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The fall guy in the Teapot Dome scandal, Albert Fall, was born November 26, 1861 in this season |
the fall
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A fungal infection common in this state's San Joaquin valley is now called Valley fever |
California
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Unusually, the Palomino type of this, from which sherry is made, is also tasty to eat |
grapes
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On December 7, he said his primary task was to "establish a continuity in government" |
(Ken: Who is Kennedy?)
LBJ
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This pirate punishment is more fiction than reality |
walking the plank
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In 1997 scientists extracted this genetic material from a Neanderthal's arm bone |
DNA
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According to "You've Got A Friend", it's when you can call your "friend" James Taylor |
winter, spring, summer, or fall
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This poet called a valley outside Balaklava "The Valley of Death" |
(Ken: Who is Kipling?) .. (Alex: "All into the Valley--in the Valley of Death rode the 600.")
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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Term for wine, like sherry or port, that has spirits added to boost its potency |
fortified
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On December 4, the American Cancer Society released a study linking this with early death |
smoking
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The U.S. Army Signal Corps developed this portable 2-way radio set in 1933. Over. |
a walkie-talkie
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In 1978 Mary Leakey noticed these, left by hominids 3 million years ago in volcanic ash |
footprints
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According to the old song, it's when "she's your tootsey wootsey" |
the good old summertime
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Come & sit by my side if you know this valley straddles the border of Texas & Oklahoma |
the Red River Valley
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Flor, a white film type of this fermenting agent, gives some sherries a distinctive tang |
yeast
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In Dec. 1963, The 4 Seasons split with their record label, signed with a new one & had a hit with this song:
"Think! Think! Oh the places you'll see / Now think what the future would be / With a poor boy like me..." |
(Bradley: Uh, what is "Sherry"?) (Alex: No, that was their big hit, of course.)
"Dawn"
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This Bangles hit was aided by a "King Tut" video, & was later certified gold |
"Walk Like An Egyptian"
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Found in China's Cho-K'ou-Tien caves in the 1920s, the fossils of this "man" disappeared in WWII |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Peking Man
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The University of Cambridge's Michaelmas term takes place in this season |
(Ken: What is winter?)
the fall
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This "Great" valley runs from the Valley of the Jordan to Southern Africa |
the Great Rift Valley
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Don't sit on your response; identify this sherry barrel holding over 100 gallons |
a butt
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Kenya gained its independence from Britain on December 12, & this man became its first prime minister |
(Bradly: Uh, who is Daniel Moi?)
(Jomo) Kenyatta
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If you've been fired, you've received these |
your walking papers
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In this 1973 film Joanne Woodward obsesses on her childhood |
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
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In 1997 thousands left this river valley in Germany & Poland to avoid extensive floods |
(Ken: What is the Ruhr River Valley?) (Bradley: What is the Vistula?)
the Oder
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The cream sherry of this Bristol, England firm is perhaps the world's best-known brand |
Harveys
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On December 4, this coach at Northwestern signed a 4-year contract to coach football at Notre Dame |
(Kim: Who is Lou Holtz?) ... (Alex: Yes, we're going back to 1963.)
Ara Parseghian
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In the 1960s this tropical fish which comes out of the water at night was introduced into Florida |
the walking catfish
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