19th CENTURY NOVELS
Huckleberry Finn is introduced, carrying a dead cat, in chapter 6 of this novel
Tom Sawyer
This wine sometimes called "Cab" is known for its cherry & raspberry flavors
Cabernet
Dr. Seuss' Yertle was one
turtle
Figaro is the title character of this 1816 Rossini opera
The Barber of Seville
When he left NASA to be a Univ. of Cincinnati prof., he took one giant leap into retirement from the public eye
Neil Armstrong
The brooding Dmitri is the oldest of the title characters in this 1879 work
The Brothers Karamazov
Limberger, an acidy Austrian red, might go well with the strong Limburger type of this
cheese
In Ray Stevens' "Ahab the Arab", Clyde was one of these
camel
Mimi in "La boheme" suffers & dies from this disease
consumption
His sudden retirement from the NBA on Nov. 7, 1991 shocked the sports world
Earvin "Magic" Johnson
Character who (ironically) remarks, "I shall grow old, and horrible... but this picture will remain always young"
Dorian Gray
The honeyed quality of Sauternes makes it this type of wine named for a course
dessert wine
Scatter was the name of Elvis' chimp; this was Michael Jackson's
Bubbles
This title character performs the Dance of the Seven Veils for Herod in an opera by Richard Strauss
Salome
In 1974, frustrated with GM's management, he quit & with British funding, built a stainless steel luxury sports car
John DeLorean
He wasn't at ease writing 1896's "An Outcast of the lslands" in English, but by "Lord Jim", he had the knack
Joseph Conrad
Generally, Bardolino is light-bodied, but Barolo is this, the opposite
full-bodied
The Bionic Woman's Max was this breed of dog
German Shepherd
"Esmeralda", an 1840s opera, is based on a work by this "Miserable" author
Victor Hugo
On Nov. 25, 1980 Roberto Duran said, "No mas" & quit in the eighth round against this fighter
Sugar Ray Leonard
Stendhal's "The Charterhouse of" this place is set in a prince's court in northern Italy
Parma
Johannisberg is a popular type of this white wine known for its fruity flavor & crisp finish
Riesling
Shari Lewis' puppets included Lamb Chop & Charlie this
Charlie Horse
This Russian composer's "The Love for Three Oranges" is an opera within an opera about a melancholy prince
Sergei Prokofiev
In March 1987 Bettino Craxi quit after a 3 1/2-year term in this post, a post-WWII record
prime minister of Italy