|
|
|
|
|
|
|
He was named after his great-uncle, the Reverend Warren Gamaliel Bancroft |
(Warren G.) Harding
|
|
|
In addition to constraining King John, this 1215 document standarized grain & wine weights |
the Magna Carta
|
|
|
Lake Villafro in southern Peru is regarded as the remotest source of this river |
the Amazon
|
|
|
The Big Board big company nicknamed Big Blue |
IBM
|
|
|
Moraine is the rock, gravel & other debris carried by one of these moving ice masses |
a glacier
|
|
|
When "Strange Interlude" was banned in this city in 1929, it played in nearby Quincy instead |
Boston
|
|
|
Before his death in 1972, he remarked that he'd like his epitaph to be "he done his damndest" |
Harry S. Truman
|
|
|
Noah knew it's the distance between a man's elbow & the tip of his middle finger |
a cubit
|
|
|
This peninsula was named for the Ebro River |
Iberian
|
|
|
Now in over 4,000 products, Nutrasweet was introduced in 1981 in one of these |
a gumball
|
|
|
Dark areas on the Moon called maria were originally mistaken for these |
seas
|
|
|
This actress starred in O'Neill's "A Touch of the Poet" at the NYC theatre named for her |
Helen Hayes
|
|
|
Indians at the 1901 Pan-American Expo nicknamed him "Big White Feather" |
William McKinley
|
|
|
From the Latin "drachma", it's a measure equal to .0625 ounces, or a small drink |
a dram
|
|
|
In its course from Tibet to Vietnam, this river divides Myanmar from Laos & Laos from Thailand |
the Mekong
|
|
|
To run this game, Stuart Entertainment makes a 90-number blower & flashboard system |
Bingo
|
|
|
By definition a geologic deposit that's ossiferous contains these |
(Thom: What are fossils or [*]?)
bones
|
|
|
The title of "Ah, Wilderness!" was inspired by a line from the "Rubaiyat of" this poet |
(Omar) Khayyam
|
|
|
Rutherford B. Hayes' middle initial stood for this |
(Thom: What's uh... I'll say Barnes?)
Birchard
|
|
|
In 1 cubic yard there are this many cubic feet |
27
|
|
|
In 1776 Benedict Arnold lost the Battle of Valcour Island on this northeastern lake |
Lake Champlain
|
|
|
At last count this company held 50% of the hand-held hair dryer market |
Conair
|
|
|
The Earth's lithosphere comprises the crust as well as the upper part of this layer |
the mantle
|
|
|
Actress Geraldine Chaplin's relationship to O'Neill |
(Arlene: Uh, what is his daughter?) ... (Alex: She was the daughter of his daughter, Oona.)
his granddaughter
|
|
|
The music for his 1886 White House wedding was provided by John Philip Sousa & the Marine Band |
(Grover) Cleveland
|
|
|
This weight system is abbreviated "AVDP." |
avoirdupois
|
|
|
About a fifth of the world's fresh water supply is contained in this lake in southern Siberia |
(Lake) Baikal
|
|
|
Kathy Kristof was chosen to replace this financial advice columnist who died in 1991 |
Sylvia Porter
|
|
|
Named for a German chemist, it's the main process by which ammonia is manufactured |
the Haber (Bosch) process
|
|
|
Brutus Jones runs from his rebellious subjects in this O'Neill play suggested by Haitian history |
The Emperor Jones
|
|