SPIRITUALS
It's the actual river referred to in the Negro Spiritual "Deep River"
The River Jordan
Whether flavored with strawberry, peach or banana, a margarita always contains this
Tequila
This Southeast Asian country has been ruled by the Mac, Tran, & Ngo dynasties
Vietnam
When 1st bottled & deprived of air, wines suffer from "bottle sickness", called a wine's version of this phobia
Claustrophobia
He sang & danced in "Idiot's Delight" the same year he made "Gone with the Wind"
Clark Gable
"Oh, a-rocka my soul in" this person's bosom
Abraham
In astronomy her name refers to a constellation and in the movie to a strain of virus. It is also the closest galaxy to our Milky Way.
Andromeda
Deriving their name from Welsh for "Theodore" they ruled England from 1485-1603
Tudor
Oldest datable wine, circa 230 B.C., it was salvaged & drunk by this modern oceanographer
Jacques Cousteau. Cousteau and his crewmates described the liquid as a "vile concentrate of mold", a "dark brown, thick, lumpy syrup", and "not great, but drinkable", with Cousteau noting, "I tasted all the mustiness and age there is in this world".
His "Make 'Em Laugh" dance in "Singin' in the Rain" was called "funniest musical number ever done"
Donald O'Connor
A deep lament reflecting the painful reality of families being broken apart by the slave trade.
"Some Times I Feel Like a Motherless Child"
Referring to all plant and animal life found in a specific region, _____&______
Flora and Fauna
a powerful Italian banking family and political dynasty that ruled Florence and later Tuscany from 1434 to 1737
House of Medici
Unlike other wines, this cocktail wine from Andalucía, Spain is occasionally stored in open barrels
Sherry
In this dancer's 1st dramatic film, he tangoed across the screen as "Valentino"
Rudolf Nureyev
Black spiritual from the days of slavery that some Jewish people now associate with passover
"Let My People Go" (from the song "Go Down Moses")
While many a Roman emperor declared himself to be a god, this one, it's said, claimed to be all the gods
Caligula
It was the title used by Mongol rulers of the Yuan dynasty in China, not their last name
Khan
After wine is swirled in its glass, the path the drops take down the glass is called this
Legs
She was a ballerina in Paris when she was chosen to co-star in "An American in Paris"
Leslie Caron
A traditional spiritual famously associated with the Underground Railroad, referencing river routes used to throw off tracking dogs.
"Wade in the Water"
The Five Iroquois Nations are Mohawk, and these 4 other tribes whose names end in an A
Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga and Oneida
Russia grew vastly in size & power under this house that succeeded the Riurukid dynasty in the 17th cent.
The Romanovs
The number of grapes it takes to make a standard 750ml bottle of wine.
2,500
"Deer Hunter" Oscar-winner who surprised his fans with a striptease dance in "Pennies from Heaven"
Christopher Walken