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On Halloween 2014 Nevada celebrates this big anniversary of statehood |
(Jason: What is the centennial?) (Molly: What is the bicentennial?)
its 150th (sesquicentennial)
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In 1992 I hope you'll understand he hauled his "Achy Breaky Heart" to No. 4 on the Top 40 |
(Billy Ray) Cyrus
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Get some chips to go with your fish & you'll get this side dish, guvna |
french fries
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A 1907 5-cent stamp commemorating Jamestown featured her, the first Native American on a U.S. postage stamp |
Pocahontas
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A frown of displeasure |
a scowl
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Sealpoints are the best-known variety of this breed, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera |
Siamese
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From 1870 to 1893, after a gold & silver boom, this state capital was home to a U.S. mint |
Carson City
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Oasis sang, "because maybe, you're gonna be the one that saves me, & after all, you're my" this |
wonderwall
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Next to your meatloaf in Manchester, try a jacket potato, what we call this |
a baked potato
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France's first postage stamp was issued in 1849 & featured this Roman goddess of agriculture |
Ceres
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The lower part of your cheek |
jowl
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Latin for "King", it follows Cornish & Devon in the names of cat breeds |
Rex
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In 1973 this variety of sheep was designated Nevada's state animal |
a bighorn sheep
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Sadly, on Jan. 8, 1994, this group played its last-ever U.S. show in its hometown of Seattle |
Nirvana
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Candy floss to a Brit is this treat to a Yank |
cotton candy
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In 1992 America voted on which portrait of this rock icon to use on a new stamp; the watercolor by Mark Stutzman won |
(Jason: Who is Jimi Hendrix?)
Elvis
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To roam stealthily |
to prowl
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This breed traces its ancestry back to 1975 with a kitten named Epidermis; at least she had a nose |
(Cindy: What is a Manx?)
a Sphynx
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In the 1960s he bought 6 Nevada hotels, a TV station & more than 1,000 mining claims |
(Cindy: Who is Wynn?)
Howard Hughes
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In 1994 this R&B group's "I'll Make Love To You" remained at the top of the charts for 14 straight weeks |
Boyz II Men
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This summertime treat is called an ice lolly in London |
a popsicle
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In 1973 this small Himalayan kingdom near Nepal issued stamps that could be played on a phonograph |
Bhutan
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The national cat of Russia is this type, & it does meow, not bark like a husky |
a Siberian
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This elite USAF flying team took up residence at Nevada's Nellis Air Force Base in 1956 |
(Jason: Who are the Blue Angels?) ... (Alex: [*], Air Force, not Navy.)
the Thunderbirds
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It was "good" listening to this New Orleans rock trio in 1995; no, it was more than good, it was... |
Better Than Ezra
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No shortage of carbs in the dish called "Welsh" this, cheese & beer sauce over toast |
rarebit
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A 1918 error produced the valuable "Inverted" this; a 2013 stamp has the plane upside down on purpose |
(Jason: What is airplane?) (Alex: No, you have to be more specific than that.)
Jenny
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A person who hunts wild birds for food |
a fowler
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Without involving Old Possum, T.S. Eliot wrote "Lines to" this longhair breed with a Middle Eastern name |
a Persian
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