PUERTO RICO
QUOTABLE MOVIES
SUITS ME JUST FINE
THINGS THAT HAPPENED
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
200
'80% of this molasses-based potent potable consumed in the U.S. is imported from Puerto Rico'
rum
200
'1941:
"Rosebud..."'
Citizen Kane
200
'Britney, Christina & Justin were part of the Mickey Mouse one'
Club
200
'In 622 Muhammad fled this city; in 630 he came back with 10,000 followers & captured it'
Mecca
200
'In the 1940s Borden's came up with this companion for Elsie to be the symbol for its new white glue'
Elmer
400
'In 1917 the Second Organic Act, also called the Jones Act, gave this to Puerto Ricans'
citizenship
400
'2001:
"Good evening, Clarice! Just like old times"'
Hannibal
400
'Chambers Dictionary says its "sense as a baseball infield area appeared...in 1875"'
diamond
400
'The opening of this in 1869 cut 4,000 miles & weeks of sailing off trips'
the Suez Canal
400
'His first appearance on the cover of Mad was in 1956 as a write-in candidate for president'
Alfred E. Neuman
600
'Now a popular tourist attraction, El Morro Fortress was built by the Spaniards to guard this city's bay'
San Juan
600
'1960:
"No novocaine...it dulls the senses"'
Little Shop of Horrors
600
'Kasper Gutman tells him, "By gad, sir, you're a character"'
Sam Spade
600
'Einhard's "Life of" this Frankish ruler says he almost doubled the size of the realm his father Pepin left him'
Charlemagne
600
'In 1957 the New York Evening Enquirer expanded its scope & renamed itself this'
the National Enquirer
800
'In 1509 he became Puerto Rico's first governor; 4 years later he sailed for Florida'
Ponce de Leon
800
'1967:
"Mrs. Robinson, do you think we could say a few words to each other first this time?"'
The Graduate
800
'It gets a 10 on the standard Mohs scale'
diamond
800
'It was under this czar that Russia went on the Julian calendar used in the West; he liked Western stuff'
Peter the Great
800
'Unhappy with the quality of these, Dr. Amar Bose designed his own & formed a company to sell them'
speakers
1000
'In June musicians take part in a festival honoring this cellist who lived there the last 17 years of his life'
(Pablo) Casals
1000
'1989:
"Where does he get those wonderful toys?"'
Batman
1000
'It's a synonym for core or center'
heart
1000
'He was the junker, or landowner, whom Prussia's Wilhelm I chose to be his prime minister in 1862'
(Otto von) Bismarck
1000
'Milan company known for its tires & sexy calendars'
Pirelli
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