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Question 1

HISTORY: For the last 8 years of his life, Galileo was under house arrest for espousing this man’s theory

Answer 1

Copernicus

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Jim Thorpe

Question 3

EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT IT…: The city of Yuma in this state has a record average of 4,055 hours of sunshine each year

Answer 3

Arizona

Question 4

THE COMPANY LINE: In 1963, live on “The Art Linkletter Show”, this company served its billionth burger

Answer 4

McDonald’s

Question 5

EPITAPHS & TRIBUTES: Signer of the Dec. of Indep., framer of the Constitution of Mass., second President of the United States

Answer 5

John Adams

Question 6

3-LETTER WORDS: In the title of an Aesop fable, this insect shared billing with a grasshopper

Answer 6

the ant

Question 7

HISTORY: Built in 312 B.C. to link Rome & the South of Italy, it’s still in use today

Answer 7

the Appian Way

Question 8

ESPN’s TOP 10 ALL-TIME ATHLETES: No. 8: 30 steals for the Birmingham Barons; 2,306 steals for the Bulls

Answer 8

Michael Jordan

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Washington

Question 10

THE COMPANY LINE: This housewares store was named for the packaging its merchandise came in & was first displayed on

Answer 10

Crate & Barrel

Question 11

EPITAPHS & TRIBUTES: “And away we go”

Answer 11

Jackie Gleason

Question 12

3-LETTER WORDS: Cows regurgitate this from the first stomach to the mouth & chew it again

Answer 12

the cud

Question 13

HISTORY: In 1000 Rajaraja I of the Cholas battled to take this Indian Ocean island now known for its tea

Answer 13

Ceylon (or Sri Lanka)

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Jim Brown

Question 15

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

Answer 15

the UV index

Question 16

THE COMPANY LINE: This company’s Accutron watch, introduced in 1960, had a guarantee of accuracy to within one minute a month

Answer 16

Bulova

Question 17

EPITAPHS & TRIBUTES: Outlaw: “Murdered by a traitor and a coward whose name is not worthy to appear here”

Answer 17

Jesse James

Question 18

3-LETTER WORDS: A small demon, or a mischievous child (who might be a little demon!)

Answer 18

imp

Question 19

HISTORY: Karl led the first of these Marxist organizational efforts; the second one began in 1889

Answer 19

the International

Question 20

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”

Answer 20

(Lou) Gehrig

Question 21

EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT IT…: Africa’s lowest temperature was 11 degrees below zero in 1935 at Ifrane, just south of Fez in this country

Answer 21

Morocco

Question 22

THE COMPANY LINE: Edward Teller & this man partnered in 1898 to sell high fashions to women

Answer 22

(Paul) Bonwit

Question 23

EPITAPHS & TRIBUTES: 1939 Oscar winner: “…you are a credit to your craft, your race and to your family”

Answer 23

Hattie McDaniel (for her role in Gone with the Wind)

Question 24

3-LETTER WORDS: In geologic time one of these, shorter than an eon, is divided into periods & subdivided into epochs

Answer 24

era

Question 25

HISTORY: This Asian political party was founded in 1885 with “Indian National” as part of its name

Answer 25

the Congress Party

Question 26

ESPN’s TOP 10 ALL-TIME ATHLETES: No. 5: Only center to lead the NBA in assists; track scholarship to Kansas U.; marathoner; volleyballer

Answer 26

(Wilt) Chamberlain

Question 27

THE COMPANY LINE: The Kirschner brothers, Don & Bill, named this ski company for themselves & the second-highest mountain

Answer 27

K2

Question 28

EPITAPHS & TRIBUTES: Revolutionary War hero: “His spirit is in Vermont now”

Answer 28

Ethan Allen

Question 29

3-LETTER WORDS: A single layer of paper, or to perform one’s craft diligently

Answer 29

ply

Question 30

DR. SEUSS AT THE MULTIPLEX: <a>Beyond ovoid abandonment, beyond ovoid betrayal… you won’t believe the ending when he “Hatches the Egg”</a>

Answer 30

Horton

Question 31

PRESIDENTIAL STATES OF BIRTH: California

Answer 31

Nixon

Question 32

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

Answer 32

a kennel

Question 33

THAT OLD-TIME RELIGION: He’s considered the author of the Pentateuch, which is hard to believe, as Deuteronomy continues after his death

Answer 33

Moses

Question 34

MUSICAL TRAINS: Steven Tyler of this band lent his steamin’ vocals to “Train Kept A-Rollin’”, first popularized by the Yardbirds

Answer 34

Aerosmith

Question 35

“X”s & “O”s: Around 100 A.D. Tacitus wrote a book on how this art of persuasive speaking had declined since Cicero

Answer 35

oratory

Question 36

PRESIDENTIAL STATES OF BIRTH: 1 of the 2 born in Vermont

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Coolidge (or Chester Arthur)

Question 37

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

Answer 37

business class

Question 38

THAT OLD-TIME RELIGION: Ali, who married this man’s daughter Fatima, is considered by Shia Muslims to be his true successor

Answer 38

Muhammed

Question 39

MUSICAL TRAINS: During the 1954-1955 Sun sessions, Elvis climbed aboard this train “sixteen coaches long”

Answer 39

the “Mystery Train”

Question 40

“X”s & “O”s: The shorter glass seen <a>here</a>, or a quaint cocktail made with sugar & bitters

Answer 40

an old-fashioned

Question 41

DR. SEUSS AT THE MULTIPLEX: <a>Ripped from today’s headlines, he was a turtle king gone mad; Mack was the one good turtle who’d bring him down</a>

Answer 41

Yertle

Question 42

AIRLINE TRAVEL: In 2003 this airline agreed to buy KLM, creating Europe’s largest airline

Answer 42

Air France

Question 43

THAT OLD-TIME RELIGION: Philadelphia got its start as a colony for this religious group of which William Penn was a member

Answer 43

the Quakers

Question 44

MUSICAL TRAINS: This “Modern Girl” first hit the Billboard Top 10 with “Morning Train (Nine To Five)”

Answer 44

(Sheena) Easton

Question 45

“X”s & “O”s: This stiff silken fabric is favored for bridal gowns, like Christina Applegate’s in 2001

Answer 45

organza

Question 46

DR. SEUSS AT THE MULTIPLEX: <a>Somewhere between truth & fiction lies Marco’s reality… on Halloween, you won’t believe you saw it on this St.</a>

Answer 46

Mulberry Street

Question 47

AIRLINE TRAVEL: In 2004 United launched this new service that features low fares & more seats per plane

Answer 47

Ted

Question 48

THAT OLD-TIME RELIGION: With Mary I’s accession in 1553 he ran to Geneva; he returned in 1559 & reformed the Church of Scotland

Answer 48

(John) Knox

Question 49

MUSICAL TRAINS: This band’s “Train In Vain” was a hidden track on its original 1979 “London Calling” album

Answer 49

The Clash

Question 50

“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

Answer 50

XC

Question 51

DR. SEUSS AT THE MULTIPLEX: <a>“500 Hats”… 500 ways to die. On July 4th, this young boy will defy a king… & become a legend</a>

Answer 51

Bartholomew Cubbins

Question 52

AIRLINE TRAVEL: In the seat pocket you’ll find the catalog called “Sky” this, with must-haves like a solar-powered patio umbrella

Answer 52

Mall

Question 53

THAT OLD-TIME RELIGION: In 1534 he & his buddy Francis Xavier founded the Society of Jesus

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(St. Ignatius) Loyola

Question 54

MUSICAL TRAINS: In 1961 James Brown announced “all aboard” for this train

Answer 54

“Night Train”

Question 55

“X”s & “O”s: This 1797 imbroglio began when 3 French agents demanded a huge bribe from U.S. diplomats

Answer 55

the XYZ Affair

Question 56

THE SOLAR SYSTEM: Objects that pass closer to the sun than Mercury have been named for this mythological figure

Answer 56

Icarus

Question 57

GEOGRAPHY “E”: It’s the largest kingdom in the United Kingdom

Answer 57

England

Question 58

RADIO DISNEY: “Party In The U.S.A.” is by this singer who also plays a young lady named Hannah

Answer 58

Miley Cyrus

Question 59

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

Answer 59

the skin

Question 60

BE FRUITFUL & MULTIPLY: 4 x 12

Answer 60

48

Question 61

LET’S BOUNCE: This verb for bouncing a basketball sounds like you’re slobbering

Answer 61

dribbling

Question 62

RHYMES WITH SMART: Blood pumper

Answer 62

heart

Question 63

GEOGRAPHY “E”: (<a>Tate: I’m Tate Shaffer aboard the <i>National Geographic Endeavour</i>. Alex: And…</a>) 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

Answer 63

the equator

Question 64

RADIO DISNEY: “Everybody Else” knows these huggable toys precede “On Fire” in the name of a Radio Disney top 30 band; do you?

