1 messages · Page 18 of 1
leaden abyssBOT
COMPANIES
In 1959 Richard De Vos & Jay Van Andel founded this company that now has 3 million independent distributors
Time's up! The correct answer was Amway
THE SATURDAY EVENING POST
In the March 17, 1956 issue, Gary Cooper said, "In Westerns you were permitted to kiss" this "but never your girl"
Time's up! The correct answer was your horse
AROUND THE APARTMENT BUILDING
These common, crawly apartment insects have German, brown-banded & American species
Time's up! The correct answer was cockroaches
OPERA SINGERS
This Spaniard starred in Franco Zeffirelli's film "La Traviata"
Time's up! The correct answer was Domingo
DAYS
In 1954 Armistice Day was renamed this
Time's up! The correct answer was Veterans Day
OPERA & BALLET
This composer of "The Nutcracker" said, "The music of a ballet is not invariably bad"
Time's up! The correct answer was Tchaikovsky
THE BLUE ANGELS
(Sarah of the Clue Crew riding in a Blue Angels jet) With a ceiling of over 50,000 feet, the Blue Angels jets, FA-18s, are known by the name of this insect
Time's up! The correct answer was hornet
KING ARTHUR
Shortly after birth, Arthur was given to this wizard for safekeeping
Time's up! The correct answer was Merlin
FICTIONAL BOOKS
This doctor from the original "Star Trek" series wrote "Comparative Alien Physiology"
Time's up! The correct answer was McCoy
THE WOK OF FAME
Reputedly an aphrodisiac, this expensive soup uses dorsal & pectoral portions of its namesake
Time's up! The correct answer was Shark fin soup
I PITY THE "FOOL"
This novel begins in Veracruz when a group of travelers embarks on a trip to Europe
Time's up! The correct answer was Ship of Fools
CROSSWORD CLUES "E"
Zealous, like a beaver (5)
Time's up! The correct answer was eager
BACH IN THE SADDLE
Bach was a composer of great reknown in this musical era that takes its name from "imperfect pearls"
Time's up! The correct answer was Baroque
SENIOR SENATORS
When admiring the Stamford train station, thank this state's Christopher Dodd, who helped secure funding
Time's up! The correct answer was Connecticut
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN
Their 1955 show, "Pipe Dream", about the people of Cannery Row, was based on this author's "Sweet Thursday"
Time's up! The correct answer was John Steinbeck
PEOPLE IN HISTORY
First Lady Helen Taft led a fund-raising drive for a memorial to this 1912 marine disaster
Time's up! The correct answer was Sinking of the Titanic
ANNUAL EVENTS
Dancers clomp around in wooden shoes at the Holland, Michigan festival honoring this flower
Time's up! The correct answer was the tulip
WONDER DRUGS
The arthritis medicine lodine is an NSAID, a non-steroidal anti-this drug
Time's up! The correct answer was inflammatory
PUT ON YOUR JAMIES
This comic was Bundini Brown in "Ali" & Steamin' Beamen in "Any Given Sunday"
Time's up! The correct answer was Jamie Foxx
BOGIE MEN
Fred C. Dobbs
Time's up! The correct answer was The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
THE KIDS LOVE THAT ROCK & ROLL
That "Fly" band Sugar Ray is led by this heartthrob lead singer
Time's up! The correct answer was Mark McGrath
DANCE IN THE DICTIONARY
It was established as a cyclic form by Vienna's Josef Lanner; you think you can do this dance in here & order us around?
Time's up! The correct answer was waltz
INLETS
Faxa Bay in the North Atlantic is between this country's Snaefells & Reykjanes peninsulas
Time's up! The correct answer was Iceland
I'LL MAKE A NOTE OF IT
In astrological notation, this sign is represented by 2 fish
Time's up! The correct answer was Pisces
FETAL ATTRACTION
Pre-natal process that created the images seen here:
Time's up! The correct answer was Ultrasound
THE USA
The name of this New Mexico city where the first atomic bomb was exploded is Spanish for "big cottonwood"
Time's up! The correct answer was Alamogordo
TUBE TEST
This spin-off spun off a show of its own, "Checking In", with Marla Gibbs continuing as Florence Johnston
Time's up! The correct answer was The Jeffersons
TONY-WINNING COMPOSERS
1973: "A Little Night Music"
Time's up! The correct answer was Stpehen Sondheim
ANNUAL EVENTS
Stand clear of the seed-spitting contest at the Hope, Arkansas festival for these huge picnic fruits
Time's up! The correct answer was watermelons
WHAT THE KIDS ARE CALLING IT
A sports team member who sees many women at once fits 2 definitions of this word
Time's up! The correct answer was Player
ENDLESS SUMER
Utu, who judged the dead at the end of each day, was the Sumerian god of this celestial body
Time's up! The correct answer was sun
WORDS OF LOVE
Virgil's "omnia vincit amor" is translated as this
Time's up! The correct answer was love conquers all
GIVE ME AN "A"!
Robert Frost wondered "How many" of these "fell on Newton's head before he took the hint!"
Time's up! The correct answer was apples
BUGS
These insects "chirp" by rubbing their 2 front wings together
Time's up! The correct answer was Crickets
DISNEY VILLAINS
Jafar
Time's up! The correct answer was Aladdin
WHO'S THE MRS.?
Mrs. Tim McGraw
Time's up! The correct answer was Faith Hill
BIRDS
The akepa & akiapola'au are found in forest areas, only in this state
Time's up! The correct answer was Hawaii
SHAKESPEAREAN WORDS
The word "fashionable" came into vogue with Ulysses' speech to Achilles in this play
Time's up! The correct answer was Troilus and Cressida
GENERAL SCIENCE
The "master plan of all life", it consists of thymine, adenine, guanine, cytosine, phosphate & deoxyribose
Time's up! The correct answer was **DNA **
ENGLAND, SCOTLAND OR WALES
The one that is technically a principality
Time's up! The correct answer was Wales
"P.B."
This Latin term used for some legal services means "for the good"
Time's up! The correct answer was pro bono
"TEEN" SCENE
Golfing "hole" with a bar (where you can't go), or the amendment granting women's suffrage
Time's up! The correct answer was 19th
IT'S A DATE!
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew at the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii) Pearl Harbor will always be remembered for this date in 1941, which FDR said "will live in infamy"
Time's up! The correct answer was 7-Dec
TRANSPORTATION
Smaller than a junk, this Oriental boat usually has a cabin with a roof made of mats
Time's up! The correct answer was Sampan
POUR ME A STIFF ONE
Nonpotent potable in common to a fuzzy navel & a screwdriver
Time's up! The correct answer was orange juice
BEFORE THEY WERE FIRST LADIES
She was president (Natl. Pres. of the Girl Scouts, that is) in the 1920s while her husband was merely Secy. of Commerce
Time's up! The correct answer was Hoover
HISTORIC WOMEN
In 1813 this mistress of the late Lord Nelson was imprisoned for debt
Time's up! The correct answer was Lady Hamilton
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
There's no truth to the story that she had to pawn her jewels to finance Columbus' first voyage
Time's up! The correct answer was Queen Isabella
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Under the 5th Amendment, 1 of the 3 things that no person shall be deprived of "without due process of law"
Time's up! The correct answer was life
TIME'S TOP 10 EVERYTHING OF 2008
No. 1 in "Discoveries": "Snow on" this
Time's up! The correct answer was Mars
MOVIE CO-STARS
Montgomery Clift & Shelley Winters were nominated for Oscars for this 1951 film; Elizabeth Taylor was not
Time's up! The correct answer was A Place in the Sun
FROM THE GREEK
The name of this color comes from the Greek word porphyra
Time's up! The correct answer was purple
DAYS
In the U.S. the Jewish festivals of Hanukkah & Passover each last this many days
Time's up! The correct answer was 8
NOTABLE NONHUMANS
In 1945 this famous scottie was injured in a fight with Blaze, Elliott Roosevelt's mastiff
Time's up! The correct answer was Fala
WORLD CAPITALS
"The Rome of the North" is how famed sculptor Rodin described this Czech capital
Time's up! The correct answer was Prague
MR. TEA
Dating from 1662, the English use of tea is attributed to Catherine of Braganza, wife of this "Restored" king
Time's up! The correct answer was Charles II
CONVENTIONS
On "Saturday Night Live", William Shatner told attendees at this type of convention, "Get a life!"
Time's up! The correct answer was Star Trek
HOW'S THE WEATHER?
