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SIMILES
A fine voice is "as clear as" one of these tintinnabulating objects
Time's up! The correct answer was a bell
"ANT" INFESTATION
It's the part of the military that traditionally fights on foot
Time's up! The correct answer was infantry
MUSIC VIDEOS
At the beginning of her 2005 "Boyfriend" video, she is being chased by the police
Time's up! The correct answer was Ashlee Simpson
TOUR OF JUDY
She played an airheaded blonde to whom William Holden had to teach manners in "Born Yesterday"
Time's up! The correct answer was Judy Holliday
LARRY KING'S PUBLIC FIGURES
A special Larry King tonight this "wubbulous" children's author & his thoughts on Rosie starring in his big Broadway show
Time's up! The correct answer was Dr. Seuss
FRANCES FARMER
In 1958 this TV host said, "Frances Farmer, This Is Your Life!"
Time's up! The correct answer was Ralph Edwards
PUSH BY SAFIRE
William Safire won this prize in 1978 "For Commentary on the Bert Lance Affair" ("Affair" being Lance's banking practices)
Time's up! The correct answer was the Pulitzer
BASEBALL HISTORY
Topps' 1952 series No. 311 was this player's first card & is a holy grail among collectors
Time's up! The correct answer was Mickey Mantle
THE CRUCIBLE
Brass usually comes out of a crucible in this 5-letter form, more familiarly used with gold
Time's up! The correct answer was an ingot
FUNNY FOR NOTHIN'
On his first night taking over "The Daily Show", he informed us, "Craig Kilborn is on assignment in Kuala Lumpur"
Time's up! The correct answer was Jon Stewart
WHEN THE SAINTS
The site of this city, now the seat of Saint Johns County, Florida, was visited by Ponce de Leon in 1513
Time's up! The correct answer was St. Augustine
SHAKESPEARE
Richard III says, "How sweet a thing it is to wear" one & Henry IV says, "Uneasy lies the head that wears" one
Time's up! The correct answer was a crown
NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD
In Alberta the scenic Icefields Parkway connects Jasper National Park with this other one
Time's up! The correct answer was Banff
THE DIRECTOR SPEAKS
When an actress in his "Lifeboat" asked him what her best side was, he said, "My dear, you're sitting on it"
Time's up! The correct answer was Hitchcock
5-LETTER WORDS
Teddy Roosevelt said "The credit belongs to the man" in this, "whose face is marred by dust & sweat & blood"
Time's up! The correct answer was the arena
EPITAPHS & TRIBUTES
Outlaw: "Murdered by a traitor and a coward whose name is not worthy to appear here"
Time's up! The correct answer was Jesse James
WHAT'S YOUR BEEF?
Corned beef is cured in brine; this other deli meat is seasoned brisket that's been cured, smoked & cooked
Time's up! The correct answer was pastrami
VOLCANOES
This youngest surface volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii has distinctive lava formations like Pele's Hair
Time's up! The correct answer was Kilauea
OH, "BOY"
In this 2002 film, single guy Hugh Grant's life is changed by a 12-year old
Time's up! The correct answer was About a Boy
ALSO ON YOUR COMPUTER KEYS
An additional section placed within the folds of a newspaper
Time's up! The correct answer was an insert
THRILLER
"The Attorney" Paul Madriani appears in several legal thrillers by this lawyer-turned-author
Time's up! The correct answer was Steve Martini
NIGHT WATCH
January 3, 2010: Look out! The Quadrantids will be coming from Bootes! Oh... relax, it's just a shower of these things
Time's up! The correct answer was meteors
FUN WITH BALLET
The Roanoke Ballet's dancers raced around with logos on their unitards in a ballet named for this auto assoc.
Time's up! The correct answer was NASCAR
THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
Cape Catoche, the northeastern tip of this large peninsula, lies a little more than 30 miles north of Cancun
Time's up! The correct answer was the Yucatan
X MARKS THE SPOT
This city on the Salt River sits on the eastern edge of the Sonoran Desert
Time's up! The correct answer was Phoenix
6 CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR
Paul Baumer, a young German soldier
Time's up! The correct answer was Erich Maria Remarque
ANNIVERSARY GIFTS
You shouldn't "cast" them "before swine", but you can give them for a 12th or 30th anniversary gift
Time's up! The correct answer was Pearls
TOM JONES
In book 13 country boy Tom arrives in this metropolis, where the climactic action takes place
Time's up! The correct answer was London
"PRO"NOUNS
The ceremonial etiquette observed by diplomats & heads of state
Time's up! The correct answer was Protocol
ALSO SOMETHING YOU WEAR
When followed by "down", it means to eat voraciously
Time's up! The correct answer was scarf
JAZZ IT UP
Saxophonist Sonny Rollins was one of the leaders of the "hard" type of this style that began in the '40s
Time's up! The correct answer was bebop/bop
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
INTERNATIONAL NAMES
Alex Salmond, first minister of this country, wants to take it out of the United Kingdom
Time's up! The correct answer was Scotland
PERFUME
Bulgaria is the chief producer of this perfume oil obtained by passing steam thru rose petals
Time's up! The correct answer was attar
ROCK FORMATIONS
This punk group was the brainchild of entrepreneur Malcolm McLaren, who asked John Lydon to be its lead singer
Time's up! The correct answer was The Sex Pistols
"L.B."s
Oscar-nominated for her role in "Goodfellas", she went on to play Dr. Jennifer Melfi on "The Sopranos"
Time's up! The correct answer was Lorraine Bracco
FROM B TO C
Pompous; overblown
Time's up! The correct answer was bombastic
SCRAMBLED EGGS?
Shhh! I'm making this egg dish for a dessert!: OF FUELS
Time's up! The correct answer was soufflé
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
I BIT OFF MORE THAN I COULD CHEW
Richard Lefevre could eat only 1 1/2 gallons of this "bowl of red" Stagg product in 10 minutes
Time's up! The correct answer was chili
THE NEW TESTAMENT
This apostle, the brother of James, is traditionally credited with writing a gospel
Time's up! The correct answer was John
THE 19th CENTURY
One of the 3 large empires of 19th century Eastern Europe was this "Sick Man"
Time's up! The correct answer was the Ottoman Empire
A SHAKESPEARE PLAY, FOR OPENERS
This play opens on the battlements of the castle at Elsinore as Barnardo asks, "who's there?"
Time's up! The correct answer was Hamlet
4-LETTER CAPITALS
Just 12 degrees south of the Equator, this Peruvian capital's temperatures are moderated by the Humboldt Current
Time's up! The correct answer was Lima
CINEMATIC DICTIONARY
Term for the flow of a film, maintained by keeping details consistent throughout a scene
Time's up! The correct answer was Continuity
"ANT" INFESTATION
It's the part of the military that traditionally fights on foot
Time's up! The correct answer was infantry
3-LETTER THE BETTER
To impose a levy
Time's up! The correct answer was to tax
AUDIO BOOKS
Julie Harris reads the diary this girl wrote while in hiding in WWII Amsterdam
Time's up! The correct answer was Anne Frank
THE EMERALD ISLE
It's the only Irish city with a population above 500,000
Time's up! The correct answer was Dublin
I HAVE A PREPOSITION FOR YOU
It means against, & is also a prefix found before -diction
Time's up! The correct answer was contra
OSCARDS WILD
Disney sued the Academy for "unflattering" use of this character after a 1989 duet with her & Rob Lowe
Time's up! The correct answer was Snow White
WHEN THEY WERE TEENS
In 1991 Heather Tom was a teen when she debuted as Victor Newman's daughter on this CBS soap opera
Time's up! The correct answer was The Young & the Restless
HEADQUARTERS
First the "E"s were sold, then its Houston HQ building was auctioned off in December 2003 for $55.5 million
Time's up! The correct answer was Enron
CARDS & DICE
The winner of a game of War winds up with this many cards
Time's up! The correct answer was 52
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
Administrative units in this country include Giza, Aswan & Suez
Time's up! The correct answer was Egypt
NOVEL QUOTES
(1937) "'It's me, Bilbo Baggins, companion of Thorin!'"
Time's up! The correct answer was The Hobbit
DECADES OF BESTSELLERS
"The Mammoth Hunters" & "The Queen of the Damned"
Time's up! The correct answer was the 1980s
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
MOTTOES
"All power to the people" was the motto of this African-American political organization of the 1960s
Time's up! The correct answer was the Black Panthers
BRIGHT IDEAS
In 1882 Schuyler Wheeler put a propellor on the shaft of an electric motor & created this--how cool!
