“Connect Up With Connecticut”: It's the spice in Connecticut's state nickname that you might sprinkle into your eggnog on a cold Connecticut night
nutmeg
Connecticut's official state hero is this native son who was executed by the British in 1776
Nathan Hale;Hale
Bridgeport, Connecticut has a P.T. Barnum museum & a statue of this tiny "General"
Tom Thumb;Thumb
Joe Lieberman & this man are Connecticut's U.S. Senate team
Christopher Dodd;Dodd
New London, Connecticut is the home of this U.S. military academy
Coast Guard Academy;Coast Guard
“Bear Stuff”: Track 7 on his "30 No. 1 Hits" album is "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
Elvis
In 2002 the teddy bear, or as it was originally called, Teddy's Bear, celebrated this anniversary
100 year;1oo-year;centennial
American Greetings turned these into a card line, a stuffed animal line, & an animated film series
Care Bears
Subject of a 1930s novelty song; in 1993 9,750 bears & their owners attended one set up in New Zealand
teddy bear’s picnic;picnic
An old stuffed bear from this German company sold at auction in 1994 for a lot of the green stuff--$158,000
Steiff
“The 2005 Greensboro Mayoral Race”: Vote did he get, this 900-year-old "Star Wars" character
Yoda
AKA Forsythe Pendleton Jones in the "Archie" comics series, he got a vote
Jughead
This "everyman" name, also the bassist/vocalist of the punk band X, got 4 votes
John Doe;Doe
1 vote for this Missouri-born talk show host whom Al Franken called "a Big Fat Idiot" in a 1996 book
Rush Limbaugh;Limbaugh
3 votes went to this Disney character who debuted in "The Wise Little Hen" in 1934
Donald Duck;Donald
“Great People Of History”: Aristotle was a tutor of this world conqueror
Alexander the Great;Alexander
It's the more familiar way that Holy Roman Emperor Charles the Great is known
Charlemagne
King Darius the Great of this empire sent an army into Greece in 490 B.C., but it was defeated at Marathon
Persian Empire;Persian
A prolific fighter & builder, he ruled Egypt from about 1290 to 1223 B.C.
Ramses the Great;Ramses
The Wailing Wall in Jerusalem was a retaining wall this "Great" king had built to shore up the temple platform
Herod the Great;Herod
“Restaurants”: An inexpensive establishment of dubious hygiene is known as a "greasy" this utensil
spoon
If Giuseppe is a trattore, or restaurateur, this is the type of Italian restaurant he runs
trattoria
At a sushi bar, spice wimps should learn the word "sabinuki", or "no" this
wasabi
Buca dell'Orafo is in the cellar of what was once a goldsmith's shop near the Ponte Vecchio in this city
Florence
When Hiltl opened in Zurich in 1898, its customers were called Grasfresser, as it's this kind of restaurant
vegetarian restaurant;vegetarian
“3-Letter Words”: Honey-making hive homey
bee
Wynken & Blynken's buddy
Nod
A large, unruly crowd of people, perhaps headed by Lucky Luciano
mob
A beam of light, or Mr. Charles
ray
Top-fermented beer relative
ale
“Bodies Of Water”: This large lake straddles France & Switzerland; Switzerland has the largest part
Lake Geneva;Geneva
On October 16th, 1805, Lewis & Clark reached this river--the final water link to take them to the Pacific
Columbia River;Columbia
This country's Lake Taal sits in the crater of an old volcano on the island of Luzon
Philippines
The Green River is its largest tributary; they meet up in southeastern Utah
Colorado River;Colorado
The south arm of this sea, named for the Englishman who explored it in 1841, is an ice shelf
Ross Sea;Ross
“Sports Illustrated Sportsman Of The Year”: 1996 & 2000: A golfer
Tiger Woods;Woods
1991: A pro basketball player
Michael Jordan;Jordan
2004: A baseball team
Boston Red Sox;Boston;Red Sox
