THE 6 WIVES OF HENRY VIII |
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She was born in the Citadel city of Alcala de Henares |
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Still played today, jeu de paume is an early version of this court & net game but using only the hands |
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In titles of pop hits, this aspect of music "Is A Dancer" & "Is Gonna Get You" |
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This antonym of "sharp" means boring or not bright in color |
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Discoveries such as yarn & whetstones on this largest Canadian island suggest that Vikings once settled there |
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This nuptial tune from "Lohengrin" does have words: "Guided in faith, enter within, where the blessing of love may attend" |
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She died 12 days after childbirth & is buried next to Henry |
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(Mike & Mike of ESPN deliver the clue.) The strangest sport in the world has got to be the wife carrying championships, held every year in Scandinavia... but not as weird as the championships held in Nepal where they play polo matches using these largest land animals |
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The coast variety of this "rose tree" is Washington's state flower |
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Lacking in variety, having very little inflection, repetitive; lacking in variety... |
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In 2012 scientists in Guatemala unearthed the tomb of Lady K'abel, who ruled the Snake Dynasty of this civilization |
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"O Colombina, the tender, faithful Harlequin is near" is from this clownish opera |
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She secretly married the King on January 25, 1533 |
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The WCBO challenges both brains & brawn in its combined matches of boxing & this board game |
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A male of this large beetle uses his single front horn to drive other males away from females |
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Often found after "combat", it means weariness or exhaustion |
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In 2013 the stone paws of one of these creatures dedicated to Egyptian King Menkaure were found in Israel |
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The Highlanders sing "Qual rapido torrente" in "La donna del lago", based on this Water Scott Poem |
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The last 2, both Catherines; one was executed, one survived Henry |
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Speed snorkeling through these peat moss wetlands of Europe can earn you a spot in the record books |
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It's an underground stem that can produce new roots, helping plants reproduce despite nasty weather |
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It's the 5-letter French word for boredom |
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For more than 100 years, archaeologists have explored this ancient city in South America |
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This waltz master wrote a Czardas in "Die Fledermaus", where Rosalinde has to pretend she's Hungarian |
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This wife known as "The Flanders Mare" wasn't around long |
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OK, it's an Olympic event as of 2014, but this snowboarding event still looks unusual with those rails |
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It's not your run-of-the-mill parallelogram, it's classified as a special parallelogram |
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It's "T" time! Prolix, or wordy so as to cause boredom; how... |
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This "man" named for a German university city was first known from a single bone called the Mauer jaw |
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"Vissi d'arte" (I lived for art") from this composer's "Tosca" is a test of a soprano's own artistry |
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