Answer 64

Care Bears

Question 65

PARTS OF PEACH: Peaches are more than 80% this compound

Answer 65

H2O

Question 66

BE FRUITFUL & MULTIPLY: 7 x 7 x 2

Answer 66

98

Question 67

LET’S BOUNCE: Sound navigation& ranging is the full name for this device that bounces radio waves underwater

Answer 67

sonar

Question 68

RHYMES WITH SMART: Small, slender missile thrown at a board in a game

Answer 68

a dart

Question 69

GEOGRAPHY “E”: This island in the South Pacific is named for the day of its discovery, a religious holiday

Answer 69

Easter Island

Question 70

RADIO DISNEY: “The songs on ‘Under My Skin’ are…deeper than those on ‘Let Go’” said this Canadian on Radio Disney’s website

Answer 70

Avril Lavigne

Question 71

PARTS OF PEACH: 5-letter word for the hard interior of a peach

Answer 71

the stone

Question 72

BE FRUITFUL & MULTIPLY: 3 x 4 x 5 x 6

Answer 72

360

Question 73

LET’S BOUNCE: In this kid’s game, you bounce a small rubber ball while picking up 6-pronged metal objects

Answer 73

jacks

Question 74

RHYMES WITH SMART: It can be a separating line in your hair or a role in a play

Answer 74

a part

Question 75

GEOGRAPHY “E”: Parts of the Arabian and Libyan deserts are found in this African country

Answer 75

Egypt

Question 76

RADIO DISNEY: “I Never Told You” this alliteratively named singer hit Disney’s Top 30 with “Fallin’ For You”; wait, I just did

Answer 76

Colbie Caillat

Question 77

PARTS OF PEACH: These parts of a peach tree are glossy green, pointed & lance shaped

Answer 77

leaves

Question 78

BE FRUITFUL & MULTIPLY: 5 x 10 x 15

Answer 78

750

Question 79

LET’S BOUNCE: It’s a type of bounce house, or a dance made famous by Michael Jackson

Answer 79

the moonwalk

Question 80

RHYMES WITH SMART: A graphic representation of information

Answer 80

a chart

Question 81

GEOGRAPHY “E”: The family history you wrote for school might include entering the U.S. at this island in New York Bay

Answer 81

Ellis Island

Question 82

RADIO DISNEY: Lead singer Ryan Tedder of this band has “All The Right Moves”

Answer 82

OneRepublic

Question 83

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

Answer 83

blossoms

Question 84

BE FRUITFUL & MULTIPLY: 2 x 1,035

Answer 84

2,070

Question 85

LET’S BOUNCE: This device whose name is from the Italian for “springboard” was perfected in the 1930s

Answer 85

a trampoline

Question 86

RHYMES WITH SMART: Composer Wolfgang

Answer 86

Mozart

Question 87

SCIENCE CLASS: 99.95% of the mass of an atom is in this part

Answer 87

the nucleus

Question 88

KIDS IN SPORTS: Park View of Chula Vista, California beat Taipei 6-3 to win this organization’s 2009 World Series

Answer 88

the Little League

Question 89

JUST THE FACTS: This hero of several books is 11 when he discovers he’s a wizard

Answer 89

Harry Potter

Question 90

SEE & SAY: Say the name of <a>this</a> type of mollusk you see

Answer 90

an octopus

Question 91

NEWS TO ME: A 7.0 magnitude earthquake in this Caribbean country Jan. 12, 2010 brought a world outpouring of aid

Answer 91

Haiti

Question 92

IN THE DICTIONARY: It’s the 4-letter name of the pleated skirt worn by men in Scotland

Answer 92

a kilt

Question 93

SCIENCE CLASS: During this plant process, carbon dioxide & water combine with light energy to create oxygen & glucose

Answer 93

photosynthesis

Question 94

KIDS IN SPORTS: The perfect waves of New Zealand’s Piha Beach were the site for the 2010 World Junior Championships of this

Answer 94

surfing

Question 95

JUST THE FACTS: This city, the seat of Clark County, Nevada, has been called “the entertainment capital of the world”

Answer 95

Las Vegas

Question 96

SEE & SAY: Say <a>this</a> state that was admitted to the Union in 1859

Answer 96

Oregon

Question 97

NEWS TO ME: This car company has been in the news for widespread recalls of its Corollas & other models

Answer 97

Toyota

Question 98

IN THE DICTIONARY: As an adjective, it can mean proper; as a verb, “to grade papers”

Answer 98

correct

Question 99

SCIENCE CLASS: The wedge is an adaptation of the simple machine called the inclined this

Answer 99

plane

Question 100

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

Answer 100

the high jump

Question 101

JUST THE FACTS: <a>This dog breed seen here</a> is a loyal and protective companion

Answer 101

a German Shepherd

Question 102

SEE & SAY: Say the name of <a>this</a> bug; don’t worry, it doesn’t breathe fire

Answer 102

the dragonfly

Question 103

NEWS TO ME: (<a>Jimmy of the Clue Crew demonstrates, putting his arm over his mouth.</a>) To avoid spreading germs & maybe flu, we learned the sneeze named for this character made famous in an 1897 book

Answer 103

Dracula

Question 104

IN THE DICTIONARY: Maize is another word for this

Answer 104

corn

Question 105

SCIENCE CLASS: Of the 6 noble gases on the periodic table, it is the lightest

Answer 105

helium

Question 106

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

Answer 106

judo

Question 107

JUST THE FACTS: In 1751 the Penn Provincial Assembly placed the order for this symbol of freedom, now in Philadelphia

Answer 107

the Liberty Bell

Question 108

SEE & SAY: Say the name of <a>these</a> big trees; it has a color in it

Answer 108

redwood

Question 109

NEWS TO ME: In a surprise, Ted Kennedy’s old Senate seat in this state went to a Republican in a January 2010 election

Answer 109

Massachusetts

Question 110

IN THE DICTIONARY: This word for someone who walks comes from the Latin for “foot”

Answer 110

pedestrian

Question 111

SCIENCE CLASS: Lava & igneous rock are formed from this hot liquid rock material found under the earth’s crust

Answer 111

magma

Question 112

KIDS IN SPORTS: This sport has an under-17 World Cup every 2 years; Haris Seferovic starred for the 2009 champion Switzerland

Answer 112

soccer

Question 113

JUST THE FACTS: He’s the older son of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana

Answer 113

Prince William

Question 114

SEE & SAY: Say the name of <a>this</a> man you see shaking hands with the Premier of China

Answer 114

Ronald Reagan

Question 115

NEWS TO ME: Falcon Heene, who it turned out was safe at home, not flying over Colorado, became known as this “boy”

Answer 115

the balloon boy

Question 116

IN THE DICTIONARY: Kayak is an example of this, a word that reads the same forwards & backwards

Answer 116

a palindrome

Question 117

HISTORIC WOMEN: She was born in Virginia around 1596 & died in Kent, England in 1617

Answer 117

Pocahontas

Question 118

ROYAL FEMALE NICKNAMES: Prime Minister Tony Blair dubbed her “The People’s Princess”

Answer 118

Princess Diana

Question 119

TV ACTORS & ROLES: Once Tommy Mullaney on “L.A. Law”, John Spencer now plays White House chief of staff Leo McGarry on this series

