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TURN OF THE 2nd MILLENNIUM |
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William Faulkner once lived at 624 Pirates Alley in this Louisiana city; it's now a bookstore that sells his works |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.] ... (Alex: Steve has -$1900, but following our tradition in celebrity games, we'll turn that into a plus.)
New Orleans
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This co-star of "Holiday", seen here, called Kate "A joy to work with" |
(Alex: Minute to go.)
Cary Grant
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To a graduating college student: B.A. |
Bachelor of Arts
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Born in 1770, studied with Salieri, became totally deaf in 1819, died 1827 |
(Mike: Who is Amadeus?)
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Fans of this author can tour the Atlanta home where she wrote much of "Gone with the Wind" |
(Wendie: Who is Margaret...[time]?)
Margaret Mitchell
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Around 1000 A.D. this art of growing miniature trees was getting started in Asia |
bonsai
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In "Adam's Rib" Hepburn & this actor are married lawyers on opposite sides of a case |
Spencer Tracy
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A Providence landmark is the Colonial House of Stephen Hopkins, one of the signers of this document |
Declaration of Independence
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To a Republican: GOP |
Grand Old Party
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Born 1491, married 1509, married 1533, married 1536, married twice in 1540, married 1543 |
(Mike: Who is King Henry... IV?)
Henry VIII
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Undershaw, the home where he wrote "The Hound of the Baskervilles", is now a hotel in Surrey, England |
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Norsemen sailing from a settlement on this island founded L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland |
(Mike: What is Iceland?)
Greenland
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In 1936 Hepburn played this doomed Scots queen who was married to a real-life Hepburn ancestor |
(Steve: What is "Lion in Winter?")
Mary, Queen of Scots
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This "colorful" Ivy League school located in Providence is the seventh-oldest college in the U.S. |
Brown
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In the president's cabinet: HUD |
Housing and Urban Development
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Born 1892 in Germany, shot down 80 enemy planes in WWI, himself shot down in 1918 |
(Mike: Who is Baron von Richthofen?)
Manfred von Richthofen ("The Red Baron")
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Kate wrote a book on "The Making of" this film in which she & Bogie run the Ulanga River |
The African Queen
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Providence lies on this bay |
Narragansett Bay
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At the top of a corporation: CEO |
(Steve: What is chairman...[time]?)
chief executive officer
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Born in Virginia in 1809, invented reaper in 1831, reaped in profits until death in 1884 |
(Steve: I have no idea, but I had to chime in; who is Jack the Ripper?)
Cyrus McCormick
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In 1959 Hepburn did "Suddenly Last Summer"; 9 years later she did this historical film with another season in its title |
The Lion in Winter
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Grateful for God's providence, this man founded the town & named it accordingly |
(Wendie: Who is Providence?)
Roger Williams
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To a banker: FDIC |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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