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Time's up! The correct answer was Mookie Wilson

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WHEAT

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Types of wheat are grouped according to these 2 seasons

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Time's up! The correct answer was Winter & spring

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LASTS

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The Battle of Castillon in 1453 was the last battle of this war that began back in 1337

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Hundred Years' War

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1933

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Known as the "Little Flower", he left the House of Representatives in 1933 & became mayor of NYC

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Time's up! The correct answer was Fiorello LaGuardia

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MY NAME IS EARL WARREN

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I am interred at this national cemetery

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Time's up! The correct answer was Arlington

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THAT'S WHERE IT'S AT, MAN!

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Colombia to the north, Peru to the west, Paraguay to the south & the Atlantic Ocean to the east

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Time's up! The correct answer was Brazil

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NOVELS OF THE PAST

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It's the second name of Taras, a 16th century Cossack in a 19th century Gogol novel

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Time's up! The correct answer was Bulba

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ALSO A VEGAS CASINO

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Stevenson's rousing tale from 1881

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Time's up! The correct answer was Treasure Island

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LANGUAGES

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Balinese is spoken on several islands of this country

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Time's up! The correct answer was Indonesia

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ORGANIZATIONS

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Arm of Al-Anon that's specifically for young people between the ages of 12 & 20

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Time's up! The correct answer was Al-Ateen

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ARE YOU PERHAPS FRENCH?

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He was Jacques Chirac's predecessor as president

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Time's up! The correct answer was François Mitterand

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CAESAR

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According to legend, this unhinged Roman emperor made his horse a priest & a consul

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Time's up! The correct answer was Caligula

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THE RULE OF THIRDS

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Twice in the 1990s, he came in third in U.S. presidential elections

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Time's up! The correct answer was Ross Perot

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"IBLE"S & BITS

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Easily duped or conned, perhaps like a seabird

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Time's up! The correct answer was gullible

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WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS

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From the Italian for "chatter", it's a person who claims knowledge or skill he doesn't have

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Time's up! The correct answer was Charlatan

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& SO I FACE THE FINAL CURTAIN

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This musical dreamed "The Impossible Dream", playing 2,328 performances before closing in 1971

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Time's up! The correct answer was Man of La Mancha

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TV ACTORS & ROLES

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(Hi, I'm Wallace Langham) I played Don Kirshner in VH1's TV movie about this quartet who sang "Daydream Believer"

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Time's up! The correct answer was The Monkees

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STATES' FORMER CAPITALS

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Huntsville

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Time's up! The correct answer was Alabama

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HISTORY

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The parents of this Peruvian president immigrated from Japan 4 years prior to his birth

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Time's up! The correct answer was Fujimori

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SOCIOLOGY

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Someone who hates humanity; Moliere's Alceste turned into a title one

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Time's up! The correct answer was a misanthrope

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THOSE WACKY GERMANS

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From 1949 to 1990 Germany was split into 2 countries, which were called this

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Time's up! The correct answer was East & West Germany

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MR. MOVIES

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Of James Cagney, Henry Fonda or Jack Lemmon, the one who won an Oscar for "Mr. Roberts"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Jack Lemmon

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"YN"

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A Jewish house of worship

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Time's up! The correct answer was a synagogue

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ANIMAL GROUPS

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Though not noted for their musical skills, a group of gorillas is called this

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Time's up! The correct answer was a band

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KHOMEINI, KHAMENEI OR KHATAMI

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Elected president in 1997

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Time's up! The correct answer was Khatami

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ANNUAL EVENTS

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Several different islands choose their own kings & queens as part of this state's Aloha festivals

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Time's up! The correct answer was Hawaii

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COME "IN"

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A new design or creation; necessity is often the mother of it

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Time's up! The correct answer was invention

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MISC.

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This waterfall is separated into the American Falls & Horseshoe Falls by Goat Island

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Time's up! The correct answer was Niagara Falls

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FUN WITH OPERA

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In Nicolai's opera "The Merry Wives of Windsor", this fat, funny rogue gets dumped into the river in a laundry basket

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Time's up! The correct answer was Falstaff

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BERMUDA SHORTS

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Bermuda's almost due east of this state's Cape Hatteras

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Time's up! The correct answer was North Carolina

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POETRY

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Poe said this maiden "lived with no other thought than to love and be loved by me"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Annabel Lee

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COMPUTER JARGON

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"Treeware" is this; it comes with software programs

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Time's up! The correct answer was an instruction manual

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11-LETTER WORDS

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Another name for mercury, it also means mercurial or temperamental

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Time's up! The correct answer was Quicksilver

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ROLLING STONE'S 100 GREATEST GUITARISTS

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His "Smooth" guitar strains earned him a place at No. 15

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Time's up! The correct answer was Carlos Santana

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CARY GRANT FILMS

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In this 1944 film about a pair of murderous aunts, Cary says, "Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Arsenic and Old Lace

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SYRIA'S EATING

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Mansaf is this favorite meat cooked in a yogurt sauce

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Time's up! The correct answer was lamb

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THE VIRTUES

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You "Gotta Have" this virtue; at least according to George Michael

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Time's up! The correct answer was Faith

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SLOGANEERING

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Relax, this brand of medicine is "Recommended by Dr. Mom"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Robitussin

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THE 19th CENTURY

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One of the 3 large empires of 19th century Eastern Europe was this "Sick Man"

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Ottoman Empire

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CELEBRITY RHYME TIME

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Hairdresser Vidal's woodwinds

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Time's up! The correct answer was Sassoon's bassoons

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BILLS & WILLS

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This outlaw of the Old West also went by the name Henry McCarty

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Time's up! The correct answer was Billy the Kid

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PIANO KEYS

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Of the 2 types of piano keys in a Paul McCartney-Stevie Wonder hit, it's what G-flat is

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Time's up! The correct answer was ebony

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"X", "Y", "Z"

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Despite its bulk, this wild ox found in Tibet is an excellent swimmer

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Time's up! The correct answer was a yak

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THE COLOR PURPLE

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Established by George Washington in 1782, it can also be given to P.O.W.s who've been mistreated

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Time's up! The correct answer was Purple Heart

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I'D RATHER BE SKIING

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If you're a beginner, you might hippity-hop over to this smaller, gentler slope

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Time's up! The correct answer was a bunny hill

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SODA POP QUIZ

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It's what gives soda pop the bubbles

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Time's up! The correct answer was carbon dioxide

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EXPIRATION DATES

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October 11, 1963: The end of this chanteuse's "vie en rose"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Édith Piaf

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH

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Harlem had one of these literary & cultural rebirths in the '20s & '30s

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Time's up! The correct answer was renaissance

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THE OLD WEST

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In Old West talk, "fit" was the past tense of this

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Time's up! The correct answer was Fight

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KANSAS CITIES

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The Menninger Clinic founded in this capital owns a collection of Sigmund Freud's papers

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Time's up! The correct answer was Topeka

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THE NEW YORK TIMES 2009 FICTION BESTSELLERS

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Richard DiLallo & this author teamed to write "Alex Cross's 'Trial

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Time's up! The correct answer was Patterson

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GET YOUR MOVIE FACTS STRAIGHT

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Everyone knows the "Chronicles of Narnia"; this 2008 film "Chronicles" the Grace family stumbling onto a world of fairies

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Time's up! The correct answer was The Spiderwick Chronicles

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HOME

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In new houses, when all your lights go out, you flip the circuit breaker back; in old houses, you change these

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Time's up! The correct answer was Fuses

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DOUBLE A

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It's how you properly address the Queen of England

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Time's up! The correct answer was Maam

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WOMEN ON U.S. STAMPS

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1963: A pilot

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Time's up! The correct answer was Amelia Earhart

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"EN" THE BEGINNING

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These peptide hormones in the brain reduce the sensation of pain

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Time's up! The correct answer was endorphins

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MOVIE CITIES

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The 1980 Oscar winner for Foreign Language Film was "____ does Not Believe in Tears"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Moscow

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THE YEAR IN SPORTS

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Bruce Jenner & Ray Leonard were American Olympic champs in this red, white & blue year

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Time's up! The correct answer was 1976

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ART

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The name of this type of paint that contains egg yolks almost sounds like a Japanese dish, but don't eat it

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Time's up! The correct answer was tempera

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MUSIC/TELEVISION

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Legendary singer Eartha Kitt was just purr-fect as this "Batman" villainess

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Time's up! The correct answer was Catwoman

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FORE!

