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Can You Name These Classic Movie Monsters?

Popular media has presented audiences with beasts from "The Witcher" universe, fiends from "The Lord of the Rings", and genetically modified dinosaurs in the "Jurassic Park" franchise. But can you…

sphinx

(Encyclopedia) sphinxsphinxsfĭngks [key], mythical beast of ancient Egypt, frequently symbolizing the pharaoh as an incarnation of the sun god Ra. The sphinx was represented in sculpture usually in a…

Fonda, Jane

(Encyclopedia) Fonda, Jane, 1937–, American actress, b. New York City; daughter of Henry Fonda and sister of Peter Fonda. First cast in pert and sexy roles, she later distinguished herself in…

Andrew Frank SCHOEPPEL, Congress, KS (1894-1962)

Senate Years of Service: 1949-1962 Party: Republican SCHOEPPEL Andrew Frank , a Senator from Kansas; born on a farm in Barton County, near Chaflin, Kans., November 23, 1894; attended the district…

Words of Four Letters

Try the Find a Word: Crossword Search Aborigine: Borneo, DYAKAgave, ALOEAnimal: Footless, APODAnt: White, ANAI, ANAYAntelope: African, ASSE, BISA, GUIB, KOBA, KUDU, ORYX, POKU, PUKU, TOPI,…

Feininger, Lyonel

(Encyclopedia) Feininger, LyonelFeininger, Lyonelfīˈnĭngər [key], 1871–1956, American painter and illustrator, b. New York City. Feininger studied painting in Berlin, Hamburg, and Paris. He was an…