Longfellow wrote, "Tell me not" that "life is but an empty" this
dream
The rock type of this is easily distinguishable from the Maine; all 10 of its legs are about the same size
lobster
Harry Truman promised America this type of "Deal"
Fair Deal
An attention-seeking person prone to taking off his or her clothes in public
exhibitionist
There are over 4,000 varieties of this crustacean; tonight we recommend the stone, blue or Jonah types
crab
The Third Republic was this nation's government from 1870 to 1940
France
On the 1970 film "Woodstock" Martin Scorsese was an "A.D.", which stands for this
assistant director
A person from Harrisburg or Philadelphia
Pennsylvanian
You'll be as rich as Rockefeller if you know Swift once penned, "He was a bold man that first ate" this marine bivalve
oyster
Fancy name for a drummer
percussionist
In 2000 Tarja Halonen became the first female president of this nation
Finland
Pronounced one way, it's an archer; the other, it's the guy with the oar closest to the boat's front
bowman
From the Latin for "mask", it's a single act of mimicking the voice or manners of another
impersonation
This bivalve mollusk has 2 fan-shaped shells that can be used to serve dishes like coquilles St. Jacques
scallops;scallop
The technical term for a scientist who studies snakes and other reptiles
herpetologist
"It's a Sicilian message.  It means Luca Brasi sleeps with" these
fishes
Not so much wan, an obi is a decorative sash tied around this robe
kimono;kimonos
The Madonna type of this plant was once used at Easter but often failed to bloom in time; the Bermuda type replaced it
lily
Konnichiwa means this; The Doors might have sung, "Konnichiwa, I love you, won't you tell me your name?"
hello
This large, starchy tuber used to make poi can be poisonous if not properly prepared (bubble tea)
taro
Doctor's direction for drug use
prescription
Go for Baroque and name this composer of "Music for the Royal Fireworks"
Handel
Though called one, the sago isn't a member of this tree family
palm
"Kampai!" is one of these exclamations, like "Prosit!" for the Germans or "Slainte!" for the Irish
toast;toasts
Species of this small, green nonflowering plant include the hairy cap and the stair-step
moss;mosses
Attorney-client benefit
privilege
On October 16, 1964 at Lop Nor this nation detonated its first nuclear device
China
Nearly 25 percent of U.S. teens now own one of these phones, so there's no excuse for not calling home
cell phone;cellphone
Lacking the sense of sight
blind
A margarita may be served with salt on the rim; a sidecar is served with this on the rim
sugar
Automaton is sometimes just a fancy name for one of these mechanical beings
robot
Something used to help you recall an important fact or duty
reminder
When a plane travels faster than the speed of sound, it creates this thunderous noise
sonic boom;sonicboom
An empty Goodyear blimp weighs over 12,000 lbs.; when they fill it with this gas, it weighs only 100 to 200 pounds
helium
One who discovers a new route, or the title of a James Fenimore Cooper novel
pathfinder
This adjective follows "whiskey" in the name of a whiskey and lemon juice cocktail
sour
This species of bear is the best swimmer
polar bear;polar
The Celsius temperature scale is also called this, meaning "divided into one hundred parts"
centigrade
A highly intelligent person who plans and directs a criminal activity
mastermind
It's the standard number of holes in a complete round of tournament golf
18
In the classic Scandinavian folk tale, this title trio outwits a hungry troll
The Three Billy Goats Gruff;three billy goats gruff
The Palo Alto that's the site of a major 1846 battle isn't in California but in this state
Texas
In 1989 Chris Gueffroy became the last person to die climbing this; he was trying to reach West Germany
Berlin Wall
In titles of mysteries, Lawrence Treat and Sue Grafton made "H" stand for this
Homicide
Show - "Lifeguards Can't Jump"
Baywatch
Much of this store's revenue comes from its private-label brands: Craftsman tools and Kenmore appliances
Sears
Urban battle sites include the house defended for 58 days by Sergeant Pavlov in this WWII battle
Stalingrad
It was Michael Jackson's first music video to play on MTV
Billy Jean;Billie Jean
Ulundi, South Afrida is the site of the final battle of England's 1879 war with this people
