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Time's up! The correct answer was Pushkin

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THE ONION

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Nov. 15, 2001: This pasta treat "discontinued as Franco-American relations break down"

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Time's up! The correct answer was SpaghettiOs

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X MARKS THE SPOT

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Southwest of Louisville, it's where you'll find much of the U.S. government's gold reserve

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Time's up! The correct answer was Fort Knox

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LONG WORDS

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In 1923 Lts. Macready & Kelly made the first nonstop flight of this 16-letter type, Long Island to San Diego

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Time's up! The correct answer was transcontinental

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WHO'S ON FIRST?

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In many cities "Jeopardy!" leads into this sister show

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Time's up! The correct answer was Wheel of Fortune

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PAINTERS

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His first major mural was painted at the Univ. of Mexico's Nat'l Preparatory School in the 1920s

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Time's up! The correct answer was Rivera

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JUST THE FACTS

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This hero of several books is 11 when he discovers he's a wizard

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Time's up! The correct answer was Harry Potter

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ORGANIZATIONS

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It's what the R stands for in AARP

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Time's up! The correct answer was retired

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VIVA ANN-MARGRET!

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The Riviera was the site of Ann-Margret's marriage to him (not the French Riviera, the one in Las Vegas)

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Time's up! The correct answer was Roger Smith

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PRIME NUMBERS

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Fear of this prime number is called triskaidekaphobia

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Time's up! The correct answer was 13

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THEIR ALMA MATERS

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JFK (John Forbes Kerry)

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Time's up! The correct answer was Yale

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GAMES

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An explorer lends his name to this call & response swimming pool game

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Time's up! The correct answer was Marco Polo

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WOMEN OF THE WORLD

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This Norwegian beauty is noted for her work with Ingmar Bergman & with UNICEF

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Time's up! The correct answer was Liv Ullmann

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GOVERNMENT

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Since 1909 every government in Denmark's parliament has been this type that needs to strike deals

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Time's up! The correct answer was minority government

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ALL ABOARD THE SOUL TRAIN

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To gain better production values, "Soul Train" was moved from this city to Los Angeles

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Time's up! The correct answer was Chicago

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AGRICULTURE

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Generally, a steer is a castrated bull used for food; this shorter word refers to one used as a draft animal

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Time's up! The correct answer was ox

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AMERICAN AUTHORS

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William Rose Benet won a Pulitzer for "The Dust Which Is God", & this brother won for "John Brown's Body"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Stephen Vincent Benet

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SOUTH AMERICA

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These are the only 2 independent countries in South America named for a famous person

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Time's up! The correct answer was Colombia & Bolivia

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WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT

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In 1616 she & her husband John Rolfe traveled to England to help raise funds for the Virginia colonists

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Time's up! The correct answer was Pocahontas

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FUNNY FOR NOTHIN'

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This deadpan comic said, "I installed a skylight in my apartment... The people who live above me are furious"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Steven Wright

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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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IT'S ALL ABOUT ME

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Albrecht Durer's first known drawing, done at the age of 13, was one of these artistic efforts

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Time's up! The correct answer was a self-portrait

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FIRST LADIES

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She married husband Ronnie in 1952 when he was president of the Screen Actors Guild

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Time's up! The correct answer was NancyReagan

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POP CULTURE

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This late country singer called his autobiography "Thirty Years of Sausage, Fifty Years of Ham"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Jimmy Dean

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WORLD GEOGRAPHY

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The surface of this lake in Siberia is about 1,490 ft. above sea level, the bottom over 5,300 ft. below

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Time's up! The correct answer was Lake Baikal

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EARLY AMERICA

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The Molasses Act of 1733 placed high duties on molasses & this potent potable from non-English possessions

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Time's up! The correct answer was rum

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MOVIE SONGS

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1996: "Don't Cry For Me, Argentina"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Evita

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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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STATE: THE OBVIOUS

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This state's name includes the name of the country that was the top destination for U.S. tourists in 2001

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Time's up! The correct answer was New Mexico

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WOLVERINE

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This creature is the main predator of wolverines; what else would be dumb enough to take one on?

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Time's up! The correct answer was man

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ACTORS & ACTRESSES

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This "Seinfeld" co-star became a Broadway star at age 23 in Stephen Sondheim's musical "Merrily we Roll Along"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Jason Alexander

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WHEAT

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Glutamic acid from wheat is used to produce this flavor enhancer

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Time's up! The correct answer was MSG

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COLOSSUS

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Immeasurably great, like the "Jest" in a David Foster Wallace title

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Time's up! The correct answer was infinite

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IT ENDS WITH "US"

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Bridges over this strait connect Asia to Europe

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Time's up! The correct answer was Bosphorus

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THE PRODUCERS

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This central state produces more cheese than any other

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Time's up! The correct answer was Wisconsin

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OLYMPIC POTPOURRI

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The name of this equestrian event is French for "training"; it doesn't refer to a garment

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Time's up! The correct answer was Dressage

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MUNICH

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In 1634 & 1635 an outbreak of this deadly contagion devastated Munich, killing more than one third of its residents

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Time's up! The correct answer was bubonic plague

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"X"-MEN

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His dad Earl Little was an outspoken Baptist minister & supporter of black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey

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Time's up! The correct answer was Malcolm X

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SCIENCE GUYS

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This astronomer was born in Pisa, Italy February 15, 1564

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Time's up! The correct answer was Galileo

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WHY?

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Because bacteria from carbon dioxide bubbles around which the curd hardens

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Time's up! The correct answer was Why does Swiss cheese have holes?

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BEING THOREAU

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Thoreau praised this man's actions at Harpers Ferry & eulogized him in 3 lectures

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Time's up! The correct answer was John Brown

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MS.

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Nancy Ross, Angela Davis, & Geraldine Ferraro all sought this office in 1984

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Time's up! The correct answer was vice president

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LOST IN SPACE

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In 1992 Space Shuttle astronauts delivered ashes of this "Star Trek" creator into the final frontier

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Time's up! The correct answer was Gene Roddenberry

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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

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In 1999 Ford snatched up the auto unit of this company for 50 billion kronor

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Time's up! The correct answer was Volvo

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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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19th CENTURY MUSIC

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Lyrics to an 1868 tune by this man began, "Guten Abend, Gut Nacht, Mit Rosen Bedacht"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Johannes Brahms

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THEY'RE ON CABLE

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James Roday is Shawn Spencer, a police consultant who pretends to have otherworldly powers, on this comedic series

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Time's up! The correct answer was Psych

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THE FILM THAT ALMOST WAS

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Nicole Kidman dropped out of playing Brad Pitt's wife in this film; you may have heard Angelina Jolie got the part

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Time's up! The correct answer was Mr. & Mrs. Smith

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STATE GOVERNMENT

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Many states have these for state lawmakers, but in 1995 the Supreme Court ruled them unconstitutional for Congress

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Time's up! The correct answer was term limits

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THE BODY WOMAN

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Estrogen & progesterone are hormones produced by these glands

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Time's up! The correct answer was the ovaries

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10-LETTER WORDS

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Lionel Hampton's instrument

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Time's up! The correct answer was Vibraphone

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HOMOPHONES

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Lies in the sun, or people who live in the Pyrenees

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Time's up! The correct answer was basks/Basques

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LESSER-KNOWN AMERICANS

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In 1945 Virginia Gildersleeve was the only female U.S. delegate to the conference that drafted this charter

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

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U.S. PRESIDENTS

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A Civil War general, he was the last man to go directly from the House of Representatives to the presidency

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Time's up! The correct answer was James A. Garfield

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THE TIGERS

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Genus sphyraena, this long, thin predatory fish with protruding jaws & teeth is known as the "tiger of the sea"

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Time's up! The correct answer was barracuda

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TITLE WAVE

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Malcolm Gladwell: "The ____ Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Tipping

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MOVIES BY ROLES

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1982: Mr. Hand, Stacy Hamilton, Jeff Spicoli

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Time's up! The correct answer was Fast Times at Ridgemont High

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GIANTS OF SCIENCE

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You'll find this Frenchman's name on almost all milk cartons

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Time's up! The correct answer was Louis Pasteur

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THROUGH THE 1800s WITH SARAH POLK

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During the Civil War, Mrs. Polk's Tennessee home had this official status & both union & CSA leaders visited

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Time's up! The correct answer was neutrality

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ITALIAN

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If you're not going sinistra or destra, you're going sempre diritto, meaning this

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Time's up! The correct answer was always straight

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CLASSIC DISNEY FILMS

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Among the babes in "Babes in Toyland" are Ann Jillian as Bo Peep & this Mouseketeer as Mary Contrary

