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He was born near Stonewall, Texas in 1908; his wife Lady Bird was born in Karnack |
Lyndon Baines Johnson
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In 1991 Kirstie Alley won an Emmy for playing Rebecca Howe on this sitcom |
Cheers
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The wheels of these ancient Egyptian vehicles usually had 6 spokes |
chariots
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Ben organized Philadelphia's first company to fight these, much needed where all buildings were wood |
fires
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This German unit of currency is abbreviated DM |
a Deutsche Mark
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World Book says this British city may have been named for the mythical Liver bird |
(Alex: Tom, you won the toss, so you select first.)
Liverpool
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This San Antonio resident helps out America's homemakers with lots of "Hints" |
(Alex: Tom, before you make your next selection, uh, we have a change in scoring to announce. We've been having some problems with our scorekeeping equipment, so let's get them right. We have two changes to make. We'll put them up right now...) [Isaac's score drops from $2,000 to $1,700, and Steve's score jumps from $200 to $500.] (Alex: There we are, the scores are correct...)
Heloise
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It holds the record for most Emmys by a miniseries with 9 |
Roots
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Fire departments have 3 main types of truck: pumper, rescue & this kind |
ladder
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In 1731 Ben joined this fraternal organization becoming Grand Master of the Grand Penn. Lodge in 1749 |
the Masons
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The first of these U.S. coins were struck in 1964 |
(Isaac: What are Eisenhower dollars?)
Kennedy half-dollars
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There's a monument to the great racehorse Man O' War in this city, Kentucky's second largest |
Lexington
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A native of Texas, this author has set many of his novels there, including "Lonesome Dove" |
(Steve: Who is Larry McMurty?) (Alex: Right--no!)
Larry McMurtry
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In 1977 it was said that she "won by a bionic vote" as best actress in a drama series |
Lindsay Wagner
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Marked out in 1775, it was Kentucky's first road |
(Tom: What is the Cumberland Route?) (Isaac: What is the Cumberland Trail?) (Steve: What is the Cumberland Gap?) ... (Alex: No harm, no foul on that one: you each lost the same amount of money.) [Actually, their podium score displays each lose different amounts of money! When Isaac is ruled wrong, $300 is deducted from Steve's total, so Isaac loses $0 and Steve loses $600. The game is interrupted to correct the scoring problem after clue 13; notably, this is after the Daily Double.]
the Wilderness Road
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Ben's last public act was to sign a petition to Congress urging the abolition of this |
slavery
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Of ding, dong or cong, the basic monetary unit of Vietnam |
a dong
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Europeans were once banned from this Tibetan capital, which was known as "the Forbidden City" |
Lhasa
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A Texas county is named for this "father of condensed milk" who was one of the state's pioneer settlers |
(Gail) Borden
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Peter Falk has won 4 Emmys for playing this role |
Columbo
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New Mexico's first railroad, it began operation in the state in 1878 |
the (Atchison, Topeka and) Santa Fe Railway
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Franklin lived abroad for 27 of his 84 years: 18 in Britain & 9 in this country |
France
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The dirham, the main currency of the United Arab Emirates, derives its name from this Greek coin |
a drachma
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This city is the home of Bolivian Catholic University |
La Paz
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The family home of this longtime Speaker of the House is now a museum in Bonham, Texas |
Sam Rayburn
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In 1973 this director & choreographer won a Tony for "Pippin" & an Emmy for "Liza with a 'Z'" |
Bob Fosse
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The Oregon, California & Mormon trails followed this east-west River in Nebraska |
[Isaac tries to ring in, and wonders why he isn't being recognized.] (Alex: You don't have to ring in, Isaac.)
the Platte
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Franklin's son William, governor of this colony, was a staunch Tory |
New Jersey
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In 1973 this country introduced coinage of the new Queen Margrethe II |
Denmark
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Napoleon lost the 1813 Battle of this German city, which is also called the Battle of the Nations |
Leipzig
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