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THE CAST OF FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH |
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In 1906 Grantland Rice wrote "Casey's Revenge", a reply to this baseball classic |
"Casey at the Bat"
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Anthony Edwards went from Ridgemont on to medical school to play doctor Mark Greene on this NBC drama |
E.R.
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St. Barbara protects people from this because her father Dioscorus was struck by it after he executed her |
lightning
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It's the "rate" at which one country's currency is converted into another's |
the exchange rate
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This word means a wad of cash |
bankroll
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Historians have criticized Jefferson Davis for defending this capital with troops needed elsewhere |
Richmond
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According to Longfellow, children love to see his "flaming forge, and hear the bellows roar" |
the village blacksmith
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Before "Leaving Las Vegas", this Oscar winner had some "Fast Times" as Brad's bud |
(Dan: Who is Shue?)
Nicolas Cage
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On Feb. 11, 1858 she saw a vision of the Virgin Mary on the banks of the Gave River |
(Dan: Who is Joan of Arc?)
Saint Bernadette
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At more than $200 billion worth, France's top international trade partner is this neighboring country |
Germany
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A Confederate senator called defense plans for this vital river "the weakest and most inefficient" possible |
the Mississippi
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As Jeff Spicoli, this Oscar winner was learning about Cuba & havin' some food in Mr. Hand's class; gnarly, dude! |
Sean Penn
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While Attila the Hun was marching to this city, St. Genevieve told the people to pray & fast; Attila changed course |
Paris
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It's the unfair business practice of selling an export at a price lower than charged in its country of origin |
dumping
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The reduction of prices or wages to an earlier level |
rollback
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All right, Hamilton! Judge Reinhold later played detective Billy Rosewood in this 1984 Eddie Murphy picture |
Beverly Hills Cop
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It's said that she wiped the face of Christ with a veil while he was on the way to his crucifixion |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Saint Veronica
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Joseph Stiglitz wrote a 2002 bestseller about this internationalization of business "and Its Discontents" |
globalization
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A 4th century Chinese depiction of correct behavior is called the "Admonitions" this |
scroll
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He was known as the Eyes of the Army; before Gettysburg, his cavalry raid left the South deprived of intelligence |
Jeb Stuart
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In an ode, Keats called this object an "unravish'd bride of quietness," a "foster child of silence" |
a Grecian urn
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He played the scary football player Charles Jefferson, & in "The Last King of Scotland", the even scarier Idi Amin |
Forest Whitaker
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On a pilgrimage, this mother of a Roman emperor is said to have found the True Cross |
(Alex: The mother of Constantine the Great, [*].)
Saint Helena
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Per U.S. D.O.T. figures, this Central American nation has the largest registered merchant fleet in the world |
(Shane: What is Costa Rica?)
Panama
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The original Buffalo Springfield wasn't a band but a company that made this big piece of equipment |
a steamroller
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This general's defeat during the 1864 Valley Campaigns led to the final collapse of the South |
(Alex: Yes, with a minute to go.)
Jubal Early
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