More than 150,000 French soldiers died in the 1870-71 war led by this German state, whose side lost 30,000
Prussia
"Dirty Jokes and Beer" is by this standup comedian, sitcom star & game show host
Drew Carey
The name of this school of Buddhism important in China & Japan comes from a word for meditation
Zen
The names of these 12 constellations run from A to V
the zodiac
"SMH" stands for this action, what I'm likely to be doing if you miss a super-easy clue
Shaking my head
The last of the French & Indian Wars spread to Europe & was called this, lasting from 1756 to 1763
The Seven Year War
Garry Shandling wrote "Confessions of a Late Night Talk Show Host: The Autobiography of" this character
Larry Sanders
In Jodo Shinshu rites, don't stand the long sticks of this in the brazier; break them up
incense
Because of the proximity of Sirius, NASA had a hard time imaging the closest-to-Earth white this, a burned-out star
a dwarf
A variant of the classic "IANAL" is "IANAD", I am not this professional
England's 5,000 archers were more than enough against 20,000 to 30,000 Frenchmen at the 1415 battle of thi
Agincourt
"Enter Talking" is by Joan Rivers; "Enter Whining" is by this actress
A bhikku or theravada monk may do this only between dawn & noon
eat
Capella, sixth-brightest star in the sky, gets help due to being this type, actually 2 giants orbiting each other
A Binary System
Reddit is known for Q&A sessions with notable folks; called "AMA", they invite you to...
Ask me anything
France recognized Victor Amadeus II as king of Sicily as the treaties of this Dutch city ended the War of the Spanish Succession
The Treaty of Utrecht
Don't blink; this 1960s sitcom star's memoir is titled "Jeannie Out Of the Bottle"
Barbara Eden
After death we enter this between-lives state; a 2017 novel is called "Lincoln in" it
the Bardo
The European Southern Observatory released one of its largest images--a 2 billion pixel beauty showing the lobster nebula and this other one named for a feline feature
A Cat's Paw
Bae" can refer to your baby or this acronym, meaning she is first in your heart
before anyone else
His "Good Clean Fun" makes it clear--this husband of Megan Mullally likes wood
Nick Offerman
One of the few recorded supernovas in our galaxy took place in Cassiopeia & was seen by this Dane in 1572
Tycho Brahe
On Instagram the last letter of "MCM" is Monday & the first 2 stand for this, maybe on LeBron or on Eric Bana
Man Crush