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In March 1969 Baron Constantine, lawyer & cricket star, became the 1st black member of this house of Parliament |
House of Lords
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Back in ancient Rome, when someone gave you V he gave you this |
5
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Norway, Sweden, Denmark |
(Jeff: What is Norway?)
Sweden
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This tradition began because the bride fled crowds trying to take something from her for good luck |
tossing the bouquet
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This blonde trained Sylvester Stallone to be a country singer in "Rhinestone" |
Dolly Parton
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(Jimmy of the Clue Crew at a cafe in Rome) If I ask an Italian lady "Esposa?", I'm asking her this |
Are you married?
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Frederick II, who held this "Holy" position, wasn't holy enough for the Pope & was excommunicated in March 1239 |
Holy Roman Emperor
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When used in nuclear physics, the unit of energy abbreviated eV stands for electron-this |
volts
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Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay |
Pakistan
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This portal has become a metaphor for frequent changes of personnel |
revolving door
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Her TV sitcom brood includes 2 teenage daughters, a teenage son-in-law & a grandbaby |
Reba McEntire
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Quattrocento refers to this century, specifically the early Renaissance in Italy |
(Barbara: What is the 14th century?) (Jeff: What is the 13th century?)
15th century
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On March 14, 1964 he was sentenced to death for killing the man who killed the president |
Jack Ruby
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In 1996 President Clinton signed a bill that said all of these made after 1997 should contain a V-chip |
televisions
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Brazil, China, Poland |
China
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On Guy Fawkes Day, grotesque stuffed figures called Guys are tossed onto these |
bonfires
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Glen Campbell co-starred in this 1969 film, but unlike John Wayne, he didn't win an Oscar for it |
True Grit
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(Jimmy of the Clue Crew in Rome) The city I'm in is Roma, Florence is Firenze & Naples is this |
Napoli
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In March 1999, Ta Mok, AKA "The Butcher", became the first senior member of this Cambodian group arrested |
Khmer Rouge
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To the U.S. in WWII V was for victory; to the Germans it stood for Vergeltungswaffe, the name of this weapon |
V-1
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Argentina, Chile, Peru |
Argentina
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From the French for "to roast", it's a spit used to turn meat over a source of heat |
(Alex: Less than a minute to go in the round.)
rotisserie
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Trisha Yearwood commanded our attention as Lt. Commander Teresa Coulter on this military legal TV series |
JAG
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In Italian, coincidenza are these which travelers make with trains or planes |
(Jeff: What are reservations?)
connections
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In March 1562 members of this French religious group were massacred at Vassy |
Huguenots
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In 1982 this private detective whose first name is Victoria made her debut in the book "Indemnity Only" |
V.I. Warshawski
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Luxembourg, Belgium, The Netherlands |
(Barbara: What is Belgium?)
the Netherlands
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In 1862 he patented his now famous gun with a hand crank for rapid firing of 250 or more rounds a minute |
Richard Gatling
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This teenage country singer starred in the 1997 TV movie "Holiday in Your Heart", based on her own novel |
LeAnn Rimes
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It's Italian for "the street" & the Italian title of a 1954 Fellini classic |
La strada
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