j-archive-5076-D-2006-10-09

SYMBOLS IN ART

200

'In a Maria Van Oosterwijck still life, a butterfly represents this, like that of Jesus on the third day'

resurrection

400

'Jan Van Eyck's "Arnolfini Marriage" portrait includes this animal, a symbol of fidelity'

a dog

600

'(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from a Flemish oil painting.) In "Adoration of the Shepherds" by Rubens, the baby Jesus lies on wheat stalks, which are a reference to this sacrament'

the eucharist

800

'In Vermeer's "Allegory of the Faith", Jesus is this crucial part of a building, crushing the devil'

the cornerstone

1000

'This saint is often shown with the wheel meant to martyr her; her legend also gives us the name of a type of firework'

St. Catherine of Alexandria

POP CULTURE QUOTES

200

'A golfer of some repute, on whether his rep as a neat freak is deserved: "I make the bed in my hotel rooms"'

Tiger Woods

400

'Noted grammarian Kelly Ripa corrected her when she said, "To play Daisy Duke, I mean, that's like an iconish" role'

Jessica Simpson

600

'This ex-tennis champ was "playing a ton of golf, & my wife (Bridgette) is pregnant, so I've done a little bit of that"'

Pete Sampras

800

'A U.S. heiress, asked if she read blogs: "What's that?" (that's hot)'

Paris Hilton

1000

'On his TV "Report": "Anyone can read the news to you. I promise to feel the news at you"'

Stephen Colbert

CROSSWORD CLUES "K"

200

'It follows tea or precedes drum
(6)'

kettle

400

'Ireland's blue terrier county
(5)'

Kerry

600

'It often precedes drag-out
(9)'

knock-down

800

'Curly cabbage cousin
(4)'

kale

1000

'Eye makeup known to the ancients
(4)'

kohl

THE GLOBE THEATRE

200

'This city's Abbey Theatre was famous for debuting the plays of Synge, O'Casey & Yeats'

Dublin

400

'Gao Xingjian's "Fugitives" used this 1989 massacre as its setting & was later banned by the Chinese government'

Tiananmen Square

600

'Bhavabhuti, one of India's greatest playwrights, is known for his mastery of this ancient Indic language'

Sanskrit

800

'This South African playwright has had acting roles in the films "Gandhi" & "The Killing Fields"'

Athol Fugard

1000

'Dubbed the "inventor of tragedy", this Greek poet lends his name to a word for actors'

Thespis

SHEIK'S PEER

200

'This term meaning "king" is taken from the Old Persian khshayathiay'

shah

400

'Also a type of skiing competition, this term refers to a member of a Muslim dynasty that ruled India until 1857'

mogul

600

'This Indian word means "king"; if "maha" is in front of it, it means "great king"'

raja

800

'Made up of 7 independent states, a country bordering Oman & Saudi Arabia is named for & run by men titled this'

emir

1000

'With or without an "H" at the end, this is a title for a Muslim teacher; a high-ranking one may be an ayatollah'

mullah