1980s music
His 1985 hit "Raspberry Beret" was his first on his own label, Paisley Park
Who is Prince?
A physical thing
&
to express disapproval
What is object [ob-JECT] or object [OB-ject]?
hey let them eat cake at this royal palace when Marie-Antoinette married the dauphin in 1770
What is Versailles?
In a 2007 animated film, this "peasant dish" earns a glowing review for a Parisian restaurant
What is ratatouille?
This insect route means heading straight for something
What is make a beeline?
A great playwright, but:
I AM A WEAKISH SPELLER
Who is William Shakespeare?
The group that finished the '80s as Starship first took off in the '60s under this name
Who are Jefferson Airplane?
To feel bitter
&
transmitted again
What is resent [RE-sent] or resent [re-SENT]?
In the 1820s Jean-François Champollion deciphered the hieroglyphs on this ancient object found in 1799
What is the Rosetta Stone?
In the groundbreaking movie "CODA", CODA stands for "child of" these
What is deaf adults?
To get this feline portion means to receive the largest part
What is get the lion's share?
A physicist:
ELITE BRAIN NEST
Who is Albert Einstein?
"Brass Monkey" & "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" were songs on their hit 1986 debut album
Who are the Beastie Boys?
Closely packed together
&
a small makeup case
What is compact [com-PACT] or a compact [COM-pact]?
Both Americans & Europeans were jubilant on May 8, 1945, called this "Day"
What is V-E Day?
"The Green Mile" was this bad part of Cold Mountain Penitentiary
What is Death Row?
Being compared to this equine means only good at a single thing
What is a one trick pony?
A 19th century president:
RUN VIBRANT AMEN
Who is Martin Van Buren?
In 1988 the Beach Boys had a No. 1 hit with this song from the Tom Cruise movie "Cocktail"
What is Kokomo?
Something that pulls a vehicle behind it
&
a tall, narrow building
What is a tower [TOE-ur] & a tower [TAU-ur]?
On Nov. 9 of this year, Hanns Joachim Friedrichs, the German Walter Cronkite, declared, "The gates of the wall are wide open"
What is 1989?
"Raiders of the Lost Ark" was about the container said to house these
What are the Ten Commandments?
Avoid situations currently causing no difficulties with this canine command
What is let sleeping dogs lie?
He was full of ego:
FEUDING DRUMS
Who is Sigmund Freud?
This Aussie group brought a "New Sensation" to radio in 1988
Who are INXS?
A burrowing insectivore
&
a Mexican cooking sauce
What is a mole [mōl] & mole [MOH-lay]?
By 1834 this institution was abolished, though 8 years late for its last victim, a Valencia Teacher hanged for heresy
What is the Inquisition?
"Black Hawk Down" refers to a pair of these in Somalia
What are helicopters?
Bad actions cause trouble later in this barnyard expression
What is chickens come home to roost?
A Hungarian composer:
SNAZZ FLIRT
Who is Franz Liszt?