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In 1991 Poland's Democratic Union Party won the most seats in the House & Senate; it was formed from this trade group |
Solidarity
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"A Whole New World" (1992) |
Aladdin
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In cryoextraction, this is done to grapes to produce the most concentrated juice in pressing |
(Carol: What is drying?)
freezing
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In 2003 Mitch Albom had a No. 1 bestseller with "The Five People You Meet" here |
Heaven
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St. Columba of this country was martyred in 853 after telling some Moors that Muhammad was a false prophet |
Spain
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Here's a high-class clue: it's the last word in the kid's rhyme that begins, "I see London, I see France..." |
underpants
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He was King of England from 1189 to 1199 but spent only 6 months there; the rest of the time, he was off fighting |
Richard the Lionheart
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"Let's Hear It For The Boy" (1984) |
Footloose
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Germany's Purity Law of 1516 states that German beer must contain only water, hops & this germinated grain |
barley
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In 1947 he published his first story collection, "Dark Carnival"; the "Martian Chronicles" came 3 years later |
(Bob: Uh, who is Asimov?)
Ray Bradbury
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St. John Eudes promoted devotion to this sacred body part not just of Jesus but of Mary too |
(Kate: What are the feet?)
the (sacred) heart
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More than 25 moons are circling it |
Uranus
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From 1541 to 1784 this current capital of Slovakia served as the capital of Hungary |
Bratislava
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"Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" (1947) |
Song of the South
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Zymurgy is the chemistry branch that deals with this process in which sugar is converted into alcohol |
fermentation
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In Willa Cather's "O Pioneers!", the heroine Alexandra Bergson is of immigrant stock from this country |
(Bob: Uh, what is Norway?) (Kate: What is Germany?)
Sweden
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Hermit monk Saint Simeon Stylites resided for decades on one of these, 60 feet tall |
(Bob: What is a cliff?) ... (Alex: Sounds strange, but it was on a big [*]. 60 years--[whistles]--weird.) [NOTE: Alex seems to have misinterpreted the clue!]
column
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In the 100-year period before 268 B.C., Rome annexed all of Italy below this river that flows through Turin |
the Po
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"Papa, Can You Hear Me?" (1983) |
(Alex: Barbra Streisand and [*].)
Yentl
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Jameson Irish Whiskey gains its golden hue thanks partly to this acid that also helps give leather its color |
tannic acid
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James Michener's "Centennial" centers on a fictional town in this state |
(Carol: What is Ohio?)
Colorado
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The Pope struck a medal to celebrate the 1572 massacre of Huguenots on this saint's day |
(Kate: Who is Joan of Arc?)
St. Bartholomew
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A patentable invention must be new, non-obvious, & this, like the "arts" the constitution encourages |
(Carol: What is unique?)
useful
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On Feb. 28, 1813 these 2 countries whose names rhyme teamed up against France in the Treaty of Kalisch |
Russia & Prussia
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"Lose Yourself" (2002) |
8 Mile
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After 15 years of aging, 30% of an original quantity of bourbon (the "angels' share") has been lost to this process |
evaporation
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In 2007 his book "The Road" earned him a Pulitzer Prize & entry into Oprah's Book Club |
Cormac McCarthy
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The order founded by this saint in Toulouse was zealous in carrying out the Inquisition |
(Bob: Uh, what are the Jesuits? Who--) ... (Alex: We're going for the saint, [*].)
Saint Dominic (founder of the Dominicans)
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Woody Guthrie sang, "You can't scare me, I'm sticking to" this group |
the union
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