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THE EVOLUTION OF "M"USIC
This '60s "Nights in White Satin" band has another color in its name
Time's up! The correct answer was Moody Blues
MEDICINE
He was a world authority on the gall wasp in the '20s before turning to sex research
Time's up! The correct answer was Kinsey
OXYMORONS
The American Academy of Pediatrics called smoking "The leading cause of" this oxymoron in the U.S.
Time's up! The correct answer was preventable death
BUGS
Also known as a devil's darning needle, it may have as many as 28,000 lenses in its compound eyes
Time's up! The correct answer was Dragonfly
QUOTATIONS
Woody Guthrie wrote for this party's paper & joked, "I've been in the red all my life"
Time's up! The correct answer was Communist party
GEORGE WASHINGTON
In July 1749, at age 17 George was appointed to this position for the county of Culpeper, Virginia
Time's up! The correct answer was Surveyor
ISRAEL
In 1961 this Israeli airline set a record for the longest nonstop commercial flight, New York to Tel Aviv
Time's up! The correct answer was El Al
HISTORIC DATES
The Egyptian government opened his mummy case on March 6, 1924
Time's up! The correct answer was Tutankhamun
STOCK SYMBOLS
The annual report of this company, PRD, is as pretty as an instant picture
Time's up! The correct answer was Polaroid
THE SUMMER OLYMPICS
At 26.2 miles, it's the longest running event in the Summer Olympics
Time's up! The correct answer was the marathon
SOUND LIKE A LOCAL
To pass for a native of Danvers, Massachusetts, don't pronounce this letter in the town's name
Time's up! The correct answer was the R
WONDER DRUGS
Adult migraine? Ease the throbbing with 200 milligrams of this
Time's up! The correct answer was ibuprofen
MAGAZINE FEATURES
Your Shot, Where in the World?, Visions of Earth
Time's up! The correct answer was National Geographic
THE ICU
A neonatal ICU may contain several isolettes, a type of this chamber
Time's up! The correct answer was Incubator
FOR WHOM THE "BELL" TOLLS
Doing this, you'll hold pairs of small cymbals called zills
Time's up! The correct answer was belly dancing
BOOK TITLES
"I am the rose of Sharon" & "When you know your name, you should hang on to it" are from 2 different books titled this
Time's up! The correct answer was Song of Solomon
RADIO DISNEY
"Everybody Else" knows these huggable toys precede "On Fire" in the name of a Radio Disney top 30 band; do you?
Time's up! The correct answer was Care Bears
COMMON SIMILES
If you're scared, you might be "shaking like" this botanical item
Time's up! The correct answer was a leaf
THEY ALSO RAN
At age 31, he was Cleveland's mayor
Time's up! The correct answer was Dennis Kucinich
IN EXILE
Exiled for manslaughter, Eric the Red was forced to leave this country around 981
Time's up! The correct answer was Iceland
LET'S BOUNCE
Sound navigation& ranging is the full name for this device that bounces radio waves underwater
Time's up! The correct answer was sonar
NAME THE POET
"There was an old man with a beard, / Who said, 'It is just as I feared!'"
Time's up! The correct answer was Edward Lear
THE EVOLUTION OF "M"USIC
1974's "Mandy" was his first Top 40 hit--& it reached No.1
Time's up! The correct answer was Barry Manilow
SRO
The stage show seen here has brought this dance to cheering audiences
Time's up! The correct answer was Tango
THE "L" WORLD
This beautiful lake in Banff National Park is named for a British princess
Time's up! The correct answer was Louise
ENGLISH LITERATURE
The title of this E.M. Forster novel refers to the house that belonged to Henry Wilcox' first wife
Time's up! The correct answer was "Howards End"
PLAYWRIGHTS
"May All Your Fences Have Gates" is a book of "Essays on the Drama of" this African-American playwright
Time's up! The correct answer was August Wilson
COOKING EQUIPMENT FOOD
Go to logcabinsyrups.com & you'll immediately see a stack of them
Time's up! The correct answer was pancakes
SOUNDS LIKE A RAPPER
Completed in 1955, this bridge crosses the Hudson near Nyack
Time's up! The correct answer was the Tappan Zee
THE BIG 10-LETTER WORDS
Relatively speaking, it's your mom's husband by a later marriage
Time's up! The correct answer was a stepfather
TAINTED GOV
In 2006 this Illinois governor was busted for racketeering; what's in the water there?
Time's up! The correct answer was George Ryan
LANDINGS
Runways are numbered by compass degrees without the last digit, so this is the highest number used
Time's up! The correct answer was 36
SPORTS HOME CITIES
MLB's Royals
Time's up! The correct answer was Kansas City
AUSTRALIA
"Banjo" Paterson, known for his "bush ballads", wrote this song, 1st published in 1917
Time's up! The correct answer was "Waltzing Matilda"
GRAINS & STAPLES
The name of this food, not a true grain, comes from the Dutch meaning "beech wheat"
Time's up! The correct answer was buckwheat
STATE: THE OBVIOUS
At last count, this state had about 2 1/2 times as many cars as Texas or New York
Time's up! The correct answer was California
WON THE BATTLE
With 1/3 the troops of his enemy, this American general beat Santa Anna in the 1847 Battle of Buena Vista
Time's up! The correct answer was Taylor
THE CIVIL WAR
When this general accepted Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox, he was wearing a mud-splattered private's coat
Time's up! The correct answer was Ulysses S. Grant
NAME THE WORK
Cervantes: "At a village of La Mancha, whose name I do not wish to remember"
Time's up! The correct answer was Don Quixote
LEGAL "E"s
This 2-word phrase means the power to take private property for public use; it's ok, as long as there is just compensation
Time's up! The correct answer was eminent domain
BALLET
"Homage to the Queen", a tribute to her, premiered on her coronation day in 1953
Time's up! The correct answer was Elizabeth II
YOUR NEW CLASS SCHEDULE
History: Study up on this ship that anchored in Plymouth Harbor on Dec. 26, 1620
Time's up! The correct answer was the Mayflower
ANATOMY
This cord that connects a fetus to the placenta contains 2 arteries & 1 vein
Time's up! The correct answer was the umbillical cord
IN THE DICTIONARY
This adjective can mean extremely ornate or refer to the music from 1600 to 1750, including that of Vivaldi & Handel
Time's up! The correct answer was Baroque
PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA
1 of the 2 presidents who could have used the Pony Express while in office
Time's up! The correct answer was Buchanan & Lincoln
HOW DO YOU...
Attach a pencil to a string, pin the other end of the string down & move the pencil around the pin
Time's up! The correct answer was draw a circle
AFRICAN GEOGRAPHY
In addition to its bountiful wildlife, this desert is the site of the Orapa diamond mine, one of the world's largest
Time's up! The correct answer was Kalahari
FRUITS & VEGETABLES
Poi, a luau treat, is made from these mashed roots
Time's up! The correct answer was taro
MR. OR MS. WILLIAMS
Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1966, his lifetime batting average was .344
Time's up! The correct answer was Ted Williams
FROG ANATOMY
The frog stores liquid waste in this organ & can reabsorb water from it in dry times
Time's up! The correct answer was the bladder
20th CENTURY QUOTES
A professor, 1967: "Turn on, tune in, drop out"
Time's up! The correct answer was Timothy Leary
THE 1980s
On Dec. 13, 1989 Pres. F.W. De Clerk met with this imprisoned African National Congress leader for the first time
Time's up! The correct answer was Nelson Mandela
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 ENGLISH TOP 100
This No. 30 must be obeyed
Time's up! The correct answer was she
THE TITANIC
2 of these towered over the deck & were used as flagpoles & to string the wireless aerial
Time's up! The correct answer was masts
NEPAL
This Sherpa who went to the top of the world with Edmund Hillary died in 1986 at the age of 72
Time's up! The correct answer was Tenzing Norgay
HISTORIC NAMES
It's been said that the 1831 Russian capture of Warsaw inspired him to write his C minor etude
Time's up! The correct answer was Frederic Chopin
NOT A CURRENT NATIONAL CAPITAL
Sofia, Sarajevo, Saigon
Time's up! The correct answer was Saigon
COMMON BONDS
Hollywood, salad, Super
Time's up! The correct answer was bowls
THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED
December 8, 1980 in New York City
Time's up! The correct answer was John Lennon
IT ENDS WITH "US"
It's a summary or outline given to college students that covers the course of study
Time's up! The correct answer was syllabus
BROADWAY LYRICS
"All I need is one more try, gotta get that kite to fly"
Time's up! The correct answer was You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
ARE WE THERE YET?
