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Appropriately, this '80s band sang, "You can't go on thinking, nothing's wrong, who's gonna drive you home tonight?" |
The Cars
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A piece that makes it to your foe's deepest row in checkers can be replaced with one of these "royal" ones |
a king
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In October 1967 in Tehran, he crowned himself Light of the Aryan Race, among other things |
the Shah (Mohammed Reza Pahlavi)
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This city, first mentioned in 912, is the seat of Britain's oldest university, developed in the 1100s |
Oxford
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As soon as corn is picked, its sugar begins to turn into this, so get it into the pot fast! |
starch
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2 members of this '70s "Ramblin' Man" band died in bike crashes, a year apart & within 3 blocks of each other |
The Allman Brothers Band
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When companies do this to their stock, they replace outstanding shares with multiple new ones |
a split
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Headed by Chief Justice Charles T. Wells, the Supreme Court of this state was in the news in November 2000 |
Florida
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Not just a noted NYC psychiatric hospital, it's Nebraska's oldest town, established around 1822 as a fur-trading center |
Bellevue
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Researchers estimate its construction on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire took about 30 million man-hours |
Stonehenge
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In 1990 this company expanded its Seattle HQ & built a new roasting plant |
Starbucks
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"Fun", "sleazy" & "raucous" are under "moods" at AllMusic.com for this metal band co-founded by Tommy Lee |
Mötley Crüe
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The "arthro" in "arthroplasty" refers to these body parts that are replaced with stainless steel or plastic ones |
joints
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In October 1983 the U.S. invaded this Caribbean country, officially to protect American medical students there |
Grenada
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In 1964 a Shakespeare center was opened on Henley Street in this city |
Stratford-upon-Avon
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This hotel & casino at 3000 Las Vegas Blvd. South cashed out in 2006 |
the Stardust
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"Remember when we traveled 'round the world, we met a lot of people & girls", sang this Joey McIntyre boy band |
New Kids on the Block
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George Williams founded the association familiarly known as this to replace life on the street with Bible study |
(Val: What is Salvation Army?)
the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
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On Nov. 8, 1519 the sight of his forces made the Tenochtitlaners feel like they'd "eaten stupefying mushrooms" |
(Hernándo) Cortés
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One of the 2 vice presidents born in Nebraska; one in 1913, the other in 1941 |
(Dom: Who is Mondale?)
Gerald Ford (or Dick Cheney)
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You'll find the Cavern Club at 10 Mathew Street in this port city; how fab |
Liverpool
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In WWI Germany introduced this chemical weapon, C4H8Cl2S |
mustard gas
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"Welcome to Paradise"; Tre Cool drums for this punk-pop band who performed at 2005's Live 8 |
(Kelly: What is Guns N' Roses?)
Green Day
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This cell-division process in which a cell's nucleus replicates is vital for repair & replacement of worn-out cells |
(Dom: What is meiosis?)
mitosis
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In 1918 this date in autumn brought the signing of the armistice ending World War I |
November 11
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(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from Omaha, NE.) I'm in a replica of the Omaha grocery a man with this last name started running in 1915; 50 years later, his grandson started running an investment business called Berkshire Hathaway |
Buffett
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Centenary Square, in the center of this city, is its main cultural center; Alabama has a city by that name as well |
Birmingham
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It's a dessert made of eggs, sugar & milk, either baked, boiled or frozen |
custard
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