1939: WHAT A YEAR IN MOVIES!
"GEN" KNOWLEDGE
FESTIVALS
THE LAND DOWN UNDER
NEW DINER SLANG FOR SANDWICHES
100
This film went on to earn 10 Oscars, including Best Actress for Vivien Leigh
Gone With the Wind
100
Adjective for something sold without a trademark or brand
generic
100
The Stratford Festival in Ontario, Canada has been presenting the plays of this man since 1953
Shakespeare
100
Down under Estonia
Latvia
100
Gimme a meatball "u-boat", extra provolone
a sub
200
Ray Bolger & Buddy Ebsen switched roles in this film; then the silver makeup made Ebsen ill, so in came Jack Haley
The Wizard of Oz
200
The restoration & development of urban areas to make way for middle-class buyers
gentrification
200
Given to the director of the best film, the Palme d'Or is the top prize at this festival
Cannes
200
Down under Suriname
Brazil
200
A "Dumas count" & a root beer, & hurry it up
Monte Cristo
300
Charles Laughton was head & shoulders above the rest in this Paris-set film; does it ring a bell?
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
300
A police officer in Paris
gendarme
300
It was held Aug. 15-17, 1969 on Max Yasgur's farm in upstate New York
Woodstock
300
Down under Slovakia
Hungary
300
Table 5 wants a "rotary" or a "glee", hold the Bacon
a club
400
Merle Oberon played Cathy in this adaptation of a famous novel
Wuthering Heights
400
It's the seaport capital of the region of Liguria, Italy
Genoa
400
Holi is a spring festival of colors in this religion
Hindu
400
Down under Mexico
Guatemala
400
"Mayflower colonist", lean turkey, easy cranberry
Pilgrim
500
In this film Joseph Paine wants a sen. who "can't ask any questions or talk out of turn"; Paine doesn't get what he asked for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
500
From Latin for "bend the knee", it means to kneel
genuflect
500
This Japanese city & host of the 1972 Winter Olympics holds a yearly snow festival with spectacular ice sculptures
Sapporo
500
Down under Botswana
South Africa
500
"Brother of Joseph" in the Bible
a Reuben