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This stretch of closely mowed grass from the tee to the green may be straight or at an angle called a dogleg

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Time's up! The correct answer was Fairway

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SI's SIGNS OF THE APOCALYPSE

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"Golfer John Daly has... endorsement deals with" Dunkin' Donuts & this Anna Nicole Smith-endorsed diet aid

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Time's up! The correct answer was TrimSpa

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NONFICTION PEOPLE

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"The Corsican" is a diary of his life "In His Own Words"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Napoleon

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NUMBERS

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In chapter 20, Eleazar succeeds this man, his father, as high priest

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Time's up! The correct answer was Aaron

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INTERIOR DESIGN

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China & India provide many of the "imports" in the name of this Texas-based home furnishings retailer

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Time's up! The correct answer was Pier 1 Imports

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PRIME NUMBERS

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Boeing's answer in the early 1960s to the Douglas DC-9; it's good for medium hauls

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Time's up! The correct answer was 727

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BRAND NAMES

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It's "The Quicker Picker Upper"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Bounty

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"V" HAVE MAPS

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The African country of Burkina Faso was once known as "Upper" this

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Time's up! The correct answer was Volta

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THE "A" "B" "C"s

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From 1672 to 1858 this city was the headquarters of the British East India Company

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Time's up! The correct answer was Bombay

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LIBRARIES

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Sterling Memorial Library in New Haven, Connecticut houses the archives of this university

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Time's up! The correct answer was Yale

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MUNICH

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In the 16th century, Munich was a center of the German phase of this movement against Protestantism

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Counter-Reformation

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ALLITERATION STATION

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The almost indestructible flight recording device is known by this "colorful" name

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Time's up! The correct answer was the black box

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ITALIAN ART

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For her 1997 calendar, singer Gloria Trevi recreated this artist's "Birth Of Venus" with herself as Venus

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Time's up! The correct answer was Sandro Botticelli

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INDEPENDENCE DAYS

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This Asian island nation gained independence from the U.S. in 1946 but celebrates its 1898 freedom from Spain on June 12

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Philippines

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DRAMA

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"Dejavu" was "Angry Young Man" John Osborne's 1992 sequel to this famous play about looking back

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Time's up! The correct answer was Look Back in Anger

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THE NEW YORK TIMES THEATER

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Frank Rich wrote you could feel Broadway history being made in this musical about a black female singing group

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Time's up! The correct answer was Dreamgirls

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HERBS & SPICES

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This spice that is sold in 2 varieties, Ceylon & Cassia, was once used in love potions

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Time's up! The correct answer was cinnamon

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I SERVED IN HIS CABINET

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Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt

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Time's up! The correct answer was Ronald Reagan

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WOOD & WIND

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His play "Under Milk Wood", about the inhabitants of a Welsh seaside town, was published posthumously

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Time's up! The correct answer was Dylan Thomas

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SONG LYRICS

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John Denver's 2-word description of West Virginia in the 1st line of "Take Me Home, Country Roads"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Almost Heaven

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WORD AND PHRASE ORIGINS

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Meaning "rapidly", this term began in England, referring to the speed with which the mail was delivered

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Time's up! The correct answer was post haste

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COME, HO CHI MINH

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Ho Chi Minh was also known by the nickname Bac Ho, meaning this relative

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Time's up! The correct answer was uncle

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MICHAEL JACKSON HITS IN OTHER WORDS

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1982: "Said Female Belongs To Me"

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Time's up! The correct answer was "The Girl Is Mine"

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MAGAZINES

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As the old saying goes, "An ounce of" this magazine "is worth a pound of cure"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Prevention

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ANIMAL GROUPS

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This word can refer to laziness, a 2-toed mammal, or a group of bears

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Time's up! The correct answer was Sloth

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"PH"UN WORDS

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The bar type is one common form of this chart

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Time's up! The correct answer was graph

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PAINTERS

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His "Potato Eaters" was inspired by the time he spent as a missionary in the coal-mining region of Belgium in his mid-20s

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Time's up! The correct answer was Van Gogh

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READING

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Some reading rates are gauged by wpm, which stands for this

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Time's up! The correct answer was words per minute

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SLOGANEERING

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Relax, this brand of medicine is "Recommended by Dr. Mom"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Robitussin

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TIME TO GET SIMON-IZED

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He was "Feelin' Groovy" as an Illinois senator from 1985 to 1997

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Time's up! The correct answer was Paul Simon

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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC "B"

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This small western European country is known for quality carpets, cut diamonds & fine chocolates

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Time's up! The correct answer was Belgium

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FAMOUS LLOYDS

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In 1953 he orginated the role of Captain Queeg in "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial" on Broadway

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Time's up! The correct answer was Lloyd Nolan

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COMMON ABBREVIATIONS

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Plan for your golden years by putting money in an IRA, one of these

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Time's up! The correct answer was an individual retirement account

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SLOGANEERING

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"The Relentless Pursuit of Perfection" is the goal of this automaker

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Time's up! The correct answer was Lexus

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AMERICAN INDIANS

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A woman claiming to be this Lewis & Clark companion died in 1884; she would have been about 100

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Time's up! The correct answer was Sacagawea

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“SAINTS”

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At 5th & 50th, its Lady Chapel is the place to get married, if you're in NYC - & Catholic

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Time's up! The correct answer was St. Patrick's Cathedral

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COME "IN"

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A new design or creation; necessity is often the mother of it

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Time's up! The correct answer was invention

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MOUNTAINS

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To trek through its Khumbu Icefall, Lhotse Face & South Col, your team needs a $70,000 permit from Nepal's government

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Time's up! The correct answer was Mount Everest

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ART

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A Gerrit Dou work is sometimes known as "The Mother of" this painter with whom Dou studied in 17th century Leiden

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Time's up! The correct answer was Rembrandt

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SCIENCE CLASS

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Lava & igneous rock are formed from this hot liquid rock material found under the earth's crust

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Time's up! The correct answer was magma

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BEFORE & AFTER

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Star of "The Exorcist" who disappears from the Maryland woods in a scary 1999 film

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Time's up! The correct answer was Linda Blair Witch Project

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THE CONSTITUTION

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Word completing the line "Nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in" this

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Time's up! The correct answer was Jeopardy

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THE ANIMALS

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Resembling a small lobster, it's Louisiana's state crustacean

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Time's up! The correct answer was crawfish/crayfish

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OLD FOLKS IN THEIR 30s

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The district of conservative rep. Patrick McHenry in this state includes Mooresville, a home of NASCAR

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Time's up! The correct answer was North Carolina

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& HONEY

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& Honey, could you take the minivan to the mechanic? It's still making noise here, also called the gearbox

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Time's up! The correct answer was the transmission

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ANIMAL RHYME TIME

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Small vessel for shipping a nanny or a billy

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Time's up! The correct answer was goat boat

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COUNTIES BY STATE

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Baca, Bent, Boulder

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Time's up! The correct answer was Colorado

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ANAGRAMMED CABINET DEPARTMENTS

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To trap on trains

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Time's up! The correct answer was Transportation

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DON'T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB

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This TV actor heard here is not really known for his singing: "Picture yourself...in a boat...on a river..."

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Time's up! The correct answer was William Shatner

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DEATH BY...

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Firing squad, at the Utah State Prison, January 17, 1977

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Time's up! The correct answer was Gary Gilmore

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INNS

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Gray's Inn is one of these associations that control admission to Britain's bar

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Inns of Court

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INTERNATIONAL RHYME TIME

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A tiny New Zealander, or a tiny New Zealand bird

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Time's up! The correct answer was a peewee Kiwi

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THE BIG 10-LETTER WORDS

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Something that's the first son's due; Esau sold his

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Time's up! The correct answer was birthright

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AMERICAN LITERATURE

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He lived for several weeks among the cannibalistic Typee before he wrote the book of the same name

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Time's up! The correct answer was Herman Melville

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MEDIEVAL MUSIC

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Guido D'Arezzo established the series of lines now called this as the basis of musical notation

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Time's up! The correct answer was Staff

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ACTORS & THEIR ROLES

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This British actress played Isadora Duncan on film in 1968 & onstage in 1991

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Time's up! The correct answer was Vanessa Redgrave

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HERBS & SPICES

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During the Middle Ages, merchants who adulterated this expensive yellow spice were burnt at the stake

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Time's up! The correct answer was saffron

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HIT TUNES

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"How's It Going to Be", "Semi-Charmed Life"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Third Eye Blind

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HIDDEN BOOKS OF THE BIBLE

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From answers to questions; that's "Jeopardy!"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Romans

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U.S. CABINET DEPARTMENTS IN OTHER WORDS

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Giving birth

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Time's up! The correct answer was Labor

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IT HAD TO "BU"

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From the Greek for "herdsman", it means pastoral or idyllic

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Time's up! The correct answer was bucolic

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THE 1960s

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The last #1 song of the ‘60s, it was Diana Ross’ last song with the Supremes

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Time's up! The correct answer was "Someday We’ll Be Together"

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NAME THE SHAKESPEARE PLAY

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"Good-night, good-night! Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say good-night till it be morrow"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Romeo and Juliet

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"D" IN HISTORY

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In 1793 this former mistress of Louis XV was guillotined for aiding those seeking to restore the monarchy

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Time's up! The correct answer was Madame Dubarry

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AUTHORS

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He wrote a non-baby book called "Decent And Indecent: Our Personal And Political Behavior"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Dr. Benjamin Spock

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ANATOMY

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This section of the digestive tract is divided into the duodenum, jejunum & ileum

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Time's up! The correct answer was Small Intestine

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BREAKING NEWS

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It was 103 degrees in July 2010 & Con Ed's command center in this N.Y. borough showed 12,963 megawatts consumed at 1 time

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Time's up! The correct answer was Manhattan

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IT BORDERS JUST ONE OTHER COUNTRY

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Canada

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Time's up! The correct answer was the United States

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CREATION STORIES

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Scholars link Egyptian creation myths to the sun apparently fertilizing this river's slime

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Nile

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WEATHER WORLD

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In addition to helping commerce, these ocean winds bring pleasant weather to islands like Hawaii

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Time's up! The correct answer was trade winds

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GREAT DAMES

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She starred as Cleopatra and Olivier's Juliet, long before booking "A Passage to India"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Dame Peggy Ashcroft

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PRESIDENTS

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General whose Presidential campaign song was written by Irving Berlin

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Time's up! The correct answer was Dwight Eisenhower

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ALBUMS

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"All I Have" with LL Cool J was a last-minute addition to this Jennifer Lopez CD

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Time's up! The correct answer was This Is Me... Then

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WHY?

