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PHYSICS, BRAIN SURGERY & ROCKET SCIENCE |
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In geography, you should know that this South American river has the world's largest drainage system |
the Amazon
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In Italian, to wish someone "buona fortuna" is to wish them this |
good luck
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"Maximus Decimus Meridius... father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife, and I will have my vengeance" |
Gladiator
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A member of this comedy team, Harpo was a virtuoso on the harp & played it in some of their movies |
the Marx Brothers
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Call this company, VZ, if you want to hear me now |
Verizon
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Einstein published the special theory of this in 1905; the general theory of it was announced in 1915 |
relativity
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Learn the basics of chemistry, like this chemical formula for water |
H2O
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It's the rhyming way you'd say "please" to your Spanish-speaking friend |
por favor
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"Now... bring me that horizon. 'And really bad eggs.' Drink up me hearties yo ho" |
(Alex: And that is [*]. You missed some of the classics, obviously.)
Pirates of the Caribbean
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Of 7, 47 or 147, the number of strings on a modern pedal harp |
(Michael: What is 147?) (Margaret: What is 747, 7 thousand, [*]?) (Alex: [*] is right, yes. We're not talking about planes up there, now. That's not a 747.)
47
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Some people said presidential hopeful John Kerry was in bed with this company, HNZ |
Heinz
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Rockets produce 7 million pounds of thrust during takeoff of this vehicle, the space transportation system |
the Shuttle
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Civics class taught you the Declaration of Independence lists these 3 "unalienable rights" |
life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness
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As a sign of respect, this word used as a suffix after a Japanese name should never be used after your own |
(Alex: You're in third place. You can move into second place.) (Margaret: I'll make it a True Daily Double.)
san
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"I remember every detail. The Germans wore gray, you wore blue" |
(Margaret: Who is Humphrey Bogart?) (Alex: No.) (Margaret: I mean, what is...)
Casablanca
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The harp is a national symbol of this European country & also the name of a popular beer from that country |
Ireland
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This company, XOM, is mobile because they're full of gas |
Exxon Mobil
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This branch of physics focuses on radioactivity; this type of family has a mother, father & children |
nuclear
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Get some Latin under your belt, like amo, amas & this third-person singular form of "to love" |
amat
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Seen here is this word that you should have down cold before visiting Russia, where you'll be downing it cold |
vodka
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"I tell you things, you tell me things, not about this case, though, about yourself. Quid pro quo... yes or no, Clarice?" |
The Silence of the Lambs
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If you have a drafty house, you can play the Aeolian harp; its strings are sounded not by hands but this |
air (or wind)
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This company, TWX, likes initials such as AOL, HBO & TBS |
(Alex: With about a minute left in the round.)
Time Warner
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As you know, Dr., the frontal this in the brain is key to emotion & reason; stay away from the one on the ear this time |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
lobe
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God willing, you'll learn enough about religion to know this word defined as belief in a single god |
monotheism
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"Magandang umaga", Tagalog for "good morning", would come in handiest in this world capital |
Manila
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"I know that you & Frank were planning to disconnect me, & that's something I cannot allow to happen" |
2001: A Space Odyssey
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In the Bible, this ancient Hebrew king & psalmist played a harp called a kinnor |
King David
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This food company, MCD, gobbled up Boston Market & Chipotle Mexican Grill |
McDonald's
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