A "M"edical Dictionay
The dilation of blood vessels is associated with this type of recurring vascular headache
What is a Migraine?
In 1816 U.S. forces invaded the Spanish part of what's now this U.S. state & destroyed a fort on the Apalachicola River
What is Florida?
In this 2023 film old man Paul Giamatti & young man Dominic Sessa check out the 1970 Dustin Hoffman film "Little Big Man"
What is The Holdovers?
Music for this 1981 film debut of Indiana Jones was done at Abbey Road; the score is iconic, timeless & too much money for us to play
What is Raiders of the Lost Ark?
ALPHABETICAL AMERICA:
Until Alabama became the 22nd state, this one was first alphabetically
What is Connecticut?
Swelling of the parotid glands is a symptom of this acute viral disease
What are the Mumps?
1960s space heroes Neil Armstrong & John Glenn ("The MiG-Mad Marine") had both been combat flyers in this war
What is the Korean War?
In a 2009 film Johnny Depp as this 1930s gangster watches "Manhattan Melodrama" at the Biograph before meeting his fate
What is Dillinger?
This singer recorded "Skyfall" at Abbey Road--well, her & a 77-piece orchestra
Who is Adele?
COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS:
Featured in a 2020 film, she gets her name from a 16th c. Italian stock character who often wore diamond-patterned outfits
Who is Harley Quinn?
This type of neuron conveys impulses from the brain or nervous system to a muscle, organ or gland to trigger an action
What is a Motor Neuron?
The 1847 storming of Chapultepec Castle near Mexico City inspired these first 5 words of the Marine Corps' famous hymn
What is From the Halls of Montezuma?
In this 2019 film Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate puts her feet up as she watches herself in a movie at a theater
What is Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood?
He found Abbey Road "Perfect" as he sang, "I whispered underneath my breath but you heard it, darling, you look perfect tonight"
Who is Ed Sheeran?
1990's NUMBER 1 SONGS:
This title character of the top song from 1996 can't stand her boyfriend Vitorino & spurns him to be with his 2 friends
Who is Macarena?
Found in the ear, this small bone connects the tympanic membrane to the incus bone
What is the Malleus?
In 1974 the U.S. Navy evacuated Americans from this island after war broke out between Greek & Turkish factions
What is Cyprus?
In "The Shawshank Redemption", Andy DuFresne & Red watch this actress' hair flip scene in "Gilda"
Who is Rita Hayworth?
In 1967 Pink Floyd came over from Studio 3 to watch the Beatles work on a tune in Studio 2 about this "lovely" lady
Who is Rita?
WORDS AND THEIR MEANINGS:
Churchill gave a word a new meaning when he called for a "talk with Soviet Russia upon the highest level... a parley at" this
What is the Summit?
Term for a type of large white blood cell that digests invading micro-organisms & also "eats" cell debris
What is Macrophage?
In January 2024 the U.S. began striking targets of this rebel group in Yemen who were attacking Red Sea shipping
What is the Houthis?
In the film "Divorce Italian Style", scandal comes to a small town when a theater shows this sweetly named 1960 Fellini film
What is La Dolce Vita?
In 2018, this band, whose name is a year that's not 2018, hit Abbey Road to fill out "A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships"
Who is The 1975?
EXECUTIVE ORDERS:
On Nov. 15, 1961 JFK suspended the 8-hour workday at this agency, saying its work needed to proceed "with all possible speed"
What is NASA?