SHAKESPEARE
CINCO DE MAYO
FEMALE SINGERS
TEAM SPORTS
NOUNS OR VERBS
200
'Friar Lawrence laments that this pair's "stol'n marriage day was Tybalt's doomsday"'
Romeo and Juliet
200
'The first robbery of one of these occurred May 5, 1865; first the crooks derailed it'
Train
200
'This "Material Girl" was paid $100 to appear in "A Certain Sacrifice", her film debut'
Madonna
200
'In football's shotgun formation, this player stands several yards behind the center to take the snap'
Quarterback
200
'A cod, or to catch a cod'
Fish
400
'"She has light by her continually, 'tis her command", & she sleepwalks carrying a taper'
Lady Macbeth
400
'Signed into law May 5, 1961, the Fair Labor Standards Act raised this to $1.15'
Minimum wage
400
'Her 1996 album "Stardust" features another duet with her late dad on "When I Fall In Love"'
Natalie Cole
400
'In this sport it may be a foul to hold either the ball or an opponent's head underwater'
Water polo
400
'What belongs to the victor, or what food does when left out'
Spoils
600
'Some scholars think this bawdy comedy was based on a ballad, "A Merry Jest of a Shrewd and Curst Wife..."'
"The Taming of the Shrew"
600
'Tchaikovsky conducted this New York City landmark's opening concert May 5, 1891'
Carnegie Hall
600
'A few months after her October 4, 1970 death, "Me And Bobbie McGee" topped the charts'
Janis Joplin
600
'It's said this game using little padding originated when a schoolboy grabbed a soccer ball & ran'
Rugby
600
'A jester, or to hoodwink'
Fool
800
'Act I, scene 1 of this play is set in front of Priam's palace in Troy'
"Troilus and Cressida"
800
'Founded in the 13th century by the Kirghiz, it adopted its constitution May 5, 1993'
Kyrgyzstan
800
'This gospel artist hit No. 1 on the pop charts in 1991 with "Baby Baby"'
Amy Grant
800
'Hockey's Colorado Avalanche once played for this city, birthplace of their star Patrick Roy'
Quebec City
800
'A jewelry setting, or to get on a horse'
Mount
1000
'After stabbing him, Hamlet cries, "This incestuous, murderous, damned Dane...follow my mother"'
Claudius
1000
'Italian forces took this African capital city May 5, 1936'
Addis Ababa
1000
'"Love Is", her duet with Brian McKnight, was featured on the "Beverly Hills 90210" soundtrack'
Vanessa Williams
1000
'Using a frisbee & combining football & other games, it's the "last" word in team sports'
Ultimate frisbee
1000
'Home to a smithy, or to make counterfeit bills'
Forge
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