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Photocopy pioneer Robert Gundlach, 1926-2010, helped transform the Haloid Company into this office-equipment giant |
Xerox
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Celtic independence on the European continent came to an end with this leader's 58 to 51 B.C. conquest of Gaul |
Julius Caesar
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It's Venice, Italy's main waterway |
the Grand Canal
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With the 1866 remodeling of offices, Andrew Johnson installed a room for this communications device |
a telegraph
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The loopy comedy "Raising Arizona" was written & directed by these brothers |
the Coen Brothers
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Morrie Yohai, 1920-2010, "sketched" out the idea for these puffy cheese-flavored snacks |
Cheez Doodles
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Begun more than 2,000 years ago & meaning "summer's end", Samhain was a Celtic festival that has evolved into this holiday |
Halloween
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Titles in this mega-selling video game series include "Vice City" & "Chinatown Wars" |
Grand Theft Auto
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Horatio Hornblower |
(Alex Trebek: [*]? We'll accept that, yes. He was more than that, of course. He was an [**].)
sailor (or officer)
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Once a stable, the Rose Garden lies in the ell of this part of the White House, also the name of a TV show |
the West Wing
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"In Living Color" featured siblings Kim, Marlon, Damon, Shawn & Keenen Ivory of this family |
(Justin: Who are [*] Brothers?) [Originally ruled correct, reversed before Final Jeopardy! because Kim is a sister, not a brother]
the Wayans
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"Piper Bill" Millin, 1922-2010, played "Hieland Laddie" while under heavy gunfire on Sword Beach on this day in 1944 |
(Justin: What is D-Day?) (Alex Trebek: Be more specific.) (Justin: What is [*], 1944?)
June 6
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Irish, a form of this language, is one of the only Celtic languages to receive full state recognition & support |
Gaelic
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In bridge, it's when you take all 13 tricks |
a grand slam
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Lew Archer |
a private investigator
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This distinctively shaped room was designed by Nathan C. Wyeth at the order of President Taft in 1909 |
the Oval Office
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The real first names of this comedy troupe were Julius, Leonard, Milton, Adolph & Herbert |
the Marx Brothers
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Composer Milton Babbitt, 1916-2011, received a 1986 "Genius Grant" from this American foundation |
MacArthur
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Celts were divided into social classes such as warriors, commoners & this priestly class, performers of religious rituals |
druids
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Used for flood control & power production, it's been called the "8th Wonder of the World" |
the Grand Coulee Dam
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Howard Roark |
(Alex Trebek: Howard Roark, created by Ayn Rand, was [*].)
an architect
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On June 2, 1886 Grover Cleveland married Frances Folsom in this "colorful" room |
the Blue Room
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The dark comedy "Grosse Pointe Blank" starred this actor as an assassin & this sister of his as his office manager |
Joan & John Cusack
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Professor Nicolae Popescu, 1937-2010, made many contributions to this branch of math with an Arabic name |
algebra
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Celtic folklore told of this "woman of the fairies" whose mournful wails & screams foretold death |
a banshee
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How sweet the sound of this composition by Ferde Grofe |
the Grand Canyon Suite
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George Smiley |
(Justin: [While calling the next clue] That went great. Let's try...)
the spy
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The White House's general manager is the chief this, from the time when his chief duty was escorting visitors to the president |
the chief usher
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Last name of writers & siblings Amy & David, who collaborated on the play "The Book of Liz" |
Sedaris
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