'An exile in Jamaica, this Mexican general who fought at the Alamo returned to his homeland to command the army'
Santa Anna
200
'1963: "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"'
The Twilight Zone
200
'You cannot escape your destiny; you must buy my old microwave made by this company that also owns NBC'
GE
200
'(Dr. Oz delivers the clue.) Stop, drop your shoulders & purse your lips to slow down & regain control if anxiety & breathlessness are aggravating each other in a vicious cycle, known as this kind of episode'
a panic attack (an anxiety attack accepted)
200
'Euryale & Stheno were immortal; Medusa was the only mortal one of these monster sisters'
the Gorgons
400
'In 1847 U.S. Marines occupied Mexico City's National Palace, called this in the Marine Corps Hymn'
the Halls of Montezuma
400
'1976: "The Pride of Walnut Grove"'
Little House on the Prairie
400
'You want to take the '80s polo shirts with this 4-letter brand's crocodile on them off my hands & out of my garage'
Izod
400
'(Dr. Oz scrubs in for surgery.) Two angles of this type combine to form a right angle, just like massage & yoga combine with surgery to create this form of medicine'
complementary
400
'Zeus rewarded these twin brothers by placing them in the stars as Gemini'
Castor & Pollux
600
'In 1848 the Democratic Party lost the White House to this Whig & war hero'
Zachary Taylor
600
'1974: "Matt Dillon Must Die"'
Gunsmoke
600
'Notice the curve on this heavy, one-edged cavalry sword; an excellent weapon... not as clumsy or random as a blaster'
a saber
600
'(Dr. Oz delivers the clue.) Controlled in the hypothalamus, this set of chemical processes slows down when you mindlessly slash your food intake, so you end up storing more fat'
metabolism
600
'Artemis is his twin sister'
Apollo
800
'Signed Feb. 2, 1848, the treaty of this city north of Mexico City brought an end to the war'
the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
800
'1967: "The Squire of Gothos"'
Star Trek
800
'May this surgical tool seen here be with you--for 6 bucks'
forceps
800
'(Dr. Oz holds a heart.) This valve, which prevents the backflow of blood from the left ventricle to the left atrium, is named after the pope's hat'
the mitral valve
800
'Some myths say that Aphrodite's affair with this Greek god of war produced Eros & brothers Phobos & Deimos'
Ares
1000
'This U.S. general captured the port city of Veracruz on March 29, 1847, after 20 days of fighting'
General Winfield Scott
1000
'1985: "Smuggler's Blues"'
Miami Vice
1000
'Going through my paperbacks? One Jedi secret: we love her books like "Hollywood Husbands" & also her sister Joan'
Jackie Collins
1000
'(Dr. Oz delivers the clue.) Perhaps because you need a stronger immune response as a kid, this gland, in which T cells mature, is the size of a heart in infants & shrinks as you age'
the thymus
1000
'She got her brother Orestes to kill their mom, Clytemnestra, to avenge the murder of Agamemnon, their dad'