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NAMED FOR A FRENCH KING'S MISTRESS |
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ALSO A CURRENT SUPREME COURT JUSTICE |
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We're not sure what race this monster & his mom were, but they both sure gave Beowulf a run for his money |
Grendel
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This Gene Hackman hoop movie was called "Best Shot" in Europe due to fears that no one would understand the U.S. Title |
Hoosiers
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The lavaliere, a type of pendant, is named for the Duchesse de la Valliere, who romanced this "Sun King" |
Louis XIV
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A homophone of a man trying to convince a woman to marry him |
Souter
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This leafy green vegetable originated in Southwest Asia & was considered a medicine by Persians |
spinach
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640 acres equal a square this |
a mile
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Hesiod mentions 3 of these fearsome creatures: Stheno, Euryale & Medusa |
Gorgons
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Mickey Rooney played an English rider in this 1944 film that jockeys Liz Taylor into position for the Grand National |
National Velvet
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This king may have called Madame de Pompadour his little lamb chop; a tasty lamb dish is named for her |
Louis XV
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Name on the award received by Lauren Bacall & Jessye Norman in December 1997 in Washington, D.C. |
Kennedy
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The type of bowling done on the PBA circuit, or one of the objects you'd aim your ball at |
tenpin
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604,800 seconds equal one of these |
(Keith: What is a day?) (Sam: What is a year?)
a week
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Meaning "old man of the desert", Shai-Halud is the term for the giant worms of Arrakis in this novel & its sequels |
[ERRATUM: An incorrect spelling of "Shai-Hulud" was given in the clue.]
Dune
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Dennis Christopher battled Italians & locals en route to Indiana's Little 500 cycling championship in this 1979 film |
Breaking Away
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A Fontange is a lace-&-ribbon headdress named for the Duchesse de Fontanges, a paramour of this long-reigning king |
(Alex: ...again.)
Louis XIV
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Sounds like the last name of a sitcom witch |
Stevens
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In order to remain independent, this 17th C. Dutch philosopher declined a professorship & a pension |
Spinoza
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It can be a few drops or exactly 1/16 of a teaspoon |
a dash
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The aliens in this Mandy Patinkin movie that later became a TV series were called Newcomers |
Alien Nation
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On the night of a big boxing championship Nicolas Cage gets caught up in an assassination plot in this movie |
Snake Eyes
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An elegant silver pattern was named for Madame du Barry, famed for her liaison with this king |
(Alex: ...was no slouch either.)
Louis XV
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Founder of an ice cream company in 1866 |
(Sam: Who is Robbins?)
Breyer
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A green woodpecker or a vain, pretentious chatterbox |
popinjay
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33.8 fluid ounces equal one of these |
a liter
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Doozers were builders & Gorgs were giants, 7 times bigger than these furry beings created for TV by Jim Henson |
Fraggles
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Jane Fonda tries to become a dance marathon champ in this Depression-era depresser that got 9 Oscar noms |
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
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A fancy sleeve style was named for the Marquise de Montespan, who began dallying with this King around 1667 |
(Keith: Who was Louis XVI?)
Louis XIV
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Mr. Hobbes or Mr. Malthus |
Thomas
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It's a pair of glasses kept on the face by a spring that grips the nose |
pince-nez
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It takes 1,055 joules to equal 1 "British" one |
a British thermal unit
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