SPANISH ANIMAL
FRIDAY THE 13TH
JAZZ GREATS
AUTHORS' FICTIONAL PLACES
GOING TO PLANETARY EXTREMES
100
A pretty flutterer: la mariposa
What is a butterfly?
100
On Nov. 13, 1789 Ben Franklin wrote, "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except" these 2 things
What are death & taxes?
100
Known for her scat singing, she received 14 Grammys, including a lifetime achievement award in 1967
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
100
Who-ville
Who is (Dr.) Seuss?
100
It's got the strongest gravity of any planet, nearly 2 1/2 times ours
What is Jupiter?
200
Anagram this: atún
What is tuna?
200
On Oct. 13, 1989, termed the Friday the 13th mini-crash, this average slipped 190.58 points
What is the Dow Jones?
200
This sax great's last public engagement was on March 5, 1955 at Birdland, a New York City club named for him
Who is Charlie ("Bird") Parker?
200
Westeros & Valyria
Who is George R.R. Martin?
200
The greenhouse effect, not just proximity to the sun, makes it the hottest of the planets
What is Venus?
300
Maybe a mako: el tiburón
What is a shark?
300
During Hitler's blitz of London, this residence was hit by bombs on Sept. 13, 1940, destroying the chapel
What is Buckingham Palace?
300
She honed her unique style singing in Harlem nightclubs
Who is Billie Holiday?
300
In the South, Maycomb & Finch's Landing
Who is Harper Lee?
300
It not only has an odd axis of rotation, it's also the coldest planet, with temps approaching -400 Fahrenheit
What is Uranus?
400
A hunter's favorite:
el venado
What is a deer?
400
This league, the ABA, played its first game on October 13, 1967; the Oakland Oaks beat the Anaheim Amigos
the American Basketball Association
400
Here's a bit of "So What", the lead track from this trumpeter's 1959 album "Kind of Blue"
Who is Miles Davis?
400
Never-Never Land
Who is J.M. Barrie?
400
Mostly hydrogen & helium, it has the lowest average density of any planet in the solar system & would float in a really big tub
What is Saturn?
500
A flier:
el cuervo
What is a crow?
500
On July 13, 1906 the French army reinstated this falsely convicted Jewish officer
Who is Dreyfus?
500
Seen here tickling the ivories, he got his famous nickname from an announcer who equated him with jazz aristocrats like Duke Ellington
Who is Count Basie?
500
Gopher Prairie, Minnesota
Who is Sinclair Lewis?
500
It has the most eccentric orbit of any planet, varying between 29 million & 43 million miles
What is Mercury?