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In 2013 the Mohegan Sun said, "Welcome to paradise" to see this pop-punk trio; I hope they had the time of their lives |
(Julia: Who are the Black Eyed Peas?)
Green Day
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At dinner on Nov. 30, 1809, he told his wife that he had to find a new one who could produce an heir |
Napoleon Bonaparte
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This peninsula has a pointy northeastern tip on the Strait of Hormuz |
(Michelle: What is the Sinai Peninsula?)
the Arabian Peninsula
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Brobdingnag |
(Alex: The author is [*]. Think of Gulliver's Travels.)
Jonathan Swift
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In 2001 Irene Khan of Bangladesh became the first woman & Asian to head this largest human rights org. |
Amnesty International
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For example, Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Eugene Wright & Joe Morello |
a quartet
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This MGM Grand illusionist might make the nearby Statue of Liberty disappear; he's done it to a bigger one |
David Copperfield
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Attending the 1867 Paris World's Fair, Jules Verne became fascinated with a navy exhibit on a submersible & wrote this novel |
(Marlon: What is A Thousand Leagues Under the Sea?) … (Alex: You were a little short in numbers there, Marlon.)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
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If you find yourself in Skagen, you're near the tip of Denmark & only 40 miles from this country |
Sweden
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Lake Wobegon |
Garrison Keillor
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At its peak in the early 13th century, his empire stretched from the Caspian Sea to eastern China |
(Julia: Who is Kublai Khan?)
Genghis Khan
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Charmingly odd, especially in an old-fashioned way |
quaint
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If you wanna go back in time, here's "The News", fronted by this guy at Morongo Casino in May 2013 |
Huey Lewis
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In 1894 he was convicted of selling military secrets to the Germans but was exonerated 12 years later |
Dreyfus
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The pointy southern tip of this vast country is in the state of Tamil Nadu |
India
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Born Yvette Stevens, she's known as the "Queen of Funk" |
Chaka Khan
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In "The Compleat Angler", Izaak Walton urged, "Be" this "and go a-angling" |
quiet
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A superstar of country with 75 mil. album sales, she is "still the one" to have an extended run at Caesars in Vegas |
(Michelle: Who is Faith Hill?)
Shania Twain
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In June 1830 French troops seized this North African capital from the Ottomans & Berbers |
Algiers
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You'll reach the Seychelles if you keep going north from this island country's Cap d'Ambre |
Madagascar
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Arrakis, aka Dune |
(Frank) Herbert
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Engineer Fazlur Khan is known for his "bundled tube" structural system for this Chicago landmark |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
the Sears Tower
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"Oh my God"! On Sept. 1, 2012 this Emmy-winning comic headlined "initially" at the Trump Taj Mahal |
Louis C.K.
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When this Paris dance hall opened in October 1889, its owners gave it the nickname "The First Palace of Women" |
the Moulin Rouge
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The city of Casterbridge |
Thomas Hardy
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Chief among the tigers in Kipling's "The Jungle Book" is this beast whose name means "tiger" |
Shere Khan
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It's a circular arc of 90 degrees |
(Marlon: What is a...?)
a quadrant
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