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Friar Lawrence laments that this pair's "stol'n marriage day was Tybalt's doomsday" |
Romeo and Juliet
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This "Material Girl" was paid $100 to appear in "A Certain Sacrifice", her film debut |
Madonna
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The first robbery of one of these occurred May 5, 1865; first the crooks derailed it |
Train
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A Gothamite is a resident of this U.S. city |
New York City
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In football's shotgun formation, this player stands several yards behind the center to take the snap |
Quarterback
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A cod, or to catch a cod |
Fish
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"She has light by her continually, 'tis her command", & she sleepwalks carrying a taper |
Lady Macbeth
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Her 1996 album "Stardust" features another duet with her late dad on "When I Fall In Love" |
Natalie Cole
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Signed into law May 5, 1961, the Fair Labor Standards Act raised this to $1.15 |
Minimum wage
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The Mbuti of Zaire's Ituri Forest may be the best known of these people noted for their short stature |
Pygmies
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In this sport it may be a foul to hold either the ball or an opponent's head underwater |
(D: What is volleyball?)
Water polo
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What belongs to the victor, or what food does when left out |
(Doug: What is spoil?) ... (Alex: [To Doug] Our judges are in a good mood today, so your response of "spoil" is just as acceptable, so you get $400 back.)
spoils
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Some scholars think this bawdy comedy was based on a ballad, "A Merry Jest of a Shrewd and Curst Wife..." |
(Courtney: What is The Merry Wives of Windsor?)
The Taming of the Shrew
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A few months after her October 4, 1970 death, "Me And Bobbie McGee" topped the charts |
Janis Joplin
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Tchaikovsky conducted this New York City landmark's opening concert May 5, 1891 |
Carnegie Hall
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The name of these Eastenders comes from a middle English word that meant "cock's egg" |
Cockneys
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It's said this game using little padding originated when a schoolboy grabbed a soccer ball & ran |
Rugby
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A jester, or to hoodwink |
Fool
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Act I, scene 1 of this play is set in front of Priam's palace in Troy |
"Troilus and Cressida"
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This gospel artist hit No. 1 on the pop charts in 1991 with "Baby Baby" |
Amy Grant
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Founded in the 13th century by the Kirghiz, it adopted its constitution May 5, 1993 |
(Roger: What is Kyrgyzistan?) (Alex: No.) ... (Alex: We'd have given it to you, Roger, because it's not a word you hear every day, you weren't close enough; that extra syllable in there hurt you.) ... (Alex: During the break, our researchers decided that Roger's response was close enough, based on what he knew, so he gets $800 back.)
Kyrgyzstan
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The 2 Scandinavian countries with the largest population of Lapps |
(Doug: What are Finland and Sweden?) (Roger: What are Finland and Norway?) (Courtney: What are Finland and Denmark?)
Norway & Sweden
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Hockey's Colorado Avalanche once played for this city, birthplace of their star Patrick Roy |
Quebec City
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A jewelry setting, or to get on a horse |
Mount
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After stabbing him, Hamlet cries, "This incestuous, murderous, damned Dane...follow my mother" |
Claudius
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"Love Is", her duet with Brian McKnight, was featured on the "Beverly Hills 90210" soundtrack |
(Alex: And we have a minute to deal with those 4 clues on the board, Courtney...)
Vanessa Williams
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Italian forces took this African capital city May 5, 1936 |
Addis Ababa
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Some people in St. Barthelemy, an island in this sea, still speak the Norman dialect of their ancestors |
Caribbean Sea
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Using a frisbee & combining football & other games, it's the "last" word in team sports |
Ultimate frisbee
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Home to a smithy, or to make counterfeit bills |
Forge
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