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GREECE
The popular dish moussaka is layers of ground meat & this vegetable
Time's up! The correct answer was eggplant
POEMS ON POETS
"A hundred naked maidens" / Danced in his "Faerie Queene" / Give this Elizabethan credit / He sure could set a scene
Time's up! The correct answer was Spenser
COUNTRY MUSIC
Not to be confused with Lady Gaga is Lady this, the country music group with the CD "Need You Now"
Time's up! The correct answer was Lady Antebellum
NEW WEAPONS
The "Storm Shadow" is a new British version of this type of low-altitude, radar-evading missile
Time's up! The correct answer was a cruise missile
JULIUS CAESAR
In 46 B.C. this Egyptian came with Caesar to Rome, where her statue was placed in the temple of Venus Genetrix
Time's up! The correct answer was Cleopatra
HARRY GUYS
He's the Harry heard here: "Dayyy...."
Time's up! The correct answer was Harry Belafonte
FOOD FACTS
Mostly made from the whites, egg substitutes don't contain fat or this artery-clogging lipid
Time's up! The correct answer was cholesterol
THE DE NIRO CODE
In this 1976 movie: "Here is a man who would not take it anymore. A man who stood up against the scum"
Time's up! The correct answer was Taxi Driver
CHILDREN'S AUTHORS
In 1896 he said his mother had lost her childhood at 8; he "knew a time would come when I also must give up the games"
Time's up! The correct answer was J.M. Barrie
MYTHOLOGICAL PAIRS
He travels to Ireland to ask the hand of the princess Isolde for his uncle, King Mark of Cornwall
Time's up! The correct answer was Tristan
COMPUTER JARGON
"Egosurfing" means searching the net for this
Time's up! The correct answer was your own name
INTO THE "WOOD"s
Knothead & Splinter are the nephew & niece of this cartoon bird produced by Walter Lantz
Time's up! The correct answer was Woody Woodpecker
BASIC SCIENCE
The name of this green pigment found in plants is partly from the Greek for "green"
Time's up! The correct answer was chlorophyll
CREATION STORIES
To the ancient Greeks, it was a void from which Nyx & Erebus emerged; in English it's a disordered mess
Time's up! The correct answer was chaos
ENGINEERING
The longest trip by rail you can take underwater is between these 2 countries
Time's up! The correct answer was England and France
LISA
She's the popular sports celebrity seen here
Time's up! The correct answer was Lisa Leslie
TAKE A PILL
Antabuse is designed to make you feel really, really bad after ingesting this
Time's up! The correct answer was alcohol
MUSICAL THEATER
"Side Show" is based on the lives of Daisy & Violet Hilton, a famous pair of these extremely close siblings
Time's up! The correct answer was Siamese twins
ENDS WITH "K"
It's a slang term for a psychiatrist, even if he's not getting smaller
Time's up! The correct answer was Shrink
FIRST LADIES' RHYME TIME
Mrs. Ford's landing wharfs
Time's up! The correct answer was Betty's jetties
HOLD THE MAYO CLINIC
In 1950 Mayo doctors Edward Kendall & Philip Hench won the Nobel Prize for their work with this steroid
Time's up! The correct answer was Cortizone
19th CENTURY AMERICA
The discovery of this in 1896 turned Seward's Folly into Seward's Good Fortune
Time's up! The correct answer was gold
THE "UNDER" WORLD
It means to weaken support for something or to unearth too little ore
Time's up! The correct answer was undermine
GENERAL INFORMATION
Found in Southeast Asia, they're the smallest apes
Time's up! The correct answer was gibbons
"DEM"-ONS
A formal reduction in rank, status or position
Time's up! The correct answer was demotion
FAMOUS OBJECTS
Shah Jahan, Ranjit Singh & Queen Victoria all possessed a famous one whose name means "mountain of light"
Time's up! The correct answer was a diamond
ABBREVIATED STATES
When abbreviated before the number 47, this state becomes an assault weapon
Time's up! The correct answer was Alaska
MINORITY REPORT
Justice Holmes dissented when seditionist Jacob Abrams' conviction was upheld, saying he didn't pose this type of "danger"
Time's up! The correct answer was clear and present
ROLL OVER, BEETHOVEN
Symphony Beethoven "composed to celebrate the memory of a great man"
Time's up! The correct answer was Eroica
B FOLLOWS A
These 1st & 2nd century B.C. Jewish patriots were active in liberating Judea from Syrian rule
Time's up! The correct answer was the Maccabees
TELEVISION
Carol Burnett & Carroll O'Connor have appeared as Jamie's parents on this sitcom
Time's up! The correct answer was "Mad About You"
POLITICAL MOVIES
2 reporters unearth a political scandal that goes all the way to the top in this 1976 film based on a book
Time's up! The correct answer was All the President's Men
"TOMORROW"
Space Mountain & Star Tours are among its attractions
Time's up! The correct answer was Tomorrowland
WHAT'S ON TV?
In 2007 Marie Osmond blamed allergies & L.A. air quality for her waltz into unconsciousness on this show
Time's up! The correct answer was Dancing with the Stars
COMPOSERS
In 1928, the 100th anniversary of his death, a $10,000 prize was offered for the completion of his 8th Symphony
Time's up! The correct answer was Schubert
CIVIL WAR LITERATURE
Henry Fleming shares a tent with a loud soldier & a tall soldier in this Stephen Crane novel
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Red Badge of Courage"
"YN"
A bird of the family Sturnidae, capable of mimicking human speech
Time's up! The correct answer was a mynah
GEOGRAPHY
Lake Avernus in Campania in this country was believed by the ancients to be the entrance to Hades
Time's up! The correct answer was Italy
TECHNOLOGY
In 1835 C.S.A. Thilorier froze this gas to create the first "dry ice"
Time's up! The correct answer was carbon dioxide
ARE WE THERE YET?
A theme park in Brainerd, Minnesota welcomes you with a 26-foot-tall statue of this lumberjack
Time's up! The correct answer was Paul Bunyan
PEOPLE IN HISTORY
This young man put his savings into a small Cleveland refinery in 1862 & eventually had an oil monopoly
Time's up! The correct answer was John D. Rockefeller
FAMILIAR SAYINGS
A camel is a horse designed by this
Time's up! The correct answer was a committee
RELIGION
Jainism, with 4 1/2 million adherents, was founded in this country by Mahavira, "the Great Hero"
Time's up! The correct answer was India
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS
This "Messiah" composer's first job was as a church organist in Halle, Germany, at age 17
Time's up! The correct answer was Georg Handel
QUEEN VICTORIA
Queen Victoria was said to be happiest at this "humble" Scottish home
Time's up! The correct answer was Balmoral Castle
RADIO DISNEY
"I Never Told You" this alliteratively named singer hit Disney's Top 30 with "Fallin' For You"; wait, I just did
Time's up! The correct answer was Colbie Caillat
FATHERS-IN-LAW
German emperor Frederick III's was this German-born British prince consort
Time's up! The correct answer was Prince Albert
RECORD LOSSES IN 2005
Data on 4 million customers were lost by this group formed by a 1998 merger with Travelers
Time's up! The correct answer was Citigroup
TIME'S TOP 10 EVERYTHING OF 2008
No. 7 in "Food Trends": Meat from this animal (kid is the tenderest)
Time's up! The correct answer was goat
COLOSSUS
From this author we get the adjective "brobdingnagian", meaning "gigantic"
Time's up! The correct answer was Swift
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
SCIENTISTS
This Russian's work on gastrointestinal secretions in animals earned him a Nobel prize
Time's up! The correct answer was Pavlov
CELEBRITY RHYME TIME
The vistas seen from Ms. Barrymore's home
Time's up! The correct answer was Drew's views
ODDS & ENDS
This city's Hartsfield International overtook O'Hare as the world's busiest airport even before the Summer Olympics
Time's up! The correct answer was Atlanta
THE CAT
The name of this striped color pattern may come from a market in Baghdad famous for 2-tone silk
Time's up! The correct answer was Tabby
"V" HAVE MAPS
Prussian Baron Friedrich von Steuben arrived at this location in the winter of 1778 to train American troops
Time's up! The correct answer was Valley Forge
THE EVOLUTION OF "M"USIC
In the 2000s "Makes Me Wonder" got this group noticed
Time's up! The correct answer was Maroon 5
SPORTS OF THE FEMALE OLYMPIANS
Mia Hamm, Brandi Chastain & their 9 teammates on the field