Answer 119

The West Wing

Question 120

TRAVEL & TOURISM: The Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour is a highlight of this Asian city’s Disneyland

Answer 120

Tokyo

Question 121

“I” LADS: This punk rock hitmaker heard here has had numerous hits on both sides of the Atlantic

Answer 121

Billy Idol

Question 122

FOREWORDS: “Conrad begins (and ends) Marlow’s journey… on the Thames, on the yawl, Nellie”, says the foreword to this novel

Answer 122

Heart of Darkness

Question 123

BACKWORDS: We’ll look smart in these vehicles that returned to London in 1999

Answer 123

Trams (smart)

Question 124

ROYAL FEMALE NICKNAMES: She was “The Untamed Heifer” & “The Virgin Queen”

Answer 124

Elizabeth I

Question 125

TV ACTORS & ROLES: Barbra Streisand knows he played Lt. Col. Bill “Raider” Kelly on “Pensacola: Wings of Gold”

Answer 125

James Brolin

Question 126

TRAVEL & TOURISM: The home of silk merchant Jim Thompson, who disappeared in 1967, is a tourist attraction in this Thai city

Answer 126

Bangkok

Question 127

“I” LADS: Czar at 17, he was famous for extraordinary sadism & cruelty, even as a boy

Answer 127

Ivan the Terrible

Question 128

FOREWORDS: Part 2 “is Lilliput in reverse, but…also offers some of” his “fiercest assaults upon the behavior of” his countrymen

Answer 128

Jonathan Swift

Question 129

BACKWORDS: Ed leaves pools of water on the carpet when he comes in from sailing this boat

Answer 129

Sloop (pools)

Question 130

ROYAL FEMALE NICKNAMES: Mark Antony called her “The Queen of Queens”

Answer 130

Cleopatra

Question 131

TV ACTORS & ROLES: (Hi, I’m Wallace Langham) I played Don Kirshner in VH1’s TV movie about this quartet who sang “Daydream Believer”

Answer 131

The Monkees

Question 132

TRAVEL & TOURISM: We’re not stringing you along: this capital of the Czech Republic is famous for its puppet theatres

Answer 132

Prague

Question 133

“I” LADS: Nudge, nudge, wink, wink! This man seen here starred on a classic British comedy show

Answer 133

Eric Idle

Question 134

FOREWORDS: She said that her husband Frank O’Connor was the fuel that kept her spirited while she wrote “The Fountainhead”

Answer 134

Ayn Rand

Question 135

BACKWORDS: You’d be naive to think you can make bottled water that’s more popular than this

Answer 135

Evian (naive)

Question 136

ROYAL FEMALE NICKNAMES: The 19th century’s “Widow of Windsor”

Answer 136

Queen Victoria

Question 137

TV ACTORS & ROLES: Teri Hatcher looked “shipshape” as one of the singing “mermaids” who jumped on board this cruisin’ series in 1985

Answer 137

The Love Boat

Question 138

TRAVEL & TOURISM: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport serves this world capital

Answer 138

Nairobi, Kenya

Question 139

“I” LADS: His is the first & longest book of the Bible’s major prophets

Answer 139

Isaiah

Question 140

FOREWORDS: One edition calls this Darwin opus one of “the most readable and approachable” of revolutionary scientific works

Answer 140

The Origin of Species

Question 141

BACKWORDS: Aye, lass, I’ll wed thee ere this has dried on the fields

Answer 141

Dew (wed)

Question 142

ROYAL FEMALE NICKNAMES: “The Catholic” of 15th century Spain

Answer 142

Queen Isabella

Question 143

TV ACTORS & ROLES: On “Saturday Night Live”, he’s famous for playing Craig the Cheerleader, Janet Reno & moi

Answer 143

Will Ferrell

Question 144

TRAVEL & TOURISM: Andrea Palladio’s 1554 book on “The Antiquities of” this city was the standard guidebook for some 200 years

Answer 144

Rome

Question 145

“I” LADS: This auto exec’s autobiography is one of the bestselling nonfiction works in publishing history

Answer 145

Lee Iacocca

Question 146

BACKWORDS: You know so much about policy, you qualify as this

Answer 146

Wonk (know)

Question 147

PEOPLE IN HISTORY: After a 15-year stay in England, this proprietor of Pennsylvania returned to his colony in 1699

Answer 147

William Penn

Question 148

CINEMATIC DICTIONARY: SFX is the standard abbreviation for these, from the rustling of trees to cannon fire

Answer 148

Sound effects

Question 149

IT’S OURS!: Saint-Pierre & Miquelon

Answer 149

France

Question 150

BRITISH FASHION: Designer Vivienne Westwood ran a shop with Malcolm McLaren, who launched this Johnny Rotten band

Answer 150

The Sex Pistols

Question 151

ANDY WARHOL: Because he had the same thing for lunch every day for 20 years, Andy Warhol painted these, beginning in 1962

Answer 151

Campbell’s Soup cans

Question 152

THEATRE CROSSWORD CLUES “M”: Lerner & Loewe’s “Lusty Month” (3)

Answer 152

May

Question 153

PEOPLE IN HISTORY: This young man put his savings into a small Cleveland refinery in 1862 & eventually had an oil monopoly

Answer 153

John D. Rockefeller

Question 154

CINEMATIC DICTIONARY: Term for the flow of a film, maintained by keeping details consistent throughout a scene

Answer 154

Continuity

Question 155

IT’S OURS!: Montserrat

Answer 155

Great Britain (United Kingdom)

Question 156

BRITISH FASHION: Star designer John Galliano was born Juan Carlos Galliano in this British possession at the tip of Spain

Answer 156

Gibraltar

Question 157

ANDY WARHOL: Warhol went against his Capitalist tendencies with his portrait of this man, seen here

Answer 157

Mao Tse-tung

Question 158

THEATRE CROSSWORD CLUES “M”: Patrick Dennis’ “Auntie” (4)

Answer 158

Mame

Question 159

PEOPLE IN HISTORY: First Lady Helen Taft led a fund-raising drive for a memorial to this 1912 marine disaster

Answer 159

Sinking of the Titanic

Question 160

CINEMATIC DICTIONARY: Garland Jeffreys sang of having star-studded “dreams” of this size, like movie film

Answer 160

35mm

Question 161

IT’S OURS!: Cook Islands

Answer 161

New Zealand

Question 162

BRITISH FASHION: Katharine Hamnett created the ’80s T-shirt telling us to “choose” this

Answer 162

Life

Question 163

ANDY WARHOL: Andy’s “15 minutes of fame” quote was once the motto of this magazine

Answer 163

Interview

Question 164

THEATRE CROSSWORD CLUES “M”: It “Becomes Electra” (8)

Answer 164

Mourning

Question 165

PEOPLE IN HISTORY: This Chiricahua Apache was a popular attraction at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis

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Geronimo

Question 166

CINEMATIC DICTIONARY: The inventors of this camera-stabilizing device won a special 1977 Oscar

Answer 166

Steadicam

Question 167

IT’S OURS!: Madeira Islands

Answer 167

Portugal

Question 168

ANDY WARHOL: Andy’s loft on East 47th Street got this nickname from its former use & Andy’s mass-production techniques

Answer 168

The Factory

Question 169

THEATRE CROSSWORD CLUES “M”: Colchian jilted by Jason (5)

Answer 169

Medea

Question 170

PEOPLE IN HISTORY: In 1801 this onetime VP compiled “A Manual of Parliamentary Practice” still used in the U.S. Senate

Answer 170

Thomas Jefferson

Question 171

CINEMATIC DICTIONARY: Near the end of the credits comes the “cutter” of this, the exposed but unfinished film

Answer 171

Negative cutter

Question 172

IT’S OURS!: Northern Mariana Islands

Answer 172

USA

Question 173

ANDY WARHOL: Warhol became the manager of this Lou Reed rock group in 1965 & produced their first album

Answer 173

Velvet Underground

Question 174

THEATRE CROSSWORD CLUES “M”: Faust’s fiendish foe (14)

