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Whether it passes too slowly or too quickly, chronophobia is a fear of this |
time
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Woolf was active in this cause which she wrote "roused in man an extraordinary desire for self-assertion" |
(Sonja: What is feminism?) (Alex: Be more specific.) (Sonja: Literary feminism?) (Alex: Nope.)
women's suffrage
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The giant ones of these mammals live in the bamboo forests of China |
pandas
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Home field advantage in baseball's fall classic was decided in midsummer by this event |
the All-Star Game
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Bobby Vinton revived this Tony Bennett song & took it to No. 1 in 1963 |
Blue Velvet
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When asked what she wanted on her tombstone, she replied, "Here lies Elizabeth. She hated to be called" this |
Liz
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It's the opposite of agoraphobia |
claustrophobia
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This gathering of artsy types that flourished between 1907 & 1930 sometimes met at Virginia's house |
(Jack: What are Bohemians?)
the Bloomsbury Group
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Completes Neil Armstrong's July 20,1969 statement "That's one small step for man..." |
(Jack: What is one giant step for mankind?) (Debra: What is one leap for mankind?)
one giant leap for mankind
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In France this weather event killed 5,000 & the director-general of health quit |
a heat wave
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"Dark" mixed drink of stout beer & champagne |
Black Velvet
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This man married her in Montreal & then again in Botswana |
Richard Burton
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Erica Jong might know that aviophobia is this |
fear of flying
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A 1931 novel ends with the line: these, also the novel's title, "Broke on the Shore" |
Waves
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Giant tortoises & marine iguanas were featured in an IMAX film about these islands that Darwin visited in 1835 |
the Galapagos Islands
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The Columbia accident investigation board reported, "The breach was initiated by a piece of" this |
foam/insulation
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Holy Roman emperor Charles V spoke of power as "An iron hand in" one of these |
a velvet glove
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Elizabeth Taylor was the first star to earn a million dollars for a film, for this 1963 title role |
Cleopatra
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For someone with eosophobia, "it is always darkest" at this point of the day |
(Jack: What is noon?)
dawn
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This event claims the life of the title character of "Jacob's Room", as it did of millions of real-life young men |
World War I
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The giant type of this seaweed, a form of leafy brown algae, can be 200 feet long |
kelp
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A Frankfurt newspaper broke the story that this American hero had fathered 3 kids with a German hatmaker |
(Charles) Lindbergh
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Classic songs by this '60s band include "Venus in Furs" & "All Tomorrow's Parties" |
The Velvet Underground
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On January 15, 2001 this man who has been married 7 times interviewed Ms. Taylor on TV |
Larry King
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"Autophobia" could be the alternative title for Reba McEntire's hit "The Fear of Being" this |
(Sonja: What is oneself?)
Alone
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First name of Virginia's husband; he survived her by 28 years |
Leonard
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In Greek mythology, this group of primeval gigantic beings includes Cronus & Rhea |
(Alex: Minute to go now, Sonja.)
the Titans
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Fox News tried to sue Al Franken for using this 3-word phrase in the subtitle of a book |
fair and balanced
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1989 Czechoslovakian uprising that led to democratic elections |
the "Velvet Revolution"
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On New Year's Eve 1999, Queen Elizabeth awarded her this title |
(Alex: Commander of the Order of the British Empire.)
Dame
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