer: 2


Question: 'Hindu priests toss this into a fire during the ceremony as an offering; we toss it at departing couples'

Answer: Rice


Question: 'Cavers use special dyes to track the flow of these'

Answer: (Underground) Rivers


Question: 'The Gibson House on Beacon Street in this city is named for its original 19th century furnishings'

Answer: Boston


Question: 'Randy Traywick is the real name of this man who was a singer & a short order cook at the Nashville Palace'

Answer: Randy Travis


Question: 'Biology is generally divided into 2 branches:  botany & this study of animals'

Answer: Zoology


Question: 'Continent on which the highest recorded air temperature, 136 degrees F., was recorded'

Answer: Africa


Question: 'The person in this post makes the first toast'

Answer: Best man


Question: 'Explorers enjoy cave systems inside these ice masses because they constantly change'

Answer: Glaciers


Question: 'Hulihee Palace on this large island was once the summer home of monarchs, including King Kalakaua'

Answer: Hawaii


Question: 'When Mary Chapin Carpenter sang "Shut Up And" do this to "me" on 1994's CMA Awards show, Little Richard complied'

Answer: Kiss me


Question: 'Areology is the observation & study of this planet'

Answer: Mars


Question: 'This country has the largest crude oil reserves, about a quarter of the world's total'

Answer: Saudi Arabia


Question: 'Tradition says this guest will be the next woman to marry'

Answer: The one that catches the bouquet


Question: 'Cave diving combines spelunking with this other sport'

Answer: Scuba diving


Question: 'Moss-draped oak trees surround Shadows-On-The-Teche, one of this state's most famous plantations'

Answer: Louisiana


Question: 'Supermodel Kate Moss played the lead in this "Man In Black"'s video "Delia's Gone"'

Answer: Johnny Cash


Question: 'A person who specializes in Sinology would be an expert on this country's history & customs'

Answer: China


Question: 'In 1996 this card game with a 108-card deck, most numbered 0-9, turned 25 years old'

Answer: Uno


Question: 'Meteorologically speaking, it completes the old English saying "Blest be the bride that..."'

Answer: The sun shines on


Question: 'In 1879 Marcelino de Sautuola discovered the Stone Age paintings in this country's Altamira Cave'

Answer: Spain


Question: 'Woodlawn in Virginia was the home of this president's step-granddaughter Nellie Custis'

Answer: George Washington


Question: 'This blonde who was "Country When Country Wasn't Cool" has her own Nashville museum'

Answer: Barbara Mandrell


Question: 'It's the science that deals with water & its properties'

Answer: Hydrology


Question: 'The elevator ride costs $12 to the observation deck at the 1,136' level of this 1,815' Toronto landmark'

Answer: CN Tower


Question: 'In a Jewish wedding it serves as a reminder of the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem'

Answer: Breaking of the glass


Question: 'This term for the scholarly elite of the Sung dynasty's civil service came to mean any high official'

Answer: Mandarin


Question: 'At its widest north-south point, this large sea stretches 1,000 miles from Libya in Africa to Croatia in Europe'

Answer: Mediterranean Sea


Question: 'In 1922 the South Bend Tribune established WSBT, this state's first radio station'

Answer: Indiana


Question: 'The Best Song Oscars for 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994 & 1995 went to songs from this company's animated movies'

Answer: Disney


Question: 'A factory to make these "People's Cars" was dedicated May 26, 1938 in Wolfsburg, Germany'

Answer: Volkswagen


Question: 'Under this 1966 law that opened government files to the public, civil servants' personnel files may be withheld'

Answer: Freedom of Information Act


Question: 'This country's highest peak, 7,828' high Mount Maglic, is located about 50 miles southeast of Sarajevo'

Answer: Bosnia


Question: 'Name shared by newspapers in Lincoln, Kansas City & Toronto'

Answer: Star


Question: 'For 1986 this director's film won a whole "Platoon" of Oscars'

Answer: Oliver Stone