WELCOME BACK, U.S. SUPREME COURT |
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IT'S AN HONOR TO BE NOMINATED |
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Get used to it, Gorsuch! By tradition this justice takes the notes, answers the phone & gets the door |
the newest Supreme Court justice
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Meaning "roused from sleep", it has a new adjectival meaning referring to social awareness |
woke
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She would know--she's got 20 Oscar nominations, most recently for "Florence Foster Jenkins" |
Meryl Streep
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Fans of this movie series can tour the London locales used in the filming, including the one seen here |
the Harry Potter movies
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Slow & steady wins the race between opposites in Aesop's tale of these 2 |
the tortoise and the hare
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May 10: The Centennial Exposition opens in Philadelphia |
1876
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Each justice gets 4 of these helpers who may hope to rise to the court themselves, as young Stephen Breyer did |
law clerks
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When summoned, Lurch of "The Addams Family" would use this 2-word phrase including an irregular verb |
you rang?
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He had 8 competitive acting nominations and took home an honorary award in 2003 |
Peter O'Toole
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Several varieties of orchids can be seen while hiking the Inca trail from Cuzco to this "lost city" |
Machu Picchu
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From the Latin for "chest", it's a coop or pen specifically for rabbits |
(Veryl: What's a warren?)
a hutch
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October 14: U.N. & Chinese forces begin the Battle of Triangle Hill in Korea |
1952
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Thank her, the first female dean of Harvard Law, for getting a froyo machine installed in the cafeteria |
(Bonnie: Who is Sotomayor?)
Elena Kagan
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In the King James Version of the Bible, Arphaxad did it to Salah, Salah to Eber, Eber to Peleg... |
begat
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Nominated for 12 acting Oscars, she had back-to-back wins for "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" & "The Lion in Winter" |
(Alex: With less than a minute to go now.)
Katharine Hepburn
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This Alabama city's National Voting Rights Museum includes exhibits on Martin Luther King & Jesse Jackson |
Selma
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There goes this kind of bunny, allowing us to see how it gets its name |
a cottontail
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December 20: South Carolina secedes from the Union |
1860
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It's not Pig Latin you're hearing, it's this word from Old French threepeated by the marshal each time court begins |
oyez, oyez, oyez
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It's the past tense of the verb that comes before "and ye shall find" |
(Austin: What is seek?) ... [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
sought
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Out of 5 Lead Actor nominations, he got 2 wins in a row, for 1993 & 1994 |
Tom Hanks
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A snowman named Bonhomme is the official representative of this Canadian city's Winter Carnival |
Quebec City
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It was the occupation of both Deborah Harry in 1973 & Gloria Steinem (undercover) in 1963 |
a Playboy Bunny
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August 31: Brazil's Senate impeaches Dilma Rousseff |
2016
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In 1790 this Sec. of State made fun of British wigs, putting an end to any thought of our justices wearing them |
(Bonnie: Who is John Jay?)
Thomas Jefferson
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At her death she had just completed the costumes for "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid"; they did not earn her a 36th nomination |
Edith Head
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For a panoramic view of this European capital, take the funicular up to the top of Lycabettus Hill, its highest point |
Athens
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Rabbit and Piglet hatch a plot to unbounce Tigger in Chapter VII of "The House At" this place |
Pooh Corner
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January 24: Apple's Macintosh computer goes on sale |
1984
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