Margaret Hamilton, 1939
The Wizard of Oz
In 1883 Jan Matzeliger created a lasting machine--it stretched a shoe over a form & attached it to this bottom part
the sole
A wise man, or the Salvia officinalis in his garden
Sage
References to Buddy Holly abound in this Don McLean hit about "the day the music died"
"American Pie"
The vengeful Madame Defarge was created for this historical novel
A Tale of Two Cities
Keno Spa, Washington
Spokane
Nicole Kidman,
2005
Bewitched
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During WWI he equipped a new lab for antisubmarine research on Eagle Rock Mountain near West Orange, New Jersey
Edison
"Dis" word means careful to keep things confidential
discreet
Fleetwood Mac's only No. 1 hit, "Dreams", was written by her, a member of the group
Stevie Nicks
**DAILY DOUBLE**
This Edith Wharton novel ends, "Newland Archer got up slowly and walked back alone to his hotel"
The Age of Innocence
Diagnose, California
San Diego
Tilda Swinton,
2005
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
In 1959 this corporation introduced the first office copier based on Chester Carlson's instant copying technique
Xerox
There's a little mammalian insectivore in this word meaning "sharp in judgment"
shrewd
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He received a Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal in 1978 for "Copacabana (At The Copa)"
Barry Manilow
This classic by William Faulkner is "a tale told by an idiot... signifying nothing"
The Sound and the Fury
Reno Sky, New York
Yonkers
Nicole Kidman & Sandra Bullock,
1998
Practical Magic
**DAILY DOUBLE**
In 1679 Denis Papin invented the "steam digester", the forerunner of this very "P.C." kitchen appliance
a pressure cooker
From Latin for "touch", it's sensitivity & skill in dealing with others
tact
The perfect song for rainy days (half of the title), this adult contemporary tune is heard here
"Rainy Days And Mondays"
This autobiographical 1916 novel by James Joyce portrays the early years of Stephen Dedalus
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Seam, Arizona
Mesa
Neve Campbell & Fairuza Balk,
1996
The Craft
In 1835 German chemist Justus von Liebig became the first to create a mirror by coating the back of glass with this metal
silver
In math this adjective describes a number expressible as a quotient of 2 integers
rational
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This disco hit about a workplace says, "Keep those rags and machines humming"
"Car Wash"
In the first chapter of this dystopian novel, "I don't think so" is the answer to "Aren't there any grownups at all?"
Lord of the Flies
Seam, Iowa
Ames