| Palgan is Korean for this color, especially as you get farther north |
red |
200 |
June 30, 2016 |
| Fluffy, white & lethal, it was given Endangered Species Act protection in May 2008 |
the polar bear |
400 |
June 30, 2016 |
| This bureau says annual earnings for statisticians are $79,990; wonder if that includes the ones at this bureau |
the Bureau of Labor Statistics (the national labor statistics bureau accepted) |
600 |
June 30, 2016 |
| "Bartlett's" has the Albanian proverb "it takes more than a hood and sad eyes to make" one of these religious men |
a monk |
200 |
June 13, 2012 |
| Kidnapped & ransomed for 25 pounds as a child, he used the story in "The Pirates of Penzance" |
(William) Gilbert |
400 |
June 13, 2012 |
| In 63 B.C. Tiro invented a system of this to record Cicero's speeches |
shorthand |
600 |
June 13, 2012 |
| In upstate N.Y., this site of the 1899 Conference of Home Economists later set up housekeeping for Olympic athletes |
Lake Placid |
800 |
June 13, 2012 |
| In 1872 this American brig with a feminine name was found at sea--just the ship; the crew was missing |
the <i>Mary Celeste</i> |
1000 |
June 13, 2012 |
| Chapter 33 of this book begins, "Dear Marmee and Beth: I'm going to write you a regular volume, for I've got lots to tell" |
<i>Little Women</i> |
200 |
December 17, 2008 |
| We'll gamble you know that the federal government owns about 84% of this lower 48 state's land |
Nevada |
400 |
December 17, 2008 |
| Its co-founder said this company began in "1974, when my friend...& I saw an article in 'Popular Electronics"' |
Microsoft |
600 |
December 17, 2008 |
| See the latest in shank tech at an Ossining visitor's center plaque of confiscated shivs from this prison |
Sing Sing |
800 |
December 17, 2008 |
| Old writings from Hamelin say that in 1284 this traveling magician led 130 kids out of town |
The Pied Piper |
1000 |
December 17, 2008 |
| Tasmanian-born Harold Gatty taught navigation to Anne Morrow, the wife of this "Lone Eagle" |
Charles Lindbergh |
200 |
September 28, 2007 |
| Joan Miro designed 2 of these artworks for the UNESCO building in Paris |
murals |
400 |
September 28, 2007 |
| Brit Nick Faldo has made his name as one of these |
a golfer |
600 |
September 28, 2007 |
| In Latvian myth, Lacplesis was the slayer of these; we don't know if he started killing them when he was 3 |
bears (giants later accepted) |
800 |
September 28, 2007 |
| Opened in 1936, this bridge links Manhattan, Queens & the Bronx |
the Triborough Bridge |
1000 |
September 28, 2007 |
| A notebook newly brought to light shows this Procter partner's "Eureka!" moment in making Ivory soap float |
Gamble |
200 |
July 25, 2006 |
| This quarterback ran for a 4th quarter TD against USC to give Texas the national title in the 2006 Rose Bowl |
Vince Young |
400 |
July 25, 2006 |
| The Ohara Museum was this nation's--not Ireland's--first museum of modern Western art |
Japan |
600 |
July 25, 2006 |
| In November 1995 it was an odd first when Mozambique joined this group of nations, mainly former British colonies |
the Commonwealth |
800 |
July 25, 2006 |
| If a boat deal sounds too good to be true, there might be this small, 2-masted vessel that's rigged fore & aft |
a ketch |
1000 |
July 25, 2006 |
| The last line of "The Communist Manifesto" was addressed to these people of the world |
the International Workers of the World |
200 |
January 12, 2005 |
| It's all you have to do to see the dots of color called phosphenes |
close your eyes |
400 |
January 12, 2005 |
| It's a name for a lazy worker, from an object that only sounds valuable |
a goldbricker |
600 |
January 12, 2005 |
| On January 12, 1906 the Dow broke this threshold number to little fanfare |
a hundred |
800 |
January 12, 2005 |
| Encarta ties this 15th century innovation to the increased demand for spectacles |
moveable type (or the Gutenberg printing press) |
1000 |
January 12, 2005 |
| This alloy used in musical instruments is also a slang term for high-ranking Army officers |
brass |
200 |
October 29, 2003 |
| Because of their ability to record and replay speech, these toys were banned in 1999 from military installations |
Furbies |
400 |
October 29, 2003 |
