“Animals”: On the squirrel monkey of South America, this may be 16 inches long
tail
Animal that was the main staple of the Plains Indians economy
buffalo
The bulls of this tusked aquatic mammal also known as the morse may weigh over 3,000 pounds
walrus
While on safari in Africa, your guide may point out a dik-dik, a small one of these animals
antelope
This handsome imperilled type of owl has Northern, Californian & Mexican subspecies
spotted owl;spotted
“Sports Stuff”: To reduce drag & increase distance & accuracy, a golf ball has many of these cute little depressions
dimples;dimple
Varieties of this sport include major fast pitch & major slow pitch
softball
Held annually in Akron, Ohio since 1935, this competition takes place in stock, super stock & masters divisions
soap box derby;derby
In 1981 soccer's 1st Toyota Cup was held in this world capital between the champion clubs of Europe & South America
Tokyo
In the mid-1940s Army had 2 Heisman winners in its backfield: Glenn Davis & this "physician" of the gridiron
“Doc” Blanchard;Blanchard;Doc Blanchard
“Get Your Facts Straight”: Ramen is a noodle; the Ramayana is an epic poem of India composed in this ancient language
Sanskrit
"Everwood" is the WB family drama; this is the *&%$#*!@ HBO Old West drama
Deadwood
Byron Nelson won the PGA championship in 1945; this Nelson helped win the Battle of Cape St. Vincent in 1797
Admiral Nelson;Admiral
A gazelle is a graceful animal; this 1841 ballet has been called "the 'Hamlet' of the dance"
Giselle
Fort Dix is an Army Reserve training center; this Dix was a social reformer in the 1840s
Dorothea Dix;Dorothea
“I Love The Nightlife”: The only sure bet for things you can't do at night in this city is get a sunburn
Las Vegas
While on a late night stroll, window shop or stop at a café along the boulevards of this city
Paris
Grab a quick pork chop sandwich or dine at some trendy spots in the South Loop in this city
Chicago
Buy clothes, get your fortune told or hear Cantonese opera singers at this Asian area's Temple Street Market
Hong Kong
The Goethe house closes early in this city on-the-Main, but the yearly book fair has late night conferences
Frankfurt
“I Got To Boogie”: Jailed after the Jacobite Rebellion, the Earl of Nithsdale escaped from this landmark dressed as a woman
Tower of London
Famous for escaping marriages, this libertine was jailed in 1755 but escaped a Venetian prison
Casanova
Peter Strelzyk & Guenter Wetzel flew their families out of East Germany using this homemade device
hot air balloon;balloon
When Chinese troops invaded in 1959, this leader escaped through a Himalayan mountain pass
Dalai Lama
This author famously escaped the firestorm from the bombing of Dresden by hiding in a slaughterhouse
Kurt Vonnegut;Vonnegut
“It’s Canda, Eh”: Canada celebrates Thanksgiving on the second Monday of this month, on the same day as our Columbus Day
October
If you're sending a love letter to your Canadian sweetie & put SK on the envelope, she lives in this province
Saskatchewan
In 1911 the U.S. & Canada signed a convention to give protection to this "Northern fur" critters
seals;seal
The big bay between Canada & Greenland was discovered by & named for this Englishman
William Baffin;Baffin
The name of this peninsula in S.E. Quebec might come from a Mi'kmaq Indian word meaning "land's end"
Gaspe
“Men’s Wear”: It can also be called a waistcoat, but usually not if it's the down type
vest
Tradition says a cummerbund's pleats face up to hold theater tickets, or falling these at a banquet
crumbs;crumb
Though it had the name of woman from an 1882 play, this hat with a front-to-back crease became popular for men
fedora
First popular in the 1920s, Oxford bags are a type of these
pants
The full name of a pattern includes "Urquhart", but it's usually just called this "plaid", a Scottish word for a valley
glen plaid;glen
“’C’ In Shakespeare”: In "Romeo and Juliet", Juliet's mother is known as Lady this
Capulet
Most of "Othello" is set on this island that was part of the Ottoman Empire when the play was written
Cyprus
Sounds corny, but in "King Lear" Regan is married to the duke of this place
Cornwall
Act I, Scene VII of this play takes place at the gates of Corioli
Coriolanus
Shaw wrote a new Act V for the play about this title king of Britain, & staged it as a play by itself
Cymbeline
“You Can Bank On It”: Making a "jumbo" one of these can be risky; banks have reserves to cover losses on bad ones
loan
A 1987 law says you can only sign for this purpose on the top 1 1/2 inches of the back of a check
endorsing it;endorsing;endorse
This word for a bank officer in charge of assets can also mean "to fire"
cashier
