Astrological Terms
Now a term for any astrological predication, this term described the position of heavenly bodies in the night sky at any "hour"
horoscope
While the Crimean war was raging, this mountainous land fought a less well-known war with its neighbor Tibet.
Nepal
Warren Buffett offers employees $1 million a year for lift for getting the Sweet 16 exactly right in this alliterative event.
March Madness
Give partially decayed plant matter called peat a few million years & it'll form this ignitable rock
coal
Edith was killed off, but the series called this character's "Place" endured for a couple more seasons
Archie Bunker's Place
According to synastry, or relationship astrology, if his Mars is in her 8th this, she'll have the hots for him
house
In July 1984, she accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for vice president.
Geraldine Ferraro
It preceded "Fleece" in an award mocking silly-sounding federal research; now it precedes "Goose" in an award honoring the same
Golden
10 years ago, it cost about $50,000 to install a system to power your house using this energy; now, a 6-kw system could go for $14K
solar
When Tom Wopat & John Schneider walked off this show in 1982, cousins Coy & Vance Duke suddenly appeared
The Dukes of Hazzard
On a chart, a decan is an arc of this many degrees, a 36th of the celestial circle
10
Splitting from Swede in 1905, this nation got is monarchy restored; Haakon VII became king and reigned until 1957
Norway
Not something to brag about, The Big Brother Award is given to the biggest offender against this right
privacy
The Arizona-Nevada power plant at this 1,244'-long hydroelectric structure has a 2,080-megawatt capacity
Hoover Dam
In 2019 this cop comedy moved from FOX to NBC & characters were allowed to curse--bleeped out, of course
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
The 4 cardinal signs of the zodiac are the signs that begin seasons, like Libra for fall & this one for spring
Aries
Not just the title of a Dustin Hoffman western epic, it's the name of Crazy Horse's lieutenant at Little Bighorn
Little Big Man
Kids 5-15 get prizes at the Rotten Sneaker Contest from this brand whose name implies it's trying to help reduce the smell
Odor Eaters
At 97, John Goodenough is the oldest Nobel Prize winner, for work on these batteries with a hyphenated name in laptops & phones
lithium-ion
Aka "AFV", this longest-running ABC primetime entertainment series had Bob Saget & Tom Bergeron as hosts pre-Alfonso Ribeiro
America's Funniest Home Videos
Sometimes a planet appears to loop in its path in the sky. The faster orbit of Mercury makes it look like it's changing direction when lapping us. In astrology, the phenomenon is known as this and is often blamed for misfortune
retrograde
Legend says when Columbus say the 3 mountain peaks on this Caribbean island, he chose to name it for the Father, Son and Holy Spirit
Trinidad
The Lanterne Rouge goes to the athlete who finishes last in this long race; in 1931 Richard "Fatty" Lamb took the prize
Tour de France
By 1880 the refining of around 90% of all U.S.-produced oil was controlled by this mega-company
Standard Oil
When William Hartnell's health forced him to leave this show in 1966, viewers discovered that Time Lords could regenerate
Doctor Who