Authors
Perhaps seeking peace after fathering 13 kids, this "War & Peace" author advocated chastity.
Who is Tolstoy?
It's said he lived to be 950 years old, including 350 after the flood.
Who is Noah?
In "Back to the Future", this designer's name was on Michael J. Fox's briefs.
Who is Calvin Klein?
Lake Erie & Lake Ontario are separated by this river, not just the falls.
What is Niagra?
Reportedly this term for overstated acting comes from lard minstrels used to remove blackface make-up.
What is ham?
To "amuse" his mother, he hid in his pockets bats which he'd found in a Hannibal cave.
Who is Mark Twain?
"Lone Ranger" announcer asked listeners to "Return with us now to the those thrilling days of...".
What is yesteryear?
This Frenchman won us over with his "New Look", but lost an Oscar in 1955 to Edith Head.
Who is Christian Dior?
In March of 1986, U.S. ships crossed Libya's "Line of Death" in this Mediterranean gulf.
What is Gulf of Sidra?
83 reports say 11,667 people in NYC were bitten by dogs, while 1,588 were bitten by these primates.
What is man?
Polish-born Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski wrote "Typhoon" under this name.
What is Joseph Conrad?
A subordinate who indiscriminately agrees with a superior.
What is a yes man?
This son of a countess wed Gene Tierney & a cough drop heiress, but turned down Barbara Hutton.
Who is Oleg Cassini?
The smallest of the 4 generally recognized oceans.
What is the Arctic?
With 81 million items & 535 miles of shelves, it's the largest single library in the world.
What is the Library of Congress?
Perhaps Edgar Allan Poe's flair for the dramatic came from this, his birth parents' occupation.
What is acting?
From Latin for "nine", it's a Catholic devotion that's repeated 9 times.
What is novena?
He's not afraid to grow old because "ponytails look good with white hair".
Who is Karl Lagerfeld?
North of Spain & west of France lies this starry bay named for the Basques.
What is Bay of Biscay?
It's been said "John Scarne is to" this field "what Dr. Einstein was to advanced physics".
What is gambling?
Last name of English sibling poets, Osbert & Sacheverell.
What is Sitwell?
Its chemical name is p-aminobenzoyl-diethylamino-ethanol hydrochloride.
What is Novocain?
When Joan Collins wears clothes on this series, they're Nolan Miller's.
What is Dynasty?
This 4 mile-long strait connects the Pacific Ocean & the San Francisco Bay.
What is the Golden Gate Strait?
Reason why world attention was drawn to Dayton, Tennessee in 1925.
What is the Scopes Trial?