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In 1524 peasants, influenced by the teachings of this German religious leader, started an uprising |
Martin Luther
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In the playground riddle it's what's big & red & eats rocks |
(Alex: Big & red & it eats rocks; what do you want?)
a big red rock eater
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It's a performer who's good at keeping several items airborne by tossing, catching & retossing them |
juggler
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The kids she adopted can spend hours watching her in videos of "The Flintstones" & "Harriet the Spy" |
Rosie O'Donnell
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Ailuromaniacs really love these animals, like Felix or Garfield |
cats
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It's the more grounded name of the creature seen here, also called a nightcrawler |
earthworm
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In July 1588 this "invincible" Spanish fleet of ships approached England ready for battle |
the Spanish Armada
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Trouble ensued when Jill & Jack went on a nursery rhyme mission to fetch one of these |
a pail of water
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"Positional" type of comedy being performed here |
stand-up
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Haunted by an animated dancing baby on "Ally McBeal", this actress now has a real child |
Calista Flockhart
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If you're thinking about setting the stage on fire right now, you have this "mania" (& please don't) |
pyromania
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A lofty social class is called the "upper" this, also a geological word for the Earth's outermost part |
crust
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Under the 1929 Lateran Treaty Roman Catholicism became Italy's official religion, & this became an independent state |
the Vatican/Vatican City
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Word puzzle seen here, it's a movie song, or a good way to catch pneumonia: ---------------------------------- raSINGINGin |
(Ryan: [no response])
"Singing in the Rain"
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It's the process of replacing a foreign language dialogue track with one in English |
dubbing
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This actress' kids can watch Grandma in "Psycho" or Mom in the "Halloween" films; hmm, maybe they shouldn't |
Jamie Lee Curtis
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You have a really high opinion of yourself if you've got theomania, the belief that you are this |
(Alex: I have that, by the way!)
God
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Seen here, Marmota monax is better known as a woodchuck, or as this |
(Misti: What is a beaver?)
groundhog
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Thousands, including Pliny the Elder, perished after this volcano blew its top in 79 A.D. |
Mount Vesuvius
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It's the total number of years in 1,001 centuries |
(Ryan: 1,001,000 years?)
100,100 years
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If you tend to get all bent out of shape like these Cirque du Soleil girls seen here, this job is for you |
contortionist
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Now for some good news: this anchorwoman & Maury Povich adopted a beautiful boy |
Connie Chung
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Don't "flounder"; tell us about ichthyomania, a fascination with these |
fish
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As a noun, it's the top layer of the Earth's surface; as a verb, it means to make something dirty |
soil
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Politics aside, in 1980 strikes in Gdansk & other Polish cities led to the formation of this labor union |
Solidarity
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It's the only state in the United States whose name ends in a "K" |
(Alex: Is there anyone here from New York?)
New York
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A small film role: an unknown has a "bit part", but a famous person makes this guest appearance |
cameo
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She adopted a baby before marrying TV writer-producer David E. Kelley |
(Alex; With less than a minute now.)
Michelle Pfeiffer
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Sure, I was an astronaut...okay, I just exhibited signs of mythomania, or the impulse to do this |
lie
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Also meaning innovative, it's the type of ceremony seen here |
groundbreaking
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