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THE FILMS OF STANLEY TUCCI |
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Two words: This body of water |
(Andy: What is the Columbia River?)
Puget Sound
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Used especially of stallions, it means to father a child |
sire
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In 1968 Richard Burton gave her a 33.19-carat diamond engagement ring worth $8.8 million |
Elizabeth Taylor
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In 2011 the doctor was in when Stanley played the man who turned puny Steve Rogers into this title hero |
Captain America
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You establish a record as our longest-serving First Lady & then become a delegate to the U.N. General Assembly |
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Ireland is divided into 32 of these political & geographic units; 6 of them belong to the U.K. |
counties
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As a noun, it's the ridge on the fingerboard of a guitar; as a verb, it means to worry |
fret
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In this 1937 Tolkien story, The One Ring was a magic ring of invisibility; in later tales it acquired darker powers |
The Hobbit
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The false teeth! The bright blue wig! Stanley pulled out all the stops as the eccentric Caesar Flickerman in this 2012 film |
The Hunger Games
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You are in prison from 1962 to 1990; 4 years after getting out, you lead your country |
Nelson Mandela
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The uachtaran is the Irish president; the taoiseach is this head of government |
the prime minister
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Helen Reddy sang, "I am woman, hear me" do this |
roar
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To begin a stage performance, one is said to "ring up" this item |
the curtain
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Stanley became a child--Paul Child--as Meryl Streep's husband in this film |
Julie & Julia
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In 1887 you shoot a cigarette dangling from the lips of the future Kaiser Wilhelm II; Wilhelm insisted on holding it |
Annie Oakley
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Ireland has no local police; the island is patrolled by An Garda Siochana, the Guardians of this |
peace
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Three names now: This inventor |
Thomas Alva Edison
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To decrease gradually in intensity, such as the moon in passing from full to new |
wane
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Founded in 1922, The Ring magazine is now owned by this boxing "Golden Boy" |
Oscar de la Hoya
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Stanley worked the runway--Runway Magazine--for Meryl Streep in this film |
The Devil Wears Prada
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In 1943 you slap 2 soldiers in an army hospital & Congress holds up your promotion |
George Patton
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Ireland's hospitals were largely funded by this horse-racing lottery that ran from 1930 to 1987 |
(Alex: My family used to buy tickets in [*] every year.)
the Irish Sweepstakes
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Two words: This historic structure |
Tower Bridge
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Itemize, or what a ship does when it tilts to one side |
list
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In 1979 Voyager I discovered that this planet had rings; further study was provided by the Gailieo orbiter |
(Mags: What is Neptune?) (Tara: What is Pluto?) ... (Alex: What is the biggest of them all, [*]. Remember, Pluto is no longer considered a planet.)
Jupiter
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Deceptively ordinary Stanley kills poor young Susie Salmon in this 2009 film |
The Lovely Bones
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You are personal advisor to the Czar's wife in 1915 & many attempts are made on your life; you don't make it to 1917 |
Rasputin
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There once was a king named Richard I, who granted a charter to this Irish port city in 1197 |
(Tara: What is Cork?) (Alex: No, I'm sorry. I thought the rhythm of the clue: "There once was a king named Richard I"... What is [*]?)
Limerick
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