Time's up! The correct answer was a fan
WHAT TO WEAR
Christian Lacroix popularized the pouf type of this
Time's up! The correct answer was dress
STUPID ANSWERS
It was invented in 1911 by Hans Geiger
Time's up! The correct answer was the Geiger counter
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
To scientists, it's force times distance; to Twain, it's "whatever a body is obliged to do"
Time's up! The correct answer was Work
20th CENTURY WORLD LEADERS
Like mom like son: sadly, her son Rajiv was also assassinated
Time's up! The correct answer was Indira Gandhi
SHAKESPEAREAN OPERAS & BALLETS
You'll need some long-winded singers to star in "Stormen", a Swedish opera based on this play
Time's up! The correct answer was The Tempest
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
PARTS OF PEACH
Peaches are more than 80% this compound
Time's up! The correct answer was H2O
MUSICAL THEATRE
Barbra Streisand introduced the song "People" in this musical
Time's up! The correct answer was Funny Girl
DEMOCRATIC KEYNOTERS
1988: Texas state treasurer
Time's up! The correct answer was Ann Richards
DRIVING
Experts disagree on whether 10 & 2 o'clock or 9 & 3 is better for this; no one thinks much of the old wrist drape
Time's up! The correct answer was steering wheel position
JURY DUTY
This type of jury charged with deciding whether there's enough evidence to try a person may have up to 23 members
Time's up! The correct answer was a grand jury
BEGINS & ENDS WITH "T"
The name of this device used to stop bleeding may come from a French word for "turn"
Time's up! The correct answer was Tourniquet
THE STARTING INFIELD
The 1975 Reds fielded Rose, Concepcion, Perez & this Hall of Fame second sacker, now a broadcaster
Time's up! The correct answer was Joe Morgan
ART & ARTISTS
In 1956 Time magazine dubbed this abstract expressionist "Jack the Dripper"
Time's up! The correct answer was Pollock
DUKE, DUKE
It was Duke-Duke once again with the April 1999 TV movie reunion of this 1960s series
Time's up! The correct answer was The Patty Duke Show
MAGAZINES
It's published by Gruner & Jahr, not by mom & dad as its name implies
Time's up! The correct answer was Parents' Magazine
SNAP
A snap fastener is simply a ball-and-this, like your hip joint
Time's up! The correct answer was ball-and-socket
KFC
The formula using this many herbs & spices is locked in a safe in Louisville
Time's up! The correct answer was 11
WHO IS THEON OF SMYRNA?
Theon's home of Smyrna is now called Izmir & is one of the chief seaports of this country of Asia Minor
Time's up! The correct answer was Turkey
COUNTRY MUSIC
This performer became an Opry member in 1991, the same year his "When I Call Your Name" album went platinum
Time's up! The correct answer was Vince Gill
THE STARTING INFIELD
From 1974 through 1981 the Dodgers fielded Garvey, Lopes, Russell & this third baseman, "The Penguin"
Time's up! The correct answer was Ron Cey
PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA
He was our country's 1st blue-eyed president
Time's up! The correct answer was George Washington
TEENS OF THE PAST
"At 15 I set my heart on learning", wrote this great Asian sage in his "Analects"
Time's up! The correct answer was Confucius
WOMEN OF THE WORLD
This Norwegian beauty is noted for her work with Ingmar Bergman & with UNICEF
Time's up! The correct answer was Liv Ullmann
MILITARY MATTERS
This German "operation" to invade the Soviet Union took its name from a crusading Holy Roman Emperor
Time's up! The correct answer was Operation Barbarossa
PICK A PLANET
It's the third largest in our solar system
Time's up! The correct answer was Neptune
POLAR EXPLORATION
This South Pole conqueror died trying to rescue Umberto Nobile, who eventually lived to be 93
Time's up! The correct answer was Roald Amundsen
I LOVE L.A. KERS
This Laker giant was nicknamed "The Big Dipper" for his habit of dipping his head to fit through doorways
Time's up! The correct answer was Wilt Chamberlain
READING
Group name for all letters other than A, E, I, O & U
Time's up! The correct answer was consonants
THE REDCOATS ARE COMING!
The British ferried 2,200 troops across this river to battle the Americans at Bunker Hill
Time's up! The correct answer was the Charles River
AMERICAN POLITICIANS
Frank Sinatra came out of retirement to sing their praises: "they're both unique... the Quaker & the Greek"
Time's up! The correct answer was Richard Nixon & Spiro Agnew
THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID
In 1803 Jacques Delille wrote, "Fate chooses our relatives, we choose" these
Time's up! The correct answer was Our friends
TAIWAN
Mariners from this country named Taiwan Ilha Formosa, but didn't colonize it
Time's up! The correct answer was Portugal
THE SHORT VERSION
To a dog lover: ASPCA
Time's up! The correct answer was American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
IT'S GREEK MYTHOLOGY TO ME
Menelaus not only wanted this wife back, but the treasure Paris stole along with her
Time's up! The correct answer was Helen
AMERICAN INDIANS
When this chief, Pocahontas' father, died in 1618, he was succeeded by his brother Opitchapam
Time's up! The correct answer was Powhatan
THE JEFFERSON ADMINISTRATION
In 1807, after a trip up the Hudson, he wrote, "The power of propelling boats by steam is now fully proved"
Time's up! The correct answer was Fulton
BETTER KNOWN AS...
Archibald Leach
Time's up! The correct answer was Cary Grant
WHAT'S ON TV?
We're still waiting for a "Des Moines" version of this CBS crime show to accompany the Vegas, Miami & N.Y. ones
Time's up! The correct answer was CSI
LITERATURE
In this novel, Javert says, "There is a brigand, there is a convict called Jean Valjean, and I have got him!"
Time's up! The correct answer was "Les Miserables"
RELIGION
The Talmud says "when" this "goes in, secrets are revealed" & on the Sabbath, Kiddush is said over a cup of it
Time's up! The correct answer was wine
"P.B."
Anna Pavlova or Dame Margot Fonteyn, for example
Time's up! The correct answer was prima ballerina
FROM THE GREEK
It's an outline of the contents of a course or curriculum
Time's up! The correct answer was a syllabus
THE SUMMER OLYMPICS
You might have to get as high as 20 feet off the ground to win a medal in this "vaulting" Olympic event
Time's up! The correct answer was the pole vault
NAME THE POET
"I hear American singing, the varied carols I hear"
Time's up! The correct answer was Walt Whitman
BABY NAMES A LA SHAKESPEARE
Knowing it's from the Greek for "serpent" might turn you off this name of a doomed lass in "Hamlet"
Time's up! The correct answer was Ophelia
WAR MOVIES
1951: Erwin Rommel succeeds... for a while... in North Africa
Time's up! The correct answer was The Desert Fox
WAR
During this 1967 war, Israeli troops under Moshe Dayan came within a stone's throw of Damascus, Syria
Time's up! The correct answer was the Six-Days War
THEY'RE ON CABLE
He plays novelist Hank Moody, a New Yorker transplanted to L.A., on "Californication"
Time's up! The correct answer was David Duchovny
PLACES
This term for a house's entrance hall also refers to the space between cars on a train
Time's up! The correct answer was the vestibule
IT SOUNDS LIKE
Jay Leno's show, it sounds like how you address a letter for Sir Galahad
Time's up! The correct answer was Tonight
ALSO A TOOL
Hit the backyard with this old term for a libertine
Time's up! The correct answer was a rake
INTERIOR DESIGN
Some 18th C. chairs had footrests to accommodate the swollen feet of sufferers from this disease
Time's up! The correct answer was Gout
11-LETTER WORDS
A fashion or fad maker
Time's up! The correct answer was Trendsetter
TRIALS OF THE CENTURY
In 1946 Hans Frank, Rudolf Hess & Fritz Sauckel were among those convicted of war crimes in this city
Time's up! The correct answer was Nuremberg
THE FILM THAT ALMOST WAS
Will Smith turned down the lead in this futuristic 1999 flick, later saying of it, "Keanu was brilliant"
Time's up! The correct answer was The Matrix
TOP O' THE CHARTS
In 1978 their duet "You're The One That I Want" replaced another duet by Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams at No. 1
Time's up! The correct answer was Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta
HORS D'OEUVRES
Ideally, this type of small appetizer served on toast or crackers should be small enough to eat in 1 bite
Time's up! The correct answer was canapé
IN THE DICTIONARY
This adjective can mean extremely ornate or refer to the music from 1600 to 1750, including that of Vivaldi & Handel
Time's up! The correct answer was Baroque
HOW DO YOU...
