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ROYALTY
This dreaded czar who died in 1584 was probably the most famous member of the Rurik dynasty
Time's up! The correct answer was Ivan The Terrible
NAMES IN THE NEWS
This former U.N. ambassador is a co-chairman of the host city's committee for the 1996 Olympic Games
Time's up! The correct answer was Andrew Young
BEFORE & AFTER
Louisa May Alcott & relationship guru John Gray collaborated on this book sequel
Time's up! The correct answer was Little Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus
COMPUTER JARGON
P2P means this type of file sharing, like Kazaa or Limewire
Time's up! The correct answer was peer-to-peer
ACTION!
This hero made his comic book debut in & on the cover of Action Comics No. 1
Time's up! The correct answer was Superman
CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY, EH?
This province has the longest border, including water, with the United States
Time's up! The correct answer was Ontario
LINGUISTICS
Linguists have debunked the common belief that Eskimos have dozens of words for this substance
Time's up! The correct answer was Snow
THE LAND
Victoria Land, one of its regions, lies north of the Ross Ice Shelf
Time's up! The correct answer was Antarctica
PHYSICS
The term horsepower came about when James Watt compared work done by a horse to work done by this
Time's up! The correct answer was steam engine
LONG GERMAN WORDS
Bismarck & Kissinger are among masters of this, politics based on pragmatic concerns
Time's up! The correct answer was Realpolitik
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
WAITER!
To get us started, a serving of this dish named for an oilman: oysters topped with spinach & then baked
Time's up! The correct answer was Oysters Rockefeller
ATTACK OF THE THESAURUS
I cannot tell a prevarication: it has this 3-letter synonym
Time's up! The correct answer was lie
SNL CELEBRITY JEOPARDY!
Ben Stiller played this star of "The Firm" on a show where one category was "FOODS THAT END IN 'AMBURGER'"
Time's up! The correct answer was Tom Cruise
EXPLORERS
His family friend Tyrker found vines & grapes in the new land, so he called the area Vinland
Time's up! The correct answer was Leif Ericson
BEGINS & ENDS WITH "O"
It's another word for margarine
Time's up! The correct answer was oleo
"ROCK"Y
Also called halite, this common mineral can be formed by the drying of enclosed bodies of seawater
Time's up! The correct answer was rock salt
WHAT TO WEAR?
If you're wearing Wellingtons at Wimbledon, you're wearing these
Time's up! The correct answer was rainboots
STATE GOVERNMENT
The counties of Iowa & Arizona are headed by boards of these
Time's up! The correct answer was supervisors
MUSIC VIDEOS
This former "Moesha" star rides around on the bus in her "Who Is She 2 U" video
Time's up! The correct answer was Brandy
SPIELBERG MOVIES
13-year-old Christian Bale starred in this J.G. Ballard tale about a young prisoner in WWII China
Time's up! The correct answer was Empire of the Sun
GOING DUTCH
This relative is "de oom", whether or not he's a "Dutch" one
Time's up! The correct answer was Uncle
SOUND LIKE A LOCAL
It follows "Pitts-" in the U.S. & "Edin-" in Scotland; we'll accept either pronunciation
Time's up! The correct answer was burgh
FOLKIES
The times they were a-changin' when this folk icon went electric at the 1965 Newport Festival
Time's up! The correct answer was Bob Dylan
SENIOR SENATORS
When admiring the Stamford train station, thank this state's Christopher Dodd, who helped secure funding
Time's up! The correct answer was Connecticut
HOW TO BE A BAD SPORT
If you're playing midfield in this sport & the center is dribbling the ball towards you, kick at his shins
Time's up! The correct answer was Soccer
HITCHCOCK
John Dall & Farley Granger strangle a college friend just for thrills in this, Hitch's first color film
Time's up! The correct answer was Rope
HOW DO YOU...
Dial 011-33-1 & a local number, say "Pourrais-je parler a M. Chirac?"
Time's up! The correct answer was call the president of France
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Mattias Klum's photo essays for this magazine include 2008's "Borneo's Moment of Truth"
Time's up! The correct answer was National Geographic
FOR THE FASHIONISTA
Launched by her brother in the '90s, a fragrance called Blonde was inspired by this Italian designer's long blonde hair
Time's up! The correct answer was Donnatella Versace
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
LITERATURE
In "Through The Looking Glass", Humpty Dumpty explains to Alice the meaning of this nonsense poem
Time's up! The correct answer was Jabberwocky
MINORITY REPORT
Justice Brennan, dissenting in Paris Adult Theater v. Slaton, said this quality is too vaguely defined to regulate
Time's up! The correct answer was obscenity
BEES
A large crowd of bees on the move
Time's up! The correct answer was a swarm
HOLLYWOOD LEFTIES
The Brad jumped the Jen for this left-handed hottie
Time's up! The correct answer was Angelina Jolie
WE WANT PISA!
In Italian it's known as "La Torre Pendente"
Time's up! The correct answer was the Leaning Tower
FRENCH ART & ARTISTS
Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun was noted for portraits of this queen, including the one with her children, seen here:
Time's up! The correct answer was Marie Antoinette
LEGENDARY LEGENDS
A legend about this "Irish" group is that they are the descendants of shipwrecked sailors of the Spanish Armada
Time's up! The correct answer was the Black Irish
DOUBLE DOUBLE LETTERS
[Audio DD] 1984 film which featured the following: (opening to <i> Dancing in the Sheets</i> by Shalamar)
Time's up! The correct answer was Footloose
IT'S EXTINCT
Steller's Sea Cow was a relative of this rare aquatic mammal found in Florida
Time's up! The correct answer was the manatee
19th CENTURY PRESIDENTS
James K. Polk is the only president to have previously held this position in the House of Representatives
Time's up! The correct answer was Speaker
ANCIENT VIP's
Uncle of Caligula and stepfather of Nero, this Roman emperor was poisoned by his wife, Nero's mother
Time's up! The correct answer was Claudius
SWEET!
A confection called a kiss is baked this: sugar & stiffly beaten egg whites
Time's up! The correct answer was meringue
GENERAL INFORMATION
Found in Southeast Asia, they're the smallest apes
Time's up! The correct answer was gibbons
REEL MOTHERS
According to the theme song, this cat "is a bad mother" -- shut your mouth
Time's up! The correct answer was Shaft
BOXING MOVIES
This platinum blonde was a real knockout as a prizefighter's scheming wife in the 1931 film "Iron Man"
Time's up! The correct answer was Jean Harlow
EXPLORERS
In 1918 Roald Amundsen was attacked by one of these large white animals
Time's up! The correct answer was Polar bear
ANYTHING BUT CHEESESTEAK
The French have Catherine de Medici to thank for introducing this sprouting Italian veggie to them
Time's up! The correct answer was broccoli
FUNDRAISING
In fundraising DM stands for this mail, which aims to scare up new donors
Time's up! The correct answer was direct mail
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
This flagship of Columbus' first voyage was chartered from Juan de la Cosa & was his largest ship
Time's up! The correct answer was the Santa Maria
"GENERAL" JOB INFORMATION
Alberto Gonzales & Robert F. Kennedy both held this cabinet position
Time's up! The correct answer was Attorney General
GREECE
By tradition, the sons in a Greek family don’t marry until this happens first
Time's up! The correct answer was the daughters marry
20th CENTURY NICKNAMES
Georgia's "Miss Lillian"
Time's up! The correct answer was Lillian Carter
PEOPLE
This wrestler nicknamed his daughter born in August 2001 Pebbles
Time's up! The correct answer was The Rock
NORSE MYTHOLOGY
Hymir was really hammered by the hammer of this god
Time's up! The correct answer was Thor
EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY SAYS....
Of this deaf composer she wrote, "Sweet sounds, oh beautiful music, do not cease!"
