The simple or not so simple task of guiding a piece of thread through the eye of a needle - sewing. There is also the phrase "threading the needle" which can be used in billiards or golf about threading a ball through a very difficult passage.
2. Morecambe
Answer: Wise
Eric Morecambe (1926-1984) and Ernie Wise (1925-1999) were a famous English comedy duo of radio, film and television. Their show or routine has become part of British popular culture, that spanned from 1941 until the death of Eric in 1984.
3. Lock
Answer: Key
Emil Fischer (1852-1919) established the theory of the binding between an active enzyme (lock) and a substrate molecule (key). The first recorded lock and key was discovered in the ruins of Nineveh, capital of the Assyrian Empire (2500 BC- 609 BC).
4. Sanford
Answer: Son
"Sanford and Son" (1972-1977) was an American sitcom based on the British TV series "Steptoe and Son"(1962-1974). Sanford and Son starred Redd Foxx (as Fred G. Sanford) and Desmond Wilson (as Lamont Sanford).
5. Tracy
Answer: Hepburn
Spencer Tracy (1900-1967) and Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003) were Hollywood actors who both won Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Actress. They co-starred together in nine films and had a 26 year relationship with each other although they never married. Their memorable films together included "Woman of the Year"(1942), "Adam's Rib" (1949) and "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (1967).
6. Kirk
Answer: Spock
Commonly known as K/S, and refers to Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and Spock (Leonard Nimoy) from the television science fiction series "Star Trek".
7. Nelson
Answer: Jeanette
Nelson Eddy (1901-1967) and Jeanette MacDonald (1903-1965) starred together in eight musical films during the 1930s and 1940s. He was a trained baritone singer and she a soprano. Both of them inspired a generation of Americans to musical careers.
8. Pins
Answer: Needles
You can often get "pins and needles" in your arms, hands, legs and feet. This normally happens when the blood supply is cut off from the nerves. This can be caused by the way you lie or sit and can only last for a few seconds. Not to be confused with the hit song in 1964 by The Searchers "Needles and Pins".
9. Bonnie
Answer: Clyde
Bonnie Parker (1910-1934) and Clyde Barrow (1909-1934) were American criminals who travelled during the Great Depression era robbing and killing people when they were cornered. The couple were eventually ambushed and killed by police officers in Bienville Parish, Louisiana on May 23, 1934.
10. Laverne
Answer: Shirley
"Laverne & Shirley" was an American sitcom that ran from 1976-1983. Set in the 1950s it was a spin-off from the series "Happy Days". The show starred Penny Marshall as Laverne DeFazio and Cindy Williams as Shirley Feeney.
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