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If you're running these steps found in Rome, be aware their Italian name is Scalinata della Trinita dei Monti |
the Spanish Steps
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Cervantes wrote, "But though I seem to be the father, I am the stepfather of" him |
Don Quixote
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Back in 1908 one of his ex-wives wrote the expose "Life in Mormon Bondage" |
Brigham Young
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What could be more fun than "a barrel of" these |
monkeys
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This Cleveland hoops star had a first car fit for a king--a Hummer that he got while in high school |
LeBron James
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Googolplex |
(Dan: What is Google's headquarters?) [Before Final Jeopardy!, Alex explained that "There is a Googleplex headquarters for Google, but it is spelled differently than the 'googolplex' in our clue."]
a number
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Gen. Mark Clark said that on seeing this in 1944, a G.I. said, "Gee, I didn't know our bombers had done that much damage in Rome" |
the Colosseum
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"Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote" is the start of this work's general prologue |
The Canterbury Tales
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He won more Major League Baseball games than any other pitcher |
Cy Young
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Here's this phrase, literally |
a bull in a china shop
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This comedian's first car was a 1973 Fiat that he undoubtedly used to get coffee with other funny guys |
Jerry Seinfeld
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Long snapper (not a fish) |
a football player
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The capture of Rome in 1870 was the final phase in the Risorgimento, this important event for Italians |
(Alex: Final event in [*]. Buzzy, back to you. You knew it.)
the reunification of Italy
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This Shaw play is prefaced by a section called "A Professor of Phonetics" |
Pygmalion
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Seen here, this lovely actress played the title role in the holiday classic "The Bishop's Wife" |
Loretta Young
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To achieve dual goals with a single effort is to do this, perhaps with a pebble--ready, aim, throw! |
kill two birds with one stone
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This Bible book ends with Paul arriving in Rome & starting to preach there |
Acts (of the Apostles)
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In a 1912 preface to this novel, Thomas Hardy admits that the subtitle "A Pure Woman" was "appended at the last moment" |
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
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He got an Oscar nomination for playing Talia Shire's brother in "Rocky" |
Burt Young
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It means as penniless as a rodent at a Christian house of worship |
poor as a church mouse
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Chris Evans, who in 2015 became host of this British auto-based TV show, drove a 1972 Mini 1000 as his first car |
Top Gear
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The Alekhine Defense |
a chess strategy
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In 2015 this landmark reopened after a 17-month restoration--don't forget to bring coins to throw |
(Dan: [Sighs] What is the fountain?) (Alex: Yes, but we needed you to say, "What is [*]?")
the Trevi Fountain
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The prologue of this Wilkie Collins novel mentions a yellow diamond, "a famous gem in the native annals of India" |
(Dan: What is A Diamond as Big as the Ritz?)
The Moonstone
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She played the replicant Rachael in "Blade Runner" |
Sean Young
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TV & movie Westerns are popularly called these, even if they aren't musical |
horse operas
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Baseball great Mike Piazza had this model Chevy, a Latin word for "new", which it wasn't |
Nova
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Besnier's prurigo |
a skin disease
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