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This volcano on the side of Hawaii's Mauna Loa once contained a lake of bubbling molten lava |
(Bob: What is Kilahuea?) ... (Alex: You added an extra syllable.)
Kilauea
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Pratt & McClain were a one-hit wonder with a theme to this Ron Howard TV show |
Happy Days
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The first cover, & many since, showed Eustace Tilley, a fop wearing this on his head |
a top hat
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In June 1991, 15 days after vets from the Gulf War got a parade, vets from this war 40 years earlier got one |
the Korean War
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The IRS now allows some deductions for treatments, not including the over-the-counter patch, to quit this |
smoking
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They "Bring Good Things to Life" |
GE
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This Argentinian peak near the Chilean border is only 623 feet higher than nearby 22,211-foot Cerro Mercedario |
(Bob: What is Machu Picchu?)
Mount Aconcagua
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Jeannie C. Riley hit No. 1 with this 1968 story song about a small-town widow & an uptight school group |
"Harper Valley PTA"
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After his "In Cold Blood" ran as a 4-part series, he never published in The New Yorker again |
Truman Capote
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He was the first man to win golf's Grand Slam & the first to receive 2 Broadway ticker-tape parades |
(Bob: Who is Jack Nicklaus?)
Bobby Jones
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To deduct these, your new job must be over 50 miles farther from your former home than your old job was |
moving expenses
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In 1939 this organization introduced its 12-step program |
AA
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This Alpine peak rises 14,692 feet on the border of Switzerland's Valais Canton & Italy's Piedmont region |
the Matterhorn
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In a 1980 hit Lipps, Inc. asked, "Won't you take me to" this title place |
"Funkytown"
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A New Yorker staffer coined this term for a biographical sketch, meant to show just one side of a person |
(Anne: What is a portrait?)
profile
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The October 28, 1886 parade was for the dedication of this piece of art |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
the Statue of Liberty
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If you've been selected for one of these, the IRS cheerfully informs you that many of them result in refunds |
an audit
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In 1896 an Alaskan mount was named for this man elected president that year |
William McKinley
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This TV comedienne had a big hit with 1973's "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" |
Vicki Lawrence
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The cartoon seen here is from this creator of Gomez & Morticia, & is still funny |
(Alex: We have less than a minute to go.)
Charles Addams
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Filing jointly, families with 2 or more kids & making under $34,178 a year may receive the EITC, this credit |
the Earned Income Tax Credit
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On "Law & Order", Sam Waterston plays an assistant one |
D.A.
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According to the Bible, Moses saw the Promised Land from this mountain in Jordan's Pisgah Range |
(Linda: What is Sinai?) (Bob: What is Mount Ararat?) (Anne: What is Mount...)
Mount Nebo
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He's the tech-savvy artist heard here with a 1983 hit: |
["She Blinded Me With Science"]
Thomas Dolby
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About 9% of the individual returns for 2000 checked the box to donate this much to the Presidential Election Fund |
(Linda: What is $1?)
$3
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A Fleetwood or Winnebago |
RV
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