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Thousands receive care every year at this institution for homeless, neglected & abused children founded in 1917 |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Father Flanagan's Boys Town/Home
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Children's book title character who wears the hat seen here |
[Red & white stripes] (Stacy: Who is Dr. Seuss?) ... (Alex: That was not [*], by the way.)
the Cat in the Hat
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This song begins, "In the town where I was born, lived a man who sailed the sea" |
"Yellow Submarine"
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Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi |
Japan
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Stay the course & don't change these "in midstream" |
horses
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With the purchase of this region in 1803, the area now known as Nebraska became part of the United States |
the Louisiana Territory (the Louisiana Purchase accepted)
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From the Spanish for "shade", it's the hat seen here, senor |
a sombrero
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That's Paul McCartney whispering in the background on this singer's "Mellow Yellow" |
Donovan
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President Jacques Chirac |
France
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Though it sounds like a reference to oil, it's the branch of geology that studies rock composition |
petrology
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To do this is to keep your mouth tightly shut like a bivalve |
to clam up
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In 1982 Nebraskans passed "Initiative 300", banning out-of-state corporations from buying these |
farms (or ranches)
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As Tarzan could tell you, this hat's name refers to the plant fiber it's made from |
a pith helmet
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This Tony Orlando & Dawn song asks, "It's been three long years, do you still want me?" |
"Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree"
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Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder |
Germany
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While limonite adds a yellowish tinge to marble, hematite adds this color |
(Pete: What is silver?) ... (Alex: Less than a minute to go.)
red
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Now meaning very relaxed, to be as "loose as" this animal originally meant you were promiscuous |
a goose
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From 1855 to 1867, this city was the territorial capital |
Omaha
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This hat's name comes from a Rabbie Burns poem |
a tam o' shanter
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From 1970's "Ladies of the Canyon" album, it's Joni Mitchell's song of ecological concerns |
"Big Yellow Taxi"
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Prime Minister John Howard |
(Laura: What is Great Britain?)
Australia
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This variety of quartz is a beautiful birthstone |
amethyst
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If someone is weeping these reptilian drops, he's pretending to grieve |
crocodile tears
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On May 6, 1877 this great Sioux Indian chief surrendered to the U.S. Army at Fort Robinson |
Crazy Horse
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The name of this hat is elementary, my dear contestant |
(Alex: And by the way, all of our models were former, soon-to-be former, employees--they got their moment!)
deerstalker
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The title of a 1960 No. 1 song, it's what "she wore for the first time today... so in a blanket she wanted to stay" |
"Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"
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President Arpad Goncz |
Hungary
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Some metamorphic rocks with light & dark-colored bands have this pleasant-sounding gname |
gneiss
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When I do something well, it leaves me feeling "as proud as" this fowl |
a peacock
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