The forecast is cloudy with a 30% chance of these, characterized by the sudden start & stop of light rainfall
Time's up! The correct answer was showers
SPOOKS
This spy came a long way from her origins as the daughter of a Dutch hatter
Time's up! The correct answer was Mata Hari
TRUTH OR DARE
Dare: She was born on Aug. 18, 1587, the first English child born in America
Time's up! The correct answer was Virginia Dare
THE BODY WOMAN
Location of the zygomatic bones; fashion models may have prominent ones
Time's up! The correct answer was cheekbones
SPORTS
In 1994, at age 45, he became heavyweight boxing champ again & was the AP's Male Athlete of the Year
Time's up! The correct answer was George Foreman
NATIVE AMERICAN PLACE NAMES
An RV maker based in Iowa shares its name with this large Wisconsin lake
Time's up! The correct answer was Winnebago
TRANSPORTATION
The 1st of these high-speed German highways was opened between Cologne & Bonn in 1932
Time's up! The correct answer was Autobahn
POETS
Between 1842 & 1885, he repeatedly revised his "Idylls of the King"
Time's up! The correct answer was Alfred Lord Tennyson
CORPORATE SPORTS VENUES
This Disney-owned baseball team plays at Anaheim's Edison International Field
Time's up! The correct answer was Anaheim Angels
I JUST LIKE SAYING THESE WORDS
Enjoy this $2000 quanswer--see, I'm one of these, a creator of new words
Time's up! The correct answer was neologist
STORM
The probe used to investigate tornados in this film is aptly named Dorothy
Time's up! The correct answer was Twister
LITERARY TITLES
This 1954 book title refers to an impaled sow's head, an offering to the "beast"
Time's up! The correct answer was Lord of the Flies
THE 20th CENTURY
In January 1926 in London, John L. Baird demonstrated this new invention which used a cathode ray tube
Time's up! The correct answer was Television
FOUNTAINS
Ottorino Respighi wrote a symphonic poem about the "Fountains Of" this Italian capital
Time's up! The correct answer was Rome
SAINTS
March 1st is the feast day of this patron saint of Wales
Time's up! The correct answer was St. David
WHAT A GEM!
The largest deposits of this fossil tree resin are found in the sands along the shores of the Baltic Sea
Time's up! The correct answer was amber
BASEBALL
The "Black Sox" team that threw the 1919 World Series lost to this Ohio team
Time's up! The correct answer was Cincinnati Reds
YOU DO THE MATH
The number of legs on a spider plus the number of legs on a fly
Time's up! The correct answer was 14
THRILLER
This author's techno-thriller "Rainbow Six" focuses on John Clark, also a hero in "Clear & Present Danger"
Time's up! The correct answer was Tom Clancy
QUOTATIONS
This talk show host said, "I admire, respect & adore authors" when she was honored for her book club
Time's up! The correct answer was Oprah
THE BOOK TRADE
According to USA Today, they're the 2 nonconsecutive months that see the highest cookbook sales
Time's up! The correct answer was May & December
"PER"CUSSION
A type of fish, or to sit on an elevated platform
Time's up! The correct answer was perch
IN THE GOOD OLD SUMER TIME
Hammurabi was famous for his, but Ur-Nammu enforced one of these centuries earlier
Time's up! The correct answer was Code of law
BIG, REALLY BIG!
Built on 200 acres, this Washington, D.C. train station was once the world's largest
Time's up! The correct answer was Union Station
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Phil Collins once said, "Whatever else I am, I'm" one of these "first"
Time's up! The correct answer was A Drummer
WHAT A GEM!
Cornflower blue is the most prized color of this gem
Time's up! The correct answer was a sapphire
BALLET
A new ballet about this puppet who yearns to be a boy had it's U.S. premiere in Atlanta in 2000
Time's up! The correct answer was Pinocchio
BABY NAMES A LA SHAKESPEARE
Name a girl this after the "Merchant of Venice" heroine & she'll probably grow up to like fast sports cars
Time's up! The correct answer was Portia
SHAKESPEAREAN LAST SCENES
Near the end of "Henry VIII", this princess is described as "a most unspotted lily", who will die a virgin
Time's up! The correct answer was Elizabeth I
ALSO A TOOL
This drink consists of 2 ounces of vodka & 5 ounces of orange juice
Time's up! The correct answer was a screwdriver
SPORTS FACTS
This Giants outfielder is the only player in history to receive the MVP award 4 consecutive years, 2001 to 2004
Time's up! The correct answer was Bonds
BIOLOGY
Renin, an enzyme that breaks down protein, is secreted by cells in this organ
Time's up! The correct answer was the kidney
SOCIOLOGY
William H. White put this word before "think" to mean conformity to consensus
Time's up! The correct answer was group
NAME THE POET
"To see a world in a grain of sand and a heaven in a wild flower"
Time's up! The correct answer was William Blake
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NICKNAMES
Yankee batting champ "Donnie Baseball"
Time's up! The correct answer was Mattingly
MEN OF MUSIC
"King of the Waltz" Johann Strauss Jr. wrote in other dance forms too, like the "Tritsch-Tratsch" this
Time's up! The correct answer was the polka
CROSSWORD CLUES "M"
Stubborn slippers (5)
Time's up! The correct answer was mules
HOMOPHONIC PAIRS
Remained sedate
Time's up! The correct answer was stayed staid
"LAP" DANCE
A region of northern Scandinavia or Russia
Time's up! The correct answer was Lapland
SPORTS
Ben Crenshaw & Phil Mickelson are the only 3-time winners of this college sport's championship tournament
Time's up! The correct answer was golf
ACRONYM EXCITEMENT!
For feminists: NOW
Time's up! The correct answer was National Organization for Women
SAINTS BE PRAISED
Saint Brigid was buried at Kildare, but was later moved to be buried with this saint
Time's up! The correct answer was Saint Patrick
NOT A CURRENT NATIONAL CAPITAL
Belize City, Guatemala City, Panama City
Time's up! The correct answer was Belize City
ALSO SOMETHING YOU WEAR
A policy seeking to reduce pollution is referred to as this & trade
Time's up! The correct answer was cap
SHIPS
This ship, Columbus' flagship., was originally called the Marigalanti
Time's up! The correct answer was Santa Maria
MAIN STREET U.S.A.
In Salt Lake City take Main Street to this square to find the Mormon Tabernacle
Time's up! The correct answer was Temple Square
FEMINISM
Emmeline & Christabel Pankhurst were a mother-daughter team of these activists for the vote
Time's up! The correct answer was suffragettes
STATES THAT END IN HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire is bounded to the north by this Canadian province, the country's largest in area
Time's up! The correct answer was Quebec
CLASSIC STAR TREK
Suave Ricardo Montalban played this sultry superhuman on the TV series & on the big screen
Time's up! The correct answer was Khan
AROUND THE APARTMENT BUILDING
(Sofia of the Clue Crew) You can save lives & earn firemen's gratitude if you keep this in good working order
Time's up! The correct answer was smoke detector
HOW DO YOU...
Dial 011-33-1 & a local number, say "Pourrais-je parler a M. Chirac?"
Time's up! The correct answer was call the president of France
PICTURE THIS
One of the first printed books with illustrations was a collection of this ancient man's fables in 1476
Time's up! The correct answer was Aesop
THE ENVIRONMENT
In 1970 President Nixon created this government body that sets and enforces national pollution control standards
Time's up! The correct answer was the E.P.A.
IN THE DICTIONARY
This 5-letter word can refer to one type of work by a composer, or to several works of different types
Time's up! The correct answer was opera
U.S. GEOGRAPHY
The Bluegrass region, an area of gently rolling pastures, covers the north central part of this state
Time's up! The correct answer was Kentucky
COUNTRY MUSIC
In 1999 her "Faith" CD reached triple platinum status
Time's up! The correct answer was Faith Hill
THREE CHEERS!
The 4-legged Omaha made the record books in 1935 with this 3-feat
Time's up! The correct answer was racing's Triple Crown
NAME THE POET
"Tho' I've belted you an' flayed you, by the livin' gawd that made you, you're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"
Time's up! The correct answer was Rudyard Kipling
LET'S CALL TRIPLE "A"
San Diego County is estimated to have a million acres of this Spanish-named dense shrub growth
Time's up! The correct answer was chaparral
CALL ME A"LEX"
Adjective meaning able to bend & snap back readily without breaking
Time's up! The correct answer was flexible
"PUN" JAB
Furry Phil's Pennsylvania place for fanciful February forecasting
Time's up! The correct answer was Punxsutawney
AN E FOR AN I
One means "severely tested"; the other, "trapped on a branch"
Time's up! The correct answer was tried & treed
CARTOONS
Ms. Frizzle, a science teacher, drives this title vehicle
Time's up! The correct answer was The Magic School Bus
RHYME TIME FOOD & DRINK
An ever so tiny piece of the hepatic organ
Time's up! The correct answer was a liver sliver
POETRY
In stanza three of "The Star Spangled Banner", he mocks "The hireling and slave" who doubt America's victory
Time's up! The correct answer was Francis Scott Key
I'M HUNGRY!
