In just under 2 hours, 25 minutes in 1984, Joan Benoit became the first woman to win Olympic gold in this race
What is the Marathon?
This Brit's own poor childhood inspired him to write books like "David Copperfield"
Who is Charles Dickens?
1939:
Vivien Leigh
What is Gone With the Wind?
At a raw bar, try the Lynnhaven type of this mollusk--it doesn't shuck
What is an Oyster?
D:
also, a well-known an airline
What is Delta?
Annie Edson Taylor was the first woman to go over this landmark in a barrel
What is Niagara Falls?
Her books like "Sense and Sensibility" have a lot to do with love & marriage, but she never married
Who is Jane Austen?
1943:
Humphrey Bogart
What is Casablanca?
Sorbet is served to cleanse this, a term for a part of the mouth
What is Palate?
Y:
A New York Baseball Team
What is Yankee?
In 1968 kidnapper Ruth Eisemann-Schier became the first woman to make this agency's 10 Most Wanted
What is the FBI?
James Fenimore Cooper depicted the changing frontier in "The Last of" them
What are the Mohicans?
1951:
Gene Kelly
What is An American in Paris?
Sushi lovers know a California roll contains this tree fruit aka the alligator pear
W:
a liquor
What is Whiskey?
Nellie Tayloe Ross made some coin as the first woman director of this for the United States
What is the U.S. Mint?
This Jazz Age author epitomized his time with works like "Tender is the Night"
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
1961:
Natalie Wood
What is West Side Story?
This traditional roast beef accompaniment is not what we Americans would normally call a pudding
O:
A muppet
What is Oscar?
Her "Monster's Ball" role made her the first African-American Oscar winner for Best Actress
Who is Halle Berry?
The first book in Stieg Larsson's trilogy about computer hacker Lisbeth Salander is "The Girl with" this
What is The Dragon Tattoo?
1993:
Liam Nesson
What is Schindler's List?
Columbus was a fan of these, also a generic Italian term for cookies, because they resisted mold on voyages. You might enjoy one dipped in your coffee.
What is Biscotti?
A common guy's name
What is Mike?