1 messages · Page 85 of 1
leaden abyssBOT
WONDER DRUGS
The arthritis medicine lodine is an NSAID, a non-steroidal anti-this drug
Time's up! The correct answer was inflammatory
CONTESTS
At the 1999 Westminster Dog Show, CH Loteki Supernatural Being won this award for matching the breed standard
Time's up! The correct answer was Best in Show
BOTANY
The flowers of this lawn weed, Taraxacum oficinale, are sometimes used to make wine
Time's up! The correct answer was dandelions
I READ THE NEWS TODAY
This "Post" is one of Israel's largest English-language daily newspapers
Time's up! The correct answer was Jerusalem
SOCIOLOGY
A plant, animal or object that's the symbol of a clan; it's often taboo & was paired with "Taboo" in a Freud title
Time's up! The correct answer was totem
NATURE
The oxpecker, which is this type of animal, likes to ride on the backs of giraffes
Time's up! The correct answer was a bird
WYOMING
Wyoming shares the Black Hills National Forest with this state
Time's up! The correct answer was South Dakota
BREAKING NEWS
Senator Obama attended the 2006 groundbreaking for this man's memorial, 1/2 mile from Lincoln's
Time's up! The correct answer was Martin Luther King
AMERICAN PLAYS
This playwright dedicated "A Delicate Balance" to J. Steinbeck with "affection and admiration"
Time's up! The correct answer was Edward Albee
U.S. CITIES
Principal routes through this capital include Ala Moana Boulevard & Pali Highway
Time's up! The correct answer was Honolulu
KIDS IN BOOKS
Based on a real child, a kid named Christopher Robin hangs out with this literary bear
Time's up! The correct answer was Winnie the Pooh
THE CANARY ISLANDS
On his 3 15th century voyages to the New World, his ships stopped off at the Canary Islands for supplies
Time's up! The correct answer was Columbus
I'M GOING "INN"
2-word term for a tuxedo
Time's up! The correct answer was dinner jacket
HISTORIC AMERICA
Dating from the early 1700s, the Gonzalez-Alvarez House in this city is the oldest house in Florida
Time's up! The correct answer was St. Augustine
FLEMISH & DUTCH MASTERS
In 1632 this court painter to England's Charles I & Queen Henrietta Maria was knighted
Time's up! The correct answer was Anthony van Dyck
INITIALS M.D.
Like Neve & Denise, he was one of the "Wild Things"
Time's up! The correct answer was Matt Dillon
MYTHOLOGY
These fiendish feathered females swooped down over Phineus & befouled his food
Time's up! The correct answer was Harpies
BALLS
A target ball called a "pallino" is thrown first in this Italian ball game
Time's up! The correct answer was bocce
THE TIGERS
The autobiography written by this famous Nepalese was titled "Tiger of the Snows"
Time's up! The correct answer was Tenzing Norgay
I KNOW THAT WORD BACKWARDS & FORWARDS
Reza Khan, born in Iran in 1878, & his son were these for a combined 54 years
Time's up! The correct answer was shahs
A FLY CATEGORY
During World War II, a famous American volunteeer air corps in Asia was nicknamed this
Time's up! The correct answer was the Flying Tigers
PLANTS
Britannica defines it as "any plant growing where it is not wanted"
Time's up! The correct answer was Weed
MAGICAL MOUSE-TERY TOUR
This 1959 Daniel Keyes novella about Charlie Gordon & a smarter-than-average lab mouse won a Hugo award
Time's up! The correct answer was Flowers for Algernon
ABBREV.
You can bank on it: FDIC
Time's up! The correct answer was Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
SELLERS
Strangely, this "colorful" German company sells its classic travel alarm clocks only in black & white
Time's up! The correct answer was Braun
ANIMAL TERMS
If you've been beaten 72-0 in football, you've gotten this, from the name of a smelly critter, Mephitis mephitis
Time's up! The correct answer was skunked
BORN IN THE WINDY CITY
In the film "Animal House", this Chicago native played wild & crazy "Bluto" Blutarsky
Time's up! The correct answer was John Belushi
ROGER!
The fifth Chief Justice of the United States, he succeeded John Marshall in 1836
Time's up! The correct answer was Roger Taney
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NICKNAMES
"The Ryan Express"
Time's up! The correct answer was Nolan Ryan
FRUIT
The name of this fruit, genus Prunus, can precede picker, pie & Coke
Time's up! The correct answer was cherry
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
ABBREVIATED STATES
State whose abbreviation is also a cabinet department that was formed in 1989
Time's up! The correct answer was Virginia
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
IT DON'T MEAN A "THING"
Raiment or apparel
Time's up! The correct answer was clothing
FRANCE
Liberation & Le Petit Journal are leading ones of these in France
Time's up! The correct answer was newspapers
TRAVEL & TOURISM
Andrea Palladio's 1554 book on "The Antiquities of" this city was the standard guidebook for some 200 years
Time's up! The correct answer was Rome
THE OLD WEST
This lieutenant colonel recruited some of his Rough Riders at William Menger's hotel in San Antonio
Time's up! The correct answer was Theodore Roosevelt
FUNDRAISING
Donations in the form of equipment or time instead of money are called "in" this 4-letter word
Time's up! The correct answer was in kind
FETAL ATTRACTION
Pre-natal process that created the images seen here:
Time's up! The correct answer was Ultrasound
MUSICALS
This title character's last name is McLonergan, not Rainbow
Time's up! The correct answer was Finian
A TRIP TO OUTER SPACE
Kohoutek, Shoemaker-Levy & Halley's are all names for these astronomic objects
Time's up! The correct answer was comets
CHAD IS RAD
The capital & largest city
Time's up! The correct answer was N'Djamena
FOREIGN TRAVEL
Though its slangy name suggests it goes behind, wear this in front to guard your valuables against theft
Time's up! The correct answer was a fanny pack
FOR THE BIRDS
This long-legged wading bird of the genus Platalea is named for its prominent flatware-like bill
Time's up! The correct answer was the spoonbill
BODIES OF WATER
12,500' above sea level, this South American lake bordering Bolivia & Peru is the world's most navigable lake
Time's up! The correct answer was Lake Titicaca
U.S. GEOGRAPHY
The Raritan is the longest river wholly within this state
Time's up! The correct answer was New Jersey
INTERNATIONAL CUISINE
On an Italian menu this term describes pasta with a sauce of eggs, cream, parmesan & bacon
Time's up! The correct answer was carbonara
TELEVISION
This crime drama with Robert Wagner & Stefanie Powers was created by Sidney Sheldon
Time's up! The correct answer was Hart to Hart
LITERARY QUOTES
Robert Louis Stevenson said, "Marriage is ..... a field of battle, and not a bed of" these
Time's up! The correct answer was Roses
AMERICAN LITERATURE
He wrote "Cadillac Jack" & "Lonesome Dove" after "Terms of Endearment"
Time's up! The correct answer was Larry McMurtry
SPORTS SHORTS
This manager went out on top when he called it quits Oct. 31, 2011
Time's up! The correct answer was La Russa
RELIGION
The A.M.E. in A.M.E. Church stands for African Methodist this
Time's up! The correct answer was Episcopal
WINE
Malaga is a sweet dessert wine that originated in this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Spain
VIETNAM
A fertile marshland, Vietnam's southernmost region is the broad delta of this river
Time's up! The correct answer was Mekong
PUSH BY SAFIRE
Safire defined "the proof of guilt that precipitates resignations" as this 2-word term describing a discharged firearm
Time's up! The correct answer was a smoking gun
NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD
One of this country's major recreational areas is Vitosha National Park near Sofia
Time's up! The correct answer was Bulgaria
GEORGIAN ON MY MIND
This "Pretty Woman" was born in Smyrna, Georgia on Oct. 28, 1967
Time's up! The correct answer was Julia Roberts
THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS
The CBC's fight against this overseas system of segregation included sponsoring a landmark 1986 act
Time's up! The correct answer was apartheid
ORGANIZED LABOR
This board was created in 1935 to correct or prevent unfair labor practices by employers or unions
Time's up! The correct answer was the National Labor Relations Board
QUOTATIONS
In 1944 she wrote in her diary, "In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart"
Time's up! The correct answer was Anne Frank
BEFORE & AFTER
Novel in which Rhett Butler tells Toad, Rat & Mole, "My dear, I don't give a damn"
Time's up! The correct answer was Gone With the Wind in the Willows
SOCIOLOGY
A plant, animal or object that's the symbol of a clan; it's often taboo & was paired with "Taboo" in a Freud title
Time's up! The correct answer was totem
"PRO"NOUNS
The ceremonial etiquette observed by diplomats & heads of state
Time's up! The correct answer was Protocol
BALLET
I may say "neigh!" if you do a pas de cheval, a ballet step that imitates this animal
Time's up! The correct answer was a horse
LET'S TAKE A PEAK
Venezuela's highest peak is named for this man; there's a bronze bust of him at the summit
Time's up! The correct answer was Bolivar
ALSO ON YOUR COMPUTER KEYS
A loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders to below the waist
Time's up! The correct answer was a shift
MAMMALS
It makes sense that these proud & powerful mammals live in groups called prides
Time's up! The correct answer was lions
WHAT TO WEAR
Front-closing style of sweater favored by Mr. Rogers
Time's up! The correct answer was a cardigan
THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED
August 9, 1995 in Forest Knolls, California
Time's up! The correct answer was Jerry Garcia
DESCRIBING THE NO. 1 SONG
J. Geils, 1982: Horrors! The singer must deal with his "angel" being cute enough to be featured in a men's magazine
Time's up! The correct answer was "Centerfold"
POLITICAL TALK
A "strict" one of these 15-letter words tends to interpret the Constitution literally
Time's up! The correct answer was a constructionist
ON THE MOVE
When it opened, it cut the distance from London to Bombay by 5,100 miles
Time's up! The correct answer was Suez Canal
ACTORS WHO DIRECT
"Million Dollar Baby" & "Unforgiven"
Time's up! The correct answer was Clint Eastwood
SOUNDS LIKE A CAPITAL CITY
To cause to undergo combustion
Time's up! The correct answer was burn
A SHAKESPEARE PLAY, FOR OPENERS
This play opens most dramatically with thunder & lightning. A ship is seen. Then a cry of "bos'n!"
