AFI'S TOP 100 MOVIE QUOTES
WAKING THE BABY MAMMOTH
8-LETTER WORDS
LANDS DOWN UNDER
THE NUMBER 7
200
'No. 42:
"Plastics"'
The Graduate
200
'(Paleontologist Dan Fisher delivers the clue)
Baby mammoth did not eat much solid food until roughly a year old. Lyuba's last meal was probably this, residue of which might actually be found in her intestines'
(mother\'s) milk
200
'The name of this arboreal rodent can also mean to hide something away, like money'
squirrel
200
'The St. Bernard tunnel connects Switzerland southward down under the Alps to this country'
Italy
200
'In superstition, the unfortunate result of breaking a mirror'
seven years of bad luck
400
'No. 94:
"I feel the need--the need for speed!"'
Top Gun
400
'(Paleontologist Dan Fisher delivers the clue)
Mammoths often had a hump on their shoulders, which consisted of this type of tissue, and served as a calorie reserve during harsh winters'
fat
400
'Relating to ships, as in a type of mile'
nautical
400
'The third-highest mountain in the world, Kanchenjunga, is shared by Nepal & this nation to its south'
India
400
'The scene where the subway blows Marilyn's skirt up is in this 1955 film'
The Seven Year Itch
600
'No. 51:
"You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?'
Well, do ya, punk?"'
Dirty Harry
600
'(Paleontologist Dan Fisher delivers the clue)
It's fortunate that Lyuba's body retained at least some of her hair; recent research shows that woolly mammoth's wool can be a better source than bones for sequencing this'
DNA
600
'(Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the USS John C. Stennis)
Carrier pilots like to have this to get airborne, by increasing lift if it's 10% of takeoff air speed, it reduces takeoff distance by about 20%'
a headwind
600
'Head south on the causeway linking Malaysia to this island nation that was once a part of it'
Singapore
600
'7 is the international dialing code for Kazakhstan & this big neighbor'
Russia
800
'No. 39:
"If you build it, he will come"'
Field of Dreams
800
'(Paleontologist Dan Fisher delivers the clue)
Lyuba's well preserved body was revealed when this permanently frozen subsoll melted, exposing her small form near the Yuribey River'
permafrost
800
'A French term for the skipping of a stone on water gave us this word meaning "Rebound", often used of bullets'
ricochet
800
'Botswana shares the Kalahari desert with this country directly to its south'
South Africa
800
'Stephen Covey's "The Seven Habits of" these "People" has sold more than 15 million copies since 1989'
highly effective
1000
'No. 98:
"Nobody puts Baby in a corner"'
Dirty Dancing
1000
'(Paleontologist Dan Fisher delivers the clue)
When Lyuba was transported for testing, researchers were required to wear haz-mat suits as protection from viruses or pathogens from this geologic epoch, marked by a succession of ice ages'
the pleistocene epoch
1000
'(Jon of the Clue Crew delivers the clue.) Mica minerals are known for their excellence in this property; see how this one breaks cleanly along planes'
cleavage
1000
'Mexico's southern border is with these two nations'
Belize & Guatemala
1000
'The 7 lucky gods of this country's folklore include Ebisu, god of fisherman, & Hotei, god of happiness'
Japan
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