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Alexander Fleming    discovered    Penicillin (6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955) Scottish biologist and pharmacologist. Discovered the enzyme lysozyme in 1922 and isolated the antibiotic substance penicillin from the fungus Penicillium Notatum in 1928. History & Mythology > Discoveries

Alexander the Great    died in    323 BCE aged 32 from Malaria, Possibly Poisoned king, conqueror of "known" world Ancient Macedonian History & Mythology > They Died Young

Alexander Litvinenko    was a    Spy D. 23 November 2006. Alexander Litvinenko a former Russian security service agent who defected to the UK. He was poisoned with the toxic heavy metal thallium. He was a staunch critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Mr. Litninenko was having lunch with an Italian informant named Mario Scaramelia at a sushi restaurant when he was poisoned. Scaramelia is believed to have connections with Russian intelligence. History & Mythology > They Died in 2006

Bud Abbott    is the stage name of    William Alexander Abbott Entertainment > Stage Names - Male

Alexander Keith's    beer comes from    Canada India Pale Ale is best seller. Misc > Beer

Mare Humboldtianum    is known in English as    Sea of Alexander Von Humboldt Named for Alexander von Humboldt, German natural historian Science & Nature > Lunar Seas

Alex Lifeson    is the stage name of    Alexander Zivojinovich Guitarist for rock group Rush, Canadian Entertainment > Stage Names - Male

Cary Grant    is the stage name of    Archibald Alexander Leach British-born actor, US Entertainment > Stage Names - Male

Alexander Nevsky Bridge    is in    Russia Geography > Bridges

Alexander    means    One Who Assists Men Arts & Literature > Biblical Name Meanings

Alexander Povetkin    comes from    Russia Sports & Leisure > Boxing

Bell Telephone Company, Bell System    was named after    Alexander Graham Bell Misc > Company Names

Alexander Fleming    is famous for being a    Scientist Famous as the discoverer of the antibiotic substance lysozyme and for isolating the antibiotic substance penicillin Misc > Famous People's Professions

Jason Alexander    is the voice of    Duckman Entertainment > Notable Voice Actors

Matthew Alexander Henson    wrote    A Black Explorer at The North Pole African American explorer and long time companion of Robert Perry Arts & Literature > Books - Autobiographies

Australia    is the location of    Alexander Morrison National Park Geography > National Parks of the World

What's Love Got to Do With It (1993)    starred    Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne and Khandi Alexander Director: Brian Gibson Movies > Movies of the 1990s

Alexander    is a name shared by    Jason, Jane, Sir Harold Actor, Actress, British Field Marshal WWII Misc > Shared Names

Alexander Nevsky (1938)    starred    Nikolai Cherkasov, Nikolai Okhlopkov and Andrei Abrikosov Directors: Sergei Eisenstein and Dmitri Vasilyev Movies > Movies of the 1930s

Sergei Eisenstein    directed    Alexander Nevsky (1938) Co-director: Dmitri Vasilyev Movies > Directors - Narrative Feature Films

Alexander The Great    was born in    Pella, Macedonian Kingdom 356-323B.C. Was King of the Macedonians and one of the greatest generals in history Misc > Birthplaces

Shallow Hal (2001)    starred    Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black and Jason Alexander Director: Bobby Farrelly. Also starred Joe Viterelli, Rene Kirby & Bruce McGill Movies > Movies of the 2000s

White Palace (1990)    starred    Susan Sarandon, James Spader and Jason Alexander Director: Luis Mandoki Movies > Movies of the 1990s

Peter, Catherine, Alexander    are all    Leaders With the Suffix “The Great” Misc > Common Threads 2

Cornelius Alexander Mack (manager, 1894-1950)    had the nickname    “Connie” or “The Tall Tactician” Sports & Leisure > Baseball - Hall of Fame Nicknames

Alexander the Great Suffered from Symptoms That Today Would Most Likely Be Considered Epilepsy.    is    True Misc > True or False

