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By 589 A.D. Yang Chien reunified this country that had been fragmented politically for almost 400 years |
China
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An '88 film about a North Carolina minor league baseball team & a brand of cut tobacco share this name |
Bull Durham
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Several large telescopes are located on Mauna Kea, the highest peak on this island |
Hawaii (the big island)
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In the song "Scarborough Fair", these 2 herbs follow "Parsley, sage..." |
rosemary & thyme
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Warner Books has promised refunds to women who buy "How to Marry the Man of Your Choice" if this happens |
(Bill: What is if he turns her down?)
if they don't marry the man of their choice
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TV sitcom father who works at Gateman, Goodbury & Graves Funeral Home |
Herman Munster
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Clovis was a king of this Germanic tribe that gave its name to France |
(Bill: What is...)
Franks
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A TV series was based on this 1948 film which dealt with one of "8 Million Stories" |
(Bill: What is... City?)
The Naked City
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Three of these celestial objects are named Trifid, Horsehead & Crab |
nebulas
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Despite its name, it's only 1 spice, though its berries' aroma does suggest cinnamon, nutmeg & cloves |
allspice
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If you plan to sell a Maserati or Ferrari, you won't find either car's values in this standard directory |
Kelley Blue Book
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Forbes magazine says in '88 this singer's estate earned $15 mil., making him top earner among dead celebrities |
Elvis Presley
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This social system prevalent in Europe in the middle ages was based on protection, not money |
(Bill: What is the serf system?) (Alex: No, can't accept that.)
Feudalism
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Gary Cooper won his "Best Actor" Oscar for "High Noon" & this heroic title role |
Sergeant York
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Selenography is the science that deals with charting the surface features of this |
the moon
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The ancient Greeks used its leaves to crown winning athletes; today we use it to flavor meats & stews |
laurel
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It states it does not print notable folks in categories it considers too hazardous |
The Guinness Book of World Records
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Identity of the murderer of this naturalist, played in film by Sigourney Weaver, remains uncertain |
Dian Fossey
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Chaucer's Canterbury Tales are "told" by a group of pilgrims on their way to this martyr's shrine |
(Chris: Who is St. Thomas?) (Alex: I don't think I can accept that--there are a lot of St. Thomases.)
St. Thomas à Becket
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Film in which Robert Duvall challenged John Wayne: "I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man" |
True Grit
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In 1801 Giuseppe Piazzi discovered Ceres, the 1st of these, between Mars & Jupiter |
asteroid
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Golden-colored spice, sometimes called Indian saffron, it's one essential ingredient of curry powder |
turmeric
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"Games Mother Never Taught You" is about these games |
(Chris: What are office politics?) (Alex: Yeah, we'll accept that.)
corporate games
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The song "The Ocean Burial" became this cowboy lament about choosing a burial place |
(Alex: We've got about a minute to go.)
"'O Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie"
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For 4 centuries, the glassmakers of this Italian city dominated the industry |
Venice
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"A Shot in the Dark" was the follow-up to this 1964 Peter Sellers film |
The Pink Panther
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Founded by King Charles II in 1675, it is located at Herstmonceux Castle in Sussex |
Greenwich Observatory
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A cooking "club" might say this pound cake spice comes from the membrane surrounding the nutmeg seed |
mace
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James Thurber & this "Charlotte's Web" author co-wrote the 1929 spoof "Is Sex Necessary?" |
E.B. White
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In 1988 this industrialist's widow, Kathleen, & 2nd wife, Christina, both contested his videotaped will |
(David: Who was Onassis?) (Chris: Who is Edsel Ford?)
Henry Ford II
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