What did Alan Hale and Thoams Bopp discover in 1995?
comet
What was the name of the pickpocket that Oliver Twist befriends in Oliver Twist?
The Artful Dodger;artful dodger
Since 2000, Social Securty has listed what presidential (last) name as one of the thee most popular for baby girls in the U.S.?
madison
The phrase "meeting your Waterloo" is a reference to a historic defeat of what military leader?
Napoleon Bonaparte; napoleon
The reality TV series "Kid Nation", in which kids form an adult-free society has been widely compared to which classic novel?
Lord of the Flies
Gambrel, helm and catslide are all types of what?
roofs;roof
Mavis Beacon is the fictional spokeswoman for a best-selling line of computer software that teaches what?
typing
Often referenced in rap songs what beverage was originally created for Czar Alexander II in 1876?
cristal
You don't have to know it was Pulitzer's first name to win a Pulitzer prize
Joseph
The largest U.S. naval base is at Norfolk in this state
Virginia
Georgia poet Sidney Lanier spent several months in a Maryland prison during this war
Civil War;civil
These smallest blood-carrying tubes in the body link arteries to veins
capillaries
The dynamite first name of the founder of the Nobel prizes
Alfred
The two U.S. states that begin with "N" that are neither "North" nor "New" (separate answers with "and")
Nebraska and Nevada;Nevada and Nebraska
To prevent rejection of transplanted organs, doctors suppress these blood cells
lymphocytes or white blood cells;lymphocytes;white blood
Though associated with ill temper, this organ actually produces antibodies
spleen
This nineteenth-century poet laureate was the most famous poet born in the Lake District of England
William Wordsworth;Wordsworth
The integumentary system is another term for this, the body's largest organ
skin
Amity Island was the setting for this 1975 film that topped 1979's TV ratings
Jaws
The scientific name for the shinbone
tibia
This general resigned as Supreme Commander of NATO and also retired from the U.S. Army
Alexander Haig;Haig
He built Babylon's Ishtar Gate as well as the Hanging Gardens
Nebuchadnezzar II
In the 1940s the University of Chicago came to be recognized as the birthplace of this type of energy
Atomic;Nuclear
The written notes for all the instruments and voices of a particular work
Score
Due to the number of climbers, the Park Service may put an outhouse at the 17,000' level of this Alaskan peak
Mount McKinley;McKinley
Shaw character who thinks she's descended from a sacred cat and that her blood is made with Nile water
Cleopatra
The place in Egypt where Jacob settled was known to the Hebrews as the Land o' ....this
Goshen
A concertino is a short concerto, and a concertina is a simple one of these instruments
Accordion
The third highest peak in North America is in this third largest country in North America
Mexico
The first line of this Strindberg play tells us that the title "miss" is "absolutely wild!"
Miss Julie
Name the University: It ends its cheer, "cosine, secant, tangent, sine, 3.14159; integral, radical, u dv; slipstick, slide rule...."
MIT
Before he composed the "London" Symphony in 1795, he had written the six Paris symphonies
Franz Joseph Haydn;Haydn
Mountain ranges on this continent include the Queen Elizabeth, Queen Alexandra, and Queen Maud
Antarctica
With the defeat of this man at Actium in 31 B.C., Octavian had full control of the Roman Empire
Mark Antony
This Englishman was the first to survey K2's peak
Henry Godwin-Austen;Godwin-Austen
The ancient Persian holy book, called the "Avesta", contains the writings of this man and his followers
Zoroaster
The University of Dublin, which has its own representative in the Irish Parliament , is also called this
Trinity College
The famous "Sabre Dance" is from this Soviet-Armenian composer's ballet "Gayane"
Aram Khachaturian;Khachaturian
Today climbers can make it from the Chamonix city hall to the top of this mountain and back in less than 5 1/2 hours
Mont Blanc
At the end of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" he realizes that George and Martha's son is imaginary
Nick
Before working in "The West Wing", Allison stumbled into a tryst with candidate John Travolta in this 1998 film
Primary Colors
Karl Marx: This "is the opium of the people"
religion
To retain its crispness the sugar snap type of this should be eaten raw
peas
Who was President?: Hawaii gained statehood
Eisenhower
It's the term for a young child who's learning to walk
toddler
Who was President?: The Hindenburg zeppelin crashed
F.D. Roosevelt
Allison was just peachy as the voice of Peach the starfish in this 2003 animated film
Finding Nemo
Mark Twain: "Familiarity breeds contempt--and" these
children
If you like pina coladas, then you must like coconut and this fruit, the 2 main flavors
pineapple
If someone wishes you "zay gezundt", he's blessing you in this language
Yiddish
Who was President?: The U.S. extended full diplomatic recognition to Vietnam
Clinton
Napoleon:"From" this "to the ridiculous is but a step"
the sublime
The bosc variety of this fruit is excellent for baking or poaching
pear
Who was President?: Golda Meir became Prime Minister of Israel
Nixon
Kipling:<br />"And a woman is only a woman, but a good" this "is a smoke"
cigar
It's the leading agricultural product of the island nation of Dominca
banana
Located in St. John, New Brunswick, it's Canada's oldest independent brewery
Moosehead
These circular currents that move against the main current occur in wind and well as water
eddies
Who was President?: The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan
Carter
Chris Cooper and Allison played the deeply weird couple next door to realtor Annette Bening in this 1999 film
American Beauty
Shakespeare: "Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and" this?
