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WHERE YA FROM, TERPSICHOREAN? |
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WHAT'S THAT ON TOP OF YOUR HEAD? |
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In the 17th century, Andre le Notre was the chief designer of the gardens of this palace |
Versailles
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Hedy was born Hedwig Eva Kiesler to a banker & his wife in this neighbor of Germany in 1914 |
Austria
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Rudolf Nureyev |
the Soviet Union
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geekculture.com sells beanies with actual working ones of these (you can even get 2 or 3 of them on one hat!) |
a propeller
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According to Shakespeare, this quality "is not strained, it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven" |
mercy
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This creature is gripping a bunch of stuff on the back of the U.S. dollar bill |
an eagle
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This religious & political figure created the Academie Francaise in 1635, & it's still around today |
Richelieu
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In a 1941 film, Hedy starred with Lana Turner & Judy Garland as 3 young women who join these fabled broadway "Follies" |
the Ziegfeld Follies
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Margot Fonteyn |
(Jason: What is France?) ... (Alex: One of the great prima beara--ballerinas of [*].)
England (Great Britain)
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As "Sons of the Desert", Laurel & Hardy were known for wearing these, even more than their bowlers |
fezzes
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This character's last line is "Then fall, Caesar" |
(Ashok: Who is Brutus?)
Julius Caesar
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In golf, if you gouge out this clump of grass during a swing, it's proper etiquette to replace it |
a divot
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Ironically, he collapsed on stage in 1673 while performing in his play "The Imaginary Invalid" |
(Ashok: Who is Balzac?) ... (Alex: Yes, Balzac came much later.)
Molière
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A fervent anti-Nazi Hedy sold war bonds during WWII & entertained U.S. enlisted men at this "Canteen" |
(Alex: [*] in downtown Hollywood.)
the Hollywood Canteen
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Those feathers on the top of this critter's head are called a crest |
(Gwynne: What is a macaw?)
a cockatoo
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In the poem about her "and Adonis", Shakespeare wrote, "Her lips are conquerors, his lips obey" |
Venus
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It was a geek tragedy when you were 2 hours late to the festival of this Japanese type of animation |
anime (manga accepted)
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Assassinated in 1610 by a religious zealot, King Henry IV was the first French king of this royal house |
Bourbon
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In 1938 Hedy made her American film debut with Charles Boyer in this film bearing the name of an African capital |
(Alex: Correct response, what is [*]. Let me ask the three of you a question: am I the only one who knows who Hedy Lamarr is?) (Gwynne: I know from Blazing Saddles.) [Laughter]
Algiers
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Having this on the top of his helmet certainly made a Roman soldier ready for a this "with death" |
(Gwynne: What is an appointment?)
a brush
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They're the first 2 women to speak in "Romeo and Juliet"; Juliet doesn't show up until Scene 3 |
(Jason: Who is Madame Capulet and the maid?) (Alex; Oh, no... who are the two mothers? [*]--Romeo's mom and Juliette's mom.)
Lady Capulet & Lady Montague
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A university crewing boat |
a scull (or shell)
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In an effort to unite France under a Catholic banner, King Louis XIV revoked this edict in 1685 |
the Edict of Nantes
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In 1949 Hedy played Delilah to this actor's Samson in Cecil B. DeMille's epic version of this Biblical story |
Victor Mature
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Often seen hanging around sharks, the remora comes equipped with one of these on the top of its head |
a sucker (or a suction cup)
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Duke Senior is banished to the Forest of Arden by his brother in this "amenable" play |
As You Like It
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& then there's this color also known as aniline purple |
(Gwynne: What is violet?)
mauve
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