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Some political observers think this last emperor of Ethiopia was murdered |
Haile Selassie
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"Anatomical" card game where it's tough to "shoot the moon" |
hearts
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Newport is the largest city on this island for which the state is named |
(Dale: What is... Long Island?)
Rhode Island
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In 1973, Poland celebrated the 500th anniversary of the birth of this astronomer |
Copernicus
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Country whose people own about 35% of the world's cars |
United States
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Shakespearean king who thought Cordelia's love wasn't real |
Lear (from real)
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In 1944, Hitler asked, "Brennt Paris", German for this famous question |
(Alex: Yes, and we have less than a minute to go.)
Is Paris burning?
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Card game for children, or what a woman might do if John gets fresh |
slapjack
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In 1975, New York City's borough of Richmond was officially renamed this |
Staten Island
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The 2 planets mentioned in the following song: |
[An instrumental plays.] (Alex: You're absolutely right, "Fly Me To The Moon", Joe Harnell at the piano.)
Jupiter & Mars
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A 1962 ad for this car showed a little picture of it with the slogan "Think Small" |
Volkswagen
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Container of Amontillado Poe might carry in a sack |
cask (from sack)
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This ex-dancer was vice president of Argentina when Juan Peron died |
(Dale: What is... who is Evita?)
Isabel
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In baccarat, it's the term for the box from which cards are dealt |
shoe
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This eastern Mediterranean island country is considered part of the Middle East |
Cyprus
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The constellation Auriga, the charioteer, contains 1 of the horntips of this constellation |
Taurus, the bull
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This World War I ace was a noted race driver & owned his own car company |
(Lennie: Who is Eddie von Rickenbacker?)
Eddie Rickenbacker
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To stick a toupee to his pate, a bald man might use this |
tape (from pate)
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John T. Ford was imprisoned for over a month in 1865 because he owned this |
(Alex: [Before Dale's wager] You now trail Michael by just $100 and we're running out of time, Dale.) ... (Dale: What is Ford Theater?) (Alex: In which Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.) [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Ford's Theater
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Developed in 18th century, this forerunner of bridge had a forerunner itself, called "triumph" |
whist
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This largest of Japan's four main islands is sometimes referred to as "The Mainland" |
Honshu
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The 2 planets in our solar system whose orbits cross |
Neptune & Pluto
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In 1963, this U.S. auto maker experimented with a turbine car with no radiator & 1 spark plug |
(Dale: What is General Motors?)
Chrysler
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If you know where to look, you can find this brand of cigarettes |
Kool (from look)
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According to Hoyle, cards must be shuffled at least this many times before playing poker |
3
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This island was a separate British dominion that did not join Canada until 1949 |
(Lennie: What is Prince Edward Island?)
Newfoundland
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Unlike Halley's, it'll take another 75,000 years for this comet, 1st seen in 1973, to return |
Kohoutek
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Chosen again for 1987, this model was Motor Trend's car of the year for 1958 |
Thunderbird
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It's what a girl gets on her face when she gets a diamond ring on her finger |
(Alex: Nice going.) [Applause]
grin (from ring)
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