Vocabulary Building Blocks: (Nine Down) The word cinema can refer to: 1. a motion picture; or 2. a theater in which motion pictures, or movies are shown. The term the cinema refers to: Motion pictures, or movies collectively; also, the art or business of making motion pictures or movies. Derived from: short for cinematograph, which orginates from the Greek kinema, -atos movement + GRAPH.

Did You Know? (17 Across) The Commonwealth of Virginia holds the distinction of being the birth place of the most US presidents with eight. (In chronological order: Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Harrison, Tyler, Taylor, and Wilson.) Ohio ranks next, being the native state of seven presidents: Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Harrison, McKinley, Taft, and Harding. Massachusetts and New York produced four each, respectively; North Carolina, Texas, and Vermont, two each. The states of Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina, have each been the birthplace of one US president. The seven US presidents born in Ohio were all elected between the years 1868 and 1923. During the 19th century Ohio politics were dominated by the large companies that held industrial facilities in that state. All seven of the native Ohioans listed above were conservative Republicans known for their favor toward big business.

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