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CONTESTS
This cruise ship favorite played on a 52-foot court is an event at the National Senior Games
Time's up! The correct answer was Shuffleboard
OLYMPIC POTPOURRI
The name of this equestrian event is French for "training"; it doesn't refer to a garment
Time's up! The correct answer was Dressage
6 CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR
Catherine Earnshaw
Time's up! The correct answer was Emily Brontë
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
VERMONTERS
At age 15 this future New York Tribune editor was apprenticed to a printer in East Poultney
Time's up! The correct answer was Horace Greeley
THE ROMANOV DYNASTY
One bio of this "Great" czar says he carried dental instruments around with him because he loved to pull teeth
Time's up! The correct answer was Peter the Great
ANIMALS
A pocket gopher's pockets are fur-lined & located in these
Time's up! The correct answer was Cheeks
& NOW THE "END" IS NEAR
Poe knows this swinging lever regulates the speed of a clock mechanism
Time's up! The correct answer was pendulum
AMERICAN COUNTIES
While many states have counties named Lincoln, this is the only state that has one named Snohomish
Time's up! The correct answer was Washington
"YN"
The bobcat is also known as the bay this animal
Time's up! The correct answer was a lynx
FOOD & DRINK
When used to describe meat, "marbling" means streaks of this
Time's up! The correct answer was fat
TELEVISION HISTORY
In the late '60s this character was created to show children it's okay to be grumpy
Time's up! The correct answer was Oscar the Grouch
WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS
This phrase for taking a break from a long period of sitting goes back to 19th century baseball
Time's up! The correct answer was Seventh-inning stretch
THE 1990s
On Nov. 5, 1996, this GOP candidate joked, "Tomorrow will be the first time in my life I don't have anything to do"
Time's up! The correct answer was Bob Dole
PLANT LIFE
The spiny shrub ocotillo takes these as its habitat & is common in the Sonoran & Chihuahuan ones
Time's up! The correct answer was a desert
MARRIED WITH CHILDREN
Parents of infants must learn to deal with these, from the medieval Greek "diaspros", or "pure white"
Time's up! The correct answer was Diapers
WE'RE MALAYSIA-BOUND
Of proton, electron or neutron, with "Saga", it's Malaysia's national car
Time's up! The correct answer was Proton
"AI"
This often blended rum & juice cocktail is named for a Cuban town
Time's up! The correct answer was daiquiri
THROUGH THE 1800s WITH SARAH POLK
In 1877 Sarah got the first one of these ever hooked up in Nashville
Time's up! The correct answer was a telephone
CELEBRITY RELATIVES
David Canary, who's seen on "All My Children", claims to be a descendant of this famous frontierswoman
Time's up! The correct answer was Calamity Jane
20th CENTURY THEATER
This play ends with 1 character asking, "Well? Shall we go?"; the other replies, "Yes, let's go", but they do not move
Time's up! The correct answer was Waiting for Godot
WORLD FACTS
The lowest river in the world, it's revered by Jews, Christians & Muslims alike
Time's up! The correct answer was The River Jordan
LETTER MEN
He designed the building for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Time's up! The correct answer was I.M. Pei
ISRAEL
Sde Boker, one of these cooperative communities, was the retirement home of first prime minister David Ben-Gurion
Time's up! The correct answer was kibbutz
LOBBYISTS
After his forced resignation from the Senate in 1995, he took an interest in lumber & other natural resources
Time's up! The correct answer was Bob Packwood
GIANTS OF SCIENCE
Good Lord! With absolute zero heirs at his death in 1907, this physicist's peerage became extinct
Time's up! The correct answer was Lord Kelvin
POETS' RHYME TIME
William's anacondas
Time's up! The correct answer was Blake's snakes
THEIR COUNTRY'S LAST MONARCH
1910: King Manuel II
Time's up! The correct answer was Portugal
FROM B TO C
Pertaining to an inflamed swelling of a lymph node, all too common in the 14th century
Time's up! The correct answer was bubonic
ADJECTIVES
Adjective in the name of Hans, the turn-of-the-century calculating horse
Time's up! The correct answer was clever
THE NEW YORK TIMES THEATER
The Times found audience participation having a heyday in shows like "The 25th Annual Putnam County" this
Time's up! The correct answer was Spelling Bee
THE ASPCA
In 1999 Lulu, a plucky potbellied one of these, earned an ASPCA Trooper Award for saving her owner's life
Time's up! The correct answer was Pig
ELIZABETH TAYLOR FILMS
Variety called it "a horse picture" with "a new dramatic find-- moppet Elizabeth Taylor"
Time's up! The correct answer was National Velvet
STATE: THE OBVIOUS
The Mississippi River begins at Lake Itasca in this "M" state (not Mississippi)
Time's up! The correct answer was Minnesota
"SIDE" EFFECTS
Show that includes "Comedy Tonight", "Company" & "Send in the Clowns"
Time's up! The correct answer was Side by Side
SAY CHEESE
Italian cheesecake is made with this cheese whose name means "recooked"
Time's up! The correct answer was Ricotta
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
SOUNDS LIKE A CAPITAL CITY
You'll find one on any shoe
Time's up! The correct answer was sole
IT'S ONLY ROCK & ROLL
This '80s trio were "Spirits in the Material World" before the synchronicity of their 2007 reunion
Time's up! The correct answer was The Police
THEIR 4th TOP 40 HIT OF THE '60s
1963: "You've Really Got A Hold On Me"
Time's up! The correct answer was Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
MUSICAL BY CHARACTERS
Rolf Gruber & Mother Abbess of Nonnberg Abbey
Time's up! The correct answer was The Sound of Music
18th CENTURY AMERICA
On Dec. 26, 1776 Americans killed Col. Johann Rall & captured about 1,000 Hessian troops in this battle
Time's up! The correct answer was the Battle of Trenton
HOME FURNISHINGS
Four-poster is a type of this, sometimes with a canopy
Time's up! The correct answer was a bed
SHAKESPEARE
In Act I, Scene 1 of this play, a ghost appears to Barnardo, Marcellus & Horatio
Time's up! The correct answer was Hamlet
THE DIRECTOR SPEAKS
"Everybody denies I am a genius--but nobody ever called me one!" noted this man who raised "Kane"
Time's up! The correct answer was Orson Welles
RINGING THE OPENING BELL AT THE NYSE
On Oct. 11, 2007 this chairman of the Virgin Group rang us up, but he didn't parachute in while on fire or anything
Time's up! The correct answer was Branson
WHAT'S YOUR BEEF?