Time's up! The correct answer was L.V. Beethoven
4-LETTER VERBS
To stop a leak or publicize a product
Time's up! The correct answer was plug
THE ROYALS
Louis VI of France was known as this; as a child he must have shopped in le husky department
Time's up! The correct answer was Louis the Fat
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
TELEVISION
Like Burton & Taylor, Billy Zane & Leonor Varela had a romance when they played these lovers (in a 1999 miniseries)
Time's up! The correct answer was Antony & Cleopatra
A VIOLENT CATEGORY
A suit of cards represented by a trefoil
Time's up! The correct answer was club
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
LET'S HIT IT
Everlast makes these that come in speed and heavy varieties
Time's up! The correct answer was punching bags
COMIC & CARTOON CRITTERS
Franklin on Nickelodeon
Time's up! The correct answer was turtle
BEGINNING & END
In 2006 it began on July 1 in Strasbourg & ended on July 23 in Paris
Time's up! The correct answer was the Tour de France
THE GRIDIRON
[Hi, I'm Shannon Sharpe of the Denver Broncos] In 1995 this Cowboys running back tied Jim Brown's record by scoring his 100th career TD in his 93rd NFL game
Time's up! The correct answer was Emmitt Smith
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
"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"
GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
You don't have to buy a vowel, but you do begin this word game by drawing a gallows
Time's up! The correct answer was hangman
"IND" THE KNOW
Also a term in logic, it's the process by which a magnetic field is ordered into poles
Time's up! The correct answer was induction
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
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
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
THAT'S NO LADY...
He played the title character in "Sunday in the Park with George" when it debuted on Broadway
Time's up! The correct answer was Mandy Patinkin
"ROCK"Y
Also called halite, this common mineral can be formed by the drying of enclosed bodies of seawater
Time's up! The correct answer was rock salt
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'S FIRSTS
Registering as K. Switzer, in 1967 Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to officially enter & run this race
Time's up! The correct answer was the Boston Marathon
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
This planet has more in common with Triton, Neptune's largest moon, than it does with any of the other planets
Time's up! The correct answer was Pluto
U.S. CITIES
When Oregon became a state in 1859, this city on the Willamette River was already the capital
Time's up! The correct answer was Salem
ON THE GO
This Newfoundland capital is the easternmost terminus of the Trans-Canada Highway
Time's up! The correct answer was St. John's
ANIMALS
This Arctic bear's feet are webbed & have hairy soles
Time's up! The correct answer was Polar bear
& SO I FACE THE FINAL CURTAIN
With more than 7,400 performances, this musical became a "Memory" after its Sept. 10, 2000 finale
Time's up! The correct answer was Cats
EUROPE
This country whose abbreviation is a conjunction joins Spain to France
Time's up! The correct answer was Andorra
CALL OUT THE VOICE SQUAD
He was the voice of Mickey Mouse in "Steamboat Willie"
Time's up! The correct answer was Walt Disney
NATURE
This largest U.S. cactus can weigh as much as 10 tons
Time's up! The correct answer was saguaro
DEAR JUNTA
This former priest was ousted in Feb. 2004, even after a U.S.-brokered deal in 1994 with the Haitian junta kept him in power
Time's up! The correct answer was Aristide
"BOO"!
A hidden explosive device, it sounds like a snare for a tropical seabird
Time's up! The correct answer was boobytrap
NATIONAL SPELLING BEE
This small racing sled has the distinction of being the National Spelling Bee's shortest winning word
Time's up! The correct answer was L-U-G-E
5-LETTER CAPITALS
In 1809 one of the first revolts for independence in Latin America broke out in this Ecuadoran capital
Time's up! The correct answer was Quito
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
MUSICAL THEATER
In Act II of this musical, an election victory is announced "on the balcony of the Casa Rosada"
Time's up! The correct answer was Evita
FIRE!
The first successful print of this future partner of James Ives was of a fire in Manhattan
Time's up! The correct answer was Currier
WHAT A CHARACTER!
On "The Addams Family", he was married to Morticia
Time's up! The correct answer was Gomez
TAKE-OFFS
This late author's representatives sued over "The Cat Not in the Hat", a rhyming account of the O.J. Simpson trial
Time's up! The correct answer was Dr. Seuss
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
1 of the 2 Central American countries with only 1 sea coast
Time's up! The correct answer was Belize & El Salvador
KFC
The formula using this many herbs & spices is locked in a safe in Louisville
Time's up! The correct answer was 11
ALWAYS SAY NEVER
In his "Ballad of East and West", this Brit wrote, "east is east and west is west and never the twain shall meet"
Time's up! The correct answer was Kipling
I KNOW THAT SONG
Glory, hallelujah! "His truth is marching on" in this patriotic hymn
Time's up! The correct answer was "Battle Hymn of the Republic"
THE NEXT BIBLE BOOK AFTER...
Psalms
Time's up! The correct answer was Proverbs
CARTOONS
The monster seen here (Godzilla) originally appeared in movies from this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Japan
BASEBALL HISTORY
2 of the 5 cities that had both National League & American League teams in 1903
Time's up! The correct answer was Boston, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis
GEOGRAPH"Y"
It's the largest city in Utah
Time's up! The correct answer was Salt Lake City
A STATE OF COLLEGE-NESS
Grambling, McNeese State, Southern
Time's up! The correct answer was Louisiana
PHYSICS 101
Silicon is a semiconducting material; this is the term for nonconductors like plastics
Time's up! The correct answer was an insulator
EAT IT!
It's the Spanish-named appetizer of tortilla chips & often beans, beef & onions topped with melted cheese
Time's up! The correct answer was nachos
SCIENCE BRIEFS
Used of radio waves: MHz
Time's up! The correct answer was megahertz
ANNUAL EVENTS
An ancient symbol of abundance, the cornucopia is often attached to this American holiday
Time's up! The correct answer was Thanksgiving
EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT IT...
On June 28, 1994 the nat'l weather service began issuing this index that rates the intensity of the sun's radiation
Time's up! The correct answer was the UV index
DRIVING
Do this if you love Jesus but don't do it just as the light turns green
Time's up! The correct answer was honk
ROYALTY
In 1949 he succeeded his grandfather Prince Louis II as ruler of Monaco
Time's up! The correct answer was Prince Rainier
& NOW THE "END" IS NEAR
The opposite of diminuendo is this music term, a gradual increase in loudness
Time's up! The correct answer was crescendo
THE OLD COLLEGE TRY
New Haven has Albertus Magnus; Grand Rapids, Michigan has a school named for this other 13th c. theologian
Time's up! The correct answer was St. Thomas Acquinas
BIRD HUNTING
One of the cardinal rules of e-mail listed on insiderreports.com is to turn off your Caps-Lock
Time's up! The correct answer was a cardinal
CITY FOLK
Palermitans
Time's up! The correct answer was Palermo residents
“SAINTS”
A patron saint of Russia, he was probably skinny & never wore a red suit
Time's up! The correct answer was St. Nicholas
OFFICIAL STATE THINGS
The juice of this bog fruit is Massachusetts' state beverage
Time's up! The correct answer was cranberry
OSCAR NIGHT 2003
This Best Actress Winner said that Russell Crowe told her not to cry...but she did anyway
Time's up! The correct answer was Nicole Kidman
ALL ASHORE FOR BIRD LORE
It's the color in the name of New Hampshire's state bird, a finch, & a state flower, a lilac
Time's up! The correct answer was purple
"PRO"NOUNS
The working class
Time's up! The correct answer was Proletariat
OPERA SINGERS
This Spaniard starred in Franco Zeffirelli's film "La Traviata"
Time's up! The correct answer was Domingo
THE HOUND OF MUSIC
Songwriter Scott English started an urban myth when he jokingly said this 1975 Barry Manilow No. 1 hit was about a dog
Time's up! The correct answer was "Mandy"
4-LETTER WORDS
Take off the top, or milk from which the cream has been removed
Time's up! The correct answer was Skim
IRAQNOPHOBIA
This Iraqi president attended Cairo Law School in 1962 & 1963 while in exile
Time's up! The correct answer was Saddam Hussein
NOT A VERB
Candor, center, canter
Time's up! The correct answer was candor
ONE BUCK OR LESS
On December 8, 2008 this national newspaper raised its newsstand price by 25 cents to $1
Time's up! The correct answer was USA Today
OCCUPATIONS
Broadly used, this term can include nurses & therapists, but it often refers just to emergency personnel
Time's up! The correct answer was paramedics
NUMBERS
Of the 12 spies sent, only Caleb & this future leader believed the Israelites could take Canaan
Time's up! The correct answer was Joshua
MEASURING DEVICES
A nilometer measures the height of the water in this
Time's up! The correct answer was the Nile River
WORLD FACTS
Discovered by David Livingstone, Botswana's Lake Ngami lies in the northern part of this desert
Time's up! The correct answer was Kalahari Desert
MY PLACE?
