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THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS |
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Rhodium got its name because its salts are this color |
Red
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Jane Clayson of "The Early Show" ate a bug to help promote this summer hit also on CBS |
Survivor
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You'll get this many crumpets when you receive a baker's dozen |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
13
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Sally Bedell Smith reveals the pain behind the smile in her book about this late royal icon "In Search of Herself" |
Princess Diana
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This "Breakfast of Champions" sponsors a sports report, the "Radio Show of Champions" |
Wheaties
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This element has the symbol N |
Nitrogen
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Bill Maher went to jail -- to Arizona's Maricopa County Jail to tape 6 episodes of this show |
Politically Incorrect
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In the 14th & 15th centuries this Anglo-French conflict actually lasted 116 years |
Hundred Years' War
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Her novels include "Animal Dreams", "The Bean Trees" & "The Poisonwood Bible" |
Barbara Kingsolver
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Some prep school students have had to "run" this between 2 rows of fellow students |
Gauntlet
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This cereal's red box features a white rabbit & the words "Are For Kids" |
Trix
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Scientists figure the earliest atmosphere on Earth was from gases emitted by these |
Volcanoes
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It's the name of the boy band on "Making the Band" -- come on, we know you watched |
(Pam: What is O-Zone?) (Carl: What is Boyzone?) (Jonah: What is 2gether?)
O-Town
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Proverbially, if you eat like one of these avians you might eat over half your body weight everyday! |
Bird
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"Lethal Seduction" is a seductive new novel by this sister of actress Joan |
Jackie Collins
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This type of punishment, from the Latin for "body", has been banned in many schools |
(Alex: Less than a minute.)
corporal punishment
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You can snack on the rice or corn varieties of this General Mills cereal, or make their "Party Mix" |
Chex
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The standard dimensions of one of these lumber units are 1 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 inches |
2 X 4
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A 2000 book subtitled "The Edge of Reason" is Helen Fielding's follow-up to this singleton's "Diary" |
(Carl: What is [**]?) [Initially ruled incorrect; reversed before the first commercial break after clue 11 because "the judges decided that you gave us enough information in your response"]
Bridget Jones's Diary (the diary of Miss Jones accepted)
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An Alfred University study found that 80% of college athletes experienced this sometimes brutal type of initiation |
Hazing
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Eat as much of this cereal as you want: it's "Kid-Tested, Mother-Approved" |
Kix
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He improved the potato, & then came up with a totally new fruit, the plumcot |
Luther Burbank
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Some local stations weren't too worshipful of "God, The Devil &" him, pulling it from their schedule |
Bob
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These long-snozzed animals of the family Myrmecophagidae may actually prefer termites |
Anteaters
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His ever-scandalous novel "Lolita" is now available in an annotated version |
(Jonah: Who is... that Russian guy?)
Vladimir Nabokov
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A 1996 book is called these people "& Victims: Helping Your Child Through the Schoolyard Battlefield" |
Bullies
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Sonny the Cuckoo Bird enthusiastically recommends this cereal for breakfast, lunch & dinner |
Cocoa Puffs
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