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Apr 07, 2018 08:05AM
Oops daisy!!
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Kirsten wrote: "Oops daisy!!"Thanks, Betsy - I was so confused when looked at the question! :-)
And that's a tough Jeopardy answer about the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1932!
I think it should be Who is Werner Heisenberg?This building in Dubai is the tallest in the world.
I thought it might be Heisenberg, but I was still thinking about it. And the clock ran out! :-)What is Burj Khalifa?
This library is one of the oldest in Europe, and it was also featured in the first two Harry Potter movies.
What is the Bodleian? This Star Trek star was in the B&W giant ant film Them!
Who is Leonard Nimoy? (Have seen it many times!)"Them!" boasted of another famous tv actor, only this man was a western star.
Who was James Arness?And while we are on the category of "Them" this actor played "Kris Kringle" in a famous Christmas movie.
Who is Edmund Gwenn?In "Miracle on 34th Street" these two department stores were at odds, and across the street from each other.
What are Macy's and Gimbel's? This author refused the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Who was Jean-Paul Sartre?This woman won the Nobel Peace prize in 2014.
Who is Malala? (I don't remember her last name if I ever knew it)This is the longest river in the world.
What is the Amazon?This actor appeared in French Kiss, The Big Chill and Silverado.
Who is Kevin Kline?This author refused the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958, after initially accepting it.
Who is Boris Pasternak?This woman's last words were: “Good. A woman who can fart is not dead.”
Who is La Comtesse de Vercellis?This French/Swiss woman, known for her intellectual and political interests, was said to be in 1814, one of Napoleon's greatest enemies, along with England and Russia.
Who is Madame de Stael?This woman abdicated her throne when she converted to Roman Catholicism.
Who was Queen Christina of Sweden?Her highly-romanticized film biography starred this gorgeous Swedish actress.
Who is Greta Garbo?This golfer has won the Masters the most times.
Who is Jack Nicklaus?This golfer was the first to win 4 Masters championships.
Who is Arnold Palmer?This author was the first writer from the US to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. He is best known for his works that have been described as insightful and critical views of American capitalism and materialism.
Who Is Sinclair Lewis?This man was the first to host Wheel Of Fortune.
Who is Chuck Woolery?Who was the first host of 'Jeopardy'?
Who is Art Fleming?This game show host was the 3rd husband of Betty White.
Who was Allen Ludden?This U.S. city is famous for dyeing its river green on St. Patrick's Day.
What is Chicago?This recent movie is now the third highest grossing of all time.
What is Black Panther?The first of this serial killer's victims was discovered in August, 1888.
Try again. Hitler wasn't born until 1889.
Who is Jack The Ripper?The president who who wrote a book about a Bigfoot experience.
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?This director never won a Best Director Oscar although nominated 5 times, but one of his films won Best Picture for a 1940 movie.
Who Is Alfred Hitchcock?This leading man has been in 42 films and has been nominated for an Oscar but never won Best Actor, his career has spanned more than 50 years for acting and directing. (Still acts today)
Who is Clint Eastwood?This state has the most lighthouses in the U.S.
What is Michigan?The author's last written words were “At fifty, everyone has the face he deserves.” He died at age 46.
Who is George Orwell?This classic tv series by Rod Serling has a memorable episode with Burgess Meredith quoting, "Time, time, time."
What is 'The Twilight Zone?'He is the second-most winning driver in NASCAR.
What is "The Twilight Zone"?This state is the site of the first dental school in the United States.
Who is David Pearson?This state is the site of the first dental school in the U.S.
(Since the two comments were so close, I decided to use yours as mine, Kathy.)
What is Baltimore College of Dental Surgery?This fictional Detective Inspector lives in the fictional town of Eastvale, Yorkshire in the north of England.
Who is Detective Alan Banks?The main character in the Dorothy Gilman series.
Who is Mrs. Pollifax?This fairly recent mystery series takes place in Botswana, and features two remarkable women detectives.
What is The #1 Ladies Detective Agency?Fryderyk Franciszek Szopen is known by a much more familiar name.
What is Fryderyk Chopin?
The name of Elton Jon's first hit.
Sorry meant John's
What is "Your Song"? (one of my all time favorite songs)Jean Baptiste Poquelin is better known by his pseudonym.
Who is Moliere?This musician and bandleader of the 50s and 60s was known for his twin-saxophone sound.
Who is Billy Vaughn?This singer/guitarist had a popular rock sing in the 80s called 'The Stroke'.
Who is Billy Squier?The title of this film is the date of a famous car crash.
Betsy wrote: "Who is Billy Squier?The title of this film is the date of a famous car crash."
Wow, Betsy, I think you have us stumped! I keep hoping someone will answer this as I'm dying of curiosity. :-)
I'll give you a hint. A young 'rebel' movie actor was killed in the accident. Does that help? :)
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