Time's up! The correct answer was soccer
SO YOU WANT TO BE A 19th CENTURY HEROINE
Even if you're 27 & still single, like Anne in this author's "Persuasion", your life may not be over
Time's up! The correct answer was Jane Austen
NURSERY RHYMES
Did you ever see such a thing in your life? The farmer's wife cut off their tails "with a carving knife"
Time's up! The correct answer was Three Blind Mice
BESTSELLERS
As of Dec. 4, 2005 this pregnancy prep book had spent 247 weeks on the N.Y. Times Bestseller List
Time's up! The correct answer was What To Expect When You're Expecting
GOULASH
At the Oscars in 1992, Billy Crystal said this "City Slickers" co-star was backstage on the Stairmaster
Time's up! The correct answer was Jack Palance
I'M "L__X"
This city of east central Egypt is the southern half of the site of ancient Thebes
Time's up! The correct answer was Luxor
WHO PLAYED 'EM
2004: Cady Heron, who loves & hates the "Mean Girls" at her high school
Time's up! The correct answer was Lohan
MEDICINE
Device that's implanted to control irregular heart beats
Time's up! The correct answer was a pacemaker
RECORD LOSSES IN 2005
Named for a sport that embodies high society, this Ralph Lauren co. was hacked for 180,000 credit card numbers
Time's up! The correct answer was Polo
THE REEL STORY
M. Night Shyamalan wrote & directed this creepy Bruce Willis-Haley Joel Osment film
Time's up! The correct answer was The Sixth Sense
SWEET TREATS
This snack cake, which turned 60 in 1990, was originally filled with banana creme, not vanilla
Time's up! The correct answer was Twinkies
AUTHORS
In September 1941 this author christened the warship Atlanta, also known as "The Mighty A"
Time's up! The correct answer was Margaret Mitchell
"I" LADS
Czar at 17, he was famous for extraordinary sadism & cruelty, even as a boy
Time's up! The correct answer was Ivan the Terrible
CHEKHOV, PLEASE
An 1888 collection of Chekhov's stories won him the prize named for this writer & compatriot
Time's up! The correct answer was Pushkin
GAMES
An explorer lends his name to this call & response swimming pool game
Time's up! The correct answer was Marco Polo
WORLD HISTORY
This Portuguese "Admiral of the Indian Seas" discovered & named the Amirante Islands
Time's up! The correct answer was Vasco da Gama
AMERICAN NICKNAMES
Gloria Vanderbilt or Doris Duke; it's also the translation of the Victoria Ruffo telenovela title "Pobre Nina Rica"
Time's up! The correct answer was Poor Little Rich Girl
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
A steamy 1998 issue reports on sexual attraction in the orange sulphur species of this colorful insect
Time's up! The correct answer was butterflies
DAYS
Many European countries celebrate the equivalent of this American holiday on May Day
Time's up! The correct answer was Labor Day
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
It can be a pack of dogs, or a place to board them
Time's up! The correct answer was a kennel
DRIVING
"Multitudinous" name for this part of the car that transmits gases from the cylinders to the exhaust pipe
Time's up! The correct answer was exhaust manifold
LIFE SCIENCE
A nematode is a roundworm; a planarian's shape gives it this name
Time's up! The correct answer was a flatworm
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
This Dallas-based electronics firm started out as Geophysical Service, an oil exploration company
Time's up! The correct answer was Texas Instruments
SHAKESPEARE
Laertes' first line in this play is "Dread my lord, your leave and favour to return to France"
Time's up! The correct answer was Hamlet
PHRASES THAT SELL
"Obey your thirst" and drink this
Time's up! The correct answer was Sprite
TAYLOR, SWIFT
Taylor Lautner played Jacob Black in this 2008 vampire flick
Time's up! The correct answer was Twilight
AIRPORT CODES
On the continent: ORY
Time's up! The correct answer was Paris
Y1K
Finished around 1000 A.D., "The Pillow Book" of Sei Shonagon is one of this country's literary masterpieces
Time's up! The correct answer was Japan
PRE-COLUMBIAN CULTURES
The Anasazi, a word from this Indian language for "ancient ones", lived in what's now the 4 Corners area
Time's up! The correct answer was Navajo
SOMETHING'S FISHY
So as not to confuse it with the mammal, this fish is commonly referred to as mahi-mahi
Time's up! The correct answer was a dolphinfish
PRE-COLUMBIAN CULTURES
Probably the biggest big game the Clovis culture went after 11,200 years ago, it was woolly
Time's up! The correct answer was Mammoth
"PU"
It's another name for the cougar or mountain lion
Time's up! The correct answer was Puma
"B" IN GEOGRAPHY
Since 1969 this Northern Ireland port city of 300,000 has been the site of violent religious conflict
Time's up! The correct answer was Belfast
CANALS
In 1825 the Seneca Chief became the first boat to traverse the length of this canal, reaching NYC on Nov. 4
Time's up! The correct answer was the Erie Canal
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
CIVIL WAR LITERATURE
Jeff Shaara has written a prequel & a sequel to this 1974 novel about Gettysburg by his father Michael
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Killer Angels"
JULIUS CAESAR
Around 48 B.C. Caesar pardoned this man & later made him governor of Cisalpine Gaul; oops
Time's up! The correct answer was Brutus
THE CINEMA
1999 film with the line "The answer is out there, Neo, and it's looking for you, and it will find you if you want it to"
Time's up! The correct answer was The Matrix
THAT'S MY LAW
Objects with this property, meaning they can be deformed & regain their shapes, are covered by Hooke's Law
Time's up! The correct answer was Elasticity
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
CONGRESSIONAL MISDEMEANORS
In 1954 this Wisconsin senator ws condemned for insulting other senators & obstructing investigations
Time's up! The correct answer was McCarthy
ROUGH POLITICS
"If anyone wants to (follow) me, go ahead. They'd be very bored", this politician said in 1987; they did, & they weren't
Time's up! The correct answer was Gary Hart
4-LETTER FRIENDS
In "Jaws", it's what Roy Scheider threw overboard to lure the shark
Time's up! The correct answer was chum
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
AUSTRALIAN WILDLIFE
The shingleback skink, a type of this, has protruding scales that make it look like a pine cone
Time's up! The correct answer was a lizard
MOVIE TITLE TRANSLATIONS
In Greece, this Eddie Murphy film became "Daddies as Nannies"
Time's up! The correct answer was Daddy Day Care
NAME THE POET
"Tho' I've belted you an' flayed you, by the livin' gawd that made you, you're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"
Time's up! The correct answer was Rudyard Kipling
"SUPER"
12-letter word meaning pertaining to the eerie or occult
Time's up! The correct answer was supernatural
COUNTRIES THAT END IN "O"
This former Yugoslavian republic broke away from Serbia in 2006
Time's up! The correct answer was Montenegro
ANGELS
Sportswriters refer to the Angels as these appropriate circular items, like the one in the team's logo
Time's up! The correct answer was the Halos
THOSE DARN ETRUSCANS
Along with the Borgia apartments, the Etruscan Museum is one of the top attractions in this 109-acre country
Time's up! The correct answer was Vatican City
THE LAST BATTLE
The Siege of Yorktown
Time's up! The correct answer was the American Revolution
EUROPE
19th century Sardinia took the lead in unifying this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Italy
THE STING
This famous FBI sting derived its name from one its fictitious enterprises, Abdul Enterprises
Time's up! The correct answer was Abscam
AROUND THE WORLD
Granite pillars support the roof of this man's burial "hall" near "The Gate of Heavenly Peace"
Time's up! The correct answer was Mao Tse-tung
LITERATURE
Ellen Glasgow, a native of this Virginia capital, set several novels there but called it "Queenborough"
Time's up! The correct answer was Richmond
ENGLISH CLASS
Capt. Kirk's mission was "to boldly go" where no man had gone before, but he split one of these along the way
Time's up! The correct answer was an infinitive
NFL COACHES
In the 1990s Marv Levy led this team to 4 straight Super Bowl appearances
Time's up! The correct answer was the Buffalo Bills
CLASSIC ADS & JINGLES
It's "finger lickin' good!"
