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TOURING EUROPEAN CAPITALS |
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Architecture's Pritzker Prize medal is based on designs by Louis Sullivan, "father of" this type of soaring building |
the skyscraper
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Moose Goheen, Moose Johnson, Moose Watson & Bobby Hull are all in this sport's hall of fame |
ice hockey
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Walk across the Ha'penny Bridge at Liffey Street to get the trendy Temple Bar area of this capital |
Dublin
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Back up, turning toward the curb; when your front door reaches the bumper of the car beside you, turn the other way |
parallel parking
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(Queen Rania delivers the clue.) In May 2007 I issued UNICEF's worldwide call to action to aid the 2 million children in this Mideast country who have been displaced from their homes in the last 4 years |
Iraq
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The replacement for this complex is set to include the Freedom Tower, which will rise to a height of 1,776 feet |
the World Trade Center
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In 1954, Alabama's Tommy Lewis left the bench mid-play to tackle a runner in this New Year's Day bowl game in Dallas |
the Cotton Bowl
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Purchase some port at the Mercearia Liberdade in this city |
Lisbon
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Ovulate, add albumen, then shell, & pass from body-- or tell a bad joke |
to lay an egg
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Fraction's top half (9) |
the numerator
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Brutalism is a style originated by Le Corbusier that mainly uses big chunks of this material |
cement (or concrete)
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This pitcher known for his postgame jigs was on the mound to close out the Red Sox' 2007 World Series victory |
Jonathan Papelbon
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Thrill to the history of Zamek Krolewski, this city's royal castle |
Warsaw
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With your right hand, touch your forehead, base of the sternum, left & right shoulder; think of the Trinity |
to make the sign of the Cross
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Buddhist freedom, perhaps for rock drummer Dave Grohl (7) |
nirvana
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According to one grisly legend, this czar blinded the architects of Moscow's St. Basil's Cathedral |
(Alex: Yes, so that they could not duplicate that work anywhere else.)
Ivan the Terrible
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This 7'1" NBAer's L.A. home, once adorned with a "love/don't love" traffic light, sold in 2002 for close to $3 million |
(Alex: Very popular with the ladies, [*].)
Wilt Chamberlain
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Czech in for a luxurious weekend at the Grand Hotel Bohemia in this city |
Prague
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Note the dial numbers, left to right; subtract the previous figure to get kilowatt-hours used |
(Delano: What is to calculate your energy usage?) (Alex: Be more specific) (Delano: Your electricity usage.) [The judges' ruling on Delano's response was reversed during the interview segment.]
to read your electric meter
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The lowest point (5) |
the nadir
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(Queen Rania delivers the final clue.) As UNICEF's first Eminent Advocate for Children, I visited a school in Fez, in this country, that offers one-time child laborers a formal education |
Morocco
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This low wall around the edge of a castle roof was designed to protect soldiers from falling off |
a parapet
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In 1988 it took all of 91 seconds for him to K.O. Michael Spinks to remain the undisputed heavyweight champ |
Mike Tyson
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Chill out at the world's first permanent icebar, the Absolut Icebar in this city |
Stockholm
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Pile up garbage & lawn clippings at least 3' x 3'; let sit a few months, turning every 4-6 weeks, before using |
composting
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Amiable French port city (4) |
Nice
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