Zulus;zulu
This Holmes case is so named for the "thread of murder running through the colorless skein of life"
A Study in Scarlet;study in scarlet
"Little" ones of these have "big ears"; the ears are handles
Pitchers;pitcher
The "Creole State"
Louisiana
Cabbage, whose leaves of the most common varieties are red, purple, white or this color
Green
Yo-Ho-Ho!  Named for a river in South America, Demerara sugar is largely used to make this liquor
Rum
Term for a canis lupus that leaves the pack or someone who prefers to live independent of others
Lone wolf;lone wolves
The "Knickerbocker State"
New York
Cribbage, a game in which this is the value of a face card, as in blackjack
10
American Indians boiled down this tree's sap and called the sugary result "sweetwater"
Maple
As well as automaker Volvo, Goteborg is home to Hasselblad, a world-famous maker of these
Cameras;camera
A Chinese dish of boiled noodles and stir-fried meats
Lo mein
It's the star found at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper
North Star;polaris
Chaney, an actor known as "The Man Of A Thousand" these
Faces
Brown sugar is made by combining white sugar and this dark liquid
Molasses
The "Dictionary Of Wars" lists 9 between Sweden and this giant from 1240 to 1808
Russia
Environmentalist Rene Dubos coined the phrase "Think Globally, Act" this way
Locally
A once-popular christening gift was a spoon with one of the 12 of these on the handle
Apostles
Cambridge, home of this school opened in Boston in 1865 by geologist William Barton Rogers
MIT;Massachusetts Institute of Technology;M I T
Napoleon honored Benjamin Delessert for refining this vegetable into sugar during a cane blockade
Sugar beets;sugar beet
In medicine, "blood sugar" refers to levels of this monosaccharide
Glucose
This type of stone bearing an old alphabet is a common sight in Sweden
Rune stone
Handel's oratorio about him debuted in January 1745 (He never got to do a Xena spin-off)
Hercules
This "Pieta" sculptor's statue of Bacchus is in the Bargello in Florence
Michelangelo
This element makes up most of the weight of water and about half the weight of rocks
Oxygen
This brightest object in the night sky gives off no light of its own
Moon
During his years in this country, he signed his works G.F. Hendel for Giorgio Federico Hendel
Italy
In its pure form, this fundamental element can look like coal, or like glass
Carbon
Handel's keyboard music was written mainly for this stringed instrument
Harpsichord
The red form of this element that glows in the dark is used in the production of matches
Phosphorus
In 1895 this impressionist finished his famous series of paintings of Rouen Cathedral
Claude Monet;Monet
This network that broadcast the 1988 Primetime awards won none during the show
FOX
Its chemical symbol derives from the Latin word "natrium"
Sodium;Na
Extracted from seawater, it's the only nonmetallic element that's liquid at room temperature
Bromine
A 19th century form of theatrical spotlight gave us the common phrase "In" this
limelight
The name of the Montecchi, a noble family of the 13th century, was anglicized to this
Montague
Some criminal investigations are done this way, meaning "after death"
postmortem;post mortem
Hindi faithful make regular pilgrimages to and bathe in this 1,560-mile river of Northern India
Ganges
He created etchings of Paul Gachet, a doctor who in 1890 took him in and cared for him at Auvers
Van Gogh
One of his most famous etchings is "Christ Healing the Sick", aka "The 100-Guilder Print", completed in the 1640s
Rembrandt
Literally meaning "under the rose", it means to do something covertly or in secret
sub rosa
Traditionally, crowds gather in New Orleans and party hearty before this first day of Lent
Ash Wednesday
Music lovers know it's Latin for "work" and its plural form is a type of musical work
opus
One of Canada's largest, this 12,000 square-mile lake lies on the Arctic Circle
Great Bear Lake
His "Ancient of Days" was the frontispiece to his 1794 poem "Europe, A Prophecy"
Blake
Scientists once believed that Pluto was an escaped satellite of this planet
Neptune
The second war named for this drug began in 1856 when China seized a ship under the British flag
opium
Named after the planet, the highly radioactive element plutonium has this atomic symbol; does it smell bad?
