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Christian Huygens wrote about this planet's rings way back in 1659 |
Saturn
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An early version of this water sport had players riding on barrels painted to look like horses |
water polo
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At 15 Lady Jane Grey was imprisoned in this fortress when accused of treason by Mary Tudor |
the Tower of London
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While fleeing the destruction of Sodom, Lot's wife "looked back from behind him, and she became" this |
a pillar of salt
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Most languages of Western Europe get their words for "read" & "write" from this language's legere & scribere |
Latin
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Of praise, increase or mock, what you do to something you augment |
(Tommy: [In a crestfallen whisper] What is [*]?) (Alex: That's it. You're going to be around to play in Final Jeopardy! I know that's no consolation for you, having missed on two of those Daily Doubles.)
increase
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Instrument-laden rovers landed on this planet in 2004 |
Mars
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This 5-sport Olympic event had its origins in the activities of a military dispatch rider in enemy territory |
pentathlon
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18 when she became queen in 1837, she reigned for 63 years |
Victoria
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Hochdeutsch is the modern standard form of this language |
German
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The body of songs a chanteuse is prepared to sing or of plays a company is prepared to put on |
(Tommy: What is...) (Alex: Hurry.)
a repertoire
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The Great Red Spot on this planet is actually a giant storm |
Jupiter
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This Olympic sport is said to date from 12th century Holland, where frozen canals were used as courses |
speed skating
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Wilhelmina of this country reigned as a teen after the last male in the house of Orange-Nassau died in 1890 |
(Kyle: What is the Bahamas?) (Tommy: What is Austria-Hungary?)
the Netherlands
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David gave this son & successor advice & plans for building the temple in Jerusalem |
Solomon
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The Pinyin system for writing this language in the English alphabet was officially adopted Jan. 1, 1979 |
Chinese
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The time of day described as "crepuscular" is when this is happening |
when it's starting to get dark
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A year on this planet is only 88 days long |
(Alex: [*], the closest to the Sun, correct.)
Mercury
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This sport was invented in England by modifying a dining room table; the ball was made of rubber or cork |
(Tommy: What is billiards?)
Ping-Pong
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In 1615 14-year-old Anne married Louis XIII & was later accused of treason by this cardinal |
Richelieu
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When this man's brother said that he was still alive, his father Jacob's "heart fainted, for he believed them not" |
Joseph
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In French, "Hier Henri m'aimait", "Yesterday Henry loved me", is an example of this "flawed" past tense |
imperfect
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Noun for a person who's sorry & is ritually showing his sorrow under the guidance of a confessor |
a penitent
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With Pluto demoted, this is now the outermost planet |
Neptune
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In 1895 at a YMCA, this indoor sport was developed for businessmen who found basketball too vigorous |
volleyball
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In 1343 Joanna was a teen queen of a kingdom with the name of this large port city near Pompeii |
(Kyle: What is Herculaneum?)
Naples
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This heroine for whom a Bible book is named was married to King Ahasuerus of Persia |
(Kristiana: Who was Ruth?)
Esther
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Douglas Hyde, aka An Craoibhin Aoibhinn, fought to preserve this language & founded a league of the same name |
(Kirstiana: What is Ireland?) (Tommy: What is Irish?)
Gaelic
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This adjective for a terrifying experience comes from a toothed farm implement used on plowed ground |
(Kristiana: Um, what is, a plow?)
harrowing
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