A theme park in Brainerd, Minnesota welcomes you with a 26-foot-tall statue of this lumberjack
Time's up! The correct answer was Paul Bunyan
JAZZ IT UP
Saxophonist Sonny Rollins was one of the leaders of the "hard" type of this style that began in the '40s
Time's up! The correct answer was bebop/bop
BIBLE BOOK BINDINGS
Hey ___ Law
Time's up! The correct answer was Jude
SAME FIRST & LAST LETTER
Like a horse
Time's up! The correct answer was equine
"MOON"S
It brings out the worst in werewolves
Time's up! The correct answer was a full moon
THE ENVIRONMENT
An animal fills an ecological one of these in a community, from the French for "nest"
Time's up! The correct answer was niche
LUNCH COUNTER LINGO
A houseboat is this ice cream & fruit dessert
Time's up! The correct answer was a banana split
1984
In December this founder of est announced that he was giving last of his weekend transformation sessions
Time's up! The correct answer was Werner Erhardt
ADJECTIVES
Adjective in the name of Hans, the turn-of-the-century calculating horse
Time's up! The correct answer was clever
THEN THERE'S MAUVE
Not much mauve but lots of gray in the paintings of Anton Mauve, a member of The Hague school in this country
Time's up! The correct answer was the Netherlands
"TOO" MUCH
Fighting ferociously, you go at it this "& nail"
Time's up! The correct answer was tooth
MIDDLE "C"
Define-A-Lash from Maybelline is a line of this
Time's up! The correct answer was mascara
ASIAN CAPITALS
Check out the Kokugikan Sumo Budokan Arena in this capital
Time's up! The correct answer was Tokyo
AUTHORS
This author of "The Time Machine" coined the phrase "the war that will end war"
Time's up! The correct answer was H.G. Wells
ANIMATED FILMS
Pretty Belle falls for a prince who's been transformed into a monster in this 1991 film
Time's up! The correct answer was Beauty and the Beast
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
COUNTY SEATS
This Iowa city, the seat of Black Hawk County, has a name Wellington would remember
Time's up! The correct answer was Waterloo
U.S. PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES
"The Surveyor President"
Time's up! The correct answer was George Washington
THOSE CRAZY GUGGENHEIMS
The Guggenheim Foundation is the assignee of the patents of this rocket pioneer; it had financed him in the 1940s
Time's up! The correct answer was Robert Goddard
IN A FESTIVAL MOOD
This annual event in Park City, Utah gives out the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award
Time's up! The correct answer was the Sundance Film Festival
ABBREV.
Printer particular: DPI
Time's up! The correct answer was dots per inch
TOM JONES
Tom played -- who else? -- himself on the "Marge Gets a Job" episode of this animated TV series in 1992
Time's up! The correct answer was The Simpsons
COUNTIES BY STATE
Baca, Bent, Boulder
Time's up! The correct answer was Colorado
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
SOUTH AMERICA
These are the only 2 independent countries in South America named for a famous person
Time's up! The correct answer was Colombia & Bolivia
CORPORATE SPORTS VENUES
Now that this city's Civic Arena is the Mellon Arena, its citizens can be full of Mellon pride
Time's up! The correct answer was Pittsburgh
CZECH, PLEASE
Treaty of friendship, cooperations, & mutual assistance that Czechoslovakia signed in 1955
Time's up! The correct answer was the Warsaw Pact
PLAY ADJECTIVES
Mark Medoff's "Children of a ____ God"
Time's up! The correct answer was Lesser
TV MOVIES
Arnold Schwarzenegger played Mickey Hargitay in a TV movie about this actress
Time's up! The correct answer was Jayne Mansfield
IN EXILE
In 1462 this printer known for movable type had to move out of Mainz
Time's up! The correct answer was Johannes Gutenberg
AMERICAN LITERATURE
An epigraph he used on one story says, "our hearts though stout and brave, still, like muffled drums are beating"
Time's up! The correct answer was Edgar Allan Poe
BREAKING NEWS
It was 103 degrees in July 2010 & Con Ed's command center in this N.Y. borough showed 12,963 megawatts consumed at 1 time
Time's up! The correct answer was Manhattan
"TRI" HARDER
Bet in which the bettor must correctly choose the first 3 finishers in a horse race in exact order
Time's up! The correct answer was Trifecta
FROM THE JAWS OF VICTORY
Heavy armor & heavy rains defeated the large French army as much as Henry V's men at this 1415 battle
Time's up! The correct answer was Agincourt
Y1K
In retaliation for Viking raids, this "Unready" king of England attacks Norse areas of the Isle of Man
Time's up! The correct answer was Ethelred
MAD
The Cold War nuclear balance was known as "MAD", mutually assured this
Time's up! The correct answer was destruction
LOW CUT GENES
Genes that affect hereditary traits are called alleles & are either "dominant" or this
Time's up! The correct answer was recessive
NOTORIOUS
He wrote the Howard Hughes "autobiography" that sent him to jail
Time's up! The correct answer was Clifford Irving
STATES THAT END IN HAMPSHIRE
The Franklin Pierce Law Center & Christa McAuliffe Planetarium can be found in this capital of New Hampshire
Time's up! The correct answer was Concord
JUST DESSERTS
A rich custard topped with caramelized sugar, its name means "burnt cream" in French
Time's up! The correct answer was crème brûlée
THE MOVIES
Known for comedies like "Mr. Mom", he donned the cape & cowl of Batman in 1989
Time's up! The correct answer was Michael Keaton
BUSY AS A BEAVER
One of the 2 U.S. states with the beaver as the state animal: one's on the west coast & one's on the east
Time's up! The correct answer was Oregon
SPOOKS
Teddy Roosevelt's grandson, CIA man Kermit, kept the Shah of this country on his throne in 1953
Time's up! The correct answer was Iran
U.S. PRESIDENTS
He's the only U.S. president who never lived in the District of Columbia
Time's up! The correct answer was George Washington
THE SATURDAY EVENING POST
The Post's history goes back to The Pennsylvania Gazette founded by this man
Time's up! The correct answer was Benjamin Franklin
"TEEN" SCENE
A holder for liquid, or a military base's general store
Time's up! The correct answer was a canteen
TAKE-OFFS
Rafreaky the baboon & a 30-year-old Annie have appeared in this NYC theater spoof that debuted in 1982
Time's up! The correct answer was Forbidden Broadway
SCRAMBLED EGGS
Mmm... caviar: SO URGENT
Time's up! The correct answer was sturgeon
"NIGHT"
A bedtime nip of alcohol, or the second game of a doubleheader
Time's up! The correct answer was a nightcap
THE TITANIC
The only country outside the British Isles where the Titanic ever anchored
Time's up! The correct answer was France
NFL COACHES
Of current head coaches, this reigning Super Bowl champ has the longest consecutive tenure with 1 team
Time's up! The correct answer was Bill Cowher
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
SCRAMBLED EGGS
A type of this lays the smallest egg for an avian: BRING HIM MUD
Time's up! The correct answer was hummingbird
FURNITURE
Lacquer & tortoise shell were featured in this style of the 1920s
Time's up! The correct answer was Art Deco
ROCK OF STAGES
Character who sings "Angry Inch "
Time's up! The correct answer was Hedwig
THE DIRECTOR SPEAKS
"Manhattan"ite who said, "Life is divided into the horrible and the miserable"--sounds "Bananas" to us
Time's up! The correct answer was Woody Allen
I COULD USE SOME SELF-HELP!
Last name of Dale, who wrote "How to Win Friends and Influence People"
Time's up! The correct answer was Carnegie
BETTER KNOWN AS...
