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NFL TEAMS BY HALL OF FAMER |
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In "The Last Day of a Condemned Man," a prisoner wakes up every morning knowing each day could lead to this instrument of doom |
the guillotine
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In ancient Rome, a quadriga was one of these pulled by 4 horses |
(Anupama: What's a cart, or [*]?)
a chariot
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Defensive tackle "Mean Joe" Greene |
the Pittsburgh Steelers
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Using the Trans-Canada Highway, it's only about an hour from Lynden in this state over the border to Vancouver |
Washington
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It can describe previously used garments found in a thrift shop, or smoke inhaled by non-smokers |
secondhand
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Also the form in which Dickens first put out his novels, it's the librarian term for a periodical like a magazine |
serial
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"The Toilers of the Sea" is a story of a shipwreck in these islands between France & Britain where Hugo lived in exile for decades |
(Anupama: What is Guernsey?) (Dennis: [*]? What are the [*]?)
Channel Islands
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A term for a candidate's partner, it was originally used for a horse entered in a race to set the pace for another |
running mate
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Wide receiver Michael Irvin |
(Alex: Less than a minute now, Ivan.)
the Dallas Cowboys
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Part of the eastern border of this state is along Lake Superior; Manitoba is a neighbor to its north |
(Dennis: What is Wisconsin?)
Minnesota
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If you are paddling in the direction opposite the current, you're traveling in this direction |
upstream
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Librarians use not square but linear these to measure the space books take up; it's about 3 to a standard shelf |
feet
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Hugo's only opera libretto was for "La Esmeralda," based on this novel of his |
(Ivan: What is Notre-Dame de Paris?) (Alex: Notre-Dame de Paris, [*].)
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
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In "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," this man borrows a "broken-down plow-horse" named Gunpowder |
(Anupama: Who is the Headless Horseman?)
Ichabod Crane
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Running back Marcus Allen |
(Anupama: Um, what is, uh, Colorado Rockies?) ... [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
the Los Angeles Raiders
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100 miles from Montreal, Burlington in this state is a popular destination for Canadian shoppers |
Vermont
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It's the barrier seen here on a diamond |
backstop
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In 2016 the U. of Maryland became the latest to change its MLS degree to MLIS, Master of Library and this Science |
information science
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The early novel "Bug-Jargal" is set during the Revolution in this French Caribbean island possession |
Haiti
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Conkers, which are used in a British kid's game, are the fruits of the horse type of tree |
chestnut
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Of states sharing land and water boundaries with Canada, Alaska leads at 1,538 mi.; this contiguous one is next with 721 |
(Ivan: What is Montana?)
Michigan
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Maybe because his writing room was breezy, Oscar Wilde had a collection of these glass items |
paperweight
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Up Concord way state librarian Michael York is celebrating the tricentennial of this state library, the USA's oldest |
New Hampshire
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Hugo's last novel, "Ninety-Three" refers to 1793, the fourth year of the French Revolution & the beginning of this brutal period |
the Reign of Terror
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American Revolutionary War cavalry officer Henry Lee got this nickname from his skillful riding |
Light-Horse Harry
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This state is massive enough to border 3 Canadian provinces |
Montana
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It can mean to underwrite a business venture, or the wad of paper money used to do so |
(Anupama: What is capital?)
bankroll
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This man whose name is still on librarians' lips established the first training program for them in 1887 |
(Melvil) Dewey
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