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It's thought that this patron saint of Ireland studied for the priesthood in Auxerre, France |
St. Patrick
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At Epcot, the Garden Grill Restaurant does this, giving diners a "moving" view of the ride below |
rotate/revolve
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A female sheep is called a ewe; this term refers to a male sheep |
Ram
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This German chemist for whom a gas burner is named developed a zinc-carbon electric cell |
Robert Bunsen
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This "knight" devotes himself to Aldonza Lorenzo, whom he calls Dulcinea Del Toboso |
Don Quixote
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"Rendez-Vous With Marlene" is Norwegian actress Torill's 1-woman musical about this late sex symbol |
Marlene Dietrich
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In 1680 this "Sun King" established France's national theatre, the Comedie Francaise |
(K: Who is Louis?) (Alex: Which one?) (K: Louis...the 14th.) (Alex: ....right.)
Louis XIV
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The name of this Belgian capital's La Quincaillerie means "The Hardware Store", & it used to be one |
Brussels
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Receptors on the bill of this duckbilled mammal can detect electric fields which guide it to its prey |
Platypus
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21 years after developing an improved electric light, he invented the alkaline battery |
(G: Who is Volta?)
Thomas Edison
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Marlow, an adventurer, appears in several works by this author, including "Lord Jim" |
Joseph Conrad
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This "Gandhi" star named his son for 19th century actor Edmund Kean, whom he played in a 1-man show |
Ben Kingsley
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The July 1, 1899 will of this Cape Colony's prime minister formed the basis of his scholarship program |
Cecil Rhodes
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Name shared by a fish restaurant in New York City's East Village & a sign of the zodiac |
Pisces
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The name of this large rodent is from the middle French for "pig with spines" |
Porcupine
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In 1810 English inventor Peter Durand patented the idea of using food storage cans plated with this element |
Tin
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Her "Northanger Abbey" centers on Catherine Morland, a country parson's daughter |
Jane Austen
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This star of horror films like "House Of Wax" waxed poetic as Oscar Wilde in "Diversions And Delights" |
Vincent Price
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Of Henry VIII's 6 wives, 1 of 2 who survived him |
Anne of Cleves & Catherine Parr
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Planet Hollywood's Chicken Crunch is coated with a batter made from this "nautical" cereal |
Captain Crunch
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Quagga is a South African name for the Burchell's species of this horse relative |
Zebra
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His father developed a phonetic "visible speech" system used for teaching the deaf |
Alexander Graham Bell
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In 1970 C. Northcote Parkinson wrote a biography of this naval hero created by C.S. Forester |
Horatio Hornblower
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Once "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.", Napoleon Solo, he went solo as FDR in a 1977 show |
Robert Vaughn
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This first prime minister of Israel was born in 1886 in Plonsk, Russia, now a part of Poland |
David Ben-Gurion
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This star of the film "Gigi" owns La Lucarne Aux Chouettes, a restaurant & inn, in her native France |
Leslie Caron
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Weighing around a ton, the eland is the largest species of this animal in Africa |
Antelope
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In 1929 this electrical engineer became an Italian marquis |
(Gerard: Who is Volta?) (Kim: Who is Tesla?)
Guglielmo Marconi
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"Young" title character of a Hawthorne tale who discovers his neighbors practicing witchcraft |
Young Goodman Brown
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"Full Gallop" stars Mary Louise Wilson as this late, flamboyant fashion editor who was always in vogue |
Diana Vreeland
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