VICE PRESIDENTS
While he gave a speech at the 2007 Oscars for Best Documentary, this man is not listed as an official Oscar winner; perhaps sharing the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize served as nice consolation
Who's Al Gore?
Its nickname the "Crescent City" derives from its original layout in a bend of the Mississippi River
What's New Orleans?
In 793 A.D. Vikings from Scandinavia attacked England when they crossed this sea that separated them
What's the North Sea?
One and ten: the softest and the hardest
What are talc and diamond?
"Twelfth Night" gave us the maxim "Some are born" this, "some achieve" thisness "and some have" thisness "thrust upon them"
What is great?
You're able to adjust to meet the most challenging circumstances; you're this 9 letter adjective!
What's adaptable?
A former New York governor, he was the last vice president who didn't serve a full 4-year term
Who's Nelson Rockefeller?
The Mark Twain Memorial Bridge connects this Missouri town where Twain grew up with the state of Illinois
What's Hannibal?
Lysander was an admiral of this Greek city & in 405 B.C. his victory over the Athenian navy ended the Peloponnesian Wa
What's Sparta?
Numbers 7 and 8, they both end in the letter "z"
What are quartz and topaz?
In "Richard III", "Now is" this 5-word season "made glorious summer by this sun of York
What is "the winter of our discontent"?
You're very skilled, my young helper, you're this
What's adept?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
Schuyler Colfax and this "3 named" man, who served as one of FDR's VPs, are the only ones to have served as both Speaker of the House and Vice President
It's the northernmost state capital on the Mississippi
What's St. Paul, MN?
Around 539 B.C. Cyrus the Great of this land conquered Babylon, the greatest city of the ancient world
What's Persia?
One of numbers 3, 4, or 5, they all end with "ite"; they sound like they might be in milk, or toothpaste, or something describing someone who's craving food
What's calcite or fluorite or apatite?
Romeo uses this synonym for "druggist" before saying, "Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die"
What's apothecary?
Unwilling to change your mind, you're this: break the word in 2 & you're also the name of an '80s rocker
What's adamant?
The only 2 Vice Presidents with the first name "Henry", their 2 last names form an alliterative pair
Who are Wilson and Wallace?
Sit down & put your feet up in this third most populous Iowa city
What's Davenport?
Also known for its vase, this dynasty lasting 276 years built the best-preserved sections of China's Great Wall
What's the Ming?
Number 6, the gem known as moonstone is largely composed of this
What's orthoclase or orthoclase feldspar or potassium feldspar or K-spar or KAlSi3O8 ?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
King Lear complained, "How sharper than" this "it is to have a thankless child"
You're this type of professor, part-time, perhaps just visiting
What's adjunct?
The last names of 2 of the 3 20th century VPs with the first name "Charles"
Who are (2 of) Fairbanks, Dawes, Curtis?
John Deere plowed into this Illinois city, setting up shop in 1848 & it remains the world headquarters
What is Moline?
Aztec warriors wielded swords embedded with blades made from this volcanic glass
What is obsidian?
AKA aluminum oxide, it's used as an abrasive; rubies are a form of this stone
What is corundum?
He ends "Macbeth" by saying, "So thanks to all at once and to each one, whom we invite to see us crowned at Scone"
Who is Malcolm?
Your voice is quite this synonym for "nasal", referring to tissues in the upper part of the pharynx
What is adenoidal?