English Literature
Insects
Political Quotes
Hitchcock
Namesakes
Medicine
200
If Orwell's tale were true, year Big Brother would be watching you
What is 1984?
200
Film where nutty Norman Bates was a real cut-up
What is Psycho?
200
Stuffed toy named for Pres. Roosevelt
What is Teddy Bear?
400
"Treasure Island"'s peg-legged pirate
Who is Long John Silver?
400
Called ideal Hitchcock hero, he starred in "Notorious", "Suspicion" & "North by Northwest"
Who is Cary Grant?
400
Thinned down perfume first made in this W. German city
What is Cologne?
600
Of Bacon & Lamb, the one who wrote "A Dissertation upon Roast Pig"
Who is Charles Lamb?
600
In the '80 campaign, he coined the term "voodoo economics"
Who is George Bush?
600
Before playing "Perry", he was killer James Stewart saw through the "Rear Window"
Who is Raymond Burr?
600
From the Civil War general who believed they raised troops' morale, it's slang for prostitute
What is Hooker?
800
Shakespeare's first comedy, though it's said to be originally titled "The Historie of Error"
What is The Comedy of Errors?
800
Acid-tongued V.P. who said, "Some newspapers dispose of their garbage by printing it"
Who is Spiro Agnew?
800
His first American movie with Fontaine & Olivier, in which title never appears
What is Rebecca?
800
Wild West gambling game named for kings on old playing cards
What is Faro?
800
British sailors were named "Limey" for the fruit they ate to ward off this disease
What is Scurvy?
1000
Its sequels were "Men against the Sea" & "Pitcaim's Island"
What is Mutiny on the Bounty?
1000
Balls of naphthalene are protection against them
What are Moths?
1000
2-time pres. candidate who said, "Eggheads unite, you have nothing to lose but your yolks"
Who is Adlai Stevenson?
1000
This movie wasn't his best, but "Que Sera, Sera"
What is The Man who Knew Too Much?
1000
An unrealistic optimist, from heroine of Eleanor Porter novel
What is a Pollyanna?
1000
From Latin "to please", medicine given just to humor a patient
What is a Placebo?