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SUCCINCT SILVER SCREEN SUMMARIES |
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A nuclear weapon falls into the hands of terrorists in this author's "The Sum of All Fears" |
Tom Clancy
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Connective tissue called the renal fascia anchors these organs in place |
kidneys
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A vinometer measures the percentage of alcohol in this, red or white |
wine
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Under the leadership of this Polish electrician, some 17,000 workers went on strike in 1980 at the Lenin shipyard |
(Lech) Walesa
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1960: Secretary steals substantial sum, showers, succumbs |
Psycho
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To acceptilate is to release an acquaintance from one of these, even if he hasn't ponied up |
debt
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You could say this John Grisham novel featuring Tulane law student Darby Shaw was for the birds |
The Pelican Brief
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This bone that forms your lower jaw also forms your chin |
the mandible
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The object seen here is used in this craft |
crochet
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In 1703 John Sheffield, Duke of this, built a palatial estate on the former site of London's Arlington House |
(Adam: What is York?)
Buckingham
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1941: Scandal sheet skipper says single sled sentence |
(Alex: The brain was workin' hard on that one!) (Jennifer: Yest, it was!)
Citizen Kane
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An amplexifoliate plant is one in which these clasp the stem |
the leaves
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In 1993 James Patterson came along with his first Alex Cross novel, "Along Came" this |
a Spider
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These 4 veins--2 internal, 2 external--return blood to the heart from the head & neck |
the jugulars
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Akbar was considered the greatest ruler of this empire of India |
the Mughal Empire
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In support of this Yugoslav province, NATO launched a 78-day air-strike campaign on Serbian targets in March 1999 |
Kosovo
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1959: Mob murder makes male musicians move, matronly makeover materializes |
Some Like it Hot
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A song that's durchkomponiert has a different musical setting for each one of these sections |
verses
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This bestseller by Barbara Kingsolver follows a missionary & his family in the Belgian Congo |
(Alex: Jennifer, you knew that, but didn't ring in.)
The Poisonwood Bible
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Heart sac is another name for this 2-layered sac that surrounds the heart |
the pericardium
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This prestigious liberal arts college in Yonkers, New York was named for the wife of a real estate tycoon |
(Jennifer: What is Vanderbilt?)
Sarah Lawrence College
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Athens was the chief city of this ancient district of Greece |
Attica
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2011: Mississippi maids mind menial mothering |
The Help
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Look skyward to practice nephelognosy, the observation & description of these |
clouds
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Set in Denmark, this Peter Hoeg thriller centers on a woman with a keen understanding of icy flakes & crystals |
Smilla's Sense of Snow
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It's the fifth-largest island in the Mediterranean & the largest of the Greek islands |
Crete
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In 1912 this last emperor of China abdicated, ending 268 years of rule by the Manchu Dynasty |
Puyi
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1948: Gold-grubbing gringos get greedy |
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
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If you know what mucilage is used for in disguises, you know something mucilaginous has this quality |
(Jennifer: What is mucousy? What is slimy?) [Cathy gave both listed responses.]
sticky (or gluelike)
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