FINISH THE AMERICAN FOLK SONG
“I’ve been working on the railroad all the livelong day…”
“I’ve been working on the railroad just to pass the time away.”
In Greek mythology, this legendary bird obtains new life by rising from the ashes of its predecessor.
The Phoenix. According to some legends, the phoenix can live 1400 years before it dies and is then reborn.
The Grapes of Wrath (1940); 12 Angry Men (1957); On Golden Pond (1981)
Henry Fonda
Bigelow, Red Rose, Twinings
Tea
This state’s largest city is Annapolis; but what is its largest city?
Maryland/Baltimore
“Yankee Doodle went to town, riding on a pony, …”
“… stuck a feather in his cap, and called it macaroni.”
his legendary creature, with the head of a human and the body of a lion, is immortalized as a statue on the Giza Plateau in Egypt.
The Sphinx
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939); Harvey (1950); The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
James Stewart
Degree, Sure, Secret
Deodorant
This state’s capital is Lansing; but what is its largest city?
Michigan/Detroit
“Hang down your head, Tom Dooley. Hang down your head and cry …”
“… hang down your head, Tom Dooley, poor boy you’re going to die.”
This earliest report of this Scottish lake creature dates back to the seventh century.
The Loch Ness Monster
The Hustler (1961); The Sting (1973); The Verdict (1982)
Paul Newman
Imperial, Promise, Smart Balance
Margarine
This state’s capital is Springfield; but what is its largest city?
Illinois/Chicago
“The Camptown ladies sing this song, do-da, do-da. The Camptown racetrack’s five miles long, O, the do-da day…”
“… Goin’ to run all night, Goin to run all day. I bet my money on the bobtailed nag, somebody bet on the gray.”
The British author of this 1831 horror story described the main creature, who was assembled in a laboratory, as eight feet tall and hideously ugly.
Frankenstein’s monster
Bringing Up Baby (1938); The Philadelphia Story (1940); That Touch of Mink (1962)
Cary Grant
Omega, Tag Heuer, Longines
Watches
This state’s capital is Frankfort; but what is its largest city?
Kentucky/Louisville
This land is your land, this land is my land, from California to the New York Island …”
“… from the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters, this land was made for you and me.”
In Greek mythology, this white winged stallion ascended to heaven after his birth and was told by Zeus, king of the gods, to bring lighting and thunder from Olympus.
Pegasus
The Apartment (1960); Mister Roberts (1955); Days of Wine and Roses (1962); The Odd Couple (1968)
Jack Lemmon
Extra, Orbit, Trident
Chewing Gum
This state’s capital is Augusta; but what it its largest city?
Maine/Portland