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WHAT GOOGLE COULD BE DOING |
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The 2 triangles of Nepal's flag symbolize these mountains |
the Himalayas
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In 2014 this science guy held a live broadcast debate with a creationism guy |
Bill Nye
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His paintings include "John's Room" & "Yellow Linda with Piano" |
Paul McCartney
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Document management company, formerly Haloid (5) |
Xerox
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A poem of his says grass is "the beautiful uncut hair of graves" |
(Walt) Whitman
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How about earthquake prediction? FYI, Mountain View is on the Monte Vista one of these |
fault
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The design in the center of Iran's flag can be read as a rendition of this Arabic name |
Allah
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If Barack Obama wanted a ringer on his basketball team, he'd choose this former Knick who also played in the Senate |
Bill Bradley
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The artsy side of Dee Dee from this punk quartet includes a portrait of his bandmate Johnny |
the Ramones
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Gas used in headlights (5) |
xenon
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This Poe story tells of a prisoner's torture during the Spanish Inquisition |
"The Pit and the Pendulum"
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This virus named for a river in the Congo Basin has up to 90% mortality & there's--hint hint--no vaccine |
Ebola
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Aka the Crux, this constellation is depicted on Brazil's flag |
the Southern Cross
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This folklore cowboy rode a cyclone that created the Grand Canyon & his fall created Death Valley |
(Laura: Who is Wild Bill Hickok?) (Irv: Who is Buffalo Bill?)
Pecos Bill
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A sketch by this brilliant but troubled '60s singer is inscribed "a girl who looks ...like me (she has a fat face)" |
Janis Joplin
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Founder of the extra-ability X-Men (6) |
(Charles) Xavier
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The "winner" of the title event of this Shirley Jackson story is stoned to death |
"The Lottery"
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Gov. Snyder of this Midwest state where Larry Page was born is trying to reverse a trend of population loss |
(Irv: What is Missouri?)
Michigan
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This journalist is not "now" on PBS, but you can see him "& company" on New York's WNET |
Bill Moyers
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A painting by Kiss guitarist Paul Stanley is titled this "Power"--he often has one painted on his face |
a star
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Palindromic pharmaceutical (5) |
Xanax
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In 1830 he had 5 tales & sketches published in the Salem Gazette |
(Nathaniel) Hawthorne
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This 7-letter "easily split" type of material needs to be secured from nuclear terrorists, like, now |
(Catherine: What is uranium?)
fissile
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The flag of Albania depicts this bird, double-headed |
an eagle
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This former education secretary & drug czar often speaks out for traditional values |
Bill Bennett
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This female singer's works include a white rabbit seated at a red piano |
Grace Slick
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Chinese chief Jinping (2) |
Xi
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This 1882 story by Frank Stockton leaves its title question unanswered |
"The Lady, or the Tiger?"
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This food made from the flint variety is always getting stuck between teeth, & Google has no fix |
(Catherine: What is spinach?)
popcorn
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