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Time's up! The correct answer was Annette Funicello

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NO. 1 ALBUMS

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"Hell Freezes Over"

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Time's up! The correct answer was The Eagles

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BARTLETT'S PAIRS

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The 2 quotes by Charles Evans Hughes, the USA's 11th this, include "The Constitution is what the judges say it is"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Chief Justice

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POLITICS

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When he ran for president in 1884, the Democrats called him the "Continental Liar From the State of Maine"

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Time's up! The correct answer was James G. Blaine

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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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DEMOCRATIC KEYNOTERS

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1968: Hawaiian senator

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Time's up! The correct answer was Daniel Inouye

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THE TIGERS

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Founded by Claire Chennault, these aviators shot down hundreds of Japanese planes during World War II

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Flying Tigers

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WITH BROTHERHOOD

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The Dust Brothers produced this sibling band's "Middle Of Nowhere" which featured "MMMBop"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Hanson

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GIRLS IN SONG

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In Ritchie Valens' day, this song about a girl was more popular than its flip side, "La Bamba"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Donna

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MILLIONS OF REASONS

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Metallic distinction of a CD that's sold 1 million copies

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Time's up! The correct answer was platinum

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IT BORDERS INDIA

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This nation to India's north is also the only other nation with a Hindu population of more than 80%

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Time's up! The correct answer was Nepal

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NIGHT WATCH

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July 7, 2009: If you're in Australia, the Americas or sailing the Pacific, look for an eclipse of this

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Moon

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SALMON

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"Fish ladders" help salmon travel upstream over these man-made obstructions

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Time's up! The correct answer was dams

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THE CINEMA

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It was the mythological container sought by Lara Croft in "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Pandora's box

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PRESIDENTS IN THE CABINET

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As Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams told this country to govern Florida better or cede it to the U.S.

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Time's up! The correct answer was Spain

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HOW NOVEL

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Gregory Maguire's novel "Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister" is a revision of this fairy tale

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

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ELIZABETH TAYLOR FILMS

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Variety called it "a horse picture" with "a new dramatic find-- moppet Elizabeth Taylor"

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Time's up! The correct answer was National Velvet

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ABRAHAM LINCOLN

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In April 1865 while attending a play at this man's theater, Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth

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Time's up! The correct answer was Ford's Theatre

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GOVERNMENT

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Brazil has 2 federal legislative houses, the Chamber of Deputies & this

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Senate

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TONY-WINNING COMPOSERS

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1949: "Kiss Me, Kate"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Cole Porter

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BETTER KNOWN AS...

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Charles Buchinsky

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Time's up! The correct answer was Charles Bronson

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ADJECTIVES

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When found before "potato", it's not a potato; before "meats", not meats; & before "bread", not bread

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Time's up! The correct answer was sweet

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OPERA

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At 35 he decided for the first time to sit right down & write himself an opera; he produced "Fidelio"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Beethoven

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MARK TWAIN: BOOK LOVER

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One of Twain's favorite books was the "Diary of" this Englishman; Twain credited it as the model for his book "1601"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Pepys

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WORLD CAPITALS

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"From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli" refers to the capitals of these two countries

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Time's up! The correct answer was Mexico & Libya

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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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PIZZA TOPPINGS

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Wild ones of these found on pizza include shiitakes, morels & chanterelles

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Time's up! The correct answer was mushrooms

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WORLD GEOGRAPHY

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This longest river on the Iberian Peninsula is also known as the Tajo

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Tagus

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THE 17TH CENTURY

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In his 1613 "Letters On Sunspots", he openly supported the Copernican theory

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Time's up! The correct answer was Galileo

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NOVEL QUOTES

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"Great men can't be ruled", she wrote in "The Fountainhead"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Ayn Rand

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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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STOCK SYMBOLS

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Add "YBOY" to this 3-letter symbol to get the full name of a big media company

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Time's up! The correct answer was PLA

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NOVELS

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Published in 1949, this futuristic tale is set in Oceania, a few years before you were born

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Time's up! The correct answer was 1984

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COMIC STRIPS

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Duke has been Gov. of American Samoa, GM of the Redskins & a lobbyist for the NRA in this comic strip

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Time's up! The correct answer was Doonesbury

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GEOGRAPHY "E"

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Parts of the Arabian and Libyan deserts are found in this African country

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Time's up! The correct answer was Egypt

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NO. 1 QUESTIONS

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In a 1995 No. 1, Bryan Adams wanted to know if you'd ever really done this

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Time's up! The correct answer was loved a woman

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I JUST LIKE SAYING THESE WORDS

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Enjoy this $2000 quanswer--see, I'm one of these, a creator of new words

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Time's up! The correct answer was neologist

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HISTORIC NAMES

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Margaret Roper, who died in 1544, is said to have been buried with the head of this "Utopia" author, her father

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Time's up! The correct answer was Saint Thomas More

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AMERICAN COUNTIES

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While many states have counties named Lincoln, this is the only state that has one named Snohomish

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Time's up! The correct answer was Washington

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EARLY AMERICA

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In defending British soldiers on trial for this 1770 event, John Adams said, "Facts are stubborn things"

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Boston Massacre

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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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ART & ARTISTS

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He painted "Irises" & "Pink Roses" as well as "Sunflowers"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Vincent Van Gogh

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AskOxford.com

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AskOxford.com says the most commonly cited collective term for these animals is a clowder

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MY SUITE

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He began composing "The Nutcracker Suite" in 1891

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LIVE IN TEXAS

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Man from Sugarland, Texas known as "The Hammer" in the U.S. House of Representatives

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MOTTOES

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Strangely, "Blood & fire" is the motto of this Christian charitable organization

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NO. 32

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The 32nd Academy Award for Best Picture went to this 1959 epic

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U.S. STATES

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This state got its nickname, "Badger State", from the 1820s miners who dug into its hillsides

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U.S. GEOGRAPHY

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The westernmost and northernmost points in the U.S. are both located in this state

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BRAND NAMES

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Joseph McVicker invented this after seeing the trouble kids had with modeling clay

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FICTIONAL CHARACTERS

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In a 2001 tale by Alice Hoffman, Aquamarine is a beautiful & brokenhearted one of these creatures

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4 N

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"U" know it means not deliberate; I'm sorry, that slip of the tongue was completely this

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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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THE CIVIL WAR

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His first act after being sworn in as president of the Confederacy was to send a peace commission to Washington, D.C.

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Time's up! The correct answer was Jefferson Davis

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ANY FIRST WORDS?

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Aussies are familiar with this term for native inhabitants that once referred to pre-Roman Italians

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WORLD COINS

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In 1999 the Cook Islands issued a half dollar coin featuring this Jim Davis comic strip title character

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4-LETTER WORDS

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During the American Revolution, this term referred to an American who favored the British side

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COMPANIES

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This chain with a month as its name has acquired stores like Kaufmann's in Pittsburgh & Robinson's in L.A.

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I WANT TO RIDE THAT!

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Six Flags Great America unleashed a roller coaster named for this bat-tastic 2008 blockbuster

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Time's up! The correct answer was The Dark Knight

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FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS

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Perkins & Stafford Loans & Pell Grants are for these people

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COUNTRY MUSIC

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"Strawberry Wine" was the first of 3 No. 1 hits from this debut album by Deana Carter

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Time's up! The correct answer was "Did I Shave My Legs for This?"

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IT HAPPENED IN NOVEMBER

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18-year-old Will Shakespeare married her in November 1582; their daughter was born 6 months later

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Time's up! The correct answer was Anne Hathaway

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MY NAME IS EARL WARREN

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I am interred at this national cemetery

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THRILLER

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"The Attorney" Paul Madriani appears in several legal thrillers by this lawyer-turned-author

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Time's up! The correct answer was Steve Martini

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PLACES

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Libraries & the Christian Science Church maintain these areas; the British Museum built a big one in 1857

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METALLICA

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This metal was discovered in 1789; it took until 1896 to find out that it was radioactive

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FAMOUS AMERICANS

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It was the famous nickname of frontiersman & scout Christopher Carson

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THE LAW

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Failure to pay a building contractor may result in his leaning on you with this type of lien

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AUTHORS

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Already a successful poet, in 1814 he started his career as a novelist with a tale of the Highlands

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Time's up! The correct answer was Sir Walter Scott

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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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AIN'T THAT "GRAND"

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The Republicans had been around less than 30 years when they were dubbed this

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Grand Old Party

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BREAKING NEWS

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Nearly 10 million YouTubers saw Dave Carroll's clip called this "friendly skies" airline "Breaks Guitars"

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Time's up! The correct answer was United Airlines

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IN THE TREASURY DEPT.

