SO YOU THINK YOU'RE PRETTY GOOD AT THIS
Called invincible, it was sent from Spain in 1588 by King Philip II to invade England; it proved... vincible
This world capital pulled back on its wild & weedy ways with a 2023 ban on smoking marijuana in its famous red light district
Amsterdam
This little friend of Snoopy in "Peanuts" was unnamed until 1970, when he was named for a recent festival
Woodstock
This group term for each of the 9 orders of angels like cherubim & seraphim sounds like they're singers in a church
Choir
The last advertising idea conceived by Don Draper on "Mad Men" was for this bubbly product
Coke
On Dec. 20, 2000 the execs of this Houston company were feeling good with the stock at $79; a year later it was at 42 cents
Enron
In Feb. 2023 a young girl was rescued after 147 hours in rubble from the devastating 7.8 earthquake in Syria & this country
Turkey
Bill Watterson received 2 Reuben Awards for best cartoonist for this beloved strip
Calvin and Hobbes
The 9 circles of hell in Dante's "Inferno" include one specifically for these folks devoted to eating to excess
Gluttons
It's the 2-word name of the menacing parallel dimension on "Stranger Things"
The Upside Down
In Super Bowl III this 15-win team with stars like John Mackey was favored by 18 over the Jets
The Baltimore Colts
The FDA gave early approval to Leqembi, a breakthrough drug that clears amyloid protein buildup from the brain to fight this disease
Alzheimer's
This huge sandwich first appeared in the comics in 1936; it's, of course, on the menu at Blondie's restaurant in Orlando, Florida
a Dagwood
He's the subject of the movie dialogue "So far this semester he has been absent nine times"
"Nine times?"
"Nine times"
Ferris Bueller
At the end of "Game of Thrones", this member of the Stark family becomes the ruler of Westeros
Bran
Acting as your own attorney, this Latin phrase for "in one's own behalf"? you know what they say about a lawyer who represents himself
Pro se
Subheads in a piece on this N.Y. politician.: "lied about where he went to... college"; "allegedly swindled a disabled vet whose dog was dying"
George Santos
In addition to plundering & pillaging, this red-bearded Viking has appeared in ads for Mug Root Beer & Skol Lager
Hagar the Horrible
In "God of War" there are 9 of these warrior women of Norse myth & you may have to fight Rota or Sigrun
Valkyries
There's no such thing as real psychics", proclaimed Simon Baker as Patrick Jane on this drama
The Mentalist
He fought the chimera and was on top of the world riding Pegasus, but rode him too high and fell to Earth
Bellerophon
With 50,000 mercenaries, many from prisons, the outfit called this group was a key part of Russia's force in Ukraine
Wagner Group
Characters in this current strip include an arrogant rat, a humble dimwitted pig & a duck who guards the pig's front lawn
Pearls before Swine
Of the 9 current members of the U.S. Supreme Court, this one has been there the longest
Clarence Thomas
As Baba Voss, this actor stars in "See", a series about a dystopian future where most of humanity has lost its sight
Jason Momoa