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Mephistopheles

Question 175

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

Answer 175

H.J. Heinz (Heinz 57 Varieties)

Question 176

GENERAL SCIENCE: This white, glossy coating on your teeth is the hardest substance in the human body

Answer 176

Enamel

Question 177

GETTING POSSESSIVE: This bovine took the rap for the disastrous fire of October 8, 1871

Answer 177

Mrs. O’Leary’s cow

Question 178

FLAGS OF THE WORLD: It’s the kingdom whose flag is seen here (Union Jack)

Answer 178

Great Britain/England

Question 179

ARCHITECTS: Minoru Yamasaki reached new heights with this New York City complex

Answer 179

World Trade Center

Question 180

1994 FILMS: Quentin Tarantino directed this film & also had a bit role as Jimmy of Toluca Lake

Answer 180

Pulp Fiction

Question 181

THE EYES HAVE IT: A student, or a minor in Roman law

Answer 181

Pupil

Question 182

GENERAL SCIENCE: The time it takes for 50% of the atoms to decay in a radioactive substance is called this

Answer 182

Half-life

Question 183

GETTING POSSESSIVE: At 14,140 feet, this Rocky Mountain peak discovered in 1806 is one of Colorado’s highest

Answer 183

Pike’s Peak

Question 184

FLAGS OF THE WORLD: Seen here is the flag of this nation (the home of Bollywood)

Answer 184

India

Question 185

ARCHITECTS: William Pereira erected his Transamerica “Pyramid” in this city

Answer 185

San Francisco

Question 186

1994 FILMS: As mad bomber Howard Payne in this film, Dennis Hopper planted a bomb on an L.A. area transit bus

Answer 186

Speed

Question 187

THE EYES HAVE IT: A blow with a whip

Answer 187

Lash

Question 188

GENERAL SCIENCE: While compounds of this element are added to table salt, in its pure form it’s quite poisonous

Answer 188

Iodine

Question 189

GETTING POSSESSIVE: While one creation slept, God took this to make Eve

Answer 189

Adam’s rib

Question 190

FLAGS OF THE WORLD: Andy Garcia is a native of this country whose flag is seen here

Answer 190

Cuba

Question 191

ARCHITECTS: Charles Bulfinch, who contributed to the Capitol in Washington, D.C., designed this city’s state house on Beacon Hill

Answer 191

Boston

Question 192

1994 FILMS: Jean Vander Pyl, who played Wilma in the original cartoon series, played Mrs. Feldspar in this movie adaptation

Answer 192

The Flintstones

Question 193

THE EYES HAVE IT: A hollow area that holds a light bulb

Answer 193

Socket

Question 194

GENERAL SCIENCE: The “super” class of these stars, the largest known, includes Antares & Betelgeuse

Answer 194

Red giants

Question 195

GETTING POSSESSIVE: You’ll find this triangular island about 4 miles off the southeast coast of Massachusetts

Answer 195

Martha’s Vineyard

Question 196

FLAGS OF THE WORLD: In the 1990s, this nation whose flag is seen here moved its seat of government to a different city

Answer 196

Germany

Question 197

ARCHITECTS: Dallas-Fort Worth Airport architect Gyo Obata helped design this Smithsonian museum

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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

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The Lion King

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THE EYES HAVE IT: Flower seen here (that fits the category)

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Iris

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GENERAL SCIENCE: On the pH scale, a pH of 7 indicates this type of solution

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Neutral

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GETTING POSSESSIVE: In Exodus, this was thrown down before Pharaoh at Moses’ instruction

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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”

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Greece

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ARCHITECTS: Louis Skidmore designed the secret atomic site that became this Tennessee town

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Oak Ridge

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1994 FILMS: In this film Martin Scorsese says the TV audience wants “To watch the money”

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Quiz Show

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THE EYES HAVE IT: People say these are what you need to make it in Hollywood

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Contacts

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ALASKA: 4 different species of bears live in Alaska: Kodiak, grizzly, black & this

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Polar bears

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INTERNATIONAL SPORTSMEN: Nike’s stock fell when this basketball player announced his retirement in January 1999

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Michael Jordan

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DRAMA QUEENS: In Euripides’ play about this famed beauty, it’s her double who goes to Troy

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Helen

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ANGELS: In 1996 John Travolta spread his wings as this archangel

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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

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Mexico

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THE “I”s HAVE IT: This term for a fluid can also mean “to sign” as a contract

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Ink

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ALASKA: Tony Knowles is pulling in $81,648 per annum in this job

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Governor

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INTERNATIONAL SPORTSMEN: Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Lima began playing this sport for Brazil’s national team at age 17

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Soccer

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DRAMA QUEENS: In a Shaw play, Caesar finds her hiding on a Sphinx

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Cleopatra

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ANGELS: In Book III of “Paradise Lost”, the angels play these, which are “golden” & “ever-tuned”

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harps

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IN EXILE: In 1462 this printer known for movable type had to move out of Mainz

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Johannes Gutenberg

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THE “I”s HAVE IT: Style of the 1877 painting seen here

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Impressionism

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ALASKA: This second-largest Alaskan city wasn’t named for an actor

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Fairbanks

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INTERNATIONAL SPORTSMEN: Vladimir Samsonov is touted as Europe’s only hope against China in this game

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Ping-pong

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DRAMA QUEENS: A 1952 play covered the young life of this queen, like a 1998 Cate Blanchett film

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Elizabeth I

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ANGELS: ABBA sang about these & Curtis Lee sang about “Pretty Little” these

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Angel Eyes

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IN EXILE: Exiled for manslaughter, Eric the Red was forced to leave this country around 981

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Iceland

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THE “I”s HAVE IT: Arabic for “son of”, it comes before names like Saud

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Ibn

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ALASKA: One of the 3 mottos that have been featured on regular Alaskan license plates

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“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!

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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

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Victoria

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ANGELS: Group whose feast day is October 2, or a group founded in 1979 by Curtis Sliwa

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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

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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”

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Imminent

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ALASKA: The mainland peninsula closest to Russia is named for this man

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William Seward

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INTERNATIONAL SPORTSMEN: New Zealand-born Jonah Lamu is tops on the pitch of this sport

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Rugby

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DRAMA QUEENS: The queen in Marlowe’s “Edward II” is named this, like a famous queen of Spain

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Isabella

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ANGELS: With an appropriate-sounding name, John Dye plays the angel of this on “Touched By An Angel”

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Angel of Death

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IN EXILE: Moshoeshoe II was exiled twice before regaining this southern African country’s throne in 1995

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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

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Inflation

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THE MAP OF EUROPE: Bordering Italy, Austria, Hungary & Croatia, it’s one of the world’s newest independent countries

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Slovenia

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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.

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Jefferson Davis

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CELEBS: On Sept. 14, 2005 she gave birth to Sean Preston Federline

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Britney Spears

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WHAT’S IN A NAME?: Yeah, baby! Meaning “magnificent”, this Texas-sounding name comes with certain “Powers”

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Austin

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EMOTICONS: ;-) Ocular act that sends a signal

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winking

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FLAG ‘EM DOWN: The Alamo is located in this city & is depicted on its flag

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San Antonio

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“TEEN” SCENE: Numerically speaking, read up on “Fun Stuff”, “Fashion”, “Health” & “Stars” at this magazine.com

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seventeen.com

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THE CIVIL WAR: Tired of eating mule jerky, Vicksburg fell in July 1863 after a 6-week one of these military tactics

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a siege

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CELEBS: The TV show “Everybody Hates Chris” is based on the childhood of this comic

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Chris Rock

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WHAT’S IN A NAME?: This name shared by great & terrible rulers is a Russian variation of John

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Ivan

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EMOTICONS: :-$ It’s where this emoticon tells you to “put your money”

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where your mouth is

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FLAG ‘EM DOWN: This descriptive nickname of the U.S. flag was coined by Francis Scott Key

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the Star-Spangled Banner

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“TEEN” SCENE: If you’re triskaidekaphobic, you’re afraid of this number, & not just on a Friday

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thirteen

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THE CIVIL WAR: Robert E. Lee saved this capital from capture with his June 1862 attack on McClellan’s forces

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Richmond

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CELEBS: He auditioned for & won the part of Ron Weasley with a rap that he wrote

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Rupert Grint

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WHAT’S IN A NAME?: This feminine form of Rex is from the Latin for “queen”

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Regina

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EMOTICONS: :-* Gene Simmons might accept one of these from any pretty woman

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a kiss

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FLAG ‘EM DOWN: The 2 colors found on all 3 national flags of the U.S., Mexico & Canada

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red & white

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“TEEN” SCENE: A holder for liquid, or a military base’s general store

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a canteen

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THE CIVIL WAR: In Feb. 2005 a reenactment was staged for this 140th anniversary of this fort’s reoccupation by Union troops

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Fort Sumter

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CELEBS: Her 18th birthday party was “A Cinderella Story” with 300 guests & red velvet cake

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Hilary Duff

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WHAT’S IN A NAME?: This Welsh form of Margaret was among the USA’s top 10 girls’ names of the 1990s

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Megan

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EMOTICONS: =|:-)= This is an extension of the initials U.S.

