Jeopardy i Flashcards
(500 cards)
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HISTORY: For the last 8 years of his life, Galileo was under house arrest for espousing this man’s theory
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Copernicus
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ESPN’s TOP 10 ALL-TIME ATHLETES: No. 2: 1912 Olympian; football star at Carlisle Indian School; 6 MLB seasons with the Reds, Giants & Braves
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Jim Thorpe
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EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT IT…: The city of Yuma in this state has a record average of 4,055 hours of sunshine each year
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Arizona
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THE COMPANY LINE: In 1963, live on “The Art Linkletter Show”, this company served its billionth burger
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McDonald’s
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EPITAPHS & TRIBUTES: Signer of the Dec. of Indep., framer of the Constitution of Mass., second President of the United States
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John Adams
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3-LETTER WORDS: In the title of an Aesop fable, this insect shared billing with a grasshopper
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the ant
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HISTORY: Built in 312 B.C. to link Rome & the South of Italy, it’s still in use today
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the Appian Way
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ESPN’s TOP 10 ALL-TIME ATHLETES: No. 8: 30 steals for the Birmingham Barons; 2,306 steals for the Bulls
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Michael Jordan
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EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT IT…: In the winter of 1971-72, a record 1,122 inches of snow fell at Rainier Paradise Ranger Station in this state
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Washington
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THE COMPANY LINE: This housewares store was named for the packaging its merchandise came in & was first displayed on
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Crate & Barrel
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EPITAPHS & TRIBUTES: “And away we go”
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Jackie Gleason
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3-LETTER WORDS: Cows regurgitate this from the first stomach to the mouth & chew it again
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the cud
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HISTORY: In 1000 Rajaraja I of the Cholas battled to take this Indian Ocean island now known for its tea
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Ceylon (or Sri Lanka)
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ESPN’s TOP 10 ALL-TIME ATHLETES: No. 1: Lettered in hoops, football & lacrosse at Syracuse & if you think he couldn’t act, ask his 11 “unclean” buddies
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Jim Brown
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EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT IT…: On June 28, 1994 the nat’l weather service began issuing this index that rates the intensity of the sun’s radiation
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the UV index
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THE COMPANY LINE: This company’s Accutron watch, introduced in 1960, had a guarantee of accuracy to within one minute a month
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Bulova
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EPITAPHS & TRIBUTES: Outlaw: “Murdered by a traitor and a coward whose name is not worthy to appear here”
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Jesse James
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3-LETTER WORDS: A small demon, or a mischievous child (who might be a little demon!)
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imp
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HISTORY: Karl led the first of these Marxist organizational efforts; the second one began in 1889
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the International
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ESPN’s TOP 10 ALL-TIME ATHLETES: No. 10: FB/LB for Columbia U. in the 1920s; MVP for the Yankees in ‘27 & ‘36; “Gibraltar in Cleats”
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(Lou) Gehrig
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EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT IT…: Africa’s lowest temperature was 11 degrees below zero in 1935 at Ifrane, just south of Fez in this country
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Morocco
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THE COMPANY LINE: Edward Teller & this man partnered in 1898 to sell high fashions to women
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(Paul) Bonwit
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EPITAPHS & TRIBUTES: 1939 Oscar winner: “…you are a credit to your craft, your race and to your family”
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Hattie McDaniel (for her role in Gone with the Wind)
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3-LETTER WORDS: In geologic time one of these, shorter than an eon, is divided into periods & subdivided into epochs
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era
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HISTORY: This Asian political party was founded in 1885 with "Indian National" as part of its name
the Congress Party
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ESPN's TOP 10 ALL-TIME ATHLETES: No. 5: Only center to lead the NBA in assists; track scholarship to Kansas U.; marathoner; volleyballer
(Wilt) Chamberlain
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THE COMPANY LINE: The Kirschner brothers, Don & Bill, named this ski company for themselves & the second-highest mountain
K2
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EPITAPHS & TRIBUTES: Revolutionary War hero: "His spirit is in Vermont now"
Ethan Allen
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3-LETTER WORDS: A single layer of paper, or to perform one's craft diligently
ply
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DR. SEUSS AT THE MULTIPLEX: Beyond ovoid abandonment, beyond ovoid betrayal... you won't believe the ending when he "Hatches the Egg"
Horton
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PRESIDENTIAL STATES OF BIRTH: California
Nixon
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AIRLINE TRAVEL: It can be a place to leave your puppy when you take a trip, or a carrier for him that fits under an airplane seat
a kennel
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THAT OLD-TIME RELIGION: He's considered the author of the Pentateuch, which is hard to believe, as Deuteronomy continues after his death
Moses
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MUSICAL TRAINS: Steven Tyler of this band lent his steamin' vocals to "Train Kept A-Rollin'", first popularized by the Yardbirds
Aerosmith
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"X"s & "O"s: Around 100 A.D. Tacitus wrote a book on how this art of persuasive speaking had declined since Cicero
oratory
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PRESIDENTIAL STATES OF BIRTH: 1 of the 2 born in Vermont
Coolidge (or Chester Arthur)
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AIRLINE TRAVEL: When it began on Pan Am & Qantas in the late '70s, it was basically a roped-off part of the economy cabin with free drinks
business class
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THAT OLD-TIME RELIGION: Ali, who married this man's daughter Fatima, is considered by Shia Muslims to be his true successor
Muhammed
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MUSICAL TRAINS: During the 1954-1955 Sun sessions, Elvis climbed aboard this train "sixteen coaches long"
the "Mystery Train"
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"X"s & "O"s: The shorter glass seen here, or a quaint cocktail made with sugar & bitters
an old-fashioned
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DR. SEUSS AT THE MULTIPLEX: Ripped from today's headlines, he was a turtle king gone mad; Mack was the one good turtle who'd bring him down
Yertle
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AIRLINE TRAVEL: In 2003 this airline agreed to buy KLM, creating Europe's largest airline
Air France
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THAT OLD-TIME RELIGION: Philadelphia got its start as a colony for this religious group of which William Penn was a member
the Quakers
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MUSICAL TRAINS: This "Modern Girl" first hit the Billboard Top 10 with "Morning Train (Nine To Five)"
(Sheena) Easton
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"X"s & "O"s: This stiff silken fabric is favored for bridal gowns, like Christina Applegate's in 2001
organza
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DR. SEUSS AT THE MULTIPLEX: Somewhere between truth & fiction lies Marco's reality... on Halloween, you won't believe you saw it on this St.