I bought a special log to grow the shiitake type of these; let's grill some right now
leaden abyssBOT
@shell cliff guessed it! The answer was: mushrooms
WOMEN'S HEALTH
In a "Got Milk" ad, Jennifer Love Hewitt says she hates this bone condition, so she has fat free milk with every meal
shell cliff
Osteoperosis
leaden abyssBOT
@shell cliff guessed it! The answer was: osteoporosis
SCIENCE & NATURE
This striped mammal reportedly can fire 6 shots of its foul spray before having to "resupply"
shell cliff
Skunk
leaden abyssBOT
@shell cliff guessed it! The answer was: Skunk
KOREA
The name of this martial art resembling karate is Korean for "art of kicking and punching"
shell cliff
taekwondo
leaden abyssBOT
@shell cliff guessed it! The answer was: Taekwondo
SEEING "RED"
In song, just "remember" this place "and the cowboy that loves you so true"
Time's up! The correct answer was Red River Valley
IT'S AN L.A. THING
Wanna live in this city, 90210? in July 2008 the median home price there was $2.3 million
shell cliff
Beverly Hills
leaden abyssBOT
@shell cliff guessed it! The answer was: Beverly Hills
FLEMISH & DUTCH MASTERS
Artist whose masterpiece is seen here: ("Night Cafe")
shell cliff
Vincent Van Gogh
leaden abyssBOT
@shell cliff guessed it! The answer was: Vincent Van Gogh
TELEVISION
Before playing the principal at "The Bronx Zoo", he played the city editor of the L.A. Tribune
leaden abyssBOT
@shell cliff guessed it! The answer was: Ed Asner
COME TO OUR AIDE
In 1948 White House aide Lauchlin Currie told this committee he wasn't a Soviet spy; today we know he was
shell cliff
Russian
leaden abyssBOT
Time's up! The correct answer was the House Un-American Activities Committee
FOR WHOM THE "BELL" TOLLS
Doing this, you'll hold pairs of small cymbals called zills
shell cliff
belly dancing
leaden abyssBOT
@shell cliff guessed it! The answer was: belly dancing
QUOTATIONS
Jean-Luc Godard said, "Photography is truth, and" this "is truth 24 times a second"
shell cliff
film
leaden abyssBOT
@shell cliff guessed it! The answer was: film
BEGINS & ENDS WITH "O"
The website for this snack features the Double Stuf Racing League
shell cliff
Oreo
leaden abyssBOT
@shell cliff guessed it! The answer was: Oreo
SPORTS
On Sept. 23, 1926 this heavyweight boxing champ lost his title to Gene Tunney in a decision
shell cliff
Jack Dempsey
leaden abyssBOT
@shell cliff guessed it! The answer was: Jack Dempsey
SISTER CITIES
San Francisco, California is a sister city to this one in Italy
shell cliff
Florence
leaden abyssBOT
Time's up! The correct answer was Assisi
FOUND
Cowboy nickname of William Donovan, founder of the OSS & of modern U.S. intelligence
Time's up! The correct answer was "Wild Bill"
EDIBLES INSTANT REPLAY REVIEW
This notoriously smelly cheese whose last U.S. maker is in Monroe, Wisconsin was fumbled on aisle 3
Time's up! The correct answer was Limburger
GET YOUR MOVIE FACTS STRAIGHT
Peter Fonda was in "Ulee's Gold"; "Fool's Gold" stars this daughter of Goldie Hawn
shell cliff
Kate Hudson
leaden abyssBOT
@shell cliff guessed it! The answer was: Kate Hudson
I WANT TO RIDE THAT!
I may not know "Who Framed" this movie bunny, but I can ride his Car Toon Spin at Disneyland
shell cliff
Roger Rabbit
leaden abyssBOT
@shell cliff guessed it! The answer was: Roger Rabbit
U.S.A.
On average this city packs more than 23,000 people into 1 sq. mile
leaden abyssBOT
@shell cliff guessed it! The answer was: New York City
CLASSIC STAR TREK
Suave Ricardo Montalban played this sultry superhuman on the TV series & on the big screen
Time's up! The correct answer was Khan
LSU
This basketball star nicknamed "Pistol Pete" went to LSU where his dad "Press" was coach
Time's up! The correct answer was Pete Maravich
THE TREES WERE ANGRY THAT DAY, MY FRIENDS
An apple tree angrily slaps the hand of a Kansas girl trying to pick from it in this film
Time's up! The correct answer was The Wizard of Oz
MOTHER GOOSE
Some say these 2 were actually Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette, who were beheaded (or broke their crowns) in 1793
Time's up! The correct answer was Jack & Jill
SPORTS
You win this when you pick the winners of 2 successive horse races
Time's up! The correct answer was the Daily Double
"ROCK"Y
Also called halite, this common mineral can be formed by the drying of enclosed bodies of seawater
Time's up! The correct answer was rock salt
QUOTATIONS
This talk show host said, "I admire, respect & adore authors" when she was honored for her book club
Time's up! The correct answer was Oprah
THE NORTHERNMOST CAPITAL CITY
Rome, Brussels, Lisbon
Time's up! The correct answer was Brussels
DOUBLE MEANINGS
I started to _____ in the hot sun, but I had to grab the _____ out of Ed's belt so he wouldn't score a TD
Time's up! The correct answer was flag
TOM JONES
In book 13 country boy Tom arrives in this metropolis, where the climactic action takes place
Time's up! The correct answer was London
I KNOW THAT WORD BACKWARDS & FORWARDS
Exalted to the rank of a god
Time's up! The correct answer was deified
TIME TO "EAT"
A spike on the bottom of an athletic shoe
Time's up! The correct answer was a cleat
BUSINESS LEADERS
Before founding his own corp., John K. Northrop was chief engineer for this company & designed its Vega airplane
Time's up! The correct answer was Lockheed
RHYMES WITH TRACK
A pile of pancakes
Time's up! The correct answer was stack
CIVIL WAR PEOPLE
He was the only person who died during the Civil War to be featured on Confederate currency
Time's up! The correct answer was Stonewall Jackson
LOW TECH
Ticonderoga is no. 1 in making no. 2 these, introduced in 1913
Time's up! The correct answer was pencils
THE 13th CENTURY
In 1215 a bloody incident on this city's Ponte Vecchio began a civil war between the Guelphs & Ghibellines
Time's up! The correct answer was Florence
THE TEENS
In "The Sound of Music", Liesl was "going on" this number
Time's up! The correct answer was 17
DON'T MESS WITH SICILY
At nearly 11,000 feet this "active" spot is Sicily's highest point
Time's up! The correct answer was Mount Etna
BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY
Genesis calls it "the salt sea" perhaps because its salinity reaches 4 times that of ocean water
Time's up! The correct answer was the Dead Sea
I JUST LIKE SAYING THESE WORDS
Alfred E. Neuman could tell you that a fernticle is another name for one of these on the surface of the skin
Time's up! The correct answer was a freckle
WHO'S THE MRS.?
Mrs. Blake Edwards
Time's up! The correct answer was Julie Andrews
SCIENTISTS
In 1791 this Italian published the results of his experiments in "animal electricity"
Time's up! The correct answer was Luigi Galvani
THE NORTHERNMOST CAPITAL CITY
Rome, Brussels, Lisbon
Time's up! The correct answer was Brussels
3-LETTER ABBREV.
Organization founded by Carrie Chapman Catt in 1920: LWV
Time's up! The correct answer was the League of Women Voters
KILLER MUSICALS
Sting starred as the vile Macheath in a 1989 revival of this Weill musical
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Threepenny Opera"
GETTING TICKED ON
The chipping type of this common seed-eating little bird is a popular host for ticks
Time's up! The correct answer was a sparrow
PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS
Maybe Alfred Adler didn't think he was good enough when he identified & named this complex
Time's up! The correct answer was Inferiority complex
GREEK LETTERS
A little bit, a really little bit
Time's up! The correct answer was iota
I WANT TO RIDE THAT!
No tame little swing ride, the Starflyer in this Austrian city swings you as high as a 23-story building
Time's up! The correct answer was Vienna
WEBSITES
At whitehouse.gov you can learn all about Air Force One as well as this Maryland presidential retreat
Time's up! The correct answer was Camp David
U.S.A.
Caucasians constitute about 1/3 of this state's population
Time's up! The correct answer was Hawaii
WEATHER WORLD
In Venezuela, this "season" is from April to October; in the mountains of Peru, from November to March
Time's up! The correct answer was rainy season
MUD
This poem set in Mudville was first published in the San Francisco Examiner, in 1888
Time's up! The correct answer was "Casey at the Bat"
"DOUBLE" JEOPARDY
Line preceding "Fire burn and cauldron bubble"
Time's up! The correct answer was **"Double double, toil and trouble" **
MOVIE CITIES
Of course there's a car chase on the freeway in 1985's "To Live and Die in .."
