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TECHNOLOGY
"LED" stands for this.
Time's up! The correct answer was Light EmittingDiode
THE EMERALD ISLE
At about 230 miles, it's not only the longest river in Ireland, it's the longest in the British Isles
Time's up! The correct answer was the River Shannon
"CH"ILL OUT!
The Chinese call these kuaizi
Time's up! The correct answer was chopsticks
SOCIOLOGY
A joint author on a paper, or someone who assists the power occupying his country
Time's up! The correct answer was a collaborator
& THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH
When this fish is "red", it's been smoked; if "red" in slang, it's a misleading clue
Time's up! The correct answer was a herring
EXPLORERS
A book by Thomas James, who searched for the Northwest Passage, inspired this Coleridge poem
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
ART
We're not joshing--in 1769 this portrait painter got knighted
Time's up! The correct answer was Reynolds
MYTHOLOGY
Cadmus planted these parts of a dragon to raise some troops
Time's up! The correct answer was teeth
THINGS ON NFL HELMETS
A white arrowhead with a black outline; inside are 2 letters
Time's up! The correct answer was the Kansas City Chiefs
THE UPPER CRUST
Athina Roussel, granddaughter of this Greek tycoon, inherited billions when she turned 18 in 2003
Time's up! The correct answer was Onassis
GEOGRAPHIC PHRASES
This common term originated in the early 1500s with the book "De Rebus Oceanicis et Novo Orbe"
Time's up! The correct answer was the New World
NEWS TO ME
In a surprise, Ted Kennedy's old Senate seat in this state went to a Republican in a January 2010 election
Time's up! The correct answer was Massachusetts
FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS
The Black Lung Program benefits those who worked as these, & their widows & their dependents
Time's up! The correct answer was coal miners
AUSTRALIA
This flightless bird is featured on Australia's coat of arms
Time's up! The correct answer was Emu
PIZZA TOPPINGS
These on your pizza may be fire-roasted, sun-dried, or just fresh sliced Romas
Time's up! The correct answer was tomatoes
WHOSE IS IT?
The Battle of the Little Bighorn, won by the Sioux, also has this "final" name
Time's up! The correct answer was Custer's Last Stand
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
THE MIDDLE AGES
Irene, who reigned from 797-802, declared herselt Emperor, not Empress, of this empire
Time's up! The correct answer was the Byzantine Empire
ON HIS BASEBALL HALL OF FAME PLAQUE
This Yankee was the "greatest drawing card in history of baseball"
Time's up! The correct answer was Babe Ruth
AYE! IT'S IRELAND
Ireland's national coat of arms features this traditional Irish musical instrument
Time's up! The correct answer was Harp
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
In one Grimm tale, 12 princesses dance these to pieces in an underground castle
Time's up! The correct answer was their shoes
ALSO A BOOK IN THE BIBLE
Caesar, Antony, Cicero, et al.
Time's up! The correct answer was Romans
SILENCE
The type used for a trumpet or sax is more familiar, but string instruments can be muffled with this device
Time's up! The correct answer was a mute
PUT ON YOUR JAMIES
In a 2002 WB show people got to view his "experiments" with his hidden camera practical jokes
Time's up! The correct answer was Jamie Kennedy
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
COMIC STRIPS
This Scott Adams title guy with a gravity-defying tie accidentally invented a death ray that interested North Korea
Time's up! The correct answer was Dilbert
LIT MY FIRE
This Irish poet's "Sailing to Byzantium" urges "sages... in God's holy fire" to be "singing masters of my soul"
Time's up! The correct answer was William Butler Yeats
GEORGE WASHINGTON
Washington warned against "The insidious wiles of foreign influences" in this published declaration
Time's up! The correct answer was His Farewell Address
WHO'S THE MRS.?
Mrs. Tim McGraw
Time's up! The correct answer was Faith Hill
EDGAR ALLAN POE-POURRI
A man's harrowing escape from torture during the Spanish Inquisition is recounted in this Poe favorite
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Pit and the Pendulum"
STUPID ANSWERS
In 1842, Richard Owen coined this word for “dinosaur”
Time's up! The correct answer was dinosaur
EU, THE EUROPEAN UNION
A controversial EU subsidy program is called CAP, short for "common" this "policy"
Time's up! The correct answer was agricultural
ODDS & ENDS
They're the two main ingredients in a Cape Codder cocktail
Time's up! The correct answer was cranberry juice and vodka
HOMOPHONES
It's a sausage, or the absolute least best
Time's up! The correct answer was wurst/worst
FAMOUS SHIPS
On December 27, 1831 it departed Plymouth, England to map the coastline of South America
Time's up! The correct answer was the HMS Beagle
BASIC SCIENCE
Newton's first law, about bodies at rest & in motion, is also called the law of this
Time's up! The correct answer was the law of inertia
MILITARY POWER
A period of guard duty; in the Navy one may be 4 or 8 hours long
Time's up! The correct answer was Watch
AGRICULTURE
The type of irrigation seen here, it was used in Israel to make the desert bloom
Time's up! The correct answer was drip irrigation
CROSSWORD CLUES "R"
Boat race, Italian style (7)
Time's up! The correct answer was regatta
TAKE OUT
The embolus removed from an artery in an embolectomy is usually one of these obstructions
Time's up! The correct answer was aclot
MEDICINE
Adding these charged particles to the air is supposed to reduce blood pressure & relieve headaches
Time's up! The correct answer was negative ions
SEEING "RED"
Excessive bureaucratic procedure resulting in inaction or delay
Time's up! The correct answer was Red tape
ACTRESSES ON TV
Like her "Grey's Anatomy" character Izzie Stevens, she used to be a model
Time's up! The correct answer was Katherine Heigl
AUTHORS
He wrote his last short story, "The Betrothed", shortly before his play "The Cherry Orchard"
Time's up! The correct answer was Chekhov
I'VE TRAVELED EACH & EVERY HIGHWAY
This highway that Bob Dylan "Revisited" begins in Thunder Bay, Ontario
Time's up! The correct answer was Highway 61
VEGAS, BABY
An illusion, a fantasy, a pipe dream, or a Las Vegas hotel
Time's up! The correct answer was Mirage
HISTORIC DATES
He dissolved England's Rump Parliament on April 20, 1653
Time's up! The correct answer was Cromwell
FOOD FACTS
Carob yields a sweet pulp that is roasted, ground, & used as a substitute for this flavoring
Time's up! The correct answer was chocolate
NOVELS BY CHAPTER TITLE
"The Lotus Eaters" & "Circe"
Time's up! The correct answer was Ulysses
BIG "STAR"
It's a dessert made of eggs, sugar & milk, either baked, boiled or frozen
Time's up! The correct answer was custard
THE 12 TRIBES OF ISRAEL
"Law & Order" actor Bratt
Time's up! The correct answer was Benjamin
ASSASSINS
In 1994, 31 years after the crime, Byron de la Beckwith was convicted of murdering this Civil Rights leader
Time's up! The correct answer was Medgar Evers
POUR ME A STIFF ONE
This brand of liqueur made its debut in Dublin on November 26, 1974
Time's up! The correct answer was Bailey's
CHEESE
Christopher Lee, later of "Lord of the Rings", sucked blood in 1968's he "Has Risen from the Grave"
Time's up! The correct answer was Dracula
MS.
