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Wang Hongwen, Zhang Chunqiao, Yau Wen-Yuan & Jiang Qing, Mao's wife, were known by this collective name |
the Gang of Four
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Ganges River: This bay |
the Bay of Bengal
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16 letters: The thickening & loss of elasticity in the walls of an artery |
arteriosclerosis
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This national theatre of Ireland celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2004 |
the Abbey Theatre
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Missed the last TD? Don't worry, this innovation premiered in the 1963 Army-Navy game & has been here ever since |
instant replay
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Born Nov. 25, 1981, they are the granddaughters of a president |
(Tom: Who are, uh, Jenna and, um...)
Jenna & Barbara Bush
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In 868 this dynasty produced the world's first block-printed book, but not the drink favored by astronauts |
Tang
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Dnieper River: This sea |
(Jeanie: What is South China Sea?) (Tom: North Sea? What is the North Sea?) (Andy: What is the Baltic?)
the Black Sea
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16 letters: What the "I" stands for in HIV |
immunodeficiency
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It's believed that Nicomaco, a character in this famous Florentine's 1525 play "Clizia", is a self-portrait |
(Jeanie: Who is Michelangelo?)
Niccolo Machiavelli
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All right, we admit it, one reason we watch football on TV is to get a glimpse of this group seen here |
the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders
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Fraternal twins of the "Star Wars" saga |
Luke & Leia
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On July 22, 1999 the government banned this religious sect after it staged unauthorized demonstrations |
Falun Gong
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Loire River: This bay |
Biscay
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18 letters: The Roman Catholic doctrine of bread & wine changing into the body & blood of Christ |
transubstantiation
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The audience for this Russian's play "A Month in the Country" should always include some "Fathers and Sons" |
(Tom: Who is Chekhov?)
Turgenev
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Before his career as a popular TV commentator, John Madden prowled the sidelines as this team's head coach |
the Oakland Raiders
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This playwright & his wife had 3 children, including the twins Judith & Hamnet |
Shakespeare
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A physician educated in the U.S., he led the movement to overthrow the Manchu Dynasty in 1911 |
(Jeanie: Who is Chiang Kai-shek?)
Sun Yat-sen
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Alabama River: This bay, y'all |
Mobile Bay
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13 letters: A noun meaning a side-by-side placement, especially for comparison or contrast |
juxtaposition
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His 2004 play "Exits and Entrances" made its entrance onto the world stage in L.A., not in his native South Africa |
Athol Fugard
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In a harrowing piece of live TV, Lawrence Taylor broke this quarterback's leg on "Monday Night Football" |
Joe Theismann
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American Olympic skiing stars born May 10, 1957 |
Phil & Steve Mahre
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In 1816 Lord Amherst, British envoy to China, was not received because he wouldn't perform this ritual |
kowtow
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Uruguay River: This estuary |
the Rio de la Plata
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13 letters: A journey by foot, not falcon |
(Andy: I don't know.)
peregrination
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He's the Belgian playwright who gave us the bird--"The Blue Bird" |
(Jeanie: Who is Mann?)
Maurice Maeterlinck
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Millions were outraged in 1968 when a game was preempted with a minute to go by a TV movie about this girl |
Heidi
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Guinness Book of Records creators born Aug. 12, 1925 |
(Andy: Who are the McWhirters?) (Alex: We'll need their names.) (Andy: Who are Norris and...) (Alex: Oh, darn.)
Norris & Ross McWhirter
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