Time's up! The correct answer was L.A.
SHAKESPEARE
The play in which Emilia screams, "The moor hath kill'd my mistress! Murder! Murder!"
Time's up! The correct answer was Othello
ON THE COVER OF SGT. PEPPER
Bob Dylan appears as does this poet from whom he may have taken his stage name
Time's up! The correct answer was Dylan Thomas
NOT A CURRENT NATIONAL CAPITAL
Ljubljana, Bratislava, Barcelona
Time's up! The correct answer was Barcelona
LITERATURE
Ellen Glasgow, a native of this Virginia capital, set several novels there but called it "Queenborough"
Time's up! The correct answer was Richmond
SHAKESPEAREAN OPERAS & BALLETS
Verdi wrote an aria called "La Luce Langue"--The Light Fails--for this bloothirsty villainess
Time's up! The correct answer was Lady Macbeth
I SERVED IN HIS CABINET
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance
Time's up! The correct answer was Jimmy Carter
CROSSWORD CLUES "F"
Greek-letter group (10)
Time's up! The correct answer was fraternity
"LIGHT"s
Ben Franklin invented this device & would have been shocked if it hadn't worked
Time's up! The correct answer was the lightning rod
DANCE IN THE DICTIONARY
This centuries-old English dance "was up" for the bank robber when the cops arrived
Time's up! The correct answer was jig
THOSE WACKY GERMANS
A rathaus isn't as bad as it sounds: it's this "hall" where the mayor might work
Time's up! The correct answer was City hall
CHEESE
Sonny Chiba, star of such memorable films as "The Bushido Blade", appeared in "Volume One" of this Tarantino epic
Time's up! The correct answer was Kill Bill
FIGURE SKATERS
Native country of Barbara Ann Scott, who in 1947 became the 1st N. American to win the European title
Time's up! The correct answer was Canada
CHOPIN
Chopin was born in Poland, & his first printed work at age 7 was one of these appropriately named pieces
Time's up! The correct answer was Polonaise
COVER ME!
"Are We Not Men? We Are" this '80s group who covered the Stones' "Satisfaction"
Time's up! The correct answer was Devo
THE TITANIC
The ship was so big, communication was by telegraph from this navigating area to the engine room
Time's up! The correct answer was the bridge
"E" CHANNEL
In 1974 Spokane's Cannon Island was the site of this, which featured an environmental theme
Time's up! The correct answer was an expo
MONEY SLANG
If you have the itch to start a business "from" it, you'll certainly need some of it
Time's up! The correct answer was Scratch
OFF TO A GOOD START
It's a ship at home in the Arctic, or a remark that starts a conversation
Time's up! The correct answer was an icebreaker
THE LAST POPE OF THIS NAME
The VI & last pope to have this name reigned from 1963 to 1978
Time's up! The correct answer was Paul
"EVER"S
Eddie Rabbitt sang the title song for this 1978 Clint Eastwood movie about a boxer & his simian sidekick
Time's up! The correct answer was Every Which Way but Loose
RED SOX IT TO ME
In 1918 he extended his streak of scoreless World Series innings pitched to 29.2 & tied for the most HRs in the league
Time's up! The correct answer was Babe Ruth
THOSE WACKY GERMANS
A rathaus isn't as bad as it sounds: it's this "hall" where the mayor might work
Time's up! The correct answer was City hall
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
Like peas, whales & seals are in groups called these
Time's up! The correct answer was pods
AT THE MALL
Found "just what I needed" at this "City", an electronics store
Time's up! The correct answer was Circuit City
INVENTORS & INVENTIONS
After Carrier came up with this in 1902, my 20 babes waving palm fronds idea went out the window
Time's up! The correct answer was air conditioning
THE GIANTS
Odysseus incurs the wrath of Poseidon by blinding this giant Cyclops
Time's up! The correct answer was Polyphemus
THE OLD COLLEGE TRY
Once known as the Antelopes & the Bugeaters, this university's sports teams are now known as the Cornhuskers
Time's up! The correct answer was the University of Nebraska
WORDS IN (THE) ENCYCLOPEDIA
This type of year happens once every four
Time's up! The correct answer was leap
MEDICINE
To test for this, the eyeball is anesthetized & a pressure gauge is placed on the front of the eye
Time's up! The correct answer was glaucoma
THEIR COUNTRY'S LAST MONARCH
1952: Infant king Fu'ad II
Time's up! The correct answer was Egypt
POLITICAL SLOGANS
“Four more years of the full dinner pail” symbolized this president's re-election campaign in 1900
Time's up! The correct answer was McKinley
HEY, GOOD-LOOKIN'
An explosive device, a stunning revelation, or a stunning blonde
shell cliff
a bombshell
leaden abyssBOT
@shell cliff guessed it! The answer was: a bombshell
SCIENCE CLASS
Lava & igneous rock are formed from this hot liquid rock material found under the earth's crust
shell cliff
magma
leaden abyssBOT
@shell cliff guessed it! The answer was: magma
BRAND NAMES
This athletic brand is named for the Greek goddess of victory
shell cliff
nike
leaden abyssBOT
@shell cliff guessed it! The answer was: Nike
EDS
In order to marry a twice-divorced American woman, King Edward VIII of this country abdicated the throne in 1936
shell cliff
england
leaden abyssBOT
@shell cliff guessed it! The answer was: England
THE LAST BATTLE
The Battle of the Meuse-Argonne
shell cliff
world war 1
leaden abyssBOT
@shell cliff guessed it! The answer was: World War I
SPORTS TRIVIA
The Orangemen of Syracuse were NCAA champs in '88 & '89 in this Native American sport
leaden abyssBOT
@shell cliff guessed it! The answer was: Lacrosse
4 N
"U" know it means not deliberate; I'm sorry, that slip of the tongue was completely this
Time's up! The correct answer was unintentional
POLITICIANS
In November 1996 Rep. Maxine Waters was elected chairwoman of this caucus
Time's up! The correct answer was Congressional Black Caucus
KING ARTHUR
Shortly after birth, Arthur was given to this wizard for safekeeping
Time's up! The correct answer was Merlin
SPOOKS
Spy Richard Sorge warned this Russian leader of Germany's WWII invasion but was ignored
Time's up! The correct answer was Josef Stalin
ON THE RADIO
Detroit-born broadcaster who created "American Top 40" & now has his own weekly "Countdown"
Time's up! The correct answer was Casey Kasem
MASTER OF PUPPETS
Dr. Bunsen Honeydew & this lab assistant were on "The Muppet Show"
Time's up! The correct answer was Beaker
FRENCH ART & ARTISTS
In 1834 Delacroix painted the lush "Women of" this Algerian city "in Their Apartment"
Time's up! The correct answer was Algiers
BOY MEETS WORLD
In 1923 the San Francisco Symphony hosted the debut of this 7-year-old American violin prodigy
Time's up! The correct answer was Yehudi Menuhin
KNIGHTS
This adjective, a synonym for "wandering", describes the type of knight satirized by Cervantes
Time's up! The correct answer was Knight-errant
DRESSING
The hour for mixed drinks, or the type of short evening dress appropriate then
Time's up! The correct answer was cocktail
PRESIDENTIAL ASTROLOGY
With the exception of R. Reagan, all the presidents born under this sign died in office
Time's up! The correct answer was Aquarius
shell cliff
aquarius
leaden abyssBOT
THE SATURDAY EVENING POST
In the March 17, 1956 issue, Gary Cooper said, "In Westerns you were permitted to kiss" this "but never your girl"
Time's up! The correct answer was your horse
BOY MEETS WORLD
Around 1347 B.C. at the age of 9, his rule as pharaoh began
Time's up! The correct answer was King Tut
FLOPS
With teams including the Florida Blazers, this football league lasted for 1 1/2 seasons in '74-'75
Time's up! The correct answer was WFL
ASSASSINS
Ramon Mercader, who killed this man in 1940, was later awarded the Order of Lenin
Time's up! The correct answer was Trotsky
BUSY AS A BEAVER
Gee, Wally, this classic TV show premiered on October 4, 1957
Time's up! The correct answer was Leave It to Beaver
LOVE POETRY
The immortal 6 words that begin Lee Bernstein's opus sung on "Barney & Friends" to the tune of "This Old Man"
Time's up! The correct answer was I love you; you love me
NO. 1 QUESTIONS
In 1961 the Shirelles noted that "Tonight the light of love is in your eyes" but wanted to know this
Time's up! The correct answer was Will you still love me tomorrow?
