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"Whoever you are--I have always depended on the kindness of strangers" |
(Chris: Who is Margaret Mitchell?)
Tennessee Williams (in A Streetcar Named Desire)
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Chickadees line these with the fur of dogs & other animals |
their nests
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CK One from Calvin Klein is this type of fragrance aimed at both men & women |
unisex
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The Great Depression lasted a decade; the Great one of these, just 18 months, December 2007 to June 2009 |
a recession
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"Strike the harp & join the chorus, fa la la la la la la la la" |
"Deck The Halls"
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The European Parliament awards the Sakharov Prize for Human Rights; still in prison in South Africa, this man won in 1988 |
Mandela
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"The Glengarry Highland's leads, you're sending Roma out, fine. He's a good man" |
David Mamet (in Glengarry Glen Ross)
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A wood type of this insect sunbathes outside, then releases the heat in a 7'-tall communal structure |
(Kevin: What are termites?)
ants
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Elastane is another name for this fabric |
spandex
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China's cap on this at around 3.5% a year, favored by banks, has stifled spending by consumers, who need to save more |
(Kevin: What is the interest rate?) (Alex: Be more specific.) (Kevin: What is the prime interest rate?) (Alex: No. Allison?) (Allison: What is inflation?)
the deposit interest rate
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"He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake" |
"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
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Reporters sans Frontieres, or "Reporters without" these, was honored in 2005 |
Borders
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"By George, Eliza, the streets will be strewn with the bodies of men shooting themselves for your sake" |
(George Bernard) Shaw (in Pygmalion)
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Emperor penguins keep warm by huddling facing inward in a formation named for this reptile |
a turtle
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It's the "R" in the medical condition known as GERD |
reflux
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Clement Juglar was one of the first to analyze this, made up of expansion, downturn, contraction |
the business cycle
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"Good tidings we bring to you and your kin" |
"We Wish You A Merry Christmas"
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The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, whose children disappeared in this South American country's "Dirty War", won in 1992 |
Argentina
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"I'm not like you. At the end of 'Casablanca' when you lost Ingrid Bergman, weren't you crushed?" |
Woody Allen (in Play It Again, Sam)
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The burrow of the river type of this, Lontra canadensis, may have underwater & above-water entrances |
an otter
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This type of home, named for resembling a seasoning holder, is basically a Cape Cod with an extension |
(Kevin: What is a duplex?)
a saltbox
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A 21st c. Federal Reserve policy is called this type of easing because it provides banks with more money to loan |
quantitative
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"Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation" |
"O Come, All Ye Faithful"
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Alexander Dubcek was honored in 1989, 21 years after leading this city's brief "Spring" |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.] (Alex: And with that, you go to 20 grand!)
Prague
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"Show to all in Thebes his father's murderer" |
(Chris: Who is Shakespeare?)
Sophocles (in Oedipus Rex)
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Lungfish form a cozy cocoon for this, dormancy that protects against dryness like hibernation does from cold |
aestivation
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Some legends say after Achilles' armor was awarded to Odysseus, this hero went mad & killed himself |
(Alex: [*], his friend.)
Ajax
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In 1821 Great Britain instituted this system in which a metal provides the reference point for currency |
(Alex: You are right with less than a minute to go.)
the gold standard
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"Above thy deep & dreamless sleep, the silent stars go by" |
"O Little Town Of Bethlehem"
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