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While Louis VII of France was off on one of these, Suger the Abbot of St. Denis ran the country in his stead |
Crusades
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Method actors know Konstantin Stanislavsky opened his influential theater in this capital city in 1898 |
Moscow
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Joseph Juneau helped found Juneau, Alaska & Solomon Juneau founded this Wisconsin city known for beer |
Milwaukee
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In the 1997-98 school year 365,000 students were subjected to this corporal punishment still legal in 23 states |
paddling/spanking
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She fed her many children "broth without any bread" |
The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe
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A religious grouping, or the monetary value of a bill |
denomination
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This group was expelled from England in 1290, Spain in 1492, Portugal in 1497 & France in 1182, 1306 & 1394 |
the Jews
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[Video clue with picture of Helen Hayes] |
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Lubbock in this state was named for Thomas S. Lubbock, a Civil War Ranger |
Texas
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More first ladies' first names have begun with this vowel than any other letter |
(Amanda: What is A?)
E (10)
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After his fall, up he got "and off did trot as fast as he could caper" |
(Todd: Who is...)
Jack (of "Jack and Jill")
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(Dr. Joyce Brothers gives the clue) This 12-letter word, also called shacking up, isn't the same as marriage -- marriage can lead to more intimacy |
cohabitation
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A leather made in Britain was called cordwain & by extension, cordwainers came to be people who made these |
shoes
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This famous New York dance company is abbreviated the ABT |
American Ballet Theatre
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Brooklyn, NYC's most populous borough, was named for Breuekelen, a village in this country |
The Netherlands/Holland
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This swift type of ship came from the way it used to cut through the miles |
clipper ship
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He "brought back the tarts and vowed he'd steal no more" |
The Knave of Hearts
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Someone whose task is to reeducate a former cult member |
(James: What is...)
deprogrammer
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Among the families claiming the throne of Scotland in the 1290s was this one led by Robert I |
(James: Who is -----?)
the Bruce
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(Hi, I'm Nathan Lane) I won the 1996 Tony, Drama Desk & Outer Critics Circle Awards for my role as Pseudolus in this Broadway musical classic |
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
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Neil Simon might know Jefferson Davis made his home in this Mississippi town known for its "blues", not grays |
Biloxi
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In 1941 over 500,000 Soviet troops were captured along with this capital of the Ukraine |
Kiev
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It's your condition if you have great admiration for Paris, Flaubert, Beaujolais, etc. |
(Todd: What is...[no response].)
Francophilia
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After a hard day of conquering, Mehmed II, leader of this empire, probably liked to put his feet up & relax |
Ottoman Empire
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This "searching" play from 1921 introduced Pirandello's concept of "theater within the theater" |
Six Characters in Search of an Author
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Thomaston in this "Constitution State" was named for clockmaker Seth Thomas |
Connecticut
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2 of the men used as models for this 1913 U.S. coin were named John Big Tail & Crow Tails |
Indian Head (Buffalo) Nickel
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From the Latin for "to correct", it's an adjective for someone who can't be corrected or reformed |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
incorrigible
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