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| THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE |
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| This state's first paper was the Du Buque Visitor, which began publishing in 1836 |
(Caroline: What is Illinois?)
(Heidi: What is Michigan?)
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(Alex: Du Buque, [*]. [*].)
Iowa
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| Ed Speleers plays the title farm boy-turned-dragon rider in this 2006 fantasy film |
Eragon
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| Of 10%, 50% or 80%, the portion of an iceberg that floats above the water |
10%
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| Laertes is Ophelia's brother in this end-all, be-all of Shakespeare's plays |
Hamlet
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| The first jazz record was made by a lame-o white band from this city where black musicians had created jazz |
New Orleans
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| The landmark bell in a London clock tower that marries Jennifer Garner & hangs with Matt Damon |
(Alex: They call him that in real life, too.)
Big Ben Affleck
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| It's the southernmost state with "South" in its name |
South Carolina
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| He played Jack Frost, who's trying to take over Christmas in "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause" |
Martin Short
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| Ruffles chips have these & so do ocean floors, but they're underwater mountain ranges |
ridges
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| Desdemona is the wife of the title character of this tragedy |
Othello
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| This great Alabama educator also founded the National Negro Business League in 1900 |
(Booker T.) Washington
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| Informal nickname for Santa that becomes the ex-Mr. Jessica Simpson |
St. Nick Lachey
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| As you might expect, it's the state that's home to Rocky Mountain National Park |
Colorado
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| 5 kids traveling by themselves are stranded at a Chicago airport at Christmas in this 2006 film |
Unaccompanied Minors
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| The eruption of this Indonesian volcano in 1883 was heard more than 2,000 miles away |
Krakatoa
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| Shylock gives the "If you prick us, do we not bleed?" speech in this play |
The Merchant of Venice
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| A "Wheel of Fortune" star turns into a banner of surrender |
Vanna White flag
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| 13-year-old Benny Benson's winning design for this state's flag included the Big Dipper |
Alaska
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| Working the graveyard shift, security guard Ben Stiller sees natural history exhibits come to life in this film |
Night at the Museum
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| Because it passes through a London borough, the Prime Meridian at 0 degrees longitude has this other name |
(David: What is [*] Mean?)
[David nods at apparently having been ruled correct, though we do not hear Alex say so.]
(Alex: David, you're on the right track. You said "[*]". If you had left it at that you'd have been fine, but you added "mean", which is usually a reference to time at the Prime Meridian, so we're gonna have to rule against you on that one.)
[At the taping, Alex initially ruled David correct, but taping was stopped, the ruling was reversed, and Alex's acceptance of David's response was edited out.]
Greenwich (Meridian)
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| Proteus & Valentine are "The Two Gentlemen of" this place, also the setting of "Romeo and Juliet" |
Verona
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| As slavery wasn't yet legal in Virginia, the 20 black arrivals at Jamestown in 1619 were considered these |
indentured servants
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| CBS forensics drama with Gil Grissom that has some 'splainin' to do when it turns into a Desi Arnaz sitcom |
CSI Love Lucy
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| This state's Padre Island has been called the world's longest barrier island |
(David: What is Florida?)
Texas
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| Will Smith is struggling single father Chris Gardner in this film based on a true story |
The Pursuit of Happyness
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| From the Greek for "middle life", it's the era on Earth that ended with the demise of the dinosaurs |
the Mesozoic
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| Malcolm gets the last word (literally) in this play |
(Alex: And that is the Scottish play, [*].)
Macbeth
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| The star of "Nacho Libre" becomes a form of extortion |
Jack Blackmail
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