COMEDY TONIGHT
THE RIVER RHINE
ADD AN ELEMENTAL SYMBOL
HARD STUFF
THE CRUSADES
200
'This NYC director:
"Rather than live on in the hearts & minds of my fellow man, I'd prefer to live on in my apartment"'
Woody Allen
200
'The Rhine is the longest river to flow through this country, covering more than 450 miles there'
Germany
200
'Add the 1-letter symbol for this element to "stor" or "lar" & you get birds'
potassium
200
'Around 1890 Thomas Edison schemed to have this invention named after his rival George Westinghouse'
the electric chair
200
'The First Crusade began in 1097 when 4 European armies met up in this Byzantine capital to march on the Holy Land'
Constantinople
400
'In 2008 David Letterman said it was so cold, this accused Wall St. Ponzi scheme operator looks forward to Hell'
(Bernard) Madoff
400
'Before it empties into the North Sea, the Rhine splits into 3 branches in this country'
the Netherlands
400
'Add the symbol for this element to the front of "ow" & you get precipitation'
tin
400
'With a 2007 women's water polo title, this California school became the first to win 100 NCAA titles'
UCLA
400
'Deus vult, Latin for this, served as an unofficial motto of the First Crusade'
God wills it
600
'He said, "On this show, your voice will be heard, in the form of my voice", & that's the truthiness!'
(Stephen) Colbert
600
'The 1815 Treaty of this capital made the Rhine an international waterway'
Vienna
600
'Add the symbol for this element to "ali" & you get an excuse to avoid blame'
bismuth
600
'When Pluto got demoted, this 1916 Gustav Holst composition was once again complete'
The Planets
600
'After this wife of Louis VII took part in the Second Crusade, the Church forbade women to join future crusades'
Eleanor of Aquitaine
800
'This 1970s African-American comic: "Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings... and lawyers"'
(Richard) Pryor
800
'Switzerland's third-largest city, this port on the Rhine handles much of the country's cargo'
Basel
800
'Add the symbol of this element to "fi" & get a small flute'
iron
800
'(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from the bridge of the USS John C. Stennis in San Diego, CA.) USS John C. Stennis is one of this class of carrier named for an admiral under whose command carriers like Yorktown & Enterprise fought in WWII'
Nimitz
800
'Also called the order of St. John of Jerusalem, it was founded to give health care & protection to Christians'
the Knights Hospitallers
1000
'This deadpan comic: "I'm staying in an old hotel; they sent me a wake-up letter"'
Steven Wright
1000
'This cliff on the Rhine near Koblenz bears the name of a siren said to lure boatmen to their doom there'
Lorelei
1000
'Put the symbol for this element after "ine" & you have no aptitude or skill'
platinum
1000
'Africa's closest national capitals are Brazzaville & Kinshasa, separated by this river'
the Congo
1000
'This Holy Roman Emperor led the Third Crusade but drowned bathing in a river en route to the Holy Land'
Barbarossa (Frederick I)
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