1973: THE GROOVY & NOT-SO-GROOVY |
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MARK TWAIN REALLY SAID IT |
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The Washington Post won the 1973 Pulitzer in Public Service "for its investigation of" this "case" |
Watergate
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In Las Vegas, you can double down on this pair, who perform at their own theater in the Rio Hotel |
Penn & Teller
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An Old English one is seen here |
a sheepdog
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"I would throw out the old maxim, my country", this, "and instead I would say, 'My country when she is right'" |
right or wrong
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The KGB Museum & the Gingerbread Museum are just 2 attractions in this Czech capital |
Prague
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His death on Jan. 22, 2 days after Nixon's second inauguration, left no living ex-U.S. presidents |
(Andrew: Who was Eisenhower?)
LBJ
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It opened its doors in Chicago in 1959 to become the world's premier comedy club & improv school |
the Second City
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Belzoni, Mississippi has a museum & a festival devoted to this whiskered water dweller |
a catfish
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This city is "the grand old benevolent national asylum for the helpless" |
Washington
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Sweet! In Burlingame, Calif. there's a toy museum along with one of the largest types of these candy dispensers |
PEZ
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It precedes "-glory" in a word referring to boastfulness |
vain
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Already 12 games out after playing 80, "ya gotta believe" this team led by Tom Seaver came back to win the NL pennant |
the Mets
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On August 21, 2017 Bonnie Tyler was back in the spotlight as she regaled cruise ship passengers with this fitting hit |
(Riley: Ooh. Uh, what is "The Love Boat"?) ... (Alex: That's it, as a total eclipse was occurring at the moment.)
"Total Eclipse Of The Heart"
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Usually harmless to humans, this predator can't change its spots or bars |
(Riley: What is a tiger shark?)
a leopard shark
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Of one of these practitioners, Twain quipped he had the "surgical look of a man who could endure pain in others" |
a dentist
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Patagonia has a museum devoted to these; its bar has glasses of ice made from them |
glaciers
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Roger Rabbit was one, & it was part of the name of the town where he lived |
toon
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Construction of the CN Tower began in February; 1,815' & 3 years later, the tower opened to the public in this city |
Toronto
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Dizzy Gillespie & Diana Krall are among those who have played at this musical event first held in northern California in 1958 |
the Monterey Jazz Festival
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The mole rat belongs to this order of gnawing mammals |
a rodent
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The advantages of riding this big creature include an "immunity from collisions" & the fine view one has from up there" |
an elephant
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Naturally, this city famed for its Red Light District also has the adults-only Sex Museum on Damrak Street |
Amsterdam
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The 2018 TV show "Trust" dramatizes the 1973 kidnapping of this man III & the lack of interest of his billionaire grandpa |
Getty
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Founded in the U.S., this performing arts co. invites you to experience the "divine culture" of China, 5,000 years in the making |
(Riley: What are the Chinese acrobats?)
Shen Yun
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At their largest, the Japanese giant type of this crustacean can measure over 12 feet across, including the legs |
(Andrew: What's a snow crab?) (Riley: What's a king crab?)
a spider crab
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Of this "Devil's Dictionary" author, Twain wrote, "For every laugh, there are 5 blushes & 10 shudders" |
(Alex: One category still in play with a minute to go.)
Ambrose Bierce
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Rome has a museum for souls sent here, a place of purification or punishment for some Catholics |
Purgatory
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1300s B.C. Egyptian sun god |
Aton
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