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(Hi, I'm Leonard Maltin.) I teach film at USC, but I'm also the resident film buff on this syndicated TV show about show biz--a job I've held since 1982 |
Entertainment Tonight
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A 1761 work by the great anatomist Morgagni has records of 640 of these procedures |
(Alex: That's the "D"!)
dissections
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This scientist's collection at the Jewish National & University Library in Jerusalem includes a lot of limericks |
Einstein
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When this Paris prison was stormed on July 14, 1789, only 7 prisoners were found |
the Bastille
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Damages for this 2005 disaster have been estimated at $125 billion, not to mention the devastating loss of life |
(Hurricane) Katrina
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Evy. Wrd. Invlvd. Hre. Hs. Bn. Ths. |
abbreviated
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(I'm Julie Chen.) I host the CBS reality show "Big Brother", whose title was inspired by this British author |
(George) Orwell
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Gold leads all metals in this property, the ability to be drawn into wires without breaking |
ductility
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Irving Berlin's & Walt Whitman's personal papers are held in this library founded in 1800 |
(Cliff: What is the New York City Library?)
the Library of Congress
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The French people called this queen who they mistrusted "the Austrian Woman" |
Marie Antoinette
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Nothing to boast about, but the state with the most hazardous waste sites, more than 115, is this "Garden State" |
New Jersey
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It's wrongful conduct by a professional, like a doctor, causing injury |
malpractice
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(Hey, I'm Mark McGrath.) I earned a degree in communications from USC before I joined this rock band that was formerly known as The Shrinky Dinx |
Sugar Ray
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A Victorian-styled room at the Toronto Public Library is "Holmes" to a collection on this author |
Arthur Conan Doyle
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This nobleman known for his role in the American Revolution was made commander of the Natl. Guard |
Lafayette
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In the U.S. in 1900 this was 46.3 for males & 48.3 for females; in 2000 it was 74.3 & 79.7 |
life expectancy
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The act of making or enacting laws |
legislation
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This star of "8 Simple Rules" was a drama major at USC & a student award for comic acting is given in his honor |
(Craig: Who is John Rutter?) ... (Alex: [*]... yes, indeed. Sorry, Craig.)
(John) Ritter
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The Flintstones' pet could tell you that these parts of plankton are named in part for appendages called flagella |
(Alex: And that would be [*]. Dino--the dinosaur...) (Craig: All right.) [Audience laughs]
dinoflagellates
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Want to see if he really said, "God is dead"? Search his collection of papers at the University of Basel's Library |
Nietzsche
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It's the English translation of the 3-word slogan of the French Revolution |
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
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On the new Airbus A380 plane, the overall length is 239 feet, while this is even longer at 261 feet |
the wingspan
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Alex Hailey saw LeVar Burton play Ali Hakim in "Oklahoma!" at USC before choosing him to star in this TV miniseries |
Roots
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The Enoch Pratt Free Library in this U.S. city is known for its H.L. Mencken collection |
Baltimore
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At her execution, she declared, "I killed one man to save a hundred thousand" |
(Charlotte) Corday
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Yikes! This visible surface of the sun below the chromosphere is about 10,000 degrees F. |
(Craig: What is the corona?)
the photosphere
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It wasn't Ling-Ling's summer condo, it's riotous uproar or utter chaos |
pandemonium
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