Pu
The Song Dynasty introduced this type of currency in the 11th century to replace strings of metal disks
paper;paper currency
The 2nd century B.C. Chinese leader Wu Ti was called the Warrior this (a higher rank than Xena)
Emperor
Halley asked about the orbit of planets, leading this man to answer with the 'Principia Mathematica'
Newton
Discovered in 1978, this moon of Pluto bears the name of a Greek mythological ferryman on the River Styx
Charon
This 2001 Vin Diesel street-racing film popularized Honda "Tuners", personalized cars that are the new hot rods
The Fast and the Furious
Legend says Bodhidharma first taught kung fu to monks at this famous Chinese temple
Shaolin Temple
To criticize or reprimand severely
castigate
Gorillas belong to this order of mammals which also includes monkeys, lemurs and man
Primates
This "cocktail" ingredient, ranging in size from miniature to colossal, is the USA's favorite shellfish
Shrimp
There are 3 types of gorillas:  eastern lowland, western lowland and this one that lives at altitudes up to 13,000 feet
Mountain gorilla
Eskimo Pie inventor Russell Stover used his proceeds to open one of these shops in 1923
Candy store;chocolate shop
This fully adult male with a colorful name may weigh twice as much as the adult females in his group
Silverback
This "relative" term for sorority members is derived from middle English and old Norse
Sister
Originally, the term Picaresque referred to fiction from this country about rogues called Picaros
Spain
With the USO, Heifetz told soldiers that Bach was like this vegetable -- you may not like it, but it's good for you
Spinach
Weld co-starred with him in "Wild In The Country" and played a mother in love with him in "Heartbreak Hotel"
Elvis Presley;presley
The last chapter of this Charlotte Bronte novel begins with the words "Reader, I married him"
Jane Eyre
This type of tripe is named for its resemblance to a certain bee structure
Honeycomb
In a poem dedicated to this lord, Longfellow wrote, "Poet!  I come to touch thy lance with mine"
Alfred Lord Tennyson;tennyson
This insect's name is derived from the superstition that it enters a sleeping person's aural organs
Earwig
The name of these strips of cloth wound around soldiers' lower legs comes from Hindi and Sanskrit for "bandage"
Puttees
This international supermodel is a former host of MTV's "House Of Style"
Cindy Crawford;crawford
This phrase describes an accident in which the driver flees the scene
Hit-and-run;hit and run
Every open-range cowboy feared these uncontrolled runaway herds of cattle
Stampede
Number of the century that will begin January 1, 2001
21st
Don't gun the engine and pop this pedal
Clutch
"I'll have Sam play 'As Time Goes By'.  I believe that's your favorite tune"
Casablanca
Due to the commonplace amputation of limbs, a doctor or surgeon was often called this tool nickname
Sawbones
According to World Book, it's considered the IQ of the average person
100
Pulses and sales went way up when she graced the cover of Sports Illustrated
Tyra Banks;banks
To make your tires squeak and leave blackmarks is called "burning" this
Rubber
"I'm not bad.  I'm just drawn that way" movie
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
It's the term for what you're doing if you can read an "If you can read this you're too close" bumper sticker
Tailgating
In cowboy talk,to drink whiskey was to "paint" these internal throat parts
Tonsils
The Bible says the normal life span of man is threescore and ten, this many years
70
This major league's web site gives each player's ice time (not his Miller Time)
NHL;National Hockey League
To play this sport indoors, you only need a 100-yard instead of a 300-yard field, and fewer ponies
Polo
This Austrian can pump you up; he's been a 3-time Mr. Universe, and a 7-time Mr. Olympia
Arnold Schwarzenegger;Schwarzenegger
A practicing typist: "The quick brown fox _____"
Jumped over the lazy dog
The complicated rating system for this position includes percentage of interceptions per attempt
Quarterback
6-letter word for a beauty treatment that covers the area from forehead to chin
Facial
A survey for Hebrew National found that at 68%, this is the top hot dog topping
Mustard
In this weather phrase, felines represent precipitation and canines symbolize wind and storm
Raining cats and dogs
The Beatles: "I think I'm gonna be sad ______"
I think it's today;I think its today
It's Queen Elizabeth's official London residence
Buckingham Palace
Arturo Fuente and Macanudo aren't Latin singing sensations, they're fine brands of these
Cigars
In other words, it's a grizzly embrace
Bear hug
Cow's milk contains about 50% of this sugar; human milk is slightly sweeter
Lactose
If you expose yourself to great danger, you're "placing your head in" this animal's "mouth"
lion
In 1997-98 Shaq led the NBA in field goal percentage with 58.4 and Chris Mullin led in this percentage with 93.9
Free throw
The Queen has 4 children:  3 sons and this daughter
Princess Anne
