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| Alexander Island, one of this continent's largest, is connected to it by the George VI ice shelf |
Antarctica
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| "Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt" was the "Two and a Half Men" episode that introduced him as Walden |
Ashton Kutcher
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| "Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord" & there was much begat-ing |
(Zack: What is Exodus?)
Genesis
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| This scandal named for a hotel-office-apartment complex in Washington led to President Nixon's resignation |
the Watergate scandal
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| This 1741 work includes the "Hallelujah" chorus |
The Messiah
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| Lao-tzu wrote, "To yield is to be preserved whole, to be bent is to become" this |
straight
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| Ownership of Hans Island between Greenland & Ellesmere Island is disputed between Canada & this nation |
Denmark
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| Garfield the cat was animated in a film punningly subtitled "A Tail of Two" these |
(Monica: What are Cities?)
Kitties
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| The Lord gave a guy the business in a big way; his days "are spent without hope" |
Job
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| In August 2011 this Arizona congresswoman returned to the House floor to cast her first vote since being shot |
Gabrielle Giffords
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| A symphony generally has this many movements, with the first played moderately fast |
(Zack: What is three?)
four
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| This period of abnormally low rainfall can last for months or even years |
drought
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| Cockburn Town on Grand Turk has been the seat of government in this British Caribbean island group since 1766 |
[Alex pronounced Cockburn as Coburn.]
(Sarah: What are the British Virgin Islands?)
the Turks & Caicos Islands
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| On the original series with this number in the title, the family moved from Minnesota; on the reboot, from Kansas |
90210
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| Seals, then trumpets, then "Babylon the great is fallen" |
Revelation
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| In 1982 this amendment proposing that men & women be treated the same missed ratification by 3 states |
the Equal Rights Amendment
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| In 1825 Russia's Alexander I came to Warsaw to hear this 15-year-old piano prodigy play & then awarded him a diamond ring |
Chopin
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| From the Dutch "aanslag", it's a violent attack or an overwhelming outpouring |
an onslaught
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| This South Pacific kingdom made news in 1999 when it appointed a court jester who then cheated the govt. out of $26 million |
(Monica: What is Brunei?)
the Kingdom of Tonga
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| Kat Dennings & Beth Behrs are the less-than-well-to-do title duo on this CBS sitcom |
2 Broke Girls
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| A rough fishing trip, then "Nineveh shall be overthrown" |
Jonah
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| Chaired by Daniel Inouye, this Senate committee writes the bills that allocate funds to government agencies |
(Alex: Sarah?)
(Sarah: I can't think of it.)
the Appropriations Committee
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| "Play of the Waves" is a movement from this Claude Debussy work |
(Monica: What is Jeux, or Games?)
La Mer
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| Outdoor furniture made from this low-carbon form of iron dates back to ancient Rome |
wrought iron
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| In 1986 this "Northern" Pacific island group that includes Saipan became a commonwealth of the United States |
the Northern Mariana Islands
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| Tommy Lee Jones & Aaron Eckhart played this duplicitous character in Batman movies |
Two-Face
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| "So Moses... died there in the land of Moab", then Joshua took over |
(Alex: At least you're learning something about the Bible.)
[Laughter from entire audience]
Deuteronomy
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| Andrew Jackson has been called the father of this system of awarding public offices to friends & supporters |
the spoils system
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| This popular title of Mahler's Symphony No. 2 might raise the dead |
resurrection
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| A deteriorated or ill-conceived city area is an example of urban this |
(Zack: What is plight?)
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(Alex: You were one letter off. It's not plight, it's [*].)
blight
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