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In professional boxing, it's the classification of a boxer whose weight is 136-147 pounds |
a welterweight
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Harry Truman & Richard Nixon were the only U.S. presidents to play this musical instrument |
the piano
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In writing the light opera "El Capitan", this "March King" wrote a march of the same name |
Sousa
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Developed in the 1850s, the Rhode Island Red made raising of these a major industry in the U.S. |
chickens
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Pen name of Lafayette Hubbard, who died in 1986 after spending years in seclusion |
(Alex: You know him better as [*]. Dianetics. Cigus.) (Cigus: I didn't know him better.)
L. Ron Hubbard
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Pan Am Guide says it's simpler to list what this London dept. store doesn't sell than what it does |
Harrods
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Warp, weft & woof are 3 terms used in this process |
weaving
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In his 1st inaugural address he said, "Our greatest primary task is to put people to work" |
FDR
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You hold your lips the same way to play a brass instrument or this exotic shell |
a conch
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While "Ocean State" appears on its license plates, this diminutive nickname is also widely used |
"Little Rhody"
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This lyricist co-edited the Choate Prep School yearbook with JFK before he wrote "Camelot" |
(Alan Jay) Lerner
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While its catalog is distributed nationally, Spiegel has stores only in this city |
Chicago
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While skiers "think snow", river rafters think this |
(John: What is water?) (Alex: Be more specific.)
white water
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He was the only president who never married, in or out of office |
James Buchanan
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While rooted in spirituals, as a distinct style this dates only from the 1930s |
gospel music
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Rhode Island has a national memorial honoring this man, its founder |
Roger Williams
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Heavyweight Italian tenor who says he doesn't like to sing until he's found a bent nail on the stage floor |
Luciano Pavarotti
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This big N.Y. toy store was a big feature in "Big" |
(John: What is Hammacher Schlemmer?) [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
FAO Schwarz
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Business lunches, alimony, & interest charges, for example |
write-offs
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Some of his colorful nicknames were "Professor", "Tiger" & "Coiner of Weasel Words" |
(Alex: Cigus, we've got a minute to go; you have $7,700 to risk on your knowledge of PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA.) ... (Alex: That's it. You got it. "Professor", I believe is the most helpful of those three clues.)
Woodrow Wilson
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A song from the musical "I Do! I Do!" or a line from the 23rd psalm |
"My Cup Runneth Over"
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Built in 1763, the oldest existing house of worship of this religion in the U.S. is in Rhode Island |
Judaism
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His wife Leona was a self-made millionairess before she became "queen" of his hotels |
(Harry) Helmsley
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This 20th century newspaperman is credited with making the gossip column a regular feature in newspapers |
Walter Winchell
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In 1871, 14 years before his presidency, he was sheriff of Erie Co., N.Y. & carried out the hangings himself |
(Cigus: Who is Rutherford B. Hayes?) (Annette: Who was, um... Garfield?)
Grover Cleveland
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Both "Rhapsody In Blue" & "The Grand Canyon Suite" were composed for this popular, rotund bandleader |
Paul Whiteman
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All 5 of Rhode Island's counties are on this bay |
Narragansett Bay
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A goddaughter of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor, this debutante used to date Sly Stallone |
(Cigus: Who is Cordelia Guest?)
Cornelia Guest
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