'(Alex reports from Machu Picchu.) The Temple of the Sun just below us was used for calendar purposes; that large ledge in the middle of the room aligns directly with sunlight at sunrise on June 21, the winter one of these in Peru'
the solstice
200
'Of Reba McEntire's performance in this show, Ben Brantley said she didn't "need a gun to bring" NYC "to its knees"'
Annie, Get Your Gun
200
'Within an 18-month period, 1665 to 1667, he made discoveries about light, color & gravitation'
Isaac Newton
200
'If you can find Hull's Little Red Riding Hood one of these, you'd best keep your hands & Oreos out of it'
a cookie jar
200
'In "The Janeites", a story by Rudyard Kipling, a group of soldiers have a deep admiration for this author'
Jane Austen
400
'(Alex reports.) Hiram Bingham came upon the ruins of Machu Picchu and then wrote about the marvels he had seen in the April 1913 edition of this magazine'
National Geographic
400
'One performer in "The Lion King" affectionately called her cheetah puppet this, in honor of a "Chicago" star'
Cheetah Rivera
400
'In 1869 this Russian chemist predicted the properties of 3 undiscovered elements based on his periodic law'
(Dmitri) Mendeleev
400
'When you care enough to collect the very best, you might consider this co.'s annual keepsake ornaments'
Hallmark
400
'There was a lot of buzz over Sue Monk Kidd's debut novel, "The Secret Life of" these'
Bees
600
'(Alex reports.) Here at the main temple, Inca masons, who were terrific craftsmen, were able to fit together with precision different sizes of this quarried stone without using any mortar'
white granite
600
'In the 2005 revival of this musical, Patti Lupone not only played Mrs. Lovett, she also played the tuba'
Sweeney Todd
600
'Einstein unsuccessfully attempted to refute this man's uncertainty principle'
Heisenberg
600
'In 1907, the Fenton Art Glass Company introduced this type of glass, named for a fair where pieces were given as prizes'
carnival glass
600
'More than 20 of her novels, including "Zoya" & "Jewels", have been adapted for TV or film'
Danielle Steel
800
'(Alex reports.) Some people believe that lines of energy around the globe come together at special spiritual points called these, like in Sedona, Arizona & here at Machu Picchu'
vortices (or vortexes)
800
'Donna McKechnie kicked up her heels as Cassie in this show in 1975; Charlotte d'Amboise recently played the part'
A Chorus Line
800
'In 1628 this Brit published his study "On the Motion of the Heart and of the Blood in Animals"'
Harvey
800
'If you can find one out there, Peanut the Elephant, one of these little guys, still sells for more than $1,000'
a Beanie Baby
800
'This author who battled Alzheimer's in her final years was the subject of the movie "Iris"'
Iris Murdoch
1000
'(Alex reports.) The words "Up here men's feet found rest at night near eagles' talons" are from the poem "The Heights of Machu Picchu" by this great Chilean poet'
(Pablo) Neruda
1000
'A character known as "Man in Chair" plays the LP of a 1928 musical & voila! it comes to life in this "sleepy" hit'
The Drowsy Chaperone
1000
'This man who figured out the movement of particles in a liquid gave the cell nucleus its name'
(Robert) Brown
1000
'Soft colors & a high-gloss finish make the porcelainpieces from this Spanish company appealing to collectors'
Lladro
1000
'She won a Pulitzer for "The Shipping News" & also wrote the short story "Brokeback Mountain"'