Time's up! The correct answer was The Tempest
THE HIGHEST-SCORING SCRABBLE WORD
Vow, knight or grail
Time's up! The correct answer was knight
ABBREV.
Printer particular: DPI
Time's up! The correct answer was dots per inch
INLETS
Faxa Bay in the North Atlantic is between this country's Snaefells & Reykjanes peninsulas
Time's up! The correct answer was Iceland
FOOD FACTS
Kentucky burgoo is a thick one of these made with meat vegetables
Time's up! The correct answer was a stew
PLAY ADJECTIVES
Noel Coward 's "____ Spirit"
Time's up! The correct answer was Blithe Spirit
ANATOMY
The head of the femur fits into the acetabulum, a socket in this pelvic bone
Time's up! The correct answer was the hip bone
NONFICTION
The New Yorker's 1959 review of this said in its brevity & clarity it is "unlike most such manuals, a book as well as a tool"
Time's up! The correct answer was The Elements of Style
LANGUAGES
All of the Romance languages have their roots in this language
Time's up! The correct answer was Latin
PRIMETIME TV REUNIONS
1987: "Return to Dodge"
Time's up! The correct answer was Gunsmoke
LARRY KING'S PUBLIC FIGURES
He was 77 when he returned to space in '98; he talks to us now via satellite from Ohio
Time's up! The correct answer was John Glenn
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
ASSASSINS
Yigal Amir, a student at Bar-Ilan University, is serving a life sentence for assassinating this leader in 1995
Time's up! The correct answer was Rabin
THEY'RE NOT IN KANSAS ANY MORE
This Wild West town might still be wild if native son Dennis Hopper still lived there
Time's up! The correct answer was Dodge City
BEFORE & AFTER
"Lethal Weapon" director whose group was caught in a Sierra Nevada pass in the winter of 1846-47
Time's up! The correct answer was the Richard Donner Party
BORN IN DUBLIN
His first major satire, "A Tale of a Tub", was published in 1704
Time's up! The correct answer was Swift
CLASSIC AD LINES
"Tastes So Good Cats Ask For It By Name"
Time's up! The correct answer was Meow Mix
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Of particular interest to the NRA is the amendment that allows us "to keep & bear" these
Time's up! The correct answer was arms
GUYANESE GEOGRAPHY
Guyana is divided into 3 regions: a highland, an inland forest & a coastal plain along this ocean
Time's up! The correct answer was the Atlantic
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.
POTPOURRI
The national conference of these two religious groups sponsors Brotherhood-Sisterhood Week
Time's up! The correct answer was Christians and Jews
THE HUMAN ANIMAL
Slang for a woman on the prowl for younger men
Time's up! The correct answer was a cougar
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
NORSE MYTHOLOGY
The Einheriar were the dead warriors the Valkyries picked up & brought back to this hall where they were revived
Time's up! The correct answer was Valhalla
A LA "CART"
A sideways handspring
Time's up! The correct answer was a cartwheel
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
NOT A VERB
Salt, pepper, sage
Time's up! The correct answer was sage
ARCHITECTURE
This type of window that opens by means of a crank rhymes with a lower story of a building
Time's up! The correct answer was casement
MUSIC/TELEVISION
Legendary singer Eartha Kitt was just purr-fect as this "Batman" villainess
Time's up! The correct answer was Catwoman
ALBUMS
'N Sync's "No Strings Attached" was the No. 1 album of 2000; this Santana album was No. 2
Time's up! The correct answer was Supernatural
CABLE CHANNELS
Channel that's been home to gritty shows like "Dirt" & "Rescue Me"
Time's up! The correct answer was FX
ENDLESS SUMER
The Sumerian name for the Mesopotamian plain may have given us this name of a Biblical garden
Time's up! The correct answer was Eden
EUROPE
19th century Sardinia took the lead in unifying this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Italy
POETS' RHYME TIME
Ezra's Afghans
Time's up! The correct answer was Pound's hounds
AIRPORT CODES
In the Midwest: MSP
Time's up! The correct answer was Minneapolis-St. Paul
CANDY & GUM SLOGANS
"Gimme a Break, Gimme a Break, Break Me Off a Piece" of this candy bar
Time's up! The correct answer was Kit Kat
& THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH
Varieties of this fish include brown, rainbow & cutthroat
Time's up! The correct answer was trout
CELEBRITY RELATIVES
David Canary, who's seen on "All My Children", claims to be a descendant of this famous frontierswoman
Time's up! The correct answer was Calamity Jane
FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
He pretty much stopped treating people after his parrot Polynesia taught him how to talk to animals
Time's up! The correct answer was Dr. Dolittle
SONG LYRICS
John Denver's 2-word description of West Virginia in the 1st line of "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
Time's up! The correct answer was Almost Heaven
BRAND NAMES
Joseph McVicker invented this after seeing the trouble kids had with modeling clay
Time's up! The correct answer was Play-Doh
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
BALLET
As a law student in St. Petersburg, this man became interested in the arts, & in 1909 he founded the Ballets Russes
Time's up! The correct answer was Diaghilev
PAPAL NAMES
The constellation between Cancer & Virgo
Time's up! The correct answer was Leo
CROSSWORD CLUES "F"
Honshu volcano (4)
Time's up! The correct answer was Fuji
KNOTS TO YOU
It is second only to "Gunsmoke" as TV's longest-running primetime drama series
Time's up! The correct answer was Knots Landing
WE'RE MALAYSIA-BOUND
Endau-Rompin Park is one of the last homes of the Sumatran species of this horned mammal
Time's up! The correct answer was Rhinoceros
ROYAL FEMALE NICKNAMES
The 19th century's "Widow of Windsor"
Time's up! The correct answer was Queen Victoria
STOCK SYMBOLS
The annual report of this company, PRD, is as pretty as an instant picture
Time's up! The correct answer was Polaroid
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
THEY REST IN NEBRASKA
Long-time Nebraska senator George Norris, who helped create this project, the TVA, is buried in McCook
Time's up! The correct answer was Tennessee Valley Authority
ALL MY Xs
Maximum number of Xs that can appear on one bowler's score sheet in one game
Time's up! The correct answer was 12
IN THE DICTIONARY
The name of this African equine comes from the Portuguese for "wild ass"
Time's up! The correct answer was a zebra
HISTORY
Year in which Franklin Roosevelt was elected for an unprecedented 3rd term as president
Time's up! The correct answer was 1940
BUSY AS A BEAVER
"The Beaver's Lesson" is the title of part 5 of this author's "The Hunting of the Snark"
Time's up! The correct answer was Lewis Carroll
THE HIGHEST-SCORING SCRABBLE WORD
Cozy, wax or quilt
Time's up! The correct answer was cozy
Y1K
With the crowning of King Boleslaw, this central European nation is recognized as an independent state
Time's up! The correct answer was Poland
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
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
COME "IN"
A military badge of rank or qualification
Time's up! The correct answer was insignia
HERBS & SPICES
In medieval Europe this poultry stuffing herb of the genus Salvia was thought to stimulate the mind
Time's up! The correct answer was sage
OFFICIAL STATE THINGS
This state insect of Vermont is just as sweet as its state tree the sugar maple
Time's up! The correct answer was the honey bee
OSCAR-WINNING ROLES
1951: Boat captain Charlie Allnut
Time's up! The correct answer was Bogart
RUSSIAN
Blinaya means this, the "hop" in IHOP
Time's up! The correct answer was house of pancakes
EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT IT...
