CREATURES OF LORE
The expression "If" these "could kill" applies literally to a mythical serpent called the cockatrice
Looks
Studio that brought us "Casablanca" & Bugs Bunny
Warner Bros
This Wyoming city of 50,000 was named not for a friendly ghost, but for a soldier who died from fighting Indians
Casper
He began printing his double-G motif on luggage & purses after WWII; his famous loafers came later
Gucci
A Twain tale celebrated a jumping frog of this title county
Calaveras County
Vishnu, part of this religion's pantheon, rides on the back of the half-man, half-vulture Garuda
Hindu
Ahem, we'd tell you they were William & Andrew, not Trade & Mark, but that would be name cough dropping
Smith Brothers
A daytime talk show host, he was named after the Catholic high school his father attended
Regis Philbin
This waist-length, sleeveless women's jacket was inspired by a Spanish bullfighter's emroidered jacket
Bolero
This 1906 novel was intended as a companion piece to "The Call of the Wild"
White Fang
Manatees, which are classified as sirenian, may be the origin of these legendary beauties, also called sirens
Mermaids
Last name of little ole winemakers Ernest & Julio
Gallo
These monkeys take their name from an order of Italian monks, not from a coffee drink
Capuchin
This long, narrow scarf that's looped or knotted in the front was named for a British racetrack
Ascot
He won National Book Awards for "Goodbye, Columbus" & "Sabbath's Theater"
Phillip Roth
Psyche got past this dog of Hades by pacifying him with honey cake
Cerberus
Last name of Walter & Arthur, who partnered up with William Harley in 1903
Davidson
50 years after this Shawnee helped the British subdue Michigan, a man partly named for him helped subdue Georgia
Tecumsah
A traditional trench coat features these accessories, from the Latin for "shoulder blade"
Epaulet
A telegram in this Hemingway novel says, "Lady Ashley Hotel Montana Madrid arriving Sud Express...love Jake"
The Sun Also Rises
Creation stories of the Onondaga & other Indian tribes put the world on the back of this animal
Turtle
Under this name the Hassenfeld brothers branched out into the toy business in the 1940s
Hasbro
Completed during his reign, the Sistine Chapel was named after the fourth pope of this name
Sixtus
The Montecristi Fino is a top-of-the-line roll-up-able type of this hat made in Ecuador
Panama hat
Dupin figures out that the title object of this Poe story is hidden in plain sight
The Purloined Letter