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According to Genesis 3:14, because it tricked Eve

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Time's up! The correct answer was Why does the snake crawl on the ground?

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BASEBALL

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Though he's had 5 no-hitters & the most career strikeouts of any pitcher, he's never won the Cy Young Award

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Time's up! The correct answer was Nolan Ryan

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MEDICAL TALK

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It begins, "I swear by Apollo physician and Asclepius..."

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Time's up! The correct answer was the hippocratic oath

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SEE THE USA

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You can "Go Home Again" to see this author's boyhood home in Asheville, North Carolina

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Time's up! The correct answer was Thomas Wolfe

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CANADIAN FOOTBALL

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One of the 8 teams in the CFL is the Stampeders, who play for this city in the Canadian Rockies

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Time's up! The correct answer was Calgary

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"KEY"s

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Attractions in this Florida city include the homes of Ernest Hemingway & John Jacob Audubon

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Time's up! The correct answer was Key West

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ANATOMY

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The talus fits between the ends of these 2 bones forming the ankle joint

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Time's up! The correct answer was the tibia & fibula

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WORLD HISTORY

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More than 250,000 died in fighting before France granted this African nation independence July 3, 1962

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Time's up! The correct answer was Algeria

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TOUGH BODIES OF WATER

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Bristol Bay is an arm of this sea off Alaska

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Bering

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THE CIVIL WAR

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This battle was Lee's last major offensive

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Time's up! The correct answer was Gettysburg

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WORLD LEADERS

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Shortly after he received the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize, his country ceased to exist

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Time's up! The correct answer was Mikhail Gorbachev

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GOVERNMENT

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FDR appointed Frances Perkins, 1st woman cabinet member, to head this department

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Department of Labor

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NURSERY RHYMES

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"Hey Diddle, Diddle!" After the little dog laughed, these 2 things ran off together

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Time's up! The correct answer was Dish & spoon

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COMPUTER JARGON

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"Egosurfing" means searching the net for this

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Time's up! The correct answer was your own name

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HOMOPHONES

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A walkway between sections of seats in a theater, or a small piece of land surrounded by water

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Time's up! The correct answer was an aisle/isle

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EARLY AMERICA

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In 1718 this Texas town was founded by Martin de Alarcon & Father Olivares & named for St. Anthony of Padua

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Time's up! The correct answer was San Antonio

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THAT'S WHERE IT'S AT, MAN!

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Colombia to the north, Peru to the west, Paraguay to the south & the Atlantic Ocean to the east

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Time's up! The correct answer was Brazil

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THE BIBLE

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While carting this, Uzza touched it to right it after the oxen stumbled, & the Lord smote him

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Time's up! The correct answer was The Ark of the Covenant

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BORN IN THE WINDY CITY

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On the big screen, this Chicagoan has played Rick Deckard, Jack Ryan & Han Solo

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Time's up! The correct answer was Harrison Ford

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MUNICH

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Munich's motto used to be "die weltstadt mit herz", the world city with one of these

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Time's up! The correct answer was heart

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THE CANARY ISLANDS

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The Canary Islands were named for a large number of these the Romans found there, not yellow songbirds

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Time's up! The correct answer was wild dogs

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SCIENTISTS

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This man's injected dead virus vaccine inspired Albert Sabin's live-virus oral vaccine for polio

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Time's up! The correct answer was Salk

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CONTEMPORARY BRITISH AUTHORS

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In May 1973 Sports Illustrated ran one of his short stories under the title "A Day of Wine and Roses"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Dick Francis

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ABBREVIATED STATES

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This state that acts as a conjunction between Nevada & Washington has an abbreviation that is a conjunction

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Time's up! The correct answer was Oregon

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LOVE POETRY

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A Shakespeare sonnet accuses this purple flower of steaing its smell from the poet's love

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Time's up! The correct answer was the violet

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GEOLOGY

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This 9-letter geologic science is the study of the movement & distribution of all the Earth's waters

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Time's up! The correct answer was hydrology

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COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

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In 1865 this school in Poughkeepsie became the first women's college in the U.S. to have facilities equal to the men's schools

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Time's up! The correct answer was Vassar

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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC "B"

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At the finals in 1999, I asked about a bridge linking the European & Asian parts of Turkey across this strait

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Time's up! The correct answer was Bosporus

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POETS' RHYME TIME

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Sylvia's tub times

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Time's up! The correct answer was Plath's baths

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AN ARTHUR BEE

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Author of "3001: The Final Odyssey"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Arthur C. Clarke

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THE HUSBAND MARRIED

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He married Colleen Dewhurst twice & Trish Van Devere once

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Time's up! The correct answer was George C. Scott

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UNIVERSITY SPORTS TEAMS

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Penn State's teams, they were named partly for a mountain & partly for a creature that could defeat Princeton's Tigers

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Nittany Lions

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THE BOOK TRADE

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According to USA Today, they're the 2 nonconsecutive months that see the highest cookbook sales

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Time's up! The correct answer was May & December

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SLOGANEERING

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Relax, this brand of medicine is "Recommended by Dr. Mom"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Robitussin

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IF IT AIN'T GOT THAT SWING

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Cool, Daddy-O! The 1939 autobiography by this bandleader was titled "The Kingdom of Swing"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Benny Goodman

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OH, "BOY"

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In this 2002 film, single guy Hugh Grant's life is changed by a 12-year old

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Time's up! The correct answer was About a Boy

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HOME

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On Oct. 19, 1999 this home & life improvement guru made a bundle after her IPO hit Wall Street

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Time's up! The correct answer was Martha Stewart

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TV DRAMAS BY EPISODE

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"Custom K.I.T.T."

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Time's up! The correct answer was Knight Rider

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PRE-COLUMBIAN CULTURES

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The Adena-Hopewell culture in the Ohio area was known for building these, both the burial & effigy types

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Time's up! The correct answer was Mounds

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WHEN THEY WERE TEENS

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In 1991 Heather Tom was a teen when she debuted as Victor Newman's daughter on this CBS soap opera

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Time's up! The correct answer was The Young & the Restless

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I LOVE L.A. KERS

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Kobe called it "idiotic criticism" that he hadn't (until 2009) won an NBA title without this teammate

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Time's up! The correct answer was Shaquille O'Neal

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RHYMES WITH TEEN

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Nasty or stingy; or the average

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Time's up! The correct answer was Mean

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CHINESE CALENDAR ANIMALS

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This first sign is a nocturnal animal; those born under it work best in quiet hours; oo, you dirty...

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Time's up! The correct answer was rat

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YOU DO THE MATH

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The number of items in a dozen times the number of months in a year

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Time's up! The correct answer was 144

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1984

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In December this founder of est announced that he was giving last of his weekend transformation sessions

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Time's up! The correct answer was Werner Erhardt

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JUBAL EARLY

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After moving back to the U.S. from Canada in 1869, Early, rebel that he was, wore only this color

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Time's up! The correct answer was gray

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TV MOVIES

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He played Tony Starr in "Copacabana", which was based on his own hit record

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Time's up! The correct answer was Barry Manilow

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MY SUITE

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Go "trolling" with this Edvard Grieg suite that shares its name with an Ibsen work

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Time's up! The correct answer was "Peer Gynt"

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INVENTIVE MINDS

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In 1948, Rene Bussoz sold the USA's first Aqua Lung, invented by this Frenchman

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Time's up! The correct answer was Cousteau

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WHAT TO WEAR

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Front-closing style of sweater favored by Mr. Rogers

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Time's up! The correct answer was a cardigan

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HISTORY

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Year in which Franklin Roosevelt was elected for an unprecedented 3rd term as president

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Time's up! The correct answer was 1940

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BIBLICAL FATHERS & SONS

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This strongman was killed destroying a Philistine temple & was interred in his father's burying place

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Time's up! The correct answer was Samson

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SPORTS

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In 1984 this quarterback became the first Boston College player to win the Heisman Trophy

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Time's up! The correct answer was Doug Flutie

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SOMETHIN' TO "C"

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Oscar & Felix were an "odd" one

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Time's up! The correct answer was Couple

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SLOGANEERING

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When going out, take this card because "It's Everywhere You Want to Be"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Visa

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"X"-MEN

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He was the de facto leader of China from the late 1970s to the early 1990s

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Time's up! The correct answer was Deng Xiaoping

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ANY FIRST WORDS?