Time's up! The correct answer was Kentucky Fried Chicken
2-LETTER WORDS
In British slang this word alone means thank you; 2 together means good-bye
Time's up! The correct answer was ta
THE 12 TRIBES OF ISRAEL
Football great Dierdorf
Time's up! The correct answer was Dan
AUTHORS' RHYME TIME
Stoker's sheeplings
Time's up! The correct answer was Bram's lambs
DOUBLE A
It's how you properly address the Queen of England
Time's up! The correct answer was Maam
MILITARY POWER
Whether general or ready, they're the troops held close by
Time's up! The correct answer was Reserves
COUNTRIES THAT END IN "O"
Open an atlas & discover that the Atlas Mountains traverse the length of this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Morocco
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
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN
Characters in this musical include Mei Li, Linda Low & Sammy Fong
Time's up! The correct answer was "Flower Drum Song"
PHILMOGRAPHIES
"Buster", "Hook", "The Genesis Concert Movie"
Time's up! The correct answer was Phil Collins
4-LETTER FRIENDS
In "Jaws", it's what Roy Scheider threw overboard to lure the shark
Time's up! The correct answer was chum
NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD
You can see this North American country's highest volcano, Volcan Citlaltepetl, in Pico de Orizaba National Park
Time's up! The correct answer was Mexico
BRITISH ROYAL HOUSES
Henry VIII
Time's up! The correct answer was Tudor
JULY
In July 1893 this president underwent a secret operation to remove part of his jaw due to cancer
Time's up! The correct answer was Grover Cleveland
THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR
"The Milagro Beanfield War", "Quiz Show", "The Legend of Bagger Vance"
Time's up! The correct answer was Robert Redford
MAGIC
According to tradition, this prop used by magicians should be made of hazel wood cut at sunrise
Time's up! The correct answer was a wand
AUSTRALIA
The name of this capital city is Aboriginal for "meeting place"
Time's up! The correct answer was Canberra
GONE TOMORROW?
The Oahu tree one of these gastropods is quickly, not slowly, disappearing
Time's up! The correct answer was a snail
BIG MERGERS
In January 1999 we found out Viacom had its eye on this TV network
Time's up! The correct answer was CBS
THEIR 4th TOP 40 HIT OF THE '60s
1965: "My Girl"
Time's up! The correct answer was The Temptations
FARAWAY PLACES
This land that's north of England has odd place names lile Loch Lochy & Loch Oich
Time's up! The correct answer was Scotland
WORLD AUTHORS
This Brit coined "doublethink" & "Big Brother is watching you"
Time's up! The correct answer was Orwell
WORDS IN (THE) ENCYCLOPEDIA
Genetic duplicate
Time's up! The correct answer was clone
POTPOURRI
Any Brit can tell you that a Liverpudlian is one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was Someone from Liverpool
REAL TO REEL
This 1984 movie recounted the friendship of an American journalist & a translator in war-torn Cambodia
Time's up! The correct answer was The Killing Fields
GEOGRAPH"Y"
There's an active volcano on Sicily, an island that's part of this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Italy
HORSE & RIDER
Traveller
Time's up! The correct answer was Robert E. Lee
IDEAS FOR TOURISM CAMPAIGNS
Our Andes are dandy! Only Brazil has more people in South America, but they don't have our coffee. Hail...
Time's up! The correct answer was Colombia
BACKWORDS
Ed leaves pools of water on the carpet when he comes in from sailing this boat
Time's up! The correct answer was Sloop
LITERARY QUOTES
Terence, a Roman poet-playwright who lived in the second century B.C., said, "Charity begins" here
Time's up! The correct answer was At Home
THEY'RE NOT IN KANSAS ANY MORE
This Kansan made her last known take-off from New Guinea; if you find out where she is, let us know
Time's up! The correct answer was Amelia Earhart
SAINTS
This man who added utopia to our vocabulary was made a saint in 1935
Time's up! The correct answer was St. Thomas More
FILE UNDER "K"
Former mortuary science student Jonathan Davis plays bagpipes & sings for this "Freak on a Leash" group
Time's up! The correct answer was Korn
"TOMORROW"
In the novel "Gone with the Wind", it follows "I'll think of some way to get him back"
Time's up! The correct answer was Tomorrow is another day
FIRST NOVELS
This "Brideshead Revisited" author's career was ascendant when he published his first novel, "Decline And Fall"
Time's up! The correct answer was Evelyn Waugh
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
FROM THE LATIN
From the Latin for "tail", it's the section of a musical composition that brings it to a close
Time's up! The correct answer was the coda
SAINTS
This scholarly 13th century saint was often called "The Angelic Doctor"
Time's up! The correct answer was St. Thomas Aquinas
MAGAZINES
In 1953 Triangle Publications began publishing this media magazine...& boy was it successful!
Time's up! The correct answer was TV Guide
POET'S GLOSSARY
The "heroic" variety of this pair of rhyming lines is written in iambic pentameter
Time's up! The correct answer was a couplet
NOT A POPE
Dominicus I, Honorius I, Innocent I
Time's up! The correct answer was Dominicus I
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
"The Comic Adventures of" this elderly woman "and her Dog" were first published in 1805
Time's up! The correct answer was Old Mother Hubbard
FUNDRAISING
Keep a big donor's gifts flowing: put him on this "of directors" or "of governors"
Time's up! The correct answer was board
1933
On March 23 this German parliament relinquished its power to Adolf Hitler
Time's up! The correct answer was Reichstag
FRUIT
The name of this fruit, genus Prunus, can precede picker, pie & Coke
Time's up! The correct answer was cherry
CELEBS
"You Stand Watching" this "Shine On" singer
Time's up! The correct answer was Ryan Cabrera
AMERICANA
Lancaster, which has the largest stockyards east of Chicago, was this state's capital from 1799 to 1812
Time's up! The correct answer was Pennsylvania
THE BODY WOMAN
Estrogen & progesterone are hormones produced by these glands
Time's up! The correct answer was the ovaries
A MASSIVE "M"ETROPOLIS
3.2 million: 150 miles from Bogota
Time's up! The correct answer was Medellin
BOOKS & AUTHORS
This 1939 Steinbeck classic featured a lot of Joads including Ma, Pa & Tom
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Grapes of Wrath"
AMERICANS IN PARIS
In March 1971 this rocker closed the door on his band & moved to Paris to focus on his poetry
Time's up! The correct answer was Jim Morrison
AMERICAN HISTORY
In 1951 he told a joint session of congress that he "tried to do his duty as god gave him the light to see that duty"
Time's up! The correct answer was McArthur
OF "RATH"
It's an adjective meaning really, really angry
Time's up! The correct answer was wrathful
Y1K
By a vote of its parliament, the Althing, this island country adopts Christianity
Time's up! The correct answer was Iceland
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
The hot water heating of this northern European capital is drawn directly from underground springs
Time's up! The correct answer was Reykjavik, Iceland
STATE FISH
Florida's state saltwater fish is this game fish known for its raised dorsal fin & spear-like nose
Time's up! The correct answer was a sailfish
BUSINESS
This San Francisco-based clothing company's full name includes "De Corps"
Time's up! The correct answer was Esprit
TRANSPORTATION
The U.S. U-2, first built in the 1950s, was an airplane; the German U-1, first built in the 1910s, was one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was a submarine
"KNIFE", "FORK" OR "SPOON"
A diver bends in midair to touch the toes before entering the water in this dive
Time's up! The correct answer was Jackknife
MOVIE PRODUCERS
Tim Burton, director of the 1989 smash about this comic book hero, also co-produced the 1992 sequel
Time's up! The correct answer was Batman
THE COMPANY LINE
This company's Accutron watch, introduced in 1960, had a guarantee of accuracy to within one minute a month
Time's up! The correct answer was Bulova
"R"OCK MUSIC
Title adjective describing Dion's "Sue"
Time's up! The correct answer was Runaround
"T"ELEVISION
This offbeat series on E! provides a daily recap of funny chat show highlights
Time's up! The correct answer was Talk Soup
BOGIE MEN
Sam Spade
Time's up! The correct answer was The Maltese Falcon
EUROPE
In 1917 the name of this castle that dates back to the 11th century was adopted by a royal house
Time's up! The correct answer was Windsor
WHAT'S YOUR BEEF?
A New York steak is also known as this alliterative steak
Time's up! The correct answer was strip steak
FICTIONAL BOOKS
A man is searching for the novel "Knickerless Nickleby" in the bookstore skit on this British Show
Time's up! The correct answer was Monty Python
BATTLE TO NAME THE WAR
Quang Tri City; the cavalry was sent!