Kristine Holderied was 1st to graduate top in her class from 1 of these
Time's up! The correct answer was service academy
WORLD FACTS
This isthmus connects North & South America
Time's up! The correct answer was Isthmus of Panama
NO. 1 ALBUMS
"Forever Your Girl"
Time's up! The correct answer was Paula Abdul
WORLD CITIES
Construction began on this German city's Gothic cathedral near the Rhine in 1248 & lasted 632 years
Time's up! The correct answer was Cologne
MANIAS
One suffering from bruxomania unconsciously gnashes these
Time's up! The correct answer was Teeth
NIGHT WATCH
The schedule is TBD, but if you head way up north in March or Sept., you can probably catch this big light show
Time's up! The correct answer was Aurora borealis
LINGUISTICS
Linguists have debunked the common belief that Eskimos have dozens of words for this substance
Time's up! The correct answer was Snow
GREEK LETTERS
Ancient Romans would've read this one as 11
Time's up! The correct answer was xi
INVENTORS & INVENTIONS
In 1868, 9 years after developing the railway sleeping car, he introduced the first railway car for dining
Time's up! The correct answer was Pullman
THE LAW
From the Latin "to refer", it's the way by which laws proposed by a legislature are put to popular vote
Time's up! The correct answer was Referendum
ANIMALS
What the Germans call a Bambusbar, we generally call this
Time's up! The correct answer was a panda bear
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
I READ THE NEWS TODAY
At the time JFK was shot, Jack Ruby was placing some ads in this "morning" publication
Time's up! The correct answer was the Dallas Morning News
THE FUNNIES
Jon is this cat's master; Odie is his dog friend
Time's up! The correct answer was Garfield
MINERALS
A scratch test won’t reveal a mineral’s allergies, but this property
Time's up! The correct answer was hardness
"IND" THE KNOW
Punjab means "land of 5 rivers", & all 5 of the rivers eventually flow into this one
Time's up! The correct answer was the Indus
EDUCATION JARGON
65 out of 100 students did the same as or worse than you if your grade is in the 65th of these
Time's up! The correct answer was percentile
DON'T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB
This supermodel starred with William Baldwin in the film "Fair Game", which was fair game for critics
Time's up! The correct answer was Cindy Crawford
AMERICAN INDIANS
In 1777 Chief Joseph Brant led his fellow Mohawks in the Battle of Oriskany during this war
Time's up! The correct answer was the Revolutionary War
WHAT AILS YOU?
This clouding of the eye's lens is common in people over the age of 65
Time's up! The correct answer was Cataracts
3-NAMED AUTHORS
The movie "Yentl" was based on a story by him
Time's up! The correct answer was Isaac Bashevis Singer
"IP" SO FACTO
Landing or Gaza
Time's up! The correct answer was a strip
GOLD RUSH
An 1859 gold strike brought miners to Cherry Creek, the site of this future state capital
Time's up! The correct answer was Denver
ARTISTS' RETREATS
The colony bearing this single name features a barn poet Edna built from a Sears kit
Time's up! The correct answer was Millay
THE "CAPTAIN"
This enigmatic seafarer in 1954's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" was portrayed by James Mason
Time's up! The correct answer was Captain Nemo
NFL COACHES
The Raiders rehired this man in 2006, 17 years after making him the first black head coach in the modern NFL
Time's up! The correct answer was Art Shell
TOUGH MOVIE TRIVIA
In this 1989 film, Eddie Murphy was the adopted son of a 1930s nightclub owner played by Richard Pryor
Time's up! The correct answer was Harlem Nights
COMIC STRIPS
Ack! In 2010 Ms. Guisewite said her "creative biological clock" was ticking & ended this strip after 34 years
Time's up! The correct answer was Cathy
TBA
It's the animal name of the device I'm using here TO ANNOUNCE THE CLUE
Time's up! The correct answer was Bullhorn
COMPANIES YOUNGER THAN YOU
The first name of this company's search engine was Backrub, as it analyzed the back links pointing to websites
Time's up! The correct answer was Google
I LOVE L.A. KERS
A wizard at passing the ball, this Laker is the NBA's all-time leader in assists per game
Time's up! The correct answer was Magic Johnson
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
SPORTS
(I'm Hall of Fame running back Tony Dorsett) This man was my coach for my first 11 seasons in the NFL
Time's up! The correct answer was Tom Landry
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
GIANTS OF SCIENCE
By then living in the U.S., he was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952
Time's up! The correct answer was Albert Einstein
MUSIC VIDEOS
Her video for "Baby It's You" features Bow Wow & takes place at an amusement park
Time's up! The correct answer was Jojo
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
MYTHICAL CREATURES
This bird was said to embalm the ashes of its predecessor & then fly to Heliopolis
Time's up! The correct answer was the phoenix
U.N. SECRETARIES-GENERAL
At the time only a secretary-general to-be, this Egyptian played a major role in the 1979 Arab-Israeli peace accord
Time's up! The correct answer was Boutros Boutros-Ghali
"PRO"NOUNS
The ceremonial etiquette observed by diplomats & heads of state
Time's up! The correct answer was Protocol
PLAYWRIGHTS
Critic Walter Kerr called this man's "Camino Real" "The worst play yet written by the best playwright of his generation"
Time's up! The correct answer was Tennessee Williams
4-LETTER WORDS
From the Welsh, it's a steep, rugged rock, or a rough, broken projecting part of a rock
Time's up! The correct answer was a crag
"A" PLUS
It's the color mentioned in the second line of "America the Beautiful"
Time's up! The correct answer was amber
POUR ME A STIFF ONE
Invented in Cuba, a mojito is made with lime juice, club soda, sugar, ice, mint leaves & this kind of alcohol
Time's up! The correct answer was rum
BALLET
From the French meaning "to bend", this basic bending movement prepares a dancer to spring high into the air
Time's up! The correct answer was plie
CODES
On Jan. 20, 2009 a military officer carrying these codes came to the inauguration with Bush & left with Obama
Time's up! The correct answer was the codes to release nuclear warheads
PASS THE CHOCOLATE
The leaf design on Godiva's Autant chocolates is a stylized version of a feather on this "Gone With the Wind" heroine's hat
Time's up! The correct answer was Scarlett O'Hara
BRANDO
Blanche's brother-in-law Stanley
Time's up! The correct answer was A Streetcar Named Desire
LISA
She's played Phoebe Buffay on one primetime series & Phoebe's twin sister Ursula on another
Time's up! The correct answer was Lisa Kudrow
"X"-MEN
This Persian son of Darius I burned Athens in 480 B.C.
Time's up! The correct answer was Xerxes
FEELING POSSESSIVE
Jason Robards played editor Ben Bradlee in this 1976 film
Time's up! The correct answer was All the President's Men
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
MY PLACE?
A western camper pitches a tent; a central Asian nomad pitches this
Time's up! The correct answer was yurt
EXPIRATION DATES
October 11, 1963: The end of this chanteuse's "vie en rose"
Time's up! The correct answer was Édith Piaf
A TOM CRUISE FILM FESTIVAL
"I am a Vietnam veteran! I fought for my country!"
Time's up! The correct answer was Born on the Fourth of July
LEGAL "E"s
This clause in a union contract says that wages will rise or fall depending on a standard such as cost of living
Time's up! The correct answer was escalator
FROM THE JAWS OF VICTORY
She became Texas' governor in 1990 when her frontrunner opponent kept blundering in interviews
Time's up! The correct answer was Ann Richards
WORLD HISTORY
City that was the seat of government of the viceroyalty of New Spain
Time's up! The correct answer was Mexico City
A WHITE CATEGORY
This black & white dairy cow originated in an area of Holland
Time's up! The correct answer was Holstein
"CH"ILL OUT!
15th century Pope Innocent VIII "The Honest" was the first pope to publicly admit having these
Time's up! The correct answer was children
GREAT DAMES
This Maori diva from New Zealand sang with Nelson Riddle and at Prince Charles's wedding
Time's up! The correct answer was Kiri Te Kanawa
CLASSIC MOVIE SPECIAL EFFECTS
1984: Men ride giant worms & attack the forces of the Emperor
Time's up! The correct answer was Dune
TRAIN STATIONS
In the movie "The Clock", Judy Garland finds love in this "stately" NYC station
Time's up! The correct answer was Penn Station
COLOSSUS
Immeasurably great, like the "Jest" in a David Foster Wallace title
Time's up! The correct answer was infinite
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
THE CINEMA
It was the mythological container sought by Lara Croft in "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life"
Time's up! The correct answer was Pandora's box
TOUGH STUFF
It includes the postcentral gyrus, the precentral gyrus, the parietal lobe & the occipital lobe
Time's up! The correct answer was Brain/skull
WORKING ON THE RAILROAD
Organized in 1867, his firm built, staffed & operated sleeping cars on all major U.S. railroads
Time's up! The correct answer was Pullman
SLIM VOLUMES
This chef followed up his "Now Eat This!" cookbook with "Now Eat This! Diet"
Time's up! The correct answer was DiSpirito
EVERYTHING'S "GOLDEN", BABY
While Moses was on Mount Sinai, the Israelites worshipped this
Time's up! The correct answer was Golden Calf
FUN WITH BALLET
In "La Boutique Fantasque", dolls come to life & perform this high-kicking, skirt-swooshing dance
Time's up! The correct answer was Can-can
THE HUMAN BODY
The ovaries are part of both the reproductive system & this system which produces hormones
Time's up! The correct answer was Endocrine System
"TOMORROW"
In 1960 the Shirelles asked this musical question
Time's up! The correct answer was Will you still love me tomorrow?