Archibald Leach
Time's up! The correct answer was Cary Grant
EPONYMS
This ancient king of Lydia, thought the wealthiest man on earth, had the Midas touch, hence the phrase "as rich as" him
Time's up! The correct answer was Croesus
THEIR 4th TOP 40 HIT OF THE '60s
1963: "You've Really Got A Hold On Me"
Time's up! The correct answer was Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
HEY, GOOD-LOOKIN'
A 4-legged one may be a vixen; a 2-legged one may be a vixen, too
Time's up! The correct answer was a fox
FOOD
Varieties include Chinese & Dijon
Time's up! The correct answer was mustard
SPORTS TRIVIA
In case you want to book your flights now, this will be played in Tampa in 1991 & Minneapolis in 1992
Time's up! The correct answer was The Super Bowl
TIME TO CONVERT
It's the simplest fractional form of .75
Time's up! The correct answer was 4-Mar
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
This West Lafayette, Indiana school's Hall of Music has seating for more than 6,000
Time's up! The correct answer was Purdue
RHYMES WITH TRACK
It's a titan in the trucking industry
Time's up! The correct answer was Mack
CONTESTS
This cruise ship favorite played on a 52-foot court is an event at the National Senior Games
Time's up! The correct answer was Shuffleboard
LITERARY BEFORE & AFTER
Jules Verne-Wilkie Collins sci-fi/detective novel about Civil War vets who want to shoot a cannon into a gem
Time's up! The correct answer was From the Earth to the Moonstone
GANGSTER'S DICTIONARY
One day I might go legit & get a cush job as a "gumshoe", a private one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was Detective/private eye
ACTORS WHO DIRECT
"A Bronx Tale"
Time's up! The correct answer was Robert De Niro
LITERARY OPENINGS
"My mother died. Today, or maybe it was yesterday."
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Stranger"
OATS
In 1877 Henry Seymour read about this religious group in an encyclopedia & named his oat company for them
Time's up! The correct answer was Quakers
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
Chaplin went on stage at age 5 in this type of "hall", the British equivalent of Vaudeville
Time's up! The correct answer was Music Hall
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 GRIDIRON
[Hi, I'm Champ Bailey, college football's top defensive player of 1998] The award for top defensive player in college football is named for Bronislaw Nagurski, whose nickname was this
Time's up! The correct answer was Bronco
"DOUBLE" JEOPARDY
Grammatical error committed by the Rolling Stones when they sang, "I Can't Get No Satisfaction"
Time's up! The correct answer was Double negative
COLORS
Color of a lucky "letter day"
Time's up! The correct answer was red
WHAT TO WEAR?
Throw on an outfit from the "Marc by" this designer line
Time's up! The correct answer was Marc Jacobs
ORGANIZATIONS
It's what the R stands for in AARP
Time's up! The correct answer was retired
TITLE WAVE
Jon Krakauer: "Into ____ Air"
Time's up! The correct answer was Thin
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
BETTER KNOWN AS...
Margarita Cansino
Time's up! The correct answer was Rita Hayworth
THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR
"Z", "State of Siege", "Missing"
Time's up! The correct answer was Costa-Gavras
"PRO"NOUNS
The ceremonial etiquette observed by diplomats & heads of state
Time's up! The correct answer was Protocol
TREES
The cry “sap's a runnin’” refers to this tree
Time's up! The correct answer was maple tree
DELAWARE
Nicknamed "Pete", this former gov. of Delaware once worked in the chemical co. his ancestors founded in 1802
Time's up! The correct answer was du Pont
DEFENESTRATION IN CINEMA
Movie in which Axel Foley asks, "where ...you get off arresting me for being thrown out a window?"
Time's up! The correct answer was Beverly Hills Cop
MEDICAL MILESTONES
Dutch physician Willem Kolff developed the 1st of these kidney machines that cleanse the blood
Time's up! The correct answer was a dialysis machine
READING
From the Greek for "sound", these sounds represented by letters might get you "hooked on" them
Time's up! The correct answer was phonics
RUSSIA
In the July 3, 1996 runoff, he defeated Gennadi Zyuganov
Time's up! The correct answer was Boris Yeltsin
BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS
The Elder, 1766-1768; The Younger, 1783-1801, 1804-1806
Time's up! The correct answer was William Pitt
BEFORE THEY WERE POPES
Pius XII previously held this Vatican office that, like its U.S. cabinet counterpart, requires travel
Time's up! The correct answer was Secretary of State
THE BLUE ANGELS
(Sarah of the Clue Crew on the tarmac) Bearing the name of a Greek letter, this classic Blue Angels formation uses all 6 jets
Time's up! The correct answer was Delta
NEW YORK TIMES HEADLINES
"Berlin Reported Him Missing And Insane" when he "Flies To Scotland" in May 1941
Time's up! The correct answer was Rudolf Hess
20th CENTURY U.S. PRESIDENTS
This president shares his middle name with the name of a 1st C. Jewish theologian mentioned in the New Testament
Time's up! The correct answer was Warren Gamaliel Harding
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
ONE-WORD RHYMES
I've come to the ashram so this person can show me the unreality of material things -- oops, I scratched his Mercedes
Time's up! The correct answer was guru
EARTH, WIND & FIRE
Scientists believe the continents were once part of a single land mass called this, from the Greek for "all earth"
Time's up! The correct answer was Pangaea
SCIENCE & NATURE
Light energy can be studied as these massless quantum units
Time's up! The correct answer was photons
GRAVE MATTERS
In 2000, 25 years after his death, this country's last emperor Haile Selassie was laid to rest in a crypt in Addis Ababa
Time's up! The correct answer was Ethiopia
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCTS
Sanma aisu is fish-flavored ice cream & taco aisu is octopus-flavored ice cream made in this country
Time's up! The correct answer was Japan
POP MUSIC
In "Take Me Home, Country Roads", John Denver sang, "Almost heaven," this state
Time's up! The correct answer was West Virginia
"B" IN GEOGRAPHY
Since 1969 this Northern Ireland port city of 300,000 has been the site of violent religious conflict
Time's up! The correct answer was Belfast
THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
A monument dedicated to the men who lost their lives on the USS Maine stands in this capital's Parque del Maine
Time's up! The correct answer was Havana
AT THE BUILDING SITE
The current affairs this person deals with are labelled H & C
Time's up! The correct answer was the plumber
COMMON ABBREVIATIONS
To a home viewer, a DVD is one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was a digital video disc
6 CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR
Esmeralda & Claude Frollo
Time's up! The correct answer was Hugo
TELEVISION
"Dragnet"'s Jack Webb also developed this police series starring Martin Milner & Kent McCord
Time's up! The correct answer was "Adam-12"
HEADLINES
On May 3, 1973 the Chicago Tribune said this local landmark "Becomes the Tallest of the Tall"
Time's up! The correct answer was the Sears Tower
MANIAS
A lycomaniac has a howling time believing he is one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was Wolf
COMPOSERS ON FILM
James Cagney in "Yankee Doodle Dandy"
Time's up! The correct answer was George M. Cohan
THE EMERALD ISLE
It's the one-word term for the traditional 6 counties known as Northern Ireland
Time's up! The correct answer was Ulster
MOUNTAINS
Geological evidence shows that this 5,000-mile mountain chain may extend south into Antarctica
Time's up! The correct answer was the Andes
FOREIGN
In French, l'oiseau is this; it sports les plumes
Time's up! The correct answer was a bird
EXPLORERS
Speke stopped speaking to Burton after their trip to find the source of this river
Time's up! The correct answer was Nile
NO. 1 QUESTIONS
In 1961 the Shirelles noted that "Tonight the light of love is in your eyes" but wanted to know this
Time's up! The correct answer was Will you still love me tomorrow?
HOW NOVEL
This Ayn Rand novel tells the story of architect Howard Roark & Dominique Francon, the woman he loves
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Fountainhead"
TUBE TEST
"Happy Days" was spun off from a segment on this "Love"ly comedy anthology show of the '70s
Time's up! The correct answer was Love, American Style
THE 1990s
In April 1992 riots broke out in L.A. after a jury failed to convict the policemen involved in the beating of this man
Time's up! The correct answer was Rodney King
GANGSTER'S DICTIONARY
You mugs, I need a "can opener", a tool used to open one of these, not a tin can
Time's up! The correct answer was Safe
BEST MOVIE QUOTES EVER!
1999: "Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler"
Time's up! The correct answer was Office Space
CHICKENS FOR FREE
He celebrated his 86th birthday at "21" by having his own famous fried chicken delivered to his table in section 21
Time's up! The correct answer was Colonel Sanders
WHO IS THEON OF SMYRNA?
Writing on these, Theon covers, among others, the circular, oblong, prime & even ones
Time's up! The correct answer was numbers
CHICKENS FOR FREE
He celebrated his 86th birthday at "21" by having his own famous fried chicken delivered to his table in section 21
Time's up! The correct answer was Colonel Sanders
WHAT'CHA GOT COOKIN'?
