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As an attorney, John Adams defended British troops who took part in the 1770 "Massacre" in this city |
... (Alex: He felt everyone was entitled to a fair trial. He was right of course.)
Boston
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The Oxford Companion to English Lit. says this was the only work for which Jonathan Swift was paid |
... (Alex: Yup, 200 pounds.)
Gulliver's Travels
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"It's very clear our love is..." this |
(Ron: What is meant to stay?)
here to stay
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In 1814, he signed his 1st abdication at the Chateau de Fontainbleau |
Napoleon Bonaparte
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Pancreas transplants are being used today to help sufferers of type 1 of this disease |
diabetes
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A Ritz in a tamper resistant box, or a man who tampers with bank vaults |
safe cracker
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Lafayette's grave in France is covered with earth from this American hill |
Bunker Hill
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Name of an Emile Zola heroine or a James Barrie dog |
Nana
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"You say 'ee-ther' & I say 'eye-ther'. You say 'nee-ther' & I say 'ny-ther'...Let's...do this |
Let's call the whole thing off
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Charles VII gave a chateau to "La Beaute", who was the 1st "official" 1 of these to a French king |
mistress
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In 1987, Susumu Tonegawa became the 1st Japanese scientist to win this |
Nobel Prize for Medicine
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A scribble by a Northerner, or a type of dandy in song |
(Scooter: What is Jim?)
Yankee doodle
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A British supporter of Mrs. Thatcher now, or an American supporter of the British back then |
Tory
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She wrote "Witchcraft of Salem Village" for children & "The Haunting of Hill House" for adults |
(Kate: Who is, oh, who is Shirley...Oh, I don't know.)
Shirley Jackson
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The 1st musical instrument mentioned in "Strike up the Band" |
... (Alex: We've got a minute to go.)
drums
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Architectural feature which tops many chateaux, it was named for architect Francois Mansart |
mansard roof
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A disease is congenital, inherited, or this, which is what the "A" in "AIDS" stands for |
Acquired
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An arduous line of questioning by the police, or a Ph.D. if you already have a B.A. & M.A. |
third degree
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Ironically, both Robert Morris & Haym Salomon, famed for doing this, died in poverty |
contributing financially to the colonist's cause, the Revolution
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It's said she lived in such seclusion after her father's death she was called "The Nun of Amherst" |
Emily Dickinson
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"I'll build..." 1 of these, "...with a new step every day" |
a stairway to paradise
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Playwright who penned part of "Le Bourgeois gentilhomme" at the Chateau de Chambord |
(Kate: Who was Molinar?)
Molière
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Greek doctors felt this disease grabbed healthy tissue like a crab, so it came to be named this |
cancer
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Disappoint your Beefeater, or lower your defenses |
(Ron: Uh, what is to drop your guard?)
letting down your guard
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After this British general surrendered at Saratoga, the French openly offered us assistance |
(Gentleman Johnny) Burgoyne
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Miriam in "Sons & Lovers", was reportedly based on his friend Jessie, a farmer's daughter |
D.H. Lawrence
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According to the title, "Loving one who loves you, & then taking that vow" is this |
"Nice Work If You Can Get It"
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This castle on the River Dee is the British sovereign's private residence in Scotland |
Balmoral
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The same virus which causes shingles in adults causes this disease in children |
chicken pox
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Tied up in Mobile or just heading there |
Alabama bound
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