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This film broke the back of expectations by taking the award for Best Picture |
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Thomas Jefferson Taylor, a Karnack, Texas rancher |
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It's been said that sneezewort, used as this to induce sneezing, "cleanses the head of tough slimy humours" |
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After 4 years of active duty, LAPD officers are eligible to take exams to qualify for sergeant or this position |
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The Constitution makes the president this "of the Army and Navy... and of the militia of the several states" |
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Robin Hood's Larder, an oak in this forest, blew down in 1966 |
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He stepped away from his "Daily Show" desk & came West to host the telecast |
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Wilburn Edgar Smith, a Plains, Georgia mechanic |
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Bittersweet is known as woody this & belladonna is also known as deadly this |
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An alternate route taken by automobile traffic when the normal route cannot be used |
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On a traditional Snellen one of these, the 9 letters on the 11th line are P E Z O L C F T D |
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She may be a vampire or the first wife of Adam |
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She walked the red carpet & walked away with the Best Actress award for her role in "Walk the Line" |
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John Payne, a Virginia plantation owner |
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This type of garlic grown mainly in California has huge cloves, averaging 1 ounce |
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The policy of discouraging an enemy attack by maintaining sufficient military force to retaliate |
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According to the book "Sizes", in Japan, these are 7 or 8 inches long & pointed; in China, they're 10 inches & blunt |
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The more fabulous name for the round, dark areas of grass caused by fungi |
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A past nominee for directing movies like "Nashville" & "Short Cuts", he accepted an honorary Oscar |
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Charles D. Henry, a Waterloo, Iowa banker |
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Its seeds are found on rye bread & its essential oil is used in kummel liqueur |
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In 1995 Camilo Jose Vergara proposed making this city's abandoned skyscrapers a theme park |
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To dial the old KLondike 5 exchange used in many movies & TV shows, dial this |
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For sailors, this musician's "Green" is a place with non-stop music & dance, unlimited tobacco & loads of rum |
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This film that begins in Japan in the 1920s earned Oscars for cinematography, costuming & art direction |
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William S. Bloomer, a Midwestern rubber goods salesman |
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The name of this flowering herb also means "wolflike" |
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A cleansing substance made from synthetic compounds rather than fats or lye |
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Ray Charles Leonard became Sugar Ray Leonard; Walker Smith, Jr. became this boxer |
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The tempter in Goethe's "Faust" goes by this 14-letter name |
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