Naming the First President
He was the first president of the Republic of Gran Colombia, established 1819.
Who was Simon Bolivar?
In baseball scorekeeping, 2 refers to this position
What is the catcher?
Lefties have it easier writing from right to left without smudging in this language
what is Hebrew?
In "Trainwreck" this athlete asks Bill Hader, "What's the difference between Miami & Cleveland?"
Who is LeBron James?
A lizard may choose a log to sun himself, or this 4-letter word; don't knock him off!
What is "Bask?"
To compress tightly
Of the Russian Federation, established 1991
Who was Boris Yeltsin?
It's the 2-word term for a comical reaction to something not noticed the first time you looked
What is a double-take?
Micrographia is a common symptom of this disease that also causes tremors; hand exercises help some patients
What is Parkinsons's?
After something evil & dead is awakened in "My Name Is Bruce", this B-movie legend is enlisted to save the day
Who is Bruce Campbell?
Its purported thousand legs might not keep this arthropod from falling off the log where it lives
What is a millepede?
t's a French word for a meeting between lovers, perhaps as part of a secret amour
What is a rendezvous?
Of France's Fifth Republic, established 1958
Who is Charles deGaulle?
AKA a double star, it's a system of 2 stars revolving about their common center of mass
What is a binary star?
"Wes Craven's New" one includes Heather Langenkamp as herself, terrorized by Freddy Krueger
What is Nightmare?
(not Elm Street)
The badger may be looking for a larval insect called this, also a word for human food
What is a grub?
It's a disparaging term for an old man, but when it came to playing bass in Black Sabbath, this Butler did it
What is a geezer?
Of the Republic of China in 1912, provisionally
Who is Sun Yat-Sen?
If "Maury" were on in ancient times, Mars would have been told, "you are the father!" of these city-founding twins of myth
What is Romulus and Remus?
An outsized signature is said to indicate this -ism named for a conceited Greek youth
What is narcissism?
David Bowie oversees a runway "walk-off" between 2 witless models in this 2001 comedy
What is Zoolander?
In Madagascar, the hissing type of this insect is semi-social as they nest together and take care of their offspring
What is a cockroach?
These eyeglasses are kept in place by a spring gripping the bridge of the nose
What are pince-nez?
Of Israel: L'him!
Who is Chaim Weizmann?
The design of Germany's "Vengeance Weapon 2", aka the V-2, was led by this scientist
DAILY DOUBLE
A study finds that people who put the dots to the left of their I's & J's tend to habitually do this, from the Latin cras, meaning "tomorrow"
This director plays himself in "Sunset Boulevard" & Norma's last line mentions him
Who is DeMille?
It's on the log, off the log, over & over, if you're thistype of ant, whose name you can guess by what they're carrying
What is a leaf cutter ant?
Italian term for the short, light entertainment between the acts of an opera