AN ABBREVIATED CATEGORY
b.p.:
For water it's 212 degrees Fahrenheit
Boiling Point
The 12 stars on Uzbekistan's flag represent this group of 12, a reminder of the nation's history as a center of astrology
the zodiac
In this novel, Holden Caulfield observes, "All morons hate it when you call them a moron"
The Catcher in the Rye
Staying in the theme of the category, Grady, Greene & Glascock are counties in this state
Georgia
Let's get philosophical with the riddle "What is the sound of one hand" doing this?
clapping
SHDC:
In order of rank at the bridge table
spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs
In 1903 this Central Amer. country signed a treaty giving the U.S. control of a zone; it adopted a red, white & blue starry flag in 1904
Panama
A mouse named Mr. Jingles does some time in prison in this Stephen King book
The Green Mile
Ecuador once ran a penal colony whose prisoners were made to build a "wall of tears" on rocky Isabela Island in this island group
the Galápagos
I need responses, & I'm gonna heat things up & give you this "ordinal" phrase until I get 'em!
the 3rd degree
SATB:
They're the 4 main voices in a choir
soprano, alto, tenor & bass
In the center of the flag of Dominica are 10 lime green stars surrounding one of these raucous tropical avians native to that isle
parrots
In books by Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson's first name is short for this one from mythology
Perseus
This nation has coastlines on the Pacific Ocean & the Caribbean Sea
Guatemala
So, do any of you 3 really want to be a "Jeopardy!" champ? is this 10-letter type of question
rhetorical
FAANG:
Coined in 2017 by Jim Cramer to denote 5 top tech companies at the time
Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix & Google
Like several of its neighbors, Papua New Guinea's flag has stars in the shape of this constellation
the Southern Cross
Richard Parker is actually a 450-pound Bengal tiger in this novel by Yann Martel
Life of Pi
Beware monsters in the valley of this river that flows near Yuma; it's where the same-named poisonous lizard hangs out
the Gila River
If you remember the Talking Heads song "Psycho Killer", you know this is French for "what is it?"
qu'est-ce que c'est
EPOS:
It's computer hardware used in retail
electronic point of sale
China's flag's 4 small stars stood for peasants, the petty bourgeoisie, patriotic capitalists & this manual labor class
the proletariat
In "Night", his harrowing account of the Holocaust, he wrote, "I became A-7713. From then on, I had no other name"
(Elie) Wiesel
The first part of the name of this super-glam Tokyo shopping district means "silver"
Ginza
The Roman one of these religious institutions that asked tough questions was set up in 1542
the Inquisition