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This new doctor can put his honorary Ph.D. next to his Oscar for "Leaving Las Vegas" |
Nicolas Cage
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The number of days the prophet Elijah spent on Mount Horeb, or Jesus spent in the wilderness |
40
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Hock is a British term for the Rhine wines from this country |
Germany
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The lesser-known 24th of these begins, "The Earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof" |
Psalms
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This man who shattered Roger Maris' 37-year-old record had his record broken by Barry Bonds in only 3 years |
Mark McGwire
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Mountain range depicted on the seal of Calgary, Alberta |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Rockies
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It was a beautiful day in his neighborhood when he got a Ph.D. from Middlebury |
Mister Rogers
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When uncorked, a wine is said to begin to do this, something Faith Hill sang about |
breathe
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The prophet Nahum says, "The Lord is slow to" this state--but when he gets there, look out! |
anger
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According to USA Today, it's 5.6 miles or 29,468 feet |
combined distance of all his home runs
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Though it's thought the phoenix on its seal refers to the 1906 fire, it predates the fire by almost 50 years |
San Francisco
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Maybe Springsteen was unavailable, so N.J.s Monmouth University gave a Ph.D. to this "Livin' on a Prayer" rocker instead |
(Alex: Right, with a minute to go.)
Jon Bon Jovi
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In Roman numerals this number's i.d. is ID |
(David: What is 49?)
499
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Term for the juice of freshly crushed grapes (Hint: remember the category) |
must
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Completes Jesus' words to the woman taken in adultery, "Go, and..." |
sin no more
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37 of the 73 home runs were hit in this stadium |
Pacific Bell Park
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This man-made wonder 30 miles east of Las Vegas is featured prominently on Vegas' seal |
Hoover Dam
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South Carolina's Lander University gave a humane letters degree to this "Groundhog Day" actress, but only once |
Andie MacDowell
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It's the atomic number of neptunium, the first transuranium element |
93
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In the Bordeaux region this term refers to a vineyard rather than a castle |
chateau
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This sensuous "Song" sayeth, "Thy name is like a round goblet...thing eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon" |
Song of Solomon
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Regulation inning in which Barry hit the fewest of the 73 homers, only 3; makes sense if you think about it |
9th
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Its seal features a woman pointing to a fir forest with Mount Hood in the background |
Portland
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"Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye" when this singer doctored up an honorary degree from Iona |
Don McLean
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In "Old Friends", Paul Simon wrote "How terribly strange to be" this age that he'll be in 2011 |
(Rebecca: What is 78?)
70
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The Asti region of Italy is known for this "foamy" or "sparkling" wine |
spumante
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Proverbs asketh, "Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above" these gems |
rubies
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It was this team's Dennis Springer that Bonds hit No. 73 off of |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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