Africa
Any atlas will help you locate these mountains of NW Africa named for a titan of Greek myth
What are the Atlas Mountains?
"Let's talk about the black bird"
What is the "The Maltese Falcon"?
A epilogist is one who writes or speaks these
What is an epilogue?
What you have if everything you contact turns to gold -- or a muffler
What is a Midas touch?
Mexico abolished this in 1829, 36 years before we did
What was slavery?
Of hippos, lions & rhinos, the animal that's native only to Africa
What are hippos?
"Fred C. Dobbs don't say nuthin' he don't mean"
What is "Treasure of the Sierra Madre"?
This brassy Broadway belter's last name was shortened from "Zimmerman
Who was Ethel Merman?
Modifying this city's name gave Australian opera star Nellie Melba her last name
What is Melbourne?
He wrote in defense of French revolution, which, considering it was inspired by ours, made "Common Sense"
Who was Thomas Paine?
When Ivory Coast Sen. Biaka-Boda returned to his home district to campaign, his constituents did this to him
What is eat him?
"The problems of 3 little people don't amount to a hill o' beans in this crazy world"
What is "Casablanca"?
Circuit City's TV ads featured this deaf 18th century composer recommending their stereos
Who was Beethoven?
What Bob Hope said he liked to see on the labels of things he bought
What was "Made in the U.S.A."?
In 1958, these 2 countries formed the short-lived United Arab Republic
What is Syria and Egypt?
After mistakenly signing treaty agreeing to Italian control, this country defeated Italian army in 1896
What was Ethiopia?
"Ah, but the strawberries! That's -- That's where I had them"
What is "The Caine Mutiny"?
The companies behind stock ticker symbols XRX & XON
Who are Xerox and Exxon?
Degree granted when you earn an MFA
What is master of fine arts?
In 1571, the city of Manila in the Philippines was founded by these people
Who was the Spanish?
On the continent as a whole more people speak this language, by far, than any other
What is Arabic?
"What I said about having to get out & carry this old boat was meant to be a joke"
What is "The African Queen"?
Full name of "Great Gatsby" author, it includes full name of his "Star-Spangled" relative
Who was Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald?
Since his father was killed there & made into a pie, Peter Rabbit was forbidden to go there
What was McGregor's garden?
Nguyen That Thanh, founder of N. Vietnam, changed his name to this, meaning "He who enlightens"
What was Ho Chi Minh?