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OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES |
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"I don't think they chose me because... it was time for a black Miss America. They... thought I could do the job" |
(Vanessa) Williams
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The fictional Lord Greystoke is more popularly known by this name |
Tarzan
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In February 1815 he was able to escape his 10-month exile on a small island |
Napoleon Bonaparte
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Frank Sinatra by Harry James |
the 1930s
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It's the wild Australian interior, mate |
the Outback
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"I was so happy to win my second Australian Open doubles title with Martina" |
(Alex: She's a babe.) (Jerome: Sure... fine babe.) [Laughter]
Anna Kournikova
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The main character in this 1895 novel is known simply as the time traveler |
The Time Machine
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"Gantry", a musical based on a novel by this man, opened February 14, 1970 & closed February 14, 1970 |
Sinclair Lewis
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Quasars by astronomer & Faye Dunaway by Hollywood |
the 1960s
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Traditionally it's January 20; before 1934, it was March 4 |
Inaugural Day
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"This moment is so much bigger than me. This moment is for Dorothy Dandridge, Lena Horne, Diahann Carroll" |
Halle Berry
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At the end of the Bizet opera, Carmen hurls a ring at this man, who promptly stabs her |
Don Jose
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The U.S. ICBM with this "timely" nickname had its first successful launch February 1, 1961 |
the Minuteman
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Hispaniola by Europeans |
the 1490s
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This 1985 film about Isak Dinesen was based on her own memoirs |
Out of Africa
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"My teeth had a big gap, and that... hadn't been made acceptable. I had to give it credentials" |
Lauren Hutton
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The last words of this classic 1851 novel character are "Thus, I give up the spear" |
(Jerome: What is... Count of Monte Cristo?) (Alex: No; he gave up the spear as he plunged it into the Great White Whale.)
Captain Ahab
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The sixth king of this name died on February 6, 1952 at Sandringham |
George VI
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DNA's double helix |
the 1950s
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It's the cut made during an operation |
an incision
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"I have remained consistently and nauseatingly adorable. In fact, I have been known to cause diabetes" |
(Alex: She made you laugh, but you cannot recall her name. [*]. [*]. Very sweet.)
Meg Ryan
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Sarastro is a Priest of Isis in this Mozart opera |
Magic Flute
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In February 2005 he was confirmed as the USA's first Hispanic attorney general |
(Alberto) Gonzales
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Americium (atomic number 95) |
the 1940s
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From the Italian for "to cut in", it's the process by which a design is engraved on a gem, stone or plate |
intaglio
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