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Uncle Sam

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FLAG ‘EM DOWN: The <a>flag</a> of this U.S. possession is almost the same as the flag of Cuba

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Puerto Rico

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“TEEN” SCENE: Golfing “hole” with a bar (where you can’t go), or the amendment granting women’s suffrage

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19th

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THE CIVIL WAR: On Sept. 2, 1864 this general sent a wire saying, “Atlanta is ours, and fairly won”

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Sherman

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CELEBS: “You Stand Watching” this “Shine On” singer

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Ryan Cabrera

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WHAT’S IN A NAME?: Previously attached to Theo- & Isa-, it became popular by itself after appearing in “David Copperfield”

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Dora

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EMOTICONS: :-b.. Doing this means either you’re hungry or you’re a pig

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drooling

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FLAG ‘EM DOWN: The first 50-star U.S. flag was officially raised on July 4 of this year

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1960

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“TEEN” SCENE: Number of lines in Shakespeare’s poem that starts “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”

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14

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NOT A CURRENT NATIONAL CAPITAL: Ljubljana, Bratislava, Barcelona

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Barcelona

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U.S. WINTER OLYMPIANS: Mike Eruzione of Winthrop, Mass. was captain of the miraculous 1980 Olympic team in this sport

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hockey

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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

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sound

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WORDS OF THE WRITER: “I beheld the wretch–the miserable monster whom I had created”

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Mary Shelley

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AT THE MALL: Found “just what I needed” at this “City”, an electronics store

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Circuit City

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FROM THE GREEK: The name of this color comes from the Greek word porphyra

Answer 272

purple

Question 273

NOT A CURRENT NATIONAL CAPITAL: Istanbul, Ottawa, Amman

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Istanbul

Question 274

U.S. WINTER OLYMPIANS: (<a>Jimmy of the Clue Crew puts some lines on the ice in the Olympic Oval rink at Park City, UT.</a>) In 1998, <a>this U.S. skater</a> was 2nd at Nagano; in 2002, she was 3rd here in Utah

Answer 274

Michelle Kwan

Question 275

SCIENCE: The largest tree, the General Sherman in California, is this type, also called a Sierra Redwood

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a sequoia

Question 276

WORDS OF THE WRITER: “Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!”

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Edgar Allan Poe

Question 277

AT THE MALL: SKX is the stock symbol for this manufacturer of sporty shoes

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Skechers

Question 278

FROM THE GREEK: A bowl-shaped depression, as from the impact of a meteorite, it’s from the Greek for “mixing bowl”

Answer 278

crater

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NOT A CURRENT NATIONAL CAPITAL: Sofia, Sarajevo, Saigon

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Saigon

Question 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

Answer 280

moguls

Question 281

SCIENCE: (<a>Sarah of the Clue Crew reads from the pole vault at Duke University’s track in Durham, NC.</a>) In bending an elastic solid, stress is the force causing deformation & this is the 6-letter term for <a>the deformation</a>

Answer 281

strain

Question 282

WORDS OF THE WRITER: “‘Do all lawyers defend n-negroes, Atticus?’ ‘Of course they do, Scout’”

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Harper Lee

Question 283

AT THE MALL: This “Urban” store is the parent company of Anthropologie

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Urban Outfitters

Question 284

FROM THE GREEK: From the Greek for “false name”, it’s a fictitious name used by an author

Answer 284

a pseudonym

Question 285

NOT A CURRENT NATIONAL CAPITAL: Bucharest, Bonn, Bern

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Bonn

Question 286

U.S. WINTER OLYMPIANS: In 2002 Vonetta Flowers & Jill Bakken won gold in the 2-woman version of this high-speed sport

Answer 286

the bobsled

Question 287

SCIENCE: 6 elements once known as inert gases are now known by this aristocratic name

Answer 287

noble gases

Question 288

WORDS OF THE WRITER: “For never man had a more faithful, loving, sincere servant, than Friday was to me”

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Daniel Defoe

Question 289

AT THE MALL: This bookstore chain is named for its “edgy” founders, brothers Tom & Louis

Answer 289

Borders

Question 290

FROM THE GREEK: (<a>Jon of the Clue Crew paddles his kayak.</a>) Kayak is an example of this type of reversible word from the Greek for “running back again”

Answer 290

a palindrome

Question 291

NOT A CURRENT NATIONAL CAPITAL: Belize City, Guatemala City, Panama City

Answer 291

Belize City

Question 292

U.S. WINTER OLYMPIANS: His “Bode” of work includes 2 Alpine skiing silver medals in 2002

Answer 292

Bode Miller

Question 293

SCIENCE: (<a>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.</a>) Veterinarians refer to this area of an animal’s body as the posterior or this region, from the Latin for “the tail”

Answer 293

the caudal region

Question 294

WORDS OF THE WRITER: “‘…Why look’st thou so?’–‘With my crossbow I shot the albatross’”

Answer 294

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Question 295

AT THE MALL: The name of this clothing store for teens is French for “airmail”

Answer 295

Aéropostale

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FROM THE GREEK: It’s an outline of the contents of a course or curriculum

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a syllabus

Question 297

FAMOUS SHIPS: On December 27, 1831 it departed Plymouth, England to map the coastline of South America

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the HMS Beagle

Question 298

OLD FOLKS IN THEIR 30s: goop.com is a lifestyles website from this Oscar-winning actress; the g & p represent her initials

Answer 298

Gwyneth Paltrow

Question 299

MOVIES & TV: On March 19, 2009 he said, “I’m excited and honored to introduce my first guest… Barack Obama”

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Jay Leno

Question 300

A STATE OF COLLEGE-NESS: Baylor, Stephen F. Austin, Rice

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Texas

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ANIMAL COLLECTIVE: Synonym for dignity that’s the term for a group of lions

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a pride

Question 302

I’D RATHER BE SKIING: If you’re a beginner, you might hippity-hop over to this smaller, gentler slope

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a bunny hill

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PARLEZ VOUS?: If your mate from Marseilles says he’s getting to LAX via “Sud-Ouest”, pick him up at this carrier

Answer 303

Southwest

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OLD FOLKS IN THEIR 30s: In 2008 David Gregory became moderator of this NBC Sunday morning news show

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Meet the Press

Question 305

MOVIES & TV: Time magazine said this 2003 Pixar film was “the ultimate fish-out-of-water story”

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Finding Nemo

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A STATE OF COLLEGE-NESS: Antioch, Bowling Green, Kent State

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Ohio

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ANIMAL COLLECTIVE: Like peas, whales & seals are in groups called these

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pods

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I’D RATHER BE SKIING: Something you’d sprinkle on after a shower, it’s also the term for soft, dry, freshly fallen snow

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powder

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PARLEZ VOUS?: Duck, duck, l’oie; (l’oie of course referring to this other feathered friend)

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a goose

Question 310

OLD FOLKS IN THEIR 30s: Linus Torvalds is the father of this operating system used on cell phones & supercomputers