WOOD & WIND
In this Herman Wouk tale, Pug Henry is an advisor to FDR prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor
Time's up! The correct answer was The Winds of War
WANT ADS
Numbers cruncher needed! Must be member of AICPA, the American Institute of these
Time's up! The correct answer was Certified Public Accountants
TAKE OUT
A rhytidectomy removes these surgically; botox takes them out another way
Time's up! The correct answer was wrinkles
AFRICAN GEOGRAPHY
Jebel Musa, a promontory in this mountain range, is one of the Pillars of Hercules
Time's up! The correct answer was Atlas Mountains
STATES' FORMER CAPITALS
Knoxville
Time's up! The correct answer was Tennessee
NUTRITION
The flavonoids in this may help prevent heart disease, so a "kiss" a day may keep the cardiologist away
Time's up! The correct answer was chocolate
CELEBRITY RELATIVES
"Tucker" marked the 1st time this father & son had worked together since "Sea Hunt" in the '60s
Time's up! The correct answer was Lloyd & Jeff Bridges
RHYMES WITH STONEHENGE
It's easy to get lost in this arrangement of genetically identical creations
Time's up! The correct answer was Clonehenge
MIDDLE INITIAL C.
When the parents of this "pathfinder" ran off together, his mother was still legally married to another man
Time's up! The correct answer was John C. Fremont
ARTS & CRAFTS
A mosaic needs this mortar between the pieces, just like in a tiled bathroom
Time's up! The correct answer was grout
TRUTH OR DARE
Truth: This fight promoter said "There was a spontaneous combustion of love" at the Trump wedding
Time's up! The correct answer was Don King
SCIENCE & NATURE
His 1947 oceanic expedition began in Callao, Peru & ended 10 days later in Polynesia
Time's up! The correct answer was Thor Heyerdahl
ART & ARTISTS
On September 29, 1910, this painter known for his seascapes died in his studio in Prouts Neck, Maine
Time's up! The correct answer was Winslow Homer
FROM T TO SHINING T
Also meaning "touch", it's a keen sense of what to say to avoid giving offense
Time's up! The correct answer was tact
FAMOUS TEENAGERS
This young man who turned 18 on June 21, 2000 has a dog named Widgeon & a younger brother named Harry
Time's up! The correct answer was Prince William
CALL ME A"LEX"
Elaborate in structure or by nature
Time's up! The correct answer was complex
THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID
This author's Mr. Bumble declared that "The law is a ass, a idiot"
Time's up! The correct answer was Charles Dickens
THE SPOOKY & THE MYSTERIOUS
This "Triangle" near Florida has been the site of numerous maritime disasters
Time's up! The correct answer was the Bermuda Triangle
THE MOVIES
It was double trouble for this martial arts star playing twins in "Twin Dragons"
Time's up! The correct answer was Jackie Chan
THE RENAISSANCE
The ruthless Cesare Borgia was the model for this book by Machiavelli
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Prince"
MINORITY REPORT
Justice Brennan, dissenting in Paris Adult Theater v. Slaton, said this quality is too vaguely defined to regulate
Time's up! The correct answer was obscenity
INTERNATIONAL CUISINE
This Greek dish typically consists of layers of eggplant & ground lamb or beef topped with a white sauce
Time's up! The correct answer was moussaka
WORDS TO THE "Y"s
It's defined as government by many officials & administrators
Time's up! The correct answer was bureaucracy
AMERICAN AUTHORS
Under the name Laura Bancroft, he wrote about Twinkle & Chubbins in Nature Fairyland after taking us to Oz
Time's up! The correct answer was L. Frank Baum
ROAMIN' THE WORLD
Tea & coconuts are top products of this country, the "Pearl of the Indian Ocean"
Time's up! The correct answer was Sri Lanka
WHO DO YOU THINK I AM?!
On Feb. 3, 1930 I presided over the founding of the Vietnamese Communist Party
Time's up! The correct answer was Ho Chi Minh
19th CENTURY MUSIC
Lyrics to an 1868 tune by this man began, "Guten Abend, Gut Nacht, Mit Rosen Bedacht"
Time's up! The correct answer was Johannes Brahms
I KNOW THAT WORD BACKWARDS & FORWARDS
To make an allusion to something
Time's up! The correct answer was refer
"IRA"
The Motion Picture Association of America says this cost producers, theater owners, etc. $18.2 billion in 2005
Time's up! The correct answer was piracy
STARTS WITH A PRONOUN
In this job, at a wedding, you'll be called upon to ask, "Friend of the bride or groom?"
Time's up! The correct answer was usher
PERFUME
Mimosa, mayflower & musk mingle in this, Yves St. Laurent's "capital" perfume
Time's up! The correct answer was Paris
THEN THERE'S MAUVE
Not much mauve but lots of gray in the paintings of Anton Mauve, a member of The Hague school in this country
Time's up! The correct answer was the Netherlands
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
KIDS IN SPORTS
The perfect waves of New Zealand's Piha Beach were the site for the 2010 World Junior Championships of this
Time's up! The correct answer was surfing
THE WOK OF FAME
Meaning "heart's delight", it's a variety of snacks like fried dumplings & steamed buns
Time's up! The correct answer was Dim sum
CALL ME A"LEX"
Adjective meaning able to bend & snap back readily without breaking
Time's up! The correct answer was flexible
FUNNY FOR NOTHIN'
A writer, on the U.S. soccer team's 4 total shots in 3 games: "Four shots?" This Laker "takes that many during a timeout"
Time's up! The correct answer was Kobe Bryant
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
WORD ORIGINS
Derived from the Greek for "ice", it's a glass of fine quality that resembles ice
Time's up! The correct answer was Crystal
HISTORY
Peregrine White, the 1st child born in New England of English parents, was born on this ship
Time's up! The correct answer was the Mayflower
COLONIAL ARTS
In 1750 theater was banned in this then-colonial capital as a form of Mass. entertainment
Time's up! The correct answer was Boston
RHYMES WITH TEEN
"Lois & Clark" actor Cain
Time's up! The correct answer was Dean
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
HISTORIC WOMEN
The proceeds from some of her souvenir hatchets helped fund a home for wives of alcoholics
Time's up! The correct answer was Carrie Nation
PERFUME
Late designer whose perfumes are sold by the numbers: No. 5. No. 19 & No. 22
Time's up! The correct answer was Chanel
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
National Freedom Day, February 1, celebrates the 13th Amendment, which abolished this
Time's up! The correct answer was Slavery
WHAT COLOR IS GREEN?