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Meaning "first", it can precede color, election or health care

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Time's up! The correct answer was primary

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20th CENTURY QUOTES

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A minister, 1968: "I've seen the promised land...and I'm happy tonight...I'm not fearing any man"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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THE 20th CENTURY

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Shortly after taking power, he nationalized millions of dollars of American-owned property in Cuba

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Time's up! The correct answer was Fidel Castro

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NEBRASKA, NEW YORK OR NORTH DAKOTA

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The largest in area

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Time's up! The correct answer was Nebraska

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DANCE

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The basic floor pattern of this elegant 17th c. French court dance evolved to resemble the letter Z

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Time's up! The correct answer was the minuet

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WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS

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From the Italian for "chatter", it's a person who claims knowledge or skill he doesn't have

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Time's up! The correct answer was Charlatan

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BUSY AS A BEAVER

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"The Beaver's Lesson" is the title of part 5 of this author's "The Hunting of the Snark"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Lewis Carroll

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ORDINAL NUMBER, PLEASE

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It's where Washington was in war, in peace & in the hearts of his countrymen

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Time's up! The correct answer was First

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GOING TOO "FUR"

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Rolled up, like a flag or a boat's sails

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Time's up! The correct answer was furled

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FROM THE JAWS OF VICTORY

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She became Texas' governor in 1990 when her frontrunner opponent kept blundering in interviews

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Time's up! The correct answer was Ann Richards

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JONATHAN SWIFTIES

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"Proper words in proper places make the true definition of" this--it's elementary, according to Strunk & White

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Time's up! The correct answer was style

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WAR MOVIES

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2004: Angry Greeks attack a fortified city-state

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Time's up! The correct answer was Troy

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PERFUME

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Though it has the same name, Benetton's perfume wasn't named for this controversial Sean Penn film

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Time's up! The correct answer was Colors

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OF A SALESMAN

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Sick of selling dry goods from a buggy, in 1872 Montgomery Ward issued a one-page one of these

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Time's up! The correct answer was a catalog

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WORD ORIGINS

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This compass direction may come from the Proto-Germanic for "to the left of the rising sun"

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Time's up! The correct answer was north

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FATHERS-IN-LAW

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United Farm Workers president Arturo Rodriguez' father-in-law was this man who died in 1993

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Time's up! The correct answer was César Chávez

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ON THE "WAR"PATH

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In response to NATO, Eastern European nations including Poland & the USSR signed this 1955 treaty

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Warsaw Pact

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I HAVEN'T READ SHAKESPEARE, BUT...

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It sounds to me like it's about the leader of lascivious oglers

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TIME'S TOP 10 EVERYTHING OF 2008

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No. 7 in "Quotes": This politician, when told that 2/3 of Americans did not support the Iraq War--"So?"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Dick Cheney

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BOTANY

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About 3/4 of U.S. plantings of this palm fruit are of the Deglet Noor, a semidry variety

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CALL OUT THE VOICE SQUAD

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He provided the voices of both Beavis & Butthead

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Time's up! The correct answer was Mike Judge

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THE EVOLUTION OF "M"USIC

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1974's "Mandy" was his first Top 40 hit--& it reached No.1

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Time's up! The correct answer was Barry Manilow

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GETTING POSSESSIVE

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In Exodus, this was thrown down before Pharaoh at Moses' instruction

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FOUND

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Ben Franklin helped found this Ivy League school that had the USA's first medical school

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Time's up! The correct answer was University of Pennsylvania

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GET YOUR MOVIE FACTS STRAIGHT

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"North Country" starred Charlize Theron; "No Country for Old Men" featured this Spaniard as a relentless killer

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Time's up! The correct answer was Javier Bardem

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INVENTORS & INVENTIONS

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Alexander Wood & Charles Pravaz are credited with developing this device in 1853 first used to inject morphine

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SNAP

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Common name of the reptile Chelydra serpentina

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HOW TO BE A BAD SPORT

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Get a leg up in this sport by stepping on your opponent's ball in the fairway

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Time's up! The correct answer was Golf

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CLOTHING

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A plastron is the quilted pad worn by competitors in this sport to protect their torso & sides

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PULL

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You "pull a few" of these to get a favor done

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NEWS ON THE MARCH

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Nationalists from this Commonwealth attacked the U.S. Capitol March 1, 1954, injuring 5 representatives

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Time's up! The correct answer was Puerto Rico

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EU, THE EUROPEAN UNION

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Elected every 5 years, it has 736 members from 7 parties

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TOUGH BODIES OF WATER

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Rivers that flow into this sea include the Dnieper, Dniester & Danube

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Black Sea

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THE 1990s

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Jacques Chirac of the Rally for the Republic Party won a 7-year term as this country's president

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ANGELS

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This Angel manager spent 13 years catching for the Dodgers

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Time's up! The correct answer was Mike Scioscia

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THE UPPER CRUST

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Athina Roussel, granddaughter of this Greek tycoon, inherited billions when she turned 18 in 2003

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OFF TO A GOOD START

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In a business project, it's the level investors try to "get in on"

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Time's up! The correct answer was the ground floor

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RUBY

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On Feb. 29, 2004 she won an Oscar for playing a woman named Ruby

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Time's up! The correct answer was Renée Zellweger

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APOLLO 11

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The three crew members of Apollo 11

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Time's up! The correct answer was Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins

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CAESAR

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According to legend, this unhinged Roman emperor made his horse a priest & a consul

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SKIP TO MY "LOO"

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Chinese city opposite Hong Kong island

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Time's up! The correct answer was Kowloon

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ANAGRAMMED BIRDS

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A front yard favorite: I'm no flag

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Time's up! The correct answer was flamingo

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AMERICAN PLAYS

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The play in which Amanda says, "I want you to stay fresh and pretty -- for gentleman callers."

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Time's up! The correct answer was "The Glass Menagerie"

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ON THE GO

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Created in 1971 as the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, it's better known by this name

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HISTORY

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Karl led the first of these Marxist organizational efforts; the second one began in 1889

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Time's up! The correct answer was the International

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20th CENTURY BALLET

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"Prince Rama & the Demons" was inspired by the "Ramayana", one of the great epic poems of this country

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THE BIBLE

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This wise successor of David is also called Jedidiah, meaning "Yahweh's beloved"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Solomon

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WYOMING

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Settlement began in earnest when this railroad pushed across the state in the 1860s

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Union Pacific

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ARTHUR MILLER

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Arthur Miller's marriage to her was mirrored in his play "After the Fall"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Marilyn Monroe

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SPORTS

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During his 1955-1966 career, this Dodger pitcher averaged 9.28 strikeouts per 9 innings

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Time's up! The correct answer was Koufax

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TV CHARACTERS

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Dozens of web sites are devoted to picking on this Sheryl Leach creation who only gives love

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Time's up! The correct answer was Barney

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WOMEN'S HEALTH

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Often given with progesterone, it's the main hormone in hormone replacement therapy

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Time's up! The correct answer was estrogen

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CNN

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He & Robert Novak have worked together since 1963 & now co-anchor a CNN discussion program

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Time's up! The correct answer was Rowland Evans

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BICYCLES

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In the 1984 Olympics, Alexi Grewal won a gold medal in cycling for this country

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Time's up! The correct answer was the United States

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OSCARDS WILD

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He's the "SNL" guy (& you're not) who opened the 1988 show with, "Good evening Hollywood phonies"; he never hosted again

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Time's up! The correct answer was Chevy Chase

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APOLLO 11

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"Peaceful" site on the moon where the lunar module touched down

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Sea of Tranquility

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PHYSICS

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Term for the speed of a body in a specified direction

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Time's up! The correct answer was velocity

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OCCUPATIONS

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Someone employed in rousting game so it can be shot; he doesn't necessarily go "around the bush"

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Time's up! The correct answer was a beater

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I SERVED IN HIS CABINET

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Secretary of Health & Human Services Kathleen Sebelius

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Time's up! The correct answer was Barack Obama

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ELIZABETH TAYLOR FILMS

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Mike Todd was killed in a plane crash while Liz was making this film in which she played Maggie Pollitt

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Time's up! The correct answer was Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

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HABEAS CORPSES

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4 places claimed to be the burial site of this explorer, including crypts in Seville & Santo Domingo

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Time's up! The correct answer was Christopher Columbus

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BIBLICAL FATHERS & SONS

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This strongman was killed destroying a Philistine temple & was interred in his father's burying place

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Time's up! The correct answer was Samson

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U.S. GEOGRAPHY

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This state capital is located on the Merrimack River about 15 miles north of Manchester

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Time's up! The correct answer was Concord

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MATH TERMS

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5th, 50th & 500th are this type of number, as opposed to cardinal

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Time's up! The correct answer was ordinal

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47

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This unit of measure is equal to .47 liters; drink up!

