Colcannon, a dish of potatoes, leeks, cabbage and cream, is associated with this country's cuisine
Ireland
In 1924 Mexican anthropologists found the bones of Cuauhtemoc, the last ruler of this Indian tribe
Aztecs;aztec
This organ, which is also a gland, secretes a hormone called gastrin
stomach
A design made from tiny pieces of colored material, or anything pertaining to the prophet Moses
mosaic
In 1987 Jim Abbott became the 1st in this sport to win the Sullivan Award for amateur athletes
baseball
The 3 ingredients needed to make this sweet treat are concord grape juice, sugar and pectin
grape jelly
This city on the Pacific coast is Mexico's No. 1 resort for foreigners and Mexicans too
Acapulco
These glands secrete an oily substance which lubricates your hair and keeps it soft
the sebaceous glands;sebaceous
Harvard professor who's hosted "Ethics in America" on PBS, or the author of "A View From the Bridge"
Arthur Miller;miller
In women's Olympic fencing, only this weapon is used
foil
Craig Claiborne says you can substitute this type of cheese for the ricotta when making lasagna
cottage cheese;cottage
This gland which regulates growth is also called the hypophysis
the pituitary gland;pituitary
Name one of the 2 National Hockey League teams to retire Gordie Howe's uniform number
Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers;Red Wings;Whalers
If you order Coquilles St. Jacques in a restaurant, this is what you will be served
scallops
Your pineal gland is inside this organ
brain
Best known for "Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight", he published at least a dozen volumes of poems
Vachel Lindsay;Lindsay
The method you would use to cook shirred eggs
baked
This gland that controls cell metabolism has 2 lobes, 1 on each side of your trachea
the thyroid gland;thyroid
Contrary to their name, they didn't wreck Rome's art treasures while taking the city in 455
Vandals
In 1891 this Russian composer conducted his own "Marche Solennelle" opening week at Carnegie Hall
Tchaikovsky
This language was originally based on a form of Dutch called Hollands, but has words from Khoi and Zulu
Afrikkans;Afrikaans
This three letter group was the Russian secret service
KGB
Harper's Bible Dictionary says he was born in 5 or 6 B.C. in Judea and died in 28 or 29 A.D.in Jerusalem
Jesus
China's wall wasn't so great; by 1208 this conqueror had a foothold inside it
Genghis Khan
Maria Theresa kissed him when he played for her court, but in France, Mme. de Pompadour refused to do so
Mozart
Schiller's play about this man has the line "By Heavens! The apple's cleft right through the core"
William Tell;Tell
This modern language has its roots in the vernacular of Tuscany
Italian
She was born at 280 Main Street in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1830 and died there in 1886
Emily Dickinson
After conquering this African country around 1650 B.C. the Hyksos introduced horses and chariots
Egypt
In 1802 he wrote his famous "Heiligenstadt Testament" to his brothers
Beethoven
This is the only European language where adjectives don't change to agree with the nouns they modify
English
Known as the liberator of this country, Bernardo O' Higgins lived his last years exiled from it
Chile
The process of changing from one key or tonality to another is called this
Transposition;Modulation
The apparent change in the pitch of the whistle from a moving train is due to this effect
Doppler Effect;doppler
Name one of the three independent South American countries where Spanish is not an official language
Brazil or Guyana or Suriname;Brazil;Guyana;Suriname
Author who was born in Edinburgh in 1850 and died in Samoa in 1894
Robert Louis Stevenson;Stevenson
The last stronghold of the Moors in Spain, it was conquered by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492
Granada
Carnot's theory that heat is interchangable with work formed the basis for this branch of physics
Thermodynamics;thermochemistry
Hamm sees the world decaying while his parents live in trash cans in this S. Beckett play
Endgame
The official languages of the east African country of Djibouti are Arabic and this
French
The "T" in TASS, an agency founded in the Soviet Union in 1925, stands for this
Telegraph
In the 2000 census, Des Moines and Cedar Rapids were the only 2 cities in this state with populations of more than 100,000
Iowa
Imagine managing propulsion for a Navy sub under this type of power, like the Virginia class
nuclear
In October 2005, 6 days shy of her 16th birthday, this golf phenom from Hawaii announced she was turning pro
Michelle Wie;Wie
Furry fungi you might find on food
mold
Most of our nation's gold reserves are stored at Fort Knox in this state
Kentucky
You'll stay closer to home in this service, the USA's main maritime search and rescue organization
Coast Guard
Henry Morton Stanley's most famous discovery, we presume, was this missing explorer in 1871
Dr. Livingstone;Dr Livingstone
It's the only state that has parishes instead of counties
Louisiana
It's the proper term for the dot dot dots that indicate missing words in a sentence
ellipses;ellipsis
The Ten Thousand Islands are off Florida; the Valley of the Ten Thousand Smokes is in this state
Alaska
Though this job of controlling the course comes from the Latin for "ship", you can be one for an Air Force plane
navigator
1 potato, 2 potato, 3 potato, 4, more potatoes are of this brown-skinned variety than any other
