“Americana”: The price of this iconic American item hasn't had a low rise; the low-rise type are $88 at Victoria's Secret
jeans;jean
As in the title of a movie & a TV series, it's game night for U.S. high school football
Friday
The 1st old house we renovated was a run-down Victorian in the Dorchester section of this city
Boston
These creatures usually contributed the materials that early scrimshanders carved
whales;whale
“Rhyme Wave” (each answer rhymes with “wave”): The social status of an oar puller on an ancient Roman galley
slave
rhymes with “wave”: A boisterous dance party with psychedelic lights & loud music
rave
rhymes with “wave”: To desire eagerly
crave
rhymes with “wave”: Leading from the entry to the altar, it's this section of a church that's flanked by the aisles
nave
rhymes with “wave”: To incise letters on a hard surface
engrave
“Pudding”: Nursery rhyme guy who precedes "pudding & pie"
Georgie Porgie
This tragedy started in a baker's shop on Pudding Lane on Sept. 2, 1666
Great Fire of London
Adjective in front of "pudding" in the name of a Harvard theatrical troupe
hasty
In this poet's 1786 "Address to a Haggis", he addresses the "Great Chieftain o' the Pudding Race"
Robert Burns;Burns
When sausages are thrown into the batter of this English treat, it's known as toad-in-the-hole
Yorkshire pudding
“Descartes”: It's the English translation on Descartes' most famous axiom, "Cogito, ergo sum"
I think, therefore I am
In 1618 Descartes was in the army of Prince Maurice of Nassau, the ruler of what's now this low country
Netherlands;Holland
After the arrest & trial of this "sun-loving" Italian, Descartes suppressed his own work on similar ideas
Galileo
Descartes invented the analytic or coordinate type of this, from the Greek for "earth measure"
geometry
Though born in France, Descartes died in this country where he had gone to teach Queen Christina
Sweden
“Before”: Before moving to late night, this man hosted the game show Earn Your Vacation
Johnny Carson;Carson
Before Kenny G and Wynton Marsalis there was this swinging guy 
Benny Goodman;Goodman
Before Raquel Welch and Marilyn Monroe there was this platinum star of classics like Dinner at Eight and Bombshell
Jean Harlow;Harlow
Before Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant, there was this handsome lord of the ring
Gorgeous George;George
Long before Olivier and Brando there was this man, brother to an assassin
Edwin Booth;Booth
“The Horse”: These are defined as horses that stand less than 14.2 hands at the withers
ponies;pony
Under racing rules, every thoroughbred in the Northern Hemisphere has this birthday
January 1
This type of horse takes its name from the length of racetracks in early America
quarterhorse;quarter
This horse breed shares its name from the peninsula from which it hails
Arabian
From the Spanish, it's the term for a horse with a golden coat & a white or silver mane & tail
palomino
“Canadian Cities”: It's been called the "Gibraltar of America" because of the Citadel, a fort overlooking the St. Lawrence River
Quebec City;Quebec
It was capital of the Northwest Territories from 1882 to 1905, when it became the provincial capital of Saskatchewan
Regina
In 1934 gold was discovered in this capital of the Northwest Territories; in 1991 diamonds were discovered there
Yellowknife
Named for a queen, this capital of Prince Edward Island is the seat of Queens County
Charlottetown
Known for great skiing, this Alberta resort is "Canada's Higest Town" at 4,537 feet
Banff
“Remember That Song?”: We hope nobody takes literally the subtitle of the Mercer-Arlen song "One For My Baby (And One More For" this)
The Road
His "In The Air Tonight" plays while Tom Cruise & Rebecca de Mornay ride the train in "Risky Business"--O Lord
Phill Collins;Collins
It precedes "All Nite" in a KISS title & "Is Here To Stay" in a Danny & the Juniors title
Rock & Roll
This James Blunt farewell song goes "You have been the one, you have been the one for me"
Goodbye My Lover
Chelsea Clinton is named after this song written by Joni Mitchell
Chelsea Morning
“Audio Books”: If Julia Roberts has help with her kids, she knows the world of these "Diaries" she narrated
The Nanny Diaries;Nanny Diaries;Nanny
She read her own "Tales of A Fourth Grade Nothing", but Annabeth Gish read her adult novel "Summer Sisters"
Judy Blume;Blume
Who better than Leo McKern to read John Mortimer's this man of the Bailey "For the Prosecution"
Rumpole
This book by David Sedaris about attempting to speak French may be best experienced in the author's reading
Me Talk Pretty One Day
George Guidall has recorded more than 850 books, from "Abel's Island" to Philip Roth's this man "Unbound"
Zuckerman
“Give Me An ‘A’”: Saturn was the ancient Roman god of this land-loving discipline
agriculture
This strict Mennonite sect that rose out of the Anabaptists is found mostly in Pennsylvania & Ohio
Amish
Richard Rhodes wrote a Pulitzer Prize-winning book about "The Making of" this, which is powered by fission
atiomic bomb
Pro cyclists are forbidden from using this class of synthetic steroids that help increase strength
anabolic
In a triangle, a line extending from the vertex to the opposite side or base, creating a right angle, is called this
altitude
“American Authors”: While he was in Spain in 1959, he wrote "The Dangerous Summer", a story about rival bullfighters
Hemingway
In 1884 she moved to Red Cloud, Nebraska & later fictionalized it as the town of Hanover in "O Pioneers!"
