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This 13th c. Italian's memoirs of China include one of the first European references to the Pacific Ocean |
Marco Polo
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The name of this zodiac constellation comes from a Latin word for "maiden" |
(Viraj: Who is...)
Virgo
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What happens to people who are ignored in a system, or to your coin that rolls through the grate |
it falls through the cracks
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The so-called "texts" of these Egyptian structures tell of the soul's journey to the "field of reeds" |
the pyramids
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"Clueless gamer" Conan O'Brien hit the streets of Los Santos & died (repeatedly!) at a club in this game's "V" edition |
Grand Theft Auto
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"Halo" is a song on her 2008 album "I Am... Sasha Fierce" |
Beyoncé
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Leif Erikson is credited as the first European to reach N. Amer., perhaps in this "dogged" region on Canada's mainland |
Labrador
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This planet is the brightest object in the sky after the sun & the moon |
Venus
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Piscine metaphor for someone in an unfamiliar situation |
a fish out of water
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After his hammer is stolen in "The Poetic Edda", he dresses up like a woman, goes to a wedding & eats an ox & 8 salmon |
(Alex: [*], very hungry.)
Thor
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An 11th-generation countess, she uses archaeological techniques that have been confused with treasure hunting |
Lara Croft
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Known for "Watchmen", this graphic novelist came into prominence with "The Ballad of Halo Jones" in 1984 |
(Alex: I hear a lot of heavy breathing, but nobody able to come up with the name [*].) [Laughter]
Alan Moore
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This man for whom America is named may have discovered the mouth of the Amazon River |
(Amerigo) Vespucci
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The dude who gets the blame, rightly or wrongly |
the fall guy
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In "The Ramayana", Rama & Sita get a little assistance from Hanuman, a general of these creatures |
monkeys
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Available on PS4, "Neverwinter" is a fantasy RPG that takes place within the lore of this tabletop game |
Dungeons & Dragons
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The narrow-angle type of this eye pressure disease may result in seeing halos around lights |
glaucoma
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To avoid a rocky crater, Neil Armstrong manually flew the Apollo 11 lunar module to this "sea" |
the Sea of Tranquility
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This largest moon of Uranus was named for the queen of the fairies in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" |
Titania
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Parachuting from a failing aircraft, or rescuing a struggling company |
bailing out
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In a 14th c. tale Gawain causes the Green Knight to lose this, but he picks it up & rides off anyway |
his head
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You'll receive mercy from Mercy in this game, & maybe, just maybe, you'll get the Play of the Game |
Overwatch
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In the eclipse here, we see the halo that's the Sun's outer atmosphere, known by this 6-letter term |
corona
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In the 500s B.C. Scylax sailed the length of this longest river of Pakistan to the Arabian Sea & beyond |
the Indus River
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By the mid-'90s Carolyn Shoemaker had discovered more of these than anyone else alive, including Shoemaker-Levy 9 |
(Viraj: What are asteroids?)
comets
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If you're just like one of your parents, sometimes we say "the apple doesn't" do this |
fall far from the tree
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The feasting hall is happy for a while after this title Geat rips the arm off a monster; then the monster's mom shows up |
(Alex: You're at $1,800; you can put $2,000 at risk.) (Mohan: [Sighs] Uh... man, $2,000.) [Laughter] (Alex: Okay, be positive.) ... (Mohan: This title Geat... so I guess they're looking for "What is... [*]?")
Beowulf
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"Hyrule Legends" & "Link's Crossbow Training" are Wii options in this "legendary" game series |
(Mohan: What is [*]?) (Alex: Say it again.) (Mohan: [*]?) (Alex: Oh, Zelda. Yes, that's it.) ... [ERRATUM: There is no game by the name Hyrule Legends. Hyrule Warriors is a title for the Wii U, and Hyrule Warriors: Legends is a title for the 3DS.]
The Legend of Zelda
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