THE U.S. IN 1964
AFTER "IN LIVING COLOR"
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A Jan. 11 report from Luther Terry in his capacity in this job said (finally), "Cigarette smoking is causally related to lung cancer" 

the Surgeon General

200

After writing for "In Living Color", Larry Wilmore was the "Senior Black Correspondent" on this Jon Stewart show

The Daily Show

200

The late Richard Belzer was a cousin of this actor seen here; Belzer appeared in "Night Shift" & he returned the favor & guested on "SVU"

Henry Winkler

200

The tree that bears this fruit is sacred in India

the mango

200

A horse of pure stock

a Thoroughbred

400

On March 27 a 9.2 quake rocked this state's Valdez, forcing the town itself to be moved to the delta of Mineral Creek

Alaska

400

This actor-singer starred in the movies "Day Shift" & "Baby Driver" & crooned on "Slow Jamz" & "Gold Digger"

(Jamie) Foxx

400

It's the first month of the calendar year that has no federal holidays

March

400

Martha Stewart suggests copper bowls to get proper fluffiness in this egg-white pie preparation

meringue

400

A sensational 5-column-wide newspaper

a tabloid

600

At the Academy Awards ceremony in 1964, he became the first Black Best Actor winner

Sidney Poitier

600

Her documentary "Halftime" covers the journey to her performance at the Super Bowl in 2020

Jennifer Lopez

600

Seen here, the Hang Nga guest house is in this country

Vietnam

600

Inject cooked soybeans with a fermented grain called koji & you've got this Japanese bean paste

miso

600

A Russian thistle, bouncing down an Old Wes

a tumbleweed

800

The first mission of this post-Mercury NASA program launched on April 8, uncrewed; soon, 2 men would fly in each missio

Gemini

800

Jim Carrey said, "Good afternoon, good evening & good night" in this 1998 film

The Truman Show

800

In 2023 the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved this symbol to 90 seconds to midnight due to Russia's war with Ukraine

the Doomsday Clock

800

This fancy culinary term refers to a mixture of diced carrots, onions & celery

mirepoix

800

All added up, it means arranged in a systematic form

tabulated

1000

In a landmark case the Supreme Court ruled that this newspaper had not libeled Alabama city commissioner L.B. Sullivan

the New York Times

1000

Seen here, this actor won his first Tony Award for his performance in "A Soldier's Play" Seen here, this actor won his first Tony Award for his performance in "A Soldier's Play"

David Alan Grier

1000

An ex-contestant apparently did not enjoy becoming "America's Next Top Model", likening it to this college's "prison experiment"

Stanford

1000

A Swiss nutritionist developed this 6-letter breakfast, from a German word for "stew"

muesli

1000

This inn is found in "The Canterbury Tales" & today in Washington, D.C., where it's a favorite brunch spot

the Tabard Inn

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