MYTHOLOGICAL WORDS & PHRASES |
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IS THERE A TV DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE? |
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One who comes back strong after adversity is said to rise from these, referring to the fabled phoenix |
ashes
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In 1816 7-year-old Abe Lincoln moved with his family from this birth state to neighboring Indiana |
Kentucky
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In Australia a sheep farm is called one of these, the second "S" in the l.S.S. |
(Sarah: What is space?)
station
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The daughter of spies Anna DeVane & Robert Scorpio, Dr. Robin Scorpio-Drake helped folks check into this ABC soap |
General Hospital
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Holmgren Way & Reggie White Way are streets in this city |
Green Bay
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From the goddess of flowers we get this term for the plants of a particular country or region |
flora
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On March 3, 1837 28-year-old Abe made his first public speech in opposition to this |
slavery
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Forget how it plays in Peoria; this Iowa capital is a player in test marketing |
Des Moines
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Sarah Chalke as Dr. Elliot Reid dealt with J.D., Turk & a bit of insecurity on this NBC... scratch that, ABC comedy |
Scrubs
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The old section of this city full of Swiss misses lies south of the Rhone river, but we're neutral on the subject |
Geneva
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Ponsonby! My old mate from the regiment! By this 4-letter alternate name of Jupiter, it's good to see you |
(Alex: By [*], yes.)
Jove
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On Sept. 9, 1836 27-year-old Abe got his license to do this |
practice law
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Marketing 751 at the Wharton School is on management of this "force" of revenue generators |
sales force
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This "Perfect Sleeper" mattress company has used numbered sheep in its TV ads |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Serta
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Laurence Fishburne's Dr. Langston left the office of this show in 2011, but it's still open for business on CBS |
CSI
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The name of these islands 600 miles west of Ecuador is a Spanish word for tortoises |
the Galapagos
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The name of this handsome youth loved by Aphrodite is now a synonym for any handsome young man |
Adonis
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On May 7, 1833 this president appointed 24-year-old Abe the new postmaster of New Salem, Illinois |
(Stacy: Who is Millard Fillmore?)
Andrew Jackson
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After a grass-roots campaign, this chain unveiled Dorito Locos Tacos & made a billion dollars in a year |
Taco Bell
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One of the first recordings of a human voice is of Edison reading this rhyme in 1877 |
(Sarah: What is "Little Bo Peep"?) (Molly: What is "Baa Baa Black Sheep"?)
"Mary Had a Little Lamb"
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OMG! Specifically, OB/GYN! Ms. Kaling practices as Dr. Lahiri on this sitcom |
The Mindy Project
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At the eastern end of the Black Sea, this ex-Soviet country lies mostly in Asia but extends into Europe |
Georgia
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The arch of a woman's upper lip is sometimes called Cupid's this |
bow
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In the summer of 1832, 23-year-old Abe served in a spy company during this "colorful" Indian war |
Black Hawk War
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Natural Light, this company's first light beer, is sometimes marketed as Natty Light |
Anheuser-Busch
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Better-known name of World War II's marine air squadron 214 |
Black Sheep squadron
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Plastic surgeons Christian Troy & Sean McNamara helped make Miami even more beautiful on this FX drama |
Nip/Tuck
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Upstream from the Grand Canyon lies the 710-foot-high dam named for this "G" canyon |
Glen Canyon
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