Divination
Answer: PARALLELOGRAM
The answers to the clues are:
- tallest building in the world: BURJ KHALIFA
- he’ll make you “Believe” at the Luxor: CRISS ANGEL
- twin brother of Phobos: DEIMOS
- Penn’s pal: TELLER
- Iraqi president until 2003: SADDAM HUSSEIN
- abolitionist who raided Harpers Ferry: JOHN BROWN
- Benedict XVI succeeded him: JOHN PAUL II
- he regretted that he had but one life to give for his country: NATHAN HALE
- 20th pick in 2004 NHL Entry Draft: TRAVIS ZAJAC
- maker of SmartQubeTV: QUADRIGA
- Ewok homeworld: ENDOR
- he escaped from the Chinese Water Torture Cell: HARRY HOUDINI
- Frank Mullen’s band: SUFFOCATION
Reading the marked letters spells out USE TAROT CARDS. Indeed, every one of these answers is an example of one of the major arcana. Specifically,
- BURJ KHALIFA is a TOWER
- CRISS ANGEL is a MAGICIAN
- DEIMOS is a MOON
- TELLER is a MAGICIAN
- SADDAM HUSSEIN is a HANGED MAN
- JOHN BROWN is a HANGED MAN
- JOHN PAUL II is a HIEROPHANT
- NATHAN HALE is a HANGED MAN
- TRAVIS ZAJAC is a DEVIL
- QUADRIGA is a CHARIOT
- ENDOR is a MOON
- HARRY HOUDINI is a MAGICIAN
- SUFFOCATION is DEATH
Each of the major arcana is numbered 1-22. Reading these numbers as letters of the alphabet spells out the answer.
