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Nearly half of the height of this largest living bird is neck |
the ostrich
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From 1964 to 1999, the women's record in this event was lowered from about 3-1/2 hours to under 2-1/2 hours |
the marathon
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...the Berlin airlift resupplied a Soviet-blocked West Berlin |
Harry Truman
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This mill byproduct lies around on the floor of The Red Dog Saloon in Juneau, Alaska |
sawdust
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Stella Liebeck won damages from McDonald's after she was injured by this product |
coffee
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In a beauty pageant, it's the person who comes in second |
the runner-up
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One species of this flightless bird lives at the Equator on the Galapagos Islands; other species live in Antarctica |
the penguin
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In 1990 Randy Barnes set this record at 75 feet, 10-1/4 inches; as of 2003 the record stands |
the shot put
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...the Beatles appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" |
Lyndon Johnson
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New York City's best-known of these illicit '20s establishments was Jack & Charlie's 21 on 52nd Street |
speakeasies
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Of Mouse, Moose, Meese or Grunwald, the Maryland Police Chief prominent in the 2002 sniper hunt |
Moose
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Descriptive name for how the food seen here was prepared |
sunny side up
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The New Zealand government has passed laws to protect this national symbol & prevent its export |
the kiwi
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This country's runner Haile Gebrselassie was the Track & Field News Athlete of the Year in 1995 & 1998 |
(Michele: What is Kenya?)
Ethiopia
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...Three Mile Island's nuclear reactor No. 2 went kerflooey |
Jimmy Carter
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This type of "mill", slang for a bar, is also the name of a popular bar in Albuquerque |
a gin mill
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Soon after doing this July 28, 2000, optical networks company Corvis, with no revenues, was more valuable than GM |
going public (Initial Public Offering)?
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Neil Sedaka said this "is hard to do" |
Breaking Up
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Now extinct, this native of Mauritius is a character in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" |
the dodo
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In July 1999 Tomas Dvorak set a world record in this event with a total of 8,994 points |
the decathlon
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...Neil & Buzz strolled across the Sea of Tranquility |
Richard Nixon
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What's billed as the USA's first of these places to quaff Medocs & Tokays is on Sansome Street in San Francisco |
a wine bar
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He co-hosted the first season of "American Idol" with Ryan Seacrest |
Brian Dunkleman
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In 2001 Rick Baker & Gail Ryan won Oscars in this category for "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" |
makeup
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Australia's national bird, it has been hunted to scarcity because it's destructive to crops |
the emu
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This Ukrainian pole vaulter was No. 1 for 11 straight years -- a record for any track & field event |
Sergei Bubka
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...the War of 1812 was fought in the U.S. |
(Julie: Who was Jefferson?)
James Madison
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Freedom fighters & regular drunks have gathered at the venerable Brazen Head, on the Liffey in this city |
Dublin
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Muhammad Saeed Al-Sahaf, Saddam's Minister of this, gained fame with quotes like "We have them surrounded" |
Information
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A delay, or an armed robbery |
hold-up
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