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In the opening chapter of this Homerian epic, Athena urges Telemachus to look for his father, Odysseus |
(Richard: What is the Iliad?)
the Odyssey
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Some say her real name was Angela Duncan & some say it was Dora Angela Duncan |
Isadora Duncan
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An amateur golf trophy, 1st awarded in 1958, is named for this president |
Dwight Eisenhower
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The feline & the finch |
(Jeff: What is the cat and the bird?)
the cat & the canary
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Biologists think this degenerative disease of memory loss may be caused by a gene on chromosome 21 |
Alzheimer's Disease
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Bob Eckhardt won 1 of these contests in 1989 with "Whooeee! Whooo Pig, Whooo Pig, Whooo Pig! Whoeee Whoeee" |
(Alex: Thank You!! - why do I do this?!)
Hog-Calling Contest
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In classical Greek & Roman poetry, this goddess was often described as rosy-fingered |
Aurora, the goddess of dawn
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This classiest of tap dancers was born in Omaha, the son of an Austrian beer salesman |
Fred Astaire
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Yes, he knew Ann Rutledge, but there's no evidence of a great love affair |
Abraham Lincoln
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It completes: A good servant who comes whenever summoned is "at his master's..." |
Beck And Call
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Type of twins that have the same genetic makeup |
identical twins
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In names of nuptial magazines, this word follows Southern, Southern Calif., & Modern |
Bride
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His epic poem on the founding of Rome starred Aeneas & Dido as lovers |
Virgil
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Appropriately, Anna Pavlova kept these birds in a lake near her London home |
Swans
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When his K.C. habadashery failed, he threw his hat into the political ring with help from Tom Pendergast |
Harry Truman
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With "and away" it means without a doubt; with "and wide", everywhere |
Far
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In-Mut-Too-Yah-Lat-Lat was the Indian name of this Nez Perce chief who would "fight no more forever" |
Chief Joseph
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Both Sophocles & Euripides wrote tragedies about this mythological figure noted for her loyalty to her father |
Electra
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She was a Rockette at Radio City Music Hall before she kicked up her heels in '54's "White Christmas" |
Vera-Ellen
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He spent 5 of his 7 years in the Navy working in submarines under Hyman Rickover |
Jimmy Carter
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Camille Saint-Saens composed an opera set in Gaza about this pair |
(Richard: Who are Antony and Cleopatra?) (Mary: Who are Romeo and Juliet?) ... (Alex: Mary, looks like you remembered a second too late!)
Samson & Delilah
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When an oncogene is "switched on", this disease results in humans |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.] (Alex: There may be a change in scoring... we'll check during the break.)
cancer
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James Paxton designed this London "palace" for the 1st World's Fair in 1851 |
(Richard: What is the... Glass Palace?) ... (Alex: You were on the right track.)
the Crystal Palace
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Commander of Galilee in the Jewish revolt against Rome, he later wrote a history of the revolt |
Josephus
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Vanity Fair called "Dancing On My Grave", this ballerina's memoirs, "Tutu Shocking" |
Gelsey Kirkland
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The 2 presidents for whom Dolley Madison served as White House hostess or first lady |
(Jeff: Who are James Madison and Monroe?) ... (Alex: Less than a minute to go in the round.)
Jefferson & Madison
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These 1955 & 1957 short stories by J.D. Salinger were published in one book in 1961 |
(Alex: Correct!) (Jeff: And...) [Audience applause] (Alex: Stop there!...)
"Franny" & "Zooey"
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These human cells have no nucleus & do not contain genetic information |
(Mary: What are brain cells?)
red blood cells
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The word that completes the title of the musical "A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the..." |
Ukraine
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