Hold the ends of the coiled toy first sold in 1945, then raise & lower each hand in a rhythmic motion
Time's up! The correct answer was work a Slinky
GETTING TICKED ON
The chipping type of this common seed-eating little bird is a popular host for ticks
Time's up! The correct answer was a sparrow
SELLERS
Founded in 1957, Dialamerica, Inc. is the USA's largest private company in this type of marketing
Time's up! The correct answer was Telemarketing
FUN WITH OPERA
A singing sofa & a chorus of frogs are featured in "L'Enfant et les Sortileges" by this "Bolero" composer
Time's up! The correct answer was Maurice Ravel
LANGUAGES
More than 375 languages & dialects are spoken in this country's Madhya Pradesh state
Time's up! The correct answer was India
THEY REST IN NEBRASKA
Long-time Nebraska senator George Norris, who helped create this project, the TVA, is buried in McCook
Time's up! The correct answer was Tennessee Valley Authority
YES, THAT'S "WHITE"
Turbulent rapids
Time's up! The correct answer was whitewater
MAIN STREET U.S.A.
There's a house dating from 1648 on Main St. in this "directional" resort village in New York's Hamptons
Time's up! The correct answer was Southampton
AMERICAN AUTHORS
Susan & Benjamin Cheever, children of this short story master, are both authors as well
Time's up! The correct answer was John Cheever
RHYMES WITH TRACK
It's a titan in the trucking industry
Time's up! The correct answer was Mack
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
HERBS & SPICES
This spice that is sold in 2 varieties, Ceylon & Cassia, was once used in love potions
Time's up! The correct answer was cinnamon
COMPOSERS ON FILM
Kevin Kline in "De-Lovely"
Time's up! The correct answer was Porter
MANY IRONS
This Prusso-German statesman was the "Iron Chancellor"
Time's up! The correct answer was Otto von Bismarck
HOMOPHONES
Lies in the sun, or people who live in the Pyrenees
Time's up! The correct answer was basks/Basques
"J" WHIZ
It's a trip taken by a public official at public expense, ostensibly for official business
Time's up! The correct answer was junket
THE 13th CENTURY
Roger Bacon wrote coded instructions for making the explosive mix of saltpeter, sulfur & charcoal called black this
Time's up! The correct answer was powder
OH, "BOY"
It was founded by Baden-Powell in 1907
Time's up! The correct answer was the Boy Scouts
THE LAST BATTLE
The Battle of Bosworth
Time's up! The correct answer was the Wars of the Roses
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
"CAL" STATE
Ca is calcium; Cf is this element
Time's up! The correct answer was Californium
CODES
1968's Nobel Prize in Medicine was for "interpretation of" this "code and its function in protein synthesis"
Time's up! The correct answer was the genetic code
SCIENTISTS
His 1637 "Discours de la methode" prefaced a series of essays on optics, meteorology, and geometry
Time's up! The correct answer was Rene Descartes
ANNUAL EVENTS
Called the greatest 2 minutes in sports, it takes place on the first Saturday in May
Time's up! The correct answer was the Kentucky Derby
GANGSTER'S DICTIONARY
Roll out these "bones", boys, so we can play some games of chance
Time's up! The correct answer was Dice
PRINCETON
Of 1769, 1869 or 1969, the year Princeton began to admit women as undergraduates
Time's up! The correct answer was 1969
GUINNESS RECORDS
With a 212-foot wingspan, this jet from Boeing is the world's largest passenger aircraft in service
Time's up! The correct answer was the 747
SHIRLEY
This Oscar winner played the matriarch of the Partridge Family
Time's up! The correct answer was Shirley Jones
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
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
OUT OF THIS WORLD
Not the first but this second planet is the hottest, because its atmosphere causes a severe greenhouse effect
Time's up! The correct answer was Venus
CROSSWORD CLUES "G"
A source of rumors, or of Riesling (9)
Time's up! The correct answer was Grapevine
I SERVED IN HIS CABINET
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance
Time's up! The correct answer was Jimmy Carter
FILM FACTS
This Beatle not only strarred in "Give My Regards to Broad Street", he wrote the screenplay & the score
Time's up! The correct answer was Paul McCartney
TUBE TEST
We have to cop to the fact he created "Police Story"; "The Blue Knight" was based on one of his books
Time's up! The correct answer was Joseph Wambaugh
COUNTY SEATS
Paris (population 8,730) is the seat of Bourbon County in this state
Time's up! The correct answer was Kentucky
A TOM CRUISE FILM FESTIVAL
"They're dead...my team is dead...they knew we were coming"
Time's up! The correct answer was Mission: Impossible
WHEREFORE "ART" THOU
They can be a city's highways or a person's blood vessels
Time's up! The correct answer was Arteries
SCIENCE CLASS
99.95% of the mass of an atom is in this part
Time's up! The correct answer was the nucleus
ART
Ceramics is the art of making objects, even dreidels, out of this material
Time's up! The correct answer was clay
SCIENCE CLASS
The wedge is an adaptation of the simple machine called the inclined this
Time's up! The correct answer was plane
10-LETTER WORDS
It's one's partner in crime
Time's up! The correct answer was Accomplice
HAVE A CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
G'Day Mate! Room service hopped in with kangaroo-tail soup, your breakfast from this continent
Time's up! The correct answer was Australia
BUSINESS BUDDIES
This maker of optical products borrowed money from his good friend Henry Lomb, but it turned out okay
Time's up! The correct answer was Bausch
LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS?
This 12-letter guy isn't remembered for much of anything other than getting under people's skin
Time's up! The correct answer was Subcutaneous
SPOTT THA MISPELED WURD
We want you to be committed to catagorizing your collectibles cohesively
Time's up! The correct answer was categorizing
THE 50 STATES
The name of this state comes from 2 Choctaw words that mean "red" & "people"
Time's up! The correct answer was Oklahoma
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
CANDY
Bill Harmsen, who raised horses in Colo., happily founded this candy co. in 1949 to make money during the winter
Time's up! The correct answer was Jolly Rancher
TO NEIL
In the '50s, Neil H. McElroy was this man's Secretary of Defense
Time's up! The correct answer was President Eisenhower
GRAINS & STAPLES
Millet seed, an important food for North Africans, is most often fed to these pets in the U.S.
Time's up! The correct answer was birds
"GREEN" THINGS
A precocious redhaired little girl is the heroine of this 1908 children's book by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Time's up! The correct answer was Anne of Green Gables
CODES
In "A Christmas Story", the message Ralphie uncovers using his decoder says "Be sure to drink your" this
Time's up! The correct answer was Ovaltine
ANATOMY
The talus fits between the ends of these 2 bones forming the ankle joint
Time's up! The correct answer was the tibia & fibula
THE CRUCIBLE
Crucibles are sometimes made out of this ceramic material made by firing pure clay
Time's up! The correct answer was porcelain
1988
Along with the Marcoses, this Saudi arms merchant was indicted in October on charges of racketeering
Time's up! The correct answer was Adnan Khashoggi
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
This name shared by great & terrible rulers is a Russian variation of John
Time's up! The correct answer was Ivan
LITERATURE
In English, Ivan Turgenev's novel "Ottsy i Deti" is known by this "familial" title"
Time's up! The correct answer was Fathers and Sons
THE HAYES YEARS
In early 1880 Wabash in this state became the first city to illuminate its streets by electricity
Time's up! The correct answer was Indiana
WHO PLAYED 'EM
2003 & 2004: The bride who's trying to kill Bill
Time's up! The correct answer was Uma Thurman
LONG WORDS
This adjective from the Latin for "to boil" is used of a bubbly liquid or person
Time's up! The correct answer was effervescent
WYOMING
The source of this main tributary of the Columbia River is located in Yellowstone National Park
Time's up! The correct answer was the Snake River
THE BIBLE
It was like coriander seed, white; & the taste of it was like wafers made with honey
Time's up! The correct answer was Manna
TREES
The cry “sap's a runnin’” refers to this tree
Time's up! The correct answer was maple tree
LITERATURE
This Muriel Spark novel is set at the Marcia Blaine School For Girls in Edinburgh
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie"
THE GIANTS
1 Samuel 17 informs us that the Philistine city of Gath was the home of this giant
Time's up! The correct answer was Goliath
TIME TO "EAT"
A spike on the bottom of an athletic shoe
Time's up! The correct answer was a cleat
ARCHITECTURE
From 1617 to 1642 everyone was keeping up with this Jones, surveyor of works to the British Crown
Time's up! The correct answer was Inigo
THE SPACE RACE
Sputnik was the Soviet's 1st satellite, while this was ours
Time's up! The correct answer was Explorer
U.S. GEOGRAPHY
Albuquerque, New Mexico lies on this 1885-mile long river
Time's up! The correct answer was the Rio Grande
SCULPTURE
This country's 12th century sculptor Unkei is known for his wooden statues carved for Buddhist temples
Time's up! The correct answer was Japan
"CAL" STATE
For this lotion mentioned in a Coasters song, think pink
Time's up! The correct answer was Calamine lotion
TITLES FROM SHAKESPEARE
Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury" as well as Steinbeck's "The Moon Is Down" come from this play
Time's up! The correct answer was Macbeth
20th CENTURY QUOTES
A Communist, 1938: "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun"
Time's up! The correct answer was Mao Tse-tung
THE TIGERS
One of this man's most famous poems begins, "Tyger! Tyger! burning bright, in the forests of the night"
Time's up! The correct answer was William Blake
WHAT'S ON TV?