Part of the name of this expensive boneless cut means "dainty" in French
Time's up! The correct answer was filet mignon
LISA
Lisa Guerrero is the sideline reporter for this popular weekly sports event
Time's up! The correct answer was Monday Night Football
THOSE DARN ETRUSCANS
Along with the Borgia apartments, the Etruscan Museum is one of the top attractions in this 109-acre country
Time's up! The correct answer was Vatican City
"EVE"NING
In 1905 this former U.S. president remarked, "Sensible and responsible women do not want to vote"
Time's up! The correct answer was Grover Cleveland
WORD ORIGINS
Chinese for “work together”, it was motto of U.S. marine raiders in WWII
Time's up! The correct answer was gung ho
HEIR
Heirs want to stay on the good side of this, the person mainly charged with carrying out a will's provisions
Time's up! The correct answer was the executor
POETS
In 1953 his Norton Lectures at Harvard were published as "i: six nonlectures"
Time's up! The correct answer was Cummings
PHILOSOPHY GLOSSARY
"Every virtue is laudable. Kindness is a virtue. Therefore, kindness is laudable" is a logical this
Time's up! The correct answer was syllogism
BARD BITS
In the first line of "Twelfth Night", this is described as the "food of love"
Time's up! The correct answer was music
MEDICINE
As Franklin D. Roosevelt's blood pressure was 300/190, he suffered from this 1-word condition
Time's up! The correct answer was hypertension
BIBLICAL WORDS & PHRASES
Unworthy or sinful people are known as a "generation of" these poisonous creatures
Time's up! The correct answer was Vipers
A "TON" OF PEOPLE
In 2004 the most valuable guitar, this rocker's Stratocaster "Blackie", sold for $959,500 at auction
Time's up! The correct answer was Clapton
COMMON BONDS
Inner tubes, doughnuts, the ozone layer
Time's up! The correct answer was things with holes
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
THE ASPCA
In 1867 the ASPCA began operating the world's first of these vehicles to carry horses, probably without a siren
Time's up! The correct answer was Ambulance
BOOK NAMES
Theodore Dreiser: "Sister ____"
Time's up! The correct answer was Carrie
BOXING MOVIES
He played Elvis' trainer in "Kid Galahad" a "Dirty Dozen" years before he starred in "Death Wish"
Time's up! The correct answer was Charles Bronson
ARCHITECTS
Richard Hunt, the first American to attend the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, designed this statue's stone-&-concrete pedestal
Time's up! The correct answer was Statue of Liberty
GREEK LETTERS
Ancient Romans would've read this one as 11
Time's up! The correct answer was xi
ANIMALS
This Arctic bear's feet are webbed & have hairy soles
Time's up! The correct answer was Polar bear
OLYMPIC POTPOURRI
U.S. soccer star Mia Hamm led her team to Olympic gold despite straining this the same day Kerri Strug did
Time's up! The correct answer was Ankle
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
ARCHITECTS
Dallas-Fort Worth Airport architect Gyo Obata helped design this Smithsonian museum
Time's up! The correct answer was Air & Space Museum
RELIGIOUS RHYME TIME
A Latter-Day jury spokesperson
Time's up! The correct answer was a Mormon foreman
THEM'S FIGHTIN' WORDS
To fight with the fists, "put up" these noblemen
Time's up! The correct answer was your dukes
CNN
Named for its Brooklyn-born host, this "live" interview show debuted on CNN in June 1985
Time's up! The correct answer was "Larry King Live"
LICENSE PLATE MOTTOS
"First In Flight"
Time's up! The correct answer was North Carolina
INTERIOR DESIGN
In 1991 Charles Hall sued Aqua Queen & other companies for infringing his patent on this furniture item
Time's up! The correct answer was the waterbed
CLIMBING
In "Vertical Limit" Robin Tunney is menaced by this high-altitude condition of fluid leaking into the lungs
Time's up! The correct answer was pulmonary edema
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
TRANSPORTATION
In 1830 England's Manchester & Liverpool Railway became the 1st to have all trains powered by this
Time's up! The correct answer was Steam
5-LETTER CAPITALS
12 avenues radiate from Place Charles de Gaulle in this city
Time's up! The correct answer was Paris
HIP-HOP & RAP
Group that includes members Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone & Wish Bone
Time's up! The correct answer was Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
"DON'T" YOU KNOW THIS SONG?
Elton John saw the light of the Top 5 with this song twice, in 1974 & 1992
Time's up! The correct answer was "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"
3-LETTER WORDS
A single layer of paper, or to perform one's craft diligently
Time's up! The correct answer was ply
FUN WITH BALLET
Every "Psycho" knows that Matthew Bourne's ballet "Deadly Serious" is an homage to this film director
Time's up! The correct answer was Alfred Hitchcock
BULL
This energy drink was originally developed by a Thai businessman in 1962 & sold under the name Krating Daeng
Time's up! The correct answer was Red Bull
RUSSIA
They're the colors of the three stripes on the Russian flag
Time's up! The correct answer was red, white, and blue
NEWS ON THE MARCH
In March 1967 Robert Kennedy came up with a nifty Vietnam peace plan, but this Secretary of State rejected it
Time's up! The correct answer was Dean Rusk
BOGIE MEN
Rick Blaine
Time's up! The correct answer was Casablanca
"FOR" WORDS
In a common saying, it's what some people can't see for the trees
Time's up! The correct answer was the forest
GREAT DAMES
She starred as Cleopatra and Olivier's Juliet, long before booking "A Passage to India"
Time's up! The correct answer was Dame Peggy Ashcroft
THE STING
The WNBA team belonging to this southern city is known as The Sting
Time's up! The correct answer was Charlotte
COUNTRY & WESTERN MUSIC
In Cole Porter's song, these words follow "can't look at hobbles and I can't stand fences"
Time's up! The correct answer was don't fence me in
ASTRONOMY
Undetected murky stuff in the universe presumed to exist because of its gravitational effects
Time's up! The correct answer was dark matter
MOTHER GOOSE
After singing for his supper, he ate "white bread and butter"
Time's up! The correct answer was Little Tommy Tucker
MEDICAL TALK
Luteinizing hormone is one of the many produced by this cherry-shaped gland
Time's up! The correct answer was the pituitary
FAMOUS PEOPLE
In 2001, she produced & hosted the Travel Channel's "Secrets of San Simeon"
Time's up! The correct answer was Patty Hearst
THE BIG 10-LETTER WORDS
Something that's the first son's due; Esau sold his
Time's up! The correct answer was birthright
THE GODFATHER
This British philosopher who won a Nobel Prize in 1950 was the godchild of John Stuart Mill
Time's up! The correct answer was Bertrand Russell
"A" SCIENCE CATEGORY
These are just small masses of lymphoid tissue in the nasopharynx
Time's up! The correct answer was adenoids
MOTORCYCLE MAKERS
Time to get high on this hyphenated maker's hog, specifically the Fat Bob, which gets a fat 53 mpg on the highway
Time's up! The correct answer was Harley-Davidson
COUNTY SEATS
Paris (population 8,730) is the seat of Bourbon County in this state
Time's up! The correct answer was Kentucky
U.S. CITIES
Benjamin Franklin Parkway & The Franklin Institute Science Museum are in this city
Time's up! The correct answer was Philadelphia
WHAT TO WEAR?
If you're wearing Wellingtons at Wimbledon, you're wearing these
Time's up! The correct answer was rainboots
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
WORMS
He told the Diet of Worms, "I do not accept the authority of popes and councils"
Time's up! The correct answer was Martin Luther
U.S. PRESIDENTS
His will gave a total of $110,000 to grandchildren Alexander & Melanie Eisenhower & Christopher Cox
Time's up! The correct answer was Nixon
SPORTS EQUIPMENT
Alternate name for the number one wood in golf
Time's up! The correct answer was Driver
ARTHUR MILLER
Arthur Miller's marriage to her was mirrored in his play "After the Fall"
Time's up! The correct answer was Marilyn Monroe
SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER
This item on a bicycle lets drivers see cyclists at night
Time's up! The correct answer was taillight
AFRICAN ISLANDS
Parts of this capital city lie on the islands of Gezira & Roda in the Nile River
Time's up! The correct answer was Cairo
NAME THE DECADE
The first controlled nuclear chain reaction
Time's up! The correct answer was the 1940s
"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
IN THE DICTIONARY
This word used to describe a type of school also means "narrow in outlook"
Time's up! The correct answer was parochial
NICKNAMES
"The Father of Pennsylvania"
Time's up! The correct answer was William Penn
AFRICAN ISLANDS
Now a part of Tanzania, this island known for its cloves was mentioned in "The Patty Duke Show" theme song
Time's up! The correct answer was Zanzibar
ARE YOU PERHAPS FRENCH?
Luc Montagnier identified the AIDS virus while working at the institute named for this 19th c. Frenchman
Time's up! The correct answer was Pasteur
THE "B.G."s
A naval force made up of an aircraft carrier & support vessels
Time's up! The correct answer was battle group
BORN IN DUBLIN
This "Babes in Toyland" composer helped found the organization ASCAP in 1914
Time's up! The correct answer was Victor Herbert
TELEVISION
Alice is the housekeeper on this classic sitcom; Sam the butcher is her boyfriend
Time's up! The correct answer was The Brady Bunch
FINANCE HISTORY
In the 19th c., selling stock you didn't yet own, hoping it would fall, was called selling this animal's skin
Time's up! The correct answer was a bear
PRESIDENTIAL FINAL MOMENTS
He shuffled off this mortal coil in Warm Springs, GA from a cerebral hemorrhage
Time's up! The correct answer was FDR
THEATRE HODGEPODGE
Shakespeare's play about this Tudor king begins, "I come no more to make you laugh..."
Time's up! The correct answer was Henry VIII
SELLERS
Strangely, this "colorful" German company sells its classic travel alarm clocks only in black & white
Time's up! The correct answer was Braun
BIBLICAL FATHERS & SONS
Abraham was 100 years old & Sarah was 90 when this child was born to them
Time's up! The correct answer was Isaac
AVIARY
Bob Hope claimed his mother saw his nose & cried that the doctor took the baby & left this bird
Time's up! The correct answer was stork
THE BIG APPLE
He was inaugurated for his second time as mayor of New York City January 1, 1998
Time's up! The correct answer was Rudolph Giuliani
LAST NAME'S THE SAME
17th century philosopher Sir Francis & 20th century painter Francis
Time's up! The correct answer was Bacon
LANDINGS
As its name suggests, the tipp toe approach procedure at SFO is meant to minimize this
Time's up! The correct answer was noise
BRAND NAMES
Mass production of these in the U.S. can be traced back to Donald F. Duncan in the 1920s
Time's up! The correct answer was Yo-yos
"LAP" DANCE
A region of northern Scandinavia or Russia
Time's up! The correct answer was Lapland
SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTERS
She says, "that death's unnatural that kills for loving" before Othello strangles her
Time's up! The correct answer was Desdemona
POEMS ON POETS
To hear about "My Highland Lassie" / My poor heart, it yearns / For he wrote 'em, I just quote 'em / He is...