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When it invites you up to see its etchings, you'll see stamps & dollar bills

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Bureau of Engraving & Printing

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HEADQUARTERS

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Since 1988 J.C. Penney has been firmly planted in Plano in this state

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FROM THE FRENCH

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This light tannish color gets its name from the French for "raw", as in raw vegetables

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THAT'S MY LAW

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Kepler's first law says that planetary orbits aren't circular but have this shape

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FICTIONAL BOOKS

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This doctor from the original "Star Trek" series wrote "Comparative Alien Physiology"

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Time's up! The correct answer was McCoy

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BALLET

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Cadets attend a dance at a girls' school in "Graduation Ball", a ballet set in this capital of Austria

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AMERICAN COUNTIES

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While many states have counties named Lincoln, this is the only state that has one named Snohomish

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Time's up! The correct answer was Washington

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IT'S EXTINCT

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The last known representative of this type of pigeon died in the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914

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Time's up! The correct answer was the passenger pigeon

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CHARLIE CHAPLIN

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Chaplin went on stage at age 5 in this type of "hall", the British equivalent of Vaudeville

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Time's up! The correct answer was Music Hall

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UNOFFICIAL STATE NICKNAMES

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It's also known as "The Toothpick State" because of a knife used by early settlers

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Time's up! The correct answer was Arkansas

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SHAKESPEAREAN LAST SCENES

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Though this comedy has Verona in its title, it ends in a forest on the frontiers of Mantua

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Time's up! The correct answer was The Two Gentlemen of Verona

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SPORTS OF THE FEMALE OLYMPIANS

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Lisa Fernandez, Jennie Finch & their 7 teammates on the field

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Time's up! The correct answer was softball

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HOW'S THE WEATHER?

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The forecast is cloudy with a 30% chance of these, characterized by the sudden start & stop of light rainfall

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Time's up! The correct answer was showers

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THE LAW

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During the Civil War, Lincoln suspended this right not to be held in prison without court consent

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Time's up! The correct answer was Habeas corpus

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MYTHELLANEOUS

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Riding this winged horse made it possible for Bellerophon to approach & kill the chimera

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Time's up! The correct answer was Pegasus

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EARTH, WIND & FIRE

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In the '90s home fires caused by these nearly doubled, with almost half of them starting in the bedroom

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Time's up! The correct answer was candles

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CARTOONS

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Bubbles, Blossom & Buttercup make up this group devoted to "Saving the Day Before Bedtime"

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Time's up! The correct answer was The Powerpuff Girls

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ARTISTS & THEIR WORKS

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Oh oh! Chauncey B. Ives depicted this mythological woman seen here on the verge of opening a box

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Time's up! The correct answer was Pandora

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PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS

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Just because you have this pervasive suspicion of others, doesn't mean they're not out to get you

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Time's up! The correct answer was Paranoia

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HAMMERS

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He said to his captain, "Before I let your steam drill beat me, I'd die with this hammer in my hand"

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Time's up! The correct answer was John Henry

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CREATION STORIES

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According to the King James Version, God's first words quoted in the book of Genesis

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Time's up! The correct answer was "Let there be light"

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FORE!

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In 1994 at age 18, he became the youngest golfer to win the U.S. Amateur Golf Tournament

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Time's up! The correct answer was Tiger Woods

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REQUIRED READING

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Last name of sisters Emily & Charlotte, a 1-2 punch with "Wuthering Heights" & "Jane Eyre"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Bronte

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EPONYMS

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Although sources disagree over the origin of this "do-over" golf shot, many accept that it was named for a bad golfer

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Time's up! The correct answer was a Mulligan

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LITERARY ANIMALS

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Cadpig was the smallest & prettiest of Pongo's 15 puppies in this 1956 Dodie Smith novel

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Time's up! The correct answer was "101 Dalmatians"

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ANCIENT VIP's

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This Hebrew king taxed his people into rebellion, which may not have been too wise

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Time's up! The correct answer was Solomon

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SCIENCE & NATURE

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Sir Humphry Davy named this yellowish-green gas from a Greek word meaning "greenish-yellow"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Chlorine

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THE NEXT BIBLE BOOK AFTER...

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Joshua

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Time's up! The correct answer was Judges

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TRANSPORTATION

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This light Russian sleigh is pulled by 3 horses

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Time's up! The correct answer was Troika

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TELEVISION HISTORY

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In the late '60s this character was created to show children it's okay to be grumpy

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Time's up! The correct answer was Oscar the Grouch

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HISTORIC AMERICA

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This city's Independence Nat'l Historical Park has been called "The most historic square mile in America"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Philadelphia

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MEDICAL MILESTONES

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Dutch physician Willem Kolff developed the 1st of these kidney machines that cleanse the blood

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Time's up! The correct answer was a dialysis machine

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FOR THE FASHIONISTA

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Launched by her brother in the '90s, a fragrance called Blonde was inspired by this Italian designer's long blonde hair

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Time's up! The correct answer was Donnatella Versace

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3-NAMED AUTHORS

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The movie "Yentl" was based on a story by him

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Time's up! The correct answer was Isaac Bashevis Singer

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SPORTS NAME ORIGINS

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This racket sport takes its name from the country home of the 19th century Duke of Beaufort

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Time's up! The correct answer was Badminton

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THE LAST BATTLE

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The Battle of Chapultepec

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OATS

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This phrase refers to indulging in youthful excesses

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Time's up! The correct answer was Sowing one's oats

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CROSSWORD CLUES "H"

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Sleep like a bear (9)

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Time's up! The correct answer was Hibernate

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MIDDLE "C"

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For a nice chianti, visit this wine-making region of Italy that's famous for it

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Time's up! The correct answer was Tuscany

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AGRICULTURE

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Spain, Italy & Greece are the leading producers of this liquid from the fruit of Olea europaea

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Time's up! The correct answer was olive oil

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EXPIRATION DATES

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January 14, 1984: After passing through the golden arches

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Time's up! The correct answer was Ray Kroc

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BETTER KNOWN AS...

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The New York Mets' William Hayward Wilson

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Time's up! The correct answer was Mookie Wilson

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THE GIANTS

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In Lilliput he's a giant

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Time's up! The correct answer was Gulliver

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LOBBYISTS

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After his forced resignation from the Senate in 1995, he took an interest in lumber & other natural resources

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Time's up! The correct answer was Bob Packwood

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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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SHAKESPEAREAN OPERAS

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"Amleto"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Hamlet

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TV CASTS

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In 2000 this Oscar nominee joined the cast of "Ally McBeal" as a lawyer

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Time's up! The correct answer was Robert Downey, Jr.

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TURKISH LITERATURE

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The poem called the "Garibnameh" contains 11,000 masnavi, which we know as these rhymed 2-line units of verse

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Time's up! The correct answer was couplets

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DEATH BY...

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Air crash of his MiG fighter plane while on a training mission near Moscow, March 27, 1968

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Time's up! The correct answer was Yuri Gagarin

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DOUBLE MEANINGS

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I know Mike _____ his expense account, but I can't believe he'd steal legal _____ from the conference room

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Time's up! The correct answer was pads

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INTERNATIONAL NAMES

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As a boy Bolivia's president Evo Morales herded these pack animals

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Llamas

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@vital copper guessed it! The answer was: llamas

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POP CULTURE

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In a 2011 movie comedy, the 3 title "horrible" these were summarized as psycho, maneater & tool

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Time's up! The correct answer was bosses

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AMERICAN HISTORY

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In 1791 this Treasury Secretary issued his "Report On Manufactures", a critique of American industry

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Time's up! The correct answer was Alexander Hamilton

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BIRD HUNTING

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The third rail in a subway system is the one with the juice & should be avoided like a touchy subject

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Time's up! The correct answer was a rail

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THE 50 STATES

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Since 1776, it has been the only U.S. state to be the most populous state for more than a century

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Time's up! The correct answer was New York

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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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UP IN THE AIR

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Pilots are leery of CAT, or clear-air this, which often occurs over mountains & around thunderstorms

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Time's up! The correct answer was turbulence

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TREES & SHRUBS

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A 1912 gift from Japan, the Yoshino species of this tree is found in great abundance by the Jefferson Memorial

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Time's up! The correct answer was cherry trees

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TRAVEL

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Beautiful Margaret Island in this river has been a Budapest park for more than 100 years

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Danube

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RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN

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Character who is “corny as Kansas in August”

