QUOTABLE WOMEN
Concerning her 1949 nude calendar photos, this actress said, "It's not true I had nothing on; I had the radio on"
Marilyn Monroe
A September 1666 fire destroyed much of this capital city, including its cathedral
London
What question can you never answer yes to?
Are you asleep yet?
"Jaws", about one of these sea creatures, kept lots of folks out of the water
A (great white) shark
Meaning "I approve", "coo" is short for this; saving 1 keystroke adds up
Cool
This primitive artist who began painting in her 70s said, "Painting's not important. The important thing is keeping busy"
Grandma Moses
September in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of this month in the north
March
Turning me on my side makes me everything, while cutting me in half makes me nothing. What am I?
8
You can see this monster from Egypt's past in a film from back in 1932 or at Universal Studios
The Mummy
"GTG" can mean "good to go" or this parting phrase
Got-to-go
On August 10, 1945 this former First Lady wrote, "The times now call for mankind as a whole to rise to great heights"
Eleanor Roosevelt
On September 9 (not in spring) Japan observes Choyo No Sekku, a festival celebrating this flower
The chrysanthemum
(DOUBLE)
A woman shoots her husband, holds him underwater, hangs him, and then they eat dinner. How is this possible?
She is a photographer taking and developing a picture.
"AVP" is short for "Alien vs." it
Predator
Someone who types "sup" to you is contracting these 2 words
What's up
This mademoiselle said, "As for you, archers, soldiers, gentlemen...who are besieging Orleans, depart in God's name"
Joan of Arc
Tajikistan, Armenia & Latvia all gained independence in September of this tumultuous year
1991
A woman living on the 20th floor uses the elevator down in the morning but only goes to the 10th floor in the evening, walking the rest of the way up. Why?
She is too short to reach the button for the 20th floor.
This lovestruck giant ape ends up far from Skull Island, his home
King Kong
In "kk", the first K replaces this letter
O
She once remarked, "Freaks was a thing that I photographed a lot"
Diane Arbus
Make a donation on September 27, the feast day of this saint "de Paul", the patron saint of charities
St. Vincent de Paul
How is seven different from the rest of the numbers between one and ten?
It has 2 syllables
Abe Sapien helps this well-"red" guy who went from the Dark Side to working for our side
Hellboy
Writer Adam Gopnik was among parents who made their kids snicker by thinking "LOL" meant this, not "laugh out loud"
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