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SONG TITLES -- NOW IN GERMAN |
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This exuberant Italian who died in 2007 sang for 500,000 opera lovers in Central Park June 26, 1993 |
Pavarotti
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1981: Dolly Parton, "Neun Bis Funf" |
"9 To 5"
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Heirs of billionaire Troy Phelan battle over his estate in "The Testament" by this author/lawyer |
Grisham
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This Muslim temple typically has one or more towers called minarets |
a mosque
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In November 1717 he took a 26-gun French ship called the Concorde, added 14 guns, & renamed it Queen Anne's Revenge |
Blackbeard
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19th century robber baron Jay Gould caused the Black Friday panic with his speculation on this commodity |
(Bill: What is oil?)
gold
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Booed at this Milan venue in 2006, Roberto Alagna walked off, & his jeans-clad understudy had to carry on |
La Scala
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1983: Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson, "Sagen, Sagen, Sagen" |
"Say, Say, Say"
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"Javert in Disarray" is a chapter in this 1862 tale |
Les Misérables
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Slang for a private eye like Sam Spade, it can also mean to move softly |
gumshoe
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Stede Bonnet has been described as the only pirate who actually made his victims do this, to their death |
walk the plank
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It's Proctor & Gamble's main toothbrush brand, & they must want you to squeeze some Crest onto it |
Oral-B
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Entertainment options in Palermo in May 1897 included him as Enzo Grimaldo in "La Gioconda" |
(Enrico) Caruso
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1986: The Bangles, "Gehen Sie Wie Ein Agypter" |
"Walk Like An Egyptian"
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This 1996 novel detailing a woman's Jamaican adventure spent 21 weeks on the N.Y. Times bestseller list |
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
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It's a passage in prose or a part of a play in which one character speaks alone |
a soliloquy (or monologue)
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Weapons used by pirates included pistols, daggers & this curved sword whose name is from the French for "knife" |
cutlass
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"Computer, Communication, Compatibility" were combined to describe the business of this Silicon Valley co. |
3Com
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This last name of the great tenor Beniamino was hijacked for the title of a poorly reviewed 2003 Ben Affleck film |
(Beth: [Using hard "g"s] What is [*]? [Begins to spell her response before Alex cuts her off])
Gigli
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1992: Right Said Fred, "Ich Bin Zu Reizvoll" |
[Aileen sings her response] (Alex: You are!)
"I'm Too Sexy"
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A marlin's skeletal remains play a pivotal role in this 1952 literary work |
The Old Man and the Sea
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In this fast-moving game, players use a basket called a cesta to throw the ball |
jai alai
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In 1674, 4 years after ravaging Cuba, this English buccaneer was knighted & named Lt. Governor of Jamaica |
(Alex: And that man was [*]. The same one as on the rum.)
Sir Henry Morgan
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Even if you don't have the Donald's bank, you can still invest in properties with a REIT, this type of investment trust |
real estate
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Jean de Reszke made the ladies swoon when he premiered as this Wagnerian lover in 1895 |
Tristan
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1984: Wham!, "Wecken Sie Mich Oben Auf Bevor Sie Gehen-Gehen" |
"Wake Me Up Before You Go Go"
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"...All perfume yes and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will Yes" ends this book |
Ulysses
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In mythology, she was the maiden carved in ivory by Pygmalion & brought to life by Aphrodite |
Galatea
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In 1529 this red-bearded corsair captured Algiers & made it a stronghold of piracy on the Mediterranean |
(Alex: Red-bearded? [*].)
Barbarossa
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This company owns HarperCollins Publishers as well as 20th Century Fox |
News Corp(oration)
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