In its "pursuit" of assets, this historic banking name is now combined with the name of J.P. Morgan
Chase
These numbers which allow the U.S. to process 40 billion checks a year are part of a 50 year-old system called MICR, or "magnetic ink" this
character recognition
“1957”: September 24: This team plays its last home game at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers;Brooklyn;Dodgers
December 6:The USA's first attempt to launch a satellite fails when it explodes on the launchpad at this Fla. site
Cape Canaveral
January 9: Anthony Eden resigns from this job & Harold Macmillan takes over the next day
Prime Minister of Britain;Prime Minister
April 22: This Secy. of State says that the U.S. seeks to liberate Soviet satellites (nations, not spacecraft)
John Foster Dulles;Dulles
December 4:The expulsion of thousands of Dutch nationals from this Asian country is announced
Indonesia
“Movie Title Translations”: In Malaysia Tom Hanks was the "Boy Wearing Man's Body" for this film
Big
In its Italian title this comedy had Mike Myers & Dana Carvey "Fused in the Head"
Wayne’s World
In Mexico Michael Douglas was one of the "Two Loafers After the Lost Emerald" in this film
Romancing the Stone
Translating this title, the Czech Republic thought Eddie Murphy was in charge of a "Crazy Kindergarten"
Daddy Day Care
Bulgaria changed this Adam Sandler film to "Psycho Therapy"
Anger Management
“Around The Horn”: The southernmost point in South America, Cape Horn, is part of this country
Chile
SE of Cape Horn is the "South" version of this Scottish island group that shares its name with dogs & ponies
Shetlands;Shetland
This strait that separates the Pacific & Atlantic oceans is named for a Portuguese guy
Magellan
Cape Horn is the southern extremity of this fiery archipelago
Tierra del Fuego
The largest desert in the Americas is in this Argentinean region visited by Darwin on his Beagle trips
Patagonia
“Pasta Names”: The spiral cavatappi resembles & is named for this spiral barroom tool
corkscrew
This rooster part gives the ruffled creste di galli its Italian name
comb
Perhaps J. Lo & Ben Affleck ate this pasta, Italian for "lilies", while making the film of the same name
Gigli
The disk-shaped orecchiette are little these body parts
ears;ear
The name of this tubular pasta means "quills"
penne
“That Is So ‘P.C.’”: In a popular children's song, this fuzzy guy is "hoppin' down the bunny trail"
Peter Cottontail
In 1928 A.A. Milne published "The House at" this location
Pooh Corner
In 1977 the U.S. signed a treaty to return control of this to its home country in 1999
Panama Canal
Hits by this female country singer who sadly died in a plane crash included "Walkin' after Midnight"
Patsy Cline
This author penned the immortal line "I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!"
Paddy Chayefsky;Chayefsky
“National Hockey League”: Completes the nickname of Olaf Kolzig --"Ole the ____"
Goalie
The Rangers are at home, so the game is at this arena
Madison Square Garden
The trophy for the player with the most goals each season is named for Maurice Richard, famously nicknamed this
the Rocket;Rocket
This legendary Boston defenseman is seen scoring a championship-winning goal
Bobby Orr;Orr
“Sci. Abbrev.”: On a prescription the abbreviation b.i.d. indicates you should take your medicine this often
twice a day;twice;two times
Vitamin E can be measured in milligrams or in these, IU for short
international units;international unit
Used for lift-off and named for its fuel, this rocket--the SRB for short--is designed for reuse on at least 20 shuttle missions
solid rocket booster
These, CFCs, are bad for the environment
chlorofluorocarbons;chlorofluorocarbon
Ibuprofen is an NSAID--which stands for the "nonsteroidal" type of this "drug"
anti-inflammatory;anti inflammatory;antiinflamatory
“The Quotable Mao”: "All reactionaries are paper" these animals
tigers;tiger
"Political power grows out of " this
barrel of a gun
One of these dramatic upheavals "is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture"
revolution
"Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one; it is" this "and not materials that counts"
man
"Communism is not love, communism is" one of these tools "which we use to crush the enemy"
hammer
“Big Fish”: You're gonna need a bigger boat to top the record catch of 2,664 lbs. for one of these sharks caught off Australia in 1959
great white;white
Just for the heck of it, identify this flatfish, one of which weighed in at 459 lbs. off Alaska in 1996
halibut
One of these freshwater pond fish was anything but "koi" when weighing in at 75 lbs., 11oz. in France in 1987
carp
Fish sandwiches were all the rage when a 1,496-lb. tuna of this colorful type was landed off Nova Scotia