1977: A teenage jockey
Steve Cauthen;Cauthen
1959: A Swedish boxer
Ingemar Johansson;Johansson
“Music”: The Everly Brothers sang close two-part ones
harmonies;harmony
Liszt was among the customers of Bosendorfer, a firm that's been making these since 1828
pianos;piano
Da gamba, or "for the leg", follows this in the name of this instrument 
viola
"Checkout" this term for an area of the vocal range, like the middle one & the lower or chest one
register
Webster's defines this word as "a chord of three tones consisting of a root with its third and fifth"
triad
“Graveyard Shift”: The finger of this man (d. 1642) was snipped off as his remains were moved & is now at Museo di Storia della Scienzia
Galileo
This "Mont Blanc" poet was exhumed due to a Tuscan act that required all bodies that washed ashore be burned
Shelley
This 1982 movie revolved around a house built on top of a graveyard where the headstones had been removed
Pottergeist
After Charles II was restored in 1660, he had this man exhumed from Westminster Abbey, hanged & decapitated
Oliver Cromwell;Cromwell
Matthew Henson, author of "A Negro Explorer at the North Pole", was reinterred aptly near this admiral in 1988
Peary
“’E’ Bay”: Use your birr to buy a beer in this country that borders Djibouti & Eritrea
Ethiopia
Thinking green, biologist Ernst Haeckel coined this term for the way animals interact with the environment
ecology
Colonel Paul Tibbets was at the controls of this B-29 bomber on August 6, 1945
Enola Gay
In a movie this type of shot lets the audience know where the ensuing action is taking place
establishing shot;establishing
In 1817 at age 51, Eli Whitney wed the 31-year-old granddaughter of this "Great Awakening" clergyman
Jonathan Edwards;Edwards
“Insects”: When placed on its back, the click family of this insect jumps into the air to right itself, making a clicking sound
beetle
A familiar sight on summer evenings east of the Rockies is the Photinus pyralis, a species of this
firefly
Some species of thrips are the only known animals that can reproduce by both bearing live young & doing this
laying eggs
Just like chickens, insects have this 4-letter pouch where food is stored & partially digested
crop
A long-horned grasshopper gets this name from the love call produced by rubbing its two front wings together
katydid
“Tree Potpourri”: Dendrochronologists study the climate of the past mainly by examining these in trees
trunk rings;rings
This symbol of Maine stands tall & green on the state's flag
pine tree;pine
Acer saccharum is the sugar type of this tree
maple
From his birthplace, Elvis may have known that nyssa is the botanical name for this tree
tupelo
This Aussie song mentions "a jolly swagman" "under the shade of a coolibah tree"
Waltzing Matilda
“Make $$$ In Your Spare Time”: Get hit in a "sensitive area", preferably by a toddler; send the tape to this Tom Bergeron show to win $100,000
America’s Funniest Home Videos;AFV
Numismatics, man! In 2005 one of these dating from 1792 sold for $437,000--that's 43.7 million times its face value
penny
Think hard & pick up this honor, worth 114,935 kronor in 1923 & 10 million in 2005
Nobel Prize
Go halfsies in the lottery with Donna Goeppert, from Bethlehem in this state; in 2005 she won $1 million 2 different times
Pennsylvania
If you see "Whitey" Bulger, ex-accomplice of "Rifleman" Flemmi, call this federal agency for a $1 million reward
FBI
“Landing Zones Of Normandy”: A branch of the Sioux Indian tribe
Omaha
The Bear River runs through this state into a lake
Utah
Bug, glove or coast
Gold
Hellenically, Hera
Juno
This weapon is aflame in Genesis 3:24
Sword
“Edible Homophones”: To leave one's home & roots is to "pull up" these
