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MUHAMMAD ALI'S GREATEST HITS |
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In a classic book, d'Artagnan hopes to serve as a guard to King Louis XIII & is befriended by this title group |
The Three Musketeers
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In '74 in Zaire, Ali KO'd this heavy hitter, long before he started selling us BBQ equipment |
George Foreman
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Robert Louis Stevenson created this good doctor in 1886 |
Dr. (Henry) Jekyll
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Mexico, the U.S., Canada |
Mexico
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On the Gregorian calendar, it's the second month |
(Alex: Yes, I was hoping you guys would not overthink this.)
February
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Someone who's a bit erratic might be said to have one of these
PERSON
ALITY |
a split personality
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Tyrone Slothrop is a central character in his novel "Gravity's Rainbow" |
Pynchon
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Ali TKO'd this Philly man who had a smokin' left hook after the 14th round in the "Thrilla in Manila" |
(Joe) Frazier
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Before becoming a renowned pediatrician, he was a star rower at Yale & won gold in the 1924 Olympics |
Dr. (Benjamin) Spock
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Italy, Iceland, Indonesia |
Iceland
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In an informal congressional vote for indep. on the first of this month in 1776, there were only 9 yes votes |
July
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A reason to like being in a crowd
1,2,3SAFETY4,5,6 |
there's safety in numbers
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This "Invisible Man" author was working on a novel called "Juneteenth" when he died in 1994 |
Ellison
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Ali "shocked the world" in '64 with his TKO upset of this champ, who died mysteriously in Vegas in 1970 |
Sonny Liston
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This 20th century president was the first to hold a doctorate; his degree was in political science |
Wilson
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China, Australia, Brazil |
(Erin: What is Brazil?)
Australia
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A 1941 song asked, "I like New York in" this month, "how about you?" |
June
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It's how I describe Johnny Gilbert when he starts telling jokes
FUNNY FUNNY
WORDS WORDS WORDS WORDS |
too funny for words
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Part one of this Carson McCullers novel says Frankie "belonged to no club and was a member of nothing in the world" |
(Brett: Uh, what is The Heart is a Lonely Hunter?) (Erin: What is The Wedding Party?) ... (Alex: You're sort of on the right track, it was called [*], not The Wedding Party.)
The Member of the Wedding
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There were fewer teeth than usual for Ali to knock out when he decisioned this man in '78 to regain the title |
(Rich: Who is Spinks?) (Alex: Which one?)
Leon Spinks
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Seen here, he was the first African American awarded a doctorate by Harvard |
(Brett: Uhh, who is Gates?)
W.E.B. Du Bois
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Burma, Thailand, Malaysia |
Malaysia
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Our federal government's fiscal year begins on the first of this month |
(Erin: What is April?)
October
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They can be purchased without a prescription
DRUGS THE COUNTER |
over-the-counter drugs
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In 1912 this Polish-born author shared with readers "The Secret Sharer", a short story in English |
Joseph Conrad
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This man whose son played LB for the 49ers broke Ali's jaw in the 12th round (or possibly the first) of their '73 fight |
Ken Norton
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This theologian author of "Summa Theologica" was made a saint in 1323 & Doctor of the Church in 1567 |
Thomas Aquinas
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Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador |
Ecuador
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