Time's up! The correct answer was Burns
AMERICAN LITERATURE
This clergyman who wrote "The Short History of New-England" in 1694 was the son of Increase Mather
Time's up! The correct answer was Cotton Mather
LITERARY CHARACTERS
In "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court", his character puts Hank Morgan to sleep for 1,300 years
Time's up! The correct answer was Merlin
VERBS
Appropriate last name of Captain William of 18th century Virginia, who promoted vigilante justice
Time's up! The correct answer was Lynch
"X"s & "O"s
Cross-country skiing is sometimes referred to by these 2 letters, the same ones used to denote 90 in Roman numerals
Time's up! The correct answer was XC
THE 14th CENTURY
Chaucer wrote a treatise on how to build one of these & use it to compute the position of a star
Time's up! The correct answer was astrolabe
5-LETTER WORDS
It can be an object from the past, or a personal item associated with a saint
Time's up! The correct answer was relic
PARISIANS
In the 1880s he introduced his brother & roommate, Vincent, to the Impressionists
Time's up! The correct answer was Theo Van Gogh
THE ROMANOV DYNASTY
The Romanov dynasty was named in honor of Roman Yurievich, whose daughter married this "horrifying" czar
Time's up! The correct answer was Ivan the Terrible
WORLD HISTORY
This Navy commander flew from a base at Little America to the South Pole & back Nov. 28-29, 1929
Time's up! The correct answer was Admiral Richard Byrd
THE 23rd PSALM
"He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside" these
Time's up! The correct answer was still waters
U.S. GEOGRAPHIC NICKNAMES
Cape Hatteras is known as this cemetery synonym "of the Atlantic"
Time's up! The correct answer was a graveyard
MONEY SLANG
No "Wonder" you're on a "roll" -- you're not a "loaf"er & you're earning a lot of this
Time's up! The correct answer was Bread/dough
BORN IN DUBLIN
His first major satire, "A Tale of a Tub", was published in 1704
Time's up! The correct answer was Swift
"LESS" IS MORE
Type of whisper in the title of a Wham! hit
Time's up! The correct answer was Careless
WORLD CAPITALS
It's located about 30 miles south of the DMZ
Time's up! The correct answer was Seoul
MOVIE MUSIC
She sings "Cry" & "Only Hope" on the soundtrack of her movie "A Walk to Remember"
Time's up! The correct answer was Mandy Moore
RICHARD
One man who had this name discovered Lake Tanganyika; the other played Becket & Trotsky on film
Time's up! The correct answer was Richard Burton
INLETS
This largest Alaskan city lies at the head of cook inlet on the Kenai peninsula
Time's up! The correct answer was Anchorage
TELL 'EM WHAT THEY'VE WON, JOHNNY
In 1990 Paul McCartney received a Lifetime Achievement Award at these awards
Time's up! The correct answer was the Grammys
SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER
Pertaining to the scientific use & study of very low temperatures
Time's up! The correct answer was cryogenic
ON THE MOVE
In 1980 the U.S. government loaned this auto company $1.5 billion; the loans were repaid within 3 years
Time's up! The correct answer was Chrysler
AN ARTHUR BEE
Author of "3001: The Final Odyssey"
Time's up! The correct answer was Arthur C. Clarke
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
At Bunker Hill, Colonel Prescott is said to have ordered, "Don't one of you fire until you see" these
Time's up! The correct answer was The whites of their eyes
MOVIE MUSIC
In "Raise Your Voice", Hilary Duff sings this Handel oratorio about the Savior
Time's up! The correct answer was Messiah
SCIENCE GUYS
Until his death in 1907, this chemist headed the Weights & Measures Bureau in St. Petersburg, Russia
Time's up! The correct answer was Mendeleev
BACH IN THE SADDLE
In his youth, Bach played this instrument in church & later was a virtuoso consulted in their crafting
Time's up! The correct answer was an organ
HAIRY
From the Latin for "to clip", it's the shaved patch on the crowns of the heads of some monks
Time's up! The correct answer was tonsure
WASHINGTON D.C.
287 miles long, it flows past Washington & induces "fever" in ambitious politicians
Time's up! The correct answer was the Potomac River
BIBLICAL WORDS & PHRASES
Unworthy or sinful people are known as a "generation of" these poisonous creatures
Time's up! The correct answer was Vipers
THAT OLD-TIME RELIGION
With Mary I's accession in 1553 he ran to Geneva; he returned in 1559 & reformed the Church of Scotland
Time's up! The correct answer was Knox
21st CENTURY MUSIC
"Icky Thump" was a No. 1 modern rock hit for this duo
Time's up! The correct answer was the White Stripes
STATES THAT END IN HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire's Squam Lakes provided the title location for this 1981 Fonda & Hepburn film
Time's up! The correct answer was On Golden Pond
YOU SHOULD BE IN A BALLET!
Your allergy to feathers may prevent you from playing Odette, the queen of the swans in this ballet
Time's up! The correct answer was Swan Lake
ANIMATED FILMS
Pretty Belle falls for a prince who's been transformed into a monster in this 1991 film
Time's up! The correct answer was Beauty and the Beast
U.S. PORT CITIES
Among the top 40 busiest ports in the U.S. are these Northeast & Northwest cities with the same name
Time's up! The correct answer was Portland
U.S. CITIES
This Wyoming capital is home to the annual Frontier Days celebration
Time's up! The correct answer was Cheyenne
A BUG'S LIFE
The chigoe is a sand-dwelling variety of this insect
Time's up! The correct answer was a flea
POUR ME A STIFF ONE
Stolichanya, or stoli to its friends, is a brand of this
Time's up! The correct answer was vodka
FAMOUS NAMES
He published a history of Virginia & New England in 1624, after escaping from Turks, Indians & pirates
Time's up! The correct answer was Captain John Smith
THEATRE AROUND THE WORLD
There's a "method" behind his founding of the Moscow Art Theatre with Nemirovich-Danchenko
Time's up! The correct answer was Stanislavski
A FASHIONABLE CATEGORY
In the 1800s, it was fashionable to wear a cap named for this woman who stabbed Jean-Paul Marat
Time's up! The correct answer was Charlotte Corday
DICE ROLL NICKNAMES
Snake Eyes
Time's up! The correct answer was 2
ROGER!
I'll have a side of this 13th century English philosopher & creator of the "Opus Majus"
Time's up! The correct answer was Roger Bacon
HOLLYWOOD THRILLER PREVIEWS?
In Australia, water is going down drains backwards (to us). This fall, Mel Gibson takes on the reason why--this "Effect"
Time's up! The correct answer was Coriolis
ALL MY SONS
Kidnappers got under this crooner's skin when they kidnapped his son from a Tahoe casino in 1963
Time's up! The correct answer was Frank Sinatra
FLY COUNTRIES
Olympic Airlines
Time's up! The correct answer was Greece
PRESIDENTIAL FINAL MOMENTS
He died in the White House, from pneumonia
Time's up! The correct answer was Harrison
KNIGHTS
This adjective, a synonym for "wandering", describes the type of knight satirized by Cervantes
Time's up! The correct answer was Knight-errant
WHAT COLOR IS GREEN?