Mulberry Street
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AIRLINE TRAVEL: In 2004 United launched this new service that features low fares & more seats per plane
Ted
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THAT OLD-TIME RELIGION: With Mary I's accession in 1553 he ran to Geneva; he returned in 1559 & reformed the Church of Scotland
(John) Knox
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MUSICAL TRAINS: This band's "Train In Vain" was a hidden track on its original 1979 "London Calling" album
The Clash
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"X"s & "O"s: Cross-country skiing is sometimes referred to by these 2 letters, the same ones used to denote 90 in Roman numerals
XC
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DR. SEUSS AT THE MULTIPLEX: "500 Hats"... 500 ways to die. On July 4th, this young boy will defy a king... & become a legend
Bartholomew Cubbins
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AIRLINE TRAVEL: In the seat pocket you'll find the catalog called "Sky" this, with must-haves like a solar-powered patio umbrella
Mall
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THAT OLD-TIME RELIGION: In 1534 he & his buddy Francis Xavier founded the Society of Jesus
(St. Ignatius) Loyola
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MUSICAL TRAINS: In 1961 James Brown announced "all aboard" for this train
"Night Train"
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"X"s & "O"s: This 1797 imbroglio began when 3 French agents demanded a huge bribe from U.S. diplomats
the XYZ Affair
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THE SOLAR SYSTEM: Objects that pass closer to the sun than Mercury have been named for this mythological figure
Icarus
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GEOGRAPHY "E": It's the largest kingdom in the United Kingdom
England
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RADIO DISNEY: "Party In The U.S.A." is by this singer who also plays a young lady named Hannah
Miley Cyrus
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PARTS OF PEACH: If this part of a peach is downy or fuzzy, the fruit's called a peach; if it's smooth, a nectarine
the skin
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BE FRUITFUL & MULTIPLY: 4 x 12
48
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LET'S BOUNCE: This verb for bouncing a basketball sounds like you're slobbering
dribbling
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RHYMES WITH SMART: Blood pumper
heart
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GEOGRAPHY "E": (Tate: I'm Tate Shaffer aboard the National Geographic Endeavour. Alex: And...) We're here in the Galapagos Islands at zero degrees latitude, which means we're right above this imaginary line that goes all the way around the Earth
the equator
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RADIO DISNEY: "Everybody Else" knows these huggable toys precede "On Fire" in the name of a Radio Disney top 30 band; do you?
Care Bears
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PARTS OF PEACH: Peaches are more than 80% this compound
H2O
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BE FRUITFUL & MULTIPLY: 7 x 7 x 2
98
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LET'S BOUNCE: Sound navigation& ranging is the full name for this device that bounces radio waves underwater
sonar
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RHYMES WITH SMART: Small, slender missile thrown at a board in a game
a dart
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GEOGRAPHY "E": This island in the South Pacific is named for the day of its discovery, a religious holiday
Easter Island
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RADIO DISNEY: "The songs on 'Under My Skin' are...deeper than those on 'Let Go'" said this Canadian on Radio Disney's website
Avril Lavigne
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PARTS OF PEACH: 5-letter word for the hard interior of a peach
the stone
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BE FRUITFUL & MULTIPLY: 3 x 4 x 5 x 6
360
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LET'S BOUNCE: In this kid's game, you bounce a small rubber ball while picking up 6-pronged metal objects
jacks
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RHYMES WITH SMART: It can be a separating line in your hair or a role in a play
a part
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GEOGRAPHY "E": Parts of the Arabian and Libyan deserts are found in this African country
Egypt
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RADIO DISNEY: "I Never Told You" this alliteratively named singer hit Disney's Top 30 with "Fallin' For You"; wait, I just did
Colbie Caillat
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PARTS OF PEACH: These parts of a peach tree are glossy green, pointed & lance shaped
leaves
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BE FRUITFUL & MULTIPLY: 5 x 10 x 15
750
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LET'S BOUNCE: It's a type of bounce house, or a dance made famous by Michael Jackson
the moonwalk
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RHYMES WITH SMART: A graphic representation of information
a chart
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GEOGRAPHY "E": The family history you wrote for school might include entering the U.S. at this island in New York Bay
Ellis Island
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RADIO DISNEY: Lead singer Ryan Tedder of this band has "All The Right Moves"
OneRepublic
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PARTS OF PEACH: These parts of a peach tree grow at nodes along the shoots of the previous season's growth; they're usually pink
blossoms
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BE FRUITFUL & MULTIPLY: 2 x 1,035
2,070
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LET'S BOUNCE: This device whose name is from the Italian for "springboard" was perfected in the 1930s
a trampoline
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RHYMES WITH SMART: Composer Wolfgang
Mozart
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SCIENCE CLASS: 99.95% of the mass of an atom is in this part
the nucleus
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KIDS IN SPORTS: Park View of Chula Vista, California beat Taipei 6-3 to win this organization's 2009 World Series
the Little League
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JUST THE FACTS: This hero of several books is 11 when he discovers he's a wizard
Harry Potter
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NEWS TO ME: A 7.0 magnitude earthquake in this Caribbean country Jan. 12, 2010 brought a world outpouring of aid
Haiti
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IN THE DICTIONARY: It's the 4-letter name of the pleated skirt worn by men in Scotland
a kilt
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SCIENCE CLASS: During this plant process, carbon dioxide & water combine with light energy to create oxygen & glucose
photosynthesis
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KIDS IN SPORTS: The perfect waves of New Zealand's Piha Beach were the site for the 2010 World Junior Championships of this
surfing
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JUST THE FACTS: This city, the seat of Clark County, Nevada, has been called "the entertainment capital of the world"
Las Vegas
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NEWS TO ME: This car company has been in the news for widespread recalls of its Corollas & other models
Toyota
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IN THE DICTIONARY: As an adjective, it can mean proper; as a verb, "to grade papers"
correct
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SCIENCE CLASS: The wedge is an adaptation of the simple machine called the inclined this
plane
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KIDS IN SPORTS: With a mighty leap of 5'1", David Mosely set the U.S. 10 & under record in this event back in 1977
the high jump
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NEWS TO ME: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew demonstrates, putting his arm over his mouth.) To avoid spreading germs & maybe flu, we learned the sneeze named for this character made famous in an 1897 book
Dracula
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IN THE DICTIONARY: Maize is another word for this
corn
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SCIENCE CLASS: Of the 6 noble gases on the periodic table, it is the lightest
helium
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KIDS IN SPORTS: 11-year-old Ashlyn White won a 2009 U.S. youth title in this martial art in which you try to throw your opponent
judo
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JUST THE FACTS: In 1751 the Penn Provincial Assembly placed the order for this symbol of freedom, now in Philadelphia
the Liberty Bell
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NEWS TO ME: In a surprise, Ted Kennedy's old Senate seat in this state went to a Republican in a January 2010 election
Massachusetts
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IN THE DICTIONARY: This word for someone who walks comes from the Latin for "foot"
pedestrian
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SCIENCE CLASS: Lava & igneous rock are formed from this hot liquid rock material found under the earth's crust
magma
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KIDS IN SPORTS: This sport has an under-17 World Cup every 2 years; Haris Seferovic starred for the 2009 champion Switzerland
soccer
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JUST THE FACTS: He's the older son of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana
Prince William
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SEE & SAY: Say the name of this man you see shaking hands with the Premier of China
Ronald Reagan
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NEWS TO ME: Falcon Heene, who it turned out was safe at home, not flying over Colorado, became known as this "boy"
the balloon boy
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IN THE DICTIONARY: Kayak is an example of this, a word that reads the same forwards & backwards
a palindrome
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HISTORIC WOMEN: She was born in Virginia around 1596 & died in Kent, England in 1617
