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| It’s what chewable “chocks” were |
vitamins
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| Composers known as “the 3 B’s” |
Bach, Beethoven & Brahms
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| Until 1896, majority in this branch of Congress were 1st termers, now less than 10% are |
the House of Representatives
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| From Dutch “kaban huis”, meaning ship’s galley, in U.S. it came to mean last car on a train |
the caboose
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| Profession of Rex Morgan |
M.D.
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| Vanishing in the ‘60s, it’s what YUkon, KLondike & VAlencia were examples of |
telephone prefixes
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| In 1810, the same year as Schumann, this Polish pianist & composer was born |
Chopin
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| This council’s members are the president, vice president, sec’y of state & sec’y of defense |
the National Security Council
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| Laboratory culture dish named for the German bacteriologist who invented it |
a Petri dish
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| “Marmaduke” is this breed of dog |
a Great Dane
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| Turning down ABA offer of 3,500 head of cattle & 40,000 acre ranch in 1969, he signed with NBA Bucks |
Lew Alcindor (or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)
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| Mendelssohn wrote a series of 49 piano pieces which were appropriately titled “Songs Without” these |
words
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| He, not the Attorney General, represents the government in cases before the Supreme Court |
(Randy: What is the U.S. Attorney?) ... (Alex: ...about a minute to go in the round.)
the Solicitor General of the U.S.
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| Chinese for “work together”, it was motto of U.S. marine raiders in WWII |
gung ho
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| Migration of insects thru the air is classed as active or passive, depending on use of this |
wind
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| Dolly, Jeffrey, Billy & P.J. |
the kids in the Family Circus
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| The last #1 song of the ‘60s, it was Diana Ross’ last song with the Supremes |
(Randy: What is "Love Child"?) (Susan: What is "Ain’t No Mountain Higher"?)
"Someday We’ll Be Together"
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| Vivaldi was known as “the red priest” due to his clerical rank & this |
the color of his hair
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| FDR appointed Frances Perkins, 1st woman cabinet member, to head this department |
the Department of Labor
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| Originally a brand applied to slaves & criminals, it has come to mean a mark of disgrace |
(Kurt: What is a black mark?)
a stigma
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| The title of this Jim Unger comic refers to everyone in it, not just a single character |
Herman
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| In “Understanding Media”, he explained the Dodgers move to L.A. & fishnet stockings |
Marshall McLuhan
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| There’s nothing fishy about his “Trout” quintet |
Schubert
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| In 1966, Supreme Court ruled the 24th amendment outlawed this tax on both federal & state levels |
the poll tax
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| Run-down part of town, from the rough forest paths along which newly-cut logs were dragged |
(Kurt: What is the wrong side of the tracks?) ... (Alex: …from skid road.)
skid row
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| Largest North American wasp, it hunts tarantulas like a bird of prey |
the tarantula hawk
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| Creator of “Beetle Bailey”, whose name was defined in “B.C.” as “a dead nightcrawler” |
Mort Walker
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