NEW ENDINGS FOR CLASSIC LIT |
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A voice called out. "Hold up there, Tamenund! I'm Mohican! So are my wife & 3 kids! Take a better look, Mr. Census!" |
[Kerry omitted the leading article from her response.]
The Last of the Mohicans
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In high fashion Heidi Klum & Tim Gunn won Emmys in 2013 for hosting this show |
Project Runway
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"And" this interrogative is an informal way of saying "you bet!" |
(Pat: What is "and [*]?") [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
how
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The first televised presidential debate took place in 1960 between these 2 men |
Nixon & Kennedy
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Seen here are strands of this genetic coder whose structure was determined by Watson & Crick |
DNA
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In regard to benefits, ssa.gov says this period of your life begins at age 62 |
retirement
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Samwise was back home. But then he remembered an awful thing. He'd left his keys at Mount Doom! With a sigh, he turned |
(Kerry: What is Lord of the Rings?) (Alex: Be more specific.) (Kerry: Uh, [*]?)
The Return of the King
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The answer to this '80s sitcom title was Angela Bower (played by Judith Light) |
Who's the Boss?
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In 1975, it was the first monster truck & shared its name with an American legend |
Bigfoot
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This small but heavy device adds weight to help your fishing line drop |
(Alex: ...with less than a minute to go.)
a sinker
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In common law, the age of this, signaling adulthood, is presumed to be 14 in boys & 12 in girls |
(Tom: What is the age of consent?) (Kerry: What is majority?)
puberty
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I boarded the good ship Rachel. Then I heard my captain's voice behind me! "I killed it. Killed it dead. & it was totally worth it" |
Moby-Dick
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"No Doubt" you've heard that she's one of the coaches on "The Voice" |
Gwen Stefani
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Section 1 of the 18th Amendment, the only one ever repealed, ends, "is hereby" this verb |
(Tom: Uh, you know what, Alex? I've always wanted to say it. Let's make it a True Daily Double.) ... (Tom: What is void?)
prohibited
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Less than 5' tall, the Aka, Baka & Efe prefer their tribal names rather than this general term--can't blame them |
pygmies
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In the Holmes-Rahe life stress inventory, the death of a spouse is tops, while this similar outcome is second |
(Pat: What is the death of a child?)
divorce
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Sydney Carton let his last words reverberate. Powerful stuff, he thought. Then he parkoured up the wall, to freedom! |
A Tale of Two Cities
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These items that caused a 1983 holiday season frenzy were later immortalized on a stamp |
Cabbage Patch Kids
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This word for tiny trees means "tray-planted" in Japanese |
bonsai
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In Catholicism this sacrament, administered on baptized persons at least age 7, allows you to take communion |
[After Final Jeopardy!, Alex said that "we messed up rather badly in our phrasing of the clue about [*] and communion in the Roman Catholic faith. Fortunately, it didn't affect the outcome. Nevertheless, I do want to apologize for that mistake".]
confirmation
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"...and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will yes". Then again no maybe not I don't think so I said no |
(Alex: Yeah, and you were smiling whenever I read these clues. Did you enjoy it?) (Kerry: I appreciate the writers.) (Alex: Thank you.) [Applause ] (Alex: You ran the category. You have $3,000.)
Ulysses
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This nemesis of Steve McGarrett on both the old & current "Hawaii Five-O" was named for a Honolulu restaurant |
Wo Fat
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Mark Twain died in this year in which Halley's Comet reappeared |
1910
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"When age chills the blood", waxed Byron, "our sweetest memorial" will be the "first" this "of love" |
kiss
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