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In 1887 the Senate approved leasing this locale in the Hawaiian Islands as a base for U.S. Navy |
Pearl Harbor
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Don't mess with LL Cool J: "NCIS: ___ ___" |
Los Angeles
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If you're in London & looking for a gilt effigy of King Edward III, try this building |
Westminster Abbey
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Guards thwarting a man's 2006 try at parachuting off this NYC landmark caused "emotional distress" (& a $30 mil. lawsuit) |
(Tom: What is the Statue of Liberty?)
the Empire State building
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A roulette wheel has this many slots with odd numbers |
18
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To thrust someone aside with an arm |
elbow
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In 1883 Belle Starr was convicted of stealing these |
(Corey: What is cattle?)
horses
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I knew him, Horatio, a lieutenant of infinite jest: "CSI ____" |
Miami
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The Museum of Khartoum loaned The Louvre a gilt archer-king for the 2010 show "Meroe, Empire on" this river |
the Nile
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A man's lawsuit in Virginia against this sports org. said it "influenced him to speed", doing 135 mph and getting tickets" |
NASCAR
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In Europe & Australia this board game has "do" on the end; in Brazil it's called "Detective" |
Clue
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Betty White was hot in 2010: "Hot in ___" |
Cleveland
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art is re-creating a lost 3,000-lb. gilt frame for this Emanuel Leutze river scene |
Washington Crossing the Delaware
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In 2008 a judge said there was no room for a lawsuit vs. NYU by a man who broke his hip wrestling in this dessert brand |
Jell-O
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In this card game, the object is to cross the finish line by scoring 121 points, moving pegs on a wooden board |
cribbage
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Group chosen for salvation: They shall be gathered to "the uttermost part of heaven" |
the elect
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In 1889 she set out from New York, making it around the world in less than 73 days |
Nellie Bly
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It premiered the day before "E.R.": "___ Hope" |
Chicago
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A marble, bronze & gilt baldacchino was Bernini's first commission for this edifice |
Saint Peter's Basilica
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This "You can do it. We can help" chain got sued for $3 million; a man said he'd been stuck on a glue-coated toilet seat |
Home Depot
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On a fresh craps roll, pass bets lose on any of these 3 totals |
2, 3 and 12
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To explain in detail, or to enlarge on a topic |
to elucidate
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This author of "America the Beautiful" introduced Mrs. Claus in an 1889 tale |
Katharine Lee Bates
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Jason Lee as an Elvis-impersonating cop: "___ Beat" |
Memphis
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Gilbert Scott was knighted by Queen Victoria for designing the memorial seen here for this man |
Prince Albert
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In 2008 an inmate in Pueblo County in this state sued the prison, saying it didn't do enough to stop him from breaking out |
(Samantha: What is New Mexico?) (Corey: What is Arizona?) (Tom: What is Texas?)
Colorado
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In the original rules of this Gary Gygax game, your "saving throw" dice roll can save you from being paralyzed |
Dungeons and Dragons
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Adjective meaning big, clumsy & unwieldy |
elephantine
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