MUSICAL CHAIRS
Berry Gordy was known as "The Chairman" while running this soul music empire.
What is Motown?
During a solstice, the sun is directly over one of these lines of latitude whose names suggest easy days and fruity drinks.
What is tropic?
Twenty Years After and The Vicomte de Bragelonne were both sequels to this Alexandre Dumas work.
What is The Three Musketeers?
Leavening agent (5)
What is yeast?
The gem andalusite is named for a mountainous region in this country.
What is Spain?
Speedo employed a hologram of Michael Phelps to launch a new one of these.
What is a swimsuit?
Maybe this A&M Records co-founder and vice chairman took a "Tijuana Taxi" to board meetings.
Who is Herb Alpert?
It's the only state whose borders, like Montana to the north and Colorado to the south, are 4 straight lines.
What is Wyoming.
In Chapter I of this Gaston Leroux novel, we learn of a private box in the theatre always reserved for the title figure.
What is Phantom of the Opera?
An inhabitant of the U. S. (6)
What is Yankee?
The 3 natural forms of this hard gem are called bort, ballas and carbonado.
What is a diamond?
Using holograms, this diva aka Mimi sang "Silent Night" in 5 different European cities in 2011.
Who is Maria Carey?
"We have created a fantastic service, and people just complain," said Martin Lorentzon, chairman of this streaming service.
What is Spotify?
Lines called isobars and isotherms show up on these maps.
What are weather maps?
Antoine de Saint-Exupery, who perished in a WWII plane crash, is today best known for this children's tale.
What is The Little Prince?
Oy, such a gossip (5)
What is yenta?
The most valued type of this gem is the pigeon-blood variety.
What is ruby?
For fishing, Panther Martin makes holographic versions of these that shimmer with light underwater.
What are lures?
Ahmet Ertegun was co-founder and chairman of this "oceanic" label home to Aretha Franklin and Led Zeppelin.
What is Atlantic?
Heading east, the equator passes through the Maldives and the next nation it reaches is this other island one.
What is Indonesia?
One of the chief aims of this 1831 novel was to "inspire the nation with a love of its national architecture."
What is The Hunchback of Notre Dame?
Succulent plant type (5)
What is yucca?
Chatoyancy is the technical term for the luminous band of light seen in cut gemstones with this feline name.
What is cat's eye or tiger eye?
At a 2006 fashion show, Alexander McQueen employed a hologram of this British supermodel.
Who is Kate Moss?
This label home to many Chicago blues greats was named for brothers Leonard and Phil, not for a board game.
What is Chess?
These lines on a map connect points of equal elevation and allow mountains and other features to be depicted in 2 dimensions.
What are contour lines?
A collection of about 90 tales, "The Human Comedy" by this author paints a vivid portrait of 19th c. France.
Who is (Honore de) Balzac?
Circular, domed tent (4)
What is yurt?
Named for the African country where it was first discovered, this gem is an alternate birthstone for December.
What is tanzanite?
Inventor Dennis Gabor coined the term hologram from the Greek words holos, meaning this and gramma, meaning this.
What are "whole" and "message"?