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This costume piece, worn by a stripper, may derive from "groin", which is where it's worn |
g-string
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After O, it's the next most common bloodtype among Americans |
A
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In this game, a player must draw from the boneyard until he is able to play his turn |
dominoes
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It's illegal to buy goods with foreign currency in this Asian country |
Red China
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In 1987 a Pasadena, Calif. restaurant created an Ollieburger in his honor, made with shredded beef |
Oliver North
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The word for this Christian ceremony came from the Greek meaning "to dip" |
baptism
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Will Rogers used this expression to mean "aw, it's nothing", like the outer covering of an ear of corn |
shucks
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Galileo found the swinging of one of these was regular enough to keep time |
pendulum
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There's a 5 point penalty for going beyond the 10 off space when shooting in this game |
shuffleboard
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Among the most popular Russian souvenirs are wooden matryoshka dolls, which have this unique feature: |
[During the break, a 15-piece matryoshka doll is lined up on Alex's lectern.] (Alex: We have a bigger one, but it wouldn't fit on the podium.)
they fit within each other
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Miep Gies, who still lives in Amsterdam, is famous for hiding this teenager during WWII |
Anne Frank
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In 1988 New York City designated the Cyclone, one of these, an official landmark |
roller coaster
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From Latin, "to crucify", it describes the kind of pain inflicted by that form of execution |
excruciating
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It can mean the act of liquifying by heat or the joining of atomic nuclei |
fusion
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In charades, this is indicated by the number of fingers placed on the arm |
syllables
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The Witches' Market in this Bolivian capital has been called a "glorious adventure" for children |
La Paz
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This famous mountain climber is New Zealand's high commissioner for India, Nepal & Bangladesh |
Sir Edmund Hillary
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Among early advertising media was this urban official who also called out the news |
town crier
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Meaning "noise & confusion", it's a contraction of Bethlehem, a London lunatic asylum |
bedlam
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1 of the 2 types of cells that make up the brain |
neurons (and glia)
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"Skeptical" card game in which players place cards of one denomination face down in order |
I Doubt It
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The duty-free shop of this Irish airport is 1 of the most famous in Europe |
Shannon Airport
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Jane Wyman attended his 1971 wedding, but Ronald & Nancy didn't because Tricia Nixon's was on the same day |
Michael Reagan
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Well, "boll" me over, the German word for this means "tree wool" |
cotton
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An old name for flax prepared for spinning, it now refers to someone with very blond or flaxen hair |
towhead
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Casein, the main protein in this liquid, is used to make buttons |
milk
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Sidewalk con game where you have to identify one of a trio of unexposed cards |
Three-card Monte
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Brussels & Bruges are world famous for making this fabric which the Belgians call "dentelles" |
lace
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The Freedomfest concert held in London in June 1988 celebrated his 70th birthday |
Nelson Mandela
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Original source of the proverbs "Lost time is never found again" & "Little strokes fell great oaks" |
(Alex: And we've got less than a minute to go in the round.)
Poor Richard's Almanack
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