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Among 100s she had executed during her reign were the Duke of Norfolk, the Earl of Essex & Mary Stuart |
(Phil: Who was "Bloody Mary?")
Queen Elizabeth I
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From Greek for "hour observer", it's a diagram of the planets at any given moment |
(Alex: We've got a minute left in the round.)
horoscope
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The speed at which a record moves on a turntable is measured in these |
RPMs (revolutions per minute)
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J.R. Ewing would be upset to hear that in 1988 this state led the nation in most bank failures |
Texas
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A lady almost always wore these coverings on her hands, even indoors |
gloves
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For almost 700 years, they were national military dictators of Japan |
shogun
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Believing South America could be rounded as Africa had been, he set out in 1519 & did it |
Ferdinand Magellan
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The key word of this sun sign is "equilibrium" |
Libra
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You can make 1 by enclosing an electrical coil of wire, a magnet & a paper cone in a box |
speaker
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State with the most telephone area codes |
California
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In the 1880s it was fashionable to wear fur cuffs to match this hand accessory |
muff
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The entire 1st century A.D. falls into this, the time of "Roman Peace" |
Pax Romana
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2 of the 3 earth signs |
(2 of) Taurus, Virgo & Capricorn
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From 20 to 20,000 vibrations per second |
audible to the human ear
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For $50, credit cards accepted, you can be incorporated in this state within 24 hours |
Delaware
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3 natural fibers from which Victorian clothes were made |
(Alex: Silk was the other.)
linen, cotton & wool
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It's an onion's cousin |
shallot
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Europeans corrupted the name of the Mongol leader Timur the Lame, changing it to this |
(Jim: What is Timberlane?) (Alex: Timberlane sounds like a character from the American Northwest!)
Tamerlane
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Abe Lincoln's response to Mary had she said, "Hi, I'm a Sagittarius, what's your sign?" |
[end-of-round signal sounds]
Aquarius
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Architectural branch of this science deals with providing good conditions for hearing speech & music |
acoustics
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This "Granite State" has the lowest unemployment rate in the U.S. |
New Hampshire
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This frame common in the 1870s & 1890s was a way to hitch up bulky walking skirts |
(Colleen: What is a crinoline?)
bustle
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Names of early forms of this game include slidegroat & shovepenny |
shuffleboard
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In the 13th century this Italian gold coin became a monetary standard for Europe |
(Alex: From Florence.)
the florin
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These are defined as the overtones of the fundamental note |
harmonics
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2 of the 3 states that touch both the Mississippi River & a Great Lake |
(2 of) Minnesota, Illinois & Wisconsin
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South African farms were the main source of these decorative trimmings |
ostrich feathers
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This composer & jazz pianist doesn't put many people to sleep with his "Lullaby of Birdland" |
George Shearing
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