Charlie Chaplin
He was born in this year.
What is 1889?
"The only easy day was yesterday."
What is the U.S. Navy Seals?
Bikrim is this form of discipline.
What is yoga?
This traveling sideways step is made up of the sequence: leap, shuffle, leap.
What is a buffalo?
This Scottish physician and author created the character of Sherlock Holmes, basing the detective's powers of observation on one of his former university professors.
Who is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
Charlie Chaplin's first film was this.
What is "Making a Living"?
"Semper Fidelis" (Always Faithful).
What is the U.S. Marine Corps?
This athlete famously declared his strategy to be the following nature-full phrase: "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
Who is Muhammad Ali?
Often referred to as the "tap dancer's anthem," this popular routine was traditionally used to close out shows.
What is the Shim Sham (or Shim Sham Shimmy)?
Sherlock's loyal companion and biographer, Dr. Watson, first met him in this 1887 novel.
What is "A Study in Scarlet"?
Though never winning an Oscar for his acting, Chaplin did receive a competitive Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1973 for this 1952 film.
What is Limelight?
"Aim High... Fly-Fight-Win".
What is the U.S. Air Force?
He starred in the 80s workout video series, "Sweatin' to the Oldies," as well as his own television workout show.
Who is Richard Simmons?
This famous tap dancer, known as "Mr. Bojangles," famously overcame racial barriers to dance alongside Shirley Temple.
Who is Bill "Bojangles" Robinson?
When not solving crimes, the retired Holmes famously moved to the Sussex Downs and took up this surprisingly peaceful hobby.
What is beekeeping?
The iconic melody Chaplin composed for Modern Times later had lyrics added and became a famous standard for singers like Nat King Cole.
What is "smile"?
"Semper Paratus" (Always Ready).
What is the U.S. Coast Guard?
These are the longest cells in the body.
Credited as one of the first Black professional tap dancers, this entertainer combined African rhythms with the Irish jig.
Who is Master Juba (William Henry Lane)?
Sir Henry Baskerville sought out Holmes to protect him from a monstrous, glowing beast on the moors of Devonshire in this novel.
What is "The Hound of the Baskervilles"?
A persistent (though highly debated) rumor claims that Chaplin once entered a look-alike contest featuring his own character, only to place where in the results?
What is third?
"This We'll Defend".
What is the U.S. Army?
The name of the “feel good” hormones that get released by your nervous system.
What are endorphins?
This legendary actor performed a famous tap dance number with a cartoon mouse in the 1945 film Anchors Aweigh.
Who is Gene Kelly (dancing with Jerry)?
Holmes and Dr. Watson resided at this iconic London address, which was based on a real street number that did not exist at the time the stories were written.
What is 221B Baker Street?