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Italian for "plucked" |
pizzicato
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It's the more common name for the female gonads |
ovaries
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Between 1879 & 1915, this N.Y. city had 3 different pro baseball teams somewhat redundantly called the Bisons |
Buffalo
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We can thank Freya, the goddess of love, for this day that takes its name from her |
Friday
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To restrict distribution of something scarce |
ration
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(Nancy Pelosi reads the clue.) I was the 52nd Speaker of the House & the first woman to hold the post since Congress convened in 1789 with 59 representatives; today, our 115th Congress has this many House members |
(Rick: What is 438?)
435
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4 letters--Italian for "high" |
alto
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Arranged in 2 rows, 8 small carpal bones make up this part of the body |
the wrist
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In the 1950s Washington, D.C. had a NBA team called this, like the current NHL team but spelled -ols |
the Capitols
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Hermod, whose name means "war spirit", performed this service for his fellow gods, like Mercury for the Roman pantheon |
delivering messages (or messenger)
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A facetious, often bawdy tribute banquet |
(Jerry: What is a... toast?)
a roast
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(Nancy Pelosi reads the clue.) While Congress has declared war on 11 occasions, the first was on June 17 of this year, against Great Britain |
(Rick: What is 1776?)
1812
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French for "German" |
allemande
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Named for the way they release secretions, they're the body's 2 main types of glands |
exocrine and endocrine
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From 1974 to 1976, this city had a pro basketball team called the "Spirits of" it |
(Jerry: What is Philadelphia?)
St. Louis
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Known for his eloquence & knowledge, Bragi was the patron god of skalds, who composed & wrote these |
poems
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Irregular plural word for multiple layers of something |
strata
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(Nancy Pelosi reads the clue.) Nonvoting members of Congress include Eleanor Holmes Norton representing Washington, D.C. & Jenniffer González-Colón serving this hurricane-devastated island |
Puerto Rico
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Italian for "deep bass" |
basso profundo
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The Stapletons briefly brought NFL action to this NYC island borough |
Staten Island
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Delling, whose name means "luminous one", was the personification of this daily moment |
(Jerry: What is noon?)
sunrise
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To lean or tilt to one side |
(Rick: What is [**]?) [Originally ruled incorrect; reversed at the end of Double Jeopardy!]
list (or slant)
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(Nancy Pelosi reads the clue.) In February 2018 I took to the House floor speaking for over 8 hours in support of this program that temporarily protects the Dreamers in our country from being deported |
DACA
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Italian for "from the head" |
da capo
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The left one of these arteries originates over the heart & supplies blood to the head & neck |
the carotid arteries
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In 1914 & 1915 the Terrapins repped this town in baseball's upstart Federal League |
Baltimore
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This goddess of the dead has become synonymous with the world of darkness over which she reigned |
Hel
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Push the blue button in your GM car to get this helpful trademarked service |
OnStar
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(Nancy Pelosi reads the clue.) In 2009, I proudly unveiled the Capitol portrait of this first African-American woman elected to Congress, who said she wanted to be remembered as a catalyst for change |
(Alex: And our sincere thanks to Nancy Pelosi for helping us out with that U.S. Congress category.)
Shirley Chisholm
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