FIRST-TIME EMMY NOMINEES 2017 |
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Someone finally recognized Robert De Niro's talent, in his performance as this swindler |
Bernie Madoff
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A nevus is one of these you've probably had on your skin your whole life |
a mole (or a birthmark)
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One gardening encyclopedia says it's a name for generally obnoxious weeds, particularly in lawns |
crabgrass
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Still in use, China's "Grand" one of these man-made waterways may date back to the 300s B.C. |
a canal
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From the Dutch for "donkey", it's a stand on which to display a painting |
an easel
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Mount Pinatubo on this island of the Philippines |
(David: What is Java?)
Luzon
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After 7 years on this show, Vanessa Bayer got a nomination for her final year |
Saturday Night Live
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Memory loss can accompany this condition abbreviated CFS |
chronic fatigue syndrome
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This word for a harsh discordance of sound comes from the Greek for "bad sound" |
cacophony
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This Egyptian port was founded around 332 B.C. by--well, let's just say by a pretty great guy |
Alexandria
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This type of seasoned sausage usually eaten cold & in slices takes its name from the Latin for "salt" |
salami
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Eyjafjallajokull, on this island |
Iceland
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Reese Witherspoon & Shailene Woodley got their first nominations for roles in this HBO miniseries |
Big Little Lies
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Humeral epicondylitis is doc talk for this sports-influenced condition |
tennis elbow
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It's the name for the white siding on the house seen here |
(David: What is [*] [CLAB-erd]? ...[*] [CLAP-board].) (Alex: That's it.)
clapboard
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Though we have no writings of his, this Greek who died in 399 B.C. invented a little thing called moral philosophy |
Socrates
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This herbivore's name is from Greek words meaning "nose" & "horn" |
a rhinoceros
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Mount Vesuvius, rising above the bay of this city |
Naples
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Years after he was "Major Dad" & one of the Simons, Gerald McRaney got a nomination as an OB/GYN on this NBC show |
This is Us
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This other name for whooping cough is from the Latin for "coughing" |
pertussis
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English chemist Humphry Davy figured out how this element works as a bleaching agent |
chlorine
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Chariot races were held in this largest Roman stadium for almost a thousand years, the last being in 549 A.D. |
(David: What is the hippodrome?) (Alex: Be more specific.) (David: The Roman Hippodrome.)
the Circus Maximus
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A ghost sighting was originally what made people this, 1 letter different from the first line of the clue |
aghast
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Krakatoa, in this archipelago |
Indonesia
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Martha Stewart & this taller person got their first primetime Emmy noms for their "Potluck Dinner Party" |
Snoop Dogg
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I've got tinea pedis, this condition, so stop calling me a couch potato |
(Gilbert: What is ringworm?) [Originally ruled incorrect; ruled correct before Final Jeopardy!]
athlete's foot (or ringworm)
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A pale blue porcelain glaze is called this, a French phrase meaning moonlight |
clair de lune
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These foes of the Pharisees were so into the Jerusalem temple that its destruction destroyed them |
Sadducees
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This adjective meaning angry may come from the name of 3 avenging goddesses of ancient myth |
(Alex: From the Furies.)
furious
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Mount Pelee, on this French territory of the West Indies |
Martinique
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