MEMORABLE ROLES
SHERMANS
TO THE "C"
THE MALE IS IN THE CZECH
MYTH ADVENTURES
200
'1967:
Benjamin Braddock'
Dustin Hoffman
200
'In TV cartoons, Sherman was this animated dog's boy'
Peabody
200
'A small hospital, or the large institution bearing the Mayo family name'
a clinic
200
'One-act plays by this politician include 1975's "Audience" & 1978's "Protest"'
Havel
200
'To defeat the Lernean hydra, this hero cut off 8 of its heads & buried the ninth under a big rock'
Hercules
400
'1972:
Kay Adams;
1974:
Kay Corleone;
1990:
Kay Adams Michelson'
Diane Keaton
400
'Sherman Minton was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1949 by this president'
Truman
400
'Preliminary training for military recruits'
basic
400
'This Czech-born playwright directed the film version of his "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead"'
(Tom) Stoppard
400
'Ometotl (who created himself) was the first god to exist in this culture's mythology'
the Aztecs
600
'1981 & 1996:
Snake Plissken'
Kurt Russell
600
'General William Tecumseh Sherman was born in 1820 & saw action during this 1846-48 war'
the Mexican-American War
600
'An overpowering fear; you might have a "room" for it'
a panic
600
'Known for his short stories, this writer got a law degree from Charles University in 1906'
Franz Kafka
600
'Thought to live in the Kilauea volcano, this goddess is the daughter of Hina in one legend'
Pele
800
'1994:
Lieutenant Dan Taylor'
Gary Sinise
800
'One of the 2 important "Acts" written by U.S. Senator John Sherman in 1890'
the Sherman Anti-Trust Act (or the Sherman Silver Purchase Act)
800
'A high-quality French brandy from white grapes'
cognac
800
'In 1892 this composer became director of New York's National Conservatory of Music'
(Antonin) Dvorak
800
'Rhea stopped Cronus from swallowing him, her sixth consecutive child, by replacing him with a rock'
Zeus
1000
'1941:
Joel Cairo &
1942:
Ugarte'
Peter Lorre
1000
'Fittingly, Congressman Brad Sherman represents this L.A. suburb, home of the Galleria of "Valley Girl" fame'
Sherman Oaks
1000
'From the Greek for "vault", it can mean secret or hidden, like some crossword clues'
cryptic
1000
'This writer coined the word "robot" from the Czech word for forced labor'
Karel Capek
1000
'Egyptians made sure tombs contained one of these tomes so the "soul" could get by Osiris & his 42 demons'
The Book of the Dead
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