STARS
The most distant star ever seen is for some reason named for this boy who got too close to the sun
What is Icarus
In 1984 this band scored a Top 10 with "New Moon On Monday"; now test your re-fle-fle-fle-flexes
Who is Duran Duran
A 1682 law in this colony guaranteed freedom of worship; not just for Quakers
What is Pennsylvania
When this man entreated the Lord, the plague of flies departed from Egypt
Who was Moses
It makes sense to NBA fans that the museum dedicated to the 45th infantry, "The Thunderbirds", is in this city
What is Oaklahoma city
In the double star Cygnus X-1, a blue supergiant orbits one of these, which is eating it alive
What is a black hole
Now you try... & you try... & you try...& you try to name this Rolling Stones song that was No. 1 for 4 weeks in 1965
What is "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
The New England Company changed its name to this & founded a colony in 1630
What is the Massachusetts Bay Company
He was the director of the FBI from 2001 to 2013
Who is (Robert) Mueller
The corporate headquarters of 3M are in Maplewood, a suburb of this Minnesota city
What is St.Paul
The sun's absolute this, its brightness if viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs, is 4.8
What is magnitude
In a 1999 smash, this letter-perfect group didn't want "your number", didn't want "to meet you" & didn't want no scrubs
Who is TLC
7 years was usually the maximum length of this period of learning one's trade from a craftsman
What is apprenticeship
Without his famous partner, he published an "Investigation of Sexual Regeneration in Elderly Women"
Who is (Williams) Masters
In 1939 San Antonio broke ground on this promenade, now one of its biggest attractions
What is the River Walk
Appropriately, the name of this nearest star to the sun is from the Latin for "nearest"
What is Proxima Centauri
This punk band's 1976 self-titled debut album included "Blitzkrieg Bop"
Who are The Ramones
Evangelist George Whitefield was one of the rousing figures of the "Great" this
What is awakening
2 of her 14 books are the Man Booker prize-winning "Wolf Hall" & its sequel in her Thomas Cromwell series
Who is (Hillary) Mantel
The U.S. Air Force Academy is just north of this city at the edge of the Rocky Mountains
What is Colorado Springs
Merope & Sterope are sister stars in M45, this Greek-named cluster
What is the Pleiades
Time to get your grunge on with this band whose tunes include "Man In The Box", "Rooster" & "Would?"
Who is Alice in Chains
The 1764 Sugar Act taxed molasses imports to help pay for this recently concluded war
What is the French and Indian War
Attorney General in the 1980s, in 2015 he was still enraging liberals with attacks on Obamacare
Who is (Edwin) Meese
This Indiana city is named for the stronghold built in 1794 by the general who won the battle of fallen Timbers
What is Fort Wayne