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Fillmore filled in as Utah's territorial capital until this city took over in 1856 |
Salt Lake City
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Spencer Tracy's in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" |
Katharine Hepburn
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In March of 1867 Secretary of State Seward arranged to buy this "icebox" for a total of $7.2 million |
Alaska
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A San Pedro, California packer first put this fish into cans in 1903; its casserole wasn't introduced until the '30s |
Tuna
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In 1492 Martin Pinzon commanded this ship; his brother Vicente commanded the Nina |
Pinta
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The "culture" type is emotional disruption caused by living in a society not one's own |
Shock
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The "American" breed of this dog is Virginia's official state dog -- Tallyho! |
Foxhound
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Michelle Pfeiffer's in "The Story of Us" |
(Gavin: Who is George Clooney?)
Bruce Willis
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In 1864 this motto first appeared on a U.S. coin, a 2-cent piece |
"In God We Trust"
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George Bush vetoed this veggie 62 years after it was brought to the U.S. from Italy |
Broccoli
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In 1981, just before becoming president of Egypt on Sadat's death, Hosni Mubarak held this post |
(Gregg: What is prime minister?)
Vice president
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Edmund Bergler, credited with inventing the term "writer's" this, must not have felt it -- he wrote several books |
Block
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Music lovers know this city is home to the Rhode Island Philharmonic |
Providence
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Meg Ryan's in "When a Man Loves a Woman" |
Andy Garcia
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In 1865 this man began making distinctive cowboy hats in his one-man factory in Philadelphia |
John Stetson
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In 1949 Charles Lubin introduced a cheesecake with this name, his daughter's |
Sara Lee
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Irving Thalberg produced "A Night at the Opera" as a unit producer at this studio |
(Alex: Produced right here.)
MGM
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A metal measuring rod that's poked into a car's crankcase |
Dipstick
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Sounds fishy, but Mystic Aquarium is one of the top attractions in this state |
Connecticut
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Jeff Daniels' in "Terms of Endearment" |
(Gavin: Who is Holly Hunter?)
Debra Winger
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On October 4, 1861 the U.S. Navy authorized the construction of this ironclad ship; it was launched 118 days later |
Monitor
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Reuben Mattus created this ice cream (& its Danish-sounding name) in the Bronx in 1961 |
(Bobby: What is Baskin-Robbins?)
Haagen-Dazs
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In 1877 Bat Masterson was elected sheriff of Ford County, Kansas with this "car" town as his headquarters |
Dodge City
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They're barrel's 2 partners in an expression meaning "the whole thing" |
Lock & stock
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At 306 feet high, the Bennington Battle Monument in this state was once the tallest battle monument in the world |
Vermont
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Richard Dreyfuss' in "Close Encounters..." |
Teri Garr
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In 1868 this lodge, the B.P.O.E., was founded in New York City by 15 entertainers |
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
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Mr. Cardini's 1924 invention, it was called "The greatest recipe to originate from the Americas in 50 years" |
Caesar salad
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This 11th century poet held the post of astronomer in the Persian royal court |
Omar Khayyam
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Athletic position in which the thighs are against the chest & the arms wrap around the shins |
Tuck
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