God did make these, & some of them are Granny Smiths
Time's up! The correct answer was apples
VERMONTERS
At age 15 this future New York Tribune editor was apprenticed to a printer in East Poultney
Time's up! The correct answer was Horace Greeley
THE LAST MAN
In the 1996 book "The Presidents: A Reference History"
Time's up! The correct answer was Bill Clinton
CHAD IS RAD
Chad's colonial overlord until independence in 1960
Time's up! The correct answer was France
HISTORIC NAMES
In 1961 scared villagers thought he was a downed U2 pilot until he removed his helmet & spoke Russian to them
Time's up! The correct answer was Yuri Gagarin
"H" CITIES
This capital was founded by Sweden's King Gustav I Vasa in 1550
Time's up! The correct answer was Helsinki, Finland
ORGANIZATIONS
You don't have to be a genius to know its name is Latin for "table", but you do have to be one to belong
Time's up! The correct answer was Mensa
BOXING MOVIES
Before starring on TV's "Thunder In Paradise", this "Hulkster" played Thunderlips in "Rocky III"
Time's up! The correct answer was Hulk Hogan
1938
On December 10 he announced he'd leave his Hyde Park estate & its papers & books to the U.S. government
Time's up! The correct answer was FDR
PLANTS
Name for a low, enclosed bed covered with glass or plastic for starting plants before the season
Time's up! The correct answer was Cold Frame
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
THE 1930s
This author of "Anne of Green Gables" was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1935
Time's up! The correct answer was Montgomery
SOMETHIN' TO "C"
Ichabod's patronymic
Time's up! The correct answer was Crane
BARD BITS
Much of the action takes place in the court of the Duke of Milan in this play with another Italian locale in its title
Time's up! The correct answer was Two Gentlemen of Verona
CINEMATIC DICTIONARY
Near the end of the credits comes the "cutter" of this, the exposed but unfinished film
Time's up! The correct answer was Negative cutter
HISTORY
In 1000 Rajaraja I of the Cholas battled to take this Indian Ocean island now known for its tea
Time's up! The correct answer was Ceylon
REMEMBER THE TIME
This 1904-1905 war began in Manchuria & ended with the battle of Tsushima Strait
Time's up! The correct answer was Russo-Japanese War
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
MARRIED WITH CHILDREN
Parents of infants must learn to deal with these, from the medieval Greek "diaspros", or "pure white"
Time's up! The correct answer was Diapers
IT HAD TO "BU"
From the Greek for "herdsman", it means pastoral or idyllic
Time's up! The correct answer was bucolic
ADJECTIVES
As a noun, it's pieces for fastening; as an adjective it's large & robust, like some young men
Time's up! The correct answer was strapping
LARRY KING'S PUBLIC FIGURES
Tonight, the wooden teeth--fact or fiction? Also, his 1754 Fort Necessity battle loss...Mt. Vernon, hello
Time's up! The correct answer was George Washington
TOM WOLFE
In a piece of stock car racing, Wolfe introduced to written English this 3-word phrase for a solid Southern male
Time's up! The correct answer was a good old boy
WHY?
Because bacteria from carbon dioxide bubbles around which the curd hardens
Time's up! The correct answer was Why does Swiss cheese have holes?
20th CENTURY NICKNAMES
"Hef"
Time's up! The correct answer was Hugh Hefner
"DON'T" YOU KNOW THIS SONG?
No doubt you know this "Tragic Kingdom" tune was No. 1 for 16 weeks on the airplay chart in 1996 & '97
Time's up! The correct answer was "Don't Speak"
MUSCAT LOVE
A main strategic value of Muscat stems from its position at the entranceway to this 90,000 sq. mi. body of water
Time's up! The correct answer was the Persian Gulf
CONTESTS
This cruise ship favorite played on a 52-foot court is an event at the National Senior Games
Time's up! The correct answer was Shuffleboard
WEATHER WORLD
The Australian mountains that include the Charlotte's Pass ski area, or the weather there in July
Time's up! The correct answer was Snowy
TV PRODUCERS
He moved from "Melrose Place" to the east coast for "Central Park West" & "Sex & the City"
Time's up! The correct answer was Darren Star
NATURE
Often found clinging to rocks, limpids are a type of this mollusk
Time's up! The correct answer was snails
"X"-MEN
The "Apostle of the Indies", this missionary helped found the Jesuits & introduced Christianity to Japan
Time's up! The correct answer was Francis Xavier
HISTORIC BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
This king is thrilled by the birth of Mary, Feb. 18, 1516; there's still plenty of time to have a son--right?
Time's up! The correct answer was Henry VIII
FILE UNDER "K"
Former mortuary science student Jonathan Davis plays bagpipes & sings for this "Freak on a Leash" group
Time's up! The correct answer was Korn
AIN'T THAT "GRAND"
The Republicans had been around less than 30 years when they were dubbed this
Time's up! The correct answer was the Grand Old Party
LET'S BOUNCE
In this kid's game, you bounce a small rubber ball while picking up 6-pronged metal objects
Time's up! The correct answer was jacks
CELEBS
On Sept. 14, 2005 she gave birth to Sean Preston Federline
Time's up! The correct answer was Britney Spears
KNIGHTS
This adjective, a synonym for "wandering", describes the type of knight satirized by Cervantes
Time's up! The correct answer was Knight-errant
PLAYWRIGHTS
(Sofia of the Clue Crew at the Nederlander Theatre in New York City) This creator of "Rent" died the night of its final dress rehearsal, never knowing he would win the Pulitzer Prize
Time's up! The correct answer was Jonathan Larson
DRAMA
"Dejavu" was "Angry Young Man" John Osborne's 1992 sequel to this famous play about looking back
Time's up! The correct answer was Look Back in Anger
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
It was an 11-year-old girl who first suggested that Lincoln do this to improve his appearance
Time's up! The correct answer was grow a beard
4-LETTER VERBS
To stop a leak or publicize a product
Time's up! The correct answer was plug
NYPD TV
In 1982 Sharon Gless took over for Meg Foster to partner with Tyne Daily as this title pair
Time's up! The correct answer was Cagney & Lacey
HERE COMES BAHRAIN AGAIN
In 1991 Bahrain was one of the good guys in this conflict & the U.S. sold it Apache helicopters
Time's up! The correct answer was The Gulf War/Operation Desert Storm
NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD
This snowcapped mountain provides the backdrop for Kenya's Amboseli National Park
Time's up! The correct answer was Mt. Kilimanjaro
SODA POP QUIZ
It's what gives soda pop the bubbles
Time's up! The correct answer was carbon dioxide
LITERARY CROSSWORD CLUES "L"
Jack's "capital" surname (6)
Time's up! The correct answer was London
BIOPIC-NIC
2004: Liam Neeson as this behavioral researcher
Time's up! The correct answer was Kinsey
NYC MUSIC HISTORY
Dvorak's "New World Symphony" debuted in this venue in 1893: the Beatles played there in 1964
Time's up! The correct answer was Carnegie Hall
____ OF THE ____
Quoting "Titanic", in 1998 Oscar-winning James Cameron exulted, "I'm" this
Time's up! The correct answer was king of the world
HISTORIC NAMES
In 1961 scared villagers thought he was a downed U2 pilot until he removed his helmet & spoke Russian to them
Time's up! The correct answer was Yuri Gagarin
HAVE A WHISKEY
The world's most popular whiskey is this color Johnnie Walker
Time's up! The correct answer was Red
COME "IN"
A military badge of rank or qualification
Time's up! The correct answer was insignia
STATE CAPITALS
This state capital is in the Green Mountains along the Winooski River
Time's up! The correct answer was Montpelier
BON APPE-"T"
This root vegetable often has white skin & a purple-tinged top
Time's up! The correct answer was Turnip
ODDS & ENDS
They're the two main ingredients in a Cape Codder cocktail
Time's up! The correct answer was cranberry juice and vodka
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
In an $80 billion deal these 2 oil companies joined forces in 1999 in the biggest merger up to that time
Time's up! The correct answer was Exxon & Mobil
CAMERA
In 1986 Kodak left the instant camera business after a judge found it had violated this company's patents
Time's up! The correct answer was Polaroid
THE 50 STATES
In 1845, after nearly 10 years of independence, it became the 28th state
Time's up! The correct answer was Texas
MOTTOES
Strangely, "Blood & fire" is the motto of this Christian charitable organization
Time's up! The correct answer was the Salvation Army
CALL OUT THE VOICE SQUAD
He provided the voices of both Beavis & Butthead
Time's up! The correct answer was Mike Judge
TV STARS
In 2001 this actress, Borg babe Seven of Nine on "Voyager", joined the cast of "Boston Public"
Time's up! The correct answer was Jeri Ryan
ON HIS BASEBALL HALL OF FAME PLAQUE
"'Mr. Octobe
Time's up! The correct answer was Jackson
14:59
This government employee was in the spotlight in the late 1990s for her conduct as a girlfriend of Monica Lewinsky
Time's up! The correct answer was Linda Tripp
THE VIRTUES
We assume that Bill Clinton was born with it; we know he was born in it
Time's up! The correct answer was Hope
TELL ME "Y"
Aden is the second-largest city in this Middle Eastern hot spot
Time's up! The correct answer was Yemen
MILITARY POWER
No armed forces are allowed in this area between North & South Korea
Time's up! The correct answer was Demilitarized zone
ART
Georges Rouault liked to include some tragic ones of these in his works; Red Skelton specialized in them
Time's up! The correct answer was clowns
BACKWARDS
In competitive rowing, this is the only person in the boat whose back is not to the finish line
Time's up! The correct answer was the coxswain
I LOVE L.A. KERS
This flashy Lakers forward was nicknamed "Big Game" for his clutch playoff performances
Time's up! The correct answer was James Worthy
GETTING TICKED OFF
When this Bible guy came down from the mountain & saw his people dancing before the golden calf, boy, was he upset!
