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"Howl", his first book of poetry, was published by City Lights, a bookstore owned by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti |
Allen Ginsberg
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This duo won a Rock Performance Grammy for its "Icky Thump" |
The White Stripes
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As part of its salute to this decade, the Post Office created a stamp with a MixMaster on it |
(Tom: What are the '80s?) (Mary Kay: What are the '50s?) (Michael: What are the '70s?)
the 1930s
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He was Vice President under Dwight Eisenhower |
Nixon
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9 out of every 10 tomatoes grown in the U.S. come from this state |
California
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2-word term for the initial good fortune that might come to someone starting a new pursuit or hobby |
beginner's luck
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This poem on the base of the Statue of Liberty begins, "Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame" |
"The New Colossus"
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Before singing her hit "No One", she kicked off the telecast by duetting with Frank Sinatra |
Alicia Keys
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This engine innovation was introduced in 1940 by GM with the slogan "No gears to shift! No clutch to press!" |
automatic transmission
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Telemarketers must search this registry every 31 days & drop those who are on it |
a do-not-call list
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American perennial seen here |
a begonia
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"One calm summer night", this title character "went home and put a bullet through his head |
Richard Cory
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Kodo-inspired drummers backed this country songstress on her Grammy-winning hit "Before He Cheats" |
Carrie Underwood
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On Feb. 29, 2008 Blu-Ray emerged as the new video disc choice as this Japanese co. abandoned its HD-DVD format |
Toshiba
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Once a pharmacist, he was serving in the U.S. Senate when elected Vice President in 1964 |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Humphrey
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Thin must be in for this country with the highest life expectancy in South America, nearly 77 years |
Chile
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To mislead by trickery or flattery |
beguile
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A poem by Poe purports to be the confession of this lame Asiatic conqueror, also a Christopher Marlowe subject |
(Mary Kay: Who is Kublai Khan?) (Michael: Who is Temujin?)
Tamburlaine or Tamerlane
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In a surprise, this jazz legend won Album of the Year for "River: The Joni Letters" |
(Tom: Who is...don't know.)
Herbie Hancock
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Fingerprint ID devices are part of this security technology, from the Greek for "life" & "measure" |
biometric
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He was Vice President of the U.S. from 1921 to 1923 before succeeding to the presidency |
Coolidge
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In "The Seven-Per-Cent Solution", this literary character is treated by Sigmund Freud for drug addiction |
Sherlock Holmes
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To envy or resent someone else's good fortune, like my friend Trudy winning that award instead of me |
begrudge
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"For the Union Dead" is a 1964 book by this poet whose ancestors came over on the Mayflower |
Robert Lowell
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This country singer cracked, "I just got an award given to me by a Beatle. Have you had that happen yet, Kanye?" |
Vince Gill
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The engine control unit, a car's smartest computer, monitors systems like injection of this |
fuel
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He was the eighth U.S. Vice President & the eighth U.S. President |
Martin Van Buren
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Originally from Asia, the "walking" variety of this fish was introduced into Florida in the 1960s |
the catfish
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This 1728 John Gay "opera" put satiric lyrics to the tunes of popular songs |
The Beggar's Opera
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