Time's up! The correct answer was the Vietnam War
THE YEAR IN SPORTS
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew at Indianapolis Speedway) The Noc-Out Hose Clamp Special was the winning car at Indianapolis in this year; the race was cancelled the next 4 years
Time's up! The correct answer was 1941
HOME, SWEET HOME
As a bachelor in the 1970s, Prince Charles romanced Camilla at Broadlands, the home of this lord, his great-uncle
Time's up! The correct answer was Mountbatten
DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE COMPANIES
Its original purpose was to insure people on journeys
Time's up! The correct answer was Travelers
VACATION FUN
For a fabulous view of Barcelona, take the elevator to the top of the Monument a Colom, built to honor him
Time's up! The correct answer was Christopher Columbus
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
AIRPORT CODES
In Scandinavia: CPH
Time's up! The correct answer was Copenhagen
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
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE MOVIES
He played Cameron Poe, an almost-paroled convict thwarting an escape attempt in "Con Air"
Time's up! The correct answer was Nicolas Cage
1933
On March 23 this German parliament relinquished its power to Adolf Hitler
Time's up! The correct answer was Reichstag
"X"s & "O"s
Cross-country skiing is sometimes referred to by these 2 letters, the same ones used to denote 90 in Roman numerals
Time's up! The correct answer was XC
THOSE WACKY GERMANS
The food many Germans like best is wurst, which are these hot-dog-shaped meat treats
Time's up! The correct answer was Sausages
PHILOSOPHY GLOSSARY
This philosophical movement holds that the truth value of a proposition lies in its practicality
Time's up! The correct answer was pragmatism
PLANT LIFE
Carl Sandburg wrote, "I am" this most abundant type of flora; "I cover all"
Time's up! The correct answer was the grass
FLAGS OF THE WORLD
Seen here is the flag of this nation (the home of Bollywood)
Time's up! The correct answer was India
BESTSELLERS
A vampire series by Kerrelyn Sparks is punningly titled "Love at" this
Time's up! The correct answer was Stake
GREEK MYTHOLOGY
The Judgement of Paris refers to the picking of a winner in one of these contests
Time's up! The correct answer was a beauty contest
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
"GENERAL" JOB INFORMATION
The U.N.'s website says this job is "a spokesman for the interests of the world's peoples, in particular the poor"
Time's up! The correct answer was the Secretary-General
AROUND THE APARTMENT BUILDING
These common, crawly apartment insects have German, brown-banded & American species
Time's up! The correct answer was cockroaches
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Apnea is the temporary cessation of this
Time's up! The correct answer was breathing
ARTISTS' RETREATS
The patronage of Mabel Dodge Luhan made an artists' magnet of this town 55 miles from Santa Fe
Time's up! The correct answer was Taos, New Mexico
THREE
Brecht & Weill's "Die Dreigroschenoper" is known as this in English
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Threepenny Opera"
FATHERS-IN-LAW
Daniel Day-Lewis' was this dramatist
Time's up! The correct answer was Arthur Miller
FLY ME, BUT NOT TO THE MOON
On Dec. 19, 2008 this "colorful" airline became the official one for the Red Sox, though its main hub is in (gasp!) N.Y.
Time's up! The correct answer was JetBlue
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Previously attached to Theo- & Isa-, it became popular by itself after appearing in "David Copperfield"
Time's up! The correct answer was Dora
WITH BROTHERHOOD
2 motorcycle accidents, a year apart & 3 blocks from each other, claimed 2 lives of this "Ramblin' Man" band
Time's up! The correct answer was the Allman Brothers
THE "W.B."
It's worn by a novice in judo or karate
Time's up! The correct answer was White belt
AIN'T THAT AMERICA
Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner" while in this state during the War of 1812
Time's up! The correct answer was Maryland
MUNICH
Munich's motto used to be "die weltstadt mit herz", the world city with one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was heart
"HIGH" SCHOOL
The L.A. Dodgers & the U. of Louisville basketball team pioneered this gesture in the late '70s
Time's up! The correct answer was the high five
PRINCETON
Of 1769, 1869 or 1969, the year Princeton began to admit women as undergraduates
Time's up! The correct answer was 1969
WHAT TO WEAR
Eddie Bauer & The Gap offer the flared-below-the-knee jeans called this "cut", from what they fit over
Time's up! The correct answer was boot-cut
GEORGE WASHINGTON
In July 1749, at age 17 George was appointed to this position for the county of Culpeper, Virginia
Time's up! The correct answer was Surveyor
& GO TO "BED"
Kidded & teased (like Adam did to Eve, perhaps?)
Time's up! The correct answer was ribbed
BIOLOGY
Unlike most birds, ratites like the ostrich can't do this
Time's up! The correct answer was fly
CALL ME A"LEX"
A light transparent weather-resistant man-made thermoplastic
Time's up! The correct answer was Plexiglas
MISCELLAN"IUM"
For many centuries this drug derived from a poppy was the main painkiller used in medicine
Time's up! The correct answer was opium
MEATS
This cut is a pig's hind leg above the hock
Time's up! The correct answer was ham
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
MAY DAYS
On May 10, 1941 this deputy to Hitler parachuted from a plane over Scotland with a "peace plan"
Time's up! The correct answer was Rudolf Hess
ANIMAL RHYME TIME
The $1.99 lamb as opposed to the $19.99 one
Time's up! The correct answer was cheap sheep
LOW CUT GENES
A pair of chromosomes with this 2-letter designation makes a woman a woman
Time's up! The correct answer was XX
FILM FACTS
This TV star played a senator who had his "Hawkeye" on Meryl Streep in "The Seduction of Joe Tynan"
Time's up! The correct answer was Alan Alda
CELEBRITIES' MIDDLE NAMES
Her middle name is Louise; her last name at birth: Ciccone
Time's up! The correct answer was Madonna
THE LAST MAN
In "The Almanac of Famous People" is this "Father of Television"
Time's up! The correct answer was Vladimir Zworykin
THE CRUCIBLE
This element, Pt, is used in crucibles & tongs because of its inertness & high fusing point
Time's up! The correct answer was platinum
PLACES
A building for religious veneration, or the L.A. auditorium that hosted 1997's Academy Awards
Time's up! The correct answer was shrine
COMPOSERS
His sister Fanny Mendelssohn wrote some of the songs attributed to him
Time's up! The correct answer was Felix Mendelssohn
SIMILES
Something that turns out well "comes up smelling like" these flowers
Time's up! The correct answer was roses
BILL GATES' 50 BILLION
In this state where he lives, Bill could pay the governor's salary for 413,000 years
Time's up! The correct answer was Washington
LITERARY HOUSES
In this novel by John Kennedy Toole, Ignatius J. Reilly lives with his mother in her New Orleans home
Time's up! The correct answer was The Confederacy of Dunces
SURVIVAL AT SEA
This "ancient mariner" bird is the title of Deborah Scaling Kiley's "True Story Of A Woman's Survival At Sea"
Time's up! The correct answer was an albatross
DEATH BY...
Firing squad, at the Utah State Prison, January 17, 1977
Time's up! The correct answer was Gary Gilmore
EDGAR AWARD WINNERS
He won for his novel "The Day of the Jackal" & the short story "There Are No Snakes in Ireland"
Time's up! The correct answer was Forsyth
SHAKESPEAREAN CHARACTERS
She says, "that death's unnatural that kills for loving" before Othello strangles her
Time's up! The correct answer was Desdemona
MISCELLAN"IUM"
For many centuries this drug derived from a poppy was the main painkiller used in medicine
Time's up! The correct answer was opium
U.S. GEOGRAPHY
Of Hawaii's 8 main islands, this one receives the lion's share of the tourist dollars
Time's up! The correct answer was Oahu
U.S. GEOGRAPHIC NICKNAMES
During the Civil War, this river was called the "Backbone of the Confederacy"; it was guarded by several forts
Time's up! The correct answer was the Mississippi
TITLES FROM SHAKESPEARE
Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" comes from a speech of Miranda's in this play
Time's up! The correct answer was The Tempest
WARNER BROS.
Movies found their voice in this 1927 Warner Bros. film
Time's up! The correct answer was The Jazz Singer
HOMETOWNS
Niels Bohr
Time's up! The correct answer was Copenhagen
HAIR TODAY
In 2004 this real estate tycoon told People magazine that his signature swept-forward style is his own handiwork
Time's up! The correct answer was Trump
READING
Some reading rates are gauged by wpm, which stands for this
Time's up! The correct answer was words per minute
MEDIEVAL MUSIC
A 13th century hit tells us this "is icumen in"
Time's up! The correct answer was Summer
DRESSING
Traditional Highland dress includes a wide belt, presumably holding up this
Time's up! The correct answer was a kilt
MOVIE PRODUCERS
Albert R. Broccoli produced 17 James Bond films & this kids' movie also based on an Ian Fleming book
Time's up! The correct answer was Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
CREATION STORIES
Africa's Fulani people, who are cattle herders, say everything came from a drop of this
Time's up! The correct answer was milk
FLOPS
This former NFL linebacker's show "Lawless" was sacked in March 1997 after one airing
Time's up! The correct answer was Brian Bosworth
WHEN IN ROME?