Don't be intimidated by the skewers; I'll use them on the marinated lamb to make this
Time's up! The correct answer was shish kabob
"L.B."s
In 1893 this horticulturist published his first nursery catalog offering his "New Creations in Fruits and Flowers"
Time's up! The correct answer was Luther Burbank
THE HUMAN ANIMAL
Slang for a woman on the prowl for younger men
Time's up! The correct answer was a cougar
BEFORE & AFTER
Morticia gets a big wet one from Richard Dawson on this ooky game show
Time's up! The correct answer was The Addams Family Feud
THE DIRECTOR SPEAKS
"The best director is the one you don't see", observed this director of "Some Like It Hot"
Time's up! The correct answer was Billy Wilder
"EVE"NING
It's the "A" in JA, the youth organization begun in 1919 to teach young people about American business
Time's up! The correct answer was Achievement
BARTLETT'S PAIRS
Fred Allen gets 2 zingers, including "California's a wonderful place to live--if you happen to be" this fruit
Time's up! The correct answer was orange
"TEEN" SCENE
Number of lines in Shakespeare's poem that starts "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"
Time's up! The correct answer was 14
TRANSLATION EXERCISES
Portuguese to Russian: The positive "sim"
Time's up! The correct answer was da
SHAKESPEAREAN PHRASES
"She speaks yet she says nothing", pines one character for his unattainable love in this tragedy
Time's up! The correct answer was Romeo & Juliet
THE TREES WERE ANGRY THAT DAY, MY FRIENDS
Treebeard rallies the Ents & goes after Saruman's forces in this second film in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy
Time's up! The correct answer was The Two Towers
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
SURVIVAL AT SEA
Capsized off Georges Bank, Ernie Hazard survived 2 days in his underwear in this ocean
Time's up! The correct answer was Atlantic Ocean
WORLD LEADERS
Serzh Sargsian is its president, Tigran Sargsian is its prime minister
Time's up! The correct answer was Armenia
"ROCK"Y
Also known as the Mosque of Omar, it was home to the Knights Templar during the Crusades
Time's up! The correct answer was the Dome of the Rock
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
NONFICTION PEOPLE
A biography of him is subtitled "Man's Slave Becomes God's Scientist"
Time's up! The correct answer was George Washington Carver
THE OLD COLLEGE TRY
Basketball superstar Magic Johnson played his college ball at this university in East Lansing
Time's up! The correct answer was Michigan State
LITERATURE FOR KIDS
"We looked! Then we saw him step in on the mat! We looked! And we saw him!" This famous cat
Time's up! The correct answer was the Cat in the Hat
WHAT THE KIDS ARE CALLING IT
This brand name means to eat voraciously, or to vacuum
Time's up! The correct answer was Hoover
THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED
August 9, 1995 in Forest Knolls, California
Time's up! The correct answer was Jerry Garcia
GENERAL SCIENCE
While compounds of this element are added to table salt, in its pure form it's quite poisonous
Time's up! The correct answer was Iodine
THEATRE CROSSWORD CLUES "M"
Patrick Dennis' "Auntie" (4)
Time's up! The correct answer was Mame
CALL ME A"LEX"
Adjective meaning able to bend & snap back readily without breaking
Time's up! The correct answer was flexible
FAMOUS NAMES
Once a top spy, he invented the mug shot seen on reward posters in the Wild West
Time's up! The correct answer was Allan Pinkerton
MUD
The phrase "His name is mud" predates Dr. Mudd's setting this assassin's leg, so it doesn't mean the doctor
Time's up! The correct answer was John Wilkes Booth
GREEK LETTERS
A little bit, a really little bit
Time's up! The correct answer was iota
BILLS & WILLS
Born in Fabens, Texas in 1931, this legendary jockey won his first of 8,833 races at age 18
Time's up! The correct answer was Willie Shoemaker
SPORTS SHORTS
Since 2009 the Mercury, Storm & Lynx have been championship teams in this league
Time's up! The correct answer was the WNBA
POP MUSIC
He recorded "Gone At Last" with Phoebe Snow, not Art Garfunkel
Time's up! The correct answer was Paul Simon
WANT ADS
They're out there! We need you to go get 'em! Channel your inner Boba Fett or "Dog" Chapman in this 2-word job
Time's up! The correct answer was a bounty hunter
RUSSIAN
A shapka is this: mikhavaya shapka is a fur one, to keep your ears warm
Time's up! The correct answer was a hat
PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING DRAMAS
In 1938 this playwright's "Our Town" had some Pulitzer with the voters
Time's up! The correct answer was Wilder
EXPORTS
A big export for Tuvalu is copia, the dried meat of this
Time's up! The correct answer was coconut
WAITER!
To heat up my chilly bones, bring out a large bottle of this warmed & fermented rice drink from Japan
Time's up! The correct answer was sake
SELLERS
Founded in 1957, Dialamerica, Inc. is the USA's largest private company in this type of marketing
Time's up! The correct answer was Telemarketing
SPORTS FACTS
This Giants outfielder is the only player in history to receive the MVP award 4 consecutive years, 2001 to 2004
Time's up! The correct answer was Bonds
FEMINISM
Elizabeth Cady Stanton's cousin Elizabeth Smith Miller first wore these trousers named for another woman
Time's up! The correct answer was bloomers
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Site of a 1977 6.5 earthquake: Bucharest
Time's up! The correct answer was Romania
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
CHECK OUT MY CRIB
A Black Molly or 2 would be perfect to keep this calming crib feature in your living room free from algae
Time's up! The correct answer was an aquarium
SPORTS EVOLUTION
In the 1750s the original golf course here had 11 holes & you played each of them twice
Time's up! The correct answer was St. Andrews
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
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
MAGAZINE FEATURES
Your Shot, Where in the World?, Visions of Earth
Time's up! The correct answer was National Geographic
HOMOPHONES
It's a sausage, or the absolute least best
Time's up! The correct answer was wurst/worst
THE SUMMER OLYMPICS
In the Olympic 400-meter relay final, this many runners compete together as a team
Time's up! The correct answer was 4
NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF FAME
"'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' was the first full length animated film to use" this inductee's multiplane camera
Time's up! The correct answer was Walt Disney
NOVELISTS
He dictated his last novel, "The Brothers Karamazov", to his wife who took it down in shorthand
Time's up! The correct answer was Dostoevsky
WORDS IN (THE) ENCYCLOPEDIA
Fake wooden bird used by hunters to attract ducks
Time's up! The correct answer was decoy
HEADLINES
From the Sept. 16, 1961 N.Y. Times: He "Dies in African Air Crash; Kennedy Going to U.N. in Succession Crisis"
Time's up! The correct answer was Dag Hammarskjold
ALLUSIONAL THINKING
A small person who goes up against a bigger opponent & wins evokes the story of these 2 Valley of Elah foes
Time's up! The correct answer was David & Goliath
U.S. PRESIDENTS
This Mexican War hero & winning 1848 candidate had never voted for president before
Time's up! The correct answer was Zachary Taylor
REEL MOTHERS
According to the theme song, this cat "is a bad mother" -- shut your mouth
Time's up! The correct answer was Shaft
LOW CUT GENES
Since the 1980s this hormone used by diabetics has been produced by genetically engineered bacteria
Time's up! The correct answer was insulin
MEDIEVAL MUSIC
From 590 to 604 this type of music would have gotten a Papal Choice Award
Time's up! The correct answer was Gregorian Chant
MORE POWER TO YOU
Founded in 1933, it's America's largest public power company
Time's up! The correct answer was TVA
HOUSES OF WORSHIP
The world's largest mosque is Shah Faisal Mosque near this Pakistani capital; it can hold 100,000 worshippers
Time's up! The correct answer was Islamabad
SCIENCE BRIEFS
It's elemental: Zn
Time's up! The correct answer was zinc
FROM T TO SHINING T
It gains you admission to the ballgame; Yeah, that's the...
