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THE LAST TIME THE CUBS WON THE WORLD SERIES |
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Drew Barrymore & E.T. both say this 5-letter word; E.T. later pairs it with "home" |
phone
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This many months have 31 days |
7
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A pan shot, which gives the audience a larger view of the scene, gets its name from this longer word |
panorama
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About 95% of Bolivians practice this branch of Christianity |
Catholicism
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A 2014 biography tells her "Untold Story" of dealing with flashbacks after her husband's 1963 assassination |
Jackie Kennedy Onassis
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It was 1908 & this Paris attraction was the tallest man-made structure in the world |
the Eiffel Tower
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The winner of a running race breaks it first |
the tape
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It's the only day of the week named for a satellite |
Monday
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Choosing a performer to play a role based on appearance or similar parts he's done before |
typecasting
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The Island of the Sun is a sacred site in the Bolivian portion of this lake |
Lake Titicaca
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In a series of inspirational books, this dish precedes "for the Bride's Soul" & "for the Pet Lover's Soul" |
Chicken Soup
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This man was gearing up to win the presidential election |
Taft
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An unskilled drudge |
(Michael: What is a... thug?)
a peon
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Dec. 21, 2012 was in the news as the end of a calendar cycle for this ancient Native American people |
the Mayans
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Film critic Andrew Sarris coined this French term for a theory that says the director is the major creative force in a film |
(Greg: What is [*] theory?)
auteur
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The family of Pres. Evo Morales farmed this 4-letter crop common in Bolivia, & not for its use in cola |
coca
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In the fourth book in his "Killing" series, Bill O'Reilly writes about "The Strange Death of" this WWII general |
Patton
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This Turkish empire was still in existence |
the Ottoman Empire
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One who held this Scottish title, a feudal lord, could aspire to be an earl |
thane
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The Jewish year periodically has not a leap day but a leap month & this dress-up holiday moves from Adar to Adar Bet |
Purim
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As opposed to traditional live-audience sitcoms, shows like "30 Rock" are this-camera, more like movies |
(Greg: What is multi-camera?)
single-camera
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This city whose name suggests sugar is known as la Ciudad Blanca, "the White City" |
Sucre
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2013 marked the 50th anniversary of her groundbreaking "The Feminine Mystique" |
(Betty) Friedan
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Some people were tooling about in a luxurious touring car made by this company--one of the three P's |
(Alex: That's one of them. Yes.)
Packard
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Projection inserted into a mortise |
(Ellen: What's a tendon?) ... (Alex: Oh, Ellen, you were so close.)
a tenon
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From the French for "seed", it's a Zola novel title & was the 7th month of the French Revolutionary calendar |
Germinal
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On Bolivia's coat of arms, one of these large birds perches atop an Incan shield |
(Ellen: What's a phoenix?)
an Andean Condor
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This critically acclaimed 2001 book begins with a look at "The Founding Fathers", starting with Carl Karcher |
(Michael: What is The Greatest Generation?) (Alex: No. Carl Karcher is the founder of Carl's Jr., and the book is [*].)
Fast Food Nation
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His "A Room with a View" was brand new |
E.M. Forster
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