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In 1827 a group of merchants was granted a charter for this railroad, which began rolling in 1830 |
the Baltimore & Ohio
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1999: Angelina Jolie |
"Girl, Interrupted"
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The largest of these in the U.S. fell on Coffeyville, Kansas; it measured 17 1/2 inches in circumference |
a hailstone
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Seen here, he's the star attraction at several theme parks |
Shamu
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Sealy coined this brand name the same year the FTC restricted the usage of the word "orthopedic" |
Posturepedic
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Dickens' mean-spirited Christmas miser. Humbug! |
(Ebenezer) Scrooge
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A Cathedral plaque depicts the ark & dove, which brought the USA's first settlers of this faith across the ocean |
Catholic
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1988: Melanie Griffith |
"Working Girl"
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On July 10, 1913 it reached 134 degrees Fahrenheit at this California site; still the North American record |
Death Valley
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Visit the Lost Continent & the attraction seen here at this company's Islands of Adventure in Florida |
Universal Studios
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The Maxxum 7xi camera, which used fuzzy logic to take sharp pictures, was "from the mind of" this company |
Minolta
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4-letter slang word for a hand or fist, or something a baseball catcher uses |
a mitt
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1995: Parker Posey |
"Party Girl"
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On May 3, 1999 the wind in one of these near Oklahoma City reached 318 mph, the fastest wind ever recorded |
a tornado
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Watch out for falling toy blocks when visiting this theme park in Carlsbad, California |
Legoland
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Not to jar you, but this brand name is Italian for "rich meat sauce" |
Ragù
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One who imports or exports goods without paying lawful duties or customs charges |
a smuggler
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One of the "star" attractions of Baltimore's inner harbor is this Civil War ship |
(Alex: Great to visit it--it's [*].
the U.S.S. Consellation
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1989: Geena Davis |
"Earth Girls Are Easy"
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On March 15-16, 1952 it rained a record 72 inches in 24 hours on the French island of Reunion in this ocean |
the Indian Ocean
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2001 was a "banner" year for this largest regional theme park company, which celebrated its 40th anniversary |
Six Flags
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Warner-Lambert makes Actifed as well as this cold, cough & sinus product whose main ingredient is pseudoephedrine |
Sudafed
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From the French for a bundle of papers labeled on the back, it's a file containing detailed info on someone |
a dossier
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This watery attraction that opened in 1981 is a big part of the revitalized waterfront area |
(Alex: That too is worth visiting--it's [*].)
the National Aquarium
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1962: Elvis Presley |
(Sean: What is "Girl Crazy"?)
"Girls! Girls! Girls!"
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Arica, Chile in this desert may be the driest place on Earth; it had an annual rainfall of only .03'' during a 59-year period |
(Shelley: What is the Atacamba?) ... (Alex: Oh, you were so close, Shelley! You put an "M" in there; it's the [*], not the "Atacamba".) [Prior to Final Jeopardy!, Alex mentioned that he misspoke when Shelley added the wrong letter--a "B" instead of an "M"; this did not affect the outcome.]
the Atacama
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I will always love this theme park that features the Smoky Mountain Rampage, Tennessee Twister & Country Fair Falls |
Dollywood
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Introduced in 1982, this company's 64 model soon became the bestselling home computer |
(Sean: What is a [*] 64?)
Commodore
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This city in eastern Oklahoma named for a tribe of the Creek nation was once the capital of the Indian territory |
Muskogee
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