His book "Dianetics" gave rise to the Church of Scientology
L. Ron Hubbard;Hubbard
This final Joyce novel's ending leads back to its beginning, "Riverrun, past Eve and Adam's"
Finnegan's Wake
Francis Bacon admired this Italian author for writing about "what men do, and not what they ought to do"
Machiavelli
In "Emma" she wrote, "Half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other"
Jane Austen;Austen
In 1928 A.A. Milne published "House at" this title character's "Corner"
Pooh
He lost his shoes & new jacket when Mr. McGregor chased him out of the vegetable garden
Peter Rabbit
Laertes is Ophelia's brother in this end-all, be-all of Shakespeare's plays
Hamlet
The subject of a huge statue, this monster on the road to Thebes ate people who could not answer its riddle the Sphinx
Sphinx
In Greek mythology, the mother of Persephone
Demeter
In Norse mythology, feasting and fighting are favorite pastimes at this "hall of the slain"
Valhalla
Daedalus used this substance to fasten the wings to his back 
Wax
For a fee of one obolus, he ferried the souls of the dead across the river Styx into Hades
Charon
In Norse myth Fenris, one of these lupine animals, has jaws so huge they stretch from heaven to Earth
Wolf
Sgt. Yakov Pavlov & a dozen Russian soldiers held out for more than 50 days in the center of this city in 1942 & never lost it
Stalingrad
In "Romeo and Juliet", Juliet's mother is known as Lady this
Capulet
His famous overture "The Hebrides" is also known as "Fingal's Cave"
Felix Mendelssohn;Felix;Mendelssohn
Felicity & Felicia are feminine forms of this masculine name
Felix
This opera Georges Bizet composed in 1865 about the terrible czar wasn't performed until 1946
Ivan the Terrible;Ivan
The word "Canada" first appeared in 1535 in this French explorer's journal
Jacques Cartier;Cartier
The ruins of the ancient city of Babylon are located just south of this capital city
Baghdad
On August 6, 1945 this B-29 airplane became the first to drop an atomic bomb in warfare
Enola Gay
Hugo Chavez of this South American country is an admirer of Simon Bolivar
Venezuela
On Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists list, this Beatle was no. 21
George Harrison;Harrison
"Autobiography of a Yogi" was a popular book by this religion's first missionary to settle in the U.S.
Hinduism;Hindu
This faith's name comes from the Greek for "universal"
Catholicism;Catholic;Catholics
A Buddhist following the Eightfold Path will lose ignorance & craving, & reach this
nirvana;enlightenment
For more than 400 years, the chief monk of Tibetan Buddhism has gone by this title
Dalai Lama
It can refer to any person who's reached Nirvana, or a specific one of the 6th century B.C.
Buddha
Followers of this Japanese religion believe that the sun goddess was the ancestor of the Imperial Family
Shinto;Shintoism
In 434 this group led by Attila doubled the tribute they demanded from Roman Emperor Theodosius II
The Huns;Hun;Huns
Balanchine's ballet "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme" is based on a 17th c. play by this Frenchman
Moliere
In "Nightmares & Dreamscapes" this author wrote, "I believe there is an unseen world all around us"
Stephen King;King
This Russian famously conditioned dogs to salivate every time a bell rang
Pavlov
The name of this liver disease is from the Greek for "orange-colored"
Cirrhosis
Born in Pepin, she headed out on "the prairie" as a young girl & wrote about it in a series of bestselling books
Laura Ingalls Wilder;Wilder
In "Paradise Lost", this "Prince of Devils" is a chief lord of the land down under, second only to Satan
Beelzebub
These rice straw floor mats measure 71" X 35"
Tatami
On Sept. 9, 1087, this English king died at Rouyn in Normandy after falling from his horse
William the Conqueror;William I
After slaying the minotaur, Theseus found his way out of this maze by following a thread
Labyrinth
Emmanuel Kant is a big name in this field of philosophy, concerned with the ultimate nature of things