Pocahontas
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ROYAL FEMALE NICKNAMES: Prime Minister Tony Blair dubbed her "The People's Princess"
Princess Diana
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TV ACTORS & ROLES: Once Tommy Mullaney on "L.A. Law", John Spencer now plays White House chief of staff Leo McGarry on this series
The West Wing
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TRAVEL & TOURISM: The Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour is a highlight of this Asian city's Disneyland
Tokyo
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"I" LADS: This punk rock hitmaker heard here has had numerous hits on both sides of the Atlantic
Billy Idol
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FOREWORDS: "Conrad begins (and ends) Marlow's journey... on the Thames, on the yawl, Nellie", says the foreword to this novel
Heart of Darkness
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BACKWORDS: We'll look smart in these vehicles that returned to London in 1999
Trams (smart)
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ROYAL FEMALE NICKNAMES: She was "The Untamed Heifer" & "The Virgin Queen"
Elizabeth I
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TV ACTORS & ROLES: Barbra Streisand knows he played Lt. Col. Bill "Raider" Kelly on "Pensacola: Wings of Gold"
James Brolin
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TRAVEL & TOURISM: The home of silk merchant Jim Thompson, who disappeared in 1967, is a tourist attraction in this Thai city
Bangkok
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"I" LADS: Czar at 17, he was famous for extraordinary sadism & cruelty, even as a boy
Ivan the Terrible
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FOREWORDS: Part 2 "is Lilliput in reverse, but...also offers some of" his "fiercest assaults upon the behavior of" his countrymen
Jonathan Swift
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BACKWORDS: Ed leaves pools of water on the carpet when he comes in from sailing this boat
Sloop (pools)
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ROYAL FEMALE NICKNAMES: Mark Antony called her "The Queen of Queens"
Cleopatra
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TV ACTORS & ROLES: (Hi, I'm Wallace Langham) I played Don Kirshner in VH1's TV movie about this quartet who sang "Daydream Believer"
The Monkees
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TRAVEL & TOURISM: We're not stringing you along: this capital of the Czech Republic is famous for its puppet theatres
Prague
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"I" LADS: Nudge, nudge, wink, wink! This man seen here starred on a classic British comedy show
Eric Idle
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FOREWORDS: She said that her husband Frank O'Connor was the fuel that kept her spirited while she wrote "The Fountainhead"
Ayn Rand
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BACKWORDS: You'd be naive to think you can make bottled water that's more popular than this
Evian (naive)
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ROYAL FEMALE NICKNAMES: The 19th century's "Widow of Windsor"
Queen Victoria
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TV ACTORS & ROLES: Teri Hatcher looked "shipshape" as one of the singing "mermaids" who jumped on board this cruisin' series in 1985
The Love Boat
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TRAVEL & TOURISM: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport serves this world capital
Nairobi, Kenya
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"I" LADS: His is the first & longest book of the Bible's major prophets
Isaiah
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FOREWORDS: One edition calls this Darwin opus one of "the most readable and approachable" of revolutionary scientific works
The Origin of Species
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BACKWORDS: Aye, lass, I'll wed thee ere this has dried on the fields
Dew (wed)
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ROYAL FEMALE NICKNAMES: "The Catholic" of 15th century Spain
Queen Isabella
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TV ACTORS & ROLES: On "Saturday Night Live", he's famous for playing Craig the Cheerleader, Janet Reno & moi
Will Ferrell
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TRAVEL & TOURISM: Andrea Palladio's 1554 book on "The Antiquities of" this city was the standard guidebook for some 200 years
Rome
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"I" LADS: This auto exec's autobiography is one of the bestselling nonfiction works in publishing history
Lee Iacocca
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BACKWORDS: You know so much about policy, you qualify as this
Wonk (know)
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PEOPLE IN HISTORY: After a 15-year stay in England, this proprietor of Pennsylvania returned to his colony in 1699
William Penn
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CINEMATIC DICTIONARY: SFX is the standard abbreviation for these, from the rustling of trees to cannon fire
Sound effects
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IT'S OURS!: Saint-Pierre & Miquelon
France
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BRITISH FASHION: Designer Vivienne Westwood ran a shop with Malcolm McLaren, who launched this Johnny Rotten band
The Sex Pistols
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ANDY WARHOL: Because he had the same thing for lunch every day for 20 years, Andy Warhol painted these, beginning in 1962
Campbell's Soup cans
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THEATRE CROSSWORD CLUES "M": Lerner & Loewe's "Lusty Month" (3)
May
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PEOPLE IN HISTORY: This young man put his savings into a small Cleveland refinery in 1862 & eventually had an oil monopoly
John D. Rockefeller
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CINEMATIC DICTIONARY: Term for the flow of a film, maintained by keeping details consistent throughout a scene
Continuity
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IT'S OURS!: Montserrat
Great Britain (United Kingdom)
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BRITISH FASHION: Star designer John Galliano was born Juan Carlos Galliano in this British possession at the tip of Spain
Gibraltar
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ANDY WARHOL: Warhol went against his Capitalist tendencies with his portrait of this man, seen here
Mao Tse-tung
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THEATRE CROSSWORD CLUES "M": Patrick Dennis' "Auntie" (4)
Mame
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PEOPLE IN HISTORY: First Lady Helen Taft led a fund-raising drive for a memorial to this 1912 marine disaster
Sinking of the Titanic
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CINEMATIC DICTIONARY: Garland Jeffreys sang of having star-studded "dreams" of this size, like movie film
35mm
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IT'S OURS!: Cook Islands
New Zealand
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BRITISH FASHION: Katharine Hamnett created the '80s T-shirt telling us to "choose" this
Life
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ANDY WARHOL: Andy's "15 minutes of fame" quote was once the motto of this magazine
Interview
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THEATRE CROSSWORD CLUES "M": It "Becomes Electra" (8)
Mourning
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PEOPLE IN HISTORY: This Chiricahua Apache was a popular attraction at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis
Geronimo
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CINEMATIC DICTIONARY: The inventors of this camera-stabilizing device won a special 1977 Oscar
Steadicam
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IT'S OURS!: Madeira Islands
Portugal
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ANDY WARHOL: Andy's loft on East 47th Street got this nickname from its former use & Andy's mass-production techniques
The Factory
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THEATRE CROSSWORD CLUES "M": Colchian jilted by Jason (5)
Medea
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PEOPLE IN HISTORY: In 1801 this onetime VP compiled "A Manual of Parliamentary Practice" still used in the U.S. Senate
Thomas Jefferson
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CINEMATIC DICTIONARY: Near the end of the credits comes the "cutter" of this, the exposed but unfinished film
Negative cutter
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IT'S OURS!: Northern Mariana Islands
USA
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ANDY WARHOL: Warhol became the manager of this Lou Reed rock group in 1965 & produced their first album
Velvet Underground
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THEATRE CROSSWORD CLUES "M": Faust's fiendish foe (14)
Mephistopheles
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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
H.J. Heinz (Heinz 57 Varieties)
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GENERAL SCIENCE: This white, glossy coating on your teeth is the hardest substance in the human body
Enamel
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GETTING POSSESSIVE: This bovine took the rap for the disastrous fire of October 8, 1871
Mrs. O'Leary's cow
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FLAGS OF THE WORLD: It's the kingdom whose flag is seen here (Union Jack)
Great Britain/England
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ARCHITECTS: Minoru Yamasaki reached new heights with this New York City complex
World Trade Center
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1994 FILMS: Quentin Tarantino directed this film & also had a bit role as Jimmy of Toluca Lake
Pulp Fiction
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THE EYES HAVE IT: A student, or a minor in Roman law
Pupil
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GENERAL SCIENCE: The time it takes for 50% of the atoms to decay in a radioactive substance is called this
Half-life
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GETTING POSSESSIVE: At 14,140 feet, this Rocky Mountain peak discovered in 1806 is one of Colorado's highest
Pike's Peak
