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Great Danes were developed to hunt these fierce, powerful hogs |
boars
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"The Greatest Story..." |
Ever Told
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This Japanese dish can be many ingredients, not just raw fish, wrapped around vinegared rice |
sushi
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During the Civil War, the state capital was moved to Opelousas; it returned to this city in 1882 |
Baton Rouge
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In 1958 this photography company introduced Kodel, a type of polyester |
Kodak
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It's the medical term for bad breath |
halitosis
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The Grevy's species of this striped animal is found in Kenya, Ethiopia & Somalia |
zebra
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"Ferris Bueller's..." |
Day Off
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Coarse hominy is called samp & ground hominy, this |
grits
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New Orleans first held this festival in 1699 |
Mardi Gras
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Short, loose fibers that form the fuzz found in a dryer's trap |
lint
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Established in 1519, this capital is the largest city in the West Indies |
(Nick: What is Kingston?)
Havana (Cuba)
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This massively built ox is sometimes found 20,000 feet above sea level |
a yak
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"Desperately Seeking..." |
Susan
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The cheese steak sandwich is thought to have originated in this city in the 1930s |
Philadelphia
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This country got Louisiana from France in 1762 & kept it for 38 years before ceding it back to France |
Spain
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For textiles, the best type of this fiber comes from the Bactrian variety |
camelhair
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This small nocturnal mammal covered with spines rolls into a ball when threatened |
[The board-loading sound effect inexplicably starts to play, and then cuts off, as Alex reviews the scores just before the first break.]
a hedgehog
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The golden marmoset, whose hair looks like a lion's mane, is one of the smallest of these anlmals |
monkeys
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"Fast Times..." |
at Ridgemont High
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In Europe, some cook & eat the shoots of this beer-flavoring vine |
hops
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The state seal features this bird feeding 3 of its young |
the pelican
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Derived from the stems of plants, bast fibers include jute, ramie & this linen producer |
flax
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This royal family ruled Great Britain from 1714 to 1901 |
Hanover
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The pocket gopher was named for the fur-lined pockets on this part of its body |
(Vince: What is his stomach?)
cheeks
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"Mr. Blandings Builds..." |
His Dream House
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The famous French tarte tatin contains this fruit |
apples
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The state's first railroad was begun in 1831 by a company named for this large lake |
(Alex: I can't believe Leszek didn't ring in on this. It's been The Alex & Leszek Show for the last few minutes. [*] is the one we were going through. Nick and Vince, you two really have your work cut out for you in Double Jeopardy!, as you know, because Leszek has moved very strongly into the lead. He has $7,300. But you know, you run one and a half categories in that Double Jeopardy! Round, or you hit the Daily Double, and you could turn things around completely--so be optimistic, and relax for a few minutes. We'll pause for these commercials, and when we return, we'll have the board ready to go in Double Jeopardy!)
Lake Pontchartrain
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The larva of the Bombyx mori moth produces this fiber |
silk
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He wrote the oldest extant major Greek prose work & the 1st history in Western civilization |
Herodotus
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