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Time's up! The correct answer was a pint

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THE 19th CENTURY

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Opened in 1869, part of it follows the route of a canal dug 12 centuries earlier

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Suez Canal

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KNIGHTS

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This adjective, a synonym for "wandering", describes the type of knight satirized by Cervantes

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Time's up! The correct answer was Knight-errant

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SOMETHING'S A "FOOT"

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A person near death is said to have one

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Time's up! The correct answer was One foot in the grave

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BRITISH FASHION

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Star designer John Galliano was born Juan Carlos Galliano in this British possession at the tip of Spain

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Time's up! The correct answer was Gibraltar

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TREES & SHRUBS

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In 1963 Louisiana chose this "bald" tree native to the swamps & wetlands as its state tree

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Time's up! The correct answer was the cypress

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THE 14th CENTURY

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The carol notwithstanding, a king with this "good" name had St. John of Nepomuk killed in 1393

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Time's up! The correct answer was Wenceslas

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SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE

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In Park County, 30 miles northwest of Pike's Peak

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Time's up! The correct answer was Colorado

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ALL ASHORE FOR BIRD LORE

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This bird term for pro-war politicians was popular in the period leading up to the War of 1812

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Time's up! The correct answer was hawks

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BRITISH HISTORY

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First Roman army to invade Britain was led by this general

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Time's up! The correct answer was Caesar

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"G"ARDEN GLOSSARY

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Open an account at one of these banks that exist for the conservation of seeds, tissues or reproductive cells

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Time's up! The correct answer was a gene bank

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DOUBLE-O WORDS

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Rideshare is the program of the wise & benevolent Sony Corporation to help employees get to work this way

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Time's up! The correct answer was carpooling

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"DIAMOND"s IN THE ROUGH

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This lavish-living turn-of-the-century financier rose from a job as a bellhop

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Time's up! The correct answer was Diamond Jim Brady

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PLACES

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A place where a river is shallow enough to cross on foot, alone or with an "escort"

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Time's up! The correct answer was a ford

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ABRAHAM LINCOLN

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It was an 11-year-old girl who first suggested that Lincoln do this to improve his appearance

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Time's up! The correct answer was grow a beard

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SAINTS

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On the second Sunday in May, the French honor her with a holiday

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Time's up! The correct answer was Joan of Arc

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THE BYRDS & THE BEAS

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The only country in the world today with a reigning Queen Bea

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Netherlands

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WHOSE IS IT?

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2 by 2 the animals were put on this "ark"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Noah's Ark

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LITERATURE

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Part I of this Willa Cather novel is entitled "The Wild Land"

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Time's up! The correct answer was O Pioneers!

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CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

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Site of a 1977 6.5 earthquake: Bucharest

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Time's up! The correct answer was Romania

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SLIM VOLUMES

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This chef followed up his "Now Eat This!" cookbook with "Now Eat This! Diet"

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Time's up! The correct answer was DiSpirito

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RHYMES WITH TRACK

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It's a titan in the trucking industry

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Time's up! The correct answer was Mack

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POETRY

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This poet to whom T.S. Eliot dedicated "The Wasteland" ended up in a mental institution

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Time's up! The correct answer was Ezra Pound

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WORLD CAPITALS

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Until 1918 & the collapse of the dynasty, it was home base for the Hapsburgs

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Time's up! The correct answer was Vienna

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WHY SO BLUE?

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The blue type of this game fish, M. Nigricans, has a long pointed bill

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Time's up! The correct answer was a marlin

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FROM THE GREEK

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The name of this color comes from the Greek word porphyra

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Time's up! The correct answer was purple

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WASHINGTON D.C.

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The District's oldest neighborhood, it was named for a king

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Time's up! The correct answer was Georgetown

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"DEATH"

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Bubonic plague's more descriptive name

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Black Death

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PHOTOGRAPHERS

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In April 1875 the Library of Congress gained possession of his Civil War photographic plates for $25,000

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Time's up! The correct answer was Mathew Brady

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INSECTS

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The May beetle is also called this, perhaps when it shows up a few weeks late

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Time's up! The correct answer was Junebug

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THE KOREAN WAR

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His reaction to the North's invasion was "Dean, we've got to stop the blanks of blanks no matter what"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Harry S. Truman

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TAKE A PILL

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Bayer hailed the FDA's endorsement of this drug for use during a suspected heart attack

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Time's up! The correct answer was Aspirin

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THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE

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The Ottoman empire ended in 1922 when this man led a movement that established the Republic of Turkey

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Time's up! The correct answer was Kemal

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LITERARY CROSSWORD CLUES "L"

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Writer Wyndham (5)

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Time's up! The correct answer was Lewis

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IT'S A COUP D'ETAT

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In Pakistan Nawaz Sharif tried to dismiss this military leader in 1999 but was overthrown by him instead

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Time's up! The correct answer was Musharraf

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REEL MOTHERS

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Bill Cosby, Raquel Welch & Harvey Keitel play this title trio in a movie about an ambulance service

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Time's up! The correct answer was Mother, Jugs & Speed

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MISSING LINKS

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A good ____ Havoc

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Time's up! The correct answer was cry

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PARLEZ VOUS?

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Duck, duck, l'oie; (l'oie of course referring to this other feathered friend)

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Time's up! The correct answer was a goose

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POP MUSIC

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'60s Dylan classic that begins, "Once upon a time you dressed so fine"

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Time's up! The correct answer was "Like A Rolling Stone"

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GOVERNMENT

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Until 1896, majority in this branch of Congress were 1st termers, now less than 10% are

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Time's up! The correct answer was the House of Representatives

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DEPARTMENT "S"

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These elected officials in the U.S. government take their name from the Latin for "old man"

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Time's up! The correct answer was senators

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METALLICA

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In 1984 the album "Ride the Lightning" by Metallica achieved this status of 500,000 copies sold

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Time's up! The correct answer was gold

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SHAKESPEARE

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Laertes' first line in this play is "Dread my lord, your leave and favour to return to France"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Hamlet

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TRANSPORTATION

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The U.S. U-2, first built in the 1950s, was an airplane; the German U-1, first built in the 1910s, was one of these

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Time's up! The correct answer was a submarine

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BIRDS! BIRDS! BIRDS!

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It loves to swim, but this bird seen here is one of the few that do not fly

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Time's up! The correct answer was Penguin

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WORKING ON THE RAILROAD

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On April 30, 1900 this engineer gave his life in a train crash to save his passengers; his name would live on in ballads

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Time's up! The correct answer was Casey Jones

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LITERATURE

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This James M. Cain novel, which has been filmed "twice", was written under the title "Bar-B-Q"

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Time's up! The correct answer was "The Postman Always Rings Twice"

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THE "BUTLER" DID IT

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A former Dodger outfielder & TV's "Grace Under Fire" both go by this name

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Time's up! The correct answer was Brett Butler

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QUOTATIONS

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Woody Guthrie wrote for this party's paper & joked, "I've been in the red all my life"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Communist party

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CROSSWORD CLUES "D"

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Fate or kismet (7)

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Time's up! The correct answer was destiny

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MORTAL MATTERS

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When Dallas sent out this annual tax form to 13,000 city employees, it marked them dead

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Time's up! The correct answer was W-2

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THE SECOND...

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...Sherlock Holmes novel published

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Time's up! The correct answer was The Sign of Four

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INSECTS

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The katydid is also called the long-horned (meaning long-antennaed) one of these

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Time's up! The correct answer was Grasshopper

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TV DRAMAS BY EPISODE

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"Angels in Chains"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Charlie's Angels

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A DICKENSIAN NIGHTMARE

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Oh no, it's the cruel headmaster of Salem House, Mr. Creakle, & his peg leg buddy, Tungay--will this never end?!

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Time's up! The correct answer was David Copperfield

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SCIENCE CLASS

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Lava & igneous rock are formed from this hot liquid rock material found under the earth's crust

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Time's up! The correct answer was magma

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& THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH

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When this fish is "red", it's been smoked; if "red" in slang, it's a misleading clue

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Time's up! The correct answer was a herring

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DEAR JUNTA

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In 1998 Nigerian-led forces captured Freetown, ousting the junta that controlled this African country

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DOUGH

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The name of this unit of currency used in Libya is from the Latin for "ten"

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SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE MOVIES

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In the same film, Mike Myers played Dr. Evil & this international man of mystery, baby

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Time's up! The correct answer was Austin Powers

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

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This Dallas bowl game has been played at the same site consecutively longer than any other major bowl game

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Time's up! The correct answer was Cotton Bowl

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THIS CATEGORY STINKS!

