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Answer for 5/16:
Besides being famous, what do Bill Gates, Marilyn Monroe, Orson Welles, Roy Orbison, Sting, Hugh Hefner and Neil Young have in common?
The are a few of the famous people who have had a species named after them. Gates has a flower fly (Eristalis gatesi); Monroe a trilobite (Norasaphus monroeae); Welles has a few different giant spiders (Orsonwelles othello, etc); Orbison and his wife Barbara have a beetle (Orectochilus orbisonorum); Sting has a tree frog (Hyla Stingi); Hefner a rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris hefneri); and Young is the newest, with a trapdoor spider named for him (Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi).
37 players answered correctly.
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Question for 5/19:
From player SNOWFLAKE:
What Los Angeles landmark boasts imprints of Betty Grable’s legs, R2-D2’s wheels, Jimmy Durante’s nose and George Burns’ cigar?
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Updated: Monday, May 19, 2008 8:11 AM EDT
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