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SHAKESPEAREAN SPELLING BEE |
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In 1965 LBJ invited this former president to witness the signing of the Medicare Act in Missouri |
(Harry) Truman
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We're playing backyard football & I'm going to rush the passer! One this state, two this state... |
Mississippi
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National Rub a Bald Head Week, Hobbit Day, Labor Day |
September
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Romeo's family name |
(Don: What are the Montagues?) (Alex: You got to spell it, Don.) (Don: I'm sorry. M-O--what is [*]?) (Alex: You got it.) (Don: BY JOHNNY CASH for $200, please.) (Alex: Got away from the spelling pretty fast.) [Laughter]
M-O-N-T-A-G-U-E
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Some call it aroma, some, nose; we prefer this "flowery" term for a wine's fragrance |
bouquet
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In 1975 Johnny gave his autobiography this title, also his "colourful" nickname |
The Man in Black
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Since 1982 he's been a distinguished professor at Emory University |
(Jimmy) Carter
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To garb oneself in clothes traditionally worn by the other sex |
to cross-dress
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Flag Day, Father's Day |
June
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Lear's virtuous daughter |
C-O-R-D-E-L-I-A
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A chemical called resveratrol acts as this to protect cells from free radicals--if you drink 15 gallons of red wine a day |
an antioxidant
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"We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout" begins a duet Johnny sang with this woman |
June Carter Cash
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In 1878, a year after leaving office, he admitted, "The truth is I am more of a farmer than a soldier" |
(Tarn: Who is Hayes?)
(Ulysses) Grant
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It's your condition if you have an evil spirit occupying your body |
possession
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Boss' Day, Mother-In-Law's Day, Columbus Day |
October
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In the Cambridge Shakespeare text, title word between "Love's" & "Lost" (don't forget the apostrophe) |
L-A-B-O-U-R-'-S
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This pale, dry Spanish sherry is mentioned in the title of an Edgar Allan Poe story |
Amontillado
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In 1956 Johnny scored a hit with this prison's "Blues"; the song re-charted at No. 1 in 1968 |
Folsom
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In 1841 he successfully argued for the freedom of the slave mutineers of the Amistad before the Supreme Court |
John Quincy Adams
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The character type of this aims to damage a reputation, not end a life |
assassination
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Administrative Professionals Day, Earth Day |
April
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Monologue-inducing deceased court jester of "Hamlet" |
(Don: Who is Yor--I'm sorry, what is [*]?)
Y-O-R-I-C-K
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Tarnave, the oldest wine region in this ex-Romanian province, is big on white wine; you'd think it would only do blood reds |
Transylvania
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Johnny's haunting cover of this Trent Reznor band's "Hurt" earned a 2003 nomination for MTV Video of the Year |
Nine Inch Nails
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After leaving office, this 19th century prez was elected a U.S. senator from Tennessee |
(Andrew) Johnson
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To impose a tax on something |
assess
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Nine days of Posada (in Mexico), Boxing Day (in England) |
December
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Queen of the Fairies, wife of Oberon |
T-I-T-A-N-I-A
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For its color & the band that once recorded there, Chateau Miraval calls a wine of this type "Pink Floyd" |
a rosé
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Pretty nice show! An Aug. 5, 1955 bill included Wanda Jackson, Johnny & Elvis, his bandmate on this "bright" label |
Sun (Records)
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