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On March 10, 1876 he spoke by telephone to Thomas Watson |
Alexander Graham Bell
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Phil Collins, Ted Nugent & The Fat Boys hit the Sunshine State on this '80s cop show |
Miami Vice
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A 1912 gift from Japan, the Yoshino species of this tree is found in great abundance by the Jefferson Memorial |
cherry trees
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A hilarious bee product |
funny honey
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20 paintings by this man, including the one seen here, were stolen briefly from the Stedelijk Museum in 1991 |
Van Gogh
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Cryst & Krispo were potential names for this brand of shortening |
Crisco
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Nationalists from this Commonwealth attacked the U.S. Capitol March 1, 1954, injuring 5 representatives |
Puerto Rico
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Legendary singer Eartha Kitt was just purr-fect as this "Batman" villainess |
Catwoman
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In 1963 Louisiana chose this "bald" tree native to the swamps & wetlands as its state tree |
the cypress
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A thin pancake with a Concord fruit filling |
a grape crêpe
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This Spaniard's portrait of the Duke of Wellington was stolen from the U.K. in 1961 |
Goya
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George Blaisdell invented this lighter in 1932 |
the Zippo
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On March 29, 2004 Latvia & 6 other ex-Communist nations joined this organization |
NATO
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This country star became a sitcom grandma at the end of her first season on the WB |
Reba McEntire
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A malt beverage like O'Doul's with little or no alcohol |
near beer
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$300 million worth of art was stolen from the Gardener Museum including the only marine painting by this Dutchman |
Rembrandt
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Fido knows that Robert Hunsicker created this dog food brand |
Alpo
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On March 10, 1629 this king dissolved Parliament, leading to his eventual downfall & demise |
(Ben: Who is James I?)
Charles I
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Going from Salt-N-Pepa to Dr. Pepa, the musician was in the house counseling Janice Dickinson on this VH1 reality show |
(Ed: Uh, who is LL Cool J?)
The Surreal Life
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This shrub produces clusters appropriately called catkins said to resemble kittens climbing up the twig |
a pussy willow
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An acrid-tasting deep-fried cake full of corn or crab |
a bitter fritter
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NYC's largest art theft happened in 1988 & saw the loss of 2 of this Renaissance friar's masterpieces |
Fra Angelico
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Models of this car brand include the Metro & the Storm |
Geo
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In March 1967 Robert Kennedy came up with a nifty Vietnam peace plan, but this Secretary of State rejected it |
(Dustin: Who was Robert McNamara?)
Dean Rusk
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Hey, now! Elvis Costello sold Hank Kingsley a lemon of a sports car on this HBO comedy |
The Larry Sanders Show
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This shrub whose name is from Greek for "rose tree" is among the many plants growing on Himalayan slopes |
the rhododendron
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An ever so tiny piece of the hepatic organ |
a liver sliver
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The august painting seen here by this Frenchman was stolen from Paris, along with 8 others, in 1985 |
(Pierre-Auguste) Renoir
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You'll go really fast in this swimwear brand worn by Olympic gold medalists |
Speedo
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