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"The tribe... was a mighty people, called the 'Mahicanni,' or, more commonly, the 'Mohicans'" |
(James Fenimore) Cooper
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This New Orleans venue reopened Sept. 25, 2006 |
the Superdome
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Large specimens of this marsupial can leap over barriers 6 feet high |
kangaroos
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Adam Ant: "Goody ____ Shoes" |
Two
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Pierre Cauchon, Bishop of Beauvais, presided over the trial of this woman who went up in smoke May 30, 1431 |
Joan of Arc
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In Olympic gymnastic events, it precedes "all-around men" & "all-around women" |
(Alex: And the 10-letter word is [*].)
individual
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"Those awful young women capering at the hotel-door, they are the real little Daisy Millers that were" |
(Henry) James
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This Wisconsin city claims to have built the USA's only granite dome |
(Alison: What is Milwaukee?) (Alex: No, sorry, it's the state capital, [*].)
Madison
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One of the N.Y. Times' headlines on this landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision was "Cardinals Shocked" |
Roe v. Wade
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Steely Dan: "Hey ____" |
(Alison: What is Sixteen?) ... (Alex: You missed it by three. "Hey [*]".)
Nineteen
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Nicholas Ridley, who supported Lady Jane Grey, got burned when this "Bloody" British queen took the throne |
Mary
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"'Jude the Obscure' is simply an endeavour to give shape... to a series of... personal impressions" |
(Alex: [*] is the author.)
Thomas Hardy
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This sacred structure dates from the late 600s A.D. |
the Dome of the Rock
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Because of the way he became president, John Tyler's opponents nicknamed him "His" this |
"Accidency"
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T-Pain featuring Wiz Khalifa & Lily Allen: "____ O'Clock" |
(Ashok: [*]--what is [*]?)
5
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William Tyndale, who completed his English translation of this in 1525, was burned in Brussels in 1536 |
(Michele: What is the Bible?) (Alex: Be more specific.) (Michele: What is the Bible in English?) (Ashok: What is the translation of the Vulgate?) (Alison: What is the King James Bible?)
the New Testament
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This "botanical" interchange is where 2 highways meet |
a cloverleaf
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"Some of the characters in these pages are chosen from the most criminal and degraded... Sikes is a thief" |
Charles Dickens
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Syracuse Univ.'s domed stadium is named for this air-conditioning company that paid $2.75 million for the rights |
(the) Carrier (Corporation)
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In 2011 bell ringers for this charity started accepting digital donations to its red kettle |
the Salvation Army
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Public Enemy: "____ Is A Joke" |
911
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In 1612 Edward Wightman became the last person to be burned in England as this religious criminal |
a heretic
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The gangster who actually moves his finger to carry out a hit while the guy who planned it might be elsewhere |
a triggerman
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"Erewhon is pronounced as a word of three syllables, all short" |
(Michele: Who is Thomas More?)
Samuel Butler
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The structure seen here, in this city, is technically not a dome since it uses masts & cables for support |
(Michele: POTPOURRI for $12,000, please.) (Alex: $1,200.) (Michele: $1,200, yeah.)
London
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After Elizabeth's death in 1603, the crown passed to King James, the first of this royal house to rule England |
(Alex: [*] is the house.)
Stuart
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The Proclaimers: "I'm Gonna Be (____ Miles)" |
500
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France's Philip IV--known as "The Fair"--had Jacques de Molay, the last grand master of this order, burned in 1314 |
the Knights Templar
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This term for a shabbily clothed, dirty child is the name of a demon in the poem "Piers Plowman" |
ragamuffin
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