Jeopardy i Flashcards
HISTORY: For the last 8 years of his life, Galileo was under house arrest for espousing this man’s theory
Copernicus
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
Jim Thorpe
EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT IT…: The city of Yuma in this state has a record average of 4,055 hours of sunshine each year
Arizona
THE COMPANY LINE: In 1963, live on “The Art Linkletter Show”, this company served its billionth burger
McDonald’s
EPITAPHS & TRIBUTES: Signer of the Dec. of Indep., framer of the Constitution of Mass., second President of the United States
John Adams
3-LETTER WORDS: In the title of an Aesop fable, this insect shared billing with a grasshopper
the ant
HISTORY: Built in 312 B.C. to link Rome & the South of Italy, it’s still in use today
the Appian Way
ESPN’s TOP 10 ALL-TIME ATHLETES: No. 8: 30 steals for the Birmingham Barons; 2,306 steals for the Bulls
Michael Jordan
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
Washington
THE COMPANY LINE: This housewares store was named for the packaging its merchandise came in & was first displayed on
Crate & Barrel
EPITAPHS & TRIBUTES: “And away we go”
Jackie Gleason
3-LETTER WORDS: Cows regurgitate this from the first stomach to the mouth & chew it again
the cud
HISTORY: In 1000 Rajaraja I of the Cholas battled to take this Indian Ocean island now known for its tea
Ceylon (or Sri Lanka)
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
Jim Brown
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
the UV index
THE COMPANY LINE: This company’s Accutron watch, introduced in 1960, had a guarantee of accuracy to within one minute a month
Bulova
EPITAPHS & TRIBUTES: Outlaw: “Murdered by a traitor and a coward whose name is not worthy to appear here”
Jesse James
3-LETTER WORDS: A small demon, or a mischievous child (who might be a little demon!)
imp
HISTORY: Karl led the first of these Marxist organizational efforts; the second one began in 1889
the International
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”
(Lou) Gehrig
EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT IT…: Africa’s lowest temperature was 11 degrees below zero in 1935 at Ifrane, just south of Fez in this country
Morocco
THE COMPANY LINE: Edward Teller & this man partnered in 1898 to sell high fashions to women
(Paul) Bonwit
EPITAPHS & TRIBUTES: 1939 Oscar winner: “…you are a credit to your craft, your race and to your family”
Hattie McDaniel (for her role in Gone with the Wind)
3-LETTER WORDS: In geologic time one of these, shorter than an eon, is divided into periods & subdivided into epochs
era
HISTORY: This Asian political party was founded in 1885 with “Indian National” as part of its name
the Congress Party
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
THE COMPANY LINE: The Kirschner brothers, Don & Bill, named this ski company for themselves & the second-highest mountain
K2
EPITAPHS & TRIBUTES: Revolutionary War hero: “His spirit is in Vermont now”
Ethan Allen
3-LETTER WORDS: A single layer of paper, or to perform one’s craft diligently
ply
DR. SEUSS AT THE MULTIPLEX: <a>Beyond ovoid abandonment, beyond ovoid betrayal… you won’t believe the ending when he “Hatches the Egg”</a>
Horton
PRESIDENTIAL STATES OF BIRTH: California
Nixon
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
THAT OLD-TIME RELIGION: He’s considered the author of the Pentateuch, which is hard to believe, as Deuteronomy continues after his death
Moses
MUSICAL TRAINS: Steven Tyler of this band lent his steamin’ vocals to “Train Kept A-Rollin’”, first popularized by the Yardbirds
Aerosmith
“X”s & “O”s: Around 100 A.D. Tacitus wrote a book on how this art of persuasive speaking had declined since Cicero
oratory
PRESIDENTIAL STATES OF BIRTH: 1 of the 2 born in Vermont
Coolidge (or Chester Arthur)
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
THAT OLD-TIME RELIGION: Ali, who married this man’s daughter Fatima, is considered by Shia Muslims to be his true successor
Muhammed
MUSICAL TRAINS: During the 1954-1955 Sun sessions, Elvis climbed aboard this train “sixteen coaches long”
the “Mystery Train”
“X”s & “O”s: The shorter glass seen <a>here</a>, or a quaint cocktail made with sugar & bitters
an old-fashioned
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>
Yertle
AIRLINE TRAVEL: In 2003 this airline agreed to buy KLM, creating Europe’s largest airline
Air France
THAT OLD-TIME RELIGION: Philadelphia got its start as a colony for this religious group of which William Penn was a member
the Quakers
MUSICAL TRAINS: This “Modern Girl” first hit the Billboard Top 10 with “Morning Train (Nine To Five)”
(Sheena) Easton
“X”s & “O”s: This stiff silken fabric is favored for bridal gowns, like Christina Applegate’s in 2001
organza
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>
Mulberry Street
AIRLINE TRAVEL: In 2004 United launched this new service that features low fares & more seats per plane
Ted
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
MUSICAL TRAINS: This band’s “Train In Vain” was a hidden track on its original 1979 “London Calling” album
The Clash
“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
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>
Bartholomew Cubbins
AIRLINE TRAVEL: In the seat pocket you’ll find the catalog called “Sky” this, with must-haves like a solar-powered patio umbrella
Mall
THAT OLD-TIME RELIGION: In 1534 he & his buddy Francis Xavier founded the Society of Jesus
(St. Ignatius) Loyola
MUSICAL TRAINS: In 1961 James Brown announced “all aboard” for this train
“Night Train”
“X”s & “O”s: This 1797 imbroglio began when 3 French agents demanded a huge bribe from U.S. diplomats
the XYZ Affair
THE SOLAR SYSTEM: Objects that pass closer to the sun than Mercury have been named for this mythological figure
Icarus
GEOGRAPHY “E”: It’s the largest kingdom in the United Kingdom
England
RADIO DISNEY: “Party In The U.S.A.” is by this singer who also plays a young lady named Hannah
Miley Cyrus
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
BE FRUITFUL & MULTIPLY: 4 x 12
48
LET’S BOUNCE: This verb for bouncing a basketball sounds like you’re slobbering
dribbling
RHYMES WITH SMART: Blood pumper
heart
