Unusual Islands
Snake Island off Brazil's coast is filled with golden lanceheads, a deadly "pit" type of this snake
Viper
These were certainly "a girl's best friend" for notorious British jewel thief Joan Hannington
Diamonds
A hoodlum named Frank Galluccio slashed him across his left cheek, earning him the nickname "Scarface"
Al Capone
The humuhumunuku-nukuapuaa, found in this state's waters, is a triggerfish
Hawaii
This country's dialects, such as Hakka & Wu, differ so greatly they're really separate languages
China
Known for the many Moai heads present, this island resides 2,200 miles off the coast of Chile
Easter Island
The USA's first of these robberies, netting $245,000, was on Wall Street in 1831
Bank robbery
This Italian's brother Bartholomew was also an explorer & was an expert chart maker
(Christopher) Columbus
The "walking" variety of this fish was introduced into Florida from Asia in the 1960s
Catfish
Zuridutsch is the form of this language that's spoken in Zurich
German
Taal Lake has a volcanic island that has its own Crater Lake--all on Luzon island in this country
Phillippines
Gunned down himself in 1957, Albert Anastasia had the Gilbert & Sullivan-inspired title "Lord High" this
His artistic career lasted just 10 years, from 1880 until his death from a gunshot in 1890
(Vincent) Van Gogh
A black type of this common fishbowl fish is called a moor
goldfish
Boeotian & Thessalian are dialects of this language
Greek
More than 300 shipwrecks have earned Canada's Sable Island the nickname this "of the Atlantic"
Graveyard
Fritz Haarmann was sort of the Jeffrey Dahmer of the chaotic post-WWI era in Germany named for this republic
Weimar
The founder of China's Yuan Dynasty, he constructed a new capital city in 1267
Kublai Khan
Scientists have introduced the coho species of this fish into the Great Lakes to control alewives
Salmon
It's the language of instruction at the National University of Singapore
English
Miyake islanders have worn masks to thwart this element, atomic No.16, prevalent in the air due to gassy Mount Oyama
Sulfur
This high-profile individual made headlines in 1995 during a police chase in Los Angeles, in a famous car now referred to as "The Bronco"
OJ Simpson
Inferno is the first part of the 14th century epic-poem Divine Comedy, written by this person
Dante / Dante Alighieri
In 2019, Japanese sushi tycoon Kiyoshi Kimura spent $3.1 million on a 612-pound tuna of this variety
Bluefin (tuna)
The television network Sianel Pedwar Cymru broadcasts in this language
Welsh