bluefin
A 55-lb., 1-oz. specimen of the "Northern" type of this long, sharp-toothed fish was pulled ashore in Germany in 1986
pike
“A Category With ‘Fin’s”: Digital impression prized by crime-scene investigators
fingerprint
It's the "F" in a corporation's CFO
financial
Fussy when eating, like Morris the cat
finicky
To obtain or achieve something through trickery or manipulation
finagle
It's his wake in the title of a 1939 novel
Finnegan
“We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Badgers!”: Badgers belong to this family, Mustelidae, but you probably have never sung "Pop Goes The Badger"
weasel
This 3-letter word means to pester or badger; it can also refer to a worthless horse
nag
In Europe, this infectious lung disease known by 2 letters is a predominant cause of badgers' natural mortality
TB
Hit the slopes at Badger Pass Ski Area in this national park in East-Central California
Yosemite
Mole in this popular Kenneth Grahame children's story has friends like Badger, Rat & Mr. Toad
Wind in the Willows
“Let’s Speak Portuguese”: Ate amanha, part of a farewell, means this; it doesn't sound so different from the same in Spanish
see you tomorrow
Around 1900, Confeitaria Colombo was Rio's most elegant cafe, with the cream of society stopping by for cha da tarde, a spot of this
tea
Of "I'm sorry", "Good morning" or "Taste this!", what desculpe means
I’m sorry
Feira is market, as in the Feira Hippie where I'm shopping; this day of the week is segunda-feira, or "second market day"
Monday
A casa de fado is a restaurant that also features this, as the "fado" tells you
songs
“England”: The Church of England has 2 provinces, each headed by an archbishop; York & this one
Canterbury
Rather than jumping on the euro bandwagon, England still uses this as its unit of currency
pound
Imposing 400-foot limestone cliffs line the gorge that bears the name of this "cheesy" city
Cheddar
The 2 houses of Parliament
House of Lords & House of Commons;House of Lords and House of Commons;House of Commons & House of Lords;House of Commons and House of Lords
A "rock" variety of game hen is named for this southwestern county of England
Cornwall
“Scott Land”: In 2008 this former Bush spokesman published a controversial account of his White House years
Scott McClellan;McClellan
He was the fourth American in space, if you don't count the chimpsb
Scott Carpenter;Carpenter
She met Martin Luther King while he was studying theology at Boston University
Coretta Scott;Scott
This author's novel "Presumed Innocent" helped launch a craze for legal thrillers
Scott Turow;Turow
F. Scott Fitzgerald was named for this relative of his who wrote a famous song
Francis Scott Key;Key
“Whales”: Whales breathe through these, taking in up to 2,100 quarts of air; baleen whales have 2, toothed whales, 1
blowholes;blowhole
An adult male whale is called a bull, a female is called a cow & a baby whale is called this
calf
In the U.S., whaling is legal only for the native population in 9 coastal villages in this state
Alaska
The largest toothed animal in the world, it was named for the milky-white substance found in its head
sperm whale
A typical "song" by this long-flippered whale can last between 5 & 35 minutes & can have up to 7 themes
humpback whale;humpback
“Opera”: In an 1816 opera, he's the Barber of Seville
Figaro
Donizetti's operas include "Anna Bolena" & "Lucrezia" this
Borgia
Around the same time, Leoncavallo & this man both wrote operas based on the novel "Scenes de la vie de boheme"
Puccini
"Salome", this composer's first successful opera, was banned in Boston in 1923
Richard Strauss;Strauss
A Norweigan sea captain is a character in this 1843 opera
Flying Dutchman
“Freaks and Geeks Alum”: James Franco (Daniel) has some serious daddy issues as Harry Osborn in this superhero film series
Spider-Man;Spider Man;Spiderman
"Remember" Jason Segal (Nick)? He's a smart man; he wrote this 2008 comedy with himself as its star & set it in Hawaii
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
In 2003 Linda Cardellini (Lindsay) checked into County on this show as Nurse Samantha Taggart
ER
Seth Rogen (Ken), in this Steve Carell film: "That's a good looking grandma! My grandma looks like Jack Palance"
40-Year-Old Virgin;40 Year Old Virgin
This "Freaks and Geeks" writer penned "Knocked Up", in which his wife Leslie Mann co-starred
Judd Apatow;Apatow
“Books’ Subtitles” (name the book)”: Louisa May Alcott: "Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys"
Little Men
Myra Lewis: "The Uncensored Story of Jerry Lee Lewis"
Great Balls of Fire
C.S. Lewis: "The Return to Narnia"
Prince Caspian
Arthur C. Clarke: "Odyssey Two"
2010
Alan Dershowitz: "Inside the Von Bulow Case"
