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THEIR FIRST FEATURE FILMS |
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OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD LEADERS |
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Around 132 A.D. Chinese scientist Chang Heng invented an early form of this earthquake detector |
seismograph
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June Lockhart debuted as a Cratchit child in this 1938 film, with her real parents playing Mr. & Mrs. Bob Cratchit |
A Christmas Carol
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The item seen here, or the taste it might have if made with lemons |
tart
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In 1899 future South Africa P.M. Louis Botha & his forces took this future British P.M., then a journalist, as prisoner |
Winston Churchill
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Its splayed prongs at the end of a long handle make piling up leaves a snap |
rake
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Prior to meaning a football, it was slang for a saddle |
pigskin
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One of the world's busiest geyser areas lies in a lava field near this Icelandic capital |
Reykjavik
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This "American Beauty" star stole into films as the guy who robs Meryl Streep's therapy group in "Heartburn" |
Kevin Spacey
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Cacao beans, the source of chocolate, aren't sweet -- they contain this bitter, popular stimulant |
caffeine
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Ptolemy I's improvements to this city included a library, a museum & a lighthouse |
Alexandria
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It's the type of screwdriver with a cross-shaped tip |
Phillips
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Watt fixed this unit of measure to indicate the strength of his steam engine |
horsepower
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In the science of geology, petrographers are concerned with classifying these |
(Jeff: What are writings...petroglyphs?)
rocks
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Tommy Lee Jones, who played football at Harvard, debuted as a Harvard pal of Ryan O'Neal's in this film |
Love Story
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1 of the 3 zesty ingredients of the original Tabasco brand sauce |
(Jeff: What are jalapenos.. jalapeno peppers?) (Alex: They're not jalapenos.)
(1 of 3) aged red peppers, Avery Island salt or vinegar
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That Great Wall thing didn't work; this warrior's forces crossed it & went on to sack Peking in 1215 |
Genghis Khan
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Used for shaping wood surfaces, it has a steel edge that extends through its flat bottom |
the plane
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It's a pit dug on a battlefield that's only big enough to hold a couple of soldiers |
foxhole
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In 2003 it was located at 82 degrees north latitude, 112 degrees west longitude near Ellef Ringness Island |
the Magnetic North Pole
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Ann Jillian played Bo Peep in her debut, this Disney movie musical based on a Victor Herbert operetta |
Babes in Toyland
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Despite the name of this brand of spread, chef Anthony Bourdain says, "I can" |
(Gay: What is I Can't Believe It's Butter?)
I Can't Believe It's Not Butter
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In 1928 the empress Zauditu crowned this man king of Ethiopia |
Haile Selassie
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From the Old English nafogar, it's a boring tool |
(Jeff: What is an awl?)
auger
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It's a bovine term for a sharp bend in a river |
ox-bow
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(Sarah of the Clue Crew) The glaciers here in Alaska are remnants of the last Ice Age, which ended about 11,500 years ago during this epoch |
the Pleistocene
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Audiences have had "A Fine Romance" with this British dame since she debuted in "The Third Secret" |
Judi Dench
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Wine-tasting term for the final impression left on the palate -- it's supposed to be "long" |
the finish
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This great ruler of the Persian Empire got the job in part by exposing an imposter claiming to be Smerdis |
(Gay: Who is Alexander?)
Darius
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(Jimmy of the Clue Crew in Alaska) Use an axe to fell a tree, but to carve a totem pole, you need this tool that also starts with "A" |
(Alex: With a minute to go.)
adze
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To treat someone like a celebrity (it sounds like an Eagles hit) |
(Jeff: What is to fawn?)
lionize
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