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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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