Metaphysics
I shot an arrow into the air; if not for friction, it would have formed this plane curve, from the Greek for "to compare"
parabola
All moving particles have waves associated with them, as light waves are with these particles of light
photons;photon
When a wave is canceled out by an equal & opposite wave, the result is "complete destructive" this, like what messes up radio transmissions
interference
The principle that sound seems higher in pitch as it apporaches & lower as it recedes is called this man's effect
Doppler Effect;Doppler;Doppler's Effect
Normally, your mass doesn't change, but your weight does, when this force changes
gravity
This is the most common element in air
nitrogen
This monk, known for his pea plants, flunked his exam for teacher certification
Mendel
Ionization energy, what's needed to remove 1 electron from 1 atom, is high for this non-reactive 6-element group
noble gases;noble
It's the branch of chemistry generally concerned with non-carbon elements & their compounds
Inorganic Chemistry;Inorganic
5-letter term for a compound of the NO2 group; with "glycerine", it's an explosive
Nitro
An acid gives up these subatomic particles; a base receives them
Protons;proton
Brimstone is another name for this light yellow nonmetallic element
sulphur;sulfur
Used in rechargeable batteries & to protect other metals from corrosion, its symbol is Cd
Cadmium
This gas is the chief constituent of natural gas
methane
This semiconducting element makes up 27.7% of the mass of the earth's crust
silicon
2-word term for a psychoanalytic method that has the patient reveal all thoughts as they occur
Free Association
St. John, New Brunswick lies on this bay that's noted for its high tides
Bay of Fundy
Mont Blanc is the highest peak in these mountains that stretch from France to Austria
Alps
Kabul is the capital of this Asian country
Afghanistan
Of this country's hundreds of islands, Crete & Euboea are the 2 largest
Greece
Finland's northernmost point lies at its border with this country
Norway
This Lebanese capital is connected by highway to Baghdad & Damascus
Beirut
Magellan visited this archipelago in 1520 & gave it a Spanish name meaning "Land of Fire"
Tierra del Fuego
Bavaria, this country's southernmost state, is also its largest in area
Germany
This small island nation in the North Atlantic has more than 100 volcanoes
Iceland
A fungus gets mighty cozy when it teams up with one of these organisms to live symbiotically as a lichen
Algae
Neurospora crassa is this type of fungus; it grows on bread but in the wild is found on burned vegetation
mold
It's the rudimentary plant contained within a seed, or a developing human before it's a fetus
embryo
This French chemist presented his germ theory of fermentation in an 1857 paper, "On Lactic Fermentation"
Louis Pasteur;Pasteur
In 1942 scientists got a much higher yield of this antibiotic from a moldy cantaloupe than with previous ways
Penicillin
The life of these in your body ranges from 3 days in your intestine to a lifetime in your brain
cells;cell
Muscles may connect directly onto bones or connect to them by these
tendons;tendon
A law of falling bodies associated with this Italian says that they fall at the same speed regardless of their mass
Galileo
Mozart & Haydn each taught this composer, briefly; maybe he just wouldn't listen
Beethoven
In 2007 Justin Timberlake hit the radio with this R&B diva in a remix of "Until The End Of Time"
Beyonce
It's the name of the classic TV troupe that included Idle, Palin, Chapman, Jones, Gilliam & Cleese
Monty Python
Steven Tyler of this band lent his steamin' vocals to "Train Kept A-Rollin'", first popularized by the Yardbirds 
Aerosmith
Born in Ghana in 1938, this U.N. Secretary-General won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2001
Kofi Annan;Annan
Facing massive starvation during the Peloponnesian War, Athens surrendered to this rival city in 404 B.C.
