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Drill speed is measured in these; Dr. Morrison's in 1871 did about 600, today's turbine-powered ones about 300,000 |
RPMs
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You can weigh up to 147 pounds in this boxing class between lightweight & middleweight |
(Whiton: What is bantamweight?)
welterweight
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He said his novels, like "Angels & Demons" deal with a murder, a chase, a ticking clock & a love interest within 24 hours |
Dan Brown
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Born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, this entrepreneur opened his first namesake "Mart" in 1962 |
(Sam) Walton
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In some countries you may get more for your dollar than the official exchange rate in this "colorful" arena |
the black market
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She became the advertising global spokeswoman for T-Mobile in 2002 |
Catherine Zeta-Jones
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The ADA says this is perfectly safe as the basis for amalgam fillings--it combines with other materials to make it stable |
(Sarah: What is lead?)
mercury
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In 1967 Memorial Coliseum in this West Coast city hosted the first Super Bowl as Green Bay beat Kansas City 35-10 |
Los Angeles
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This author was a prisoner in a labor camp before writing "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" |
(Sarah: Who is Gogol?) (Whiton: Who is Dostoevsky?) (Paul: Who is Soldnitsyn?) (Alex: Say it again.) (Paul: Who is Aleksandr Soldnitsyn?) (Alex: No, and I'll tell you why. You dropped one of the syllables.)
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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The corporate, financial & personal sectors make up this sector of the economy |
the private sector
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This Swiss watch company was founded by Louis Brandt in 1848 |
Omega
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Cavities form when bacteria break down sugars, forming this substance that dissolves enamel |
(Sarah: What is plaque?)
acid
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In 2006 the Gov. of Mass. signed a bill making this sport invented there the official sport of the Commonwealth |
basketball
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This James Joyce novel is written as a parallel to the "Odyssey", except it was set in Dublin on June 16, 1904 |
Ulysses
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Around 600 B.C. the island of Aegina introduced these items to Greek economic life |
coins
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These "waves" of roughly 7-13 Hz are associated with relaxation & creativity in the brain |
alpha waves
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Modern lead aprons worn during X-raying have a collar to protect this gland from the radiation |
the thyroid gland
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This TV show debuted April 29, 1961 with Jim McKay as host |
The Wide World of Sports
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This novelist has Clarissa Dalloway reexamine her life choices in between dealing with last-minute party details |
Virginia Woolf
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Born near Ada, Oklahoma in 1918, he was one of the first evangelists to hold large-scale television revivals |
(Whiton: Who is Graham?) [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Oral Roberts
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This 2-word labor level has been the goal of many; a 1978 Act of Congress named for it actually settles for 96% |
(Whiton: What is middle management?)
full employment
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1970s No. 1 hit for Helen Reddy |
"Delta Dawn"
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From the Latin for "to close", it's the alignment & spacing of your upper & lower teeth when you bite |
occlusion
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Originally from Ukraine, Lenny Krayzelburg won 3 gold medals in Sydney competing for the U.S. in this sport |
swimming
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This author of "The Berlin Stories" later lived in L.A. & wrote "A Single Man" about a day in L.A. |
Christopher Isherwood
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Originally from Tulsa, he gained his greatest fame as an adviser to presidents and as a senator from New York |
(Paul: Who is Tip O'Neill?) (Sarah: Who is Rockefeller?)
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
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In 2005 Americans didn't put money away but spent all they earned & more, for the 1st negative rate of this since 1933 |
savings
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In this type of testing, electronic equipment is subjected to the real world conditions in which it'll be used |
beta testing
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