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He pitched a career-record 7 no-hitters: 4 in the 1970s, one in the '80s & 2 in the '90s |
Nolan Ryan
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"Don't leave home without" this company, "AXP" on the Dow |
American Express
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Born Iva Toguri in Los Angeles, she was convicted of broadcasting anti-U.S. radio propaganda from Japan during WWII |
Tokyo Rose
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In the first James Bond film, this villain's base of operations was Crab Key |
Dr. No
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This former veep returned to politics in 2002 to run for the Senate seat opened by Paul Wellstone's death |
Walter Mondale
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If you spend your days making burgers & BLTs at place called Roxie's Diner, this is your profession |
short-order cook
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This Yankees manager was hired by the Dodgers in 2007 |
(Jeanne: Who is Lasorda?)
Joe Torre
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"Cover the Earth" has been a trademark of this hyphenated paint company since 1905 |
(Drew: Who is Sherman-Williams?)
Sherwin-Williams
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Evelyn "Billie" Frechette was the moll of this 1930s bank robber & recounted their lives together in a jail confession |
(Jeanne: Who is...) (Alex: Pick one.) (Jeanne: [*]?) (Alex: You're right!)
(John) Dillinger
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The first base Marlow sees in this tale is Outer Station; an accountant tells him Kurtz is at the Inner Station |
Heart of Darkness
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She beat Warren G. Harding (not that one) for Texas treasurer in 1982; later, she would be governor |
Ann Richards
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Adjective that's a synonym for "irascible" |
short-tempered
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In 2004 this team's Ichiro Suzuki had 262 hits, breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old record |
the Mariners
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"A sandwich is a sandwich, but" this "is a meal" |
a Manwich
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She was born October 1, 1910 in Rowena, Texas; her two-year crime spree ended violently in 1934 |
(Leslie: Who's Ma Barker?) (Drew: Uh, who is Bonnie Barrow?) ... [Applause for Jeanne's correct response]
Bonnie Parker
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This oldest permanent European settlement in America was burned by Drake in 1586 |
(Leslie: What is Jamestown?) (Drew: What is Roanoke?)
St. Augustine
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Elected to the Senate in 1970, he was No. 2 on the 1988 Democratic ticket |
(Leslie: Who is Bob Dole?)
Lloyd Bentsen
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3 into 9, for example |
short division
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This A.L. team's Jacobs Field has the largest video screen in the major leagues |
[ERRATUM: At the time of taping, Jacobs Field had already been renamed Progressive Field. In addition, Kaufmann Stadium in Kansas City had the largest screen as of the airdate.]
the (Cleveland) Indians
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"Raise your hand if you're" this deodorant |
Sure
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She was arrested by the police in 1992 after shooting Joey Buttafuoco's wife |
Amy Fisher
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The first base he established on Antarctica was "Little America" on the Bay of Whales |
(Richard) Byrd
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The Smothers Bros. got this comedian to run in '68; amazingly he'd finish 2nd in the '96 N.H Dem. primary |
[ERRATUM: New Hampshire was improperly abbreviated.]
Pat Paulsen
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"Silent Snow, Secret Snow" by Conrad Aiken is a classic one |
a short story
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In the 1980s 2 players stole 100 or more bases in a season 3 times: Vince Coleman & this Oakland A's star |
(Jeanne: Who is Reggie Jackson?) ... [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Rickey Henderson
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Once the "world's most experienced airline", it was grounded in 1991 |
Pan Am
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In January of 1935, federal agents gunned down this famous mother & her son Fred |
Ma Barker
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In 2003 Buckley in Colorado was the first Air Force base to fly the U.S. flag raised on this Pacific mountain in 1945 |
(Drew: Uh, what is Iwo Jima?) (Leslie: What is Everest?)
Mount Suribachi
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Now meaning a quick, careless treatment, it was originally a hurry-up penance given to criminals before execution |
a short shrift
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