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In 1998 Britain's RSPCA helped foil crooks trying to sell this animal's horn, thought in Asia to be an aphrodisiac |
(Clinton: What is an elephant?)
rhinoceros
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The name of this dance in 3/4 time is from the German for "to revolve" |
waltz
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A whale breathes through one of these, equivalent to a nose, at the top of its head |
a blowhole
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(Sarah of the Clue Crew at the Palacio Real in Madrid, Spain) Last name of the man who ruled from this royal palace until Wellington chased him out in 1812 |
(Joanne: What is Napoleon?) (Alex: But it wasn't Napoleon [*], it was his older brother Joseph who ruled there.)
Bonaparte
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In 1975 this hard rock group made its Top 40 debut with "Rock and Roll All Nite" |
Kiss
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In ancient Rome the noble Patricians wore red ones (we hope not with socks) |
sandals
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This agency's "Operation Pretense" nabbed 57 corrupt county supervisors in Mississippi |
the FBI
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The Fox Trot is an example of this type of social dance named for the place where it's danced |
ballroom dancing
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It's the "infantile" name for the tiny white flowers of the genus Gypsophila that florists often add to bouquets |
Baby's Breath
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Philip IV of Spain was also king of this country until it broke away in 1640 |
Portugal
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You're under pressure to name this man who recorded "Under Pressure" with Queen |
David Bowie
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New York City's Department of this has 5,700 vehicles, including 2,000 collection trucks |
Sanitation
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The sting in the movie "The Sting" involves Robert Shaw placing a half-million-dollar bet on this sport |
horse racing
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The ballet "The Bitter Weird" is based on the dances Agnes De Mille created for this musical about a Scottish town |
Brigadoon
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This 2nd-lightest gas is used in breathing mixtures for deep-sea divers to help them work at extreme depths |
helium
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(Jimmy of the Clue Crew) The royal palace was begun by Philip V, the first king of Spain from this French ruling family |
the Bourbons
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This "sweet" song by Guns N' Roses was a 1988 No. 1 hit |
"Sweet Child O' Mine"
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It's the party beverage seen here |
(Alex: Yes, I like the way you say; you are obviously familiar with it!)
sangria
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Operation Casablanca targeted Mexican banks suspected of this activity that doesn't use Tide or Cheer |
money laundering
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Popular in the 1940s, this Brazilian dance was based on the African Batuque |
(Joanne: What is the Bossa Nova?)
the Samba
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It's the emergency procedure of cutting into the windpipe to open a breathing passage |
a tracheotomy
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Goya painted Charles III in costume for this sport, to which Britannica says he had a fanatical addiction |
hunting
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In a 1986 anti-war song, Sting hoped that these people "Love Their Children Too" |
the Russians
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From the Latin for "holy", it means feigning great righteousness & piety |
(Kate: What is sanctimony...[*]?)
sanctimonious
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In 1984 this automotive visionary beat the rap after a drug sting |
(John) DeLorean
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Geographic name of the dance often done to a bagpipe classic like the "Balmoral Castle" |
(Joanne: What's a Highland...Highland Whirl?)
the Highland Fling
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The play "Breath" by this author of "Waiting for Godot" has no dialogue, no actors & lasts only 35 seconds |
Samuel Beckett
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(Sofia of the Clue Crew) Number of Alfonso, the last king to reside in the royal palace; he had the bad luck to be forced to step down |
13
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R.E.M. may have had millennial fears in this song that begins, "That's great it starts with an earthquake" |
"It's the End of the World as We Know It"
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This seat of Erie County, Ohio was an Underground Railroad stopping point |
Sandusky
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