5-LETTER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
2016 PEOPLE'S CHOICE TV WINNERS
FIRST, QUEENS
SYNONYMS 1 & 2
HISTORIC OOPSIES
LITERARY NICKNAMES
200
In 2015 Steve Martin & Pete Seeger were inducted into the Hall of Fame for this instrument
the banjo
200
Not just theoretically, this sitcom actually won favorite TV show & favorite network TV comedy
The Big Bang Theory
200
Between the boroughs of Queens & Manhattan flows this "directional" river
the East River
200
Synonyms for huge include elephantine & this extinct elephant-like animal
Mammoth
200
In 1812 this world leader learned a hard lesson--don't wage war in Russia in winter
Napoleon
200
One of Shakespeare's nicknames was this bird "of Avon"
the Swan
400
It must have been magic; a platinum one of these woodwinds with silver keys sold for $187,000 in 1986
a flute
400
Flip your chair around & tell us that this NBC reality show won for favorite competition TV show
The Voice
400
Queens is the site of Citi Field & this predecessor, seen here
Shea Stadium
400
The type of headline seen here is called a screamer, a streamer or this other synonym for a flag
a banner
400
In 1519 Montezuma let forces led by this Spanish explorer enter Tenochtitlan‑‑oops
Cortés
400
For spilling secrets about the rich & famous, this author earned the nickname "The Tiny Terror"
Truman Capote
600
“Pipedreams” is a public radio program devoted to this keyboard instrument
the organ
600
Stana Katic & Nathan Fillion both were lauded for their work on this network crime drama
Castle
600
Parts of Queens were once marshland, including these "Meadows" that have hosted 2 World's Fairs
Flushing Meadows
600
Synonyms for lingo include argot & this other word that also includes "arg"
jargon
600
In 1999 NASA used the metric system for the $125 million orbiter of this planet; Lockheed Martin did not... bye bye, orbiter
Mars
600
This American was "The Children's Poet" & "The Poet of the Commonplace"
Longfellow
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800
This instrument used for military calls has no valves or keys; tones are made by changing the tension of the lips
the bugle
800
Best Premium Cable TV Show went to this Showtime stalwart whose main character split time between Berlin & Beirut
Homeland
800
Home each year to the Wood Memorial Stakes, this Queens racetrack sounds like an old Roman construct
Aqueduct
800
This 8-letter synonym for a delegate or ambassador comes from the Latin for "to send out"
an emissary
800
By 1959 Ford had sunk $250 million into developing this model; 21st c. inflation adjusted, that's nearly $2 billion
the Edsel
800
This Anglo-Irish author went by the nickname "Dr. Presto", Presto being the Italian equivalent of his last name
Jonathan Swift
1000
Alisa Weilerstein & Mstislav Rostropovich are famed players of this stringed instrument
a cello
1000
This "royal" Fox series sounds like a horror show but took home the prize for New TV Comedy
Scream Queens
1000
A nature preserve makes up part of this Queens peninsula that juts "Far" into the Atlantic
Far Rockaway
1000
**DAILY DOUBLE**
Why settle for the devil when you can use Satan or the name of this prince of the devils
Beelzebub
1000
Offered armor at the 1632 Battle of Lutzen, King Gustav II of this country said, "God is my armor!"; well...
Sweden
1000
Much to his displeasure, a friend called this "Vicar of Wakefield" author "Goldy"
Oliver Goldsmith
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