THE LAST HALF OF THE 20th CENTURY
WORLD OF ANIMATION
IT'S A MYSTERY
LET'S PLAY CHICKEN
WHAT ARE YOU ON?
200
'On October 26, 1972 this future U.S. Secretary of State declared that "Peace is at hand" in Vietnam'
Henry Kissinger
200
'German Lotte Reiniger pioneered animation using these dark cutouts on a light background'
Silhouettes
200
'"Spider's Web" in 2000 was the third adaptation of one of her plays into a novel'
Agatha Christie
200
'This canned tuna company has been using a mermaid on its logo since 1952'
Chicken of the Sea
200
'A doctor who may be summoned at any time, especially by phone'
On call
400
'In 1990 Guillermo Endara became Panama's president after this strongman surrendered to U.S. officials'
Manuel Noriega
400
'The first British feature-length cartoon was a 1955 version of this beastly Orwell novel'
"Animal Farm"
400
'Under the name Maxwell Grant, Walter B. Gibson created this hero who could cloud men's minds'
The Shadow
400
'This fast food chain told us to "Save the Chickens...Eat a Whopper"'
Burger King
400
'Engulfed in flames'
On fire
600
'On March 1, 1954 5 Congressmen were wounded by supporters of independence for this commonwealth'
Puerto Rico
600
'A very late rabbit is featured in Czech master Jan Svankmajer's 1988 version of the story of this girl'
"Alice In Wonderland"
600
'Day job of the mystery-solving character Roger Dowling'
Priest
600
'The unofficial theme song of this Warner Brothers blabberbeak is "Camptown Races"
...doo dah'
Foghorn Leghorn
600
'Getting British unemployment benefits begun in 1911'
On the dole
800
'In 1961 military leaders killed this Caribbean nation's dictator Rafael Trujillo'
Dominican Republic
800
'Like George Pal's "Toons", director Ladislas Starevich was best known for animation using these 3-D figures'
Puppets
800
'FDR & Isaac Asimov were among members of the BSI, this group of Sherlock Holmes fans'
Baker Street Irregulars
800
'It's often performed at wedding receptions'
Funky chicken
800
'Like woman Penelope Cruz in a 2000 film title'
On top
1000
'In the 1980s Bulgaria ordered this ethnic minority from a neighbor to the southeast to take Slavic names'
Turks
1000
'In the 1950s the Zagreb School in this country gained notice for its unDisneyfied style'
Croatia/Yugoslavia
1000
'In 1972 Faye Marder married this man; in 1985 they each put out their first mystery novels'
Jonathan Kellerman
1000
'Created by Jay Ward & Bill Scott, his secret identity was Henry Cabot Henhaus III'
Super Chicken
1000
'Acting as judge in a trial or not picked to participate in your team's baseball game'
On the bench
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