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
the equator
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
PARTS OF PEACH: Peaches are more than 80% this compound
H2O
BE FRUITFUL & MULTIPLY: 7 x 7 x 2
98
LET’S BOUNCE: Sound navigation& ranging is the full name for this device that bounces radio waves underwater
sonar
RHYMES WITH SMART: Small, slender missile thrown at a board in a game
a dart
GEOGRAPHY “E”: This island in the South Pacific is named for the day of its discovery, a religious holiday
Easter Island
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
PARTS OF PEACH: 5-letter word for the hard interior of a peach
the stone
BE FRUITFUL & MULTIPLY: 3 x 4 x 5 x 6
360
LET’S BOUNCE: In this kid’s game, you bounce a small rubber ball while picking up 6-pronged metal objects
jacks
RHYMES WITH SMART: It can be a separating line in your hair or a role in a play
a part
GEOGRAPHY “E”: Parts of the Arabian and Libyan deserts are found in this African country
Egypt
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
PARTS OF PEACH: These parts of a peach tree are glossy green, pointed & lance shaped
leaves
BE FRUITFUL & MULTIPLY: 5 x 10 x 15
750
LET’S BOUNCE: It’s a type of bounce house, or a dance made famous by Michael Jackson
the moonwalk
RHYMES WITH SMART: A graphic representation of information
a chart
GEOGRAPHY “E”: The family history you wrote for school might include entering the U.S. at this island in New York Bay
Ellis Island
RADIO DISNEY: Lead singer Ryan Tedder of this band has “All The Right Moves”
OneRepublic
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
BE FRUITFUL & MULTIPLY: 2 x 1,035
2,070
LET’S BOUNCE: This device whose name is from the Italian for “springboard” was perfected in the 1930s
a trampoline
RHYMES WITH SMART: Composer Wolfgang
Mozart
SCIENCE CLASS: 99.95% of the mass of an atom is in this part
the nucleus
KIDS IN SPORTS: Park View of Chula Vista, California beat Taipei 6-3 to win this organization’s 2009 World Series
the Little League
JUST THE FACTS: This hero of several books is 11 when he discovers he’s a wizard
Harry Potter
SEE & SAY: Say the name of <a>this</a> type of mollusk you see
an octopus
NEWS TO ME: A 7.0 magnitude earthquake in this Caribbean country Jan. 12, 2010 brought a world outpouring of aid
Haiti
IN THE DICTIONARY: It’s the 4-letter name of the pleated skirt worn by men in Scotland
a kilt
SCIENCE CLASS: During this plant process, carbon dioxide & water combine with light energy to create oxygen & glucose
photosynthesis
KIDS IN SPORTS: The perfect waves of New Zealand’s Piha Beach were the site for the 2010 World Junior Championships of this
surfing
JUST THE FACTS: This city, the seat of Clark County, Nevada, has been called “the entertainment capital of the world”
Las Vegas
SEE & SAY: Say <a>this</a> state that was admitted to the Union in 1859
Oregon
NEWS TO ME: This car company has been in the news for widespread recalls of its Corollas & other models
Toyota
IN THE DICTIONARY: As an adjective, it can mean proper; as a verb, “to grade papers”
correct
SCIENCE CLASS: The wedge is an adaptation of the simple machine called the inclined this
plane
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
JUST THE FACTS: <a>This dog breed seen here</a> is a loyal and protective companion
a German Shepherd
SEE & SAY: Say the name of <a>this</a> bug; don’t worry, it doesn’t breathe fire
the dragonfly
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
Dracula
IN THE DICTIONARY: Maize is another word for this
corn
SCIENCE CLASS: Of the 6 noble gases on the periodic table, it is the lightest
helium
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
JUST THE FACTS: In 1751 the Penn Provincial Assembly placed the order for this symbol of freedom, now in Philadelphia
the Liberty Bell
SEE & SAY: Say the name of <a>these</a> big trees; it has a color in it
redwood
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
IN THE DICTIONARY: This word for someone who walks comes from the Latin for “foot”
pedestrian
SCIENCE CLASS: Lava & igneous rock are formed from this hot liquid rock material found under the earth’s crust
magma
KIDS IN SPORTS: This sport has an under-17 World Cup every 2 years; Haris Seferovic starred for the 2009 champion Switzerland
soccer
JUST THE FACTS: He’s the older son of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana
Prince William
SEE & SAY: Say the name of <a>this</a> man you see shaking hands with the Premier of China
Ronald Reagan
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
IN THE DICTIONARY: Kayak is an example of this, a word that reads the same forwards & backwards
a palindrome
HISTORIC WOMEN: She was born in Virginia around 1596 & died in Kent, England in 1617
Pocahontas
ROYAL FEMALE NICKNAMES: Prime Minister Tony Blair dubbed her “The People’s Princess”
Princess Diana
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
TRAVEL & TOURISM: The Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour is a highlight of this Asian city’s Disneyland
Tokyo
“I” LADS: This punk rock hitmaker heard here has had numerous hits on both sides of the Atlantic
Billy Idol
FOREWORDS: “Conrad begins (and ends) Marlow’s journey… on the Thames, on the yawl, Nellie”, says the foreword to this novel
Heart of Darkness
BACKWORDS: We’ll look smart in these vehicles that returned to London in 1999
Trams (smart)
ROYAL FEMALE NICKNAMES: She was “The Untamed Heifer” & “The Virgin Queen”
Elizabeth I
TV ACTORS & ROLES: Barbra Streisand knows he played Lt. Col. Bill “Raider” Kelly on “Pensacola: Wings of Gold”
James Brolin
TRAVEL & TOURISM: The home of silk merchant Jim Thompson, who disappeared in 1967, is a tourist attraction in this Thai city
Bangkok
“I” LADS: Czar at 17, he was famous for extraordinary sadism & cruelty, even as a boy
Ivan the Terrible
FOREWORDS: Part 2 “is Lilliput in reverse, but…also offers some of” his “fiercest assaults upon the behavior of” his countrymen
Jonathan Swift
BACKWORDS: Ed leaves pools of water on the carpet when he comes in from sailing this boat
Sloop (pools)
ROYAL FEMALE NICKNAMES: Mark Antony called her “The Queen of Queens”
Cleopatra
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
