j-archive-4766-J-2005-05-02

ART

200

'This impressionist was as skilled at painting people as he was at painting fields & sunsets'

Renoir

400

'One of the hundreds of portraits painted by this artist is seen here'

Stuart

600

'Life in the tenements of New York was a favorite subject of this Robert Henri "School"'

the Ashcan School

800

'He painted the 1784 Neoclassical masterpiece seen here'

(Jacques-Louis) David

1000

'First name of the son seen here in a 1655 portrait by his father'

Titus

POP CULTURE

200

'Jack Handey "Deep Thought": "To me", this sport "is like a ballet, except, there's no music... and the dancers hit each other"'

boxing

400

'Hallelujah! This "Late Night" bandleader co-wrote The Weather Girls' "It's Raining Men"'

Paul Shaffer

600

'Neal McDonough was drafted to play Lt. Buck Compton in this WWII miniseries co-produced by Steven Spielberg'

Band of Brothers

800

'Sigourney Weaver made her debut as "Alvy's date outside theater" in this 1977 Oscar winner'

Annie Hall

1000

'Before winning an Oscar for playing a shrink, he imitated Elmer Fudd singing Bruce Springsteen'

Robin Williams

SHOE CROSSWORD CLUES

200

'Comfy casual brand for your dogs
(4, 7)'

Hush Puppies

400

'All Star high-top brand
(8)'

Converse

600

'Soft shoes to walk a mile in
(9)'

moccasins

800

'Comic book girl's namesake patent-leather shoes
(4, 5)'

Mary Janes

1000

'Classic tennis shoe brand
(1-5)'

K-Swiss

STATE FIRSTS

200

'This state had the first hospital, the first circulating library & the first scientific society, endowed by Ben Franklin himself'

Pennsylvania

400

'In 1933 this state ushered in the first drive-in movie theater; it was located in Camden'

New Jersey

600

'In 1869 this state scored big with the first professional baseball team, the Red Stockings'

Ohio

800

'In 2001 it became the first U.S. state to ban hand-held phone use while driving'

New York

1000

'In 1989 this state elected the first African-American governor, L. Douglas Wilder'

Virginia

ANTHROPOLOGISTS

200

'Hortense Powdermaker did fieldwork in this California place & wrote a book calling it "The Dream Factory"'

Hollywood

400

'Ruth Benedict's study of this country began at the behest of the U.S. Office of War Information in the 1940s'

Japan

600

'Among the Ndembu, Victor Turner studied these transitional "rites", like isolation for young boys'

rites of passage

800

'A debate raged between Sahlins & Obeyesekere over whether the Hawaiians really thought this man was a god'

(Capt.) Cook

1000

'Franz Boas organized the Jesup Expedition of 1902, exploring the relationship of people of these 2 continents'

Asia & North America