Willa Cather;Cather
Mark Twain said that this anti-slavery novelist, his next-door neighbor, liked to sneak up behind people and "fetch a war-whoop that would jump that person out of his clothes"
Stowe
Under the name Laura Bancroft, he wrote about Twinkle & Chubbins in Nature Fairyland after taking us to Oz
Frank Baum;Baum
William Rose Benet won a Pulitzer for "The Dust Which Is God", & this brother won for "John Brown's Body"
Stephen Vincent Benet;Benet
“Beginning & End”: Like a door, a Broadway show does these 2 things
open & close;open and close
In 2006 it began on July 1 in Strasbourg & ended on July 23 in Paris
Tour de France
"From" this to this is an idiom meaning from the start of a meal (or something else) to the end
from soup to nuts
“State Superlatives”: A valley at 282 feet below sea level in this state is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere
California
With 6,640 miles of coast, this state has the longest shoreline
Alaska
It pumps more than one million barrels of oil a day, more than any other state
Texas
Considered the healthiest state in 2006, it's also home to the Mayo Clinic
Minnesota
Its Boeing manufacturing plant in Everett is the world's largest building by volume
Washington
“3 Little Letters”: Like banks, many grocery stores now have these for dispensing cash & taking deposits
ATMs;ATM
Rampant use of this 3-letter insecticide lead to a hefty settlement for restorating the population of Catalina's bald eagles
DDT
"Day to Day" & "All Things Considered" are among the programs going out to its 26 million listeners
NPR
Its headquarters compound in Langley, Virginia is named for Former President George Bush
CIA
A TV cable network, or an explosive for bombs
TNT
“Call Out The Voice Squad”: He was the voice of Mickey Mouse in "Steamboat Willie"
Walt Disney;Disney
Among my many "Simpsons" voices are the subservient Smithers & this man who lives next door to Homer--Howdy, neighbour
Ned Flanders;Flanders
The voice of Daffy Duck (for the first 50 years)
Mel Blanc;Blanc
He voiced Puss In Boots in "Shrek 2"
Antonio Banderas;Banderas
He provided the voices of both Beavis & Butthead
Mike Judge;Judge
“You’re Under A ‘Rest’”: Eastern European capital city of more than 2.2 million
Bucharest
Any mountain's summit
crest
A braced framework for carrying a railroad over a chasm
trestle
Quickly! (to an Italian)
presto
The son of Agamemnon, he avenged his father's death by killing his mother Clytemnestra
Orestes
“Best Picture Oscar-Winners In Other Words”: 1980: "Regular Folks"
Ordinary People
1932: "Magnificent Inn"
Grand Hotel
1976: "A Single Colorado Mountain"
Rocky
“Down Mexico Way”: In 1986 Mexico scored as the first country to host this international sports competition twice
World Cup
This resort city about 200 miles southwest of Mexico City is famous for its cliff divers
Acapulco
Founded in the 1530s, this capital of Jalisco state is the second-largest in Mexico
Guadalajara
This gritty 1961 Tennessee Williams play unfolds in a seedy Mexican hotel
Night of the Iguana
This popular resort island lies north of Cozumel off the coast of the state of Quintana Roo
Cancun
“Take A Pill”: Going on a cruise? You might pick up this Pfizer product, the "original" or "less drowsy" formula
Dramamine
Antabuse is designed to make you feel really, really bad after ingesting this
alcohol
Estramustine is a chemotherapy agent for this glandular cancer in men
prostate cancer;prostate
Pravastatin aims to block your body's ability to make this
cholesterol
This tranquilizer that sounds like a village was introduced in 1955 & became the USA's bestselling drug
Miltown
“Transportation”: The bestselling passenger car of all time is this company's Corolla
Toyota
The transport for a 19th century double date might have been a barouche, one of these
carriage
Cabbies in this Eur. city spend 2 years gaining "the knowledge", mental maps needed to get a license
London
In "Sixteen Candles", Molly Ringwald says, "I loathe" this method of transport
bus
Since 1899 these stalwart animals used in transport have served as the mascots of the Army Corps of Cadets
mules;mule
“Acts Of Congress”: The Freedom Support Act of 1992 allocated about $16 billion to aid the nations formed when this entity collapsed
Soviet Union
Until a law was passed June 20, 1922, a woman could lose this if she married a foreigner
citizenship
There being no VP, the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 made Joseph Martin, who held this job, first in line to succeed
Speaker of the House
In 1893 the anti-mangling activism of Lorenzo Coffin got Congress to mandate the air type of these on railroad cars
