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English blacksmith Thomas Newcomen developed this type of engine, constructing one in 1712 |
(Leonard: What is combustion?)
steam (engine)
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In 2007 this former VP won the Nobel Peace Prize, sharing it with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
Al Gore
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To repeat a piece of poetry before an audience |
recite
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If you are asked to keep something secret, you've been told "in" this, also a word meaning "self-assurance" |
confidence
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2012 brought online gamers a deluxe "Mists of Pandaria" digital download expansion of this game |
World of Warcraft
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In 1783 Antoine Lavoisier named this element, from Greek words for "water former" |
hydrogen
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Galatians: "Christ is become of no effect unto you... ye are fallen from" this |
(Barrett: What is the garden?) [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
grace
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In 1869 Elizabeth Cady Stanton & this woman formed the National Woman Suffrage Association |
(Susan B.) Anthony
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Falling products of condensation in the atmosphere |
precipitation
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During World War II, this girl & her sister Margot lived in a secret annex |
Anne Frank
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His song "Home" downloaded huge after he won "American Idol" in 2012 |
Phillip Phillips
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This polio vaccine developer established a research facility in San Diego that's named for him |
Jonas Salk
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Matthew 6 says, "Consider" these flowers "of the field, how they grow" |
(Barrett: What are roses?)
the lilies
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In 1959, he gave up the title of chairman of the People's Republic of China but kept control of the country |
Mao Tse-Tung
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A car starts to do this--lower in value due to wear & tear--the second it leaves the lot |
depreciate
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This law enforcement division was created in 1865 to fight counterfeiting |
the Secret Service
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One of 2011's top nonfiction Kindle downloads was "Inside" this: "The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion" |
Scientology
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In the 1930s this Caltech seismologist devised a way to determine the magnitude of earthquakes |
(Charles) Richter
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In Luke, a father celebrates the safe return of an errant son by killing this; "Let us eat, and be merry" |
(Nilai: What is a ram?) ... (Alex: He killed [*].)
the fatted calf
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Singular last name of Zebulon, who got a Colorado peak named for him without ever reaching the top |
Pike
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To make a return as for something given, like a favor |
reciprocate
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In a book by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Mary Lennox finds a key that she hopes will open this title place |
The Secret Garden
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One mouthwatering iPhone app was this food-cutting game featuring the wise sensei |
Fruit Ninja
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"Reaching for the Stars" is a biography of this rocket scientist, the son of a German baron |
(Leonard: Who is Robert Goddard?) ... (Alex: [*], yes. Robert Goddard is not the son of a German baron.)
(Wernher) von Braun
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In this Old Testament book, the handwriting on the wall read, "Mene, mene, tekel, upharsin" |
the Book of Daniel
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Brutus called this man, his co-conspirator, "the last of the Romans" |
Cassius
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Superficially pleasing or plausible; it describes some arguments |
specious
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This anti-immigrant party that peaked in the 1850s grew out of a secret society |
the Know-Nothings
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You can download a podcast of the Kokua Festival started by this Hawaiian singer-surfer-songwriter |
Jack Johnson
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