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THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPITAL CITY |
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The universe's background radiation is thought to be left over from this primordial event |
the Big Bang
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Sitcoms collide when a Debra Messing show spins off into Brett Butler's |
Will & Grace Under Fire
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Thoreau wrote this essay in 1849 to inform others how & why to protest against government misdeeds |
[Robert's answer of On [*] was originally ruled correct, but the decision was reversed before the second Daily Double.]
Civil Disobedience
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Nickname of the Spanish-American War volunteer regiment that included Teddy Roosevelt |
(Rosanna: What is the Lincoln Brigade?) (Marc: What are the Rough & Readies?)
the Rough Riders
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Pretoria, Rabat, Mogadishu |
Pretoria
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This type of doctor will see how you see & see you now |
an ophthalmologist
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Electrically speaking, it's the opposite of resistivity |
conductance
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The Hank, Peggy, Luanne & Bobby show that took a dramatic turn with Capt. Frank Furillo & friends |
(Robert: What is Hill Street Blues...)
King of the Hill Street Blues
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Bank Teller Joseph K. is put on trial in this author's "The Trial" |
Kafka
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This fabric is in nicknames for Robert Louis Stevenson & Mel Torme |
velvet
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Caracas, Buenos Aires, Quito |
Buenos Aires
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It's the removal of harmful substances such as radioactive material or poisonous gas from an area |
decontamination
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Ossification, the formation of this, begins in the embryo at the end of the second month |
bone
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A sketch show's dead parrot lives to soar through a flaming hoop held by Cathy Lee Crosby on a '70s celeb variety show |
Monty Python's Flying Circus of the Stars
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It's Edith Wharton's tragic novel of a New England farmer who falls in love with his wife's cousin |
(Rosanna: What is The House of Mirth?)
Ethan Frome
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Similar to Fannie Mae, it's the popular nickname for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
Freddie Mac
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Brussels, Paris, Madrid |
Madrid
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Though not used technically, it's another term for the upper troposphere |
(Marc: Um, what is the stratosphere?) (Rosanna: What is the atmosphere?) ... (Alex: Remember, 15-LETTER WORDS. You guys were a little short, as I've been many times.)
substratosphere
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C2H5, it's found before "alcohol" & is a homophone of a female first name |
ethyl
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Show in which Paris Hilton teams up with the developmentally disabled Corky |
The Simple Life Goes On
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As well as novels, he wrote rags-to-riches nonfiction like the James Garfield biography "From Canal Boy to President" |
Horatio Alger
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With this heavenly nickname, Louis XIV must have brightened up the lives of his subjects |
(Robert: Can I change my wager?) (Alex: No.) (Robert: Who is--What is [*]?)
the Sun King
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Guatemala City, Panama City, Mexico City |
Panama City
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You can find 3 different words within this word meaning "in spite of" |
notwithstanding
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This show's Chief of Detectives Virgil Tibbs takes a wrong turn & ends up on a '70s Rod Serling anthology series |
In the Heat of the Night Gallery
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She penned both "A Raisin in the Sun" & "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window" |
Lorraine Hansberry
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"Ante" up; it's third from the end |
(Rosanna: What is the antepenult...) (Alex: No.) (Rosanna: ...imate?) ... (Alex: Rosanna, you have to guard yourself against doing that. You give half a response, I get a ruling, and uh...) (Rosanna: I'll be good.) (Alex: Okay.)
antepenultimate
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