Charlemagne is crowned emperor by Pope Leo III: this day, 800 A.D.
Time's up! The correct answer was Christmas
HISTORY
In 1919 this national assembly met in this city & formed a new German republic
Time's up! The correct answer was Weimar
LEGENDARY LEGENDS
Marshall Gold Discovery State Hist. Park is in this county that shares its name with a legendary city of gold
Time's up! The correct answer was El Dorado
1807
In September he was acquitted of treason against the U.S.
Time's up! The correct answer was Aaron Burr
COOKING EQUIPMENT FOOD
Bobby Flay's recipe for this includes as special equipment a rod to skewer the bird with
Time's up! The correct answer was rotisserie chicken
WHAT THE KIDS ARE CALLING IT
This brand name means to eat voraciously, or to vacuum
Time's up! The correct answer was Hoover
THOSE CRAZY GUGGENHEIMS
For Daniel, it was all mine, mine, mine; tin in Bolivia & this in Alaska
Time's up! The correct answer was gold
YOU DO THE MATH
The number of events in a decathlon divided by the number of years in a decade
Time's up! The correct answer was 1
THEN THERE'S MAUVE
The mauve flowers of the Paulownia tree adorn the highest grade of the Order of the Rising Sun award of this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Japan
NOT A VERB
Salt, pepper, sage
Time's up! The correct answer was sage
"DON'T" YOU KNOW THIS SONG?
If you've given up, stop! & tell us this Tom Petty song that won the Best Special Effects MTV Music Video Award in '85
Time's up! The correct answer was "Don't Come Around Here No More"
U.S. PRESIDENTS
It was the last name of the 17th & 36th presidents
Time's up! The correct answer was Johnson
SOUNDS LIKE A RAPPER
"It's" one of these "that blows nobody any good"
Time's up! The correct answer was an ill wind
POLITICS
In December 1985 Cognress passed this bill in an effort to end the federal deficit
Time's up! The correct answer was Gramm-Rudman
SPEECH! SPEECH!
This onetime governor of Texas delivered the keynote speech at the 1988 Democratic Convention
Time's up! The correct answer was Ann Richards
YOU HAD TO EXPECT OPERA
Flosshilde is a Rhinemaiden in this composer's "Das Rheingold"
Time's up! The correct answer was Richard Wagner
THE BIBLE
This wise king of Israel had "Forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen"
Time's up! The correct answer was Solomon
BERMUDA SHORTS
Bermuda's almost due east of this state's Cape Hatteras
Time's up! The correct answer was North Carolina
THE BIG 10
In L.A., the western tip of Interstate 10 is called this "freeway", after the beach community it passes through
Time's up! The correct answer was Santa Monica
PARISIANS
In the 1880s he introduced his brother & roommate, Vincent, to the Impressionists
Time's up! The correct answer was Theo Van Gogh
GOAT-POURRI
In "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", Pierre Gringoire rescues this gypsy girl's goat from a mob
Time's up! The correct answer was Esmeralda
CELEBRITY RHYME TIME
Willis's Snapples and Cran-apples
Time's up! The correct answer was Bruce's juices
GREEK LIFE
This best-known Greek cheese, from the milk of sheep & goats, has been made for thousands of years
Time's up! The correct answer was Feta
WORD ORIGINS
A Greek word for cowherd has given us this term for "pastoral" or "rustic"
Time's up! The correct answer was bucolic
BREAKFAST CEREALS
Babe Ruth was one of the first athletes to endorse this "Breakfast of Champions"
Time's up! The correct answer was Wheaties
BIBLICAL FATHERS & SONS
His son Ham was the father of the Canaanites
Time's up! The correct answer was Noah
WE'RE MALAYSIA-BOUND
This capital whose name means "muddy estuary" was named for the 2 rivers that wind through it
Time's up! The correct answer was Kuala Lumpur
CENTRAL PARK
What's now officially called the Central Park Wildlife Center is probably better-known by this name
Time's up! The correct answer was the zoo
CENTRAL PARK
Cleopatra's Needle is a short walk from this Egyptian Temple in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Time's up! The correct answer was the Temple of Dendur
THE HUSBAND MARRIED
Mary Todhunter Clark & Margaretta "Happy" Murphy
Time's up! The correct answer was Nelson Rockefeller
THE HOLLYWOOD STOCK EXCHANGE
Millions of HSX shares of this scary movie "project" were traded a full year before it was released
Time's up! The correct answer was The Blair Witch Project
A SHAKESPEARE PLAY, FOR OPENERS
"Othello" opens with Roderigo addressing this villain: "Tush, never tell me; I take it much unkindly"
Time's up! The correct answer was Iago
MR. TEA
Around 1908 tea merchant Thomas Sullivan hit upon this innovation that avoids the mess of straining leaves
Time's up! The correct answer was a teabag
FOOD
Butternut refers to both an actual nut & this type of gourd
Time's up! The correct answer was squash
GO "SOUTH"
...to this Indiana college town that was originally called Big St. Joseph Station
Time's up! The correct answer was South Bend
POLITICAL MOVIES
Jimmy Stewart played Jefferson Smith, the naive & idealistic appointee to the U.S. Senate in this Capra classic
Time's up! The correct answer was Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
SPELL CHECK HELL
Tried to put in the first name of Colts quarterback Manning & it turned him into this hallucinogenic cactus
Time's up! The correct answer was peyote
PROVERBS
It "seldom knocks twice", so make the most of it
Time's up! The correct answer was Opportunity
THE USA
The Green Mountains of Vermont & the White Mountains of New Hampshire are part of this mountain system
Time's up! The correct answer was Appalachians
IT SOUNDS LIKE
A pitcher who comes in late in the game, it sounds like a feeling trees have in the spring
Time's up! The correct answer was Relief
HOW NOVEL
He not only appeared on the cover of some 350 romance novels, he's written ones like "Rogue" & "Mysterious"
Time's up! The correct answer was Fabio
HEALTH & MEDICINE
These blood-sucking worms are used in medicine today to drain hematomas
Time's up! The correct answer was leeches
FOOD FACTS
Bursting with beta carotene, the melon we call this is actually a type of muskmelon
Time's up! The correct answer was the cantaloupe
FATHERS-IN-LAW
German emperor Frederick III's was this German-born British prince consort
Time's up! The correct answer was Prince Albert
LET THE GAMES BEGIN
A total of 22 means you've gone "bust" in this card game
Time's up! The correct answer was blackjack
JUST THE FACTS
He's the older son of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana
Time's up! The correct answer was Prince William
BRAND-O
Models of this car brand include the Metro & the Storm
Time's up! The correct answer was Geo
STORYTELLERS
Some sources say it was Carnegie Hall; others say it was the '67 Newport Festival where he first sang "Alice's Restaurant"
Time's up! The correct answer was Arlo Guthrie
STATES OF THE UNION
Cimarron & Beaver are counties in its Panhandle
Time's up! The correct answer was Oklahoma
CURRENT BLACK PRESIDENTS
Africa's oldest democracy, this nation headed by Pres. Ian Khama is mainly made up of the Tswana people
Time's up! The correct answer was Botswana
BROADWAY
Characters in this musical include a teacup called Chip & a clock named Cogsworth
Time's up! The correct answer was Beauty and the Beast
GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT
If you're vulpine, you're like a fox; if you're lying on your back with your face upward, you're in this position
Time's up! The correct answer was supine
47
These 2 tropic lines, north & south of the equator, are 47 degrees apart
Time's up! The correct answer was Cancer & Capricorn
WANT ADS
We have a primary need for this hyphenated job in our fancy French kitchen; only the head guy is your superior
Time's up! The correct answer was sous-chef
NORSE MYTHOLOGY
Norse myth is big on trees; the first man & woman -- Ask & Embla -- were created out of these 2 species
Time's up! The correct answer was ash & elm
"TU"
The ruins of Carthage are in this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Tunisia
MAGAZINES
As the old saying goes, "An ounce of" this magazine "is worth a pound of cure"
Time's up! The correct answer was Prevention
ODDS & ENDS
Odds are 1 in 3 that the American spud you're eating was grown in this state
Time's up! The correct answer was Idaho
NYPD TV
Max Greevey & Mike Logan were the original 2 N.Y. detectives who investigated crimes in the 1st half of this show
Time's up! The correct answer was Law & Order
2011 MOVIES
Kate Bosworth & James Marsden star in the 2011 remake of this Sam Peckinpah film
Time's up! The correct answer was Straw Dogs
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
This Jewish holiday is celebrated on the first day of the lunar month of Tishri
Time's up! The correct answer was Rosh Hashanah
PSYCHOLOGY
In the psychology of learning, it’s “the retention of association”; in “Cats”, it’s a showstopping song
Time's up! The correct answer was memory