Africa's lowest temperature was 11 degrees below zero in 1935 at Ifrane, just south of Fez in this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Morocco
AMERICAN LITERATURE
This clergyman who wrote "The Short History of New-England" in 1694 was the son of Increase Mather
Time's up! The correct answer was Cotton Mather
RUBY
She was married to Al Jolson when she starred in those classic 1930s Busby Berkeley musicals
Time's up! The correct answer was Ruby Keeler
SAME TITLE, DIFFERENT SONG
Robbie Nevil & B*witched had tunes called this French phrase meaning "that's life"
Time's up! The correct answer was "C'est La Vie"
WORLD LEADERS
It's prime minister Mr. Tuila'Epa, won a silver medal in archery at the 2007 South Pacific Games
Time's up! The correct answer was Samoa
OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS BY SPORT
1964: Joe Frazier; 1996: Wladimir Klitschko
Time's up! The correct answer was boxing
THE STING
The WNBA team belonging to this southern city is known as The Sting
Time's up! The correct answer was Charlotte
THE NEW CAR LOT
The '99 Saab 9-5 offers a real cool option: this is "refrigerated"
Time's up! The correct answer was Glove compartment
IS IT "TEA" TIME YET?
In 1975 the Perfumer's Workshop introduced a fragrance named for this flower
Time's up! The correct answer was a tea rose
"T" TIME
Lay-deez annnd gentlemen! To "walk" this slender item means to tread carefully
Time's up! The correct answer was tightrope
TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE WORD THAT RHYMES WITH STAR
This animal's scientific name is Panthera onca
Time's up! The correct answer was jaguar
LITERATURE
This James M. Cain novel, which has been filmed "twice", was written under the title "Bar-B-Q"
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Postman Always Rings Twice"
NETWORK
"7 Days", "WWF Smackdown", "Moesha"
Time's up! The correct answer was UPN
5-LETTER WORDS
Greek for "word", it can mean the word of God
Time's up! The correct answer was logos
SI's SIGNS OF THE APOCALYPSE
This Miami Heat superstar center's "wife, Shaunie, said their family has outgrown its 18-bedroom home"
Time's up! The correct answer was Shaquille O'Neal
YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS STUFF
Non-potent potable for which your first set of teeth is named
Time's up! The correct answer was milk teeth
SPORTS EQUIPMENT
1 of 2 pieces of equipment in track & field that weigh 16 pounds
Time's up! The correct answer was Hammer & Shot-Put
TOUGH STUFF
A patron of wisdom & good fortune, the Hindu god Ganesha bears the head of this animal
Time's up! The correct answer was Elephant
AIRPORT CODES
In Scandinavia: CPH
Time's up! The correct answer was Copenhagen
MORE POWER TO YOU
California's 2001 energy crisis was attributed to a 1996 state law mandating this for the electricity industry
Time's up! The correct answer was deregulation
NAME THE AUTOMAKER
Corniche & Silver Shadow
Time's up! The correct answer was Rolls-Royce
I KNOW THAT WORD BACKWARDS & FORWARDS
Coloring something more rubicund makes it this
Time's up! The correct answer was redder
THE FUNNIES
In 1941 a daughter named Cookie was born to this comic strip couple
Time's up! The correct answer was Blondie and Dagwood
VEGAS, BABY
A legendary weapon that emerged from a lake, or a Las Vegas hotel
Time's up! The correct answer was Excalibur
WE ARE AMUSED
Shylock asked, "If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you" do this, "do we not laugh?"
Time's up! The correct answer was Tickle us
STRUCTURES
When completed, it stretched for 73 1/2 miles from Bowness to Wallsend
Time's up! The correct answer was Hadrian's Wall
"PRO"NOUNS
An introductory part in a novel
Time's up! The correct answer was Prologue
WHO'S THE BOSS
On "Bewitched" Darrin Stephens worked his advertising magic for this partner of McMann
Time's up! The correct answer was Larry Tate
HIT TUNES
"Iris", "Slide"
Time's up! The correct answer was Goo Goo Dolls
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
FAMOUS LLOYDS
In 1832 this editor founded the New England Anti-Slavery Society
Time's up! The correct answer was William Lloyd Garrison
TAKE A GUESS
Armenia is bordered by this other "A" country on the East & on the Southwest
Time's up! The correct answer was Azerbaijan
THE USA
The name of this New Mexico city where the first atomic bomb was exploded is Spanish for "big cottonwood"
Time's up! The correct answer was Alamogordo
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
ARCHITECTS
In 1805 Charles Bulfinch enlarged this city's Faneuil Hall
Time's up! The correct answer was Boston
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"
LITERATURE
"A Tale of Two Cities" opens as Dr. Alexander Manette is released after 18 years in this prison
Time's up! The correct answer was The Bastille
THE CANARY ISLANDS
The Canary Islands were named for a large number of these the Romans found there, not yellow songbirds
Time's up! The correct answer was wild dogs
TOM JONES
Tom finally learns the true identity of this person; he thought it was Jenny the maid
Time's up! The correct answer was His mother
AMERICAN LITERATURE
He lived for several weeks among the cannibalistic Typee before he wrote the book of the same name
Time's up! The correct answer was Herman Melville
WEDDINGS
In 2002 a hot pink frock worn by Robin Durr won the DeKuyper Contest for the worst of these
Time's up! The correct answer was a bridesmaid's dress
FAMOUS LLOYDS
In 1980 this "Evita" composer won a Tony for Best Score & a Grammy for Best Cast Show Album
Time's up! The correct answer was Webber
THE YEAR IN SPORTS
It was the year of Babe Ruth's career high in home runs
Time's up! The correct answer was 1927
CITY FLAGS
This Spanish mission & a star are depicted on San Antonio's flag
Time's up! The correct answer was The Alamo
"PRO"NOUNS
An introductory part in a novel
Time's up! The correct answer was Prologue
2011 MOVIES
Known for his work as a Shakespearean actor, he directed "Thor"
Time's up! The correct answer was Branagh
PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS
Maybe Alfred Adler didn't think he was good enough when he identified & named this complex
Time's up! The correct answer was Inferiority complex
AMERICAN INDIANS
A woman claiming to be this Lewis & Clark companion died in 1884; she would have been about 100
Time's up! The correct answer was Sacagawea
"D" IN HISTORY
The Vikings founded this city in the mid-800s, probably naming it for a black pool in the river Liffey
Time's up! The correct answer was Dublin
20th CENTURY BALLET
"Prince Rama & the Demons" was inspired by the "Ramayana", one of the great epic poems of this country
Time's up! The correct answer was India
PETER, PAUL & MARY
This American silversmith & patriot was noted for his courier service
Time's up! The correct answer was Paul Revere
CHANCE
Theoretically, a U.S. casino's ability to make money on Roulette relies on the presence of these 2 green figures
Time's up! The correct answer was 0 and 00
U.S. COLLEGES
Swarthmore College of Pennsylvania has a historical library devoted to this religious group that founded it
Time's up! The correct answer was Quakers
STOCK SYMBOLS
The annual report of this company, PRD, is as pretty as an instant picture
Time's up! The correct answer was Polaroid
CLOTHING WORDS
Hits hard
Time's up! The correct answer was socks/belts
THE REPLACEMENTS
This cell-division process in which a cell's nucleus replicates is vital for repair & replacement of worn-out cells
Time's up! The correct answer was mitosis
ALSO ON YOUR COMPUTER KEYS
An additional section placed within the folds of a newspaper
Time's up! The correct answer was an insert
CNN
It's the territory where the ceremony seen here took place on the night of June 30 - July 1, 1997
Time's up! The correct answer was Hong Kong
GROUP COUNTDOWN
In interrogation, one officer who acts threatening & another who comes on nicer to win the suspect's trust
Time's up! The correct answer was good cop, bad cop
SCIENCE & NATURE
The Jacobson's organ at the roof of this legless reptile's mouth is used with its tongue to detect odors
Time's up! The correct answer was Snake
LONG WORDS
In 1923 Lts. Macready & Kelly made the first nonstop flight of this 16-letter type, Long Island to San Diego
Time's up! The correct answer was transcontinental
WE'RE MALAYSIA-BOUND
Endau-Rompin Park is one of the last homes of the Sumatran species of this horned mammal
Time's up! The correct answer was Rhinoceros
INTERNATIONAL CUISINE
To enjoy this national Swiss dish, you'd better like cheese, lots of it, melted in wine
Time's up! The correct answer was fondue
NBA HALL OF FAMERS
This Nigeria-born Rockets player holds the NBA record for career blocked shots with 3,830
Time's up! The correct answer was Hakeem Olajuwon
I LOVE L.A. KERS
Kobe called it "idiotic criticism" that he hadn't (until 2009) won an NBA title without this teammate
Time's up! The correct answer was Shaquille O'Neal
ITALIAN ART
Gentile da Fabriano used the international Gothic style for his painting "The Adoration Of" this trio
Time's up! The correct answer was The Magi
THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
In 1326 the Ottomans moved their capital to Bursa, which is in this Asian part of modern-day Turkey
Time's up! The correct answer was Anatolia
TALK LIKE A BRIT
If you're a British secret agent, you may have a license to kill, but you spell license this way
Time's up! The correct answer was L-I-C-E-N-C-E
NO. 1 ALBUMS
"Forever Your Girl"
Time's up! The correct answer was Paula Abdul
A DICKENSIAN NIGHTMARE
It's no "mystery" why John Jasper haunts me--his fingers have knives on them!
