BY THEIR HATS SHALL YE KNOW THEM
2001: A FACE ODYSSEY
DOMESTICATED ANIMALS
SIDEKICKS
ROCKS & MINERALS
LAKES & RIVERS
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As of 2025 the tam she tossed into the air in a show opening is still with this late actress' family

Mary Tyler Moore

400


He was the face of the year's biggest reality show, & 50 seasons later he's still hosting

(Jeff) Probst


400

In 2026, the AKC's list of the most popular breeds was topped by this dog, aka the Frenchie, for the fourth year in a row

a French Bulldog

400

The dog Krypto is a faithful companion to this superhero

Superman

400

You get an "A" if you know this is the highest-ranking & cleanest-burning coal available

anthracite

400

You'll find the Pompidou Centre not far from this big river

the Seine

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His porkpie hat was on a 1948 cover of Physics Today & faithfully reproduced decades later on film

Oppenheimer

800

"No Angel" by this British singer was one of the top-selling albums in the world in 2001, & she wants to "Thank You"

Dido


800

Long-haired Suris make up only a small percentage of these animals; most are Huacayas with fleece that's short & crimped

alpacas

800

He's the Lone Ranger's faithful Native American companion

Tonto

800

When combined with clay, this mineral seen here is what makes up the lead in your pencils

graphite

800

Lake Nasser was created by impounding the waters of this river

the Nile

1200

On his iconic look, Chance the Rapper said, "I wanted to put something else on the hat & so I decided to do" this number

3

1200

The smiling face seen here picked up the second of three Emmys for playing this TV matriarch


Carmela Soprano

1200

First domesticated to hunt rodents & rabbits, the common species of this critter is a form of the European polecat

a ferret

1200

He's the Green Hornet's driver & sidekick

Kato

1200

Since ancient times, the Chinese have made carvings out of nephrite, the most common variety of this stone

jade

1200

This "colorful" river starts in New Mexico & flows across northern Texas to join the Atchafalaya near Baton Rouge

the Red

1600

2025 was the year of the bucket hat for this "Succession" & "The Apprentice" actor of slightly eccentric style & preparation


(Jeremy) Strong

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This St. Louis rapper was one face of the Super Bowl Halftime Show, joining Aerosmith for a star-studded "Walk This Way"


Nelly


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Elsewhere in the animal kingdom, this 2-word social ranking system for chickens is referred to as a dominance hierarchy

pecking order

1600

Krusty's ex-sidekick, he said, "no children have ever meddled with the Republican Party and lived to tell about it"

Sideshow Bob

1600

You may be surprised to know that in its pure form, this element has no odor; the smells come from its compounds

sulfur

1600

Virgil loved this lake of northern Italy, calling it "the greatest lake"

Como

2000

Known for turbans earlier in her career, this singer now makes a statement with extremely tall hats


Erykah Badu

  

2000

Sacha Baron Cohen is the face behind this fictional hip hop journalist who skewered guests on his eponymous talk show


Ali G

2000

Domesticated by the Chinese for ornamental purposes, goldfish are a type of this 4-letter fish

carp

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Evil-Lyn is by the side of this skull-faced nemesis of He-Man

Skeletor

2000

In 2019 a giant raft of this rock measuring more than 50 square miles was found floating in the Pacific near Tonga

pumice

2000

This alliterative Swiss body of water is also known as Lac des Quatre Cantons

Lake Lucerne