Time's up! The correct answer was ticket
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
FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
What a happy ending: this title orphan of a Dickens novel is adopted by Mr. Brownlow
Time's up! The correct answer was Oliver Twist
IT'S GREEK MYTHOLOGY TO ME
This war god wasn't too successful in battle; he was once captured & stuck in a jar for 13 months
Time's up! The correct answer was Ares
THE BIG APPLE
Sheep Meadow & the Turtle Pond can be found in this 843-acre public playground
Time's up! The correct answer was Central Park
CARBON CREDITS
This gas, CO, prevents hemoglobin from supplying oxygen to the body
Time's up! The correct answer was carbon monoxide
20th CENTURY QUOTES
A physicist, 1955: "If only I had known, I would have become a watchmaker"
Time's up! The correct answer was Albert Einstein
AN ARTHUR BEE
He followed Garfield as president
Time's up! The correct answer was Chester Arthur
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
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
SONGS
Willie Nelson must be "wond'rin' what in the world did I do" by writing this Patsy Cline hit
Time's up! The correct answer was "Crazy"
THE JEFFERSON ADMINISTRATION
In 1807, after a trip up the Hudson, he wrote, "The power of propelling boats by steam is now fully proved"
Time's up! The correct answer was Fulton
IT'S ONLY ROCK & ROLL
This band is now part of the "Zeitgeist" after suffering "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness"
Time's up! The correct answer was Smashing Pumpkins
QUOTATIONS
Jean-Luc Godard said, "Photography is truth, and" this "is truth 24 times a second"
Time's up! The correct answer was film
IT COMES WITH THE TERRITORY
Tokelau, a territory of this country, is over 1,000 miles north of its Noeth Island
Time's up! The correct answer was New Zealand
AUTHORS
About the "Human Comedy" series, he said, "French society was to be the historian, I was only to be its secretary"
Time's up! The correct answer was Honoré de Balzac
APOLLO 11
While the lunar lander was code-named "Eagle", the command module was code-named this
Time's up! The correct answer was Columbia
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
MOVIE TITLE TRANSLATIONS
Hong Kong titled the second movie about this creature "I May Be A Pig, But I Am Not Stupid"
Time's up! The correct answer was Babe
LISA
She's the popular sports celebrity seen here
Time's up! The correct answer was Lisa Leslie
LETTER MEN
He designed the building for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Time's up! The correct answer was I.M. Pei
1950s ACHIEVEMENTS
On Nov. 20, 1953, in a Douglas D-558-2, Scott Crossfield reached this benchmark
Time's up! The correct answer was Traveling twice the speed of sound
EMOTICONS
;-) Ocular act that sends a signal
Time's up! The correct answer was winking
ABBREVIATED STATES
When abbreviated before the number 47, this state becomes an assault weapon
Time's up! The correct answer was Alaska
NIGHT WATCH
January 3, 2010: Look out! The Quadrantids will be coming from Bootes! Oh... relax, it's just a shower of these things
Time's up! The correct answer was meteors
THE FORTUNE 500
No. 242 on the list, this insurance co.'s $99.3 billion loss made it Fortune's biggest loser ever
Time's up! The correct answer was AIG
& HONEY
& Honey, could you take the minivan to the mechanic? It's still making noise here, also called the gearbox
Time's up! The correct answer was the transmission
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS
One of Verdi's first masterpieces was this Shakespearean opera with an intense sleepwalking scene
Time's up! The correct answer was Macbeth
HAT'S ALL, FOLKS
The ever-popular Bowler hat is named for William Bowler, the man who created it in 1850 in this country
Time's up! The correct answer was England
ART
Ceramics is the art of making objects, even dreidels, out of this material
Time's up! The correct answer was clay
MEATS
A long-standing tradition in France, hippophagy is the consumption of this
Time's up! The correct answer was horse
OPERA
Mozart opera in which the count tries to thwart & postpone his valet's wedding
Time's up! The correct answer was The Marriage of Figaro
U.S. CITIES
Located in this city's Garden District, Commander's Palace features a jazz brunch on weekends
Time's up! The correct answer was New Orleans
PUT ON YOUR JAMIES
This comic was Bundini Brown in "Ali" & Steamin' Beamen in "Any Given Sunday"
Time's up! The correct answer was Jamie Foxx
MOTTOES
Strangely, "Blood & fire" is the motto of this Christian charitable organization
Time's up! The correct answer was the Salvation Army
20th CENTURY ARTISTS
In 1936 he showed up for a Surrealist exhibition dressed in a diving suit
Time's up! The correct answer was Dali
NAME THE PLAY
George: "It's very simple, Martha, this young man is working on a system whereby chromosomes can be altered"
Time's up! The correct answer was Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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
MYTHOLOGICAL PAIRS
In all of Babylonia, Pyramus was the handsomest youth & she was the fairest maiden
Time's up! The correct answer was Thisbe
INTERNATIONAL RHYME TIME
The forehead of a German mrs.
Time's up! The correct answer was a Frau brow
THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS
Like Jews, many Adventists follow Leviticus 11:7 in abstaining from this meat
Time's up! The correct answer was pork
NONFICTION PULITZER WINNERS
Garry Wills used a lot more than 272 words writing "Lincoln at" this place, which won him a 1993 Pulitzer
Time's up! The correct answer was Gettysburg
KIDS IN BOOKS
Mowgli is the human kid hanging out in the woods with wolves & tigers in this Rudyard Kipling "Book"
Time's up! The correct answer was "The Jungle Book"
PLACES
Libraries & the Christian Science Church maintain these areas; the British Museum built a big one in 1857
Time's up! The correct answer was reading rooms
BRAND NAMES
Its "Extra Dry" was the first aerosol antiperspirant in the U.S.
Time's up! The correct answer was Arrid
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
There are only 31 states & 1 federal district in this North American country
Time's up! The correct answer was Mexico
MIDDLE "C"
Traditionally at graduation, this student with the highest grades makes a speech
Time's up! The correct answer was valedictorian
JURY DUTY
The general type of this military tribunal must have at least 5 members & the defense attorney may be military or civilian
Time's up! The correct answer was court martial
"LESS" IS MORE
It's Southwest Airlines' name for the paper-free type of travel it introduced on all routes in January 1995
Time's up! The correct answer was Ticketless
CLASSIC STAR TREK
Captain Kirk shares this name, his middle name, with a first century Roman emperor
Time's up! The correct answer was Tiberius
ACTRESSES ON TV
On "Brothers & Sisters", she plays right-wing TV pundit Kitty Walker
Time's up! The correct answer was Calista Flockhart
DAN-O-MITE
This former defense department employee gave the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times
Time's up! The correct answer was Daniel Ellsberg
LAW & GOVERNMENT
Though given 10 years for ratification, this amendment failed by 3 states in 1982
Time's up! The correct answer was the Equal Rights Amendment
VALUABLE PLACES
During a 1992 standoff, the FBI captured white supremacist Randy Weaver at this Idaho site
Time's up! The correct answer was Ruby Ridge
ELEMENT-ARY SCHOOL
Bananas are an excellent source of this element whose symbol is K
Time's up! The correct answer was potassium
THE 50 STATES
New Englanders refer to this state as "Down East"
Time's up! The correct answer was Maine
THE ASPCA
An ASPCA program begun in 1992 promotes the adoption of these dogs when they retire from racing
Time's up! The correct answer was Greyhounds
ON BROADWAY: 1970
Though he never won an Emmy as Barney Miller, he did win a Tony for his role in "The Rothschilds"
Time's up! The correct answer was Hal Linden
ANCIENT COINS
In 44 B.C. the senate of Rome wanted his head -- on all silver coins
Time's up! The correct answer was Julius Caesar
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
This 1928 title character begins as a man & ends, almost 400 years later, as a young woman (but not in Florida)
Time's up! The correct answer was Orlando
20th CENTURY DESIGN
The firm of Piano & Rogers is famous for this high-tech Paris landmark built 1971-77
Time's up! The correct answer was the Pompidou Centre
THE BODY HUMAN
Abbreviated TB, this disease is characterized by lesions in the lung tissue
Time's up! The correct answer was Tuberculosis
SHIPS
The Queen Elizabeth was a few feet lnger than this, her sister ship
Time's up! The correct answer was the Queen Mary
FORE!
This stretch of closely mowed grass from the tee to the green may be straight or at an angle called a dogleg
Time's up! The correct answer was Fairway
IT'S A "SIN"
For more than 200 years, the annual Baltic Herring Market & Fair has been a big to-do in this world capital
Time's up! The correct answer was Helsinki
LIVE IN TEXAS
If you're on the road again in Texas, stop at Luck, this singer's world headquarters
Time's up! The correct answer was Willie Nelson
TAYLOR, SWIFT
In a 2008 film he played Drillbit Taylor
Time's up! The correct answer was Owen Wilson
READING
Some reading rates are gauged by wpm, which stands for this
Time's up! The correct answer was words per minute
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
MED. ABBREV.
