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In Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog" |
You
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This heavyweight boxing champion won all 49 of his professional fights, 43 by knockout |
Rocky Marciano
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The 812-foot Jerimoth Hill, this state's highest point, is in its Providence County |
Rhode Island
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This hot chocolate topper is no longer made from the root of the plant that it's named for |
a marshmallow
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Was the co-founder & editor of George magazine |
(Kate: [Without ringing in] Who is, um..) [Ken holds up his left arm to signal Kate to stop talking] (Ken: Who is JF--) (Alex: Ww--ch--Kate, hang on. Ken?) (Ken: Oop. Who is [*]?)
JFK Jr.
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It's a plant, or an orange juice & champagne drink |
(Kate: [Without ringing in] What is [*]?) (Alex: Well, you didn't ring in. Darcy?) (Darcy: What is [*]?) (Alex: Yes, you're right! Thank Kate for helping you out.) (Darcy: Thank you, Kate.) (Alex: But you probably knew it.)
mimosa
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On May 1, 1975 he moved into first place on Major League Baseball's RBI leaders list |
(Alex: Sorry, Darcy, not quickly enough. Go again, though.)
Hank Aaron
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The wind comes sweeping down its high point, Black Mesa, too |
(Ken: [Singing] What's [*]?)
Oklahoma
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Artichoke hearts or spinach & this crumbly Greek cheese make great toppings for a pizza |
feta
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Lost the 1980 Democratic presidential nomination to Jimmy Carter |
(Alex: Kate, you've been playing the game the way a lot of people at home play the game. They just say the response--) (Kate: Yes. Yes.) (Alex: --without having to ring in. Sorry about that. Ken's got the board right now. He deals with this clue all by himself.)
Ted Kennedy
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Do we have to spell it out? -- --- .-. ... . -.-. --- -.. . |
[Alex simply says "You figure out the dots and dashes" instead of reading them in the clue.]
Morse code
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In "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" |
(Alex: "[*] eyes," yes.)
Mine
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This woman has risen to the top of her chosen profession |
(Ken: Who is Williams?) (Alex: Be more specific.)
Serena Williams
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If Little Red's riding up Mount Hood, she'll be on this state's highest point |
Oregon
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Eat them alone or dunk these Italian treats seen here in your favorite beverage |
biscotti
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Became First Lady of California in 2003 |
Maria Shriver
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In Britain's M1, which opened in 1959 & links north to south, M stands for this |
motorway
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In the novel "Gone with the Wind" |
(Alex: [*], yes. "[*] O'Hara was not beautiful." That's the opening line.)
Scarlett
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At the 1980 Winter Olympics, this speed skater won gold in all 5 events he entered & set Olympic records in each |
Eric Heiden
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Big flower after which the highest spot in Kansas is named |
a sunflower
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The name of this gem precedes both a marble-sized onion & a type of barley |
a pearl
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Was killed during a volunteer bomber mission in WWII |
(Darcy: Who is James Kennedy?) (Kate: Who is Joseph Kennedy?) (Alex: Be more specific.)
Joseph Kennedy, Jr.
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The French equivalent to the Tony Awards are these, named, of course, for a French playwright |
(Darcy: I don't know. Who is, uh, [*]?) (Alex: Yeah. Named for [*]. Can you name any other French playwright whose name starts with "M"?) (Darcy: Uh, no.) (Alex: No? Good.)
Molière
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In the Dickens novel "A Tale of Two Cities" |
[Applause for Ken's run of the category] (Alex: [*]. "[*] was the best of times, [*] was the worst of times." So far, [*]'s been the best of times for you.)
It
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(Hi, I'm Eddie George of the NFL.) For consecutive starts among running backs, I rank second only to this late, great Chicago Bear |
(Darcy: Who's Gale Sayers?) ... (Alex: You got it; you select now. Less than a minute to go.)
Walter Payton
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Wheeler Peak tops off New Mexico & Guadalupe Peak towers over this state |
(Darcy: What is, uh, Arizona?) (Alex: No... Audience? "What is [*]?" Yes, indeed. We have a group of students here with us today from the State of [*].)
Texas
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French for "half cup", it's a small coffee cup or the strong, black coffee that's served in it |
a demitasse
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Was Maryland's first female lieutenant governor |
Kathleen (Kennedy-Townsend)
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The Alps & the Andes were built up during this epoch 5 million to 23 million years ago |
(Ken: What's Mesozoic?)
the Miocene (period)
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