HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY, FEDERAL RESERVE! |
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One spur to create a central banking system was the 1907 financial event called this type of overpowering fear |
a panic
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The term "smog" is a blending of these 2 words |
smoke & fog
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"Acrobat on a Ball" is from this Spaniard's Rose Period |
Picasso
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Ex-major leaguer Jeff Kent headed to the Philippines & was part of the Kalabaw tribe on this show |
Survivor
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This type of orange preserve similar to jam or jelly contains bits of rind |
marmalade
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Useful in nudging, this hinge joint is formed by the meeting of the humerus with the radius & ulna |
the elbow
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The Fed controls how much money is out there partly by buying or selling T-bills, "T" for this Cabinet department |
(William: What is Transportation?)
Treasury
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Often a misdemeanor, it means to linger in a place for no real reason |
loitering
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Stuart Davis was influenced by this 20th c. music style; the title of his 1940s "Mellow Pad" echoes the slang of its musicians |
(Barrett: What is... swing?) (Irene: What is... scat?) [Barrett's response initially ruled incorrect; reversed before Daily Double at clue 20]
jazz
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"Outback Wrangler" & "Swamp Men" are shows on this channel's "Wild" |
(Barrett: What are Animal Planet?)
Nat Geo (National Geographic Channel)
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Otto the Orange is the mascot of this university in New York State |
Syracuse
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This outer layer of skin is thicker on the palms of the hands & the soles of the feet |
epidermis
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There are 12 Federal Reserve Banks; the one for the 12th district is based in this city |
(William: What is Sacramento?) ... (Alex: [*] is the city, yes, on the coast.)
San Francisco
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Mum's a word for this flower with a longer name |
the chrysanthemum
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Painting en plein air, meaning here, was a big part of Impressionism, though Degas wasn't interested |
outdoors (or outside)
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He caught passes for the Bengals; now he's Al Michaels' partner on "Sunday Night Football" |
(William: Who is Chad Ochocinco?) ... (Alex: Too recent--[*]. You had to go back further.)
Cris Collinsworth
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Valve's Orange Box package contains 5 video games, including this doorway-creating game |
Portal
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This hard tissue that covers the crown of a tooth is not living & contains no nerves |
enamel
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The Fed raises interest rates when it's worried about this, a steady rise in consumer prices |
inflation
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Depending on how you pronounce it, it can be a substance burned for its fragrance, or it can mean to anger someone |
incense
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In the 1480s, he sketched "The Horse and Rider", seen here |
Leonardo da Vinci
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Dr. Lee Rosen leads a team with superhuman abilities on this Syfy show |
Alphas
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Created because of perceived sexism in the Booker Prize, the Orange Prize is awarded to women in this endeavor |
literature (writing)
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The name of this flap of cartilage comes from the Greek for "above" & "tongue" |
the epiglottis
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This current Fed chairman is the author of a book on the Great Depression |
Bernanke
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Having all 5 vowels in alphabetical order, it means cleverly amusing, but it can also be snarky in tone |
facetious
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The last work of this recorder of Paris nightlife was "An Examination at the Faculty of Medicine" in 1901 |
(Toulouse-)Lautrec
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It's not a stretch to say Jake the Dog plays viola with his girlfriend Lady Rainicorn on this Cartoon Network show |
(William: What is The Adventures of Finn and Jake?)
Adventure Time
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In 1647 Mary of Orange's husband, William II, became Stadholder in what's now this country |
the Netherlands
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This other name for the auditory tube honors an Italian anatomist |
(Alex: And at the moment, you have exactly half of Irene's total. She is in the lead, of course.) (Barrett: Alex, nothing ventured, nothing gained. I'm all in.)
the Eustachian tube
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