Homophones
Smallest coin amount, & an aroma.
What is Cent/Scent
Lexington-Fayette, Boston, Madison, Phoenix, Denver.
What is Lexington-Fayette
In 1957 the Soviets sent up Sputnik 1 carrying a radio beacon & Sputnik 2 carrying one of these animals.
What is Dog (Laika)
This holiday tale is believed to be the single most adapted piece of written literature, with over 100 put on tv and the big screen.
What is A Christmas Carol
Covering an estimated 64 million square miles, it's the largest body of water on Earth.
What is Pacific Ocean
A vaulting staff at the Olympics, & a survey of voters.
What is Pole/Poll
Sacramento, Wichita, Juneau, Austin, Santa Fe.
What is Wichita
It's the smallest of the 8 planets in the solar system. No Pluto, you still don't count.
What is Mercury
Due to changes in the source material and a lot less emphasis on character, Stephen King hates this 1980 Kubrick adaptation of his work.
What is The Shining
The most common type of this to go on a pizza is the "White Button" variety.
What is Mushroom
A particular manner of walking, & a waiting area inside an airport terminal.
What is Gait/Gate
Baton Rouge, Montgomery, Arlington , Albany, Tallahassee.
What is Arlington
Probably the most famous constellation ever, this one is actually apart of a much bigger picture dubbed "Ursa Major."
What is Big Dipper
A newspaper article, "Pastor Tells Eerie Tale of 'Haunted' Boy", partly inspired this 1971 bestseller and eventual movie.
What is The Exorcist
To celebrate her 200th birthday, this famous seamstress & flagmaker was honored on a commemorative US stamp.
Who is Betsy Ross
A statement of admiration for another, & to go well with something else.
What is Compliment/Complement
Columbus, Olympia, Charleston, Portland, Harrisburg.
What is Portland
3 months after this man, (Malcolm) Scott Carpenter became the second American to orbit the Earth.
Who is John Glenn
According to legend, during the making of this 1939 film, production crew coincidentally found a jacket belong to the books author, L Frank Baum, at a thrift store and used it for the title character.
What is Wizard of Oz
This word for a self-service restaurant evolved from the Spanish for "coffee shop."
What is Cafeteria
To give advice, & an assembly formed to reach conclusions.
What is Counsel/Council
Hartford, Annapolis, Helena, Bismarck, Birmingham.
What is Birmingham
13.6 billion years old, the oldest-known star, HD 140283, has been given this name, fittingly after a similarly old person in the bible.
Who is Methuselah
John D. MacDonald's 1958 novel, "The Executioners," was the basis for this 1962 film with a different title.
What is Cape Fear
It might ring a bell that this Russian came up with the concept of the conditioned reflex.
Who is Ivan Pavlov