Kramer Vs Kramer (1979)    starred    Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep and Jane Alexander Director: Robert Benton. Also starred Justin Henry, Howard Duff & George Coe. Plot: A just divorced man must learn to care for his son on his own, and then must fight in court to keep custody of him. Movies > Movies of the 1970s

Alexander Rodchenko    represents    Constructivism Russian Painter Arts & Literature > Match Artist to Art Period

Apple    has a variety named    Alexander Misc > Fruit and Vegetable Varieties

Apple    has a variety named    Emperor Alexander Misc > Fruit and Vegetable Varieties

Ptolemaic Dynasty     the Pharaoh was    Ptolemy X Alexander I Died 88 BC 110–109 BC History & Mythology > Egyptian Pharaohs

Ptolemaic Dynasty     the Pharaoh was    Ptolemy XI Alexander II Young son of Ptolemy X Alexander; installed by Sulla; ruled for 80 days before being lynched by citizens for killing Berenice III 80 BC History & Mythology > Egyptian Pharaohs

Alexander Borodin    was born in    Russia 1833-1887; Romantic composer Music > Classical Composer - Nationality

Alger "Texas" Alexander    performed the blues song    Don't You Wish Your Baby Was Built Up Like Mine (1920) Music > Nothin' But the Blues

Gussie Alexander    performed the blues song    Drifting From You Blues (1926) Music > Nothin' But the Blues

Charade (1963)    Cary Grant appeared as    Peter Joshua / Carson Dyle / Alexander Dyle / Adam Canfield / Briam Cruikshank Film also stars Audrey Hepburn,Walter Matthua, and James Coburn. Movies > Films - Cary Grant

Alexander the Great    International Airport is in    Skopje, Macedonia Was formerly known as Petrovec Airport and is the largest and busiest international airport in the Republic of Macedonia. Serving the national capital Skopje, it is also the hub of MAT Macedonian Airlines. Geography > Airports

Sir Alexander MacKenzie    was/were the first    To Complete a Transcontinental Crossing of North America North of Mexico - 1793 History & Mythology > Historical Firsts

Finding Nemo (2003)    had the voice actors    Alexander Gould, Ellen DeGeneres & Albert Brooks (Disney/Pixar). Won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. "You know for a clownfish, he really isn't that funny ." Highest grossing computer animated film to date. Movies > Films - Animated

Lord Alexander R. Todd    won for    Nucleotides and Nucleotide Co-enzymes 1957 Science & Nature > Nobel Prize for Chemistry

Sir Alexander Flemming, Ernst Boris Chain and Sir Howard Florey    won for work on    The Discovery of Penicillin 1945 - It's curative effect in various infectious diseases Science & Nature > Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Sir Alexander Richardson Binnie    was famous for    Designing the First Blackwall Tunnel Civil engineer. Knighted by Queen Victoria for services to engineering Science & Nature > Famous Engineers

Alexander Arms    manufactured the    6.5 Mm Grendel Low recoil, high accuracy Misc > Firearms Manufacturers

The Feather of Finist the Falcon    was written by    Alexander Afanasyev Narodnye russkie skazki, 1862 Arts & Literature > Fairy Tales

The Firebird and Princess Vasilisa    was written by    Alexander Afanasyev Narodnye russkie skazki, 1862 Arts & Literature > Fairy Tales

The Magic Swan Geese    was written by    Alexander Afanasyev Narodnye russkie skazki Arts & Literature > Fairy Tales

The Wicked Sisters    was written by    Alexander Afanasyev Narodnye russkie skazki Arts & Literature > Fairy Tales

Vasilii the Unlucky    was written by    Alexander Afanasyev Narodnye russkie skazki Arts & Literature > Fairy Tales

Vasilisa The Priest’s Daughter    was written by    Alexander Afanasyev Narodnye russkie skazki Arts & Literature > Fairy Tales

Vasilissa the Beautiful    was written by    Alexander Afanasyev Narodnye russkie skazki, 1862 Arts & Literature > Fairy Tales