'(Hi, I'm Leonard Maltin.) I teach film at USC, but I'm also the resident film buff on this syndicated TV show about show biz--a job I've held since 1982'
Entertainment Tonight
200
'When this Paris prison was stormed on July 14, 1789, only 7 prisoners were found'
the Bastille
200
'This scientist's collection at the Jewish National & University Library in Jerusalem includes a lot of limericks'
Einstein
200
'Damages for this 2005 disaster have been estimated at $125 billion, not to mention the devastating loss of life'
(Hurricane) Katrina
200
'Evy. Wrd. Invlvd. Hre. Hs. Bn. Ths.'
abbreviated
400
'(I'm Julie Chen.) I host the CBS reality show "Big Brother", whose title was inspired by this British author'
(George) Orwell
400
'The French people called this queen who they mistrusted "the Austrian Woman"'
Marie Antoinette
400
'Irving Berlin's & Walt Whitman's personal papers are held in this library founded in 1800'
the Library of Congress
400
'Nothing to boast about, but the state with the most hazardous wast sites, more than 115, is this "Garden State"'
New Jersey
400
'It's wrongful conduct by a professional, like a doctor, causing injury'
malpractice
600
'(Hey, I'm Mark McGrath.) I earned a degree in communications from USC before I joined this rock band that was formerly known as The Shrinky Dinx'
Sugar Ray
600
'This nobleman known for his role in the American Revolution was made commander of the Natl. Guard'
Lafayette
600
'A Victorian-styled room at the Toronto Public Library is "Holmes" to a collection on this author'
Arthur Conan Doyle
600
'In the U.S. in 1900 this was 46.3 for males & 48.3 for females; in 2000 it was 74.3 & 79.7'
life expectancy
600
'The act of making or enacting laws'
legislation
800
'This star of "Eight Simple Rules" was a drama major at USC & a student award for comic acting is given in his honor'
(John) Ritter
800
'It's the English translation of the 3-word slogan of the French Revolution'
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
800
'Want to see if he really said, "God is dead"? Search his collection of papers at the University of Basel's Library'
Nietzsche
800
'On the new Airbus A380 plane, the overall length is 239 feet, while this is even longer at 261 feet'