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A controversy over interracial dating provoked an anti-one of these dances for Randolph County, Alabama students |
prom
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Lindsay Davenport said, "It really felt awesome" to win a 1996 Olympic gold medal in this sport |
tennis
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In 1998 Eric Stoltz joined the cast of this medical drama as a surgeon with a background in Eastern medicine |
(Terence: What is ER?)
Chicago Hope
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The annual Classic Yacht Regatta highlights a visit to this "City by the Sea" |
Newport
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It can mean "large" like an oak, or precede Joe Young |
mighty
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Fine port that can be drunk at once may be marked L.B.V., "late bottled" this |
vintage
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Sergei Krikalev "found" himself the first Russian to fly on a U.S. spacecraft, this space shuttle |
Discovery
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Sadly, this studio fired Judy Garland after "Summer Stock" in 1950, & she never made another film there |
(Alex: And it all happened on this lot, MGM at the time.)
MGM
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In 1998 Ted Danson debuted as a cranky doctor practicing in the Bronx on this show |
Becker
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This chicken, the state bird, had its beginnings on a farm in Little Compton in the 1850s |
Rhode Island Red
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In 1961 Newton Minow described television as this type of "wasteland" |
vast
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Port got a boost from the 1703 Methuen Treaty, which gave Portuguese goods low tariffs in this country |
Great Britain (England)
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The U.S. got help in beating this country in World Cup soccer when Andres Escobar scored into his own net |
Colombia
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When some folks ask "How's Trix?", they mean this current Dutch queen (her nickname is Trix) |
(Alex: Minute to go.)
Beatrix
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In the early '80s this "Jessie's Girl" singer played Dr. Noah Drake on "General Hospital" |
Rick Springfield
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University Hall at this school served as barracks for troops during the Revolutionary War |
(Kevin: What is Yale?) [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Brown
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The name of this giant Biblical animal is from Hebrew for "beasts" |
(Terence: What is leviathan?)
behemoth
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The drier white port is served as this, a French term for a drink to stimulate appetite |
aperitif
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With a December release, this actress seen here caught the public eye: |
Julia Ormond (in Legends of the Fall)
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In 1988 she was an indomitable 82 when she choreographed the ballet "The Informer" from her wheelchair |
(Frank: Who is Martha Graham?)
Agnes de Mille
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What a stretch -- husband & wife William Daniels & Bonnie Bartlett played Dr. & Mrs. Mark Craig on this '80s medical drama |
St. Elsewhere
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In book titles it precedes e.e. cummings' "Room" & Grace Paley's "Changes at the Last Minute" |
enormous
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Because of the deposit it leaves in the bottle, one must do this to crusted port before serving |
decant it (or strain it)
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This ex-CIA official who sold agents' identities to the Russians received a life sentence |
Aldrich Ames
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In 1974 this publisher of the Washington Post became the 1st woman elected to the board of the Associated Press |
Katharine Graham
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Michael Steadman on the show "thirtysomething", he became an "L.A. Doctor" on TV in 1998 |
Ken Olin
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From the same Latin root as "immeasurable", it's a 2-syllable equivalent |
immense
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Port gets its name from this second-largest Portuguese city that's 2 letters longer |
Oporto
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