As of 2025 the tam she tossed into the air in a show opening is still with this late actress' family
Mary Tyler Moore
He was the face of the year's biggest reality show, & 50 seasons later he's still hosting
(Jeff) Probst
In 2026, the AKC's list of the most popular breeds was topped by this dog, aka the Frenchie, for the fourth year in a row
a French Bulldog
The dog Krypto is a faithful companion to this superhero
Superman
You get an "A" if you know this is the highest-ranking & cleanest-burning coal available
anthracite
You'll find the Pompidou Centre not far from this big river
the Seine
His porkpie hat was on a 1948 cover of Physics Today & faithfully reproduced decades later on film
Oppenheimer
"No Angel" by this British singer was one of the top-selling albums in the world in 2001, & she wants to "Thank You"
Dido
Long-haired Suris make up only a small percentage of these animals; most are Huacayas with fleece that's short & crimped
alpacas
He's the Lone Ranger's faithful Native American companion
Tonto
When combined with clay, this mineral seen here is what makes up the lead in your pencils
graphite
Lake Nasser was created by impounding the waters of this river
the Nile
On his iconic look, Chance the Rapper said, "I wanted to put something else on the hat & so I decided to do" this number
3
The smiling face seen here picked up the second of three Emmys for playing this TV matriarch
Carmela Soprano

First domesticated to hunt rodents & rabbits, the common species of this critter is a form of the European polecat
a ferret
He's the Green Hornet's driver & sidekick
Kato
Since ancient times, the Chinese have made carvings out of nephrite, the most common variety of this stone
jade
This "colorful" river starts in New Mexico & flows across northern Texas to join the Atchafalaya near Baton Rouge
the Red
2025 was the year of the bucket hat for this "Succession" & "The Apprentice" actor of slightly eccentric style & preparation
(Jeremy) Strong
This St. Louis rapper was one face of the Super Bowl Halftime Show, joining Aerosmith for a star-studded "Walk This Way"
Nelly
Elsewhere in the animal kingdom, this 2-word social ranking system for chickens is referred to as a dominance hierarchy
pecking order
Krusty's ex-sidekick, he said, "no children have ever meddled with the Republican Party and lived to tell about it"
Sideshow Bob
You may be surprised to know that in its pure form, this element has no odor; the smells come from its compounds
sulfur
Virgil loved this lake of northern Italy, calling it "the greatest lake"
Como
Known for turbans earlier in her career, this singer now makes a statement with extremely tall hats
Erykah Badu
Sacha Baron Cohen is the face behind this fictional hip hop journalist who skewered guests on his eponymous talk show
Ali G
Domesticated by the Chinese for ornamental purposes, goldfish are a type of this 4-letter fish
carp
Evil-Lyn is by the side of this skull-faced nemesis of He-Man
Skeletor
In 2019 a giant raft of this rock measuring more than 50 square miles was found floating in the Pacific near Tonga
pumice
This alliterative Swiss body of water is also known as Lac des Quatre Cantons
Lake Lucerne