Answer 310

Linux

Question 311

MOVIES & TV: Of his dialogue, this Han Solo actor said, “You can type this (stuff), George, but you sure can’t say it”

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Harrison Ford

Question 312

A STATE OF COLLEGE-NESS: DePaul, Wheaton, Northwestern

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Illinois

Question 313

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE: A crash is a group of these large horned mammals

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rhinoceroses

Question 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

Answer 314

Mammoth

Question 315

PARLEZ VOUS?: “Je ne sais pas” means this, but you still get credit if you phrase it in the form of a question

Answer 315

“I don’t know”

Question 316

OLD FOLKS IN THEIR 30s: The district of conservative rep. Patrick McHenry in this state includes Mooresville, a home of NASCAR

Answer 316

North Carolina

Question 317

MOVIES & TV: Tim Robbins played a public TV newsman in “Anchorman: The Legend of” him

Answer 317

Ron Burgundy

Question 318

A STATE OF COLLEGE-NESS: Wayne State, Kalamazoo College, Madonna University (it’s Franciscan Catholic, not Material Girl)

Answer 318

Michigan

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ANIMAL COLLECTIVE: It can be a pack of dogs, or a place to board them

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a kennel

Question 320

I’D RATHER BE SKIING: In this type of race you have to zigzag between flags or other obstacles in proper order

Answer 320

a slalom

Question 321

PARLEZ VOUS?: When mom tells you to do something “Maintenant!”, she means this

Answer 321

now

Question 322

OLD FOLKS IN THEIR 30s: Elon Musk is now making rockets & electric cars; before that he co-founded & sold this electronic payment system

Answer 322

PayPal

Question 323

MOVIES & TV: We were frakkin’ sad when this sci fi show had its series finale on March 20, 2009

Answer 323

Battlestar Galactica

Question 324

A STATE OF COLLEGE-NESS: Grambling, McNeese State, Southern

Answer 324

Louisiana

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ANIMAL COLLECTIVE: A flock of these black birds is called a murder

Answer 325

crows

Question 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

Answer 326

moguls

Question 327

PARLEZ VOUS?: “Huitieme” is French for this ordinal number

Answer 327

eighth

Question 328

AMERICAN AUTHORS: Her home Orchard House was the model for whre the March family lived in her most famous novel

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Louisa May Alcott

Question 329

ALBUMS THAT ROCK: “X&Y”, “Parachutes”

Answer 329

Coldplay

Question 330

ANATOMY: This cord that connects a fetus to the placenta contains 2 arteries & 1 vein

Answer 330

the umbillical cord

Question 331

MATHEM-ATTACK!: Che Guevara probably knew the political-sounding term for the root symbol seen <a>here</a>

Answer 331

radical

Question 332

NAME THE DECADE: The World Wide Web gets its first page

Answer 332

the 1990s

Question 333

WORD ORIGINS: This adjective meaning deceptive or sneaky is from the Latin de via, meaning “out of the way”

Answer 333

devious

Question 334

AMERICAN AUTHORS: During the War Of 1812, this “Rip Van Winkle” author wrote biographies of Naval commanders

Answer 334

Washington Irving

Question 335

ALBUMS THAT ROCK: “American Idiot”, “Dookie”

Answer 335

Green Day

Question 336

ANATOMY: The human body has 3 types of these: skeletal, smooth & cardiac, a combination of skeletal & smooth

Answer 336

muscles

Question 337

MATHEM-ATTACK!: You should answer this one automatically: It’s the property that says a = a

Answer 337

reflexive

Question 338

NAME THE DECADE: The first controlled nuclear chain reaction

Answer 338

the 1940s

Question 339

WORD ORIGINS: This New York island’s name may come from the Algonquian word for “island”

Answer 339

Manhattan

Question 340

AMERICAN AUTHORS: Susan & Benjamin Cheever, children of this short story master, are both authors as well

Answer 340

John Cheever

Question 341

ALBUMS THAT ROCK: “Master of Puppets”, “Death Magnetic”

Answer 341

Metallica

Question 342

ANATOMY: The talus fits between the ends of these 2 bones forming the ankle joint

Answer 342

the tibia & fibula

Question 343

MATHEM-ATTACK!: (<a>Kelly of the Clue Crew shows an array of numbers enclosed in brackets on the monitor.</a>) 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

Answer 343

a matrix

Question 344

NAME THE DECADE: Khruschev’s “Secret Speech” denounces Stalin

Answer 344

the 1950s

Question 345

WORD ORIGINS: This compass direction may come from the Proto-Germanic for “to the left of the rising sun”

Answer 345

north

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AMERICAN AUTHORS: He stood 5’3” & was the subject of movies that came out in 2005 & 2006

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(Truman) Capote

Question 347

ALBUMS THAT ROCK: “In Your Honor”, “The Color and the Shape”

Answer 347

Foo Fighters

Question 348

ANATOMY: Humans have 33 vertebrae, 7 of them cervical, meaning they are in this part of the body

Answer 348

your neck

Question 349

MATHEM-ATTACK!: The symbol <i>i</i> is used to represent the imaginary square root of this number

Answer 349

-1

Question 350

NAME THE DECADE: George Orwell, 34 years dead, hits the bestseller list

Answer 350

the 1980s

Question 351

WORD ORIGINS: From the Latin for “much writing”, it’s another name for a lie detector test

Answer 351

a polygraph

Question 352

AMERICAN AUTHORS: He reviewed films & TV for the New Republic before his first book, “Goodbye, Columbus”, was published in 1959

Answer 352

Philip Roth

Question 353

ALBUMS THAT ROCK: “Beggars Banquet”, “Steel Wheels”

Answer 353

the Rolling Stones

Question 354

ANATOMY: The pons connects the 2 hemispheres of this part of the brain that regulates balance

Answer 354

the cerebellum

Question 355

MATHEM-ATTACK!: (<a>Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a geometric diagram on the monitor.</a>) Half the base times the height gives the area of a triangle; for a <a>cylinder</a>, the area of the base times the height gives this measurement

Answer 355

volume

Question 356

NAME THE DECADE: Man first reaches the South Pole

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the 1910s

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WORD ORIGINS: A type of ear implant to help the deaf, it’s from the Greek for “snail”

Answer 357

cochlear

Question 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”

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Henry VIII

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AMERICAN EXPLORERS: Edward Beale brought news of this 1848 discovery in California to the east coast

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gold

Question 360

MEASURING DEVICES: The amount of this in a solution can be measured by a saccharometer

Answer 360

sugar

Question 361

MYTHOLOGY: Daedalus used this substance to fasten the wings to his back

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wax

Question 362

TELEVISION: This Sunday night series is subtitled “The New Adventures of Superman”

Answer 362

Lois & Clark

Question 363

ANNUAL EVENTS: This state’s Days of ‘47 Festival honors the day Brigham Young reached the Salt Lake Valley in 1847

Answer 363

Utah

Question 364

HOMOPHONIC PAIRS: A complete donut center

Answer 364

whole hole

Question 365

AMERICAN EXPLORERS: Stephen Long & Zebulon Pike have peaks named for them in this state, an area they said was uninhabitable

Answer 365

Colorado

Question 366

MEASURING DEVICES: The energy from this is measured by a pyrheliometer

Answer 366

the Sun

Question 367

MYTHOLOGY: Cadmus planted these parts of a dragon to raise some troops

Answer 367

teeth

Question 368

TELEVISION: “Freddy’s Nightmares”, a horror anthology that debuted in 1988, was based on this movie series

Answer 368

Nightmare on Elm Street

Question 369

ANNUAL EVENTS: Monroe, near Snohomish in this state, is the site of the annual Evergreen State Fair

Answer 369

Washington

Question 370

HOMOPHONIC PAIRS: In a restaurant, it’s a quartet’s table request

Answer 370

for four

Question 371

AMERICAN EXPLORERS: Co-commanders of the 1st U.S. expedition to explore from Mississippi to the west coast

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Lewis & Clark

Question 372

MEASURING DEVICES: An odometer measures the distance covered by a vehicle & this device measures how far you’ve walked

