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WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA? |
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He died at 35 in 1791 & was buried in a multiple grave--standard at the time in Vienna for a person of his standing |
Mozart
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In 1976 Hungary's Miklos Nemeth won Olympic gold by throwing this over 300 feet, a feat not equaled in the games since |
(Liddy: What is the shot put?) (Jim: What is the discus?) (Ruth: What is the hammer?) (Alex: No. Correct response--what is [*]? 300 feet for the shot put? Boy, I'd like to see that guy!)
the javelin
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In a 6-foot-tall person, this bone, the body's longest, is about 20 inches |
the femur
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George Bernard's cutting tools |
Shaw's saws
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This first U.S. civilian airport designed specifically for commercial jets opened in Virginia in 1962 |
Dulles
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The timber & the tundra are 2 main types of this "colorful" wolf |
the gray wolf
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A novel by Prosper Merimee inspired his 1875 opera "Carmen" |
Bizet
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Indiana State's career scoring leader, he was the 1997-98 NBA Coach of the Year while with the Pacers |
Larry Bird
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It's the longer of the 2 bones of the forearm |
(Jim: What is the radius?)
the ulna
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Rice's skillets |
(Alex: Yes. You're in the lead again.)
Anne's pans
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In 1826 James Madison succeeded this other former U.S. president as rector of the University of Virginia |
Thomas Jefferson
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The dominant male & female wolves in a pack are designated with this Greek letter |
alpha
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Though called "Papa", he had no children with his wife, who used his sheet music for pastry pan linings |
Joseph Haydn
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On July 21, 2006 this Yankee became the youngest player to reach 450 career home runs |
(Liddy: Who is Derek Jeter?)
(Alex) Rodriguez
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If I had a malleus, & I do, in my middle ear, I'd call it this, because of its shape |
the hammer
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"Third Man" Graham's Levis |
(Liddy: What are Dean's jeans?) (Alex: No, the author was Graham Greene, so it's [*].)
Greene's jeans
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It's the Virginia landmark being guarded here |
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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Wolf, bear & webelos are rank of this |
Cub Scout
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He composed his "Well-tempered Clavier" while working for Prince Leopold of Anhald-Kothen |
Bach
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This American won at least one Women's Grand Slam tennis title a record 13 straight years, 1974-1986 |
Chris Evert-Lloyd
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"Da Vinci" Dan's circus comics |
Brown's clowns
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This coastal city on the Atlantic Ocean near the border with North Carolina is the state's most populous |
Virginia Beach
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At the end of time in Norse mythology, a giant wolf named Fenris will square off against this top god & eat him |
Odin
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This German Romantic composer dedicated his "Scottish Symphony" to Queen Victoria |
(Liddy: Who is Beethoven?)
Felix Mendelssohn
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In 1979 Kurt Thomas became the first gymnast to win this trophy as the USA's best amateur athlete |
the Sullivan Award
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Raymond's agents & publicists |
Chandler's handlers
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The Keydets are the sports teams that play for this school that first admitted women in 1997 |
(Jim: What is the Citadel?) (Alex: No, but you're on the right track. What is [*]?)
V.M.I. (the Virginia Military Institute)
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In this 1904 Jack London tale, Wolf Larsen captains a ship called the Ghost |
The Sea Wolf
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