12-Letter Words
Where many of us start our schooling, at age 4 or so
Kindergarten
1960s playboy/spy wakes up in the 1990s; playboy/spy travels back to the 1960s; playboy/spy travels back to 1975
Austin Powers
Australia boasts the only all black type of this often white & graceful aquatic bird
Swan
In 1996, this Melbourne-based club merged its playing operations with the interstate Brisbane Bears,
Fitzroy Lions
His grand illusions and daring, spectacular escape acts made him one of the most famous magicians of all time
Harry Houdini
Often competitive, it's lifting weights & exercising to display one's physique
Bodybuilding
Heist in Vegas; heist in Europe; heist in Vegas
Oceans
An Australian Robin Hood to some, this Down Under bandit & bank robber was captured in 1880 & faced the hangman
Ned Kelly
In 2001, the Grizzlies moved to Memphis, after previously being located in this city
Vancouver
This former French footballer both played for and managed Real Madrid
Zinedine Zidane
Compulsory enrolment in the military
Conscription
Hero visits parents; hero visits kids; hero visits great-great-grandparents
Back to the Future
In the second verse of this Australian song, a jumbuck, or sheep, comes to drink at a water hole
Waltzing Matilda
The San Diego Chargers returned to their original home of this city after 56 seasons in San Diego
Los Angeles
This English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer rose to fame in the era of silent film
Charlie Chaplin
From the Latin for "full trust", this adjective means intended to be kept secret
Confidential
Hero loses parents; hero loses his friend; hero loses his identity
The Dark Knight
In 1915 Australian forces were part of a disastrous offensive on this Turkish peninsula
Gallipoli
After the Charlotte Hornets moved to New Orleans in 2002, the NBA granted Charlotte a new expansion franchise who played under this moniker
Charlotee Bobcats
This former president of the United States was a highly influential voice of modern conservatism, and prior to his tenure in politics, was a Hollywood movie actor
Ronald Reagan
Value-wise, it begins once you drive your new car off the lot
Depreciation
Movie earns 4 Oscars; movie earns 2 Oscars; movie earns 11 Oscars
Lord of the Rings
The largest attack on Australia during World War II was a 1942 bombing of this port city named for a British naturalist
Darwin
In 1968, the Kansas City Athletics relocated their baseball team to this city in California where they have remained since
Oakland
This political leaders communist Khmer Rouge government led Cambodia from 1975 to 1979
Pol Pot