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| He felt his greatest work was his revision of the Bible, not his speller or dictionary |
(Noah) Webster
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| JFK's White House Press Secretary who went to college at 15 & recently co-wrote several thrillers |
Pierre Salinger
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| Officially, a fly has this many wings |
(Franny: What is 4?)
2
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| There is little evidence that pirates made their victims walk this, but they did throw them overboard |
the plank
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| The Marx Brothers Meet the Met, so to speak |
A Night at the Opera
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| Last name of the 1st American in space |
Shepard
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| Widow of Daniel Custis, she burned all but 2 letters from her famous 2nd husband |
Martha Washington
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| This "Paper Lion" has also been a pitcher, boxer, golfer, tennis player & philharmonic musician |
(George) Plimpton
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| To locate this navigational point in the night sky, extend a line from the star Merak on past Dubhe |
North Star
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| Symbols of mortality shown on pirate flags included skulls & these timepieces filled with sand |
hourglass
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| Cecil B. DeMille's famous Biblical "Exodus", made silently in 1923 & colorfully in 1956 |
The Ten Commandments
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| The only event in track & field that fits this category |
shotput
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| He served as President of the Continental Congress & as the 1st Chief Justice of the United States |
(Richard: Who is John Marshall?)
John Jay
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| Though he wrote the screenplay for "Moby Dick" he's best known for works such as "Farhrenheit 451" |
Ray Bradbury
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| The longest day of the year in Australia occurs in this month |
December
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| At least 13 women found this hirsute pirate so irresistible that they married him |
(Franny: Who is Bluebeard?)
Blackbeard
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| "It Happened One Night"; they became the 1st co-stars to win Best Actor & Actress Oscars |
Clark Gable & Claudette Colbert
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| The part of the tobacco pipe between the bowl & stem, or the part of a leg between the knee & ankle |
(Curt: What's a shin?)
shank
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| He graduated from Yale at 18, became a captain at 20 & was hanged at age 21, in 1776 |
Nathan Hale
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| His play "That Championship Season" was a hit on Broadway, & he was a hit in "The Exorcist" |
Jason Miller
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| An oologist is a scientist who studies these |
eggs
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| Name of a 17th century Caribbean pirate or a 20th century TV panelist on "I've Got a Secret" |
Henry Morgan
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| In this 1941 flick, Bogey gives Greenstreet the bird-- a fake one |
The Maltese Falcon
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| In song titles it precedes "...Your Groove Thing", "...Your Body" & "...Your Booty" |
Shake
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| The original Gerrymandered district was named for Elbridge Gerry when he was gov. of this state |
Massachusetts
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| This "Day of the Jackal" author said, "I'm a writer... intent" on "selling lots of copies & making money" |
Frederick Forsyth
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| Meaning "middle life", this geologic era saw the emergence of early mammals |
Mesozoic
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| Some pirates were known by this canine term, perhaps because their bark was worse than their bite |
seadogs
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| "High Society", starring Kelly, Crosby & Sinatra, was based on this film with Hepburn, Grant & Stewart |
(Curt: What is Brnging Up Baby?)
The Philadelphia Story
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| If your itinerary includes Tibet, you might want to hire these native mountain guides |
sherpas
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