Inventions
Gymnast George Nissen invented the first modern one of these in 1936; some called it a bouncing net
What is a trampoline?
This city has been the capital of India since 1931
What is New Delhi?
Paddy's Pub is the fictional bar in this sitcom whose title is a weather forecast
What is It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia?
When Achilles was a wee lad, he got instruction on the lyre from Chiron, one of these creatures
What is a centaur?
This four-letter word does not need to be in front of studio audience - are there audiences of ghosts otherwise?
What is live?
Mary Anderson is in the National Inventors Hall of Fame for inventing this car device; intermittent ones would come later
What are windshield wipers?
The name of this city comes from medieval Danish for merchants' harbor
What is Copenhagen?
Daily Double: The 2017 edition of this reality competition had designers working with models from size 2 to size 22
What is Project Runway?
His punishment for war against Zeus was being condemned to hold up the heavens
Who is Atlas?
An added this additional amount of money, from Latin for "good," is extraneous
What is bonus?
Ben Franklin describing this invention: "I only have to move my eyes up or down... to see distinctly near or far"
What are bifocals?
The main entry point for tourists from California to this Mexican city is just south of San Diego.
What is Tijuana?
Ellen Pompeo plays one of the healers in training on this drama.
What is Grey's Anatomy?
One of the 12 labors of Hercules was working in animal control stealing this 3-headed dog
Who is Cerberus?
The NFL says the ball is dead if the runner's this 2-word phrase is stopped
What is forward progress?
In 1950 Zenith introduced the first one of these gadgets; it was called the Lazy Bones
What is a TV remote?
China is planting a new forest to prevent this desert's southward expansion
What is the Gobi Desert?
He's been on TV as the mayor of Los Angeles and the head architect of "The Good Place"
Who is Ted Danson?
Here comes the sun god - this Egyptian deity who could have gone by Ol' Falcon Head, but did not
Who is Horus or Ra?
It's way too polite to write this word in front of RSVP - the SVP takes care of that
What is please?
Daily Double: This Pennsylvania fireplace was later called this, after its inventor
What is the Franklin Stove?
Eritrea's vital region along this sea includes the major port cities of Massawa and Assab
What is the Red Sea?
The obstacle course on this NBC competition is based on one at Mount Midoriyama in Japan
What is American Ninja Warrior?
Loki & Heimdall kill each other in this final battle of the Norse gods, aka the Day of Doom
What is Ragnarok?
The U.N. says member states may not provide terrorists with the redundantly named safe this kind of refuge
What is haven?