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WORDS IN CHARLES DICKENS NOVEL TITLES |
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Proverbially, it did in the feline |
(Buzzy: [No response]) (Alex: No?) (Buzzy: No.) ... (Alex: Yes, curiosity killed the cat.)
The Old Curiosity Shop
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Contract & auction are types of this card game |
bridge
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A particular area of interest, or a round 3-dimensional object |
a sphere
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If there's one thing we're 100% sure about, this 2014 movie has one character named Groot |
Guardians of the Galaxy
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Turkish kids jump over each other's backs while playing uzun ejek, a game we refer to with this "amphibian" name |
leapfrog
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A shorter synonym for story |
(Alex: Yes. [*] of Two Cities.)
a tale
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Klondike is a type of this card game also called patience |
solitaire
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To continue to try & achieve something |
persevere
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Leaders Justin Trudeau & Brian Mulroney |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Canada
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Ready yourselves for my best Daniel Day-Lewis in this film--"Stay alive, no matter what occurs! I will find you!" |
(Alex: And that's from [*]. Obviously, my Daniel Day-Lewis needs some work.)
Last of the Mohicans
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A ninni is this soothing song, like one that goes, "Sleep, my dear son... if your father hears your cries he will kill you" |
a lullaby
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An offspring |
(Alex: From Dombey and [*], correct response--what is [*]?)
son
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The 3 initial community cards that are dealt in Texas Hold 'Em are called this, though they're not always a fiasco |
the flop
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Term for the creature seen here that fits the category |
a steer
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Businessmen Henri Nestle & Antoine de Patek & Adrien Philippe |
Switzerland
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The still seen here is from a memorable scene in this 1977 film |
(Jerry: What is Animal House?)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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Once their teeth come in, Ankara babes enjoy this "national" sweet of cubes dusted with sugar, AKA rahat loukoum |
Turkish delight
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An enigma |
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
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Originating in Uruguay, this rummy-like card game means "basket" in Spanish |
(Alex: We have less than a minute now.)
canasta
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Plain in style & without decoration |
austere
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Generals Lysander & Timoleon |
Greece
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Nick Frost has a friendly reminder for Simon Pegg in this zombie flick: "Don't forget to kill Philip!" |
Shaun of the Dead
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If someone pinches your baby's cheek in Ankara & says, "Masallah", she's trying to protect against this alliterative hex |
the evil eye
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Denotes a company co-owned by its investors, who share in its funding & profits |
(Buzzy: What is a corporation?) ... (Alex: [*]. Our [*] Friend.)
mutual
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The croupier deals the cards in this casino game whose French name means "railroad", referring to the speed of the game |
(Buzzy: What is baccarat?)
chemin-de-fer
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North Chelsea, Massachusetts was renamed this |
(Alex: You're gonna love it.) (Jerry: Oh!) (Alex: Was renamed [*].) (Stephanie: Oh.)
Revere
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Men of letters Jorge Luis Borges & Manuel Puig |
Argentina
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Fraternity men Robert Carradine & Anthony Edwards led Lambda Lambda Lambda's fight against Alpha Beta in this '84 pic |
(Jerry: What is PCU?) ... (Alex: Yes, it had to contain "of the".)
Revenge of the Nerds
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