WRITERS AT REST
TITLE FILM ANIMALS
ONE-WORD IMPERATIVES
SOCIAL TYPES
WHERE HISTORY HAPPENED
200
'She & Alice B. Toklas are buried next to each other at Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris'
Gertrude Stein
200
'1974:
"Benji"'
a dog
200
'The men seen here are waiting for this traditional final word in a 3-part command'
Fire!
200
'A fictional mutant monster gave us this term for a woman who's unbearable while planning her wedding'
Bridezilla
200
'Between Oct. 1946 & Oct. 1949, this international organization held its meetings in Flushing, N.Y.'
the United Nations
400
'In Asheville his gravestone bears the line "The last voyage, the longest, the best" from "Look Homeward, Angel"'
Thomas Wolfe
400
'1949:
"Francis"'
a mule
400
'It's what rootin' tootin' Yosemite Sam shouts as he shoots at feet'
Dance!
400
'A toff is a member of the upper classes of society, usually in this country'
England
400
'In 1517 the Ottoman Empire put its foot down on this town in Galilee, the home of Joseph, Mary & Jesus'
Nazareth
600
'It doesn't take a P.I. like his Sam Spade to find this man's grave at Arlington; it's in Section 12, Lot 508'
Dashiell Hammett
600
'1943:
"My Friend Flicka"'
a horse
600
'The title of a novel by Sapphire about a teen mother, or a word often heard in delivery rooms'
Push!
600
'The "Simpsons" character seen here has no name; he's simply called this'
Comic Book Guy
600
'In 1917 the British took the town of Al-Kut on the Tigris on their march to take this, now a capital city'
Baghdad
800
'She's buried at her Penn. farm, & the name on her tombstone is written in Chinese rather than English'
Pearl Buck
800
'1977:
Bernard & Bianca, "The Rescuers"'
mice
800
'This word begins a "Sesame Street" tune that Barbra Streisand recorded because it was her son's favorite'
Sing!
800
'A yuppie who lives for great dining experiences may be this word also ending in -ie'
a foodie
800
'Corregidor, enveloped by this bay, was fortified by the Spanish in the 18th century'
Manila Bay
1000
'In 1851 she was laid to rest in an English churchyard along with husband Percy's heart & a copy of his "Adonais"'
Mary Shelley
1000
'1978:
"Matilda"'
a kangaroo
1000
'On April 20, 1653 Oliver Cromwell told the Rump Parliament, "In the name of God", this 2-letter word'
Go!
1000
'Ms. Poole from accounting who's tough on expense accounts, is known by this leguminous 2-word term'
bean counter
1000
'At Bannockburn in 1314 he led a small force to take Stirling Castle, Britain's last stronghold in Scotland'
Robert the Bruce
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