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In the First Punic War, Rome & Carthage fought over possession of this island at the tip of Italy's "boot" |
Sicily
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Yvonne Craig on TV & Alicia Silverstone on film played this hero |
Batgirl
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In 1843 the Great Britain became the first oceangoing steamship with the screw type of this, not a paddlewheel |
propeller
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Jose Barbosa, who is honored on July 27, founded Puerto Rico's Republican Party on this patriotic American holiday |
the 4th of July (Independence Day)
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"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" |
Tennessee Williams
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It's a work page containing a multicolumn analysis of related entries, such as in Microsoft Excel |
a spreadsheet
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The latter years of his reign were marked by building projects, including the temple of Abu Simbel |
Rameses the Great
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This New Zealander hung up her chakram in 2001 |
(Mark: Who is Xena, Warrior Princess?) ... (Alex: Minute to go now, Steve.)
Lucy Lawless
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As elsewhere, it works out that this is the first Monday in September |
Labor Day
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"Death of a Salesman" |
Arthur Miller
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A collector of rupees, pesos & drachmas |
(Mark: What is a...) (Steve: What is a numisist?)
a numismatist
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Among this Babylonian king's laws was: "If a son has struck his father, they shall cut off his hand" |
(Mark: Who is Nebuchadnezzar?)
Hammurabi
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As this hero, Lynda Carter was in her satin tights, fighting for her rights |
Wonder Woman
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In 2000 news, an experiment appeared to accelerate a pulse of this to 300 times its already high speed |
(Kris: What is a laser?) .... (Alex: OK, we'll accept.)
light
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January 11 is the birthday of Eugenio Maria de Hostos, founder of the 1st "Normal" one of these in Santo Domingo |
school
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"Buried Child" |
Sam Shepard
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In this operation, a surgeon repairs a blood vessel by inserting a balloon-tipped catheter to unblock it |
(Alex: And I hope you never have to go through one!) [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
angioplasty
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Around 165 B.C., this Jewish leader re-entered Jerusalem & repurified & rededicated the Temple |
Judah the Maccabee
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She was played on TV by Diana Rigg & on film by Uma Thurman |
Emma Peel
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Common in California, it's the type of "farm" seen here |
(Steve: What is a [**]?) ... (Alex: That's acceptable; it's a [*], where they grow [**]s!)
wind farm (windmill)
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A royal-sounding January 6 holiday, or a 1999 George Clooney film |
Three Kings Day
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"The Time of Your Life" |
William Saroyan
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In 391 he was ordained a priest in Hippo in northern Africa; he served as the bishop of Hippo from 396 to 430 |
Saint Augustine
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She was a kick as Yu Shu Lien in "Crouching Tiger" & Wai Lin in "Tomorrow Never Dies" |
(Mark: Who is Jet Li?) (Steve: Who is Lucy Liu?)
Michelle Yeoh
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VLSI, very large-scale integrated circuits, would be impossible without CAD, this kind of design |
(Steve: What is computer assisted?) ... (Alex: Ohhh... yes, we'll accept that, since assist is a synonym of aid.)
computer aided design
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Luis Munoz Rivera, who fought for Puerto Rico's autonomy from these 2 countries, has his own holiday |
(Mark: What are Spain and France?)
Spain & the United States
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"Three Tall Women" |
(Alex: Glad that category is over. Let's go somewhere else!)
Edward Albee
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