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The April 9, 2005 wedding of these 2 people was the topic of "Bride of Chucky" |
Prince Charles & Camilla
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Gentler than Hammurabi's, the code of Ur-Nammu demands these, such as 1 mina, for inflicting injury |
a fine
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Swollen lymph nodes called buboes are the main sign of this disease that devastated 14th century Europe |
(Celeste: What is the Plague?) (Alex Trebek: Be more specific.) (Celeste: What is the Black Plague?) (Alex Trebek: Be more specific.) (Celeste: What is [*]?) (Alex Trebek: Thank you.)
the bubonic plague
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No need to set my alarm--it's Saturday & time for my worship of Somnus, the Roman god of this |
sleep
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Pete's wife refuses to say why she was put in a kabocha shell, the Japanese type of this vegetable |
(Alex Hunnicutt: What is a cabbage?) ... [Steve gives the thumbs-up after getting the correct response.]
a pumpkin
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You won't need 21 guesses to name this rhyming type of short, leather-covered club |
a blackjack
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Our plan to make an enormous superpower with a grudge vs. the U.S. was outlined in "De-Weakening" this country |
Iraq
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What some Mesopotamians called the "Nether Sea" we call this gulf |
the Persian Gulf
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The American Academy of Dermatology told you to wear flip-flops to prevent this; Tinactin, stat! |
athlete's foot
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It's Sunday & time to say a few prayers to Cautha, the sun god of this ancient people of the Italian peninsula |
the Etruscans
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When he wants to reap, Pete always sickles down this cereal, Avena sativa, which he rolls or eats Irish-style |
oats
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The scientific name of this medium-sized animal is Ursus americanus, if "medium-sized" means weighing up to 600 lbs. |
(Steve: What is a bear?... What is a [*]?)
a black bear
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In 2005 the DNC was in the crosshairs when this Vermont man became "Chairman Now" |
Howard Dean
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Utnapishtim, the Mesopotamian version of this Biblical man, is warned of the destruction of Shuruppak |
(Celeste: Who is Lot?)
Noah
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Mere contact on scratched skin of saliva from an animal with this disease, aka hydrophobia, can transmit it |
rabies
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It's Tuesday & it's raining; must be the work of Lei Kung, the thunder god of this religion founded by Lao Tzu |
Taoism
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When pickled, Pete especially likes the Tuscan pepper seen here, which is called this in Italy |
(Alex Hunnicutt: What are peppercini?) (Alex Trebek: Say it again.) (Alex Hunnicutt: Peppercini?)
pepperoncini
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Theoretically, its gravitational field is so intense that no electromagnetic radiation can escape |
a black hole
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A White House man's involvement in the outing of this woman as a CIA agent was presented as "Rove Actually" |
(Steve: Who is Miller?)
Valerie Plame
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They settled Mesopotamia around 3500 B.C. & brought in some good ideas, like civilization & writing |
the Sumerians
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These blood-clotting aiders have an average life span of 9 to 14 days; healthy adults have over a trillion of them |
(Steve: What is a leech?)
a platelet
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It's Wednesday & it's time to light a candle to Ho Musubi No Kami, a fire god of this Japanese religion |
Shintoism
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Beetles no longer bother Pete's best fruit tree, which grows this treat sometimes called a Persian apple |
(Celeste: What is a pomegranate?) (Steve: What is a persimmon?)
a peach
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Ex-LAPD detective Steve Hodel thinks his own father killed Elizabeth Short, nicknamed this |
(Steve: What is the "Black Widow"?)
the "Black Dahlia"
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"Deconstructing Harriet" broke down her Supreme Court nomination (before it broke down) |
Harriet Miers
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Nebuchadnezzar's spending on buildings & war left this empire open to conquest in 539 B.C. |
the Babylonian Empire
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Wilson's disease, which can be misdiagnosed as schizophrenia, is caused by an excess of this element, Cu |
copper
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It's Thursday & I had to work 16 hours today! Guess I'll pray to Nyx, the Greek goddess of this |
(Steve: What is rest?)
night
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Pete pan-fries this Chinese legume that the French call mange-tout--eat it all, pod & all |
(Celeste: What is the long bean?)
snow peas
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Churchill called his case of depression this animal |
(Alex Hunnicutt: What is the black beast?)
the black dog
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