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| The Templars were formed in this city around 1120 to protect pilgrims left defenseless after crusaders went home |
Jerusalem
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| On social media the abbreviation TBT means it's this kind of Thursday |
throwback Thursday
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| A 13th century Gottfried von Strassburg story retells a Celtic tale of the doomed lovers Tristan & her |
Isolde
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| To find this figure for Trebekistan, divide the population by the area |
(Suzanne: Per capita?) (Alex: No.) (Suzanne: Oh--) (Alex: Luke?) (Luke: What is per capita?) ... (Alex: Remember, each correct resp--response must begin with the letter "D"...)
density
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| This first No. 1 hit by ABBA says "Young and sweet, only 17" |
"Dancing Queen"
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| Ignored for almost 150 years, this U.S. military award was reintroduced on February 22, 1932 |
the Purple Heart
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| In the 1140s this was added to the Knights' white mantle as a symbol of Christian martyrdom |
a (red) cross
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| Chris Christie gave this kind of address at the 2012 Republican National Convention |
keynote
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| He was original in extolling "The Sorrows of Young Werther", a novel in the form of letters, in 1774 |
Goethe
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| Down, down into this type of area in an ocean, like the 5,900-fathom Emden one near the Philippines |
the deep
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| "Everything Has Changed" is by Taylor Swift & this redheaded Brit |
Ed Sheeran
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| The Bible's "Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them" is known as this |
the Golden Rule
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| Like an expert in chess, the highest authority in the Templars was called this; Jacques de Molay was the last |
a Grand Master
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| Dale Evans' horse was named this, like a dairy drink |
(Luke: What is Chocolate Milk?) (Suzanne: What is Milkshake?)
Buttermilk
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| Oskar Matzerath is the musician who never grew up in this 1959 Gunter Grass book |
The Tin Drum
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| Yes, Chip, this term is used is used mainly in Northern England for a broad open valley |
a dale
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| Cat on "Sam & Cat", she had a Top 5 hit in 2014 with "Break Free" |
(Suzanne: Who is Cat Power?)
Ariana Grande
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| This animal was once thought to bear the Devil's mark in its wool, which is perhaps why it came to symbolize disgrace |
the black sheep
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| The Templars helped out 12th c. King Alfonso I against these invaders & he bequeathed them Aragon |
the Moors
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| Eisenhower said, "The search for" this animal of blame "is the easiest of all hunting expeditions" |
a scapegoat
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| We bring in 'da noise, we bring in 'da Cornelia Funke, whose novels include this"heart" & this"spell" |
[The clue properly omitted spaces before the opening quotation marks, as shown.]
inkheart & inkspell
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| 1/360th of the Earth's circumference |
(Luke: What is a... decameter?)
a degree
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| In 1994 this trio had its second No. 1 album, "Ill Communication" |
the Beastie Boys
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| Notorious name of a herbicide mixture of 2,4-D & 2,4,5-T, used in Vietnam |
Agent Orange
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| After the fall of Acre in 1291, the Knights Templar moved their headquarters to this large island west of Syria |
Cyprus
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| Poet William Carlos Williams wrote that "so much depends on a red" one of these conveyances |
a wheelbarrow
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| 1815 is the estimated time of arrival of "The Devil's Elixer" by this author |
(Luke: Who is Faust?)
E.T.A. Hoffmann
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| Natural process by which arid lands become even less fertile; it happens a lot in Africa |
(Suzanne: What is desiccation?)
desertification
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| Will you remember this Canadian woman who sang "I Will Remember You" |
(Suzanne: Who is Céline Dion?)
Sarah McLachlan
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| These, now meaning "Credit for deeds done", may have come from a measure of young Girl Scouts' achievements |
(Alex: Luke?) [The time's-up signal sounds.] (Luke: What are merit badges?)
brownie points
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