Answer 372

a pedometer

Question 373

MYTHOLOGY: The sister of Orestes, mourning became her

Answer 373

Electra

Question 374

TELEVISION: This crime drama with Robert Wagner & Stefanie Powers was created by Sidney Sheldon

Answer 374

Hart to Hart

Question 375

ANNUAL EVENTS: Dog lovers look forward to the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, held each February in this city

Answer 375

New York City

Question 376

HOMOPHONIC PAIRS: Contented performing kittens might be paid this way

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per purr

Question 377

AMERICAN EXPLORERS: Jedediah Smith was a mountain man & explorer employed in this industry

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fur trading

Question 378

MEASURING DEVICES: A spirometer measures the capacity of these organs

Answer 378

the lungs

Question 379

MYTHOLOGY: Zeus’ father, Cronus, was one of this group of 12

Answer 379

Titans

Question 380

TELEVISION: Character seen <a>here</a>, his action-packed journeys are legendary:

Answer 380

Hercules (Kevin Sorbo)

Question 381

ANNUAL EVENTS: The Pendleton Roundup, an annual rodeo, takes place in Pendleton in this northwestern state

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Oregon

Question 382

HOMOPHONIC PAIRS: A squash that’s been pierced by a bull’s horn

Answer 382

gored gourd

Question 383

AMERICAN EXPLORERS: Senator Thomas Hart Benton’s son-in-law was this “Pathfinder”

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John C. Frémont

Question 384

MEASURING DEVICES: A nilometer measures the height of the water in this

Answer 384

the Nile River

Question 385

MYTHOLOGY: Leda laid 2 eggs: one with Helen & Pollux in it, the other containing Clytemnestra & him

Answer 385

Castor

Question 386

TELEVISION: Jack Wagner, formerly of “General Hospital”, now plays Dr. Peter Burns on this Fox drama

Answer 386

Melrose Place

Question 387

ANNUAL EVENTS: The Tanglewood Music Festival is a summer highlight in Lenox in this New England state

Answer 387

Massachusetts

Question 388

HOMOPHONIC PAIRS: Remained sedate

Answer 388

stayed staid

Question 389

NOTABLE NONHUMANS: This Nazi dictator sometimes dined alone with Blondi, his Alsatian

Answer 389

Adolf Hitler

Question 390

WORLD FACTS: This isthmus connects North & South America

Answer 390

Isthmus of Panama

Question 391

ART & ARTISTS: He painted “Irises” & “Pink Roses” as well as “Sunflowers”

Answer 391

Vincent Van Gogh

Question 392

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: It has over 9,700 tax preparation offices worldwide

Answer 392

H&R Block

Question 393

HISTORY: Historians refer to the Golden Age as the time during which Pericles ruled this city

Answer 393

Athens

Question 394

POETS: On Feb. 12, 1959, the 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth, he addressed a joint session of Congress

Answer 394

Carl Sandburg

Question 395

NOTABLE NONHUMANS: In 1964 he lifted his beagles Him & Her by the ears on the White House lawn, provoking protest

Answer 395

Lyndon Johnson

Question 396

WORLD FACTS: A humid city, Rio de Janeiro lies just north of this tropic line

Answer 396

the Tropic of Capricorn

Question 397

ART & ARTISTS: This drip artist was born in Cody, Wyoming in 1912

Answer 397

Jackson Pollock

Question 398

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: In 1961 this firm introduced its Selectric typewriter, which used a spherical typing element

Answer 398

IBM

Question 399

HISTORY: Under the 1814 Treaty of Kiel, this country gave Norway to Sweden but kept Greenland & other islands

Answer 399

Denmark

Question 400

POETS: Between 1842 & 1885, he repeatedly revised his “Idylls of the King”

Answer 400

Alfred Lord Tennyson

Question 401

NOTABLE NONHUMANS: Colo was the first of these great apes born in captivity, in 1956 at the Columbus Zoo

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Gorilla

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WORLD FACTS: The lowest river in the world, it’s revered by Jews, Christians & Muslims alike

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The River Jordan

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ART & ARTISTS: He spent several summers painting pointillist seascapes including “Le Bec Du Hoc, Grandcamp”

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Georges Seurat

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BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: In 1934 he plugged Bulova “Lone Eagle” watches

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Charles Lindbergh

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HISTORY: In February 1904 this country attacked the Russian fleet at Port Arthur

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Japan

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POETS: For much of the winter of 1794-95, he served as acting supervisor for Dumfries, Scotland

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Robert Burns

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NOTABLE NONHUMANS: In 1945 this famous scottie was injured in a fight with Blaze, Elliott Roosevelt’s mastiff

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Fala

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WORLD FACTS: Discovered by David Livingstone, Botswana’s Lake Ngami lies in the northern part of this desert

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Kalahari Desert

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ART & ARTISTS: His sculpture, “The Age of Bronze”, exhibited in 1877, was inspired by Michelangelo

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Auguste Rodin

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BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: Only Philip Morris & this Cincinnati-based firm have yearly ad expenditures exceeding $2 billion

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Procter & Gamble

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HISTORY: On May 30, 1967 Colonel Ojukwu declared Biafra’s independence from this country, starting a civil war

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Nigeria

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POETS: Her “I Heard a Fly Buzz” may have been based on a chapter in “The House of the Seven Gables”

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Emily Dickinson

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NOTABLE NONHUMANS: This favorite horse of Alexander the Great sometimes wore golden horns in battle

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Bucephalus

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WORLD FACTS: In area this country whose capital is now called Yangon is the largest in mainland southeast Asia

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Myanmar (Burma)

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ART & ARTISTS: You can see this British sculptor’s “Reclining Mother and Child” at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis

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Henry Moore

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BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: In 1811 this German family began its steel-making business by constructing a plant in Essen

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Krupp

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HISTORY: In the midst of the Korean War, this South Korean president was elected to his second of 4 terms

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Syngman Rhee

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POETS: He once wrote, “I choose to be a plain New Hampshire farmer”

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Robert Frost

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BRITISH NOVELS: This 1895 novel is subtitled “An Invention”

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The Time Machine

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LOST IN SPACE: While making repairs on the Intl. Space Station, Scott Parazynski lost a needle-nose pair of these

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pliers

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TIMELESS TV: September 2010 brought the 45th edition of this comedian’s telethon

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Jerry Lewis

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LET’S HIT IT: Hit this paper mache container, Spanish for “jug”, if you want candy and small gifts

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pinata

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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”

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Gingrich

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MONEY SLANG: We’ll give you $200, not $1,000, for this five letter word meaning stately or majestic

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grand

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RVs: (<a>Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, IN.</a>) 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 <a>wheels</a> that do the work

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front-wheel drive

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LOST IN SPACE: In its years of operation, this Soviet space station released more than 200 objects (mostly trash) into space

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Mir

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TIMELESS TV: Originally a half hour, this soap started in 1963 & featured Nurse Jessie Brewer

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General Hospital

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LET’S HIT IT: This word seen on doors is what a right-handed batter does when he hits the ball to left field

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pull

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WORLD BOOK DESCRIBES THE “G” MAN: “See Simon, Paul”

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(Art) Garfunkel

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MONEY SLANG: Proverbially, you can “break” this food, or “take (it) out of someone’s mouth”; earn some dough

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bread

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RVs: (<a>Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, IN.</a>) I’m behind the wheel of the <a>very first motor home</a>, from the company whose name has become a synonym for “motor home”; since 1967, they’ve sold over 400,000 of them

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Winnebago

Question 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”

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a glove

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TIMELESS TV: In 1948 Douglas Edwards became the first anchor of this network’s Evening News

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CBS

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LET’S HIT IT: Aaron Fechter invented this carnival game where you hit a mammal with a mallet

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Whack-A-Mole

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WORLD BOOK DESCRIBES THE “G” MAN: “American poet… became known as a leader of the Beat literary movement of the 1950s”

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(Allen) Ginsberg

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MONEY SLANG: The shell of this mollusk is composed chiefly of calcium carbonate

