LITERARY FIRSTS
FOR ITS 1990 EDITION GUINNESS IS DROPPING ALL RECORDS OF THIS 1 OF THE 7 DEADLY SINS
WHAT IS GLUTTONY?
AFTER MORE THAN 150 YEARS, HE'S STILL THE TALLEST PRESIDENT IN U.S. HISTORY
WHO IS LINCOLN?
THE HARD RED WINTER TYPE OF THIS GRAIN IS PLANTED IN LATE AUTUMN & IN LATE SPRING
WHAT IS WHEAT?
PETER CAPALDI REPLACED Matt Smith AS THE TIME LORD ON THIS BRITISH TV SERIES
WHAT IS DOCTOR WHO?
ON JUNE 23, 1960 THIS PILL WAS MADE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN THE U.S TO CHANGE THE OUTCOME OF PREGNANCY
WHAT IS THE CONTRACEPTIVE PILL?
ACCORDING TO THE BROWNING POEM, HE COULD ALSO GET RID OF "THE MOLE AND TOAD AND NEWT AND VIPER
WHAT IS THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN?
HISTORY WILL TELL YOU THAT IN 1864 THIS MAN BECAME A LT. GENERAL & ASSUMED A COMMAND OF ALL U.S. ARMIES
WHO IS GRANT?
KEVIN BACON'S ROLE IN THIS MOVIE MAY HAVE LEFT HIM FEELING A BIT EMPTY
WHAT IS HOLLOW MAN?
IN THIS TV DRAMA'S "THE SUPREMES" EPISODE, OSCAR WINNER Jessica Yu DIRECTED Glenn Close AS A COURT NOMINEE
WHAT IS THE "WEST WING?"
ON JUNE 7, 1975 SONY INTRODUCES THIS REVOLUTIONARY RECORDER DEVICE FOR SALE TO THE PUBLIC
WHAT IS A BETAMAX VIDEOCASSETTE?
A JUVENILE EDITION OF THIS 1961 BEST SELLER WAS CALLED "THE GREAT ADVENTURE OF MICHELANGELO"
WHAT IS THE AGONY & THE ECSTASY?
PUBLISHED IN 1783, HIS "AMERICAN SPELLING BOOK" PRECEDED HIS FAMOUS DICTIONARY BY 45 YEARS
WHO IS WEBSTER?
INFLAMMATION OF THE GUMS
WHAT IS GINGIVITIS?
THE 240-YEAR-OLD VAMPIRE KNOWN AS ANGEL FIRST APPEARED ON THIS TV SHOW
WHAT IS "BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER?"
ON MAY 16, 1986 THIS "TOP" MOVIE, DIRECTED BY TONY SCOTT STARRING TOM CRUISE, PREMIERES
WHAT IS "TOP GUN?"
THE ONLY CALIFORNIAN TO WIN THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
WHO IS JOHN STEINBECK (IN 1940 FOR THE GRAPES OF WRATH)
IN 1875 THIS TAMMANY HALL "BOSS" ESCAPED FROM PRISON & FLED TO CUBA & THEN TO SPAIN
WHO IS BOSS TWEED?
THIS COMEDIAN MADE "EASY MONEY" IN 1983 & WENT "BACK TO SCHOOL" IN 1986
WHO IS RODNEY DANGERFIELD?
DEAN MARTIN HOSTED SEVERAL OF THESE, IN WHICH CELEBRITIES WERE INSULTED BY THEIR PEERS
WHAT IS "WHAT ARE ROASTS?"
ON JANUARY 1, 2000 THIS #4 COLLEGE TEAM BEATS #22 STANFORD 17-9 AT THE ROSE BOWL
WHAT IS WISCONSIN?
THE NEXT-TO-LAST CHAPTER OF THIS NOVEL IS ENTITLED "THE KNITTING DONE"
WHAT IS A TALE OF TWO CITIES?
IN 1817, CONGRESS DIVIDED A TERRITORY THAT BECAME THESE TWO STATES THAT ARE PRACTICALLY MIRROR IMAGES OF EACH OTHER
WHAT IS ALABAMA & MISSISSIPPI?
IN 1985 THIS GROUP HAD ITS FIRST NO. 1 SINGLE WITH "I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS"
WHAT IS FOREIGNER?
THIS SITCOM TOPPED THE RATINGS FOR FIVE SEASONS IN A ROW, FROM 1971 TO 1976
WHAT IS "ALL IN THE FAMILY?"
ON AUGUST 25, 2012 THIS FAMOUS ASTRONAUT DIES AT THE AGE OF 82
WHO IS NEIL ARMSTRONG?