This play says, "Beware, my lord, of jealousy; it is the green-eyed monster"
Time's up! The correct answer was Othello
RADIO PERSONALITIES
This "idol" worshipper replaced Casey Kasem as host of "American Top 40"
Time's up! The correct answer was Ryan Seacrest
BEFORE & AFTER
1935 "lunar" Florida song that turned into an '80s Florida cop show
Time's up! The correct answer was "Moon Over Miami Vice"
WONDER DRUGS
Chlorpromazine, aka this, was approved by the FDA in 1954 & became the prototype antipsychotic
Time's up! The correct answer was thorazine
LEGENDARY LEGENDS
A modern urban legend says the USS Eldridge disappeared in this city's Navy yard in a 1943 "Experiment"
Time's up! The correct answer was Philadelphia
LESSER-KNOWN AMERICANS
Named for his cousin, James Buchanan Eads built the first bridge across this river at St. Louis
Time's up! The correct answer was the Mississippi
DRAMA
Shakespeare's 2 greatest contemporaries: one was murdered in 1593 & one killed a man in 1598
Time's up! The correct answer was Christopher Marlowe & Ben Jonson
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
BESTSELLERS
A vampire series by Kerrelyn Sparks is punningly titled "Love at" this
Time's up! The correct answer was Stake
ISLANDS
Lewis with Harris is the most northerly of this "Outer" Scottish island group
Time's up! The correct answer was Outer Hebrides
OLD VIRGINIA
He was cornered & fatally wounded by federal troops on a farm near Port Royal, Virginia on April 26, 1865
Time's up! The correct answer was John Wilkes Booth
ENGLAND, SCOTLAND OR WALES
Tony Blair was born there
Time's up! The correct answer was Scotland
"T" TIME
Left pinky makes "A" & right index makes "J" in this activity
Time's up! The correct answer was typing
"SIDE" EFFECTS
A trial judge may call this conference with the attorneys, out of the jury's hearing
Time's up! The correct answer was sidebar
THEY ALSO RAN
He played the CIA chief in "No Way Out" & represented Tennessee in the U.S. Senate
Time's up! The correct answer was Fred Thompson
WORLD AUTHORS
In a 1605 prologue, this Spaniard tells the reader that he has written an "invective against books of chivalry"
Time's up! The correct answer was Cervantes
FROM THE GREEK
From the Greek for "false name", it's a fictitious name used by an author
Time's up! The correct answer was a pseudonym
OSCARS OF THE '70s
This son of a famous French impressionist painter received an honorary Oscar in 1975
Time's up! The correct answer was Jean Renoir
INNS
Luke 2:7 reports that there was no room at the inn for this pair
Time's up! The correct answer was Mary & Joseph
TOM JONES
Tom hails from Pontypridd in this British Isles country
Time's up! The correct answer was Wales
ALL "AMERICAN"
Their publications include "First Aid Fast" & a "Babysitter's Handbook"
Time's up! The correct answer was the American Red Cross
BARTLETT'S PAIRS
Fred Allen gets 2 zingers, including "California's a wonderful place to live--if you happen to be" this fruit
Time's up! The correct answer was orange
DUKE, DUKE
This Brooklyn Dodger was named to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980
Time's up! The correct answer was Duke Snider
BEST PICTURE OSCAR-WINNERS IN OTHER WORDS
1976: "A Single Colorado Mountain"
Time's up! The correct answer was Rocky
AMERICAN HISTORY
His foes said that in 1877 he agreed to withdraw remaining federal troops from the south in return for electoral support
Time's up! The correct answer was Hayes
BESTSELLERS
This author's Dr. Kay Scarpetta returned to the scene of the crime with "Trace"
Time's up! The correct answer was Patricia Cornwell
SHOTS HEARD AROUND THE WORLD
His "called shot" home run off Charlie Root in the 1932 World Series is baseball legend
Time's up! The correct answer was Babe Ruth
EXPLORERS
His family friend Tyrker found vines & grapes in the new land, so he called the area Vinland
Time's up! The correct answer was Leif Ericson
SIGNS & SYMBOLS
Baby, you're going to be a star, & we're going to put you next to this symbol on Turkey's flag
Time's up! The correct answer was a crescent
ON THE MOVE
When it opened, it cut the distance from London to Bombay by 5,100 miles
Time's up! The correct answer was Suez Canal
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
SHIRLEY
Shirley Manson is the lead singer of this "trashy" alternative band
Time's up! The correct answer was Garbage
OF MILK
In mammals, milk is secreted by these glands
Time's up! The correct answer was mammary glands
CINCO DE MAYO BIRTHDAYS
Born May 5, 1919, Giorgios Papadopoulos became dictator of this country in 1967
Time's up! The correct answer was Greece
AMERICAN LITERATURE
A contemporary review of this 1851 novel said, "Who would have looked for... poetry in blubber?"
Time's up! The correct answer was Moby-Dick
STARTS WITH "B"
2-word French term for a small bundle of herbs, often tied together & used for flavoring
Time's up! The correct answer was Bouquet Garni
PLAY REVIVALS
He starred on Broadway in "The Crucible" in 1991, a few years before becoming president (on TV, that is)
Time's up! The correct answer was Martin Sheen
EVERYTHING'S "GOLDEN", BABY
A bright, tasty, yellow variety of apple; it's as yummy as it sounds
Time's up! The correct answer was Golden delicious
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MOVIES
Sinatra as a swinger (What a stretch!): "Come Blow Your _____"
Time's up! The correct answer was Horn
THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS
The church funds worldwide good works by this contribution of 10% of members' incomes
Time's up! The correct answer was a tithe
LITERARY BADDIES
This Seuss character who lived in a cave "stood there on Christmas Eve, hating the Whos"
Time's up! The correct answer was the Grinch
MAGAZINE FEATURES
Star Tracks, Scoop, Chatter
Time's up! The correct answer was People
BRANDO
Col. Kurtz, who lives in the heart of darkness
Time's up! The correct answer was Apocalypse Now
CROSSWORD CLUES "B"
A throng, often "of beauties" (4)
Time's up! The correct answer was bevy
THE SATURDAY EVENING POST
The 6 Earl Derr Biggers novels about this Chinese-American detective were first serialized in the Post
Time's up! The correct answer was Charlie Chan
SLIM VOLUMES
You may want to enter this, a diet book & program by Barry Sears, who clarified with "Mastering" it
Time's up! The correct answer was The Zone
THE NORTHERNMOST CAPITAL CITY
Khartoum, Cairo, Kinshasa
Time's up! The correct answer was Cairo
CROSSWORD CLUES "Q"
A literary bell ringer (9)
Time's up! The correct answer was Quasimodo
TV PRODUCERS
He probably has another 6 or 7 "Law & Order" offshoots on his desk just waiting for network slots
Time's up! The correct answer was Dick Wolf
FRUIT
The liqueur creme de cassis is made with the black type of this fruit
Time's up! The correct answer was currant
ANIMAL TERMS
To "go whole" this animal means to indulge completely
Time's up! The correct answer was hog
SAY CHEESE
According to legend, it was created when a shepherd left a piece of cheese in a cave for several weeks
Time's up! The correct answer was Roquefort
BEFORE THEY WERE FIRST LADIES
Her daughter Julie says this future first lady was offered a movie contract in the 1930s when she was a USC student
Time's up! The correct answer was Mrs. Nixon
SEXPERTISE
P.D. James, G.K. Chesterton, A.A. Milne
Time's up! The correct answer was P.D. James
THE HUMAN ANIMAL
In the "Sopranos" first season finale, Jimmy Altieri gets whacked for being one of these rodents
Time's up! The correct answer was a rat
LITERATURE
In the final scene of "Rebecca", this stately mansion of Maxim De Winter burns
Time's up! The correct answer was Manderley
SPORTS
What the letters in "scuba" stand for
Time's up! The correct answer was self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
FANTASTIC FILMS
Marty McFly traveled back to 1955 in a souped-up DeLorean in this 1985 film
Time's up! The correct answer was "Back To The Future"
LET'S MESS WITH TEXAS
From 1846 to 1859 this ex-Tennessee governor was a U.S. senator from Texas
Time's up! The correct answer was Sam Houston
THE SHORT VERSION
A translation of the Bible: KJV
Time's up! The correct answer was King James Version
MAGNETO
Around 1904 this Norwegian explorer confirmed that the Earth's magnetic poles are not fixed
Time's up! The correct answer was Amundsen
OCCUPATION HAZARDS
In this job aiding a medical professional, Angie might get a finger nipped by little Billy while X-raying his molar
Time's up! The correct answer was dental hygienist
1807
In July, Jacobitism ended with the death of Henry Benedict, the last claimant of this royal family to the British throne
Time's up! The correct answer was the Stuarts
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
WHERE WORDS COME FROM
Latin: This device you open when it's precipitating
Time's up! The correct answer was an umbrella
ACTING PRESIDENTS ON TV
Dennis Haysbert & D.B. Woodside as David & Wayne Palmer, respectively
Time's up! The correct answer was 24
BEFORE & AFTER
Star of "The Exorcist" who disappears from the Maryland woods in a scary 1999 film
Time's up! The correct answer was Linda Blair Witch Project
APOLLO 11
While the lunar lander was code-named "Eagle", the command module was code-named this
Time's up! The correct answer was Columbia
A TOM CRUISE FILM FESTIVAL
"I'm gonna let ya in on a little secret, Ray. K-Mart sucks"
Time's up! The correct answer was Rain Man
THE USA
At an altitude of about 10,200 feet, this Colorado city is the highest incorporated city in the USA
Time's up! The correct answer was Leadville
DICE ROLL NICKNAMES
Snake Eyes
Time's up! The correct answer was 2
FLAGS OF THE WORLD
Seen here is the flag of this nation (the home of Bollywood)
Time's up! The correct answer was India
POETS & POETRY
Of the 31 pilgrims in this Chaucer work, only 23 tell their stories
Time's up! The correct answer was The Canterbury Tales
NAME THE AUTOMAKER
Taurus & T-Bird
Time's up! The correct answer was Ford
TELEVISION
"Gilligan's Island" creator Sherwood Schwartz said he wrote this role with his friend Jim Backus in mind
Time's up! The correct answer was Thurston Howell III
I READ THE NEWS TODAY
This "Post" is one of Israel's largest English-language daily newspapers
Time's up! The correct answer was Jerusalem
THE 1990s
Queen Elizabeth II & Francois Mitterrand appeared together at the opening of this on May 6, 1994
Time's up! The correct answer was the opening of the "Chunnel"
GOING TOO "FUR"
A smelter, for example
Time's up! The correct answer was a furnace
INITIAL T.V.
