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This 1968 candidate reportedly urged South Vietnam's President Thieu to scuttle possible peace talks |
(Richard) Nixon
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A peanut butter & chocolate flavored cereal was named for this character from a Steven Spielberg movie |
E.T. (The Extra-Terrestrial)
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As Starbucks' home base, there's always something brewing in this city, the "Coffee Capital of the World" |
Seattle
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France's first rail line was built to transport this fuel that was essential to the Industrial Revolution |
coal
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An insect called the water boatman uses these appendages as oars to navigate its watery habitat |
(David: What are wings?)
legs
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To interweave 3 or more strands |
braid
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William Henry Harrison really had lived in one of these, his symbol in the 1840 campaign, but he added 12 rooms |
a log cabin
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Jim Carrey, Val Kilmer & Tommy Lee Jones appeared on 1995 Corn Pops boxes to promote this "eternal" sequel |
(Laurie: What is Batman 2?) (David: What is Batman Returns?) ... (Alex: That's right. That's why we had the word "eternal" in the clue.)
Batman Forever
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It's both the "Entertainment Capital of the World" & the "Wedding Capital of the World" |
Las Vegas
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During the Civil War he had headquarters in Cairo, Illinois & people from the area gave him a horse named Egypt |
(Ulysses S.) Grant
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Of fly, mate or eat, the activity butterflies can't do if their body temperature is below 86 degrees |
fly
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A constant runner-up is said to be "always" one of these women |
a bridesmaid
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In early October 1992 he was spending $2 million a day, most of it his own money |
(Brian: Who is Steve Forbes?)
(Ross) Perot
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You only need to add an "s" to the name of this 1977 film android to get his popular cereal |
C-3PO
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This New Mexico city is the self-proclaimed "UFO Capital of the World" |
Roswell
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This nickname for the Model T Ford came from a woman's name used as slang for a reliable servant |
Tin Lizzie
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During the day this nocturnal bloodsucker hides under mattress buttons or in cracks in floors; sleep tight! |
a bed bug
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Australian port city at the mouth of the Torrens River |
Adelaide
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Some historians call the election in which this man beat John Breckinridge the most important in U.S. history |
(Abraham) Lincoln
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Add "os" to the last name of Jaleel White's role on "Family Matters" & you'll have this cereal he hawked |
Urkel(-Os)
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Holy guacamole! Fallbrook, California is known as this "Capital of the World" |
avocado
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As a Shakespeare play begins, this title character has "Argosies with portly sail" carrying his goods |
(Laurie: Who is Julius Caesar?) (Brian: Who is Othello?)
the Merchant of Venice
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The larvae of the Ichneumon wasp develop inside the body of these arachnids |
spiders
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Purchased ahead of time, like some legal services |
prepaid
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In the Gore Vidal novel set in this election year, the hero pins his hopes on Tilden |
1876
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In Britain this titular TV time lord from Gallifrey adorned boxes of Sugar Smacks in the 1970s |
Doctor Who
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A leading market for racehorses, this Kentucky city is the "Horse Capital of the World" |
Lexington
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This ancient galley was named for its 3 tiers of rowers--170 in all |
a trireme
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This bug derives its name from the fact that adults mate continuously for up to 3 days |
a love bug
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To have attacked from ambush in order to seize, rob, or slay |
waylaid
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