THAT SONG SLAYS
THAT'S SO SIR/REEL!
(You'll have to name the knighted star of each film.)
SYNONYMS
LITERARY CHARACTERS
TEXTING ABBREV.
BEFORE & AFTER PEOPLE
100

"Mama, just killed a man... life had just begun, but now I've gone & thrown it all away" is part of this tune, & no, we will not let you go

What is "Bohemian Rhapsody"?

100

Rushing around in "From Russia with Love" & "The Russia House"

Who is Sir Sean Connery?

100

It's a synonym for a chest of drawers or a government agency

What is a  bureau?

100

Part I of a 17th century novel is titled "The Ingenious Hidalgo" this character "of La Mancha"

Who is Don Quixote?

100

Suffering from FOMO? You've got this

What is fear of missing out?

100

Iconic 1950s movie "Rebel" who was a member of the Rat Pack

Who is James Dean Martin?

200

"I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die" is how one gets the "Folsom Prison Blues", per this singer

Who is Johnny Cash?

200

Gus in "Cats" & also giving a magnetic performance in "X-Men"

Who is Sir Ian McKellen?

200

Words for a comic entertainer at a royal court include fool, buffoon, merry-andrew & this 6-letter word

What is jester?

200

The action begins in a children's tale when this character blows into London's Cherry Tree Lane on the east wind

Who is Mary Poppins?

200

've got nothing new to report; it's BAU, this

What is business as usual?

200

"Hunger Games" actress who helped in a Middle Eastern revolt against the Ottoman Empire

Who is Jennifer Lawrence of Arabia?

300

He uses his "silver hammer" to take out a quizzical Joan, an annoyed school teacher, & even the judge at his trial

Who is Maxwell?

300

The maitre d' at L'Idiot in "L.A. Story" & also giving a thoughtful performance in "X-Men"

Who is Sir Patrick Stewart?

300

Note & beak are both 4-letter synonyms for this 4-letter word

What is bill?

300

These 2 migrant workers dream of owning a farm with rabbits in Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men", but things don't go as planned

Who are George and Lennie?

300

I miss you, babe:
WYWH

What is wish you were here?

300

"Karma Chameleon" singer who turned down an Oscar for his performance in "Patton"

Who is Boy George C Scott?

400

"Murder by numbers, 1, 2, 3, it's as easy to learn as your ABC", sang this group in 1983.

Who are The Police?

400

Ruling in "The Cider House Rules" & (What's it all about?) "Alfie"

Who is Sir Michael Caine?

400

Starting with the same first 2 letters, this synonym for "rural" can also mean rough or simple, like unfinished furniture

What is rustic?

400

This title wolf dog in a 1906 novel has a father named One Eye & a mother named Kiche

Who is White Fang?

400

Exactly! I had the same idea:
GMTA,
short for this

What is great minds think alike?

400

"Good Vibrations" songwriter who also had a No. 1 R&B hit with "In The Midnight Hour"

Who is Brian Wilson Pickett?

500

In a song that really slays, "In The Pines" is the answer to this question asked by Nirvana & by others long before

What is "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?"

500

"Murder by Death" & "Star Wars", one year apart

Who is Sir Alec Guinness?

500

Literally, your upper canines; figuratively, something of great value

What are eyeteeth?

500

It's the ironically happy-sounding name of the commander's barren wife in "The Handmaid's Tale"

Who is Serena Joy?

500

I can totally relate:
SOML,
this

What is story of my life?

500

Los Angeles Clippers all-star forward who composed the music for "West Side Story"

Who is Kawhi Leonard Bernstein?

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