Time's up! The correct answer was The Mystery of Edwin Drood
THAT'S SOME NERVE
A slipped disc can cause pain along this largest nerve that runs down the leg
Time's up! The correct answer was the sciatic nerve
EAT IT!
This Hormel product was once simply known as "spiced ham"
Time's up! The correct answer was Spam
HAMMERS
He said to his captain, "Before I let your steam drill beat me, I'd die with this hammer in my hand"
Time's up! The correct answer was John Henry
PRESIDENTS IN THE CABINET
He wasn't a Secretary of State, he was Andrew Johnson's Secretary of War in 1867 & 1868
Time's up! The correct answer was Ulysses S. Grant
SCRAMBLED EGGS
Reptile born with an "egg tooth" so it can escape its shelled jail: TAILOR GAL
Time's up! The correct answer was alligator
THE USA
The discovery of the Comstock Lode in 1859 attracted miners & prospectors to this state
Time's up! The correct answer was Nevada
SONGS
Having this title problem, Barry Manilow sings, "I can't laugh and I can't sing, I'm finding it hard to do anything"
Time's up! The correct answer was "Can't Smile Without You"
"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
GET SMART
A Boston study found doing this for 40 minutes a day builds up the cerebral cortex; monks must be really smart!
Time's up! The correct answer was meditate
SECRET IDENTITIES
Zorro
Time's up! The correct answer was Don Diego de la Vega
BORN IN THE WINDY CITY
Tarzan was the most famous creation of this Chicago-born writer
Time's up! The correct answer was Edgar Rice Burroughs
THE GODFATHER
This S.F. Giant, Barry Bonds' godfather, got his nickname from his unique greetings to fans
Time's up! The correct answer was Say Hey Willie Mays
ABBREVIATED
A "green" government group: EPA
Time's up! The correct answer was Environmental Protection Agency
KANSAS CITIES
In the 1960s this largest Kansas city became the world's largest producer of general aviation aircraft
Time's up! The correct answer was Wichita
"D" IN HISTORY
The Vikings founded this city in the mid-800s, probably naming it for a black pool in the river Liffey
Time's up! The correct answer was Dublin
ARCHITECTURE
The caldarium, the tepidarium & the frigidarium were chambers in these, where olden Romans refreshed themselves
Time's up! The correct answer was the baths
AWARDS
"Pearls for Pigs" was 1998's best play in these off-Broadway awards given by the Village Voice
Time's up! The correct answer was Obies
WORLD CITIES
This Sudanese capital lies on a narrow piece of land bounded by the White & Blue Nile Rivers
Time's up! The correct answer was Khartoum
"FOR" WORDS
This word on the label signifies that vitamins have been added to milk
Time's up! The correct answer was fortified
BRITISH BANDS & SINGERS
In 1990 Roger Waters of this group gave a performance of "The Wall" at the former site of the Berlin Wall
Time's up! The correct answer was Pink Floyd
COUNTRY & WESTERN MUSIC
In Cole Porter's song, these words follow "can't look at hobbles and I can't stand fences"
Time's up! The correct answer was don't fence me in
UNOFFICIAL STATE NICKNAMES
It's "The Plantation State" because its full name includes the words "And Providence Plantations"
Time's up! The correct answer was Rhode Island
SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE
In Wexford County, 5 miles north-northwest of Cadillac
Time's up! The correct answer was Michigan
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Learning this Bantu language whose name comes from a word meaning "of the coast"
Time's up! The correct answer was Swahili
"LIGHT"s
A joking question asked about many groups is "How many does it take to" do this
Time's up! The correct answer was screw in a light bulb
TIME TO CONVERT
MMIX in Roman numerals gives us this year
Time's up! The correct answer was 2009
"E" CHANNEL
Before going bankrupt in 1989, this airline tried selling $12 plane tickets between Boston & New York
Time's up! The correct answer was Eastern
WANT ADS
Walk the Max Planck! We're Stephen Hawking a new position to be this type of scientist, like those guys
Time's up! The correct answer was physicist
TECHNOLOGY
"GUI" stands for this.
Time's up! The correct answer was Graphical User Interface
ANTIQUES
Fireplace tool that consists of matching shaped boards, a metal nozzle & flexible leather sides
Time's up! The correct answer was Bellows
THE CIVIL WAR
Northerners who sought advantage in the post-war South were said to tote their belongings in these
Time's up! The correct answer was carpetbags
DEPARTMENT "S"
Winter Olympic events using these first appeared at the 1998 Nagano games
Time's up! The correct answer was snowboards
HISTORIC WOMEN
Anna Ivanovna, empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740, was the niece of this great ruler
Time's up! The correct answer was Peter the Great
iPOD, YOUTUBE OR WII
Its name was reportedly inspired by a line from "2001: A Space Odyssey"
Time's up! The correct answer was iPod
14:59
"The joke's over", said Simon Cowell about this "American Idol" singer with a unique rendition of "She Bangs"
Time's up! The correct answer was William Hung
ANAGRAMMED STATE CAPITALS
Any lab
Time's up! The correct answer was Albany
FLOWER
Bergamot is also called the "balm" of these creatures to which it's highly attractive
Time's up! The correct answer was bees
"PH"UN WORDS
You beta know that this letter follows upsilon in the Greek alphabet
Time's up! The correct answer was Phi
MORTAL MATTERS
Willie, the animal Wiarton, Canada used for this celebration, died Jan. 31, 1999, 2 days before his next appearance
Time's up! The correct answer was Groundhog Day
LUNCH COUNTER LINGO
Bow wow & Coney Island both refer to this food
Time's up! The correct answer was a hot dog
MUSICAL THEATRE
It's based on the memoir "Anna And The King Of Siam"
Time's up! The correct answer was "The King And I"
POUR ME A STIFF ONE
Nonpotent potable in common to a fuzzy navel & a screwdriver
Time's up! The correct answer was orange juice
WORDS WITHIN WORDS
Type of literature often produced by oversensitive youths
Time's up! The correct answer was Verse
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
TRANSPORTATION
The twin rotor type of this has 2 main rotors going in opposite directions, so it doesn't need a tail rotor
Time's up! The correct answer was a helicopter
MUSICAL THEATER
It's the musical featuring the song heard here: ("I'm Getting Married in the Morning")
Time's up! The correct answer was "My Fair Lady"
THE SATURDAY EVENING POST
In the March 17, 1956 issue, Gary Cooper said, "In Westerns you were permitted to kiss" this "but never your girl"
Time's up! The correct answer was your horse
WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT
In 1616 she & her husband John Rolfe traveled to England to help raise funds for the Virginia colonists
Time's up! The correct answer was Pocahontas
ORDINAL NUMBER, PLEASE
Shakespeare's "night" to remember
Time's up! The correct answer was Twelfth
ODD TITLES
Gilbert & Sullivan's "Mikado", not Milne, gave us this hyphenated title for a pompous functionary
Time's up! The correct answer was grand poo-bah
LITERARY HOUSES
Harry Angstrom's house burns to the ground in this author's 1971 novel "Rabbit Redux"
Time's up! The correct answer was Updike
3-LETTER ABBREV.
