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This 1803 acquisition doubled the size of the U.S. |
Louisiana Purchase
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The 5th Amendment guards against both self-incrimination & this segment of our show |
double jeopardy
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One who'll give you blood or the kidney off his back |
donor
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Red China encourages families to have only this many children |
one
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He played Superman in '50s series whose reruns are 2nd only to "I Love Lucy" in popularity |
[ERRATUM: The actor is George Reeves.]
George Reeve
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Though he said he found dueling abhorrent, he participated in one in 1804 |
(Ayofemi: Who is Burr?)
Alexander Hamilton
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Matrimony by agreement of both parties, without a civil or religious ceremony |
common law
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Around for 400 million yrs., there are now more than 2,000 species of these pesty cricket cousins |
cockroaches
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For some 2,000 years, in order to enter gov't services, applicants had to know his sayings |
Confucius
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This newspaper for which Lou Grant worked was in L.A., not Chicago |
The Tribune
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In 1912, it became 48th & last contiguous state to join The Union |
Arizona
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With 4 victories, this team has won the most Super Bowls |
(Mike: Who are the Dallas Cowboys?) ... [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Pittsburgh Steelers
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The 14th amendment protects against being deprived "of life, liberty, or property, without" this |
due process of law
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Intact DNA was recently extracted from one of these ancient "royal relics" |
mummy
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Teng Hsiao-P'ing tried to unsuccessfully to persuade him to return to Tibet |
Dalai Lama
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Police show which began as "Toma" became much better known with new star & this new name |
Baretta
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1st to hold a nominating convention, this 3rd party ironically chose Mason Wm. Wirt to run for Pres. |
(Mike: What is the Masonic party?)
Anti-Masonic party
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The primary feature of a "nickel" defense |
five backs
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Once applied to slaves, it's the general legal term for items of personal property |
chattel
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Tracking these, coast guard rates them as bergy bits, growlers, small, medium, & large |
(Mike: What are whales?)
icebergs
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Jiang Qing's occupation before she married Mao Tse-tung |
actress
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He's coming out of retirement to defend Della Street, his former secretary |
Perry Mason
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Upon leading 1894 march of unemployed on Washington, Jacob Coxey was arrested for this trivial of offenses |
(Ayofemi: What is barring or obstructing traffic?)
stepping on the grass
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Number of teams in the NFL |
(Ayofemi: What is 24?)
28
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Not a pardon, which lifts punishment, it differs by barring prosecution |
amnesty
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3-letter suffix used to form chemical terms, esp. names of sugars & other carbohydrates |
-ose
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The 2nd 5-year plan, which forced farmers into giant communes, was also called this |
the Great Leap Forward
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To shed her good-girl "Waltons" image, she shed her clothes in the August 1985 Playboy |
(Alex: I didn't see it myself. They told me it was [*].)
Judy Norton-Taylor
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