TRAVEL & TOURISM: We’re not stringing you along: this capital of the Czech Republic is famous for its puppet theatres
Prague
“I” LADS: Nudge, nudge, wink, wink! This man seen here starred on a classic British comedy show
Eric Idle
FOREWORDS: She said that her husband Frank O’Connor was the fuel that kept her spirited while she wrote “The Fountainhead”
Ayn Rand
BACKWORDS: You’d be naive to think you can make bottled water that’s more popular than this
Evian (naive)
ROYAL FEMALE NICKNAMES: The 19th century’s “Widow of Windsor”
Queen Victoria
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
TRAVEL & TOURISM: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport serves this world capital
Nairobi, Kenya
“I” LADS: His is the first & longest book of the Bible’s major prophets
Isaiah
FOREWORDS: One edition calls this Darwin opus one of “the most readable and approachable” of revolutionary scientific works
The Origin of Species
BACKWORDS: Aye, lass, I’ll wed thee ere this has dried on the fields
Dew (wed)
ROYAL FEMALE NICKNAMES: “The Catholic” of 15th century Spain
Queen Isabella
TV ACTORS & ROLES: On “Saturday Night Live”, he’s famous for playing Craig the Cheerleader, Janet Reno & moi
Will Ferrell
TRAVEL & TOURISM: Andrea Palladio’s 1554 book on “The Antiquities of” this city was the standard guidebook for some 200 years
Rome
“I” LADS: This auto exec’s autobiography is one of the bestselling nonfiction works in publishing history
Lee Iacocca
BACKWORDS: You know so much about policy, you qualify as this
Wonk (know)
PEOPLE IN HISTORY: After a 15-year stay in England, this proprietor of Pennsylvania returned to his colony in 1699
William Penn
CINEMATIC DICTIONARY: SFX is the standard abbreviation for these, from the rustling of trees to cannon fire
Sound effects
IT’S OURS!: Saint-Pierre & Miquelon
France
BRITISH FASHION: Designer Vivienne Westwood ran a shop with Malcolm McLaren, who launched this Johnny Rotten band
The Sex Pistols
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
THEATRE CROSSWORD CLUES “M”: Lerner & Loewe’s “Lusty Month” (3)
May
PEOPLE IN HISTORY: This young man put his savings into a small Cleveland refinery in 1862 & eventually had an oil monopoly
John D. Rockefeller
CINEMATIC DICTIONARY: Term for the flow of a film, maintained by keeping details consistent throughout a scene
Continuity
IT’S OURS!: Montserrat
Great Britain (United Kingdom)
BRITISH FASHION: Star designer John Galliano was born Juan Carlos Galliano in this British possession at the tip of Spain
Gibraltar
ANDY WARHOL: Warhol went against his Capitalist tendencies with his portrait of this man, seen here
Mao Tse-tung
THEATRE CROSSWORD CLUES “M”: Patrick Dennis’ “Auntie” (4)
Mame
PEOPLE IN HISTORY: First Lady Helen Taft led a fund-raising drive for a memorial to this 1912 marine disaster
Sinking of the Titanic
CINEMATIC DICTIONARY: Garland Jeffreys sang of having star-studded “dreams” of this size, like movie film
35mm
IT’S OURS!: Cook Islands
New Zealand
BRITISH FASHION: Katharine Hamnett created the ’80s T-shirt telling us to “choose” this
Life
ANDY WARHOL: Andy’s “15 minutes of fame” quote was once the motto of this magazine
Interview
THEATRE CROSSWORD CLUES “M”: It “Becomes Electra” (8)
Mourning
PEOPLE IN HISTORY: This Chiricahua Apache was a popular attraction at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis
Geronimo
CINEMATIC DICTIONARY: The inventors of this camera-stabilizing device won a special 1977 Oscar
Steadicam
IT’S OURS!: Madeira Islands
Portugal
ANDY WARHOL: Andy’s loft on East 47th Street got this nickname from its former use & Andy’s mass-production techniques
The Factory
THEATRE CROSSWORD CLUES “M”: Colchian jilted by Jason (5)
Medea
PEOPLE IN HISTORY: In 1801 this onetime VP compiled “A Manual of Parliamentary Practice” still used in the U.S. Senate
Thomas Jefferson
CINEMATIC DICTIONARY: Near the end of the credits comes the “cutter” of this, the exposed but unfinished film
Negative cutter
IT’S OURS!: Northern Mariana Islands
USA
ANDY WARHOL: Warhol became the manager of this Lou Reed rock group in 1965 & produced their first album
Velvet Underground
THEATRE CROSSWORD CLUES “M”: Faust’s fiendish foe (14)
Mephistopheles
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)
GENERAL SCIENCE: This white, glossy coating on your teeth is the hardest substance in the human body
Enamel
GETTING POSSESSIVE: This bovine took the rap for the disastrous fire of October 8, 1871
Mrs. O’Leary’s cow
FLAGS OF THE WORLD: It’s the kingdom whose flag is seen here (Union Jack)
Great Britain/England
ARCHITECTS: Minoru Yamasaki reached new heights with this New York City complex
World Trade Center
1994 FILMS: Quentin Tarantino directed this film & also had a bit role as Jimmy of Toluca Lake
Pulp Fiction
THE EYES HAVE IT: A student, or a minor in Roman law
Pupil
GENERAL SCIENCE: The time it takes for 50% of the atoms to decay in a radioactive substance is called this
Half-life
GETTING POSSESSIVE: At 14,140 feet, this Rocky Mountain peak discovered in 1806 is one of Colorado’s highest
Pike’s Peak
FLAGS OF THE WORLD: Seen here is the flag of this nation (the home of Bollywood)
India
ARCHITECTS: William Pereira erected his Transamerica “Pyramid” in this city
San Francisco
1994 FILMS: As mad bomber Howard Payne in this film, Dennis Hopper planted a bomb on an L.A. area transit bus
Speed
THE EYES HAVE IT: A blow with a whip
Lash
GENERAL SCIENCE: While compounds of this element are added to table salt, in its pure form it’s quite poisonous
Iodine
GETTING POSSESSIVE: While one creation slept, God took this to make Eve
Adam’s rib
FLAGS OF THE WORLD: Andy Garcia is a native of this country whose flag is seen here
Cuba
ARCHITECTS: Charles Bulfinch, who contributed to the Capitol in Washington, D.C., designed this city’s state house on Beacon Hill
Boston
1994 FILMS: Jean Vander Pyl, who played Wilma in the original cartoon series, played Mrs. Feldspar in this movie adaptation
The Flintstones
THE EYES HAVE IT: A hollow area that holds a light bulb
Socket
GENERAL SCIENCE: The “super” class of these stars, the largest known, includes Antares & Betelgeuse
Red giants
GETTING POSSESSIVE: You’ll find this triangular island about 4 miles off the southeast coast of Massachusetts
