WORDS OF WISDOM
A wise man, or the Salvia officinalis in his garden
What is sage?
Severe otitis media can lead to a perforation of this membrane
What is the eardrum?
Nine-ball is a standard pro variant of pocket these
What is billiards?
On TV in 1971 Alan Shepard called one of these a "little white pellet that's familiar to millions of Americans"
What is a golf ball?
In "Bubba Ho-Tep" Bruce Campbell plays this "king of rock & roll" who sets off to nab a mummy with a guy who thinks he's JFK
Who is Elvis?
"Dis" word means careful to keep things confidential
What is discreet?
The exchange of carbon dioxide for oxygen takes place in tiny air sacs in the lungs called alveoli; smoking can make breathing difficult by causing the destruction of alveoli in this chronic lung disease
What is emphysema?
Ether, time, space, soul & mind team up with these better-known 4 as the 9 substances of the universe in Hinduism
What is earth, wind (or air), water and fire?
The only U.S. president to be present at a shuttle launch, he watched John Glenn's return to space after 36 years
Who is Bill Clinton?
Billy Connolly isn't a dog in "Fido", but rather one of these undead minions
What is a zombie?
There's a little mammalian insectivore in this word meaning "sharp in judgment"
What is shrewd?
The 2014-15 outbreak of this deadly virus was larger than all previous ones combined
What is Ebola?
This Californian was long seen as the swing vote of the nine on the U.S. Supreme Court
Who is Kennedy?
For Nov. 4, 2008 a county clerk in Texas beamed these traditionally paper items to the ISS; later they were beamed back
What are absentee ballots?
In a recent movie Colin Farrell is given 45 days to find love or he's going to be turned into this title animal
From Latin for "touch", it's sensitivity & skill in dealing with others
What is tact?
A runner's high is produced by the release of these hormones, nature's opiates
What are endorphins?
These mythological warrior women served as the 9 handmaidens of Odin
Who are the Valkyrie?
Hills on Mars are named in memory of people who perished Feb. 1, 2003 on this craft
What is The Columbia?
As the title character of this film, Jake Gyllenhaal is plagued by visions of a 6-foot rabbit named Frank
What is Donnie Darko?
In math this adjective describes a number expressible as a quotient of 2 integers
What is rational?
It's the word for a pregnancy that occurs outside the uterus
What is ectopic?
The ninth of his name, this French king led the seventh crusade, but was captured in 1250 & had to be ransomed
Who is Louis?
The Space Center in Houston is named for this president, who was an early advocate of manned space flight.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
A favorite of Kubrick's was this 1977 black-&-white David Lynch horror film about a man with an unusual child
What is Eraserhead?