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Upon her husband's death in 1906, she succeeded him as Professor of Physics at the Sorbonne |
Marie Curie
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This song won a 1939 Academy Award |
(John: What is Somewhere [*]?)
"Over The Rainbow"
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Mary Queen of Scots' first marriage was in 1558 to the Dauphin of this country |
France
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This alloy used in musical instruments is also a slang term for high-ranking Army officers |
brass
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This comic's address on Class Day in 2003 included the line "Which brings me to the subject of Raisin Bran" |
(Alex: A little bit of the irreverent humor of [*].)
Jerry Seinfeld
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Hound-consume-hound |
dog-eat-dog
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This British naturalist's grandfather Erasmus had earlier developed his own theory of evolution |
Charles Darwin
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For many, this song is a tradition |
"Hava Nagila"
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Commemorated in a series of Giotto frescoes, this 13th century Italian saint from Assisi founded an order of Catholic monks |
Francis
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Because of their ability to record and replay speech, these toys were banned in 1999 from military installations |
Furbies
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Types of these that became popular starting in the 1940s included the Princeton, Crew & Butch |
haircuts
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Steal from Mr. O'Toole as compensation for Mr. Reiser |
(John: What is borrow from Peter to pay Paul?)
rob Peter to pay Paul
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In 1958 this chemist published his book against nuclear testing called "No More War" |
(John: Who is... Einstein?)
Linus Pauling
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This song heard here is a standard at some establishments |
"The Stripper"
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In 1803 this American piloted a steam-driven paddlewheel boat on the Seine River at about 3 mph |
Robert Fulton
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This author was a draper's apprentice before he got hung up on "The War of the Worlds" |
H.G. Wells
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The school song's line "Her sons shall give" became "Our hearts shall give" to reflect this change |
the admission of women
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Lollipop wallop |
sucker punch
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Between 1943 & 1945, he took a leave from Cal Tech & Berkeley to direct the Manhattan Project |
Oppenheimer
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This contagious toe-tapper was a hit song for composer Harold Arlen in 1930 |
"Get Happy"
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Home to the Lowell Observatory, this Arizona city was first settled in 1871 |
Flagstaff
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By the 17th century the once-glorious Roman Forum had become the Campo Vaccino, a place for these animals |
(Alex: Correct, with a minute.)
cows
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The Tiger, published since 1882, is Princeton's equivalent of this Harvard humor mag, established in 1876 |
The Lampoon
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A few folks enjoy the temperature high |
some like it hot
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This Russian chemist's Periodic Law of 1869 predicted the existence of elements yet to be discovered |
Mendeleev
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This song began as part of a minstrel show in 1859 |
"Dixie"
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In 1952 this King of Egypt was forced to abdicate |
(Saul: Who is Faisal?)
Farouk
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From the Greek for "turn-to-sun", it's another name for the Bloodstone |
heliotrope
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In his last years this non-consecutively elected President was a trustee at Princeton |
Cleveland
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Traverse the indicated spanning structure upon arrival |
(Saul: We'll, [*].) (Alex: Remember your phrasing. What is?)
we'll cross that bridge when we get to it
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