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| What was once called "baby" this drug is now known as "low-dose" this drug & given to adults to prevent blood clots |
aspirin
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| Elation + a broken-off part of a tree = this video game control lever |
joystick
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| 1992: "Drain You", "Lithium" |
(Trey: What is... Nirvana?) ... (Alex: By Nirvana, yes.) [The end-of-the-round signal sounds.]
Nevermind
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| DC Comics had the super-villain group called the Legion of Doom; the Seattle Seahawks had a defensive secondary called this |
Legion of Boom
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| In the early 1900s Drs. Black & McKay discovered that this compound stains teeth brown but also helps them resist decay |
fluoride
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| A circular piece of jewelry + an informal term for a dish like French fries = this first-row area for boxing fans |
ringside
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| 1995: "Ironic", "You Oughta Know" |
(Alex: Alanis Morissette, yes.)
Jagged Little Pill
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| For a time in 1991, this Soviet president was detained in Crimea during a coup by, among others, his chief of staff |
(Trey: Who is Yeltsin?)
Gorbachev
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| Oregon won the first NCAA men's basketball title by the anemic score of 46-33 in 1939, long before this 1985 innovation |
shot clock
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| Any nationality can now join this 8,000-strong military unit, but one does so using a pseudonym called an "anonymat" |
French (Foreign) Legion
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| Your diet does not affect the pH levels of your blood, which is a standard alkaline 7.4 or so, regulated by these organs |
kidneys
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| Murray or Hader + a cut piece of wood = this outdoor ad space where you'd see Murray's & Hader's names |
billboard
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| 1977: "Second Hand News", "You Make Loving Fun" |
(Alex: Fleetwood Mac.)
Rumours
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| On Feb. 4, 1992 he led some Venezuelan military officers in a failed coup; 6 years later, he was elected prez |
(Alex: Right. Less than a minute now.)
Chávez
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| In Spasskaya Tower, the entrance to part of this Moscow fortification, you'll find the marvelous clock seen here |
(Jason: What is Red Square?)
Kremlin
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| On April 26, 1937 the Condor Legion, a unit of the Luftwaffe, devastated this Basque city |
(Jason: What is Barcelona?) (Trey: What is Bilbao?)
Guernica
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| This yellow-green liquid that aids digestion is stored in the gallbladder |
bile
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| To inspect the safety of something + a friend or pal = this chess term |
checkmate
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| 2015: "Hello", "When We Were Young" |
(Jacky: What is Adele? 21?) (Trey: What is 19?)
25
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| In 1965 General Suharto brutally put down a coup in this country & soon seized power himself |
Indonesia
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| Since 1924 its chimes have been routinely broadcast by the BBC |
Big Ben
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| In 1923 Mitt Romney (not that one) intercepted 6 passes in a single game for this state's Racine Legion |
Wisconsin
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| Sufferers of TMJ disorder know that TMJ is a joint connecting the skull & this |
jaw
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| A car essential + a synonym for domicile = this, a batter's preferred area to hit the ball, right in his... |
(Trey: What is sweet spot?)
wheelhouse
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| 1967: "Getting Better", "Within You Without You" |
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
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| He was appointed commander of the Chilean army by Salvador Allende 18 days before he took over in a 1973 coup |
Pinochet
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| Athens' ancient Tower of the Winds measured time with a water clock when these weren't working--say, at night |
sundials
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