LAST LINES FROM MOVIES
THE 20TH CENTURY
SCANDINAVIANS
STATE FLOWERS
AUTHORS
200
'"Oh, Auntie Em. There's no place like home."'
"The Wizard of Oz"
200
'In 1945 Chinese troops loyal to Chiang Kai-shek occupied Formosa and changed its name back to this'
Taiwan
200
'She became the women's world figure-skating champ at age 14 & held the title for 10 straight years'
Sonja Henie
200
'It's not known whether Okla. is the kissingest state, but this "kissing" shrub is the state flower'
Mistletoe
200
'Sir John Buchan wrote "The 39 Steps" before he became Governor-General of this North American country'
Canada
400
'This 1933 title character was eulogized with "It wasn't the airplanes. It was Beauty killed the Beast."'
King Kong
400
'Of 1954, 1964, or 1974, the year in which the P.L.O. was formed'
1964
400
'He was forbidden to rebuild his Heleneburg, Sweden factory after it exploded in 1864'
Alfred Nobel
400
'If you know college football bowl games, you'll know the bluebonnet is its state flower'
Texas
400
'She's also a poet, but she's more famous for her "Fear of Flying"'
Erica Jong
600
'In this musical, Ian Wolfe performed a mass wedding ending with "I now pronounce you men and wives."'
"Seven Brides for Seven Brothers"
600
'This man who took over Alger Hiss' state dept. duties in 1947 later became JFK's Sec'y of State'
Dean Rusk
600
'King Canute the Great ruled Denmark, Norway & this non-Scandinavian country in the 11th century'
England
600
'This official U.S. national flower doubles as New York's state flower'
Rose
600
'Sidney Lanier's novel "Tiger Lillies" was based on his experiences in this 19th century war'
U.S. Civil War
800
'Janet Gaynor closed this film saying, "Hello, everybody. This is Mrs. Norman Maine."'
"A Star is Born"
800
'With his death in 1971, his presidency-for-life of Haiti came to an end after only 7 years'
Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier
800
'In 1735 this Swed. naturalist published "Systema Naturae", naming & classifying plants & animals'
Carolus Linnaeus
800
'It's the state flower of New Mexico even though the flat area named for it is in Nevada'
Yucca Plant
800
'Author of "The Vicar of Wakefield" whose friends called him "Goldy"'
Oliver Goldsmith
1000
'Shirley MacLaine's last line to Jack Lemmon in this 1960 film was "Shut up and deal."'
"The Apartment"
1000
'Code name of the FBI undercover operation implicating public officials that went public in February 1980'
ABSCAM
1000
'The 2 Scandinavians who held the post of U.N. Secretary General'
Trygve Lie & Dag Hammarskjold
1000
'Since 1918 this Mid-Atlantic state's flower has been the black-eyed Susan'
Maryland
1000
'"Day of the Locust" author whose wife Eileen was the inspiration for "My Sister Eileen"'
Nathanael West
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