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Time's up! The correct answer was Nellie Forbush

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SONG LYRICS

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Evita sang, "Don't" do this "for me Argentina -- the truth is I never left you"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Cry

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WHAT TO WEAR

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Eddie Bauer & The Gap offer the flared-below-the-knee jeans called this "cut", from what they fit over

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Time's up! The correct answer was boot-cut

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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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THE HUSBAND MARRIED

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Virginia Cherrill, Barbara Hutton, Betsy Drake, Dyan Cannon & Barbara Harris

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Time's up! The correct answer was Cary Grant

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DIRECTED BUT DID NOT STAR

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"Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil" (1997)

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Time's up! The correct answer was Clint Eastwood

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THE UNIVERSE

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It wasn't until 1959 that the "far side" of this body was seen

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Time's up! The correct answer was The Moon

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RHYME TIME

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A wealthy sorceress

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Time's up! The correct answer was a rich witch

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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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CZECH, PLEASE

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In Czech, it's "Praha", & it's over 1000 years old

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Time's up! The correct answer was Prague

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BEFORE & AFTER

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1980 scarefest in which mom & daughter switch bodies one day & are stalked by Jason at Camp Crystal Lake

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Time's up! The correct answer was Freaky Friday the 13th

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I BIT OFF MORE THAN I COULD CHEW

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In 9 minutes, Sonya Thomas dined on 11 pounds of this cheesy dessert from a Brooklyn restaurant

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Time's up! The correct answer was cheesecake

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ABBREVIATED STATES

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State whose abbreviation is also a cabinet department that was formed in 1989

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Time's up! The correct answer was Virginia

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HOLLYWOOD THRILLER PREVIEWS?

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Last year it was Da Vinci; this fall it's nothing but dots & dashes with the...

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NEPAL

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"Wooden temple", the meaning of this city's name, refers to the 400-year old one in its central square

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HISTORY

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On May 30, 1967 Colonel Ojukwu declared Biafra's independence from this country, starting a civil war

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SAINTS BE PRAISED

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In September 1999 an abridged version of his "City of God" ranked 9,821st on Amazon.com's sales list

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Time's up! The correct answer was Saint Augustine

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OOH... A WISE GUY

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He coined the term "utopia" now meaning "an ideal place" & used it for the title of a 1516 satire

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Time's up! The correct answer was Thomas More

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TAIWAN

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In October 1971 Taiwan was expelled from this organization & Red China was admitted

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"EZ" DOES IT

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Columbus' first landing on the mainland of the Americas was on the coast of what is now this country

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Time's up! The correct answer was Venezuela

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ACTORS & ACTRESSES

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Don't blink--or you'll miss Richard Dreyfuss in this 1967 film based on a Jacqueline Susann novel

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Time's up! The correct answer was Valley of the Dolls

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ALL MY SONS

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Nickname of the "son" who terrorized NYC in the summer of '77

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"B" IN GEOGRAPHY

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It's the capital of Catalonia

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CROSSWORD CLUES "B"

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Bestselling book that has its own "belt" (5)

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Time's up! The correct answer was Bible

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DIRECTED BUT DID NOT STAR

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"Cradle Will Rock" (1999)

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Time's up! The correct answer was Tim Robbins

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PLACES

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A small & informal restaurant, or one who eats there

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THE MIDDLE AGES

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Crackowes were a style of these with toes so long they were sometimes attached to the knees with chains

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Time's up! The correct answer was shoes

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EAT IT!

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Traditionally, shepherd's pie contains this meat, ground or diced

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Time's up! The correct answer was lamb

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MUNICH

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In 1634 & 1635 an outbreak of this deadly contagion devastated Munich, killing more than one third of its residents

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Time's up! The correct answer was bubonic plague

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FOOD

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Type of food that comes in shapes of bow ties, elbows & wagon wheels

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Time's up! The correct answer was pasta

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CELEB STUFF

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People Magazine called his 1997 solo album "Destination Anywhere", "Tres Bon"

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MIXED DRINKS

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A basic Gin Rickey is gin, lime & this non-potent potable

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Time's up! The correct answer was soda water

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WHAT'S THAT SOUND?

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Ports lying on the banks of this sound include Bremerton, Everett & Tacoma

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Time's up! The correct answer was Puget Sound

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ARTISTS' RETREATS

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The patronage of Mabel Dodge Luhan made an artists' magnet of this town 55 miles from Santa Fe

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GOAT-POURRI

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In "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", Pierre Gringoire rescues this gypsy girl's goat from a mob

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Time's up! The correct answer was Esmeralda

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PEOPLE IN HISTORY

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After a 15-year stay in England, this proprietor of Pennsylvania returned to his colony in 1699

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Time's up! The correct answer was William Penn

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TV CASTS

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On "Spin City" Michael J. Fox played Mike; this actor who replaced him plays Charlie

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ORGANIZATIONS

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The Max Planck Society is one of this country's chief organizations for scientific research

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ALL IN YOUR MIND

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Erik Erikson's concept of this type of "crisis", in which you're not sure who you are, is associated with adolescence

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Time's up! The correct answer was identity crisis

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U.S. RIVERS

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The name of this river, famous in song, may be a corruption of the Spanish for "little Saint John"

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Swanee

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ABBREV.

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Like NAFTA, but farther south: CAFTA

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Time's up! The correct answer was Central American Free Trade Agreement

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"X"s & "O"s

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This 1797 imbroglio began when 3 French agents demanded a huge bribe from U.S. diplomats

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Time's up! The correct answer was the XYZ Affair

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ASTROLOGY

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Chinese astrology has 5 classical elements, each associated with a planet; knock this when you think Jupiter

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Time's up! The correct answer was wood

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ART

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You can't make a genuine tempera painting without breaking these

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Time's up! The correct answer was eggs

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FOOD

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The non-chocolate version are called "blondies"

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Time's up! The correct answer was brownies

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BEGINS & ENDS WITH "O"

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L.A. restaurant Locanda Veneta serves this veal dish con risotto

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Time's up! The correct answer was osso bucco

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IT'S EXTINCT

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The name of this extinct elephant-like creature comes from Greek meaning "breast tooth"

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Time's up! The correct answer was a mastodon

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HOLD THE MAYO CLINIC

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The Mayo Clinic was started in Rochester in this state

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Time's up! The correct answer was Minnesota

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I'VE TRAVELED EACH & EVERY HIGHWAY

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This highway that Bob Dylan "Revisited" begins in Thunder Bay, Ontario

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Time's up! The correct answer was Highway 61

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POLITICIANS

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Now a Tennessee senator, he appeared in the films "Die Hard 2" & "The Hunt For Red October"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Fred Dalton Thompson

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WHO PLAYED 'EM

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2004: Sirius Black, the prisioner of Azkaban

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Time's up! The correct answer was Gary Oldman

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NEBRASKA, NEW YORK OR NORTH DAKOTA

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The Oregon Trail crossed it

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Time's up! The correct answer was Nebraska

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I HAVE A PREPOSITION FOR YOU

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Neil Gaiman wrote, "Now slip, now slide, now move unseen, above, beneath, betwixt," this

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Time's up! The correct answer was between

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WHAT A WEEK

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In 1958 the theme of the first national week for these places was "Wake up & read!"

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Time's up! The correct answer was libraries

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DON'T BE A PAIN

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Pain registers in one area of the outer portion of the cerebrum called the cerebral this

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Time's up! The correct answer was cortex

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PRESIDENTS

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The last President to sport a moustache or beard while in office

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Time's up! The correct answer was William Howard Taft

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HISTORIC DATES

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On May 17, 1954 the Supreme Court ruled on this case, unanimously outlawing public school segregation

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Time's up! The correct answer was Brown vs. the Board of Education

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ASIA

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It's Asia's southernmost national capital

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Time's up! The correct answer was Jakarta

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YOU MUST BE JOKING

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When this gastropod in a shell rode on the turtle's back, it said, "Whee!"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Snail

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EXPLORERS

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In 1918 Roald Amundsen was attacked by one of these large white animals

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Time's up! The correct answer was Polar bear

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DOUBLE TALK

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It's a sailor's way of saying to a superior "I understand & will obey"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Aye-Aye

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AND I QUOTE

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Kim Walker's character in "Say Anything" has this annoying habit when quoting

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Time's up! The correct answer was Making quotations with your fingers

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NATIVE AMERICANS

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This Florida tribe lived in dwellings called chickees that had raised floors & open sides allowing the air to circulate

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Seminoles

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WHO'S THE BOSS

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Every week Danno Williams would "Book 'Em" for this boss

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Time's up! The correct answer was Steve McGarrett

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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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WOMEN ON U.S. STAMPS

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1902: The first First Lady

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Time's up! The correct answer was Martha Washington

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AT THE MALL

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This bookstore chain is named for its "edgy" founders, brothers Tom & Louis

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Time's up! The correct answer was Borders

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47

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You deserve a medal if you know that this element, symbol Ag, is No. 47 on the periodic table

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Time's up! The correct answer was silver

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U.S. COLLEGES

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The student newspaper of this Hanover, N.H. school calls itself "America's Oldest College Newspaper"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Dartmouth

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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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DOWN AT THE OLD FACTORY

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Company that ran the Hawk-Eye Works in Rochester, N.Y.