A book subtitled "Architecture in the Colombian Countryside" showcases the estates called these in Spanish
Time's up! The correct answer was haciendas
CELEBRITY MARRIAGES
Of the original stars of "Mission: Impossible", the 2 who were married to each other
Time's up! The correct answer was Bain &Landau
PEOPLE
She owns the St. Louis Rams
Time's up! The correct answer was Georgia Frontiere
BARTLETT'S PAIRS
The first of this French playwright's 2 quotes begins, "A great nose indicates a great man"
Time's up! The correct answer was Edmond Rostand
"V" IS FOR
...this pasta, thinner than spaghetti, whose name is Italian for "little worms"
Time's up! The correct answer was vermicelli
EDGAR ALLAN POE-POURRI
A man's harrowing escape from torture during the Spanish Inquisition is recounted in this Poe favorite
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Pit and the Pendulum"
TOUGH MOVIE TRIVIA
In this 1989 film, Eddie Murphy was the adopted son of a 1930s nightclub owner played by Richard Pryor
Time's up! The correct answer was Harlem Nights
"T"ELEVISION
Running for 5 years, it starred William Shatner as a hard-nosed veteran police officer
Time's up! The correct answer was T.J. Hooker
MAGAZINES
Conan O'Brien was the first since Robert Benchley to be president of this Harvard humor magazine 2 straight years
Time's up! The correct answer was Harvard Lampoon
CABLE CHANNELS
The Dire Straits song "Money For Nothing" says, "You play the guitar on" this cable channel
Time's up! The correct answer was MTV
THE FUNNIES
“Marmaduke” is this breed of dog
Time's up! The correct answer was a Great Dane
WORLD CITIES
The Tsarina's Stone is the oldest monument in this city that was made Finland's capital by Russian insistence
Time's up! The correct answer was Helsinki
BASIC SCIENCE
Graphite is a soft form of this element
Time's up! The correct answer was carbon
THOSE CRAZY GUGGENHEIMS
Patriarch Meyer moved from Switzerland to the U.S. in 1847 & set up shop in this Pennsylvania city
Time's up! The correct answer was Philadelphia
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
MAD
The Cold War nuclear balance was known as "MAD", mutually assured this
Time's up! The correct answer was destruction
ART & ARTISTS
Upon completing the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in 1512, he wrote to his father, "The pope is well satisfied"
Time's up! The correct answer was Michelangelo
BICYCLES
A German circus performer has made the Guinness record book for riding a bicycle with this distinction
Time's up! The correct answer was the smallest
ALL GOD'S CREATURES
Edison proposed a flying machine based on the flight of this creature, also the subject of a musical work
Time's up! The correct answer was bumblebee
CARTOONS
Sylvester believes Hippety Hopper, a baby one of these, to be a gigantic mouse
Time's up! The correct answer was a kangaroo
LET'S HIT IT
This word seen on doors is what a right-handed batter does when he hits the ball to left field
Time's up! The correct answer was pull
TRAIN STATIONS
A real depot inspired the symbol of this Wisconsin insurance company, seen here
Time's up! The correct answer was Wausau
"O"PERA
Titania & Puck play a part in the Carl Maria Von Weber opera named for this king of the fairies
Time's up! The correct answer was Oberon
MILITARY POWER
A period of guard duty; in the Navy one may be 4 or 8 hours long
Time's up! The correct answer was Watch
SPORTS
On Sept. 23, 1926 this heavyweight boxing champ lost his title to Gene Tunney in a decision
Time's up! The correct answer was Jack Dempsey
VERBS
4-syllable synonym for "to count", from Latin for "to count"
Time's up! The correct answer was enumerate
ACTORS' RHYME TIME
Nolte's films
Time's up! The correct answer was Nick's flicks
HISTORY
Using photos he had taken the month before, Clyde Tombaugh discovered this planet February 18, 1930
Time's up! The correct answer was Pluto
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
18th CENTURY AMERICANS
This Pennsylvanian's son William served as royal governor of New Jersey & remained loyal to the crown
Time's up! The correct answer was Ben Franklin
AROUND THE APARTMENT BUILDING
Be careful not to drop your key down this vertical passage in which the elevator moves up & down
Time's up! The correct answer was shaft
DEAR JUNTA
The "Juntas Provinciales" organized the Spanish resistance to this man's 1808 invasion
Time's up! The correct answer was Napoleon
FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS
Perkins & Stafford Loans & Pell Grants are for these people
Time's up! The correct answer was college students
GET SMART
Choline may help adult brains grow; one of these breakfast items has about a third of your RDA--want an omelette?
Time's up! The correct answer was an egg
THAT'S SO '90s
Born Louis Eugene Walcott, he led a million man march in Washington, D.C. in 1995
Time's up! The correct answer was Louis Farrakhan
TONY WINNERS OF THE '50s
Gertrude Lawrence won in 1952 for playing the title pronoun in this Rodgers & Hammerstein musical
Time's up! The correct answer was The King and I
THOSE AMAZING ANIMALS
This clam named for a sharp instrument can burrow almost as fast as you can shovel
Time's up! The correct answer was a razor clam
THE ROMANOV DYNASTY
All 3 of the Romanov czars named Alexander reigned during this century
Time's up! The correct answer was the 19th century
CANADIAN CAPITALS
Commercial cod fishing, long a mainstay of this Newfoundland capital, declined to almost nothing by 1990
Time's up! The correct answer was St. John's
ANATOMY
This section of the digestive tract is divided into the duodenum, jejunum & ileum
Time's up! The correct answer was Small Intestine
THE NEW CAR LOT
This company's '99 Quest minivan & Mercury's '99 Villager -- same thing
Time's up! The correct answer was Nissan
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
"CAR" PARK
In this casino game the winner is the one whose hand totals closest to 9
Time's up! The correct answer was Baccarat
RUSSIA
In 1996 this Russian newspaper stopped publishing after 84 years
Time's up! The correct answer was Pravda
HOLLYWOOD THRILLER PREVIEWS?
Finally, this 1963 Betty Friedan book hits the theaters--and wait 'til you see the car chases
Time's up! The correct answer was The Feminine Mystique
SAINTS
St. Raphael shares his feast day, September 29, with these two archangels
Time's up! The correct answer was Michael & Gabriel
PRINCETON
Of 1769, 1869 or 1969, the year Princeton began to admit women as undergraduates
Time's up! The correct answer was 1969
THE ONION
Aug. 9, 2000: Popular names for these include Shopwood, Storemont & Indianburialgroundbrook
Time's up! The correct answer was shopping malls
IN THE GOOD OLD SUMER TIME
Mythic Sumerian hero Utnapishtim built a big boat & survived this catastrophe
Time's up! The correct answer was The flood
THE ONION
Aug. 9, 2000: Popular names for these include Shopwood, Storemont & Indianburialgroundbrook
Time's up! The correct answer was shopping malls
ALBUMS THAT ROCK
"In Your Honor", "The Color and the Shape"
Time's up! The correct answer was Foo Fighters
ABBREVIATED STATES
When abbreviated before the number 47, this state becomes an assault weapon
Time's up! The correct answer was Alaska
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
In 1961 this firm introduced its Selectric typewriter, which used a spherical typing element
Time's up! The correct answer was IBM
ANYTHING BUT CHEESESTEAK
Part of a British breakfast, this jam is made from bitter Seville oranges, including the rinds
Time's up! The correct answer was marmalade
ALWAYS SAY NEVER
Line that precedes "they simply fade away" in a British army song
Time's up! The correct answer was Old soldiers never die
PULL
You "pull a few" of these to get a favor done
Time's up! The correct answer was Strings
INITIALS M.D.
Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl in "Der Blaue Engel"
Time's up! The correct answer was Marlene Dietrich
YOU DO THE MATH
The number of legs on a spider plus the number of legs on a fly
Time's up! The correct answer was 14
TV STARS
Inspired by Sydney, her character on "Alias", this actress enjoys kickboxing
Time's up! The correct answer was Jennifer Garner
OPERA
Musetta has her very own waltz in Act II of this Puccini opera
Time's up! The correct answer was La boheme
THE EMERALD ISLE
This Irish port city on the River Suir is world famous for its crystal
Time's up! The correct answer was Waterford
MANIAS
From the Greek for "great", it's the delusion of wealth, power or omnipotence
Time's up! The correct answer was Megalomania
ROCKS & MINERALS
Largest block ever found of it in U.S., 56 tons, was used for Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Time's up! The correct answer was marble
THE 13th CENTURY
A 1287 storm flooded the land separating the North Sea & the Zuiderzee, turning this village into a major port city
Time's up! The correct answer was Amsterdam
CELEBRITY RELATIVES
These brothers both became TV stars: one ran Dodge City & the other led the Impossible Missions Force
Time's up! The correct answer was James Arness & Peter Graves
AROUND WASHINGTON, D.C.
The museum that's now the Smithsonian's Arts & Industries Bldg. was the site of this man's 1881 inaugural ball
Time's up! The correct answer was Garfield
FOR THE BIRDS
One of the 2 U.S. states with a bird in its official state nickname
Time's up! The correct answer was Iowa or Louisiana
"KEY"s
This type of private establishment admits only members & their guests
Time's up! The correct answer was a key club
I KNOW THAT SONG
Glory, hallelujah! "His truth is marching on" in this patriotic hymn
Time's up! The correct answer was "Battle Hymn of the Republic"
BRAND NAMES
Formulated in 1953, its first purpose was "water displacement" to prevent corrosion on missiles
Time's up! The correct answer was WD-40
PHILMOGRAPHIES
"Jingle All the Way", "So I Married an Axe Murderer" (plus 153 episodes of "SNL")
Time's up! The correct answer was Phil Hartman
FOOD FACTS
Cannellini is a white kidney bean, cannelloni is a type of this
Time's up! The correct answer was pasta
ARCHITECTS
Dallas-Fort Worth Airport architect Gyo Obata helped design this Smithsonian museum
Time's up! The correct answer was Air & Space Museum
AN ARTHUR BEE
He followed Garfield as president
Time's up! The correct answer was Chester Arthur
"A" SCIENCE CATEGORY
It's what the "A" stands for in AIDS
Time's up! The correct answer was acquired
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
Synonym for dignity that's the term for a group of lions
Time's up! The correct answer was a pride
FLAG 'EM DOWN
The Alamo is located in this city & is depicted on its flag
Time's up! The correct answer was San Antonio
SIMPLE SCIENCE
We wouldn't fib, your fibula runs parallel with this bone
Time's up! The correct answer was your tibia
IT'S RAINING "MN"
Please don't forget this word, from the Greek for "oblivion"
Time's up! The correct answer was amnesia
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
COMPOUND WORDS
It's often said, "Build a better" this "and the world will beat a path to your door"
Time's up! The correct answer was a mousetrap
TELEVISION
In 1977 her own show aired on CBS just before "Maude"; now she's a "Golden Girl" with Bea Arthur
Time's up! The correct answer was Betty White
CIVIL WAR LITERATURE
Joanna Higgins' 1998 novel "A Soldier's Book" tells the story of Ira Stevens, a Union P.O.W. in this notorious prison
Time's up! The correct answer was Andersonville
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
CAESAR
The Arch of the Emperor Titus in Rome heralds his conquest of this city in 70 A.D., ending the Jewish revolt
Time's up! The correct answer was Jerusalem
ANAGRAMMED CABINET DEPARTMENTS
To trap on trains
Time's up! The correct answer was Transportation
MEDICAL MILESTONES
In 1751, with Benjamin Franklin's help, the 1st hospital in the U.S. was founded in this city
Time's up! The correct answer was Philadelphia
TV MINISERIES
(Hi, I'm Kristoff St. John from "The Young and the Restless") Earlier in my career, I appeared in "Roots: The Next Generation", playing this author as a boy
Time's up! The correct answer was Alex Haley
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
In 1937 this Malibu, Calif. university was established by & named for the founder of Western Auto Supply Company
Time's up! The correct answer was Pepperdine
TOUGH STUFF
It includes the postcentral gyrus, the precentral gyrus, the parietal lobe & the occipital lobe
Time's up! The correct answer was Brain/skull
ATTACK OF THE THESAURUS
In kiddy lit Jack didn't kill the titan or the colossus, he killed this
Time's up! The correct answer was the giant
HEALTH & MEDICINE
This artificial sweetner has been associated with bladder cancer in animal experiments
Time's up! The correct answer was saccharin
LEGAL "E"s
In English law, it's a title above a gentleman & below a knight; in the U.S., it's usually added to the name of an attorney
Time's up! The correct answer was esquire
HERBS & SPICES
This aromatic leaf, used to flavor meat, soups & stews, comes from a laurel tree
Time's up! The correct answer was a bay leaf
NURSERY RHYMES
Simple Simon met him "going to the fair"
Time's up! The correct answer was A pieman
PARTS OF THE WHOLE
Grip, shaft, a head made of stainless steel, titanium, carbon graphite...
Time's up! The correct answer was golf club
MUSIC/TELEVISION
Legendary singer Eartha Kitt was just purr-fect as this "Batman" villainess
Time's up! The correct answer was Catwoman
NEBRASKA, NEW YORK OR NORTH DAKOTA
Its name does not have a Native American origin
Time's up! The correct answer was New York
I WANT TO RIDE THAT!
No tame little swing ride, the Starflyer in this Austrian city swings you as high as a 23-story building
Time's up! The correct answer was Vienna
THE CIVIL WAR
On May 29, 1865, he issued a general amnesty for most rebels; the rich and those with high ranks weren't included
Time's up! The correct answer was Andrew Johnson
U.S.A.
Caucasians constitute about 1/3 of this state's population
Time's up! The correct answer was Hawaii
COUNTY SEATS
Paris (population 8,730) is the seat of Bourbon County in this state
Time's up! The correct answer was Kentucky
PLAY ADJECTIVES
Tennessee Williams' "____ Bird of Youth"
Time's up! The correct answer was Sweet Bird of Youth
CROSSWORD CLUES "F"
The Union Jack (4)
Time's up! The correct answer was flag
LISA
She's played Phoebe Buffay on one primetime series & Phoebe's twin sister Ursula on another
Time's up! The correct answer was Lisa Kudrow
THE BIG APPLE
Artsy types like Maya Lin & Art Spiegelman find inspiration in this area that gets its name from its northern border
Time's up! The correct answer was SoHo
PARTY OF "FIVE"
Vice President Thomas Marshall said, "What this country needs is a good" one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was Five-cent cigar
U.S. PRESIDENTS
In November 1910 he was elected governor of New Jersey
Time's up! The correct answer was Wilson
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
Large aboriginal populations live in this country's states of Queensland & New South Wales
Time's up! The correct answer was Australia
TV THEME LYRICS
"It's like you're always stuck in second gear, well it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year"
Time's up! The correct answer was Friends
ETIQUETTE
The most formal evening wear is this color "tie", but black tie is much more popular
Time's up! The correct answer was white tie
THEATRE CROSSWORD CLUES "M"
It "Becomes Electra" (8)
Time's up! The correct answer was Mourning
CROSSWORD CLUES "D"
Horn of Africa country (8)
Time's up! The correct answer was Djibouti
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
CHINESE CALENDAR ANIMALS
The only 2-letter sign, it represents solid dependability, method & routine
Time's up! The correct answer was the ox
COME, HO CHI MINH
Ho Chi Minh's real family name wasn't Ho, it was this, like many other Vietnamese
Time's up! The correct answer was Nguyen
THE USA
The discovery of the Comstock Lode in 1859 attracted miners & prospectors to this state
Time's up! The correct answer was Nevada
RELIGION BY THE NUMBERS
This legendary dozen included 2 Jameses, 2 Judases & an eventual replacement named Matthias
Time's up! The correct answer was Twelve Apostles/disciples
BEGINS & ENDS WITH "T"
The Roman god Jupiter used this weather phenomenon as a weapon, by jove
Time's up! The correct answer was Thunderbolt
ORGANIZED LABOR
In 1978 legislation raised the mandatory retirement age to this
Time's up! The correct answer was seventy
POTPOURRI
Charles Schulz said Snoopy didn't become a lead character until he began walking this way
Time's up! The correct answer was on two feet
INVENTIVE MINDS
Around 1930 William Lear invented one of these for the car, marketed under tha name Motorola
Time's up! The correct answer was a radio
CNN
Anchored by Lou Dobbs, it was TV's first nightly business newscast
Time's up! The correct answer was "Moneyline"
ALL ASHORE FOR BIRD LORE
Lions don't like to attack ostriches because the big birds do this & can even kill the king of beasts this way
Time's up! The correct answer was kick
BUT IS IT ART?
