ON THE GREEK DEITY'S RESUMÉ |
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DOGS & CATS IN LITERATURE |
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Special skills: •protector of cities, the home, supplicants •fathering kids (including Hebe & Helen) |
Zeus
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A bassoon or oboe, for example |
woodwind
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In 1990 this first lady collaborated with her Springer spaniel on "Millie's Book: As Dictated to" her |
Barbara Bush
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By ringing a bell, this Russian physiologist made dogs drool even if they couldn't see food |
(Ivan) Pavlov
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This horror movie actor's last film, "Plan 9 from Outer Space", was released in 1959, 3 years after his death |
Bela Lugosi
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In 1997 Tiger Woods made the ball go where he wanted & became the youngest green jacket wearer here |
Augusta
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Awards & Honors: •400s B.C.-- The Parthenon dedicated to me, wisely |
(Alex: Less than a minute to go now.)
Athena
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This jacket often has elastic cuffs & waistband |
windbreaker
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This "old" dog in a story by Fred Gipson teaches kids about loyalty |
Old Yeller
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He coached gymnasts Nadia Comaneci & Mary Lou Retton to Olympic titles |
Béla Károlyi
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On Sept. 24, 2012 the Packers lost on a ruling that the Seahawks had the ball; 3 days later, these men were back at work |
NFL referees
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EMAIL ADDRESS: wine_and_ariadne_lover@ party-on.god |
(Brad: Who is Dionosis?) [After Brad's response, Alex gave the correct pronunciation of [*] and then accepted Brad's response as correct.]
Dionysus
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3 principal types of these devices are the multivane, the propeller & the S rotor |
windmills
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A feline about town, Bustopher Jones is a character in "Old Possum's Book of" these title critters |
(Brad: Who are cats?) (Alex: Be more specific.) (Brad: Uh, uh...) [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Practical Cats
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Since limestone is transformed into marble under severe heat, marble is classified as this type of rock |
metamorphic
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Bela Pratt designed the early 20th century quarter eagle gold coin, worth this much |
(Adam: What is $5?) ... (Alex: The eagle was worth $10, so the quarter was [*].)
$2.50
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The Four Horsemen kept the ball close for this school that went undefeated in 1924 |
University of Notre Dame
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Reference: •brother Anteros, god of mutual love
Languages: •Greek •Language of Love |
Eros
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The Maui Makani Classic is a competition in this sport |
windsurfing
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A bluish-black solid at room temperature, this halogen changes into a purple vapor when heated |
iodine
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This jazz banjo player has been nominated in more categories than anyone else in Grammy history |
Béla Fleck
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Blake Griffin slams the ball down hard for this other NBA team in the City of Angels |
the Clippers
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A proper British bug would get squished on this |
(Alex: [*], yes. We didn't fool you.)
windscreen
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Most sponge skeletons consist of either calcium carbonate or this glasslike mineral |
(Brad: What is silicone?) (Diane: What is silicon?) ... (Alex: You are both so very close. What is [*]? -C-A, not O-N or O-N-E.)
silica
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In 1907 this composer became professor of piano at the royal Hungarian musical academy |
Béla Bartók
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Though he was secretive about his age, he's widely thought to be the oldest rookie ever to play in the majors |
Satchel Paige
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