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FLAGS OF THE WORLD: Seen here is the flag of this nation (the home of Bollywood)
India
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ARCHITECTS: William Pereira erected his Transamerica "Pyramid" in this city
San Francisco
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1994 FILMS: As mad bomber Howard Payne in this film, Dennis Hopper planted a bomb on an L.A. area transit bus
Speed
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THE EYES HAVE IT: A blow with a whip
Lash
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GENERAL SCIENCE: While compounds of this element are added to table salt, in its pure form it's quite poisonous
Iodine
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GETTING POSSESSIVE: While one creation slept, God took this to make Eve
Adam's rib
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FLAGS OF THE WORLD: Andy Garcia is a native of this country whose flag is seen here
Cuba
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ARCHITECTS: Charles Bulfinch, who contributed to the Capitol in Washington, D.C., designed this city's state house on Beacon Hill
Boston
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1994 FILMS: Jean Vander Pyl, who played Wilma in the original cartoon series, played Mrs. Feldspar in this movie adaptation
The Flintstones
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THE EYES HAVE IT: A hollow area that holds a light bulb
Socket
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GENERAL SCIENCE: The "super" class of these stars, the largest known, includes Antares & Betelgeuse
Red giants
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GETTING POSSESSIVE: You'll find this triangular island about 4 miles off the southeast coast of Massachusetts
Martha's Vineyard
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FLAGS OF THE WORLD: In the 1990s, this nation whose flag is seen here moved its seat of government to a different city
Germany
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ARCHITECTS: Dallas-Fort Worth Airport architect Gyo Obata helped design this Smithsonian museum
Air & Space Museum
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1994 FILMS: Containing the hit "Can You Feel The Love Tonight", it was Disney's first animated feature not based on an existing story
The Lion King
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THE EYES HAVE IT: Flower seen here (that fits the category)
Iris
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GENERAL SCIENCE: On the pH scale, a pH of 7 indicates this type of solution
Neutral
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GETTING POSSESSIVE: In Exodus, this was thrown down before Pharaoh at Moses' instruction
Aaron's rod (turned into a snake)
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FLAGS OF THE WORLD: This Mediterranean country whose flag is seen here is "The Word"
Greece
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ARCHITECTS: Louis Skidmore designed the secret atomic site that became this Tennessee town
Oak Ridge
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1994 FILMS: In this film Martin Scorsese says the TV audience wants "To watch the money"
Quiz Show
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THE EYES HAVE IT: People say these are what you need to make it in Hollywood
Contacts
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ALASKA: 4 different species of bears live in Alaska: Kodiak, grizzly, black & this
Polar bears
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INTERNATIONAL SPORTSMEN: Nike's stock fell when this basketball player announced his retirement in January 1999
Michael Jordan
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DRAMA QUEENS: In Euripides' play about this famed beauty, it's her double who goes to Troy
Helen
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ANGELS: In 1996 John Travolta spread his wings as this archangel
Michael
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IN EXILE: Porfirio Diaz seized power in this country in 1876, ruled for 35 years, fled in 1911 & died in exile
Mexico
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THE "I"s HAVE IT: This term for a fluid can also mean "to sign" as a contract
Ink
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ALASKA: Tony Knowles is pulling in $81,648 per annum in this job
Governor
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INTERNATIONAL SPORTSMEN: Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Lima began playing this sport for Brazil's national team at age 17
Soccer
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DRAMA QUEENS: In a Shaw play, Caesar finds her hiding on a Sphinx
Cleopatra
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ANGELS: In Book III of "Paradise Lost", the angels play these, which are "golden" & "ever-tuned"
harps
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IN EXILE: In 1462 this printer known for movable type had to move out of Mainz
Johannes Gutenberg
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THE "I"s HAVE IT: Style of the 1877 painting seen here
Impressionism
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ALASKA: This second-largest Alaskan city wasn't named for an actor
Fairbanks
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INTERNATIONAL SPORTSMEN: Vladimir Samsonov is touted as Europe's only hope against China in this game
Ping-pong
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DRAMA QUEENS: A 1952 play covered the young life of this queen, like a 1998 Cate Blanchett film
Elizabeth I
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ANGELS: ABBA sang about these & Curtis Lee sang about "Pretty Little" these
Angel Eyes
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IN EXILE: Exiled for manslaughter, Eric the Red was forced to leave this country around 981
Iceland
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THE "I"s HAVE IT: Arabic for "son of", it comes before names like Saud
Ibn
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ALASKA: One of the 3 mottos that have been featured on regular Alaskan license plates
"The Last Frontier", "The Great Land", or "North to the Future"
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INTERNATIONAL SPORTSMEN: The Times of London estimates this chess player is taking home $20 mil. a year; that's some check, mate!
Garry Kasparov
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DRAMA QUEENS: In 1935 & '36 Helen Hayes reigned for 517 Broadway performances as this queen who reigned for 63 years
Victoria
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ANGELS: Group whose feast day is October 2, or a group founded in 1979 by Curtis Sliwa
Guardian Angels
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IN EXILE: David Ben-Gurion went to the U.S. in 1915 when this empire exiled Zionists from Palestine
Ottoman Empire
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THE "I"s HAVE IT: From the Latin for "to overhang", it means "likely to happen at any moment"
Imminent
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ALASKA: The mainland peninsula closest to Russia is named for this man
William Seward
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INTERNATIONAL SPORTSMEN: New Zealand-born Jonah Lamu is tops on the pitch of this sport
Rugby
232
DRAMA QUEENS: The queen in Marlowe's "Edward II" is named this, like a famous queen of Spain
Isabella
233
ANGELS: With an appropriate-sounding name, John Dye plays the angel of this on "Touched By An Angel"
Angel of Death
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IN EXILE: Moshoeshoe II was exiled twice before regaining this southern African country's throne in 1995
Lesotho
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THE "I"s HAVE IT: Some scientists believe that the universe is undergoing expansion called this, also an economic term
Inflation
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THE MAP OF EUROPE: Bordering Italy, Austria, Hungary & Croatia, it's one of the world's newest independent countries
Slovenia
237
THE CIVIL WAR: His first act after being sworn in as president of the Confederacy was to send a peace commission to Washington, D.C.
Jefferson Davis
238
CELEBS: On Sept. 14, 2005 she gave birth to Sean Preston Federline
Britney Spears
239
WHAT'S IN A NAME?: Yeah, baby! Meaning "magnificent", this Texas-sounding name comes with certain "Powers"
Austin
240
EMOTICONS: ;-) Ocular act that sends a signal
winking
241
FLAG 'EM DOWN: The Alamo is located in this city & is depicted on its flag
San Antonio
242
"TEEN" SCENE: Numerically speaking, read up on "Fun Stuff", "Fashion", "Health" & "Stars" at this magazine.com
seventeen.com
243
THE CIVIL WAR: Tired of eating mule jerky, Vicksburg fell in July 1863 after a 6-week one of these military tactics
a siege
244
CELEBS: The TV show "Everybody Hates Chris" is based on the childhood of this comic
Chris Rock
245
WHAT'S IN A NAME?: This name shared by great & terrible rulers is a Russian variation of John
Ivan
246
EMOTICONS: :-$ It's where this emoticon tells you to "put your money"
where your mouth is
247
FLAG 'EM DOWN: This descriptive nickname of the U.S. flag was coined by Francis Scott Key
the Star-Spangled Banner
248
"TEEN" SCENE: If you're triskaidekaphobic, you're afraid of this number, & not just on a Friday
thirteen
249
THE CIVIL WAR: Robert E. Lee saved this capital from capture with his June 1862 attack on McClellan's forces
Richmond
250
CELEBS: He auditioned for & won the part of Ron Weasley with a rap that he wrote
Rupert Grint
251
WHAT'S IN A NAME?: This feminine form of Rex is from the Latin for "queen"
Regina
252
EMOTICONS: :-* Gene Simmons might accept one of these from any pretty woman
a kiss
253
FLAG 'EM DOWN: The 2 colors found on all 3 national flags of the U.S., Mexico & Canada
red & white
254
"TEEN" SCENE: A holder for liquid, or a military base's general store
a canteen
255
THE CIVIL WAR: In Feb. 2005 a reenactment was staged for this 140th anniversary of this fort's reoccupation by Union troops
Fort Sumter
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CELEBS: Her 18th birthday party was "A Cinderella Story" with 300 guests & red velvet cake
Hilary Duff
257
WHAT'S IN A NAME?: This Welsh form of Margaret was among the USA's top 10 girls' names of the 1990s
Megan
258
EMOTICONS: =|:-)= This is an extension of the initials U.S.