Sparta
At the collapse of this man's empire in 1814, Louis XVIII & the Bourbon dynasty were restored to the French throne
Napoleon
In the 13th century, this grandson of Genghis Khan annexed China & became known as Shih Tsu of the Yuan Dynasty
Kublai Khan
Not so great--in 1725, this czar died unable to name a successor; he wrote, "Give everything to..." & never finished 
Peter the Great;Peter
Prime Minister of this country under President Banana, Robert Mugabe became its president in 1997 
Zimbabwe
This island's Cape Morris Jesup is about 500 miles from the north pole
Greenland
This region's West Plain, one of the world's largest flatlands, is over 1 million square miles of steppe & tundra
Siberia
Buffalo & Cleveland are major ports on this Great Lake
Lake Erie;Erie
Occupied by England, Scotland & Wales, it's Europe's largest island
Great Britain;Britain
In ancient times, this "mother" river of Russia was known as the Rha
Volga
He conquered more of the world than any other man in history
Ghengis Khan;Khan
Robert E. Lee's truce flag was delivered to this general in 1865; in 1876 he was killed at Little Big Horn
George Custer;Custer
This trickster accompanied Thor to retrieve Thor's hammer from the giant Thrym
Loki
To get a few good men to chow down on, they lured sailors to their shores with their music
Sirens;siren
This proposer of the absolute temperature scale was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1866
Lord Kelvin;Kelvin
Skeletons found at this site may be those of the little princes, who vanished during the wars
Tower of London
Famed for the Charge of the Light Brigade, it was one of the first wars to be reported widely by the press
Crimean War;Crimean
To build tissue, the body needs 20 different ones of these "protein building blocks", both "essential" & "nonessential"
amino acids;amino acid
Part of the immune system, these, named for their origin in the thymus, feature special receptor molecules
T cells;T-cells;t cell;t-cell
From the Latin for "to carry", it's the time period between conception & birth
gestation
Organized crime is the real Corleone family business in this 1972 film classic
godfather
Elijah Wood provided the voice for Mumble, a tap-dancing penguin, in this 2006 film 
Happy Feet
Remy, a rodent who works in a Paris bistro, longs to become a chef in this animated film
Ratatouille
James Cameron also won an Oscar for editing this 1997 blockbuster
Titanic
"I see dead people" is a line from this Bruce Willis film 
The Sixth Sense;Sixth Sense;6th sense
"Everything in this room is eatable, even I'm eatable! But that is called 'cannibalism', my dear children" is from this film
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
He's the host of the American version of "Whose Line is it Anyway?"
Drew Carey;Carey
Cordell is the first name of this crimefighter played by Chuck Norris
Walker Texas Ranger;WalkerTexas Ranger;Texas Ranger
The 2 creatures that appear on Canada's 5-cent piece are Queen Elizabeth II & this rodent
beaver
At the end of "Hamlet", this Norwegian prince arrives to claim the Danish throne
Fortinbras
This author based many of his childrens' stories on his son Christopher Robin & the boy's stuffed toys
A.A. Milne;Milne
It was in the late 1890s that he first described the Oedipus Complex
Sigmund Freud;Freud
The adventures of Rat, Mole, Toad & Badger are told in this 1908 British book
Wind and the Willows
He led the French team to the finals of soccer's World Cup, only to be ejected after headbutting an Italian player
Zinedine Zidane;Zidane
The storming of this prison in 1789 is one of the most famous events of the French Revolution 
Bastille
After General Cornwallis Surrendered at Yorktown, this American traitor accompanied him back to England
Benedict Arnold;Arnold
He was King of England from 1189 to 1199 but spent only 6 months there; the rest of the time, he was off fighting
Richard the Lionhearted;Richard I;Richard
The Charlottetown Accord recognizing this province as a "distinct society)" failed a 1992 vote
Quebec
In 1986 a reactor at this Soviet nuclear power plant exploded in history's worst nuclear accident