Martha’s Vineyard
FLAGS OF THE WORLD: In the 1990s, this nation whose flag is seen here moved its seat of government to a different city
Germany
ARCHITECTS: Dallas-Fort Worth Airport architect Gyo Obata helped design this Smithsonian museum
Air & Space Museum
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
THE EYES HAVE IT: Flower seen here (that fits the category)
Iris
GENERAL SCIENCE: On the pH scale, a pH of 7 indicates this type of solution
Neutral
GETTING POSSESSIVE: In Exodus, this was thrown down before Pharaoh at Moses’ instruction
Aaron’s rod (turned into a snake)
FLAGS OF THE WORLD: This Mediterranean country whose flag is seen here is “The Word”
Greece
ARCHITECTS: Louis Skidmore designed the secret atomic site that became this Tennessee town
Oak Ridge
1994 FILMS: In this film Martin Scorsese says the TV audience wants “To watch the money”
Quiz Show
THE EYES HAVE IT: People say these are what you need to make it in Hollywood
Contacts
ALASKA: 4 different species of bears live in Alaska: Kodiak, grizzly, black & this
Polar bears
INTERNATIONAL SPORTSMEN: Nike’s stock fell when this basketball player announced his retirement in January 1999
Michael Jordan
DRAMA QUEENS: In Euripides’ play about this famed beauty, it’s her double who goes to Troy
Helen
ANGELS: In 1996 John Travolta spread his wings as this archangel
Michael
IN EXILE: Porfirio Diaz seized power in this country in 1876, ruled for 35 years, fled in 1911 & died in exile
Mexico
THE “I”s HAVE IT: This term for a fluid can also mean “to sign” as a contract
Ink
ALASKA: Tony Knowles is pulling in $81,648 per annum in this job
Governor
INTERNATIONAL SPORTSMEN: Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Lima began playing this sport for Brazil’s national team at age 17
Soccer
DRAMA QUEENS: In a Shaw play, Caesar finds her hiding on a Sphinx
Cleopatra
ANGELS: In Book III of “Paradise Lost”, the angels play these, which are “golden” & “ever-tuned”
harps
IN EXILE: In 1462 this printer known for movable type had to move out of Mainz
Johannes Gutenberg
THE “I”s HAVE IT: Style of the 1877 painting seen here
Impressionism
ALASKA: This second-largest Alaskan city wasn’t named for an actor
Fairbanks
INTERNATIONAL SPORTSMEN: Vladimir Samsonov is touted as Europe’s only hope against China in this game
Ping-pong
DRAMA QUEENS: A 1952 play covered the young life of this queen, like a 1998 Cate Blanchett film
Elizabeth I
ANGELS: ABBA sang about these & Curtis Lee sang about “Pretty Little” these
Angel Eyes
IN EXILE: Exiled for manslaughter, Eric the Red was forced to leave this country around 981
Iceland
THE “I”s HAVE IT: Arabic for “son of”, it comes before names like Saud
Ibn
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”
INTERNATIONAL SPORTSMEN: The Times of London estimates this chess player is taking home $20 mil. a year; that’s some check, mate!
Garry Kasparov
DRAMA QUEENS: In 1935 & ‘36 Helen Hayes reigned for 517 Broadway performances as this queen who reigned for 63 years
Victoria
ANGELS: Group whose feast day is October 2, or a group founded in 1979 by Curtis Sliwa
Guardian Angels
IN EXILE: David Ben-Gurion went to the U.S. in 1915 when this empire exiled Zionists from Palestine
Ottoman Empire
THE “I”s HAVE IT: From the Latin for “to overhang”, it means “likely to happen at any moment”
Imminent
ALASKA: The mainland peninsula closest to Russia is named for this man
William Seward
INTERNATIONAL SPORTSMEN: New Zealand-born Jonah Lamu is tops on the pitch of this sport
Rugby
DRAMA QUEENS: The queen in Marlowe’s “Edward II” is named this, like a famous queen of Spain
Isabella
ANGELS: With an appropriate-sounding name, John Dye plays the angel of this on “Touched By An Angel”
Angel of Death
IN EXILE: Moshoeshoe II was exiled twice before regaining this southern African country’s throne in 1995
Lesotho
THE “I”s HAVE IT: Some scientists believe that the universe is undergoing expansion called this, also an economic term
Inflation
THE MAP OF EUROPE: Bordering Italy, Austria, Hungary & Croatia, it’s one of the world’s newest independent countries
Slovenia
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
CELEBS: On Sept. 14, 2005 she gave birth to Sean Preston Federline
Britney Spears
WHAT’S IN A NAME?: Yeah, baby! Meaning “magnificent”, this Texas-sounding name comes with certain “Powers”
Austin
EMOTICONS: ;-) Ocular act that sends a signal
winking
FLAG ‘EM DOWN: The Alamo is located in this city & is depicted on its flag
San Antonio
“TEEN” SCENE: Numerically speaking, read up on “Fun Stuff”, “Fashion”, “Health” & “Stars” at this magazine.com
seventeen.com
THE CIVIL WAR: Tired of eating mule jerky, Vicksburg fell in July 1863 after a 6-week one of these military tactics
a siege
CELEBS: The TV show “Everybody Hates Chris” is based on the childhood of this comic
Chris Rock
WHAT’S IN A NAME?: This name shared by great & terrible rulers is a Russian variation of John
Ivan
EMOTICONS: :-$ It’s where this emoticon tells you to “put your money”
where your mouth is
FLAG ‘EM DOWN: This descriptive nickname of the U.S. flag was coined by Francis Scott Key
the Star-Spangled Banner
“TEEN” SCENE: If you’re triskaidekaphobic, you’re afraid of this number, & not just on a Friday
thirteen
THE CIVIL WAR: Robert E. Lee saved this capital from capture with his June 1862 attack on McClellan’s forces
Richmond
CELEBS: He auditioned for & won the part of Ron Weasley with a rap that he wrote
Rupert Grint
WHAT’S IN A NAME?: This feminine form of Rex is from the Latin for “queen”
Regina
EMOTICONS: :-* Gene Simmons might accept one of these from any pretty woman
a kiss
FLAG ‘EM DOWN: The 2 colors found on all 3 national flags of the U.S., Mexico & Canada
red & white
“TEEN” SCENE: A holder for liquid, or a military base’s general store
a canteen
THE CIVIL WAR: In Feb. 2005 a reenactment was staged for this 140th anniversary of this fort’s reoccupation by Union troops
Fort Sumter
CELEBS: Her 18th birthday party was “A Cinderella Story” with 300 guests & red velvet cake
Hilary Duff
WHAT’S IN A NAME?: This Welsh form of Margaret was among the USA’s top 10 girls’ names of the 1990s
Megan
EMOTICONS: =|:-)= This is an extension of the initials U.S.
