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A DICTIONARY OF FOREIGN WORDS
THAT'S MY NICKNAME, DON'T WEAR IT OUT
COMPLETES THE FILM TITLE
CHEESES
HOLY TOLEDO
200
'A ceremonial candelabrum, this word means "lamp stand" in Hebrew'
menorah
200
'This teenage temptress was "The Long Island Lolita"'
Amy Fisher
200
'1930:
"All Quiet..."'
on the Western Front
200
'Mozzarella should be this color'
white
200
'(Sarah of the Clue Crew in Toledo, Spain) Cristo de la Luz was originally a mosque built by these people who took Toledo in 712'
the Moors
400
'This term for those with recently acquired wealth is literally French for "new rich"'
nouveau riche
400
'Deposed in 1979, this African dictator was the "Big Daddy" of his nation'
Idi Amin
400
'1958:
"I Married a Monster from..."'
Outer Space
400
'Roquefort is a good bet as the marquee ingredient in this dressing'
blue cheese
400
'Toledo has been famous for making these weapons since it was a Roman city'
swords
600
'From a word meaning "bull", it's the Spanish word for a bullfighter'
toreador/torero
600
'With 80 credited kills, this deadly German ace of World War I more than earned his nickname "The Red Baron"'
Baron von Richthofen
600
'1956:
"Invasion of the..."'
Body Snatchers
600
'Kraft Cracker Barrel is this type of cheese'
cheddar
600
'(Sofia of the Clue Crew) The Alcazar was an icon of this ruling group, because in 1936 it held off the Republican siege for 2 months'
the Fascists
800
'It's the Mafia's code of silence'
Omerta
800
'Known as "The Queen of Mean", this hotel owner served time for tax evasion in the 1990s'
Leona Helmsley
800
'1979:
"Buck Rogers in..."'
the 25th Century
800
'Mascarpone is the cheese used to layer this Italian-named sponge-cake dessert'
tiramisu
800
'Called El Greco's masterpiece, the painting titled this event of the Count of Orgaz is in the chapel of Santo Tome'
"The Burial of the Count of Orgaz"
1000
'A group of citizens assembled to aid law enforcement, this 2-word term means "force of the county" in Latin'
posse comitatus
1000
'Grin & bear it as you tell us the name of this movie producer nicknamed "Cubby"'
Albert "Cubby" Broccoli
1000
'1975:
"W.W. and the..."'
Dixie Dance Kings
1000
'Fonduta, an Italian version of fondue, is traditionally made with this Italian cheese'
fontina
1000
'(Jimmy of the Clue Crew) When they were done sacking Rome, these Germanic people came to Spain & made Toledo their capital'
the Visigoths