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| In 1914 this future jurist wrote the book "The Anti-Trust Act and the Supreme Court" |
(William Howard) Taft
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| Huey and Riley Freeman are characters on this Adult Swim show, whose title is a nickname for the suburbs they live in |
The Boondocks
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| Once a year members of this religion pay a tax called zakat, Arabic for "purification" |
Islam
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| The night-blooming cereus, a climbing type of this desert plant, blooms for only one night |
a cactus
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| Henry A. Millon paired rococo & this other ornate style in the title of his architecture textbook |
baroque
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| The periodic table shows an array of the symbols of these |
elements
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| In 1794 Aaron Burr introduced Dolley Payne Todd to this future president |
(Sid: Who is Jefferson?)
Madison
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| Seen here, Carl Brutananadilewski lives next door to this quirky crime fighting team |
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
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| Early stories in this Japanese religion appeared in the Nihongi & Kojiki, both written around 1,300 years ago |
Shinto
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| Transplanted from the Mediterranean to California, the Adriatic type of this fruit is the prime choice for bars & pastes |
(Sam: What is almond?)
figs
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| Dr. H.V. Carter illustrated this 1858 text, an instant success despite bad reviews in the British Medical Journal |
Gray's Anatomy
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| A name for silverfish or for voracious readers |
(Sid: What is avid? No.)
bookworm
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| In 1832 he vetoed the recharter of the Second Bank of the United States |
Jackson
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| Rob Corddry plays creepy doctor/clown Blake Downs on this show where the object is to heal kids--the funny way |
Children's Hospital
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| This syllable is repeated many times by Hindus while meditating; its written form is a symbol of the religion |
om
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| Paul Krugman wrote "The Return of Depression" this, also the field in which he won a Nobel Prize |
Economics
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| Stheno, Euryale & Medusa were known as these |
Gorgons
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| In 1853 this president, "Handsome Frank", became the first to "solemnly affirm", not "swear", his oath |
Pierce
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| Bearing the symbol of a butterfly, The Monarch is the arch nemesis of these brothers, also known as Hank & Dean |
The Venture Brothers
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| This religious movement was founded in Jamaica around 1930 |
Rastafarianism
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| In the autumn many tree leaves turn yellow or orange because of this 8-letter pigment |
(Sid: What is--oh. Mesophyll?) (Sam: What is chlorophyll?)
carotene
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| For a laugh, try Montgomery & Runger's "Applied" this science of data analysis "and Probability for Engineers" |
Statistics
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| The only one of the world's 5 largest islands that fits the category |
(Sid: What is Java?)
Madagascar
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| On July 2, 1921, he interrupted his golf game & formally ended hostilities with Germany by signing a treaty |
Harding
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| Granny, Rusty & Early are these cute, down-home cephalopods from the North Georgia mountains |
Squidbillies
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| The founder of this Persian-based religion died in 1892 in a prison colony |
Baha'i
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| For epistemology, pick up this German philosopher's "Critique of Judgement" & "Critique of Practical Reason" |
(Immanuel) Kant
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| Alexander Pope's "Essay on" this type of writing dates from 1711 |
"Criticism"
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