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In 1896 new spider species were named for a wolf, a panther & a snake from a work published 2 years earlier by this man
Who is Rudyard Kipling?
The largest planet in our solar system.
Jupiter.
In a Mother Goose nursery rhyme, these 3 words precede "the mouse ran up the clock"
Hickory dickory dock
This "sizzling" star provided the voice of Balto, the heroic sled dog in a 1995 feature
Kevin Bacon
Dodger Wilton Guerrero was thrown out of a game June 1, 1997 for having this in his bat
Cork
This band gave its last concert with Jerry Garcia at Chicago's Soldier Field in 1995
the Grateful Dead
A gynocracy is government by women; this, from Greek for "man", is government by men
an androcracy
Marlin Firearms of North Haven, Connecticut manufactures these in 12 & 20 gauge varieties
Shotguns
"The Silverado Squatters" was an 1883 tale about Stevenson's experiences in one of these camps in California
Mining camp
A denial, in Pig Latin
Ixnay
These features left over from the Ice Age include Maggiore, Constance & Como
Lakes
Promulgated in 1990, the Nepali constitution is the only one in the world that makes this the state religion
Hinduism
Walnut Grove, Minnesota was the setting for this drama of the American West
Little House on the Prairie
The Myrmidons were this great hero's brutal cohorts in the Trojan War
Achilles
Dew-of-june, an Indian heroine, appears in his novel "The Pathfinder"
James Fenimore Cooper
Doing this comes from the Roman custom of offering a drink to the gods when launching a ship
Breaking Champagne on the Prow
Burn on, big river; in 1969 this city's Cuyahoga River actually caught fire
Cleveland
1942:
"Major Strasser has been shot. Round up the usual suspects."
Casablanca
This Asian carnivore is the largest member of the cat family & the only big cat with striped fur
Tiger
“Romeo and Juliet” begins, “Two households, both alike in” this
dignity
By the time this Cleveland businessman retired in 1896, his company owned 3/4 of the USA's oil business
(John D.) Rockefeller
11-year-old Ashlyn White won a 2009 U.S. youth title in this martial art in which you try to throw your opponent
Judo
Checkerberry is also called mountain this, the beverage it's often boiled to make
Tea
Mark first visited this city in 1872; in 1999 Shania played the Prince's Trust concert in Hyde Park there
London
Romeo buys poison with which to kill himself from a minor character with this job title
apothecary