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Proverbially, this pungent bulb "makes a man wink, drink & stink"

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MYTHOLOGY

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The sister of Orestes, mourning became her

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Time's up! The correct answer was Electra

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"PIN" ME

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Someone who steps up to the plate for a teammate

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Time's up! The correct answer was Pinch hitter

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"T"ELEVISION

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Reminiscent of "Highway to Heaven", this popular series stars Roma Downey & Della Reese

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Time's up! The correct answer was Touched by an Angel

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PEOPLE WHO BECAME WORDS

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This term for artillery fragments is named for a British officer who invented a new kind of shell

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SHIPS

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In 1717 this pirate captured La Concorde & renamed it Queen Anne's Revenge; a year later it ran aground off N.C.

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Time's up! The correct answer was Edward Teach

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"AD"JECTIVES

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Latin term for a type of argument based on emotion or on another person's character

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THREE

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It beats 2 pair, but not a straight

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Time's up! The correct answer was Three of a kind

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THEM'S FIGHTIN' WORDS

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"Colorful" verb for what's been done when you've been soundly thrashed

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Time's up! The correct answer was tanned

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IRAQNOPHOBIA

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This Iraqi president attended Cairo Law School in 1962 & 1963 while in exile

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Time's up! The correct answer was Saddam Hussein

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ANIMAL COLLECTIVE

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A flock of these black birds is called a murder

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TRAVEL

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You can buy samples of this fossilized resin at a museum devoted to it in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

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Time's up! The correct answer was amber

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BIOGRAPHIES

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This actor-director is the subject of David Thomson's biography "Rosebud"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Orson Welles

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EDIBLES INSTANT REPLAY REVIEW

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This notoriously smelly cheese whose last U.S. maker is in Monroe, Wisconsin was fumbled on aisle 3

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EDGAR AWARD WINNERS

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He won in 1955 for his novel "The Long Goodbye"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Raymond Chandler

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SILENCE

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The name of this branch of monks known for keeping silent comes from a 17th century Cistercian Abbey

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Trappists

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MODES OF TRANSPORT

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The Triton was the first one of these to travel around the world underwater

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BODIES OF WATER

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The St. Mary's River connects Lake Superior to this second-largest Great Lake

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NOVELISTS

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This novelist's youthful voyages provided the basis for such works as "Lord Jim" & "Typhoon"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Conrad

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JUAN

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1998's MVP in the American League was outfielder Juan Gonzalez, then with this team

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Time's up! The correct answer was Texas Rangers

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NATIVE AMERICAN PLACE NAMES

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Although its name means "place of sandflies", we associate this Pennsylvania borough with groundhogs

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Time's up! The correct answer was Punxsutawney

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20th CENTURY BALLET

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Phillip Feeny's eerie music for the British ballet based on this spooky 19th C. novel is heard here

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Time's up! The correct answer was Dracula

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STATE: THE OBVIOUS

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The Mississippi River begins at Lake Itasca in this "M" state (not Mississippi)

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Time's up! The correct answer was Minnesota

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SPOILER ALERT!

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1968: The baby's father, could it be... Satan?

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Time's up! The correct answer was Rosemary's Baby

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U.S. GEOGRAPHY

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This state's largest county, San Bernardino, was divided in 1893 to form Riverside county

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Time's up! The correct answer was California

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AFRICANA

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In 2000 Durban in this country hosted the 13th International AIDS Conference & the first held on the continent

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U.S. GEOGRAPHY

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The Raritan is the longest river wholly within this state

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SCIENCE & NATURE

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(Sofia of the Clue Crew reports from the Field Museum in Chicago) Snail shells are in a pattern usually called this; they add new coils as the snail ages

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Time's up! The correct answer was spiral

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HOMOPHONES

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A native of Copenhagen, or to stoop to do something

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"DEEP" DISH

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This region of the U.S. includes Mississippi & Alabama

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Deep South

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NUMBERS

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In chapter 20, Eleazar succeeds this man, his father, as high priest

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Time's up! The correct answer was Aaron

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DRESSING

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In 1953 the Witty Brothers promoted the first suit made of this by having a model wear it for 67 straight days

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Time's up! The correct answer was polyester

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LITERARY HOUSES

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In this Anne Tyler novel, a travel writer breaks his leg & moves into his siblings' home

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Time's up! The correct answer was The Accidental Tourist

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"CH"ILL OUT!

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The Battle of Missionary Ridge was a chief encounter of the 1863 battle of this southeastern city

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Time's up! The correct answer was Chattanooga

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ART & ARTISTS

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This Dutch master served as chairman of the Delft Artists' Guild from 1662-63 & 1670-71

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Time's up! The correct answer was Jan Vermeer

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GENERAL SCIENCE

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Unusual names borne by these celestial objects include 3834 Zappafrank & 10221 Kubrick

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Time's up! The correct answer was asteroids

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FROG ANATOMY

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It's divided into 3 chambers: 2 auricles & 1 ventricle

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Time's up! The correct answer was the frog's heart

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& GO TO "BED"

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Kidded & teased (like Adam did to Eve, perhaps?)

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Time's up! The correct answer was ribbed

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YOU'RE AN ANIMAL!

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These predatory birds are named for a place they might dwell

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Time's up! The correct answer was Barn owls

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ANYTHING BUT CHEESESTEAK

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Part of a British breakfast, this jam is made from bitter Seville oranges, including the rinds

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Time's up! The correct answer was marmalade

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COUNTY SEATS

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Quincy, Illinois is the seat of a county with this presidential name

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Time's up! The correct answer was Adams

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MANY IRONS

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The male lead in "The French Lieutenant's Woman"; Meryl Streep played the title character

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Time's up! The correct answer was Jeremy Irons

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"DIAMOND"s IN THE ROUGH

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Honolulu high spot

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Time's up! The correct answer was Diamond Head

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PASS THE CHEESE, PLEASE

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This most famous Greek cheese is sometimes described as "pickled" because it's cured in brine

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Time's up! The correct answer was Feta

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"X", "Y", "Z"

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Despite its bulk, this wild ox found in Tibet is an excellent swimmer

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Time's up! The correct answer was a yak

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IN THE TREASURY DEPT.

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This service quarantines animals & can stop you from bringing sausages into the country

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Time's up! The correct answer was Customs

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CRAFT

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This word for a step in sewing a garment is also found paired with "hawing"

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Time's up! The correct answer was hemming

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TOUGH BODIES OF WATER

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St. George's Channel separates Wales from this country

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Time's up! The correct answer was Ireland

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MEDICINE

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Device that's implanted to control irregular heart beats

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Time's up! The correct answer was a pacemaker

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ALLITERATION STATION

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An appointed hour to play golf

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Time's up! The correct answer was tee time

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LICENSE PLATE MOTTOS

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"Native America"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Oklahoma

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SECRET IDENTITIES

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The original Robin, the Boy Wonder

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Time's up! The correct answer was Dick Grayson

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SPORTS

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In 1967 this New York Jets quarterback became the first pro to pass for more than 4,000 yards in a season

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Time's up! The correct answer was Joe Namath

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ARTHUR MILLER

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Arthur Miller wrote the screenplay for the 1961 film "The Misfits", this male superstar's last film

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Time's up! The correct answer was Clark Gable

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TRANSPORTATION

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The twin rotor type of this has 2 main rotors going in opposite directions, so it doesn't need a tail rotor

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Time's up! The correct answer was a helicopter

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SHAKESPEARE

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Susanna & the twins, Hamnet & Judith

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Time's up! The correct answer was Shakespeare's children

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BROADWAY

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The Phantom of the Opera wears a partial one of these on his face, probably because a full one is hard to sing through

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Time's up! The correct answer was mask

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THAT OLD TIME NEW WAVE MUSIC

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A drum machine christened "Echo" helped launch this hopping band to fame & fortune

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Time's up! The correct answer was Echo & the Bunnymen

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COMPOSERS ON FILM

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James Cagney in "Yankee Doodle Dandy"

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Time's up! The correct answer was George M. Cohan

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IT'S A COUP D'ETAT

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After his murder, the conspirators did not gain control, as power was passed on to the Second Triumvirate

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Time's up! The correct answer was Julius Caesar

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THE RENAISSANCE

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Boccaccio work narrated by 3 men & 7 women fleeing the plague in Florence

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Time's up! The correct answer was "The Decameron"

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THE CIVIL WAR

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On April 12, 1861 Confederate general Beauregard attacked this fort in Charleston Harbor

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Time's up! The correct answer was Fort Sumter

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THE TREES WERE ANGRY THAT DAY, MY FRIENDS

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An apple tree angrily slaps the hand of a Kansas girl trying to pick from it in this film

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Time's up! The correct answer was The Wizard of Oz

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CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

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In west Africa: Luanda

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Time's up! The correct answer was Angola

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YOU SHOULD BE IN A BALLET!

