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THE MELBOURNE OLYMPICS, 1956 |
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In the East Indies certain species of this reptile are called flying dragons because they can glide from tree to tree |
lizards
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As an 8-year-old in 1956, she sang with a group welcoming Queen Elizabeth II; later she sang to open the 2000 games |
Olivia Newton-John
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In 1845 he published "The Raven and Other Poems"; the other poems include "The Conqueror Worm" |
Edgar Allan Poe
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Type of quotations in the title of "Bartlett's" |
Familiar
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Film character who said, "You should be kissed, and often, and by someone who knows how" |
Rhett Butler
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Newton, Cassegrain, Schmidt & Maksutov all have types of this instrument named for them |
a telescope
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Teams were pulling out left & right, some in protest of the Soviet invasion of this country |
Hungary
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In 1977 a reconstruction of her "Little House" was put on the original site 13 miles southwest of Independence |
Laura Ingalls Wilder
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George VI |
(Janet: What is Hanover?)
Windsor
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A quote can be taken "out of" this, from the Latin for "to weave together" |
context
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A former Dodger outfielder & TV's "Grace Under Fire" both go by this name |
(Janet: Who is Brett?) ... (Alex: Janet, have to rule you incorrect since you didn't include "Butler", which is in each response.)
Brett Butler
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The flexible neck of this bird of prey allows it to rotate its head an amazing 270 degrees |
an owl
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Like Korea in 2000, this country entered the stadium in 1956 as a "United" team |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Germany
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19th century minister of the Second Church of Boston, known for essays like "Self-Reliance" |
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Kim Walker's character in "Say Anything" has this annoying habit when quoting |
making quotations with your fingers
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This Irish poet who penned "The Winding Stair" shares his middle name with his brother Jack & father John |
William Butler Yeats
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Change 1 letter in "protest" to get this word for a protozoan & others in its kingdom |
protist
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Her 2000 novel "Blonde" is, of course, about Marilyn Monroe |
Joyce Carol Oates
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3-word phrase for a quote meant for attribution, or a quote like "Gretzky's 92 goals are unbeatable!" |
(Alex: A minute to go, Janet.)
on the record
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In his 1872 novel "Erewhon", poverty is considered a crime |
Samuel Butler
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Sir Humphry Davy named this yellowish-green gas from a Greek word meaning "greenish-yellow" |
chlorine
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"Before I Say Good-Bye" is her 22nd romantic thriller, so it's no mystery -- she's good |
Mary Higgins Clark
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Publishing term for the type of quote seen here:
"Trebek's... made it into record books as host of television's #1-rated quiz show." |
(Larry: What is ellipsis?)
a pull quote
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The mission statement of this school says it's located "in... Indianapolis, one of America's most livable cities" |
Butler University
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