STAR TREK, STAR WARS OR LORD OF THE RINGS |
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STILL LIVING WITH "MOM" & "DAD" |
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A council that takes place at Rivendell is central to its plot |
Lord of the Rings
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Paddy Doyle's fitness records include throwing 470 of these in 1 minute--that should win the round |
(Kevin: What are darts?)
punches
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Send in 10 UPC symbols to get a "crispy cheesy fast & easy" T-shirt from this stuffed sandwich brand |
Hot Pockets
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The Japanese fleet left home on the 26th of this month in 1941, headed for Pearl Harbor |
November
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What Genghis Khan was to Kublai Khan |
granddad
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This lifeless planet has virtually no atmosphere or water & is only 29 to 43 million miles from the sun |
Mercury
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In its lore, a Bajoran wormhole leads to the Gamma Quadrant |
Star Trek
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In 2003 Paul Crake ran up the 1,576 steps of this NYC building in 9 minutes 33 seconds |
the Empire State Building
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Husband & wife Abraham & Mahala put their last name on this line of frozen entrees; meatloaf again? |
Stouffer's
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Billions of mourners worldwide watched Princess Diana's funeral on Sept. 6 of this year |
1997
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The names of many Mexican cities include this Spanish word for "city" |
ciudad
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Don't plan a Europan vacation--Jupiter's moon Europa is awash in this, also called battery acid |
sulfuric acid
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This one lent its name to a defensive weapons system that many felt was a pie-in-the-sky fantasy |
Star Wars
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In 2006 Leyan Lo, a student at this Pasadena school, solved a Rubik's Cube puzzle in 11.13 seconds |
Caltech
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When I say I'm dining with a woman, I mean this brand of frozen dinners named for a California piemaker |
(Kevin: Who is Sara Lee?)
Marie Callender
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The Treaty of Ghent ending the War of 1812 was signed Dec. 24 of this year |
1814
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The name of this daisylike plant used to make an herbal tea is from the Latin for "apple on the ground" |
chamomile
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The international symbol seen here shows that food has gone through this process to eliminate bacteria |
irradiation
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A race called the Andorians causes trouble for the humans in this one |
Star Trek
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A term for a tireless Soviet worker comes from the name of Alexei Stakhanov; he mined 102 tons of this in 6 hours |
coal
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The name of this brand, started by ConAgra CEO Mike Harper after a heart attack, tells me I'm opting to eat better |
Healthy Choice
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Year in which Custer & his force of more than 200 men were killed |
1876
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My heart belongs to this early 20th century art movement founded in Switzerland |
Dadaism
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In May 1980 life on the north side of this Washington mountain was obliterated by an 1,100-degree flow |
Mount St. Helens
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Its creator was born in South Africa |
(David: What is Star Trek?)
Lord of the Rings
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Ted Martin kept one of these fad items aloft with 63,326 consecutive kicks in just under 9 hours |
(Alex: Why would he try to do that? I don't know, and I don't care.)
a Hacky Sack
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If I'm in the mood for seafood, I whip up some fish sticks from this company whose logo is seen here |
Gorton's
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The first Olympics held in the U.S. were in St. Louis in this year |
1904
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The dominating feature of this East African port is Fort Jesus, a Portuguese stronghold built around 1593 |
(Kevin: What is Somalidad?) ... (Alex: You guys forgot about the "mom"s. We had a lot of "dad"s.)
Mombasa
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This 600-mile-long South American desert is noted for its extreme aridity that basically makes life impossible |
(David: What is Sonora?) (Aaron: What is the Kalahari?)
the Atacama
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