This ABC series set at Mode magazine is based on the hit Columbian telenovela "Yo Soy Betty, La Fea"
Time's up! The correct answer was Ugly Betty
DOUBLE LETTERS
This Anglo-Saxon kingdom east of Cornwall was probably founded in the 6th century by Prince Cerdic & his son Cynric
Time's up! The correct answer was Wessex
ANATOMY
The talus fits between the ends of these 2 bones forming the ankle joint
Time's up! The correct answer was the tibia & fibula
HISTORIC WOMEN
She was born in Virginia around 1596 & died in Kent, England in 1617
Time's up! The correct answer was Pocahontas
BRAND NAMES
Its "Extra Dry" was the first aerosol antiperspirant in the U.S.
Time's up! The correct answer was Arrid
I PITY THE "FOOL"
9-letter word for something designed to be impervious to human incompetence
Time's up! The correct answer was foolproof
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"
POOR & FAMOUS
This Russian's 1866 novel "The Gambler" is based on his own ruinous passion for roulette
Time's up! The correct answer was Fyodor Dostoyevsky
INTO THE "WOOD"s
On an orchestral score, the music for this instrument group is at the top
Time's up! The correct answer was woodwinds
A BUNCH OF "GREAT" LEADERS
In the 18th century she founded a medical college & the first Russian school for girls
Time's up! The correct answer was Catherine the Great
TECHNOLOGY
First built in 1960, it's also been called an optical maser
Time's up! The correct answer was laser
OSCAR NIGHT 2003
Seen here, the Chub Chubs won the Oscar in this category
Time's up! The correct answer was Animated Short
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
In 1961 this firm introduced its Selectric typewriter, which used a spherical typing element
Time's up! The correct answer was IBM
SALMON
Salmon are members of the same family as the speckled or brook variety of this fish
Time's up! The correct answer was trout
WHAT THE KIDS ARE CALLING IT
A sports team member who sees many women at once fits 2 definitions of this word
Time's up! The correct answer was Player
MUSIC/TELEVISION
Going from Salt-N-Pepa to Dr. Pepa, the musician was in the house counseling Janice Dickinson on this VH1 reality show
Time's up! The correct answer was The Surreal Life
AMERICANA
Tulsa's newspaper is called The World; Boston's is named for this object that depicts the world
Time's up! The correct answer was a globe
THE CIVIL WAR
Union pay department officers wore the M1840, one of these weapons that featured a straight 31" all-gilt blade
Time's up! The correct answer was Sword
EDGAR AWARD WINNERS
Writing about the world of horse racing, he's won for "Forfeit" & "Come to Grief"
Time's up! The correct answer was Dick Francis
YOU MUST BE JOKING
Completes Groucho's "One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas..."
Time's up! The correct answer was "How he got in my pajamas, I'll never know!"
PICTURE THIS
The rights to 5 of Tom Kelley's red velvet photos of this actress taken in 1949 were put on eBay in 2001, but weren't sold
Time's up! The correct answer was Marilyn Monroe
SCIENTISTS
"American Prometheus" is a biography of this physicist who died in 1967
Time's up! The correct answer was J. Robert Oppenheimer
FATHER'S IN LAW
Father learned about the quaint problems of the poor at Chicago's "Edwin F. Mandel" this type of "Clinic"
Time's up! The correct answer was legal aid
WHEN THEY WERE TEENS
This TV "Friend" was a cheerleader at Mountain Brook High School in Alabama
Time's up! The correct answer was Courteney Cox
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
19th CENTURY NOVELISTS
William Wilkinson's "An Account of the Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia" inspired this author's most famous novel
Time's up! The correct answer was Bram Stoker
MOVIE TAG LINES
This WWII film from 2008 had the tag "Many saw evil. They dared to stop it"
Time's up! The correct answer was Valkyrie
TAKE-OFFS
"Molvania: A Land Untouched by Modern Dentistry" is a satirical type of this guide
Time's up! The correct answer was a travel guide
TOP O' THE CHARTS
In 1978 their duet "You're The One That I Want" replaced another duet by Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams at No. 1
Time's up! The correct answer was Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta
THRILLER
"The Attorney" Paul Madriani appears in several legal thrillers by this lawyer-turned-author
Time's up! The correct answer was Steve Martini
THE ONION HEADLINES FROM THE YEAR 2056
"Refugees Row" this entire island "to Miami"
Time's up! The correct answer was Cuba
SCIENCE
When combined with oxygen, this lightest chemical element makes water
Time's up! The correct answer was hydrogen
4-LETTER WORDS
It's short for one of the muscles, or a large open space on campus surrounded by buildings
Time's up! The correct answer was a quad
U.S. PRESIDENTS
This former general was the first Republican to serve 2 full terms as president
Time's up! The correct answer was Ulysses S. Grant
I LOVE L.A. KERS
This Laker giant was nicknamed "The Big Dipper" for his habit of dipping his head to fit through doorways
Time's up! The correct answer was Wilt Chamberlain
IT HAD TO "BU"
Established in 1881, The Wharton School at the U. of Pennsylvania was the world's first collegiate school of this
Time's up! The correct answer was business
FEMINISM
The profession of Mary Prance in Henry James' 1886 "The Bostonians", it was about 1/5 female in Boston at the time
Time's up! The correct answer was a physician
HIT TUNES
"How's It Going to Be", "Semi-Charmed Life"
Time's up! The correct answer was Third Eye Blind
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
THE 50 STATES
An 1881 resolution established that this state's name was to be spelled one way but pronounced another
Time's up! The correct answer was Arkansas
U.S. PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES
"The Illinois Baboon" & "The Martyr President"
Time's up! The correct answer was Abraham Lincoln
MS.
Nancy Ross, Angela Davis, & Geraldine Ferraro all sought this office in 1984
Time's up! The correct answer was vice president
RICH & FAMOUS
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen owns this Portland sports team
Time's up! The correct answer was Portland Trail Blazers
ALSO A VEGAS CASINO
A popular brand of orange juice
Time's up! The correct answer was Tropicana
GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
From before 3000 B.C., the game Senet of these people used a board & pieces to depict an afterlife journey
Time's up! The correct answer was the Egyptians
MOTTOES
This international sports competition's motto is "Faster, higher, stronger"
Time's up! The correct answer was the Olympics
SEXPERTISE
P.D. James, G.K. Chesterton, A.A. Milne
Time's up! The correct answer was P.D. James
CROSSWORD CLUES "D"
Conversation for 2 people (8)
Time's up! The correct answer was a dialogue
HOME, SWEET HOME
People in this job never had an official home until "Number One Observatory Circle" was chosen in the '70s
Time's up! The correct answer was the vice president
COLORFUL GROUPS
They're "Under The Bridge": ____ ____ Chili Peppers
Time's up! The correct answer was Red Hot
BRIDGES
This bridge in Venice connects the doge's palace with the old state prison
Time's up! The correct answer was Bridge of Sighs
PULL
Word on the 2 buttons that preceded this one: (Curly in a "Three Stooges" clip showing a button marked "Pull")
Time's up! The correct answer was Press
THAT'S MY BUSINESS
Henry's great-grandson William runs this car company which was started in 1903
Time's up! The correct answer was the Ford Motor Company
47
This unit of measure is equal to .47 liters; drink up!