russet
The U.S. Naval Academy opened in 1845 in this state
Maryland
Sorry, ladies--some Army jobs under this 6-letter category, like cannon crewmember, are off limits
combat
ancestry.com is one of the better-known websites for people interested in this 9-letter hobby
genealogy
A doorsill, or a point that must be exceeded to begin producing a desired effect
threshold
The water mammals called cetaceans are divided into dolphins, porpoises and these
whales
Every year in Brockworth, England, a big wheel of this food is rolled down a hill and chased
cheese
Founded in 1963, the Barcelona museum devoted to this Spanish Cubist's works sprawls across 5 gothic palaces
Picasso
This novel by J.D. Salinger chronicles 2 days in the life of a prep school student
The Catcher in the Rye;Catcher in the Rye
It was a water sport before it became a term for browsing the web
surfing
Overseen by WEPA, a polo tourney is played in Nepal each year using these huge animals instead of horses
elephants
The Peggy Guggenheim collection is housed at the Palazzio Venier Dei Leoni on this city's Grand Canal
Venice
Christopher Paolini was only 18 when he self-published "Eragon", the first volume in this trilogy
Inheritance
Linnaeus posited just 2 of these living realms, Plantae and Animalia; more are recognized now
kingdoms;kingdom
Compressed air, CO2 or N2 is what propels the marble-sized gelatin capsules in this war game
paintball
The Museo Internazionale delle Marionette in Palermo on this Italian island is the world's top puppet museum
Sicily
The Greasers face off against the Socs in Oklahoma in this 1967 S.E. Hinton novel
The Outsiders
It was slang for coffee before it became a programming language that could run on any platform
Java
Microorganisms called euglena have a flexible pellicle, or membrane, in place of a rigid one of these
cell walls;cell wall
As seen on Spike TV, slamball is basically this court sport played with the help of trampolines
basketball
You can "wax" nostalgic at the historical figures in this museum next to the London Planetarium
Madame Tussaud
Living dead is an example of what literary device?
oxymoron
It was a marketplace or public square before it became an online area to post discussions
forum
Part of the immune system, these, named for their origin in the thymus, feature special receptor molecules
T cells;t-cells;t cell
Get up to 70 mph in the "street" version of this sport; it's like skateboarding down a hill on your back
luge
19th century Parisian dolls are on display at this principality's Museum of Automatons and Dolls
Monaco
Billy, whose dogs are Old Dan and Little Ann, finds out "Where" this "Grows" in a book by Wilson Rawls
the Red Fern
It was a small, flowing body of water before it became a continuous data transfer
stream
In 2004 and 2005 this former university provost and now US political figure topped Forbes' list of the 100 most powerful women in the world
Condoleezza Rice;Rice
Continually published since 1771, what is the name of the oldest reference work in the English language, still published today?
Encyclopedia Britannica;Britannica;Britannica Encyclopedia
What heavy-metal group put their Alive III album in the top ten, 18 years after Alive.
Kiss
Which major city is located at the meeting place of Europe and Asia?
Istanbul
By what simpler name is deoxyribonucleic acid known?
DNA
The word jeopardy comes from the Old French, jeu parti, which means what?
even game;uncertainty
In the 1200's the Persians introduced what exciting sport played with an animal, today played with a ball?
polo
What long-haired musician said he "really thought you had to die to get here" at his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame?
Willie Nelson;Nelson
What game console sold 514,000 units for Sega during its first two weeks in U.S. stores, in 1999?
Dreamcast
According to the U.S. government statistics, there are approximately 170 billion of these in existence today. What are they?
pennies
Who became the first sitcom star to earn $1 million per episode?
Jerry Seinfeld;Seinfeld
What is the capital of Afghanistan?
Kabul
Three of the first presidents died on what day?
July 4
It is said that wise King Solomon had 700 what?
wives
Who was the first person to suggest Daylight Savings Times?
Benjamin Franklin;Franklin;Ben Franklin
Josef Stalin's rival Leon Trotsky was assassinated August 21, 1940, in which country?
Mexico
In which college sport has the national champion over the past few years been colleges such as Lake Superior State, North Dakota, and Wisconsin?
hockey
In the world of photography, what does SLR abbreviate?
single-lens reflex;single lens reflex
What is the indent above your upper lip (and below your nose) called?
philtrum
Which constellation in the southern sky has the same name as an organization containing many intelligent people?
MENSA
What TV personality was estimated to clap 720 times per show?
Vanna White;White
On July 4, 1976, as the United States was celebrating its bicentennial, which British person said, "It seems to me that Independence Day, the Fourth of July, should be celebrated in both our countries. Let Freedom Ring."?
Queen Elizabeth II;Elizabeth II
What Melrose Place principal divorced a Motley Crue drummer and married a "Bon Jovi guitarist?
Heather Locklear;Locklear
This kind of grayish-white songbird is noted for its ability to mimic the sound of other birds, hence its name. What bird is this?
mockingbird