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| On Dec. 16, 1773 American patriots dumped 342 chests of tea into this city's harbor |
Boston
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| In 1954 Roger Bannister became the first person to do this in under 4 minutes |
(Carson: Ooh, uh, what is swim the English Channel, which is so wrong?)
run the mile
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| A popular Christmas tune begins, "I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus underneath" this "last night" |
(Regis: Um, what is...)
(Alex: Oh, too much ti--)
(Regis: [*]!)
mistletoe
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| She was First Lady from 1981 to 1989 |
Nancy Reagan
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| If you're on Cape Chelyuskin in this country, you'll have to cross the Vilkitsky Strait to get the the Arctic Ocean |
Russia
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| Abraham Lincoln died across the street from this theatre on April 15, 1865 |
Ford's Theatre (the Ford Theatre accepted)
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| Move over Jack Palance! Yvan de Weber of Switzerland holds the world record for these, 120 in 1 minute, 1-handed |
a push-up
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| "One O'Clock Jump" was the theme song of this musical "Count" & his orchestra |
Count Basie
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| A friend of the Hardy Boys, she is a teenage detective herself |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Nancy Drew
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| The Cook Strait separates the North & South Islands of this kiwi country |
New Zealand
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| In May 1844 he sent a telegraph message using the code he'd also invented |
Morse
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| Put your hands together & do this, like Martha Gibson of the U.K., who at age 7 did it louder than anyone else |
clap
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| "All My Rowdy Friends Are Comin' Over Tonight" was an award-winning video by this country star |
Hank Williams, Jr.
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| Named after Vitus Bering, the Bering Strait separates these 2 continents |
North America & Asia
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| John Rolfe came to the new world to grow this cash crop; picking up Pocahontas was a bonus |
tobacco
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| Alberto Hidalgo & his happy feet can tap 734 times a minute while performing this Spanish dance |
(Nancy: What is the flamingo?)
(Alex: No, it's--the flamingo is a bird, the [*]--)
(Nancy: CO! [*].)
(Regis: I thought I heard "flamingo".)
(Alex: Yep--)
[Laughter]
(Carson: I think it's just her accent.)
(Alex: Our judges say you said "[*]"--"flamingo"--)
(Nancy: I'm from Georgia, I said "[*]"!)
(Carson: Yeah. "Flamingo", "[*]"--)
(Nancy: I object! You're already totally sucking up to Regis!)
(Alex: Sorry. The judge overrules your objection. We have less than a minute to go, now, Nancy, you pick again.)
the flamenco
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| This song standard is subtitled "I Didn't Want to Do It" |
(Alex: Correct, and I hope I do.)
"You Made Me Love You"
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| The Strait of Messina separates Italy from this "boot"able isle |
Sicily
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| This president said fear itself is "nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts" |
FDR
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| One of the big talents at the 1936 Salzburg Music Festival was this "Sound of Music" family |
(Nancy: [Without ringing in] Who is [*]?)
(Alex: Carson.)
(Carson: Who is [*]?)
(Alex: You're right. He rang in ahead of you.)
(Carson: Thanks, N.G.!)
[Laughter]
(Alex: Ha ha! Select again, Carson!)
(Carson: I'm gay and I knew that one anyway, so... calm down.)
the Von Trapp family
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| In 1955 Tennessee Ernie Ford sang, "You load" this much & "what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt" |
sixteen tons
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| The Juan de Fuca Strait separates Washington State from this Canadian Island that shares its name with a B.C. city |
Vancouver
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