Measure by Measure
Song Title Before and After
Academy Awards
History
Sports Retired Numbers
Mugshots
200
This metric unit of liquid measure is equal to approximately 1.057 quarts
What is a liter?
200
Double Word Crossover: Elton John and Kiki Dee's duet turns into a Celine Dion theme song
What is "Don't Go Breaking My Heart Will Go On?"
200
This classic romance forms the basis for a record 4 Best Picture nominees, including two winners in 1960 and 1998
What is Romeo & Juliet?
200
While the Crimean War was raging, this mountainous land fought a less well-known war with its neighbor Tibet
What is Nepal?
200
After they retired Derek Jeter's No. 2 in 2017, the only single-digit number left for this team was 0
Who are the New York Yankees?
200
This outlaw sits for a mugshot. Not pictured, the Sundance Kid
Who is Butch Cassidy?
400
The Book of Acts talks about these nautical measurements of depth equal to 6 feet
What is a fathom?
400
A Sam Cooke civil rights anthem becomes the last Beatles no.1 sung by John Lennon
What is "A Change Is Gonna Come Together?"
400
Only four movies in history have been nominated in all four acting categories; this Bonnie & Clyde actress was nominated for two of them
Who is Faye Dunaway?
400
In July 1984 in San Francisco, she accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for vice president
Who is Geraldine Ferraro?
400
Every team in the NHL has retired No. 99 in honor of this "Great One"
Who is Wayne Gretzky?
400
Did they catch this future Russian leader red-handed?
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
600
1 Mickey, or about 0.1 millimeter, is defined as the smallest detectable movement of one of these computer devices
What is a mouse?
600
Britney's debut single becomes a temporal strummer from Jim Croce
What is "...Baby One More Time In A Bottle?"
600
Even though he's American, in 1974 this Godfather thespian became the first to win an acting Oscar for performing entirely in a foreign language
Who is Robert de Niro?
600
Splitting from Sweden in 1905, this nation got its monarchy restored; Haakon VII became king & reigned until 1957
What is Norway?
600
The Seattle Seahawks retired this number to honor the extra player, the fans
What is 12?
600
This future billionaire was arrested for the first (and so far, only) time after speeding through Albuquerque
Who is Bill Gates?
800
Used to measure the height of horses from the ground to the top of the shoulders, one of these units equals 4 inches
What is a hand?
800
An early rock standard by both Big Joe Turner and Bill Haley adds Chuck Berry -- now only if it could get the title composer to rock in two by two
What is "Shake, Rattle & Roll Over Beethoven?"
800
12 actors have been double-nominated in one year; one of those was this man, who lost Supporting Actor in 2004 for Collateral but won the same year in Lead Actor
Who is Jamie Foxx?
800
Not just the title of a Dustin Hoffman western, it's the name of Crazy Horse's lieutenant at the Little Bighorn
What is Little Big Man?
800
To honor Jackie Robinson, in 2014 the number 42 was retired in every sport at this school
What is UCLA?
800
This Italian immigrant is at the bottom of the pyramid in his mugshot
Who is Charles Ponzi?
1000
One of these "porcine" measures is equal to 63 gallons of liquid
What is a hogshead?
1000
Sort of a palindrome: a Talking Heads existential freakout turns into a Dirty Dancing chart-topper
What is "Once in a Lifetime of My Life?"
1000
This Irishman became the first person to win both an Academy Award and Nobel Prize; since then, Bob Dylan is the only person to join him
Who is George Bernard Shaw?
1000
Legend says when Columbus saw the 3 mountain peaks on this Caribbean island he chose to name it for the Father, Son & Holy Spirit
What is Trinidad?
1000
Two NBA players have had their numbers retired by a record three teams: Wilt Chamberlain, and this Pittsburgh-born gunslinger
Who is "Pistol" Pete Maravich?
1000
This future star is shown here at age 13 in 1959 after getting booked for "borrowing" a friend's car
Who is Cher?