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The name of Mille Lacs, a lake in this state, means "1,000 lakes"; sounds like an undercount |
Minnesota
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Bill Clinton was elected freshman & sophomore class president at this D.C. school but lost his bid for student body pres. |
(Alex: That's the university.)
Georgetown
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In the 1380s this English poetry pioneer dedicated his verse romance "Troilus and Criseyde" to fellow poet John Gower |
Geoffrey Chaucer
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Greek myth says the goddess Eris not getting an invite to Peleus & Thetis' wedding feast helped lead to this war |
the Trojan War
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Developed by the Open Handset Alliance, this platform brings "internet-style innovation... to mobile phones" |
(Alex: You're familiar with it--[*].)
Android
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Chrissie Hynde of this group said she wasn't trying to set an example, "I just wanted to play guitar in a rock & roll band" |
The Pretenders
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Major ports on this river include Yaroslavl, Nizhny Novgorod & Rybinsk |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
the Volga
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This university was founded in Ithaca, New York in 1865; today, other campuses are in NYC & Qatar |
(Alex: [*] is the university.)
Cornell
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Southey wrote, "His coat was red, and his breeches were blue, and there was a hole where his tail came through" |
(Alex: He was referring to [*].)
the devil
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From 1877 to 1901 she also held the title of Empress of India |
Queen Victoria
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Adjective meaning having both male & female characteristics |
androgynous
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Dave Grohl recorded this band's 1995 debut album by himself, but has lots of help on 2011's "Wasting Light" |
(Brandon: Who is Nirvana?)
the Foo Fighters
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Crack open a Brazil nut & tell us of your time as a captain on the Rio Madeira, a major tributary of this river |
(Alex: That's the river.)
the Amazon
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Geeks can hoop! (Eventually!) In 2007 the men at this Pasadena university snapped an 11-year, 207-game losing streak |
Caltech
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Robert Louis Stevenson's green thumb produced the classic "A Child's" this "Of Verses" |
Garden
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Prince Borghese was victorious in a 1907 Beijing to Paris race using these; winning time, 61 days |
(Brandon: What are hot air balloons?)
automobiles
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Name of the symbol seen in all the category titles on the board except "AND" |
an ampersand
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Paul Simonon is smashing his bass on the cover of this group's "London Calling" |
The Clash
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This long river with a short name rises in the Cottian Alps & empties into the Adriatic |
the Po
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Ernest Rutherford was working at this Montreal university when he explained how radioactivity works |
McGill
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Rhyme entered European poetry in the Middle Ages in part from this language in use in the region of Al Andalus in Spain |
(Cindy: What is Catalon?) (Alex: No, what is [*]--Al Andalus--remember the Moors were in control.)
Arabic
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This 1831 literary title character preferred single gypsy women & was a tough guy to buy shirts for |
(Alex: [*]--the Hunchback of Notre Dame.)
Quasimodo
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This spicy sausage is a jambalaya staple |
andouille
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Fans offer Thanksgiving for Dolores O'Riordan, lead singer of this band with the hit "Linger" |
The Cranberries
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In 1900 the founder of this Houston university was suffocated by his valet & a lawyer out to steal his fortune |
Rice
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As a poet, this author of the prose work "Decameron" made the rhyme scheme ottava rima standard in Italian |
Boccaccio
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In names of cat breeds, this "kingly" word follows Devon & Cornish |
Rex
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One of a pair of metal stands for holding logs in a fireplace |
andirons
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A song by the Bonzo Dog Band gave this "I Will Possess Your Heart" group its grisly name |
Death Cab for Cutie
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