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Hans Holbein decided to paint Cupid with this love goddess in 1524; maybe Aphrodite was too hard to spell |
(Grant: Who is Diana?)
Venus
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"Brain bucket" is a slang term for this piece of gear |
a helmet
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"Come live with me and be my ____" |
love
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Historically, Detroit's big 3: GM, Chrysler, this company |
Ford
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In 1723 he became the nominal publisher of the New-England Courant, his brother James' weekly newspaper |
Benjamin Franklin
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In English usage it means "forbidden"; in its original Polynesian it can also mean "sacred" |
taboo
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The beautiful lass here was drawn by this Florentine great; "La Gioconda" was less upsetting |
da Vinci
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The most coveted prize in the Tour de France is the maillot jaune, a jersey of this color |
yellow
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"What happens to a dream ____? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?" |
deferred
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The big 5 food allergens: soy, wheat, milk, eggs, these legumes |
peanuts
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This prime minister of Israel is nicknamed "Bibi" |
Netanyahu
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A hidden bomb placed to be set off by an unsuspecting person |
a booby trap
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It's not "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman", it's this wife of Henry VIII in a Renaissance portrait by Hans Holbein |
Jane Seymour
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"Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the ____ though" |
village
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The Big 12: a dozen athletic powerhouses, 4 of them in this state |
Texas
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In 1598 this playwright killed an actor in a duel; his punishment was branding & imprisonment |
(Ben) Jonson
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It can be a ship's food preparation area or the last car on a freight train |
a caboose
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Raphael painted this beautiful title woman "of the Goldfinch" in 1505 |
the Madonna of the Goldfinch
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Often called the race of truth, it can be for the whole team or just one cyclist against the clock |
a time trial
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"I hear America singing, the varied ____ I hear" |
(Kelly: Anthems? What is anthems?)
carols
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The Big 2 of comic book publishing: these 2 |
Marvel & DC
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From 1968 to 1991 he was the executive editor of the Washington Post |
(Ben) Bradlee
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A supporter of a school, team or organization; he may find others & form a club |
a booster
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Michelangelo didn't mention multiple personalities when he painted this Delphic prophetess |
(Kelly: Who is the Oracle?)
Sibyl
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"____ boy, with cheek of tan!" |
Barefoot
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The Big 4 transcontinental railroad barons: Hopkins, Huntington, Crocker, him |
Leland Stanford
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Don't get Fed up--just name this man, seen here |
(Alex: Yes, the head of the Fed.)
Bernanke
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This large viper takes its name partly from a West African country where it's found |
(Jody: What is...) ... (Alex: Takes its name from Gabon.)
the Gaboon viper
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