MEDALISTS IN PARIS
Richard Norris Williams won Olympic gold in 1924, 12 years after jumping off this ship into icy water & almost losing his legs
What is the Titanic?
Norway & Mongolia
What is Russia?
In Season 2 of this show, Kali, aka Eight, has psychic powers & mentors Eleven
What is Stranger Things?
Found on Canadian coins, it's known to kill ducks & even others of its own kind that enter its territory
What is a loon?
Margaret Thatcher, & I was actually quite chuffed when a Moscow newspaper gave me this nickname
What is the Iron Lady?
When an ace is combined with any card from a 2 through 9 in this game, it's a soft hand
What is blackjack?
Chemist Jean-Marie Tarascon won a 2022 gold medal for work on the lithium-ion type of these
What is a battery?
Luxembourg & Andorra
What is France?
As Ed Glosser, the trivial psychic on "SNL", he warned someone they're gonna get an ice cream headache for 8 or 9 seconds
Who is Christopher Walken?
The feathers of the hooded pitohui secrete the same toxin as the skin of these frogs named for deadly projectiles
What is a poison dart frog?
Jehanne la Pucelle, or Joan of Arc, but I'm quite fond of the moniker "Maid of" this lovely city on the Loire
What is Orleans?
Before June gloom & no sky July, sun-loving Southern Californians have to suffer through this related period
What is May grey?
The Institut de France houses 5 of these scholarly bodies; the medals of the one of sciences are awarded under its dome
What is academies?
Kenya & Eritrea
What is Ethiopia?
In a time-travelling vision, this character sees his father Ned as a younger man & learns a thing or 2 about Jon Snow
Who is Bran Stark?
In 2013, a Kansas zoo went viral with a video of one of these big birds honking & chasing a gorilla around its enclosure
What is a Canada goose?
Benjamin Siegel; I'm a gangster & friends gave me this nickname; enemies who use it are cruising for a bruising
What is Bugsy?
Steadfastly loyal, as in the title of a 1986 Madonna hit
What is True Blue?
Born during the French Open in 1986, he grew up to dominate the event & receive the Grand Vermeil Medal of the City of Paris
Who is Rafael Nadal?
Ecuador & Bolivia
What is Peru?
In this series based on a Stephen King novel, Anthony Michael Hall wakes up from a coma with psychic abilities
What is The Dead Zone?
Mimus polyglottos; it's notorious for dive-bombing humans & other animals that approach its nests
What is a mockingbird?
"Uncle Sam"; you may be familiar with a historic WWI recruiting poster in which these 3 words implored Americans to join up
What is I want you?
A chilled beverage from Starbucks with coconut milk, açaí & strawberry is called this
What is a Pink Drink?
Military medal ceremonies are often held in the courtyard of this complex that was begun to serve injured veterans
What is les Invalides?
Guatemala & Nicaragua
What is Honduras?
I have a vision that you'll name this show that starred supernaturally gifted Patricia Arquette as a crime solver
What is Medium?
Called the world's most dangerous bird, this emu relative has dagger-like toes & can run 30 miles per hour or more
What is a cassowary?
"La Divina", & I'm this soprano who made a sizzling headliner at La Scala in 1951
Who is Maria Callas?
In French, this veggie is un haricot vert
What is a green bean?