For tax purposes, the total amount you earned less deductions: AGI
Time's up! The correct answer was adjusted gross income
HISTORIC NICKNAMES
Because of his Hanoverian heritage, American colonists called this monarch "German Georgie" or "Geordie"
Time's up! The correct answer was George III
ROCK-Y
An area in Central Park dedicated to the memory of John Lennon is named for this Beatles song
Time's up! The correct answer was "Strawberry Fields Forever"
ACTORS' RHYME TIME
Cybill's large cats
Time's up! The correct answer was Shepherd's leopards
COMMON ABBREVIATIONS
All things considered, NPR is this popular listening place
Time's up! The correct answer was National Public Radio
FIRSTS
On December 7, 1787, Delaware became the 1st state to do this
Time's up! The correct answer was ratify the U.S. Constitution
SOMETHIN' TO "C"
The means of production are privately owned in this economic system
Time's up! The correct answer was Capitalism
BREAKING NEWS
Gambler Charles Wells is believed to have inspired the song "The Man Who" did this "At Monte Carlo"
Time's up! The correct answer was "Broke The Bank"
WORLD CITIES
In 1973 a highway bridge opened connecting the European & Asian parts of this Turkish city
Time's up! The correct answer was Istanbul
DIALING FOR DIALECTS
Sprechen Sie Plattdeutsch? If you do, you speak the Low variety of this language
Time's up! The correct answer was German
OATS
While the terms are used interchangeably, groats are usually more coarsely ground than these
Time's up! The correct answer was Grits
TOP 40 BONUS
"Proud Mary"
Time's up! The correct answer was Creedence Clearwater Revival & Ike & Tina Turner
THE USA
The discovery of the Comstock Lode in 1859 attracted miners & prospectors to this state
Time's up! The correct answer was Nevada
IT'S "BIG"
It's found in the Parliament Tower of Westminster Palace
Time's up! The correct answer was Big Ben
SPORTS
During his 1955-1966 career, this Dodger pitcher averaged 9.28 strikeouts per 9 innings
Time's up! The correct answer was Koufax
PRESIDENTS IN IOWA
In 1975 Ford attended this, the subject of a 1945 Rodgers & Hammerstein film musical
Time's up! The correct answer was Iowa State Fair
REEL MOTHERS
Billy Crystal is meant to kill Danny DeVito's mother according to DeVito's plan in this 1987 comedy
Time's up! The correct answer was Throw Momma From The Train
ANIMAL TERMS
This expression meaning to crease a page in a book for later reference dates back to 1659
Time's up! The correct answer was dog-ear
AIRLINE TRAVEL
In 2003 this airline agreed to buy KLM, creating Europe's largest airline
Time's up! The correct answer was Air France
TAKE OUT
A rhytidectomy removes these surgically; botox takes them out another way
Time's up! The correct answer was wrinkles
I LOVE L.A. KERS
Kobe called it "idiotic criticism" that he hadn't (until 2009) won an NBA title without this teammate
Time's up! The correct answer was Shaquille O'Neal
LITERATURE
"A Tale of Two Cities" opens as Dr. Alexander Manette is released after 18 years in this prison
Time's up! The correct answer was The Bastille
& GO TO "BED"
Kidded & teased (like Adam did to Eve, perhaps?)
Time's up! The correct answer was ribbed
MUSEUMS
This building in Philadelphia houses the inkstand used by the Declaration signers
Time's up! The correct answer was Independence Hall
AFRICAN-AMERICANA
Mari Evans adapted this Zora Neale Hurston work as a musical titled "Eyes"
Time's up! The correct answer was Their Eyes Were Watching God
WORDS IN (THE) ENCYCLOPEDIA
Book of Genesis garden
Time's up! The correct answer was Eden
CIVIL WAR LITERATURE
His works about the war include the essay "What I Saw of Shiloh" & the story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
Time's up! The correct answer was Ambrose Bierce
MUSIC/TELEVISION
Going from Salt-N-Pepa to Dr. Pepa, the musician was in the house counseling Janice Dickinson on this VH1 reality show
Time's up! The correct answer was The Surreal Life
NORSE MYTHOLOGY
The Norns are counterparts of the Fates: Urd represents the past; Verdandi & Skuld, these 2 things
Time's up! The correct answer was the present & the future
POLITICAL MOVIES
This political satire starred John Travolta as a Southern governor running for president
Time's up! The correct answer was Primary Colors
HARRY GUYS
There's no doubt about it, he was born Harry, but we know him as "Bing"
Time's up! The correct answer was "Bing" Crosby
THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM
To oversimplify, it's a really big hole in the ground in Arizona--1 mile deep & 277 river miles long
Time's up! The correct answer was the Grand Canyon
THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
This Venezuelan waterfall was named for an American bush pilot who discovered it in 1935
Time's up! The correct answer was Angel Falls
HOW'S THE WEATHER?
The forecast is cloudy with a 30% chance of these, characterized by the sudden start & stop of light rainfall
Time's up! The correct answer was showers
APOLLO 11
Some 1 million spectators surrounded this space center to watch the lift-off
Time's up! The correct answer was Cape Kennedy
PASS THE CHOCOLATE
Fran's Chocolates of Seattle makes delectable caramels topped with the gray sea type of this
Time's up! The correct answer was salt
READING
Group name for all letters other than A, E, I, O & U
Time's up! The correct answer was consonants
TECHNOLOGY
The iPhone was launches on this date.
Time's up! The correct answer was 29th June 2007
SCIENCE & NATURE
A magnetic field is measured in units called gauss or this after a real "coil" guy
Time's up! The correct answer was Nikola Tesla
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
STATE: THE OBVIOUS
The Mississippi River begins at Lake Itasca in this "M" state (not Mississippi)
Time's up! The correct answer was Minnesota
"O"PERA
George finds out Lennie has a dead mouse in his pocket in this Carlisle Floyd opera based on a 1937 novel
Time's up! The correct answer was Of Mice And Men
ALSO A VEGAS CASINO
A weapon removed from a stone
Time's up! The correct answer was Excalibur
THE GIANTS
In Lilliput he's a giant
Time's up! The correct answer was Gulliver
SHIPS
In 1717 this pirate captured La Concorde & renamed it Queen Anne's Revenge; a year later it ran aground off N.C.