Uncle Sam
259
FLAG 'EM DOWN: The flag of this U.S. possession is almost the same as the flag of Cuba
Puerto Rico
260
"TEEN" SCENE: Golfing "hole" with a bar (where you can't go), or the amendment granting women's suffrage
19th
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THE CIVIL WAR: On Sept. 2, 1864 this general sent a wire saying, "Atlanta is ours, and fairly won"
Sherman
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CELEBS: "You Stand Watching" this "Shine On" singer
Ryan Cabrera
263
WHAT'S IN A NAME?: Previously attached to Theo- & Isa-, it became popular by itself after appearing in "David Copperfield"
Dora
264
EMOTICONS: :-b.. Doing this means either you're hungry or you're a pig
drooling
265
FLAG 'EM DOWN: The first 50-star U.S. flag was officially raised on July 4 of this year
1960
266
"TEEN" SCENE: Number of lines in Shakespeare's poem that starts "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"
14
267
NOT A CURRENT NATIONAL CAPITAL: Ljubljana, Bratislava, Barcelona
Barcelona
268
U.S. WINTER OLYMPIANS: Mike Eruzione of Winthrop, Mass. was captain of the miraculous 1980 Olympic team in this sport
hockey
269
SCIENCE: At sea level at 70 degrees this travels 1,129 feet per second; it speeds up over 1 foot per sec. for each rising degree
sound
270
WORDS OF THE WRITER: "I beheld the wretch--the miserable monster whom I had created"
Mary Shelley
271
AT THE MALL: Found "just what I needed" at this "City", an electronics store
Circuit City
272
FROM THE GREEK: The name of this color comes from the Greek word porphyra
purple
273
NOT A CURRENT NATIONAL CAPITAL: Istanbul, Ottawa, Amman
Istanbul
274
U.S. WINTER OLYMPIANS: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew puts some lines on the ice in the Olympic Oval rink at Park City, UT.) In 1998, this U.S. skater was 2nd at Nagano; in 2002, she was 3rd here in Utah
Michelle Kwan
275
SCIENCE: The largest tree, the General Sherman in California, is this type, also called a Sierra Redwood
a sequoia
276
WORDS OF THE WRITER: "Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!"
Edgar Allan Poe
277
AT THE MALL: SKX is the stock symbol for this manufacturer of sporty shoes
Skechers
278
FROM THE GREEK: A bowl-shaped depression, as from the impact of a meteorite, it's from the Greek for "mixing bowl"
crater
279
NOT A CURRENT NATIONAL CAPITAL: Sofia, Sarajevo, Saigon
Saigon
280
U.S. WINTER OLYMPIANS: Life has its ups & downs for Travis Mayer, a 2002 medalist in the event named for these little hills on the slopes
moguls
281
SCIENCE: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads from the pole vault at Duke University's track in Durham, NC.) In bending an elastic solid, stress is the force causing deformation & this is the 6-letter term for the deformation
strain
282
WORDS OF THE WRITER: "'Do all lawyers defend n-negroes, Atticus?' 'Of course they do, Scout'"
Harper Lee
283
AT THE MALL: This "Urban" store is the parent company of Anthropologie
Urban Outfitters
284
FROM THE GREEK: From the Greek for "false name", it's a fictitious name used by an author
a pseudonym
285
NOT A CURRENT NATIONAL CAPITAL: Bucharest, Bonn, Bern
Bonn
286
U.S. WINTER OLYMPIANS: In 2002 Vonetta Flowers & Jill Bakken won gold in the 2-woman version of this high-speed sport
the bobsled
287
SCIENCE: 6 elements once known as inert gases are now known by this aristocratic name
noble gases
288
WORDS OF THE WRITER: "For never man had a more faithful, loving, sincere servant, than Friday was to me"
Daniel Defoe
289
AT THE MALL: This bookstore chain is named for its "edgy" founders, brothers Tom & Louis
Borders
290
FROM THE GREEK: (Jon of the Clue Crew paddles his kayak.) Kayak is an example of this type of reversible word from the Greek for "running back again"
a palindrome
291
NOT A CURRENT NATIONAL CAPITAL: Belize City, Guatemala City, Panama City
Belize City
292
U.S. WINTER OLYMPIANS: His "Bode" of work includes 2 Alpine skiing silver medals in 2002
Bode Miller
293
SCIENCE: (A honey-colored retriever named Max tries to lick Cheryl of the Clue Crew as she pets him at NC State University in Raleigh, NC.) Veterinarians refer to this area of an animal's body as the posterior or this region, from the Latin for "the tail"
the caudal region
294
WORDS OF THE WRITER: "'...Why look'st thou so?'--'With my crossbow I shot the albatross'"
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
295
AT THE MALL: The name of this clothing store for teens is French for "airmail"
Aéropostale
296
FROM THE GREEK: It's an outline of the contents of a course or curriculum
a syllabus
297
FAMOUS SHIPS: On December 27, 1831 it departed Plymouth, England to map the coastline of South America
the HMS Beagle
298
OLD FOLKS IN THEIR 30s: goop.com is a lifestyles website from this Oscar-winning actress; the g & p represent her initials
Gwyneth Paltrow
299
MOVIES & TV: On March 19, 2009 he said, "I'm excited and honored to introduce my first guest... Barack Obama"
Jay Leno
300
A STATE OF COLLEGE-NESS: Baylor, Stephen F. Austin, Rice
Texas
301
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE: Synonym for dignity that's the term for a group of lions
a pride
302
I'D RATHER BE SKIING: If you're a beginner, you might hippity-hop over to this smaller, gentler slope
a bunny hill
303
PARLEZ VOUS?: If your mate from Marseilles says he's getting to LAX via "Sud-Ouest", pick him up at this carrier
Southwest
304
OLD FOLKS IN THEIR 30s: In 2008 David Gregory became moderator of this NBC Sunday morning news show
Meet the Press
305
MOVIES & TV: Time magazine said this 2003 Pixar film was "the ultimate fish-out-of-water story"
Finding Nemo
306
A STATE OF COLLEGE-NESS: Antioch, Bowling Green, Kent State
Ohio
307
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE: Like peas, whales & seals are in groups called these
pods
308
I'D RATHER BE SKIING: Something you'd sprinkle on after a shower, it's also the term for soft, dry, freshly fallen snow
powder
309
PARLEZ VOUS?: Duck, duck, l'oie; (l'oie of course referring to this other feathered friend)
a goose
310
OLD FOLKS IN THEIR 30s: Linus Torvalds is the father of this operating system used on cell phones & supercomputers
Linux
311
MOVIES & TV: Of his dialogue, this Han Solo actor said, "You can type this (stuff), George, but you sure can't say it"
Harrison Ford
312
A STATE OF COLLEGE-NESS: DePaul, Wheaton, Northwestern
Illinois
313
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE: A crash is a group of these large horned mammals
rhinoceroses
314
I'D RATHER BE SKIING: In California, a premier spot for skiing is this resort area that shares its name with a prehistoric elephant
Mammoth
315
PARLEZ VOUS?: "Je ne sais pas" means this, but you still get credit if you phrase it in the form of a question
"I don't know"
316
OLD FOLKS IN THEIR 30s: The district of conservative rep. Patrick McHenry in this state includes Mooresville, a home of NASCAR
North Carolina
317
MOVIES & TV: Tim Robbins played a public TV newsman in "Anchorman: The Legend of" him
Ron Burgundy
318
A STATE OF COLLEGE-NESS: Wayne State, Kalamazoo College, Madonna University (it's Franciscan Catholic, not Material Girl)
Michigan
319
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE: It can be a pack of dogs, or a place to board them
a kennel
320
I'D RATHER BE SKIING: In this type of race you have to zigzag between flags or other obstacles in proper order
a slalom
321
PARLEZ VOUS?: When mom tells you to do something "Maintenant!", she means this
now
322
OLD FOLKS IN THEIR 30s: Elon Musk is now making rockets & electric cars; before that he co-founded & sold this electronic payment system
PayPal
323
MOVIES & TV: We were frakkin' sad when this sci fi show had its series finale on March 20, 2009
