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Promoter Carl Denham billed this inhabitant of Skull Island as the "Eighth Wonder of the World" |
King Kong
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In 1870 B.F. Goodrich brought to Akron this industry that eventually dominated the city |
(M: What are tires?) (J: What is the galvanization of rubber/rubber making?) (Alex: No, I think you were trying to say "vulcanization of rubber".)
Rubber industry
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Marie-Louise gave birth to another man's children after this man, her husband, was exiled on Elba |
Napoleon Bonaparte
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It was Cyndi Lauper's first No. 1 hit |
(Brian: What is "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"?)
"Time After Time"
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The musical based on this Coleridge poem could include the catchy "Why'd Hafta Go and Shoot the Bird?" |
"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
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In this film Jim Carrey's Stanley Ipkiss transforms into a zoot-suited superdude who acts out his alter ego's fantasies |
The Mask
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Dion Boucicault's play "Belle Lamar" is said to be based on Belle Boyd, imprisoned as a spy during this war |
(J: What is World War I?)
Civil War
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"That Rascal Raskolnikov" sings Petrovich while awaiting a confession in the musical based on this novel |
"Crime and Punishment"
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It's the French-derived name for the craft that produced the object seen here |
Papier-mache
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Some TV prints of this 1959 film expand to widescreen format for the chariot race only |
Ben-Hur
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You could take 12 steps up the walk of Dr. Bob's home in Akron, a museum of memorabilia of this organization |
(Michael: [No response]) [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Alcoholics Anonymous
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During his 1920 presidential campaign, a big payoff kept Carrie Phillips quiet about her affair with him |
Warren G. Harding
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It's the book of love poems by King Solomon |
"Song of Songs"
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As a musical, this Poe tale ends with Roderick & Madeline singing, "Our house, in the middle of a lake" |
"The Fall of the House of Usher"
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The craft of encasing tomes, especially in fine leather |
(J: What is leathercraft?) (we have a minute to go...)
Bookbinding
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This prison film starring Tim Robbins is based on a Stephen King story |
The Shawshank Redemption
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Akron lies on this river famous for catching fire at Cleveland |
Cuyahoga River
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The power-hungry Duchess of Portsmouth may have been the most disliked mistress of this "Merry Monarch" |
Charles II
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How a dramatist is paid, or a job for a sports announcer |
(M: What is word-by-word?) (J: What is bit-by-bit?)
Play-by-play
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In this Chekhov-based show, Olga, Masha, & Irina have the high-kicking number "Moscow, Here We Come" |
"The Three Sisters"
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In 1912 Picasso helped popularize this artistic craft seen here |
Collage
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Country star Clint Black played a "sweet-faced gambler" in this western based on a James Garner TV series |
Maverick
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This man began his news empire, later merged with Ridder's, by buying the Akron Beacon Journal |
John S. Knight
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Bianca Capello marred into this famed Florentine famliy by passing off another woman's baby as her own |
Medici
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This revue "by Sondheim" was once guest-hosted on Broadway by Kukla & Ollie |
(M: What is "Sondheim by Sondheim?")
"Side by Side by Sondheim"
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"Stop and Smell the Cake and Tea" is a showstopping number in the musical based on this 7-part Proust work |
"Remembrance of Things Past"
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From the Latin for "stonecutter", it's the cutting, polishing & engraving of gemstones |
Lapidary
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