THE ELEMENTS
In 1861 rubidium was discovered by Gustav Kirchhoff & this scientist for whom a burner is named
Bunsen
Socrates spent his last hours in an Athenian jail awaiting a cup of this poison
hemlock
Octopuses have 3 of these: 2 send blood to the gills, one sends blood to the rest of the body
hearts
In 1971 this Missionaries of Charity woman received the Pope John XXIII Peace Prize
Mother Teresa
Having chipped his front tooth as a child, this comic actor removed the cap in "Dumb & Dumber"
Jim Carrey
In 1955 a bunch of chemists created an element & named it for this chemist who devised the periodic table
Mendeleev
For an "affront to religion & common decency", this famous lover was arrested in Venice in 1755 & imprisoned in the doge's palace
Casanova
In 2023 British police foiled a plan by thieves to poach 200,000 Creme Eggs from this chocolatier
Cadbury
At the Mob Museum in Vegas, you can see a bullet-ridden wall salvaged from this 1929 event in Chicago
the St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The last word in this 1974 Jack Nicholson movie is its title--"Forget it, Jake, it's" this place
Chinatown
An oxide of this element, atomic number 30, is used in sunscreens to provide protection from UV rays
zinc
In 1919 he came up with a scheme regarding postal reply coupons & would later offer investors 50% interest in 45 days
Ponzi
Noodling, a sport involving catching these barehanded, officially became legal in Louisiana in 2022
catfish
On Sept. 4, 1962 JFK warned the world--especially one part of the world--that no offensive weapons should be sent to this nation
Cuba
John Singleton was the first African-American directing Oscar nominee with this film, set in South Central L.A. where he grew up
Boyz n the Hood
The name of this metal element, also a deep blue pigment, comes from a German word for a goblin said to trouble its miners
cobalt
This inventor who struggled to cash in on his vulcanization of rubber did time in debtor's prison in Philadelphia, Boston & Paris
Goodyear
A house known as "The One" sold for $126 million (down from $295 mil.) in this area of "lovely atmosphere" next to Beverly Hills
Bel Air
Problems with debt were expo-sed when this city hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics
Montreal
1932's "I am a Fugitive from" this shackled-together group stirred outrage against that penal practice
a chain gang
Before penicillin, salvarsan, a compound of this poisonous element, was used to treat syphilis
arsenic
In 1898 this "Gift of the Magi" author spent time in the pokey for embezzlement of bank funds
O. Henry
The Apollo 11 astronauts had to declare Moon rocks to this government service upon returning to Earth
Customs
Victorious general Giap compared the French position in this decisive 1954 battle in Vietnam to the bottom of a rice bowl
Dien Bien Phu
An Alex Trebek movie trivia favorite: Who are Janning, Hahn, Lampe & Hofstetter? (We'll add they're the German judges in this movie)
the Judgment at Nuremberg