Show:
UP IN THE SKY!
SUPERMAN
IT'S A BIRD!
LOOK!
IT'S A PLANE!
200
'Ye, gods, it's this outer planet seen here'
Neptune
200
'He played Jesse James in 1943's "The Kansan" before donning the cape of Superman on TV in the 1950s'
George Reeves
200
'On New Zealand's Stewart Island you'll find tuis, pipits, kakas & shags, but it's "the home of" this national bird'
a kiwi
200
'It's time for you to name this timepiece, squire'
Big Ben
200
'In a numerical sense, naught, zip, nada'
zero
400
'Something to reflect on--it runs on batteries, is about the size of a bus & circles the Earth every 97 minutes'
the Hubble Space Telescope
400
'(Hi, I'm Michael McKean.)
My guest appearance as Perry White made this show successful; my wife, Annette O'Toole, may also have helped'
Smallville
400
'For the blue-backed manakin, this ritual begins with a duet sung by 2 birds--a dominant male & his wingman'
a mating ritual
400
'The life and music of this legend continue to shine'
Ray Charles
400
'2-syllable social wasp of the family Vespidae'
hornet
600
'In September 2006 it was reduced to a number--number 134340 in the catalog of minor planets'
Pluto
600
'In "Superman III" this comedian uses the "Salami Technique" to steal tiny sums of money from many bank accounts'
Richard Pryor
600
'If you see the rock species of this urban bird on a ledge, don't try to talk it down; it may just be building a nest'
a pigeon
600
'Middle name of the mug-shot man seen here'
Harvey
600
'Songs by this band include "Vertigo" & "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"'
U2
800
'The 2 brightest stars in this constellation are Castor & Pollux'
Gemini
800
'Kate Bosworth was Lois Lane in this 2006 man of steel movie'
Superman Returns
800
'Like a type of shark, the bird seen here is named for its resemblance to this tool'
a hammer
800
'The legend seen here most famously played this sport'
soccer
800
'The French know that this optical phenomenon can be seen not only in the desert but also at sea'
a mirage
1000
'Usually reaching its peak on August 12, it's been called the "Old Faithful" of meteor showers'
a perseid
1000
'1978's "Superman" was scripted by this New York author famous for mafia tomes'
Mario Puzo
1000
'The tawny species of this bird can see prey by the light of one candle 500 yards away'
the owl
1000
'The vast reaches of this country encompass desert lands as well as rain forests'
Sudan
1000
'Not necessarily a "menace", it's a specter or ghost, or something illusory'
a phantom