BOXING NICKNAMES
CELEBRITIES
2
"TOUCH" ME
IN THE MOURNING
200
'"The Greatest"'
Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay)
200
'If it weren't for a misspelling on her birth certificate, she would have had the first name Orpah'
Oprah Winfrey
200
'Opera & field glasses are classified as these, a pair of telescopes mounted on a single frame'
Binoculars
200
'It's worth 6 points'
Touchdown
200
'To honor the dead, flags fly at this position'
Half-staff
400
'"The Brown Bomber"'
Joe Louis
400
'And here's to Kathleen Turner who appeared in the buff in this role, in a British stage version of "The Graduate"'
Mrs. Robinson
400
'In 1997 this TV show with 2 2s in its title went to 2 nights a week'
20/20
400
'Telephone type'
Touch-tone
400
'On December 18, 1799, hundreds of people accompanied his coffin to its grave site'
George Washington
600
'"The Manassa Mauler"'
Jack Dempsey
600
'In 1994 she was "The Next Karate Kid"; in 2000 she was the next Oscar winner for Best Actress'
Hilary Swank
600
'The last time there were 2 of these at the same time was 1449 with Felix V & Nicholas V'
Popes
600
'A practice landing & immediate takeoff for a pilot'
Touch and go
600
'From an Indo-European word meaning "to separate", it's the mate of the deceased'
Widow
800
'"Macho"'
Hector Camacho
800
'This female TV "Friend" has a B.S. in biology from Vassar College -- who knew?'
Lisa Kudrow
800
'In "The 12 Days of Christmas", it's the gift there are 2 of'
Turtledoves
800
'An object to test gold, or a standard by which something is judged'
Touchstone
800
'Originally performed to protect against evil spirits, it's the all-night vigil held beside the body'
Wake
1000
'"The Real Deal"'
Evander Holyfield
1000
'This actor is the son of a British poet laureate & the son-in-law of playwright Arthur Miller'
Daniel Day-Lewis
1000
'The constellation Bootes contains at least 3 of these, or at least 6 little twinklers total'
Double/binary stars
1000
'Literally to make contact with a foundation, or to briefly communicate with someone'
Touch base
1000
'Like St. Helena's in Jerusalem, an underground burial vault is known by this "hidden" term'
Crypt
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