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THE NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF FAME |
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After viewing the city from the top of this landmark, make sure to visit the Museum of Westward Expansion, below |
the Gateway Arch
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Need some toner for that printer? Give HPQ, this company, a try |
Hewlett-Packard
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As a verb it means to sit with an awkward, drooping posture; as a noun, it refers to an awkward, lazy person |
a slouch
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For his revolver with interchangeable parts |
Colt
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Millet, this type of plant, is a West African staple |
a grain
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This Dylan song asked, "How many times must the cannonballs fly, before they're forever banned" |
"Blowin' In The Wind"
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This type of transport on St. Louis' official seal symbolizes the city's early growth |
the steamboat
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AA doesn't stand for aluminum, aluminum, but this company |
(Dana: What is American Airlines?)
Alcoa
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This gate fastener consists of a bar that fits into a slot & is lifted by a lever |
a latch
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For the disposable safety razor |
Gillette
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A Spaniard's flan is a Frenchman's alliterative dessert called creme this |
caramel
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His song told of "People talking without speaking... people writing songs that voices never share" |
Paul Simon
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A replica of his Spirit of St. Louis plane that was used in the 1957 movie is on display at the Missouri History Museum |
Lindbergh
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This company, WMT, employs 2.1 million associates worldwide & is the largest private employer in Mexico |
Walmart
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It's a space for a ship to anchor, or a space to sleep on that ship |
a berth
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For his ice rink resurfacing machine |
(Frank) Zamboni
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This rock god wrote, "Am I sitting in a tin can? Far above the world, planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do" |
David Bowie
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In 1953 Sportsman's Park was renamed this, becoming the first of 3 ballparks to bear the name |
(Dan: What is Memorial Park?) (Dana: What is Veteran's Park?)
Busch Stadium
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What's in your wallet? This financial company, COF, hopes it's their credit card |
Capital One
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Savior, from the Aramaic for "anointed one" |
messiah
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For his noise reduction systems that revolutionized the audio industry |
(Dana: Who is Bose?)
Dolby
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Raita, which cools the mouth after spicy Indian dishes, is made from this dairy product |
(Gabe: What is goat's milk?)
yogurt
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English major Lou Reed wrote lyrics like "Whiplash girlchild in the dark" for this 1960s band |
the Velvet Underground
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He was director of the St. Louis Zoo in 1962 when he began working on "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" |
Marlin Perkins
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You probably have something made by this company, PFE, in your medicine cabinet |
Pfizer
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The only state capital ending in "H", it was named for an English soldier & courtier |
[Gabe shakes his head]
Raleigh
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For improvements in the condensing of milk |
(Dana: Who is Pasteur?)
Borden
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Japanese-Peruvians changed cubes to strips, making tiradito instead of this traditional marinated fish dish |
ceviche
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"Love is a banquet on which we feed" is from "Because The Night", co-written by this poetess of punk |
Patti Smith
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