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Paul Julian voiced this nemesis of Wile E. Coyote |
the Road Runner
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Catholics 14 & over are not supposed to eat meat on any of the Fridays during this 6-week period |
Lent
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In 1997 David Kalakaua became the first inductee into the Hall of Fame for this instrument |
the ukulele
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Hubbub or toil, but really, it's much this about nothing |
ado
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Chinese emperor Wang Mang filled the treasury by making everyone swap gold for this, 2 down on the Olympic medal list |
bronze
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Something illusory, without reality or substance, perhaps in the desert |
mirage
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This little birdie was introduced to "Peanuts" in 1967 but didn't get his name until 1970 |
Woodstock
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A group of strictly vegetarian Hindus sued a restaurant for selling them not strictly vegetarian these Indian items |
samosas
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In classical style, these are attached to the thumbs with one hand clicking a simple rhythm, the other a more complicated one |
castanets
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It's worth 1 in golf & 15 on the first point in a tennis game |
an ace
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Lycurgus, lawgiver of this militaristic city-state, thought having more than one garment made men effeminate |
Sparta
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A resort area along the Mediterranean coast extending from Saint Tropez into Italy |
Riviera
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Crane (voiced by David Cross) is one of the Furious Five in this 2008 martial arts film |
Kung Fu Panda
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In Jordan munching a date is the traditional way to break your day-long fast during this month |
Ramadan
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Japanese orchestras include shakuhachi, traditionally made of this |
bamboo
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A grand feeling of wonder or veneration |
awe
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A movie with Nigel Terry as King Arthur & Helen Mirren as Morgana |
Excalibur
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Mumble is an emperor penguin who can't sing, but sure can dance, in this 2006 film |
Happy Feet
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(Jimmy of the Clue Crew takes apart a cake.) The king in king cake refers to the three magi who visited baby Jesus, himself represented by the baby hidden inside a slice, all in homage to this Christian festival observed on January 6th |
Epiphany
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The Ravi Shankar & Vilayat Khan are methods of teaching this instrument |
the sitar
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Rage; you've drawn my... |
ire
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One of the 4 quartiers of Monaco, 9 miles east of Nice, France |
Monte Carlo
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Gracie Lantz provided this bird's voice, but Mel Blanc originated the "Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!" laugh |
(Alex: With less than a minute to go now.)
Woody Woodpecker
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In casserole recipes of the upper Midwest, this soup made by Campbell's is known as Lutheran binder |
cream of mushroom
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It's the smallest member of the orchestra's brass family & also the one with the highest-pitched notes |
(Alex: Tell me we're not going to stump you with the simple [*].)
trumpet
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During the Mesozoic one, Earth had a single hot, reptile-filled continent |
era
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It's estimated that Diocles earned enough each year in these races to feed the population of ancient Rome |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
the chariot races
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The region of the upper atmosphere extending upward from the tropopause to about 30 miles above the Earth |
the stratosphere
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