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In April 1964, Ford introduced this new sporty car with a $2,368 sticker price |
(Alex: They tell me we had a minor earthquake a few moments ago that affected the lighting and our cameras in the studio. That's why one of our cameras is shaking. We didn't feel it here, so we're going on, regardless!)
the Mustang
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Hybrid perpetuals like the American Beauty were the main type of these in American gardens 1840-1880 |
roses
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During the Russo-Japanese War, this "Call of the Wild" author served as a reporter for Hearst |
Jack London
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In July 1995 Ohio raised these; a passenger car traversing the state now pays $5.40, up from $4.80 |
turnpike tolls
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2 island nations lie within this sea: Cyprus & Malta |
the Mediterranean Sea
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He played Jimmy Shine on Broadway in 1968, the year after he played "The Graduate" on film |
Dustin Hoffman
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On July 5, 1975 this Hawaiian volcano erupted for the first time in over 26 years |
Mauna Loa
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This type of moss is most useful for growing acid-loving plants |
peat moss
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As a youngster this "Billy Budd" author worked in his brother's fur store in Albany |
Herman Melville
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In March 1995 she was removed from her South African cabinet post by her estranged husband |
Winnie Mandela
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This sea was named for a warlike tribe of Indians that inhabited the Lesser Antilles |
the Caribbean Sea
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Herschel Bernardi played this title Greek in a musical based on a Nikos Kazantzakis book |
Zorba the Greek
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On April 6, 1917 America entered World War I & this composer wrote "Over There" |
(Bill: Who is Irving Berlin?)
George M. Cohan
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The oscillating type of this irrigation device sprays back & forth in a rectangular pattern |
a sprinkler
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In 1971 this novelist was named Dame Commander in the Order of the British Empire |
Agatha Christie
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In January 1995 this country's government knocked 4 zeroes off its zloty |
Poland
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The Scheldt River flows through Antwerp before emptying into this sea |
(Alex: And we've got a minute to go.)
the North Sea
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On Broadway since 1964, this musical starred Pearl Bailey in the title role in 1968 |
Hello, Dolly!
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In March 1925 this state passed a law banning the teaching of evolution in public schools |
Tennessee
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Scarification is a technique where hard-shelled ones of these are scratched to help them sprout |
seeds
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From 1846 to 1849, he was surveyor of the port of Salem, Mass. |
(Jack: Who is Thoreau?)
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Heard here, it's the anthem of the European Union: |
"Ode To Joy"
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Vladivostok is the most important port on this north Pacific sea |
the Sea of Japan
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James Earl Jones starred on the Great White Way in this drama set in the world of boxing |
The Great White Hope
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He served in the House for 30 years before becoming FDR's first vice president in 1933 |
John Nance Garner
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Compared to a tree, this type of plant produces its branches near, at or below the soil surface |
a shrub
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Sherwood Anderson helped this Mississippi author publish his first novel, "Soldiers' Pay" |
William Faulkner
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Ex-Soviet republic ruled by Saparmurad Niyazov, who calls himself "Chief of the Turkmen" |
Turkmenistan
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The world's largest inland body of water, its surface lies about 90 feet below sea level |
the Caspian Sea
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Based on the film "The Apartment", this Burt Bacharach-Hal David musical opened in December |
Promises, Promises
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