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"Experiment Eleven" is a book on the discovery of streptomycin, the first antibiotic to work against this lung disease |
tuberculosis
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This 10-mile-wide strip of land in Central America was under U.S. jurisdiction from 1903 to 1979 |
the Panama Canal Zone
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In a biography by James Flexner, "The Traitor And The Spy" are this American & John Andre |
Benedict Arnold
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This comedy team made their feature film debut in 1929's "The Cocoanuts", which was based on their stage play |
(Jill: Who are Abbot & Costello?) (Sunil: Who are Laurel & Hardy?) ... (Alex: Remember, this is the 1920s--[*].)
the Marx Brothers
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A jardiniere is a large decorative stand or receptacle for these |
flowers/plants (trees accepted)
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Ah I do |
(Alex: That's the state!)
Idaho
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Recent experiments show lasers can make water condense--shoot 'em into the sky & maybe we can make it do this |
rain
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An MTV show is titled this, where you don't want to be if you're trying to start a romance |
The Friend Zone
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In his book on "The Parallel Lives Of Two American Warriors", Stephen Ambrose took on Custer & this Sioux chief |
(Sunil: Who is Sitting Bull?) ... (Alex: Who is [*], the warrior.)
Crazy Horse
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The first synchronized voice heard in this 1927 film was not by Al Jolson but by young Bobby Gordon |
The Jazz Singer
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The pembroke, a light, drop-leaf type of this, was probably named for the Earl of Pembroke, an amateur architect |
a table
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In 1876 this inventor reproduced sound using a tuning fork, a crude relay & a conductive solution |
(Sunil: Who is Edison?) ... (Alex: [*]--he's the one.)
(Alexander Graham) Bell
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This neutral area of ground between hostile forces serves to prevent conflict |
a demilitarized zone
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Maybe the 2012 bio of Emma Goldman, Alexander Berkman & this political movement has randomly numbered pages & no cover |
Anarchy
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This swashbuckler starred in 1924's "The Thief Of Bagdad" & provided the story using the name Elton Thomas |
(Jennifer: Who is Errol Flynn?) (Sunil: Who is Valentino?)
Douglas Fairbanks
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Many dens have recliners from this 12-letter brand founded in 1940 |
Barcalounger
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In the 1940s John Draize did eye irritancy tests of these cute animals; we don't like scientists to do that anymore |
rabbits
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Martin Landau had 3 hours to find a hidden bomb in "The Jeopardy Room", a 1964 episode of this series |
The Twilight Zone
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"Greek Fire" tells of the lives & love affair of singer Maria Callas & this shipping tycoon |
(Aristotle) Onassis
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"The Kid", co-starring Jackie Coogan, was the first feature-length film written & directed by him |
Charlie Chaplin
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Mies Van Der Rohe designed tubular types of these & said it's almost harder than designing a building |
(Jill: What are couches?) (Sunil: What are tables?) ... (Alex: They weren't couches--they were just [*].)
chairs
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This university's 1971 experiment simulating prison life was ended as it got too real for students playing inmates & guards |
(Alex: Took place at [*].)
Stanford University
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This zone is between 23 1/2 degrees north & south latitude; is it hot out here? |
(Sunil: What's the equatorial zone?) (Alex: All right, we'll give you more specific on that.) (Sunil: What's the intra-equatorial zone?)
the tropical zone
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Sharing part of their names, these 2 sons of slaves, one a scientist & one an educator, are the subject of "Unshakable Faith" |
(Sunil: Who are George Washington Carver and...I don't know...) (Alex: Well, you got one of them. The other is Booker T. Washington, so they share the name Washington.)
George Washington Carver & Booker T. Washington
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Brigitte Helm played a dual role in this 1927 futuristic Fritz Lang film: Maria & a robot lookalike |
Metropolis
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In his will, Shakespeare left "my wife my second best" this "with the furniture" |
bed
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In Dixie: Orca Harlot Inn |
(Jennifer: What is Mississippi?)
North Carolina
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