Time's up! The correct answer was a pint
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
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
This Tudor king founded Cambridge's Trinity College in 1546
Time's up! The correct answer was Henry VIII
"E" CHANNEL
Before going bankrupt in 1989, this airline tried selling $12 plane tickets between Boston & New York
Time's up! The correct answer was Eastern
EAT IT!
This Hormel product was once simply known as "spiced ham"
Time's up! The correct answer was Spam
ANCIENT COINS
In 44 B.C. the senate of Rome wanted his head -- on all silver coins
Time's up! The correct answer was Julius Caesar
ACTING PRESIDENTS ON TV
Fred Armisen as Barack Obama
Time's up! The correct answer was Saturday Night Live
MEN OF MUSIC
100,000 people of this city turned out for the 1849 funeral of beloved bandleader Johann Strauss Sr.
Time's up! The correct answer was Vienna
"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
YOUNG ABE LINCOLN
On October 5, 1818 this mother of Lincoln & 2 of her relatives died of milk sickness
Time's up! The correct answer was Nancy Hanks
4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW
If you're vertical but supported by your palms, you're doing one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was a handstand
LUXEMBOURG
The Congress of Vienna in 1815 made Luxembourg a state headed by this type of ruler
Time's up! The correct answer was a grand duke
HOME, SWEET HOME
Scout out the home Kit Carson shared with his lovely bride in Taos in this state
Time's up! The correct answer was New Mexico
PROVERBS
"You can't make a silk purse" out of this
Time's up! The correct answer was a sow's ear
LITERATURE
"Eugenie Grandet" is considered one of the finest novels in his series "La Comedie Humaine"
Time's up! The correct answer was Balzac
NOT A POPE
Stephen IX, John XXIV, Clement VIII
Time's up! The correct answer was John XXIV
GAMBLING
Next to slots, Nevada casinos make more money from this game than any other, nearly $3/4 billion in 1985
Time's up! The correct answer was blackjack
"B" IN GEOGRAPHY
One of the newer large cities in the world, it's located in the central plateau of Brazil
Time's up! The correct answer was Brasilia
ESPN's TOP 10 ALL-TIME ATHLETES
No. 1: Lettered in hoops, football & lacrosse at Syracuse & if you think he couldn't act, ask his 11 "unclean" buddies
Time's up! The correct answer was Jim Brown
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
In 2004 this Dutch airlines merged with Air France
Time's up! The correct answer was KLM
STATE FISH
A subspecies of cutthroat trout, the Bonneville cutthroat is native to this state & is its state fish
Time's up! The correct answer was Utah
ODDS & ENDS
Muhammad received the first of the Koran's revelations during this holy month
Time's up! The correct answer was Ramadan
WOMEN'S FIRSTS
Frances Perkins became the first woman cabinet member when FDR put her to work in this post
Time's up! The correct answer was Secretary of Labor
AMERICAN PLAYS
"I'm Not Rappaport" takes place on a battered bench near the lake in this famous park
Time's up! The correct answer was Central Park
BRAND NAMES
It's the rhyming name of a brand of pretzels made by Frito-Lay
Time's up! The correct answer was Rold Gold
WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS
The French for "scandal" gave us the name of this high-kicking dance popular in music halls of the 19th century
Time's up! The correct answer was Can-Can
BIRDS! BIRDS! BIRDS!
It loves to swim, but this bird seen here is one of the few that do not fly
Time's up! The correct answer was Penguin
B.C. & AFTER
"Wonder"-ful giant statue of Helios that brings financial aid to study at Oxford
Time's up! The correct answer was The Colossus of Rhodes Scholarship
PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING DRAMAS
David Mamet won in 1984 for this salesman drama whose title includes 2 4-letter words
Time's up! The correct answer was Glengarry Glen Ross
OLD VIRGINIA
In 1716 Virginia's governor claimed possession of this scenic valley for England
Time's up! The correct answer was the Shenandoah Valley
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
NOTABLE NAMES
His last direct descendant was a granddaughter, Elizabeth Hall, born to John & Susanna Hall in 1608
Time's up! The correct answer was William Shakespeare
PRESIDENTS IN IOWA
He was at radio station WHO back in the 1930s & while president, went back to Des Moines
Time's up! The correct answer was Ronald Reagan
TOP 40 BONUS
"Live And Let Die"
Time's up! The correct answer was Wings & Guns N' Roses
BALLETS WE'VE NEVER ASKED ABOUT BEFORE
"Fete Noire" was first presented in 1971 by the fledgling dance theatre of this Manhattan area
Time's up! The correct answer was Harlem
THE GODFATHER
He was the royal godfather to the son of French playwright Moliere
Time's up! The correct answer was King Louis XIV
UNIVERSITY SPORTS TEAMS
They're the sports teams of Fresno State as well as Georgia
Time's up! The correct answer was the Bulldogs
THE FALL
On Nov. 8, 1519 the sight of his forces made the Tenochtitlaners feel like they'd "eaten stupefying mushrooms"
Time's up! The correct answer was Cortés
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
THE 1960s
Turning down ABA offer of 3,500 head of cattle & 40,000 acre ranch in 1969, he signed with NBA Bucks
Time's up! The correct answer was Lew Alcindor
DON'T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB
He quit as the Beatles' bass player to become a painter in 1961
Time's up! The correct answer was Stuart Sutcliffe
SHAKESPEAREAN PHRASES
In this comedy, Thurio says to Valentine, "If you spend word for word with me, I shall make your wit bankrupt"
Time's up! The correct answer was The Two Gentlemen of Verona
ODDS & ENDS
On April 9, 1963 this Brit was made the first honorary U.S. citizen
Time's up! The correct answer was Winston Churchill
SEE THE USA
This city's voodoo tours can take you to voodoo rituals & voodo queen Marie Laveau's tomb on Basin St.
Time's up! The correct answer was New Orleans
ITALIAN ART
For her 1997 calendar, singer Gloria Trevi recreated this artist's "Birth Of Venus" with herself as Venus
Time's up! The correct answer was Sandro Botticelli
POLITICS
U.S. ambassadors to this country have included Anne Armstrong & Joseph Kennedy
Time's up! The correct answer was Great Britain
TV CASTS
Aliens abducted Mulder on "The X-Files", so Scully got partnered with this "Terminator 2" actor
Time's up! The correct answer was Robert Patrick
SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE
In Yavapai County, 55 miles east-southeast of Prescott
Time's up! The correct answer was Arizona
CINEMATIC DICTIONARY
Term for the flow of a film, maintained by keeping details consistent throughout a scene
Time's up! The correct answer was Continuity
THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS
This group named for a king of Israel split from the church in 1934, a "branch" of it became notorious in 1993
Time's up! The correct answer was the Davidians
WEEDS
In the names of weeds, this old word for a plant follows soap- & St. John's
Time's up! The correct answer was Wort
BRITISH HISTORY
Founder of the nursing profession, she was named after the city in which she was born
Time's up! The correct answer was Florence Nightingale
VIETNAM
Vietnam's narrowest point, about 30 miles, is just north of this port city where U.S. troops landed in 1965
Time's up! The correct answer was Da Nang
WHAM-O
Wham-O owners heard about Australian kids using a bamboo ring for exercise; it became this 1958 fad
Time's up! The correct answer was a Hula hoop
CHANTED
In a children's playground chant, they're the 2 things that will "break my bones, but names will never hurt me"
Time's up! The correct answer was sticks & stones
THE CIVIL WAR
When this general accepted Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox, he was wearing a mud-splattered private's coat
Time's up! The correct answer was Ulysses S. Grant
1938
By accepting his membership dues, the League of Nations recognized him as emperor of Ethiopia
Time's up! The correct answer was Haile Selassie
THEIR 4th TOP 40 HIT OF THE '60s
1965: "My Girl"
Time's up! The correct answer was The Temptations
AROUND THE POKER TABLE WITH SLIM
When Slim gets this hand it reminds him of Bob Saget, Lori Loughlin, & the Olsen Twins
Time's up! The correct answer was Full house
THE JEFFERSON ADMINISTRATION
In 1807, after a trip up the Hudson, he wrote, "The power of propelling boats by steam is now fully proved"
Time's up! The correct answer was Fulton
IT'S EXTINCT
The name of this extinct elephant-like creature comes from Greek meaning "breast tooth"
Time's up! The correct answer was a mastodon
ALSO A TOOL
"U Can't Touch This" bone, aka the malleus, just behind the eardrum
Time's up! The correct answer was the hammer
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
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
INDONESIA
An economic downturn in 1998 forced this president to resign & vice president Habibie succeeded him
Time's up! The correct answer was Suharto
SEE THE USA
The science museum in this Virginia capital called its 1987 Science Circus "The Greatest Earth on Show"
Time's up! The correct answer was Richmond, Virginia
1957
The first explorer to fly over both poles, he passed away in March
Time's up! The correct answer was Admiral Richard Byrd
WOLVERINE
Bears have cubs; wolverine newborns are known as these, like foxes & beavers
Time's up! The correct answer was kits
LASTS
Though this book has the word "last" in its title, it's only the second of the 5 "Leatherstocking Tales"
Time's up! The correct answer was The Last of the Mohicans
ODDS & ENDS
For about $200 a whack, you can spend the night at the Fall River MA home of this alleged murderess
Time's up! The correct answer was Lizzie Borden
ON THE MOVE
Long, flat-bottomed & painted a somber black, they're the traditional taxis of Venice
Time's up! The correct answer was Gondolas
SCOTLAND
The Church of Scotland, the country's national church, is a branch of this Christian denomination
Time's up! The correct answer was Presbyterian
& HONEY
& Honey, could you take the minivan to the mechanic? It's still making noise here, also called the gearbox
Time's up! The correct answer was the transmission
FLY ME, BUT NOT TO THE MOON
In April 2008 it was announced that Northwest & this Atlanta-based airline would merge
Time's up! The correct answer was Delta
"LESS" IS MORE
Type of whisper in the title of a Wham! hit
Time's up! The correct answer was Careless
ALSO A BOOK IN THE BIBLE
Caesar, Antony, Cicero, et al.
