Moviemaker's Mashup
Broadway Debuts
Crime and Punishment
Heavy Medals
World History
200

Hitchcock:
"Dial M on a Train"

Dial M for Murder
Strangers on a Train

200

Natalie Portman was still a teen herself when she debuted in "The Diary of" this real-life teen

Anne Frank

200

It means dealing in illegal goods; the "human" & "drug" types are both federal crimes

trafficking

200

2016 recipients of this, our nation's highest civilian honor, included Frank Gehry & Diana Ross

the Presidential Medal of Freedom

200

In 195 B.C. this Carthaginian fled the Romans & went into exile under the protection of the Seleucid Empire

Hannibal

400

Scorsese:
"Cape Bull"

Cape Fear
Raging Bull

400

Better known for the film role, he made his Broadway debut as Frank 'n' Furter in "The Rocky Horror Show", panned by critics

Tim Curry

400

In 1920 Arizona began using Zyklon B, also infamously used by this government, to execute inmates.  Arizona is currently planning to resume usage after being unable to procure drugs necessary for lethal injection.

The Third Reich or the Nazis

400

Artur Avila solved problems in chaos theory & won the Fields Medal, described as the Nobel Prize of this area of expertise

math

400

The 1864 convention in this city called for "relief to the wounded without any distinction as to nationality"

the Geneva Convention

600

Kurosawa:
"Throne of Samurai"

Throne of Blood
The Seven Samurai

600

In 2016 Saoirse Ronan made her debut as the accusatory Abigail Williams in this Salem-set play

The Crucible

600

A wooden gun said to be the one John Dillinger used in this daring effort, was auctioned for $19,000 in 2009

to escape from jail

600

The president of Morehouse College was on the first committee to award the Spingarn Medal of this organization

NAACP

600

During the reign of Egypt's Ptolemy II around 280 B.C., Sostratus completed this ancient wonder

the Lighthouse at Alexandria

800

Sofia Coppola:
"The Virgin Translation"

The Virgin Suicides
Lost in Translation

800

He made his Broadway debut in 2003 as Peter Allen, in "The Boy from Oz"

Hugh Jackman

800

In 1998 the Rome Statute established this judicial body to prosecute those accused of war crimes & crimes against humanity

the International Criminal Court

800

12 years after the Silver Star, this metal medal was established in 1944, retroactive to December 7, 1941

the Bronze Star

800

In 1966 the Chinese government unleashed radical youth against older Communists in this movement

The Cultural Revolution

1000

Kubrick:
"Paths of Orange"

Paths of Glory
A Clockwork Orange

1000

Katharine McPhee served up a fine performance as server & pie-maker Jenna in this musical

Waitress

1000

Charles was the real first name of this Depression-era bank robber whose nickname may have come from his fine clothing

Pretty Boy Floyd

1000

Poets like Gwendolyn Brooks who have traveled on less-taken roads can win the Poetry Society of America Medal named for him

(Robert) Frost

1000

In 1783 the Russians began building this naval base & fortress in the Crimea

Sevastapol

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