Chernobyl
You might "Scream" when you see this Norqedian's "Self-portrait with Skeleton Arm"
Edvard Munch;Munch
Works by this Rennaissance master with an "angelic" name include the "Transfiguration"
Raphael
Desdemona is the wife of the title character of this tragedy
Othello
Will Smith is struggling single father Chris Gardner in this film based on a true story
The Pursuit of Happyness
This 1988 film is seen thorugh the eyes of Littefoot, a baby brontosaurus
The Land Before Time;Land Before Time
Kenny Loggins performed the title tune of this movie about a town where dancing is banned
Footloose
This 1996 blockbuster showed humanity fighting for freedom from enslaving aliens on July 4
Independence Day
Who can resist John Krasinski as prankster Jim Halpert on this sitcom
The Office;Office
This graphic FX drama centers on plastic surgeons Sean McNamara & Christian Troy
NipTuck;Nip Tuck
Tony, the main character in this HBO series, is in the waste management business -- & others
Sopranos
Frankie Muniz is the title kid on this quirky family sitcom that premiered on FOX in 2000
Malcolm in the Middle
Shylock gives the "If you prick us, do we not bleed?" speech in this play
Merchant of Venice
Raphael, Titian & da Vinci are considered masters of the period known as the "High" this 
Renaissance
The Vitruvian Man was drawn by
Leonardo Da Vinci;da Vinci
Among the hundreds of paintings by this Dutch master is the nude "Bathsheba At The Bath"
Rembrandt
I love the music of this Polish-French composer, so we must see "In The Nght", which features his Nocturnes
Chopin
Cecilia Bartoli recorded obscure arias by this composer, some of which recycle "Four Seasons" tunes
Vivaldi
His "Elecktra" in 1908 may have been electric, but it was his "Salome" 3 years earlier that was scandalous
Richard Strauss;Strauss
A hall in Pharaoh's Memphis palace is the backdrop for the opening scene of Act 1 of this Verdi opera
Aida
After seeing Verdi's "Aida" he decided opera was to be his forte & came up with "La boheme" & "Tosca" among others
Puccini
In the Broadway hit "Avenue Q", Nicky here sings about this German word that means happiness at the misfortune of others 
Schadenfreude
This "Piano Man" has had hits with "Uptown Girl", "My Life" & "It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"
Billy Joel;Joel
Representing Leon Trotsky, Snowball, a pig in this novel, is exiled by the ruthless Napoleon 
Animal Farm
At the start of this Dickens novel, Pip meets an escaped convict who threatens to eat him
Great Expectations
The three laws of robotics were developed by this man
Isaac Asimov;Asimov
He was the second man to set foot on the face of the Moon
Buzz Aldrin;Aldrin
This alliterative event happened 14 billion years ago
Big Bang
In "The Seven-Per-Cent Solution", this literary character is treated by Sigmund Freud for drug addiction
Sherlock Holmes
His grandfather Erasmus argued in favor of evolution 60 years before he took up the cause himself
Charles Darwin;Darwin
In the 1930s Charles A. Lindbergh helped secure financial backing for this man's rocket experiments
Goddard
In 1948 she became Israel's 1st envoy to the USSR
Golda Meir;Meir
Using this form of electromagnetic radiation, you can cook an entire chicken in 15 minutes
Microwave
Achilles was killed when an arrow shot by this son of King Priam struck his heel
Paris
She & Athena had a weaving contest
Arachne
Though never declared, it was the longest war in which America took part
Vietnam War;Vietnam
The First through Fourth Macedonian Wars pitted Macedonia against this republic
Roman Republic;Rome;Roman
Recent computer analysis determined her face is 83% happy, 9% disgusted, 6% afraid & 2% angry
Mona Lisa
In 73 B.C. this Thracian gladiator began a 2-year slave revolt against Roman rule 
Spartacus
This is the longest river in Canada
Mackenzie River;Mackenzie
It's been called "Britain's Oldest Colony", but it's Canada's newest province
Newfoundland
Mount Logan in this territory is the highest peak in Canada
Yukon
