This literary character from Charleston tells Scarlett he may go back to his hometown because he misses "the calm dignity life can have when it's lived by gentle folks"
What is Rhett Butler
100
French for "beautiful"
What is Belle
100
Stated otherwise, this metaphor might be "pouring down Manx & Affenpinschers"
What is "Raining cats and dogs"
100
He was the first prime minister to serve Queen Elizabeth II, in 1952 when she was 25 & he 77
Who is Churchill
100
Valencia & Seville
What is Oranges
200
Harriet Beecher Stowe lived next door to this other great American author at the time he wrote "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court"
Who is Mark Twain
200
Algonquian for "mischievous one"
What is Pocahontas
200
Standing in the relative peace of the beach, you'd experience this idiom of impending turmoil
What is "the calm before the storm"
200
He served the second-longest tenure as PM for Elizabeth II--10 years, from 1997 to 2007
Who is Tony Blair
200
Persian & Key
What is Limes
300
James Thurber wrote, from his home in Columbus OH, "The Secret Life of" this daydreamer
What is Walter Mitty
300
"Magnolia" or literally "wood" & "orchid" in Chinese
What is Mulan
300
A pal who supports you only when it's easiest to do so
What is "a fair-weather friend"
300
In 1963 when Sir Alec Douglas-Home began his 1-year stint, he dropped his hereditary one of these
What is Title or peerage
300
Eureka & Meyer
What is Lemons
400
In his poem "Sympathy", Paul Laurence Dunbar wrote "I know why the caged bird sings"... giving this other African-American poet the title of her 1969 memoir
Who is Maya Angelou
400
From the Persian via Arabic, it's a fragrant flower
What is Jasmine
400
Involving the fourth & fifth months, it suggest that enduring trials can lead to joy
What is "April showers bring May flowers"
400
1950s PM Anthony Eden resigned following the nationalization of this Egyptian facility & loss of U.K. control there
What is the Suez Canal
400
Rio Red & Star Ruby
What is Grapefruit
500
This southern California author has been especially successful with his Los Angeles-based quartet that includes "L.A. Confidential" & "The Black Dahlia"
Who is James Ellroy
500
From the Latin for "dawn", just like a Roman goddess
What is Aurora
500
To take attention from another; it literally happened to a guy who came up with a stage audio effect
What is "to steal one's thunder"
500
So far, nine Conservative Party prime ministers have served Her Majesty; he was the last of the four Labour prime ministers