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FILMS OF THE '90s

200

'The documentary "Truth or Dare" takes a look at this rock star, on & off stage'

Madonna

400

'In a 1991 summer blockbuster, he returned to the screen as "The Terminator"'

(Arnold) Schwarzenegger

600

'James Caan played a writer held captive by his No. 1 fan in this thriller'

Misery

800

'Title pair played by Geena Davis & Susan Sarandon, a couple of good ol' girls from Arkansas'

Thelma & Louise

1000

'In this highly acclaimed film, Oscar nominee Angelica Houston played a professional con artist'

The Grifters

BIOGRAPHIES

200

'An unauthorized biography of this radio personality is entitled "The Man from Lake Wobegon"'

Garrison Keillor

400

'B.D. Hyman told what it was like living with this movie star mother in 1985's "My Mother's Keeper"'

Bette Davis

600

'"First Father, First Daughter" was her memoir'

Maureen Reagan

800

'The subtitle of Dan Kurzman's 1983 biography of this 1st Israeli prime minister is "Prophet of Fire"'

David Ben-Gurion

1000

'"The Lone Star" is James Reston Jr.'s biography of this former Texas governor & U.S. Sec'y of the Treasury'

(John) Connally

BOSTON

200

'This document got its first reading in Boston July 18, 1776 at the Old State House'

the Declaration of Independence

400

'Benjamin Franklin once grazed his cow in this, the nation's oldest public park'

Boston Common

600

'This stadium has been the home of football's Patriots as well as baseball's Red Sox'

Fenway Park

800

'The Boston Pops orchestra plays outdoor concerts at Hatch Shell on the banks of this river'

the Charles

1000

'This fashionable neighborhood was the site of a lighted signal in the 1600s, hence its name'

Beacon Hill

THE FBI

200

'In 1924 the identification division was created with over 800,000 cards bearing these markings'

fingerprints

400

'Appointed in 1924, he was FBI director under every president from Coolidge or Nixon'

(J. Edgar) Hoover

600

'As a fugitive, James Earl Ray became the first "special addition" to this list'

the Ten Most Wanted

800

'Until the mid-'70s the FBI was headquartered in this building'

the Department of Justice (the Justice Building accepted)

1000

'According to its motto, the FBI's initials stand for "fidelity, bravery" & this'

integrity

SHOPPING

200

'The Walter Drake Company has over 800 patterns of these in stock if you want to replace your chipped ones'

China (or dishes)

400

'The shopping mall nicknamed Pentagon City is located conveniently near the Pentagon in this city'

Arlington, Virginia

600

'A Pea in the Pod specializes in fashions for these people, as you might "expect"'

expectant mothers (pregnant people accepted)

800

'By definition, this kind of shop pays no import tax on goods of foreign make'

a duty-free shop

1000

'This department store on Brompton Road has been called London's most famous'

Harrods