Time's up! The correct answer was Moses
BALLET
The longer "romantic" version of this ballet garment was inspired by the one Taglioni wore in the 1830s
Time's up! The correct answer was tutu
BEGINS & ENDS WITH "T"
A male feline
Time's up! The correct answer was Tomcat
STRUCTURES
When completed, it stretched for 73 1/2 miles from Bowness to Wallsend
Time's up! The correct answer was Hadrian's Wall
POP MUSIC
This rapper won a 2000 MTV award for Best Male Video for "The Real Slim Shady"
Time's up! The correct answer was Eminem
SILENCE
The name of this branch of monks known for keeping silent comes from a 17th century Cistercian Abbey
Time's up! The correct answer was the Trappists
LITERARY ALLUSIONS
This term for an idyllic place can be checked out in the James Hilton work "Lost Horizon"
Time's up! The correct answer was Shangri-La
NATIONAL MONUMENTS
Castillo de San Marcos in this Florida city is the oldest masonry fort in the continental U.S.
Time's up! The correct answer was St. Augustine
THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED
August 9, 1995 in Forest Knolls, California
Time's up! The correct answer was Jerry Garcia
EARTH
1 of the 3 Cs in the geological-period mnemonic "camels often sit down carefully--perhaps their joints creak..."
Time's up! The correct answer was Cretaceous
THE ENVIRONMENT
This "colorful" & controversial activist environmental group was formed in Canada in 1971
Time's up! The correct answer was Greenpeace
INNS
It was the first hotel Howard Hughes bought in Las Vegas
Time's up! The correct answer was Desert Inn
SAY CHEESE
This cheese that has an orange rind originated in Alsace & is named for a city there
Time's up! The correct answer was Muenster
ANTIQUES
(VIDEO DAILY DOUBLE): The kind of clock shown here, invented c. 1800 & named for the musical instrument it resembles:
Time's up! The correct answer was Banjo Clock
"CAL" STATE
One Big Mac has 560 of these
Time's up! The correct answer was Calories
"G"ARDEN GLOSSARY
Open an account at one of these banks that exist for the conservation of seeds, tissues or reproductive cells
Time's up! The correct answer was a gene bank
ROCK FORMATIONS
This Southern California group was originally assembled as a backup band for Linda Ronstadt
Time's up! The correct answer was The Eagles
I'M HUNGRY!
Yummy! Bubbie made some of these potato pancakes, & it isn't even Hanukkah
Time's up! The correct answer was latkes
THE LAST BATTLE
The Siege of Yorktown
Time's up! The correct answer was the American Revolution
U.S. PORT CITIES
By containers handled, Los Angeles is the busiest U.S. port; the second-busiest is in this city just a few miles south
Time's up! The correct answer was Long Beach
THEATRE HODGEPODGE
This William Inge play inspired a Marilyn Maxwell TV series & a Marilyn Monroe film
Time's up! The correct answer was Bus Stop
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"
YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS STUFF
If a Maori showed you a tiki, you'd be looking at one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was statue
WORDS WITHIN WORDS
A 1,496-pound one was unfortunate enough to get caught in 1979
Time's up! The correct answer was Tuna
NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF FAME
This French chemist inducted in 1978 "was the founder of microbiological sciences"
Time's up! The correct answer was Pasteur
HISTORY IN MOVIES
"The Prince of Egypt" featured Ralph Fiennes as the voice of this stubborn ruler
Time's up! The correct answer was the Pharaoh
TELEVISION
He was "X"-static when the first "X-Files" episode he directed aired 1 day after the birth of his baby.
Time's up! The correct answer was David Duchovny
ANTIQUES
French for "Chinese Ornament", it refers to willow pattern china & some Chippendale furniture
Time's up! The correct answer was Chinoisserie
HAIRY
Dudes, it's the "fishy" hairstyle worn by David Spade in "Joe Dirt"
Time's up! The correct answer was the mullet
MAGAZINES
This man's "Lady's Book" was published in Philadelphia from 1830 to 1892
Time's up! The correct answer was Louis Godey
18th CENTURY AMERICA
In 1796 he said that the U.S. should "steer clear of permanent alliances" in foreign policy
Time's up! The correct answer was George Washington
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
Madeline is one of "twelve little girls in two straight lines" who attend a school in this city
Time's up! The correct answer was Paris
LITERARY GENRES
The name of this literary form also means "to try"
Time's up! The correct answer was an essay
WORLD CITIES
This Cairo suburb, near the Pyramids, is home to most of Egypt's motion picture industry
Time's up! The correct answer was Giza
TOP OF THE LIST
U.S. News & World Report calls this New Haven school the best value college, even with tuition at over $38,000 a year
Time's up! The correct answer was Yale
ROCK MUSIC
In April of 1990 she began her worldwide "Blond Ambition" tour to promote her CD "I'm Breathless"
Time's up! The correct answer was Madonna
AMERICANA
This Connecticut city famous for its university is nicknamed "Elm City" because it once had many elm-lined streets
Time's up! The correct answer was New Haven
STORM
Bogey & Bacall's final film together was this one that saw them waiting out a storm in Florida
Time's up! The correct answer was Key Largo
'HUSKER DO
Not just a noted NYC psychiatric hospital, it's Nebraska's oldest town, established around 1822 as a fur-trading center
Time's up! The correct answer was Belleview
GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT
Tarantino is a director; this is a rapid, whirling dance named for an Italian city
Time's up! The correct answer was tarantella
ACTORS' RHYME TIME
Cybill's large cats
Time's up! The correct answer was Shepherd's leopards
ARTS & CRAFTS
It's the oven or furnace in which pottery is fired
Time's up! The correct answer was a kiln
"HIGH" SCHOOL
Acolytes, a subdeacon & a choir take part in this Catholic service
Time's up! The correct answer was high mass
FRUIT
A cluster, or hand, of this fruit consists of 10-20 fingers
Time's up! The correct answer was Bananas
STATE SUPERLATIVES
The nation's highest flat-top mountain, Grand Mesa, is in this state
Time's up! The correct answer was Colorado
"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
CLASSIC MOVIE SPECIAL EFFECTS
1998: Bullet trails in the water showcase the horror of the Normandy invasion
Time's up! The correct answer was Saving Private Ryan
STATE OF THE UNION
The Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport is in this state
Time's up! The correct answer was Rhode Island
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN
The pair's lyricist
Time's up! The correct answer was Hammerstein
A VIOLENT CATEGORY
To hit with a fist, or to herd cattle like a cowboy
Time's up! The correct answer was punch
ART & ARTISTS
You can see this British sculptor's "Reclining Mother and Child" at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis
Time's up! The correct answer was Henry Moore
PICK A PLANET
It's never observable when the sky is fully dark
Time's up! The correct answer was Mercury
BIOGRAPHIES
Known for his "Compleat Angler", he also wrote a biography of his friend, writer John Donne
Time's up! The correct answer was Izaak Walton
OH MY GOD! YOU'VE GOT 3 "I"s
Fran Lebowitz called this type of pasta with clam sauce "mankind's crowning achievement"
Time's up! The correct answer was linguini
TECHNOLOGY
The average keyboard has this many keys.
Time's up! The correct answer was 104
THIS IS JEOPARDY!
