KINGS OF ENGLAND NOT BORN IN ENGLAND |
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CAN'T STOP MESSIN' WITH TEXAS |
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He was born in Falaise, Normandy circa 1028 & won a big battle on English soil 38 years later |
William the Conqueror
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The Steelers play on this field named for a hometown company |
Heinz Field
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Leo Gerstenzang was inspired to invent this after seeing his wife use a toothpick with cotton to clean their baby's ears |
a Q-tip
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From the Latin for "leader", it's the leader of a school |
principal
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John bought 60 bottles of beer, gave away a third of them, then bought 8 more, giving him this many total |
48
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Offering 360-degree views, the 50-story Reunion Tower is south of Dealey Plaza in this city |
(Carolyn: What is Houston?)
Dallas
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Dunfermline, Scotland was his birthplace in 1600; a chopping block was his final destination in 1649 |
Charles I
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These 2 NFL teams play home games at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey |
the Jets & the Giants
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In 1932 3M employee John Borden invented the first dispenser with a cutting edge for this adhesive product |
(Scotch) tape
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A sports term for an incompetent or easily defeated athlete, it usually refers to a prizefighter |
palooka
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Jogging at 6 miles an hour, it takes Steve this long to travel 1.5 miles |
15 minutes
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On Nov. 4, 1946 she was born Laura Lane Welch in Midland; you may know her better by this name |
Laura Bush
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Born in Hanover, Germany in 1660, he was 54 when he took the English throne in 1714 |
George I
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In the 1960s, this firm introduced the first word processor, the MT/ST, based on its Selectric typewriter |
IBM
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This type of tax-exempt bond is issued by a city to finance public projects |
municipal
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Matt served the calendar years 2009 through 2013 in prison, so he marked off this many first days of the month |
(Maura: What is 49?) (Carolyn: What is 48?)
60
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The Cherokees called this man, Texas' governor in 1859, "Big Drunk" |
Sam Houston
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Uncork a bottle of claret for King Richard II, born in this French wine region in 1367 |
Bordeaux
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The gymnastics events for the 1996 Olympics were held in this stadium, also home to the Atlanta Falcons |
the Georgia Dome
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William Painter invented a leak-proof bottle cap in 1891 lined with a disc of this; today, plastic is typically used |
cork
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This U.S. church is in communion with the See of Canterbury |
the Episcopal Church
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After spending $200 at the store, Eric has 20% of his money left, meaning he started with this total |
(Arthur: What is $1,000?) (Maura: What is...)
$250
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Dude, you're gettin' an XPS laptop from this Texas-based company |
Dell
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Born in Rouen in 1442, the fourth king of this name was a prominent figure in the Wars of the Roses |
Edward
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Naturally, the Lions play at this Detroit field |
Ford Field
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Dean Kamen, creator of this human transporter, was named America's best inventor by Reader's Digest |
a Segway
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A potter uses this wooden shovel-like tool to mix & shape clay |
a pallet
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The office measures 10 feet by 18 feet; to carpet the whole thing will cost this much at $10 a square yard |
(Maura: What is $1800?) (Arthur: What is $18,000?) ... (Alex: What is [*]? There are 9 square feet in a yard. Remember that.) (Arthur: Ohhh.) (Alex: Less than a minute to go. Yes. "Oh". That's how we catch you on MATH PROBLEMS.)
$200
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This Wichita Falls author took us to the "Streets of Laredo" 8 years after creating Texas Ranger Woodrow Call |
Larry McMurtry
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