Time's up! The correct answer was Edward Teach
ANIMAL PLANET
Useful in long-term avian study, it's the placing of metal identification tags on the legs of wild birds
Time's up! The correct answer was Banding
U.S. GEOGRAPHY
Important dams on this river include Rock Island, Rocky Reach & Grand Coulee
Time's up! The correct answer was the Columbia River
CANADIAN FOOTBALL
Unlike the NFL, a CFL team gets this many downs in a series to advance the ball 10 yards
Time's up! The correct answer was three
BIBLICAL CRIME BLOTTER
Wife of Ahab, this Baal worshiper & harlot was last seen in Jezreel
Time's up! The correct answer was Jezebel
THE WOK OF FAME
Some people may have adverse reactions to this Chinese food flavor enhancer that's also called "Mei-Jing"
Time's up! The correct answer was MSG
HISTORY OLDER THAN YOU
Julius Caesar became the leader of this empire in 45 B.C. but was killed just one year later
Time's up! The correct answer was Roman
TECHNOLOGY
After hearing this invention of his work, Edison said, "I was never so taken aback in my life"
Time's up! The correct answer was the phonograph
SCIENTISTS
This Russian's work on gastrointestinal secretions in animals earned him a Nobel prize
Time's up! The correct answer was Pavlov
EVERYBODY LOVES RAY
"Write if you get work" was Ray Goulding's catchphrase as half of this duo
Time's up! The correct answer was Bob and Ray
KNIGHTS
This adjective, a synonym for "wandering", describes the type of knight satirized by Cervantes
Time's up! The correct answer was Knight-errant
STATE OF THE UNION
The Trinity site in this state was the location of the USA's first atomic explosion
Time's up! The correct answer was New Mexico
JEWELRY
Sotheby's has announced it won't sell any items of this tusk material produced since 1939
Time's up! The correct answer was Ivory
OF "RATH"
For many, this Johannesburg-born actor will forever be the definitive Sherlock Holmes
Time's up! The correct answer was Basil Rathbone
THAT'S BUSINESS
In 1997 Tyco International moved to this U.K. territory in the Atlantic for tax purposes
Time's up! The correct answer was Bermuda
THAT'S MY BUSINESS
A brother of one of the rappers in Run-DMC, this entrepreneur runs Phat Farm
Time's up! The correct answer was Russell Simmons
RHYMES WITH TEEN
"Lois & Clark" actor Cain
Time's up! The correct answer was Dean
BACK IN 1906
In 1906 there were 90 of these; nearly two-thirds of them were Republican
Time's up! The correct answer was senators
PRIME NUMBERS
Boeing's answer in the early 1960s to the Douglas DC-9; it's good for medium hauls
Time's up! The correct answer was 727
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
AROUND THE WORLD
Completed in 1345, the Ponte Vecchio crosses over the Arno River in this European country
Time's up! The correct answer was Italy
THE NEW TESTAMENT
This mother of John The Baptist was well into old age when John was born
Time's up! The correct answer was Elizabeth
I'D RATHER BE SKIING
Bumps or mounds of snow that accumulate on a slope are called these, like some very wealthy & powerful people
Time's up! The correct answer was moguls
SPEECH! SPEECH!
In 1653 he told the Rump Parliament to get off its rump & "In the name of God, go!"
Time's up! The correct answer was Oliver Cromwell
STATES OF THE UNION
The 4 large stars on the flag of Arkansas represent the U.S., France, Spain & this
Time's up! The correct answer was the Confederacy
SPORTS EQUIPMENT
Alternate name for the number one wood in golf
Time's up! The correct answer was Driver
SIGNS & SYMBOLS
At her swearing-in, Speaker Pelosi wore this color (also a longtime symbol of power) as a symbol of the Suffragettes
Time's up! The correct answer was purple
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
HAVE A CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
G'Day Mate! Room service hopped in with kangaroo-tail soup, your breakfast from this continent
Time's up! The correct answer was Australia
SHAKESPEARE'S WOMEN
Shakespearean play featuring Falstaff & some "happy homemakers"
Time's up! The correct answer was The Merry Wives of Windsor
POUR ME A STIFF ONE
Invented in Cuba, a mojito is made with lime juice, club soda, sugar, ice, mint leaves & this kind of alcohol
Time's up! The correct answer was rum
BRAND-O
Models of this car brand include the Metro & the Storm
Time's up! The correct answer was Geo
CINEMA OF "BLOOD"
Daniel Day-Lewis starred in this 2008 Oscar-winning adaptation of an Upton Sinclair novel
Time's up! The correct answer was There Will Be Blood
BUGS
This large hairy spider is named for a wolf spider found near the Italian town of Taranto
Time's up! The correct answer was Tarantula
SEEING "RED"
In "Peanuts", Snoopy often fancied himself a flying ace out to get this pilot
Time's up! The correct answer was The Red Baron
MEDIEVAL MUSIC
In 950 this instrument in Winchester Cathedral needed 70 men to work the bellows
Time's up! The correct answer was Organ
MASTER OF PUPPETS
Set in a Washington bar, this satirical political TV show was populated by puppets from Sid & Marty Krofft
Time's up! The correct answer was D.C. Follies
OH MY GOD! YOU'VE GOT 3 "I"s
(Sofia of the Clue Crew in Oahu, Hawaii) I'm overlooking this Oahu beach that attracts about 65,000 visitors a day
Time's up! The correct answer was Waikiki
IT HAPPENED IN NOVEMBER
The start of his reign in Spain falls mainly on the 22nd of November, 1975
Time's up! The correct answer was Juan Carlos
PICK A PLANET
It was the first to be discovered with the aid of the telescope
Time's up! The correct answer was Uranus
OFFICIAL STATE THINGS
Florida's state shell is the "horse" type of this (Wow! I can hear the ocean!)
Time's up! The correct answer was a conch
HISTORIC BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
This king is thrilled by the birth of Mary, Feb. 18, 1516; there's still plenty of time to have a son--right?
Time's up! The correct answer was Henry VIII
FEELING POSSESSIVE
In a 1981 hit song, Rick Springfield wished that he had her
Time's up! The correct answer was "Jessie's Girl"
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
"EZ" DOES IT
In the classic sitcom he's the patriarch of "The Addams Family"
Time's up! The correct answer was Gomez
PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS
Type of drum seen here, or a dance done to them
Time's up! The correct answer was Conga
FROM THE GREEK
From the Greek for "false name", it's a fictitious name used by an author
Time's up! The correct answer was a pseudonym
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
Virginia's father Sir Leslie Stephen was earlier married to a daughter of this "Vanity Fair" author
Time's up! The correct answer was Thackeray
HOMOPHONIC PAIRS
In a restaurant, it's a quartet's table request
Time's up! The correct answer was for four
11-LETTER WORDS
Another name for mercury, it also means mercurial or temperamental
Time's up! The correct answer was Quicksilver
TAYLOR, SWIFT
"Gossip Girl" Taylor Momsen was Cindy Lou Who in this holiday film
Time's up! The correct answer was How the Grinch Stole Christmas
BOXING MOVIES
Before starring on TV's "Thunder In Paradise", this "Hulkster" played Thunderlips in "Rocky III"
Time's up! The correct answer was Hulk Hogan
Y1K
By a vote of its parliament, the Althing, this island country adopts Christianity
Time's up! The correct answer was Iceland
WHAT'S ON TV?
Bryan Fuller created this show about a piemaker whose touch can bring the dead to life
Time's up! The correct answer was Pushing Daisies
HOMOPHONES
Lies in the sun, or people who live in the Pyrenees
Time's up! The correct answer was basks/Basques
MIDDLE "C"
It means of or pertaining to the sense of smell
Time's up! The correct answer was olfactory
THE OBLIGATORY POETRY CATEGORY
In preparing to write this poem, Longfellow used "An historical and statistical account of Nova Scotia"
Time's up! The correct answer was Evangeline
BALLET
A new ballet about this puppet who yearns to be a boy had it's U.S. premiere in Atlanta in 2000
Time's up! The correct answer was Pinocchio
BON APPE-"T"
This root vegetable often has white skin & a purple-tinged top
Time's up! The correct answer was Turnip
HOTELS
(Hi, I'm Brad Garrett of "Everybody Loves Raymond") I opened for Frank Sinatra at this Vegas hotel, now closed, where the Rat Pack held a "summit" in 1960
Time's up! The correct answer was Sands
INTO THE "WOOD"s
On an orchestral score, the music for this instrument group is at the top
Time's up! The correct answer was woodwinds
WORLD WAR I
At the 1914 Battle of Tannenberg in East Prussia, this country's army was surrounded & largely destroyed
Time's up! The correct answer was Russia
BRITISH FASHION
Katharine Hamnett created the '80s T-shirt telling us to "choose" this
Time's up! The correct answer was Life
PROVERBS
It's the type of pot that "never boils"
Time's up! The correct answer was a watched pot
KOREA
The name of this martial art resembling karate is Korean for "art of kicking and punching"
Time's up! The correct answer was Taekwondo
FATHERS-IN-LAW
German emperor Frederick III's was this German-born British prince consort
Time's up! The correct answer was Prince Albert
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
CENTRAL PARK
In the 1953 film "The Band Wagon" Fred Astaire & this leggy partner were "Dancing In The Dark" through Central Park
Time's up! The correct answer was Cyd Charisse
THE COLOR PURPLE
2 centuries late, this unstable British king was diagnosed with an excess of purple pigments in the blood
Time's up! The correct answer was King George III
THE NEW TESTAMENT
This son of a Jewish mother & a Greek father is also called Timotheus
Time's up! The correct answer was Timothy
MOVIE TRIVIA
For the first time in '68, the Academy Awards were held in this auditorium, its current home
Time's up! The correct answer was the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
SAME TITLE, DIFFERENT SONG
Sammy Davis Jr. in 1972 & Christina Aguilera in 2007 sang about this sweet guy
Time's up! The correct answer was "Candyman"
WASHINGTON D.C.
