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Tired of delays on the 1961 launch of this program, Alan Shepard snapped, "Why don't you fix your... problem & light this candle?" |
(Tiombi: What is Gemini?)
Mercury
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A classic: "'Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents', grumbled Jo, lying on the rug" |
Little Women
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Ethelred, Ethelfred & Edred were all kings of England |
(Sam: Who is Edred?)
Ethelfred
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The second verse of this "quiet" tune rhymingly says, "Shepherds quake at the sight" |
"Silent Night"
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Open-top shoe fastened with straps |
a sandal
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100-199: works on this subject from guys like Aquinas & Schopenhauer |
philosophy
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In 1969 Alain Poher stepped in for this French president, who said au revoir after a referendum didn't go his way |
(Tiombi: Who is Mitterrand?)
(Charles) de Gaulle
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A kids' classic: "Every Who down in Who-ville liked Christmas a lot" |
(Sam: What is The Grinch That Stole Christmas?)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
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Delaware, Maryland & Rhode Island are the 3 smallest U.S. states in area |
Maryland
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This title precedes "the Lord is come" & "the Savior reigns" |
"Joy To The World"
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A notorious circumstance or event |
a scandal
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200-299: these, including Baha'i |
[End-of-round signal sounds.]
religion
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On Feb. 21, 1965 he was assassinated as he delivered a lecture at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem |
Malcolm X
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A Rand-om novel: "Who is John Galt?" |
(Sam: What is The World According to Garp?)
Atlas Shrugged
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French cheeses include Haricot, Tarentais & Le Vachard |
(Sam: What is Tarentais?) ... (Alex: The French word for bean is [*]. We have less than a minute now, Tiombi.)
haricot
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This tune takes us back 2,000 years |
"The First Noel"
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Like someone who's been canonized |
saintly
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300-399: this alliterative term for fields like economics & anthropology |
social studies
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An Oct. 13, 1960 New York Times headline read that this world leader "bangs his shoe on desk" |
Khrushchev
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From the 1990s: "Tyler gets me a job as a waiter, after that Tyler's pushing a gun in my mouth..." |
Fight Club
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European capital cities include Vaduz, Bucharest & Zurich |
(Tiombi: What is Vaduz?) ... (Alex: Bern is the capital.)
Zurich
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"On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me" these musicians-- we need to re-examine our relationship |
(Sam: What are 12 pipers?)
12 drummers
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Pertaining to the backbone |
spinal
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800-899: Columbia has a department of English & comparative this |
literature
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On Aug. 7, 1964 the House reacted to reports of North Vietnamese aggression & passed this resolution, 414-0 |
Tonkin Gulf resolution
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By Joseph Conrad: "The Nellie, a cruising yawl, swung to her anchor without a flutter of the sails..." |
Heart of Darkness
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The Cane Corso, the Papillon & the Devon Rex are all American Kennel Club recognized dog breeds |
the Devon Rex
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This song title precedes "bearing gifts we traverse afar" |
(Sam: What are "We Three Kings?") [Originally ruled incorrect, ruled correct before Double Jeopardy]
"We Three Kings (Of Orient Are)" or "We Three Kings From Orient Are"
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