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A FEW GOOD MEN

200

'In May 1883 this showman put on his first "Wild West Show"'

Buffalo Bill Cody

400

'He became the oldest man ever to fly in space when he returned there in October 1998 at the age of 77'

John Glenn

600

'In 2004 this Fijian set a record for pro golf winnings in one year, $10,905,166'

(Vijay) Singh

800

'This man who partnered with Charlie McCarthy was the first president of the TV Academy'

(Edgar) Bergen

1000

'Many of Geoffrey Chaucer's works were first printed around 1477 by this man, England's first printer'

William Caxton

MAGAZINES & NEWSPAPERS

200

'In March 1983 this "Magnum P.I." star became the first male centerfold in McCall's history; he kept his clothes on'

Tom Selleck

400

'Newspaper in Tampa, Salt Lake City & Chicago share this name'

"Tribune"

600

'This hunting & fishing publication calls itself "The World's Leading Outdoor Magazine"'

"Field & Stream"

800

'Missouri's top newspaper in circulation is this one in St. Louis'

"Post-Dispatch"

1000

'This paper on Long Island was founded in 1940 by Alicia Patterson, who held a contest to name it'

"Newsday"

IT'S CAPITALIZED

200

'This pronoun, always (unless you're e.e. cummings)'

I

400

'These 2 paired words when they're used as part of a name, like before artist Moses & musician Jones'

grandma and grandpa

600

'Yes when it refers to the language, but not always when it refers to spin put on a ball'

english

800

'Days of the week, like these 2 consecutive ones named for heavenly bodies that aren't planets'

Sunday and Monday

1000

'In standard style, number of capitalized words in the title of Hemingway's tale about a fisherman battling a marlin'

four

THE SHAKESPEARE CHARACTER WHO SAID...

200

'"My only love sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown, and known too late!"'

Juliet

400

'"I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him"'

Mark Antony

600

'"Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee"'

Macbeth

800

'"Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; or close the wall up with our English dead"'

Henry V

1000

'"Beware, my Lord, of jealousy; it is the green-eyed monster"'

Iago

HOT TUNES

200

'In 1972 he was "a hunk, a hunk of burning love"; thank you, thank you very much'

Elvis Presley

400

'In 1957 this man hit the charts with "Great Balls of Fire"'

Jerry Lee Lewis

600

'He's recorded "Burn Down the Mission", "Flames of Paradise" & a big hit about a candle'

Elton John

800

'"Fire and Rain" was the first top 40 hit for this singer/songwriter'

James Taylor

1000

'"Wheel of Fortune

"We Didn\'t Start the Fire"