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Friday, April 11, 2008

83. The unmakeable movie?

In this forthcoming movie, the main character, Silvan Tompkins, has a particular gift for reading people's faces and body language. He tries to use his ability in the corporate world but ends up helping his rich father win a lawsuit by observing potential judges in the case.

Based on a single chapter of a best-selling book which many felt could not be converted into a movie.

Which book?

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

82. Inseparable Companion?

The origin of the term comes from the pickpocket slang of the late 19th and early 20th century. The "______" was the front side pocket of a pair of trousers, and was found to be the pocket safest from theft giving rise to the word meaning an inseparable companion.

What word?

Monday, April 7, 2008

81. Magnificent Seven?

This is the story of seven brothers who immigrated to USA from Italy eventually settling at California as machinists. Inspired by an airshow brother Rachele and brothers set up an aircraft manufacturing company called "______ Brothers." The business was short lived. The brothers stopped making aircrafts as brother Giacondo died in a plane accident and changed the line of business to making agricultural pumps. But the major turning point came when brother Candido utilized the company's expertise to make something for his son Kenneth who was suffering from of rheumatoid arthritis.

Who are these famous brothers?

Sunday, April 6, 2008

80. Song of the goat!

This word has its origin from Greek for "goat song". The word has a reference to horse or goat costumes worn by actors who played the satyrs, or a goat being presented as a prize at a song contest.

What word?

Saturday, April 5, 2008

79. Glorifying defeat?

The famous 1895 Jameson Raid, led by Dr. Leander Starr Jameson, was a raid by British forces against the Boers in South Africa. It served as the precursor to the Second Boer War. The British press, however, portrayed Jameson as a hero in the middle of the fiasco, and the actual defeat as a British victory.

How is the episode immortalized?

78. Comic art?

With which "art form" will you associate the following terms:

Harold, Blind Harold, Sybil, The Bat

Friday, April 4, 2008

77. Bonnie and Clyde inspired, perhaps?

When cars taken for test drives from car showrooms never return,
When valuable guests leave hotels without paying,
When houses with people living in them get sold,
When lockers turn up empty,
When you figure the money in your hands is fake, chances are, in a little while,
A simple little scrawl will appear where you least expect it to,
Which will tell you that
_______ and ______ were here.


A bit dated. What the heck. Just fill in the blanks.