Uncle Sam
FLAG ‘EM DOWN: The <a>flag</a> of this U.S. possession is almost the same as the flag of Cuba
Puerto Rico
“TEEN” SCENE: Golfing “hole” with a bar (where you can’t go), or the amendment granting women’s suffrage
19th
THE CIVIL WAR: On Sept. 2, 1864 this general sent a wire saying, “Atlanta is ours, and fairly won”
Sherman
CELEBS: “You Stand Watching” this “Shine On” singer
Ryan Cabrera
WHAT’S IN A NAME?: Previously attached to Theo- & Isa-, it became popular by itself after appearing in “David Copperfield”
Dora
EMOTICONS: :-b.. Doing this means either you’re hungry or you’re a pig
drooling
FLAG ‘EM DOWN: The first 50-star U.S. flag was officially raised on July 4 of this year
1960
“TEEN” SCENE: Number of lines in Shakespeare’s poem that starts “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”
14
NOT A CURRENT NATIONAL CAPITAL: Ljubljana, Bratislava, Barcelona
Barcelona
U.S. WINTER OLYMPIANS: Mike Eruzione of Winthrop, Mass. was captain of the miraculous 1980 Olympic team in this sport
hockey
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
WORDS OF THE WRITER: “I beheld the wretch–the miserable monster whom I had created”
Mary Shelley
AT THE MALL: Found “just what I needed” at this “City”, an electronics store
Circuit City
FROM THE GREEK: The name of this color comes from the Greek word porphyra
purple
NOT A CURRENT NATIONAL CAPITAL: Istanbul, Ottawa, Amman
Istanbul
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
Michelle Kwan
SCIENCE: The largest tree, the General Sherman in California, is this type, also called a Sierra Redwood
a sequoia
WORDS OF THE WRITER: “Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!”
Edgar Allan Poe
AT THE MALL: SKX is the stock symbol for this manufacturer of sporty shoes
Skechers
FROM THE GREEK: A bowl-shaped depression, as from the impact of a meteorite, it’s from the Greek for “mixing bowl”
crater
NOT A CURRENT NATIONAL CAPITAL: Sofia, Sarajevo, Saigon
Saigon
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
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>
strain
WORDS OF THE WRITER: “‘Do all lawyers defend n-negroes, Atticus?’ ‘Of course they do, Scout’”
Harper Lee
AT THE MALL: This “Urban” store is the parent company of Anthropologie
Urban Outfitters
FROM THE GREEK: From the Greek for “false name”, it’s a fictitious name used by an author
a pseudonym
NOT A CURRENT NATIONAL CAPITAL: Bucharest, Bonn, Bern
Bonn
U.S. WINTER OLYMPIANS: In 2002 Vonetta Flowers & Jill Bakken won gold in the 2-woman version of this high-speed sport
the bobsled
SCIENCE: 6 elements once known as inert gases are now known by this aristocratic name
noble gases
WORDS OF THE WRITER: “For never man had a more faithful, loving, sincere servant, than Friday was to me”
Daniel Defoe
AT THE MALL: This bookstore chain is named for its “edgy” founders, brothers Tom & Louis
Borders
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”
a palindrome
NOT A CURRENT NATIONAL CAPITAL: Belize City, Guatemala City, Panama City
Belize City
U.S. WINTER OLYMPIANS: His “Bode” of work includes 2 Alpine skiing silver medals in 2002
Bode Miller
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”
the caudal region
WORDS OF THE WRITER: “‘…Why look’st thou so?’–‘With my crossbow I shot the albatross’”
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
AT THE MALL: The name of this clothing store for teens is French for “airmail”
Aéropostale
FROM THE GREEK: It’s an outline of the contents of a course or curriculum
a syllabus
FAMOUS SHIPS: On December 27, 1831 it departed Plymouth, England to map the coastline of South America
the HMS Beagle
OLD FOLKS IN THEIR 30s: goop.com is a lifestyles website from this Oscar-winning actress; the g & p represent her initials
Gwyneth Paltrow
MOVIES & TV: On March 19, 2009 he said, “I’m excited and honored to introduce my first guest… Barack Obama”
Jay Leno
A STATE OF COLLEGE-NESS: Baylor, Stephen F. Austin, Rice
Texas
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE: Synonym for dignity that’s the term for a group of lions
a pride
I’D RATHER BE SKIING: If you’re a beginner, you might hippity-hop over to this smaller, gentler slope
a bunny hill
PARLEZ VOUS?: If your mate from Marseilles says he’s getting to LAX via “Sud-Ouest”, pick him up at this carrier
Southwest
OLD FOLKS IN THEIR 30s: In 2008 David Gregory became moderator of this NBC Sunday morning news show
Meet the Press
MOVIES & TV: Time magazine said this 2003 Pixar film was “the ultimate fish-out-of-water story”
Finding Nemo
A STATE OF COLLEGE-NESS: Antioch, Bowling Green, Kent State
Ohio
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE: Like peas, whales & seals are in groups called these
pods
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
PARLEZ VOUS?: Duck, duck, l’oie; (l’oie of course referring to this other feathered friend)
a goose
OLD FOLKS IN THEIR 30s: Linus Torvalds is the father of this operating system used on cell phones & supercomputers
Linux
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
A STATE OF COLLEGE-NESS: DePaul, Wheaton, Northwestern
Illinois
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE: A crash is a group of these large horned mammals
rhinoceroses
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
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”
OLD FOLKS IN THEIR 30s: The district of conservative rep. Patrick McHenry in this state includes Mooresville, a home of NASCAR
North Carolina
MOVIES & TV: Tim Robbins played a public TV newsman in “Anchorman: The Legend of” him
Ron Burgundy
A STATE OF COLLEGE-NESS: Wayne State, Kalamazoo College, Madonna University (it’s Franciscan Catholic, not Material Girl)
Michigan
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE: It can be a pack of dogs, or a place to board them
a kennel
I’D RATHER BE SKIING: In this type of race you have to zigzag between flags or other obstacles in proper order
