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After his death on January 21, 1924, Stalin & Trotsky struggled for power in the USSR |
Lenin
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As its name indicates, a mineral called calcitonin lowers the level of this mineral in the blood |
calcium
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The 2 French-speaking groups in Louisiana are the Creoles & this group originally from Canada |
the Cajuns
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In 1978 this sequel to "The Winds of War" was a No. 1 bestseller |
War and Remembrance
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The Celts believed this plant had magic powers & brought them good luck; the kissing under it came later |
mistletoe
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As a result of the Congress of Vienna in 1835, Sweden received Norway from this country |
(Steve: What is France?)
Denmark
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Related to red hemoglobin, chlorocruorin, a pigment in some worms, is this color |
green
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Experts say a proper mint julep should be made with this state's bourbon |
Kentucky
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A 1986 bestseller, "The Class" was inspired by this "Love Story" author's own class reunion |
(Erich) Segal
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According to "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" it's what "a kiss on the hand may be" |
quite continental
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Signed in 1912, the Treaty of Fez established this African country as a French protectorate |
Morocco
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In fish & amphibians, the mesonephros functions much like this organ in humans |
the kidney
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Havana-style cigars are made in this Florida city, an embarkation point for Spanish-American war troops |
Tampa
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Tom Clancy's recurring hero Jack Ryan was introduced in this 1984 bestseller |
(Steve: What is Hunt for the Red October?) (Alex: [Looking offstage] ...Nope, we won't accept that.) (Jim: What is Hunt for Red October?) (Alex: [Looking offstage again] ...Thank you for being tough on the first one, will we accept this one? Felice?) (Felice: What is [*]?) (Alex: [*], yes. We had the two gentlemen juxtaposing the article there, and we're sorry about that. Felice got it exactly right, however. Select.)
The Hunt for Red October
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Traditional length of time the person associated with the following building waited for a kiss: |
(Alex: That is a picture of the Sleeping Beauty castle at Euro Disney, and Sleeping Beauty did traditionally wait [*] to be kissed!)
100 years
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It was Tell's response when Gessler asked what the extra arrow was for |
(Felice: What is [*]?) (Alex: ...That sounds pretty good. To kill the tyrant if you, uh--if he killed with his--killed his son and missed the apple. Select again.) [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
to kill him if he missed with the first one
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Portuguese sailors off course in a 1543 storm became the 1st Europeans to land in this Asian island country |
Japan
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A flower is considered perfect if it has both pistils & these male organs |
the stamen
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The name of this city, home to the University of Alabama, comes from the Choctaw for "black warrior" |
Tuscaloosa
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No. 1 thrillers by this author include "The Firm" & "The Pelican Brief" |
(John) Grisham
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"The Kiss" was supposed to be a part of this sculptor's "Gates of Hell" |
(Auguste) Rodin
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Tell, real or imagined, led the fight for Swiss freedom from this Austrian ruling house |
Habsburg
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This Prussian ruler's invasion of Silesia in 1740 led to the War of the Austrian Succession |
Frederick the Great
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Latin for "hard mother" it's the outermost membrane covering the brain |
dura mater
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The first chair factory in Thomasville in this state opened around 1870 |
(Jim: What is Georgia?)
North Carolina
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Barbara Tuchman's "The First Salute" is an account of this war |
(Steve: What is World War II?) (Jim: What is the Civil War?) ... (Alex: Felice doesn't want to ring in... they were going in the right direction for you, Felice; [*] is the correct response.)
The American Revolution
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This word meaning to kiss is from the Latin for "kiss" |
(Felice: What is buss?)
osculate
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This German cut down on the Sturm und Drang a bit for his 1804 play about the Tell legend |
(Jim: Who is Goethe?) ... (Alex: [*] is right, yes. We have less than a minute to go.)
(Friedrich) Schiller
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