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UNLIKELY PRESIDENTIAL SIBLINGS |
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YOU AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUND DOG |
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It was the big event in London September 2-5, 1666 |
the Great Fire
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Please, no mumbling when I tell you it's an abnormal sound in a person's heartbeat |
a murmur
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This variety of collie is named for its origin near the region between England & Scotland |
(Eric: What is a sheltie?)
border collie
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It wasn't the barber who took a little off the top of this English king |
Charles I
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On Sept. 14, 1812 French troops occupied this capital city & found it almost deserted |
Moscow
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The first VP ever to succeed a resigning president & the actor who piloted the Millennium Falcon |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Gerald & Harrison Ford
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Here's your "Q": This Mesoam. god created a tornado that wiped out man, except for those he changed into monkeys |
Quetzalcoatl
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Using a hot sauce called harissa, Tunisians spice up this steamed semolina dish |
couscous
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These 2 hounds whose names begin with the same letter are said by the AKC to have the keenest sense of smell |
(Eric: What are bloodhound and a... blue hound?)
bloodhound & basset hound
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Once more, this Lancastrian breached his greatest success around 1415 |
Henry V
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In September 1988 this city hosted the Summer Olympics |
Seoul
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He Tippecanoed into the White House in 1841; she won our hearts in "Lord of the Rings" |
(Alex: With a minute to go.)
John & Liv Tyler
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In Norse mythology, the Norns are 3 sisters who made one of these for every life |
a thread
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Many parts of Africa are uninhabitable due to this fly that spreads African sleeping sickness |
the tsetse fly
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This name of a popular hunting dog means "swift" in Russian |
borzoi
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This English king is seen here with his Prime Minister |
George VI
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As Prime Minister of Israel, he signed the Camp David accords in September 1978 |
Begin
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The "Plains" folk governor & the long-imprisoned boxer |
(David: Who is Jimmy Carter and Billy Carter?)
Jimmy & Rubin Carter
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This mythical king of Sparta was Agamemnon's brother & Helen of Troy's husband |
(Janet: Who is Paris?) ... (Alex: Because Paris is the guy who spirited her away.)
Menelaus
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Traitorous WWII broadcaster William Joyce was better known as Lord this |
[Alex imitates the [*] laugh twice as the audience laughs.]
Lord Haw-Haw
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Nicknamed the "coach dog", it probably earned its name during the Balkan wars of 1912 & 1913 in Croatia |
a dalmatian
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Sadly, this Tudor king didn't live to be much older than he looks in the depiction seen here |
Edward VI
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In February 1991 he formed Haiti's first democratic government; in September he was ousted by a coup |
Aristide
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Reconstruction ends in the South during his term & he constructs the voice of Chef Jerome McElroy for "South Park" |
Rutherford & Isaac Hayes
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The son of the sun god, Cuchulain was a great hero of the myths & legends of this country |
(Eric: What is Mexico?) (David: What is Peru?) ... (Alex: All three of you in the red, but Eric has command of the board.)
Ireland
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Similar to but larger than a beagle, this breed shares its name with a type of hawk & a type of British jet fighter |
the harrier
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In 1714, the Brits told this king to "come on over" |
(Eric: Who is Louis XIV?)
George I
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