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In 1884 the Central Labor Union selected the first Monday in this month for their "workingmen's holiday" |
September
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A runner must be on base for one of these violations to be called on the pitcher |
a balk
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This Norse god was known as Alfadir or Allfather |
Odin
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It's suggested to eat snacks known as mezedes while consuming this traditional anise-tinged Greek aperitif |
ouzo
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An elaborate meal well prepared & greatly enjoyed |
feast
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These 2 beastly symbols are used to describe advancing & declining stock markets |
the bull & the bear
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This president's second inaugural address was 135 words long; he had us at "Fellow citizens" |
(Dan: Who is Lincoln?)
Washington
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(Kelly of the Clue Crew jumps to it.) While flatfooted, reach your arm up & make a mark, then hop as high as you can & mark the wall at your apex; the difference between the two numbers is this sporting ability |
your vertical leap
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Our word for the underworld is derived from this 3-letter Norse goddess who presided there |
Hel
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This 190-proof grain alcohol shares its name with a "Wonderful" Art Alexakis rock band |
Everclear
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It was the capital city of the former German Democratic Republic |
East Berlin
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It's the income from your investment, or a triangular street sign |
the yield
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The 1914 Bryan-Chamorro Treaty gave the U.S. the right to build a canal across this country NW of Panama |
(Jason: What is Costa Rica?)
Nicaragua
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Grass court tennis favors this 3-word technique because the ball stays low, making it tough on the receiver |
(Dan: What is the lob?)
serve and volley
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Skoll & Fenrir, both this type of fierce canine, will cause mayhem at Ragnarok, the end of the cosmos |
wolves
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This tequila relative can make you see things, but isn't the same as the similarly spelled hallucinogen |
mescal
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Madame de Beaumont's classic tale "La belle et la bete" is known as this in English |
"Beauty and the Beast"
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If you invest in a "CD" down at the bank, it's not music, but one of these |
(Christine: What is a certified deposit?)
a certificate of deposit
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1967 saw the amendment on presidential succession pass & this future V.P. become governor of Maryland |
Spiro Agnew
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Ymir, the first being of the Norse pantheon, wasn't human, but rather one of these, like Goliath |
a giant
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From the Latin for "wormwood", it can be 68% alcohol by volume |
(Alex: [*], yes. Makes the heart grow fonder.)
absinthe
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One of the statues excavated by Thor Heyerdahl here is more than 30 feet tall |
Easter Island
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From the Latin for "year", it's an investment or retirement fund that pays out yearly |
an annuity
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William McGuffey compiled his first one in 1836 |
a reader
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This dexterous type of dribble seen in the NBA also refers to a movie or song that has broad appeal |
a crossover
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Volsung saga hero Sigurd rode through a ring of fire to free this warrior princess from her charmed sleep |
Brunhilde
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A town from Italy's Veneto region shares a name with this strong brandy made from the pomace of a wine press |
(Jason: What is Galliano?) ... (Alex: Minute to go, Christine.)
grappa
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Charles & Maximillian Fleischmann started marketing this around 1870 |
yeast
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To determine a company's performance before you invest, check out its P/E ratio, this |
price to earnings
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