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The film "Last Days in Vietnam" details the fall of Saigon & the too-long-delayed evacuation of this facility |
(Alex: You are right, and by the way, that film will premiere tomorrow on PBS.)
the American embassy
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This 2002 film was an adaptation of Susan Orlean's book "The Orchid Thief" |
Adaptation
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Grows the most potatoes |
Idaho
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Renoir & Monet were part of the 1874 exhibition of this artistic movement |
Impressionism
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This cereal's flavors include Honey Nut & Honey Nut Medley Crunch |
Cheerios
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This adjective for a certain Himalayan snowman comes from the French |
abominable
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A key U.S. aim was winning Vietnamese "Hearts and" these, the title of an Oscar-winning documentary opposing the war |
Minds
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In 1983 & again in 1999, Prince had a Top 40 hit with this song |
(Ann Marie: What is party like it's [*]?) (Alex: We'll accept that, yeah. [*] was the title, but you gave us more than we needed. Good for you.)
"1999"
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Is the only one with a one-syllable name |
Maine
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In the "Italian Encyclopedia", Mussolini defined it as repudiating pacifism |
fascism
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The mascot for this cereal lives on the S.S. Guppy |
Cap'n Crunch
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The name of this weed means "lion's tooth", referring to its toothed leaves |
dandelion
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When he's rapping, Oscar winner Lonnie Lynn is more commonly known by this one-word name |
Common
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Is nicknamed "Empire State of the South" |
Georgia
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To keep an industry safe from foreign competition, the government might impose quotas or tariffs, examples of this -ism |
protectionism
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You don't have to make your own snack mix with this cereal; you can buy bags of its Bold Party Blend or Muddy Buddies |
Chex
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Old French gives us this word for a winner of a competition, like certain show dogs |
(Ann Marie: ...What is... purebred?)
champion
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This alphanumeric weapon became the standard U.S. infantry rifle in 1967 |
the M16
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"A Captain's Duty", a memoir by Richard Phillips, was the basis for this 2013 movie |
Captain Phillips
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Is home to Foxwoods, one of the largest resort casinos in North America |
Connecticut
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Novelist Israel Zangwill was an early leader of this back-to-Palestine movement |
Zionism
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This Kellogg's cereal encourages you to "Show your stripes" |
Frosted Flakes
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French for "song for dancing" gives us this word for a type of sentimental or romantic song |
(Tim: What is chanson?)
ballad
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The first two names inscribed on the Memorial were not combat soldiers but military these, helping the South Vietnamese |
advisers
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Their country music hits include "My Home's In Alabama" & "Tennessee River" |
Alabama
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Calls "Hang On Sloopy" its official rock song |
(Greg: What is kigga--uh, California?)
Ohio
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Repeated or habitual relapse into crime |
recidivism
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In the name of a General Mills cereal introduced in 1984, this other breakfast food precedes "Crunch" |
Cinnamon Toast
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This word for a sharp satire comes from the French, not from Harvard |
lampoon
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