TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER
CAN I HAVE A MOMENT?
REAL PEOPLE IN NOVELS
PICTURE THE "S"
SCIENCE-FICTION TV
200
'To have a casual conversation is to "shoot" this'
the breeze
200
'Oprah calls instants of realization these moments; actress Ginnifer Goodwin had one that made her become a vegan'
an a-ha moment
200
'In "Gatsby's Girl" Caroline Preston fictionalized the romance of Ginevra King & this writer during his Princeton days'
F. Scott Fitzgerald
200
'This type of image is used to observe fetal growth'
a sonogram
200
'Episodes in this anthology included "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" & "To Serve Man"'
The Twilight Zone
400
'To survive a difficult situation is to "weather" this'
the storm
400
'A driveway moment is when your car idles as Robert Siegel wraps up a fascinating story on this radio network'
NPR
400
'The title of Nancy Horan's historical novel "Loving Frank" refers to this creator of Taliesin'
Frank Lloyd Wright
400
'Mixologists know the name of this stick seen here'
a swizzle stick
400
'This Steven Spielberg-produced alien invasion series on TNT features Noah Wyle as a resistance fighter'
Falling Skies
600
'When you show somebody up or get attention that is due others, you "steal" their this'
their thunder
600
'The Webby Awards' top Internet moments for 2000-2009 include Twitter's role in this country's 2009 election protests'
Iran
600
'The title of Jerry Stahl's "I, Fatty" refers to this comedian who narrates it'
Fatty Arbuckle
600
'This giant species of arid regions lends its name to a national park'
a saguaro cactus
600
'In this series the Robinsons were headed to a distant star on the Jupiter II until Dr. Smith got in the way'
Lost in Space
800
'It's the 5-word phrase associated with the logo seen here'
"When it rains, it pours"
800
'"Old Bloomsbury" is a section in "Moments of Being", a collection of reminiscences by this writer'
Virginia Woolf
800
'The novel "The Paris Wife" is narrated by Hadley Richardson, this writer's first wife'
(Ernest) Hemingway
800
'Members of this special military unit are seen here'
the Swiss Guard
800
'They're not fraternity members, they're an elite team of mental superstars led by David Strathairn on Syfy'
Alphas
1000
'When you're down & out, you're said to be "in" this belt of calm, light winds near the equator'
the doldrums
1000
'3-word phrase for a decisive instant; Arthur Koestler defined it as "the sudden emergence of a new insight"'
a moment of truth
1000
'Hilary Mantel won the Man Booker prize for "Wolf Hall", told from the perspective of this advisor to Henry VIII'
Thomas Cromwell
1000
'The 19th century passage, "an old" this, in which my father had kept his private papers, refers to a desk like the one here'
a secretary
1000
'This show about a very old time lord from the planet Gallifrey debuted on the BBC in 1963'
Doctor Who
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