Tattooed showman The Enigma had tiny versions of these embedded in his skull, perhaps for a Satanic look
Time's up! The correct answer was Horns
WEAPONS
From the Germanic "hache", it's a small ax
Time's up! The correct answer was a hatchet
YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS STUFF
Bird similes include "Spry as a spring chicken" & "Proud as" one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was peacock
3 LITTLE LETTERS
Like banks, many grocery stores now have these for dispensing cash & taking deposits
Time's up! The correct answer was ATMs
"GREEN" THINGS
After protecting this territory during WWII, the U.S. offered to buy it, but Denmark refused
Time's up! The correct answer was Greenland
STOCK SYMBOLS
The annual report of this company, PRD, is as pretty as an instant picture
Time's up! The correct answer was Polaroid
"TRI" HARDER
The ironman category for this sport includes a 2.4 mile swim, a 112-mile bike race & a marathon run
Time's up! The correct answer was Triathlon
THE 17TH CENTURY
Cheers to this Benedictine monk who pioneered the making of champagne in 1698
Time's up! The correct answer was Dom Perignon
CROSSWORD CLUES "B"
Mr. Bumble's occupation in "Oliver Twist" (6)
Time's up! The correct answer was beadle
"P.B."
In New Orleans a hero sandwich is called this
Time's up! The correct answer was po boy
MY SUITE
Go "trolling" with this Edvard Grieg suite that shares its name with an Ibsen work
Time's up! The correct answer was "Peer Gynt"
THEATRE AROUND THE WORLD
He directed a landmark Chinese production of his play "Death of a Salesman" at the People's Art Theatre in Beijing
Time's up! The correct answer was Arthur Miller
HOMOPHONIC PAIRS
Remained sedate
Time's up! The correct answer was stayed staid
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
In west Africa: Luanda
Time's up! The correct answer was Angola
"DEM"-ONS
The DM in Korea's DMZ
Time's up! The correct answer was demilitarized
MUSICAL BY CHARACTERS
Emile de Becque & Ensign Nellie Forbush
Time's up! The correct answer was South Pacific
THE SHORT FORM
If sending a Valentine to your Guamaninan sweetie, you'll need to know that this is Guam's U.S. postal abbreviation
Time's up! The correct answer was GU
NATIONAL FOODS
Actually an American recipe, this condiment may have been given its name because caviar was once an ingredient
Time's up! The correct answer was Russian dressing
CROSSWORD CLUES "J"
Belligerent nationalist (5)
Time's up! The correct answer was jingo
HISTORIC NAMES
This Apache tried to keep peace with the palefaces, but after his death, his son joined with the militant Geronimo
Time's up! The correct answer was Cochise
GOVERNMENT
This country with "Republic" in its name was less republican after a 2003 coup by General Francois Bozize
Time's up! The correct answer was the Central African Republic
SORORITY WOMEN
Kappa Alpha Theta who danced in her own ballets including "Rodeo"
Time's up! The correct answer was Agnes de Mille
LYRICS FROM MUSICALS
"Beauty school dropout, no graduation day for you"
Time's up! The correct answer was Grease
NAME THE DECADE
Khruschev's "Secret Speech" denounces Stalin
Time's up! The correct answer was the 1950s
PLAYWRIGHTS
(Sofia of the Clue Crew at the Nederlander Theatre in New York City) This creator of "Rent" died the night of its final dress rehearsal, never knowing he would win the Pulitzer Prize
Time's up! The correct answer was Jonathan Larson
THE KILLERS
Bodyguards Satwant & Beant Singh killed this female leader of India in 1984
Time's up! The correct answer was Indira Gandhi
ENGLISH LIT
In an Oliver Goldsmith work, Dr. Primrose is the vicar of this parish
Time's up! The correct answer was Wakefield
AH, SWEET MYTHTERY
Telemachus was this long lost traveler's faithful son
Time's up! The correct answer was Odysseus
LITERARY EPITAPHS
Died on safari after a short happy life. Placed here by his wife
Time's up! The correct answer was Francis Macomber
WON THE BATTLE
This king of England beat the odds to trounce the French in the 1415 Battle of Agincourt
Time's up! The correct answer was Henry V
SNACK ATTACK
I could eat a whole bag of this type of snack invented in Saratoga Springs in 1853
Time's up! The correct answer was potato chips
THE NEW YORK TIMES THEATER
Ben Brantley says "injustice has been very good" to this musical writing duo; see "Chicago" & their new "The Scottsboro Boys"
Time's up! The correct answer was Kander & Ebb
LYRICS FROM MUSICALS
"Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, Mo. Lucky are we to be having him"
Time's up! The correct answer was Damn Yankees
FAMOUS NAMES
Creator of "The Cisco Kid", William Sidney Porter was better known by this name
Time's up! The correct answer was O. Henry
COVER ME!
"Are We Not Men? We Are" this '80s group who covered the Stones' "Satisfaction"
Time's up! The correct answer was Devo
WHAT A CHARACTER!
During a dream sequence, it was revealed that this Richard Dean Anderson character had the first name Angus
Time's up! The correct answer was MacGyver
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
A crash is a group of these large horned mammals
Time's up! The correct answer was rhinoceroses
PHYSICS 101
The area of physics divided into statics & dynamics or the guys replacing your head gasket
Time's up! The correct answer was mechanics
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
In 1993 she became the first woman from Ukraine to win the world figure skating championships
Time's up! The correct answer was Oksana Baiul
LAW & GOVERNMENT
Because of its secretiveness, the American Party in the 1850s was also known by this name
Time's up! The correct answer was The Know-Nothings
THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED
August 9, 1995 in Forest Knolls, California
Time's up! The correct answer was Jerry Garcia
FLAGS OF THE WORLD
In the 1990s, this nation whose flag is seen here moved its seat of government to a different city
Time's up! The correct answer was Germany
A DICKENSIAN NIGHTMARE
Bill was mean to his dog, Bull's Eye, then he killed Nancy... & so, I ran, but he kept gaining on me...
Time's up! The correct answer was Oliver Twist
MUNICH
In 1634 & 1635 an outbreak of this deadly contagion devastated Munich, killing more than one third of its residents
Time's up! The correct answer was bubonic plague
NICKNAMES
"The Handcuff King"
Time's up! The correct answer was Harry Houdini
NATIONAL SPELLING BEE
1970's winning word was this French crescent-shaped roll
Time's up! The correct answer was C-R-O-I-S-S-A-N-T
BORN IN DUBLIN
His first major satire, "A Tale of a Tub", was published in 1704
Time's up! The correct answer was Swift
'HUSKER DO
Not just a noted NYC psychiatric hospital, it's Nebraska's oldest town, established around 1822 as a fur-trading center
Time's up! The correct answer was Belleview
"LAP" DANCE
The type of filmmaking seen here
Time's up! The correct answer was Time-lapse photography
POTPOURRI
Some think this Irving Berlin song should replace "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the national anthem -- it's easier to sing
Time's up! The correct answer was "God Bless America"
THE BIG 10
In Israel Tevet is the tenth of these
Time's up! The correct answer was month
NOT A POPE
Urban VII, Julius II, Irving III
Time's up! The correct answer was Irving III
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
YOU DO THE MATH
The number of sides on an octagon minus the number of sides on a hexagon
Time's up! The correct answer was 2
AskOxford.com says the most commonly cited collective term for these animals is a clowder
Time's up! The correct answer was cats
OUT OF THIS WORLD
The gravitational pull of this object is the main force holding the solar system together
Time's up! The correct answer was the sun
COMICS STRIP
Jason Segel's real-life split was the basis of his naked break-up with this 2008 title movie gal
Time's up! The correct answer was Sarah Marshall
SOUNDS THAT KITTIES MAKE
Starting around 1922, this phrase meant something excellent or desirable
Time's up! The correct answer was the cat's meow
SPORTS
Earl Anthony rolled on to a record 41 titles in this sport, Mark Roth is second
Time's up! The correct answer was Bowling
2-LETTER ABBREV.
