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    (statue of) David
 
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    | On Feb. 12, 2001 Kelly Ripa became his permanent co-host | 
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    | He was informed April 14, 1789 that back on February 4, the Electoral College had elected him President | 
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    | His home was a castle in San Simeon, Calif. complete with indoor & outdoor pools & a private airstrip | 
    (Ben: Who is Hearst?) (Alex: Which one?)
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    mouse
 
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    banana split
 
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    | During WWII the only one of these spared in Florence was the historic Ponte Vecchio | 
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    | This TV host took part of her catchphrase from an Irish aunt who dismissed visitors with "Thank you.  Goodbye" | 
    (Ben: Who is Rosie O'Donnell?) ... (Alex: The host of "Weakest Link", [*].) (Alex: [Poorly attempting an imitation] You are the weakest link. Goodbye.) [Laughter]
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    | This movie star couple's Pickfair estate included canoe ponds & a stable | 
    Mary Pickford & Douglas Fairbanks
 
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    | He finished the 1986-87 NBA season with a whopping 3,041-point total | 
    Michael  Jordan
 
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    | "Don't have a cow, man" is one of his expressions | 
    Bart Simpson
 
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    Gucci
 
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    | In June 2001 Matthew Broderick & this man hosted the Tony Awards | 
    Nathan Lane
 
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    Truman
 
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    | Kendra gave this other slayer her lucky stake, "Mr. Pointy" | 
    Buffy
 
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    | This rock & roll hall of famer is the pride of Freehold, New Jersey | 
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    Rossini
 
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    | He's the host of MTV's "Total Request Live" | 
    Carson Daly
 
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    | After receiving his B.A. at the university in this New Jersey city in 1771, Madison stayed on to study Hebrew | 
    Princeton
 
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    Rachel Carson
 
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    | West Point is predominantly on the west bank of this New York river | 
    Hudson
 
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    | Used in the 1940s & '50s, this was slang for a teenage girl | 
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    | Now an art museum, it was originally built as the government judiciary's offices, hence its name | 
    Uffizi
 
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    | He hosts the PBS show "Reading Rainbow" | 
    LeVar Burton
 
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    | Before he was shot at the Temple of Music, McKinley spent the day touring this romantic landmark | 
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    | Notables who have called this NYC apartment building home include Judy Garland, John Lennon & Lauren Bacall | 
    The Dakota
 
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    | From the Girl Scouts, they're credits earned with your boss for favors done unasked | 
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    | When combined with an acid ingredient, this compound, NaHCO3, produces gas bubbles, causing batter to rise | 
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