THE 2004 PRESIDENTIAL RACE |
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Bush-Cheney called Edwards Kerry's second choice, meaning this Republican was his first |
John McCain
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In the 19th century a new breed of terrier was named for this clergyman |
Jack Russell
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One of the principal exports of Seychelles is copra, the dried white flesh of this fruit |
coconut
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A tree that's a national symbol of Slovenia, or a Texan U.S. president's first name |
(Ken: No idea! [Laughs])
linden (or Lyndon)
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On October 26, 1881 this took place at Tombstone's OK Corral |
gunfight
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George W. Bush won 91% of the vote in Massachusetts (unfortunately for him it was in this contest) |
the Republican primary
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In "Nightmares & Dreamscapes" this author wrote, "I believe there is an unseen world all around us" |
(Ken: Who is Jack London?)
Stephen King
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In chemistry, it maintains a mixture resistant to change; when flying it controls the pitch of an aircraft |
(Ken: What is a buffer?)
the stabilizer
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From about 1500 to 1750 the Seychelles served mainly as a hiding place for these people |
pirates
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Loudly, raucously sound out George Orwell's original last name |
blare (or Blair)
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William Congreve wrote, "Women are like tricks by" this "of hand, which, to admire, we should not understand" |
sleight
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Most of the over 50,000 signatures he submitted to try to get on the Michigan ballot were collected by the GOP |
(Ralph) Nader
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In 1999 this rapper-turned-actress turned talk show host |
Queen Latifah
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This 3-digit number, popular in Vegas slot machines, is Boeing's & the world's largest family of twinjet |
777
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The Seychelles uses this unit of currency, which is also used in Pakistan, Nepal & Sri Lanka |
the rupee
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A critiquer of pure reason who died in 1804, or a response indicating you're unable to grasp his philosophy |
Kant (or can't)
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As a noun, it's a zero; as a pronoun, it's nothing |
naught
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In a July 23 speech to this league, the President asked if the Democrats take black voters for granted |
(Ken: What is the... [shakes head])
the National Urban League
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Columbia chief Harry Cohn advised this actor to change his last name to avoid negative review puns |
Jack Lemmon
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Greater than supersonic, it's the term for a speed 5 times faster than the speed of sound |
(Ken: What is ultrasonic?)
hypersonic (Mach 5 accepted)
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Seychelles is an example of this grouping of a large number of islands on a vast sheet of sea |
an archipelago
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In "A hymn to God the Father", this metaphysical poet makes punning use of this synonym for "finished" |
Donne (or done)
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Samuel F.B. Morse could have told you that it's a past tense & a past participle of work |
wrought
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This Florida senator was the first Democratic candidate to drop out of the race |
(Bob) Graham
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An ad in a 1973 paper brought this lead guitarist together with Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley & Peter Criss |
(Alex: And his name was [*], and they formed the band Kiss.)
Ace Frehley
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"Air"y name of the curved top & flat bottom shape that airplane (& bird) wings have to give them lift |
an airfoil
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This Portuguese navigator, the first European to reach India by sea, discovered the Seychelles in 1502 |
Vasco da Gama
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Sadly for him, the 17th century gunpowder plotter wasn't quite as sly as the animal |
Fawkes (or fox)
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Abbreviated dwt., it's equal to 24 grains, or 1/20 of a troy ounce |
(Beth: What is dry weight?)
a pennyweight
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