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He established his electric light company in 1878, a year before he perfected his bulb |
Thomas Edison
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In this James Dean film, Buzz dies when his leather jacket catches on his car door handle |
Rebel Without a Cause
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Defined by their orderly structure, these, like the one seen here, are reputed to hold special powers: |
Crystals
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In the 400s B.C. Democritus said matter consisted of tiny indivisible bits called these |
Atoms
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This gripping Dickens novel explores the tragedy of the French Revolution firsthand |
"A Tale of Two Cities"
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Home for honeysuckle (6) |
Garden
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A strike for better pay by the workers of the B&O in July 1877 soon spread to other companies in this industry |
Railroads
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Title of a 1963 Frankie & Annette movie; the sequel added "Muscle" before it |
(J: What is beach?)
Party
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"Circles" of people making a racket on these instruments are said to relieve stress & improve health |
Drums
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This god came up from the underworld to woo Minthe, who wound up in edible form as mint |
Hades
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A planeload of children is evacuated from Britain because of a nuclear war in this Golding novel |
Lord of the Flies
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Hotcake hot plate (7) |
Griddle
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In 1853 she published a "Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin", evidence to back up her earlier work |
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Dude! His performance as Jeff Spicoli was, like, a highlight of "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" |
(Alex: Sounds just like me!)
Sean Penn
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A popular incense comes from this word, we hope not after it's been worn on someone's feet |
Sandalwood
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(Hi, I'm Steve Smith, proud to have been a Michigan State Spartan) It's the name of a league the ancient Spartans founded, & of a war they fought against Athens |
Peloponnesian
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The title character of this 1900 Conrad novel is a man haunted by guilt over an act of cowardice |
(J: What is "Heart of Darkness?") (we have less than a minute to go...)
"Lord Jim"
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In war they battled the blues (5) |
Grays
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Look up "orator" in the dictionary & you'll see a picture of this man, secretary of state to 3 presidents |
(G: Who is Clay?)
Daniel Webster
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(Hi, I'm Wallace Langham) I played a weenie in this John Hughes film in which 2 kids create Kelly LeBrock |
(Alex: Not weird if you're creating Kelly LeBrock, though!)
Weird Science
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In the '60s your parents might have imitated the Beatles & visited one of these Hindu religious retreats |
Ashram
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The first Greek use of this synonym for "dictator" described King Gyges of Lydia |
Tyrant
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T.S. Eliot wrote, "We are" these men, "we are the stuffed men" |
Hollow men
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Bigger than a giggle (6) |
Guffaw
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This writ was suspended in 1861 & restored December 1, 1865 |
habeas corpus
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Honoring a rock idol of 1959, it's the school John Travolta attends in "Grease" |
Rydell High
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This 13th century Sufi mystic has become the bestselling poet in the U.S. |
Jalaluddin Rumi
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"Anabasis" chronicles the Greeks' 1500-mile retreat after fighting for Prince Cyrus of this empire |
Persian Empire
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A job as an astrology columnist helped pay the bills for this author of "The Dunwich Horror" |
H.P. Lovecraft
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It weighs you down (7) |
Gravity
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