WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE BOOK |
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THE MOVIE ROLE HE WAS BORN TO PLAY |
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This lord of the jungle books swung into print in October 1912 |
Tarzan
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Myasthenia gravis is a disease that affects nerves & voluntary these, like the ones that control chewing & swallowing |
(Doug: What are reflexes?)
muscles
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Hard to make "Being" this actor without this actor; boy, John Cusack really got in his head |
John Malkovich
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The Boston variety of this plant has frilly leaves & long drooping fronds |
a fern
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Benevenuto Cellini was commissioned by Cosmo de Medici to create the statue of Perseus holding this Gorgon's head |
Medusa
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It can mean to discolor your silver or damage your reputation |
tarnish
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Killer gorillas rampage through this megaselling author/screenwriter/M.D.'s 1980 novel "Congo" |
Michael Crichton
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You can only get the D type of this liver infection if you already have the B type |
hepatitis
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Neil Patrick Harris was on the road & seein' unicorns as he drove this title duo who "Escape from Guantanamo Bay" |
Harold & Kumar
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This dessert consists of a 2-layer cake with a thick filling & chocolate icing |
Boston cream pie
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In 2014 he testified in court that a "flag" sculpture being sold for $11 million & said to be his was a fake |
(Jasper) Johns
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"What in" this euphemism for Hell |
tarnation
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Will Eisner created this jungle queen of the pulps in the 1930s, long before the Ramones |
Sheena, Queen of the Jungle
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Celiac disease involves an intolerance to this protein combination found in grains |
(Doug: What are [*]s?)
gluten
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Really, who else but this guy could have played "JCVD" in 2008? |
Jean-Claude Van Damme
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Bostonians say it's the USA's oldest park; they also say its name is properly singular |
(Courtney: [Shakes head])
the Boston Common
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In 1991 this sculptor and his wife installed 1,340 giant blue umbrellas over the Sato River Valley in Japan |
Christo
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Named for an Italian city, these creatures often live underground |
tarantulas
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In 1981, Paul Theroux got the itch to publish this novel set in the jungles of Central America |
The Mosquito Coast
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This, high blood pressure, contributes to the hardening of the arteries & damages the heart |
hypertension
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At James Franco's place, Michael Cera took his partying to unexpected levels until dying a horrific death in "This" 2013 comedy |
This is the End
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In 1985 the first restaurant in this chain opened in Newton, Massachusetts & focused on rotisserie chicken |
Boston Market
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As this is the last name 13th century sculptor Nicola, it makes sense that his work, seen here, is from a pulpit in Pisa |
Nicola Pisano
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The capital of Kiribati, it shares its name with a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier |
[Alex gives two pronunciations for "Kiribati" when reading the clue.]
Tarawa
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Professor Challenger finds dinosaurs & adventure in the Amazon jungle in this Conan Doyle tale |
The Lost World
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The insipidus type of this endocrine disorder can affect the kidneys or the pituitary; the mellitus type is more common |
diabetes
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In "Zombieland", when asked, "So, do you have any regrets?" this man playing himself says, "'Garfield', maybe" |
Bill Murray
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A dog called Hooper's Judge is the ancestor of most of the modern dogs of this breed |
the Boston Terrier
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Teddy Roosevelt said, "The soldier, the cowboy and rancher, the Indian, will live for all time" in his bronzes |
(Courtney: Who is Borglum?)
Frederic Remington
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Hats off to you if you know that in Egypt it's the equivalent of a fez |
a tarbush
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