Sadly, what Keats & Chopin died of
Time's up! The correct answer was TB
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
THE LAST MAN
In "Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science & Technology" is this "Cosmos" astronomer
Time's up! The correct answer was Carl Sagan
CZECH, PLEASE
His mother, Olga, was once ranked 2nd in Czechoslovakia in women's singles tennis
Time's up! The correct answer was Ivan Lendl
NICE TO MEAT YOU
We give thanks that toms, the males of these birds, can reach 70 lbs.
Time's up! The correct answer was turkeys
THE NEW CAR LOT
Your pocketbook may not "Bond" with the $130,000 base price of its DB7 Coupe
Time's up! The correct answer was Aston Martin
YOU BEAST!
The distinctive shoebill is also known as the whale-headed one of these baby deliverers
Time's up! The correct answer was a stork
"LAP" DANCE
A region of northern Scandinavia or Russia
Time's up! The correct answer was Lapland
4 N
Number of "beers on the wall" at the beginning of the song
Time's up! The correct answer was ninety-nine
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
It has over 9,700 tax preparation offices worldwide
Time's up! The correct answer was H&R Block
FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
In a 2001 tale by Alice Hoffman, Aquamarine is a beautiful & brokenhearted one of these creatures
Time's up! The correct answer was a mermaid
THE HUSBAND MARRIED
Joan Blondell & June Allyson
Time's up! The correct answer was Dick Powell
LETTER MEN
In 1930 he directed his first talkie, "Abraham Lincoln", starring Walter Huston
Time's up! The correct answer was D.W. Griffith
STATE CAPITALS
No beans about it, this capital is the largest city in New England
Time's up! The correct answer was Boston
THE FORTUNE 500
With 14,000 videos, the most watched Fortune 500 CEO on YouTube was this bespectacled chairman of the No. 35 company
Time's up! The correct answer was Bill Gates
BARTLETT'S PAIRS
Kenneth Grahame's 2 quotes both come from this children's book
Time's up! The correct answer was The Wind in the Willows
OLD FOLKS IN THEIR 30s
goop.com is a lifestyles website from this Oscar-winning actress; the g & p represent her initials
Time's up! The correct answer was Gwyneth Paltrow
CHAIRS
A collapsible chair intended for outdoor use, especially aboard a ship
Time's up! The correct answer was Deck Chair
BEATLES MUSIC
Chauffeur Alf Bicknell was the inspiration for this 1965 song
Time's up! The correct answer was "Drive My Car"
FOOD FACTS
Cannellini is a white kidney bean, cannelloni is a type of this
Time's up! The correct answer was pasta
INSTRUMENTS OF CHANGE
Pear-shaped? Abso-lute-ly: NIL NOMAD
Time's up! The correct answer was mandolin
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
THE TITANIC
Milvina Dean, who had this distinction among the 2,200 people on board, lived to see the 95th anniv. in 2007
Time's up! The correct answer was the youngest person
MR. OR MS. WILLIAMS
This crooner's hits include 1971's "Where Do I Begin" & 1959's "Lonely Street"
Time's up! The correct answer was Andy Williams
WORLD HISTORY
Accused of accepting bribes, Francis Bacon was imprisoned in this forbidding complex in 1621
Time's up! The correct answer was Tower of London
"LESS" IS MORE
Putting it before "Communism", Harry Truman popularized the use of this word meaning "atheistic"
Time's up! The correct answer was godless
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
This country is named after the town of Oporto
Time's up! The correct answer was Portugal
THE HUSBAND MARRIED
Virginia Cherrill, Barbara Hutton, Betsy Drake, Dyan Cannon & Barbara Harris
Time's up! The correct answer was Cary Grant
DECADES OF BESTSELLERS
"The Yearling" & "Of Mice and Men"
Time's up! The correct answer was the 1930s
OPERA SINGERS
Late, great Russian who wrote the autobiographic books "Pages from My Life" & "Man and Mask"
Time's up! The correct answer was Chaliapin
OOH... A WISE GUY
Peachy thoughts from this uber philosopher include "God is Dead" & "Is Man only a blunder of God?"
Time's up! The correct answer was Nietzsche
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"
SONG LYRICS
"When I dream about the moonlight on" this river, "then I long for my Indiana home"
Time's up! The correct answer was The Wabash
NAME THE DECADE
The World Wide Web gets its first page
Time's up! The correct answer was the 1990s
OF MILK
This sugar makes up almost all the carbohydrates in milk
Time's up! The correct answer was lactose
SEXPERTISE
P.D. James, G.K. Chesterton, A.A. Milne
Time's up! The correct answer was P.D. James
MUSICAL TRAINS
Steven Tyler of this band lent his steamin' vocals to "Train Kept A-Rollin'", first popularized by the Yardbirds
Time's up! The correct answer was Aerosmith
FLAG 'EM DOWN
The Alamo is located in this city & is depicted on its flag
Time's up! The correct answer was San Antonio
FACTS & FIGURES
There are 88 of these, which run alphabetically from Andromeda to Vulpecula
Time's up! The correct answer was constellations
ADVERTISING SLOGANS
"I like" this lemon-lime soda "in you"
Time's up! The correct answer was Sprite
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
THE USA
At an altitude of about 10,200 feet, this Colorado city is the highest incorporated city in the USA
Time's up! The correct answer was Leadville
ALBUMS
"All I Have" with LL Cool J was a last-minute addition to this Jennifer Lopez CD
Time's up! The correct answer was This Is Me... Then
KOREA
In 1976 this company produced the Pony, the first Korean car
Time's up! The correct answer was Hyundai
THE UNIVERSE
This planet's atmosphere is 99% nitrogen & oxygen
Time's up! The correct answer was Earth
LITERATURE
He published the first 4 of his fairy tales in an 1835 pamphlet; "The Tinder Box" was among them
Time's up! The correct answer was Hans Christian Andersen
CARTOONS
Sylvester believes Hippety Hopper, a baby one of these, to be a gigantic mouse
Time's up! The correct answer was a kangaroo
YOUTH IN ASIA
With songs like "Fly Away", rock star Cui Jian is one of the leading pop musicians from this Asian country
Time's up! The correct answer was China
IN A FESTIVAL MOOD
In July Deer River, Minnesota remembers its Indian heritage with a festival of the "wild" type of this food
Time's up! The correct answer was rice
THE FORTUNE 500
With 14,000 videos, the most watched Fortune 500 CEO on YouTube was this bespectacled chairman of the No. 35 company
Time's up! The correct answer was Bill Gates
MR. MOVIES
In 1962, "Mr. Hobbs Took" this
Time's up! The correct answer was A Vacation
BREAKFAST CEREALS
If you pour it just right, you'll have "26 tasty little letters in every bowl" of this Post cereal
Time's up! The correct answer was Alpha-bits
BRASS
In 1989 this son of Jamaican immigrants became Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Time's up! The correct answer was Powell
AMERICAN PLAYS
Lee Strasberg played the original peddler in this 1931 play which inspired "Oklahoma!"
Time's up! The correct answer was "Green Grow The Lilacs"
HERE COMES BAHRAIN AGAIN
This country that controlled Bahrain in the 18th century renewed its claim after its 1979 revolution
Time's up! The correct answer was Iran
A "TON" OF PEOPLE
In the 1991 remake of "Father of the Bride", she played the mother of the bride
Time's up! The correct answer was Diane Keaton
THE KILLERS
Pausanius, a young Macedonian noble, killed this man, Alexander's dad, in 336 B.C.