This '70s series about a harsh Navy drill instructor with a soft heart starred Don Rickles
Time's up! The correct answer was C.P.O. Sharkey
ANATOMY
The 4 principal arteries of the head & neck are all called this
Time's up! The correct answer was Carotid Arteries
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
MUSICALS
Mrs. Ray Bolger co-produced this 1948 Ray Bolger musical based on "Charley's Aunt"
Time's up! The correct answer was "Where's Charley?"
BASIC SCIENCE
Graphite is a soft form of this element
Time's up! The correct answer was carbon
THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
Celebrating "a century of sanctuary" in 2009, it's Utah's first national park, though it's last alphabetically
Time's up! The correct answer was Zion
NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF FAME
Inducted in 1973, he "earned patents for more than a thousand inventions, including... the phonograph"
Time's up! The correct answer was Edison
"GENERAL" JOB INFORMATION
It's the rank just below (the very model of a modern) major general
Time's up! The correct answer was brigadier general
NEWMAN'S OWN
Paul Newman played "Fast" Eddie Felson in these 2 movies
Time's up! The correct answer was The Hustler & The Color of Money
FOOD FACTS
The Atlantic variety of this popular fish is the largest of all flatfish
Time's up! The correct answer was Halibut
SHAKESPEAREAN LAST SCENES
Puck's last speech in this play begins, "If we shadows have offended, think but this--and all is mended"
Time's up! The correct answer was A Midsummer Night's Dream
STATE: THE OBVIOUS
The Mississippi River begins at Lake Itasca in this "M" state (not Mississippi)
Time's up! The correct answer was Minnesota
SPORTS HOME CITIES
The NFL's Saints
Time's up! The correct answer was New Orleans
EDGAR AWARD WINNERS
He won in the Best Fact Crime category for such works as "Helter Skelter" & "Till Death Us Do Part"
Time's up! The correct answer was Bugliosi
WORLD AUTHORS
This French writer "steaked" a claim as "The Father of Romanticism" by writing such works as "Atala"
Time's up! The correct answer was Chateaubriand
LIVE IN TEXAS
This world-famous cyclist named his home in Austin "Casa Linda" after his mother
Time's up! The correct answer was Lance Armstrong
SYNONYMS
This synonym for "to seclude" is also a word for part of a monastery or convent
Time's up! The correct answer was cloister
MATH TERMS
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew standing in front of a chalkboard) From the Latin for "to turn upside down", the function g is described as this of the function f
Time's up! The correct answer was inverse
SALMON
World Book says this country leads the world in salmon fishing, with more than 450,000 tons caught each year
Time's up! The correct answer was the United States
GAMES
They'll treat you like a "king" in Petal, Mississippi, home to the International Hall of Fame for this board game
Time's up! The correct answer was checkers
COLONIAL ARTS
Some of the earliest surviving colonial portraits are of Richard & Increase, members of this family
Time's up! The correct answer was the Mathers
APT ANAGRAMS
A Texan battle cry: A MEMORABLE TERM, EH?
Time's up! The correct answer was Remember the Alamo
FURNITURE
Lacquer & tortoise shell were featured in this style of the 1920s
Time's up! The correct answer was Art Deco
IT CAME FROM THE NEW WORLD
Also known as butter beans, they were, prior to being exported to Europe, a diet staple of the Inca
Time's up! The correct answer was lima beans
MICHAEL JACKSON HITS IN OTHER WORDS
1982: "Said Female Belongs To Me"
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Girl Is Mine"
BIBLICAL FATHERS & SONS
Zechariah, father of this forerunner of Christ, lost his voice for doubting God's word
Time's up! The correct answer was John the Baptist
KNOWLEDGE BY THE NUMBERS
Number of males who served as British PM in the 1990s plus Oscars won by Tom Hanks plus protons in a helium nucleus
Time's up! The correct answer was 6
"R"OCK MUSIC
Title adjective describing Dion's "Sue"
Time's up! The correct answer was Runaround
SCIENCE
The largest tree, the General Sherman in California, is this type, also called a Sierra Redwood
Time's up! The correct answer was a sequoia
ON THE "WAR"PATH
In response to NATO, Eastern European nations including Poland & the USSR signed this 1955 treaty
Time's up! The correct answer was the Warsaw Pact
IT CAME FROM THE NEW WORLD
Christopher Columbus sampled this grain in Cuba, declaring it "most tasty boiled, roasted or ground into flour"
Time's up! The correct answer was corn
TWO
In fashion: Domenico Dolce &...
Time's up! The correct answer was Stefano Gabbana
HOUSES OF WORSHIP
The Church of this in Jerusalem is said to be built over the site where Jesus was entombed after his crucifixion
Time's up! The correct answer was Holy Sepulchre
THEIR ALMA MATERS
Author Ralph Ellison
Time's up! The correct answer was Tuskegee
BOOK NAMES
Charles Dickens: "Little ____"
Time's up! The correct answer was Dorrit
VIETNAM
It's not the capital, but this Vietnamese city is the most populous
Time's up! The correct answer was Ho Chi Minh City
I READ THE NEWS TODAY
At the time JFK was shot, Jack Ruby was placing some ads in this "morning" publication
Time's up! The correct answer was the Dallas Morning News
FASHIONABLE COMMON BONDS
Hobble, wrap, micro mini
Time's up! The correct answer was skirt
COLOSSUS
From this author we get the adjective "brobdingnagian", meaning "gigantic"
Time's up! The correct answer was Swift
3-LETTER THE BETTER
What a film reel is stored in; hence something finished is "in" it
Time's up! The correct answer was the can
THE ROMANOV DYNASTY
At Oranienbaum, this ruler who certainly loved her thrills had a "sliding hill", an 18th c. version of a roller coaster
Time's up! The correct answer was Catherine the Great
4-LETTER WORDS
It can be part of your foot, your shoe, your stocking or your loaf of bread
Time's up! The correct answer was Heel
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
MILLIONS OF REASONS
"What Are You Doing After the Orgy?" is a book by this man who played a millionaire on "Gilligan's Island"
Time's up! The correct answer was Jim Backus
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
EPONYMS
This submachine gun was named for an Israeli army officer whose design won a competition in the 1950s
Time's up! The correct answer was Uzi
LOW TECH
Ticonderoga is no. 1 in making no. 2 these, introduced in 1913
Time's up! The correct answer was pencils
NYC MUSIC HISTORY
The Who performed this work at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center in 1970
Time's up! The correct answer was Tommy
WITH BROTHERHOOD
Last name of Kevin, Joe & Nick, whose album "Lines, Vines And Trying Times" debuted at No. 1 in 2009
Time's up! The correct answer was Jonas
& GO TO "BED"
Native Americans called this fence material the "Devil's rope"
Time's up! The correct answer was barbed wire
THE ROLLING STONES
It was the number of the Rolling Stones' 1966 "Nervous Breakdown"
Time's up! The correct answer was 19th
THE MIDDLE AGES
This famous "song" is a romanticized account of the Battle of Roncesvalles, fought in 778
Time's up! The correct answer was "Song Of Roland"
AMERICAN AUTHORS
During the War Of 1812, this "Rip Van Winkle" author wrote biographies of Naval commanders
Time's up! The correct answer was Washington Irving
LITERARY OPENINGS
"My mother died. Today, or maybe it was yesterday."
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Stranger"
THE BIBLE
While carting this, Uzza touched it to right it after the oxen stumbled, & the Lord smote him
Time's up! The correct answer was The Ark of the Covenant
PARDON MY "FRENCH"
In France this musical instrument is called "cor d' harmonie"
Time's up! The correct answer was French horn
BRASS
If you don't know he was made commander of the 2nd Armored Tank Division in April 1941, I'll slap you silly
Time's up! The correct answer was Patton
REEL MOTHERS
Billy Crystal is meant to kill Danny DeVito's mother according to DeVito's plan in this 1987 comedy
Time's up! The correct answer was Throw Momma From The Train
A WHITE CATEGORY
Anne Catherick is all dressed up as the title character of this Wilkie Collins novel
Time's up! The correct answer was The Woman in White
WHAT A CHARACTER!