Beaten egg whites make this French-named dish light and airy whether it's with chocolate or salmon
Mousse
The book of Jonah is quoted before chapter one of this 1851 novel
Moby Dick;Moby-Dick
In 1906 these 2 Chicago teams played each other in the Series for the first and last time
Cubs and White Sox
A 1998 study reports half the "vegetables" we eat are these, and half of those are deep-fried
Potatoes
The word monosyllable has this many syllables
5;five
Word: A male goose you might take a look at
Gander
In an 1884 work, runaway slave Jim rafts down the Mississippi with this title character
Huckleberry Finn
Over 70% of teens know Al Gore is vice president; 90% know this man starred in "Titanic"
Leonardo DiCaprio
This final board game manuever comes from the Arabic phrase "Shah Mat" -- The king is dead
Checkmate
Garbology is the study of this
Garbage
In 1992 this Canadian team won 3 of its 4 World Series games in its last-at-bat
Blue Jays
The USA's largest private employer, it has over 700,000 workers, most stocking shelves and pushing carts
Walmart;Wal-Mart;Wal mart
A small cave, perhaps a "blue" one
Grotto
In this 1939 book, the Joads run into Jim Casy, a preacher who becomes an activist
The Grapes Of Wrath
The national average is about 1,000 (500 verbal, 500 math) of a possible 1,600 on the test abbreviated this
SAT;Scholastic Aptitude Test
From one to ten, the only digit with the same number of letters as its value
4;four
Good News!  About 60 million U.S. Christians are this type, from Greek for "good news"
Evangelical
The most common first name in the world is the name of this religious figure
Mohammed;muhhamed;muhhamad;mohhmmad
Perhaps from the Latin for "throat", it's a noise made by brooks and babies
Gurgle
Its capital was East Berlin
East Germany
Preceding Bengali, it's alphabetically first of the dozen most spoken languages in the world
Arabic
A dream angel tells this New Testament man to "Take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt"
Joseph
Static positions combine with rapid movements in this event where you grasp 2 hanging parallel hoops
Rings
In 1902 Panama was still part of this country
Colombia
The Mexican pop group Kabah took the name of this language created in 1887 as the title of its 1998 CD
Esperanto
Bangladesh was known as this until a 1971 civil war
East Pakistan
Chemist Friedrich Kekule described the benzene molecule after dreaming of this creature swallowing its tail
Snake
To read the Domesday Book in its original form, you have to know this language
Latin
From the Dutch for "slippery", if you're this, you're a smooth talker
Glib
According to Plutarch, in the 300s B.C., Persian king Darius dreamed this conqueror would wait on him
Alexander The Great
Merriam-Webster says glob may be a blend of globe and this word
Blob
In a classic book, d'Artagnan hopes to serve as a guard to King Louis XIII and is befriended by this title group
The Three Musketeers
In '74 in Zaire, Ali KO'd this heavy hitter, long before he started selling us BBQ equipment
George Foreman;Foreman
On the Gregorian calendar, it's the second month
February
This 20th century president was the first to hold a doctorate; his degree was in political science
Woodrow Wilson;Wilson
Our federal government's fiscal year begins on the first of this month
October
The topnotch Bell Labs scientists have a website that lets you "ynthesize-say" any phrase into this language
Pig Latin
So far, this actor who played Joey is the only member of the "Friends" cast to star in a spinoff of the show
Matt LeBlanc;leblanc
This disease in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin is common in overweight or inactive people
diabetes
Yuri Vladimirov danced the role of this notorious 16th century tsar in the 1975 premiere of the ballet about him
Ivan the Terrible
These nodes 0.1 centimeters to 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) long, are especially numerous in the neck
lymph nodes;lymph
This company's website says shaking a photo too hard during development may damage the image
Polaroid
When we all use our frontalis muscles, there are a lot of raised these--literally
eyebrows;eyebrow
The website for this brand of gum is its name followed by .quit.com
Nicorette
On seeing "The Sleeping Beauty", Alexander III's only comment to this composer was "Very nice"
Tchaikovsky
Italian term for a young, unmarried woman
Signorina
The hypoglossal nerve functions as the motor to most of the muscles of this organ
tongue
The website for this "American" organization sells onesies that say, "My dad loves me He knows CPR"
Red Cross
In 1801, Tsar Paul I brought Charles Didelot, the man who introduced flesh-colored tights, to this city as Ballet Master
Saint Petersburg;st petersburg;stpetersburg
The middle thyroid vein crosses in front of the carotid artery and joins up with this vein
jugular vein;jugular
In relationship to weight, BMI stands for this; if yours is over 30, you may want to be more active
body mass index