SHAKESPEARE'S FIRST LINES |
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TAKE ME TO THE COMBAT PILOT |
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"Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona, where we lay our scene" begins this play |
Romeo and Juliet
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Hermann Goring eventually succeeded the man known by this colorful nickname as commander of fighter wing I |
the Red Baron
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It's the second-largest member of the violin family |
(Hilary: What is the viola?)
the cello
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Send your greetings to the Chicago Museum of these in Belleville, Ill., 62226 |
(Hilary: What are greeting cards?) (Andrew: What are birthday cards?)
postcards
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Long after "Citizen Kane", he directed "Chimes at Midnight" & starred as Falstaff |
Orson Welles
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A member of this trio asks "When shall we three meet again in thunder, lightning, or in rain?" |
the three witches
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66 combat missions in Korea, Ph.D. in astronautics from M.I.T., 2nd man on the Moon; nice resume, this guy! |
Buzz Aldrin
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On this much-maligned instrument, the melody is played on the finger holes of the chanter |
the bagpipes
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Watch your step for the rest of the game--the ref's shown you this warning card; one more & you're gone |
(Lindsey: What is a red card?) ... (Alex: A red card, and you are gone.)
a yellow card
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Jon Voight played Times Square hustler Joe Buck in this film |
Midnight Cowboy
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Finland & Ukraine |
Helsinkiev
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He's the aging subject of the line "I thought the king had more affected the Duke of Albany than Cornwall" |
King Lear
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Known for landing an airbus A320 safely in the Hudson in 2009, he was an Air Force fighter pilot from 1975 to 1980 |
Sullenberger
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This type of cymbal seen here can be operated with a foot pedal or struck with a drumstick |
a hi-hat
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"Star Trek: The Next Generation" fans know this term for a native of a region of northern France |
Picard
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This 1978 film tells the true story of Billy Hayes, an American college student caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey |
Midnight Express
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Australia & Morocco |
Canberrabat
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Antonio, this title Italian, says, "In sooth I know not why I am so sad, it wearies me, you say it wearies you" |
the merchant of Venice
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Between 1941 & 1946, 992 pilots graduated from the training program in this Alabama city |
(Alex: For your information, there is the possibility for you today, Andrew, of setting a one-day record. You have $39,400 at the moment.) (Andrew: $600.) (Alex: Okay.) [Laughter] (Alex: So much for that.) [Laughter]
Tuskegee
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The late Earl Scruggs was best known as a master of this instrument |
the banjo
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"Myo" my, it's the muscular tissue of the heart |
the myocardium
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Bounty hunter Robert De Niro has to get "The Duke" to L.A. in this 1988 film |
Midnight Run
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Afghanistan & Mongolia |
Kabulaanbaatar
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One midsummer night, this Duke of Athens declares, "Now, fair Hippolyta, our nuptial hour draws on apace" |
[Applause for Andrew's run of the category] [NOTE: This was Andrew’s fourth category run of this game.]
Theseus
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The first U.S. man to orbit Earth, he took down his share of MiGs during 90 combat missions in Korea |
John Glenn
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Sir Charles Wheatstone patented this instrument that was largely replaced by the accordion |
(Hilary: What is the hurdy-gurdy?)
the concertina
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Every mother knows this aromatic spice of the ginger family |
cardamom
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"Before Midnight" is the third film starring Julie Delpy as Celine & him as Jesse |
Ethan Hawke
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Peru & Bahrain |
[Applause for Andrew running the category]
Limanama
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