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On Sundays, in front of the Gothic Cathedral, people perform the Sardana, one of these |
Dance
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These important pieces of evidence might contain loops, arches & whorls |
Fingerprints
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In 1690 "Publick Occurrences" became the first one of these published in the colonies; it lasted one issue |
Newspaper
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1987: "Greed...is good! Greed is right! Greed works!" |
Wall Street
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He said, "What a good boy am I!" after pulling a plum out of his Christmas pie |
Little Jack Horner
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It's not a 100-meter dash for rodents, but a tiring, meaningless competitve activity |
Ratrace
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A statue of this explorer points to the sea from atop a 167' column near Barcelona's harbor |
Christopher Columbus
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It's the "unfashionable" name for officers who do not wear uniforms when on duty |
Plainclothes
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In 1694 Anne Arundel Town became the capital of Maryland & soon changed its name to this |
Annapolis
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1989: "I'll have what she's having" |
When Harry Met Sally...
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French for plum, it means a dried plum in English |
Prune
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This hit song reached No. 2 twice, by Bobby Day in 1958 & by Michael Jackson in 1972 |
"Rockin' Robin"
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The women of Barcelona's Carrer Avinyo inspired this cubist's "Les Demoiselles D'Avignon" |
Pablo Picasso
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From the Middle English for "lively", it's the police activity seen here: |
Frisking
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In 1694 this Virginia college received a coat of arms from the College of Arms in London |
William and Mary
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1976: "Is it safe?" |
Marathon Man
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In Chinese restaurants plum sauce is also known by this "fowl" name |
Duck sauce
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Like John Doe, this name is often used in legal proceedings to designate an unidentified male |
Richard Roe
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(Hello, I'm Jay Leno) In this year, Barcelona hosted the Olympics & I became the permanent host of "The Tonight Show" |
(and we have less than a minute to go...)
1992
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When cops put out an APB on a suspect, APB stands for this |
All Points Bulletin
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On July 6, 1699 this pirate was captured in Boston |
Captain Kidd
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1984: "The numbers all go to 11...right across the board..." "Most amps go up to 10?..." "These go to 11" |
This Is Spinal Tap
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This famed horticulturist developed the Santa Rosa plum |
(D: Who was Carver?)
Luther Burbank
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This engine is used to arrest or reverse the motion of a missile |
Retrorocket
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Once suppressed under Franco, this native language is again widely used in Barcelona |
Catalan/Catalonian
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It's the numerical response that means "Message confirmed", good buddy |
10-4
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With the French & Indian War, some New Hampshire towns considered a re-annexation to this colony in March 1690 |
Massachusetts
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1939: "You all think I'm licked. Well, I'm not licked, & I'm going to stay right here & fight for this just cause" |
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
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A wild European plum, this fruit of the blackthorn is steeped in gin to make a type of liqueur |
Sloe
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Officially, this celebrated regiment was named the First United States Volunteer Cavalry |
Rough Riders
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