ale
The scientific name of this garnish used in salads and sandwiches is Nasturtium aquaticum
watercress
Who was ruling England?: John F. Kennedy was assassinated
Elizabeth II
In which play could we find this quote: "If I Were A Rich Man"
Fiddler on the Roof
In English it's an Asian sauce; in Spanish it means "I am"
soy
This city's airport terminal building has a white fabric roof formed into peaks to resemble the snow-capped Rockies nearby
Denver
Who was ruling England?: John Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence
George III
In which play could we find this quote: "When You're Good To Mama"
Chicago
Latin for "with", it precedes "grano salis" (grain of salt) as well as "laude" (praise or honor)
cum
Think faster than the speed of sound: this pilot was born in Myra on Feb. 13, 1923
Chuck Yeager;Yeager
This airport on the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean is named for a protected stilt-legged, pink wading bird
Flamingo
Who was ruling England?: The Church of England broke with the Roman Catholic Church
Henry VIII
Eleanor Gow is the birth name of this Australian supermodel
Elle Macpherson;Macpherson
If hesitating between guten morgen and guten abend, there's always guten this, "good day"
tag
Who was ruling England?: Shakespeare wrote "Hamlet"
Elizabeth I
In which play could we find this quote?: "Kansas City" (where "ev'rythin's up to date")
Oklahoma!
It's French for "growth" and may follow "premier" to describe a first-rate wine
cru
It's airport code, ORD, comes from Orchard Field, the airport previously on the site (located in Chicago)
O'Hare
Who was ruling England?: The 20th century began
Victoria
With 30 million passengers a year, it's the UK's second-busiest airport
Gatwick
The remarkable elasticity of yew led to this new weapon that made history at a 1346 battle
longbow
In 1845 and again in 1846 this crop failed in Ireland
potato
Trying to find similarities between New York and L.A. is like comparing these
apples and oranges
When Balanchine staged "Orpheus and Eurydice" at this U.S. opera house, he kept the singers in the pit
the Metropolitan Opera House;Metropolitan
A bodkin is a large blunt one of these used to draw cord or elastic through a string
needle
The biblical phrase "give up the ghost" means this
die
Finishing this, which should be invisible, is usually the last step in making a dress
hem or seam;hem;seam
In 1880 this state became the first whose population exceeded 5 million
New York
From the tradition of men fighting topless came this saying urging calm
keep your shirt on
Austrian archduke who became emperor of Mexico in 1863
Maximillian
In the early 19th century they collected tales from the people around Kassel, Germany
Brothers Grimm
It's fabric that gives body and shape to a collar, not two computers talking
interfacing
This "Maja" artist said he recognized only three masters:  Velazquez, Rembrandt, and nature
Francisco Goya;Goya
All of the present District of Columbia is on land originally donated by this state
Maryland
This fairy king's first line is "Ill met by moonlight, proud Titania"
Oberon
Ironically, this Chicago airport was named for a naval hero
O'Hare International;O'Hare
Famous "tamer" who enters saying, "Verona for a while I take my leave"
Petruchio
In 1922 Marc Chagall left this country, his native land
Russia
Marlene Dietrich played Shanghai Lily in this 1932 film named for a Chinese train
Shanghai Express
On July 21, 1959, the first cargo ship powered by this was launched at Camden, New Jersey
Nuclear
Warrior who says, "Call here my varlet; I'll unarm again; why should I war without the walls of Troy...."
Troilus
He painted one of his most famous pictures, "Christina's World", 40 years ago
Andrew Wyeth;Wyeth
In 1957 an Air Force doctor stayed a record 32 hours in the stratosphere in one of these
Balloon
His first line consists of just one word, "Calphurnia!"
Julius Caesar
In the last scene of "Casablanca", Claude Rains tells one of his officers to "Round up" these
The Usual Suspects
This state's capital lies on Cook Inlet, west of the Chugach Mountains
Alaska
King of Denmark who begins, "Though yet of Hamlet our dear brother's death the memory be green..."
King Claudius;Claudius
In 1485 this Italian painted "Madonna of the Rocks", his earliest major work that survives in complete form
Leonardo Da Vinci;Da Vinci
Elizabeth Garrett, the blind daughter of sheriff Pat Garrett, wrote the state song of this 47th state
New Mexico
With over 200,000 miles of railroad tracks, this country has more than any other
United States