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Radical socialist Y. Breshko-Breskovskaya is called “the grandmother of” this country’s “revolution” |
[Alex reads "Y. Breshko-Breskovskaya" as "Yekaterina Breshko-Breskovskaya".]
Russia
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In 1969 a heartbeat alarm worn on the wrist was patented by Zeppo of this comedy team |
the Marx Brothers
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While the heights may change, these are the 2 types of diving boards |
(Sal: What are the, uh, 3-meter and 10-meter?)
the springboard & the platform
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The performers in a play, or a framework for a fracture |
a cast
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A cummerbund is worn around this part of the body |
the waist
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The Standard Oil Company opened the U.S.A.’s first drive-in one of these in Columbus around 1913 |
a gas station
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Sir Francis Drake often raided islands in this New World sea where he was eventually buried in 1596 |
the Caribbean
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On her patent for a cigar-holder ring, she’s listed as Edith A. Kovacs |
Edie Adams
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Prior to par, this term was used for the score golfers should make, and was preceded by “Colonel” |
bogey
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Actors “wait in” this offstage area on either side of the proscenium before they fly onto the stage |
the wings
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A middy is a loose one of these with a sailor collar |
a blouse
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USA Today says this ice cream & tropical fruit dish was invented in 1904 at Foeller’s Drug Store |
(Jennifer: What is a sundae?)
a banana split
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This Portuguese prince fought against Tangier with his brother Ferdinand, who died in captivity there |
Prince Henry
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This actress who starred in “Ecstasy” and “Algiers” helped invent a torpedo control system |
Hedy Lamarr
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Four letter word for all the gear used for controlling a horse in harness racing |
tack
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If a skier were to do it he’d go to the hospital, while to an actor it just means “good luck” |
break a leg
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The “kick” type of these folds is found on some skirts |
a pleat
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Columbus was the first U.S. city planned & built to be one of these |
a state capital (a capital city accepted)
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This first Christian emperor of Rome ordered the execution of his son Crispus in 326 A.D. |
Constantine
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No knucklehead, this ventriloquist designed an artificial heart but Jarvik’s was chosen over his |
Paul Winchell
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Though she came in 50th in this marathon, November 4, 1990, Wanda Panfil of Poland still got $26,385 & a car |
(Alex: You are right; she was the first woman to finish in that race.)
the New York City Marathon
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A cook’s accessory, or a stage’s extension |
(James: What is a runway?)
an apron
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Styles of these include lantern, dolman & leg-of-mutton |
a sleeve
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School in Columbus that’s home to the world’s largest all-brass marching band |
Ohio State University
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Queen Alexandra, consort of this turn of the cen. British king, was the daughter of Denmark’s Christian IX |
(Alex: Turn-of-the-century British king was Victoria's son, [*].)
Edward VII
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Some 20 years after finishing his “U.S.A.” trilogy, he took out a patent on a soap-bubble gun |
John Dos Passos
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If you form a polo team to take on Prince Charles', you’ll field this many players |
4
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A way of doing anything, or Strasberg’s way of acting |
method
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This word for a tight-fitting 1-piece woman’s bathing suit is from the OFr. for “swaddling clothes” |
[Alex reads "OFr." as "Old French".]
a maillot
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On October 12, 1992 Columbus plans to have a replica of this flagship sitting in its Scioto River |
the Santa Maria
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