ROOF OF THE WORLD
This shaggy ox is used by Tibetans as a beast of burden, its hair for tents
Yak
Spielberg's 1998 WWII movie about Tatum's dad
Saving Private Ryan O'Neal
This green gem is a variety of the much more common gem beryl.
Emerald
Boo Radley, Scout and Jem Finch
To Kill A Mockingbird
He was a community organizer, constitutional law professor, and a US senator from Illinois.
Barack Obama
Tibet's highest point, it lies on the border with Nepal
Mount Everest
Viking explorer known for his cross-eyed seagull comedy routines
Erik the Red Skelton
This is the second-most commonly used metal in jewelry making.
Silver (Gold is first)
Clarice Starling, Hannibal Lecter
The Silence of the Lambs
He was a school teacher, a soldier, and a US senator from Texas.
Lyndon Johnson
The 1,000-room, 13-floor Potala Palace overlooking this Tibetan capital is now a museum
Lhasa
"Waste Land" poet who gave up writing to become an "Untouchable" cop
T. S. Eliot Ness
This gem got its name because it is the color of the sea.
Aquamarine
Holly Golightly, Rusty Trawler
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
He was a farmer, a soldier, a haberdasher, a judge, and a US senator from Missouri.
Harry Truman
The Tibetan alphabet is based on the alphabet of this ancient language of India
Sanskrit
Fossil guy named for a German valley stars in a Quixote musical
Neanderthal Man of La Mancha
The iridescent sheen of this gem can be achieved in simulated versions using a paste made from fish scales.
Pearl
John Yossarian, Milo Minderbinder
Catch-22
He was a lawyer, professor and the governor of New Jersey.
Woodrow Wilson
Tibet is the source of this river that empties into the South China Sea near Ho Chi Minh City
The Mekong
Little-known collaborative effort by Chaucer & Michener
The Canterbury Tales of the South Pacific
The Aztecs showed their rank and power by wearing jewelry made of this blue-green stone.
Turquoise
Augustus McCrae, Woodrow F. Call
Lonesome Dove
He worked in the oil industry, co-owned a major league baseball team, and was the governor of Texas.
George W. Bush