HOOK THE "BARB"
THE ISLANDS OF VANUATU
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A TIM ROBBINS FILM FESTIVAL
RELIGIOUS MATTERS
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'Musical foursome with a "cutting" edge'
a barbershop quartet
200
'(Jeff Probst reports from Vanuatu.) The largest of Vanuatu's more than 80 islands, Espiritu Santo is Spanish for this member of the Trinity'
the Holy Spirit
200
'In 1997 this television network's president called Exxon Mobil "our corporate Medici"'
PBS
200
'Tim played inmate number 37927 in this 1994 film'
The Shawshank Redemption
200
'He left home in 1206 to devote himself to caring for the lepers & rebuilding churches in & around Assisi'
St. Francis
400
'Shared historic nickname of the San Francisco waterfront & the North African shore'
the Barbary Coast
400
'Vanuatu's capital, this "port" sounds like it's named for the former host of "This Old House"'
(Port) Vila
400
'Putting its name on Columbus' arena, this company insured that Ohioans would know it's "on your side"'
Nationwide
400
'This title Robbins character runs for Senate against a liberal incumbent played by Gore Vidal'
Bob Roberts
400
'Japan's emperor was worshipped as a descendant of Amaterasu-Omikami, this religion's sun goddess'
Shinto
600
'While cats have whiskers, catfish have whiskerlke feelers called these'
barbels
600
'A WWII liner named for this "silent" president is one of the world's largest intact scuba-accessible shipwrecks'
Coolidge
600
'It has sponsored sports since 1927 when Mercedes Gleitze swam the Channel with its Oyster model on her wrist'
Rolex
600
'Tim also felt the need for speed as Merlin in this 1986 blockbuster flick'
Top Gun
600
'Construction on Borobudur, a temple of this religion on Java, was begun in 750 A.D. & took 92 years to complete'
Buddhism
800
'Its capital is Bridgetown'
Barbados
800
'This type of "cult" believes that a pilot named John Frum will arrive some day bearing a wealth of consumer goods'
a cargo cult
800
'Aptly, this Kellogg's product has sponsored the "American Idol" live tour'
Pop-Tarts
800
'Tim gets some valuable advice from a teammate in this film: "Don't think. It can only hurt the ball club"'
Bull Durham
800
'Hindu traditions say the creator god Brahma emerged from this, which grows from the navel of Vishnu'
a lotus
1000
'Mid-19th century "school" of French painters that included Millet'
Barbizon
1000
'(Jeff Probst reports from Vanuatu.) In colonial times, Britain & France ruled Vanuatu in a joint arrangement known as this; locals just called it pandemonium'
condominium
1000
'In 1996, this fast food poultry purveyor from Georgia added its name to football's Peach Bowl'
Chick-fil-A
1000
'Tim jumped through (hula) hoops in this '94 Coen Brothers flick with Paul Newman'
The Hudsucker Proxy
1000
'The Talmud consists of the Mishnah, the written version of Jewish oral law, & this, commentary on the Mishnah'
the Gemara
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