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| This vampire romance novelist whose books have sold more than 100 million copies worldwide |
(Brian: Who is Anne Rice?)
Stephenie Meyer
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| On New Year's Eve, Elizabethtown, Penn. drops a giant M&M while the town of Hershey drops a 7-foot tall one of these candies |
Kiss
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| Our galaxy contains hundreds of billions of them, but only about 3,000 are visible to the naked eye |
stars
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| "Do not go" this "into that good night" |
(Angie: What is gently?)
(Brian: What is softly?)
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(Alex: [*], yes. "Do not go [*] into that good night.")
gentle
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| You can tour the U.S. mint in this Colorado city |
Denver
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| A song standard says, "I should hate you, but I guess I love you, you've got me in between the devil and" this |
the deep blue sea
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| This man who succeeded Jane Swift as governor of Massachusetts in 2003 |
Mitt Romney
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| A game design professor played this classic Atari game on the side of a skyscraper in 2013, setting a world record |
Pong
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| In 1964, to one-up this new U.S. program, the USSR, crammed 3 men into Voskhod 1 with no room even to wear space suits |
(Troy: What is the Apollo program?)
(Brian: What is NASA?)
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(Alex: It was a NASA program called [*]. Back to you though, Brian. You're back in the hole. Boo.)
Gemini
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| Woolite has a version "specially formulated to take care of" this type of garment |
(Angie: What are stockings?)
(Troy: What is silk?)
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(Alex: Remember the category is A SOFT TOUCH? And the word we're going for here is [*]. [*] fabrics.)
delicate
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| The main campus of the University of Colorado is in this "rocking" city |
Boulder
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| Must've been the ultimate bad hair day when this one-named singer/songwriter got a "Devil's Haircut" |
Beck
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| Self-help author & guru Stephen Covey, who penned the highly successful "7 habits of" this group of folks |
(Brian: What is Highly Successful People?)
(Angie: What are Successful People?)
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(Alex: What are [*], not successful.)
Highly Effective People
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| Parishioners in Frederick, Maryland were attacked by these--the birds, not the bourbon brand |
wild turkeys
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| In 1929 Edwin Hubble discovered this colorful "shift" could be used to estimate galactic distances from Earth |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
red shift
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| Moderate in force, like certain winds, or in Britain, a beer with a blander taste than bitter |
(Alex: The soft touch this time--[*]. [*], you see?)
mild
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| This brewery had a "golden" beginning in 1873 in the city of that name |
Coors
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| This Stones song asks, "Who killed the Kennedys?" & answers, "After all, it was you and me" |
"Sympathy For The Devil"
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| This quarterback who played for BYU & was the NFL's player of the year in 1992 & 1994 |
(Brian: Who is Doug Flutie?)
Steve Young
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| A religious Kentucky cross country runner dropped out of a race when she was assigned this 3-digit bib number |
666
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| From the Latin lenis, "soft", it means tolerant or permissive, say, with your kids |
(Alex: That's it, with less than a minute to go.)
lenient
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| This city of 95,000 people is named for a New York Tribune editor |
(Brian: What is Pulitzer?)
Greeley
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| At home games of the Los Angeles Angels, this top 20 hit by Train accompanies a tribute video of past players |
"Calling All Angels"
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| This former representative & current senior senator from Nevada |
Harry Reid
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| Some ATMs in London offer service in this type of slang; you can withdraw "sausage & mash" |
Cockney rhyming slang
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| A railroad car attached to steam locomotives to carry fuel & water |
(Alex: Good. You're out of the hole.)
tender
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| This "grand" city is named for its location at the confluence of 2 rivers |
Grand Junction
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| This U2 song is a tribute to Billie Holiday |
"Angel Of Harlem"
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