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According to DOE figures, it was 25 cents in 1919, & in 1980 broke through the dollar-a-gallon barrier nationally |
the cost of a gallon of gas
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The song heard here was written in the '70s for a movie about this boxer
"Because the greatest love of all..." |
(Alex: Was that the only boxer you knew?) (Cheryl: Pretty much.)
Muhammad Ali
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In 434 this group led by Attila doubled the tribute they demanded from Roman Emperor Theodosius II |
the Huns
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It's your relationship to your mother's uncle's daughter's son |
second cousin
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Jesus said in John 6:55, "For my flesh is meat indeed, and" this "is drink indeed" |
blood
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It's just 1 letter shorter than rotund |
round
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If something's irrelevant, you might ask what it has to do with the price of these ($5,000 from a fertile donor) |
eggs
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Though first written about Marilyn Monroe, this Elton John song was changed to honor Princess Di |
"Candle in the Wind"
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In 1004 the Chinese Song emperor pledged to pay the Khitan people 100,000 yearly oz. of silver & 200,000 bolts of this |
silk
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An army officer of the lowest commissioned rank |
second lieutenant
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This man said "I have baptized you with water, but He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost" |
John the Baptist
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Precipitation is often just a fancy word for this |
rain
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In 1931 New York was crowded with men selling these fruits for a nickel; today they're about 10 times that |
apples
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This male rapper's song "I'll Be Missing You" was a tribute to the Notorious B.I.G. |
Puff Daddy
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Before repelling these invaders in 896, Alfred the Great of England tried to buy them off |
the Vikings (or the Danes)
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In a classic Abbott & Costello routine, it's who's on second base... wait a minute |
What
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The 4 words that follow "When ye pray, say, 'Our Father which art in heaven'" |
hallowed be thy name
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Within instructor you'll find this private instructor |
tutor
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This NYC water transport cost 5 cents in 1900, 50 cents in 1990 but (happy ending) now it's free |
the Staten Island Ferry
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This 1968 Beatles chart topper was inspired by John's son Julian |
"Hey Jude"
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In the 790s this Frankish king forced the Slavs & Avars to pay him tribute |
Charlemagne
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Alliterative 2-word term for clairvoyance |
second sight
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Jesus told Thomas, "I am the way, the truth, and" this; "No man cometh unto the father, but by me" |
the life
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Cut Brobdingnagian down to size with this little 3-letter synonym |
big
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This company's first Superman comic book cost 10 cents; in 2004 its "Superman/Batman" No. 14 was $2.95 |
(Michael: What is Action Comics?)
DC Comics
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War ensued when in 1801 this Barbary state, now part of Libya, tried to jack up the tribute the U.S. was paying |
Tripoli
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He was the runner-up in the 1996 presidential election |
Bob Dole
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His book begins, "The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham" |
Saint Matthew
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If you salvage something, you also do this |
save
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