Time's up! The correct answer was Philip
THE "A"s
Some scientists believe the dinosaurs died out when one of these interstellar objects struck the Earth
Time's up! The correct answer was an asteroid
GENERAL INFORMATION
The only place this general wouldn't "march" was to the presidency; he told the GOP "I will not accept if nominated" in 1884
Time's up! The correct answer was Sherman
RHYME TIME FOOD & DRINK
An ever so tiny piece of the hepatic organ
Time's up! The correct answer was a liver sliver
HIT TUNES
"Angel", "Building A Mystery"
Time's up! The correct answer was Sarah McLachlan
HOMETOWNS
Jose Marti
Time's up! The correct answer was Havana
U.S. PRESIDENTS
His 1791 marriage to Rachel Robards was invalid, so they had to do it all over again on January 17, 1794
Time's up! The correct answer was Andrew Jackson
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
It can be a pack of dogs, or a place to board them
Time's up! The correct answer was a kennel
I BIT OFF MORE THAN I COULD CHEW
Jim Reeves was top-"seeded" after he chomped 13 pounds of this gourd in 15 minutes
Time's up! The correct answer was watermelon
POTPOURRI
There are Blue & White branches of this African river
Time's up! The correct answer was the Nile
BEFORE & AFTER
1980 scarefest in which mom & daughter switch bodies one day & are stalked by Jason at Camp Crystal Lake
Time's up! The correct answer was Freaky Friday the 13th
DRESSING
The hour for mixed drinks, or the type of short evening dress appropriate then
Time's up! The correct answer was cocktail
AT THE BUILDING SITE
A Fats Waller is a pianist & this "waller" is an installer of plasterboard
Time's up! The correct answer was a drywaller
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
THE LENIN CLOSET
Lenin met his wife Nadezhda while exiled here
Time's up! The correct answer was Siberia
SCULPTURE
An art museum on Madison Avenue is named for this sculptress who created the Titanic Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Time's up! The correct answer was Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
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
FROM THE GREEK
From the Greek for "primary", these are made of amino acids
Time's up! The correct answer was proteins
FOR THE BIRDS
The canvasback is a wild North American variety of this bird
Time's up! The correct answer was a duck
LONG GERMAN WORDS
A bildungsroman is this type of work covering a young hero's development
Time's up! The correct answer was novel
THE NEW TESTAMENT
In a letter to Corinth, Paul ranked this quality over faith & hope
Time's up! The correct answer was Charity
SIMILES
A person who's out of his element is "like a fish" in this predicament
Time's up! The correct answer was out of water
QUOTATIONS
Antoine de Rivarol said, "What is not clear is not" this language
Time's up! The correct answer was French
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
STATE SUPERLATIVES
This state with the most people is home to the largest living tree
Time's up! The correct answer was California
IT CAME FROM THE NEW WORLD
Also known as butter beans, they were, prior to being exported to Europe, a diet staple of the Inca
Time's up! The correct answer was lima beans
NO. 32
The 32nd Academy Award for Best Picture went to this 1959 epic
Time's up! The correct answer was Ben-Hur
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
WORD"Z"
Many French eateries include this word in their names; it means "at the home of"
Time's up! The correct answer was chez
POLAR EXPLORATION
In 1969, on dogsled, a British team made the first surface crossing of this ocean
Time's up! The correct answer was Arctic Ocean
HOLD THE MAYO CLINIC
The Mayo-Gibbon bypass machine assumes the functions of these 2 different organs
Time's up! The correct answer was Heart & lung
CONDUCTORS
Unlike most nonmetals, this element with the symbol B is a workable conductor
Time's up! The correct answer was boron
I HAVEN'T READ SHAKESPEARE, BUT...
It's about this guy who hires non-permanent secretarial help for his office
Time's up! The correct answer was The Tempest
BIRDS
The racing homer breed of this domestic bird was developed in Belgium, the traditional home of the sport
Time's up! The correct answer was Pigeon
ART & ARTISTS
On September 29, 1910, this painter known for his seascapes died in his studio in Prouts Neck, Maine
Time's up! The correct answer was Winslow Homer
SKUNKS
With a favorable wind, skunks can do this for up to about 23 feet
Time's up! The correct answer was spray
GRAINS & STAPLES
Basmati, an aromatic type of this grain, is grown in India
Time's up! The correct answer was rice
LITERARY GENRES
A villanella, an Italian song, became a villanelle, a French this
Time's up! The correct answer was a poem
THE SUPREME COURT
In 1995 two justices rejected The Citadel's appeal of an order to admit her
Time's up! The correct answer was Shannon Faulkner
A PRAIRIE PRIMER
The largest cities in Canada's "Prairie Provinces" are Edmonton & Calgary in this one
Time's up! The correct answer was Alberta
GIVE THE BUCHAREST
Times change: in 1990 a statue of this Russian was removed from a Bucharest square after 3 decades there
Time's up! The correct answer was Lenin
I JUST LIKE SAYING THESE WORDS
Enjoy this $2000 quanswer--see, I'm one of these, a creator of new words
Time's up! The correct answer was neologist
SAINTS
Saint Augustine's mom, she's also a saint, as well as an L.A. boulevard that Sheryl Crow sang about
Time's up! The correct answer was Santa Monica
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
A flock of these black birds is called a murder
Time's up! The correct answer was crows
THE "BUTLER" DID IT
Film character who said, "You should be kissed, and often, and by someone who knows how"
Time's up! The correct answer was Rhett Butler
AT THE MALL
Found "just what I needed" at this "City", an electronics store
Time's up! The correct answer was Circuit City
DOUBLE DOUBLE LETTERS
A tenant under lease
Time's up! The correct answer was lessee
GOING TO PIECES
This type of "piece" sounds like a smoking pipe, but it's an article written to flatter or glorify the subject
Time's up! The correct answer was a puff piece
AUTHORS
After years of writing science fiction, he found his niche with historical novels such as "North and South"
Time's up! The correct answer was Jakes
DRESSING
2-word, somewhat contradictory-sounding term for the NBA's player dress code that allows dress slacks or khakis
Time's up! The correct answer was business casual
LANDINGS
As its name suggests, the tipp toe approach procedure at SFO is meant to minimize this
Time's up! The correct answer was noise
CONSUMER PRODUCTS
This product was reintroduced in 1906 with trimethylxanthine as the sole remaining stimulant
Time's up! The correct answer was Coca-Cola
RELIGION
Traditionally, in Judaism a ram's horn called this is blown at the end of Yom Kippur
Time's up! The correct answer was shofar
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
COLOSSUS
Rabelaisian adjective meaning "enormous", like a task
Time's up! The correct answer was gargantuan
POLITICAL MOVIES
This political satire starred John Travolta as a Southern governor running for president
Time's up! The correct answer was Primary Colors
INSECTS
Largest North American wasp, it hunts tarantulas like a bird of prey
Time's up! The correct answer was the tarantula hawk
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
ALWAYS SAY NEVER
"He that fights and runs away may" these 5 words "but he that is in battle slain will never rise to fight again"
Time's up! The correct answer was live to fight another day
SPORTS
On Sept. 23, 1926 this heavyweight boxing champ lost his title to Gene Tunney in a decision
Time's up! The correct answer was Jack Dempsey
"SIDE" EFFECTS
Show that includes "Comedy Tonight", "Company" & "Send in the Clowns"
Time's up! The correct answer was Side by Side
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
LET'S HAVE ITALIAN TONIGHT!
Message for you, sir...! In 1897 he founded his wireless telegraph & signal company in London
Time's up! The correct answer was Marconi
ELEMENT-ARY SCHOOL
This element, Na, combines with chlorine to form ordinary table salt
Time's up! The correct answer was sodium
THOSE DARN ETRUSCANS
Oscar Mayer could tell you that this is the city the Etruscans called Felsina
Time's up! The correct answer was Bologna
HELLO, DELI!
