This gambling Mecca was originally settled by Mormons back in 1855
What is Las Vegas?
The San Diego Zoo says this ursine carnivore can smell prey on ice 20 miles away
What is the Polar Bear?
It was the first type of soft drink bottled under the A&W brand name
What is Root Beer?
Antonym, in 7 letters
What is Synonym?
When her husband Prince Albert died, she went into mourning and wore black until her death 40 years later
Who is Queen Victoria?
Small kingdom of Southern Africa
What is Lesotho?
The name of this graceful antelope may remind you of a classic Chevy
What is Impala?
Traditionally, a Shirly Temple is made with Grenadine, Ginger Ale and a garnish of this fruit
What is a cherry?
Virtue; It's a squeezing tool too
What is Vice?
This 1818 novel character is a Swiss student of natural sciences who starts doing some peculiar experiments
Who is Victor Frankenstein?
These 2 Baltic countries left the Soviet Union in the early 1990s
What is Latvia and Lithuania?
A male duckbilled this has spurs behind each ankle that are connected to poison glands
What is platypus?
Meaning "fresh" in Spanish, this grapefruit soda was introduced in the 1960s
What is Fresca?
Order; Harvard's Curtis McMullen studies its theory
What is Chaos?
This Spice Girl married a soccer star in 1999
Who is Victoria Beckham?
Grand Duke Henri Reigns in this European nation whose name means "Little Fortress"
What is Luxembourg?
The mud puppy, a type of this amphibian, breathes through gills even though it has lungs
What is salamander?
This tea flavored with orange was named for a 19th century British Prime Minister
What is Earl Grey?
Untouchable; it starts with a "t" but don't say "touchable"
What is tangible?
She uses the pseudonym Victoria Lucas for her novel "The Bell Jar"
Who is Sylvia Plath?
This city's King's Road and Carnaby street were hot spots of 60s fashion
What is London?
This bloodsucking eel-like fish arrived in Lake Erie around 1920; within 25 years all the Great Lakes were infested
What is Lamprey?
Consumption of this beverage peaked around 1950, when the American household downed 600 glasses a year
What is Milk?
Pleasant or easygoing; Mrs. Parker had such a "Circle"
What is Vicious?
Victor Emmanuel I ruled over this fishy-sounding kingdom, also the name of an Italian Island
What is Sardinia?