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Time's up! The correct answer was Kodak

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PAPAL NAMES

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From the Latin for "blessed"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Benedict

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DECADES OF BESTSELLERS

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"The Power of Positive Thinking" & "Marjorie Morningstar"

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Time's up! The correct answer was the 1950s

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GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCTS

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When on this north Atlantic island be sure to try hakarl, a traditional dish of rotten shark

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Time's up! The correct answer was Iceland

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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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THE CIVIL WAR

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On May 29, 1865, he issued a general amnesty for most rebels; the rich and those with high ranks weren't included

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Time's up! The correct answer was Andrew Johnson

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TOUGH STUFF

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A patron of wisdom & good fortune, the Hindu god Ganesha bears the head of this animal

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Time's up! The correct answer was Elephant

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NATIVE AMERICAN PLACE NAMES

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An RV maker based in Iowa shares its name with this large Wisconsin lake

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Time's up! The correct answer was Winnebago

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TRAVEL & TOURISM

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The home of silk merchant Jim Thompson, who disappeared in 1967, is a tourist attraction in this Thai city

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Time's up! The correct answer was Bangkok

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EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT IT...

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On June 28, 1994 the nat'l weather service began issuing this index that rates the intensity of the sun's radiation

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Time's up! The correct answer was the UV index

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AMERICAN HISTORY

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On May 29, 1765 Patrick Henry's Stamp Act protest was interrupted with this one word

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Time's up! The correct answer was Treason!

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THE "I"s HAVE IT

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Some scientists believe that the universe is undergoing expansion called this, also an economic term

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Time's up! The correct answer was Inflation

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GO "SOUTH"

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...to this Indiana college town that was originally called Big St. Joseph Station

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Time's up! The correct answer was South Bend

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WEAPONS

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One might be fired "out of the blue"--from a crossbow

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Time's up! The correct answer was a bolt

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DEFENESTRATION IN CINEMA

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In this Bruce Willis movie, the villain goes out the window of the Nakatomi building, gun in hand

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Time's up! The correct answer was Die Hard

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I'M "L__X"

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From the Greek for "of words", it's all the words belonging to a particular branch of knowledge

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Time's up! The correct answer was lexicon

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HOMETOWNS

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Niels Bohr

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Time's up! The correct answer was Copenhagen

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MANY IRONS

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It's gold! Gold, I tell you! Gold!!! Oh, no -- it's not... it's this, fool's gold

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Time's up! The correct answer was Iron pyrite

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THE ENVIRONMENT

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This "colorful" & controversial activist environmental group was formed in Canada in 1971

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Time's up! The correct answer was Greenpeace

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TWO

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In suds: Eberhard Anheuser &...

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Time's up! The correct answer was Adolphus Busch

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JUST PLANE GEOMETRY

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The sum of the squares of the lengths of the legs of a right triangle is equal to the square of the length of this

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Time's up! The correct answer was the hypotenuse

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MS.

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Nancy Ross, Angela Davis, & Geraldine Ferraro all sought this office in 1984

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Time's up! The correct answer was vice president

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THE BUTLER DID IT

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Ted Cassidy played Bigfoot on "The Six Million Dollar Man" & filled this servant's shoes on "The Addams Family"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Lurch

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ISLANDS

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This Indonesian island became world famous after giant lizards were discovered there in 1912

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Time's up! The correct answer was Komodo

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THE EYES HAVE IT

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People say these are what you need to make it in Hollywood

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Time's up! The correct answer was Contacts

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BIG BANDS

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"Royal" bandleader whose first two names were Edward Kennedy

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Time's up! The correct answer was Duke Ellington

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I'D RATHER BE SKIING

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In this type of race you have to zigzag between flags or other obstacles in proper order

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Time's up! The correct answer was a slalom

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THE FABULOUS '50s

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In early 1951 TV viewers were riveted watching the Kefauver committee's look into this in America

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Time's up! The correct answer was organized crime

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PIZZA TOPPINGS

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These on your pizza may be fire-roasted, sun-dried, or just fresh sliced Romas

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Time's up! The correct answer was tomatoes

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ALL GOD'S CRITTERS

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The "great" species of this slender predatory fish seen here has been called the "Tiger of the Sea"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Barracuda

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TOM WOLFE

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It was Wolfe who first predicted that the 1970s "Will come to be known as" this "decade"

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Me Decade

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ALSO ON YOUR COMPUTER KEYS

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It's an abbreviation for Grand Prix auto racing

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Time's up! The correct answer was F1

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EPONYMS

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Inventor & shirtmaker S.L. Cluett's first name gives us this process for minimizing fabric shrinkage

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Time's up! The correct answer was Sanforizing

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STARTS WITH A PRONOUN

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In this job, at a wedding, you'll be called upon to ask, "Friend of the bride or groom?"

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Time's up! The correct answer was usher

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NOVELISTS

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He dictated his last novel, "The Brothers Karamazov", to his wife who took it down in shorthand

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Time's up! The correct answer was Dostoevsky

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"F"OOD

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It's a Spanish baked custard coated with caramel

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Time's up! The correct answer was flan

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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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ANIMAL COLLECTIVE

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It can be a pack of dogs, or a place to board them

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Time's up! The correct answer was a kennel

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SAY CHEESE

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This cheese that has an orange rind originated in Alsace & is named for a city there

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Time's up! The correct answer was Muenster

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WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS

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Coined in the '70s, the term "Ebonics" comes from these 2 words

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Time's up! The correct answer was ebony & phonics

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WORD ORIGINS

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Derived from the Latin for "salted vegetables", this cold dish might be enhanced with a little oil & vinegar

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Time's up! The correct answer was salad

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4-LETTER WORDS

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From the Latin for "kitchen", you literally cook ceramics in one of these

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Time's up! The correct answer was Kiln

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STORM

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This 2000 film was based on Sebastian Junger's bestseller about a hurricane that meets a cold front

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Time's up! The correct answer was The Perfect Storm

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MASTER OF PUPPETS

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Dr. Bunsen Honeydew & this lab assistant were on "The Muppet Show"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Beaker

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SOME MORE SIMIAN CINEMA

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When this Mouseketeer starred in "The Monkey's Uncle", she sang the title tune with The Beach Boys

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Time's up! The correct answer was Annette Funicello

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ISRAEL

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Sde Boker, one of these cooperative communities, was the retirement home of first prime minister David Ben-Gurion

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Time's up! The correct answer was kibbutz

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CLOTHING WORDS

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To lose footing on icy ground

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Time's up! The correct answer was slip

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AMERICAN INDIANS

Question

Geronimo rode in this U.S. president's 1905 inaugural parade

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Time's up! The correct answer was Theodore Roosevelt

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BOOK NAMES

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Nietzsche: "Thus Spoke ____"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Zarathustra

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THE FILM THAT ALMOST WAS

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Eddie Murphy got the role in this '84 police comedy after Sylvester Stallone dropped out

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Time's up! The correct answer was Beverly Hills Cop

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THE "A" "B" "C"s

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Ring in & tell me this correct name for a young swan

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Time's up! The correct answer was Cygnet

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DEATH BY...

