CELEBRITY MEMOIRS
STARS
THEY'RE JUST LIKE "US"
(You'll find "U-S" in each response.)
Final Jeopardy
200

This "Star Wars" princess wrote "Wishful Drinking", based on her one-woman show

Carrie Fisher

200

Giddyup, this constellation named for a mythical flying horse; a supernova was seen in a spiral galaxy there in 2014

Pegasus

200

The buildings & grounds of a college

a campus

200

AMERICAN AUTHORS

In 1900 the Atlantic Monthly published his story "An Odyssey of the North", his literary breakthrough

400

"Bossypants" by this comedy actress & writer has sold more than 1 million copies

Tina Fey

400

Polaris, also called this "directional" name--we'll save you from coming up with Alpha Ursae Minoris --is really a triple star system

the North Star

400

A big demolition bomb, or a onetime movie rental chain that still has a store in Bend, Oregon

Blockbuster

400

In 1900 the Atlantic Monthly published his story "An Odyssey of the North", his literary breakthrough

Jack London

600

"Wildflower" is a memoir by this talk show host & "50 First Dates" star

Drew Barrymore

600

This dog star--we'll save you from coming up with Alpha Canis Majoris--is about 25 times as luminous as our Sun

Sirius

600

The name of this Bible book is from the Greek for "a going out"

Exodus

800

This actress' memoir "Troublemaker" is subtitled "Surviving Scientology & Hollywood"

Leah Remini

800

September babies like William Howard Taft & Beyonce were born under the sign of this largest constellation of the zodiac

Virgo

800

Wrap your ears around this corn covering

a husk

1000

This movie star wrote the sort-of-memoir "My Way of Life"; her adopted daughter painted a different picture in "Mommie Dearest"

Joan Crawford

1000

Time to use all your heads & hail this huge constellation that includes the Ghost of Jupiter nebula seen here


Hydra

1000

You can always count on us to provide a picture of this ancient math device


an abacus