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In the first of the wars named for this peninsula, Montenegro & its allies declared war on Turkey in 1912 |
the Balkan
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Also known as Russian thistle, it can dispense up to 250,000 seeds as it rolls down desert roads |
a tumbleweed
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Apollo 17's Harrison Schmitt collected moon rocks as the first scientist on the Moon; his Ph.D. is in this science |
geology
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Taylor Swift reminded us that "Haters gonna hate", but she's just gonna do this, the title of the song |
"Shake It Off"
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I just won this type of showdown because you blinked |
a staring contest
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I'm making a Black Russian & I've got the Kahlua; all I need is this spirit; ah, the heck with the Kahlua! |
vodka
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The Greeks captured Salonika under this future king who shared his name with the namesake of ancient Istanbul |
Constantine
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The Nez Perce would use the ponderosa type of this tree to make their dugout canoes |
a pine
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The rocket with this "planetary" name used 560,000 gallons of propellants in the first 3 minutes of flight |
Saturn
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This hit by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars says, "Girls hit your hallelujah (whoo)" |
"Uptown Funk"
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If you don't have a Get Out of Jail Free card in Monopoly, you can escape by paying a fine or rolling this on the next 3 turns |
doubles
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An armistice ended when Turkey's government was overthrown by this "youthful" nationalist group |
(Brandon: [Shakes head]) (Alex: Nothing?) (Brandon: No.) (Alex: It's a term that has come down through the years. [*].)
the Young Turks
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Also a city in Dallas County, the bush used in barbecues may extend roots 70 feet below the desert surface |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
mesquite
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Apollo 11 landed in this sea on July 20, 1969 |
the Sea of Tranquility
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Stevie Wonder sang of "Basie, Miller, Satchmo and the king of all", this title bandleader (these kids are the older kind) |
"Sir Duke" (Duke Ellington)
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Before "off", it means to push away |
to stave
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"Annie Hall" ends with a joke--a man doesn't turn in his crazy brother who thinks himself a chicken, because "I need" these |
the eggs
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At war's end in 1913, this country on the Adriatic achieved independence from Turkey after 4 centuries |
(Ankoor: What is Greece?)
Albania
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During Apollo 14's time on the lunar surface, this commander hit a golf ball over 200 yards |
Alan Shepard
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A Maroon 5 song says "All the roads you took came back to me, so I'm following" this "that leads to you" |
a map
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Rarely used word for one who sells writing paper |
(Brandon: Who's a... stationarist?)
a stationer
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In what Oxford Reference calls a detection method "trinity" you need means, motive & this |
opportunity
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Serbia won the Battle of Kumanovo in this region, now a republic also called FYROM |
Macedonia
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Apollo 12's crew collected parts from a lunar probe with this "cartographic" name that had been there for 2 years |
Surveyor
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This title command by Hozier precedes the line "I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies" |
(Alex: Less than a minute now.)
"Take Me To Church"
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Lincoln said Henry Clay had "a power and influence, which belonged to no other" this of his age |
a statesman
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With the maximum number of House members present, all John Boehner needs is at least this many votes to pass a bill |
(Ankoor: What is majority?)
218
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