THE GOLDEN AGE OF TELEVISION |
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ALL CROATIA GREAT & SMALL |
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In the 1950s, Sgt. Friday's partners on this show included Sgt. Ben Romero, Sgt. Ed Jacobs & Officer Frank Smith |
Dragnet
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Croatia occupies the northwestern section of this peninsula |
the Balkans
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Use it to paddle your own canoe |
an oar
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Merton College was one of the first entities that become this famous British university |
Oxford
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After the long flight to Tokyo, I better grab a cup of "kohhi", this, to stay awake for the kabuki show |
coffee
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It's the state song of the beautiful State of Ohio |
(Steven: What is "Ohio"?) ... (Samantha: What is "The Beautiful State of Ohio"?) ... (Arlynda: [Refusing to ring in] I ain't that stupid.) [Laughter from Alex and audience]
"Beautiful Ohio"
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The opening of his anthology series showed the silhouette of this director filling a line drawing of his profile |
Alfred Hitchcock
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In contrast to their Orthodox cousins, the majority of Croatians are of this Christian denomination |
Catholic
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Cordage of braided strands of hemp |
rope
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This Jesuit Washington, D.C. university is home to the Woodstock Theological Center |
Georgetown
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We're not sure if yelling "kaji", this, in a Japanese movie theater is illegal, but I still wouldn't do it |
fire
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It's the state song of the beautiful state of Nebraska |
(Alex: Way to go.)
"Beautiful Nebraska"
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For the 1958-59 season, 7 of the top 10 series were Westerns, with this one set in Kansas ranked No. 1 |
Gunsmoke
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Better-known name of the man born Josip Broz in Kumrovec, Croatia May 7, 1892 |
Tito
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To poke or jab with something pointed; it's done to cattle, for example |
prod
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Seen here is the sports team logo of this university, whose stars have included Sidney Moncrief & Lance Alworth |
(Alex: Steven, stare him down!)
Arkansas (Razorbacks)
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(I'm Harry Smith.) In January 2005 I covered the aftermath of one of these disasters whose name is from the Japanese for "harbor wave" |
(Arlynda: [Without being called] What is [*]?) (Alex: Steven.) (Arlynda: Ha!) (Steven: What is [*]?) (Alex: Yes, Arlynda, remember you have to ring in.)
a tsunami
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Shows named for & starring these 2 movie pooches debuted in the fall of 1954 |
Lassie & Rin Tin Tin
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Stretching almost 800 miles, the Sava River forms much of the border between Croatia & this country to its south & east |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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To gather a harvest with a sickle or scythe |
reap
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John Wayne attended this L.A. university in the 1920s & also played on its football team |
(Arlynda: What is UCLA?)
USC
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Parting is such sweet sorrow, my butterfly, but it's time we say this word, Japanese for "good-bye" |
sayonara
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This capital city of Luxembourg lies on a plateau into which the Alzette & Petrusse rivers flow |
Luxembourg
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In 1959 Barbara Hale won an Emmy for playing secretary Della Street on this long-running courtroom drama |
Perry Mason
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General term for any primate of the subfamily Hominoidea |
ape
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Glass artist Dale Chihuly is a graduate of this design college abbreviated RISD |
Rhode Island School of Design
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You might want to sip the sake when it's served "atsui", meaning this has been done |
heated
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This Stephen Sondheim musical that graced Broadway in 1994 was based on the Italian film "Passione d'amore" |
Passion
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