VERY, VERY U.K. ELECTION CONSTITUENCIES |
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LOOK UP THE BEATLES NUMBER |
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The name of this underwear brand was trademarked in 1871 |
Fruit of the Loom
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This exclamation over a chessboard means the game has been won |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
checkmate
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These flowers are the symbol of Mother's Day: pink if Mom is living, white if she is not |
carnations
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Washington told doctors, "Treat him as if he were my son" after this Frenchman was wounded in a 1777 battle |
(Alex: With less than a minute to go now.)
Lafayette
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This song notes, "You'll be older too" & wonders, "Will you still need me, will you still feed me" |
"When I'm Sixty-Four"
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The Latin legal phrase amicus curiae means this in English |
friend of the court
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The daisy-like flowers of this herb are used to make a calming tea |
chamomile
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World Book puts the dates on the life of this labor union leader as (1913-1975?) |
Jimmy Hoffa
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Desmond "buys a 20-carat golden ring, takes it back to Molly waiting at the door & as he gives it to her she begins to sing" this |
"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"
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In Wales: Llanelli; Pontypridd; this city Central, North & West |
Cardiff
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In Monopoly, a Chance card says, "You have been elected" to this position; "pay each player $50" |
chairman of the board
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"Forever & ever" is sandwiched between this one-word religious exclamation in the chorus of a Handel oratorio |
(Bryan: What is amen?
allelujah
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The rose seen here is nicknamed this for its resemblance to a head of one |
cabbage
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Really, Empress Alexandra? This Siberian's name is Russian for "debauched one"! No warning signal there! |
Rasputin
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Lyrics from this song include "He say one & one & one is three. Got to be good looking 'cause he's so hard to see" |
"Come Together"
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Batley & Spen; Pudsey; this city, home to Robin Hood's law enforcement enemy East |
(Bryan: What is Sherwood?)
Nottingham
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The Germans drove a wedge into Allied lines during this World War II offensive, hence its name |
Battle of the Bulge
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Another name for Jupiter is in the interjection "by" this Roman god |
Jove
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It's also known as a trumpet lily |
a calla lily
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Even after the White House, she continued her campaign to teach children to "Just Say No" to drugs |
Nancy Reagan
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This song opens, "Well, she was just seventeen, you know what I mean" |
(Rob: What is when [*]?) (Alex: Yes. [*].)
"I Saw Her Standing There"
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Stoke-on-Trent North; Bootle; this town on the Thames with a William the Conqueror-initiated castle |
Windsor
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Here's an illustration from this mortuary text |
the Book of the Dead
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Scarlett O'Hara used this favorite expression before "War, war, war. This war talk's spoiling all the fun at every party" |
fiddle-dee-dee
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Linnaeus named this pretty flower for a Jesuit missionary |
(Bryan: What is a chrysanthemum?) ... (Alex: The man's name was Kamel, spelled with a "K", and the flower is [*], spelled with a "C".)
camellia
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Compiled by his widow Myrlie, the autobiography of this slain civil rights leader was published 43 years after his death |
Medgar Evers
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Lines from this tune: "There's one for you, 19 for me" & "Should 5% appear too small, be thankful I don't take it all" |
"Taxman"
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