brakes
An act passed March 3, 1863 established this, the subject of riots in New York that July
drafts
“2006 National Geographic Stories”: With uncanny similarities to a 2005 Wallace & Gromit film, a giant one of these plagued Brit gardens in 2006
rabbit
National Geographic called the circumstances of his death over Batt Reef off Queensland "extremely rare"
Steve Irwin;Irwin
A partnership between the U.N. & this Oregon Co. created uniforms that allowed Muslim women to compete in sports
Nike
Mentioned in Genesis, this was thought to be found in Iran's Elburz mountain range
Noah’s Ark
Hidden for 1,700 years, the lost gospel of this man states that he was acting on Jesus' orders
Judas
“Star Wars”: There's a vast array of props and costumes at this 2,300 acre facility named for a hero of the Star Wars saga
Skywalker Ranch
This is a less terrifying Lucite version of this weapon, whose second version is being built during Return of the Jedi
Death Star
When George Lucas saw a preliminary version of what would become this Star Wars ship, he said, "Make it look like a hamburger"
Millennium Falcoon
Though he didn't look like this in the film, you don't need to use the force to know that these are early models of this good-natured Gungan
Jar Jar Binks
“A New Hope”: In 1996 Harry Winston cleaned & restored this blue gem
Hope diamond
It's the trunk in which a young woman collected linens & things for her marriage
hope chest
In a ballad from "Grease", it's the way in which Olivia Newton-John was "Devoted to You"
hopelessly
The discovery of this promontory was thought a favorable sign that India could be reached by sea from Europe
Cape of Good Hope
Located just outside of L.A., this research & treatment center was founded in 1913
City of Hope
“If I Ran The Zoo”: First, I'd replace meat with bamboo on the menu; these 2-toned Chinese beasts could serve the whole venue
pandas;panda
Instead of a ticket taker who's a big grouch; I'd hire this little kangaroo pal in his pouch
joey
We'd have to get someone to talk up the crowd; this bovine 3-letter Tibeter grunts loud
yak
I'd do away with the use of all money; for payment we could use this invertebrate to be funny
sand dollar
I'd have a band of just animals as my mates; singing lead, bonobo, called a pygmy one of these primates
chimpanzee
“’O’ The Places You’ll Go”: Ask anyone on Waikiki & he'll tell you this island is known as "The Gathering Place"
Oahu
In 1989, part of this city's Nimitz Freeway collapsed as the result of an earthquake
Oakland
...Like my hometown of Sudbury that's in this second-largest & southernmost Canadian province
Ontario
It's the Mexican state that lies between Chiapas & Guerrero
Oaxaca
Collective term for the islands of the South Pacific, like Polynesia & Micronesia
Oceania
“Butter Battle Books”: David Zinczenko, editor of Men's Health Magazine, wrote a diet book named for these not always washboard muscles
abs
The title of Dr. Peter Gott's 2006 book says "No" to these 2 powdery white baking substances
sugar and flour;sugar & flour
This NBC show which overweight people compete is also a book "To Transform Your Body, Health, and Life"
The Biggest Loser;Biggest Loser
Coronary bypass survivor Joseph Piscatella wrote "The Road to a Healthy" this "Runs Through the Kitchen"
heart
Butter is not among Dr. Stephen Pratt's 14 "Foods That Will Change Your Life"; tea, blueberries, & this fish are
salmon
“Hip-Hop On Pop”: Give us just one of the names of this hip-hop impresario, ASCAP's Rhythm & Soul Songwriter of the Year in 1996
P. Diddy
From this "M.D.": "It's like this & like that & like this & uh, it's like that & like this & like that & uh"
Dr. Dre
In 1987 this "cool" guy has his major label debut with "Rhyme Pays"; now he's all about "Law & Order" (SVU to be precise)
Ice-T;Ice T
This rapper starred in "Crash" as Anthony & is singer Monica's cousin; it's not preposterous or ridiculous, it's...
Ludacris
In "Country Grammar", this "Hot In Herre" guy rapped "Playa my style's raw, I'm born to mack like Todd Shaw"
Nelly
“Dr. Seuss”: Seuss classic that includes the line "I would not, could not, in a car"
Green Eggs and Ham
Dr. Seuss grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts, near this street found in the title of his first book
Mulberry Street;Mulberry
"The Cat in the Hat" was written in response to the literacy problem discussed in the 1955 book "Why" he "Can't Read"
Johnny
While stealing a Christmas tree, the Grinch sees this little Who, "who was not more than two"
Cindy Lou Who;Cindy Lou;Cindy