Hail Mary
In 1982 this magazine company condensed the Bible
Reader's Digest
It's said at peak strength, U.S. Air Forces made up only about 10% of Allied air power in this war
the First World War
This Mexican woman taught herself to paint while recovering from a 1925 bus accident; 30+ operations followed
Frida Kahlo
Patrick Swayze is a world-class bouncer (with a Ph.D. in philosophy!) in this 1989 action flick
Road House
He died in 2001 due to injuries suffered during the Daytona 500
Dale Earnhardt
The 2 things created in the 1st line of the King James Bible
the earth and the heavens
One of the only 2 African countries that were independent at the start of World War I
Ethiopia ( or ) Liberia
Montblanc recalled 1000s of these after engraving Dumas Fils' signature on them instead of Dumas Pere's
Pens
He also goes by the name Tenzin Gyatso & he's the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists
the Dalai Lama
Florida's Streamline Hotel is the birthplace of this auto racing organization
NASCAR
The 2 women who first saw the resurrected Jesus shared this name
Mary
This Civil War battle is also known as the First Battle of Manassas
Bull Run
Rodin's "The Thinker" was originally created for this work inspired by Dante's "Inferno"
The Gates of Hell
Taiwan honors this ancient philosopher every year on September 28
Confucius
Some NASCAR races use this kind of "plate" designed to decrease horsepower & speed
a restrictor plate
Mark 6:29 reports that his disciples collected his headless body & laid it in a tomb
John the Baptist
Kamikaze attacks were first used during the October 1944 battle of this gulf in the Central Philippines
Leyte Gulf
German artist Max Beckmann produced a contemporary painting of this tragedy
the sinking of the Titanic
A Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry written by Thaddeus Metz, or a movie co-written by John Cleese
The Meaning of Life
It's the aquatic term for the rapid side-to-side movement a car's rear end can make while racing
fishtailing
Of lions & tigers & bears, the one not mentioned in the Bible
Tigers
The British had more casualties in this June 17, 1775 battle near Boston than in any other of the war
The Battle of Bunker Hill ( Breed Hill )
This first lady saved one of the White House's paintings of George Washington during the War of 1812
Dolley Madison
Often called the father of modern philosophy, his philosophy was often called "Cartesianism"
Rene Descartes
This home improvement store tells Jimmie Johnson's 48 crew, "let's build something together"
Lowe's