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Under Jean Chretien, in 2001 this country became the first to legalize marijuana for medical use |
Canada
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He ran an historic 5,280 feet on May 6, 1954, later became a neurologist & was knighted in 1975 |
Roger Bannister
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This movie "Daredevil" is lucky at cards: he won the 2004 California State Poker Championship |
Ben Affleck
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Covering 2% of the Earth's surface, they're disappearing at the rate of several acres a minute |
(Brian: What are glaciers?)
rainforests
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The power went out on this Houston company when it declared bankruptcy in December 2001 |
Enron
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In the '70s Jon Landau wrote he saw rock & roll's future & its name was this Jersey guy; guess he was right |
(Bruce) Springsteen
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9-letter term for a body part, like the sinoatrial node, that is a regulator of bodily rhythm |
a pacemaker
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GM's chairman from 1981 to 1990, he was the Roger in the documentary "Roger & Me" |
Roger Smith
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"Ready. Aim. Scream" is the slogan of this Buena Park theme park's Silver Bullet ride |
(Mark: What is Disneyland?)
Knott's Berry Farm
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They sound soothing to some |
wind chimes
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This airline's "Friendly Skies" were darkened by its Dec. 2002 bankruptcy |
United Airlines
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1930's "Anna Christie" was advertised with the line "Garbo" does this |
(Mark: What is speaks?)
talks
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"The Hot Zone", a medical thriller, tells the true story of an outbreak of this virus near Washington, D.C. |
Ebola
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In 1996, he became the founding chairman & CEO of Fox News |
(Alex: Brian has the lead with $1,800, but you can risk up to $1,000, which means, if you responded correctly, and risked $1,000, you and Brian would be tied.) ... (Mark: Don't know.) (Alex: Who is [*], a former political advisor. You're at ‑$200. Go again.)
Roger Ailes
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Huzzah! The Old Globe Theatre in this city's Balboa Park is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2005 |
San Diego
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Onesies are a standard gift at this type of event |
a baby shower
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In Jan. 2002 this undersea fiber optic telecom co. founded by Gary Winnick sank beneath the bankruptcy waves |
Global Crossing
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Opening at No. 1 at the box office in 2004, a prequel to this 1973 horror flick really "turned some heads" |
The Exorcist
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Factor VIII is a protein in the blood that helps it do this |
clot
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The New England university named for this man is seen here |
Roger Williams
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At L.A.'s George C. Page Museum, watch scientists clean & identify specimens plucked from this primeval pool next door |
the La Brea tar pits
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In 2001 a S.F. Chronicle writer defended Pres. Bush's vacation by pointing out that W. has this type of job |
high pressure
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$11 billion in alleged fraud might've played a tiny part in this long-distance co.'s July 2002 bankruptcy |
(Mark: What is MCI?)
WorldCom
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Imitation gruel & "Non-Toxic Kologne" are endorsed by this "Simpsons" "k"lown |
Krusty
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The name of these pain suppressors is short for endogenous morphines |
endorphins
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This 6-time Hugo-winning sci-fi writer's last name was near the end of the phone book |
Roger Zelazny
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This town in the Santa Ynez valley is "The Danish capital of America", so, yes, you'll find lots of pastry there |
Solvang
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To have another city as one's birthplace or residence |
to hail (from)
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Conspiracy & fraud led to a June 2002 "reorganization" of this cable co. led by the Rigas family |
Adelphia
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In 1992 Rene Echevarria wrote the classic "I, Borg" episode of this Patrick Stewart series |
Star Trek: The Next Generation
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