"Anagrams"
Tears: to look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one's eyes wide open. .
What is "Stare?"
Author Violet Jessop survived three ship disasters: the RMS Olympic when it collided with British warship HMS Hawke in 1911, the sinking of the HMHS Britannic in 1916, and this in 1912.
What is "the sinking of the Titanic"?
An oil painting "Woman-Ochre" by the famous artist Willem de Kooning was found in the bedroom of Jerry and Rita Alter after their deaths in 2017, having been stolen from this university in 1985.
What is "Arizona"?
This legendary circus leader is known for the slogan “The Greatest Show on Earth.”
Who is "P.T. Barnum"?
Legendary cowboy Pecos Bill, known for his exaggerated tales, once claimed to have ridden this natural disaster like a bronco.
What is "tornado"?
Meats: the vapor into which water is converted when heated, forming a white mist of minute water droplets in the air.
What is "Steam"?
In 2013, Harrison Okene, trapped 100 feet below the Atlantic Ocean in a capsized tugboat, was accidentally rescued by a driver after Harrison did this, shocking the recovery team who initially thought he was dead.
What is "grabbed him"
The “Liberty Bell 7” capsule that was lost in 1961 in the Atlantic ocean but recovered in 1999 had been used to travel here.
What is "space"?
The seven-person pyramid was a famously dangerous high-wire act performed by this family.
Who are "The Flying Wallendas"?
Despite the lack of definitive proof, legendary African-Native American cowboy and US Marshall Bass Reeves is increasingly recognized by historians today as the closest real-life counterpart to this fictional character.
What is "The Lone Ranger"?
Rated: an exchange of something for something else, typically as a commercial transaction.
What is "Trade"?
Second Mess Steward Poon Lim, lone survivor of British cargo SS Benlomond after it was torpedoed by German submarine U-172 sank on 23 November 1942, survived using this makeshift device and was rescued 133 days later, a record which still stands.
What is "eight-foot wooden raft"?
This string instrument, built in 1684 and is one only about 60 made by Stradivari in his Cremona, Italy, workshop, was later found in a trash can after being left in a taxi.
What is "cello"?
This circus originated in this French-speaking Canadian province of Québec.
what is "Cirque du Soleil"?
This cowboy-turned-actor often played villains but was a real-life stuntman and rodeo champion before Hollywood.
Who is "Slim Pickens"?
Alert: something happening at a future or subsequent time.
What is "Later"?
Lifetime criminal Frank Morris escaped from this, and except for meetings with family members through the years, was never heard from again.
What is "Alcatraz Prison"?
Stolen during a Christmas show in 1963, a 1962 Gibson J-160E acoustic guitar used by this famous musician on early recordings, including “I Want to Hold Your Hand", resurfaced in California in 2014, was authenticated, and auctioned off at Julien's Auctions in Gardena, California for 2.4 million.
Who is "John Lennon"?
The first mainstream person to perform this circus role was Joseph Grimaldi, who also created the traditional whiteface make-up design.
What is "clown"?
This former Texas Ranger turned outlaw led the infamous “Wild Bunch” gang.
Who is "Butch Cassidy"?
Steal: the smallest amount, extent, or significance.
What is "Least"?
Western Allied air force personnel engineered an escape of 76 prisoners from the Stalag Luft III Nazi prisoner-of-war camp during World War II using "Tom, Dick, and Harry", which were these.
What is "tunnels"?
In 66 C.E. the occupying Roman forces began their repression of Judea and in haste, these, the oldest known copies of biblical works, were hidden in sealed clay jars.
What are "The Dead Sea Scrolls"?
19th-century performer George Farini pioneered an act that uses this type of ball.
What is "human cannonball"?
Known as "The Dusky Demon", legendary African- American and Native American Cherokee rodeo performer Bill Picket invented the commonly seen rodeo event “bulldogging”, in which he would bite this on a steer to bring it down to the ground.
What is "lip"?