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In 1999 he celebrated his 75th birthday by jumping from a plane over the grounds of his Texas library |
George H.W. Bush
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"Movies in Time", "Time Lab 2000", "History Undercover" |
The History Channel
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This bird of prey is the national symbol of 2 North American countries |
(J: What is the bald eagle?) (Alex: I'm not sure the bald eagle is the symbol of Mexico as well; only the United States.)
Eagle
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"A Killing on" this "Street: An Investment Mystery" is part financial advice & part whodunit |
Wall Street
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To get underway we'll "weigh" this large metal device that's been holding our ship in place |
Anchor
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Jack Ruby fatally shot him November 24, 1963 |
Lee Harvey Oswald
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He not only designed the buildings for the University of Virginia, he also chose the faculty & curriculum |
Thomas Jefferson
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"Up Close", "Sportscenter", "NBA 2Night" |
ESPN
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Thought to be reincarnations of Hindu saints, rats roam free in a temple in this country's city of Deshnoke |
India
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She called her book "Vittorio the Vampire" a vampire version of "Romeo and Juliet" |
Anne Rice
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This record of our ship's journey sounds like a large section of a tree trunk |
Log
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It's Rhode Island's watery nickname |
"The Ocean State"
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An avid golfer, he scored a hole-in-one during a round in Palm Springs in 1968 |
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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"Jailbait", "120 Minutes", "Celebrity Deathmatch" |
MTV
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Since it's only 1 inch in length, "taming" the Etruscan type of this animal might be difficult |
Shrew
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"In Our Humble Opinion" collects the rants & raves of Click & Clack, the motormouth hosts of this NPR show |
Car Talk
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It's the person who gives detailed information on our course ahead; Abel Tasman was a famous one |
Navigator
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It's the last name of NBA great Hakeem |
Olajuwon
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In 1913 he headed to the Brazilian jungle for a 7-month-long expedition |
Theodore Roosevelt
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"Inside NASCAR", "Grand Ole Opry Live", "Bill Dance Outdoors" |
TNN (The Nashville Network)
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The white-headed variety of this high-flying scavenger is seen here |
Vulture
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The title of William F. Buckley's novel "The Redhunter" refers to this man who made some see red in the '50s |
Senator Joseph McCarthy
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If we get bored, on board, we can always play this classic board game seen here ("You sunk my...") |
Battleship
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These native North American people are also known as the Chippewa |
(G: Who are the Ottawa?) (J: Who are the Osage?)
Ojibwa
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He went on to preside over the American Bar Association & over the Supreme Court of the U.S. |
(less than a minute now...)
William Howard Taft
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"First Wave", "Farscape", "Lexx" |
Sci Fi Channel
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The greater wax & lesser wax types of this insect are major enemies of bees; their larvae eat the hive! |
Moths
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This author's "Original Whistle Stop Cafe Cookbook" tells how to make fried green tomatoes |
Fannie Flagg
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On our trip we'll be entering one of these gated canal sections in which water levels are raised & lowered |
Lock
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He's best-known for his plays "Waiting for Lefty" & "Golden Boy" |
Clifford Odets
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