The leader of the French Romantic movement, this man wrote volumes of poetry before a hunchback rang his bell
Victor Hugo
"To prepare for an exam insufficiently", or a Broadway acting replacement
Understudy
John Turner is the only 20th century PM not born in Canada; he was born in this mother country
Great Britain
Part of the White House's West Wing is this unique room
The Oval Office
If you choose not to air your dirty laundry, keep it in this basket
Hamper
She wrote "The Tale of Benjamin Bunny", about Peter Rabbit's cousin
Beatrix Potter
"After the corn bread", or to delay an event
Postpone
In Halifax' Holy Cross Cemetery, you can visit Sir John Thompson, who in 1892 became the first PM of this religion
Catholicism
A good source of B vitamins & iron, these kidney-shaped nuts are lower in total fat than most others
Cashews
The Pawleys Island Duracord is one of these for horizontal back yard relaxation
Hammock
Mark Twain didn't think Shakespeare wrote the famous plays, wondering why this 1616 document mentions no books
His will
"Before a cell phone message", or a reason for taking action
Pretext
I'd like to thank 1930s PM Richard Bennett; he established the commission that became this radio & TV entity
The CBC
This triangular Swiss chocolate bar features the Matterhorn on its label
Toblerone
Despite recent history, Russia's Aeroflot airline continues to use this pair as part of its company symbol
Hammer and Sickle
A poem by him begins, "All in green went my love riding on a great horse of gold into the sliver dawn"
E. E. Cummings
"Put a noisemaker back on the cat", or to rise up in insurrection
Rebel
During Joe Clark's tenure (1979-80), 6 Americans trapped in this country were able to escape using fake Canadian papers
Iran
The 5 impressive towers of Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple are shaped like the buds of this sac
Lotus
This master of the vibraphone also played drums & piano
Lionel Hampton
Gustav Meyrink is best known for supernatural stories like a 1915 tale about this avenging clay figure of folklore
A Golem
"To fill in the ditch around the castle", or to reduce in rank
Demote
This 1870s PM had the same name as the Scottish explorer who mapped the longest river within Canada
Alexander MacKenzie
Hearing, which can be described as nerves responding to sound waves, takes place in this spiral-shaped structure of the inner ear
Cochlea
The "old" one is an historic county that borders the English Channel
Hampshire