ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA |
|
|
|
NATIONAL SPELLING BEE WINNING WORDS |
|
MYTH IN MODERN LITERATURE |
|
|
|
Going to federal prison at this Calif. landmark is more fun today than when it actually held inmates from 1934 to 1963 |
|
|
When this 1971 "super" Andrew Lloyd Webber rock opera premiered onstage, it was performed concert-style |
|
|
It's the most common last name in over half of the 50 states |
|
|
South-of-the-border dog breed (1967) |
|
|
Geryon, a character in one of this hero's labors, falls in love with him in Anne Carson's "The Autobiography of Red" |
|
|
He chose a nice blue hat to cover the bandage over his ear for the 1889 painting seen here |
|
|
|
"American Idiot" made its way to Broadway 6 years after this pop-punk band released the album in 2004 |
|
|
Louisiana-born singers Hank Jr. & Lucinda share this surname, the state's most common |
|
|
Narrow-edged cutter at the front of the jaw (1975) |
|
|
W.H. Auden wrote a famous poem about a painting of him, described as "a boy falling out of the sky" |
|
|
"Crouching Woman" & "Blind Man's Meal" are paintings from his blue period |
|
|
|
The title of this 1973 rock opera by The Who is partly drawn from an incorrect understanding of schizophrenia |
|
|
Garcia is the number 1 last name in 2 states--these 2 biggies |
|
|
It's a system of sending messages using flags (1946) |
|
|
In a Shelley work this fire bringer is not happy to be nailed to a "wall of eagle-baffling mountain" |
|
|
Thomas Gainsborough set the tone with the portrait seen |
|
|
In 1957 the integration of Central High School in this state capital became international news |
|
|
Pink Floyd is the band & the main character in this 1979 rock opera |
|
|
Martinez is number 1 in this state where Susana Martinez was governor from 2011 to 2019 |
|
|
French word for cherry that's also a shade of red (1926) |
|
|
The title character of Margaret Atwood's "The Penelopiad" tells the story of running this kingdom while waiting for Odysseus to get back |
|
|
|
Organized in the 1830s, this group of lawmen merged with the Texas State Highway Patrol in 1935 |
|
|
John Cameron Mitchell wrote a 1998 rock opera about this genderqueer cabaret singer "& the Angry Inch" |
|
|
This 7-letter last name of 2 U.S. Presidents is particularly common in Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin & both Dakotas |
|
|
"Sweet melody" music maker struck with handheld hammers (1949) |
|
|
Dionysus is a big factor in "The Secret History", this author's first novel |
|
|
The Japanese artist Hokusai was adept at using the dye of blue named for this onetime European kingdom |
|