| | | | | JASON ALEXANDER: MASTER OF MY DOMAIN | (Jason Alexander: I'm Jason Alexander with clues about the history of comedy. And for you big-time Masters, I once responded correctly to NUCLEAR PHYSICS for $1000.) | |
| He's killed in chapter 135 when Moby Dick drags him into the ocean after he gets caught in the rope of a harpoon | | | This brunch favorite is made with sparkling wine or champagne & orange juice; pretty simple | | | Artists like Joan Miró used drawing sticks called these, also a term for any soft shade of color | | | In the human body most cells normally contain 23 pairs of these | | | A grand overall scheme & a stucco guy | | | (Jason Alexander gives the clue.) As co-pilot Roger Murdock, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was out there busting his buns every night in this classic 1980 film that took comedy in a new direction altogether | |
| In this Dickens novel, Sydney Carton loves Lucie Manette so much that he replaces her husband on the guillotine | | | This author gets the credit for the Vesper co*cktail of gin, vodka & Lillet, as featured in "Casino Royale" | | | Add chalk or clay to this basic type of liquid pigment & you get an opaque, matte type of paint called gouache | | | Atomic No. 20, it's good when it's in the bones but bad when it builds up in the arteries | | | A flexible entryway for a tabby & a thin hat | | | (Jason Alexander gives the clue.) The great Robin Williams has a unique link to "Star Trek": the uniform he wore as an alien on this '70s sitcom looks like the one worn by the evil Colonel Green in "The Savage Curtain" (or, "Help me, Spock!") episode | |
| In "The Green Mile", this death row inmate who has healing powers is innocent but is resigned to his fate | | | Da! This classic made with vodka, ginger beer & lime juice is often served in an ice-cold copper cup | | | Though some Dutch vanitas paintings of the 17th century contain people, most involve inanimate objects & are called these | | | In 1817 this "Magnolia State" became the 20th state to enter the Union | | | A cliche meaning a devastating punch & an embarrassed black bird | | | (Jason Alexander gives the clue.) Mastering the field of marine biology on "Seinfeld", I found certain man-made objects can obstruct the blowholes of large cetaceans; specifically, was that a golf ball made by this brand? | |
| As this character created by Louisa May Alcott had hoped, "the tide went out easily" & "she quietly drew her last" breath | | | You don't have to wait for McDonald's or St. Patrick's Day to make a boozy this, with vanilla ice cream & creme de menthe | | | Seen here, John Vanderlyn's "Palace and Gardens of Versailles" is this type of piece, from the Greek for "all" & "sight" | | | This mathematician who was the subject of the movie "A Beautiful Mind" was intrigued by the number 23 & died on that day in May 2015 | | | An unhappy sentimental song & an unpleasant Cobb or Waldorf | | | (Jason Alexander gives the clue.) On "Taxi" as Reverend Jim, this actor gave a master class in line delivery simply by asking, "What does a yellow light mean?" YouTube it; you won't be disappointed | |
| His mistress Myrtle Wilson meets a messy end, run over by his wife Daisy; Jay Gatsby takes the blame | | | According to its label, this German liqueur is made from "56 botanicals" & it's the bomb! | | | Nothing to do with noodles, it's the 7-letter Italian technique of laying on paint thickly | | | Some of the greatest portraits of Georgia O'Keeffe were taken by this photographer-husband, 23 years her senior | | | Contesting with a prevaricator & igniting a blaze | | | (Jason Alexander gives the clue.) Long before winning the first Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Richard Pryor wrote for this '70s sitcom; the star next to Richard is a big hint & man, its theme song was fantastic | |