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IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD |
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In February, he accidentally shot Harry Whittington, not his intended target |
(Heather: ...Oh.) ... (Alex: Hunting accident.)
Dick Cheney
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(Ken Burns opens the category for us.) On January 8, 2001 the series "Jazz" premiered with a look at this birthplace of jazz, the USA's most cosmopolitan city at the turn of the 20th century |
(Martin: What is Chicago?)
New Orleans
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You can "think outside of" it, or a group of opera patrons can be held in it |
the box
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All Story Magazine's October 1912 issue featured this hero in "A Romance of the Jungle" |
Tarzan
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This antibiotic is effective against certain spirochetes |
penicillin
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First used in 1915 by the Germans, this 12-letter portable assault weapon adds serious fire-power |
(Heather: What is a bazooka?)
a flamethrower
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One of the 2 space shuttles that went aloft in 2006 |
the Discovery (or the Atlantis)
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In the 1970s, this character's normal rate for psychiatric help was 5 cents |
Lucy (van Pelt)
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Black Star was created by Johnston McCulley, most famous for this hero, Z best he ever created |
Zorro
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Examples of these are the Gaspe, Arabian & Yucatan |
peninsulas
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The M60 type of this weapon is air-cooled, gas-operated & fires about 600 rounds per minute |
(Martin: What is a rifle?)
a machine gun
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In November, an Andy Warhol work depicting this Asian leader sold for more than $17 million |
Mao
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These are the deformed offspring that elves & fairies substitute for human infants |
changelings
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First serialized in Black Mask, "The Maltese Falcon" introduced the world to this detective |
(Heather: Who is Perry Mason?)
Sam Spade
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Religiously, it's a punishment undergone in token of sorrow for sin |
penance
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This powder used to thicken gasoline was introduced in WWII |
napalm
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This famous American passed away the day after Christmas at the age of 93 |
Gerald Ford
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(Ken trudges through this next clue.) In "The War", my documentary about World War II, soldiers tell the harrowing story of this German offensive that took place in the frozen Ardennes forest |
the Battle of the Bulge
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One of this university's graduate centers is the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center |
(Heather: What is the University of Pennsylvania?)
Penn State
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Frederick Schiller Faust wasn't a big name in this genre, but his pen name of Max Brand was |
(Heather: Detective literature.) (Alex: No, and remember your phrasing.)
Westerns
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7-letter term meaning dreamily or wistfully thoughtful |
pensive
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The -25 interceptor version of this Soviet fighter plane was capable of Mach 3 |
the MiG
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He led the French team to the finals of soccer's World Cup, only to be ejected after headbutting an Italian player |
(Zinedine) Zidane
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(Ken finishes off the category.) My film "Unforgivable Blackness" chronicles the rise & fall of this champion who fought for freedom, & not just with his fists |
Jack Johnson
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According to the song in a 1941 Ronald Reagan film, it's what was found "in a five and ten cent store" |
my million dollar baby
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Under the name Maxwell Grant, Walter B. Gibson wrote about this pulp hero who knew where evil lurked |
(Dan: I'll wager $2,000.) (Alex: You're very nonchalant. "Ahh, $2,000. Easy come, easy go.")
The Shadow
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Poetry line of 5 feet |
a pentameter
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Dirty Harry said it was "the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off" |
(Martin: What is a .357 Magnum?)
a Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum
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