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Under the Truman Doctrine, the U.S. gave aid to countries that were committed to fighting this ideology |
Communism
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In 1746 the English banned the Scots from wearing kilts or these plaid patterns except in the military |
tartans
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The vengeful Madame Defarge was created for this historical novel |
A Tale of Two Cities
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Around December it's what I do to certain halls |
deck
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A tiny silver denarius coin from around 32 B.C. depicts both Mark Antony & her |
Cleopatra
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When not drumming for Genesis, this man would sometimes do a tambourine "dance", bouncing one off his head |
Phil Collins
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The U.S. gave this young country a $100 million loan in 1949 & has been supportive ever since |
Israel
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In the 1860s, Godey's Lady's Book set fashion trends, including this kind of skirt seen here, framed with whalebone |
a hoop skirt
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This Edith Wharton novel ends, "Newland Archer got up slowly and walked back alone to his hotel" |
The Age of Innocence
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They come in law & three-piece varieties |
suits
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At this jewel-adorned site in Jerusalem, Jesus praised the widow who gave her last 2 mites, bronze coins |
(Connie: What is the Wailing Wall?)
the temple
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Seen here is Liam Gallagher with tambourine, perhaps the one he plays on this group's "Wonderwall" |
Oasis
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In 1951 the U.S. sent grain to India, which was suffering from earthquake, floods & plagues of these |
locusts
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This 1965 film starring Omar Sharif & Julie Christie inspired things Russian, including the maxicoat |
Doctor Zhivago
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This classic by William Faulkner is "a tale told by an idiot... signifying nothing" |
(Connie: Mmm.) (Alex: Take a guess. Anything.) (Connie: What is As I Lay Dying?)
The Sound and the Fury
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In 1902 Teddy Roosevelt's was "square" |
deal
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Around 43 B.C this assassin issued a coin with his image on one side & 2 daggers & "Ides of March" on the other |
[ERRATUM: The second period in "B.C." is missing.]
Brutus
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Suzanne Crough showed her tambourine skills as Tracy on this 1970s family sitcom |
The Partridge Family
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Hamilton wanted aid to support this country when it was called Saint Domingue & President Adams followed through |
Haiti
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This artificial gem used for costume jewelry was originally made in Strasbourg on the river for which it's named |
(Connie: What is a cubic zirconia?) ... (Connie: [Whispers] [*].) [The end-of-response-time signal sounds.] (Alex: Yes, Connie, what is [*]? You should have said that first.)
rhinestone
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This autobiographical 1916 novel by James Joyce portrays the early years of Stephen Dedalus |
[Justin gave his response starting with a definite article rather than the indefinite article, and it was accepted without remark.]
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
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It's how Robert Zemeckis says, "Stop what you're doing" |
cut
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Dating back to 2000 B.C., the first Chinese coins were known as cowrie money, meaning they were made of these |
shells
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On "Badlands" this E Street Band stalwart pulled triple duty, playing sax & tambourines & singing |
Clarence Clemons
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Food & supplies were sent in 1992 to this African country; warlords like Osman Ali Atto would mar the effort |
Somalia
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French for "bell", it was the most popular hat for ladies during most of the Roaring '20s |
a cloche
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In the first chapter of this dystopian novel, "I don't think so" is the answer to "Aren't there any grownups at all?" |
Lord of the Flies
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The Irrawaddy is the main one of Myanmar |
river
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A Roman coin of the 30s A.D. shows Drusilla, favorite sister of this cruel emperor, holding poppies & a scepter |
[Alex read "a" before "favorite".] (Justin: Who is Nero?)
Caligula
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"It took me so-o-o long to find out" about the tambourine on this 1965 hit |
"Day Tripper"
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