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This baseball team's roster circa 1960 included Luis Arroyo, Yogi Berra, Roger Maris, and Mikey Mantle, among others.
What is the New York Yankees?
The Yankees won 97 of their 154 games during that season and finished in first position.
This is the northernmost state capital.
What is Juneau, Alaska?
Tommy Dorsey, Dizzy Gilespie, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, and Lawrence Welk were all leaders of this type of music group.
What is big band?
Though big band are associated with the 1940s, their popularity launched during the Great Depression. So many performers were unemployed that it became easy to find 10 or more musicians to form a band. Radio was in full swing, which promoted the bands to those who could not attend in person.
She plays Maria von Trapp.
Who is Julie Andrews? In The Sound of Music, Maria Von Trapp is a nun/nanny before marrying her employer, Captain von Trapp.
"CALIPERS" Clue: exact copies of an object.
Replicas
The group that performed Rock Around the Clock was named Bill Haley and ...
What is The Comets
Hall of Fame players from this New York team include Lawrence Taylor, Bill Parcells, and Fran Tarkenton.
What is the Giants?
The Giants have a whopping 21 players in the Football Hall of Fame.
This capital city means "Red Stick" in English.
What is Baton Rouge?
This 1972 Francis Ford Coppola film based on the book by Mario Puzo tells the story of an Italian-American family in the 1930s and 40s. It stars Marlon Brando and Al Pacino.
What is the Godfather?
During filming, Marlon Brando read his lines from cue cards. He felt it made him look like he was searching for just the right words.
Holly Golightly is synonymous with this actress.
Who is Audrey Hepburn? She played the role in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
"ASPIRATE" Clue: an organism that feeds and lives at the expense of another one for which it gives nothing in return.
Parasite
Which band sang I Can’t Get No Satisfaction from the 60s and are still singing it ?
Who are the Rolling Stones?
Rony Seikaly was the first draft pick in franchise history for this Miami basketball team.
What is the Miami Heat?
The team entered the NBA in 1988; other notable players include Glen Rice and Dwayne Wade.
This is the only state capital with three words in its name.
What is Salt Lake City?
He was Dean Martin's comedic partner.
Who is Jerry Lewis?
The duo appeared together on national radio, in 16 films, and on the Colgate Comedy Hour before the split. They reunited on Lewis' Muscular Dystrophy Telethon when Martin made an unannounced appearance arranged by Frank Sinatra.
This actress won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her role in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
Who is Dame Maggie Smith? She also plays the countess of Trentham in the film Gosford Park, which was the precursor to Downton Abbey, where she plays the dowager countess of Grantham.
"ANODISED" Clue: mass of lymphatic tissue behind the nasal cavity.
ADENOIDS
This was jazz bandleader Benny Goodman's nickname.
What is The King of Swing?
Players on this Toronto team have included George Bell, Dave Stieb, and Roger Clemens.
What is the Toronto Blue Jays?
The Blue Jays were established in 1977 and have two world championships to their name.
This is the capital of Kentucky.
What is Frankfort?
Brothers Larry, Daryl, and Daryl are featured in this TV sitcom.
What is Newhard?
Bob Newhard got the inspiration for the show while people-watching at hotels. He decided there were just as many crazy people in hotels as there were in his previous sitcom, The Bob Newhart Show where he played a psychologist.
She plays Vivian Ward in Pretty Woman.
Who is Julia Roberts? After her roles in Mystic Pizza and Steel Magnolias, Pretty Woman put Roberts’ career on the fast track, and she became an A-lister.
"ASPIRANT". Clue: a supporter or an adherent of a cause.
PARTISAN
Players on this Chicago team's 1981 roster included Mike Ditka, Joe Fortunato, and Bill Wade.
What is the Bears?
The 1961 season kicked off five consecutive Pro Bowls for rookie player Mike Ditka, considered one of the Bears' greatest players of all time.
This is the most populated state capital.
What is Phoenix, Arizona?
This detective first appeared in print, on the radio, and on stage before appearing on TV on the BBC in 1937.
Who is Hercule Poirot? Agatha Christie's famous protagonist has been parodied by many, and he was the first fictional character to have an obituary published on the front page of the New York Times.
She plays Camille Javal in the 1963 movie Contempt
Who is Brigitte Bardot? She also stars in the 1956 film ...And God Created Woman.
"SANITATE" Clue: chemical element with the symbol At and atomic number 85.
ASTATINE