Battlestar Galactica
324
A STATE OF COLLEGE-NESS: Grambling, McNeese State, Southern
Louisiana
325
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE: A flock of these black birds is called a murder
crows
326
I'D RATHER BE SKIING: Bumps or mounds of snow that accumulate on a slope are called these, like some very wealthy & powerful people
moguls
327
PARLEZ VOUS?: "Huitieme" is French for this ordinal number
eighth
328
AMERICAN AUTHORS: Her home Orchard House was the model for whre the March family lived in her most famous novel
Louisa May Alcott
329
ALBUMS THAT ROCK: "X&Y", "Parachutes"
Coldplay
330
ANATOMY: This cord that connects a fetus to the placenta contains 2 arteries & 1 vein
the umbillical cord
331
MATHEM-ATTACK!: Che Guevara probably knew the political-sounding term for the root symbol seen here
radical
332
NAME THE DECADE: The World Wide Web gets its first page
the 1990s
333
WORD ORIGINS: This adjective meaning deceptive or sneaky is from the Latin de via, meaning "out of the way"
devious
334
AMERICAN AUTHORS: During the War Of 1812, this "Rip Van Winkle" author wrote biographies of Naval commanders
Washington Irving
335
ALBUMS THAT ROCK: "American Idiot", "Dookie"
Green Day
336
ANATOMY: The human body has 3 types of these: skeletal, smooth & cardiac, a combination of skeletal & smooth
muscles
337
MATHEM-ATTACK!: You should answer this one automatically: It's the property that says a = a
reflexive
338
NAME THE DECADE: The first controlled nuclear chain reaction
the 1940s
339
WORD ORIGINS: This New York island's name may come from the Algonquian word for "island"
Manhattan
340
AMERICAN AUTHORS: Susan & Benjamin Cheever, children of this short story master, are both authors as well
John Cheever
341
ALBUMS THAT ROCK: "Master of Puppets", "Death Magnetic"
Metallica
342
ANATOMY: The talus fits between the ends of these 2 bones forming the ankle joint
the tibia & fibula
343
MATHEM-ATTACK!: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows an array of numbers enclosed in brackets on the monitor.) A set of numbers in rows and columns can be used in many ways--for example, to encrypt a code or create 3-D computer graphics; the set shares this name with a 1999 film
a matrix
344
NAME THE DECADE: Khruschev's "Secret Speech" denounces Stalin
the 1950s
345
WORD ORIGINS: This compass direction may come from the Proto-Germanic for "to the left of the rising sun"
north
346
AMERICAN AUTHORS: He stood 5'3" & was the subject of movies that came out in 2005 & 2006
(Truman) Capote
347
ALBUMS THAT ROCK: "In Your Honor", "The Color and the Shape"
Foo Fighters
348
ANATOMY: Humans have 33 vertebrae, 7 of them cervical, meaning they are in this part of the body
your neck
349
MATHEM-ATTACK!: The symbol i is used to represent the imaginary square root of this number
-1
350
NAME THE DECADE: George Orwell, 34 years dead, hits the bestseller list
the 1980s
351
WORD ORIGINS: From the Latin for "much writing", it's another name for a lie detector test
a polygraph
352
AMERICAN AUTHORS: He reviewed films & TV for the New Republic before his first book, "Goodbye, Columbus", was published in 1959
Philip Roth
353
ALBUMS THAT ROCK: "Beggars Banquet", "Steel Wheels"
the Rolling Stones
354
ANATOMY: The pons connects the 2 hemispheres of this part of the brain that regulates balance
the cerebellum
355
MATHEM-ATTACK!: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a geometric diagram on the monitor.) Half the base times the height gives the area of a triangle; for a cylinder, the area of the base times the height gives this measurement
volume
356
NAME THE DECADE: Man first reaches the South Pole
the 1910s
357
WORD ORIGINS: A type of ear implant to help the deaf, it's from the Greek for "snail"
cochlear
358
EUROPEAN HISTORY: He filed for divorce citing Leviticus 20:21, "If a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing"
Henry VIII
359
AMERICAN EXPLORERS: Edward Beale brought news of this 1848 discovery in California to the east coast
gold
360
MEASURING DEVICES: The amount of this in a solution can be measured by a saccharometer
sugar
361
MYTHOLOGY: Daedalus used this substance to fasten the wings to his back
wax
362
TELEVISION: This Sunday night series is subtitled "The New Adventures of Superman"
Lois & Clark
363
ANNUAL EVENTS: This state's Days of '47 Festival honors the day Brigham Young reached the Salt Lake Valley in 1847
Utah
364
HOMOPHONIC PAIRS: A complete donut center
whole hole
365
AMERICAN EXPLORERS: Stephen Long & Zebulon Pike have peaks named for them in this state, an area they said was uninhabitable
Colorado
366
MEASURING DEVICES: The energy from this is measured by a pyrheliometer
the Sun
367
MYTHOLOGY: Cadmus planted these parts of a dragon to raise some troops
teeth
368
TELEVISION: "Freddy's Nightmares", a horror anthology that debuted in 1988, was based on this movie series
Nightmare on Elm Street
369
ANNUAL EVENTS: Monroe, near Snohomish in this state, is the site of the annual Evergreen State Fair
Washington
370
HOMOPHONIC PAIRS: In a restaurant, it's a quartet's table request
for four
371
AMERICAN EXPLORERS: Co-commanders of the 1st U.S. expedition to explore from Mississippi to the west coast
Lewis & Clark
372
MEASURING DEVICES: An odometer measures the distance covered by a vehicle & this device measures how far you've walked
a pedometer
373
MYTHOLOGY: The sister of Orestes, mourning became her
Electra
374
TELEVISION: This crime drama with Robert Wagner & Stefanie Powers was created by Sidney Sheldon
Hart to Hart
375
ANNUAL EVENTS: Dog lovers look forward to the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, held each February in this city
New York City
376
HOMOPHONIC PAIRS: Contented performing kittens might be paid this way
per purr
377
AMERICAN EXPLORERS: Jedediah Smith was a mountain man & explorer employed in this industry
fur trading
378
MEASURING DEVICES: A spirometer measures the capacity of these organs
the lungs
379
MYTHOLOGY: Zeus' father, Cronus, was one of this group of 12
Titans
380
TELEVISION: Character seen here, his action-packed journeys are legendary:
Hercules (Kevin Sorbo)
381
ANNUAL EVENTS: The Pendleton Roundup, an annual rodeo, takes place in Pendleton in this northwestern state
Oregon
382
HOMOPHONIC PAIRS: A squash that's been pierced by a bull's horn
gored gourd
383
AMERICAN EXPLORERS: Senator Thomas Hart Benton's son-in-law was this "Pathfinder"
John C. Frémont
384
MEASURING DEVICES: A nilometer measures the height of the water in this
the Nile River
385
MYTHOLOGY: Leda laid 2 eggs: one with Helen & Pollux in it, the other containing Clytemnestra & him
Castor
386
TELEVISION: Jack Wagner, formerly of "General Hospital", now plays Dr. Peter Burns on this Fox drama
Melrose Place
387
ANNUAL EVENTS: The Tanglewood Music Festival is a summer highlight in Lenox in this New England state
Massachusetts
388
HOMOPHONIC PAIRS: Remained sedate
stayed staid
389
NOTABLE NONHUMANS: This Nazi dictator sometimes dined alone with Blondi, his Alsatian
Adolf Hitler
390
WORLD FACTS: This isthmus connects North & South America
Isthmus of Panama
391
ART & ARTISTS: He painted "Irises" & "Pink Roses" as well as "Sunflowers"
Vincent Van Gogh
392
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: It has over 9,700 tax preparation offices worldwide
H&R Block
393
HISTORY: Historians refer to the Golden Age as the time during which Pericles ruled this city
Athens
394
POETS: On Feb. 12, 1959, the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, he addressed a joint session of Congress
Carl Sandburg
395
NOTABLE NONHUMANS: In 1964 he lifted his beagles Him & Her by the ears on the White House lawn, provoking protest
