U.S. LAKES & RIVERS
As you can gather from its name, Lake Texoma is shared by these 2 states
Texas & Oklahoma
The first day of the week mentioned by name in "Robinson Crusoe" isn't Friday but rather, this restful day
Sunday
More complicated than scissors, this device turns your sensitive documents into confetti
Shredder
Tulane law student Darby Shaw uncovers a conspiracy for the birds in this Grisham thriller
The Pelican Brief
Who lost the first-ever Super Bowl?
The Kansas City Chiefs
This large Louisiana lake is named for Louis XIV's marine minister
Lake Pontchartrain
In English, it's alphabetically the last day of the week
Wednesday
"I'm in tatters", Mick Jagger sang in this tune from "Some Girls"
In 1981 Grisham graduated from law school in this state; he was admitted to its bar later that year
Mississippi
What is the maximum number of points you can score in a game of bowling?
300
Until 1900 when engineers reversed the flow, this river flowed into Lake Michigan
J. Wellington Wimpy often said, "I will gladly pay you" this day "for a hamburger today"
Tuesday
From the Book of Common Prayer, "Those whom God hath joined together let no man put" this
Asunder
This Grisham novel centers on a lawsuit against a big tobacco company & the sequestration of the title group
The Runaway Jury
This was the first men's NCAA basketball team 16-seed to beat a 1-seed during March Madness.
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)
This lake whose French name means "heart of an awl" is at the heart of a beautiful resort area in Idaho
Lake Coeur d'Alene
Day of the week that's the English equivalent to the Latin Saturni dies
Saturday
It's the term archaeologists use for those broken pieces of pottery found during digs
Sherds (shards)
The title character of this Grisham novel is 11-year-old Mark, who hires a lawyer, Reggie Love
The Client
What was the first NHL team to win back-to-back Stanley Cup titles?
Montreal Canadiens
In 1819 the Independence became the first steamboat used on this river
Missouri
G.K. Chesterton wrote of a "Man Who Was" this day
Thursday
Something may be blown to these, from the Irish Gaelic smoidar, "fragment"
Smithereens
In a 2003 Grisham book, fictional public defender Clay Carter earns this nickname, also that of real-life lawyer Melvin Belli
"The King of Torts"
This well-known musician is so Bad to the Bone, he also played semi-pro baseball and was named rookie of the year!
George Thorogood