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Your striking resemblance to Kirk Douglas has convinced us to star you in the ballet about this gladiator

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Time's up! The correct answer was Spartacus

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BETTER KNOWN AS...

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Astrologer & psychic Michel de Notredame

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Time's up! The correct answer was Nostradamus

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CLOTHING WORDS

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A layer of paint

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Time's up! The correct answer was coat

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KHOMEINI, KHAMENEI OR KHATAMI

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Exiled from Iran in 1964

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Time's up! The correct answer was Khomeini

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20th CENTURY WORLD LEADERS

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Like mom like son: sadly, her son Rajiv was also assassinated

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Time's up! The correct answer was Indira Gandhi

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THE NORTHERNMOST CAPITAL CITY

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Brasilia, Buenos Aires, Bogota, Belmopan

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Time's up! The correct answer was Belmopan

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ON THE BIG SCREEN

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Mais oui! In 2007 Chris Tucker & Jackie Chan headed to Paris, giving this film series trilogy status

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Time's up! The correct answer was Rush Hour

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JULIUS CAESAR

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In 46 B.C. this Egyptian came with Caesar to Rome, where her statue was placed in the temple of Venus Genetrix

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Time's up! The correct answer was Cleopatra

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SHAKESPEARE'S WOMEN

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Name shared by Brutus' wife & the longest female role in "The Merchant of Venice"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Portia

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TO NEIL

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A star of D.W. Griffith's "America", Neil Hamilton played Commissioner Gordon on this TV show

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Time's up! The correct answer was Batman

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GIVE THE BUCHAREST

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In 1659 Bucharest became the capital of this principality

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Time's up! The correct answer was Wallachia

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IT'S RAINING "MN"

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Catch the flue here, where fire goes up in smoke

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Time's up! The correct answer was a chimney

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THE JEFFERSON ADMINISTRATION

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In 1805 U.S. Marines stormed the shores of this Barbary state at Derna, helping to end the raids on American ships

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Time's up! The correct answer was Tripoli

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THE STING

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Singer/actor Sting played Feyd-Rautha in this David Lynch film based on a Frank Herbert novel

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Time's up! The correct answer was Dune

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DIARIES

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The diary of this woman, wife of a famous aviator, describes the kidnapping of her son

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Time's up! The correct answer was Anne Morrow Lindbergh

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UNIVERSITY SPORTS TEAMS

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While Harvard has the Crimson, this university has the Crimson Tide

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Time's up! The correct answer was Alabama

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HEISMAN WINNERS

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In 2006 Troy Smith joined Eddie George & back-to-back winner Archie Griffin as winners from this school

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Time's up! The correct answer was Ohio State

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ACTORS & ACTRESSES

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John Mahoney, who plays Martin Crane on this sitcom, was born in England; he moved to the U.S. when he was 19

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Time's up! The correct answer was Frasier

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AROUND THE WORLD

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Granite pillars support the roof of this man's burial "hall" near "The Gate of Heavenly Peace"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Mao Tse-tung

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U.S. PRESIDENTIAL NICKNAMES

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"The Illinois Baboon" & "The Martyr President"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Abraham Lincoln

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BIRD HUNTING

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At NYU, Martin Scorsese taught future filmmakers Spike Lee & Oliver Stone

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Time's up! The correct answer was a martin

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U.S. GEOGRAPHIC NICKNAMES

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The "Niagara of the South", this waterfall near Corbin, Kentucky shares its name with a famous "gap"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Cumberland

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NBA HALL OF FAMERS

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This Nigeria-born Rockets player holds the NBA record for career blocked shots with 3,830

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Time's up! The correct answer was Hakeem Olajuwon

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Y-R

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"Savage Sam" is a sequel to the Fred Gipson book called "Old" this

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Time's up! The correct answer was Yeller

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LISA

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Lisa Guerrero is the sideline reporter for this popular weekly sports event

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Time's up! The correct answer was Monday Night Football

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DOUBLE LETTERS

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It can precede "sickness" or "beauty" as well as "porch"

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Time's up! The correct answer was sleeping

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AIN'T THAT AMERICA

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This state was named for a man who was a European king from 1643 to 1715

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Time's up! The correct answer was Louisiana

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ANATOMY

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This transparent membrane in the eye covers the iris & has no blood vessels

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Time's up! The correct answer was the cornea

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PRESIDENTS' MONOGRAMS

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RMN

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Time's up! The correct answer was Richard Milhous Nixon

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ALSO ON YOUR COMPUTER KEYS

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Proverbially, it's "where the heart is"

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Time's up! The correct answer was home

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AT THE KENNEDY CENTER

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A 1994 festival honoring this country featured the Tjapukai Aboriginal Dance Company

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Time's up! The correct answer was Australia

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CLASSIC DISNEY FILMS

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Chim-Chim Cheree! This film featuring chimney sweeps swept up 13 Oscar nominations

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Time's up! The correct answer was Mary Poppins

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HOUSES OF WORSHIP

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The Church of this in Jerusalem is said to be built over the site where Jesus was entombed after his crucifixion

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Time's up! The correct answer was Holy Sepulchre

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BOTANY

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The finest dried form of this root spice used in pumpkin pie is produced in Jamaica

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Time's up! The correct answer was Ginger

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SUPERHEROES

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The dude seen here is the "Silver" one of this type of athletes

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Time's up! The correct answer was surfers

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WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT

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In November 1988 she was elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head a modern Islamic nation

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Time's up! The correct answer was Bhutto

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CHINESE CALENDAR ANIMALS

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This first sign is a nocturnal animal; those born under it work best in quiet hours; oo, you dirty...

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FACTS & FIGURES

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A pen with 1,400 diamonds depicting a mountain range was created in 2006 to celebrate this company's 100th anniversary

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Time's up! The correct answer was Montblanc

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THE HUMAN BODY

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When this organ churns & makes perisstaltic waves, some people say it's "growling"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Stomach

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SPOOKS

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This spy came a long way from her origins as the daughter of a Dutch hatter

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Time's up! The correct answer was Mata Hari

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FOUNTAINS

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You'll find the Fountain of the Centaurs on the Missouri capital grounds in this city

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Time's up! The correct answer was Jefferson City

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ORGANIZATIONS

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Members of the DAR are descended from men & women who participated in this event

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Time's up! The correct answer was The Revolutionary War

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TELEPHONE HISTORY

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In 1880 he invented the photophone, a device that sent messages through the air on beams of light

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Time's up! The correct answer was Alexander Graham Bell

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INSTRUMENT ETYMOLOGY

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Your dog will scratch his head if you don't know the ukulele's name comes from the Hawaiian for this "jumping" insect

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Time's up! The correct answer was the flea

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1984

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After a lengthy hiatus, Garry Trudeau brought this strip back to 810 daily papers

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Time's up! The correct answer was "Doonesbury"

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BALLS

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In racquetball, the ball must strike the front wall before hitting this

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Time's up! The correct answer was the ground

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CONGRESSIONAL MISDEMEANORS

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This former house speaker was reprimanded in 1997 for misuse of tax-exempt funds & submitting false informaiton

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Time's up! The correct answer was Newt Gingrich

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ROAMIN' THE WORLD

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Pier 21, considered "Canada's Ellis Island", is in this Nova Scotia city

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Time's up! The correct answer was Halifax

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SEEING "RED"

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Stephen Crane wrote, "He wished that he, too, had a wound," this

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Time's up! The correct answer was A red badge of courage

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MYTHOLOGICAL PAIRS

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Wounded by Cupid's arrow, Venus fell in love with this handsome guy at 1st sight

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Time's up! The correct answer was Adonis

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TOUGH BODIES OF WATER

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Bristol Bay is an arm of this sea off Alaska

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Bering

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WEAPONRY

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The weapons that are "bursting" in line 5 of "The Star-Spangled Banner"

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Time's up! The correct answer was bombs

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INSTRUMENT ETYMOLOGY

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It's appropriate that the name of this double reed instrument with a low range comes from the Italian for "low"

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Time's up! The correct answer was a bassoon

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THE ENVIRONMENT

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An animal fills an ecological one of these in a community, from the French for "nest"

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Time's up! The correct answer was niche

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SCIENCE BRIEFS

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Used of radio waves: MHz

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Time's up! The correct answer was megahertz

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PIRATE MOVIES

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Robert Newton played this pirate before Peter Ustinov played his ghost in a Disney film

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Time's up! The correct answer was Blackbeard

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STATE: THE OBVIOUS

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The Mississippi River begins at Lake Itasca in this "M" state (not Mississippi)

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Time's up! The correct answer was Minnesota

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EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY SAYS....

