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Purim, Sukkot |
[NOTE: This was the 140,000th clue entered into the J! Archive, 2008-07-25.]
Judaism
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These "chewy cinnamon flavored candies" sound like a spicy Mexican dish |
(Julie: What are Red Hots?)
Hot Tamales
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1994: "Life is like a box of chocolates: you never know what you're gonna get" |
Forrest Gump
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In January 2001 rolling blackouts were ordered by officials in this state |
California
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"All in the Family" became "_____ Bunker's Place" |
Archie
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Soon after his son Telemachus was born, Odysseus joined the expedition to this city |
Troy
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Assumption, Ascension |
Roman Catholicism
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This Middle East confection of ground sesame seeds & honey is sold in bars & slabs |
Halvah
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1998: "I have a new play". "What's it called?" "Romeo and Ethel the Pirate's Daughter" |
Shakespeare in Love
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In August a textile maker popped into the news with a new fabric made with polymers from this food |
corn
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Drivin' from Mississippi to Georgia you're bound to drive through _____ |
Alabama
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Guest-starring in Book IV is this little lady from "The Iliad" over whom a war was fought |
Helen of Troy
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Eid al-Fitr, Laylat al-Qadr |
Islam
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If you're looking for a chocolate bar chock full of peanuts, try this one introduced in 1925 |
(Tom: What is Snickers?) (Julie: What is Baby Ruth?)
Mr. Goodbar
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1999: "Goodnight you princes of Maine, you kings of New England" |
The Cider House Rules
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Flights in & out of Puerto Rico were canceled July 29, due to one of these in Montserrat |
a volcanic eruption (or volcanic explosion)
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Among the juices in Hawaiian Punch is _____; there is also some apricot puree |
(Tom: What is avocado?)
apple
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In order to blind Polyphemus, Odysseus had to put out this many eyes |
1
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1992: "If she were a president she'd be Baberaham Lincoln" |
Wayne's World
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On February 6 this Likud Party leader was elected prime minister |
Ariel Sharon
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On October 3, 1985 the space shuttle _____ took off on its first mission |
Atlantis
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In Homer's time the tale wasn't read, it was chanted to the accompaniment of this |
(Lorraine: What is a lute?) (Julie: What is a harp?)
a lyre
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Wesak, Navam |
(Julie: What is Hinduism?)
Buddhism
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From the French for "lightning", it's an oblong cream- or custard-filled pastry |
an eclair
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1996: "Shut up. Just shut up. You had me at 'Hello'" |
Jerry Maguire
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In April a U.S. plane & a Chinese fighter jet collided & in February a U.S. sub hit a boat from this country |
Japan
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_____ is the name of a dog in Joyce's "Ulysses" & of a Musketeer partner of Dumas' Aramis |
(Lorraine: Who is Artemis?)
Athos
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This demigoddess trapped Odysseus on Ogygia for 7 years--7 years of steel drums & "The Banana Boat Song", we guess... |
Calypso
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