HRT is this kind of therapy; the use of it by menopausal women has recently been questioned
Time's up! The correct answer was hormone replacement therapy
BIBLICAL PAIRS
Jesus' Earthly parents
Time's up! The correct answer was Joseph & Mary
ART
This artist used trowels, sticks & even basters to create some of his drip paintings, like "Cathedral"
Time's up! The correct answer was Jackson Pollock
IT'S GREEK MYTHOLOGY TO ME
Menelaus not only wanted this wife back, but the treasure Paris stole along with her
Time's up! The correct answer was Helen
THE CANARY ISLANDS
The Canary Islands' highest point, 12,000-foot Pico de Teide, is the peak of a dormant one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was a volcano
BIBLICAL QUOTES
In Proverbs this king writes, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge"
Time's up! The correct answer was Solomon
NONFICTION PEOPLE
A biography of him is subtitled "Man's Slave Becomes God's Scientist"
Time's up! The correct answer was George Washington Carver
LESSER-KNOWN ANCIENT ROMANS?
Quiet, efficient & adept at getting around, this Roman Toyota hybrid made for a great spy
Time's up! The correct answer was Prius
CLASSICAL MUSIC
Escamillo is a toreador in "Carmen", an opera set in this European country
Time's up! The correct answer was Spain
ONE BUCK OR LESS
The USPS cost for mailing this, a minimum of 3 1/2 x 5 inches, is 28 cents; wish you were here!
Time's up! The correct answer was a postcard
THEY REST IN NEBRASKA
Though he starred in "Oklahoma!" this husband of Sheila is buried in Nebraska
Time's up! The correct answer was Gordon MacRae
HEY, "BABY"
This sticky figure of folklore gave its name to a Toni Morrison novel
Time's up! The correct answer was the tar baby
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
NAME THE DECADE
George Orwell, 34 years dead, hits the bestseller list
Time's up! The correct answer was the 1980s
CliffsNotes
Title guy shipwrecks, ends up on 28-year island getaway, makes a friend, goes home
Time's up! The correct answer was "Robinson Crusoe"
FDR
While attending this school, FDR was editor of its newspaper, The Crimson
Time's up! The correct answer was Harvard
"AI"
This often blended rum & juice cocktail is named for a Cuban town
Time's up! The correct answer was daiquiri
THE REDCOATS ARE COMING!
The Battle of Long Island was fought in what is now this New York City borough
Time's up! The correct answer was Brooklyn
CARIBBEAN TASTE TREATS
If you order "mountain chicken" in Dominica, you won't get chicken but one of these amphibians
Time's up! The correct answer was Frogs
SCIENCE
6 elements once known as inert gases are now known by this aristocratic name
Time's up! The correct answer was noble gases
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
Anne Shirley leaves the orphanage to live on this "colorful" farm in Avonlea
Time's up! The correct answer was Green Gables
BODIES OF WATER
After a 1,750-mile trip from Germany, this river breaks into 3 branches in Romania before emptying into the Black Sea
Time's up! The correct answer was the Danube
THE MIDDLE AGES
It's estimated this dread 14th century epidemic killed 1/3 of the population of Europe
Time's up! The correct answer was Black Death
ITALIAN ART
For her 1997 calendar, singer Gloria Trevi recreated this artist's "Birth Of Venus" with herself as Venus
Time's up! The correct answer was Sandro Botticelli
HORSE SENSE
Buck, ridden by James Arness on "Gunsmoke", was later used by Lorne Greene on this series
Time's up! The correct answer was Bonanza
GEOGRAPHY
A smaller canal connecting to this river brings fresh water to the Suez Canal
Time's up! The correct answer was the Nile
U.S. STATES
Of Colorado, New Mexico or Arizona, the state where the Rio Grande begins
Time's up! The correct answer was Colorado
NONFICTION
In 2010 this former First Lady published the memoir "Spoken from the Heart"
Time's up! The correct answer was Laura Bush
FAMILIAR SAYINGS
A camel is a horse designed by this
Time's up! The correct answer was a committee
HARRISON FORD MOVIES
"Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?"
Time's up! The correct answer was Raiders of the Lost Ark
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
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
Cabinda, an area of this former Portuguese colony, is separated from the rest of it by Zaire
Time's up! The correct answer was Angola
THE NEW YORK TIMES 2009 FICTION BESTSELLERS
Temperance Brennan is accused of mishandling an autopsy in Kathy Reichs' "206" these body parts
Time's up! The correct answer was Bones
TRANSLATION EXERCISES
Portuguese to Russian: The positive "sim"
Time's up! The correct answer was da
LITERATURE
Modern novels with biblical titles include Jane Hamilton's "The Book of Ruth" & Toni Morrison's "Song of" him
Time's up! The correct answer was Solomon
ANIMALS
This Arctic bear's feet are webbed & have hairy soles
Time's up! The correct answer was Polar bear
DRAMA
"Dejavu" was "Angry Young Man" John Osborne's 1992 sequel to this famous play about looking back
Time's up! The correct answer was Look Back in Anger
YOU'RE UNDER A "REST"
Eastern European capital city of more than 2.2 million
Time's up! The correct answer was Bucharest
FICTIONAL BOOKS
This character on "Seinfeld" thought of "a coffee table book about coffee tables" that turned into a coffee table
Time's up! The correct answer was Kramer
HOW'S THE WEATHER?
Mountain passes speed up hot, dry air, giving this U.S. state its Santa Ana winds
Time's up! The correct answer was California
SPORTS
He was director of athletics at NYC's Downtown Athletic Club from 1928 to 1936
Time's up! The correct answer was John Heisman
"GENERAL" JOB INFORMATION
The U.N.'s website says this job is "a spokesman for the interests of the world's peoples, in particular the poor"
Time's up! The correct answer was the Secretary-General
AMERICAN EXPLORERS
Senator Thomas Hart Benton's son-in-law was this "Pathfinder"
Time's up! The correct answer was John C. Frémont
MAGAZINES
In 1953 Triangle Publications began publishing this media magazine...& boy was it successful!
Time's up! The correct answer was TV Guide
JULIUS CAESAR
Around 48 B.C. Caesar pardoned this man & later made him governor of Cisalpine Gaul; oops
Time's up! The correct answer was Brutus
CROSSWORD CLUES "M"
Diamond deposit; it ain't yours! (4)
Time's up! The correct answer was mine
CORPORATE SPORTS VENUES
This Disney-owned baseball team plays at Anaheim's Edison International Field
Time's up! The correct answer was Anaheim Angels
WORD ORIGINS
This number can be traced back to the Sankrit "Shunya", or empty
Time's up! The correct answer was zero
NEWS ON THE MARCH
On March 10, 1629 this king dissolved Parliament, leading to his eventual downfall & demise
Time's up! The correct answer was Charles I
ARE WE THERE YET?
The Congress Street Bridge is where Bostonians recreate this historic event every December
Time's up! The correct answer was Boston Tea Party
4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW
If you're vertical but supported by your palms, you're doing one of these
Time's up! The correct answer was a handstand
HEALTH & MEDICINE
In vitiligo, a common disorder, patches of skin lose this
Time's up! The correct answer was pigment
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
Medieval Europeans believed that birds begin to mate on this day
Time's up! The correct answer was St. Valentine's Day
LIT MY FIRE
This Irish poet's "Sailing to Byzantium" urges "sages... in God's holy fire" to be "singing masters of my soul"
Time's up! The correct answer was William Butler Yeats
TRAVEL & TOURISM
You can visit this sport's hall of fame on PGA Blvd. in Pinehurst, North Carolina
Time's up! The correct answer was golf
FATHER'S IN LAW
Father has rooms near the Court of Chancery in this state where half of Fortune 500 companies are incorporated
Time's up! The correct answer was Delaware
SOCIOLOGY
10,000 years ago all societies were these, named from the way they collected animals, fruit, etc. for food
Time's up! The correct answer was hunter-gatherers
PAINTERS
Dr. Tulp was so pleased with this artist's painting of his "Anatomy Lesson" that it hung in his school of surgery
Time's up! The correct answer was Rembrandt
NATIVE AMERICANS
He had 2 adopted sons, One Bull & White Bull
Time's up! The correct answer was Sitting Bull
A "TON" OF PEOPLE
In 2004 the most valuable guitar, this rocker's Stratocaster "Blackie", sold for $959,500 at auction
Time's up! The correct answer was Clapton
FOOD FACTS
Hard sauce is made by beating together sugar, this spread, & a flavoring such as brandy
Time's up! The correct answer was butter
GEOGRAPHY "E"
This island in the South Pacific is named for the day of its discovery, a religious holiday
Time's up! The correct answer was Easter Island
THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED
July 3, 1971 in Paris
Time's up! The correct answer was Jim Morrison
THE FALL
In 1918 this date in autumn brought the signing of the armistice ending World War I
Time's up! The correct answer was 11-Nov
SHAKESPEAREAN LAST SCENES
You could say this comedy "ends well" -- Helena finally wins the love of her husband Bertram
Time's up! The correct answer was All's Well That Ends Well
VIVA ANN-MARGRET!