| This author was a draper's apprentice before he got hung up on "The War of the Worlds" |
H.G. Wells |
600 |
October 29, 2003 |
| By the 17th century the once-glorious Roman Forum had become the Campo Vaccino, a place for these animals |
cows |
800 |
October 29, 2003 |
| From the Greek for "turn-to-sun", it's another name for the Bloodstone |
heliotrope |
1000 |
October 29, 2003 |
| Jeane Dixon ofter got her visions looking into one of these globes |
a crystal ball |
200 |
April 8, 2002 |
| The Eldon, Missouri Turkey Festival features a turkey variation of this sport (in which 3 strikes are a turkey) |
bowling |
400 |
April 8, 2002 |
| He's the first reindeer mentioned in the intro to the song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" |
Dasher |
600 |
April 8, 2002 |
| This Roman emperor's wife Sabina wasn't put on his wall, she was put on a coin in 128 A.D. |
Hadrian |
800 |
April 8, 2002 |
| In 1916 his ashes were smuggled from England to a Cambridge, Mass. cemetery where he's now pushing up Daisy Millers |
(Henry) James |
1000 |
April 8, 2002 |
| This term for baby frogs means "round head", so their enemies must be Cavaliers |
tadpoles |
100 |
September 17, 2001 |
| If you were a Hun in 450 A.D. this man was your king |
Attila |
200 |
September 17, 2001 |
| To sing "the home of the brave" in the home of the National League Braves, you have to be in this stadium |
Turner Field (Turner Stadium accepted) |
300 |
September 17, 2001 |
| In the Marvel Comics universe it's Tony Stark's alter ego |
Iron Man |
400 |
September 17, 2001 |
| His libretto for the opera "The Devil and Daniel Webster" was based on his own short story |
(Stephen Vincent) Benét |
500 |
September 17, 2001 |
| In a 1999 interview, she told Barbara Walters that she hates being called Liz |
Elizabeth Taylor |
100 |
November 25, 1999 |
| Beverly Hills is a sister city of this film capital on the French Riviera |
Cannes |
200 |
November 25, 1999 |
| Tacky, yes, but in a Best of Las Vegas survey, readers named these clocks as the best souvenir |
Dice clocks |
300 |
November 25, 1999 |
| Before their royal wedding, Edward & Sophie were given the titles Earl & Countess of this |
Wessex |
400 |
November 25, 1999 |
| Of CNN, TNN & TNT, the 2 founded by Ted Turner |
CNN & TNT |
100 |
September 30, 1999 |
| In this official language, the "Z" in Mozambique becomes a "C" with a squiggle under it |
Portuguese |
500 |
September 30, 1999 |
| At his home at Berggasse 19 in Vienna you can see where the ancestor of all psychiatrists' couches stood |
Sigmund Freud |
100 |
April 28, 1999 |
| Saponification is the making of this, an anagram of "sapo" |
soap |
200 |
April 28, 1999 |
| This Asian nation whose name ends in "rain" only gets 3 inches of rain a year |
Bahrain |
300 |
April 28, 1999 |
| An 1854 outbreak of cholera in London ended after Dr. John Snow had a handle on one of these removed |
a water pump |
400 |
April 28, 1999 |
| In December, 1981 he was elected to succeed Kurt Waldheim as U.N. Secretary-General |
Javier Perez de Cuellar |
500 |
April 28, 1999 |
| The allicin in cloves of this may help lower your blood cholesterol level |
Garlic |
100 |
July 6, 1998 |
| Victorians believed the bigger & heavier this organ was, the smarter you were; Thackeray's was 3 lbs. 10 oz. |
Brain |
200 |
July 6, 1998 |
| The biga, triga & quadriga were chariots that used 2, 3 & 4 of these, respectively |
Horses |
300 |
July 6, 1998 |
| This Hindu priestly caste oversaw the slaughter of cattle until the animals were declared sacred |
Brahmans |
400 |
July 6, 1998 |
| This insurance company was named in the 19th century after a live volcano |
Aetna |
500 |
July 6, 1998 |
| Cavemen first got it from natural sources; rubbing sticks & sparking flint came later |
fire |
100 |
November 27, 1997 |
| He designed airplanes & a man-lifting kite but is better known for the telephone |
Alexander Graham Bell |
200 |
November 27, 1997 |
| The floor on a ship, it's what a swabby swabs |
deck |
300 |
November 27, 1997 |
| Bullfight ticket prices vary by your seat location & the fame of this person |
matador |
400 |
November 27, 1997 |
| This phrase applies to to a relative that you know well enough to smooch upon meeting |
