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CLASSIC FILMS IN OTHER WORDS |
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At age 14 Wynton Marsalis performed Haydn's concerto for this instrument |
trumpet
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In the 1932 film "Horse Feathers", he remarked, "I'd horsewhip you if I had a horse" |
Groucho Marx
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This farm animal is una vaca |
cow
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1992: "Jigs Accompanied by Lupine Creatures" |
Dances with Wolves
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Anthracite, the highest grade of this, is made almost entirely of carbon |
coal
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Soon after Ataturk became Turkey's president in 1923, he banned the wearing of this traditional hat |
fez
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The Dixie Chicks' first CD had the rhyming title "Thank Heavens for" this TV cowgirl |
Dale Evans
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On Oct. 19, 1924 Grantland Rice wrote that "Their real names are Stuhldreher, Miller, Crowley, and Leyden" |
"Four Horsemen of Notre Dame"
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You can find libros at una libreria y una biblioteca, these 2 related places |
library & bookstore
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1957: "One Dozen Ticked-Off Dudes" |
12 Angry Men
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Grades of this potable range from doux to brut |
champagne
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He founded Philly's first police force |
Ben Franklin
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It sounds like a small trench around a castle, but it was the major type of late medieval composition |
(Matt: What is a moat?)
motet
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"For want of a nail the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the horse is lost, for want of a horse" this "is lost" |
(Tom: What is the battle?) (Justine: What is a country?)
the rider
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This color is azul |
(Justine: What is yellow?) ... (Alex: Amarillo is yellow.)
blue
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1969: "12 O'Clock Herdsman" |
(Justine: What is High Noon?)
Midnight Cowboy
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A "less than investment grade" bond is usually referred to as this 4-letter term |
junk
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The longest currently serving leader in the Western Hemisphere; he started in 1959 |
Fidel Castro
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The 19th century composer of the following, he basically wrote for only one instrument |
(Tom: What is the piano?)
Frederic Chopin
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Dr. Johnson called it "A grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people" |
oats
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The word "alligator" comes from the Spanish el lagarto, this reptile |
(Tom: What is a crocodile?)
lizard
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1973: "Final Argentine Dance on the Banks of the Seine" |
Last Tango in Paris
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Bond & book are grades of this product made from compressed cellulose |
paper
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In 1976 Bob Dole was his running mate |
Gerald Ford
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James Blake, who wrote the song "I'm Just Wild About Harry", was better known by this nickname |
Eubie
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An old cliche says a difference of opinion is "what makes" these |
horse races
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For spice, you use picante for this adjective; for climate, calido; for temperature, caliente |
hot
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1992: "Primal Impulse" |
Basic Instinct
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Excelso is a grade of coffee from this country, perhaps from Medellin |
Colombia
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It's the other political party that, like the Whigs, elected only 2 U.S. presidents |
Federalists
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