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Air crash of his MiG fighter plane while on a training mission near Moscow, March 27, 1968

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Time's up! The correct answer was Yuri Gagarin

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BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

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In January 1970 Boeing introduced this first wide-bodied jumbo jet; it could seat up to 452 passengers

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Time's up! The correct answer was 747

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LITERATURE

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In Wonderland, Alice comes across a large one of these with a snooty caterpillar atop it

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Time's up! The correct answer was a mushroom

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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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TOP 40 BONUS

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"Soul Man"

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Time's up! The correct answer was The Blues Brothers & Sam & Dave

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THE LIVING PLANET

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Relative to the size of the bird, this flightless New Zealand denizen has the largest egg

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Time's up! The correct answer was the kiwi

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AMERICANA

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This U.S. first lady once taught dance in Grand Rapids

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Time's up! The correct answer was Betty Ford

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ASTRONOMY

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These long distance travelers may be dirty ice balls or icy dirt balls

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Time's up! The correct answer was comets

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SPORTS LEGENDS

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In 1904 he became the first pitcher in the American League to throw a perfect game; now an award is named for him

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Time's up! The correct answer was Cy Young

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PSYCHOLOGY

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Standard test of responding to a key word with the 1st words which come to your mind

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Time's up! The correct answer was word association

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RELIGIOUS RHYME TIME

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Around the time of a veiled Muslim garment for women

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Time's up! The correct answer was circa burka

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CALL OUT THE VOICE SQUAD

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He was the voice of Mickey Mouse in "Steamboat Willie"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Walt Disney

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POUR ME A STIFF ONE

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This brand of liqueur made its debut in Dublin on November 26, 1974

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Time's up! The correct answer was Bailey's

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THE ONION

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Aug. 9, 2000: Popular names for these include Shopwood, Storemont & Indianburialgroundbrook

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Time's up! The correct answer was shopping malls

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HOMOPHONES

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A negative vote, or a horse's whinny

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Time's up! The correct answer was nay/neigh

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ARE YOU PERHAPS FRENCH?

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Philippe of this family is Chief Ocean Correspondent for Animal Planet

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Time's up! The correct answer was Cousteau

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HAMMERS

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Paul McCartney said this song "Epitomizes the downfalls in life"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Maxwell's Silver Hammer

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OATS

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It's a thick, pudding-like oatmeal dish that's enjoyed by Scots & by Goldilocks

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Time's up! The correct answer was Porridge

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1994 FILMS

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In this film Martin Scorsese says the TV audience wants "To watch the money"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Quiz Show

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Y1K

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Circa 1000 Polynesian migrants reach New Zealand where they settle & become this ethnic group

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Time's up! The correct answer was Maoris

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NO. 32

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On May 11, 1858 this "North Star" state became U.S. state No. 32

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Time's up! The correct answer was Minnesota

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"NEVER" AT THE MOVIES

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(Hi, I'm Garry Marshall) I sent copy editor Drew Barrymore back to high school for an undercover assignment in this 1999 comedy

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Time's up! The correct answer was Never Been Kissed

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SOUTH AMERICA

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One of 2 landlocked countries in South America

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Time's up! The correct answer was Bolivia or Paraguay

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ANCIENT COINS

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A Knossos coin of the 4th century B.C. had this creature on the front & a labyrinth on the reverse

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Time's up! The correct answer was Minotaur

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4-LETTER WORDS

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Gloomy & forbidding, like a certain "reaper"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Grim

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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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THE EVOLUTION OF "M"USIC

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This '60s "Nights in White Satin" band has another color in its name

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Time's up! The correct answer was Moody Blues

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TV PRODUCERS

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He moved from "Melrose Place" to the east coast for "Central Park West" & "Sex & the City"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Darren Star

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WHERE'S MY COFFEE?

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The flavorful coffee beans from this country are grown at high altitudes near Nairobi

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Time's up! The correct answer was Kenya

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"COURT" BRIEFS

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It's a special judicial assembly with power over the administration of estates & wills of deceased people

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Time's up! The correct answer was probate court

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SCIENCE GUYS

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In 1610 this Italian made his biggest discovery: the 4 largest moons of Jupiter

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Time's up! The correct answer was Galileo

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CELEBRITIES' MIDDLE NAMES

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The L. in Samuel L. Jackson stands for this, like a certain bad, bad Mr. Brown of song

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Time's up! The correct answer was Leroy

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KIDDIE LIT

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This Anna Sewell book may have inspired "Moorland Mousie", which was also narrated by a horse

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Time's up! The correct answer was Black Beauty

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KIDS IN BOOKS

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"The Sword in the Stone" is a book about a kid who grows up to be this king

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Time's up! The correct answer was King Arthur

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COUNTRY MUSIC

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In 2010 this movie soundtrack featuring Jeff Bridges was a Billboard Top 10 country album

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Time's up! The correct answer was Crazy Heart

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TRAVEL

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This Rome landmark is 620 feet long by 513 wide-- plenty of room to run away from a wild beast

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Colosseum

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NOTED EUROPEANS

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Giuseppina Strepponi, a prima donna in "Nabucco", married this famous Giuseppe in 1859

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Time's up! The correct answer was Verdi

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BOB DYLAN CHRONICLES

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"God say, 'You can do what you want Abe, but the next time you see me comin' you better run'"

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Time's up! The correct answer was "Highway 61 Revisited"

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WORLD CITIES

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This Sudanese capital lies on a narrow piece of land bounded by the White & Blue Nile Rivers

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Time's up! The correct answer was Khartoum

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THE KILLERS

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In one of the few documented one-on-one Old West gunfights, this "Wild" man killed Davis Tutt in 1865

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Time's up! The correct answer was Wild Bill Hickok

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RHYME TIME

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A cloaklike garment for a gorilla

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Time's up! The correct answer was an ape cape

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LOST IN SPACE

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Piers Sellers lost a tool in space while spreading putty into this Space Shuttle named for Capt. Cook's ship

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Time's up! The correct answer was Discovery

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THE 1980s

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Nicolae Ceausescu was deposed as dictator of this country & executed in 1989

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Time's up! The correct answer was Romania

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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY

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This great Flemish artist's "Adoration of the Magi" adorns King's College chapel

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Time's up! The correct answer was Peter Paul Rubens

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AND I QUOTE

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3-word phrase for a quote meant for attribution, or a quote like "Gretzky's 92 goals are unbeatable!"

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Time's up! The correct answer was On the record

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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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& SO I FACE THE FINAL CURTAIN

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With more than 7,400 performances, this musical became a "Memory" after its Sept. 10, 2000 finale

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Time's up! The correct answer was Cats

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RELIGION BY THE NUMBERS

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The sixth of these was an outbreak of boils & sores

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Time's up! The correct answer was Ten Plagues of Egypt

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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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COOKING EQUIPMENT FOOD

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Go to logcabinsyrups.com & you'll immediately see a stack of them

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Time's up! The correct answer was pancakes

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WORD & PHRASE ORIGINS

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This phrase for taking a break from a long period of sitting goes back to 19th century baseball

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Time's up! The correct answer was Seventh-inning stretch

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NORM!

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The dad of this First Gulf War general was a N.J. State Police bigwig & worked the Lindbergh kidnapping case

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Time's up! The correct answer was Schwarzkopf

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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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FROG ANATOMY

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It's attached at the front of the mouth so the frog can flick it out rapidly

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

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WORLD CAPITALS

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It's the largest English-speaking city in the Caribbean, mon

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Time's up! The correct answer was Kingston

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WHO DO YOU THINK I AM?!

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On Feb. 3, 1930 I presided over the founding of the Vietnamese Communist Party

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Time's up! The correct answer was Ho Chi Minh

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FOOD

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They're the two common vegetables in the English dish bubble & squeak

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Time's up! The correct answer was potato & cabbage

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DANCE

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19th c. women exposed their petticoats when they did this naughty French dance also known as <i>Le Chahut</i>

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Time's up! The correct answer was the can-can

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THE CINEMA

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It was the mythological container sought by Lara Croft in "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Pandora's box

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THE EYES HAVE IT

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A student, or a minor in Roman law

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Time's up! The correct answer was Pupil

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NOTORIOUS

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White supremacy group depicted as heroes in film classic "Birth of a Nation"

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Ku Klux Klan

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KNOTS TO YOU

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This South American civilization used Quipu, a system of knots, to record dates & large sums of figures

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Time's up! The correct answer was Incas

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"LAP" DANCE

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Take your gemstones to this specialist to have them cut & polished

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Time's up! The correct answer was Lapidary

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BILL GATES' 50 BILLION

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In this state where he lives, Bill could pay the governor's salary for 413,000 years

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Time's up! The correct answer was Washington

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STATE FISH

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Maryland's state fish, the rockfish, is also known as the striped species of this

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Time's up! The correct answer was bass

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WORLD GEOGRAPHY

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It's the lowest, flattest & smallest continent

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Time's up! The correct answer was Australia

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CZECH, PLEASE

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In Czech, it's "Praha", & it's over 1000 years old

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Time's up! The correct answer was Prague

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BILL GATES' 50 BILLION

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If his employee's price is $50.00, Bill could buy a billion of the "98" version of this operating system

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Time's up! The correct answer was Windows

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FAMOUS NAMES

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Ines de la Fressange was a Chanel model when she was chosen to represent this French symbol

