While the Miss U.S.A. pageant moves around, the Miss America pageant is always held here
Atlantic City
When he asks the Merchant of Venice for "a pound of flesh", he means it, literally
Shylock
This cheese is also called "rat cheese"
Cheddar
It's the westernmost and northernmost of the Great Lakes
Lake Superior;Superior
In 1860 this German known for his "burner" co-discovered cesium
Robert Bunsen;Bunsen
He's starred in 2 "Good" movies: "Good Morning, Vietnam" and "Good Will Hunting"
Robin Williams;Williams
Pauline Kael said the only amusing character in this 1968 film was HAL
2001: A Space Odyssey;2001 a space odyssey
In the 1940s this North Korean capital was home to forces of the occupying Soviet army
Pyongyang
It was China's capital from 1928 until its brutal capture by Japanese forces in 1937
Nanking
It's the only one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World once found in Iraq
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon;Hanging Gardens
It was erected by Giovanni Dei Dolci for Pope Sixtus IV, for whom it was named
The Sistine Chapel;Sistine Chapel
Mozart's sister-in-law was the first to play the Queen of the Night in this "instrumental" opera
The Magic Flute;Magic Flute
This Himalayan peak is also known as Sagarmatha and Chomolungma
Mount Everest;Everest
Theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer was executed in 1945 for involvement in a plot to kill this man
Adolf Hitler;Hitler
Often used in soups, this type of pasta consists of long, very thin threads
Vermicelli
Name the Book: "Wherever there's a fight so hungry people can eat, I'll be there"
The Grapes of Wrath;Grapes of Wrath
The hedgehog genus Hemiechinus is notable for the length of these sensory appendages
Ears
Frank Gorshin played him on the small screen, Jim Carrey on the big
The Riddler
Together they wrote "The Pirates of Penzance" in 1879
Gilbert and Sullivan
In 1974 this Brit turned out another novel like clockwork, "The Clockwork Testament"
Anthony Burgess
Around 405 A.D. this future patron saint was captured by pirates and sold as a slave in Ireland
Saint Patrick;Patrick
"Sleep in heavenly peace" is a line from this carol
Silent Night
In 1998 this master of horror rattled our nerves with "Bag of Bones"
Stephen King
Anna, founder of child psychoanalysis, was the youngest daughter of this man, founder of a similar field
Sigmund Freud
From Latin for "death", it's an announcement of a person's death
Obituary
The San Andreas Fault is on the boundary between the North American and Pacific ones
Tectonic plates;tectonic plate
Louisiana politician David Duke was a former grand wizard in this organization
Ku Klux Klan
It's been said that "All roads lead to" this "Eternal City"
Rome
This innermost and larger of Mars' 2 moons orbits the planet every 7.65 hours
Phobos
Gilbert and Sullivan's naval vessel
H.M.S. Pinafore;Pinafore
Cloves of this are sometimes placed in a bridal bouquet for good luck
Garlic
Born in Petrovichi, Russia, this prolific writer's works include "Foundation's Edge" and "The Gods Themselves"
Isaac Asimov;Asimov
The title track of a 1976 album, this song topped the charts in 1977: ("You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave")
Hotel California
This song was written for a 1967 film: ("Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio, a nation turns its lonely eyes to you (Woo, woo, woo)")
Mrs. Robinson;Mrs Robinson
This city of 180,000 shares its name with Marx' co-writer of "The Communist Manifesto"
Engels
The son of Peleus who was the leading warrior for the Greeks
Achilles
1975 Movie: "We are the knights who say Ni!"
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
In 1946 Vojvodina and this province were made autonomous within Serbia in Yugoslavia
Kosovo
Over 90% of the sculpting on Mount Rushmore was done with this
Dynamite
In 1862 this Prussian said that "The great questions of the day" would be decided "by iron and blood"
Otto von Bismarck;Bismark;Bismarck
It's home to Gregor Erhart's statue of Mary Magdalene (I must remember to tell Dan Brown)
the Louvre
Lucky her--this is the traditional gift for both the 60th and 75th anniversaries
diamond
Like his book, rogue economist Steven Levitt explores the hidden side of everything in this blog
Freakonomics
400 B.C. Person: "I will use treatment to help the sick according to my ability and my judgment"
Hippocrates
1875 Person: "From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs"
Karl Marx
It's the saltiest of the oceans and the second largest
Atlantic Ocean;Atlantic
This style of painting is characterized by broad transparent areas of paint called washes
Watercolor
In 1902 the Egyptian Museum moved from this "pyramid" city to nearby Cairo
Giza
With good reason, this mammal is sometimes called a ringtail
Raccoon
In "Return of the Jedi", it's the royal title held by Darth Vader's cruel master Palpatine
Emperor
It's the better known name of actor Carlos Irwin Estevez
Charlie Sheen
This 1983 Dirty Harry film contains the line "Go ahead, make my day"
Sudden Impact
Around 59 B.C. the Romans settled what is now this city, and gave it a Latin name that means "blossoming"
Florence
This NYC complex is noted for its huge twin towers of 110 stories each
World Trade Center
Originating in 1911, this annual Indiana event is attended by 400,000 people
Indianapolis 500
The American League's Boston Pilgrims won the first of these in 1903
World Series
The jaws of this creature helped give Captain Hook his name:
Crocodile
It's the ordinal name for a friend who would accompany you to your duel
Second
A giant panda is the symbol of this international organization
World Wildlife Fund
From the Middle French for "glove", this item was often thrown down to challenge another to a duel
Gauntlet
On June 7 Whirlaway became only the fifth horse to win this coveted trifecta
Triple Crown
Charles Sanders Peirce was the founder of this -ism whose name is from Greek for "practical"
Pragmatism
Of the 6 official languages of the United Nations, the one spoken by the fewest people worldwide
French
The first detective created by Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot;Poirot
In French, this country's name is Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinee
Papua New Guinea;Papua-New-Guinea;Papua New-Guinea
This famous literary trio shows up again in Dumas' novel "Le Vicomte de Bragelonne"
The Three Musketeers;Three Musketeers;3 Musketeers
Leviticus 11 says most insects that creep or fly are an abomination, but this 8th plague is kosher
locusts
In 1985 this singer had a hit with "Material Girl"
Madonna
Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku and Kyushu are the 4 main islands making up this Asian country
Japan
Lincoln resolved, "Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not _____"
Perish from the Earth
This predator seen here was noted for its razor-sharp claws and for its speed
Velociraptor
On July 20, 1999 it was 30 years since this man said, "Houston...the Eagle has landed"
Neil Armstrong;Armstrong