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(Jimmy of the Clue Crew in Rome) This type of Colosseum combat was abolished in 404 A.D. after a monk died trying to separate two combatants |
gladiatorial combat
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In classic radio comedy, Dick Orkin turned this under-kids'-pillows cash provider into the Molar Marauder |
the Tooth Fairy
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1998: "'Twelfth Night' Writer's Amorous Adventures" |
Shakespeare in Love
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It opened in Cooperstown, New York in 1939 |
Baseball Hall of Fame
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Ben Ames Williams' novel "House Divided" depicts a Virginia family during this war |
Civil War
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To achieve the best flavor, this should steep for 3 to 5 minutes prior to being served |
tea
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Less valuable than the aureus, the denarius was a coin made of this |
(Jimmy: What is gold?) (Sherry: What is copper?)
silver
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Legend has it that each night Alexander the Great put his sword & a book by this epic poet under his pillow |
(Jimmy: Who is Virgil?)
Homer
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1987: "That Final Manchu Ruler" |
The Last Emperor
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As you'd expect, Annie Oakley & Dale Evans are honorees at this national hall of fame in Fort Worth, Texas |
(Jimmy: What is the Cowboy Hall of Fame?)
Cowgirl Hall of Fame
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William Safire's "Scandalmonger" exposes James Callender, who gossiped about this president & Sally Hemings |
Thomas Jefferson
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It's a slang term for a former spouse |
ex
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In the Forum in 44 B.C., he gave a rousing speech that may have begun, "Friends, Romans, countrymen..." |
Mark Antony
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Tradition says after a wedding a single girl puts this under her pillow so she'll dream of a future spouse |
(Sherry: What is the bouquet?)
a slice of wedding cake
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1951: "One Yank on the Left Bank" |
An American in Paris
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In Indiana, there's a Bill Monroe museum & hall of fame devoted to this "colorful" style of music |
Bluegrass
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"The Conqueror" by Gertrude Atherton fictionalizes the life of this early 19th century dueling victim |
Alexander Hamilton
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It comes before both Greco & Alamein |
El
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This highest social class, whose name still refers to aristocracy, once made up the entire Senate |
(Sherry: What are Republicans?)
Patricians
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Named for the variety of designs & stitches on it, this type of pillow can bear a homily or a homemade design |
(Jimmy: What is cross-stitch?) (Sherry: What is embroidery?)
sampler
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1978: "An Elk Tracker" |
The Deer Hunter
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This state's sports hall of fame includes Herschel Walker, Bobby Jones & Ty Cobb |
Georgia
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Some consider this 1932 novel, the first in a trilogy, a blight on Captain Bligh's character |
"Mutiny on the Bounty"
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On TV she's Sheriff Andy Taylor's aunt |
Aunt Bee
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(Jimmy of the Clue Crew in Rome) The water for the Trevi Fountain is supplied by one of these structures, completed in 19 B.C. |
aqueduct
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He wrote his son Kermit from the White House in 1903 about his being ambushed in a pillow fight |
Theodore Roosevelt
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1960: "A Residential Rental Unit" |
The Apartment
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Instead of just "standing on a corner in" this Arizona city, drop by an Astronaut Hall of Fame |
Winslow
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A real Edinburgh prison nicknamed "The Heart of Midlothian" is featured in his 1818 novel of the same name |
Sir Walter Scott
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From the Latin for seat, it's the official seat of a bishop |
see
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