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THE PULITZER PRIZE AT 100 |
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A chef created the dish chicken Marengo in honor of this man's victory in an 1800 battle in Italy |
Napoleon
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1984: Tom Hulce as Mozart |
Amadeus
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The New York Times called the 7-story Equitable Building of 1870 "the city's first" this |
skyscraper
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When the Union Pacific railroad entered Wyoming in 1867, several towns sprang up, including this capital |
Cheyenne
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Ones that fell in New Mexico really were the size of golf balls |
hail
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(I'm Josh Haner.) I won the Pulitzer for Feature Photography for "Beyond the Finish Line", a photo essay on the recovery of Jeff Bauman, a survivor of the tragedy at this event on April 15, 2013 |
the Boston Marathon bombing
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A soup called potage Solferino honors a bloody 1859 battle that led to the formation of this aid group |
the Red Cross
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1999: Jim Carrey as Andy Kaufman |
Man on the Moon
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This marker maker encourages creativity with its products, as seen here |
Sharpie
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Wyoming's average elevation is around 6,700 feet, second only to this neighbor |
Colorado
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The media dubbed Hurricane Sandy this 10-letter name, which sounds perfect for the Avengers |
superstorm
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Designed a year after the prizes began, the Pulitzer Prize gold medal depicts this founding father & newspaper printer |
(Alex Trebek: Less than a minute now.)
(Benjamin) Franklin
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Reported named for Ancel Keys, these emergency field vittles were used when other food was scarce in WWII |
K-rations
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1965: Charlton Heston as Michelangelo |
The Agony and the Ecstasy
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From the Greek for "label", it's a course outline of a school class |
syllabus
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This major river of north central Wyoming was named for the sheep fur trader Francois Larocque saw on its banks |
Bighorn
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Newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer's will endowed the prizes & this university's School of Journalism |
(Steve: What is Princeton?)
Columbia
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Tasty & durable, this type of milk from Gail Borden's company benefited Union troops |
condensed milk
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2005: David Strathairn as Edward R. Murrow |
Good Night, and Good Luck.
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2-word term for this tank that relaxes the mind by reducing outside stimuli |
sensory deprivation
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This resort area is about 6,000 feet up, but as it's surrounded by mountains over 10,000 feet, you can see how it got its name |
Jackson Hole
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During the 1952 "Great Smog" in this metropolis, folks in the Isle of Dogs area couldn't see their own feet |
London
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Hopefully, he kept it clean when he won a Drama Pulitzer for his play "Glengarry Glen Ross" |
(David) Mamet
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A French cook was involved in starting the 1838-39 Pastry War, in which this Mexican commander lost his leg |
Santa Anna
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1987: John Lone as Pu Yi |
The Last Emperor
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A laborer who loads & unloads ships in a port |
a stevedore
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In 1852 post chaplain William Vaux opened Wyoming's first school at this fort |
Fort Laramie
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A rapid shift of wind velocity or direction is called "wind" this, which pilots are always on the lookout for |
shear
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The music prize went to composers of classical music until 1997, when he won for his jazz-tinged "Blood on the Fields" |
(Wynton) Marsalis
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