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On a clear day, the first of these amusement park rides offered views not just of Chicago but miles out onto the lake |
a Ferris wheel
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For tourist information on this state, call 1-800-33-GUMBO |
(Alex: Right, with a minute to go.)
Louisiana
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To sing like a bird |
warble
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Kerouac: "I first met Dean not long after my wife and I split up" |
On the Road
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The end of U.S. TV ads for these was postponed a day to Jan. 1, 1971 to get some last ones in during football games |
cigarettes
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Updrafts keep the pilot aloft in this activity seen here |
hang gliding
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Take part in a salad toss-off or do some vegetable carving at the annual Yuma Lettuce Days in this state |
Arizona
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The Pawnee & Crow crafted complex dances for this sacred item that produced smoke offerings to the almighty |
a peace pipe
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A kids' classic: "'Where's papa going with that ax?' said Fern to her mother" |
Charlotte's Web
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This animal was last observed in 1681 on Mauritius |
the dodo
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Like a 19th century song says, you can float "through the air with the greatest of ease" on this piece of circus equipment |
a trapeze
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At a museum at the college of the Ozarks in Missouri, you can see the Clampetts' car from this classic sitcom |
The Beverly Hillbillies
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In "The Green Mile" James Cromwell played the man in this job |
the warden
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A bestseller: "Renowned curator Jacques Sauniere staggered through the... archway of the museum's Grand Gallery" |
The Da Vinci Code
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The last of these sent by Western Union on Jan. 27, 2006 included birthday wishes & condolences |
(Andrea: What is a telegraph?) (Alex: No.) (Andrea: [Quietly] [*].) (Alex: Yeah, you, uh, corrected yourself, but too late.)
a telegram
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Each October Albuquerque holds an international fiesta of these--up, up & away |
a hot air balloon
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With its Old World architecture, this California city is "The Danish Capital of America" |
Solvang
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This word for a black-magic user comes from an Old English word meaning "oathbreaker" or "devil" |
warlock
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Robert Shaw bets on Lucky Dan at 4-1 in this movie, but not to place--oops! |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
The Sting
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No. 1 of 7: "Mr. and Mrs. Dursley... were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much" |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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Francis II was the leader of this empire when it was dissolved in 1806 |
the Holy Roman Empire
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Look, ma! No plane & no parachute! A Vegas wind tunnel lets you experience indoor this, aka bodyflight |
(Andrea: What is free-fall?) [Initially ruled incorrect; reversed prior to Daily Double at clue 13.]
skydiving
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In Mitchell, Ind. a rocket memorial honors this hometown hero who died in a fire on the launch pad in 1967 |
Gus Grissom
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Exodus 20:24 mentions these, to be placed upon an altar of earth |
peace offerings
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Viggo Mortensen takes this title horse on the "Ocean of Fire" race in a 2004 movie |
Hidalgo
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A 2002 novel: "My name is Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie, I was 14 when I was murdered on December 6, 1973" |
The Lovely Bones
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A Japanese officer found hiding on this island country 29 years after WWII was the last fighting soldier to surrender |
(Jack: What is Guam?)
the Philippines
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