AMERICA AFTER THE REVOLUTION |
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In July 1789 Congress created this first cabinet department; Thomas Jefferson was selected to head it |
the State Department
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It's the set of triggered federal spending cuts that went into effect March 1, 2013 |
sequester
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In Act II this character says, "Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love" |
Juliet
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An outer decorative edge, or the official dividing line between 2 countries |
(Alex: With less than a minute to go.)
a border
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Cytokinesis is the money part of this asexual process by which amoebas reproduce |
(Kristen: What is mitosis?)
fission
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"I'm Slim Shady, yes I'm the real Shady, all you other Slim Shadys are just imitating, so won't the real Slim Shady please stand up?" |
Eminem
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In 1795 in Chapel Hill it became the first state university to admit students |
the University of North Carolina
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A "drawdown" is usually of troops, like the 34,000 coming home from this country between early 2013 & '14 |
Afghanistan
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It's no mistake: this early gagfest is set in Ephesus |
A Comedy of Errors
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A classic syllogism concludes "Socrates is" this absolute, proved true in 399 B.C. |
mortal
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Also called thrombocytes, these disklike cell fragments are important in the clotting process |
(Kristen: What are white blood cells?)
platelets
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In "Who Am I?": "Bow wow wow, yippee yo, yippie yay, bow wow wow yippie yo (the bomb)" |
[Kristen laughs] (Alex: What, I didn't do it right?) (Kristen: You did it great.)
Snoop Dogg
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In 1790 Dobson's Encyclopaedia, the American version of this, began printing, taking 7 years to complete |
the Encyclopedia Britannica
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2013 brought the first of these powwows of cardinals in 8 years |
(Kristen: What is... a... pope selection?)
conclaves
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Baptista's daughters are Kate & her |
Bianca
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A collision between 2 objects; an athlete who helps his team is called that type of "player" |
impact
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Whether dominant or recessive, different forms of the same gene are called these |
alleles
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In "Gold Digger": "Cutie the bomb, met her at a beauty salon, with a baby Louis Vuitton under her underarm" |
(Alex: Yeah, I sound just like him, don't I?) (Cindy: Absolutely, Alex.) (Alex: Thank you.) (Cindy: HIP-HOP SKILLZ for $1600.) (Alex: I'm only here for humor.)
Kanye West
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In this 1797 affair French agents demanded the U.S. loan France $10 million before our diplomats could meet Talleyrand |
(Cindy: What is the ABC Affair?) (Alex: Oh, you're at the wrong end of the alphabet. It's [*].)
the XYZ Affair
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Those who oppose a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants call it this type of collective pardon |
amnesty
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We never tire of this Prince of Tyre |
Pericles
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An electrician on the set of a TV show |
a gaffer
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"Don't call it a comeback, I been here for years, rockin' my peers & puttin' suckas in fear... Mama said knock you out" |
(Jed: Who is... Tupac?) ... (Alex: Who is [*]? Like me.) [Laughter] (Cindy: Let's finish HIP-HOP SKILLZ.) (Alex: You just want to get rid of me.)
LL Cool J
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This 1786-1787 rebellion of debtor farmers in Massachusetts was named for its leader |
Shays' Rebellion
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Change the last syllable in "thunderstorm" to get this weather event that hit the Great Plains in winter 2013 |
thundersnow
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Son of a gun! Pistol is married to this mistress (perhaps swiftly) in "Henry V" |
Mistress Quickly
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The name of this cold region is from the Greek for "of the bear" |
(Kristen: What is Siberia?)
Arctic
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Red tide is caused by a proliferation of these 15-letter aquatic organisms |
dinoflagellates
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"Your mom busted in & said, 'What's that noise?' Aw Mom, you're just jealous, it's" them |
the Beastie Boys
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