kissing cousins |
500 |
November 27, 1997 |
| The adjutant birds of southeast Asia are members of this family known for family deliveries |
storks |
100 |
June 13, 1996 |
| A collection of jewelry valued at $2 million earned James Buchanan Brady this nickname |
"Diamond Jim" |
200 |
June 13, 1996 |
| Every August Williamsport, Pennsylvania hosts this organization's World Series |
Little League |
300 |
June 13, 1996 |
| Strong in Northern Ireland, Presbyterianism is also the established church in this part of the U.K. |
Scotland |
400 |
June 13, 1996 |
| In 1947 Stuart Symington became the first secretary of this armed service |
the Air Force |
500 |
June 13, 1996 |
| As the old saying goes, "What's sauce for the goose" is this |
sauce for the gander |
100 |
January 1, 1996 |
| This first lady broke a champagne bottle across the bow of the Nautilus submarine January 21, 1954 |
Mamie Eisenhower |
200 |
January 1, 1996 |
| This aircraft company built the Bulldog, Pup & Snipe as well as the Camel |
Sopwith |
300 |
January 1, 1996 |
| 175 papers carry the advice column of this woman who earned her Ph.D. in psychology at Columbia |
Dr. Joyce Brothers |
400 |
January 1, 1996 |
| He was born August 31, 1908 in Fresno, had "The Time of his Life" & died there May 18, 1981 |
William Saroyan |
500 |
January 1, 1996 |
| The flag of this U.S. commonwealth in the Caribbean resembles that of Cuba |
Puerto Rico |
100 |
May 16, 1994 |
| Port is the left side of a ship; this is the right side |
starboard |
200 |
May 16, 1994 |
| On June 27, 1950 the U.N. Security Council voted to protect this country's independence with troops |
South Korea |
300 |
May 16, 1994 |
| This National League baseball team features the Liberty Bell on its logo |
Philadelphia Phillies |
400 |
May 16, 1994 |
| This designer known for using such colors as shocking pink invented the padded shoulder in 1932 |
Elsa Schiaparelli |
500 |
May 16, 1994 |
| Of a caravan, caravel or caraway, the one that's a ship |
a caravel |
100 |
October 26, 1993 |
| As the name suggests, Hermaphroditus was the child of Hermes & this goddess |
Aphrodite |
200 |
October 26, 1993 |
| Ladino, a Spanish-Jewish language derived from Castillian, is usually written in this alphabet |
Hebrew |
300 |
October 26, 1993 |
| Popularly used in southwestern jewelry, this gem is among the birthstones for November |
turquoise |
400 |
October 26, 1993 |
| This president shot an elephant now on display at the American Museum of Natural History |
Teddy Roosevelt |
500 |
October 26, 1993 |
| Word that completes the line "N-E-S-T-L-E-S, Nestle's makes the very best..." |
chocolate |
100 |
October 5, 1993 |
| The Toledo War of 1835 gave Toledo to Ohio & granted this state its Upper Peninsula |
Michigan |
200 |
October 5, 1993 |
| This former Miss Oklahoma's biggest hit record was "Paper Roses" in 1960 |
Anita Bryant |
300 |
October 5, 1993 |
| Dedicated in 1843 by President John Tyler, Bunker Hill Monument is actually on this hill |
Breed\'s Hill |
400 |
October 5, 1993 |
| In May 1978 Chiang Ching-kuo became president of this country, a position his father held for almost 3 decades |
Taiwan |
500 |
October 5, 1993 |
| The most complete collection of El Greco's work is in this Spanish museum |
the Prado |
100 |
June 18, 1993 |
| This co-author of "The Federalist" was the only signer of the Constitution from New York state |
(Alexander) Hamilton |
200 |
June 18, 1993 |
| This "pure" 1906 act followed complaints about harmful chemical food additives |
The Pure Food and Drug Act |
300 |
June 18, 1993 |
| These canals on the U.S.-Canada border connect lakes Huron & Superior |
the Soo Canals |
400 |
June 18, 1993 |
| In 1987 this Nordic nation began exporting Elduris vodka to the U.S.; its name means "fire-ice" |
Iceland |
500 |
June 18, 1993 |
| The male of this bird is sometimes called a gobbler |
turkey |
100 |
February 10, 1993 |
| In John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress", the celestial city represents this |
heaven |
200 |
February 10, 1993 |
| A Greek cave on Philopapus Hill is said to have served as the prison where this philosopher was confined |
Socrates |
300 |
February 10, 1993 |
