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CLASSIC FILMS IN OTHER WORDS |
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DOWN FOR THE LESSER-KNOWN COUNT |
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In 1998 this state produced over 13 billion pounds of potatoes; that's a lot of fries! |
Idaho
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1951: "One Trolley Called Passion" |
A Streetcar Named Desire
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It was the last year in which Congress made an official declaration of war |
1941
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Egmont, Count of Lamoral was the subject of a Goethe tragedy with music by this great German composer |
(Marc: Who is Wagner?)
Ludwig van Beethoven
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This U.S. state's "Two-Step" is basically the same as the international fox trot |
Texas
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A mythological hunter killed by Artemis |
Orion
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Of the 7 states with only 3 electoral votes, the one that's largest in area |
Alaska
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Under these 1949 agreements, taking prisoners is okay, taking hostages is not |
(Jill: What is the Geneva Accord?) (Alex: Yes--no, we can't accept that.) ... (Alex: The Accords are something else.)
Geneva Convention
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Count Sergey Witte had the wit to put this country on the gold standard in the late 1800s |
Russia
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A word meaning "to stagger", or a dance in a circular pattern that may leave you staggering |
reel
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From the French for "high wood", it's the noisemaker heard here |
oboe
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Wells Fargo banking services came to this state in 1860 when offices opened in Carson City & Virginia City |
Nevada
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1980: "Regular Folks" |
Ordinary People
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"Open ranks" is an order in this drill |
close order drill
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With Queen Caroline Matilda's help, Count Struensee took over this country from Christian VII in 1770 |
(Marc: What is Sweden?) (Jill: What is the Netherlands?) (Shari: What's Norway?) [Initially ruled incorrect; reversed before the reveal of the Final Jeopardy! clue]
Denmark
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Composer Amilcare Ponchielli's "Dance of" these is featured in "Fantasia" |
(Marc: What are the hippos?) ... (Alex: Hippos might have been dancing. I can't remember; it's been a long time since I've seen Fantasia.)
the Hours
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A stone pillar, usually monolithic & having a pyramidal apex |
obelisk
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2 of the only 4 states whose capital cities begin with the same letter as the state |
Indiana, Oklahoma (Delaware & Hawaii)
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1993: "Oskar's Registry" |
Schindler's List
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Abbreviated RDF, it's a group prepared to fight at a moment's notice |
rapid deployment force
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In 1921 Count Andrassy tried to place Austria's ex-emperor Charles I on this country's throne |
Hungary
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In James Merrill's poem "The Changing Light at Sandover", this device assists in dialogues with spirits |
ouija board
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This southern state has more than 3,000 named lakes including one about 700 square miles in area |
Florida
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1995: "Exiting the Gambling Mecca" |
Leaving Las Vegas
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Famous study guide from the 4th century B.C. by Sun-Tzu |
The Art of War
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In 1060 Count Conrad ruled this country that's now a grand duchy |
Luxembourg
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Bizet & Debussy wrote music for this dance named for Cuba's capital |
(Jill: What is the Havana?)
Habanera
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To swing back & forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm |
oscillate
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