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a clam

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RVs: (<a>Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, IN.</a>) One of the first times a movie star received a <a>fancy trailer</a> as a perk was in 1931; Paramount gave a <a>Chevy house car</a> to <a> this</a> sexy star as she left the stage to make movies like “She Done Him Wrong”

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Mae West

Question 438

LOST IN SPACE: Piers Sellers lost a tool in space while spreading putty into this Space Shuttle named for Capt. Cook’s ship

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Discovery

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TIMELESS TV: Shown Saturday afternoons on ABC, this sport’s tour outdrew college football & moved to ESPN in 1997

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the pro bowling tour

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LET’S HIT IT: Everlast makes these that come in speed and heavy varieties

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punching bags

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WORLD BOOK DESCRIBES THE “G” MAN: “Served under the Apache leaders Cochise and Mangas Coloradas… in 1894, he was moved to Fort Sill

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Geronimo

Question 442

MONEY SLANG: You don’t get 5 guesses at this winglike appendage to the underwater portion of a hull

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a fin

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LOST IN SPACE: In 1992 Space Shuttle astronauts delivered ashes of this “Star Trek” creator into the final frontier

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Gene Roddenberry

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TIMELESS TV: 2010’s “When Love Is Not Enough” was the 240th presentation in this series from a greeting card company

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

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LET’S HIT IT: In some casinos, a blackjack dealer must hit with an ace & a 6, known as this type of 17

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soft

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WORLD BOOK DESCRIBES THE “G” MAN: “One of the most original and provocative American architects working today”

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(Frank) Gehry

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MONEY SLANG: When speaking of Messrs. Netanyahu or Britten, it’s all about the first name, pluralized

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the Benjamins

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PLAY HEROINES: Blanche DuBois

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A Streetcar Named Desire

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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

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The Exorcist

Question 450

A MASSIVE “M”ETROPOLIS: 3.6 million: Down Under

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Melbourne

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TAINTED GOV: In 2010 this Illinois governor was tried on corruption charges, but convicted on only 1 count

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Blagojevich

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MEDICINE: As Franklin D. Roosevelt’s blood pressure was 300/190, he suffered from this 1-word condition

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hypertension

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4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW: If you’re vertical but supported by your palms, you’re doing one of these

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a handstand

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PLAY HEROINES: Emily Webb of Grover’s Corners

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Our Town

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DEFENESTRATION IN CINEMA: In this Bruce Willis movie, the villain goes out the window of the Nakatomi building, gun in hand

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Die Hard

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A MASSIVE “M”ETROPOLIS: 11 million: on Luzon Island

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Manila

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TAINTED GOV: In 2006 this Illinois governor was busted for racketeering; what’s in the water there?

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George Ryan

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MEDICINE: In 1905 German scientist Alfred Einhorn created this first injectable local anesthetic used in dentistry

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novocaine

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4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW: A caterpillar that moves by contraction & expansion

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an inchworm

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DEFENESTRATION IN CINEMA: Movie in which Axel Foley asks, “where …you get off arresting me for being thrown out a window?”

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Beverly Hills Cop

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A MASSIVE “M”ETROPOLIS: 1.1 million: in the heart of the Po River Valley

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Milan

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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

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manager

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MEDICINE: Micro-Trach is an oxygen delivery system developed by this physician known for his “maneuver”

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(Henry) Heimlich

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4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW: A loop found on footwear, it’s a symbol of success through one’s own efforts

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a bootstrap

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A MASSIVE “M”ETROPOLIS: 18 million: on the Arabian Sea

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Mumbai

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TAINTED GOV: In 2010 a House committee charged this veteran Harlem congressman with ethics violations

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(Charlie) Rangel

Question 467

MEDICINE: (<a>Dr. Oz presents the clue.</a>) 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.”

Answer 467

atrial fibrillation

Question 468

4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW: Hard coal that burns with little flame

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anthracite

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PLAY HEROINES: Barbara Undershaft

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Major Barbara

Question 470

DEFENESTRATION IN CINEMA: In this Coen Brothers movie, Charles Durning jumps out a window during a board meeting

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The Hudsucker Proxy

Question 471

A MASSIVE “M”ETROPOLIS: 3.2 million: 150 miles from Bogota

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Medellin

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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

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Huey Long

Question 473

MEDICINE: The name of this branch of pediatrics that deals with newborn infants literally means “newborn study”

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neonatal

Question 474

4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW: This important mechanism is what you’re turning when you wind a clock

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the mainspring

Question 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”

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Norway and Sweden

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AMERICAN AUTHORS: While he was in Spain in 1959, he wrote “The Dangerous Summer”, a story about rival bullfighters

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Hemingway

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BEGINNING & END: Like a door, a Broadway show does these 2 things

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open & close

Question 478

STATE SUPERLATIVES: A valley at 282 feet below sea level in this state is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere

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California

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3 LITTLE LETTERS: Like banks, many grocery stores now have these for dispensing cash & taking deposits

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ATMs

Question 480

CALL OUT THE VOICE SQUAD: He was the voice of Mickey Mouse in “Steamboat Willie”

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Walt Disney

Question 481

YOU’RE UNDER A “REST”: Eastern European capital city of more than 2.2 million

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Bucharest

Question 482

AMERICAN AUTHORS: In 1884 she moved to Red Cloud, Nebraska & later fictionalized it as the town of Hanover in “O Pioneers!”

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Willa Cather

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BEGINNING & END: In 2006 it began on July 1 in Strasbourg & ended on July 23 in Paris

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the Tour de France

Question 484

STATE SUPERLATIVES: With 6,640 miles of coast, this state has the longest shoreline

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Alaska

Question 485

3 LITTLE LETTERS: (<a>Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the Catalina Island Conservancy.</a>) Rampant use of this 3-letter insecticide lead to a hefty settlement for restorating the population of Catalina’s <a>bald eagles</a>

Answer 485

DDT

Question 486

CALL OUT THE VOICE SQUAD: (<a>Hi, I’m Harry Shearer.</a>) Among my many “Simpsons” voices are the subservient Smithers & this man who lives next door to Homer–Howdy, neighbor

Answer 486

Ned Flanders

Question 487

YOU’RE UNDER A “REST”: Any mountain’s summit

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crest

Question 488

AMERICAN AUTHORS: (<a>Alex reports from the Mark Twain House.</a>) Mark Twain said that this anti-slavery <a>novelist</a>, his next-door neighbor, liked to sneak up behind people and “fetch a war-whoop that would jump that person out of his clothes”

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(Harriet Beecher) Stowe

Question 489

BEGINNING & END: “From” this to this is an idiom meaning from the start of a meal (or something else) to the end

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from soup to nuts

Question 490

STATE SUPERLATIVES: It pumps more than one million barrels of oil a day, more than any other state

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Texas

Question 491

3 LITTLE LETTERS: “Day to Day” & “All Things Considered” are among the programs going out to its 26 million listeners

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NPR

Question 492

CALL OUT THE VOICE SQUAD: The voice of Daffy Duck (for the first 50 years)

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Mel Blanc

Question 493

YOU’RE UNDER A “REST”: A braced framework for carrying a railroad over a chasm

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a trestle

Question 494

AMERICAN AUTHORS: Under the name Laura Bancroft, he wrote about Twinkle & Chubbins in Nature Fairyland after taking us to Oz

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L. Frank Baum

Question 495

BEGINNING & END: These titles of the <a>2 paintings</a> <a>seen here</a> represent the beginning & end of Jesus’ life

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“The Nativity” & “The Crucifixion”

Question 496

STATE SUPERLATIVES: Considered the healthiest state in 2006, it’s also home to the Mayo Clinic

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Minnesota

Question 497

3 LITTLE LETTERS: Its headquarters compound in Langley, Virginia is named for Former President George Bush

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the CIA

Question 498

CALL OUT THE VOICE SQUAD: He voiced Puss In Boots in “Shrek 2”

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Antonio Banderas

Question 499

YOU’RE UNDER A “REST”: Quickly! (to an Italian)

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Presto

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AMERICAN AUTHORS: William Rose Benet won a Pulitzer for “The Dust Which Is God”, & this brother won for “John Brown’s Body”

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Stephen Vincent Benet