THE NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF FAME |
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YOU MUST BE AT LEAST THIS OLD... |
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"Developed 325 different uses for the extra peanuts--from cooking oil to printers ink" |
George Washington Carver
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Of rain, hail or sleet, the one that has a homophone meaning "healthy" |
hail
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In 1996 U.S. astronaut Shannon Lucid made this jiggly treat for her associates on the space station Mir |
Jell-O
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In 2005 almost 80% of this city's 484,000 people were evacuated |
New Orleans
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To play baccarat in the casino at Caesars Palace Las Vegas |
21
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"Developed the first American cast steel plow"; inc. in 1868, "his business, is still in existence today" |
(Mary: Who is McCormick?)
John Deere
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Of scuba, maser or razor, the one that's not an acronym |
a razor
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Coffee & seafood are regulated by the FDA; beef, lamb & pork are regulated by this cabinet department |
agriculture
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2-word French term for a dangerous woman in a film whom you'd better not turn your back on |
a femme fatale
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Themistocles had the people abandon this city in preparation for a war with the Persians |
(Mary: What is Sparta?)
Athens
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To be vice president of the United States |
(Erin: What is 27?)
35
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His "radio was the first to demonstrate workable wireless radio communication" |
Marconi
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Of anachronism, masochism or bolshevism, the one that gets its name from a person |
(Jason: What is bolshevism?)
masochism
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Headquartered in Atlanta, this chain of over 430 restaurants says 66% of its customers are male |
[Jason gives the correct response with a smile.] (Alex: That brought a smile to your face there, Jason!) [Laughter]
Hooters
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Petersburg fell on April 2, 1865; this capital of the Confederacy was evacuated that night, after being set afire |
Richmond
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To be officially responsible for obeying Jewish commandments (bar mitzvah) |
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"Historians regard (his) Hartford gun factory as a prototype for America's Industrial Revolution" |
Colt
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Of boisterous, articulate or opaque, the one that's an antonym of pellucid |
opaque
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This type of butter has had water & milk solids removed & is easier to understand |
clarified
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FPS is short for this; for a 35mm print it's usually 24 |
frames per second
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This capital was evacuated & Napoleon's troops occupied it for 35 days until food shortages forced them out |
Moscow
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To receive full membership in AARP |
50
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"In 1865, (his) company built the first factory for producing nitroglycerin" |
(Mary: Who's Dow?) ... (Alex: Jason's angry with himself because he knew that; he didn't ring in.)
Alfred Nobel
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Of conjugate, abrogate or fustigate, the one that's a synonym for repeal |
abrogate
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It's a traditional Russian tea urn with a spigot & a chimney |
a samovar
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In 1906 the Southern Pacific Railroad evacuated more than half of this city's 400,000 people |
San Francisco
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To drive a car with supervision in Florida, Illinois or Oregon |
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