|
|
|
READ THE BOOK, SAW THE FILM |
|
|
|
|
On June 16, 1775 American forces didn't stop at this hill but went on to defend Breed's Hill |
|
|
His best-known compositions include "Here Comes The Sun" & "Taxman" |
|
|
You probably didn't see Robert Shaw in "Gantry", based on this novel; it closed the night it opened |
|
|
Chicken-sized dinosaurs called compys didn't make it from this 1990 Michael Crichton novel to the 1993 film |
|
|
Served in Bolivia, chicha is a fermented drink made from the mash of this grain |
|
|
From the title of a medieval Latin work, it's the term for publications like Paine's "Crisis" series |
|
|
During the war this silversmith had a booming business casting cannons for the Continental Army |
|
|
This Kansas City Royal infielder led the American League in batting in '76, '80 & '90 |
|
|
Shelley Winters played the mother of these madcap brothers in "Minnie's Boys", co-written by Groucho's son |
|
|
Talking gargoyles named Victor & Hugo were in a 1996 adaptation of this (they weren't in the book) |
|
|
On Sept. 16, 1975 Viking Press announced it had hired this world-famous woman as a consulting editor |
|
|
To prepare a cheese one of these, you'll need butter, eggs & of course, cheese |
|
|
On September 11, 1777, the Americans retreated from Brandywine Creek allowing the British to occupy this city |
|
|
A Pulitzer Prize winner in '77, this conservative columnist was the sports editor of his college newspaper |
|
|
In 1976 he starred in "Home Sweet Homer", a musical based on "The Odyssey"; he should have stayed in Siam |
|
|
Elia Kazan directed this author's script of "Viva Zapata!", but had someone else adapt his "East Of Eden" |
|
|
Until the 1720s, many diamonds, including the Great Mogul, were found in this Asian country |
|
|
A drinking glass with a stem & a base, its name is from the old French for "cup" |
|
|
This guerrilla known as "The Swamp Fox" led quick raids on the British & then fled back to the marshes |
|
|
A "manly" 19th century realist, she penned works like "Adam Bede", "Felix Holt" & "Daniel Deronda" |
|
|
In 1985 he "skywalked" onto Broadway as half of the famous comedy team "Harrigan 'N Hart" |
|
|
For Bogie's screen role, this book's Charlie Allnutt was changed from a Cockney to a Canadian |
|
|
This Hungarian became president of the new Hungarian Academy of Music in 1875 |
|
|
This charm to ward off evil & injury is often worn around the neck |
|
|
During the winter of 1778-79, this Prussian wrote the first American Army manual of drill & regulations |
|
|
Many musical masterpieces sprang from the head of this 18th century George |
|
|
"First Impressions", based on this "Austen"tatious novel, starred Farley Granger as Mr. Darcy |
|
|
Jack Burden is this book's central character; the 1949 movie switched it to Willie Stark |
|
|
In 1913 this Kiev-born aircraft designer built Le Grand, the world's first 4-engine plane |
|
|
We can't see this type of light, but experiments indicate that bees & butterflies can |
|