GOING TO PLANETARY EXTREMES
It's got the strongest gravity of any planet, nearly 2 1/2 times ours
Jupiter
Tom Felton said Rupert Grint was fined 2,500 pounds (going to charity) over the 1st 2 films in this series for laughing mid-scene
Olympic medley swimming events have these 4 strokes in one race
Butterfly, Breaststroke, Freestyle, backstroke
The Mahayana branch of this religion is more recent than the Theravada & includes the concept of adherents becoming Bodhisattvas
Buddhism
Emeril Lagasse & Wolfgang Puck have served as judges on this competition that's been cooking since 2006
Top Chef
The greenhouse effect, not just proximity to the sun, makes it the hottest of the planets
Venus
You can see Matt LeBlanc try to hide real laughter as Joey ducks behind a panicked Ross, in search of a ring on this sitcom
Friends
This 18-year-old from Louisville won the light heavyweight boxing gold medal in 1960
Muhammad Ali
Kept at Chartres Cathedral in France, the "Sancta Camisa" is a garment said to have been worn by this woman in childbirth
The Virgin Mary
From 1993 to 2001, Chuck Norris was Walker, this
Texas Ranger
Mostly hydrogen & helium, it has the lowest average density of any planet in the solar system & would float in a really big tub
Saturn
On "SNL", Heidi Gardner could not take Mikey Day's makeup when he & Ryan Gosling played this animated MTV duo
Beavis and Butthead
Denmark's Ellen Osiier foiled many of her opponents in 1924 to become the 1st woman to win a gold medal in this sport
Fencing
Ganesha, the Hindu god of beginnings, is traditionally depicted with the head of this animal, symbolizing breaking through obstacles
An Elephant
Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa & Po were the big 4 on this BBC kids' show that opened with a creepy baby face in the rising sun
Teletubbies
It has the most eccentric orbit of any planet, varying between 29 million & 43 million miles
Mercury
Jack Nicholson, who may or may not have been under the influence, cracks up while talking about Venusians to Dennis Hopper in this film
Easy Rider
During the opening ceremony's parade of nations, this country traditionally goes first
Greece
From the Arabic for "struggle", this word can mean a personal effort against sin, or a holy war in defense of Islam
Jihad
It preceded "The Sarah Connor Chronicles" in the title of a sci-fi series
Terminator
It not only has an odd axis of rotation, it's also the coldest planet, with temps approaching -400 Fahrenheit
Uranus
After Tim Conway's ad-lib story about Siamese elephants, Vicki Lawrence broke this show's cast w/ "Sure that little (bleep) is through?"
The Carol Brunett Show
Reminiscent of witches, it's the bowl-like structure that holds the flame in the host stadium; Torino's was placed 190 feet up
The Olympic Cauldron
The building of the Golden Temple in Amritsar was launched around 1604 by Arjan, the fifth guru of this religion
Sikhism
Its 8th & last season finale ended with its characters ringing in January 1, 1980
That 70s show