In a 1933 film this big ape was brought to America from his island home on a huge raft
King Kong
In the '60s it meant trendy or hip, like a member of a TV "Squad"
Mod
Quebec & this adjacent province are both on the board
Ontario
Nike's stock fell when this basketball player announced his retirement in January 1999
Michael Jordan
In Euripides' play about this famed beauty, it's her double who goes to Troy
Helen
In 1982 this film's original Japanese version, "Gojira", was shown in America without Raymond Burr's scene
Godzilla
For 5 & 7 it's 12
Sum
Found on the board, it's the 2-word term for the region which includes Morocco & Algeria
North Africa
Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Lima began playing this sport for Brazil's national team at age 17
Soccer
In a Shaw play, Caesar finds her hiding on a Sphinx
Cleopatra
The old Gypsy Maleva tells this dead character, "Your suffering is over...now find peace for eternity"
The Wolf Man
A criminal charge, it's listed on a "sheet"
Rap
This old name of a southeast Asian kingdom lives on in the game
Siam (Thailand)
Vladimir Samsonov was touted as Europe's only hope against China in this game
Ping Pong
A 1952 play covered the young life of this queen, like a 1998 Cate Blanchett film
Elizabeth I
Dr. Jack Griffin was the real name of this Claude Rains character; there's more to him than meets the eye
The Invisible Man
I can't tell either of these 2 3-letter words; I only tell the truth
Lie or Fib
If you go north from the Risk territory of Northern Europe, you get to this peninsular territory
Scandinavia
The Times of London estimates this chess player is taking home $20 mil. a year; that's some check, mate!
Garry Kasparov
In 1935 & '36 Helen Hayes reigned for 517 Broadway performances as this queen who reigned for 63 years
Also known as the Gill-Man, he was played by Ben Chapman; underwater scenes were done by Ricou Browning
The Creature from the Black Lagoon
A gullible person, or the juice in a tree
Sap
In the atlas, this country that gets its own territory is between Pakistan & Turkmenistan
Afghanistan
New Zealand-born Jonah Lamu is tops on the pitch of this sport
Rugby
The queen in Marlowe's "Edward II" is named this, like a famous queen of Spain
Isabella