KEEPING UP WITH THE CAROLINGIANS |
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A SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS |
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The name Carolingian derives from the large number of family members who bore this name, still in the top 100 |
Charles
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K-9 refers to a police dog; K-12, this through 12th grade |
kindergarten
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The Duchess of Windsor owned Slipper, a cairn terrier, just like this one in the film "The Wizard of Oz" |
Toto
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Kristy Swanson played Buffy the Vampire Slayer on the big screen; this actress played her on TV |
Sarah Michelle Gellar
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A recent ritual in Congress is a grudging extension of these benefits past the federal 99-week limit |
unemployment
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In the presence of Pope Leo III, Charlemagne was crowned emperor of the restored this on Christmas Day, 800 A.D. |
(Rachel: What's the Holy Roman Empire?)
Roman Empire
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Tasty pellets for pups |
kibble
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In 2003 the breed name this Russell terrier was changed to Parson Russell terrier |
a Jack Russell terrier
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Chaka Khan's version of "I'm Every Woman" went to No. 21; in 1993 this other woman took it to No. 4 |
Whitney Houston
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The Division of Longshore & Harbor Workers' Compensation is part of this Cabinet department |
Labor
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A Carolingian son who revolted against his dad inspired this 1970s Broadway musical |
Pippin
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Thrown with as little spin as possible, this baseball pitch is famous for being easy on the arm |
a knuckleball
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Another type of animal is in the name of this sly terrier seen here |
a fox terrier
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In 2001 Near Shoemaker became the first spacecraft to land on one of these, Eros |
(Terry: What is a moon?) [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
an asteroid
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In 2012's "Joyful Noise", new choir leader Queen Latifah finds herself at odds with this queen of country |
Dolly Parton
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A law passed in 2003 added a prescription drug benefit to this program |
Medicare
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The empire came to have 3 parts: Francia Occidentalis, Francia Media & Francia this |
Orientalis
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This type of doll represents a Hopi ancestral spirit |
(Claudia: What is a kewpie doll?) (Terry: What is a kokopelli doll?) [Originally ruled incorrect; reversed before Daily Double at clue 21.]
a kachina doll
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Appropriately, the first champion of this breed was Martell's Sapphire Beauty, born in Ireland & named for her coat color |
(Claudia: What is the blue terrier?) (Alex: Be more specific.) (Claudia: [Shaking her head] I don't know.) ... (Alex: Less than a minute to go, now, Rachel.)
the Kerry blue terrier
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Elements come in multiple forms called isotopes; amino acids come in these differently shaped forms, also starting with "iso" |
an isomer
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On the last episode of "Newhart", Bob, married to Mary Frann, wakes up with this other TV wife |
Suzanne Pleshette
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In the 1930s Alf Landon called this government program "a cruel hoax" |
Social Security
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The poet Turold is thought to have penned this chanson about a Carolingian hero at the Battle of Roncesvalles |
The Song of Roland
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This bone is also a verb meaning to cripple someone with a bullet to the leg |
kneecap
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This breed is called "the American gentleman" because its markings make it look like it's wearing a tuxedo |
a Boston terrier
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Of the 10 listings on the Mohs scale, one of the 2 that end in "Z" |
(Terry: What is zirconia?) (Alex: Oh, no.) (Terry: Zircon?) (Alex: No. End in the letter "Z".) (Terry: Oh, end.)
quartz or topaz
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Barbra Streisand shared best actress Oscar honors for 1968 with this legendary thespian |
Katharine Hepburn
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Under welfare reform, TANF has replaced AFDC; the F in both stands for these |
Families
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