In 1984, he made the music video "I Lost On Jeopardy"
Time's up! The correct answer was "Weird Al" Yankovic
SELLERS
In 1978 Campbell Soup bought this pickle producer famous for its stork symbol
Time's up! The correct answer was Vlasic Foods
LEVITICUS
This tribe that gives the book its English name is only mentioned in one passage
Time's up! The correct answer was Levites
1950s ACHIEVEMENTS
On Nov. 20, 1953, in a Douglas D-558-2, Scott Crossfield reached this benchmark
Time's up! The correct answer was Traveling twice the speed of sound
RADIO
Can't forget the sponsor--Jack Benny's opening line wasn't "Hello again" but this dessert "again"
Time's up! The correct answer was Jell-O
FEELING "ANCY"
The three members of our staff, seen here, are all in this condition
Time's up! The correct answer was Pregnancy
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
THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS
The CBC set up a Brain Trust for this kind of "justice" to make sure toxic dumps aren't foisted on minority areas
Time's up! The correct answer was environmental justice
I'M "L__X"
This "Tax" is found on a Monopoly board
Time's up! The correct answer was Luxury Tax
1957
On October 4 Russia launched this first satellite into space
Time's up! The correct answer was Sputnik
MEDICAL TALK
This term refers to the painful inflammation of any of the fibrous structures that connect muscles to bones
Time's up! The correct answer was tendinitis
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
IT'S ALL ABOUT ME
Excessive self-contemplation is called this anatomical gazing
Time's up! The correct answer was navel
'HUSKER DO
One of the 2 vice presidents born in Nebraska; one in 1913, the other in 1941
Time's up! The correct answer was Gerald Ford
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY
James Lick of observatory fame was responsible for the Key Memorial in this San Francisco park
Time's up! The correct answer was Golden Gate Park
THE BILLBOARD HOT 100
A song by this artist hit No. 1 in 1999, making her at age 52 the oldest female to have a Billboard No. 1 single
Time's up! The correct answer was Cher
FIRSTS
On December 7, 1787, Delaware became the 1st state to do this
Time's up! The correct answer was ratify the U.S. Constitution
PLANT PARENTHOOD
(Sarah of the Clue Crew in the laboratory) A must for any gardener, a soil testing kit is used to take a reading of this level, a measure of acidity
Time's up! The correct answer was pH level
OOH... A WISE GUY
Therefore it's this 17th century mathematician and philosopher--I think
Time's up! The correct answer was Descartes
UP IN THE AIR
At under 6,000 feet, this 7-letter layered type of cloud is one of the lowest
Time's up! The correct answer was stratus
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Abbreviated "P", this element comes in red, white, & black forms
Time's up! The correct answer was phosphorus
BEGINS & ENDS WITH "O"
L.A. restaurant Locanda Veneta serves this veal dish con risotto
Time's up! The correct answer was osso bucco
BIRDS
The only birds in the family Trochilidae are these "hovercrafts"
Time's up! The correct answer was hummingbirds
A STATE OF COLLEGE-NESS
Antioch, Bowling Green, Kent State
Time's up! The correct answer was Ohio
SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS
"The Immature Radioactive Samurai Slugs" on "Tiny Toons" were a parody of this cartoon group
Time's up! The correct answer was the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
KING ARTHUR
Arthur's round table had a seat reserved for this knight who could find this
Time's up! The correct answer was the Holy Grail
CONGRESSIONAL MISDEMEANORS
In 1811 Senator Thomas Pickering was censured for reading aloud from secret documents about this purchase
Time's up! The correct answer was Louisiana
OLYMPIC POTPOURRI
En Garde! Women have competed in this Olympic sport since 1924
Time's up! The correct answer was Fencing
___ OG
One of the teeth in a gear
Time's up! The correct answer was cog
SHAKESPEAREAN OPERAS
"Cordelia"
Time's up! The correct answer was KIng Lear
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
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
CARY GRANT FILMS
In this 1944 film about a pair of murderous aunts, Cary says, "Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops"
Time's up! The correct answer was Arsenic and Old Lace
STATE CAPITALS
From 1701 to 1875 New Haven & this city were twin capitals of Connecticut; today it's the only one
Time's up! The correct answer was Hartford
HAMMERS
A 1st century B.C. maxim of Publilius Syrus says it's when you should hammer your iron
Time's up! The correct answer was When it's hot
COUNTRIES THAT END IN "O"
This nation has been ruled by the Grimaldi royal family since the 14th century
Time's up! The correct answer was Monaco
GEOGRAPH"Y"
The last British ship of convicts pulled into this Australian city's port in 1849
Time's up! The correct answer was Sydney
GETTING TICKED ON
A brown tick named for this pet has the rare ability to complete its life cycle indoors
Time's up! The correct answer was dog
SEAQUEST
WWI's important naval Battle of Jutland took place in this sea
Time's up! The correct answer was North Sea
FROM THE GREEK
The name of this color comes from the Greek word porphyra
Time's up! The correct answer was purple
OCCUPATION HAZARDS
Chafing from chaps, rope burns from lassos & that saddle horn -- watch where you sit if you're one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was cowboy
FASHION FROM HEAD TO TOE
The French name of these casual summer shoes derives from a tough wiry grass that's used to make rope
Time's up! The correct answer was espadrilles
BROADWAY LYRICS
"He had it comi
Time's up! The correct answer was Chicago
RECORD LOSSES IN 2005
Data on 4 million customers were lost by this group formed by a 1998 merger with Travelers
Time's up! The correct answer was Citigroup
SHIRLEY
"Moonraker" is one of the 3 James Bond movies that have featured her singing over the title sequence
Time's up! The correct answer was Shirley Bassey
"IP" SO FACTO
Idle talk about the private affairs of others
Time's up! The correct answer was gossip
LOBBYISTS
In 1997 Jack Williams of this company was indicted for lying about his dealings with Mike Espy
Time's up! The correct answer was Tyson Foods
INTERIOR DESIGN
China & India provide many of the "imports" in the name of this Texas-based home furnishings retailer
Time's up! The correct answer was Pier 1 Imports
RODENTS
A S. Am. delicacy, this water-dwelling herbivore was declared a fish by the Vatican so it could be eaten during Lent
Time's up! The correct answer was a capybara
FROM THE WELSH
The name of this Olympic weapon may go back to the Welsh gaflach, "forked branch"
Time's up! The correct answer was Javelin
WHAT'S THAT SOUND?
The islands in Australia's Yampi Sound are rich in hematite, an ore of this metal
Time's up! The correct answer was iron
NAME THE POET
"The spirit who bideth by himself / in the land of mist and snow / he loved the bird that loved the man / who shot him with his bow"
Time's up! The correct answer was Coleridge
"DEM"-ONS
A formal reduction in rank, status or position
Time's up! The correct answer was demotion
HAVE A WHISKEY
Whiskey is usually about 40% alcohol, which is equal to this number in proof
Time's up! The correct answer was 80
CITY OF BIRTH
The controversial Ahmed Chalabi
Time's up! The correct answer was Baghdad
CONTAINERS
The American Heritage Dict.'s 1st pronunciation for this word rhymes it with "lace"; another with, with "bras"
Time's up! The correct answer was vase
INITIALS M.D.
In "Return To Me", David Duchovny has a heart-to-heart with her
Time's up! The correct answer was Minnie Driver
HEADQUARTERS
The Ford Motor Company has long been headquartered in this city that adjoins Detroit
Time's up! The correct answer was Dearborn
ANY FIRST WORDS?
An adjective meaning "first", or a letter like "F" in F. Murray Abraham
Time's up! The correct answer was an initial
YOUR HONOR, I OBJECT!
Calls for an opinion--only allowed for this type of witness with special knowledge of a subject
Time's up! The correct answer was an expert witness
ANCIENT COINS
Around 334 B.C. this Macedonian's stater became a world currency
Time's up! The correct answer was Alexander the Great
CLOTHING WORDS
To lose footing on icy ground
Time's up! The correct answer was slip
BEES
The 3 classes of a honeybee colony
Time's up! The correct answer was a drone, a queen, and a worker
CROSSWORD CLUES "D"
One who gives blood (5)
Time's up! The correct answer was a donor
LITERARY LAST NAME'S THE SAME
C.K., Emlyn, Tennessee
Time's up! The correct answer was Williams
TAIWAN
In October 1971 Taiwan was expelled from this organization & Red China was admitted
Time's up! The correct answer was the UN
"LAP" DANCE
A region of northern Scandinavia or Russia
Time's up! The correct answer was Lapland
TRAVEL & TOURISM
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport serves this world capital
Time's up! The correct answer was Nairobi, Kenya
BEN
Ben Franklin went to London in 1757 to represent this colony's assembly
Time's up! The correct answer was Pennsylvania
FUNDRAISING
Donations in the form of equipment or time instead of money are called "in" this 4-letter word
Time's up! The correct answer was in kind
THE HUMAN ANIMAL
Comanche chief Parra-o-coom was described as "a great" this animal "of a man"; it's also what his name means
Time's up! The correct answer was bear
THE COMPANY LINE
Edward Teller & this man partnered in 1898 to sell high fashions to women
Time's up! The correct answer was Bonwit
PUNJAB
Predominant in the Punjab, this religion has origins in both Hinduism & Islam
Time's up! The correct answer was Sikhism
MILITARY UNITS
Oliver Stone won an Oscar for his story about one of these title units in which he served in Vietnam
Time's up! The correct answer was a platoon
QUOTATIONS
John Kenneth Galbraith said these "are indispensable when you don't want to do anything"--there's one in the boardroom at 2:30
Time's up! The correct answer was meetings
BRITISH FASHION
Star designer John Galliano was born Juan Carlos Galliano in this British possession at the tip of Spain
Time's up! The correct answer was Gibraltar
CHANCE
The U.S. golf register says the chances of this have been estimated north of 1 in 20,000
Time's up! The correct answer was a hole-in-one
ARE YOU PERHAPS FRENCH?
