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WHERE WE WENT ON SUMMER VACATION |
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HOW TO INVEST YOUR ALLOWANCE |
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Even as a young girl in Philadelphia, this future flagmaker showed a talent for fine needlework |
Betsy Ross
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...to Hawaii where we got to pig out & dance the hula at one of these native feasts, right on the beach |
(Pranita: What is a lei?) (Alex: No.) (Pranita: --or [*]?) (Alex: [*] is right, okay.)
a luau
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He's the elusive writer of "A Series of Unfortunate Events" |
Lemony Snicket
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Tall fellow: FIFE RAG |
giraffe
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Buy a desired collectible & you might make more money by auctioning it on this web site started in 1995 |
eBay
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The strength of the outer part of a kernel of this determines if it's a nice fluffy one or a crunchy "old maid" |
popcorn
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When this Italian explorer was a kid, his dad went to China without him; when he was a teen, his dad took him along |
Marco Polo
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…to Paris, France where we saw this famous landmark that's pictured here |
the Eiffel Tower
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In a novel by E.B. White, a spider named Charlotte becomes friends with this pig |
Wilbur
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From Australia: ORGAN OAK |
kangaroo
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Buy real estate & name the buildings after yourself, like this host of "The Apprentice" |
Donald Trump
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In the 1960s, California had over 200 of these, where people watched movies from their cars |
drive-ins
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Born in Scotland in 1747, he sailed off as a cabin boy at age 12 & later became a naval hero in the Amer. Revolution |
John Paul Jones
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…to Italy, where we tasted tiramisu, which was yummy, & Gorgonzola, a type of this, which was yucky! |
cheese
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The Tuck family finds a fountain of youth in this novel by Natalie Babbitt |
Tuck Everlasting
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A mountain ape: LIAR LOG |
gorilla
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You donate money to the charity that fights this disease, & buy a wristband like the one seen here |
cancer
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The people on the board that assigns these, such as G & R, have to have had kids |
(Andrew: What's the board of directors?) (Pranita: What is a box office?)
ratings
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A gifted student & a fine athlete, this member of the Tudor family became the heir to Engl.'s throne at age 10, in 1502 |
(Pranita: Who is King Albert?)
Henry VIII
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…to this U.S. city where we got to see Mt. Rainier form the top of the Space Needle |
Seattle
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Milo meets a dog named Tock (who has a giant alarm clock for a body) in this classic by Norton Juster |
The Phantom Tollbooth
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Ocean mammal: PIN HOLD |
a dolphin
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Buy shares of this in a company; there's an exchange for them on Wall St. |
stock
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The people at www.captiveaudience.org want to eliminate these before movies; coming attractions, they're OK with |
(Madeline: What are trailers?)
commercials
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This Polish-French composer who was born in 1810 composed a polonaise when he was only 7 |
(Madeline: Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?)
(Fredric) Chopin
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…to New York City where we visited the Museum of Modern Art & saw this man's famous painting, "Starry Night" |
(Andrew: Who is Monet?) ... (Alex: [Surprised that no clues remain] And that does it for the round. Gosh, you guys moved very quickly, there, and as a result, Madeline, in the lead with $7,600, Andrew next, and Pranita, you'll go first in Double Jeopardy! when we come back after this.)
Vincent van Gogh
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Duchess is the mother of the title horse of this Anna Sewell story |
Black Beauty
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Asian snake fighter: EGO MOONS |
a mongoose
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Buy U.S. Savings Bonds from this government department founded in 1789 |
the U.S. Treasury
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This type of "seating", named for a place to watch sports, puts each row well above the one in front |
stadium
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