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In 1770 England repealed all of the Townshend Acts except the tax on this commodity |
tea
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Unlike most others in this animal family, female caribou grow antlers, which they shed each year |
deer
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"The House Without a Key" was the first case solved by this Chinese detective |
Charlie Chan
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Featuring an eagle & a sunburst, one of the most sought-after political buttons in the U.S. is from his 1789 inaugural |
George Washington
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Someone from Prague, or a person who lives & acts free of regard for conventional rules |
Bohemian
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During the Battle of Bunker Hill, patriots were warned not to "fire until you see" these |
the whites of their eyes
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Deep-sea shrimp have organs called photophores, which emit this to help identify a mate |
(Alex: The photophores emit [*] so you can see them.)
light
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This detective debuted in the story "Killer in the Rain", from which material was later used in "The Big Sleep" |
(Gretchen: Who is Sam Spade?)
Philip Marlowe
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In the course of the 18th century, this part of a man's shirt shrank in size & got buttons |
(Jason: What is a collar?)
a cuff
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An archer pulls it back to launch an arrow |
bowstring
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British forces captured this Georgia port city on Dec. 29, 1778 & soon controlled all of the state |
Savannah
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Gloria Estefan |
(Robin: What is the United States?)
Cuba
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Before 1935, turkeys were bred mainly for this feature, not meat |
feathers
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Except for "Gone Fishin'", all novels featuring this black detective created by Walter Mosley have had a color in the title |
Easy Rawlins
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Type of a jacket named for its overlapping front flap & 2 rows of buttons |
double-breasted
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Evo Morales, an Aymara Indian, is this nation's first indigenous president |
Bolivia
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The capture of Forts Ticonderoga & Crown Point on this lake in May 1775 paved the way for the invasion of Canada |
Lake Champlain
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Sade |
(Jason: What is France?)
Nigeria
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The yellowfin & other types of this fish are unusual in having body temperature higher than the water they live in |
tuna
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Writer H.C. McNeile gave British crime-solver Captain Hugh Drummond this nickname |
"Bulldog"
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This type of flower with a round head has a name that sounds like it's only for single men |
a bachelor's button
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The Mauser was the first practical version of this type of rifle with a manually operated slide |
a bolt action
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This "foxy" general usually struck the British at night & then fled back into the swamps of the Carolinas |
(Alex: Yes, the Swamp Fox.)
Francis Marion
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Shakira |
(Robin: What is Mexico?)
Colombia
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Named for a fabric made in Baghdad, it's a cat with a striped or brindled coat |
(Gretchen: What is...) (Alex: Hurry.) (Gretchen: Um... [*]?) (Alex: YES!) (Gretchen: [Puts her hands to her mouth] Oh, my gosh!) (Alex: It's [*].) (Gretchen: [Sighs]) (Alex: In the nick of time, I might add. All right.) (Gretchen: Thank you.) (Alex: Select.)
a tabby
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This rotund P.I.'s household includes chef Fritz Brenner & "orchid nurse" Theodore Horstmann |
Nero Wolfe
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He won an Oscar for "Sayonara" & also appeared in "The Poseidon Adventure" |
(Robin: Who is Red Button?) [Robin's response was initially accepted; the ruling was reversed before the Final Jeopardy! clue was revealed.]
Red Buttons
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Primate sometimes referred to as a pygmy chimpanzee |
a bonobo
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