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Time's up! The correct answer was Marianne

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SHIPS

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The Thresher & Scorpion were this type of ship; 1 was lost in 1963, 1 in 1968

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Time's up! The correct answer was submarines

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ARCHITECTURE

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Gropius, Mies van der Rohe & this Swiss architect all worked for architect Peter Behrens

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Time's up! The correct answer was Le Corbusier

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"DO", "RE", "MI"

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A small filet of prime beef

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Time's up! The correct answer was Mignon

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U.S. GEOGRAPHIC NICKNAMES

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Maryland is "the Old Line State"; this is "the Old Dominion"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Virginia

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SPACE MISSIONS

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In 2008 the Phoenix Mars lander found ice on this region of the planet

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Time's up! The correct answer was the poles

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ANAGRAMMED STATE CAPITALS

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Any lab

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Time's up! The correct answer was Albany

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20th CENTURY INVENTION

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In 1983 the first U.S. commercial call on one of these was from Chicago to a descendant of Bell in Germany

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Time's up! The correct answer was Cellular phone

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SIGNS & SYMBOLS

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The first seal designed for what is now this U.S. state depicted icebergs, igloos & the Northern Lights

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Time's up! The correct answer was Alaska

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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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JUST DESSERTS

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Perfect for dipping in wine or coffee, biscotti are twice-baked cookies from this country

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Time's up! The correct answer was Italy

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CELEBRITY FACTS

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In 2010 she got engaged to a choreographer she met on the set of "Black Swan"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Natalie Portman

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ORDINAL NUMBER, PLEASE

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In "The Music Man", the penultimate trombonist in "The Big Parade"

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Time's up! The correct answer was 75th

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HISTORIC BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Older brother Frank is thrilled to welcome this Sept. 5, 1847 baby; 10 days old & making guns with his tiny fingers

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Time's up! The correct answer was Jesse James

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PHRASES THAT SELL

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It's the popular query in Verizon's TV ads

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Time's up! The correct answer was Can you hear me now?

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THOSE WACKY GERMANS

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Germans decorate Christmas trees with silvery strings & call it the "hair" of these heavenly beings

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Time's up! The correct answer was Angels

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COUNTIES BY STATE

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McDuffie, Meriwether, Macon

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Time's up! The correct answer was Georgia

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STATE FISH

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Florida's state saltwater fish is this game fish known for its raised dorsal fin & spear-like nose

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Time's up! The correct answer was a sailfish

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"PH"UN WORDS

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Because the Greek goddess Artemis was associated with the Moon, she was also called this, which means "light one"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Phoebe

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HOMOPHONIC PAIRS

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A squash that's been pierced by a bull's horn

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Time's up! The correct answer was gored gourd

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CLOTHING WORDS

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Hits hard

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Time's up! The correct answer was socks/belts

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IT SOUNDS LIKE

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Jay Leno's show, it sounds like how you address a letter for Sir Galahad

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Time's up! The correct answer was Tonight

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THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

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This 1990 winner said it was "a recognition of what we call perestroika and innovative political thinking"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Gorbachev

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ELIZABETH TAYLOR FILMS

Question

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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MILITARY TELEVISION

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Bad guys should stay out of harm's way (that's Cmdr. Harmon Rabb's way) on this military-legal series

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Time's up! The correct answer was JAG

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TEENS OF THE PAST

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"At 15 I set my heart on learning", wrote this great Asian sage in his "Analects"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Confucius

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SECRET MENUS

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Ask this chain that's inspired by a fictional pirate for a "side of crumbs", & you'll get some fried batter bits

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Time's up! The correct answer was Long John Silver's

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THE OLD WEST

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This lieutenant colonel recruited some of his Rough Riders at William Menger's hotel in San Antonio

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Time's up! The correct answer was Theodore Roosevelt

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OFFICIAL STATE THINGS

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This "sweet" state tree of Vermont is an important source of syrup

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Time's up! The correct answer was sugar maple

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NATIVE AMERICANS

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In August 1934 this president was made an honorary member of the Blackfoot tribe & given the name "Lone Chief"

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Time's up! The correct answer was FDR

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MILITARY TELEVISION

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On a '50s series, this German Shepherd & his master, Rusty, were adopted by cavalry soldiers at Fort Apache

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Time's up! The correct answer was Rin Tin Tin

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BIBLICAL FATHERS & SONS

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When informed that this king & his son Jonathan had been killed, David said, "How are the mighty fallen"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Saul

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TWO

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In advertising: Jay Chiat &...

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LITERATURE

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People from the past appear to a brother & sister in "Rewards and Fairies" by this author of "The Jungle Book"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Kipling

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WHO'S ON FIRST?

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Sundays from 1984 to 1995, "60 Minutes" led into this CBS crime drama--guess Jessica finally got tired of writing

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Time's up! The correct answer was Murder, She Wrote

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THE "BUTLER" DID IT

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The mission statement of this school says it's located "In...Indianapolis, one of America's most livable cities"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Butler University

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NATIVE AMERICANS

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Gov. Bradford said that this Indian who taught the Pilgrims how to plant corn was an "instrument sent of God"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Squanto

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HISTORIC AMERICANS

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At the time of her 1937 disappearance she was married to publisher George Palmer Putnam

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Time's up! The correct answer was Amelia Earhart

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WORLD BOOK DESCRIBES THE "G" MAN

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"American poet... became known as a leader of the Beat literary movement of the 1950s"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Ginsberg

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RHYMES WITH STONEHENGE

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Head down south to see this, a plain covered with pieces of fried corn bread

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Time's up! The correct answer was Ponehenge

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GREECE

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The mainland of Greece forms the southern part of this peninsula

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Balkan Peninsula

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WEEDS

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This common weed seen here has a beverage in its name

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Time's up! The correct answer was Milkweed

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LASTS

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The name of the last dynasty to rule Vietnam, it's the family name of about half Vietnam's people

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Time's up! The correct answer was Nguyen

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TO NEIL

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From 1979 to 1981, Neil Goldschmidt was Secretary of this department abbreviated D.O.T.

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

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REAL TO REEL

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African captives revolt aboard their slave ship & then have to stand trial in this movie based on an 1839 event

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Time's up! The correct answer was Amistad

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"FOR" WORDS

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This word on the label signifies that vitamins have been added to milk

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Time's up! The correct answer was fortified

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WORD"Z"

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Many French eateries include this word in their names; it means "at the home of"

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Time's up! The correct answer was chez

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ROAMIN' THE WORLD

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In 1991 the Yanomami tribe in this country was awarded a reserve 3 times the size of Belgium

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Time's up! The correct answer was Brazil

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INTERNATIONAL CUISINE

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When making this classic Chinese soup, be sure to remove the twigs, feathers & insects first

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Time's up! The correct answer was bird's nest soup

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NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD

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Argentina & Brazil have national parks to preserve the wildlife & beauty of these extensive waterfalls

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Time's up! The correct answer was Iguazu Falls

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CHEKHOV, PLEASE

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The plot shows Mme. Ranevsky is the owner of this title Chekhov plot

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Time's up! The correct answer was The Cherry Orchard

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TRUTH OR DARE

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Dare: Respond with an imitation of this radio therapist whose "Sexually Speaking" program began in 1980

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Time's up! The correct answer was Ruth Westheimer

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FANTASTIC FILMS

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Futuristic S. Kubrick film starring M. McDowell as Alex, a psychopathic gang leader

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Time's up! The correct answer was "A Clockwork Orange"

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LITERARY HOUSES

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In this novel by John Kennedy Toole, Ignatius J. Reilly lives with his mother in her New Orleans home

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Time's up! The correct answer was The Confederacy of Dunces

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STAMPS

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Woo hoo! In 2009 this animated family was chosen to grace stamps, though postage did go up to 44 cents (D'oh!)

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Simpsons

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LUXEMBOURG

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The Congress of Vienna in 1815 made Luxembourg a state headed by this type of ruler

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Time's up! The correct answer was a grand duke

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WOMEN'S HEALTH

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Joint pain is one symptom of SLE, a common disorder in women that's also called by this 5-letter name

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THE COMMODORES

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"The Commodore" is one of the tales of this C.S. Forester hero

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Time's up! The correct answer was Horatio Hornblower

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THE CONTINENTS

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This continent has a lot of marsupials, like the native wombat

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Time's up! The correct answer was Australia

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BOTANY

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The common species of this prairie flower, Helianthus annuus, can reach a height of 15 feet

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NAME THE WORK

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Melville: "Captain Vere was an exceptional character"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Billy Budd

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CANDY & GUM SLOGANS

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"Gimme a Break, Gimme a Break, Break Me Off a Piece" of this candy bar

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Time's up! The correct answer was Kit Kat

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SPORTS

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What the letters in "scuba" stand for

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Time's up! The correct answer was self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

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NOW YOU'RE TALKING MY LANGUAGE

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The official language of Niger, it's a remnant of its colonial times

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Time's up! The correct answer was French

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NAME THE OPERA

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(Audio clip in Italian from opera about clowns)

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

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I'M "L__X"

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From Middle High German, this Yiddish word means "salmon"

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Time's up! The correct answer was lox

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I COULD USE SOME SELF-HELP!

