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These supernatural beings in Judeo-Christian lore weren't depicted with wings until the 4th century |
angels
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The first hotel to install one of these was a 6-story establishment in NYC in 1859; the cab had plush seats |
an elevator
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You'll need this instrument to play one of the 32 sonatas Beethoven wrote for it, including the "Moonlight" one |
piano
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Okay, we can see it. A resemblance led some to call Todd, played by Jesse Plemons on this show, Meth Damon |
Breaking Bad
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Dictator Nicolae Ceausescu was known as "the butcher of" this capital city |
Bucharest
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It's the seasoning you take along with a statement you're skeptical of |
a pinch of salt (or a grain of salt)
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Victoria is the Roman equivalent of this Greek winged goddess of victory |
Nike
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If it's raining or you're playing a 1930s reporter, you'll need this coat |
a trench coat
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Trey Parker is busy on this show, playing Satan, Mr. Garrison, Starvin' Marvin & many others |
South Park
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At the 1980 Olympics, this gymnast struck gold (again) on the balance beam |
(Nadia) Comaneci
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A rule with no exceptions is said to be "hard &" this |
fast
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The name of the Aztec war god Huitzilopochtli may derive from a word for this tiny bird of the Americas |
hummingbird
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In 1847 Marines stormed & secured Chapultepec Castle in this world capital |
Mexico City
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On Broadway this title character is needed to lead the orphans singing "It's The Hard-Knock Life" |
Annie
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The truth is right here! This "X-Files" star played Hannibal Lecter's psychiatrist |
(Alex: With less than a minute to go, now, Alison.)
Gillian Anderson
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Born in Romania, he had a 50-year Hollywood acting career, see? |
Edward G. Robinson
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Stop by next time you're in my this phrase with a body part & a forested area |
neck of the woods
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The name of these winged women is from the Old Norse for "choosers of the slain" |
valkyries
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In the 1810s this industrialist later known as a railroad tycoon operated a ferry between Staten Island & Manhattan |
(Michele: Who is Carnegie?)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
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This type of notice tells you your car needs a faulty part replaced; governor Gray Davis got a different kind |
a recall
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Merritt Wever's Emmy speech for supporting actress on this Edie Falco show: "Thank you so much" (twice); "I gotta go. Bye" |
Nurse Jackie
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A character named Berenger appears in plays by this Romanian-born man, including "The Killer" & "Rhinoceros" |
(Eugene) Ionescu
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In Egyptian mythology, the god Horus has the head of a falcon; the god Thoth has the head of this wading bird |
the ibis
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On Dec. 29, 1890 more than 200 Lakota were killed by the U.S. Army near this South Dakota creek |
(Alex: And the book--Bury My Heart at [*].)
Wounded Knee
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You need these air sacs to breathe; the average adult has about 300 million in his lungs |
alveoli
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Jessica Walter, voicing Malory, mom of this spy: "Look at me! Chopping ice for a Tom Collins like a field hand!" |
Archer
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1980s TV ads told us he was "master of the pan flute", & who are we to say he was not? |
Zamfir
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If you catch a criminal in the act, you have him "dead..." these 2 words |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
to rights
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