Biology
Insensitive to light, your blind spot is where this nerve joins the eye
optic nerve
It's a popular way to serve an oyster
on half the shell
Holiday yule have off
(9)
Christmas
As its name implies, this decoration should be placed in the middle of the table
centerpiece
This country's remaining crown jewels are in the Galerie d'Apollon in the Louvre
France
Which TV series, premiering in 1975, is still on air today and has been a launching pad for many comedian's career?
SNL
A hormone called glucagon raises the level of this in the blood
sugar/glucose
Split the world in half & you have 2 of these
hemispheres
Grounds for a college
(6)
campus
In the past proper tennis attire was this color
White
The finest of these red gems are obtained from limestone gravel in Myanmar
rubies
What 1970s fashion trend involved wearing pants with a wide flare at the bottom?
Bell-bottoms
Of curly hair, color-blindness or albinism, the one that isn't a recessive trait
curly hair
Each half in a professional football game is this many minutes long
30
Element-ary subject
(9)
chemistry
Never fly this national symbol upside-down except as a distress signal
the flag
This purple or violet quartz gem is thought to protect against drunkenness
amethyst
Which famous 1970s toy was a cube-shaped puzzle that required aligning colored squares?
Rubix's Cube
One book describes this protozoan as a "mass of living jelly"
amoeba
On a half-slip it's elasticized
the waist
2-year college
(9)
community
A letter to Prince Charles should be addressed to H.R.H. The Prince of Wales; H.R.H. stands for this
His Royal Highness
The Victorians made dark red jewelry out of the pyrope type of this gem, mined in Bohemia
garnet
What 1970s TV series focused on the adventures of the crew aboard a 23rd century starship?
Star Trek: The Original Series
This part of the small intestine is named for the fact that it's about as long as the width of 12 fingers
duodenum
Increments by which the Light Brigade charged into the Valley of Death
half a league (onward)
Degree ceremony
(12)
commencement
Serve this expensive sturgeon roe treat in a small bowl inside a larger bowl lined with ice
caviar
The largest cut one of these gems is the 545.67-carat Unnamed Brown
a diamond
Which famous fashion designer launched his first women's collection in 1970?
Giorgio Armani