In 1836 Richmond, Canada, just across the river from Detroit, was renamed this
Windsor
Canada honors its soldiers on Remembrance Day, the same date as this U.S. holiday
Veteran's Day;Veteran Day;Veterans
The name of this language, in the language itself, is "Igpay Atinlay"
Pig Latin
This adjective, from the Latin for "flowing", means "able to speak or write smoothly", as a foreign language
fluent
"Seize the day", I tell you, but do it with this Latin phrase
carpe diem
Literally "into the middle of things", it's the latin phrase for how you describe a story that begins in the middle of the action
in medias res
To which element does the latin "Natrium" refer to
Sodium
This British PM signed the agreement to return Hong Kong to Chinese control in 1997
Margaret Thatcher;Thatcher
In 2008 he reiterated that if the majority of Tibetans resorted to violence, he'd resign as their spokesperson
Dalai Lama
After Saddam Hussein invaded this country, the U.S. attacked Iraq
Kuwait
This prime minister led Canada into the 1960s
Diefenbaker
Garlic breath suffers can't resist this chewy mint, "The Freshmaker"
Mentos
In Jewish cooking, potato pancakes, commonly enjoyed during Hanukkah, are known as these
Latkes
For his pregnant wife who had lost her appetite, a chef named Alfredo created a creamy dish using this pasta
Fettuccine
The Conservative Party of Canada is a merger of the Progressive Conservative Party and which other party
Canadian Alliance;Alliance
The word Canada comes from the Iroquoian word "kanata" meaning what
village;settlement
In a career that spanned from 1966 to 1993, Nolan Ryan pitched an incredible 7 of these, the last at 44 years of age
no-hitter;no hitter
Begun in the 1800s, the first bobsleds didn't have these--a garden rake was used instead
brakes;brake
The NHL's Mr. Lemieux got this Nintendo-based moniker 
Super Mario
This boxer with an 'earing problem tops the list of ESPN's most outrageous sports characters
Mike Tyson;Tyson
Built in 1912 this American League park is major league baseball's oldest & smallest in capacity
Fenway Park;Fenway
He was known as "The Louisville Lip" & "Cassius the Brashest"
Mohammed Ali;Ali
His Hockey Hall of Fame dad was "The Golden Jet" so naturally, this Dallas Star is known as "The Golden Brett"
Brett Hull;Hull
During his 24-year career, this longtime Cincinnati Red set a record with 14,053 at-bats
Pete Rose
A little "bird" told us this English nurse was named for the Italian city of her birth
Florence Nightingale
His repertoire of about 140 military marches earned him the nickname the "March King"
Sousa
In 1938 this British P.M. used the expressions “Peace with honor“ & “Peace for our time”
Chamberlain
This middle name of a famous composer means "beloved by God"
Amadeus
Kurt Cobain was the lead singer of this group
Nirvana
It's the more familiar way that Holy Roman Emperor Charles the Great is known Char
Charlemagne
The title of the article Donald Trump penned on her was "The Domestic Diva is Back" 
Martha Stewart;Stewart
This woman's work on the Underground Railroad later inspired an opera called "She Never Lost a Passenger"
Harriet Tubman;Tubman
Discovery can happen anywhere; legend says he was in the bath c. 260 B.C. when had that famous "Eureka!" epiphany
Archimedes
Who has recently won the UEFA Euro 2008 championship?
Spain
Which country was recently removed from George Bush's "Axis of Evil"
North Korea
The 2 colors on this Scandinavian country's flag are blue and yellow
Sweden
Coco Chanel and Norman Norell were championing the right of women to wear these
PANTS;pant
On Good Friday, 1327 this Italian poet met a girl named Laura at a church in Avignon; his love for her was not returned
Petrach
Oprah Winfrey said that she was "deeply sorry" over the scandal that this man's "A Million Little Pieces" had caused
James Frey;Frey
"The History of the Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire" ends in 1453 with the fall of this city
constantinople
Henry's 2nd wife, she was the sister of one of his former mistresses
Anne Boleyn;Boleyn
Detache, richochet & tremolo are ways to use this on a violin
Bow