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THE CENTURY OF ITS INVENTION |
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THE 13 COLONIES' NAME ORIGINS |
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This day once usually fell every 4 years on March 4; now, it's Jan. 20 |
Inauguration Day
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YouTube |
(Neil: What is the 20th century?)
the 21st century
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The name of this little colony may come from a Greek isle |
Rhode Island
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"Thriller-Live", which opened in London in 2009, is a song & dance celebration of his career |
Michael Jackson
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This company goes by GE |
(Hill: [Selecting the first clue] Alex, I'm gonna start with CSI: NY CHARACTER NAMES for $400.) [Laughter] (Alex: O-kay...) (Hill: That's not--oh.)
General Electric
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Songs in this 1942 film include "Little April Shower" & "Thumper Song" |
Bambi
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The first play of a soccer or football game |
a kickoff
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The neon light |
the 20th century
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What's now this "Granite State" was named for a county in South Central England |
New Hampshire
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Rowan Atkinson recently picked a pocket or 2 as Fagin in this musical |
Oliver!
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Smile & say cheese for this picture-perfect company, EK |
Eastman Kodak
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This character's patronus spell summons a magic stag that's good for warding off dementors |
Harry Potter
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It's a 5-syllable formal ceremony for admission into an organization such as a college fraternity |
an initiation
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The motorcycle |
the 19th century
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This southern colony was named for a king of England, the II of that name |
Georgia
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With the haunting taking place in Coney Island, "Love Never Dies", the sequel to this musical, opened in London in 2010 |
The Phantom of the Opera
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Dinner should be delivered in less than 30 minutes from this, DPZ |
Domino's Pizza
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In this 1978 film Robert De Niro says, "One shot is what it's all about" |
(Neil: I didn't want to get the Daily Double!) (Hill: You can give it to me!)
The Deer Hunter
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This 5-letter word is from the French & means "to make one's first appearance" |
(Alex: Well, you didn't want to hit one of them. You hit 'em both. But you picked up $2,000 the last time.) ... (Neil: What is... I don't know.)
debut
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The cotton gin |
the 18th century
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Virginia was named for this "Virgin Queen", maybe at the suggestion of Sir Walter Raleigh |
(Neil: Who is Queen Victoria?)
Elizabeth I
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In 2000 she made a "Splash" in London playing the Marilyn Monroe role in "The Seven Year Itch" |
Daryl Hannah
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BAC: It's in the money biz |
Bank of America
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In this film Helen Mirren encounters a fitting stag, an "imperial 14 pointer" |
(Alex: Didn't she win an Oscar for playing Queen Elizabeth II in the movie [*]?)
The Queen
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On June 7, 2007 Bill Gates spoke at this graduation ceremony at Harvard |
(Alex: Good for you. You're on the board with $2,000. You're gonna get to play in Final Jeopardy!)
commencement
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The telescope |
(Hill: What is the 16th century?)
the 17th century
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The wife of King Charles I gave her name to this colony |
(Hill: I'm done guessing, so...)
Maryland
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In 2007 Jessica Lange took to the London stage as Amanda Wingfield in this Tennessee Williams drama |
(Hill: What is Cat on a Hot Tin Roof?) (Alex: No.) (Hill: Streetcar Named Desire.) (Alex: No.)
The Glass Menagerie
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What's really rad is that the stock symbol for this drugstore chain is really RAD |
Rite Aid
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In the film version of a Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings tale, this title creature keeps returning to Jody Baxter's farm |
The Yearling
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