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In 1951 this Oklahoman replaced Joe DiMaggio as the Yankees' starting center fielder |
Mickey Mantle
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South Korea's Se Ri Pak, a star in this sport, is sometimes called "Tigress Woods" |
Golf
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This Indiana town shares its name with a popular theater snack reportedly given to the Pilgrims by the Indians |
Popcorn
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Our sun is classified as the yellow type of these "small" stars |
Dwarfs
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This rock pioneer's first & only No. 1 hit was 1957's "That'll Be The Day" |
Buddy Holly
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It precedes cop, court & jam (7) |
Traffic
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Nickname given to Eisenhower's theory that if one Asian country falls to Communism, others will follow |
Domino Theory/Principle
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French high-wire artist Philippe Petit is known for his 1974 walk between the towers of this NYC landmark |
World Trade Center
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This Ohio town shares its name with Hosea's Old Testament wife & the first name of a TV military hayseed |
Gomer
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Like those of the genus Malus, most wild apples are of this tart "crustacean" type |
Crabapples
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The Beatles had 20 No. 1 singles; this man had 18 |
Elvis Presley
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Knights & pinball games do it (4) |
Tilt
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He's credited with coining the term "beat" to describe a generation |
Jack Kerouac
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B.K.S. Iyengar of India is often called the world's foremost teacher of this body-twisting practice |
Yoga
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This Oregon town could be the theoretical home of a doll, 1983's most popular Christmas toy |
Cabbage Patch
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Of 6,000, 66,000 or 666,000 MPH, the closest to the speed of the Earth around the sun |
66,000
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Her rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the 1991 Super Bowl took the song into the Top 40 for the first time |
Whitney Houston
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An acrobat, or his drinking glass (7) |
Tumbler
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Headline-making object seen here: |
Sputnik
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Albums like "Romanza" & "Aria" have made this blind Italian tenor a superstar |
Andrea Bocelli
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It's the only town in Illinois bearing the name of a mid-'70s dance craze |
(C: What is the Hustle?) (Alex:(at the break) Good news for you, Chip - our writers worked fast and found that there is a town in Illinois called Hustle, so you get $800 back!)
Disco
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2 of the 4 stages of development for most insects |
Egg, larva, pupa, adult
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On the U.S. Billboard Top 40 chart, this UB40 hit climbed to No. 34 in 1984 & to No. 1 in 1988 |
"Red Red Wine"
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A Roman official, or a Chicago newspaper (7) |
Tribune
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He spent the entire decade as chancellor of West Germany |
Konrad Adenauer
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In 1997 he was knighted for writing plays; in 1999 he was Oscared for "Shakespeare In Love" |
(less than a minute to go...)
Tom Stoppard
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George Michael didn't found this Louisiana town, but it does bear the name of his old pop duo |
Wham
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The adult human brain is made up of more than 10 billion of these nerve cells |
Neurons
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Bee smart & name this 1968 No. 1 hit for Bobby Goldsboro |
(Jeremy: What is "A Taste Of Honey"?)
"Honey"
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Kettle repairman, or Ms. Bell (6) |
Tinker
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