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YOU BETTER KNOW SOME SCIENCE |
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THAT'S MY NICKNAME, DON'T WEAR IT OUT |
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A DICTIONARY OF FOREIGN WORDS |
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1930: "All Quiet..." |
on the Western Front
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Mozzarella should be this color |
white
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For the promotion of the mechanical arts, the Franklin Institute was chartered in this city in 1824 |
Philadelphia
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This teenage temptress was "The Long Island Lolita" |
Amy Fisher
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A ceremonial candelabrum, this word means "lamp stand" in Hebrew |
menorah
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Toledo has been famous for making these weapons since it was a Roman city |
swords
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1958: "I Married a Monster from..." |
Outer Space
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Roquefort is a good bet as the marquee ingredient in this dressing |
blue cheese
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It was an atom of this element that Otto Hahn split in 1938 |
(Caroline: What is hydrogen?)
uranium
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Deposed in 1979, this African dictator was the "Big Daddy" of his nation |
Idi Amin
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This term for those with recently acquired wealth is literally French for "new rich" |
nouveau riche
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1956: "Invasion of the..." |
Body Snatchers
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Kraft Cracker Barrel is this type of cheese |
cheddar
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Called the most energetic form of electromagnetic radiation, it had a Bruce Banner year on film in 2003 |
gamma radiation
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With 80 credited kills, this deadly German ace of World War I more than earned his nickname "The Red Baron" |
Baron von Richthofen
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From a word meaning "bull", it's the Spanish word for a bullfighter |
(Jeff: What is a matador?)
toreador/torero
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Called El Greco's masterpiece, the painting titled this event of the Count of Orgaz is in the chapel of Santo Tome |
"The Burial of the Count of Orgaz"
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1979: "Buck Rogers in..." |
(Jeff: What is Outer Space?) (Caroline: What is Space?) (Lili: What is the 21st Century?)
the 25th Century
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Mascarpone is the cheese used to layer this Italian-named sponge-cake dessert |
tiramisu
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A device known as a rectifier makes this electrical conversion |
from AC to DC
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Known as "The Queen of Mean", this hotel owner served time for tax evasion in the 1990s |
Leona Helmsley
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It's the Mafia's code of silence |
omertÃ
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1975: "W.W. and the..." |
Dixie Dancekings
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Fonduta, an Italian version of fondue, is traditionally made with this Italian cheese |
fontina
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Java Man & Peking Man are examples of this guy who stands between Australopithecus & Homo sapiens |
Homo erectus
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Grin & bear it as you tell us the name of this movie producer nicknamed "Cubby" |
Albert "Cubby" Broccoli
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A group of citizens assembled to aid law enforcement, this 2-word term means "force of the county" in Latin |
posse comitatus
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