a slalom
PARLEZ VOUS?: When mom tells you to do something “Maintenant!”, she means this
now
OLD FOLKS IN THEIR 30s: Elon Musk is now making rockets & electric cars; before that he co-founded & sold this electronic payment system
PayPal
MOVIES & TV: We were frakkin’ sad when this sci fi show had its series finale on March 20, 2009
Battlestar Galactica
A STATE OF COLLEGE-NESS: Grambling, McNeese State, Southern
Louisiana
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE: A flock of these black birds is called a murder
crows
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
PARLEZ VOUS?: “Huitieme” is French for this ordinal number
eighth
AMERICAN AUTHORS: Her home Orchard House was the model for whre the March family lived in her most famous novel
Louisa May Alcott
ALBUMS THAT ROCK: “X&Y”, “Parachutes”
Coldplay
ANATOMY: This cord that connects a fetus to the placenta contains 2 arteries & 1 vein
the umbillical cord
MATHEM-ATTACK!: Che Guevara probably knew the political-sounding term for the root symbol seen <a>here</a>
radical
NAME THE DECADE: The World Wide Web gets its first page
the 1990s
WORD ORIGINS: This adjective meaning deceptive or sneaky is from the Latin de via, meaning “out of the way”
devious
AMERICAN AUTHORS: During the War Of 1812, this “Rip Van Winkle” author wrote biographies of Naval commanders
Washington Irving
ALBUMS THAT ROCK: “American Idiot”, “Dookie”
Green Day
ANATOMY: The human body has 3 types of these: skeletal, smooth & cardiac, a combination of skeletal & smooth
muscles
MATHEM-ATTACK!: You should answer this one automatically: It’s the property that says a = a
reflexive
NAME THE DECADE: The first controlled nuclear chain reaction
the 1940s
WORD ORIGINS: This New York island’s name may come from the Algonquian word for “island”
Manhattan
AMERICAN AUTHORS: Susan & Benjamin Cheever, children of this short story master, are both authors as well
John Cheever
ALBUMS THAT ROCK: “Master of Puppets”, “Death Magnetic”
Metallica
ANATOMY: The talus fits between the ends of these 2 bones forming the ankle joint
the tibia & fibula
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
a matrix
NAME THE DECADE: Khruschev’s “Secret Speech” denounces Stalin
the 1950s
WORD ORIGINS: This compass direction may come from the Proto-Germanic for “to the left of the rising sun”
north
AMERICAN AUTHORS: He stood 5’3” & was the subject of movies that came out in 2005 & 2006
(Truman) Capote
ALBUMS THAT ROCK: “In Your Honor”, “The Color and the Shape”
Foo Fighters
ANATOMY: Humans have 33 vertebrae, 7 of them cervical, meaning they are in this part of the body
your neck
MATHEM-ATTACK!: The symbol <i>i</i> is used to represent the imaginary square root of this number
-1
NAME THE DECADE: George Orwell, 34 years dead, hits the bestseller list
the 1980s
WORD ORIGINS: From the Latin for “much writing”, it’s another name for a lie detector test
a polygraph
AMERICAN AUTHORS: He reviewed films & TV for the New Republic before his first book, “Goodbye, Columbus”, was published in 1959
Philip Roth
ALBUMS THAT ROCK: “Beggars Banquet”, “Steel Wheels”
the Rolling Stones
ANATOMY: The pons connects the 2 hemispheres of this part of the brain that regulates balance
the cerebellum
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
volume
NAME THE DECADE: Man first reaches the South Pole
the 1910s
WORD ORIGINS: A type of ear implant to help the deaf, it’s from the Greek for “snail”
cochlear
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
AMERICAN EXPLORERS: Edward Beale brought news of this 1848 discovery in California to the east coast
gold
MEASURING DEVICES: The amount of this in a solution can be measured by a saccharometer
sugar
MYTHOLOGY: Daedalus used this substance to fasten the wings to his back
wax
TELEVISION: This Sunday night series is subtitled “The New Adventures of Superman”
Lois & Clark
ANNUAL EVENTS: This state’s Days of ‘47 Festival honors the day Brigham Young reached the Salt Lake Valley in 1847
Utah
HOMOPHONIC PAIRS: A complete donut center
whole hole
AMERICAN EXPLORERS: Stephen Long & Zebulon Pike have peaks named for them in this state, an area they said was uninhabitable
Colorado
MEASURING DEVICES: The energy from this is measured by a pyrheliometer
the Sun
MYTHOLOGY: Cadmus planted these parts of a dragon to raise some troops
teeth
TELEVISION: “Freddy’s Nightmares”, a horror anthology that debuted in 1988, was based on this movie series
Nightmare on Elm Street
ANNUAL EVENTS: Monroe, near Snohomish in this state, is the site of the annual Evergreen State Fair
Washington
HOMOPHONIC PAIRS: In a restaurant, it’s a quartet’s table request
for four
AMERICAN EXPLORERS: Co-commanders of the 1st U.S. expedition to explore from Mississippi to the west coast
Lewis & Clark
MEASURING DEVICES: An odometer measures the distance covered by a vehicle & this device measures how far you’ve walked
a pedometer
MYTHOLOGY: The sister of Orestes, mourning became her
Electra
TELEVISION: This crime drama with Robert Wagner & Stefanie Powers was created by Sidney Sheldon
Hart to Hart
ANNUAL EVENTS: Dog lovers look forward to the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, held each February in this city
New York City
HOMOPHONIC PAIRS: Contented performing kittens might be paid this way
per purr
AMERICAN EXPLORERS: Jedediah Smith was a mountain man & explorer employed in this industry
fur trading
MEASURING DEVICES: A spirometer measures the capacity of these organs
the lungs
MYTHOLOGY: Zeus’ father, Cronus, was one of this group of 12
Titans
TELEVISION: Character seen <a>here</a>, his action-packed journeys are legendary:
Hercules (Kevin Sorbo)
ANNUAL EVENTS: The Pendleton Roundup, an annual rodeo, takes place in Pendleton in this northwestern state
Oregon
HOMOPHONIC PAIRS: A squash that’s been pierced by a bull’s horn
gored gourd
AMERICAN EXPLORERS: Senator Thomas Hart Benton’s son-in-law was this “Pathfinder”
