Show #5086 - Monday, October 23, 2006
Rick Walsh, an attorney from Bedford, New Hampshire
John Bowen, an archivist from Dearborn, Michigan
Dave Singleton, an academic advisor from Henderson, Nevada (whose 1-day cash winnings total $8,600)
COMPOUNDS IN ACTION
ROCK 'N' ROLL HISTORY
MAIDEN NAMES
(Alex: You have to give us the famous married name.)
BOOK 'EM, DAN-O
THE "CAT"
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from inside a science lab.) When hydrogen sulfide in the air reacts with silver, it creates a coating called silver sulfide, better known by this one word
It premiered on August 1, 1981 at 12:01 A.M. with John Lack saying, "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll"
Helen Gurley
From 1704 to 1713 he produced his own periodical, "The Review"; "Robinson Crusoe" washed ashore in 1719
The wormlike larva of a moth
The 50-story Canary Wharf Tower on the Thames River is this capital city's tallest building
The digestive effect of sodium hydroxide on organic material makes this Clorox drain cleanr a winr
In August 1994 about 30,000 gathered in Bethel, New York to celebrate the 25th anniversary of this festival
Anne Morrow
When he made Time's 2005 Top 100 List, his book was described as "the novel that ate the world"
Henny Youngman began his career as a violinist playing the "Borscht Belt" in these N.Y. mountains
The world's largest canary diamond, a vivid yellow gem from South Africa, bears the name of this NYC jeweler
(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from inside a science lab.) To make cake batter rise, you need to create a chemical reaction by combining an acid like buttermilk with this alkaline compound--NaHCO3
In 1967 this TV group became the only band other than The Beatles to have consecutive No. 1 albums
Billie Jean Moffitt
"Standing Firm" & "Worth Fighting For" are 2 books by this ex-Vice President
An audition open to everyone; it may bring a stampede of actors
Harz Mountain & St. Andreasberg are 2 regions in this European country famous as canary breeding centers
Some fire extinguishers for fossil fuels use potassium compounds & are known as Purple this letter
In January 1995 he became probably the only singer with a No. 1 record to serve in Congress
Bianca Macias
In 1977 he wrote "The Camera Never Blinks: Adventures of a TV Journalist"
The southern part of what's now China was called Mangi; the northern part was called this
Better-known nickname of Wild West woman Martha Jane Canary
(Jon of the Clue Crew reports from inside a lab.) Because the enzyme catalase turns it into water & oxygen gas, this compound, H2O2, foams when used as an antiseptic on human skin or on a potato
Kurt Cobain's suicide note quoted from this man's "My My, Hey Hey": "It's better to burn out than to fade away"
Marie Sklodowska
Lemony Snicket should know this novelist penned "Adverbs" & "Watch Your Mouth"
For Kant, to act according to principles that you'd like to see become universal is this type of "imperative"
Canaries take their name from the Canary Islands, which belong to this country
Dave John Rick
GEORGE CLOONEY ON CELLULOID
NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS
FOOD-O
(Alex: Each correct response will end in the letter O.)
HISTORICAL MEN & WOMEN
NATIONAL SPELLING BEE WINNING WORDS
(Alex: You must do what the kids had to do: you have to spell the word.)
Donatello sculpted 3 well-known statues of this biblical figure, 2 in marble & a nude bronze
TV news producer Fred Friendly
Collinsville, Illinois, on the historic National Road, has a 170' bottle of this, waiting for a 200' burger
Just like a papaya, this fruit when unripe contains enzymes that can tenderize meat
In 1793 this French queen was tried & executed, charged with giving military secrets to her brother Emperor Leopold II
No yolk, just this white part of the egg
This American's 1942 mobile "Red Petals" stands 8 1/2 feet high & consists of painted sheet metal & wire
Undercover CIA operative Bob Barnes
This state's Edge of the Wilderness byway takes you near more than 1,000 lakes
This hot pepper is named after the capital of the state of Veracruz
Around 325 this Christian emperor began a basilica in Rome on the spot where St. Peter's stands today
This architectural term for the part of a church that crosses the nave at right angles
At age 75 he began to sculpt his Florentine Pieta, in which he portrayed himself in the guise of Nicodemus
Gulf War soldier Major Archie Gates
The byway called "Top of" these is at over 9,000 feet, which is considered the lowlands there
The large dark brown crimino mushroom became much more popular when its name was changed to this
Plato's "Phaedo" describes this man's final days, including his death by poison
This Roman's campaign against the Dacians in the early 2nd century was commemorated in a relief on a famous column
Escaped convict Ulysses Everett McGill
Once a 900-mile route extending to Missouri, it's now a 565-mile scenic byway mostly in New Mexico
This fruit related to the grapefruit is also called a shaddock
After abdicating this country's throne in 1654, Christina tried to get the throne in Poland or Naples--didn't work
This cowboy sculptor, a contemporary of Remington, represents Montana in Statuary Hall
CIA recruiter Jim Byrd
An Illinois byway covers 179 miles of this highway, the USA's first paved transcontinental road
The name of this kind of tuna is Spanish for "pretty"
He told the Rump Parliament, "You have sat too long here for any good you have been doing lately, depart, I say"
Psoriasis was the winning word;
This itchy skin condition
The 1549 Act of Uniformity imposed upon England this single liturgical volume to be used by everyone
$8,000 $11,500 $1
2nd place: $2,000 New champion: $11,500 3rd place: $1,000
(including 1 DD) 9 R,