287 miles long, it flows past Washington & induces "fever" in ambitious politicians
Time's up! The correct answer was the Potomac River
PEOPLE
Herbert Ross, who directed the film "Steel Magnolias", is married to this sister of Jackie Onassis
Time's up! The correct answer was Lee Radziwill
A BUG'S LIFE
The chigoe is a sand-dwelling variety of this insect
Time's up! The correct answer was a flea
OSCAR WINNERS & NOMINEES ON TV
Although he lost the supporting actor Oscar for "Cinderella Man", he won the Emmy vote for "John Adams"
Time's up! The correct answer was Paul Giamatti
"IND" THE KNOW
This adjective refers to the original natives of any region
Time's up! The correct answer was indigenous
AIN'T THAT "GRAND"
At 15 in 1991, Judit Polgar became the youngest person & one of the few women to attain this rank
Time's up! The correct answer was a grandmaster
KNIGHTS
Code of behavior for a knight to remember
Time's up! The correct answer was Chivalry
THE MISFITS
1965's "The Outlaws Is Coming" was the last movie featuring this wacky trio of comedy misfits
Time's up! The correct answer was The Three Stooges
REQUIRED READING
In 2 classic survival stories, it's the last name of a Swiss family & the first name of Mr. Crusoe
Time's up! The correct answer was Robinson
4-LETTER WORDS
To incline, or to thrust a lance, perhaps at a windmill
Time's up! The correct answer was Tilt
PARISIANS
For speaking too "Candide"ly, he did time in the Bastille, but later lived in a mansion on Ile St-Louis
Time's up! The correct answer was Voltaire
OLD VIRGINIA
He was cornered & fatally wounded by federal troops on a farm near Port Royal, Virginia on April 26, 1865
Time's up! The correct answer was John Wilkes Booth
CLIMBING
Also meaning to stop an action, in climbing it means to secure another person with a rope
Time's up! The correct answer was to belay
THREE
Stalin, FDR & Churchill were known by this collective nickname when they met in Teheran in 1943
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Big Three"
IT'S "BIG"
Sasquatch
Time's up! The correct answer was Bigfoot
U.S. PRESIDENTS
In the campaign slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too", he's Tippecanoe
Time's up! The correct answer was William Henry Harrison
BRITISH FASHION
Katharine Hamnett created the '80s T-shirt telling us to "choose" this
Time's up! The correct answer was Life
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
INTERIOR DESIGN
China & India provide many of the "imports" in the name of this Texas-based home furnishings retailer
Time's up! The correct answer was Pier 1 Imports
ROCK-Y
1984's "Jump" was the first No. 1 hit for this group that features brothers Alex & Eddie
Time's up! The correct answer was Van Halen
CARY GRANT FILMS
This 1957 Cary Grant-Deborah Kerr weepie was a major plot device in "Sleepless In Seattle"
Time's up! The correct answer was An Affair To Remember
NORSE MYTHOLOGY
Laerad is the great tree around which this hall of the slain was built
Time's up! The correct answer was Valhalla
BEN
In 1783 Franklin asked Congress to recall him from this country; he finally made it home in 1785
Time's up! The correct answer was France
TRAIN STATIONS
Sherlock Holmes often left London from this station that shares its name with a battle
Time's up! The correct answer was Waterloo Station
PEN NAMES
2 of his pen names were rather transparent: Antosha Chekhonte & Anton Ch.
Time's up! The correct answer was Anton Chekhov
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
THE 20th CENTURY
Shortly after taking power, he nationalized millions of dollars of American-owned property in Cuba
Time's up! The correct answer was Fidel Castro
AIN'T THAT "GRAND"
At 15 in 1991, Judit Polgar became the youngest person & one of the few women to attain this rank
Time's up! The correct answer was a grandmaster
PRESIDENTIAL RHYME TIME
Arthur's school terms
Time's up! The correct answer was Chester's semesters
CATHOLIC PRIESTS
The priest's duty to keep your sins secret is traditionally protected by "the sanctity of" this booth
Time's up! The correct answer was the confessional
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
GOING DUTCH
The dairy is "de melwinkel" while "de kaaswinkel" specializes in this kind of dairy product
Time's up! The correct answer was Cheese
WORLD AUTHORS
While at University College, Dublin, he wrote the essay "The Day of the Rabblement", attacking the Irish Literary Theatre
Time's up! The correct answer was James Joyce
NAME THE OPERA
("Habanera")
Time's up! The correct answer was "Carmen"
THE EYES HAVE IT
A hollow area that holds a light bulb
Time's up! The correct answer was Socket
BASIC SCIENCE
In North America, these tiny birds are the main birds that pollinate flowers
Time's up! The correct answer was hummingbirds
THE 1960s
Vanishing in the ‘60s, it’s what YUkon, KLondike & VAlencia were examples of
Time's up! The correct answer was telephone prefixes
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
DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE COMPANIES
It has a Supercenter on South 9th St. in Salina, Kansas
Time's up! The correct answer was Walmart
TEENS OF THE PAST
In his teens in the 1860s this "bright light" of inventors worked as a roving telegraph operator
Time's up! The correct answer was Thomas Edison
iPOD, YOUTUBE OR WII
Its name was reportedly inspired by a line from "2001: A Space Odyssey"
Time's up! The correct answer was iPod
BRITISH BANDS & SINGERS
In 1998 this group seen here reunited for a VH1 special & a concert tour ("I'll Tumble 4 Ya")
Time's up! The correct answer was Culture Club
"R"OCK MUSIC
The subject of this 1973 Allman Brothers hit was "tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I can"
Time's up! The correct answer was "Ramblin' Man"
MINORITY REPORT
A 1936 dissent by Justice Stone accused 6 other justices of a "tortured construction" of this document
Time's up! The correct answer was the Constitution
CORAL REEF LIFE
A species of these well-armed creatures known as the crown-of-thorns feasts on coral reefs
Time's up! The correct answer was starfish
THE CIA
The CIA's main rival for much of its existence was this Soviet counterpart
Time's up! The correct answer was KGB
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
"COURT" BRIEFS
Marsupial term for a self-appointed tribunal that parodies existing principles of law
Time's up! The correct answer was a kangaroo court
THE 20th CENTURY
In January 1926 in London, John L. Baird demonstrated this new invention which used a cathode ray tube
Time's up! The correct answer was Television
GOOD CAUSES
The LFA is a leading group battling this disease named for lesions that resemble a wolf's bite
Time's up! The correct answer was lupus
BEST MOVIE QUOTES EVER!
1999: "Get in my belly!" (Second in a series)
Time's up! The correct answer was Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
THE EYES HAVE IT
People say these are what you need to make it in Hollywood
Time's up! The correct answer was Contacts
SCIENCE BRIEFS
For water, it's 0 degrees Celsius: F.P.
Time's up! The correct answer was freezing point
ART
Georges Rouault liked to include some tragic ones of these in his works; Red Skelton specialized in them
Time's up! The correct answer was clowns
FROM THE GREEK
From the Greek for "primary", these are made of amino acids
Time's up! The correct answer was proteins
SPORTS HOME CITIES
MLB's Royals
Time's up! The correct answer was Kansas City
SCIENCE GUYS
Not even a wheelchair & voice synthesizer can stop him from unlocking the secrets of the universe
Time's up! The correct answer was Stephen Hawking
CHANTED
This musical instrument consists of a chanter, several drones & an air sack
Time's up! The correct answer was a bagpipe
KNOTS TO YOU
The Honda is a slip knot used by cowboys to make this tool of the trade
Time's up! The correct answer was Lasso
COMMON SIMILES
If you're scared, you might be "shaking like" this botanical item
Time's up! The correct answer was a leaf
SHAKESPEAREAN WORDS
Polonius uses the word "outbreak" about Laertes' fiery mind, not this title character
Time's up! The correct answer was Hamlet
THE MIDDLE AGES
This continent's Mali empire reached its apogee under Mansa Musa in the 14th century
Time's up! The correct answer was Africa
SHAKESPEAREAN LAST SCENES
Though this comedy has Verona in its title, it ends in a forest on the frontiers of Mantua
Time's up! The correct answer was The Two Gentlemen of Verona
INTERNATIONAL CUISINE
This Greek dish typically consists of layers of eggplant & ground lamb or beef topped with a white sauce
Time's up! The correct answer was moussaka
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
GIVE ME AN "A"!