steaks/stakes;steaks;stakes
I must have offended people to get this kind of reception when I arrived at the cookoff
chilly/chilli;chilly;chilli
Before the police could arrest him for his crimes with sheep, he "took it on" this
lam/lamb;lam;lamb
Produced by mating
bred/bread;bred;bread
It's noted for its huge antlers
moose;mousse;moose;mousse
“Physics”: All moving particles have waves associated with them, as light waves are with these particles of light
photons
When a wave is canceled out by an equal & opposite wave, the result is "complete destructive" this, like what messes up radio transmissions
interference
This color precedes "body" in the name of an object that absorbs all radiant energy falling on it
black
With the torque pushing the bar clockwise equal to the torque pushing it counterclockwise, the bar is in the rotational type of this
equilibrium
A measure of energy that can't be converted into work, it's causing the universe to run down into bleak nothingness
entropy
“The Grammys 2006”: She deserves a little respect, picking up her 17th Grammy for her rendition of "A House Is Not A Home"
Aretha Franklin;Franklin
With Nicole Kidman to cheer him on, he won for Male Country Vocal Performance, his first Grammy ever
Keith Urban;Urban
“Extremely Bad Historical Poetry”: Da da da dada something something "want mealier" / This tiny president was "The Sage of Montpelier"
Madison
Roses are red / Violets are blue / This "House of Mirth" author / Was born in 1862
Edith Wharton;Wharton
In days of old, this knight was bold, in the 17th century scene / On muddy ground, his cloak was found / Like his head in 1618
Sir Walter Raleigh;Raleigh
In 1492 / He sailed the ocean blue / He'd later lead the first fleet to reach India from Europe (Yep, that's bad poetry)
Vasco de Gama;Gama
Half brother of Sir Austen / Took appeasement to the hilt / He was the sittin' / PM of Britain / & no, his name was not Wilt
Neville Chamberlain;Chamberlain
“World Leaders”: He transformed his country into the first Communist state in the Western Hemisphere
Fidel Castro;Castro
In April 1969 he left the world stage & retired to his home at Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises
Charles de Gaulle;de Gaulle
This Caribbean leader's famous nickname was appropriate--he graduated from medical school in 1934
Papa Doc Duvallier;Papa Doc;Duvallier
This future king of Sweden received bricks, a trowel & a real yoke with 2 pails from his 5th birthday in 1951
King Carl Gustaf;Carl Gustaf;Carl
I was born in Korea in 1978, the year before this dictator (no relation) was removed from power
Park Chung Hee;Hee
“They Picked Up The Chekhov”: This playwright adapted several Chekhov stories from his play "The Good Doctor" (Hint: Marsha Mason was in it)
Neil Simon;Simon
In 1997 Amy Irving, Lili Taylor & Jeanne Tripplehorn were a triple threat in this play
Three Sisters
In 1966 this ex-wife of Laurence Olivier appeared on Broadway for the last time, as John Gielgud's wife in "Ivanov"
Vivien Leigh;Leigh
 George C. Scott & Julie Christie shared the stage in this play in '73 with a very avuncular Nicol Williamson
Uncle Vanya
A 2006 staging of this Chekhov classic was fruitful for leading lady Annette Bening
The Cherry Orchard;Cherry Orchard
“Old, Odd & Obscure Words”: "Skirl" is the shrill sound made by this musical instrument of the Highlands
bagpipe
In "Robinson Crusoe" the name of this amphibian means "a loop to hold a sword"; today it means this type of fastener
frog
An ichnite or ichnolite is a fossilized one of these, perhaps from a sasquatch?
footprint
It's probably been a while since you've seen a typewriter; remember this 6-letter term for the roller?
