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THE MAIN ALCOHOLIC INGREDIENT |
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This European adventurer reported that coal was widely used in the 13th century Far East |
Marco Polo
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1965: Omar Sharif as this sensitive-yet-philandering Russian doctor |
Doctor Zhivago
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"Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste" |
(Jaldhar: What is Genesis?)
Exodus
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A 2004 contest saw "Brain Freeze" beat out "Growling Stomach" & "Tennis Elbow" to be added to this electric game |
Operation
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...in a screwdriver |
vodka
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"The straw that broke" this creature's "back" |
the camel
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Coal mining was made safer by the 19th c. invention of the safety this, which wouldn't ignite methane |
a lantern (or lamp)
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2004: Alfred Molina as this heavily armed enemy of Spider-Man |
Doctor Octopus
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"And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake" |
Revelation
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Raise a glass to Angela Mount, who had her olfactory system insured for 10 million pounds while working evaluating this |
wine
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...in a boilermaker, along with beer (rye works fine) |
whiskey
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"A fine kettle of" these |
fish
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In the 13th century a duty of one farthing was assessed on coal unloaded at Billingsgate in this city |
London
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1964: Peter Sellers as this German scientist who helped us love the bomb |
Dr. Strangelove
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"Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne" (in First this) |
Kings
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In 1986 a judge told the Library of Congress to resume producing pictureless Braille editions of this magazine |
Playboy
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...in a Tom Collins: the dry type of this |
(Jaldhar: What is vermouth?)
gin
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"Mad as a wet" this bird |
a hen
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Britannica says coal "was the basic energy source that fueled the" this "of the 18th and 19th centuries" |
the Industrial Revolution
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1974: Gene Wilder as this doctor trying to live down the family name |
Dr. Frankenstein
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"They bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him" |
(Jaldhar: I'm gonna regret this, but let's make it a True Daily Double.) (Alex: Why will you regret it?) (Jaldhar: I--because I have no idea what the category is about.) (Alex: Well, then, I'll read the clue for you and then you'll have some idea.)
Job
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Its nose is missing, but part of the beard of this ancient statue is in the British Museum |
the Sphinx (the Great Sphinx of Giza)
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"A" this "of a different color" |
(Nicholas: What is a bird?) [Originally ruled incorrect; reversed after the first break.]
a horse
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In the 1300s the Southwest Indian tribes named for these dwellings used coal in pottery making |
pueblos
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2005 & 2007: Julian McMahon as this comic book doctor who was struck by cosmic waves |
(Jaldhar: Who is Doctor Strange?)
Doctor Doom
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"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction" |
Proverbs
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From 2007 to 2011 the president, V.P. & prime minister all had the same family name in this country of Indochina |
(Alex: The name was Nguyen ["WIN"], or Nguyen ["NOO-yen"], and the country was [*].)
Vietnam
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...in a Rob Roy; vermouth's along for the ride, too |
scotch
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"Killing the fatted" one |
a calf
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