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A 19th c. duchess who felt faint in the afternoon began the British custom of serving tiny little cakes with this beverage |
tea
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The Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel called this Vegas diva a "soprano geyser"; somehow, "My Heart Will Go On" |
CĂ©line Dion
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As this title superhero, Tobey Maguire spun his web across New York |
Spider-Man
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The first Grammy for Best Rap Performance went to DJ Jazzy Jeff & this "Fresh Prince" |
Will Smith
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These masses of tissue in the throat, below the adenoids, fight infection but have to go if they become infected |
(Alex: Less than a minute now.)
tonsils
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Re-enactors still buy hardtack crackers from the G.H. Bent Co. of Mass., which supplied them for this 1860s war |
the Civil War
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"The Hills Are Alive" with the sound of this Oscar-winning soprano's voice, whether she's Victor or Victoria |
(Steve: Uh, who is, uh... Oh, I know this... a-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh...) (Alex: Ah, but you took too much time.) (Steve: Agh!)
Julie Andrews
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On a Manhattan morning, Audrey Hepburn admires the gems in a shop window while eating a roll in this film's opening |
(Harry: Can I replace my bet? How about, what was [*]?)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
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Betty Smith wrote about young Francie Nolan in her novel "A Tree Grows in" this New York City borough |
[Applause and cheers for Steve's response of his home borough]
Brooklyn
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Though there is elbow-replacement surgery, the knees & this higher joint are the ones replaced most often |
hips
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This Roman emperor served his guests snow mixed with honey (& probably bored them with his fiddle-playing) |
Nero
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Of her 1994 Xmas CD, USA Today said, this "Vision Of Love" diva had "a soprano that could unhinge St. Peter's gate" |
Mariah Carey
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A classic Christmas movie is called "Miracle on" this Manhattan street |
34th Street
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Winston Smith is a writer of Newspeak for the Ministry of Truth in this George Orwell novel |
1984
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Removal of the gallbladder is the usual treatment for concretions better known as these |
gallstones
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It's said that this French emperor's chef created Chicken Marengo for him right on the battlefield |
(Harry: Who is Louis XVI?)
Napoleon
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Maria Jeritza must have been lovely to have Strauss write the role of this beauty of Troy for her--see for yourself |
Helen (of Troy)
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This writer/director's New York-set films include "Manhattan" & "Manhattan Murder Mystery" |
Woody Allen
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A New York City Fire Department fireboat is named for this 1928 pres. candidate known as the "Happy Warrior" |
[Harry doubles over behind his podium trying to come up with the name.] (Alex: And his name was [*].) (Harry: Of course it was.) (Alex: Right here in--) (Harry: I've been to the dinner.) (Alex: Yes, okay, go again.) (Harry: All right, SMITH for $2000.) (Alex: They might not invite you back, now.) (Harry: Yeah, you got that right.)
Al Smith
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It's a general term for surgery that requires an incision right into your ticker |
open-heart surgery
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Mme. Pompadour loved to top filet of sole with these fancy fungi |
(Harry: What are mushrooms?)
truffles
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In the 1940s Rise Stevens owned the role of this Spanish Gypsy at the Met & sang it in the film "Going My Way" |
(Steve: Gypsy Rose Lee?)
Carmen
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Who ya gonna call when spirits haunt the Big Apple? The title group of this 1984 comedy, of course |
Ghostbusters
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Economist Adam Smith is best known for "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of" this |
the Wealth of Nations
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Gastric bypass isn't for the chunky or the just overweight, but for BMI over 35, classed as being this |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
morbidly obese
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