platen
An explanatory comment, or in old manuscripts, a chapter heading or initial letter written in red
rubric
“Presidential Firsts”: He was the first president to preside over 50 states
Eisenhower
It was no act; he was the first president to have been divorced
Reagan
He was the first former Boy Scout to become president, as well as the first Catholic
John Kennedy;Kennedy
This U.S. president was the first president for whom all women were eligible to vote
Harding
This New Yorker was the first president born after America declared its independence
van Buren
“Leftovers”: A notebook newly brought to light shows this Procter partner's "Eureka!" moment in making soap float
Gamble
This quarterback ran for a 4th quarter TD against USC to give Texas the national title in the 2006 Rose Bowl
Vince Young;Young
The Ohara museum was this nation's--not Ireland's--first museum of modern Western art
Japan
In November 1995 it was an odd first when Mozambique joined this group of nations, mainly former British colonies
Commonwealth
If a boat deal sounds too good to be true, there might be this small, 2-masted vessel that's rigged fore & aft
catch
“Diamonds”: Now at the Smithsonian, it was called the "Blue Diamond of the Crown" when owned by Louis XIV
Hope Diamond;Hope
The Premier Rose Diamond is one of the world's largest diamonds cut in this fruit shape; it was sold for $10 million
pear
It's equivalent to about 1/142 of an ounce
karat
Not decolletage but this property of diamonds allows them to split in certain directions
cleavage
Most diamond crystals are in the form of this solid figure having 8 faces
octahedron
“’Tw’ eak Me”: Nasal voice quality of rural accents
twang
"Boss"y fabric of thick, flecked wool
tweed
In the '60s, this British woman was a standard setter in style
Twiggy
An involuntary muscle contraction
twitch
The terpsichorean Ms. Tharp
Twyla
“Science At The Exploratorium”: The Exploratorium simulates these features seen in Yellowstone--the eruption comes when the water at the bottom is vaporized
geyser
Though it looks simple enough, its motion turns out not to be predictable, so it's called the chaotic type of this device
pendulum
Pressure from both sides on this vital piece is what holds up a catenary arch
keystone
Mirrors are a good way to demonstrate this visual effect, correspondance in size & shape
symmetry
Spinning the tank of water creates this geometric curve, because less force is needed to hold the center down than the edges
parabola
“Actors & Actresses”: His first regular role on a TV series was as CTU agent Jack Bauer on "24"
Kiefer Sutherland;Sutherland
In 1994 she was nominated as a supporting actress for "The Firm" & won as best actress for "The Piano"
Holly Hunter;Hunter
That's actor Billy Crudup doing the "Priceless" voiceovers in commercials for this credit card
MasterCard;Master Card
The actor who brought Gollum to life in "The Lord Of The Rings"; you could call him a 3-ring one
Andy Serkis;Serkis
This "Training Day" co-star wrote the novels "The Hottest State" & "Ash Wednesday"
Ethan Hawke;Hawke
“Literary _______ of _______”: Novel whose opening line says, "It was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair"
A Tale of Two Cities;Tale of Two Cities
King Louis XI visits the Bastille in this Hugo novel
The Hunchback of Notre Dame;Hunchback of Notre Dame
"Stephen Hero" was an early draft of what became this James Joyce book
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man;Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Wilde play that says, "To lose one parent... may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness"
The Importance of Being Earnest;Importance of Being Earnest
This Freud work originally called "Die Traumdeutung" is great nonfiction bedtime reading from 1899
The Interpretation of Dreams;Interpretation of Dreams
“Fruits”: They were "Wild" in the title of a 1957 Bergman film
strawberries;strawberry
Caribbean cooks use this fruit to marinate chicken & beef; an enzyme called papain tenderizes the meat
papaya
All individual plants of this berry trace their roots to Knott's Berry Farm, near where it was developed in 1923
boysenberry
This golfball-sized fruit, Citrus aurantifolia swingle, is now grown mostly in Mexico, not Southern Florida
key lime;lime
This tiny berry shares its name with a dried fruit named for its place of origin, Corinth, Greece
current
“’C’ Plus”: This 2-word women's wear item from the Middle Ages led to more low-key Saturday nights--wink wink, say no more
chastity belt
The former name of Sri Lanka, before it got an agent & went all Hollywood on us
Ceylon
A habitual practice, or an adjective meaning "made to order"
custom
We're betting 2-1 you know Chiron was this type of mythological creature
centaur
Last name of navigators John or Sebastian, or Doctor Richard C.
Cabot