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| In 1777 a young loyalist questions his duty in this Bernard Cornwell novel titled with a slang term for a British soldier |
Redcoat
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| The Vatican bank is unique in allowing ATM transactions to be conducted in this language |
Latin
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| For "All About Eve", Darryl F. Zanuck; for "Rubber Soul", George Martin |
(Emily: What is the director?) (Alex: No.) (Emily: [Sighs] Oh, geez.)
producer
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| Confinement to your own home as legal punishment |
house arrest
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| There are 6 non-voting representatives in the house, including one from this self-governing commonwealth |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Puerto Rico
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| "The Short-Timers" by Gustav Hasford follows a member of this military branch, from basic training to war in Vietnam |
(Elicia: Who are the Green Berets?)
the Marines
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| This room with a ceiling fresco is where the Cardinals vote for a new pope |
the Sistine Chapel
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| (I'm Neil deGrasse Tyson.) One of my heroes is unquestionably this 17th century man who at various times in his life was a member of Parliament, Warden of the Royal Mint & Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge |
(Alex: With less than a minute now.)
(Sir Isaac) Newton
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| They drive vans, carry amps, tune drums & generally keep a rock tour going |
roadies
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| It means an unstable construction, though 25-foot versions have been created |
a house of cards
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| You must be 30 to be a U.S. senator & this minimum age to be a member of the House of Representatives |
25
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| In James Salter's "The Hunters", set during this war, USAF pilots face off against MiGs above the Yalu River |
the Korean War
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| The Vatican compiled a list of some 4,000 works in the Index Librorum Prohibitorum, or "Index of" these |
prohibited books
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| In 1885 young Joseph Meister was the first person on whom this man used his rabies vaccine |
Pasteur
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| Joe Satriani is an axeman, meaning he does this |
play guitar
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| A get-to-know-me party given by someone who's just moved in |
a housewarming
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| The states with only one representative are Wyoming, Vermont, the Dakotas, Montana, Delaware & this state |
Alaska
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| Paul Baumer is an idealistic enlistee until he sees the horrors of war firsthand in this 1929 novel |
All Quiet on the Western Front
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| In 1506 Pope Julius II founded this Vatican military group |
the Swiss Guard
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| In 1877 Asaph Hall discovered its 2 moons, for which he won the Lalande Prize |
Mars
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| A cutter is aka this shaper of a film or TV show |
an editor
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| The AMA says, "Physicians making" these "may sound like fabled history", but they have a place in medicine today |
house visits
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| The only Speaker of the House to become president was this Tennessee representative & 11th president |
(Elicia: Who is Andrew Jackson?)
(James) Polk
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| This novel by Lothar-Gunther Buchheim tells the harrowing tale of a captain & his crew aboard a WWII German sub |
(Emily: What is U-571?) (Alex: No.) (Emily: Shoot. [Sighs])
Das Boot
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| Believed to have wiped the face of Jesus, a cloth called the veil of this woman has been put on display during festivals |
(Saint) Veronica
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| Engineer & architect Buckminster Fuller developed this type of dome that replaces the arch principle |
geodesic
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| On a film set this "grip" operates most moving camera platforms |
(Elicia: What is the key grip?)
the dolly grip
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| This European songbird takes its name from its habit of building nests in the eaves of homes |
(Emily: What is a house wren?) (Alex: No.) (Emily: [Sighs] Oh, boy.)
the house martin
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| Formed in 1995, it's a "canine" coalition of fiscally conservative Democrats in the house |
the Blue Dog Democrats
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