Actor Bruce Willis has played maverick cop John McClane 3 times in this movie series
Die Hard
These Spanish islands were named for a breed of large dog Romans found there, not a yellow songbird
Canary Islands
In true warrior fashion, the real "last samurai", Saigo Takamori, died by committing this ritual form of suicide
hara-kiri or seppuku;harakiri;hara-kiri;seppuku
In 2000 Edward Norton was up for an MTV Movie Award for the battle he waged against himself in this film
Fight Club
Meaning "the way of the warrior", and comparable to European chivalry, it was the ethical code by which samurai lived
bushido
In 1992 the Catholic Church admitted it erred in condemning this man 359 years before
Galileo
Debussy's "Suite Bergamasque" for piano contains this celebrated "lunar" tune
Claire de Lune
After his oratorio "Esther" hit big in concert instead of drama form, he wrote others like it, including "Messiah"
Handel
The USA's first space station
Skylab
Johnny got his film start as a victim of this character who killed him at 1428 Elm Street (Full Name)
Freddy Krueger
Traditionally, countries are ranked by what during the olympics?
gold medals;gold
Female fists were flying when Uma Thurman battled Lucy Liu in Vol. 1 of this series
Kill Bill
This Canadian author of "The Handmaid's Tale" set her novel "Cat's Eye" in Toronto
Margaret Atwood;Atwood
You're on the money if you know that explorer William Clark nicknamed this Shoshone woman "Janey"
Sacagawea
It's the capital city where "Carmen" composer Georges Bizet was born in 1838
Paris
Island on which Theseus slew the Minotaur
Crete
Study guide from the 4th century B.C. by Sun-Tzu
The Art of War;Art of War
When exorcising on your Scaremaster, you might want to read "The Shining" by this author
Stephen King;King
He's written a slew of "redneck" books, including "You Might Be A Redneck If This is the Biggest Book You've Ever Read"
Jeff Foxworthy;Foxworthy
Located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Tbilisi is its capital
Georgia
He has the nerve to woo a widow beside her father-in-law's coffin, but she marries him anyway
Richard III
"Come on, and kiss me, Kate" is actually a line in this comedy that inspired the musical "Kiss Me, Kate"
The Taming of the Shrew;Taming of the Shrew
In 1924 this U.S. company acquired all the Zeppelin patents
Goodyear
Persian prophet of the 6th century B.C.
Zarathustra
This American general assumed command of the multinational force in Iraq on Feb. 10, 2007
Petraeus
One of the highest-grossing films in Japanese history is the anime film about this title 14th c. princess
Princess Mononoke;Mononoke
His essay "Civil Disobedience" was delivered as a lecture and printed as "Resistance to Civil Government"
Henry David Thoreau;Thoreau
Don't let your personal trainer work your biceps and forget these opposing muscles on the arms
Triceps
Marie Walewska was one of many women who "entertained" him during his exile on Elba
Napoleon
The first successful laser used this gem
Ruby
A unit of length measuring 6 feet, or a verb meaning to comprehend
Fathom
"Pinball Wizard" was a Top 40 hit for this '60s group
The Who;Who
In 1973 Ms. Rodham earned a degree from this Ivy League school, where she met a fella named Bill
Yale
Basmati, an aromatic type of this grain, is grown in India
rice
On April 5, 1614, in Jamestown, she married John Rolfe
Pocahontas
This author gave us the line "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse"
Mario Puzo;Puzo
Shock researcher Walter Cannon coined this word for an organism's ability to maintain internal equilibrium
homeostasis
Who Said: "The unexamined life is not worth living"
Socrates
Her "Grey's Anatomy" character, Dr.Yang, had a difficult romance with Dr. Burke
Sandra Oh;Oh
This 19th century speech included the line "The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here..."
The Gettysburg Address;Gettysburg Address
Later a movie, it's subtitled "a novel in monthly installments, with recipes, romances and home remedies"
Like Water for Chocolate
"Plutus" is the latest extant play by this master of ancient Greek comedy who gave us "The Birds"
Aristophanes
In 1770, this future president defended the British soldiers accused in the Boston Massacre and won the case
John Adams;Adams
The American species of this crustacean is classified as Homarus Americanus
lobster
The genie that the fisherman released had been bottled up by this king, the son of David
Solomon
Sir Francis Chantrey's statue of King George IV stands in a corner of this famous London square
Trafalgar Square;Trafalgar
"Shake It" is the last song on his 1983 album "Let's Dance"
David Bowie;Bowie
Christian monks take vows of poverty, chastity and this
obedience
Sleipnir was the magical steed ridden by this Norse god
Odin
This region that covers 1/3 of the Asian continent has only about 11 people per square mile
Siberia
Her "Feels Like Home" CD sold 1 million copies its first week and featured a duet with Dolly Parton titled "Creepin' In" (Full Song)
Norah Jones
Will Smith is struggling single father Chris Gardner in this film based on a true story
The Pursuit of Happyness
1986's "Manhunter" featured the brilliant but criminally insane Hannibal Lecter, also seen in this 1991 movie
The Silence of the Lambs;Silence of the Lambs
In "Peanuts" Linus has spent many a Halloween waiting for this being
The Great Pumpkin;Great Pumpkin
"While man is still a child God keeps him innocent", he wrote in "Les Miserables"
Victor Hugo;Hugo
It's worn by a novice in judo or karate
White belt
As a liquid, it's used as a cryogenic refrigerant; as a gas, it makes lights red
Neon
In "Paradise Lost" Milton wrote, "Better to" do this "than serve in heav'n"
reign in hell
Julius declared "The die is cast" and crossed this river, provoking the Roman Civil War
Rubicon
When he mistakes frankness for lack of affection, this king rejects his only loyal daughter
King Lear
These 2 rivers form the Shatt Al Arab, when then flows into the Persian Gulf
Tigris and Euphrates;Euphrates and Tigris
Phi, chi, psi...
