The Coen brothers' film The Big Lebowski was inspired by character, style, and plot elements of which author's _______ ________ (7,8) novels?

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What movement got its name after art critic Louis Vauxcelles described the boldly colored canvases of Matisse, Derain, Marquet, etc. at the Salon d'Automne of 1905 as "Donatello among the wild beasts"?

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After the 2016 US presidential election, which Nobel Prize winning author's 1935 dystopian satire "It Can't Happen Here" surged to the top of Amazon's list of best-selling books ? Scholars found eerie parallels in this author's works to the COVID-19 crisis and to the rise of Donald Trump.

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Which Stravinsky ballet centers on the journey of its hero Prince Ivan who captures the titular character which helps him later?

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The ____ ____ (4,4) were a period of intensely competitive rivalry between Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh, two paleontologists who used underhanded methods to try to outdo the other.

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In 1914, who (______ ________) (6,8) took up the experimental verification of Einstein's 1905 equation describing photoelectric effect and later also to obtain an accurate value of Planck’s constant?

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Who ( (a)   )(6) became the Lord of the Gods of Heaven and Earth, after defeating Tiamat, the monster of primeval chaos? In Mesopotamian religion, he became the chief god of Babylonia?

When awarded an honorary Oscar in 1999, who was met with unhappy performers and 250+ demonstrators for his testimony as a witness before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1952?

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In Nov 1994, who simultaneously starred in the highest-grossing film, topped NYT bestseller list, and appeared in #1 rated TV series within a week?

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By what apt name ( ___ ____) (3,4) is the G.I. Joe Team's HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) Jumper known?

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Modified maps of Christchurch and Muncie were used for depicting which fictional Indiana town (a)   (6). The show was mostly filmed in S. California and the exterior of govt building and several scenes, were shot at Pasadena City Hall.

What show takes place on "Iron River", near the fictitious town of Garrison in southwestern Colorado and features the life of Bennetts, a dysfunctional family?

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What "____ ______" (4,6) is an official statement issued by an intelligence agency directing other agencies to disregard or "____" all intel derived from an asset or source ?

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In Norse mythology, what son ( (a)   ) of Odin and Rindr was born for the sole purpose of avenging Baldr, and does this by killing the unwitting Hodr, and binding Loki with the entrails of his son Narfi?

Founded by Hasdrubal The Fair in 227 BC, what city ( (a)   )(9, Not 8!!) was the main base of Spanish Republican Navy during the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) and held out against Franco's forces longer than any other Spanish city?

May Ziadeh (1886–1941) was a Lebanese-Palestinian poet, essayist, and translator is well known for a 19 year correspondence with which 20th c. literary giant?

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Between 1996-98, Tarantino was romantically involved with & also escorted which actress (____ _______)(4,7) to the Oscars where she won Best Supporting Actress for a Woody Allen movie?

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Author of the book, "She’s Unlikeable And Other Lies That Bring Women Down", Aparna Shewakramani is the star of which reality show ______ ___________ (6,11) that premiered in 2020?

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Shoe manufacturer Haresh Khanna beats the cricket-playing Kabir Durrani and poet Amit Chatterji to become the titular character of what TV series (_ ________ ___)(1,8,3) based on a really long 1993 novel?

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