MILITARY MATTERS
One-third of the Americans who made up the Abraham Lincoln Battalion were killed during this country's civil war
Time's up! The correct answer was Spain
FIRSTS
Marie Antoinette is credited with introducing these rolls to France
Time's up! The correct answer was croissants
PRIME NUMBERS
In the rhyme, it's the number of whacks Lizzie Borden gave her father
Time's up! The correct answer was 41
OSCAR WINNERS & NOMINEES ON TV
Executive producer of "Ugly Betty", she has also guest starred as Sofia Reyes
Time's up! The correct answer was Salma Hayek
MOVIE CITIES
The 1980 Oscar winner for Foreign Language Film was "____ does Not Believe in Tears"
Time's up! The correct answer was Moscow
BEST PICTURE OSCAR-WINNERS IN OTHER WORDS
1966: "One Bloke Year-Round"
Time's up! The correct answer was A Man For All Seasons
WEBSITES
Instead of .com, Amnesty International's website is www.amnesty. this
Time's up! The correct answer was .org
PLAY HEROINES
Barbara Undershaft
Time's up! The correct answer was Major Barbara
"TEEN" SCENE
A holder for liquid, or a military base's general store
Time's up! The correct answer was a canteen
"EN" THE BEGINNING
This Baja California port city is known as "Yellowtail Capital of the World"
Time's up! The correct answer was Ensenada
HISTORIC WOMEN
On April 5, 1614, in Jamestown, she married John Rolfe
Time's up! The correct answer was Pocahontas
SKIP TO MY "LOO"
Chinese city opposite Hong Kong island
Time's up! The correct answer was Kowloon
TIME TO CONVERT
MMIX in Roman numerals gives us this year
Time's up! The correct answer was 2009
UNFORESEEN FINDS
To spite a customer who complained the tubers were too thick, chef George Crum created what became this treat
Time's up! The correct answer was potato chips
ART
In 1920 this impressionist, known for his water lilies, painted another plant, "Wisteria"
Time's up! The correct answer was Claude Monet
NICE TO MEAT YOU
We give thanks that toms, the males of these birds, can reach 70 lbs.
Time's up! The correct answer was turkeys
LEGAL "E"s
This person is appointed by a testator to carry out the directions & requests in his will
Time's up! The correct answer was executor
WE'RE MALAYSIA-BOUND
Go "strait" to this port & visit St. Paul's Church where St. Francis Xavier's body was held until moved to India
Time's up! The correct answer was Malacca
MUSICAL THEATRE
The rock opera "Rent" is a reworking of this Puccini opera, set in modern times
Time's up! The correct answer was "La Boheme"
SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS
Mush Mouth & Dumb Donald were some of the Cosby kids on the show whose title featured this one
Time's up! The correct answer was Fat Albert
SCIENTISTS
This botanist was hailed as "The Wizard of Tuskegee"
Time's up! The correct answer was George Washington Carver
4-LETTER CAPITALS
This Latvian capital was founded in 1201 by German crusaders
Time's up! The correct answer was Riga
BUGS
This bloodsucking insect, cimex lectularius, is often found in mattresses; don't let 'em bite
Time's up! The correct answer was Bedbugs
MUSIC VIDEOS
This former "Moesha" star rides around on the bus in her "Who Is She 2 U" video
Time's up! The correct answer was Brandy
ROCK & ROLL FRONTMEN
Anthony Kiedis
Time's up! The correct answer was Red Hot Chili Peppers
TALK LIKE A BRIT
If you're right on queue for a movie in Piccadilly, you're in one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was a line
"J" WHIZ
It's not a type of fruit spread, but a large extended campout for several Boy Scout troops together
Time's up! The correct answer was jamboree
MOVIE CO-STARS
Montgomery Clift & Shelley Winters were nominated for Oscars for this 1951 film; Elizabeth Taylor was not
Time's up! The correct answer was A Place in the Sun
HOW INSPIRATIONAL
When your prom date leaves the dance without you, recall the proverb, this "heals all wounds"
Time's up! The correct answer was time
HE WAS IN THAT?
Mike Farrell of "Providence" can be seen in the hotel in this 1967 Dustin Hoffman classic
Time's up! The correct answer was The Graduate
WEAPONRY
The first 2 weapons Hamlet mentions in his "To be or not to be" soliloquy
Time's up! The correct answer was slings & arrows
GEOGRAPHY "E"
Parts of the Arabian and Libyan deserts are found in this African country
Time's up! The correct answer was Egypt
THE "W.B."
In a 1969 film this title group included William Holden & Warren Oates
Time's up! The correct answer was The Wild Bunch
PUSH BY SAFIRE
Safire wrote, "A president's ability to deflect charges of sleaze...aimed at his administration" was a this-coated presidency
Time's up! The correct answer was teflon
MYTHOLOGY
These fiendish feathered females swooped down over Phineus & befouled his food
Time's up! The correct answer was Harpies
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
This Welsh form of Margaret was among the USA's top 10 girls' names of the 1990s
Time's up! The correct answer was Megan
CHECK OUT MY CRIB
Chandeliers look great but nowadays don't usually use these items from which their name is derived
Time's up! The correct answer was candles
NURSERY RHYMES
One little pig "went to market"; one little pig "stayed at home"; one little pig ate this meat
Time's up! The correct answer was Roast beef
ENDLESS SUMER
The Sumerian kingdom ended when this enemy king famous for his code conquered the city of Larsa
Time's up! The correct answer was Hammurabi
"ROCK"Y
National Guard troops escorted black students to class in this southern state capital in August 1959
Time's up! The correct answer was Little Rock
CELEB STUFF
In a 1997 issue of "George", he said his cousins Michael & Joseph were "poster boys for bad behavior"
Time's up! The correct answer was John F. Kennedy, Jr.
OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS BY SPORT
1904: Thomas Kiely, with 6,036 points; 2000: Erki Nool, with 8,641
Time's up! The correct answer was the decathlon
MODERN "TIME"S
It's the "Fox"y TV spinoff seen here:
Time's up! The correct answer was The Time of Your Life
MUSICAL PRIME NUMBERS
Foreigner: "Well I'm hot blooded, check it and see, got a fever of ____"
Time's up! The correct answer was 103
AUTHORS
This "Return of the Native" author's first novel, "Desperate Remedies", was published in 1871
Time's up! The correct answer was Thomas Hardy
OXYMORONS
The "double" version of this card game for one requires 2 players
Time's up! The correct answer was solitaire
CLOTHING
A plastron is the quilted pad worn by competitors in this sport to protect their torso & sides
Time's up! The correct answer was fencing
EPITAPHS & TRIBUTES
Outlaw: "Murdered by a traitor and a coward whose name is not worthy to appear here"
Time's up! The correct answer was Jesse James
HOMOPHONES
It's a sausage, or the absolute least best
Time's up! The correct answer was wurst/worst
WHO'S THE BOSS
Every week Danno Williams would "Book 'Em" for this boss
Time's up! The correct answer was Steve McGarrett
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
Michael Cunningham's "The Hours" was inspired by this novel that Woolf originally called "The Hours"
Time's up! The correct answer was Mrs. Dalloway
YOU BEAST!
The distinctive shoebill is also known as the whale-headed one of these baby deliverers
Time's up! The correct answer was a stork
HOW NOVEL
He not only appeared on the cover of some 350 romance novels, he's written ones like "Rogue" & "Mysterious"
Time's up! The correct answer was Fabio
SCIENCE & NATURE
In 2009 a new hominid skeleton dubbed Ardi was aged at 4.4 million years, predating this other "girly" find by 1 mil. years
Time's up! The correct answer was Lucy
POLITICS
U.S. ambassadors to this country have included Anne Armstrong & Joseph Kennedy
Time's up! The correct answer was Great Britain
MEDIEVAL MUSIC
Guido D'Arezzo established the series of lines now called this as the basis of musical notation
Time's up! The correct answer was Staff
LITERARY COLLABORATORS
George S Kaufman died in June 1961; this man, his frequent collaborator, in December of that year
Time's up! The correct answer was Moss Hart
"T" TIME AT THE LIBRARY
Check out this famous British woman's 2002 book "Statecraft: Strategies for a Changing World"
Time's up! The correct answer was Margaret Thatcher
ACTING PRESIDENTS ON TV
Fred Armisen as Barack Obama
Time's up! The correct answer was Saturday Night Live
CROSSWORD CLUES "F"
Greek-letter group (10)
Time's up! The correct answer was fraternity
SCRAMBLED EGGS
Mmm... caviar: SO URGENT
Time's up! The correct answer was sturgeon
"EVE"NING
In a hit song by the Monkees, "Then I saw her face, now I'm" one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was a believer
FOREIGN TRAVEL
In estimating the time to recover from this, figure one day for every hour of the time change
Time's up! The correct answer was jet lag
"B" PREPARED
"I'll Go Home With Bonnie Jean" is one of many lively songs in this Lerner & Loewe musical
Time's up! The correct answer was Brigadoon
THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
On September 23, 1779 he & his men successfully attacked a British convoy off Flamborough Head in the North Sea
Time's up! The correct answer was John Paul Jones
4-LETTER WORDS
Pronounced one way, it's the top of the head; pronounced another, it's French chopped liver
Time's up! The correct answer was pâté or pate
ACTRESSES' FIRST FILMS
"Halloween"
Time's up! The correct answer was Jamie Lee Curtis
WORLD HISTORY
On May 9, 1946 this country's King Victor Emmanuel abdicated in favor of his son Umberto
Time's up! The correct answer was Italy
STATES THAT END IN HAMPSHIRE
Also the name of a "United" city in England, this city lies along the banks of the Merrimack River
Time's up! The correct answer was Manchester
"LIGHT"s
"I'm gonna let it shine, let it shine, let it shine, let it shine"
Time's up! The correct answer was this little light of mine
PHRASES THAT SELL
"Be all that you can be" in this military branch
Time's up! The correct answer was the Army
NONFICTION PEOPLE
Stephen Ambrose looked at this president's "Ruin and Recovery, 1973-1990"
Time's up! The correct answer was Richard Nixon
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS
He was 24 years older than his friend Mozart, but outlived him by almost 20 years
Time's up! The correct answer was Franz Joseph Haydn
INDIA
Gandhi famously sent a letter stating this many demands to Lord Irwin.
