BIOPICS BY SUBJECT
PICTURE "D"IS
THE BIGGEST U.S. CITY STARTING WITH...
AN AUTHOR IS BORN
LOST TEXTS FROM BEN FRANKLIN
200
'1988:
Teacher Jaime Escalante'
Stand and Deliver
200
'Popular vending spot seen here--you want fries with that?'
a drive-thru
200
'M
(Shares its name with an Ancient Egyptian city)'
Memphis
200
'This American sci fi author started looking into the future in Petrovichi, Russia on Jan. 2, 1920'
Asimov
200
'OMG! So tired of bro James b-ting me up! I'm 17 & running away 2 live in this city! Market St is gr8!'
Philadelphia
400
'2004:
Revolutionary Che Guevara'
The Motorcycle Diaries
400
'During times of drought this activity can be in high demand'
dowsing
400
'P
(It's rising out west)'
Phoenix
400
'This son also rose on July 21, 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois'
Hemingway
400
'1758 will b last yr of me writing & pub. this: been at it 4 25 yrs, that's enuf'
Poor Richard\'s Almanack
600
'2005:
Boxer James J. Braddock'
Cinderella Man
600
'This design feature seen here has a nationality in its name'
a Dutch door
600
'J
(On the Atlantic coast)'
Jacksonville
600
'Born in Bedfordshire, England in 1628, he was making "Progress" from the start'
(John) Bunyan
600
'This 2-wd invention of mine saved my house during bad storm! oz./prev. = lb./cure!'
a lightning rod
800
'1990:
Mobster Henry Hill'
Goodfellas
800
'This prominent 19th-century Englishman was an author as well as a politician'
Disraeli
800
'R
(Bearing the name of a 16th century English explorer)'
Raleigh
800
'We'll give you a chocolate bar if you'll name this short story writer born Sept. 11, 1862 in North Carolina'
O. Henry
800
'1783: War over! Didnt get Canada 2day when I signed Treaty of this but USA h2s!'
(Treaty of) Paris
1000
'1995:
Writer Jim Carroll'
The Basketball Diaries
1000
'This type of semi-conducting rectifier allows flow in one direction only'
a diode
1000
'A
(Named for one of the founders of the state where it's located)'
Austin (Texas)
1000
'He was born at home Oct. 3, 1900 in Asheville, N.C. & later found out you can't go home again'
Thomas Wolfe
1000
'1722: wrote 14 essays as "Silence" this: gr8 2 make fun of kids @ Harvard! LOL!'
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