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November 25, 2002: This new cabinet department was created, so we can all feel safe now |
the Department of Homeland Security
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A Minuteman named Pat |
the Patriots
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In ancient Rome the 6 priestesses who tended the goddess of the hearth were collectively known as these |
Vestal Virgins
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These 2 verbs go together to describe cameras that don't make you fiddle with focus |
point and shoot
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Appropriately, Zane Grey was born in Zanesville in this state in 1872 |
Ohio
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Guymon is the largest city in this narrow region of Oklahoma |
the panhandle
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January 1, 2002: Adieu, franc! Bonjour, this! |
the euro
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Formerly Edgar, Allan & Poe: now just Poe |
the Baltimore Ravens
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The "virgin" this is the traditional Christian doctrine that Jesus Christ had no natural father |
Virgin Birth
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A small type of camera that may be dashboard-mounted is named for this makeup item |
lipstick
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Zane Grey's first book, "Betty Zane", was a fictionalized account of his ancestors fighting the British during this war |
(Amy: What is the French and Indian War?)
the Revolutionary
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Isolated by Sir Humphry Davy, this second-lightest metal could make you go bananas |
potassium
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March 23, 2001: It said dasvidaniya & plunged hundreds of miles into the Pacific |
(James: [No response]) ... (Alex: What was the Russian spacecraft, [*]?)
Mir
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Gumbo the dog |
the (New Orleans) Saints
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2 of these dedicated to virgin St. Agnes of Rome are blessed each year & their wool is used to make sacred garments |
lambs
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A UV type of this accessory improves contrast, reduces haze & protects the lens |
a filter
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Like the Old West's Doc Holliday, Zane Grey was a practicing one of these in NYC before becoming a novelist |
a dentist
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This Olympics-like sports event for Western Hemisphere countries was first held in Argentina in 1951 |
the Panamerican Games
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September 15, 2008: Say it ain't so, bro! This overleveraged investment bank went underwater |
Lehman Brothers
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Sourdough Sam |
(James: [Long pause] Who are the--Chiefs?) (Alex: No, you had to think of a name that is almost synonymous with sourdough bread--San Francisco--[*].)
49ers
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The virgin Lucy, whose name comes from the Latin for "light", is the patron saint of those afflicted with this |
blindness
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Using an iPhone app, you can shake the phone to make your picture come out faster, like pictures taken with this co.'s cameras |
Polaroid
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An active outdoorsman, Zane Grey wrote several nonfiction works on this activity, including off Tahiti |
fishing
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A company called Rival trademarked this slow cooker in 1971 |
a Crockpot
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May 1st, this year: The controversial photo seen here was taken |
2003
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Miles the horse |
the Denver Broncos
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The pope declared the "Virgin of" this Mexican place to be patroness of the Americas |
Guadalupe
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Use a tripod to prevent camera shake if this speed is slow, meaning a long exposure |
shutter speed
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Selling over 13 million books in his lifetime, Zane Grey is best remembered for this colorful 1912 western |
The Riders of the Purple Sage
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He's Candide's optimistic mentor |
Pangloss
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