On "The Addams Family", he was married to Morticia
Time's up! The correct answer was Gomez
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
FIRST NAME'S THE SAME
Henson, Morrison, Lehrer
Time's up! The correct answer was Jim
CHECK OUT MY CRIB
A Black Molly or 2 would be perfect to keep this calming crib feature in your living room free from algae
Time's up! The correct answer was an aquarium
LITERARY FIRST LINES
1854: "When I wrote the following pages, or rather the bulk of them, I lived alone in the woods..."
Time's up! The correct answer was "Walden; or, Life in the Woods"
'ALLO, GOVERNOR!
Henry S. Thibodaux, P.B.S. Pinchback
Time's up! The correct answer was Louisiana
FOUND
In the early 1900s William Durant put together Buick, Oldsmobile & other companies to found this corporation
Time's up! The correct answer was General Motors
BRITISH INVENTIONS
A perambulator or pram to the Brits, it was invented in 1733 by William Kent for the Duke of Devonshire's kids
Time's up! The correct answer was a baby carriage
"EVER"S
Chris Rock narrated this show, loosely based on his childhood
Time's up! The correct answer was Everybody Hates Chris
ORGANIZATIONS
Arm of Al-Anon that's specifically for young people between the ages of 12 & 20
Time's up! The correct answer was Al-Ateen
THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
In his acceptance speech, Pres. Obama quoted this 1964 American recipient saying, "violence never brings permanent peace"
Time's up! The correct answer was King
CELEBS
Her 18th birthday party was "A Cinderella Story" with 300 guests & red velvet cake
Time's up! The correct answer was Hilary Duff
MAD
What made this Mel Gibson character mad was outlaw bikers killing his wife & kid
Time's up! The correct answer was Max
THE ONION HEADLINES FROM THE YEAR 2056
Boston rejoices as this team "Lose(s) In 50th Straight Pennant Race; Fans Blame 'Curse of Jeter'"
Time's up! The correct answer was the Yankees
"NIGHT"
"Timely" 5-word nickname that describes Scandinavia north of the Arctic Circle
Time's up! The correct answer was "Land of the Midnight Sun"
iPOD, YOUTUBE OR WII
There are websites devoted to injuries suffered by its users, such as pulled muscles & bloodied hands
Time's up! The correct answer was Wii
TRAVEL & TOURISM
The home of silk merchant Jim Thompson, who disappeared in 1967, is a tourist attraction in this Thai city
Time's up! The correct answer was Bangkok
THE FILM THAT ALMOST WAS
E.T. would have followed a trail of this candy, but the Mars company said no; not even the red ones
Time's up! The correct answer was M&Ms
PARDON MY "FRENCH"
Settlers began living in this section of New Orleans in the early 18th century
Time's up! The correct answer was French Quarter
THE FABULOUS '50s
The accuracy of the Quartz clock was surpassed in 1955 by one using this element, Cs
Time's up! The correct answer was Cesium
THAT'S HANDY
In Christian ritual it involves moving the hand from the forehead, to the chest & then to each shoulder in turn
Time's up! The correct answer was crossing oneself
BRAND NAMES
Its "Extra Dry" was the first aerosol antiperspirant in the U.S.
Time's up! The correct answer was Arrid
WORD ORIGINS
Derived from the Greek for "ice", it's a glass of fine quality that resembles ice
Time's up! The correct answer was Crystal
OSCAR-WINNING ROLES
1945: Mildred Pierce
Time's up! The correct answer was Joan Crawford
ROCK WITH YOU
Quit your yellin' & name this 1995 hit duet for Michael & Janet Jackson, their first together
Time's up! The correct answer was "Scream"
GEORGE WASHINGTON
Washington warned against "The insidious wiles of foreign influences" in this published declaration
Time's up! The correct answer was His Farewell Address
TOP 40 BONUS
"Proud Mary"
Time's up! The correct answer was Creedence Clearwater Revival & Ike & Tina Turner
WAR MOVIES
1970: An historically correct re-creation of Pearl Harbor
Time's up! The correct answer was Tora! Tora! Tora!
PARTY OF "FIVE"
Stalin launched the first of these in 1928
Time's up! The correct answer was Five Year Plan
AN ABBREVIATED CATEGORY
A type of camera: TLR
Time's up! The correct answer was twin lens reflex
INSECTS
The katydid is also called the long-horned (meaning long-antennaed) one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was Grasshopper
ACTRESSES' FIRST FILMS
"To Have and Have Not"
Time's up! The correct answer was Bacall
BIOLOGY
Common "colorful" term for the eythrocytes, which transport oxygen around the body
Time's up! The correct answer was the red blood cells
RHYME TIME
An intelligent beginning
Time's up! The correct answer was a smart start
POETIC TERMS
These funny five-line verses often end with the name of a place; or, a place in Ireland
Time's up! The correct answer was Limerick
"SIDE" EFFECTS
Show that includes "Comedy Tonight", "Company" & "Send in the Clowns"
Time's up! The correct answer was Side by Side
FOR WHOM THE "BELL" TOLLS
Facial nerve paralysis on one side
Time's up! The correct answer was Bell's palsy
AUSTRALIA
After America won its independence, the British decided to ship these people to Australia
Time's up! The correct answer was Convicts/Prisoners
THEIR ALMA MATERS
Radio's Garrison Keillor
Time's up! The correct answer was The University of Minnesota
AMERICAN HISTORY
In 1698, after an absence of 15 years, he returned to the colony named for his father
Time's up! The correct answer was William Penn
AIRLINE TRAVEL
When it began on Pan Am & Qantas in the late '70s, it was basically a roped-off part of the economy cabin with free drinks
Time's up! The correct answer was business class
THE HOUND OF MUSIC
Songwriter Scott English started an urban myth when he jokingly said this 1975 Barry Manilow No. 1 hit was about a dog
Time's up! The correct answer was "Mandy"
ASTROLOGY
Chinese astrology has 5 classical elements, each associated with a planet; knock this when you think Jupiter
Time's up! The correct answer was wood
PROBLEMS, PROBLEMS
Ferdinand von Lindemann proved the problem of "squaring" this with compass & ruler was impossible
Time's up! The correct answer was the circle
RODENTS
Spaniards named these furry rodents for the Chincha Indians
Time's up! The correct answer was chinchilla
AIN'T THAT AMERICA
On June 17, 1969 this controversial erotic revue opened off-Broadway; oh my!
Time's up! The correct answer was Oh! Calcutta!
RICH & FAMOUS
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen owns this Portland sports team
Time's up! The correct answer was Portland Trail Blazers
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Learning this Bantu language whose name comes from a word meaning "of the coast"
Time's up! The correct answer was Swahili
STATE OF THE UNION
The Trinity site in this state was the location of the USA's first atomic explosion
Time's up! The correct answer was New Mexico
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
BALLS
A target ball called a "pallino" is thrown first in this Italian ball game
Time's up! The correct answer was bocce
BIRDS
Listen, you white-bellied bustard, I know where you live-- this continent's savanna
Time's up! The correct answer was Africa
HISTORIC AMERICA
Carmel Mission in Carmel, Calif. was the headquarters of this Franciscan priest until his death in 1784
Time's up! The correct answer was Fr. Junipero Serra
HAIR TODAY
This 6-letter hairstyle is "business in front, party in the back"
Time's up! The correct answer was a mullet
TOUR OF JUDY
This animated girl attends Orbit High School
Time's up! The correct answer was Judy Jetson
MUSICALS OF THE '20s
The 1924 musical revue "I'll Say She Is" made these goofy brothers legitimate Broadway stars
Time's up! The correct answer was the Marx Brothers
OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!
