THE SEXIEST POTPOURRI EVER |
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Let's turn the lights low & give thanks to this man who also gave the world the first industrial research lab |
Edison
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Very simply, this state takes its name from the country to the south of it |
New Mexico
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WRITTEN ALL IN CAPITAL LETTERS, LIKE THIS CLUE |
(Kathy: ...Ummm... oh gosh... I've lost it.) [NOTE: Nearly all clues on the show are written in all capital letters, a convention the J! Archive does not follow, but it would seem internally contradictory not to put this clue in all caps.]
uppercase
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Al Pacino helped design his character's creepy look for this 1990 comic strip film |
Dick Tracy
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The creature kills his creator's bride as revenge for not getting his own mate in this 1818 novel |
Frankenstein
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This dish is raw beef topped with an egg yolk, so it won't keep long, not even in the fridge |
(Alex: With less than a minute to go.)
steak tartare
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That's right, baby, in 1534 Suleiman the Magnificent conquered Iraq in leading this empire against Persia |
(Alex: [After reading the clue] Oh yeah.) (Kathy: What is the Holy Roman Empire?) (Larry: What is [*]?) (Alex: Ooooo yes.) [laughter] (Larry: I like this category.)
the Ottoman Empire
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Fort William, later to be known as Fort Laramie, was this state's first permanent settlement |
Wyoming
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This word is frequently used to describe approaching traffic |
oncoming
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For "Looper" this actor was altered into a convincing young Bruce Willis |
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
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To get revenge on Odysseus, Polyphemus prayed to this sea god, his dad, who made it hard for Odysseus to get home |
Poseidon
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Let's mix business with pleasure... this alphanumeric co. is known for Scotch tape, but its first product was sandpaper |
3M
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It's the only state that is divided into 2 peninsulas, upper & lower |
Michigan
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Dustin Hoffman was aged to 121 for this 1970 western |
Little Big Man
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In this novel, Edmond Dantes plots revenge on the people whose treachery landed him in prison |
The Count of Monte Cristo
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Scandinavian is a salt-cured type of this, aka smoked salmon |
(Kathy: What is herring?) [End-of-round signal sounds.]
lox
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He was Harding's first confirmed Supreme Court justice, & at 300-plus pounds, that was a lot more to love |
Taft
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The first Pony Express run started from a city in this state in 1860 |
Missouri
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Rochester, Albany & Syracuse are located in this part of New York |
the upstate
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In 2001 "Planet of the Apes" made a monkey out of this British actress who played Ari |
(George: Who is Cate Blanchett?) (Kathy: Who is Lynn Redgrave?)
Helena Bonham Carter
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Jilted on her wedding day, in revenge she teaches her ward Estella to torment men in "Great Expectations" |
(Larry: Who is Mrs. Haversham?)
Miss Havisham
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Dairy Queen makes a "peanut buster" version of this layered dessert |
a parfait
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Ohhh yeah... Jared Diamond's book "Guns, Germs and" this examines environmental factors in history |
Steel
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It's the fifth-most populous state overall & the most populous in the Midwest |
Illinois
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It's a doctor who specializes in treating cancer |
oncologist
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This slender actress "felt humiliated" wearing her "Shallow Hal" fat suit around town |
Gwyneth Paltrow
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Roger Chillingworth seeks revenge for his wife's adultery in this classic American novel |
The Scarlet Letter
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This Latin American appetizer is raw fish marinated in lime juice; the acid in the lime juice "cooks" the fish |
ceviche
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