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Besides Harrisburg, 1 of 2 other cities that served as state capital |
(Alex: Lancaster was the other.)
Philadelphia
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Answers about Hera, Hermes & the Hesperides often appear in this "Jeopardy!" category |
mythology
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In its ads this communications giant calls itself "Your True Choice" |
AT&T
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On May 16, 1975 Junko Tabei from Japan became the first woman to reach its peak |
(Stephen: What is Mount Fuji?)
Mount Everest
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Bird term for a small platform below the masthead light used as a lookout station |
crow's nest
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The Soviet Union breaks up |
the 1990s
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The Amish, Moravians & Mennonites are parts of the group collectively known as this |
(Stephen: Who were the Quakers?)
Pennsylvania Dutch
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This study of the supposed effect of the stars on human life could be called zodiacology |
astrology
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3M is headquartered in this state |
Minnesota
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Named a "Papal Countess" in 1951 by the Vatican, this mother of a president died in 1995 |
Rose Kennedy
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A VLCC, very large crude carrier, is this type of ship |
supertanker
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India & Pakistan gain independence & the nation of Israel is proclaimed |
the 1940s
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In 1889, 1936 & 1977, this city in the Conemaugh Valley was hit by disastrous floods |
Johnstown
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It's the scientific study of antiquities from the land of the pharaoahs |
Egyptology
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1996 marks the 50th birthday of this personnel company once famous for its "Girls" |
Kelly
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Shannon Lucid told her male roommates she wouldn't be a maid for the 5 months they'd be here in 1996 |
(Stephen: What is in space?) (Alex: Be more specific...) (Stephen: In....[time]?)
the Mir space station
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An escutcheon is a board on the stern of a vessel that lists its port of registry & this |
it's name
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The Titanic sinks |
the 1910s
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A town is named for this winner of the pentathlon & decathlon at the 1912 Olympics |
Jim Thorpe
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It's the study of such phenomena as extrasensory perception & psychokinesis |
parapsychology
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Launched in the U.S. in 1993, this company's Captiva camera produces pictures about the size of a credit card |
Polaroid
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Her "Live" album won a Grammy in 1994 for Best Mexican-American Album |
Selena
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Wigwag is a simpler type of this, signaling with coded hand-held flags |
semaphore
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The Spanish-American War breaks out |
the 1890s
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These mountains lent their names to Penn State's Lions |
the Nittany Mountains
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This branch of zoology deals specifically with fish |
ichthyology
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In 1995 this maker of Kleenex acquired one of its major rivals, Scott Paper |
Kimberly-Clark
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This former White House press secretary teamed with Mary Matalin to host CNBC's "Equal Time" |
Dee Dee Myers
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This word can mean a vessel's national flag or the most junior commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy |
ensign
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The Great Plague sweeps through London, soon followed by the Great Fire |
the 1660s
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