I think I'll just have a nosh--a bagel, cream cheese & the Nova Scotia type of this
Time's up! The correct answer was lox
THE NORTHERNMOST CAPITAL CITY
Manila, Jakarta, Canberra
Time's up! The correct answer was Manila
MILITARY MATTERS
This kind of "force" is a temporary grouping of units to carry out a specific mission
Time's up! The correct answer was Task force
AFRICANA
The country's name is properly pronounced "Luh-Soo-Too", but is spelled this way
Time's up! The correct answer was L-E-S-O-T-H-O
BULL
In 1923 James Cummings & Earl McLeod designed the first one of these using a Model T frame & a wooden blade
Time's up! The correct answer was a bulldozer
PROVERBS
There's "no time like" this
Time's up! The correct answer was the present
CLASSIC NICHOLSON MOVIE LINES
1975: "I must be crazy to be in a looney bin like this"
Time's up! The correct answer was One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
PEN NAMES
Dublin-born playwright John Casey changed his name to this, which sounds more Irish
Time's up! The correct answer was Sean O' Casey
ABBREVIATED
On an accountant's calendar: FY
Time's up! The correct answer was fiscal year
POLITICIANS
This champion stock-car racer lost the 1996 race for North Carolina's Secretary of State
Time's up! The correct answer was Richard Petty
WHEAT
Types of wheat are grouped according to these 2 seasons
Time's up! The correct answer was Winter & spring
ANATOMY
The base of the fibula forms the outer projection of this joint
Time's up! The correct answer was the ankle
BALLET
In a Tchaikovsky ballet, this title character is awakened with a kiss
Time's up! The correct answer was Sleeping Beauty
BRITISH NOBILITY
In 1702 military hero John Churchill became this "man" as the first Duke of it
Time's up! The correct answer was Marlborough
CITY OF BIRTH
The controversial Ahmed Chalabi
Time's up! The correct answer was Baghdad
WORLD "P"s
World Heritage sites in this nation include the Nasca Lines
Time's up! The correct answer was Peru
MYTHOLOGY
Zeus' father, Cronus, was one of this group of 12
Time's up! The correct answer was Titans
POETRY
In stanza three of "The Star Spangled Banner", he mocks "The hireling and slave" who doubt America's victory
Time's up! The correct answer was Francis Scott Key
BABY NAMES A LA SHAKESPEARE
If you give your son this villainous 4-letter name from "Othello", you're just asking for trouble
Time's up! The correct answer was Iago
CREATION STORIES
According to the King James Version, God's first words quoted in the book of Genesis
Time's up! The correct answer was "Let there be light"
INNS
The Chaucer Inn is located near the cathedral in this English city
Time's up! The correct answer was Canterbury
OF A SALESMAN
In the '80s this city's Old Vic Theater was refurbished by salesman "Honest Ed" Mirvish
Time's up! The correct answer was London
ROGER!
The "Roger" to Michael Moore's "Me", in 1990 this GM chairman handed over the job to Robert Stempel
Time's up! The correct answer was Smith
BRUCE ALMIGHTY
Dustin Hoffman starred as this controversial entertainer in a 1974 biopic
Time's up! The correct answer was Lenny Bruce
THE PRODUCERS
This West Coast state procuces the most wind-generated energy
Time's up! The correct answer was California
PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES
His presidential library is about 35 miles from the Kansas City, Missouri airport
Time's up! The correct answer was Harry Truman
LANGUAGES
Romanian developed from this language of the ancient Romans
Time's up! The correct answer was Latin
ENDS WITH 3 VOWELS
Environment or setting
Time's up! The correct answer was milieu
THE ANIMALS
Resembling a small lobster, it's Louisiana's state crustacean
Time's up! The correct answer was crawfish/crayfish
CELEBRITIES' MIDDLE NAMES
Author Hawthorne would approve of this middle name of Ralph Fiennes
Time's up! The correct answer was Nathaniel
AN E FOR AN I
A Hawaiian wreath becomes an area sheltered from wind
Time's up! The correct answer was a lei & a lee
DOUBLE DOUBLE LETTERS
He raises & tends the honey kind
Time's up! The correct answer was beekeeper
POP MUSIC
She sang "Better Be Good To Me" in 1984, a few years after she broke up with Ike
Time's up! The correct answer was Tina Turner
WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT
In November 1988 she was elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head a modern Islamic nation
Time's up! The correct answer was Bhutto
OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS BY SPORT
1896: Ellery Clark, 20' 10"; 2000: Ivan Pedroso, 28' 3/4"
Time's up! The correct answer was the long jump
TOP O' THE CHARTS
In 1991 this heartthrob took Percy Sledge's "When A Man Loves A Woman" back to the top spot
Time's up! The correct answer was Michael Bolton
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
WHAT A WEEK
This is a rough week for pledges, but if they can make it through, they can be fraternity members
Time's up! The correct answer was hell week
NONFICTION PEOPLE
He's called a "Rough Stone Rolling" in a 2005 "Cultural Biography of Mormonism's Founder"
Time's up! The correct answer was Joseph Smith
YOU HAD TO EXPECT OPERA
Flosshilde is a Rhinemaiden in this composer's "Das Rheingold"
Time's up! The correct answer was Richard Wagner
STATE OF THE UNION
Turnabout is fair play--it seceded from a confederate state & joined the union in June 1863
Time's up! The correct answer was West Virginia
AT THE KENNEDY CENTER
A 1994 festival honoring this country featured the Tjapukai Aboriginal Dance Company
Time's up! The correct answer was Australia
SOME MORE SIMIAN CINEMA
1968 classic with the ad line "Somewhere in the universe, there must be something better than man!"
Time's up! The correct answer was Planet of the Apes
JUST PLANE GEOMETRY
The sum of the squares of the lengths of the legs of a right triangle is equal to the square of the length of this
Time's up! The correct answer was the hypotenuse
THE RECORD SHOWS I TOOK THE BLOWS
This ex-NATO commander & presidential candidate was wounded in Vietnam
Time's up! The correct answer was Clark
MR. TEA
One of the first U.S. millionaires, this patriarch of the Astor family traded furs for tea from China
Time's up! The correct answer was John Jacob
ANNUAL EVENTS
This city's Mississippi River Art Fair is held in the Mark Twain Historic District
Time's up! The correct answer was Hannibal, Missouri
YOUTH IN ASIA
With a 6-wicket victory over Nepal, Bangladesh recently retained the Asian youth championship in this sport
Time's up! The correct answer was cricket
YOU DO THE MATH
The number of days in a week times the number of ancient "wonders of the world"
Time's up! The correct answer was 49
CABLE CHANNELS
Channel that's been home to gritty shows like "Dirt" & "Rescue Me"
Time's up! The correct answer was FX
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
LYRICS FROM MUSICALS
"Beauty school dropout, no graduation day for you"
Time's up! The correct answer was Grease
THE ROYALS
Russia's first ruler with this name was called Kalita, meaning "moneybags"; not so terrible
Time's up! The correct answer was Ivan
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
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
BUD is the New York Stock Exchange symbol for this brewing company
Time's up! The correct answer was Anheuser-Busch
THE EVOLUTIONARY WAR
A 1981 Arkansas law called for balanced teaching of evolution & this opposite type of "science"
Time's up! The correct answer was creationism
RICH & FAMOUS
The William who runs this chewing gum company is the grandson of the William who founded it
Time's up! The correct answer was Wrigley
CHANTED
This musical instrument consists of a chanter, several drones & an air sack
Time's up! The correct answer was a bagpipe
LSU
9 years after leaving LSU she won an Oscar for "The Three Faces of Eve"
Time's up! The correct answer was Joanne Woodward
BEFORE & AFTER
"Bouncy" 1965 Beatles album that took over for Don Cornelius as host of a dance show
Time's up! The correct answer was Rubber Soul Train
TEENS OF THE PAST
She was a teenager when she married Ferdinand in 1469
Time's up! The correct answer was Isabella
SODA POP QUIZ
Caleb Bradham named his elixir this because it was supposed to relieve dyspepsia
Time's up! The correct answer was Pepsi Cola
TRUE LIVES
She talks about Soon-Yi & former flame Woody Allen in her 1997 memoir "What Falls Away"
Time's up! The correct answer was Mia Farrow
THE SHORT VERSION
A paranormal "experience": OBE
Time's up! The correct answer was Out-of-body experience
THEATRE HODGEPODGE
Shakespeare's play about this Tudor king begins, "I come no more to make you laugh..."
Time's up! The correct answer was Henry VIII
LITERARY HOUSES
In this Anne Tyler novel, a travel writer breaks his leg & moves into his siblings' home
Time's up! The correct answer was The Accidental Tourist
YOU MUST BE JOKING
When this gastropod in a shell rode on the turtle's back, it said, "Whee!"
Time's up! The correct answer was Snail