In July 1990 this Russian president stunned his country by resigning from the Communist Party
Boris Yeltsin;Yeltsin
The working tools of a blacksmith include a bellows, a hammer and one of these sturdy, iron hammering blocks
anvil
He's the author of 1987's "The Art of the Deal"
Donald Trump;Trump
If you can't come up with this Japanese title of Tayama Katai's novel translated as "The Quilt", sleep on it
futon
From 1984 to 1993, he was Canada's Prime Minister
Brian Mulroney;Mulroney
This book by Eric Schlosser has made some people rethink that double-cheese mongoburger
Fast Food Nation
Pioneer of multi-track recording, he was creator of popular Gibson solid-body guitar
Les Paul
After inventing the lever and pulley, this Greek said, "I will move the Earth"
Archimedes
This country's highest mountain is Rysy peak, about 60 miles south of Krakow
Poland
This "Fahrenheit 451" author is descended from a woman who was tried for witchcraft in Salem
Ray Bradbury;Bradbury
This acid is the electrolyte in a lead-acid battery
Sulfuric Acid;sulfuric
The Arnold Palmer Award is given for the highest annual earnings in this sport
Golf
This French chemist inducted in 1978 "was the founder of microbiological sciences"
Louis Pasteur;Pasteur
Get up to 70 mph in the "street" version of this sport; it's like skateboarding down a hill on your back
luge
He himself is a major character in his epic poem "The Divine Comedy"
Dante
In 1968 the Bolshoi premiered its ballet about this Roman slave revolt leader
Spartacus
The form of physical comedy associated with Charlie Chaplin, The Keystone Kops and The Three Stooges
Slapstick
This French word for goat is a generic word for goat's-milk cheese
chevre
A great way to see Baltimore is from the top of its World Trade Center, designed by this Chinese-American architect
I.M. Pei;Pei
Jason Bateman is Michael Bluth, the stable family member in this Emmy-winning Fox comedy
Arrested Development
Last word of Poe's "The Raven"
nevermore
As Zeus is to Jupiter, she is to Juno
Hera
In the 16th century Prince Altan Khan gave this Tibetan religious leader his title, a Mongol term meaning "ocean"
Dalai Lama
Of the 3 main voice classifications for male singers, this one is the highest
Tenor
In April 1859 Dickens launched a new weekly with the 1st installation of this "tale" set in the French Revoution
A Tale of Two Cities
Similar to Claude Monet and the art movement, Claude Debussy was a leader in this musical style
Impressionism
He defeated Saladin's forces in the battle of Arsuf in 1191, during the third Crusade
Richard the Lionhearted;Richard I
The only Southeast Asian country with any part lying south of the Equator
Indonesia
The opposite of diminuendo is this music term, a gradual increase in loudness
crescendo
After London and Birmingham, this Scottish city is Great Britain's third largest
Glasgow
This city, site of the 1972 Winter Olympics, is capital of Hokkaido Prefecture
Sapporo
Nietzsche befriended but later broke with this anti-Semitic opera composer
Richard Wagner;Wagner
This 1939 Steinbeck novel about a family of migrant workers won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction
The Grapes Of Wrath
When this composer's opera "La boheme" premiered in Turin, Arturo Toscanini conducted the orchestra
Giacomo Puccini;Puccini
In 1997 she introduced her Lizfit pants, which feature innovative side clips to adjust the waistline
Liz Claiborne;Claiborne
Older people are more susceptible to this condition defined as a drop in body temperature to below 95 degrees F.
Hypothermia
"The children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of" these "danced in their heads"
Sugarplums
This Greek goddess of the hunt was also a goddess of virginity and oddly, childbirth
Artemis
This chocolatier offers its trademark ballotins of goodies for that special "lady"
Godiva
This cosmonaut, the first woman to travel in space, was named a hero of the Soviet Union
Valentina Tereshkova;Tereshkova
This daughter got busted for burying her brother Polynices
Antigone
A cause of tension and moodiness: PMS stands for?
pre-menstrual syndrome;premenstrual syndrome;pre menstrual syndrome
Much of this musical about a man-eating plant is set at Mr. Mushnik's flower shop
Little Shop Of Horrors
This, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, is sort of the Muslim equivalent of Lent
Ramadan
Like clams, corn can also be the basis of recipes for this thick, chunky soup
Chowder
Steven Tyler is the lead singer for this group
Aerosmith
In the 16th century the Druze, a Syrian sect, ruled this city, now Lebanon's capital
Beirut
This Asian country borders only one country, across a demilitarized zone
South Korea
The first mortal woman, her name in Greek means "all gifts"
Pandora
In a 1995 autobiography, this star of "Frasier" told of his life "So Far"
Kelsey Grammer;Grammer
This "Dilbert" creator is possibly the most successful cartoonist ever "downsized" by Pacific Bell
Scott Adams;Adams
In 1864 this Swede founded the Nitroglycerin Corporation
Alfred Nobel;Nobel
As opposed to the iris or colored part, it's the white portion of your eye
sclera
These chisel-shaped front teeth are the first primary teeth to erupt
incisors
Kabul is the capital of this Asian country
Afghanistan
This small duchy is completely surrounded by Germany, Belgium and France
Luxembourg
Nick, Brian, Kevin, A. J. and Howie D. "hit the road" as this group
The Backstreet Boys;Backstreet Boys