Reversal of Fortune
“Royal Women”: Christopher Marlowe lived his whole life as her subject
Elizabeth I
This country's Jagiellonian University was largely built by Queen Jadwiga
Poland
The long-serving Queen Sirikit of this country
Thailand
Nori, his daughter, only fit the category until Nov. 15, 2005, when she married a commoner
Akihito
You'll find her at Amalienborg in winter & often on the yacht Dannebrog in summer
Margrethe
“State Flags”: The 3 colors in common to the flags of Ohio & Tennessee
red, white, and blue
The Great Falls of this river flow on Montana's flag
Missouri River
If you know South Carolina's state nickname, you can identify this state tree in the center of its flag
palmetto
This Roman goddess of agriculture holds a cornucopia on New Jersey's state flag
Ceres
On Utah's flag, the sego type of this flower symbolizes peace
lily
“Middle ‘C’”: It's the "B" in a BLT
bacon
This type of theft may be grand or petty
larceny
This smallest member of the flute family sounds an octave higher than an ordinary flute
piccolo
Not only can this lizard walk across a ceiling, it can also chirp & make clicking sounds
gecko
After she challenged Athena to a weaving contest, Athena turned her into a spider
Arachne
“100 Years Ago”: In 1901 Switzerland's Jean-Henri Dunant, who founded this organization, shared the Nobel Peace Prize
International Red Cross;Red Cross
In the fall, the USA's Columbia defeated Britain's Shamrock II to win this trophy
America’s Cup
In a major address on March 4, he stated that the U.S. "must remain close friends" with Cuba
William McKinley;McKinley
On February 25 J.P. Morgan & others organized this company, the world's first billion-dollar corporation
U.S. Steel
On Sept. 7, 1901 China's Manchu government signed an agreement with 11 nations ending this uprising
Boxer Rebellion
“Airport Codes” (name the place): Let freedom ring: PHL
Philadelphia
Odds are good you'll get here: LAS
Las Vegas
Still one of the busiest: ORD
Chicago
A lovers' triangle: BDA
Bermuda
A capital place: IAD
Washington
“Franks”: He died just 83 days after starting his fourth term as president
Franklin D. Roosevelt;Roosevelt
Her "diary" became a Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway play in 1956
Anne Frank
On "M*A*S*H", Hot Lips mixed with this "Lipless Wonder" to have a "major" affair
Major Frank Burns;Frank Burns;Burns
900th floor please; during his 7-decade career, this architect made plans for a mile-high skyscraper
Frank Lloyd Wright;Wright
The Atreides family, exiled on Arrakis, starred in the "Chronicles of Dune" by this sci-fi author
Frank Herbert;Herbert
“’Hy’ Science”: Before it's galvanized, iron is cleaned with this very caustic acid
hydrochloric acid;HCl
It's the main branch of engineering that studies the mechanical properties of fluids
hydraulic
These tiny coelenterates equipped with stinging tentacles are found in ponds
hydras;hydra
It's an icon or special text on a web page that, when clicked on, moves you to a related page
hypertext link
His contribution to science was the celluloid strip used in film, not the sanitary strip used in hotels
John Hyatt;Hyatt
“Beyond Belief”: Adjective associated with the character seen here[The Hulk]
Incredible
When Nazi Rudolf Hess landed in Britain, this man told Parliament, "The imagination is baffled by the facts"
Winston Churchill;Churchill
The expression "Tell it to" them comes from British Navy men, who thought them gullible 
Tell it to the marines;marines
The game seen here, or what something unbelievable might do to your mind
Boggle
Old English for "to confuse" gave us a noun that's a synonym for "labyrinth" as well as this 5-letter verb
a maze/amaze;a maze;amaze
“Colleges & Universities”: It's the university where you'll find the John F. Kennedy School of Government
Harvard
Jefferson Davis graduated from the U.S. Military Academy here
West Point
James Madison & Woodrow Wilson both graduated from this New Jersey university
Princeton
Sports teams of this university are known as the Crimson Tide
Alabama
This private, coeducational Washington, D.C. school is the oldest Catholic university in America
Georgetown
“Capital City Birthplaces”: Greta Garbo
Stockholm
“Capital City Birthplaces”: Prince Peter Kropotkin
Moscow
“Capital City Birthplaces”: U2’s Bono
Dublin
“Capital City Birthplaces”: Ilie Nastase
Bucharest
“Capital City Birthplaces”: Cantinflas
Mexico City
“Ono”: It's one who gives blood, or any other part of his body, for medical purposes
donor
I, you, them, it or ours, for example
pronouns;pronoun
Like pop, hiss or fizz, it's a word that imitates a sound in nature
onomatopoeia
This Old Testament book contains Moses' last speeches & an account of his death
Deuteronomy