1939:
"Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore"
The Wizard of Oz
A groundhog, under this alias
a woodchuck
"This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off"
Alien
Helll-oo! He invented the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
Gary Muhrcke, winner of the 1st race up 1,576 stairs of the Empire State Bldg. in 1978, was also the 1st to win this NYC event in 1970
the New York City Marathon
1941:
"I guess Rosebud is just a piece in a jigsaw puzzle, a missing piece"
Citizen Kane
A beachside vendor of these
seashells
"I do wish we could chat longer, but I'm having an old friend for dinner"
The Silence of the Lambs
This fairy's love for Peter didn't pan out
Tinkerbell
Take a selfie with the Statue of Liberty aboard this 25-minute ride to the St. George Terminal across New York Harbor
the Staten Island Ferry
** DAILY DOUBLE **
1951:
"Stell-lahhhhh!!"
A Streetcar Named Desire
A man with this first name also applied to a male turkey (he threw Tim three thumbtacks)
Tom
Sung: "One, two, Freddy's coming for you..."
Nightmare on Elm Street
On July 8, 1776 it was sounded in the tower of Independence Hall
the Liberty Bell
1994:
"Alrighty then!"
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
This boy who selected vine fruits from the brine
Peter Piper
** DAILY DOUBLE **
"I used to hate the water"--"I can't imagine why"
Jaws
Sailors wore these long before the groovy folks in the '60s
bell-bottoms
Keens Steakhouse displays thousands of clay pipes used by patrons like Buffalo Bill, Babe Ruth & this Rough Rider & N.Y. native
Teddy Roosevelt
1995:
"They may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!"
Braveheart
This husband of Zipporah in the Old Testament
Moses
"Excuse me, I don't mean to bother you, but are you Paul Sheldon... I just want to tell you I'm your No. 1 fan"
Misery
As one word, it's a plant also called deadly nightshade; as 2 words, a Stevie Nicks album
belladonna/"Bella Donna"
You can hitch a ride or just take a bus to this Queens beach, New York City's only legal surfing spot
Rockaway