Time's up! The correct answer was Romans
GIVE THE BUCHAREST
This star of 1937's "The Last Gangster" was born Emanuel Goldenberg in Bucharest, Romania
Time's up! The correct answer was Edward G. Robinson
AUTHOR! AUTHOR!
"Northanger Abbey"
Time's up! The correct answer was Jane Austen
SCIENCE BRIEFS
When the stork won't come: IVF
Time's up! The correct answer was in vitro fertilization
2-LETTER ABBREV.
Randy Newman sang, "Looks like another perfect day, I love" this place
Time's up! The correct answer was L.A.
AUSTRALIAN WILDLIFE
The quokka, a short-tailed species of this kangaroo relative, is found on Rottnest Island & in W. Australia
Time's up! The correct answer was a wallaby
ROYAL FEMALE NICKNAMES
Mark Antony called her "The Queen of Queens"
Time's up! The correct answer was Cleopatra
STATE FISH
A subspecies of cutthroat trout, the Bonneville cutthroat is native to this state & is its state fish
Time's up! The correct answer was Utah
PARTS OF PEACH
Peaches are more than 80% this compound
Time's up! The correct answer was H2O
THE 19th CENTURY
Opened in 1869, part of it follows the route of a canal dug 12 centuries earlier
Time's up! The correct answer was the Suez Canal
"J" WHIZ
This 1847 novel takes place mainly at Lowood Orphan Asylum & Thornfield Hall
Time's up! The correct answer was "Jane Eyre"
CONSUMER PRODUCTS
This product was reintroduced in 1906 with trimethylxanthine as the sole remaining stimulant
Time's up! The correct answer was Coca-Cola
ON THE RADIO
Robin Quivers is the radio consort of this self-proclaimed "King of All Media"
Time's up! The correct answer was Howard Stern
LITERARY OPENINGS
"All happy families are alike but an unhappy family is unhappy after its own fashion."
Time's up! The correct answer was "Anna Karenina"
ORGANIZED LABOR
The United Steelworkers of America is headquartered in this city
Time's up! The correct answer was Pittsburgh
ALL MY SONS
Nickname of the "son" who terrorized NYC in the summer of '77
Time's up! The correct answer was Son of Sam
ACTORS & THEIR ROLES
When this singer starred in a revival of "Funny Girl", one critic said, "Pia doesn't fall on her fanny"
Time's up! The correct answer was Pia Zadora
THE "CO"-CATEGORY
A Greek word for "poppy" gives us the name of this analgesic, an alkaloid of opium
Time's up! The correct answer was codeine
CROSSWORD CLUES "E"
Zealous, like a beaver (5)
Time's up! The correct answer was eager
MIXED DRINKS
This pomegranate syrup turns a Pink Lady pink
Time's up! The correct answer was grenadine
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
SELLERS
[Hi, I'm Jeff Bezos, founder & CEO of Amazon.com] It's estimated that 60% of net shoppers flag an average of 7 sites with one of these, also used in products we sell
Time's up! The correct answer was Bookmarks
CHAD IS RAD
Refugees from the neighboring Darfur region of this country have fled into eastern Chad
Time's up! The correct answer was the Sudan
20th CENTURY AMERICANS
He was alive for the Wright Brothers' historic flight & was John Glenn's Senate colleague when Glenn returned to space
Time's up! The correct answer was Strom Thurmond
WORLD CAPITALS
"From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli" refers to the capitals of these two countries
Time's up! The correct answer was Mexico & Libya
NUTRITION
People with hypertension should diet & limit their intake of alcohol & this chemical element
Time's up! The correct answer was sodium
UNOFFICIAL STATE NICKNAMES
It's "The Land of the Saints", the Latter-Day Saints
Time's up! The correct answer was Utah
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
FAMOUS AMERICANS
Her appointment to the Supreme Court in 1981 to replace Potter Stewart was history-making
Time's up! The correct answer was Sandra Day O'Connor
NOVELS
This 1939 Steinbeck novel helped publicize the plight of Dust Bowl refugees
Time's up! The correct answer was The Grapes of Wrath
THE FALL
In 1918 this date in autumn brought the signing of the armistice ending World War I
Time's up! The correct answer was 11-Nov
OF A SALESMAN
Sick of selling dry goods from a buggy, in 1872 Montgomery Ward issued a one-page one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was a catalog
GENERAL INFORMATION
This Army general headed American-led forces during the initial combat phase of the Iraq War as it began in 2003
Time's up! The correct answer was Tommy Franks
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
Suisse is the French name for this mountainous country
Time's up! The correct answer was Switzerland
WOMEN OF THE WORLD
Under 5 feet tall & all of about 90 pounds, this frail French chanteuse was nicknamed the "Little Sparrow"
Time's up! The correct answer was Piaf
BIRDS! BIRDS! BIRDS!
It loves to swim, but this bird seen here is one of the few that do not fly
Time's up! The correct answer was Penguin
TAIWAN
His birthday is observed as a holiday on October 31
Time's up! The correct answer was Chiang Kai-shek
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
MILITARY UNITS
3 brigades under 1 headquarters, or a math function
Time's up! The correct answer was a division
TBA
When the national votes are tallied, the 43rd one of these will be announced November 7, 2000
Time's up! The correct answer was President of the United States
AROUND THE WORLD
It's the river that runs through Ludwigshafen & Mannheim
Time's up! The correct answer was Rhine
RUN, RUN, RUN
This 2-word hoops term is an offensive rush to beat the defense to the hoop
Time's up! The correct answer was a fast break
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
FLY COUNTRIES
Aer Lingus
Time's up! The correct answer was Ireland
BALLET
The Carolina Ballet debuted a 2006 work based on this stormy Shakespearean shipwreck saga
Time's up! The correct answer was The Tempest
BIBLICAL CRIME BLOTTER
This Egyptian crime boss is wanted in connection with ordering the death of all male Jewish children
Time's up! The correct answer was Pharaoh
GAMES
In other words, this summer camp game could be called "Seize Your Enemy's Banner"
Time's up! The correct answer was Capture the Flag
CARY GRANT FILMS
Joan Fontaine thinks that hubby Cary Grant is trying to murder her in this Hitchcock film
Time's up! The correct answer was Suspicion
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
THE '30s WEREN'T ALL DEPRESSING
In 1938 DuPont made toothbrushes, not stockings, its first product with this material
Time's up! The correct answer was nylon
HOLLYWOOD LEFTIES
Tom Cruise jumped up & down on this left-hander's couch
Time's up! The correct answer was Oprah Winfrey
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
LET'S BOUNCE
Sound navigation& ranging is the full name for this device that bounces radio waves underwater
Time's up! The correct answer was sonar
VACATION FUN
Ride the Nutmobile thru macadamia orchards at the Big Pineapple, a top attraction in this "Down Under" country
Time's up! The correct answer was Australia
FEELING "ANCY"
The three members of our staff, seen here, are all in this condition
Time's up! The correct answer was Pregnancy
ART
Dante Gabriel Rossetti wanted to take art back to "pre-" this Renaissance master born in 1483
Time's up! The correct answer was Raphael
SCIENCE
At sea level at 70 degrees this travels 1,129 feet per second; it speeds up over 1 foot per sec. for each rising degree
Time's up! The correct answer was sound
FINE DINING
NYC sushi chef Masa Takayama has paid more than $120 a pound for this fish--a bit pricier than Star-Kist's
Time's up! The correct answer was tuna
IS IT "TEA" TIME YET?