Luc Montagnier identified the AIDS virus while working at the institute named for this 19th c. Frenchman
Time's up! The correct answer was Pasteur
THE CIVIL WAR
On April 12, 1861 Confederate general Beauregard attacked this fort in Charleston Harbor
Time's up! The correct answer was Fort Sumter
ON THE "WAR"PATH
Pop art poster boy who was famous much longer than 15 minutes
Time's up! The correct answer was Andy Warhol
PLANT PARENTHOOD
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew in the laboratory) Any glass or plastic container can be used to build one of these self-contained indoor gardens
Time's up! The correct answer was terrariums
RODENTS
A S. Am. delicacy, this water-dwelling herbivore was declared a fish by the Vatican so it could be eaten during Lent
Time's up! The correct answer was a capybara
WAR
Of all the USA's wars, this one claimed the most American lives
Time's up! The correct answer was the Civil War
FOREWORDS
She said that her husband Frank O'Connor was the fuel that kept her spirited while she wrote "The Fountainhead"
Time's up! The correct answer was Ayn Rand
DREAMY MUSIC
In 1975 this outlaw released "Dreaming My Dreams" & his wife Jessi Colter released "I'm Not Lisa"
Time's up! The correct answer was Waylon Jennings
OLYMPIC POTPOURRI
En Garde! Women have competed in this Olympic sport since 1924
Time's up! The correct answer was Fencing
GIANTS OF SCIENCE
"Father of the A-Bomb" who recalled the Hindu line "I am become death" after the first atomic explosion
Time's up! The correct answer was J. Robert Oppenheimer
SIMPLE SCIENCE
We wouldn't fib, your fibula runs parallel with this bone
Time's up! The correct answer was your tibia
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
"FOR" WORDS
In a common saying, it's what some people can't see for the trees
Time's up! The correct answer was the forest
THE REPLACEMENTS
This cell-division process in which a cell's nucleus replicates is vital for repair & replacement of worn-out cells
Time's up! The correct answer was mitosis
ON THE GO
This Newfoundland capital is the easternmost terminus of the Trans-Canada Highway
Time's up! The correct answer was St. John's
RICH & FAMOUS
The William who runs this chewing gum company is the grandson of the William who founded it
Time's up! The correct answer was Wrigley
2-LETTER WORDS
In British slang this word alone means thank you; 2 together means good-bye
Time's up! The correct answer was ta
TRADING SPACES
Muriel Siebert was the first woman to hold a seat on this Wall Street body founded in 1792
Time's up! The correct answer was the New York Stock Exchange
"GREEN" THINGS
It's the body part you're said to have if you've a knack for growing plants easily
Time's up! The correct answer was a green thumb
ANDY WARHOL
Warhol went against his Capitalist tendencies with his portrait of this man, seen here
Time's up! The correct answer was Mao Tse-tung
THEY REST IN NEBRASKA
Many "Our Fathers" must have been said when he died May 15, 1948 & was interred in Boys Town
Time's up! The correct answer was Father Flanagan
THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
This 1990 winner said it was "a recognition of what we call perestroika and innovative political thinking"
Time's up! The correct answer was Gorbachev
CATHOLIC PRIESTS
Parish priests have their own one of these, John Vianney
Time's up! The correct answer was patron saint
MUD
The phrase "His name is mud" predates Dr. Mudd's setting this assassin's leg, so it doesn't mean the doctor
Time's up! The correct answer was John Wilkes Booth
CROSSWORD CLUES "G"
Thank You, in Tampico (7)
Time's up! The correct answer was Gracias
SOUND LIKE A LOCAL
It follows "Pitts-" in the U.S. & "Edin-" in Scotland; we'll accept either pronunciation
Time's up! The correct answer was burgh
NURSERY RHYMES
It's what Peter, Peter ate; later he kept his wife in the shell of one
Time's up! The correct answer was Pumpkin
AVIARY
The "sky" type of this songbird, of which Shelley wrote, may be gone from Britain by 2009
Time's up! The correct answer was skylark
YOUR HONOR, I OBJECT!
Counsel is putting words in the witness' mouth with this type of question; the word also means "in first place"
Time's up! The correct answer was a leading question
IT'S RAINING "MN"
6-letter word meaning mirthless, sober, or grave
Time's up! The correct answer was solemn
LIBRARIES
This Maryland community is home to the National Library of Medicine & the National Naval Medical Center
Time's up! The correct answer was Bethesda
THAT'S MY BUSINESS
A brother of one of the rappers in Run-DMC, this entrepreneur runs Phat Farm
Time's up! The correct answer was Russell Simmons
THE HAYES YEARS
During 1879 he perfected his photographic dry plate
Time's up! The correct answer was George Eastman
GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
The first important U.S. tournament in this board game took place in New York City in 1857
Time's up! The correct answer was chess
BIG BANDS
"Royal" bandleader whose first two names were Edward Kennedy
Time's up! The correct answer was Duke Ellington
CARDS & DICE
The 4 players in bridge are given these directional titles
Time's up! The correct answer was North, South, East & West
NOVEL QUOTES
(1937) "'It's me, Bilbo Baggins, companion of Thorin!'"
Time's up! The correct answer was The Hobbit
RHYME TIME FOOD & DRINK
A malt beverage like O'Doul's with little or no alcohol
Time's up! The correct answer was near beer
4 N
Number of "beers on the wall" at the beginning of the song
Time's up! The correct answer was ninety-nine
“SAINTS”
At 5th & 50th, its Lady Chapel is the place to get married, if you're in NYC - & Catholic
Time's up! The correct answer was St. Patrick's Cathedral
THE EMERALD ISLE
This U.S. president visited his family's ancestral village of Ballyporeen in 1984
Time's up! The correct answer was Reagan
OLYMPIC POTPOURRI
(VIDEO DAILY DOUBLE): "(Hi, I'm Mark McEwen) I reported on the '92 W. Olympics in Albertville, France & the '94 W. Olympics hosted by this Scandinavian city"
Time's up! The correct answer was Lillehammer, Norway
THE ENGLISH BEAT
You'll find the Cavern Club at 10 Mathew Street in this port city; how fab
Time's up! The correct answer was Liverpool
KING ARTHUR
Arthur's round table had a seat reserved for this knight who could find this
Time's up! The correct answer was the Holy Grail
SIMILES
A really fast person runs like this kind of "lightning"—as if regular lightning isn't fast enough
Time's up! The correct answer was greased lightning
INTERNATIONAL NAMES
In 2008 he succeeded his close ally Vladimir Putin as Russia's president
Time's up! The correct answer was Medvedev
"BLACK" OR "WHITE"
This "Golden Girl" had her own show in 1958 & 1977 & in 1999 became part of the cast of "Ladies Man"
Time's up! The correct answer was Betty White
GENERAL SCIENCE
The "super" class of these stars, the largest known, includes Antares & Betelgeuse
Time's up! The correct answer was Red giants
FEMALE ATHLETES
A student at Great Neck North High School, she's the golden girl of the ice seen here
Time's up! The correct answer was Sarah Hughes
A SHAKESPEARE PLAY, FOR OPENERS
Completes the opening sentence "Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this sun of..."
Time's up! The correct answer was York
SKIP TO MY "LOO"
5-letter word for "remote in manner"
Time's up! The correct answer was aloof
TALK LIKE A BRIT
On British TV's "Top of the Pops" this Booker T. & the MGs hit might be titled "Spring Onions"
Time's up! The correct answer was "Green Onions"
PIRATE MOVIES
Robert Newton played this pirate before Peter Ustinov played his ghost in a Disney film
Time's up! The correct answer was Blackbeard
RELIGION
Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon from gold plates revealed to him by an angel named this
Time's up! The correct answer was Moroni
MOVIE CITIES
2010, starring Kristen Bell: "When in ____"
Time's up! The correct answer was Rome
DRAMA
Robert Bolt depicted Elizabeth I in "Vivat! Vivat Regina!" & Henry VIII in this play
Time's up! The correct answer was A Man for All Seasons
YOU'RE AN ANIMAL!