Lyndon Johnson
396
WORLD FACTS: A humid city, Rio de Janeiro lies just north of this tropic line
the Tropic of Capricorn
397
ART & ARTISTS: This drip artist was born in Cody, Wyoming in 1912
Jackson Pollock
398
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: In 1961 this firm introduced its Selectric typewriter, which used a spherical typing element
IBM
399
HISTORY: Under the 1814 Treaty of Kiel, this country gave Norway to Sweden but kept Greenland & other islands
Denmark
400
POETS: Between 1842 & 1885, he repeatedly revised his "Idylls of the King"
Alfred Lord Tennyson
401
NOTABLE NONHUMANS: Colo was the first of these great apes born in captivity, in 1956 at the Columbus Zoo
Gorilla
402
WORLD FACTS: The lowest river in the world, it's revered by Jews, Christians & Muslims alike
The River Jordan
403
ART & ARTISTS: He spent several summers painting pointillist seascapes including "Le Bec Du Hoc, Grandcamp"
Georges Seurat
404
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: In 1934 he plugged Bulova "Lone Eagle" watches
Charles Lindbergh
405
HISTORY: In February 1904 this country attacked the Russian fleet at Port Arthur
Japan
406
POETS: For much of the winter of 1794-95, he served as acting supervisor for Dumfries, Scotland
Robert Burns
407
NOTABLE NONHUMANS: In 1945 this famous scottie was injured in a fight with Blaze, Elliott Roosevelt's mastiff
Fala
408
WORLD FACTS: Discovered by David Livingstone, Botswana's Lake Ngami lies in the northern part of this desert
Kalahari Desert
409
ART & ARTISTS: His sculpture, "The Age of Bronze", exhibited in 1877, was inspired by Michelangelo
Auguste Rodin
410
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: Only Philip Morris & this Cincinnati-based firm have yearly ad expenditures exceeding $2 billion
Procter & Gamble
411
HISTORY: On May 30, 1967 Colonel Ojukwu declared Biafra's independence from this country, starting a civil war
Nigeria
412
POETS: Her "I Heard a Fly Buzz" may have been based on a chapter in "The House of the Seven Gables"
Emily Dickinson
413
NOTABLE NONHUMANS: This favorite horse of Alexander the Great sometimes wore golden horns in battle
Bucephalus
414
WORLD FACTS: In area this country whose capital is now called Yangon is the largest in mainland southeast Asia
Myanmar (Burma)
415
ART & ARTISTS: You can see this British sculptor's "Reclining Mother and Child" at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis
Henry Moore
416
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: In 1811 this German family began its steel-making business by constructing a plant in Essen
Krupp
417
HISTORY: In the midst of the Korean War, this South Korean president was elected to his second of 4 terms
Syngman Rhee
418
POETS: He once wrote, "I choose to be a plain New Hampshire farmer"
Robert Frost
419
BRITISH NOVELS: This 1895 novel is subtitled "An Invention"
The Time Machine
420
LOST IN SPACE: While making repairs on the Intl. Space Station, Scott Parazynski lost a needle-nose pair of these
pliers
421
TIMELESS TV: September 2010 brought the 45th edition of this comedian's telethon
Jerry Lewis
422
LET'S HIT IT: Hit this paper mache container, Spanish for "jug", if you want candy and small gifts
pinata
423
WORLD BOOK DESCRIBES THE "G" MAN: "In 1997, the House (of Reps.) voted to reprimand him... It marked the first time the House had reprimanded a Speaker"
Gingrich
424
MONEY SLANG: We'll give you $200, not $1,000, for this five letter word meaning stately or majestic
grand
425
RVs: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, IN.) The GMC Motorhome from the '60s & 70s was among the first models to have this innovation that helps with traction by putting the weight over the wheels that do the work
front-wheel drive
426
LOST IN SPACE: In its years of operation, this Soviet space station released more than 200 objects (mostly trash) into space
Mir
427
TIMELESS TV: Originally a half hour, this soap started in 1963 & featured Nurse Jessie Brewer
General Hospital
428
LET'S HIT IT: This word seen on doors is what a right-handed batter does when he hits the ball to left field
pull
429
WORLD BOOK DESCRIBES THE "G" MAN: "See Simon, Paul"
(Art) Garfunkel
430
MONEY SLANG: Proverbially, you can "break" this food, or "take (it) out of someone's mouth"; earn some dough
bread
431
RVs: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, IN.) I'm behind the wheel of the very first motor home, from the company whose name has become a synonym for "motor home"; since 1967, they've sold over 400,000 of them
Winnebago
432
LOST IN SPACE: Ed White, the first U.S. spacewalker, lost one of these outside Gemini 4; he must've looked like a later "moonwalker"
a glove
433
TIMELESS TV: In 1948 Douglas Edwards became the first anchor of this network's Evening News
CBS
434
LET'S HIT IT: Aaron Fechter invented this carnival game where you hit a mammal with a mallet
Whack-A-Mole
435
WORLD BOOK DESCRIBES THE "G" MAN: "American poet... became known as a leader of the Beat literary movement of the 1950s"
(Allen) Ginsberg
436
MONEY SLANG: The shell of this mollusk is composed chiefly of calcium carbonate
a clam
437
RVs: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, IN.) One of the first times a movie star received a fancy trailer as a perk was in 1931; Paramount gave a Chevy house car to this sexy star as she left the stage to make movies like "She Done Him Wrong"
Mae West
438
LOST IN SPACE: Piers Sellers lost a tool in space while spreading putty into this Space Shuttle named for Capt. Cook's ship
Discovery
439
TIMELESS TV: Shown Saturday afternoons on ABC, this sport's tour outdrew college football & moved to ESPN in 1997
the pro bowling tour
440
LET'S HIT IT: Everlast makes these that come in speed and heavy varieties
punching bags
441
WORLD BOOK DESCRIBES THE "G" MAN: "Served under the Apache leaders Cochise and Mangas Coloradas... in 1894, he was moved to Fort Sill
Geronimo
442
MONEY SLANG: You don't get 5 guesses at this winglike appendage to the underwater portion of a hull
a fin
443
LOST IN SPACE: In 1992 Space Shuttle astronauts delivered ashes of this "Star Trek" creator into the final frontier
Gene Roddenberry
444
TIMELESS TV: 2010's "When Love Is Not Enough" was the 240th presentation in this series from a greeting card company
Hallmark Hall of Fame
445
LET'S HIT IT: In some casinos, a blackjack dealer must hit with an ace & a 6, known as this type of 17
soft
446
WORLD BOOK DESCRIBES THE "G" MAN: "One of the most original and provocative American architects working today"
(Frank) Gehry
447
MONEY SLANG: When speaking of Messrs. Netanyahu or Britten, it's all about the first name, pluralized
the Benjamins
448
PLAY HEROINES: Blanche DuBois
A Streetcar Named Desire
449
DEFENESTRATION IN CINEMA: Giving the devil his due, Fr. Karras invites the devil inside himself, then exits from the second floor in this 1973 movie
The Exorcist
450
A MASSIVE "M"ETROPOLIS: 3.6 million: Down Under
Melbourne
451
TAINTED GOV: In 2010 this Illinois governor was tried on corruption charges, but convicted on only 1 count
Blagojevich
452
MEDICINE: As Franklin D. Roosevelt's blood pressure was 300/190, he suffered from this 1-word condition
hypertension
453
4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW: If you're vertical but supported by your palms, you're doing one of these
a handstand
454
PLAY HEROINES: Emily Webb of Grover's Corners
Our Town
455
DEFENESTRATION IN CINEMA: In this Bruce Willis movie, the villain goes out the window of the Nakatomi building, gun in hand
Die Hard
456
A MASSIVE "M"ETROPOLIS: 11 million: on Luzon Island
Manila
457
TAINTED GOV: In 2006 this Illinois governor was busted for racketeering; what's in the water there?
