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To help the baby's nervous system develop, pregnant women need lots of the B vitamin known as this acid |
folic
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Many of the tracks on his 1977 release "Moody Blue" were recorded at Graceland |
(Glenn: Who is The King, [*]?)
Elvis Presley
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This children's classic begins, "Chug, chug, chug. Puff, puff, puff" |
The Little Engine That Could
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Sportswriter Shirley Povich was this talk-show host's dad (& he wouldn't stop you from calling him Shirley) |
Maury Povich
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Influential Archduke Matthias went on to achieve this Imperial title in 1612 following his brother's death |
Holy Roman Emperor
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This term first appeared in print in 1971 & refers to the many electronics firms in Santa Clara County, California |
(Robert: What is silicon?) (Alex: [*], yes.) [Originally ruled correct, but since Alex did not ask him to be more specific, while Robert's score was deducted the $400 he had been credited, he was not penalized for an incorrect response.]
Silicon Valley
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Seen here is one of the original tubes used by Roentgen at the time of his discovery of these |
X-rays
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"Grease" was second only to this Bee Gees release as the top soundtrack LP of the 1970s |
(Glenn: What is Staying Alive?)
Saturday Night Fever
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Antione de Saint-Exupery illustrated this fable about a boy visitor from another planet |
The Little Prince
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This actress has played a vice president, a chief justice, Homer Simpson's mom & Cruella de Vil |
Glenn Close
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Despite his epilepsy, Archduke Charles ably led Austrian forces to victory over this man in May 1809 |
Napoleon
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The reindeer-herding Nenets came up with this term for the hooded jacket they invented |
parka
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De Quervain disease, affecting a tendon at this joint, is found in those with repetitive jobs, as on assembly lines |
wrist
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This rocker "comes alive" in a 1976 LP that included 2 Top 10 hits: "Show Me The Way" & "Do You Feel Like We Do" |
(Peter) Frampton
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In this 1935 novel Laura & her family leave the big woods & go west in a covered wagon |
Little House on the Prairie
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His "Trees" first appeared in Poetry Magazine in 1913 |
Joyce Kilmer
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In 1599 Archduke Albert married Isabella, the Infanta of this country, & together they ruled Belgium |
Spain
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This phrase referring to rich or important people came from the part of the loaf given to honored guests |
upper crust
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Far away from Lyme, the lone star type of this parasite carries ehrlichiosis, a bacterial infection |
tick
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His 1978 album "52nd Street" was named for a NYC area famous for its jazz scene |
Billy Joel
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James Frey's tale of addiction & rehab; turns out it wasn't really nonfiction |
A Million Little Pieces
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In 1910 Joyce Hall founded what would be this company; his autobiography is called "When You Care Enough" |
Hallmark
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His resume includes Austrian Archduke & (tragically) Emperor of Mexico |
(Glenn: What is Ferdinand?)
Maximilian
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Anyone who pretends to hold opinions that he really doesn't share; it once was a Greek term for an actor |
hypocrite
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In 2005 a French team performed the first of these procedures--some fear the recipient will look just like the donor |
face transplant
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"I Feel The Earth Move" is the first track on this 1971 Carole King album |
Tapestry
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Uncle Tom is devoted to the angelic daughter of his owner, who's called this |
Little Eva
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In 1945 he wrote "Brideshead Revisited"--& FYI, the "e" that starts his 1st name is pronounced "ee", not "eh" |
Evelyn Waugh
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A member of this family, Archduke Otto is heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne but renounced his claim |
the Hapsburgs
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This plant's name is derived from the Greek for "dolphin" because a part of it resembles a dolphin |
(Alex [after revealing the correct response]: Let's go somewhere else. I know, you know that, you didn't want to say it.)
delphinium
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