IRAQNOPHOBIA
The ancient Greeks gave the area between the Tigris & Euphrates this name, which means "between rivers"
Time's up! The correct answer was Mesopotamia
CONTESTS
In 1999 'N Sync performed at the 17th annual pageant to crown Miss this
Time's up! The correct answer was Miss Teen USA
NICKNAMES
"The Handcuff King"
Time's up! The correct answer was Harry Houdini
AGRICULTURE
In 1981 the U.S. government, with 560 million lbs. of this dairy food in storage, released 30 million lbs. to the needy
Time's up! The correct answer was cheese
PUNJAB
In this Kipling work, the title orphan's father was a sergeant in an Irish regiment in the Punjab
Time's up! The correct answer was Kim
U.S. GEOGRAPHIC NICKNAMES
"The Coyote State" is an unofficial nickname of this 75,885-square-mile state
Time's up! The correct answer was South Dakota
CITY FLAGS
A steamboat & a cotton plant appear on this Tennessee's city flag
Time's up! The correct answer was Memphis
BIBLICAL CRIME BLOTTER
Wanted for treason against King David, he's known to have killed his half-brother for raping Tamar
Time's up! The correct answer was Absalom
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
NOTORIOUS
Oscar Collazo, serving a life sentence for his assassination attempt on this president, was released in 1979
Time's up! The correct answer was Harry Truman
THE CAT
Most felines have 30 of these (including the canines)
Time's up! The correct answer was Teeth
TELEVISION
In 1998 Brian Dennehy made his first appearance as Red Finch, David Spade's firefighter father, on this hit series
Time's up! The correct answer was Just Shoot Me
DECADES OF BESTSELLERS
"The Nanny Diaries" & "Q is for Quarry"
Time's up! The correct answer was the 2000s
FLAG 'EM DOWN
The first 50-star U.S. flag was officially raised on July 4 of this year
Time's up! The correct answer was 1960
THE 1960s
It’s what chewable “chocks” were
Time's up! The correct answer was vitamins
POLITICAL MOVIES
This political satire starred John Travolta as a Southern governor running for president
Time's up! The correct answer was Primary Colors
SPORTS LEGENDS
This 7-time Tour de France champ said the 2006 NYC Marathon was the "hardest physical thing" he'd ever done
Time's up! The correct answer was Lance Armstrong
MOVIE CITIES
2010 brought Travolta as a spy in "From ____ with Love"
Time's up! The correct answer was Paris
FLOWERS
These flowers blooming in a Flanders cemetery during WWI inspired a famous poem by Major John McCrae
Time's up! The correct answer was poppies
IF IT AIN'T GOT THAT SWING
It's the activity you're participating in if you're instructed to "swing your partner, do-si-do"
Time's up! The correct answer was square dancing
COMICS STRIP
In "Get Him to the Greek", this Brit took a trip in the buff in a toy car
Time's up! The correct answer was Russell Brand
CONTAINERS
It's what's normally carried in a metal pail called a scuttle
Time's up! The correct answer was coal
COME, HO CHI MINH
Ho Chi Minh helped start Vietnam's Communist Party & in the 1920s helped start this Eur. country's Communist Party
Time's up! The correct answer was France
MYTHELLANEOUS
This goddess after whom a major city in Greece is named sprang from the head of Zeus
Time's up! The correct answer was Athena
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
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
In 1961 this firm introduced its Selectric typewriter, which used a spherical typing element
Time's up! The correct answer was IBM
IT COMES WITH THE TERRITORY
In 1896 George Carmack, Skookum Jim & Tagish Charlie found gold in this territory
Time's up! The correct answer was Yukon Territory
IT'S A DATE!
You'll find this date on a calendar only once every 4 years
Time's up! The correct answer was February 29
THAT'S MY LAW
Gresham's Law, named for a 16th century financier, is usually stated as "Bad" this "drives out good"
Time's up! The correct answer was Money
RUSSIAN
Blinaya means this, the "hop" in IHOP
Time's up! The correct answer was house of pancakes
WOMEN'S FASHION
The patches European women wore on their faces in the 1600s were usually this color
Time's up! The correct answer was Black
STARTS WITH "P"
The word "pram" is short for this
Time's up! The correct answer was parambulator
MUSICALS OF THE '20s
In a 1927 title, this phrase preceded "Bonnie" (it didn't precede "Birdie" until 1960)
Time's up! The correct answer was Bye Bye
BALLET
"The Nutcracker" often features a pas de deux bythe prince and this fairy who rules the Kingdom of Sweets
Time's up! The correct answer was the Sugarplum Fairy
ARCHITECTS
Canberra designer Walter Burley Griffin served as this American architect's assistant from 1901 to 1906
Time's up! The correct answer was Frank Lloyd Wright
HOP ON POP CULTURE
Howard Cunningham actually had 3 kids on this show, but Chuck was never seen after Season 2
Time's up! The correct answer was Happy Days
FIRST LADIES' RHYME TIME
Mrs. Ford's landing wharfs
Time's up! The correct answer was Betty's jetties
GOING TO PIECES
5-letter archaeological term for a broken scrap of earthenware
Time's up! The correct answer was a shard
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
On this date Denmark's Rebild Park holds the largest foreign celebration of American independence
Time's up! The correct answer was 4-Jul
RHYMES WITH TRACK
A pile of pancakes
Time's up! The correct answer was stack
PLANTS
Name for a low, enclosed bed covered with glass or plastic for starting plants before the season
Time's up! The correct answer was Cold Frame
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
I'LL MAKE A NOTE OF IT
In physics notation the speed of light is symbolized by this letter in lower case
Time's up! The correct answer was c
CODES
The first 5 digits in these represent the manufacturer; 16000 means General Mills
Time's up! The correct answer was a bar code
MOVIE MUSIC
Caetano Veloso & Mr. Loco are among artists on the soundtrack of this Jack Black wrestling movie
Time's up! The correct answer was Nacho Libre
STATE OF THE UNION
The Jack Daniel's distillery is in Lynchburg in this state
Time's up! The correct answer was Tennessee
FRUIT
The Bing & other sweet varieties of this fruit are self-sterile; they cannot pollinate themselves
Time's up! The correct answer was Cherries
TOP O' THE CHARTS
Madonna's "This Used To Be My Playground" was sung over the closing credits of this 1992 film
Time's up! The correct answer was A League of Their Own
ORGANIZED LABOR
This union withdrew from the AFL-CIO in 168 under Walter Reuther, but rejoined in 1981
Time's up! The correct answer was the United Autoworkers Union
PEOPLE WHO BECAME WORDS
Don't lose your head trying to name this execution device named after a French doctor
Time's up! The correct answer was Guillotine
THE LOYOLA OPPOSITION
In 1521, Ignatius was struck by a cannonball while defending this country against the French
Time's up! The correct answer was Spain
THE TONY AWARDS
(Hi, I'm Brian Dennehy) This man won a Tony for writing the Best Play of 1949 and I had the honor of presenting him with a Lifetime Achievement Tony in 1999
Time's up! The correct answer was Arthur Miller
DAYS
Many European countries celebrate the equivalent of this American holiday on May Day
Time's up! The correct answer was Labor Day
THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
This companion island to Trinidad has its own airport, Crown Point International
Time's up! The correct answer was Tobago
MAY DAYS
On May 10, 1941 this deputy to Hitler parachuted from a plane over Scotland with a "peace plan"
Time's up! The correct answer was Rudolf Hess
RHYMES WITH SMART
It can be a separating line in your hair or a role in a play
Time's up! The correct answer was a part
THE BILLBOARD HOT 100
A song by this artist hit No. 1 in 1999, making her at age 52 the oldest female to have a Billboard No. 1 single
Time's up! The correct answer was Cher
FOREIGN CURRENCY
This currency of Costa Rica gets its name from the first European to see the nation
Time's up! The correct answer was the Colon
4-LETTER FRIENDS
In "Jaws", it's what Roy Scheider threw overboard to lure the shark
Time's up! The correct answer was chum
A MASSIVE "M"ETROPOLIS
3.6 million: Down Under
Time's up! The correct answer was Melbourne
NETWORK
"7 Days", "WWF Smackdown", "Moesha"
Time's up! The correct answer was UPN
TELEVISION
Ben Gould & Samantha Becker roam the halls of Bayside High as part of "The New Class" on this show
Time's up! The correct answer was Saved By the Bell
THE HIGHEST-SCORING SCRABBLE WORD
Happy, snappy or pappy
Time's up! The correct answer was happy
COMPOUND WORDS
A student's may be 3-ring or spiral bound
Time's up! The correct answer was a notebook
SEEING "RED"
Stephen Crane wrote, "He wished that he, too, had a wound," this
Time's up! The correct answer was A red badge of courage
BEING THOREAU
This book begins, "When I wrote the following pages...I lived alone in the woods, a mile from any neighbor..."
