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FILMS INSPIRED BY MAGAZINE ARTICLES |
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I'D LIKE TO SOLVE THE PUZZLE |
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At the 1932 Olympics, she set or tied records in the high jump, javelin & 80-meter hurdles |
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
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Nik Cohn admitted that his "Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night", which inspired this disco film, was a fabrication |
Saturday Night Fever
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In 1948 this brand held its first home party to sell its plastic containers with airtight seals |
Tupperware
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For centuries, wood was the main fuel used in lighthouses; in the 1700s, this animal product became the primary source |
whale oil
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Let's take our drinks outside onto this paved lounge area |
patio
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This puzzle is so-named for the tool used to create the intricate lines & curves of its pieces |
jigsaw
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This comic strip about the Bumsteads made its debut |
(Scott: What is Archie?)
Blondie
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A 1983 article about a naval flight school was the genesis of this Tom Cruise hit |
Top Gun
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Its hand holding the torch was on display at the Centennial Exposition in Philly before it was completed |
the Statue of Liberty
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When her husband died in 1776, Hannah Thomas became the first U.S. woman keeper, taking his job at this state's Plymouth Light |
Massachusetts
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Adjective meaning characteristic of being a father |
paternal
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Solving one of these in London's Daily Telegraph in 1942 could've made you a Bletchley codebreaker in WWII |
a crossword
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Hard work paid off for Frances Perkins--in 1933 she became Secretary of this, the first woman in the cabinet |
Labor
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The fourth film in this Bruce Willis series was inspired by an article about cyberhacking |
Die Hard
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Nudie Cohn, the custom tailor for Roy Rogers & Dale Evans, also made this singer's $10,000 gold lame suit |
Elvis Presley
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All U.S. lighthouses come under the jurisdiction of this branch of the Armed Services |
the Coast Guard
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Want a good pastry? Go to this French type of store that specializes in them |
a patisserie
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A confused mess, or a syndicated newspaper puzzle with letters in circles & squares |
(Jake: What is a crossword?)
jumble
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His 1935 performance at the Palomar ballroom in Los Angeles kicked off the swing era |
(Scott: Who is Glenn Miller?)
Benny Goodman
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"The Boys in the Bank", a Life magazine account of a Brooklyn bank robbery, inspired this 1975 Al Pacino film |
Dog Day Afternoon
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A roller coaster called the Cyclone is a part of this amusement area in the southern part of Brooklyn |
Coney Island
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In 1937 a lighthouse was constructed & named for her on tiny Howland Island, an island she never reached |
(Amelia) Earhart
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A regional form of a language, not necessarily French |
patois
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A classic logic puzzle from 1962 deals with the surnames of 3 train employees: the brakeman, the fireman & him |
(Scott: Who is the conductor?)
the engineer
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Following this 1938 radio broadcast, people were relieved to find out that America wasn't really attacked by aliens |
The War of the Worlds
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Starring Kate Bosworth, it was based on Susan Orlean's "Life's Swell", the story of a Maui surfing contest |
Blue Crush
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The view from the summit of this mountain inspired the song "America The Beautiful" |
Pikes Peak
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Built by Romans before 100 A.D., the Tower of Hercules in the Galicia area of this country is the world's oldest active lighthouse |
Spain
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Tropical Asian plant made into an oil used in perfumes |
patchouli oil
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"The Da Vinci Code" saw Robert Langdon decode one of these puzzle containers |
a cryptex
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