The last wife of Henry VIII to get the axe
Time's up! The correct answer was Catherine Howard
"V" IS FOR
...this everyday form of Latin spoken by the Romans; sounds crude but it wasn't
Time's up! The correct answer was Vulgar
FAMOUS AMERICANS
At the 1855 World's Fair in Paris, one of his sewing machines won first prize
Time's up! The correct answer was Singer
MAGIC
This 16-letter synonym for sleight of hand comes from the Latin for "nimble finger"
Time's up! The correct answer was prestidigitation
YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS STUFF
Non-potent potable for which your first set of teeth is named
Time's up! The correct answer was milk teeth
SHIPS
The Queen Elizabeth was a few feet lnger than this, her sister ship
Time's up! The correct answer was the Queen Mary
MODERN "TIME"S
It's the "Fox"y TV spinoff seen here:
Time's up! The correct answer was The Time of Your Life
MIXED DRINKS
The juice of one of these citrus fruits makes a Whiskey Sour sour
Time's up! The correct answer was a lemon
AMERICAN HISTORY
On April 20, 1971 the U.S. Supreme Court upheld this transportation method as a way to achieve school integration
Time's up! The correct answer was busing
GET YOUR MOVIE FACTS STRAIGHT
Ian McKellen was Gandalf in "LOTR"; Ian McEwan wrote the novel on which this 2007 Keira Knightley film was based
Time's up! The correct answer was Atonement
CREATION STORIES
According to the King James Version, God's first words quoted in the book of Genesis
Time's up! The correct answer was "Let there be light"
THEY REST IN NEBRASKA
Though he starred in "Oklahoma!" this husband of Sheila is buried in Nebraska
Time's up! The correct answer was Gordon MacRae
ALSO A VEGAS CASINO
A weapon removed from a stone
Time's up! The correct answer was Excalibur
MAGAZINES
Comparing itself to People, this magazine says it reaches "A better class of people"
Time's up! The correct answer was Us
THE 17TH CENTURY
In 1673 this pair explored the Mississippi River all the way to the mouth of the Arkansas
Time's up! The correct answer was Marquette & Joliet
REAL ESTATE
In 1947 the U.S. was given a 99-year one on Philippine military bases -- it was later shortened
Time's up! The correct answer was Lease
A LITERARY TOUR
Have a homey lunch at this author's Salinas, California birthplace; it's now a restaurant
Time's up! The correct answer was John Steinbeck
THE HIGHEST-SCORING SCRABBLE WORD
Vow, knight or grail
Time's up! The correct answer was knight
"IND" THE KNOW
This adjective refers to the original natives of any region
Time's up! The correct answer was indigenous
OSCAR NIGHT 2003
Seen here, the Chub Chubs won the Oscar in this category
Time's up! The correct answer was Animated Short
FRENCH ART & ARTISTS
Talent ran in the family: this first woman to join the Impressionists was a granddaughter of the Rococo painter Fragonard
Time's up! The correct answer was Berthe Morisot
HORSE SENSE
The Pie was little Liz Taylor's horse in this classic
Time's up! The correct answer was National Velvet
CHINESE CALENDAR ANIMALS
The only 2-letter sign, it represents solid dependability, method & routine
Time's up! The correct answer was the ox
CELEB STUFF
On March 2, 1977 he made his first "Tonight Show" appearance; on May 25, 1992 he took over as host
Time's up! The correct answer was Jay Leno
EPITAPHS & TRIBUTES
"And away we go"
Time's up! The correct answer was Jackie Gleason
PUT ON YOUR JAMIES
She was Wanda in "A Fish Called Wanda" & Willa in the sort-of follow-up "Fierce Creatures"
Time's up! The correct answer was Jamie Lee Curtis
SPACE MISSIONS
The Cassini project is exploring Titan & Enceladus, moons of this second-largest planet
Time's up! The correct answer was Saturn
ANIMAL GROUPS
This word can refer to laziness, a 2-toed mammal, or a group of bears
Time's up! The correct answer was Sloth
TO NEIL
In the '50s, Neil H. McElroy was this man's Secretary of Defense
Time's up! The correct answer was President Eisenhower
CITY FLAGS
The Y-shaped design on this city's flag represents the convergence of the Mississippi & Missouri rivers
Time's up! The correct answer was St. Louis
ART & ARTISTS
Upon completing the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in 1512, he wrote to his father, "The pope is well satisfied"
Time's up! The correct answer was Michelangelo
THE KILLERS
Bodyguards Satwant & Beant Singh killed this female leader of India in 1984
Time's up! The correct answer was Indira Gandhi
MOVIE CITIES
2010, starring Kristen Bell: "When in ____"
Time's up! The correct answer was Rome
ART
In the 1300s Italy gave birth to this art movement that would eventually sweep across Europe
Time's up! The correct answer was the Renaissance
AT THE BUILDING SITE
He'll get you stoned or brickworked, & maybe even teach you a secret handshake
Time's up! The correct answer was a mason
"AI"
Broad-snouted and smooth-fronted are 2 types of this South American reptile
Time's up! The correct answer was caiman
I COULD USE SOME SELF-HELP!
Last name of Dale, who wrote "How to Win Friends and Influence People"
Time's up! The correct answer was Carnegie
MR. TEA
The last Dutch governor of New Netherland, he introduced tea to America around 1647
Time's up! The correct answer was Peter Stuyvesant
FETAL ATTRACTION
Named for the sac surrounding the fetus, this fluid cushions the fetus from injury
Time's up! The correct answer was Amniotic fluid
YOU'RE UNDER A "REST"
The son of Agamemnon, he avenged his father's death by killing his mother Clytemnestra
Time's up! The correct answer was Orestes
ARTISTS & THEIR WORKS
Conrad Witz depicted this wealthy queen with King Solomon in the 15th C. work seen here
Time's up! The correct answer was Queen of Sheba
YOU'RE UNDER A "REST"
Eastern European capital city of more than 2.2 million
Time's up! The correct answer was Bucharest
FIRST NAME'S THE SAME
Cash, Depp
Time's up! The correct answer was Johnny
BIRDS
Also known as a duck hawk, it has been clocked at 175 miles per hour during a dive
Time's up! The correct answer was Peregrine falcon
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
THE BRITISH THEATRE
Richard Attenborough, who was in the original 1952 cast of this play, helped celebrate its performance No. 20,000 in 2000
Time's up! The correct answer was The Mousetrap
OH, "BOY"
This law states that at a constant temp., the volume of a gas in inversely proportional to the pressure
Time's up! The correct answer was Boyle's
SCIENCE
Also a term for someone from Warsaw, it's one of the 2 strongest points in a magnetic field
Time's up! The correct answer was Pole
FIRST LADIES' RHYME TIME
Mrs. Truman's frocks
Time's up! The correct answer was Bess's dresses
AUTHORS
This author of "The Time Machine" coined the phrase "the war that will end war"
Time's up! The correct answer was H.G. Wells
MR. MOVIES
Though Diane Keaton never found the title character in this 1977 film, she found someone really nuts
Time's up! The correct answer was Looking for Mr. Goodbar
LET THE GAMES BEGIN
On a basic playing board in this matching game, the numbers range from B-1 to O-75
Time's up! The correct answer was bingo
TEENS OF THE PAST
She was a teenager when she married Ferdinand in 1469
Time's up! The correct answer was Isabella
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
HOME FURNISHINGS
Four-poster is a type of this, sometimes with a canopy
Time's up! The correct answer was a bed
IT'S GREEK MYTHOLOGY TO ME
This god zapped Salmoneus into oblivion for trying to imitate his thunder & lightning
Time's up! The correct answer was Zeus
BERRIES
A judge crossed California & Texas blackberries & created these which bear his name
Time's up! The correct answer was Loganberries
& NOW THE "END" IS NEAR
This type of gland secretes substances directly into the bloodstream
Time's up! The correct answer was endocrine
SALMON
World Book says this country leads the world in salmon fishing, with more than 450,000 tons caught each year
Time's up! The correct answer was the United States
ANCIENT VIP's
In the 6th century B.C., he conquered Babylon and made Persia the greatest empire in the world
Time's up! The correct answer was Cyrus the Great
LITERARY SISTERS
In this Tennessee Williams play, Tom Wingfield brings a gentleman caller home to meet his crippled sister Laura
Time's up! The correct answer was The Glass Menagerie
19th CENTURY AMERICA
Kansas homesteader Bewster Higley's poem "The Western Home" was retitled this when set to music
Time's up! The correct answer was "Home On The Range"
ALL IN YOUR MIND
Some people won't give blood due to belonephobia, fear of these
Time's up! The correct answer was needles
THE VIRTUES
It was the "T" in the 19th century's WCTU
Time's up! The correct answer was Temperance
GRAINS & STAPLES
The pot type of this grain retains more of the bran than the pearl type
Time's up! The correct answer was barley
AT THE BUILDING SITE
He's got the building wired for "current" affairs
Time's up! The correct answer was an electrician
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
THE MISFITS
In 1953 this big-screen misfit duo met Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde; in 1955 they met the mummy
Time's up! The correct answer was Abbott & Costello
MICHAEL JACKSON HITS IN OTHER WORDS
1982: "Said Female Belongs To Me"
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Girl Is Mine"
COLONIAL ARTS
James Alexander, whose doggerel contributed to this publisher's arrest, helped defend him as a lawyer
Time's up! The correct answer was Zenger
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
THE EMPEROR NERO
Contrary to myth, no evidence exists that Nero played a fiddle, or anything else, while this happened
Time's up! The correct answer was while Rome burned
ANIMAL GROUPS
A group of vipers, even if the snakes don't live in a bird's dwelling
Time's up! The correct answer was a nest
CROSSWORD CLUES "E"
On-screen, they're "special" (7)
Time's up! The correct answer was effects
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
DRAMA
In Clifford Odets' "Golden Boy", Joe Bonaparte gives up the violin for this sport
Time's up! The correct answer was Boxing
HOW'S THE WEATHER?