Time's up! The correct answer was Walden/ Life In The Woods
QUOTATIONS
In a 1961 speech he said, "...ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man"
Time's up! The correct answer was JFK
YOU HAD TO EXPECT OPERA
We're not stringing you along: "El Retablo de Maese Pedro" is meant to be peformed by these toys
Time's up! The correct answer was puppets
BILLS & WILLS
Before hosting his TV "Journal", he was deputy director of the Peace Corps
Time's up! The correct answer was Bill Moyers
MORE POWER TO YOU
Founded in 1933, it's America's largest public power company
Time's up! The correct answer was TVA
UP & ATOM
In 1932 James Chadwick discovered these non-charged particles
Time's up! The correct answer was neutrons
LANGUAGES
This Scandinavian language changed "aa" to a circle-topped "a", making it closer to Swedish and Norwegian
Time's up! The correct answer was Danish
19th CENTURY AMERICA
The 1866 Civil Rights Act was passed over this president's veto
Time's up! The correct answer was Johnson
THE ENVIRONMENT
As you know from the movie "Medicine Man", the rain forests hold essential plants for treating this disease
Time's up! The correct answer was cancer
EAT IT!
This Hormel product was once simply known as "spiced ham"
Time's up! The correct answer was Spam
THAT'S HANDY
The hand gesture with 2 pairs of fingers bunched together was made by this Vulcan on the original "Star Trek"
Time's up! The correct answer was Mr. Spock
FOOD & DRINK
When used to describe meat, "marbling" means streaks of this
Time's up! The correct answer was fat
GREEK LIFE
Crowds flock to Dodona, Philippi & Thassos to see festivals of this art performed in ancient venues
Time's up! The correct answer was Theater
MAGIC
According to tradition, this prop used by magicians should be made of hazel wood cut at sunrise
Time's up! The correct answer was a wand
ALSO A TOOL
We recommend giving someone this figuratively if you must fire him; later he might have one to grind
Time's up! The correct answer was the axe
THE UNIVERSE
William Herschel thought he saw these around Uranus in 1787; in 1977 they were really seen
Time's up! The correct answer was Rings
CONVENTIONS
New England Federalists convened in Hartford in 1814 to denounce this war
Time's up! The correct answer was War of 1812
GUYANESE GEOGRAPHY
Located at the mouth of the Demerara River, it's the capital & largest city
Time's up! The correct answer was Georgetown
PUSH BY SAFIRE
Safire wrote, "A president's ability to deflect charges of sleaze...aimed at his administration" was a this-coated presidency
Time's up! The correct answer was teflon
WHAT TO WEAR?
This plain-weave, sheer fabric made with tightly twisted yarn is also used to describe a pie or cake
Time's up! The correct answer was chiffon
"J" WHIZ
The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul was one of the many churches built by this 6th century Byzantine emperor
Time's up! The correct answer was Justinian I
PARISIANS
When Lenin moved to Paris in 1908, he naturally settled on this bank of the Seine
Time's up! The correct answer was Left Bank
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
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
FROM THE JAWS OF VICTORY
By allowing rebel forces to escape after Gettysburg, this Union general may have prolonged the war 2 more years
Time's up! The correct answer was George Meade
____ OF THE ____
Quoting "Titanic", in 1998 Oscar-winning James Cameron exulted, "I'm" this
Time's up! The correct answer was king of the world
ARTS & CRAFTS
A mosaic needs this mortar between the pieces, just like in a tiled bathroom
Time's up! The correct answer was grout
FACTS & FIGURES
Since 1970 the number of U.S. men aged 25-34 still living here has increased from 10% to 15%
Time's up! The correct answer was at home
SNAP
This TV series that debuted September 18, 1964 featured finger-snapping in its theme
Time's up! The correct answer was The Addams Family
VIETNAM
A fertile marshland, Vietnam's southernmost region is the broad delta of this river
Time's up! The correct answer was Mekong
TOM WOLFE
It's Wolfe's 1968 book about Ken Kesey & friends' cross-country journey
Time's up! The correct answer was The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
"SUPER"
In grammar, it's the highest degree of comparison of adjectives & adverbs
Time's up! The correct answer was superlative
THEY REST IN NEBRASKA
Many "Our Fathers" must have been said when he died May 15, 1948 & was interred in Boys Town
Time's up! The correct answer was Father Flanagan
FROM T TO SHINING T
Elephants call each other with this instrument (but not literally, except maybe at Ringling Bros.)
Time's up! The correct answer was a trumpet
ANCIENT VIP's
The period during which he ruled is often referred to as "The Golden Age of Athens"
Time's up! The correct answer was Pericles
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
DRAMA
"Romanoff and Juliet" is one of many plays by this actor-writer of Russian descent
Time's up! The correct answer was Peter Ustinov
LITERARY ANIMALS
Anna Sewell wrote her only novel about this title animal as a plea for the proper care of horses
Time's up! The correct answer was "Black Beauty"
PIANO KEYS
They're adjacent on the keyboard as well as in an abbreviation for a popular format of recorded music
Time's up! The correct answer was C & D
CROSSWORD CLUES "E"
Count off one-by-one (9)
Time's up! The correct answer was enumerate
WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS
This phrase for taking a break from a long period of sitting goes back to 19th century baseball
Time's up! The correct answer was Seventh-inning stretch
THAT'S NO LADY...
He was a comic foil as Mr. Mooney on "The Lucy Show" & Mr. Wilson on "Dennis the Menace"
Time's up! The correct answer was Gale Gordon
PRIMETIME TV REUNIONS
1997: "Back to the Cul-de-sac"
Time's up! The correct answer was Knots Landing
"YN"
A bird of the family Sturnidae, capable of mimicking human speech
Time's up! The correct answer was a mynah
MY SUITE
"Mars" & "Uranus" are famous works within his 1916 suite "The Planets"
Time's up! The correct answer was Gustav Holst
WARNER BROS.
You can tour the Warner Bros. lot online, or in person in this San Fernando Valley city
Time's up! The correct answer was Burbank
DRAMA QUEENS
The queen in Marlowe's "Edward II" is named this, like a famous queen of Spain
Time's up! The correct answer was Isabella
WHO'S THE MRS.?
Mrs. Maury Povich
Time's up! The correct answer was Connie Chung
THE SUMMER OLYMPICS
In 2004 the USA's Bryan Clay, with 8,820 points, took the silver in this 10-event contest
Time's up! The correct answer was the decathlon
SI's SIGNS OF THE APOCALYPSE
"Golfer John Daly has... endorsement deals with" Dunkin' Donuts & this Anna Nicole Smith-endorsed diet aid
Time's up! The correct answer was TrimSpa
MOVIE CITIES
Of course there's a car chase on the freeway in 1985's "To Live and Die in .."
Time's up! The correct answer was L.A.
DEAR JUNTA
The "Juntas Provinciales" organized the Spanish resistance to this man's 1808 invasion
Time's up! The correct answer was Napoleon
AMERICAN HISTORY
In 1917 the U.S. purchased the islands of St. Croix, St. John & St. Thomas from this country for $25 million
Time's up! The correct answer was Denmark
HIDDEN BOOKS OF THE BIBLE
From answers to questions; that's "Jeopardy!"
Time's up! The correct answer was Romans
SPOOKS
Spy Richard Sorge warned this Russian leader of Germany's WWII invasion but was ignored
Time's up! The correct answer was Josef Stalin
"A" SCIENCE CATEGORY
It's what the "A" stands for in AIDS
Time's up! The correct answer was acquired
ON THE STAGE
This playwright hit the right note with "Amadeus" & then horsed around with "Equus"
Time's up! The correct answer was Peter Shaffer
GONE TOMORROW?
