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ANTHROPOLOGIST'S DICTIONARY |
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After jousting with the Lance, she felt a change would do her good in 2006 |
Sheryl Crow
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In 1935 Lincoln Ellsworth flew over this continent & claimed parts of it for the U.S. |
Antarctica
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"Gone with the Wind" opens with a description of her "arresting" face |
Scarlett O'Hara
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2-word term for the hypothetical species said to bridge the gap between anthropod apes & human beings |
the missing link
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New York's Public Theater began staging Shakespeare in the Park in this park in 1962 |
Central Park
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Types of these include flexors & adductors |
muscles
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Who will save your soul? This precious gem, seen here? |
Jewel
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DAR co-founder Flora Darling founded a "Daughters of" group for this next declared U.S. war |
the War of 1812
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Use your plastic to pick up "Beauty Junkies: Inside Our $15 Billion Obsession with" this type of "Surgery" |
cosmetic
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It's the 4-syllable practice of having more than one spouse at the same time |
polygamy
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The students who founded this univ.'s Dramatic Society in 1885 included a future Archbishop of Canterbury |
Oxford
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This city is on the Black Warrior River in Alabama |
Tuscaloosa
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In the 1600s Thomas Sydenham pioneered the use of this drug to treat malaria |
quinine
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This author wrote that Dorian Gray had "finely-curved scarlet lips" |
(Craig: Who is Shaw?)
Oscar Wilde
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From the Latin for "from the beginning", it's the noun used for the earliest known dwellers of a region |
(Hayley: What are... the indigenous?)
aborigines
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In classic commedia dell'arte, many characters wore these on their faces, but the lovers did not |
masks
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This staple of North African cuisine can be a porridge, a salad or a dessert |
couscous
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This Irish lass is seen performing at the 1998 Lilith Fair concert |
Sinéad O'Connor
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Pierre Monteux was the conductor at the uproarious 1913 premiere of this "seasonal" Stravinsky work |
The Rite of Spring
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Pride & terror mix on Mr. Kurtz' face before he makes this final exclamation |
The horror!
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In 1891 prehistoric human fossils given this geographic name were discovered on an Indonesian island |
(Hayley: Uh, what is Java? ...What is Java? [*]?)
Java Man
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In the 1580s this Spanish novelist reportedly wrote 20 to 30 plays, but only "The Traffic of Algiers" & "Numantia" survive |
Cervantes
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Red & white blood cells are also called these |
corpuscles
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She's no criminal, although she often steals the show |
Fiona Apple
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Part-time astronomer after whom the capital of Queensland, Australia was named |
(Hayley: Who is Perth?) [Craig receives applause for his run of the category]
(Sir Thomas) Brisbane
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The heroine of Toni Morrison's first novel wants the blondest hair & this feature, the book's title |
the bluest eye
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At dig sites, these ancient household garbage dumps reveal a great deal about those who used them |
middens
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The play "Our Leading Lady" focuses on Laura Keene, who was starring in this play the night Lincoln was shot |
Our American Cousin
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At age 88 King Gustav VI was out diggin' in the ruins of these people in Acquarossa, Italy |
(Brady: What is Tuscans? [Wincing] Etruscans. [Trying] Etruscans! Who were the Etruscans!?) (Alex: Well, you said Tuscans first, and that's acceptable, and Etruscans is correct also. So you get credit for the points.) (Brady: Whew.)
Etruscans (or Tuscans)
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