John C. Frémont
MEASURING DEVICES: A nilometer measures the height of the water in this
the Nile River
MYTHOLOGY: Leda laid 2 eggs: one with Helen & Pollux in it, the other containing Clytemnestra & him
Castor
TELEVISION: Jack Wagner, formerly of “General Hospital”, now plays Dr. Peter Burns on this Fox drama
Melrose Place
ANNUAL EVENTS: The Tanglewood Music Festival is a summer highlight in Lenox in this New England state
Massachusetts
HOMOPHONIC PAIRS: Remained sedate
stayed staid
NOTABLE NONHUMANS: This Nazi dictator sometimes dined alone with Blondi, his Alsatian
Adolf Hitler
WORLD FACTS: This isthmus connects North & South America
Isthmus of Panama
ART & ARTISTS: He painted “Irises” & “Pink Roses” as well as “Sunflowers”
Vincent Van Gogh
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: It has over 9,700 tax preparation offices worldwide
H&R Block
HISTORY: Historians refer to the Golden Age as the time during which Pericles ruled this city
Athens
POETS: On Feb. 12, 1959, the 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth, he addressed a joint session of Congress
Carl Sandburg
NOTABLE NONHUMANS: In 1964 he lifted his beagles Him & Her by the ears on the White House lawn, provoking protest
Lyndon Johnson
WORLD FACTS: A humid city, Rio de Janeiro lies just north of this tropic line
the Tropic of Capricorn
ART & ARTISTS: This drip artist was born in Cody, Wyoming in 1912
Jackson Pollock
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: In 1961 this firm introduced its Selectric typewriter, which used a spherical typing element
IBM
HISTORY: Under the 1814 Treaty of Kiel, this country gave Norway to Sweden but kept Greenland & other islands
Denmark
POETS: Between 1842 & 1885, he repeatedly revised his “Idylls of the King”
Alfred Lord Tennyson
NOTABLE NONHUMANS: Colo was the first of these great apes born in captivity, in 1956 at the Columbus Zoo
Gorilla
WORLD FACTS: The lowest river in the world, it’s revered by Jews, Christians & Muslims alike
The River Jordan
ART & ARTISTS: He spent several summers painting pointillist seascapes including “Le Bec Du Hoc, Grandcamp”
Georges Seurat
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: In 1934 he plugged Bulova “Lone Eagle” watches
Charles Lindbergh
HISTORY: In February 1904 this country attacked the Russian fleet at Port Arthur
Japan
POETS: For much of the winter of 1794-95, he served as acting supervisor for Dumfries, Scotland
Robert Burns
NOTABLE NONHUMANS: In 1945 this famous scottie was injured in a fight with Blaze, Elliott Roosevelt’s mastiff
Fala
WORLD FACTS: Discovered by David Livingstone, Botswana’s Lake Ngami lies in the northern part of this desert
Kalahari Desert
ART & ARTISTS: His sculpture, “The Age of Bronze”, exhibited in 1877, was inspired by Michelangelo
Auguste Rodin
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: Only Philip Morris & this Cincinnati-based firm have yearly ad expenditures exceeding $2 billion
Procter & Gamble
HISTORY: On May 30, 1967 Colonel Ojukwu declared Biafra’s independence from this country, starting a civil war
Nigeria
POETS: Her “I Heard a Fly Buzz” may have been based on a chapter in “The House of the Seven Gables”
Emily Dickinson
NOTABLE NONHUMANS: This favorite horse of Alexander the Great sometimes wore golden horns in battle
Bucephalus
WORLD FACTS: In area this country whose capital is now called Yangon is the largest in mainland southeast Asia
Myanmar (Burma)
ART & ARTISTS: You can see this British sculptor’s “Reclining Mother and Child” at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis
Henry Moore
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: In 1811 this German family began its steel-making business by constructing a plant in Essen
Krupp
HISTORY: In the midst of the Korean War, this South Korean president was elected to his second of 4 terms
Syngman Rhee
POETS: He once wrote, “I choose to be a plain New Hampshire farmer”
Robert Frost
BRITISH NOVELS: This 1895 novel is subtitled “An Invention”
The Time Machine
LOST IN SPACE: While making repairs on the Intl. Space Station, Scott Parazynski lost a needle-nose pair of these
pliers
TIMELESS TV: September 2010 brought the 45th edition of this comedian’s telethon
Jerry Lewis
LET’S HIT IT: Hit this paper mache container, Spanish for “jug”, if you want candy and small gifts
pinata
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
MONEY SLANG: We’ll give you $200, not $1,000, for this five letter word meaning stately or majestic
grand
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
front-wheel drive
LOST IN SPACE: In its years of operation, this Soviet space station released more than 200 objects (mostly trash) into space
Mir
TIMELESS TV: Originally a half hour, this soap started in 1963 & featured Nurse Jessie Brewer
General Hospital
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
WORLD BOOK DESCRIBES THE “G” MAN: “See Simon, Paul”
(Art) Garfunkel
MONEY SLANG: Proverbially, you can “break” this food, or “take (it) out of someone’s mouth”; earn some dough
bread
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
Winnebago
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
TIMELESS TV: In 1948 Douglas Edwards became the first anchor of this network’s Evening News
CBS
LET’S HIT IT: Aaron Fechter invented this carnival game where you hit a mammal with a mallet
Whack-A-Mole
WORLD BOOK DESCRIBES THE “G” MAN: “American poet… became known as a leader of the Beat literary movement of the 1950s”
(Allen) Ginsberg
MONEY SLANG: The shell of this mollusk is composed chiefly of calcium carbonate
a clam
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”
Mae West
LOST IN SPACE: Piers Sellers lost a tool in space while spreading putty into this Space Shuttle named for Capt. Cook’s ship
Discovery
TIMELESS TV: Shown Saturday afternoons on ABC, this sport’s tour outdrew college football & moved to ESPN in 1997
the pro bowling tour
