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1 of 2 planets in our solar system that have no moons |
Mercury (or Venus)
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Well, well, this play has 2 "Well"s in its title |
All's Well That Ends Well
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At 14, this future Cuban leader sent a letter to FDR asking him for a $10 bill because he'd never seen one |
Castro
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17th & 18th century women carried fancy little boxes full of these which they stuck on their faces |
(Ed: What are [*]?) (Alex: [*]?--) (Ed: [*].) (Alex: --is another way of saying [**]? I didn't know that. But you are correct.) [Laughter]
mouches (beauty marks)
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This city is home to the main campus of the University of Hawaii |
Honolulu
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The hormone epinephrine is also called this, from the name of the glands that produce it |
adrenaline
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Cressida's uncle, Pandarus, calls him "the prince of chivalry" |
Troilus
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This first Indian prime minister partly embraced the non-violent philosophy of Gandhi but not his asceticism |
Nehru
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The Japanese are credited with creating the first fans you could do this to |
fold
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Your hair doesn't have to be this shade of reddish-brown to attend this Alabama university of the same name |
Auburn
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In biology, the beats of the heart; in botony, the seeds of a pea |
pulses
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Hamlet tells him, "There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy" |
Horatio
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In "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage", Byron mentions the court of Ali Pasha in this country |
Turkey
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A hennin was a tall cone-shaped headdress with one these accessories hanging from the top |
(Alex: We have a minute to go.)
a scarf (a veil)
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Washington College was renamed in 1871 to honor this general, its president from 1865-1870 |
[Ed responds without being acknowledged.] (Alex: Yes, Washington and [*] University.)
Lee
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An 1825 article in England thought the prospect of these traveling twice as fast as stages absurd |
trains
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CaCO3, it's the main ingredient in limestone |
calcium carbonate
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Banquo says to them, "You should be women and yet your beards forbid me to interpret that you are so" |
(Alex: [*] in the play Macbeth.)
the Three Witches
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Though this 20-year-old may have resented his father Philip II, he took no part in his murder |
(Alex: The reference to Philip II of Macedonia, and his son was [*].)
Alexander the Great
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This German university was founded in 1386 by Rupert the Elder, Elector of the Holy Roman Empire |
Heidelberg
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In 1858, John Butterfield began his service between the Mississippi & this state |
(Marc: What is Arizona?)
California
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Type of physics to which Planck's constant is fundamental |
quantum physics
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The title of this comedy refers to Mistress Ford & Mistress Page |
The Merry Wives of Windsor
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In June 1943, he & Henri Giraud became co-chairs of the French Committee for National Liberation in Algeria |
de Gaulle
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A knight's hauberk, a long tunic, was usually made of this |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
mail
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He was a faculty member at Tuskegee Institute for 47 years |
(Ed: Who is Washington?)
(George Washington) Carver
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This Texan & his gang regularly held up the stage near Deadwood, South Dakota |
Sam Bass
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