On May 29, 1963 Ann-Margret sang at this famous man's 46th, & last, birthday party
Time's up! The correct answer was John F. Kennedy
STATE SUPERLATIVES
This state with the most people is home to the largest living tree
Time's up! The correct answer was California
AMERICAN EXPLORERS
Stephen Long & Zebulon Pike have peaks named for them in this state, an area they said was uninhabitable
Time's up! The correct answer was Colorado
FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS
The Black Lung Program benefits those who worked as these, & their widows & their dependents
Time's up! The correct answer was coal miners
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
WEATHER WORLD
In addition to helping commerce, these ocean winds bring pleasant weather to islands like Hawaii
Time's up! The correct answer was trade winds
CLASSICAL MUSIC
This German composer's 5th Symphony in C Minor has a famous opening
Time's up! The correct answer was Ludwig van Beethoven
CENTRAL PARK
Cleopatra's Needle is a short walk from this Egyptian Temple in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Time's up! The correct answer was the Temple of Dendur
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
COLOGNE RANGER
In 1932 one of these speed limit-less German expressways opened between Cologne & Bonn
Time's up! The correct answer was an Autobahn
THE 1960s
Vanishing in the ‘60s, it’s what YUkon, KLondike & VAlencia were examples of
Time's up! The correct answer was telephone prefixes
POLAR EXPLORATION
This man who sailed with Scott later made a daring trek when his ship Endurance was trapped by ice
Time's up! The correct answer was Ernest Shackleton
& HONEY
& Honey, could you pick up some of the Huggies brand of these on the way home?
Time's up! The correct answer was diapers
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
ROCK FORMATIONS
This Southern California group was originally assembled as a backup band for Linda Ronstadt
Time's up! The correct answer was The Eagles
LUNCH COUNTER LINGO
The name of this state is slang for maple syrup
Time's up! The correct answer was Vermont
FOLKIES
Born Michelle Johnston, she "stunned" the industry in 1994 by selling her new album only at her shows
Time's up! The correct answer was Michelle Shocked
DISNEY VILLAINS
Ursula
Time's up! The correct answer was The Little Mermaid
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
From the Greek "psallein", to pluck, we get this plucked type of zither that's mentioned in the Bible
Time's up! The correct answer was Psalterion
TWO
In advertising: Jay Chiat &...
Time's up! The correct answer was Guy Day
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
THE MOVIES
Jack Palance's character is described as "a saddlebag with eyes" in this 1991 comedy
Time's up! The correct answer was City Slickers
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
FOLKIES
Born Michelle Johnston, she "stunned" the industry in 1994 by selling her new album only at her shows
Time's up! The correct answer was Michelle Shocked
EUROPE
In '67 this last king of Greece went into exile
Time's up! The correct answer was Constantine
NIGHT WATCH
If you stay up really, really, late (like till 2061), you'll see this, named for the guy who identified it in 1705
Time's up! The correct answer was Halley's Comet
WOLVERINE
During the winter, wolverines hunt caribou & this animal of the genus Rangifer; Santa's gonna be mad
Time's up! The correct answer was reindeer
IT CAME FROM THE NEW WORLD
In 1604 King James I called this plant a "perpetual stinking torment" & "dangerous to the lungs"; he was right
Time's up! The correct answer was tobacco
19th CENTURY PRESIDENTS
On Nov. 2, 1880 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Ohio, a senator-elect & president-elect
Time's up! The correct answer was Garfield
RADIO DISNEY
"Everybody Else" knows these huggable toys precede "On Fire" in the name of a Radio Disney top 30 band; do you?
Time's up! The correct answer was Care Bears
THE BIBLE
While carting this, Uzza touched it to right it after the oxen stumbled, & the Lord smote him
Time's up! The correct answer was The Ark of the Covenant
"TRI" HARDER
Bet in which the bettor must correctly choose the first 3 finishers in a horse race in exact order
Time's up! The correct answer was Trifecta
GEOGRAPH"Y"
The last British ship of convicts pulled into this Australian city's port in 1849
Time's up! The correct answer was Sydney
WAR MOVIES
1978: The wife of a soldier fighting in Vietnam works at a VA hospital & has an affair with a wounded vet
Time's up! The correct answer was Coming Home
TV MINISERIES
Robert Duvall sat tall in the saddle as Augustus McCrae in this 1989 4-part western
Time's up! The correct answer was Lonesome Dove
BALLS
Kermit the Frog's eyeballs were originally made of these light sports balls
Time's up! The correct answer was ping pong balls
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
LOW CUT GENES
A pair of chromosomes with this 2-letter designation makes a woman a woman
Time's up! The correct answer was XX
1807
Later to lead the revolutionary Redshirts, he was born on the Fourth of July
Time's up! The correct answer was Garibaldi
THOSE DARN ETRUSCANS
The Tebenna, an Etruscan mantle, evolved into this garment perhaps worn most strikingly by John Belushi
Time's up! The correct answer was a toga
TUBE TEST
He provides the voice for Thurgood Stubbs on "The P.J.s"
Time's up! The correct answer was Eddie Murphy
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
FROM THE FRENCH
This light tannish color gets its name from the French for "raw", as in raw vegetables
Time's up! The correct answer was ecru
"SUPER"
In this 1986 video game, Luigi & his sibling are trying to rescue Princess Toadstool
Time's up! The correct answer was Super Mario Brothers
WOMEN OF THE WORLD
She wrote her first novel, "The House of the Spirits", in exile soon after her uncle's assassination
Time's up! The correct answer was Isabel Allende
ARCHITECTS
Albert Speer, who designed a stadium for this city, was convicted of war crimes in trials there
Time's up! The correct answer was Nuremberg
SPORTS LEGENDS
This Czech-born woman who retired in 2006 won a record 9 Wimbledon Singles Championships
Time's up! The correct answer was Martina Navratilova
BOGIE MEN
Captain Queeg
Time's up! The correct answer was The Caine Mutiny
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
Synonym for dignity that's the term for a group of lions
Time's up! The correct answer was a pride
THE BIG 10
The first 10 of these are known as the Bill of Rights
Time's up! The correct answer was the Amendments
SCIENTISTS
This naturalist wrote, "for my own part I would as soon be descended from that heroic little monkey"
Time's up! The correct answer was Darwin
WE WANT PISA!
The Italian city of Pisa is located at the mouth of the Arno River, where it flows into this body of water
Time's up! The correct answer was the Mediterranean Sea
BRITISH ROYAL HOUSES
Richard I
Time's up! The correct answer was Plantagenet
ACTORS WHO DIRECT
"A Bronx Tale"
Time's up! The correct answer was Robert De Niro
RUSSIAN LITERATURE
By 1890 this author & playwright had written hundreds of short stories, including "The Steppe"
Time's up! The correct answer was Chekhov
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
ACTRESSES ON TV
She portrays real-life research medium Allison DuBois
Time's up! The correct answer was Arquette
THE ANIMALS
Tuna are members of Scombridae, known commonly as this "holy" family of fishes
Time's up! The correct answer was mackerels
19th CENTURY LITERATURE
Oscar Wilde wrote "The Picture of Dorian Gray" & he wrote "The Portrait of A Lady"
Time's up! The correct answer was Henry James
"PRO"NOUNS
Gosh darn it! It's abusive, vulgar or irreverent language
Time's up! The correct answer was Profanity
NONFICTION PEOPLE
"The Corsican" is a diary of his life "In His Own Words"
Time's up! The correct answer was Napoleon
HOLLYWOOD THRILLER PREVIEWS?
