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In 1997 he became the first House speaker to be formally reprimanded; he was fined $300,000 |
Newt Gingrich
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Grass, love, 2-handed player |
tennis
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If Montana invaded Idaho, its forces would cross the Bitterroot range of these mountains |
Rockies
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Indonesia's 500-rupiah note depicts this endangered rust-colored ape sitting in a tree |
orangutan
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It might actually help to be "pinned down" in this activity heard here |
bowling
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This kitchen tool with coiled wires attached to a handle is used to make liquids thick & frothy |
whisk
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Speakers from this state have included Joseph Cannon, Henry Rainey & Dennis Hastert |
Illinois
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Stroke play, wood, shank |
golf
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This country's Cordillera Cantabrica is even tougher to get across than the nearby Pyrenees |
Spain
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This country's 100-rupee note has over a dozen languages on it to satisfy all the country's ethnic groups |
India
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You might hear these on your way to Grandmother's house for the holidays |
sleigh bells
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The old radio show "Quiz Kids" led to this 2-word term for someone precocious |
whiz kid
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In 1955 he introduced an amendment for a new House office building; it was completed in 1965 & named for him |
Sam Rayburn (the Rayburn Building)
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Rubber, rundown, slider |
baseball
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The Kjolen Mountains, on the Norway-Sweden border, extend north into this people's "land" |
Lapps
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Some of Armenia's banknotes feature this Biblical mountain, a national symbol |
Mount Ararat
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He's the offbeat performer heard here
"Tiptoe, by the window..." |
Tiny Tim
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If you've seen enough parsley in your life, try using this as a garnish instead |
watercress
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The speaker from 1936 to 1940 was the father of this famous actress, dahling! |
(Doug: Who is Gabor?)
Tallulah Bankhead
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Red light, mucking, penalty killer |
ice hockey
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Eastern Russia's Stanovoy Mountains form a watershed between the Pacific Ocean & this one |
(Maryann: What is the Indian Ocean?)
Arctic Ocean
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The name of this coin issued in the 1100s by Roger II of Sicily, Duke of Apulia, now refers to an admission ticket |
(Maryann: What is a stub?)
ducat
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Dateline Jeopardy!, 2003: This communication device once used by newsrooms is heard here |
(Andy: What is tickertape?)
teletype
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A word used to escape making a definite commitment is named for this animal |
weasel
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House speaker Nicholas Longworth was married to this president's daughter Alice |
(Andy: Who is Franklin Roosevelt?)
Theodore Roosevelt
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Striker, throw-in, marking |
soccer
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The Elburz Mountains, on the Caspian Sea's south shore in this country, rise to over 18,000 feet at Mt. Damavand |
(Doug: What is Hungary?)
Iran
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Iraq's 25-dinar note features Saddam Hussein on the front & this ancient city's Ishtar Gate on the back |
Babylon
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An exuberant cheer lends its name to this zany alliterative noisemaker |
a whoopee whistle
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