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THE NEW 7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD |
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Turn on the lava lamp for Pele, a Polynesian goddess of these geographic features |
volcanoes
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You can't really see it from the Moon, but it is the longest of the 7 |
the Great Wall of China
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Had a Springfield in his step, look him up at his Gettysburg Address, enjoyed the theater a bit too much |
Abraham Lincoln
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Meaning not separable, it's the longest word in the text of the Pledge of Allegiance |
indivisible
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In the opera "Broken Strings", a soprano plays a fish & a tenor plays one of these proud fan-tailed birds |
a peacock
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Preppie runs away from school; spends memorable weekend in New York; gets even more depressed |
The Catcher in the Rye
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These fabled warrior women liked to hang out in Asia Minor |
Amazons
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The only one in Europe is this ancient arena |
the Colosseum
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"Texas tea" man, enjoy's his dad's office, seems to have a problem saying "nuclear" (nuke-u-lar just isn't right, kids) |
George W. Bush
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Italian for "unknown", it's how a person in disguise might "travel" |
incognito
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Princess Ninetta is briefly transformed into a rat in "The Love for Three" of these citrus fruits |
Oranges
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Massachusetts man spends 2 years living alone in a cabin in the woods; writes book |
Walden
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This noisy Norse god had a daughter named Thrud |
Thor
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Had a rough swim in WWII, considered himself a Berliner, had a Camelot of fun |
JFK
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From the Latin for "prescribe", it can mean to give orders, or to talk aloud for transcription |
dictate
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Yikes! In "The Wreckers", Mark & Thirza are condemned to die this way in a cave when the tide rises |
drowning
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Poor family makes big move from Oklahoma to California; it doesn't work out |
The Grapes of Wrath
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The Mexico City meteorologist might consult Tlaloc, the rain god of this former empire |
Aztecs
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4 corner minarets helped define this Wonder dedicated to a favorite wife |
the Taj Mahal
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Pro-Prohibition, suffered from the Depression, got vacuumed out of office in 1932 |
Hoover
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This 14-letter word means to sail or fly around, especially around the Earth |
circumnavigate
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This heroine of a 1915 Schillings opera shares her name with a lady painted by Leonardo |
Mona Lisa
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London physician creates new designer drug; has way too much fun; pays dearly |
(Alex: Zia, you are on your way to setting a 1-day record, I think, for our program, certainly in the Teen Tournament. You have $38,400. That's $24,000, almost, more than your nearest competitor.)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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The descendants of this "labor"er are known as Heraclidae |
[Applause for Nick's sweep of the category] (Alex: And well done in the round. You got all the clues, and as a result, you have $10,200. Select again.)
Heracles
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Built a "Bridge to the 21st Century", got the Starr treatment, moved to N.Y. |
Bill Clinton
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This Russian word is used for any of the vast, treeless plains of the Arctic regions |
tundra
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"Il Re Pastore" dramatizes a legend about this conqueror known in the opera as Alessandro |
Alexander the Great
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700 B.C.: Greek warrior takes epic 10-year journey to get home |
The Odyssey
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