Last year it was Da Vinci; this fall it's nothing but dots & dashes with the...
Time's up! The correct answer was the Morse Code
HISTORY
In February 1904 this country attacked the Russian fleet at Port Arthur
Time's up! The correct answer was Japan
MAGNETO
Around 1904 this Norwegian explorer confirmed that the Earth's magnetic poles are not fixed
Time's up! The correct answer was Amundsen
THE 13th CENTURY
In 1215 a bloody incident on this city's Ponte Vecchio began a civil war between the Guelphs & Ghibellines
Time's up! The correct answer was Florence
BRAZILIAN WORDS & PHRASES
Unlike some, I like my women to be "cranio", this quality we also admire on "Jeopardy!"
Time's up! The correct answer was intelligence
ANAGRAMMED CABINET DEPARTMENTS
Tire iron
Time's up! The correct answer was Interior
COMMON BONDS
Inner tubes, doughnuts, the ozone layer
Time's up! The correct answer was things with holes
MUSICALS
(AUDIO DAILY DOUBLE): Gwen Verdon sang the following song in the original Broadway version of this show: "Whatever Lola wants, Lola gets..."
Time's up! The correct answer was "Damn Yankees!"
BIOPIC-NIC
1992: Jack Nicholson as this labor leader
Time's up! The correct answer was Jimmy Hoffa
WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS
From the Italian for "chatter", it's a person who claims knowledge or skill he doesn't have
Time's up! The correct answer was Charlatan
LIVE IN TEXAS
In June 2002 this "Men in Black" agent & Texas rancher was reported to be shopping for a horse farm
Time's up! The correct answer was Tommy Lee Jones
4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW
Hard coal that burns with little flame
Time's up! The correct answer was anthracite
EUROPE
Geographic region within the Arctic Circle named for the people who call themselves the Sami
Time's up! The correct answer was Lapland
DANCE
19th c. women exposed their petticoats when they did this naughty French dance also known as <i>Le Chahut</i>
Time's up! The correct answer was the can-can
MINORITY REPORT
In his first major case as Chief Justice, he found himself in the minority in 2006 as Oregon assisted suicide was okayed
Time's up! The correct answer was John Roberts
LITERATURE
Even Grendel would love Seamus Heaney's new translation of the Anglo-Saxon epic about this title geat
Time's up! The correct answer was Beowulf
MORE POWER TO YOU
2-word term for the job that takes you to homes to figure out how much people owe the power company
Time's up! The correct answer was a meter reader
TRANSLATION EXERCISES
Yiddish to French: The polite "a sheynem dank"
Time's up! The correct answer was merci beaucoup
NATIONAL MONUMENTS
George Custer's men are buried in a cemetery in the national monument named for this river
Time's up! The correct answer was Little Bighorn
PHILOSOPHY GLOSSARY
"Every virtue is laudable. Kindness is a virtue. Therefore, kindness is laudable" is a logical this
Time's up! The correct answer was syllogism
RECORD LOSSES IN 2005
A medical group lost 185,000 personal & medical records in this city, the seat of Santa Clara County
Time's up! The correct answer was San Jose
NATIONAL SPELLING BEE
Put the bite on this word from 1975, any one of the front cutting teeth
Time's up! The correct answer was I-N-C-I-S-O-R
GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP
Mike Bossy & Alexander Mogilny have won the Lady Byng Trophy for gentlemanly conduct in this sport
Time's up! The correct answer was hockey
WHEN THE SAINTS
This Afro-Cuban belief system uses Catholic saints as representations of the spirit world
Time's up! The correct answer was Santería
PROVERBS
It's where you should "never tell tales"
Time's up! The correct answer was out of school
WORDS OF THE WRITER
"'...Why look'st thou so?'--'With my crossbow I shot the albatross'"
Time's up! The correct answer was Samuel Taylor Coleridge
ASTROLOGY
The masculine signs are the air signs, including Gemini, & these signs, which include Leo
Time's up! The correct answer was fire signs
POUR ME A STIFF ONE
Mon Dieu! This French liqueur was originally made at the Abbey of Fecamp by the monks for which it is named
Time's up! The correct answer was Benedictine
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN
Character who is “corny as Kansas in August”
Time's up! The correct answer was Nellie Forbush
CROSSWORD CLUES "F"
A Mrs., in Munich (4)
Time's up! The correct answer was Frau
MOVIE PRODUCERS
He acted opposite Mary Pickford before starting the Keystone Company to produce comedies
Time's up! The correct answer was Mack Sennett
SODA POP QUIZ
Fenton & Fowler''s calls this elite Detroit ginger ale the best soft drink in the world
Time's up! The correct answer was Vernor's
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
TWO
In fashion: Domenico Dolce &...
Time's up! The correct answer was Stefano Gabbana
AMERICAN HISTORY
On May 29, 1765 Patrick Henry's Stamp Act protest was interrupted with this one word
Time's up! The correct answer was Treason!
JUBAL EARLY
Confederate general Jubal Early idolized this general, who called him "My Bad Old Man"
Time's up! The correct answer was Robert E. Lee
OF "RATH"
Persian religious leader AKA Zoroaster
Time's up! The correct answer was Zarathustra
HEADLINES
On May 24, 1927 the Las Vegas Review headlined that this man "Spurns Offers. Back to Air Mail, Says"
Time's up! The correct answer was Lindbergh
CROSSWORD CLUES "F"
Islamic legal opinion or directive (5)
Time's up! The correct answer was fatwa
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
"EVER"S
This 1965 movie begins with the birth of Jesus
Time's up! The correct answer was The Greatest Story Ever Told
ANIMAL RHYME TIME
Small vessel for shipping a nanny or a billy
Time's up! The correct answer was goat boat
SHAKESPEARE'S WOMEN
Name shared by Brutus' wife & the longest female role in "The Merchant of Venice"
Time's up! The correct answer was Portia
FUNNY FOR NOTHIN'
This Fox-TV cartoon boy: "Just so you don't hear any wild rumors, I'm being indicted for fraud in Australia"
Time's up! The correct answer was Bart Simpson
HORSE SENSE
Shakespeare has this king saying, "Saddle White Surrey for the field to-morrow"
Time's up! The correct answer was Richard III
PHYSICS
Term for the speed of a body in a specified direction
Time's up! The correct answer was velocity
LITERARY OPENINGS
"Every Who down in Who-ville liked Christmas a lot..."
Time's up! The correct answer was How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
TRUTH OR DARE
Dare: She was born on Aug. 18, 1587, the first English child born in America
Time's up! The correct answer was Virginia Dare
LAST NAME'S THE SAME
Entertainment mogul Barry & funny lady Phyllis
Time's up! The correct answer was Diller
CLASSIC MOVIE SPECIAL EFFECTS
1956: The Red Sea is parted
Time's up! The correct answer was The Ten Commandments
IF IT AIN'T GOT THAT SWING
It's the activity you're participating in if you're instructed to "swing your partner, do-si-do"
Time's up! The correct answer was square dancing
MEDIEVAL MUSIC
Guido D'Arezzo established the series of lines now called this as the basis of musical notation
Time's up! The correct answer was Staff
POP CULTURE
Snow White & Prince Charming are characters on this TV show set in the town of Storybrooke
Time's up! The correct answer was Once Upon a Time
DANCE
Some dancers get their kicks doing high kicks in this Radio City Music Hall chorus line
Time's up! The correct answer was the Rockettes
BRUCE ALMIGHTY
He directed Jessica Tandy's Oscar-winning performance in "Driving Miss Daisy"
Time's up! The correct answer was Bruce Beresford
ANNUAL EVENTS
This state's Days of '47 Festival honors the day Brigham Young reached the Salt Lake Valley in 1847
Time's up! The correct answer was Utah
HISTORIC DATES
The Egyptian government opened his mummy case on March 6, 1924
Time's up! The correct answer was Tutankhamun
"KEY"s
From 1833 to 1841 he served as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia
Time's up! The correct answer was Francis Scott Key
THE ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS
In 1994 Pearl Jam complained to the Justice Dept. that this company held a monopoly
Time's up! The correct answer was Ticketmaster
OLYMPIC POTPOURRI
The name of this equestrian event is French for "training"; it doesn't refer to a garment
Time's up! The correct answer was Dressage