Time's up! The correct answer was 11
SCRAMBLED EGGS
This bird's eggs are so pretty a color is named for them: IN BRO
Time's up! The correct answer was robin
ACTING PRESIDENTS ON TV
Dennis Haysbert & D.B. Woodside as David & Wayne Palmer, respectively
Time's up! The correct answer was 24
BEFORE THEY WERE FIRST LADIES
She was president (Natl. Pres. of the Girl Scouts, that is) in the 1920s while her husband was merely Secy. of Commerce
Time's up! The correct answer was Hoover
BIRDS! BIRDS! BIRDS!
Seen here, the great horned type of this bird is found from Alaska to South America
Time's up! The correct answer was Owl
iPOD, YOUTUBE OR WII
Its name was reportedly inspired by a line from "2001: A Space Odyssey"
Time's up! The correct answer was iPod
FROM THE JAWS OF VICTORY
In the Aesop fable, he's so far ahead he takes a nap; what a loser!
Time's up! The correct answer was Hare
THE FALL
In October 1967 in Tehran, he crowned himself Light of the Aryan Race, among other things
Time's up! The correct answer was the Shah
SNOWBOARDING
Like skateboarders, snowboarders perform in a U-shaped structure called this
Time's up! The correct answer was a half-pipe
AMERICANS IN PARIS
In March 1971 this rocker closed the door on his band & moved to Paris to focus on his poetry
Time's up! The correct answer was Jim Morrison
PRESIDENTS IN THE CABINET
While Secretary of State from 1811 to 1817, he might have been asked, "What's up, doctrine?"
Time's up! The correct answer was James Monroe
DOUBLE MEANINGS
Chairman Mao was very resourceful when he built a seaworthy _____ out of a lot of old _____ lying around
Time's up! The correct answer was junk
POLITICS & SHOW BIZ
Mary Bono won election to Congress over Ralph Waite, John-Boy's dad on this show
Time's up! The correct answer was The Waltons
ALWAYS SAY NEVER
Line that precedes "they simply fade away" in a British army song
Time's up! The correct answer was Old soldiers never die
GET SMART
Choline may help adult brains grow; one of these breakfast items has about a third of your RDA--want an omelette?
Time's up! The correct answer was an egg
EDGAR ALLAN POE-POURRI
This French "Flowers of Evil" author translated Poe's tales into French
Time's up! The correct answer was Charles Baudelaire
BEFORE THEY WERE POPES
Giovanni Ganganelli was educated by this teaching society; as Clement XIV, he suppressed it
Time's up! The correct answer was Jesuits
SOMETHING'S A "FOOT"
A person near death is said to have one
Time's up! The correct answer was One foot in the grave
WORDS IN (THE) ENCYCLOPEDIA
Genetic duplicate
Time's up! The correct answer was clone
RELIGIOUS RHYME TIME
Around the time of a veiled Muslim garment for women
Time's up! The correct answer was circa burka
SORORITY WOMEN
This Kappa Delta artist settled in New Mexico in 1949 because of the earth colors, the ochres & the reds
Time's up! The correct answer was Georgia O'Keeffe
IT MIGHT SURPRISE YOU
This exhaustive reference work first published in 1768 is not British: it has been American-owned for over 100 years
Time's up! The correct answer was the Encyclopedia Britannica
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
A little larger than the violin, it's the alto or tenor of the family
Time's up! The correct answer was Viola
HOMOPHONIC PAIRS
Remained sedate
Time's up! The correct answer was stayed staid
"V" HAVE MAPS
In 1323 Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas made this city his capital
Time's up! The correct answer was Vilnius
NEEDY NO.1 HITMAKERS
1984: "I Want To Know What Love Is"
Time's up! The correct answer was Foreigner
TAINTED GOV
In 2006 this Illinois governor was busted for racketeering; what's in the water there?
Time's up! The correct answer was George Ryan
ALSO SOMETHING YOU WEAR
A policy seeking to reduce pollution is referred to as this & trade
Time's up! The correct answer was cap
PRESIDENTS
The "54º40' or Fight" fever over Oregon helped elect this president, the only one ever to be speaker of the U.S. House
Time's up! The correct answer was James K. Polk
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
This 1928 title character begins as a man & ends, almost 400 years later, as a young woman (but not in Florida)
Time's up! The correct answer was Orlando
I JUST LIKE SAYING THESE WORDS
As I reflect on the word "genuflect", I remember it means to bend this
Time's up! The correct answer was one's knee
IN THE FIRE
Since 1932 this brand has provided reliable flames for soldiers, campers & others
Time's up! The correct answer was Zippo
MOVIE MUSICALS
This Russian composer was portrayed by Jean-Pierre Aumont in 1947's "Song Of Scheherazade"
Time's up! The correct answer was Rimsky-Korsakov
NAME THE PLAY
Inez: "I prefer to choose my hell; I prefer to look you in the eyes and fight it out face to face"
Time's up! The correct answer was No Exit
PASS THE CHEESE, PLEASE
This most famous Greek cheese is sometimes described as "pickled" because it's cured in brine
Time's up! The correct answer was Feta
STATE FISH
The reef triggerfish, this state's state fish, can be found as far south as Australia
Time's up! The correct answer was Hawaii
YOUNG ABE LINCOLN
Abe gained the respect of local ruffians when he held his own against one of the Clary's Grove boys in this sport
Time's up! The correct answer was wrestling
THE 1980s
As many as 5,000 pro-democracy demonstrators were killed in this city's Tiananmen Square
Time's up! The correct answer was Beijing
MILITARY TELEVISION
Bad guys should stay out of harm's way (that's Cmdr. Harmon Rabb's way) on this military-legal series
Time's up! The correct answer was JAG
MYTHELLANEOUS
In Zuni myth, a kachina named Paiyatemu attracted these colorfully winged insects when she played the flute
Time's up! The correct answer was butterflies
CAPITOL THINKERS
This Tennessee senator is a practicing physician
Time's up! The correct answer was Bill Frist
WORDS
This name for a work of art that you may carve in art class comes from the Latin for "to carve"
Time's up! The correct answer was sculpture
PRESIDENTIAL ASTROLOGY
Appropriately, we've had 2 presidents born under this sign, Bush & Kennedy
Time's up! The correct answer was Gemini
PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS
The search for the philosopher's stone is the subject of Ben Jonson's play about this title profession
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Alchemist"
"EN" THE BEGINNING
This Baja California port city is known as "Yellowtail Capital of the World"
Time's up! The correct answer was Ensenada
CITY FLAGS
The 4 stars appearing on this city's flag stand for Fort Dearborn, a fire & 2 World's Fairs
Time's up! The correct answer was Chicago
YOUTH IN ASIA
Like voters in the USA, young women seeking to compete in the Miss Thailand contest must be at least this age
Time's up! The correct answer was 18
PLACES
A small & informal restaurant, or one who eats there
Time's up! The correct answer was diner
GOVERNMENT
He, not the Attorney General, represents the government in cases before the Supreme Court
Time's up! The correct answer was the Solicitor General of the U.S.
CROSSWORD CLUES "K"
A "bear"y nice Alaskan island (6)
Time's up! The correct answer was Kodiak
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
City that stands on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec people
Time's up! The correct answer was Mexico City
TONY-WINNING COMPOSERS
1973: "A Little Night Music"
Time's up! The correct answer was Stpehen Sondheim
HOME, SWEET HOME
Ralph Waldo Emerson owned a Concord home nicknamed this; Hawthorne rented it & wrote some "Mosses from" it
Time's up! The correct answer was the Old Manse
3-LETTER ABBREV.