Among the colorful mammals on the endangered list are the gray & the red ones of these predators
Time's up! The correct answer was a wolf
FOUND
Agnes Baden-Powell helped found the Girl Guides soon after her brother Robert founded this movement
Time's up! The correct answer was Boy Scouts
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
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
BUSINESS BUDDIES
Book publisher Henry Houghton made this guy his partner
Time's up! The correct answer was Mifflin
BEFORE THEY WERE POPES
Alexander VI was formerly a high-living nobleman of this family & the father of Cesare & Lucrezia
Time's up! The correct answer was Borgia
WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR II
Ships in the U.S. Navy's Casablanca class of "escort" these were smaller than their big cousins like the Lexington
Time's up! The correct answer was aircraft carriers
BABY BOOMER MEMORIES
The John Birch Society coined the term comsymp, short for this
Time's up! The correct answer was Communist sympathizer
FROM THE WELSH
The name of this Olympic weapon may go back to the Welsh gaflach, "forked branch"
Time's up! The correct answer was Javelin
NAME THE DECADE
The first controlled nuclear chain reaction
Time's up! The correct answer was the 1940s
WE WANT PISA!
Born in Pisa in the 16th century, he studied the laws of falling bodies & the motions of projectiles
Time's up! The correct answer was Galileo
HERE COMES BAHRAIN AGAIN
The Khalifa clan, which has ruled Bahrain for 2 centuries, belongs to this majority branch of Islam
Time's up! The correct answer was Sunni
3 LITTLE LETTERS
Like banks, many grocery stores now have these for dispensing cash & taking deposits
Time's up! The correct answer was ATMs
PAINTERS
She called her New Mexico home, where she spent the last half century of her life, Ghost Ranch
Time's up! The correct answer was Georgia O'Keeffe
THE FUNNIES
Profession of Rex Morgan
Time's up! The correct answer was M.D.
GOING DUTCH
This relative is "de oom", whether or not he's a "Dutch" one
Time's up! The correct answer was Uncle
NEBRASKA, NEW YORK OR NORTH DAKOTA
Its cities include Minot, Jamestown & Grand Forks
Time's up! The correct answer was North Dakota
BASIC SCIENCE
8 years before "The Origin of Species" was published, this British naturalist wrote a paper on barnacles
Time's up! The correct answer was Darwin
GANGSTER'S DICTIONARY
I hates it when the cops put these "bracelets" on me after a bust
Time's up! The correct answer was Handcuffs
RICH & FAMOUS
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen owns this Portland sports team
Time's up! The correct answer was Portland Trail Blazers
ALL ASHORE FOR BIRD LORE
This forward from French Lick, Indiana was NBA MVP 3 times in the 1980s
Time's up! The correct answer was Larry Bird
ROAMIN' THE WORLD
About two-thirds of this U.K. country's area is in its highlands & islands
Time's up! The correct answer was Scotland
TWO
In pharmaceuticals: William Bristol &...
Time's up! The correct answer was John Myers
GEORGE WASHINGTON
On December 26, 1799 Washington was eulogized in Congress by this man known as "Lighthorse Harry"
Time's up! The correct answer was Harry Lee
TELEVISION HISTORY
In the late '60s this character was created to show children it's okay to be grumpy
Time's up! The correct answer was Oscar the Grouch
ALSO A BOOK IN THE BIBLE
Few were "better than" this Mr. Cornell who founded the university in 1865
Time's up! The correct answer was Ezra
AMERICANS IN PARIS
In March 1971 this rocker closed the door on his band & moved to Paris to focus on his poetry
Time's up! The correct answer was Jim Morrison
WHAT A GEM!
In 1750 a Parisian jeweler found that heat turns this sherry-colored Brazilian gem pink
Time's up! The correct answer was topaz
GOING TO PIECES
Every Christmas, the Indiana post office in the town named for him postmarks a half a million pieces of mail
Time's up! The correct answer was Santa Claus
EDUCATION JARGON
It's the rhyming term for the technique of teaching with only a blackboard to help you
Time's up! The correct answer was chalk talk/chalk and talk
'HUSKER DO
One of the 2 vice presidents born in Nebraska; one in 1913, the other in 1941
Time's up! The correct answer was Gerald Ford
DEFENESTRATION IN CINEMA
Movie in which Axel Foley asks, "where ...you get off arresting me for being thrown out a window?"
Time's up! The correct answer was Beverly Hills Cop
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
NATIVE AMERICAN PLACE NAMES
Laugh all you like but Hiawatha's wife in a poem by Longfellow was named for this Minnesota waterfall
Time's up! The correct answer was Minnehaha
AskOxford.com tells us that this word is the missing one in the sequence primary, secondary... quaternary
Time's up! The correct answer was tertiary
YOU MUST BE JOKING
Steven Wright joked, "I put instant coffee in" this type of "oven and nearly went back in time"
Time's up! The correct answer was Microwave
CAPITOL THINKERS
This Tennessee senator is a practicing physician
Time's up! The correct answer was Bill Frist
GETTING TICKED OFF
In "The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson", this author wrote, "When angry, count four; when very angry, swear"
Time's up! The correct answer was Mark Twain
JONATHAN SWIFTIES
"Proper words in proper places make the true definition of" this--it's elementary, according to Strunk & White
Time's up! The correct answer was style
"BOO"!
A government project of little value funded to gain political favor
Time's up! The correct answer was boondoggle
THEIR COUNTRY'S LAST MONARCH
In 1893 the queen seen here (Liliuokalani) became the last monarch of this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Hawaii
"PRO"NOUNS
The ceremonial etiquette observed by diplomats & heads of state
Time's up! The correct answer was Protocol
TECHNOLOGY
Eli Whitney's nephew invented a crusher used to grind up rock for surfacing these
Time's up! The correct answer was roads
HEADS OF STATE
In July 1994 this Jordanian king signed a peace agreement with Israel's prime minister Yitzhak Rabin
Time's up! The correct answer was King Hussein
ACTORS & ACTRESSES
Don't blink--or you'll miss Richard Dreyfuss in this 1967 film based on a Jacqueline Susann novel
Time's up! The correct answer was Valley of the Dolls
MEN OF MUSIC
In 1908 Oscar Strauss turned this playwright's "Arms and the Man" into the operetta "The Chocolate Soldier"
Time's up! The correct answer was Shaw
STARTS WITH "B"
This oily dressing makes your hair glossy, but it sounds like it makes you smart
Time's up! The correct answer was Brilliantine
AFRICAN-AMERICANA
This southern city's convention center is named for Ernest Morial, the city's first African-American mayor
Time's up! The correct answer was New Orleans
COUNTRIES THAT END IN "O"
This nation has been ruled by the Grimaldi royal family since the 14th century
Time's up! The correct answer was Monaco
COMPANIES
This chain with a month as its name has acquired stores like Kaufmann's in Pittsburgh & Robinson's in L.A.
Time's up! The correct answer was May Company
"G"ARDEN GLOSSARY
Inserting a section of one plant into another so that they grow as one plant
Time's up! The correct answer was to graft
THE LIVING PLANET
The April 2009 issue of Science magazine reported that cows were the first livestock animal to have this "mapped"
Time's up! The correct answer was their genome
20th CENTURY NICKNAMES
"The People's Lawyer" & 2000 Green Party presidential candidate
Time's up! The correct answer was Ralph Nader
"V" HAVE MAPS
As a 19th century emperor of this country, Minh Mang executed several French Catholic missionaries
Time's up! The correct answer was Vietnam
POLITICAL MOVIES
This political satire starred John Travolta as a Southern governor running for president
Time's up! The correct answer was Primary Colors
3-LETTER ABBREV.
On some forms & applications: DOB
Time's up! The correct answer was date of birth
STATES' FORMER CAPITALS
Wheeling
Time's up! The correct answer was West Virginia
TOUR OF JUDY
Liza & Lorna's mom
Time's up! The correct answer was Judy Garland
NO. 3 SONGS
The Beatles sang that he "doesn't have a point of view, knows not where he's going to"
Time's up! The correct answer was "Nowhere Man"
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 DE NIRO CODE
As Al Capone in this 1987 film: "You can get further with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word"
Time's up! The correct answer was The Untouchables
THE ROYALS
She was the Virgin Queen or Good Queen Bess
Time's up! The correct answer was Elizabeth I
POP MUSIC
Alicia Keys received 5 Grammys for 2001, including best new artist & song of the year for this hit
Time's up! The correct answer was "Fallin'"
NAME THE SHAKESPEARE PLAY
"Neither a borrower nor a lender be"
Time's up! The correct answer was Hamlet
BRANDO
Col. Kurtz, who lives in the heart of darkness
Time's up! The correct answer was Apocalypse Now