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Wanting the job of commander he came to Continental Congress in full dress uniform |
Washington
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An attorney named Schuster probably inspired this nickname for a dishonest lawyer |
a shyster
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His celebrated jumper from Calaveras County |
a frog
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South Sea island synonymous with atomic-sized blasts & atom-sized swimsuits |
(Alex: Yes, the [*] Atoll in the Pacific, do you know when [*]s first came out they were called atoms and then they were named after the [*] Atoll. I thought you would be interested in the fact that I knew that.) [Laughter]
Bikini
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By counting them you can discover a tree's age |
rings
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While this family advertises Pepsi, religion stops Michael from drinking it |
the Jacksons
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Disgruntled officer urged by Washington not to quit, later turned traitor |
(Benedict) Arnold
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"Justice is incidental to law and order", said this former FBI chief |
J. Edgar Hoover
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The name Twain's mother gave him |
Samuel (Langhorne) Clemens
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The green hell to which Dreyfus & Papillon were sentenced |
(Andi: Ah.)
Devil's Island
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Slave turned botanist who created 300 new products from peanuts |
George Washington Carver
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His law states that if anything can go wrong it will |
Murphy
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Civil law in France & Louisiana is based on his code |
Napoleon
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Huck Finn said he go to hell before he'd betray this runaway slave |
Jim
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Only New York City borough not on an island |
(Andi: What is Queens?) ... (Alex: Queens, I believe, is on Long Island, isn't it?)
the Bronx
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"Sound of Music" song asking this white Alpine flower to "bless my homeland forever" |
"Edelweiss"
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The show's writers never gave this Peter Falk character a 1st name |
Columbo
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What habeas corpus protects you against |
(Diane: Incriminating your... what is incriminating yourself?)
illegal arrest
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It appeared in the sky the year he was born & the year he died |
Halley's Comet
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Campobello Island, FDR's summer home, is in this country |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Canada
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Japanese dwarf tree whose name sounds like a WWII battle cry |
(Alex: One minute left in the round.)
bonsai
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Learned judge who sat on the federal bench longer than any other |
(Steve: Uh, who is William Douglas?)
Learned Hand
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Mac & Dick's name bought lock, stock & burger by Ray Kroc |
McDonald
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