Organization founded by Carrie Chapman Catt in 1920: LWV
Time's up! The correct answer was the League of Women Voters
NAME THE POET
"Drink to me only with thine eyes, / And I will pledge with mine"
Time's up! The correct answer was Ben Jonson
OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!
After Charles II was restored to England's throne, he had this lord protector's body dug up & beheaded
Time's up! The correct answer was Oliver Cromwell
LANGUAGES
Most of the people of Brazil speak this official language
Time's up! The correct answer was Portuguese
FLEMISH & DUTCH MASTERS
In 1632 this court painter to England's Charles I & Queen Henrietta Maria was knighted
Time's up! The correct answer was Anthony van Dyck
"I" LADS
Nudge, nudge, wink, wink! This man seen here starred on a classic British comedy show
Time's up! The correct answer was Eric Idle
NATIONAL MONUMENTS
Scotts Bluff National Monument lies in western Nebraska on this pioneer trail
Time's up! The correct answer was Oregon Trail
TALK LIKE A BRIT
If you can't get through to your friend in Brighton, you wouldn't say the telephone is busy, you'd say it's this
Time's up! The correct answer was engaged
WHAT'CHA GOT COOKIN'?
I'm sauteeing this organ meat in butter & lemon juice, as you'd know, if you had any
Time's up! The correct answer was brains
SCORING
In this sport you score a point for each 42-pound stone closer to the tee than the opponent's nearest stone
Time's up! The correct answer was curling
AT THE KENNEDY CENTER
Every December, the Kennedy Center invites the public to a free sing-along of this composer's "Messiah"
Time's up! The correct answer was G.F. Handel
TRANSPORTATION
This light Russian sleigh is pulled by 3 horses
Time's up! The correct answer was Troika
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
The team names of these 2 expansion clubs start with the same 3 letters; one might catch the other
Time's up! The correct answer was the Seattle Mariners & the Florida Marlins
ANGELS
Sportswriters refer to the Angels as these appropriate circular items, like the one in the team's logo
Time's up! The correct answer was the Halos
U.S. GEOGRAPHIC NICKNAMES
"The Coyote State" is an unofficial nickname of this 75,885-square-mile state
Time's up! The correct answer was South Dakota
CHANTED
In a children's playground chant, they're the 2 things that will "break my bones, but names will never hurt me"
Time's up! The correct answer was sticks & stones
BUSINESS
This San Francisco-based clothing company's full name includes "De Corps"
Time's up! The correct answer was Esprit
WHAT COLOR IS GREEN?
God did make these, & some of them are Granny Smiths
Time's up! The correct answer was apples
FICTION
This 1937 mystery was written at the Old Cataract Hotel in Aswan
Time's up! The correct answer was "Death on the Nile"
SWEET!
A red cake named for this smooth fabric is really a chocolate cake--food coloring gives it the distinctive color
Time's up! The correct answer was velvet
IRAQNOPHOBIA
The ancient Greeks gave the area between the Tigris & Euphrates this name, which means "between rivers"
Time's up! The correct answer was Mesopotamia
"A" SCIENCE CATEGORY
These are just small masses of lymphoid tissue in the nasopharynx
Time's up! The correct answer was adenoids
MAD
TV host seen here on the cover of Mad Magazine
Time's up! The correct answer was Jeff Probst
ALSO A BOOK IN THE BIBLE
This character first hit the radio in 1928 with his partner Andy
Time's up! The correct answer was Amos
SNL CELEBRITY JEOPARDY!
Ben Stiller played this star of "The Firm" on a show where one category was "FOODS THAT END IN 'AMBURGER'"
Time's up! The correct answer was Tom Cruise
EARLY AMERICA
In 1685 he joined his father in pastorship of the Old North Church, a post he held until his death
Time's up! The correct answer was Cotton Mather
MANIAS
In a 1987 hit Whitney Houston showed signs of choreomania when she wanted to do this with somebody
Time's up! The correct answer was Dance
ROCK MUSIC
This Seattle grunge band backed Neil Young on his "Mirror Ball" CD
Time's up! The correct answer was Pearl Jam
SPORTS TRIVIA
In 1989 this Canadian team won its 1st Stanley Cup
Time's up! The correct answer was Calgary Flames
COUNTRY MUSIC
In 1990 Jukebox named this Randy Travis cover of a Brook Benton hit the Country Record of the Year
Time's up! The correct answer was "It's Just A Matter of Time"
WORLD HISTORY
This Portuguese "Admiral of the Indian Seas" discovered & named the Amirante Islands
Time's up! The correct answer was Vasco da Gama
FIRST LADIES' RHYME TIME
Mrs. Nixon's floor pads for gymnastics
Time's up! The correct answer was Pat's mats
ANAGRAMMED CABINET DEPARTMENTS
Taste
Time's up! The correct answer was State
NOT A POPE
Dominicus I, Honorius I, Innocent I
Time's up! The correct answer was Dominicus I
STOCK SYMBOLS
Add "YBOY" to this 3-letter symbol to get the full name of a big media company
Time's up! The correct answer was PLA
RHYME TIME
A cloaklike garment for a gorilla
Time's up! The correct answer was an ape cape
CROSSWORD CLUES "J"
Jettisoned goods (6)
Time's up! The correct answer was jetsam
SSSSSSSSNAKES!!!!!
The appendage seen here gives this variety of snake its name
Time's up! The correct answer was rattlesnake
SOCIOLOGY
10,000 years ago all societies were these, named from the way they collected animals, fruit, etc. for food
Time's up! The correct answer was hunter-gatherers
HISTORIC QUOTES
In 1830 Daniel Webster told the Senate, "Liberty and" this, "now and forever, one and inseparable"
Time's up! The correct answer was Union
5-LETTER WORDS
It's the zodiac sign symbolized by a ram
Time's up! The correct answer was Aries
SPORTS
In 1994, at age 45, he became heavyweight boxing champ again & was the AP's Male Athlete of the Year
Time's up! The correct answer was George Foreman
LITERARY EPITAPHS
Died on safari after a short happy life. Placed here by his wife
Time's up! The correct answer was Francis Macomber
FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
She is the narrator of "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Time's up! The correct answer was Scout
HOP ON POP CULTURE
Howard Cunningham actually had 3 kids on this show, but Chuck was never seen after Season 2
Time's up! The correct answer was Happy Days
BARD BITS
In "Henry VIII" this cardinal bids "a long farewell to all my greatness"
Time's up! The correct answer was Cardinal Wolsey
BORN IN DUBLIN
After the Battle of Waterloo, he said, "Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won"
Time's up! The correct answer was Wellington
IT COMES WITH THE TERRITORY
Tokelau, a territory of this country, is over 1,000 miles north of its Noeth Island
Time's up! The correct answer was New Zealand
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Fighting started April 19, 1775 with a battle in Lexington that spread to this nearby town
Time's up! The correct answer was Concord
YOU'RE UNDER A "REST"
Eastern European capital city of more than 2.2 million
Time's up! The correct answer was Bucharest
COLOSSUS
From this author we get the adjective "brobdingnagian", meaning "gigantic"
Time's up! The correct answer was Swift
NETWORK
"The Puzzle Place", "This Old House", "Frontline"
Time's up! The correct answer was PBS
THE BIBLE
Among these tales told by Jesus were those "of the net", "of the mustard seed" & "of the hidden treasures"
Time's up! The correct answer was Parables
ORGANIZED LABOR
The United Steelworkers of America is headquartered in this city
Time's up! The correct answer was Pittsburgh
U.S. STATES
The last major land battle of the Revolutionary War took place in this state
Time's up! The correct answer was Virginia
PRESIDENTIAL FINAL MOMENTS
His passing came in Buffalo, New York from gunshot wounds
Time's up! The correct answer was McKinley
ASIAN NATIONS
Railways link this country's capital of Ulaanbaatar to Moscow & Peking
Time's up! The correct answer was Mongolia
FAMILIAR SAYINGS
It's a poor workman who blames these
Time's up! The correct answer was tools
ITALIAN
The divine "Don Giovanni" duet "La ci darem la mano" means "There, you'll give me" this
Time's up! The correct answer was your hand
WHOSE IS IT?
This "apple" is at the front of men's throats
Time's up! The correct answer was Adam's apple
WHAT'S ON TV?
