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December 7, 1787--the date it ratified the Constitution--is on its flag |
Delaware
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In the 2003 World Series, the Yankees scored a total of 21 runs, this team only 17, but it still won |
the (Florida) Marlins
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One of Europe's few active volcanoes, Stromboli lies in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the coast of this nation's "toe" |
Italy
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Legend says in 1657 the ceremonial cremation of an unlucky Kimono started a fire that burned 3/4 of this city |
Tokyo
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Fortinbras is the Prince of Norway in this Shakespeare tragedy |
Hamlet
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Cardio- is this body part |
the heart
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On this state's flag, adopted in 1907, a sheaf of grain, not a potato, symbolizes state agriculture |
Idaho
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For it's auction of game-used collectibles, the NFL uses this popular internet auction site |
eBay
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At 6,952 feet above sea level, Hvannadalshnukur is this North Atlantic island nation's highest point |
Iceland
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This team that sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees is said to labor under "The curse of the Bambino" |
the Red Sox
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The cruel Miss Hannigan runs the Municipal Orphanage in this perennial favorite |
Annie
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Kilo- means this number |
1,000
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A badger & the year 1848 appear on this state's flag |
(Chris: What is California?) (Courtney: What is Oregon?) ... (Alex: Correct response--"What is [*]?" The bear is on California's flag.)
Wisconsin
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This sports star seen here is all grown up & announced his engagement in 2003 |
(Alex: With less than a minute now.)
Tiger Woods
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Jabal Katrinah on this peninsula is Egypt's highest peak; in the 1970s, during occupation, it was Israel's highest point |
the Sinai Peninsula
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In 1969 Governor Jimmy Carter filed a report of sighting one of these luminous objects |
a UFO
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A slob and a neat freak become rooommates in this Neil Simon comedy |
The Odd Couple
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Semi- and hemi- both mean this |
half
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Appropriately, this "Evergreen State" is the only state that has a green flag |
Washington
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The WUSA, the USA's women's league in this sport, folded September 15, 2003 |
soccer
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The 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens in this Washington range was the first in the lower 48 states since 1917 |
the Cascades
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From the Latin for "to forewarn", it's a sensation of what will happen in the future |
(Chris: What is a prophecy?)
a premonition
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This 1959 play is based on the true story of Helen Keller & the woman who taught her to communicate |
The Miracle Worker
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-one can refer to a compound containing this gaseous element, atomic no. 8 |
oxygen
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The motto on this state's flag is translated as "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you" |
(Jennifer: What is Florida?)
Michigan
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(Hi, I'm Becky Hammon.) I'm carrying a torch--not for someone, but on my uniform as a member of this WNBA team |
(Alex: Courtney, you're in the red; means you cannot play Final Jeopardy! today, but because this is a two-day total point affair, and we add today's score to tomorrow's; with one exception: we do not penalize players who finish in the red. So your -$600 goes to $0, so you will have to build in tomorrow's game, all right?)
the New York Liberty
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Tbilisi, Georgia, is a major city in this range |
(Courtney: What is the Caucus?) (Alex: Yes... no!) ... (Alex: That's right, the mountain range has three syllables, [*].)
the Caucasus
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Mali's Dogon may have known centuries ago of this brightest star's companion star, invisible to the naked eye |
(Courtney: What is the North Star?) (Jennifer: What is Alpha Centauri?) ... (Alex: "What is [*]?" The Dog Star.)
Sirius
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Tragic plays by Sophocles include this guy "The King" & "At Colonus" |
Oedipus
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Xantho- is yellow; cyano- is this color |
(Courtney: What is red?)
blue
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