FAMOUS
FIRSTS
FIRSTS
The Boston Somersets vs the Pittsburgh Pirates
the first World Series
Carter's little pills formerly had this word in its name
liver
Expression "out of sight, out of mind" is from his "Odyssey"
Homer
A NYC 2nd Avenue Yiddish theater is where this star of "The Great Escape" made his great debut
Steve McQueen
Close to half of Alaska's population lives in this one city
Anchorage
The "Lame Duck" in 1919, not the "Spirit of St. Louis" in 1927
made the first transatlantic flight
In 1920, Abe Plough bought this aspirin co. & then invented children's aspirin for it to make & sell
St. Joseph's
Edgar Guest wrote "it takes a heap o' livin' in a house t' make it" this
a home
Buster Keaton was given start in films by this 320-lb. silent screen actor-producer-director
(Roscoe) "Fatty" Arbuckle
Though Vitus Bering was a Dane, he was working for this country when he discovered Alaska
Russia
According to the Bible, Lamech was the 1st man to have 2 of these
wives
Overuse of this laxative bean oil can cause the opposite of its desired effect
castor oil
According to poem's title, what George Pope Morris told the "woodman"
"Spare That Tree"
This actress was only female to have Billboard No. 1 hit at any time between Aug. '56 & Dec. '58:
"I hear the cottonwoods whisperin' above / Tammy, Tammy, Tammy's in love"
Debbie Reynolds
From 1879-1884 this branch of the military ruled Alaska
the Navy
"Wings"
the first motion picture to win an Academy Award for Best Picture
R. Chesebrough discovered this waxy substance which he not only used as a salve but also ate
petroleum jelly (Vaseline)
Vocation of man of whom A. Miller wrote, "He's not to be allowed to fall into his grave like an old dog"
a salesman
1955's "Guys & Dolls" was only film musical in which this lead actor ever sang
Marlon Brando
Over 90% of Alaska's oil is found in vicinity of this bay on the Arctic coast
Prudhoe Bay
Appropriately-named comic character who was 1st to appear in a newspaper in color
the Yellow Kid
Along with S.O.S. soap pads & Flintstones vitamins, Miles Laboratories makes this headache remedy
Alka-Seltzer
Lovelace wrote, "I could not love thee, dear, so much, loved I not" this "more"
honor
She mostly played wholesome types but won only Oscar as prostitute in "From Here to Eternity"
Donna Reed
The natives called the Inuit people "Eskimos" meaning eaters of this
raw meat (or raw flesh)