Ronald Reagan
Opponents of "Reaganomics" may also use this term to describe it, emphasising the disproportionate focus such policies had on the upper tier of the economic spectrum.
What is "Trickle-down economics?"
By blending the words chuckle and snort, Lewis Carrol invented this new word for laughing in his nonsense poem "Jabberwocky."
What is chortle?
What is the "KKK?"
Dolly Parton wrote this song as a farewell to her business partner before it was later covered by Whitney Houston for the film "Bodyguard."
What is "I Will Always Love You."
Alan Moore wrote the comic "From Hell" about this Victorian-era London serial killer.
Who is Jack the Ripper?
Ronald Reagan was succeeded in his presidency by this ex-director of the CIA, also his Vice President for both terms.
Who is George H.W. Bush?
The title of Joseph Heller's WWII novel is now commonly used to refer to logical paradoxes such as needing work experience in order to get a job.
What is "Catch-22?"
This creature feature directed by F.W. Murnau is loosely based off Bram Stoker's novel Dracula.
What is Nosferatu?
William Moulton Marston, inventor of the polygraph, also created this lariat-weilding Amazon from Themyscria.
Who is Wonder Woman
Nancy Reagan established this campaign which sought to reduce the use of drugs in the USA.
What is "Just Say No?"
Lilliputian and Brobdingnagian both originate from fictional islands present in this adventure novel by Jonathan Swift.
What is "Gulliver's Travels?"
"Old Stone Face" was the nickname of this silent film star, director and lead of "Sherlock Jr." and "The General."
Who is Buster Keaton?
Frank Sinatra's hit "New York, New York" was originally performed by Liza Minelli in the eponymous film directed by this bushy-eyebrowed Italian-American.
Who is Martin Scorsese?
Grant Morrisons "The Invisibles" is cited to be a strong inspiration for this film directed by the Wachowski sisters.
What is "The Matrix?"
The Reagan adminstration planned to use profits generated from selling arms to this country in order to fund the anti-Sandinista rebel group Contra in Nicuragua.
What is Iran?
The scientific word "quark" came from this Irish modernists last major work "Finnegan's Wake."
Who is James Joyce?
The 1928 movie about the trial and execution of this martyr, a female military leader claiming to be acting under divine guidance, is based off the actual historical transcripts of the trial.
Who is Joan of Arc?
Rolling Stone's greatest song, Respect by "Aretha Franklin", was originally sung by this artist with three songs of his own on the Rolling Stone list, including "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay."
Who is Otis Redding?
Garth Ennis, writer of "Preacher" and "Hitman," also wrote this super-hero comic, later adapted into a TV show by Supernatural showrunner Eric Kripke.
What is "The Boys?"
Operation Urgent Fury, orchestrated under Reagan's administration, involved the invasion of this Caribbean island, originally inhabited by the indigenous Kalingo, before being colonised by France in 1649.
What is Grenada?
Appears in John Milton's "Paradise Lost" as the name of the capital of Hell, but is now used to refer to a wild uproar or chaotic situation.
What is Pandæmonium?
What is "countdown to zero?"
Jeff Buckley covered "Hallelujah" originally written by this artist who claimed to have more than 180 drafts of the song.
Who is Leonard Cohen?
The Adventures of Superman 1940s radio show is credited for negatively impacting the membership of the KKK, the creation of Kryptonite and the origin of this cigar-smoking chief editor of the Daily Planet.
Who is Perry White?