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I WON AN OSCAR, EMMY, TONY & GRAMMY |
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His universal law of gravitation explained many things, including the action of tides & the motion of comets |
Newton
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In 1962 Oscar loved her in "West Side Story" (& isn't she the first one you think of for the category?) |
Rita Moreno
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This last Romanov to rule Russia became the last czar when he was dethroned in 1917 |
Nicholas II
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Politician & author of "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples" |
Churchill
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"A.Y.T.G.? I.M., M." by Judy Blume |
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
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High blood pressure & glaucoma can be treated with metoprolol, one of this "blocker" class of drugs |
beta blockers
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Robert Boyle invented a vacuum pump & discovered that this does not travel in a vacuum |
sound
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In 2002 she won an Emmy for a special about Hattie McDaniel, but it's her acting Oscar for "Ghost" you might remember |
Whoopi Goldberg
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In the 1780s, when the divine right of royalty was questioned, she said, "I am an aristocrat. It is my profession" |
Catherine the Great
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A lake on the New York-Vermont border is named for this explorer who visited the region in 1609 |
Champlain
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"J.A.T.G.P." by Roald Dahl |
James and the Giant Peach
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Lucasian Prof. of Mathematics at Cambridge, he was born on January 8, 1942, 300 years to the day after Galileo's death |
(Stephen) Hawking
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In 1982 this butler did it--& got a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his trouble, for "Arthur" |
(John) Gielgud
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3 Russian czars were named Fyodor, which corresponds to this name in English |
Theodore
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Diplomat & premier of China from 1949 to 1976 (one spelling) |
Chou En-Lai
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"A.I.L.D." by William Faulkner |
As I Lay Dying
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Charlton Heston played a survivor of an apocalyptic war in this 1971 thriller |
Omega Man
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In 1932 James Chadwick discovered this subatomic particle that appears in all atoms except hydrogen |
(Alex: You and Matt, seesawing back and forth. Interesting, I just noticed: your name is Emily, uh, the opponent who's closest to you in score is Matt. My children's names are Emily and Matt. Are you going to beat up on your brother now?)
the neutron
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The 1961 Grammy for Best Comedy Performance went to "An Evening with" him "and Elaine May" |
Mike Nichols
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At 43 years, the reign of this founder of the Russian navy was the longest of any czar |
(Alex: Right. After coming back from visiting Western Europe.)
Peter the Great
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Lucy Walter was this English king's mistress during his exile in the 1600s in Holland |
Charles II
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This triple star system is the brightest celestial object in a certain horsey constellation |
(Matt: What is Orion's belt?)
Alpha Centauri
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Known for the second law of thermodynamics, this lord helped with the laying of the transatlantic cable |
Kelvin
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The 1958 Tony for Dramatic Actress was bestowed on this "First Lady of American Theatre" for her role in "Time Remembered" |
Helen Hayes
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The 1604 invasion against this czar by the False Dmitri & his Polish troops marked the start of the "Time of Troubles" |
(Mark: Who is Ivan the Terrible?)
Boris Godunov
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In 1948 he testified to congress that Alger Hiss had illegally passed him official documents |
Whittaker Chambers
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"T.K.R." by Khaled Hosseini |
The Kite Runner
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Found in blood serum, they contain the antibodies of the immune system |
gamma globulins
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