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After Pope Pius XI died in February 1939, Eugenio Pacelli was elected to the post & took this name |
Pope Pius XII
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"Golden Legend", a book from the late Middle Ages, popularized his dragon-killing prowess |
Saint George
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Brooklyn's Ruth Bader Ginsburg & this El Paso lass are among millionaires on the Supreme Court |
Sandra Day O'Connor
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In a 1973 film Edward Fox, as an assassin with the code name of this other canine, tried to kill de Gaulle |
The Jackal
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For Peter Gabriel & Phil Collins, this group was indeed a "beginning" |
Genesis
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His short reign as King of England fell in in 1936 |
King Edward VIII
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Legend says a procession with St. Agatha's veil in it stopped eruptions of this Sicilian volcano |
Mount Etna
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To fly in this stage role, it might help to be born in Texas; Sandy Duncan & Mary Martin were |
Peter Pan
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This flightless bird of Australia may weigh up to 120 pounds |
(Carol: What is a [**]?) [Originally ruled incorrect, then:] (Alex: We were a little careless in our phrasing, and [**] is an acceptable response, as is [*], so we're crediting Carol with $800.)
an emu (or cassowary)
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In "Space Jam" the alien Nerdlucks kidnap Looney Tunes stars, who turn to this man for help |
Michael Jordan
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The film version of "Anna Christie" was advertised with the line she "Talks" |
(Greta) Garbo
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When created in 1933 it insured bank accounts up to $2,500 in the case of bank failure |
FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Commission)
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This female mystic from Avila was a contemporary of El Greco |
Saint Teresa of Avila
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In 1966 she became the first black woman elected to the Texas Senate |
(Ron: Who was Chisholm?)
Barbara Jordan
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The largest free-flying flock of this wading bird in the U.S. is kept at Hialeah Racetrack in Florida |
flamingos
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Rebecca de Mornay, not Fran Drescher, uses this job to get revenge in "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" |
Nanny
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It used to be a sailor; in plural, it could be a lot of sailors |
a gob
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Gen. Emilio Mola said this group of Fascist supporters in Madrid would help him take the city |
(Ron: Who were the Francoists?)
the Fifth Column
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Relic dealers credit this major find to Saint Helena, who found it in Palestine |
True Cross
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The mute species of this bird is not entirely mute; it makes a hoarse, wheezing sound |
a swan
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1988 film in which Alan Rickman takes over a high-rise building to steal bonds |
Die Hard
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You can run it as a challenge, or throw it down as a challenge |
a gauntlet
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In 1933 the New York Society for the Prevention of Vice wanted his "God's Little Acre" declared obscene |
Erskine Caldwell
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This brother of Methodius created a Slavic alphabet; his followers may have created the one named for him |
Saint Cyril
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This Miss Texas went on to become Miss America of 1971 & first lady of Kentucky in 1980 |
(Alex: ...with a minute left...)
Phyllis George
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The Arctic species of this bird migrates farther than any other--about 11,000 miles each way between the polar regions |
(Denise: What is a penguin?) ... (Alex: It would be pretty hard for a penguin to migrate that far--they don't fly!) [The end-of-round signal sounds]
a tern
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1996 film in which John Travolta takes time out from his job as an Air Force pilot to steal bombs |
Broken Arrow
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Known by the acronym "GUT", physicists have been working on it for decades, but may never be able to prove one |
(Ron: What is General Unified Theory?)
Grand Unification Theory (or Grand Unified Theory)
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