| It's the name shared by England's largest lake & Oscar Wilde's "Lady" |
Windermere |
400 |
February 10, 1993 |
| Haile Selassie belonged to a dynasty of Ethiopian rulers who claimed descent from this Biblical couple |
King Solomon & the Queen of Sheba |
500 |
February 10, 1993 |
| In poetry it's a contraction of "evening" or "even" |
e\'en |
100 |
May 14, 1992 |
| The ock, mole & windrush are just a few of this English river's many tributaries |
the Thames |
200 |
May 14, 1992 |
| The Chateau de Blois is famed for its extraordinary semi-enclosed winding one of these |
a staircase |
300 |
May 14, 1992 |
| First name shared by Princess Margaret's daughter & the Duchess of York |
Sarah |
400 |
May 14, 1992 |
| The fur of a sable is often brown, but in heraldry, "sable" is this color |
black |
500 |
May 14, 1992 |
| His remains lie in the main entrance of the original Smithsonian building |
(James) Smithson |
100 |
September 3, 1990 |
| Jakob Roggeveen discovered this South Pacific island 2 days after Good Friday, 1722 |
Easter Island |
200 |
September 3, 1990 |
| You place your hands & feet on colored circles to play this game; it's perfect for contortionists |
Twister |
300 |
September 3, 1990 |
| Picasso's daughter, her signature is on tubes of her signature lipstick, Mon Rouge |
Paloma Picasso |
400 |
September 3, 1990 |
| Houdon's most famous mythological statue is of this Roman goddess holding a bow |
Diana |
500 |
September 3, 1990 |
| This light beer was originally brewed in the city of Plzen, Czechoslovakia |
Pilsner |
100 |
June 7, 1990 |
| When the Dominion of Canada was created in 1867, John MacDonald became the first to hold this post |
prime minister |
200 |
June 7, 1990 |
| In an operating room, T & A refers to the removal of these 2 sets of organs |
tonsils & adenoids |
300 |
June 7, 1990 |
| The 2 biggest producers of independent programming on PBS are WNET in NYC & WGBH in this city |
Boston |
400 |
June 7, 1990 |
| Once Soviet ambassador to the U.S., he lost his Central Comm. seat in May 1989 & died 2 months later |
(Andrei) Gromyko |
500 |
June 7, 1990 |
| Some call this American war "The War of Northern Aggression" |
The Civil War |
100 |
April 19, 1990 |
| October, our tenth month, is from the Latin word "octo", meaning this |
Eight |
200 |
April 19, 1990 |
| It was the No. 2 reactor at this Pennsylvania site that caused fears of a meltdown |
Three Mile Island |
300 |
April 19, 1990 |
| In 1968 Creighton Abrams replaced this general as commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam |
William Westmoreland |
400 |
April 19, 1990 |
| This chairman of Occidental Petroleum said he will raise $250 million a year in a "Stop Cancer" drive |
Armand Hammer |
500 |
April 19, 1990 |
| If one of these mammal sprays you, you can neutralize the distinctive odor with tomato juice |
a skunk |
100 |
April 5, 1990 |
| The Dance Theatre of Harlem performs a ballet about this legendary black railroad builder |
John Henry |
200 |
April 5, 1990 |
| 1 of 2 presidents whose sons graduated from West Point |
Grant or Eisenhower |
300 |
April 5, 1990 |
| You can buy an M.I.6 agent dossier to go with role-playing games based on this movie hero |
007 |
100 |
October 25, 1989 |
| Drying lavender & placing it inside your garments can protect them against these |
moths |
200 |
October 25, 1989 |
| "The magazine of Hawaii & the Pacific"; its name can be a greeting or a type of shirt |
<i>Aloha</i> |
300 |
October 25, 1989 |
| The colors of France's tricolor flag |
red, white & blue |
400 |
October 25, 1989 |
| This has been the official name of the Mounties since 1920 |
the Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
500 |
October 25, 1989 |
| The magazine of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, or its award |
The Emmy |
100 |
October 6, 1989 |
| The world's largest glacier is on this continent |
Antarctica |
200 |
October 6, 1989 |
| Knights of yore wore these heavy leather gloves, & they threw them down, too |
gauntlets |
300 |
October 6, 1989 |
| This brand of syrup comes in a bottle shaped like a lady, & the syrup pours from the top of her head |
Mrs. Butterworth\'s |
400 |
October 6, 1989 |
