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OSCAR WINNERS' RHYME TIME |
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On Nov. 26, 1789 this was celebrated as a national holiday for the first time |
Thanksgiving
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This band didn't hit "The Wall" at 10 million; they're over 23, now |
Pink Floyd
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Theaters in the district named for this NYC road increased from about 20 in 1900 to an all-time high of 80 in 1925 |
Broadway
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Eastwood's subtle verbal clues |
Clint's hints
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Melville inscribed this tome to Nathaniel Hawthorne "in token of… admiration for his genius" |
Moby-Dick
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Shah Jahan built this complex in Agra, India to immortalize Mumtaz, his favorite wife |
the Taj Mahal
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In 1857 the first krewe, or society, sponsored decorative floats for this annual celebration |
Mardi Gras
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"Nevermind" the fact this Seattle band hit the 10 million mark |
Nirvana
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The Tour de France ends on this boulevard |
(Alex: Good news for you, Teresa, because you deal with this clue all by yourself, but the bad news is we found it way too early. You can risk up to $1000, however.)
the Champs-Élysées
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Witherspoon's parts |
Reese's pieces
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He dedicated "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" to Lucy Barfield, his goddaughter for whom he wrote the story |
C.S. Lewis
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How modern--Queen Victoria proposed to him on Oct. 15, 1839 |
Prince Albert
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On Dec. 5, 1776 this fraternity for students of academic distinction was founded at William & Mary |
(Jeff: What is [*] at my alma mater, William & Mary?)
Phi Beta Kappa
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This band had 19 million "Rumours" to share |
Fleetwood Mac
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Chicago's street addresses emanate from Point Zero, the intersection of Madison Avenue & this street |
(Alex: On [*], that great street. You got it.)
State Street
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Nicholson's trousers |
Jack's slacks
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A Steinbeck dedication: "To Carol who willed" this book; "To Tom who lived it" |
The Grapes of Wrath
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The first time Vivien Leigh saw him onstage, she said, "That's the man I'm going to marry" (she was right) |
Laurence Olivier
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In 1813, 2 years after defeating Tecumseh at Tippecanoe, this general fought & killed him at the Thames River |
William Henry Harrison
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This "Cracked" debut album from Hootie & the Blowfish has sold more than 16 million copies |
Cracked Rear View
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This 3-mile route in Boston is marked by a line of red paint or red brick on the sidewalk |
the Freedom Trail
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Hilary's financial institutions |
Swank's banks
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His "Tom Jones" has a 4-page dedication, addressed to Lord Commissioner George Lyttleton |
(Teresa: Who is Daniel Defoe?)
Henry Fielding
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Even after 29 years of marriage, he still thought of wife Linda as "my girlfriend" |
Paul McCartney
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In 1687 Capt. Joseph Wadsworth hid this colony's charter from the colonial governor by placing it in a white oak tree |
Connecticut
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He's had 4 albums sell more than 10 million, including "Ropin' the Wind" |
Garth Brooks
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The Bank of England is "The Old Lady of" this street; the London Stock Exchange was there until 2004 |
(Jeff: What is Fleet Street?) ... (Alex: Fleet Street is for newspapers; [*] is the Bank of England.)
Threadneedle Street
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Landau's milk boxes |
Martin's cartons
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Gunter Grass simply wrote that this 1959 novel was "For Anna Grass" |
The Tin Drum
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In 1925 this 3-named British economist married Lydia Lopakova, one of Diaghilev's ballerinas |
(Alex: Yes. Well done!)
John Maynard Keynes
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