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On February 28, the first of the Forty-Niners to arrive by ship docked at this California port city |
San Francisco
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A 7-year-old chess prodigy is at the center of this 1993 film that mentions an American chess prodigy in its title |
Searching for Bobby Fischer
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From the ground you only see half of this colorful effect; from a plane it is often seen as a full circle |
(Stephen: Uh, what is an... eclipse?)
a rainbow
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Tybo & Tilsit are types of these |
cheese
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The ex-Mrs. Billy Joel |
Christie Brinkley
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Be a stickler! When one proposes, one of these should be "down on" the floor |
a knee
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In 1895 Brooklyn ground to a halt when workers on these electric vehicles went on strike |
trolleys
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Even the janitor at M.I.T. is a math genius in this 1997 Oscar-winning film |
Good Will Hunting
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The winds in this part of a hurricane may be less than 15 miles an hour |
(Alex: [Acknowledging Dave] Dave, I'm glad you ring in--) ... (Alex: [*] was more fun than the, uh, outer limits of the wind, yes.)
the eye
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To make small squares of food is to dice; to make them a little larger is to do this, the shape of dice |
cube
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"Hellraiser" horror novelist & director |
Clive Barker
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This is how one asks "the question" if the proposal is unexpected |
to pop
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Savannah's antebellum Green-Meldrim House was built for a wealthy dealer in this "king"ly crop |
(Dave: What is tobacco?)
cotton
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Chemistry whiz Julius Kelp devises a formula that transforms him into the suave Buddy Love in this 1963 comedy |
The Nutty Professor
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Known to farmers as "white plague", they travel to Earth at up to 100 miles per hour, damaging crops |
(Alex: [**] is the word you were looking for. We've got a minute to go, Stephen.)
hail (or hailstones)
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This French term refers to food that has been strained & blended to a smooth consistency |
(Stephen: What is [**]?) [Initially ruled incorrect; reversed before the Daily Double at clue 20]
purée (frappé accepted)
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Author full of hot "Eyre" |
Charlotte Brontë
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Like the couple in a No. 1 song by the Dixie Cups, one might ask her intended to go to this title place |
(Alex: [*] of Love, yes.)
the chapel
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In 1856 South Carolina Rep. Brooks gave Massachusetts Sen. Sumner a notorious beating with this |
(Dave: What is a gavel?)
a cane
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A blinding light suddenly turns this actor into a genius in 1996's "Phenomenon" |
John Travolta
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This is the term for a large group of meteors, or of bees |
(Correne: What is a hive?)
a swarm
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5-letter word for a male chicken that's been "fixed" |
a capon
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If one is religious, one might lead his intended down the aisle to this part of a church |
the altar
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George Root inspired the Union forces with his song "The Battle Cry Of" this |
(Dave: What is the Republic?) (Stephen: Uh, I was going to say the Republic, too.) (Alex: Oh, well, that's two incorrect responses.)
Freedom
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Woody Allen finds media guru Marshall McLuhan in a theater lobby in this 1977 film |
Annie Hall
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Normally, the trade winds blow in this direction |
west
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Roe is fish eggs; roebuck is this meat |
(Correne: What is reindeer meat?) (Alex: Oh!) (Correne: [*]?) (Alex: Yeah, we'll accept that.)
deer meat (or venison)
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Bonnie Parker's partner in crime |
(Stephen: Who is, uh, Clyde... Barrent?)
Clyde Barrow
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One's intentions may be made known by publishing these church announcements |
banns
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