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MEDICAL MILESTONES
IF THEY MARRIED
100

Open "a can of" these & you've either got trouble or you're fishing

What are worms?

100

It's also called an alligator pear

What is an avocado?

100

Oh, for the days street gangs fought it out... in dance; we met a girl named Maria; J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets!

What is West Side Story?

100

"The Red Badge of Courage" &
"Cold Mountain"

What is the Civil War?

100

We wonder if James Hardy held his breath as he performed the first transplant of one of these on a human in 1963

What is a lung?

100

If the host of "So You Think You Can Dance" married the rapper of "Drop It Like It's Hot", she'd be...

Who is Cat Dogg?

200

According to the old saying, it's the type of person who sees the glass as half full

What is an optimist?

200

An unreasonably strong desire for wealth

What is avarice?

200

Great show at the Colosseum; all roads lead to Crowe; at my signal, unleash a hell of a movie.

What is Gladiator?

200

"M*A*S*H" &
"The Bridges at Toko-Ri"

What is the Korean War?

200

Her scoring system that assesses the health of newborn babies was introduced in 1952

Who is (Virginia) Apgar?

200

If "Twilight" actress Fanning married a Marine lt. col. known from Iran-Contra, she'd be known as...

Who is Dakota North?

300

Meaning the situation has completely reversed, it would be okay if you had 2 left feet

What is the shoe is on the other foot?

300

A hobby or subordinate occupation?

What is an avocation?

300

Cruise into Vegas; Babbitt is rich; a big plug for Qantas' air safety, definitely, definitely

What is Rain Man?

300

"All Quiet on the Western Front"

What is WWI?

300

News of his rabies vaccine spread throughout the world after it proved successful in 1885

Who is (Louis) Pasteur?

300

Former Secretary of state under Obama conquers Sir Edmund who conquered Everest & becomes...

Who is Hillary Hillary?

400

Matthew 9:17 says not to put new wine in these

What is old wineskins?

400

Uncle-like

What is avuncular?

400

A Renner runs through it; time to Iraq & roll; that movie is the bomb!

What is Hurt Locker?

400

"Catch-22" and "The Naked and the Dead"

What is WWII?

400

In 1987 the drug known by these 3 letters became the first approved for treating AIDS

What is AZT?

400

Mike Tyson's first wife marries Chicago Cub great Ernie & begins a life of crime as...

Who is Robin Banks?

500

When the spotlight was on his back-up group, Tony Orlando discovered this familiar saying was true

What is it's always darkest before the dawn?

500

Rama or Krishna, for example

What is an avatar?

500

A Ludacris carjacking; L.A. stories; Matt Dillon is an officer, not a marshal

What is Crash?

500

"For Whom the Bell Tolls"

What is The Spanish Civil War?

500

In 2006 this vaccine that protects against HPV, a cause for cervical cancer, was approved for females 9 to 26

What is Gardasil?

500

If an Oscar winner for "Ghost" married a Nobel Prize winning Italian physicist she'd cheer herself as...

Who is Whoopie Fermi?