NAMED IN THE BIBLE & THE KORAN |
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This 2014 movie would be "Nuh", except it was banned in many Islamic lands |
Noah
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TLC: "Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to" |
(Terri: What is "Don't Go Chasing [*]? ...or what is [*]?)
"Waterfalls"
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A recent search on the nexis.com database found 580 uses in a month of "shrouded in secrecy" or "shrouded in" this |
mystery
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The sweet Royal Ann variety of this is usually the type used to make maraschinos |
a cherry
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A "Trail of Tears" outdoor drama in a Tahlequah amphitheater was once an annual event in this state |
Oklahoma
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A magic mirror gives the vain queen the bad news that another has surpassed her in beauty in this Grimm fairy tale |
(Terri: What is "Sleeping Beauty"?)
"Snow White"
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Musa is this lawgiver |
Moses
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David Guetta: "I'm bulletproof, nothing to lose, fire away" |
"Titanium"
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Someone who switches from one pastime to another, or an action that effects a major shift |
(Emily: What is a catalyst?)
a game changer
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To blanch these nuts, like for Greek cookies called ergolavi, put them in boiling water for 3-5 min., then remove skin |
almonds
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The area around Hot Springs National Park in this state is called "The American Spa" |
Arkansas
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This trademarked drug from Allergan is injected into the face to treat wrinkles & crow's feet |
Botox
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Beware of Iblis, this figure |
the Devil
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The B-52's: "There goes a dogfish chased by a catfish" |
(Jason: What is "Love Shack"?)
"Rock Lobster"
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Affluent folks' lawns are described as this, as if they were tended using nail scissors |
manicured
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The Gravenstein variety of this fruit is named for a village in Denmark |
an apple
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Check out Herbert Hoover's birthplace, a two-room cottage in this state |
Iowa
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She says her No. 1 hit "You're So Vain" isn't about James Taylor; some think it's about Warren Beatty |
Carly Simon
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Jibril is this messenger |
Gabriel
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Kelly Clarkson: "Doesn't mean I'm lonely when I'm alone" |
[Emily gave the nonparenthetical part of the response first, then when she didn't promptly receive a ruling, she gave the parenthetical part followed immediately by the words "makes you" and the nonparenthetical part. She was ruled correct.]
"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"
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If something is a quick fix to a difficult problem, it's one of these werewolf killers |
a silver bullet
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Six-letter name of the winter melon seen here |
(Terri: ...Lost it. I don't know.) (Jason: What is papaya?)
casaba
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This state follows "Bleeding" in an 1850s nickname |
Kansas
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In mythology, this handsome but vain youth loved only his own reflection |
Narcissus
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This reluctant prophet is Yunus |
(Jason: Who is Thomas?)
Jonah
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Katy Perry: "Make me your Aphrodite, make me your one and only" |
"Dark Horse"
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A representative example; the first such youngster appeared in the 1930s |
poster child
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In parts of Africa, sharing these nuts with anti-fatigue properties is the equivalent of the North American peace pipe |
kola nuts
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It has the smallest legislative branch in the nation, 49 senators |
(Terri: Um...what is Kentucky?) ... (Alex: It's the only state with a unicameral legislature, and that is [*].)
Nebraska
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A vanity search is self-Googling or this kind of surfing |
ego surfing
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