IT'S TOO CROWDED
800,000 people gathered in a field in Krakow to watch the televised Vatican funeral for this man in 2005
Pope John Paul II
A task on a recent one in New York State was to draft a memo regarding sovereign immunity under a tort claims law
a bar exam
In "A Christmas Carol", this man's ghost is the first of 4 to appear to Scrooge
Marley
The showbiz career of this beloved funny lady has spanned more than 80 years
Betty White
This adjective describes 100% agreement, like a boxing decision
unanimous
A million fans endured stifling Madrid heat to celebrate Spain's 2010 victory in this international competition
the World Cup
In the 1950s half of U.S. hospital deaths were followed by a postmortem exam, also called this; now it's under 10%
an autopsy
He wrote short stories like "Sonny's Blues" & novels like "Go Tell It on the Mountain"
Baldwin
Long before "Grace and Frankie", she starred opposite Jane Fonda & Dolly Parton in the movie "9 to 5"
Tomlin
Trees can live in this highway-dividing "strip"
the median
On New Year's Eve 1994, 4.2 million showed up for fireworks & a free Rod Stewart concert on Copacabana Beach in this city
Rio de Janeiro
These exams are required for many Ph.D. degrees; for a Stanford history doctorate, you take them in your third year
oral exams
Emily is imprisoned in a gloomy castle--that tells you "The Mysteries of Udolpho" is a classic of this big 1790s genre
gothic fiction (a gothic romance)
Order in the court! If she ever tires of being funny, she has a law degree from the University of New South Wales to fall back on
(Rebel) Wilson
To criticize harshly, perhaps about interweaving hair a bit higher
upbraid
In 2019 tens of millions gathered to bathe in sacred rivers for Kumbh Mela, a festival of this religion
Hinduism
To do your taxes, look for someone who passed this 3-letter exam first standardized in 1917
the CPA exam
This novel about a canine says, "A monster came to the small town of Castle Rock"
Cujo
The name of this original "SNL" cast member lives on in the name of a cancer support organization
Radner
A Quaker place of worship noted for simplicity, like Philadelphia's Arch Street one
a meeting house
Millions lined the streets of New York for the June 2019 LGBTQ parade that was part of "World" this
Pride
Mydriatic eye drops do this to help in an eye exam
dilate your pupils
Jack Schaefer wrote about the cowboy life in this novel with a 1-name title; come back!
Shane
She's won Emmys for voicing Lois Griffin on "Family Guy", & for her role as Susie Myerson on "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Alex Borstein
There are 3 U's in this word meaning smug or insincere in an oily way
unctuous