SITCOM EXITS
After 12 years, this actor said no to a reported $50 million to continue on "The Big Bang Theory", which then decided to implode
Jim Parsons
If your BMI is between 25 & 30, it falls within the overweight range; if it's higher than 30, it's considered this
obese
These literary siblings find a house with "a roof made of cake, & the windows were made of clear sugar" but... it's a trap!
Hansel & Gretel
The type of memory loss called hysterical this can be effectively treated with hypnosis
amnesia
Washington:
Sorry, Bill Gates, it's this guy
Jeff Bezos
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Though the name Holland is frequently used for this country, technically, it applies to just one part of it
Netherlands
Sam wished Diane well, saying, "Have a good life" when Shelley Long exited this sitcom
Cheers
In 2020 the CDC reported there had been nearly 3,000 cases including many deaths due to EVALI, a lung injury caused by this activity
vaping
this perennial that has a special diet; it can close shop in about half a second
the venus flytrap
Like other awards shows, the Emmys pays respects to the recently deceased in a segment with this 2-word Latin name
In memoriam
Nebraska:
This Berkshire Hathaway billionaire
Warren Buffett
Jerusalem is sometimes referred to as the "City of" this king
David
Jean Smart's Charlene left Atlanta's Sugarbaker & Associates, & this show, in 1991
Designing Women
"The best defense against Lyme disease" is "reducing exposure to" these bloodsuckers
ticks
The now-heavily memed Admiral Ackbar discovers, "It's a trap!" in this 1983 film
Return of the Jedi
Dali's "Persistence of Memory" features several of these items that appear to be melting
watches
Kansas:
Charles, one of the ultra-conservative brothers with this last name
Koch
*DAILY DOUBLE*
Monte Cervino is what the Italians call this mountain that they share with the Swiss
The Matterhorn
In 2020, season 8 still had "Mom" but Christy Plunkett, portrayed by her, was off to Georgetown Law
(Anna) Faris
This hereditary disorder in which the blood does not clot properly is more common in males than females
hemophilia
In Greek myth Minos used the labyrinth designed by this man to imprison him & his son Icarus; the 2 escaped, at a price
Daedalus
It became a battle cry after it appeared in a cartoon caption in the Washington Post April 3, 1898
Remember The Maine
Wyoming & Virginia: M&M's from this candy family
Mars
In German this country is Lettland
Latvia
After 5 years & 100 episodes of playing Amy on "Superstore", she departed, with the thanks (& name) of a grateful nation
American Ferrera
Pink eye is an inflammation of this clear membrane lining the inside of the eyelid & the white part of the eyeball
the conjunctiva
*DAILY DOUBLE*
The 2010 collapse of a gold & copper mine would end up trapping 33 workers for 69 days in this country
Chile
In this Frenchman's famous novel, tea & a madeleine cake bring on a flood of memories from his childhood
Marcel Proust
Tennessee:
Thomas of this family, brother to former Senate majority leader Bill
Frist
Named for a Russian navigator, this Alaskan island group in the Bering Sea is also known as the Fur Seal Islands
Pribilof