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CONTINENTS OF NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS |
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Its leaves look like parsley, but parsley didn't kill Socrates like this herb did so be careful! |
hemlock
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For Peace, Mohamed El Baradei |
(Alex: He's from Egypt.)
Africa
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In 1770 he sailed through a body of water Tasman thought was a bay & showed that New Zealand is made up of 2 large islands |
(Stephanie: Who is Wellington?) (Christina: Who is Christchurch?)
(Captain) Cook
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Take it from me, this duo "Don't make a right" |
two wrongs
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This magazine's annual special issues include the Oscars Double Issue &, of course, Sexiest Man Alive |
People magazine
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Kanye wrote is a eulogy for his mom: "Coldest ____" |
Winter
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Weakness, nausea & cramping may result from the bite of this spider, or, you may not notice anything at all |
a black widow
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For Literature, Pablo Neruda |
(Alex: Yes. Chile)
South America
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(Sarah gives the clue from Tahiti.) Charles Nordhoff & James Hall moved to Tahiti, found local brides & collaborated on the "Bounty" trilogy, the second book of which tells the tale of this captain's escape to Dutch Timor |
(Stephanie: Who is Fletcher Christian?) --- (Alex: [*], yes, the second book.)
Captain Bligh
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This beastly phrase of suspicion alludes to a feline's ability to sniff out a rodent that it can't see |
I smell a rat
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You can read the Times-Picayune in print or online at nola.com; NOLA is short for this city |
New Orleans
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From the movie "Grease": "____ Nights" |
Summer
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For Peace, Lester B. Pearson |
(Alex: He was Canadian, so it's [*].
North America
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Brothers Martin & Vicente Pinzon captained these 2 ships for Columbus in 1492 |
(Stephanie: Who are [*]?)
the Niña and the Pinta
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Set Emeril, Wolfgang Puck & Alton Brown all to making vichyssoise & you'll sadly see the truth of this |
(Andrew: What are "too many cooks in the kitchen"? [Alex inhales sharply.] (Andrew: "Too many chefs in the kitchen"?)
too many cooks spoil the broth
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Slugger Eddie Mathews of the Braves was on the cover of its first issue, August 16, 1954 |
Sports Illustrated
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Composed by Mel Brooks: "____time For Hitler" |
Springtime
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For Medicine, Elizabeth H. Blackburn |
(Christina: What is Europe?) ... (Alex: That's the country, continent.)
Australia
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In September 1608 he became president of the Jamestown Council |
John Smith
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Found in "Macbeth", "at one" this refers to the action of a bird of prey |
(Alex: Less than a minute to go now, Stephanie.)
at one fell swoop
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From 1889 until early in the Great Depression, this newspaper rarely reported beyond business & economic news |
The Wall Street Journal
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A top 20 hit for Bananarama: "Cruel ____" |
Summer
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O, the poisons I know; don't eat any part of this plant; it's really toxic |
(Alex: The O, in this case, comes from [*].)
oleander
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For Peace, Tenzin Gyatso |
(Alex: He's known better as the Dalai Lama.)
Asia
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Here's the Milwaukee mansion of this captain, a beer baron |
(Frederick) Pabst
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The placement of men's wigs to block their vision might be the literal origin of this cliche about deception |
to pull the wool over your eyes
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In 2013 a go-to paper for expats in Europe changed its name from International this to International New York Times |
International Herald-Tribune
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Fall Out Boy played on the name of a video game: "Grand Theft ____" |
Autumn
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