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Had a whale of a time in 1851; Pequod problems; call him this narrator |
(Alex: [*], Moby Dick.)
Ishmael
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"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", "Peachtree Road" |
Elton John
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On Oct. 31, 1961, the U.S. Navy discontinued its squadrons of these made for them by Goodyear Aircraft |
blimps
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In 1500 Francisco de Bobadilla arrived in Santo Domingo & sent this man back to Spain in shackles |
Christopher Columbus
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Since many of Suriname's workers come from India, this religion is practiced by almost 30% |
Hindu
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Former "Cheers" actress who sees how many times 27 goes into 5,319 |
Shelley Long Division
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Famous foundling; "Sikes" himself out; title tot |
Oliver Twist
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"Rhythm Nation 1814", "The Velvet Rope" |
Janet Jackson
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Scooter Libby's trial revealed Libby's note that Tim Russert "hates Chris"--this Chris of MSNBC |
(Rick: Who is Chris Wallace?)
Chris Matthews
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In a 1667 deal, the English got New York City & these people got the territory that would become Suriname |
the Dutch
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This Md.-Penn. boundary is a geometric term for a finite portion of an infinite straight path |
Mason-Dixon Line Segment
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L.A. P.I., OK? Chandler's champ, slept big & his goodbye was long |
Philip Marlowe
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"The Writing's on the Wall", "Survivor" |
(Dave: Who is Survivor?)
Destiny's Child
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On the Internet, this over-100-year-old brand uses the domain name wonderdrug.com |
Bayer
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Ingram Frizer stabbed this playwright to death in Deptford May 30, 1593 |
(Dave: Boy, Alex, I've always wanted to say this, I'd like to solve the puzzle.) [Laughter] (Alex: [Jokingly] C'mere! C'mere! You wanna piece of me?)
Christopher Marlowe
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A powerful presence in the country is Suralco, part of this giant metals company |
Alcoa
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Nelson's Column site in London that is 2 for 4 & 3 for 9 |
Trafalgar Square Root
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Has a Jem of a brother; Atticus! Atticus!; sweet home Alabama |
Scout (Finch)
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"Thankful", "Break Away" |
(Alex: You saw her on American Idol, [*].)
Kelly Clarkson
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To be shown at Crufts, you have to be one of these |
a dog
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William Talman, a country house architect of the late 1600s, was bitterly jealous of this genius |
Christopher Wren
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Suriname is wedged between Guyana & this dependency |
(Dave: I'll bet $5,000.) (Alex: That'll buy you a lot of vowels.) ... (Dave: What is French Guyana?) (Alex: Mmm... no--we're going to accept that pronunciation? It's French Guiana, but our judges are saying we're giving you the thumbs up, so good for you, you have $19,000!)
French Guiana
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When profits equal losses, these non-odd integers play a part |
(Kim: What are even numbers?)
Breaking even numbers
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Time-travelin' Dresden dude; he wasn't a Puritan; a Vonnegut check |
(Alex: The Slaughterhouse Five, correct.)
Billy Pilgrim
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"Dirty Mind", "Controversy", "The Love Symbol Album" |
Prince
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Meaning completely, in cowboy talk this 5-letter word usually precedes "loco" |
plumb
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Pierre Balmain worked with this man in the early '40s, then became his rival in postwar fashion |
Christian Dior
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About half of Suriname's 439,000 people live in this capital city |
(Dave: What is Paramarimbo?) ... (Alex: You added one letter too many--the "M"--it's [*], not Marimbo.)
Paramaribo
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This is what you get when Snidely Whiplash bends a cartoon Mountie 90 degrees |
Dudley Do-Right angle
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