George Ryan
458
MEDICINE: In 1905 German scientist Alfred Einhorn created this first injectable local anesthetic used in dentistry
novocaine
459
4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW: A caterpillar that moves by contraction & expansion
an inchworm
460
DEFENESTRATION IN CINEMA: Movie in which Axel Foley asks, "where ...you get off arresting me for being thrown out a window?"
Beverly Hills Cop
461
A MASSIVE "M"ETROPOLIS: 1.1 million: in the heart of the Po River Valley
Milan
462
TAINTED GOV: In 2010 it was revealed that Robert Rizzo made $800,000 a year as the city this of Bell, Calif., population 37,000
manager
463
MEDICINE: Micro-Trach is an oxygen delivery system developed by this physician known for his "maneuver"
(Henry) Heimlich
464
4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW: A loop found on footwear, it's a symbol of success through one's own efforts
a bootstrap
465
A MASSIVE "M"ETROPOLIS: 18 million: on the Arabian Sea
Mumbai
466
TAINTED GOV: In 2010 a House committee charged this veteran Harlem congressman with ethics violations
(Charlie) Rangel
467
MEDICINE: (Dr. Oz presents the clue.) By surgically interrupting the electrical impulses that are causing an abnormal rhythm, the maze procedure is designed to threat this type of heart arrhythmia abbreviated "A.F."
atrial fibrillation
468
4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW: Hard coal that burns with little flame
anthracite
469
PLAY HEROINES: Barbara Undershaft
Major Barbara
470
DEFENESTRATION IN CINEMA: In this Coen Brothers movie, Charles Durning jumps out a window during a board meeting
The Hudsucker Proxy
471
A MASSIVE "M"ETROPOLIS: 3.2 million: 150 miles from Bogota
Medellin
472
TAINTED GOV: Elected to the Senate in 1930, he refused to resign as Louisiana's gov. until '32, when his handpicked crony got the gig
Huey Long
473
MEDICINE: The name of this branch of pediatrics that deals with newborn infants literally means "newborn study"
neonatal
474
4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW: This important mechanism is what you're turning when you wind a clock
the mainspring
475
FLAGS OF THE WORLD: In use from 1844 to 1905, a flag representing the union of these 2 countries was nicknamed the "herring salad"
Norway and Sweden
476
AMERICAN AUTHORS: While he was in Spain in 1959, he wrote "The Dangerous Summer", a story about rival bullfighters
Hemingway
477
BEGINNING & END: Like a door, a Broadway show does these 2 things
open & close
478
STATE SUPERLATIVES: A valley at 282 feet below sea level in this state is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere
California
479
3 LITTLE LETTERS: Like banks, many grocery stores now have these for dispensing cash & taking deposits
ATMs
480
CALL OUT THE VOICE SQUAD: He was the voice of Mickey Mouse in "Steamboat Willie"
Walt Disney
481
YOU'RE UNDER A "REST": Eastern European capital city of more than 2.2 million
Bucharest
482
AMERICAN AUTHORS: In 1884 she moved to Red Cloud, Nebraska & later fictionalized it as the town of Hanover in "O Pioneers!"
Willa Cather
483
BEGINNING & END: In 2006 it began on July 1 in Strasbourg & ended on July 23 in Paris
the Tour de France
484
STATE SUPERLATIVES: With 6,640 miles of coast, this state has the longest shoreline
Alaska
485
3 LITTLE LETTERS: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the Catalina Island Conservancy.) Rampant use of this 3-letter insecticide lead to a hefty settlement for restorating the population of Catalina's bald eagles
DDT
486
CALL OUT THE VOICE SQUAD: (Hi, I'm Harry Shearer.) Among my many "Simpsons" voices are the subservient Smithers & this man who lives next door to Homer--Howdy, neighbor
Ned Flanders
487
YOU'RE UNDER A "REST": Any mountain's summit
crest
488
AMERICAN AUTHORS: (Alex reports from the Mark Twain House.) Mark Twain said that this anti-slavery novelist, his next-door neighbor, liked to sneak up behind people and "fetch a war-whoop that would jump that person out of his clothes"
(Harriet Beecher) Stowe
489
BEGINNING & END: "From" this to this is an idiom meaning from the start of a meal (or something else) to the end
from soup to nuts
490
STATE SUPERLATIVES: It pumps more than one million barrels of oil a day, more than any other state
Texas
491
3 LITTLE LETTERS: "Day to Day" & "All Things Considered" are among the programs going out to its 26 million listeners
NPR
492
CALL OUT THE VOICE SQUAD: The voice of Daffy Duck (for the first 50 years)
Mel Blanc
493
YOU'RE UNDER A "REST": A braced framework for carrying a railroad over a chasm
a trestle
494
AMERICAN AUTHORS: Under the name Laura Bancroft, he wrote about Twinkle & Chubbins in Nature Fairyland after taking us to Oz
L. Frank Baum
495
BEGINNING & END: These titles of the 2 paintings seen here represent the beginning & end of Jesus' life
"The Nativity" & "The Crucifixion"
496
STATE SUPERLATIVES: Considered the healthiest state in 2006, it's also home to the Mayo Clinic
Minnesota
497
3 LITTLE LETTERS: Its headquarters compound in Langley, Virginia is named for Former President George Bush
the CIA
498
CALL OUT THE VOICE SQUAD: He voiced Puss In Boots in "Shrek 2"
Antonio Banderas
499
YOU'RE UNDER A "REST": Quickly! (to an Italian)
Presto
500
AMERICAN AUTHORS: William Rose Benet won a Pulitzer for "The Dust Which Is God", & this brother won for "John Brown's Body"
Stephen Vincent Benet
