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Transcendentalist philosopher & teacher Bronson Alcott was this author's father |
Louisa May Alcott
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The Royal Ann variety of this fruit is usually the type used to make maraschinos |
a cherry
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Lawrence Olivier was an early choice to play Don Vito Corleone in this 1972 film |
The Godfather
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In 1949 this city became the capital of the Nationalist Chinese government |
(Doug: What is, um, Peking?)
Taipei
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Waterproof boots, worn over the shoes, that zip, snap or buckle up |
galoshes
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At over 84,000 square miles, it's Europe's largest island |
(Doug: What is Greenland?)
Great Britain
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In Chinese this influential philosopher is called K'ung Fu-Tzu |
Confucius
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Fruit you're most likely to find in a pandowdy |
[Alex mistakenly calls Trish "Irish", leading to a small pause on her part.]
an apple
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In June 1995 this Val Kilmer film had the biggest 3-day opening to that date— $52.8 million |
(Doug: What is "Batman Returns"?)
Batman Forever
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A Finnish statesman gave his name to the Mannerheim Line in Finland's 1939 war against this country |
(Doug: What is Germany?)
the Soviet Union (Russia)
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Held up by suspenders, these boots & pants combos are used by fishermen |
waders
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Lewis & Clark National Forest is headquartered in this west central Montana city |
Great Falls
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In 1604 philosopher Francis Bacon advocated union between England & this part of the U.K. |
Scotland
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Don't cry, but when its skin is "thick and tough, coming winter cold and rough" |
an onion
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Timothy Hutton won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his debut in this 1980 Robert Redford film |
Ordinary People
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In 1599 Richard & Cuthbert Burbage built this famous theatre |
the Globe
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Traditional color for 1960s go-go boots |
white
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This depression in Africa & the Middle East is the largest fault system on Earth |
(Trish: What's the Great Gorge?)
the Great Rift (Valley)
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Philosopher Brunetto Latini influenced this poet, who made him a character in "The Divine Comedy" |
Dante
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The English, a hothouse variety of this vegetable, can be 2 feet long & has few seeds |
a cucumber
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This 1939 John Wayne film was based on a Collier's magazine short story, "Stage to Lordsburg" |
Stagecoach
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In the 16th century Peru was called New Castile & Mexico was called this |
New Spain
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These calf-high Eskimo boots are usually made of walrus or seal skin |
mukluks
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1 of 2 Australian deserts that fit the category |
(John: What is the Great Western Desert?)
the Great Sandy Desert (or the Great Victoria Desert)
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Jeremy Bentham founded this doctrine whose name comes from utilis, Latin for "useful" |
utilitarianism
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This red-leafed Italian chicory is used as a salad green |
radicchio
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1980 film in which Jack Nicholson yells maniacally "Heeeeere's Johnny" |
The Shining
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This future president led the 1952 military coup that forced Farouk's abdication |
Nasser
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These leather boots that cover the knee were named for a 19th century British general |
Wellingtons
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Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica & Puerto Rico |
the Greater Antilles
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