Richard Perle was Assistant Secretary of Defense under Ronald Reagan and worked on the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee from 1987 to 2004. He was called by his detractors 'The Prince of Darkness' for his propensity to wield influence from the background.

Habima is Israel's national theater, founded in 1918 in Tel Aviv. It shows Hebrew-language productions.

Roshambo

Roshambo, ro sham bo, and other variants, is another name for rock paper scissors.  The origin of the name is unclear.  The first known use of "roshambo" as a synonym for the Rock Paper Scissors game appeared in a 1936 book titled The Handbook for Recreation Leaders, published in Oakland, California. The term was spelled "ro-sham-beau" in the book, which only adds to the confusion.

Chester Carlson was an American physicist and patent attorney who invented instant copying, which was later named xerography (whence the company name Xerox). See also Joseph C. Wilson.

The CITES Treaty, an international agreement adopted in 1973, aimed to reduce harmful trade in animal and animal products, and accorded protection to individual species. CITES stands for Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora.

Fluoxetine is the clinical name of the drug released under the proprietary name Prozac.

The College of William & Mary was founded in 1693 in Williamsburg, Virginia. It is the second-oldest college in the United States. It was named for King William III and Queen Mary II of England, who issued its charter.

Canada's oldest national park

Banff National Park, near Calgary, Alberta, is Canada's oldest national park. It was established in 1885. The resort town of Banff, known for its hot springs, is inside the park.

Edwin Henry Landseer was an English painter, primarily of animals. His best-known works are the four sculptures of lions at the base of Nelson's Column, added there in 1867.

Retinol is the animal form of Vitamin A, which helps maintain vision and bone growth.

Steve Fossett was an adventurer who made a fortune in the financial industry but is best remembered as a record-breaking aviator, sailor, and balloonist. He circumnavigated the Earth five times: by balloon, sea, and plane. His light aircraft went missing in 2007 and he was declared legally dead; his remains were identified in 2008.

Alfred Noyes was an English poet who is best known for his narrative ballad 'The Highwayman.' It was adapted by Phil Ochs.

Pete Sampras

Pete Sampras won 14 Grand Slam men's singles titles in 15 years, and also won seven Wimbledon men's singles titles (the latter a feat shared only by William Renshaw of the 1880s).

Gaylord Nelson, a Democratic senator from Wisconsin, is noted for two things. (1) He was the principal founder of Earth Day, which began in 1970. (2) He held Congressional hearings on the safety of the oral contraceptive pill in 1970.

Eleanor Roosevelt, the former First Lady, once appeared in a TV ad for Good Luck maragrine in 1959. It's true!

Arnold Palmer

Arnold Palmer was one of the greatest golfers in history. His nickname was 'The King.' He won seven major championships (four Masters, the US Open, and the British Open twice).

Yo Yo Ma, the Chinese-American cellist, was born in Paris. His family moved to New York when he was seven.

The flag of Bavaria is blue and white (to represent sky and clouds). It is often lozenged. There are other variants, but the colors are the same.

A standard hockey puck is one inch thick, three inches in diameter, and made of vulcanized rubber.

Robert Towne

Robert Towne was a screenwriter and director. He wrote and won an Oscar for 'Chinatown.' He also wrote 'The Last Detail,' 'Shampoo,' and 'Mission Impossible.' His dog was credited with, and nominated for an Oscar for, his writing on 'Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan.'

Allianz Arena is a football (soccer) arena in Munich, Germany. The name is from Allianz financial group, which bought the name when it opened in 2005.

The Spirit of Ecstasy is the name of the hood ornament on Rolls-Royce cars, also called 'the Flying Lady.'

"I'd rather be right than be President" is a quote by Henry Clay, who ran for the office five times and lost each time. He was probably, therefore, enormously satisfied. The statement was intended to explain his unpopular position against slavery.

Anne Boleyn was Henry VIII's second wife. She was beheaded for adultery and treason after three years.

Torres Strait lies between Cape York Peninsula, in Queensland, Australia, and Papua New Guinea to the north.

Mitosis is when a cell duplicates its chromosomes to create two identical daughter nuclei, then splits into two cells in a process called cytokinesis. Meiosis is a cell reduction in which the number of chromosomes is cut in half.

The Battle of Leipzig, a decisive 1813 defeat for Napoleon, is also called 'The Battle of Nations' because so many belligerents fought in it.

Down Syndrome is a chromosomal disorder caused by the presence of an extra 21st chromosome. Trisomy is the presence of any third chromosome, so Down Syndrome is often called Trisomy 21.

The first Olympic Games to be canceled were in 1916, due to WWI. They would have been held in Berlin. The first Winter Olympics to be canceled were in 1940, due to WWII, and would have taken place in Sapporo, Japan.

The Mona Lisa, by Da Vinci, is also known as 'La Gioconda,' but is displayed under the title 'Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo.' La Gioconda refers to the wife of Giocondo, a cloth merchant.