|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"This follow-up to 'The Articles of Confederation' is the rare sequel that's more bicameral than the original!" |
the Constitution
|
|
|
|
Pearls are believed to acquire their color from the shell lining of this host bivalve |
oysters
|
|
|
Only divers can now sit at the bar of the Mikhail Lermontov, a Soviet one of these pleasure ships |
(Alex: You don't associate [*] with the Soviet era, I guess.)
cruise ships
|
|
|
His removal of opposing Duma members & jailing of tycoons has made some fearful for democracy |
(Vladimir) Putin
|
|
|
San Mateo, San Joaquin, San Bernardino |
California
|
|
|
He was "quoted" as saying, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself...oh, and starvation. We might all starve" |
Franklin Roosevelt
|
|
|
The Pack has garnered 3 Super Bowl trophies, winning No. XXXI & these 2 numbers |
I & II
|
|
|
Pacific coast species of this shellfish include the Pismo & the Geoduck, which can weigh as much as five pounds |
clams
|
|
|
Built in 1892 but with a hull still made of this, the 300-foot Frank O'Connor sank in Lake Michigan in 1919 |
wood
|
|
|
The French don't seem to get tired of this man, first appointed prime minister in 1974 & now president |
Chirac
|
|
|
Champaign, Pulaski, Cook |
Illinois
|
|
|
This D.C. building's rotunda "was made famous by the Stephen Baldwin/Pauly Shore vehicle Bio-Rotunda" |
the Capitol
|
|
|
|
In the southern U.S., one can often see the mud mounds around the burrows created by this crustacean |
crayfish
|
|
|
In 1700 the Henrietta Marie brought this main cargo from Africa to Jamaica, then sank with its next cargo, sugar |
slaves
|
|
|
In 2006 his Taepodong missile test had us wondering about looking for fallout shelters |
(Linda: Who is Kim Il Jung?)
Kim Jong-il
|
|
|
Choctaw, Cimarron, Muskogee |
Oklahoma
|
|
|
This 1215 document "served as a wake-up call that Europe would be forced to answer...in about 500 years" |
the Magna Carta
|
|
|
November 29, 2004, the day of this quarterback's 200th consecutive start, was proclaimed his day in Wisconsin |
Brett Favre
|
|
|
This mollusk is easily recognized by its fan-shaped shell that has an earlike projection at each end of the hinge |
a scallop
|
|
|
The largest diveable wreck, U.S.S. President Coolidge, sank in 1942 when it hit one of the USA's own these |
(Alex: Hit one of our own [*]. That's bad news. Minute to go now, Linda.)
mines
|
|
|
This general took power in Pakistan in a 1999 coup |
Musharraf
|
|
|
|
This mascot "is like Uncle Sam, only shorter and fatter, clearly playing to the British infatuation with stoutness" |
John Bull
|
|
|
|
In this type of crab, the male has one claw much larger than the other, which it waves to attract females |
a fiddler crab
|
|
|
Since 1957 the Aida has rested beneath this "colorful" body of water |
(Linda: What is the Black Sea?) ... (Alex: Aida, Egypt, [*].)
the Red Sea
|
|
|
The U.S. wishes this trained ophthalmologist could see his way to support our Mideast policy |
(Linda: Who is Assad?) (Alex: Be more specific. We need his first name.) (Linda: Basham?)
Bashar al-Assad
|
|
|
Bowie, Briscoe, Maverick |
Texas
|
|