WHAT A CIRCUS!
This name for the one in charge of the big top is also an appropriate title for Sauron
What is a Ringmaster?
Be careful, that person could be one of these "in sheep's clothing"
What is a Wolf?
The famous "shores of" this African capital city are on the Mediterranean
What is Tripoli?
A group action to get a substance abuser to seek help
What is Intervention?
This high-up military rank comes from Arabic for "emir of", as in "emir of the seas"
What is Admiral?
Mario Zacchini, AKA the "human" this, once said, "Flying isn't the hard part, landing in the net is"
What is a Cannonball?
What is a Snake?
This Texas city that celebrated its 300th anniversary in 2018 got its name on a saint's feast day even before its official founding
What is San Antonio?
Safety Paul Krause holds the NFL record with 81 of these
What is an Interceptions?
In 2006 the Chicago Symphony Orchestra gave Pierre Boulez the title conductor this Latin word meaning "retired"
What is Emeritus?
Caught by his brother, in 1982 Miguel Vasquez did the first quadruple somersault using this apparatus
What is a Trapeze?
It's slang for an indoor antenna that typically sat on top of the TV
What is Rabbit Ears?
What is Columbus, Ohio?
Around 1950 these devices became common to talk to NYC apartment dwellers
What are Intercoms?
This adjective is used in the British House of Commons during debate, as in "the ____ minister for Pudsey"
What is Honorable?
Pierrot & grotesque are 2 of the white-faced these you may see at the circus
What is a Clown?
Maybe you're a canvasback if you start a new activity & "take to it like" this
What is a Duck to Water?
Take a stroll down the Molo Audace in Trieste & you can dip your feet in this 500-mile-long sea
What is The Adriatic?
Some think that the electric car will abolish ICE, short for this traditional type of engine
What is the Internal Combustion Engine?
This can be the title of a Hindu priest or the job description for a political commentator
What is Pundit?
In 1902 Will Rogers joined Texas Jack's American circus as a bronco rider & trick artist using these
What is a Lasso?
Weighing several tons, it's obvious to everyone present, but no one has the courage to talk about it
What is the Elephant in the Room?
The resort city of Baguio was once the summer capital of this island nation
What is the Philippines?
From the Latin for "fought to the death", this adjective is used of fighting with a group
What is Internecine?
In 1853 the shogun of Japan called himself "taikun" when meeting this American; it eventually became our word tycoon
Who is (Matthew) Perry?