THE NATIONAL RECORDING REGISTRY |
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THERE'LL ALWAYS BE AN ENGLAND |
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"How sweet the sound" of Judy Collins' a cappella version of this hymn? Sweet enough to make the registry |
"Amazing Grace"
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In mattress brand names, it follows "Posture" & "Tempur-" |
-pedic
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In the 15th century the emblem of the House of York was a white this; Lancaster's was red |
rose
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A vase bearing the ashes of the cremated |
urn
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On Aug. 4, 2016 Pope Francis prayed in a little chapel in this little town, home to another famous Francis |
Assisi
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She was born in 1775 in Hampshire, England |
Jane Austen
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The 2016 registry added 25 titles, including this seminal album by N.W.A. |
(Austin: What is Fear of a Black Planet?)
Straight Outta Compton
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The Down & Feather company stuffs its mattress toppers with the Hungarian type of this bird's down |
goose
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It's the 3-letter name for the action seen here |
(Brian: What is... fist bump?)
dap
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Ugo Boncompagni became the 13th pope of this name in 1572 & fixed the calendar 10 years later |
Gregory
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The W.H. in this poet's name stood for Wystan Hugh |
W. H. Auden
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Thinking carefully about everything led to the addition of the first episode of this flagship NPR news show |
(Brian: What is... Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!?) (Austin: What is Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!?)
All Things Considered
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You can adjust the firmness of this maker's separate mattress sections from zero to 100 |
Sleep Number
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This grant that sends you to study in England was established in 1902; until 1976, candidates had to be male |
Rhodes Scholarship
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Here it is, your moment of this Buddhist movement introduced in China in the 6th century |
Zen
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Elected in 533, Mercurius, thinking the pope shouldn't have the name of a Roman god, became the first pope to do this |
change his name
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Confess that you know the name of this prolific writer and bishop of Hippo |
(Brian: Sorry.) (Alex: The A-U comes up in [*]. [*]. You drop to 0. Go again.)
St. Augustine
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His opera "Treemonisha ", whose overture is heard here, joined some of his ragtime compositions on the registry |
(Scott) Joplin
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One of these stately mattresses is 72 inches wide by 84 inches long, longer & narrower than its royal cousin |
(Austin: What is a king mattress?)
California king
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Edward the Confessor died with a direct heir to the throne in this crucial year of English history |
1066
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The point or tip on a calligraphic pen is called this |
nib
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A Vatican chapel is named for this pope, the fourth of his name; oddly, there was a fifth, but no more after that |
(Alex: Oddly, because it's Pope [*].)
Sixtus
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Her "Clan of the Cave Bear" was a mammoth bestseller |
(Lisa Rhae: Who is McCallaugh?)
Jean Auel
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The 5-word title of this hymn, which many call the African-American national anthem, precedes "til earth and heaven ring" |
(Brian: What is "Let Every Voice Be Heard"?)
"Lift Every Voice and Sing"
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In the 1920s & '30s Eleanor Roosevelt did ads for this manufacturer's Beautyrest mattress |
(Lisa Rhae: What is Serta?)
Simmons
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If Dec. 26 falls on a weekend, the public observance of this event in Britain takes place on the following Monday |
Boxing Day
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We have great expectations you'll know it's a spot on dice |
pip
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From the Latin for "messenger", it's a papal diplomat or representative |
(Alex: You've probably heard the term. Papal [*].)
nuncio
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This American novelist rose to fame with his 1980s "New York Trilogy" |
Paul Auster
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