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When this Spaniard reached the shore of the Pacific Ocean on September 29, 1513, he called it the South Sea |
Vasco de Balboa
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On Feb. 3, 2002 U2 had a TV audience of about 800 million when they performed at this event |
Super Bowl XXXVI
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Dieric Bouts, Tintoretto & da Vinci created paintings named this that featured Jesus & his 12 disciples |
"The Last Supper"
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This 31-flavors chain introduced a "Fear Factor" sundae with gummy spiders instead of those pesky live ones |
Baskin-Robbins
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Of Jane Austen's 6 major works, it's the only one named for its heroine |
"Emma"
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This greeting is Guten Morgen! |
Good Morning!
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Bartolomeu Dias, the 1st to land at the Cape of Good Hope, outfitted this man's ships for his 1497-99 India trip |
(Ben: Who is Marco Polo?)
Vasco da Gama
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In a 1990 show based on a Matthew Broderick movie, Jennifer Aniston played the sister of this teen scam artist |
Ferris Bueller
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This 1889 Van Gogh work showing the evening sky was painted from memory in an asylum at Saint-Remy |
(Ben: What is Starry, Starry Night?) ... (Alex: "Starry, Starry Night" was the lyrics to that song.)
Starry Night
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S.F.'s Butter Restaurant serves these pasta rings that come from a can, "like your babysitter used to make" |
SpaghettiO's
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It's the main reason why 19-year-old Anne Elliot's family won't let her marry Frederick Wentworth |
(Shuyu: Because he's not rich enough.) ... (Alex: You didn't phrase it in the form of a question , and in the Double Jeopardy! Round, we have to rule against you.)
he doesn't have enough money
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5 is funf & this number is funfzehn |
15
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In November 1642 this Dutchman discovered the island now named for him south of Australia's mainland |
Abel Tasman (Tasmania)
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This hit '60s show featured an Ozarks family who moved to "Californy" with their oil money |
The Beverly Hillbillies
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(Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Rome) Michelangelo was in his 60s when he painted this 60' X 30' fresco over the Sistine Chapel altar |
"The Last Judgment"
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The Entomology Club at Iowa State Univ. put these chirping insects into Chocolate Chirpie Chip Cookies |
crickets
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Jane lived out in the boonies, but visited London & this spa city where much of "Persuasion" is set |
Bath
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In German this country is Ungarn |
Hungary
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In 1682 this Frenchman claimed the entire region drained by the Mississippi River for France & named it Louisiana |
La Salle
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The news channel known by these 5 letters began in 1996 with innovations like web links |
MSNBC
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Grant Wood's sister Nan & his dentist Byron McKeeby were the models for this 1930 painting |
"American Gothic"
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These snakelike fish are jellied & served with hot chili vinegar for a traditional east London snack |
eels
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This Austen book about Elinor & Marianne Dashwood was initially called "Elinor and Marianne" |
"Sense and Sensibility"
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"Ich moechte koffeinfreien kaffee" means "I would like" this type of coffee |
(Ben: What is cappuccino?)
decaffeinated coffee
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In 1492, 18 years before becoming governor of Puerto Rico, he helped drive the Moors out of Granada in Spain |
Ponce de Leon
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On the '50s show "Father Knows Best", Father called oldest girl Betty by this royal nickname |
(Jonathan: What is "My Little Princess?")
"Princess"
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Artist Edward Hicks, now known for "The Peaceable Kingdom", was famous in life as a preacher for this group |
Quakers (Society of Friends)
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Have all the wildebeest you can eat at the Carnivore Restaurant in this Kenyan capital |
Nairobi
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Catherine Morland goes to Northanger Abbey; Fanny Price goes to this title place |
(Alex: You're obviously a fan of Jane Austen; well done!)
"Mansfield Park"
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(Sofia of the Clue Crew reports) In German, this diacritical mark [two dots over the "O" in Dorfchen] indicates a change in vowel sound |
umlaut
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