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This German composer, no slouch himself, said that Handel was "the greatest composer who ever lived" |
Beethoven
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The Bates Motel is the location of the intrigue in this thriller from 1960 |
Psycho
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Slang for a private detective |
a dick
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Football, baseball & water polo when watched rather than played |
a spectator sport
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The majority of tequila poured in the U.S. goes into making this cocktail |
a margarita
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The "Adventures" of this character end when he tells us Tom's okay & he doesn't want to be adopted |
Huckleberry Finn
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In the '50s one of his running mates was Estes Kefauver |
Adlai Stevenson
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In the 1998 movie starring Tobey Maguire, black & white characters begin living very colorful lives |
Pleasantville
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To raid or ravage |
(Donna: What is... ohh.)
to harry
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When learning to swim, little kids wear these inflatable devices on their arms |
water wings
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Tanqueray, Gilbey's & Boodles are famous brands of this spirit often partnered with tonic |
gin
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"Darcy, as well as Elizabeth, really loved" the Gardiners is found in the final paragraph of this 1813 novel |
Pride and Prejudice
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It wasn't yellow fever but chronic appendicitis that killed this army surgeon in 1902 |
Walter Reed
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It's the 1925 black & white classic of Soviet cinema seen here |
(The Battleship) Potemkin
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"Long" swiveling navy cannon |
a tom
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Grossinger's & the Concord were part of this hotel circuit nicknamed for a soup served there |
the Borscht Belt
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Add 1 1/2 ounces of vodka to 5 ounces of orange juice & you'll have this classic cocktail |
a screwdriver
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The last paragraph of this 1908 novel mentions "the gallant water rat" & "the famous Mr. Mole" |
The Wind in the Willows
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During the Civil War, this American painter known for his seascapes made drawings at the front for Harper's Weekly |
Winslow Homer
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This European director sealed his reputation with black & white classics like "Persona" & "The Seventh Seal" |
(Ingmar) Bergman
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A deep-sided drum |
a tom (tom-tom accepted)
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There are 120,000 of these young ladies in Canada & yes, they sell cookies too |
the Girl Guides
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This French liqueur was invented in 1880 by blending cognac & orange |
Grand Marnier
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"They found... a splendid portrait of their master", him, "in all the wonder of his exquisite youth and beauty" |
(Donna: Hm...) (Alex: Donna?) (Donna: Who is... uh, I don't know.) (Alex: What is [*]. I have a similar picture in my closet.) [Laughter]
The Picture of Dorian Gray
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As president of the Royal Society, this diarist's imprimatur is on the title page of Newton's "Principia" |
Samuel Pepys
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Family name of the creators of the 1895 treasure seen here |
(Alex: That was a little bit of film made by the [*] Brothers--the "Light" Brothers.)
Lumière
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A British "spotted" pudding |
spotted dick
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An item that's sold retail for less than it cost wholesale as a way to lure customers |
a loss leader
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"The drink that satisfies", it's made from fine aged scotch, heather honey & secret ingredients |
drambuie
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This classic ends with the narrator on a river pier in New Jersey, with thoughts of God, Pooh Bear, & Old Dean Moriarty |
(Alex: And that's Jack Kerouac's [*].)
On the Road
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