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He's the patron of Scotland & of fishermen |
St. Andrew
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Jack Nicholson teamed up with Adam Sandler for this 2003 film |
Anger Management
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At Mach 2, a plane is traveling at twice the speed of this |
sound
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Duke Emanuele Filberto brought it to Turin in 1578; it's now housed in the Cathedral of San Giovanni |
the Shroud of Turin
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Willam Herschel also discovered 2 moons orbiting this planet that he had discovered in 1781 |
Uranus
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When Kafka was born in this city in 1883, it was the capital of Bohemia |
Prague
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This marytyr who was cooked to death on a gridiron has a river, gulf & seaway named for him |
St. Lawrence
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Mel Gibson got in touch with his feminine side in this 2000 comedy |
What Women Want
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According to author James M. Cain, it's who "always rings twice" |
the postman
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While touring Turin, stop into the Biblioteca Reale, and you'll be drawn to this artist's self-portrait |
da Vinci
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Look, up in the sky, it's not a bird or a plane, it's this constellation, also known as the Little Bear |
(Marybeth: What is Ursus Minor?)
Ursa Minor
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After discovering his religious roots, Kafka began studying this language in 1917 |
Hebrew
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Born a Jew, he became the "Apostle of the Gentiles" |
Paul
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She returned as Elle Woods in "Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde" |
Reese Witherspoon
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Number of horses who have won the Kentucky Derby twice |
zero
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This opera that made its debut in Turin in 1896 probably helped Puccini pay his "rent" |
La Boheme
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Last time we checked, Jorge Batlle was still this country's leader |
Uruguay
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Kafka called those who inspired him, like this "Karamazov" author, his "blood relatives" |
Dostoevsky
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There are women saints named this of Bologna, of Genoa & of Siena |
Catherine
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Sandra Bullock calls it quits as Hugh Grant's attorney in this 2002 romantic comedy |
Two Weeks Notice
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The 22nd Amendment puts a limit of twice on this |
presidential terms
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Turin's Egyptian Museum has a well-known statue of this "Let my people go" pharaoh |
Ramses II (Ramses the Great)
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Since the VIII in 1644, the Popes have let this name lapse; it must be up for "renewal" by now |
Urban
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In "Wedding Preparations in the Country", Raban turns into one of these insects, yeah, yeah, yeah ... |
a beetle
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Saints from this country include 2 11th century kings, Stephen & Ladislas the First |
(Sylvia: What is Poland?)
Hungary
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In this 1979 comedy Bill Murray says, "It just doesn't matter if we win or if we lose. It just doesn't matter" |
Meatballs
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Majolica, a type of this, is fired twice |
pottery
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For most of the time, from 1720 to 1861, Turin was capital of this fishy-sounding kingdom |
Sardinia
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This author who had his Genesis August 3, 1924 published his "Exodus" in 1958 |
Leon Uris
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Kafka used this special initial for the land surveyor in "The Castle" & the last name of Joseph in "The Trial" |
K
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