I was alive 400 years ago, today
The first Earth-size exoplanets were found by the NASA satellite launched in 2009 & named for this German astronomer astronomer who was in his 50s in 1623.
This Pulitzer Prize-winner by Alice Walker features Celie, who writes letters to God & to Nettie
What is The Color Purple?
Also the title of a 1958 Alfred Hitchcock movie starring Jimmy Stewart this is a general term for dizziness
What is vertigo?
This British actress was nominated for Best Actress for playing a rich heiress named Rose smitten with a young Leonardo DiCaprio in Titanic.
Who is Kate Winslet?
Among landlocked countries, this war-torn Asian land is alphabetically first.
What is Afghanistan?
#3: It's as easy as 1-2-3 this Jackson 5 hit.
What is "ABC"?
This successor of Queen Elizabeth I had 2 more years left as King in 1623.
Who is James I or VI?
Alliterative title of Richard Wright's book about racism & intellectual awakening in the segregated South.
What is Black Boy?
During his 1946 run for Congress, future President John F. Kennedy already suffered from this disease of adrenal insufficiency
What is Addison's Disease?
Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert DeNiro shared screen time in this latest release from Martin Scorsese, about a series of mysterious murders in 1920s Oklahoma.
What is Killers of The Flower Moon?
The 2 that are landlocked because they are completely surrounded by Italy.
What are San Marino and Vatican City?
#1: Described as one of the most popular rock and soul instrumentals ever, Booker T and The MGs named this song after colorful vegetables that are also known as scallions.
What is "Green Onions"?
No he wasn't an anthropomorphic tiger, this English philosopher who wrote "Behemoth" was a real person, entering his mid-30s in 1623.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
In 1996 Oprah's Book Club read this Toni Morrison novel with a biblical title.
What is Song of Solomon?
January is the month to raise awareness of this sight-stealing disease caused by a buildup of pressure in the eye.
What is glaucoma?
Olympia Dukakis, Sally Field and Julia Roberts all starred in this 1989 melodrama that features the state flower of Louisiana and Mississippi in its title, and there wasn't a dry eye in the audience.
What is Steel Magnolias?
This large landlocked Asian country starts with the same 3 letters as a day of the week.
What is Mongolia?
#14: I'll have another shot of this maybe with a lime and some salt on the side, this 1958 song by The Champs that contains only one word in its lyrics THIS!
What is Tequila?
Just a teenager in 1623, it would be nearly 20 years before this Dutch master would paint "The Night Watch."
Who is Rembrandt?
The title of this semi-autobiographical novel by James Baldwin comes from a traditional hymn.
What is Go Tell it On The Mountain?
Named for a French physician, this disorder of the inner ear can cause vertigo & hearing loss.
What is Ménière's disease?
Cate Blanchett won her second Academy Award for this colorful and flowery 2013 Woody Allen movie
What is Blue Jasmine?
Ouagadougou, the capital of this country, is about 500 miles from the seacoast.
What is Burkina Faso?
#4: armed with Indiana Jones-style weapons and some unusual chapeaus, this four-letter Ohio-based New Wave group whipped their way into early MTV glory and also made it big on Ittai's Spotify list.
What is DEVO?
Born Anne Dudley, this "street" poet was 21 in 1623, before her Puritan faith brought her to the New World.
Who is Anne Bradstreet?
In his novel "Devil in a Blue Dress", he introduced Easy Rawlins, an African-American detective in 1940s Los Angeles.
Who is Walter Moseley?
Sworn in on March 4, 1841 William Henry Harrison died on April 4; the official cause, this ailment at "the lower lobe of the right lung", has been debated
What is pneumonia?
Jeff Daniels as actor Tom Baxter steps out of a movie screen & into the life of a waitress in this colorful Woody Allen film, partly set in Egypt.
What is the Purple Rose of Cairo?
This landlocked African country, capital city Lilongwe, was once called Nyasaland.
What is Malawi.
#7: This "rap"turous Blondie song was the first Billboard No. 1 hit with a rap verse
What is Rapture?