BEN-HUR
FROM THE LATIN
TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER
SAY THE "MAGIC" WORDS
WHICH CRAFT
200
'He must've gone ape after winning an Oscar for Best Actor as Ben-Hur'
Charlton Heston
200
'Judges personally involved in a case change 1 letter in "refuse" & do this, from the Latin for "refuse"'
recuse (themselves)
200
'A military major general at age 39 in 1967, he defeated his political predecessor in a landslide in 2001'
Sharon
200
'According to the "Arabian Nights", Prince Houssain's could fly'
a magic carpet
200
'Columbus' flagship on the first transatlantic trip'
the Santa Maria
400
'The role of Ben-Hur was reportedly turned down by Rock Hudson & this "Hud", son'
Paul Newman
400
'(Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a piece of paper and an image on a monitor.) From the Latin for continuous, a calendar with all 14 possible years is called this type; 2006 is No. 1, so my birthday falls on a Thursday'
a perpetual calendar
400
'Though his country is only the size of Pennsylvania, this leader's bellicose rhetoric keeps it in the news'
Kim Jong Il
400
'Dr. Ehrlich had one to cure syphilis'
a magic bullet
400
'Manned lunar module that landed on the Moon in 1969'
the Eagle
600
'The film cutting ratio of this action sequence is over 260-1; for every 260' of film shot, 1' was used'
the chariot scene
600
'It's how minks act as defenders of their home turf, from the Latin for "earth"'
territorial
600
'He beat 17 other candidates to become president of his country in 2004'
Hamid Karzai
600
'Mozart was instrumental in composing this 1791 opera'
The Magic Flute
600
'Brooks Stevens' 1958 redesign of this distinctive vehicle added the bun'
the Wienermobile
800
'Sure you know this "Airplane!" star screen-tested for the role of Messala (& don't call him Shirley)'
Leslie Nielsen
800
'From the Latin for "bottom", it means "deep", usually as in a deep thought or observation'
profound
800
'A billionaire media tycoon, he's been prime minister twice, most recently since 2001'
Berlusconi
800
'Thomas Mann wrote this novel while living in Munich'
The Magic Mountain
800
'"Fast" partner of the Mayflower that proved to be misnamed when it had to be abandoned in 1620'
the Speedwell
1000
'This author of "Burr" & "Lincoln" did uncredited screenwriting for "Ben-Hur"'
Gore Vidal
1000
'This word for goods that cannot be imported comes from the Latin for "against"'
contraband
1000
'This Pakistani president has maintained his close ties with the United States'
Musharraf
1000
'This chiefly Latin American literary style introduces fantastic & dreamlike elements into its stories'
magic realism
1000
'Appropriate aquatic reptile name for inventor David Bushnell's submarine prototype'
the Turtle
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