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While attending Boys Nation in Washington, D.C., on July 24, 1963, this future president shook hands with JFK |
Clinton
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A Hungarian professor designed the prototype of this puzzle in 1974; by the 1980s, it was a sensation |
a Rubik's Cube
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Established in 1921, it bears the inscription "Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God" |
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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Ryan Seacrest |
American Idol
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A math axiom says a line is this superlative distance between 2 points on a flat surface |
(Phil: What is greatest?)
shortest
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Too bitter to eat fresh, the Seville orange is used to make these after-dinner beverages like Cointreau & Curacao |
a liqueur
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In 1977, Jimmy Carter said this leader was "an island of stability"; two years later, he was overthrown |
the Shah of Iran (Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi)
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This smiling gal with yarn for hair was the subject of a U.S. patent issued in September 1915 |
Raggedy Ann
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In the 1860s Constantino Brumidi painted the fresco for the dome of this building's rotunda |
the Capitol Building
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Tom Bergeron |
Dancing with the Stars
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This irregular comparative describes a wise, experienced "statesman" |
elder
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Known for its apple juice & sparkling cider, this company has been selling its products since 1868 |
Martinelli's
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When Elvis Presley met Richard Nixon in December 1970, the King told the President that this British group was anti-American |
the Beatles
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Someone's block will be knocked off when the Blue Bomber takes on the Red Rocker in this 5-word game |
Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
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This 146-acre stretch of lawn has been called "America's front yard" |
the Mall
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Padma Lakshmi |
(H.B.: Sorry, drew a blank.)
Top Chef
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Superlative in the Queen's question to her mirror in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" |
(Alex: "Who's the [*] one of all?")
fairest
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Rivaling the Red Delicious as the most popular apple in the U.S. are the Fuji & this 4-letter apple from New Zealand |
the Gala
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Shortly after the handshake seen here, this prime minister, on the left, claimed there would be "peace for our time" |
(Neville) Chamberlain
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In 1999 this classic toy wagon landed at the National Toy Hall of Fame |
Radio Flyer
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A statue of Puck graces this Shakespeare library |
the Folger
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Nick Cannon |
(Alex: Yes. You're on a roll.)
America's Got Talent
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Boxer Bob Fitzsimmons gets credit for the line that contains "bigger" & this other comparative |
(H.B.: What is badder?) ... (Alex: "The bigger they come, the [*] they fall.")
harder
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Jaffa oranges are a sweet variety named for a port in this present country |
Israel
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During a thaw in the Cold War, Alexey Leonov & Thomas Stafford shook hands after these two spacecraft docked in July 1975 |
Apollo & Soyuz
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I got a brand new pair of Riedell 911 Jammer Jams, these |
roller skates
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The figure of this 20th century man is carved into the "Stone of Hope", which stands past the "Mountain of Despair" |
(Alex: And that famous American is [*]. Lauren, one category still in play with a minute to go.)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Chris Harrison |
(Alex: Hey, you know your reality TV hosts.) [Applause for Lauren's run of the category] (Alex: Well done. You're up to $4,000.)
The Bachelor
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Toni Morrison titled a novel "The" this superlative "Eye" |
(Alex: [To Lauren] ...and you are off to a tremendous start. $6,400 for you as we come to our first break for these messages. Stay with us, please. Watch her go.)
Bluest
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With its deep red flesh, the Moro variety of this orange is not for the squeamish |
a blood orange
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