LET’S HIT IT: Everlast makes these that come in speed and heavy varieties
punching bags
WORLD BOOK DESCRIBES THE “G” MAN: “Served under the Apache leaders Cochise and Mangas Coloradas… in 1894, he was moved to Fort Sill
Geronimo
MONEY SLANG: You don’t get 5 guesses at this winglike appendage to the underwater portion of a hull
a fin
LOST IN SPACE: In 1992 Space Shuttle astronauts delivered ashes of this “Star Trek” creator into the final frontier
Gene Roddenberry
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
LET’S HIT IT: In some casinos, a blackjack dealer must hit with an ace & a 6, known as this type of 17
soft
WORLD BOOK DESCRIBES THE “G” MAN: “One of the most original and provocative American architects working today”
(Frank) Gehry
MONEY SLANG: When speaking of Messrs. Netanyahu or Britten, it’s all about the first name, pluralized
the Benjamins
PLAY HEROINES: Blanche DuBois
A Streetcar Named Desire
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
A MASSIVE “M”ETROPOLIS: 3.6 million: Down Under
Melbourne
TAINTED GOV: In 2010 this Illinois governor was tried on corruption charges, but convicted on only 1 count
Blagojevich
MEDICINE: As Franklin D. Roosevelt’s blood pressure was 300/190, he suffered from this 1-word condition
hypertension
4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW: If you’re vertical but supported by your palms, you’re doing one of these
a handstand
PLAY HEROINES: Emily Webb of Grover’s Corners
Our Town
DEFENESTRATION IN CINEMA: In this Bruce Willis movie, the villain goes out the window of the Nakatomi building, gun in hand
Die Hard
A MASSIVE “M”ETROPOLIS: 11 million: on Luzon Island
Manila
TAINTED GOV: In 2006 this Illinois governor was busted for racketeering; what’s in the water there?
George Ryan
MEDICINE: In 1905 German scientist Alfred Einhorn created this first injectable local anesthetic used in dentistry
novocaine
4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW: A caterpillar that moves by contraction & expansion
an inchworm
DEFENESTRATION IN CINEMA: Movie in which Axel Foley asks, “where …you get off arresting me for being thrown out a window?”
Beverly Hills Cop
A MASSIVE “M”ETROPOLIS: 1.1 million: in the heart of the Po River Valley
Milan
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
MEDICINE: Micro-Trach is an oxygen delivery system developed by this physician known for his “maneuver”
(Henry) Heimlich
4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW: A loop found on footwear, it’s a symbol of success through one’s own efforts
a bootstrap
A MASSIVE “M”ETROPOLIS: 18 million: on the Arabian Sea
Mumbai
TAINTED GOV: In 2010 a House committee charged this veteran Harlem congressman with ethics violations
(Charlie) Rangel
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.”
atrial fibrillation
4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW: Hard coal that burns with little flame
anthracite
PLAY HEROINES: Barbara Undershaft
Major Barbara
DEFENESTRATION IN CINEMA: In this Coen Brothers movie, Charles Durning jumps out a window during a board meeting
The Hudsucker Proxy
A MASSIVE “M”ETROPOLIS: 3.2 million: 150 miles from Bogota
Medellin
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
MEDICINE: The name of this branch of pediatrics that deals with newborn infants literally means “newborn study”
neonatal
4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW: This important mechanism is what you’re turning when you wind a clock
the mainspring
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
AMERICAN AUTHORS: While he was in Spain in 1959, he wrote “The Dangerous Summer”, a story about rival bullfighters
Hemingway
BEGINNING & END: Like a door, a Broadway show does these 2 things
open & close
STATE SUPERLATIVES: A valley at 282 feet below sea level in this state is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere
California
3 LITTLE LETTERS: Like banks, many grocery stores now have these for dispensing cash & taking deposits
ATMs
CALL OUT THE VOICE SQUAD: He was the voice of Mickey Mouse in “Steamboat Willie”
Walt Disney
YOU’RE UNDER A “REST”: Eastern European capital city of more than 2.2 million
Bucharest
AMERICAN AUTHORS: In 1884 she moved to Red Cloud, Nebraska & later fictionalized it as the town of Hanover in “O Pioneers!”
Willa Cather
BEGINNING & END: In 2006 it began on July 1 in Strasbourg & ended on July 23 in Paris
the Tour de France
STATE SUPERLATIVES: With 6,640 miles of coast, this state has the longest shoreline
Alaska
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>
DDT
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
Ned Flanders
YOU’RE UNDER A “REST”: Any mountain’s summit
crest
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”
(Harriet Beecher) Stowe
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
STATE SUPERLATIVES: It pumps more than one million barrels of oil a day, more than any other state
Texas
3 LITTLE LETTERS: “Day to Day” & “All Things Considered” are among the programs going out to its 26 million listeners
NPR
CALL OUT THE VOICE SQUAD: The voice of Daffy Duck (for the first 50 years)
Mel Blanc
YOU’RE UNDER A “REST”: A braced framework for carrying a railroad over a chasm
a trestle
AMERICAN AUTHORS: Under the name Laura Bancroft, he wrote about Twinkle & Chubbins in Nature Fairyland after taking us to Oz
L. Frank Baum
BEGINNING & END: These titles of the <a>2 paintings</a> <a>seen here</a> represent the beginning & end of Jesus’ life
“The Nativity” & “The Crucifixion”
STATE SUPERLATIVES: Considered the healthiest state in 2006, it’s also home to the Mayo Clinic
Minnesota
3 LITTLE LETTERS: Its headquarters compound in Langley, Virginia is named for Former President George Bush
the CIA
CALL OUT THE VOICE SQUAD: He voiced Puss In Boots in “Shrek 2”
Antonio Banderas
YOU’RE UNDER A “REST”: Quickly! (to an Italian)
Presto
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
