RETURN OF THE "MACK"
They're torpedo-shaped fish that travel in large schools; people sometimes exclaim about "holy" ones
mackerel
Tim Walz used purple ink to sign a 2023 bill that renamed a stretch of Minnesota highway after this rocker
Prince
Able-bodied pilgrims in Sri Lanka climb over 5,000 steps to "Adam's Peak", which some legends link to this famous garden
Eden
As a noun, this "F" word means a soft warm fabric but as a verb, it means to swindle someone out of a lot of loot
fleece
WORLD LANDMARKS
Henry James said its "immemorial gray pillars may serve to remind you of the enormous background of time"
Daily Double!!
If "clams", "bones" or "simoleons" isn't doing it for you, try using this slang term for "dollars"
LeBron James & Kobe Bryant are among the superstars who've sported this NBA team's signature purple & gold uniforms
the Lakers
About 2 million pilgrims a year make the trip to this destination in Saudi Arabia, the holiest city in Islam
Mecca
This "D" word can be a person licensed to practice medicine or a deceptive way to change a document
doctor
Henry James said its "immemorial gray pillars may serve to remind you of the enormous background of time"
Stonehenge
This 2-hour weekly wrestling program debuted in 1999 & we've been smelling what it's cooking ever since
the SmackDown
Representing the purple & gold, an Alaskan Malamute named "Dubs" is the live mascot of this Seattle university's sports teams
the University of Washington
Since 1860, some 200 million believers have sought out the healing waters in Lourdes, a small pilgrimage town in this country
France
As a noun, this "P" word is the skin of an animal with the fur left on; as a verb it means to repeatedly throw things at someone
pelt
Bobby Darin won a Grammy for this tune about a smooth criminal; in the '80s, a giant moon crooned a version for Mickey D's
"Mack The Knife"
In the classic version of Clue, the purple token of this smarty pants suspect fittingly begins between the library & the study
Professor Plum
Buddhists make the Shikoku Pilgrimage by walking a route linking 88 temples in this country
Japan
This "G" word can be defined as a narrow canyon with steep walls or to eat a large amount greedily
gorge
This Massachusetts band has a whopping 13 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, the same number as Van Halen
Godsmack
February's birthstone, this purple gem was once believed to protect people from intoxication
an amethyst
Devout Hindus visit Varanasi in northern India in order to bathe in the sacred waters of this river
the Ganges
This "F" word is defined as the raised metal bars on the neck of a guitar & to worry unduly
fret
If "clams", "bones" or "simoleons" isn't doing it for you, try using this slang term for "dollars"
smackeroos (or smackers)