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For centuries Indian rajahs trained this swift cat to hunt gazelles
What is cheetah?
Germany:
MEANER GAL ELK
Who is Angela Merkel?
This Mindy of "The Mindy Project" was named after Mindy in "Mork & Mindy"
Who is Mindy Kaling?
1939:
"What do we care if we were expelled from college, Scarlett?"
What is Gone With the Wind?
One of her paintings of the 1940s is "Over the River to Grandma's House" (was it her own house?)
Who is Grandma Moses?
This James Bond villain, Goldfinger's henchman, used a razor-sharp bowler hat as a weapon
What is Oddjob?
Venezuela:
EZ HAVOC HUG
Who is Hugo Chavez?
The initials of this creator of "Alias", also a big-time movie director, stand for Jeffrey Jacob
What is Abrams?
1999:
"People are always asking me if I know Tyler Durden
What is Fight Club?
This artist who portrayed the Moulin Rouge in his paintings was a character in the film "Moulin Rouge!"
Who is (Toulouse) Lautrec
In physics, it means empty space; when you feel like you're working in one, you feel isolated
What is Vacuum?
The United Kingdom:
WRONG ORB NOD
Who is Gordon Brown?
Its creator Phil Rosenthal summed it up as "a guy with this family who lives across the street from his parents"
What is Everybody Loves Raymond?
1946:
"I owe everything to George Bailey. Help him, dear Father"
What is It's a Wonderful Life?
Dürer depicted this Roman hero at labor, shooting the man-eating birds of the Stymphalian marshes
Who is Hercules?
These electromagnetic rays have a higher energy & shorter wavelength than X-rays
What are Gamma Rays?
Canada:
SHARPEN THE REP
Who is Stephan Harper?
In 1998 this man played up "Sports Night"; the next year, he came up with "The West Wing"
Who is Aaron Sorkin?
1968:
"Hello, gorgeous"
What is Funny Girl?
Discovered on an Aegean island on April 8, 1820, this marble statue was presented to Louis XVIII, who donated it to the Louvre
What is the Venus de Milo?
The Germans call Brussels sprouts "Rosenkohl", literally "rose" this
What is cabbage?
Italy:
BILLION SOUR VICES
Who is Silvio Berlusconi?
Ronald D. Moore co-created the 2005 version of this frakkin' awesome sci-fi show featuring Adama & Starbuck
What is Battlestar Galactica?
A 2010 remake:
"People did not give it credence that a young girl could leave home & go off...to avenge her father's blood"
What is True Grit?
Though the Spanish court painter, he portrayed the vulgarity of the family of Charles IV
Who is Francisco Goys?