THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION |
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The decree became law with the passage of this actually quite lucky amendment to the Constitution |
the 13th Amendment
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In the mid-1980s the Giants started the tradition of dumping this beverage on a winning coach |
Gatorade
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When you file one of these with the U.S. Postal Service, you may get a welcome kit at your new home |
change of address
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Some say a comment by an overworked Ringo gave this Beatles song its title |
"A Hard Day's Night"
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This clear soft drink has been called "The Uncola" |
7 Up
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"Valley of the Horses" is Jean Auel's sequel to the novel "The Clan of" this |
the Cave Bear
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It was signed by Abe Lincoln & this Secretary of State |
William Seward
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Letter formations include the "T" & this one with the running backs in a line behind the quarterback |
the "I" formation
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It's a lightweight, protective helmet used by construction workers |
(Alex: Hello--Whoa!--Patty's in first!) [Construction worker Anthony was trying to signal in.]
a hard hat
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Proverbially, a sow's ear isn't the source to construct a purse made of this soft fabric |
silk
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Like the title of a 1962 hit by Dion, they call an Old English poem about a homeless & kinless warrior this |
(Patty: What is an ode?) (Anthony: What is a runar--a roundabout?)
The Wanderer
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The preliminary Proclamation was issued Sept, 22, 1862: the real one followed 100 days later, on this date |
(Patty: What is March 22?)
January 1, 1863
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If your team, trailing 14-6, scores a touchdown with 10 seconds left, go for one of these to tie the game |
a 2-point conversion
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In marking boxes, don't hesitate to use this word, from the Latin for "to break" |
fragile
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She took a whack at figure skating, winning the U.S. nationals in 1994 |
Tonya Harding
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Alliterative 2-word term for the proverbially soft object seen here |
a baby's bottom
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"My First Days in the White House", by this Louisiana political legend, was published in 1935, after his death |
(Anthony: Who is Long?) (Alex: Which one?)
Huey P. Long
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It was the westernmost state mentioned by name in the Proclamation |
Texas
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A California landlord must return this 21 days after you move out, less the cost of that fire you set |
(Alex: And now the last clue: "U-Haul...") [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
a security deposit
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On June 14, 1971 the first in this chain of restaurants opened in London |
(Anthony: What is Hardee's?)
the Hard Rock Cafe
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In 2001 Senators McCain & Feingold proposed a bill to ban this type of financing of political campaigns |
soft money
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He wrote "Torch Song Trilogy" & got torched by aliens in "Independence Day" |
Harvey Fierstein
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An 1862 proclamation freeing D.C.'s slaves offered to help them move to Haiti or this African country |
Liberia
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Coaches go gray from these plays that the players "hear" at the line of scrimmage rather than in the huddle |
audibles
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"Mr. Gradgrind's Facts" was a possible title before Dickens "fell on" this as the name of his 1854 novel |
Hard Times
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Abbreviated pp, this term tells a musician to play "very softly" |
pianissimo
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This comic play, written by British dramatist Tom Taylor in 1858, sadly gained lasting fame in April 1865 |
(Alex: That's it, yes, the play when Lincoln was assassinated.)
Our American Cousin
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