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Elvis-a-Rama, just off the strip in this city, is said to have $5 million worth of Elvis memorabilia on display |
(Ricky: What is... Memphis, Tennessee?)
Las Vegas
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From the Greek for "to sing", Keats wrote several, including one "On Melancholy" |
an ode
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In declaring the winner in tennis, it traditionally comes between "game" & "match" |
"set"
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Camphor is used to make plastics, but it's also a common repellent for these clothes-munchers |
a moth
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At this game's start, each player gets $1,500 |
Monopoly
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Bertramka Villa in Prague, a museum devoted to this "Don Giovanni" composer, has his harpsichord on display |
Mozart
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The term "stream of" this first appeared in William James' 1890 textbook "The Principles of Psychology" |
consciousness
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If you're washing greasy dishes, use cold water as you run this device |
(David: What's a dishwasher?) ... (Alex: [*], yes. You don't want the grease sticking to the pipes.)
the disposal
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This son of Bathsheba was noted for a meeting with the Queen of Sheba |
(Alex: O, O, O yes!) [Laughter]
Solomon
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In North America, 1754-1763 |
the French & Indian Wars
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The museum devoted to this pop artist is in Pittsburgh, where he went to college |
Andy Warhol
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In the Petrarchan type of these, an octave is followed by a stanza of 6 lines |
a sonnet
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In football only the defense can score one of these |
a safety
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When I sweep these "hare-y" items out from under the bed, they're not nearly as cute as Chuck Jones' Bugs |
a dust bunny
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In October 1973 this show debuted with Tom Snyder as its host |
(Ricky: What is The Tonight Show?) ... (Alex: It was after The Tonight Show, that's why they called it the [*] show.)
Tomorrow
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264-241 B.C. |
the First Punic War
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The Beachside branch of this Ca. museum endowed by an oil tycoon is modeled on the Villa Dei Papiri of ancient Rome |
the Getty Museum
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This adjective describes a genre of Spanish prose that depicts the adventures of roguish heroes |
picaresque
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Bobby Hull & Al MacInnis are among NHL players famous for this powerful type of shot |
slap
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Properly speaking, a piece of carpet that isn't wall-to-wall is called this, also a slang term for a toupee |
a rug
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The city of Perm in Russia used to be called this, also the name of an infamous cocktail |
Molotov
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1701-1714, over a throne |
the War of the Spanish Succession
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Behind St. Augustine's Church in Waikiki, there's a small museum devoted to this Belgian priest's life |
(Alex: [*], who worked with the lepers, yes.)
Father Damien
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A poem or ballad, like Walter Scott's "Of the Last Minstrel" |
a lay
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This term used in downhill skiing also means water-skiing on a single ski |
slalom
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Use this pad of metal shavings to clean up your kids' scuffs & your great-aunt's cigarette burns |
(Alex: That would be [*], any one of those. Ricky, back to you.) (Ricky: "S"PORTS for $1000.) (Alex: I'm glad you selected that one.)
steel wool (or SOS, or Brillo)
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This decorative style originated in France in the early 18th century |
(Ricky: What is Ormolu?)
Rococo
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