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That hair! Those shorts! Both are still around for this exercise guy known for his "Sweatin' to the Oldies"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Richard Simmons

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ORGANIZATIONS

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Not surprisingly, this organization, founded in 1884, maintains one of the world's finest reference libraries on dogs

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Time's up! The correct answer was the American Kennel Club

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WHEREFORE "ART" THOU

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Grammatically speaking, the word "the" is definitely one of these

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Time's up! The correct answer was Article

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BALLET

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Balanchine choreographed the leading role in "Allegro Brillante" for this part-Osage Indian ex-wife

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Time's up! The correct answer was Maria Tallchief

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THE CONTINENTS

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This continent has a lot of marsupials, like the native wombat

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Time's up! The correct answer was Australia

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TRUTH OR DARE

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Dare: Respond with an imitation of this radio therapist whose "Sexually Speaking" program began in 1980

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Time's up! The correct answer was Ruth Westheimer

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FOR WHOM THE "BELL" TOLLS

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Your occupation if you're a carillonneur

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Time's up! The correct answer was a bell ringer

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CITY FLAGS

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The Y-shaped design on this city's flag represents the convergence of the Mississippi & Missouri rivers

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Time's up! The correct answer was St. Louis

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DANCE

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Some dancers get their kicks doing high kicks in this Radio City Music Hall chorus line

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Time's up! The correct answer was the Rockettes

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THE BIBLE

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It was like coriander seed, white; & the taste of it was like wafers made with honey

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Time's up! The correct answer was Manna

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ORGANIZATIONS

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It's what the R stands for in AARP

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Time's up! The correct answer was retired

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MOVIE PRODUCERS

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Tim Burton, director of the 1989 smash about this comic book hero, also co-produced the 1992 sequel

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Time's up! The correct answer was Batman

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OSCAR WINNERS & NOMINEES ON TV

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"An Unmarried Woman" in the movies, she played Donald Sutherland's wife Letitia on "Dirty Sexy Money"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Jill Clayburgh

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WHAT COLOR IS GREEN?

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This play says, "Beware, my lord, of jealousy; it is the green-eyed monster"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Othello

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TECHNOLOGY

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After hearing this invention of his work, Edison said, "I was never so taken aback in my life"

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Time's up! The correct answer was the phonograph

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DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE COMPANIES

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There's American Express & this "of America"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Bank

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HEY, GOOD-LOOKIN'

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Psalm 8 declares, "Out of the mouth of" these "and sucklings hast thou ordained strength"

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Time's up! The correct answer was babes

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ALL "AMERICAN"

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When Iowa farmers & their wives first saw this 1930 painting of a farm couple, many of them were downright angry

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Time's up! The correct answer was American Gothic

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INVENTORS & INVENTIONS

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After Carrier came up with this in 1902, my 20 babes waving palm fronds idea went out the window

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Time's up! The correct answer was air conditioning

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PIZZA TOPPINGS

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On November 12 celebrate National Pizza with the Works Except these fish Day

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Time's up! The correct answer was Anchovies

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BIRDS! BIRDS! BIRDS!

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Seen here, the great horned type of this bird is found from Alaska to South America

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Time's up! The correct answer was Owl

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FICTIONAL CHARACTERS

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He first appeared in Kipling's 1892 story "In the Rukh" as an adult who now & then refers to his very odd childhood

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Time's up! The correct answer was Mowgli

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COMMON BONDS

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Bobby, bowling, rolling

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Time's up! The correct answer was pins

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THE HOLLYWOOD STOCK EXCHANGE

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"RBRIDE" was the HSX designation for this hot-performing stock & movie

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Time's up! The correct answer was Runaway Bride

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TEENS IN HISTORY

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Apprenticed to a British shipowner as a teen in the 1740s, he became one of the great explorers of the Pacific

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Time's up! The correct answer was Captain Cook

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HERE'S LUCY

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Lucy Hobbs Taylor must have aced her orals because in 1866 she became the first woman to receive a degree in this

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Time's up! The correct answer was dentistry

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HOMOPHONES

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Sugary, or a group of hotel rooms

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Time's up! The correct answer was sweet/suite

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THE ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS

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Legendary promoter who ran the Fillmore West in the Bay Area & the Fillmore East in NYC

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Time's up! The correct answer was Bill Graham

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ALWAYS SAY NEVER

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"He that fights and runs away may" these 5 words "but he that is in battle slain will never rise to fight again"

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Time's up! The correct answer was live to fight another day

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JONATHAN SWIFTIES

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"He was a bold man that first ate" this bivalve mollusk

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Time's up! The correct answer was an oyster

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OPERA

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Stationed in Seville, Don Jose is bewitched by a gypsy girl in this Bizet opera

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Time's up! The correct answer was Carmen

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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

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BRUCE ALMIGHTY

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His July 20, 1973 death in Hong Kong at age 32 shocked the world

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Time's up! The correct answer was Bruce Lee

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OATS

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In 1877 Henry Seymour read about this religious group in an encyclopedia & named his oat company for them

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Time's up! The correct answer was Quakers

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POLITICAL TALK

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Saddle up & give us this 5-letter term for an added provision that may not be germane to the purpose of a bill

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Time's up! The correct answer was a rider

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FUNNY FOR NOTHIN'

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This Brit comic cross-dresser: "Guns don't kill people, people do... but monkeys do too, if they've got a gun"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Eddie Izzard

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U.S.A.

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On average this city packs more than 23,000 people into 1 sq. mile

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Time's up! The correct answer was New York City

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ALL ASHORE FOR BIRD LORE

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It's the color in the name of New Hampshire's state bird, a finch, & a state flower, a lilac

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Time's up! The correct answer was purple

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FRENCH ART & ARTISTS

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Andre Derain was a prominent painter in this style whose name is from the French for "wild beasts"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Fauvism

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"EVE"NING

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A bracketed projecting beam supported on only one end, or a type of bridge

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Time's up! The correct answer was a cantilever

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FUNDRAISING

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Donations in the form of equipment or time instead of money are called "in" this 4-letter word

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Time's up! The correct answer was in kind

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THE CIA

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Much of the intelligence evaluation & planning is done at the CIA's HQ in this Virginia locale

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Time's up! The correct answer was Langley

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PAPAL NAMES

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Not guilty

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Time's up! The correct answer was Innocent

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SCIENCE & NATURE

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In the East Indies certain species of this reptile are called flying dragons because they can glide from tree to tree

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Time's up! The correct answer was Lizards

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LITERARY CROSSWORD CLUES "L"

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Delicious "Doone" damsel (5)

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Time's up! The correct answer was Lorna

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U.S. CITIES

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Located in this city's Garden District, Commander's Palace features a jazz brunch on weekends

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Time's up! The correct answer was New Orleans

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TV CASTS

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In 2000 this Oscar nominee joined the cast of "Ally McBeal" as a lawyer

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Time's up! The correct answer was Robert Downey, Jr.

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HOW NOVEL

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Title that completes the line "Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin..."

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Time's up! The correct answer was "To Kill A Mockingbird"

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EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY SAYS....

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Cynically she wrote that this "Is not all; it is not meat nor drink nor slumber nor a roof against the rain"

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Time's up! The correct answer was Love

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WAR

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During this war, Major George Armistead wanted "a flag so large the British will have no difficulty seeing it"

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Time's up! The correct answer was the War of 1812

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AUTHORS

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This Dr. Dolittle creator studied civil engineering at M.I.T.

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Time's up! The correct answer was Hugh Lofting

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DOWN AT THE OLD FACTORY

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Havana's Real Fabrica de Tabacos Partagas has been turning these out since 1845

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Time's up! The correct answer was cigars

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BLARNEY

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Now applied to Shakespeare, this word referred originally to Celtic minstrel poets

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Time's up! The correct answer was bard

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THE COMPANY LINE

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Edward Teller & this man partnered in 1898 to sell high fashions to women

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Time's up! The correct answer was Bonwit