High clouds may bring this type of damaging precipitation, especially to the "alley" for it in the Rockies
Time's up! The correct answer was hail
TOUGH BODIES OF WATER
St. George's Channel separates Wales from this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Ireland
THROUGH THE 1800s WITH SARAH POLK
During the Civil War, Mrs. Polk's Tennessee home had this official status & both union & CSA leaders visited
Time's up! The correct answer was neutrality
& THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH
When this fish is "red", it's been smoked; if "red" in slang, it's a misleading clue
Time's up! The correct answer was a herring
PARDON MY "FRENCH"
Settlers began living in this section of New Orleans in the early 18th century
Time's up! The correct answer was French Quarter
LAW ENFORCEMENT
This agency's criminal justice information services div. has the fingerprints of more than 47 million people
Time's up! The correct answer was the FBI
BESTSELLERS
This NPR guy make list with "Me Talk Pretty One Day"
Time's up! The correct answer was David Sedaris
HERBS & SPICES
A popular soft drink "ale" is flavored with this spice whose name is from the Sanskrit for "horn root"
Time's up! The correct answer was ginger
TRAVEL & TOURISM
If you don't mind the cold, you can pan for this metal at Tankavaara in Finland
Time's up! The correct answer was gold
GEORGIAN ON MY MIND
Dinah Shore, Sally Field & Loni Anderson were longtime loves of this hunk from Waycross
Time's up! The correct answer was Burt Reynolds
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
PRESIDENTS' MONOGRAMS
RMN
Time's up! The correct answer was Richard Milhous Nixon
TELL ME "Y"
Aden is the second-largest city in this Middle Eastern hot spot
Time's up! The correct answer was Yemen
HISTORIC DATES
On May 17, 1954 the Supreme Court ruled on this case, unanimously outlawing public school segregation
Time's up! The correct answer was Brown vs. the Board of Education
PRESIDENTS
Sammy Cahn wrote new lyrics for "High Hopes" & it became this man's 1960 campaign song
Time's up! The correct answer was John F. Kennedy
MUSIC VIDEOS
At the 2004 MTV VMAs, No Doubt won Best Group Video & Best Pop Video for this song
Time's up! The correct answer was "It's My Life"
PROVERBS
It's the 4-letter word that "makes the world go round"
Time's up! The correct answer was love
I BIT OFF MORE THAN I COULD CHEW
Oleg Zhornitskiy turned this sandwich spread into a meal by gulping down 4 32-ounce bowls in 8 minutes
Time's up! The correct answer was mayonnaise
SCOTLAND
Ben More, Ben Alder & Ben Macdui are not people but tall ones of these in Scotland
Time's up! The correct answer was mountains
BRASS
In 1989 this son of Jamaican immigrants became Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Time's up! The correct answer was Powell
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
In 1937 this Malibu, Calif. university was established by & named for the founder of Western Auto Supply Company
Time's up! The correct answer was Pepperdine
THE ENGLISH TOP 100
It's No. 1, & no, you don't get a hint
Time's up! The correct answer was the
SO YOU WANT TO BE A 19th CENTURY HEROINE
Your job options include teacher & this related job of the heroines in "Jane Eyre" & "Vanity Fair"
Time's up! The correct answer was governess
GRAVE MATTERS
Wayne Newton hopes to find the remains of this tribal ancestor in Britain & bring them home to her native Virginia
Time's up! The correct answer was Pocahontas
CROSSWORD CLUES "Q"
To drink heartily (5)
Time's up! The correct answer was quaff
FOUNTAINS
Lorado Taft's Fountain of the Great Lakes is now at this city's Art Institute
Time's up! The correct answer was Chicago
MAGAZINES
This founder of Weight Watchers is a cosulting editor of Weight Watchers magazine
Time's up! The correct answer was Jean Nidetch
THE NEXT BIBLE BOOK AFTER...
Psalms
Time's up! The correct answer was Proverbs
TONY-WINNING COMPOSERS
1973: "A Little Night Music"
Time's up! The correct answer was Stpehen Sondheim
OF A SALESMAN
This 1992 presidential candidate sold IBM computers in Texas before starting his own company, EDS
Time's up! The correct answer was Ross Perot
THE NEXT BIBLE BOOK AFTER...
Mark
Time's up! The correct answer was Luke
COMMON BONDS
Thunder, Ol' Man River, White House Easter Eggs
Time's up! The correct answer was Things that are rolled
LINGUISTICS
This famed M.I.T. scholar has proposed that humans have the inborn ability to learn language
Time's up! The correct answer was Noam Chomsky
COVER ME!
This Van Halen frontman re-did Louis Prima's "Just A Gigolo" in 1985
Time's up! The correct answer was David Lee Roth
THE NBA
(VIDEO DAILY DOUBLE): "(Hi, I'm Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) The first and last of my 1,815 NBA games were both against this team known as the "Bad Boys" of the league"
Time's up! The correct answer was Detroit Pistons
EUROPE
From 1963 to 1978 he was Archbishop of Krakow
Time's up! The correct answer was Karol Wojtyla
MR. OR MS. WILLIAMS
"The Hillbilly Shakespeare" is one nickname of this legendary singer
Time's up! The correct answer was Hank Williams, Sr.
WOMEN ON U.S. STAMPS
1902: The first First Lady
Time's up! The correct answer was Martha Washington
HAIRY
Dudes, it's the "fishy" hairstyle worn by David Spade in "Joe Dirt"
Time's up! The correct answer was the mullet
"NIGHT"
"Timely" 5-word nickname that describes Scandinavia north of the Arctic Circle
Time's up! The correct answer was "Land of the Midnight Sun"
LET'S VISIT AUSTRIA
This English king was held prisoner in 1193 in a castle above Durnstein, Austria
Time's up! The correct answer was Richard the Lionhearted
THE CANARY ISLANDS
On his 3 15th century voyages to the New World, his ships stopped off at the Canary Islands for supplies
Time's up! The correct answer was Columbus
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
BOTANY
To the horror of homeowners, this lawn weed, taraxacum officinale, can grow 1 1/2' high
Time's up! The correct answer was Dandelion
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
MUSICAL TRAINS
This band's "Train In Vain" was a hidden track on its original 1979 "London Calling" album
Time's up! The correct answer was The Clash
KHOMEINI, KHAMENEI OR KHATAMI
Exiled from Iran in 1964
Time's up! The correct answer was Khomeini
"COURT" BRIEFS
Marsupial term for a self-appointed tribunal that parodies existing principles of law
Time's up! The correct answer was a kangaroo court
PIZZA TOPPINGS
On November 12 celebrate National Pizza with the Works Except these fish Day
Time's up! The correct answer was Anchovies
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
MYTHOLOGY
Danae gave birth to Perseus after Zeus visited her in the form of a shower of this precious metal
Time's up! The correct answer was Gold
RHYME TIME FOOD & DRINK
An acrid-tasting deep-fried cake full of corn or crab
Time's up! The correct answer was a bitter fritter
"E" CHANNEL
Alexander Pope once cracked, "The vulgar boil, the learned roast" one of these, maybe for breakfast
Time's up! The correct answer was an egg
ORGANIZATIONS
One must be a member of this fraternal group in order to belong to the Shriners
Time's up! The correct answer was Masons
OSCARDS WILD
He's the "SNL" guy (& you're not) who opened the 1988 show with, "Good evening Hollywood phonies"; he never hosted again
Time's up! The correct answer was Chevy Chase
THE "A" "B" "C"s
From 1672 to 1858 this city was the headquarters of the British East India Company
Time's up! The correct answer was Bombay
A SHAKESPEARE PLAY, FOR OPENERS
This play opens most dramatically with thunder & lightning. A ship is seen. Then a cry of "bos'n!"
Time's up! The correct answer was The Tempest
SPIELBERG MOVIES
13-year-old Christian Bale starred in this J.G. Ballard tale about a young prisoner in WWII China
Time's up! The correct answer was Empire of the Sun