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| He used the $40,000 made from his universal stock printer to set up a lab in Newark, New Jersey |
Edison
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| Ryan's Hope & Duffy's Tavern were bars in this city |
New York
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| Honda's new Insight is a hybrid, propelled by 2 engines: 1 gas & 1 of this type |
electric
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| Standing atop the Acropolis, acrophobia, fear of this, may acrop up |
heights
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| Title of the highest elected official serving on the island |
(Greg: What's the consul general?) (Lori: What is the president?)
governor
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| It's another name for a comedian |
comic
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| He and Phineas Miller received a cotton gin patent in 1794, but it didn't get court protection until 1807 |
Eli Whitney
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| In 1970 it alternated weeks with "CBS Reports" on Tuesdays; it's since moved to Sundays |
60 Minutes
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| This Swedish automaker's 40-Series has--Oh my!--curves instead of corners |
Volvo
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| If McCartney were heliophobic, afraid of this, he would probably have sung, "I'll follow the moon" |
sun
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| Though this city has been capital since 1521, the current capitol building has only been in use since 1929 |
San Juan
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| In names of golf tournaments, this word follows GTE Byron Nelson, Bob Hope Chrysler & Quad City |
(Jennifer: What is Civic?)
Classic
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| During his lifetime this instant camera inventor received 533 U.S. patents |
(Greg: Who is Polaroid?)
(Edwin) Land
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| On this sitcom Chicago cop Carl Winslow's pet peeve was his neighbor Steve |
Family Matters
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| Not to be Cruella, but Cadillac's completely restored this model for 2000, including L.E.D. taillights |
de Ville
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| Type of TV you'd buy if you're chromophobic |
black & white
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| His accomplishments are celebrated in October 12 November 19 observances |
Columbus
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| A Greek philosopher who believed life is best when freed of possessions; Diogenes of Sinope was one |
cynic
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| His pin-tumbler cylinder lock of 1861 was based on a mechanism used by the ancient Egyptians |
Linus Yale
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| Oooh, it cut its Cutlass & 86ed its Eighty-Eight from the line |
Oldsmobile
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| As an algophobe fears pain, a hedonophobe fears this |
pleasure
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| They are the 3 colors on the flag of Puerto Rico |
red, white & blue
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| This brandy is named for the town in western France where it is produced |
cognac
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| In 1970 this U.S. glass firm made the first commercially viable optical fiber for communications |
Corning
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| Former footballer Fred Dryer tackled the lead role in this Cannell classic in 1984 |
Hunter
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| It split its most popular all-wheel-drive vehicles, the only type it sells, into 2 lines--Legacy & Outback |
Subaru
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| If Peter Pan were sciophobic, afraid of these, he probably would have been glad he lost his |
shadows
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| In 1987 he became the first Spanish king to visit Puerto Rico since 1898 |
Juan Carlos
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| Cancer-causing |
carcinogenic
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