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On July 4, 1803 Thomas Jefferson supplied this pair with a general letter of credit to use on their trip |
Lewis & Clark
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We'll never tire of telling you its symbol is GR, not B.F. |
Goodrich
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Mythic Sumerian hero Utnapishtim built a big boat & survived this catastrophe |
The flood
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1997's "Calling All Stations" was their first album since Phil Collins left the group |
Genesis
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Grover Cleveland Alexander was inducted into this sport's Hall of Fame in 1938 & interred in Nebraska in 1950 |
Baseball
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It refers to the behavior of teenagers, or of immature adults |
Adolescent
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Speke stopped speaking to Burton after their trip to find the source of this river |
the Nile
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The annual report of this company, PRD, is as pretty as an instant picture |
(Brad: What is Kodak?)
Polaroid
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Hammurabi was famous for his, but Ur-Nammu enforced one of these centuries earlier |
a code of law
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In 1990 Roger Waters of this group gave a performance of "The Wall" at the former site of the Berlin Wall |
Pink Floyd
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Many "Our Fathers" must have been said when he died May 15, 1948 & was interred in Boys Town |
Father Flanagan
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Fatty, like some "tissue" |
adipose
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A book by Thomas James, who searched for the Northwest Passage, inspired this Coleridge poem |
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
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Add "YBOY" to this 3-letter symbol to get the full name of a big media company |
(Susanne: What is Game Boy?) (Brad: What is Playboy?) ... (Alex: We wanted the 3 letters, not the full name.)
PLA
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Sumerians scratched this writing system into stone & wax in addition to clay tablets |
cuneiform
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In 1998 this group seen here reunited for a VH1 special & a concert tour |
["I'll Tumble 4 Ya"]
Culture Club
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Though he starred in "Oklahoma!" this husband of Sheila is buried in Nebraska |
Gordon MacRae
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It means "sufficient or good enough" & can imply "but just barely" |
adequate
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Hillary said this man left some offerings to the gods of Chomolungma atop Everest in 1953 |
(Brad: Uh... sorry.) ... (Alex: You rang in a little too soon... We have less than a minute to go, Brad.)
Tenzing Norgay
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In the mall you may fall into this store, GPS |
The Gap
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These Sumerian pyramids were topped by temples |
(Susanne: What are zagarets?)
ziggurats
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In 1995 this founder of Cream & Derek & the Dominos was named an Officer of the British Empire |
Eric Clapton
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Long-time Nebraska senator George Norris, who helped create this project, the TVA, is buried in McCook |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.] (Alex: Robin, didn't work out today. You weren't on your game, but that's okay. You'll wind up with the third-place prize. You were a good champ.)
the Tennessee Valley Authority
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Unfavorable, like some circumstances, or the last name of Anthony in a 1933 novel |
adverse
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In 1828 Rene Caille reached this remote African city, "an object of curiosity" to Europeans |
(Brad: What is Nairobi?)
Timbuktu
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You don't need a Visa to visit this bank's stock symbol, CMB |
(Robin: What is Citibank?)
Chase Manhattan Bank
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(Hi, I'm Graham Nash.) As a member of this group in the 1960s, I co-wrote their hits "Carrie-Anne" & "Stop, Stop, Stop" |
(Brad: Who are Crosby, Stills & Nash?)
The Hollies
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Latin term for a type of argument based on emotion or on another person's character |
(Brad: What is ad hoc?)
ad hominem
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