| Candling is a procees of running these over bright lights to inspect & grade them |
eggs |
500 |
October 6, 1989 |
| Andy Warhol said of these, "Plastic's better than dirty, used money" |
credit cards |
100 |
September 8, 1989 |
| Its last line is "And crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea!" |
"America The Beautiful" |
200 |
September 8, 1989 |
| In names of cocktails this color precedes blazer, devil, Monday, moon & train |
blue |
300 |
September 8, 1989 |
| This magazine has the same name as one of the greatest Victorian novels |
<i>Vanity Fair</i> |
400 |
September 8, 1989 |
| This European capital named for bears has bear cookies, bear puzzles & bear clocks, if you can bear it |
Bern, Switzerland |
500 |
September 8, 1989 |
| Some say the art of topiary gardening was invented in this empire by a friend of Augustus' |
Roman |
100 |
June 23, 1989 |
| Heloise says that keeping a glass over your salt shaker will keep the salt from doing this |
from sticking to the top of the shaker (sticking) |
200 |
June 23, 1989 |
| Embroidery stitches will be more regular if the fabric is held taut in one of these |
loop (frame, hoop) |
300 |
June 23, 1989 |
| This woodwind instrument has been described as "a clarinet with a cold in its chest" |
bassoon |
400 |
June 23, 1989 |
| Before becoming a comic, this ski-nosed star started out in vaudeville as a dancer |
Bob Hope |
100 |
February 27, 1989 |
| The current king of Thailand was born in Cambridge, Mass. while his father was a medical student there |
Harvard University |
200 |
February 27, 1989 |
| In the 1800s antimacassar covers were put on soft backs protecting them from macassar oil used on this |
your head/hair |
300 |
February 27, 1989 |
| This first lady was sent to finishing school in London shortly before her uncle became president |
Eleanor Roosevelt |
400 |
February 27, 1989 |
| Last name of designer Zandra, who's been called "The Mother of Punk Fashion" |
Rhodes |
500 |
February 27, 1989 |
| Because he outran his pursuers, gangster Jack Diamond earned this nickname |
"Legs" |
100 |
April 28, 1988 |
| The old word for twilight, "cockshut", meant the time these were shut up for the night |
roosters |
200 |
April 28, 1988 |
| Styles of men's underwear are named for these 2 sports professions |
jockey & boxer |
300 |
April 28, 1988 |
| Though it's usually called "deadly", this solanum plant is eaten as a vegetable in the West Indies |
nightshade |
400 |
April 28, 1988 |
| New Zealand tribe that dried heads in a way that preserved the elaborate facial tattoos |
the Maoris |
500 |
April 28, 1988 |
| Innovation introduced in the Middle Ages to distinguish the small "i" from the m, n, & u |
the dot |
100 |
May 29, 1986 |
| Most air conditioners' filters won't trap this, the #1 contaminant of indoor air |
cigarette smoke |
200 |
May 29, 1986 |
| Minton, Limoges, & Spode, for example |
chinas |
300 |
May 29, 1986 |
| According to a survey, "True Story" is the magazine read most by people sitting here |
the bathroom |
400 |
May 29, 1986 |
| Not a Kawasaki, but this loop knot, makes a lasso circular |
a honda |
500 |
May 29, 1986 |
| Name of process for treating crude rubber comes from this Roman god of fire |
Vulcan |
100 |
April 4, 1986 |
| The desexed, more edible version of a rooster |
capons |
200 |
April 4, 1986 |
| Leonard Maltin documents this industry's history in "Of Mice & Magic" |
cartoon animation |
300 |
April 4, 1986 |
| Ruling sovereign of Muslim state, especially of the Ottoman Empire |
sultan |
400 |
April 4, 1986 |
| In a church or cathedral, it's the main or central hall |
nave |
500 |
April 4, 1986 |
| German for "a garden of children" |
<i>kindergarten</i> |
100 |
December 13, 1985 |
| According to the 18th c. baptismal records of this English capital, 75% of children under 5 there died |
London |
200 |
December 13, 1985 |
| Of a jack rabbit, greyhound, or race horse, the 1 that can reach the fastest speed |
a jack rabbit |
300 |
December 13, 1985 |
| For fashion's sake, a Mayan nobleman might have tattooed his body, filed his teeth, & crossed these |
eyes |
400 |
December 13, 1985 |
| What the measurement Mach 1 stands for |
the speed of sound |
500 |
December 13, 1985 |