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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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(Kelly of the Clue Crew presents the clue from Los Alamos, NM.) This prefabricated corrugated steel hut was developed for the U.S. Navy by the George A. Fuller company in 1941 to serve as inexpensive & quickly-assembled offices, barracks & storage facilities |
(Alex: Less than a minute, now.)
a Quonset hut
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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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