It's the genus & species of this animal ("caveman")
Time's up! The correct answer was Homo sapiens
___ OG
One of the teeth in a gear
Time's up! The correct answer was cog
BEING THOREAU
While in New York in the 1840s, Thoreau met this newspaper editor, who then acted as his literary agent
Time's up! The correct answer was Horace Greeley
NOVEL QUOTES
(1719) "I made him know his name should be Friday, which was the day I saved his life"
Time's up! The correct answer was Robinson Crusoe
GET YOUR MOVIE FACTS STRAIGHT
"North Country" starred Charlize Theron; "No Country for Old Men" featured this Spaniard as a relentless killer
Time's up! The correct answer was Javier Bardem
STATE CAPITALS
A statue of King Kamehameha I stands guard outside the judiciary building in this capital city
Time's up! The correct answer was Honolulu
MARK TWAIN: BOOK LOVER
Writing about this author's "The Deerslayer", Twain called its pathos "funny" & "its love-scenes odious"
Time's up! The correct answer was Cooper
LITERARY OPENINGS
"Every Who down in Who-ville liked Christmas a lot..."
Time's up! The correct answer was How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
4-LETTER WORDS
Gloomy & forbidding, like a certain "reaper"
Time's up! The correct answer was Grim
1938
On April 27, 1938 Countess Geraldine Apponyi of Hungary married King Zog of this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Albania
FIRST NOVELS
Few have heard of his first novel, "The Snake's Pass", but everyone knows his "Dracula"
Time's up! The correct answer was Bram Stoker
AN E FOR AN I
A "landing" area is transformed into a serious throat infection
Time's up! The correct answer was strep & strip
TELEVISION
On this NBC sci-fi drama, genius Jarod was played by Michael T. Weiss as a man & by Ryan Merriman as a boy
Time's up! The correct answer was The Pretender
PRESIDENTS IN IOWA
In 1887 Cleveland attended this city's Corn Palace (or should we say Maize Palace)
Time's up! The correct answer was Sioux City
BEYOND .COM
It follows dot in a domain for companies & "That's show" in a familiar phrase
Time's up! The correct answer was .biz
ARE WE THERE YET?
Take a trolley to tour the National Cathedral, Georgetown & the Smithsonian in this city
Time's up! The correct answer was Washington, D.C.
PRESIDENTIAL STATES OF BIRTH
California
Time's up! The correct answer was Nixon
PARLEZ VOUS?
Duck, duck, l'oie; (l'oie of course referring to this other feathered friend)
Time's up! The correct answer was a goose
WE'RE MALAYSIA-BOUND
This capital whose name means "muddy estuary" was named for the 2 rivers that wind through it
Time's up! The correct answer was Kuala Lumpur
AskOxford.com says the most commonly cited collective term for these animals is a clowder
Time's up! The correct answer was cats
EARLY AMERICA
In 1610 the Spanish began building the Palace of the Governors in what is now this Southwest city
Time's up! The correct answer was Santa Fe
WORLD "P"s
Malay or Sinai
Time's up! The correct answer was peninsula
GENERAL SCIENCE
This tiny planet's thin atmosphere is mostly composed of helium & sodium thought to come from the solar wind
Time's up! The correct answer was Mercury
COMICS STRIP
In "Get Him to the Greek", this Brit took a trip in the buff in a toy car
Time's up! The correct answer was Russell Brand
THE PRODUCERS
Orange you glad to know that this state leads the U.S. in citrus production
Time's up! The correct answer was Florida
OSCARS OF THE '70s
Of Jack Nicholson's 5 nominations in the 1970s, this was the only movie for which he won
Time's up! The correct answer was One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
SYNONYMS
In court you won't hear a lawyer say "remonstrance!" but this synonym
Time's up! The correct answer was objection
COUNTRY MUSIC
In 2010 this movie soundtrack featuring Jeff Bridges was a Billboard Top 10 country album
Time's up! The correct answer was Crazy Heart
NO. 1 QUESTIONS
1984 No. 1 for Tina Turner about the thrill of boy meeting girl
Time's up! The correct answer was "What's Love Got To Do With It"
LANGUAGE QUESTIONS
If you're in Naples & don't know Italian, ask "Parla inglese?" which means this
Time's up! The correct answer was "Do you speak English?"
ANATOMY
The layers of the skin are the epi-this, the this & the hypo-this
Time's up! The correct answer was the dermis
SCIENCE & NATURE
Man-made metal 1st positively identified in 1958 & named for a Swedish inventor; it has no known use
Time's up! The correct answer was Nobelium
PAPAL NAMES
From a Latin word for "doer of good"
Time's up! The correct answer was Boniface
DON'T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB
This TV actor heard here is not really known for his singing: "Picture yourself...in a boat...on a river..."
Time's up! The correct answer was William Shatner
SODA POP QUIZ
It was originally called bib-label lithiated lemon-lime soda
Time's up! The correct answer was 7-UP
WORLD CITIES
This Sudanese capital lies on a narrow piece of land bounded by the White & Blue Nile Rivers
Time's up! The correct answer was Khartoum
I'LL MAKE A NOTE OF IT
Named for its inventor, Labanotation is a notation system for this so you know when to do a fouette
Time's up! The correct answer was dance
5-LETTER CAPITALS
Haiphong near the Gulf of Tonkin serves as this city's main port
Time's up! The correct answer was Hanoi
ART & ARTISTS
His sculpture, "The Age of Bronze", exhibited in 1877, was inspired by Michelangelo
Time's up! The correct answer was Auguste Rodin
HEISMAN WINNERS
Even though his team won the BCS Championship in 2009, this QB didn't win back-to-back Heismans
Time's up! The correct answer was Tim Tebow
BIOGRAPHIES
"Shalom, Friend" tells of "The Life and Legacy" of this slain Israeli leader
Time's up! The correct answer was Yitzhak Rabin
SAINTS
March 1st is the feast day of this patron saint of Wales
Time's up! The correct answer was St. David
SPELL CHECK HELL
Tried to put in the first name of Colts quarterback Manning & it turned him into this hallucinogenic cactus
Time's up! The correct answer was peyote
"IP" SO FACTO
Landing or Gaza
Time's up! The correct answer was a strip
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
COMPOSERS ON FILM
James Cagney in "Yankee Doodle Dandy"
Time's up! The correct answer was George M. Cohan
PLATE TECTONICS
In 2006 scientists argued that the westward trend of continents was due partly to these shifts in sea levels caused by the moon
Time's up! The correct answer was the tides
MILITARY UNITS
Mod or not, it's usually 10 infantrymen headed by a staff sergeant
Time's up! The correct answer was a squad
BEFORE & AFTER
Van Gogh's 1889 painting of director George Romero's 1968 zombie film classic
Time's up! The correct answer was Starry Night of the Living Dead
CROSSWORD CLUES "D"
Scotch, & make it this (6)
Time's up! The correct answer was double
INTERNATIONAL NAMES
As a boy Bolivia's president Evo Morales herded these pack animals
Time's up! The correct answer was llamas
STATE: THE OBVIOUS
The Mississippi River begins at Lake Itasca in this "M" state (not Mississippi)
Time's up! The correct answer was Minnesota
BRUCE ALMIGHTY
This actor lived up to the title of his TV show in 1987 when he hit the Top 40 chart with "Respect Yourself"
Time's up! The correct answer was Bruce Willis
INTERNATIONAL SPORTSMEN
New Zealand-born Jonah Lamu is tops on the pitch of this sport
Time's up! The correct answer was Rugby
MORE POWER TO YOU
2-word term for the job that takes you to homes to figure out how much people owe the power company
Time's up! The correct answer was a meter reader
A TRIP TO OUTER SPACE
Many beautiful images like the one seen here have been given to us by this famous space telescope
Time's up! The correct answer was Hubble Space Telescope
BRANDO
Blanche's brother-in-law Stanley
Time's up! The correct answer was A Streetcar Named Desire
FOOD
Juniper is used to smoke Germany's Westphalian form of this meat
Time's up! The correct answer was Ham
I HAVEN'T READ SHAKESPEARE, BUT...
Obviously, it's a funny play about bad baseball players
Time's up! The correct answer was The Comedy of Errors
ON THE BIG SCREEN
Get some McLovin from this 2007 comedy that Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg began writing as 13-year-olds
Time's up! The correct answer was Superbad
FAMOUS AMERICANS
In one of its reading rooms, you can read up on Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of this religion
Time's up! The correct answer was Christian Science
THE LAW
Failure to pay a building contractor may result in his leaning on you with this type of lien
Time's up! The correct answer was Mechanic's lien
TOUGH MOVIE TRIVIA
1996's "Trainspotting" was about the underground drug life in this city
Time's up! The correct answer was Edinburgh
EAT IT!
It's the Spanish-named appetizer of tortilla chips & often beans, beef & onions topped with melted cheese
Time's up! The correct answer was nachos