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Edna wrote that this "burns at both ends; it will not last the night"

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Time's up! The correct answer was My candle

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INSECTS

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The katydid is also called the long-horned (meaning long-antennaed) one of these

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Time's up! The correct answer was Grasshopper

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ORGANIZATIONS

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Members of this volunteer crime-fighting organization are famous for wearing red berets

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Guardian Angels

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EMOTICONS

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:-b.. Doing this means either you're hungry or you're a pig

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Time's up! The correct answer was drooling

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BRIDGES

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The 1st Roman bridge of which there is any record is the Pons Sublicius, built in 621 B.C. over this river

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Time's up! The correct answer was Tiber

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ENGLISH ROYAL HENRYS

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Pope Leo X named Henry VIII "Defender of the Faith" for his written attack on this German Protestant leader

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Time's up! The correct answer was Martin Luther

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CELEBRITIES' MIDDLE NAMES

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This middle name of actress Mary Masterson makes us wonder if she was named for Mary, Queen of Scots

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Time's up! The correct answer was Stuart

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& GO TO "BED"

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In math, it means raised to the third power

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Time's up! The correct answer was cubed

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POTPOURRI

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In 2003 a nationwide Free Slurpee Day was on this date

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Time's up! The correct answer was 11-Jul

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THE 13th CENTURY

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A 1287 storm flooded the land separating the North Sea & the Zuiderzee, turning this village into a major port city

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Time's up! The correct answer was Amsterdam

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RELIGION BY THE NUMBERS

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For Muslims: witnessing, prayer, alms giving, fasting & pilgrimage

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Time's up! The correct answer was Five Pillars of Faith

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"X"s & "O"s

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Cross-country skiing is sometimes referred to by these 2 letters, the same ones used to denote 90 in Roman numerals

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Time's up! The correct answer was XC

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IRAQNOPHOBIA

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This Iraqi president attended Cairo Law School in 1962 & 1963 while in exile

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Time's up! The correct answer was Saddam Hussein

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EVERYTHING'S "GOLDEN", BABY

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While Moses was on Mount Sinai, the Israelites worshipped this

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Time's up! The correct answer was Golden Calf

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WORDS OF THE WRITER

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"Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Edgar Allan Poe

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TECHNOLOGY

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This was the first smartphone in the world.

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Time's up! The correct answer was IBM Simon

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BERMUDA SHORTS

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Bermuda uses this basic unit of currency

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Time's up! The correct answer was the dollar

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FOOD ETYMOLOGY

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Keith Downey developed rapeseed into this cooking product, now a huge cash crop for farmers in Saskatchewan

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Time's up! The correct answer was canola

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HOMETOWNS

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Jose Marti

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Time's up! The correct answer was Havana

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& GO TO "BED"

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In math, it means raised to the third power

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Time's up! The correct answer was cubed

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BASIC SCIENCE

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At last count, this planet in our solar system had 63 known moons

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Time's up! The correct answer was Jupiter

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THE BODY HUMAN

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Blood leaves the heart from ventricles & enters the heart through these chambers

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Time's up! The correct answer was Atria

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EUROPE

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The person with this title gets to appoint people to Luxembourg's Council of State & they get to stay on for life

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Grand Duke

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20th CENTURY BOOKS

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Chapter I of this book tells us: "Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood..."

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Time's up! The correct answer was Angela's Ashes

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SPOUSE IN COMMON

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Ava Gardner, Mia Farrow

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Time's up! The correct answer was Frank Sinatra

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BETTER KNOWN AS...

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Margarita Cansino

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Time's up! The correct answer was Rita Hayworth

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TONY WINNERS OF THE '50s

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Cyril Ritchard hooked a 1955 Tony for playing Captain Hook in this musical

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Time's up! The correct answer was Peter Pan

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YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS STUFF

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If a Maori showed you a tiki, you'd be looking at one of these

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Time's up! The correct answer was statue

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A BUG'S LIFE

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The field & house types of this insect are sold as laboratory subjects, frog food & bait

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Time's up! The correct answer was crickets

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KING ARTHUR

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After Mordred mortally wounded him, Arthur's body was carried away to this island

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Time's up! The correct answer was Avalon

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LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

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There are only 31 states & 1 federal district in this North American country

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Time's up! The correct answer was Mexico

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INLETS

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Big ships must pass through Admiralty Inlet to enter or leave this Washington State sound

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Time's up! The correct answer was Puget Sound

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GO "SOUTH"

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...to 90 degrees south latitude & you'll find yourself here

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Time's up! The correct answer was the South Pole

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WORLD MUSEUMS

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A Durer collection is highlight of this city's Kunsthistorisches Museum, built up by the Hapsburgs

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Time's up! The correct answer was Vienna

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FUN WITH OPERA

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Of a woman, an evil twin or a circus ape, what Sir Edgar's nephew turns out to be in "Der Junge Lord"

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Time's up! The correct answer was A circus ape

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SAINTS BE PRAISED

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The first American citizen canonized was an immigrant from this country

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Time's up! The correct answer was Italy

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MAGAZINE FEATURES

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Star Tracks, Scoop, Chatter

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Time's up! The correct answer was People

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SPOUSE IN COMMON

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Heather Locklear, Pamela Anderson

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Time's up! The correct answer was Tommy Lee

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AH, SWEET MYTHTERY

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Hard-partyin' half-man, half-goat creatures of Greek mythology

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Time's up! The correct answer was a satyr

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ALSO ON YOUR COMPUTER KEYS

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A loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders to below the waist

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Time's up! The correct answer was a shift

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FIRST NAME'S THE SAME

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Cash, Depp

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Time's up! The correct answer was Johnny

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LITERARY LAST NAME'S THE SAME

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Walter M., Arthur, Henry

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Time's up! The correct answer was Miller

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COMMON BONDS

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Coconuts, Udders, Canaan

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Time's up! The correct answer was Things that give milk

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BERRIES

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This small berry shares its name with a dried fruit once shipped from Corinth

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Time's up! The correct answer was Currant

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AMERICANA

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Check out exotic marine life at one of these, like the National one in Baltimore

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Time's up! The correct answer was an aquarium

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FROM THE WELSH

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"Arthur-itative" sources say her name is Welsh for "white" or "fair"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Guinevere

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FROM THE FRENCH

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This word for any style of cooking is from the French for "kitchen"

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Time's up! The correct answer was cuisine

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EARLY AMERICA

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In 1685 he joined his father in pastorship of the Old North Church, a post he held until his death

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Time's up! The correct answer was Cotton Mather

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REALLY BIG

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With its supporting roots & trunks, a single one of these trees in India covers some 3 acres

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Time's up! The correct answer was Banyan

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FROM THE FRENCH

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This word for any style of cooking is from the French for "kitchen"

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Time's up! The correct answer was cuisine

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MEDICINE

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Symbolized Ba, this element is put in your body, one way or another, to be seen on X-rays

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Time's up! The correct answer was barium

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ANYTHING BUT CHEESESTEAK

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The "Kid' seen here represents these snacks

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Time's up! The correct answer was Twinkies

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THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR

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"Woman with a Past", "The Peacemaker", "Deep Impact"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Mimi Leder

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CANADIAN CAPITALS

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This British Columbia capital was the capital of the colony of Vancouver Island 1848-1866

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Time's up! The correct answer was Victoria

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PARDON MY "FRENCH"

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In a French restaurant, they're called pommes frites

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Time's up! The correct answer was French fries

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MEDICINE

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He was a world authority on the gall wasp in the '20s before turning to sex research

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Time's up! The correct answer was Kinsey

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BORN IN DUBLIN

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His first major satire, "A Tale of a Tub", was published in 1704

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Time's up! The correct answer was Swift

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SO YOU WANT TO BE A 19th CENTURY HEROINE

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Like Gertrude in this author's "The Europeans", go ahead & marry a relative (it might get you out of your house, too)

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Time's up! The correct answer was Henry James

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RHYMES WITH STONEHENGE

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Statues of Ms. Baez, Ms. Collins & Ms. Didion are part of this monument

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Time's up! The correct answer was Joanhenge

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SCIENCE CLASS

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The forked type of this runs unobstructed between the clouds & the ground

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Time's up! The correct answer was lightning

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GOVERNMENT

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This country with "Republic" in its name was less republican after a 2003 coup by General Francois Bozize

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Central African Republic

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CLASSIC MOVIE SPECIAL EFFECTS

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1998: Bullet trails in the water showcase the horror of the Normandy invasion

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Time's up! The correct answer was Saving Private Ryan

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GENERAL INFORMATION

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This "old soldier" was a general at age 38; in 1930 at age 50, he was Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army

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Time's up! The correct answer was MacArthur

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PLAY HEROINES

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Barbara Undershaft

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Time's up! The correct answer was Major Barbara

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"PIN" ME

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Gilbert & Sullivan's naval vessel

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Time's up! The correct answer was H.M.S. Pinafore