NONFICTION
A GIFT FROM THE MONARCH
ANIMAL SUBTRACTION
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER
"C"OUNTRIES
200
'In "Born Standing Up", this "wild & crazy guy" recalled selling guidebooks at Disneyland at age 10'
Sreve Martin
200
'For Canada's centennial, Elizabeth II gave Ottawa 6 pairs of these birds, a-swimming on the Rideau River'
swans
200
'Subtract a letter from this crustacean & you get a vehicle for public hire'
a crab
200
'This calm circular region at the center of a hurricane can range from a few miles in diameter to more than 100'
the eye
200
'14 countries border this country that's more than 3,000 miles long & wide'
China
400
'"Their Finest Hour", Volume II of his WWII history, is divided into 2 sections: "The Fall of France" & "Alone"'
Churchill
400
'Lincoln accepted 2 tusks from the King of Siam, but turned down these animals, saying trains move goods just fine'
elephants
400
'Subtract a letter from this amphibian & you get a hazy condition'
a frog
400
'This is defined as the amount of water vapor in the air'
the humidity
400
'This country seen here is a popular tourist destination'
Costa Rica
600
'"Resilience" is the appropriate title of a book by this cancer-stricken political wife'
Elizabeth Edwards
600
'One story says Mistress Louise de Keroualle was a gift from Louis XIV to this Restoration king'
Charles II
600
'Remove a letter from this furry animal & you get a Jewish clergyman'
a rabbit
600
'The flag seen here warns boaters of this type of moderately strong wind of about 34 to 54 miles per hour'
gales
600
'An art biennial in this country is held at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Habana Vieja'
Cuba
800
'"Be the Pack Leader" was a non-fiction bestseller written by this TV "Dog Whisperer"'
Cesar Milan
800
'At a state dinner King Mohammed VI of this African land gave Clinton a jeweled dagger--useful for slicing the lamb'
Morocco
800
'Subract a letter from this noisy bird & you get a list of players on a team'
a rooster
800
'(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows an animated weather map on the monitor.) A common weather pattern, bringing an abundance of warm, tropical moisture direct from Hawaii to the Pacific coast is popularly called this, like a 2008 comedy film'
the Pineapple Express
800
'President Alvaro Uribe was considered a hero here after the rescue of Ingrid Betancourt in 2008'
Colombia
1000
'"Rogue economist" Steven D. Levitt ties Roe v. Wade to a drop in crime in this bestseller'
Freakonomics
1000
'(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from Mount Vernon, VA.) At Mount Vernon, Washington hung an engraving that was a gift of this man, our most powerful ally in the Revolutionary War'
Louis XVI of France
1000
'Subtract a letter from this South American ruminant & you get a Buddhist monk'
a llama
1000
'(Kelly of the Clue Crew shows an animated weather map on the monitor.) Named for the direction from which they come, much of our weather is carried across the United States & Canada by these dominant winds, between 30 & 60 degrees latitude'
westerlies
1000
'This country, with a legacy of Roman culture, includes the historic regions of Dalmatia & Istria'
Croatia