In 1975 the Perfumer's Workshop introduced a fragrance named for this flower
Time's up! The correct answer was a tea rose
TURNING 40 IN '98
In 1998 she turned 40 & played a 40-year-old in "How Stella Got Her Groove Back"
Time's up! The correct answer was Angela Bassett
MAMMALS
Common in Dixie, a razorback is a wild one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was hog
ALLUSIONAL THINKING
If you're slow but steady & you still beat a sprinter, you might be compared to this creature of fable
Time's up! The correct answer was a turtle
HISTORIC AMERICANS
In 1881 Louis Tiffany & others decorated the first floor of this author's mansion in Hartford, Conn.
Time's up! The correct answer was Mark Twain
AMERICAN LITERATURE
It was called "A Poem Of Walt Whitman, An American" before it was called this
Time's up! The correct answer was "Song of Myself"
IT'S SANDY!
This TV "Funny Face" did a 5-minute workout video in 1990 for people without a lot of time to exercise
Time's up! The correct answer was Sandy Duncan
YES, THAT'S "WHITE"
Condition of heavy snow or fog during daylight in which visibility is lost
Time's up! The correct answer was a whiteout
I KNOW THAT WORD BACKWARDS & FORWARDS
Exalted to the rank of a god
Time's up! The correct answer was deified
SHAKESPEARE
Richard III says, "How sweet a thing it is to wear" one & Henry IV says, "Uneasy lies the head that wears" one
Time's up! The correct answer was a crown
2011 MOVIES
Known for his work as a Shakespearean actor, he directed "Thor"
Time's up! The correct answer was Branagh
PUNJAB
Predominant in the Punjab, this religion has origins in both Hinduism & Islam
Time's up! The correct answer was Sikhism
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY
Sent to this city in September 1814 to secure a prisoner exchange, Key got stuck near there during an attack
Time's up! The correct answer was Baltimore
FRANCE
With its team led by Zinedine Zidane, France won this prestigious contest in July 1998
Time's up! The correct answer was the World Cup
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
PUNJAB
Since 1947, the historic region of Punjab has been divided between these 2 countries
Time's up! The correct answer was India & Pakistan
TOUGH BODIES OF WATER
This Venezuelan lake is the only one of the world's 25 largest lakes whose elevation is sea level
Time's up! The correct answer was Lake Maracaibo
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
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
THE HIGHEST-SCORING SCRABBLE WORD
Hell, heaven or limbo
Time's up! The correct answer was heaven
NO. 3 SONGS
Singer of the No. 3 hit heard here: ("I Feel Good")
Time's up! The correct answer was James Brown
WEDDINGS
In 2002 a hot pink frock worn by Robin Durr won the DeKuyper Contest for the worst of these
Time's up! The correct answer was a bridesmaid's dress
POLITICIANS MAKE ME CUSS
"Heavens to" ex-New York lieutenant governor McCaughey!
Time's up! The correct answer was Betsy
"EN" THE BEGINNING
2-word term for the consumer, for whom a computer is ultimately designed
Time's up! The correct answer was an end user
WORD ORIGINS
Derived from the Latin for "salted vegetables", this cold dish might be enhanced with a little oil & vinegar
Time's up! The correct answer was salad
THE HUMAN ANIMAL
On behalf of Western intelligence, Col. Oleg Penkovsky was one of these inside the USSR
Time's up! The correct answer was a mole
KFC
KFC introduced this menu item by building a 20,000-lb. one, unveiled with dancing carrots & peas
Time's up! The correct answer was Chicken pot pie
BASEBALL
The "Black Sox" team that threw the 1919 World Series lost to this Ohio team
Time's up! The correct answer was Cincinnati Reds
MILITARY UNITS
3 brigades under 1 headquarters, or a math function
Time's up! The correct answer was a division
WHO PLAYED 'EM
2004: Monster hunter Dr. Gabriel Van Helsing
Time's up! The correct answer was Jackman
TELEVISION
On a 1995 episode of this sitcom, JFK Jr. dropped by the offices of "FYI"
Time's up! The correct answer was "Murphy Brown"
RHYMES WITH STONEHENGE
It's easy to get lost in this arrangement of genetically identical creations
Time's up! The correct answer was Clonehenge
ON THE STAGE
On Skid Row, love blooms for Seymour while Audrey II has a feeding frenzy in this play
Time's up! The correct answer was Little Shop of Horrors
TWO
In fashion: Domenico Dolce &...
Time's up! The correct answer was Stefano Gabbana
LITERATURE
In F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, Nick Carraway lives next door to this title character
Time's up! The correct answer was the Great Gatsby
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
WORD ORIGINS
A Middle Eastern chieftain, this 4-letter term is from the Arabic for "commander"
Time's up! The correct answer was Emir
ARCHITECTURE
In the English bond style, these are laid in alternate courses of headers & stretchers
Time's up! The correct answer was bricks
SPACE MISSIONS
The Hinode mission showed magnetic waves are critical in driving the flow of charged particles called this wind
Time's up! The correct answer was the solar wind
2-LETTER WORDS
"Ut" used to be used for the first or key note of the musical scale; this has replaced it
Time's up! The correct answer was do
IS IT "TEA" TIME YET?
A tea room in Cambria, California is named for this kind of teapot cover--& it sells them, too
Time's up! The correct answer was a cozy
TO NEIL
In 1989, this "bright" Neil Sheehan work about the Vietnam War won the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction
Time's up! The correct answer was A Bright Shining Lie
ART
The name of this type of paint that contains egg yolks almost sounds like a Japanese dish, but don't eat it
Time's up! The correct answer was tempera
HOMOPHONES
It's a sausage, or the absolute least best
Time's up! The correct answer was wurst/worst
EDIBLES INSTANT REPLAY REVIEW
This rich 5-letter cake with eggs, ground nuts & little to no flour, is down by contact with my stomach
Time's up! The correct answer was torte
MUSICAL TRAINS
This "Modern Girl" first hit the Billboard Top 10 with "Morning Train (Nine To Five)"
Time's up! The correct answer was Easton
NO. 1 QUESTIONS
In 1961 the Shirelles noted that "Tonight the light of love is in your eyes" but wanted to know this
Time's up! The correct answer was Will you still love me tomorrow?
OLD VIRGINIA
In 1716 Virginia's governor claimed possession of this scenic valley for England
Time's up! The correct answer was the Shenandoah Valley
AROUND THE POKER TABLE WITH SLIM
Slim's numerical term for a bluffer who doesn't have the fifth card to fill out a hand of all the same suit
Time's up! The correct answer was Four-flusher
EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY SAYS....
Later in life she wrote that, like the lonely tree, this season "sang in me a little while, that in me sings no more"
Time's up! The correct answer was Summer
FROG ANATOMY
The pancreas & this 3-lobed organ provide digestive enzymes
Time's up! The correct answer was a frog liver
ACTORS WHO DIRECT
"The Pledge" & "Into the Wild"
Time's up! The correct answer was Sean Penn
FIRE!
