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Since the '90s, the ribbon seen here has been used to promote awareness of this disease |
breast cancer
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On Nov. 7, 1332 Lucerne joined 3 other forest cantons in this confederation |
the Swiss Confederation
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In 1987 this automaker that gave us the Gremlin & Pacer was swallowed up by Chrysler |
(Jim: What is Daimler?)
AMC
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Braces are what the Brits call these, an alternative to a belt |
suspenders
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Hank Williams: "Your ____in' Heart" |
Cheatin'
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One end of U.S. 16 is in Rapid City, South Dakota; the other is some 500 miles west in this national park |
Yellowstone
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In 1990 a diver in California found a nearly 470-carat pink one of these, from an abalone |
a pearl
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In April 837 it made its closest approach to Earth ever, coming within 4 million miles |
Halley's Comet
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In 2011 this airline returned briefly as a TV show starring Christina Ricci as one of its stewardesses |
Pan Am
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This word for a lawyer contains a synonym for the legal profession |
a barrister
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Patsy Cline: "____in' After Midnight" |
Walkin'
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Ancient Rome's Via Appia ran from the Forum to the port of Brundisium on this arm of the Mediterranean |
the Adriatic
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Under an agreement with the Natl. Archives, her blood-spattered pink suit won't be seen again in public until 2103 |
Jackie Kennedy
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On Nov. 15, 1533 this conquistador entered the Incan capital of Cuzco, seizing all of its gold |
Pizarro
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At Disneyland, Monsanto's Adventure Thru Inner Space began as riders entered a giant one of these instruments |
(Joshua: What's a syringe?)
a microscope
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Instead of "cell phone", the Brits use this adjective, reflecting the fact that you can take the phone with you |
mobile
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Johnny Cash: "Sunday Mornin' ____in' Down" |
Comin' Down
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Feel free to tell us that this seat of Jackson County, Missouri was the jumping-off point for the Oregon Trail |
Independence
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This Italian-born designer was known for her surrealist fashions & for her signature color, shocking pink |
(Elsa) Schiaparelli
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On May 6, 1937 WLS radio reporter Herb Morrison cried that "it burst into flames" |
the Hindenburg
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This clear malt beverage whose name is Russian for "winter" got the cold shoulder from Coors in 2008 |
Zima
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A kind of sleeveless dress, it's also the across-the-pond word for a pullover sweater |
a jumper
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Waylon Jennings: "I'm A ____in' Man" |
Ramblin' Man
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Asian Highway 1 stretches 13,000 miles from Tokyo to this country's border with Bulgaria |
Turkey
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In Hawaii, these flowers are often used to make leis |
(Jim: What's hibiscus?)
plumeria
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On February 23, 532 Byzantine Emperor Justinian began the building of this house of worship |
the Hagia Sophia
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Many cookie lovers still pine for this Oreo competitor that was discontinued in 2003 at age 95 |
Hydrox
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It's what the British call the hood of a car |
the bonnet
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Loretta Lynn: "Don't Come Home A ____in' (With ____in' On Your Mind)" |
(Jim: What is Drinking?) (Alex: Need more than that. There are two blanks.) (Jim: Oh. Drinking and Drinking?) (Alex: No.) [Laughter]
Drinkin' & Lovin'
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Construction of BR-010 began in the late 1950s to connect Belem with this new capital |
BrasÃlia
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