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Near the end of this novel, the protagonist sends a turkey to the Cratchits |
A Christmas Carol
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Texas A&M grads got this former U.S. president telling them to "Dream Big" |
George H.W. Bush
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Except for a small European population, almost all Djiboutians are followers of this religion |
(Becky: What is Buddhism?)
Islam
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Last name of the founder of Detroit, or a car found in Detroit |
Cadillac
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A properly stocked first aid kit should have some of the butterfly type of these |
Bandages
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"He got o-no sideboard, he one spinal cracker" |
(Robin: What is "Get Back"?)
"Come Together"
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The trade this title character soon learns is pickpocketing |
Oliver Twist
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Hey, hey, hey! He told Colgate grads that whining won't get you your way anymore |
Bill Cosby
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Djibouti's economy is largely dependent on the railroad that links it with this Ethiopian capital |
Addis Ababa
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The Egyptians were the first civilization to switch from a lunar-based one to a solar-based one |
Calendar
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Illegal logging in Mexico is endangering the lives of these "royal" butterflies that summer in Canada |
Monarch butterflies
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"It always leads me here, leads me to your door" |
(Becky: What is "Abbey Road"?) ... (Alex: Probably help if I sing the lyrics!)
"The Long And Winding Road"
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All Miss Havisham's clocks are permanently stopped in this 1860 work |
Great Expectations
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At the U. of Richmond this retired general stormed on about how character is what counts in leadership |
Norman Schwarzkopf
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This Djiboutian currency, which trades at about 170 to the U.S. dollar, is divided into 100 centimes |
Franc
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(Hi, I'm Caroline Rhea.) From the Latin for "warm", it may be a feminine symbol linked with the womb of the mother goddess, or a big iron pot |
Cauldron
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This "Ever After" star has a butterfly tattoo just below her navel |
(Alex: How do you know this?) [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Drew Barrymore
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"Closer, let me whisper in your ear, say the words I love to hear" |
(Alex: Break time and I'll go practice my singing!)
"Do You Want To Know A Secret"
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The title character of this work spends his early childhood with his mother & their servant Clara Peggotty |
David Copperfield
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He told Vassar grads, "May the force be with you; hey, he could have said, "This is CNN" |
(Robin: Who is George Lucas?)
James Earl Jones
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In ancient times, Djibouti exported these 2 gum resins used in perfume that the Magi brought to the infant Jesus |
Frankincense & myrrh
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This name in an Italian chicken dish refers to hunters, as the dish was in their style |
(Alex: Less than a minute to go.)
cacciatore
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"Close your eyes and I'll kiss you, tomorrow I'll miss you" |
(Alex: Well, we got 2 out of 5 in the category.)
"All My Loving"
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It's no mystery why this work was Dickens' last; he didn't live to finish it |
(Robin: What is Nicholas Nickleby?)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
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This "China Girl" singer joked at a music school, "How does a tuba player answer the telephone? Hello, Domino's" |
David Bowie
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The war helmet of these Native Americans was a bison scalp complete with horns |
(Becky: What is Cherokee?)
Comanche
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"Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love" |
(Mike: What is "Love Me Do"?)
"All You Need is Love"
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