Though the 1871 Chicago fire began in this family's barn, their house suffered only minor damages
Time's up! The correct answer was the O'Learys
THE AUTO MAN EMPIRE
James Sumner & Henry Spurrier founded the company that became "British" this, owner of Jaguar
Time's up! The correct answer was British Leyland
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
GRAVE MATTERS
In 2000, 25 years after his death, this country's last emperor Haile Selassie was laid to rest in a crypt in Addis Ababa
Time's up! The correct answer was Ethiopia
IT'S A DOGGY DOG WORLD
Seen here, it's named for a peninsula shared by Quebec & Newfoundland
Time's up! The correct answer was Labrador Retriever
NFL COACHES
Of current head coaches, this reigning Super Bowl champ has the longest consecutive tenure with 1 team
Time's up! The correct answer was Bill Cowher
MUSICAL THEATRE
In January 1997 Liza Minnelli returned to Broadway, filling in for Julie Andrews in this musical
Time's up! The correct answer was Victor/Victoria
GENERAL INFORMATION
This "old soldier" was a general at age 38; in 1930 at age 50, he was Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army
Time's up! The correct answer was MacArthur
GREEK LETTERS
Precedes "-bits" in the name of a sweet Post cereal
Time's up! The correct answer was alpha
GIRLS IN SONG
In 1964 The Bachelors told this girl, "I'm in heaven when I see you smile"
Time's up! The correct answer was Diane
BRITISH INVENTIONS
For the military, zoologist John Kerr developed the "dazzle paint" type of this, something animals also use
Time's up! The correct answer was camouflage
LITERATURE
In Wonderland, Alice comes across a large one of these with a snooty caterpillar atop it
Time's up! The correct answer was a mushroom
AMERICAN AUTHORS
Susan & Benjamin Cheever, children of this short story master, are both authors as well
Time's up! The correct answer was John Cheever
FAMILIAR SAYINGS
It's a poor workman who blames these
Time's up! The correct answer was tools
WEEDS
This fabric follows Queen Anne's in the name of the weed seen here
Time's up! The correct answer was Lace
DOUGH
No peeking! This building is portrayed on the back of the $20 bill
Time's up! The correct answer was the White House
QUOTATIONS
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, this Sec. of State said, "We're eyeball to eyeball & I think the other fellow just blinked"
Time's up! The correct answer was Dean Rusk
SHOES
Miranda, Spectator & D'Orsay are types of this slip-on women's shoe
Time's up! The correct answer was Pump
MESOPOTAMIA
From the Assyrian for "height", this stepped structure was used as a temple by Mesopotamian cultures
Time's up! The correct answer was ziggurat
POLITICAL TALK
According to the League of Women Voters, an "empty chair" one of these should be canceled
Time's up! The correct answer was debates
PEARLS OF WISDOM
A Founding Father: "There never was a good war or a bad peace"
Time's up! The correct answer was Benjamin Franklin
OLD FOLKS IN THEIR 30s
The district of conservative rep. Patrick McHenry in this state includes Mooresville, a home of NASCAR
Time's up! The correct answer was North Carolina
THE ROLLING STONES
I can't get none, but with this song the Rolling Stones had their first U.S. No. 1 hit
Time's up! The correct answer was "Satisfaction"
CITY OF BIRTH
Sidney Bechet
Time's up! The correct answer was New Orleans
THAT'S HANDY
U.S. code says that when this song plays, you put your hand over your heart
Time's up! The correct answer was the national anthem
FINE DINING
A company at Union Wharf in Portland ships all kinds of seafood, but is called "Maine" this creature "Direct"
Time's up! The correct answer was Lobster
FIRST NAME'S THE SAME
Cash, Depp
Time's up! The correct answer was Johnny
SRO
This musical opened its run in 1980 at the Winter Garden, 8 blocks from the title thoroughfare
Time's up! The correct answer was 42nd Street
"TU"
From the Latin for "uproar", it's a confusion of voices
Time's up! The correct answer was Tumult
UNIVERSITY SPORTS TEAMS
Penn State's teams, they were named partly for a mountain & partly for a creature that could defeat Princeton's Tigers
Time's up! The correct answer was the Nittany Lions
U.S. GEOGRAPHIC NICKNAMES
The "Niagara of the South", this waterfall near Corbin, Kentucky shares its name with a famous "gap"
Time's up! The correct answer was Cumberland
CHECK OUT MY CRIB
Wanna put your feet up? How about on one of these with a "Turkish" name
Time's up! The correct answer was an ottoman
MUSEUM HOPPING
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" to keep music fans from visiting this record co.'s Detroit museum
Time's up! The correct answer was Motown
THAT'S HANDY
U.S. code says that when this song plays, you put your hand over your heart
Time's up! The correct answer was the national anthem
JURY DUTY
This type of jury charged with deciding whether there's enough evidence to try a person may have up to 23 members
Time's up! The correct answer was a grand jury
THE MELBOURNE OLYMPICS, 1956
Like Korea in 2000, this country entered the stadium in 1956 as a "United" team
Time's up! The correct answer was Germany
PARENT & CHILD NOBEL WINNERS
Arthur Kornberg won for showing how DNA duplicates in bacteria; son Roger's work was on the conversion of DNA into this
Time's up! The correct answer was RNA
FLAGS OF THE WORLD
It's the kingdom whose flag is seen here (Union Jack)
Time's up! The correct answer was Great Britain/England
MONEY SLANG
If you have the itch to start a business "from" it, you'll certainly need some of it
Time's up! The correct answer was Scratch
TELEVISION
In 1999 an ABC sitcom dropped "a Pizza Place" from its name, which changed to this
Time's up! The correct answer was Two Guys and a Girl
THE SUPREME COURT
Justices Butler, Van DeVanter, Sutherland, and McReynolds opposed this president's "New Deal"
Time's up! The correct answer was F.D. Roosevelt
MANY IRONS
This mythical barrier cut off the Soviet Union & its friends after World War II
Time's up! The correct answer was Iron Curtain
"DEATH"
Suge Knight & Tupac Shakur's rap music record label
Time's up! The correct answer was Death Row Records
MOVIE CO-STARS
"Ransom" reunited her with her "Lethal Weapon 3" co-star Mel Gibson
Time's up! The correct answer was Rene Russo
OPERA SINGERS
This Neapolitan tenor made his last public appearance on Christmas Eve, 1920 in "La Juive"
Time's up! The correct answer was Caruso
BALLPARK FIGURES
In 2004 he published "My Prison Without Bars"
Time's up! The correct answer was Pete Rose
WE WANT PISA!
At the head of his own militia, this medieval author of "The Prince" helped conquer Pisa for Florence in 1509
Time's up! The correct answer was Machiavelli
I'LL MAKE A NOTE OF IT
In astrological notation, this sign is represented by 2 fish
Time's up! The correct answer was Pisces
SCIENCE & NATURE
The ARS, an agency of this U.S. government department, is looking to develop better bio-insecticides
Time's up! The correct answer was the Department of Agriculture
MORE POWER TO YOU
California's 2001 energy crisis was attributed to a 1996 state law mandating this for the electricity industry
Time's up! The correct answer was deregulation
TOM JONES
This "Kubla Khan" poet thought "Tom Jones" had 1 of the 3 best plots in all literature
Time's up! The correct answer was Samuel Taylor Coleridge
HERBS & SPICES
The scientific name of this herb is Mentha piperita
Time's up! The correct answer was peppermint
PARTS OF PEACH
Peaches are more than 80% this compound
Time's up! The correct answer was H2O
COMPOSERS
Vivaldi was known as “the red priest” due to his clerical rank & this
Time's up! The correct answer was the color of his hair
REEL MOTHERS
Kathleen Turner is a psychopathic housewife on a killing spree in this 1994 John Waters comedy
Time's up! The correct answer was Serial Mom
THE 19th CENTURY
One of the 3 large empires of 19th century Eastern Europe was this "Sick Man"
Time's up! The correct answer was the Ottoman Empire
FOREIGN
If Popeye spoke Hebrew he'd ask for tered, this
Time's up! The correct answer was spinach
WORDS
If you say, "I'm eating a hot dog with" this, you could mean a chopped pickle topping or just plain enjoyment
Time's up! The correct answer was relish
BIOGRAPHIES
"Rare Air" is a photo biography of this basketball star
Time's up! The correct answer was Michael Jordan
COMPANIES YOUNGER THAN YOU
After selling Broadcast.com to Yahoo! for more than $5 billion, this Dallas NBA team owner started HDNet
Time's up! The correct answer was Mark Cuban
U.S.A.
Ironically, the prison inmates of this state produce license plates which read "Live Free Or Die"
Time's up! The correct answer was New Hampshire
GREAT DAMES
In 1952, she sprang her "Mousetrap"
Time's up! The correct answer was Agatha Christie
THE AUTO MAN EMPIRE
This Frenchman was the designer for the company that bore his name, GM's largest division
Time's up! The correct answer was Chevrolet
BRAND NAMES
It's the rhyming name of a brand of pretzels made by Frito-Lay
Time's up! The correct answer was Rold Gold
THE 1980s
Vaclav Havel went from political prisoner to president of this country in 1989
Time's up! The correct answer was Czechoslovakia
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
BEFORE THEY WERE SENATORS
Later a U.S. senator, in 1962 he made a famous 75,000-mile trip
Time's up! The correct answer was John Glenn
MILITARY SLANG
This 2-word term, also a movie title, is slang for Navy Fighter Weapons School
Time's up! The correct answer was Top Gun