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(Jimmy of the Clue Crew in Paris) "L'addition, s'il vous plait!" I've just asked the waiter to bring me this |
the check
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Established in 1863, the International Committee of this organization gives aid to victims of war |
the Red Cross
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Robert Goddard got his first ride in an airplane from this noted aviator who helped him get funding |
Charles Lindbergh
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1967: Faye Dunaway & Warren Beatty |
Bonnie and Clyde
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He spins in Virginia when the legal federal holiday for his birthday is celebrated as "Presidents' Day" |
George Washington
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That there's a state in this clue is a foregone conclusion |
Oregon
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(Jimmy) I'm on my way back to my Paris hotel; I hope I can find "la clef" |
the key
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CPJ, the Committee to Protect these people, presents annual press freedom awards |
(Warren: Who are Jews?)
Journalists
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The young Robert read & reread this author's "From the Earth to the Moon", making corrections in its margins |
Jules Verne
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1969: Paul Newman & Robert Redford |
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
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When his name was removed from a once-besieged city, he spun right out of Lenin's tomb & into a humbler grave |
(Nancy: Who is St. Peter?)
Joseph Stalin
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The newspaper's sales force prefers you buy a color ad over a black & white one |
Colorado
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(Jimmy) In 1957, one of these changed the height of the Eiffel Tower from 984 to 1,052 feet |
antenna/tower/radio tower
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The Don't Make a Wave Committee, opposed to weapons tests in Alaska, grew into this broader organization |
Greenpeace
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The rocket launcher Goddard developed in 1918 was the forerunner of this WWII shoulder-wielded weapon |
bazooka
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1997: George Clooney & Chris O'Donnell |
Batman & Robin
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He might turn in his pauper's grave when people use the following ring on their phones |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Fidelio was Beethoven's only opera (but has it played in Dubuque?) |
Iowa
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You'll find some funny-looking heads on the Rue de Thorigny in the musee named for him |
Pablo Picasso
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This American committee has an e-mail service called Gold Medal Pass |
United States OIympic Committee
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Needing a place with clear skies, Goddard moved from Massachusetts to this spooky New Mexico town |
Roswell
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1976: Sean Connery & Audrey Hepburn |
Robin and Marian
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Louis Sullivan turned in this city when its stock exchange, which he designed, was demolished |
Chicago
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A temple is nice, but a house is a home |
(Warren: What... is...)
Utah
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They make a dandy pressed duck at this restaurant called "La Tour" for short |
(Nancy: What is the Tower?) (Warren: What is La Tour Eiffel?)
La Tour d'Argent
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Congress' largest standing committee is the one on these, setting funding for agencies & programs |
Appropriations
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To prove Newton's Third Law worked in space, Goddard built one of these in his lab to test his rockets in |
vacuum
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1986: Gary Oldman & Chloe Webb |
Sid and Nancy
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The topless bars named for this Indian leader, Spotted Tail's nephew, have him spinning in his secret grave |
Crazy Horse
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When buying pecans from this state I don't know whether to get large or giant-sized containers |
Georgia
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