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In 1951 British explorer Eric Shipton took photos of what were reported to be the footprints of this creature |
the Yeti/the Abominable Snowman
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Number in the name of a Florida auto race first run on February 22, 1959 |
(Daytona) 500
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This green plant pigment was first produced in the laboratory by Robert Woodward in 1960 |
chlorophyll
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March 31, 2002, seen here |
(Alex: Easter Sunday, as a matter of fact.)
Sunday
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Pam Tillis asked us to "Call Me" this woman, "'cause I'm the queen of denial" |
Cleopatra
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Before you ask for mine, you should know it's from the Greek for "self written" |
autograph
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This pack animal is also called the grunting ox because of its grunts of protest when it is overloaded |
(Barry: What is a water buffalo?)
yak
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A period of regulation play in the National Hockey League lasts this many minutes |
20
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Of tulips, carnations or dahlias, the one not grown from bulbs |
(Barry: What are dahlias?)
carnations
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November 3, 1992, November 5, 1996 & November 7, 2000 |
(Alex: Election days.)
Tuesday
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Eminem compared himself & his daughter to this gangster duo of the 1930s |
Bonnie and Clyde
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In church, & on a chess board, it's from the Greek for "overseer" |
bishop
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This peak in the Karakoram Range is the second-highest in the Himalayas |
K2 (Godwin-Austen)
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(I'm NFL wide receiver Troy Brown) I'm happy to say that a defensive back can only bump me until I'm this far from the line of scrimmage |
5 yards
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The "L" attached to the names of numerous plants refers to this 18th century botanist |
(Carl) Linnaeus
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October 27, 2001 & another sea of red, seen here |
(Alex: A Nebraska football game.)
Saturday
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A big band number said this man "sailed the sea without a compass, when his men began a rumpus" |
Christopher Columbus
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This liquid part of the blood derives its name from the Greek for something molded or formed |
plasma
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Pilgrims from all parts of central Asia journey to Tibet to Mount Kailas, which is sacred to these 2 religions |
Buddhism & Hinduism
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If you strike out & double in 2 major league at bats, your batting average is .500 & your slugging average is this |
1.000
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Also known as ling, this low evergreen shrub grows in the moors of Britain & is found in peat bogs |
(Margaret: What is nougat?)
heather
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April 14, 1865 |
(Barry: What is Sunday?) ... (Alex: It was Good [*], the day Lincoln was shot.)
Friday
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Don McLean's musical tribute to this man begins, "Starry starry night" |
Vincent van Gogh
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From Greek for "color", it means pertaining to color, or to a musical scale that's been modified |
(Clinton: What is hue?) (Barry: What is tone?)
chromatic
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This river, Pakistan's longest, rises in Tibet & then flows through the Himalayas on its way to the sea |
the Indus
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Minimum number of points you must win to win a set in tennis |
(Alex: 4 per game, 6 games.)
24
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It's the carbohydrate found in fruits used to jell various foods |
pectin
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October 19, 1987, a "Black" day for Wall Street |
(Barry: What is Tuesday?) (Clinton: What is Thursday?)
Monday
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The Beatles' "I'm So Tired" says, "I'll have another cigarette and curse" this man who died in 1618 |
Sir Walter Raleigh
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A battery of tests will tell you this element's name is from the Greek for "stony" |
(Barry: What is nickel?)
lithium
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