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The title of this 1910 E.M. Forster novel refers to a house, & not somebody's demise |
Howards End
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This 15-year-old rookie helped the D.C. United capture the 2004 Major League Soccer crown |
Freddy Adu
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The Devonshire, or clotted, type of this tastes berry, berry nice atop your berries |
cream
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Male rabbits |
(Michael: What are... jacks?)
bucks
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"I can't listen to that much Wagner. I start getting the urge to conquer Poland", said this film director |
Woody Allen
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The first radio program featuring this title character aired on Detroit's WXYZ on Jan. 30, 1933 |
the Lone Ranger
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Anne Bronte wrote the novel "Agnes Grey" & this British statesman wrote "Vivian Grey" |
Disraeli
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In 1977 she became the first woman to drive in the Indy 500 |
(Janet) Guthrie
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Often made from damaged roe, the payusnaya type of this fishy treat has an intense salty flavor |
caviar
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A soft elastic mixture of water & flour |
dough
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He became the state's chief justice in 1777 & later served as the nation's chief justice |
(John) Jay
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This Dickens novel was published in monthly installments in 1838 & 1839 |
Nicholas Nickleby
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A.A. Milne's play "Toad of Toad Hall" was based on a book by this author |
(Kenneth) Grahame
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In the '90s the Houston Astros' "Killer B's" were Derek Bell, Craig Biggio & this first baseman |
Jeff Bagwell
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French chefs turn this freshwater crustacean into mousse d'ecrevisse |
(Robert: What are crabs?)
crawfish (or crayfish)
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Golfer Andy & law man Roy |
Bean
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A N.Y. senator from 1977 to 2001, he was Assistant Secretary of Labor under LBJ & Ambassador to India under Nixon |
Moynihan
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This Hemingway character decides to make a "separate peace" with his WWI enemy |
Nick Adams
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In a D.H. Lawrence short story, a young boy rides himself to death on a demonic one of these title toys |
(Eugene: I would liketh ENGLISH LIT for $1600, please.)
a rocking horse
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This family, including Hashim, Sharif & Jahangir, dominated the sport of squash for decades |
the Khan family
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The "locusts" eaten by John the Baptist may have been these Mediterranean pods also known as locust bean |
carob
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Mollusks of the class Pelecypoda |
(Alex: Yes, Robert gave that a little while ago.)
clams
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Between 1797 & 1828, he held every major elective office in N.Y.: assemblyman, senator, mayor of NYC, lt. gov. & gov. |
(Michael: Who is Tweed?)
DeWitt Clinton
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Ranger 8 hit the moon at this location in 1965, setting up a milestone moment for mankind 4 years later |
the Sea of Tranquility
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Life was a cabaret for this novelist who collaborated on 3 plays & a China travel book with W.H. Auden |
(Christopher) Isherwood
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Once a star basketball player for USC, from 1997 to 2000 she coached the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury |
Cheryl Miller
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He was the first president born in New York |
(Alex: If you made it a True Daily Double, Eugene, and responded correctly, you and Robert would be tied in second place.) (Eugene: Do I have a choice? All of it.) [Applause] (Alex: All right. You do have a choice, but it's a gutsy move, and the folks approve.) ... (Alex: You're right, and you're at $10,400.) (Eugene: Can I have CPR now?)
Martin Van Buren
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Starting in 1952 with "David Starr, Space Ranger", this prolific author wrote many sci-fi novels under the name Paul French |
(Alex: You usually think of sci-fi and [*] in the same sentence.) (Eugene: His gentile name.)
Isaac Asimov
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