Justin Timberlake had a rough day on this MTV show: phony "tax agents" said he owed $900,000 & raided his house
Time's up! The correct answer was Punk'd
TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE WORD THAT RHYMES WITH STAR
This animal's scientific name is Panthera onca
Time's up! The correct answer was jaguar
OLD FOLKS IN THEIR 30s
Linus Torvalds is the father of this operating system used on cell phones & supercomputers
Time's up! The correct answer was Linux
B FOLLOWS A
In a Harry Potter novel, Sirius Black is a convicted murderer who escapes from this island prison in the North Sea
Time's up! The correct answer was Azkaban
LET'S VISIT AUSTRIA
Preferring to go where the rain turns to snow, he wintered in Schruns while writing "The Sun Also Rises"
Time's up! The correct answer was Ernest Hemingway
MUSICALS
This show features a concubine from Burma named Tuptim
Time's up! The correct answer was "The King And I"
PEANUTS
Of a 25th, 30th or 40th anniversary, what "Peanuts" is celebrating in 1990
Time's up! The correct answer was 40th Anniversary
SKIRTING THE ISSUE
The silhouette of a slightly flared skirt looks like a certain letter, giving it this name
Time's up! The correct answer was an A-line
WHO PLAYED 'EM
2003 & 2004: The bride who's trying to kill Bill
Time's up! The correct answer was Uma Thurman
THE MELBOURNE OLYMPICS, 1956
Teams were pulling out left & right, some in protest of the Soviet invasion of this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Hungary
FAMOUS PEOPLE
In 2001, she produced & hosted the Travel Channel's "Secrets of San Simeon"
Time's up! The correct answer was Patty Hearst
RELIGION
The A.M.E. in A.M.E. Church stands for African Methodist this
Time's up! The correct answer was Episcopal
GO "SOUTH"
...to this body of water that includes the Gulf of Tonkin & the Gulf of Thailand
Time's up! The correct answer was the South China Sea
WEBSITES
Instead of .com, Amnesty International's website is www.amnesty. this
Time's up! The correct answer was .org
ANATOMY
The base of the fibula forms the outer projection of this joint
Time's up! The correct answer was the ankle
BORN IN THE WINDY CITY
You're keeping up with the Joneses if you name this producer of "Thriller" who was born in Chicago in 1933
Time's up! The correct answer was Quincy Jones
THE STING
Singer/actor Sting played Feyd-Rautha in this David Lynch film based on a Frank Herbert novel
Time's up! The correct answer was Dune
REALLY BIG
Greenland is more than 2 1/2 times the size of this next largest island
Time's up! The correct answer was New Guinea
COMMON BONDS
Coconuts, Udders, Canaan
Time's up! The correct answer was Things that give milk
ALSO SOMETHING YOU WEAR
When followed by "down", it means to eat voraciously
Time's up! The correct answer was scarf
FOOD ETYMOLOGY
Keith Downey developed rapeseed into this cooking product, now a huge cash crop for farmers in Saskatchewan
Time's up! The correct answer was canola
MOVIE SONGS
1995: "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
Time's up! The correct answer was Waiting to Exhale
PLANT LIFE
Club, reindeer & Spanish are called this but botanically are not true this
Time's up! The correct answer was moss
POP MUSIC
In the summer of 2002 this country star hit the Hot 100 chart with "Courtesy Of The Red, White and Blue"
Time's up! The correct answer was Toby Keith
EPITAPHS & TRIBUTES
Signer of the Dec. of Indep., framer of the Constitution of Mass., second President of the United States
Time's up! The correct answer was John Adams
MATH TERMS
A function's domain is the set of possible values of x; this is the set of possible values of y
Time's up! The correct answer was range
ARTISTS & THEIR WORKS
Robert Delaunay is known for his colorful series of Cubist paintings of this French tower
Time's up! The correct answer was Eiffel Tower
"D" IN HISTORY
In 1793 this former mistress of Louis XV was guillotined for aiding those seeking to restore the monarchy
Time's up! The correct answer was Madame Dubarry
BEST MOVIE QUOTES EVER!
1967: "We rob banks"
Time's up! The correct answer was Bonnie and Clyde
ROUGH POLITICS
"If anyone wants to (follow) me, go ahead. They'd be very bored", this politician said in 1987; they did, & they weren't
Time's up! The correct answer was Gary Hart
ALLUSIONAL THINKING
Your vulnerability might be compared to this body part of an ancient Greek hero who killed Hector
Time's up! The correct answer was an Achilles' heel
I KNOW THAT SONG
Glory, hallelujah! "His truth is marching on" in this patriotic hymn
Time's up! The correct answer was "Battle Hymn of the Republic"
TECHNOLOGY
The iPhone was launches on this date.
Time's up! The correct answer was 29th June 2007
SPOILER ALERT!
1959: Joe E. Brown discovers that "she" is really a guy
Time's up! The correct answer was Some Like It Hot
BILL GATES' 50 BILLION
In 1997 Americans spent about $40 billion on these, & many wanted to be in Bill's
Time's up! The correct answer was Shoes
iPOD, YOUTUBE OR WII
Its name was reportedly inspired by a line from "2001: A Space Odyssey"
Time's up! The correct answer was iPod
11-LETTER WORDS
Term for stunt pilots or politicians who tour small towns to show they've got the right stuff
Time's up! The correct answer was Barnstormer
LITERATURE
In F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, Nick Carraway lives next door to this title character
Time's up! The correct answer was the Great Gatsby
I'M HUNGRY!
Let's make Craig Claiborne's recipe for an upside-down type of this fruit pie; it's a lot like tarte tatin
Time's up! The correct answer was apple pie
GREEK LETTERS
The ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter
Time's up! The correct answer was pi
DIED ON THE SAME DAY
On April 25,1995 first "Jeopardy!" host Art Fleming passed away & the dance was over for this partner of Fred
Time's up! The correct answer was Ginger Rogers
1957
When Wham-O introduced this toy in 1957, it was called the Pluto Platter
Time's up! The correct answer was Frisbee
THE TREES WERE ANGRY THAT DAY, MY FRIENDS
A tree snatches Robbie in this 1982 thriller known for the catchphrase "They're heee-reee!"
Time's up! The correct answer was Poltergeist
THE PLANET URANUS
In 1846 astronomers found this planet from the effects it had on Uranus' orbit
Time's up! The correct answer was Neptune
ART
19th c. painter Thomas Cole lived in Catskill, N.Y. on this river, whose "School" he helped found
Time's up! The correct answer was the Hudson River
CAPITOL THINKERS
This man from Mass. is the ranking Democrat of the Senate's Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee
Time's up! The correct answer was Edward Kennedy
GETTING TICKED OFF
In "The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson", this author wrote, "When angry, count four; when very angry, swear"
Time's up! The correct answer was Mark Twain
THE "A"s
Winston Churchill said that this weapon "brought peace, but man alone can keep that peace"
Time's up! The correct answer was the atomic bomb
ANAGRAMMED CABINET DEPARTMENTS
Taste
Time's up! The correct answer was State
KOREA
It's enlightening to know the eighth day of the fourth lunar month is celebrated as his birthday
Time's up! The correct answer was Buddha
ORGANIZED LABOR
Under this arrangement, labor and management agree to let a third party settle their dispute
Time's up! The correct answer was arbitration
HORSE & RIDER
Silver
Time's up! The correct answer was The Lone Ranger
FOOD
Juniper is used to smoke Germany's Westphalian form of this meat
Time's up! The correct answer was Ham
DIARIES
"My Name Escapes Me" is "The Diary of A Retiring Actor" by this portrayer of Obi-Wan Kenobi
Time's up! The correct answer was Sir Alec Guinness
ARCHITECTURE
Gropius, Mies van der Rohe & this Swiss architect all worked for architect Peter Behrens
Time's up! The correct answer was Le Corbusier
FRUIT
The Bing & other sweet varieties of this fruit are self-sterile; they cannot pollinate themselves
Time's up! The correct answer was Cherries
SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER
It can be a small facility for outpatient care, or a whole medical establishment run by specialists
Time's up! The correct answer was a clinic
A STATE OF COLLEGE-NESS
Baylor, Stephen F. Austin, Rice
Time's up! The correct answer was Texas
THE HIGHEST-SCORING SCRABBLE WORD
Vow, knight or grail
Time's up! The correct answer was knight
COUNTRY & WESTERN MUSIC
Hey, good looki
Time's up! The correct answer was Hank Williams
INVENTIVE MINDS
He's on the 4th floor in the Inventors Hall of Fame for his "improvement in hoisting apparatus"
Time's up! The correct answer was Otis
"LAP" DANCE
Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction & Porno for Pyros founded this mega-concert event
Time's up! The correct answer was Lollapalooza
MUSICAL BY CHARACTERS
Miguel de Cervantes & Aldonza
Time's up! The correct answer was The Man of La Mancha
PLANTS
A member of the sundew family, it requires about 10 days to fully digest an insect
Time's up! The correct answer was Venus Flytrap
PRESIDENTS
The first president who wasn't born a British subject was this New Yorker
Time's up! The correct answer was Martin Van Buren
SOUND LIKE A LOCAL
To pass for a native of Danvers, Massachusetts, don't pronounce this letter in the town's name
Time's up! The correct answer was the R
A VIOLENT CATEGORY
As a noun it includes the cerebrum; as a verb it means "to smash on the head"
Time's up! The correct answer was brain