Wow! In 2002 a "supercolony" of billions of these was discovered stretching across several countries in Europe
Time's up! The correct answer was ants
THE 50 STATES
Among its nicknames are "The Prairie State" & "The Land of Lincoln"
Time's up! The correct answer was Illinois
THE PRODUCERS
This state produces more lobsters than any other
Time's up! The correct answer was Maine
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
FATHERS-IN-LAW
German emperor Frederick III's was this German-born British prince consort
Time's up! The correct answer was Prince Albert
IT MIGHT SURPRISE YOU
This exhaustive reference work first published in 1768 is not British: it has been American-owned for over 100 years
Time's up! The correct answer was the Encyclopedia Britannica
SPORTS LEGENDS
If Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak had gone one more game in 1941, this company would have given him a $10,000 contract
Time's up! The correct answer was H.J. Heinz
TAKE A GUESS
2 of the 4 actors who earned 1974 Oscar nominations for "The Godfather Part II"; one of them won
Time's up! The correct answer was Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Michael V. Gazzo, & Lee Strasberg
FAMOUS NAMES
A grandson of Man O' War, he defeated his uncle in a famous matchup November 1, 1938
Time's up! The correct answer was Seabiscuit
LANGUAGES
Gaspar Karolyi's translation of the Bible in 1590 was influential in the development of this as a national language
Time's up! The correct answer was Hungarian
SECRET MENUS
Fatburger offers a "Hypocrite Burger" featuring this type of patty with slabs of bacon
Time's up! The correct answer was veggie patty
THE EVOLUTIONARY WAR
Orderly people are bothered by the idea of thse random changes in genetic material helping evolution along
Time's up! The correct answer was mutations
HOMELAND SECURITY
In 1971 Congress told this agency to start protecting visiting heads of state
Time's up! The correct answer was the Secret Service
KING ARTHUR
Arthur set up the diamond jousts, a series of 9 annual tournaments all won by this knight
Time's up! The correct answer was Lancelot
JUST THE FACTS
In 1751 the Penn Provincial Assembly placed the order for this symbol of freedom, now in Philadelphia
Time's up! The correct answer was the Liberty Bell
TRUE LIVES
Despite its title, "The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas" is a book by & about this woman
Time's up! The correct answer was Gertrude Stein
THAT'S MY LAW
Snell's Law governs the angle of refraction of this as it passes from one medium to another
Time's up! The correct answer was Light
OFFICIAL STATE THINGS
The juice of this bog fruit is Massachusetts' state beverage
Time's up! The correct answer was cranberry
THE MOVIES
Mike Myers travels from '60s London to Vegas in the '90s as this "International Man of Mystery"
Time's up! The correct answer was Austin Powers
HOMOPHONES
A negative vote, or a horse's whinny
Time's up! The correct answer was nay/neigh
1807
In July, Jacobitism ended with the death of Henry Benedict, the last claimant of this royal family to the British throne
Time's up! The correct answer was the Stuarts
ANIMATED FILMS
Pop star Tiffany provided the voice of Judy for this film about a space-age family
Time's up! The correct answer was The Jetsons
LESSER-KNOWN MUSICALS
"Comin' Uptown" moved this classic tale to Harlem; it starred Gregory Hines as a slumlord named Scrooge
Time's up! The correct answer was A Christmas Carol
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
I SERVED IN HIS CABINET
Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt
Time's up! The correct answer was Ronald Reagan
INNS
This 1936 Daphne du Maurier novel is one of her Cornish tales
Time's up! The correct answer was Jamaica Inn
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
TRAVEL & TOURISM
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport serves this world capital
Time's up! The correct answer was Nairobi, Kenya
WHAT COLOR IS GREEN?
God did make these, & some of them are Granny Smiths
Time's up! The correct answer was apples
THE FRENCH CONNECTION
A homophone for the French word for "wheel", you need a good one to make gumbo
Time's up! The correct answer was a roux
WHAT TO WEAR
Front-closing style of sweater favored by Mr. Rogers
Time's up! The correct answer was a cardigan
TRANSPORTATION
In 1830 England's Manchester & Liverpool Railway became the 1st to have all trains powered by this
Time's up! The correct answer was Steam
TRAVEL & TOURISM
While visiting the city of Agra in this country, don't miss the Agra Fort & the Taj Mahal
Time's up! The correct answer was India
PITCHING HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE WOO
A pet for my pet! This can spray its odoriferous musk accurately up to 12 feet; worry not! It'll stamp its feet to warn thee first
Time's up! The correct answer was a skunk
BRASS
In 1989 this son of Jamaican immigrants became Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Time's up! The correct answer was Powell
ROLLING STONE'S 100 GREATEST GUITARISTS
It's said of No. 3, "His string-bending & vibrato made his famous guitar, Lucille, weep like a real-life woman"
Time's up! The correct answer was B.B. King
ACTORS & ACTRESSES
This "Alien" actress starred in her long-time pal Christopher Durang's 1996 play "Sex and Longing"
Time's up! The correct answer was Sigourney Weaver
CLASSIC MOVIE SPECIAL EFFECTS
1998: Bullet trails in the water showcase the horror of the Normandy invasion
Time's up! The correct answer was Saving Private Ryan
THE MIDDLE AGES
This continent's Mali empire reached its apogee under Mansa Musa in the 14th century
Time's up! The correct answer was Africa
RADIO PERSONALITIES
This "idol" worshipper replaced Casey Kasem as host of "American Top 40"
Time's up! The correct answer was Ryan Seacrest
I'D RATHER BE SKIING
In California, a premier spot for skiing is this resort area that shares its name with a prehistoric elephant
Time's up! The correct answer was Mammoth
"I" LADS
His is the first & longest book of the Bible's major prophets
Time's up! The correct answer was Isaiah
WHO PLAYED 'EM
2004: Sirius Black, the prisioner of Azkaban
Time's up! The correct answer was Gary Oldman
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
Argentina
Time's up! The correct answer was Spanish
THE ENVIRONMENT
A New York Times article said this, falling in winter in the Adirondacks, may be more toxic for fish than its liquid counterpart
Time's up! The correct answer was acid snow
LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS?
A little known trilinguist, this island-dweller was fluent in Greek & Turkish as well as Latin
Time's up! The correct answer was Cyprus
"IBLE"S & BITS
Adjective for handwriting that can actually be read, unlike my doctor's
Time's up! The correct answer was legible
& SO I FACE THE FINAL CURTAIN
This Lerner & Loewe musical had its "loverly" farewell in 1962, after 2,717 shows
Time's up! The correct answer was My Fair Lady
WEATHER
Air is described as supersaturated when the relative humidity is higher than this percent
Time's up! The correct answer was 100%
NEW WEAPONS
The FA-18E/F is the "Super" version of this high-tech U.S. Navy fighter jet with a wasplike name
Time's up! The correct answer was a Hornet
GAMES
This lawn game was once called Pall Mall, from Italian words meaning "ball" & "mallet"
Time's up! The correct answer was croquet
DOUBLE A
Biblical man with a talking ass
Time's up! The correct answer was Balaam
AMERICAN INDIANS
A woman claiming to be this Lewis & Clark companion died in 1884; she would have been about 100
Time's up! The correct answer was Sacagawea
AMERICAN AUTHORS
He reviewed films & TV for the New Republic before his first book, "Goodbye, Columbus", was published in 1959
Time's up! The correct answer was Philip Roth
HISTORIC NAMES
In 1955 Ngo Dinh Diem became the first president of this country that no longer exists
Time's up! The correct answer was South Vietnam
RODENTS
These rodents of the Plains received their name because they "bark" like canines
Time's up! The correct answer was prairie dogs
MARK TWAIN: BOOK LOVER
"The only poem I have ever carried about with me", said Twain, was this classic, best enjoyed with "a jug of wine"
Time's up! The correct answer was the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
EDUCATION JARGON
From the Latin for "to heal", it's the type of education that brings deficient students up to standard levels
Time's up! The correct answer was remedial
SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER
It can be a small facility for outpatient care, or a whole medical establishment run by specialists
Time's up! The correct answer was a clinic
"I" LADS
Nudge, nudge, wink, wink! This man seen here starred on a classic British comedy show
Time's up! The correct answer was Eric Idle