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Fighting in this war continued for a year after General Cornwallis surrendered |
American Revolution
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Garment whose name comes from Old Norse for "fold of a gathered skirt", kjalta |
kilt
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It's what the long, thread-like structures called flagella are used for |
locomotion (movement)
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DeWitt Clinton was, at the same time, lt. gov., a state senator & mayor of this state's largest city |
New York
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From the Latin for "pig" & "spine", it's a big rodent with erectile bristles |
porcupine
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Marian Paroo |
(Blaze: Who is Marian the Librarian in um, [*]?)
The Music Man
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Some cause disease; others aid chemical processes such as changing nitrites into nitrates |
bacteria
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Highest price paid for an autograph of a living person was for a Reagan letter praising this crooner |
(Ed: Who is Bing Crosby?)
Frank Sinatra
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To get to his castle near Hungary's Borgo Pass, take the 3 p.m. coach--& carry garlic or a silver cross |
[Jeff gave his response in an attempt at the stereotypical accent.]
Count Dracula
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Monetary term for Pres. Taft's policy of encouraging U.S. capital investment in Latin America |
Dollar Diplomacy
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This word is derived from Greek for "writing about harlots" |
pornography
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Considered both plant & animal, the euglena is this color when living in the sunlight |
green
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The word auction comes from the Latin "augere" which means to do this |
add or augment
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Mark Twain wrote a story about "The Man That Corrupted" this incorruptible city |
Hadleyburg
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In the 1839 Aroostook War, this New England state called out the militia to fight England |
(Ed: What is uh, New Hampshire?)
Maine
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This generic word for a class of toys is just an old nickname for "Dorothy" |
[Upon uncovering the Daily Double, Jeff did a double fist pump and then a single fist pump.] (Jeff: Uh, what is, uh, dots?)
doll
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Emile de Becque |
South Pacific
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This class of single cell fungus multiplies asexually by budding |
(Ed: What is mold?)
yeast
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Founded in 1766, this world's oldest auction house is 2nd only to Sotheby's in dollar sales |
Christie's
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Concordia, smallest country in Europe, is the setting for his play "Romanoff & Juliet" |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Peter Ustinov
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On his deathbed in 1850, this senator reportedly said, "The South! God knows what will become of her." |
John Calhoun
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A magical little sprite, from the name given to the goddesses of fate, Fata |
fairy
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Edvard Grieg |
The Song of Norway
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Meaning "false foot", an amoeba uses one or more to encircle & ingest food |
pseudopod
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Guinness says greatest corporate auction was this Co's purchase of Hughes Aircraft for $5 billion |
General Motors
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