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In 1171 England's Henry II landed with a large army in this island country to assert his right of rule there |
Ireland
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The Sundarbans is the swampy delta where the Ganges, Meghna & Brahmaputra rivers all flow into this bay |
the Bay of Bengal
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Some use their pencil to do this in textbooks to remind themselves of salient points; it can also mean to strongly assert |
(Ken: Yes, both correct.)
underscore (or underline)
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Of U.S. Cabinet departments |
Agriculture
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A Time Lord from Gallifrey might want to phone a friend on the way to winning a huge sum of money |
Doctor Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
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The word "money" derives from Moneta, another name for this wife of Jupiter whose temple became a Roman mint |
Juno
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Uzbekistan's Minaret of Kalyan has stood since 1127, aided by straw packed into its foundation to protect against these events |
earthquakes
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As you can see, the Schwarzwald--this in English--covers a lot of ground, 2,300 square miles in area |
the Black Forest
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It can mean to think or focus really, really hard, or to rally all forces towards one specific goal |
concentrate
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In a pack of the classic 5-flavor Life Savers |
cherry
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Brenda Walsh & Donna Martin join Dorit, Kyle & the other wealthy women on a Bravo reality show |
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, 90210
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This top god had an 8-legged horse named Sleipnir |
Odin
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Poets like Chrétien de Troyes turned stories of knights, kings & chivalry into romances of this type of highly idealized "love" |
(Madeleine: What is romance?)
courtly love
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The Attica region of Greece includes this plain, the site of a pivotal 490 B.C. battle |
(Toni: What is Thermopylae?)
the Plains of Marathon
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To demonstrate the causes & reasons for having done what you did; it can also mean to make righteous in the sight of God |
justify
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Of the New Testament's 4 gospel writers |
John
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Harry Hamlin & Susan Dey leave the courtroom to investigate sex crimes in New York with Mariska Hargitay |
L.A. Law & Order: SVU
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Not just a Fleetwood Mac song, in Welsh mythology she was a goddess unjustly accused of killing her own son |
Rhiannon
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King Suryavarman II of this 5-letter empire built the vast temple complex of Angkor Wat |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
the Khmer Empire
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The 23 provinces of this South American country include Catamarca & Mendoza, home to the highest peak in the hemisphere |
(Daniel: What is Chile?) (Toni: What is Brazil?) (Madeleine: What is Ecuador?)
Argentina
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Pronounced one way it's an adjective describing a close friend; pronounced as a verb, it means to imply indirectly or suggest |
intimate
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Of current justices of the Supreme Court, by last name |
(Daniel: Who is... Kavanaugh?)
Samuel Alito
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The Tanners move to Washington, D.C., where they become ruthless & vengeful politicians |
(Ken: Yeah, I'd like to see that.)
Full House of Cards
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Pursued by Apollo, the nymph Daphne was transformed into this tree associated with poets |
(Madeleine: What is... a linden tree?)
a laurel tree
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The Hudson Strait & the Fury & Hecla Strait are bodies of water between this large island & the Canadian mainland |
Baffin Island
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Meaning to understand or take into custody; we hope the police don't do it to you |
apprehend
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Of the chemical elements that begin with "C" |
(Toni: What is carbon?) ... (Ken: You're in the lead with less than a minute to go.)
cadmium
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Annalise Keating & Jessica Fletcher solve crimes or possibly cover them up & then tell about them in books |
How to Get Away with Murder, She Wrote
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