SCIENCE TIME
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS
YOU CAN'T HAVE JUST ONE
PORT "L"
THE CAKE IS A LIE
400

The mafic type of this 5-letter underground molten rock can reach more than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit

Magma

400

In "The Hangover", Ed Helms wakes up next to a chicken, but has a bigger problem--one of these in the bathroom

a Tiger

400

These expressions of gratitude are rarely heard in the singular form

Thanks

400

This port on the Tagus River is the westernmost capital in Europe

Lisbon

400

Cakebread Cellars doesn't bake cakes but makes these, like a vin de porche rose

Wine

800

It has atomic number 3 as the least dense of all metals & number 34 as a SiriusXM channel for '90s tunes

Lithium

800

Khartoum, an expensive one of these in "The Godfather", makes a memorable bedfellow; well, part of him

a Race Horse

800

This word for people is plural whether you add an "S" or not--so "that's all"

Folks

800

This city's port on the Ohio River is just southwest of Churchill Downs

Louisville

800

A surprisingly easy victory is known as one of these; despite the name--no layers, no icing

a Cakewalk

1200

In 1995 physicist Melissa Franklin was part of the team that discovered the elusive "top" one of these

a Quark

1200

In this Mel Brooks classic, Madeline Kahn ends up with "The Monster" in her bed; she seems pretty happy

Young Frankenstein 

1200

A word containing a clothing item, these rarely visited parts at the edge of a town just sound weird in the singular

Outskirts

1200

This port is central to the British county of Merseyside

Liverpool

1200

This make-up, a trademark of the Noxell Corporation, is applied with a damp sponge & used as a foundation

Pancake Make-Up

1600

Evergreens have waxy or leathery leaves to hold moisture, but this other main tree type holds moisture by losing leaves in the cold

Deciduous

1600

Steve Martin & John Candy got a lot of comedic mileage after they ended up spooning in bed in this 1987 comedy

Planes, Trains & Automobiles

1600

Whether it means an undesirable part of society or sediment in liquor, this word is almost always plural

the Dregs

1600

Meaning "the harbor", this French port was the seat of the Belgian government for a time during World War I

La Havre

1600

Seen here is the marine invertebrate known as the cake this & it is covered in spines, not candles

Urchin

2000

The "water on the road" mirage is due to hotter air above the blacktop, causing this bending of light rays

Refraction

2000

In "Step Brothers", these 2 actors ask their parents for permission to make bunk beds; it doesn't turn out well

John C. Reilly & Will Farrell

2000

These acts of restitution in steps 8 & 9 of Alcoholics Anonymous are always plural

Amends

2000

This big port was once the capital of Nigeria

Lagos

2000

Do not! Repeat, do not eat yellowcake, which is composed of this radioactive element

Uranium

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