Omega
The Lord destroyed these 2 cities with fire and brimstone because "their sin is very grievous"
Sodom and Gomorrah
The night sky on Brazil's flag represents the one seen from this city
Rio de Janeiro
Little Rock is this state's capital
Arkansas
He was just 3 years old when he was proclaimed Grand Prince of Moscow in 1533 -- hmm, not so "terrible"
Ivan
L. Frank Baum wrote, "The road to the city of emeralds is paved with" this
Yellow bricks;yellow brick
He invented the word frumious (a blend of "fuming" and "furious"); you'll find it in his nonsense poem "Jabberwocky"
Lewis Carroll;Carroll
Boston bar owned by Sam Malone
Cheers
In 424 B.C. this fatally wounded Athenian general could have used the physician of the same name
Hippocrates
Shakespeare said that "no legacy is so rich as" this; maybe that's why it's "the best policy"
Honesty
Save Hayden Panettiere, who plays an indestructible cheerleader on this NBC drama, save the world
Heroes
A clock set in the year 2000 and losing 1 second a year would first be an hour off in this year
5600
To build tissue, the body needs 20 different ones of these "protein building blocks", both "essential" and "nonessential"
amino acids;amino acid
Before getting an Oscar nomination, this actress won hearts as Queen Amidala
Natalie Portman;Portman
It's the film of mucus and bacteria on a tooth's surface
plaque
Guy Montag is a fireman whose job is to burn books in this classic by Ray Bradbury
Fahrenheit 451
After capturing less than 1% of the vote in 1996, he was again the Green Party's nominee for president
Ralph Nader;Nader
On August 9, 2000 this company recalled 6.5 million of its tires
Firestone
Herr Interchangeable letter printing inventor
Gutenberg
Over 50 years after nursing soldiers in the Crimea, she became the first woman awarded the Brit. Order of Merit
Florence Nightingale;Nightingale
Mr. Posthumous Tony-winning "Waste Land" poet
T. S. Eliot;Eliot
It's slang for liquor smugglers, from where they would often hide their hooch
bootleggers;bootlegger
Famous ghosts at this London location include Anne Boleyn, Sir Walter Raleigh and 2 young princes murdered here
the Tower of London;Tower of London
Iain Macleod coined this term for a distressing situation of a stagnant economy yet with rising prices
stagflation
This economist who died in 2006 developed the idea that the business cycle stems from the money supply
Milton Friedman;friedman
In Greek myth Hypnos was the god of sleep; his brother Thanatos was the god of this more permanent state
death
The name of Iran comes from the name of this people
the Aryans;aryan;aryans
In 1982 he and Andrew Ridgely formed the successful duo Wham!
George Michael
In swimming the butterfly stroke originated as a modification of this similar stroke
breaststroke
The name of the Mexican rolled tortilla dish comes from Spanish meaning "young donkey"
burrito
Victor Emmanuel began a 46-year rule over this country, whose people thought his name was Vittorio Emanuele
Italy
His "Rose Period" lasted from about 1904 to 1907 and included paintings of acrobats and circus performers
Picasso
Last ruler of House of York; Wars of the Roses didn't smell sweet for him
Richard III
Ready to fight at a moment's notice, the Minutemen were militia soldiers in this war
the American Revolution;American Revolution
Sir Alec Guinness & Ewan McGregor play this character
Obi-wan Kenobi;Kenobi
This movement includes works by Claes Oldenburg, David Hockney &, of course, Andy Warhol
pop art
Gene Wilder & Johnny Depp play this character
Willy Wonka
This abstract expressionist had his first solo show at Peggy Guggenheim's art gallery
Pollock
Californians James Logan and Rudolf Boysen both lent their names to varieties of these they developed
berries;berry
In ancient times Giza, a suburb of this city, served as a large cemetery, or necropolis
Cairo
In "Emma" she wrote, "Half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other"
Jane Austen
"Romeo and Juliet" begins, "Two households, both alike in" this
dignity
C.S. Lewis could have "chronicled" this birth city of the emperor Marcus Cocceius Nerva in central Italy
Narnia
Frankly, my dear, this Syrian capital is only about 50 miles from Beirut
Damascus
Lamentations recounts that during a siege of Israel, many people resorted to this for food
cannibalism;people
This group gained their superpowers after being exposed to cosmic radiation during a space flight
The Fantastic Four;fantastic four
Opium comes from this plant
Poppy