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BEGINS & ENDS WITH THE SAME VOWEL |
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In "Kill Your Darlings", a murder draws together Allen Ginsberg & other figures of this movement |
the Beat movement
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You get a "prize" if you know this element is No |
nobelium
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With this job you get the sack before you start, & fill it with the Daily News or the Post |
a paperboy
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Golden & triple double chocolate are varieties of this sandwich cookie |
an Oreo
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Monty Woolley, a friend of this man, played himself when Cary Grant portrayed the songwriter in "Night and Day" |
Cole Porter
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In 1811 Uruguay successfully rebelled against Spanish rule only to be annexed by this northern neighbor |
Brazil
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"Quills" stars Geoffrey Rush as this irrepressible 18th century author during his days in an insane asylum |
the Marquis de Sade
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You get an "F" if you don't know F is this element |
(Christina: What is iron?)
fluorine
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Men named Larry Speakes & Josh Earnest have both held this White House job that sounds perfect for them |
press secretary
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One who lives in Haifa or Tel Aviv |
an Israeli
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In the '70s, this game show host was always ready to make a deal |
Monty Hall
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The first playing of this competition began July 13, 1930 in Montevideo; 13 countries vied, Uruguay won |
the World Cup
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Starring Johnny Depp, this film tells the story of J.M Barrie's friendship with the family that inspired "Peter Pan" |
Finding Neverland
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Canned chickpeas can say Na Na, Na Na, Na to canned peas as the latter have less of this element |
sodium
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The Constitution was actually "penned" by Jacob Shallus, assistant this 5-letter job of the Penn. Assembly |
(Dante: What is scribe?) (Christina: What is script?)
clerk
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It's the area of study where kids make the acquaintance of polynomials |
algebra
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General Monty Montgomery, as seen here at this 1942 Egyptian battle whose name he took for his title of nobility |
El Alamein
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Cooler temps characterize Uruguay, the only S.A. country completely outside this warm midriff of the Earth |
(Joe: What is the Equator?)
the tropics
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In "Becoming Jane" this actress starred as Jane Austen pre-fame & entangled in a desperate romance |
Anne Hathaway
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It's the precious element whose symbol is found in the middle of the name of Haiti's capital |
(Alex: Port-au-Prince, Au for [*].)
gold
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Our almanac of famous people has only this 19th century Brit listed under the occupation "dandy" |
(Joe: Who is Oscar Wilde?)
Beau Brummell
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For the Latin for "fox mange", it's the loss of hair |
alopecia
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He's seen here in "Suddenly Last Summer", made after the 1956 car accident that changed his looks |
Monty Clift
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This "silver" estuary off Uruguay saw WWII's first major naval battle; Germany's Graf Spee faced 3 British cruisers |
the Rio de la Plata
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(I'm Louis C.K.) In a 2015 film I played Arlen Hird, a composite character who is blacklisted along with this screenwriter played by Bryan Cranston |
(Dalton) Trumbo
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Gimme 5, a Roman 5, which is the same as the symbol for this element |
(Christina: What is nickel?)
vanadium
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A typical homeowner's association has this position; Rosie Rios held it for the U.S. in 2016 |
treasurer
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To take in marriage, or to speak in favor of a cause |
espouse
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This Parrot Sketch co-writer was the first member of the Monty Python troop to join the choir invisible |
Graham Chapman
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Uruguay has so many quarries of this that about 50 different types were used to build the Parliament building |
marble
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