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Of Abraham V, Martin V or John V, the one who was not a pope |
Abraham V
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Wannabe Ivy Leaguer Joel Goodson |
(David: What is All the Right Moves?)
Risky Business
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Judo contestants don't wear shoes & socks, & the color of these changes as they gain expertise |
belts
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"On top of Old Smokey, all covered with" this, "I lost my true lover..." |
snow
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In 2006 this Caribbean country made history by swearing in its first wo-mon prime minister, Portia Simpson Miller |
Jamaica
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Wedding websites say the "3 months' salary" figure for these isn't realistic; buy what she likes |
an engagement ring
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In Manila on Jan. 15, 1995 the Pope honored World Youth Day by celebrating this with over 4 million people |
a mass
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Young lawyer Mitch McDeere |
(Louis: What is The Client?)
The Firm
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A seito is a student; a sensei is one of these |
a teacher
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The current U.S. penny is zinc covered in this |
copper
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In May 1970 Diane Crump became the first female jockey to ride in this race; she finished 15th aboard Fathom |
the Kentucky Derby
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Who doesn't love plum sauce with these Chinese appetizers? |
egg rolls
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Pope Urban II told the crusaders to fight not for honor or money but for this act of religious self-punishment |
penance
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Navy pilot Lt. Pete Mitchell |
(Dena: Can't think of it.)
Top Gun
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Used in kendo, the shinai is a sword made of this plant |
bamboo
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The baseballs the Harwood Factory made in 1858 were covered not in cowhide but in this, sewn in a figure-eight stitch |
horsehide
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In 1944 Lt. Cordelia Cook became the first woman to win both the Bronze Star & this award for her war wounds |
the Purple Heart
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One of these is seen here from the 1940s, in Chicago, natch |
an elevated railway
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A Bolivian disguised as a priest attempted to assassinate this pope in 1970 |
Paul VI
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Navy lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee |
A Few Good Men
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They're the main machines covered by the domes seen here; the nude beach is farther down shore |
(Alex: The main machines in those domes, [*].)
nuclear reactors
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In 1995 Roberta Cooper Ramo, an Albuquerque attorney, became the first woman president of this organization |
the American Bar Association
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1 U.S. dollar equals 1.13 Canadian dollars, for example |
an exchange rate
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In 1376 St. Catherine of Siena helped convince Pope Gregory XI to end this "captivity" & return to Rome |
the Babylonian Captivity
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Pool shark Vincent Lauria |
The Color of Money
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This Japanese art translated as "way of harmony of the spirit" uses opponents' energy against them |
aikido
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The origin of the name of this rooflike canvas covering for a deck on your house is unknown |
(Louis: What is a tarpaulin?)
an awning
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In 1933 FDR appointed Ruth Bryan Owen, daughter of this politician, the first U.S. woman diplomat |
William Jennings Bryan
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(Kelly of the Clue Crew waxes poetic.) Because it only looks like it works, the verse here... Oh, Montague, I long to PROVE How strong and stalwart is my LOVE ...has what's called this two-word term |
(David: What is an effeminate rhyme?) ... (Alex: Because it looks as if it rhymes, it's called [*].)
an eye rhyme
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