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IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE BOOK? |
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This man's aria "Ombra Mai Fu" from "Xerxes" is not as famous as his "Hallelujah Chorus" |
Handel
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John Wooden (1949-1975) |
(Alex: Oh, won all those NCAA titles--what is [*]? In the Pac-10.)
UCLA
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In 1976 Steve Wozniak co-founded this company in his partner's garage; it went public in 1980 |
Apple
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Dr. Jeremy Stone tries to contain an out-of-this-world biological agent in this Michael Crichton novel |
(Stefanie: What is Sphere?) (Katie: What is Outbreak?)
The Andromeda Strain
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Alexander Hamilton can be found gazing out from the front of this bill |
the $10
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To put on the character & appearance of someone else, like a police officer, in which case it's a crime |
impersonate
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Liszt, Borodin & Rimsky-Korsakov all wrote variations of this simple waltz |
"Chopsticks"
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Bobby Knight (1972-2000) |
Indiana
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Woz was born in 1950, the son of an electrical engineer at this co. that merged with Martin Marietta in 1995 |
(Janet: What is Douglas?)
Lockheed
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You wouldn't want to be operated on by Dr. Gonzo in Hunter S. Thompson's "Fear and Loathing" here |
Las Vegas
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Big Bill McKinley was on this big bill last issued in 1945; it's worth 5 Franklins |
the $500 bill
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3-letter animal verb meaning "take more than your share of" |
hog
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Born in Verona in 1743, composer Giuseppe Gazzaniga wrote many opera buffas, known by this 2-word term in English |
comic opera
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Dean Smith (1962-1997) |
(Alex: The old basketball powerhouse...)
University of North Carolina
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A 1981 plane crash left Steve with this, from the Greek for "to remember", & he had to take a sabbatical |
amnesia
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"The Island of" this doctor by H.G. Wells concerns a man trying to turn animals into men |
Dr. Moreau
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"Walking Liberty" preceded ol' Ben on the obverse of these U.S. coins |
the 50-cent piece
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To express one's own opinions, as if in a newspaper you ran |
(Janet: Um...) (Alex: Janet?) (Janet: Um... what is...)
editorialize
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This term for a concert given by an individual musical performer sounds like reading something from memory |
a recital
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Jim Boeheim (1976-present) |
Syracuse
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CL9, a Wozniak home electronics venture, gave us the programmable universal this, but you'd never hit mute on me, right? |
a remote
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Dr. Constantine is the coroner on the train who helps Poirot gather evidence in this novel |
Murder on the Orient Express
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Thomas Jefferson fans know that these were first issued in 1862 & last in 2003 |
$2 bills
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Verb commonly used with "a letter", "a lecture" & "a baby" |
deliver
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This composer's "Enigma Variations" contain cryptic references to his friends that he never revealed |
Sir Edward Elgar
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Phog Allen (1920-1956) |
(Alex: Another basketball powerhouse...)
the University of Kansas
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Woz was the creator of this '80s event that brought music fans out to see an all-star lineup |
(Katie: What is Live Aid?)
the US Festival
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"All is for the best in this best of all possible worlds", claims Dr. Pangloss in this French novel |
Candide
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When this coin was redesigned in 1946, anticommunists alleged engraver John Sinnock's initials stood for "Joseph Stalin" |
the Roosevelt dime
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From the German for "punish", it's to fire on ground troops from a plane |
strafe
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