THE MONTH OF JULY
Movie Magic
CAKE
EMMYS FOR WRITING
CAN YOU SPARE A RHYME
(Alex: Each correct response will rhyme with the word "spare".)
200

It's Ice Cream Month & add these colorful berries--in 2003 the Agriculture Dept. proclaimed July their month too

Blueberries

200

Not a lot of dialogue needed for half of these 2 Las Vegas magicians in a 1989 film in which they "Get Killed"

Penn and Teller

200

Made without egg yolks or other fats, this sponge cake is light, airy & white

Angel Food Cake

200

"30 Rock" earned her 2 awards for writing; there were others for starring & executive producing as well

Tina Fey 

200

A rope trap

Snare

400

If your birthday is the Fourth of July, this is your astrological sign... dont be crabby

Cancer

400

In "Fantasia" this character gets swept up into a disaster when he puts a broom to work carrying water

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Mickey Mouse)

400

Ja, in German this cake is known as Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte but in not found amongst the trees

Black Forest

400

In 2015 govt. work paid off for Armando Iannucci, who won for co-writing the "Election Night" episode of this HBO comedy

Veep


400

It's also a term for a female zebra or donkey

mare

600

This "canine" period begins in July & relates to the star Sirius' appearance to the ancient Egyptians before Nile floods

Dog days

600

In 2013 it was just another day at the office for this actor when he played "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone"

Steve Carrel

600

There's a sculpture material in the name of this kind of cake seen here

Marble

600

In 2000 government work paid off for Rick Cleveland & this creator of "The West Wing"

Sorkin

600

First this for any instrument is coveted in an orchestra

Chair

800

In July 1939 this man gave a farewell speech at Yankee Stadium

Lou Gehrig

800

A movie Wolverine & a movie Batman, they both play magicians in "The Prestige"

Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale

800

Left in Antarctica by Robert Scott, a 106-year-old piece of this cake was found in 2017 & still seemed edible (if it ever was)

Fruit Cake

800

Charlie Brooker & William Bridges won 2018's limited series award for the "USS Callister" episode of this high-tech anthology

Black Mirror

800

This contraction precedes "-do-well" in a term for a shady person

ne'er

1000

this is celebrated in France on July 14  and commemorates the beginning of the French Revolution

Bastille Day

1000

An inventor in "Edward Scissorhands", he was a magician in both "The Mad Magician" & "House of 1,000 Dolls"

Vincent Price

1000

This colorful cake got a boost in popularity from "Steel Magnolias", where it was an armadillo-shaped groom's cake

Red Velvet

1000

In 2011 Jason Katims had clear eyes, a full heart & couldn't lose an Emmy for this H.S. football drama

Friday Night Lights

1000

A puma's home in the mountains, or a "Dragon's" in an arcade

Lair