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The "Book of the Duchesse" is an elegy for the Duchess of Lancaster by this author of "The Canterbury Tales" |
Geoffrey Chaucer
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First Lady for most of the 1950s, she was a big fan of "As The World Turns" |
Mamie Eisenhower
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He's foiled Dr. No's plan to deflect American rockets & SPECTRE's plan to start WWIII |
(Susan: Who is 007?)
James Bond
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Walgreen, Spiegel, Sears |
Illinois
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In electricity, having a "short" is short for this kind of problem |
short circuit
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"Numeric" term for the split seen here: (in bowling) |
(Joshua: What is a 1-10 split?)
7-10 split
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"Virginibus Puerisque" is a whimsical collection of essays by this author of "Kidnapped" |
Robert Louis Stevenson
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A little bird told us some folks call her "Bird" for short |
Lady Bird Johnson
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Helen Hunt & Bill Paxton are almost-divorced storm chasers Jo & Bill in this 1996 film |
(Joshua: What is Tornado?)
Twister
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Woolworth, Barnes & Noble, Saks |
New York
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Take note: a secretary takes notes using this system that uses symbols for words & phrases |
shorthand
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It's the video effect seen here: |
split screen
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This Bronte sister died 1 year after the publication of her second novel, "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" |
(Susan: Who is Emily Bronte?) (Joshua: Who is Charlotte Bronte?) (Alex: There were only three of them!)
Anne Bronte
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In 1972 this First Lady reportedly said, "Being the First Lady is the hardest unpaid job in the world" |
Pat Nixon
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John Travolta played paint salesman & disco king Tony Manero in this 1977 film |
Saturday Night Fever
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Safeway, Ralphs, Vons |
California
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She reprised her "Cheers" role as Diane Chambers on "Frasier" |
Shelley Long
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If you're doing this you're making superfine distinctions, so don't wig out |
splitting hairs
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Of all Kipling's novels, this one, his last, has the shortest title |
"Kim"
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Originally named Elizabeth Ann, she said, "I always wanted to be called Elizabeth, but it didn't happen" |
Betty Ford
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Jimmy Stewart character speaking in the clip seen here: |
[Harvey (1950)]
Elwood P. Dowd
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CompUSA, Tandy, Southland |
Texas
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It won't be long, because this kind of cook prepares food quickly, like at a diner |
short order cook
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If you have a pair of 6s in this game, split them if the dealer has a 2 through 6 up |
Blackjack
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This author of "The Forsyte Saga" published his first novel, "Jocelyn", under the pen name John Sinjohn |
John Galsworthy
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Mary Todd Lincoln was born in this state, as was her husband |
Kentucky
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"A Song to Remember" portrayed this frail consumptive as a crusader for Polish independence |
Frederic Chopin
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A&P, Toys "R" Us, Pathmark |
New Jersey
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Someone with a quick temper is said to have one of these less than lengthy ignition devices |
short fuse
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From Greek for "split", it's a split or breach in the unity of the church & it may be "Great" |
schism
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