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Lord Byron rhapsodized, "She walks in" this, "like the night" |
beauty
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It's nicknamed the "City of Witches" |
Salem, Massachusetts
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Over 13 times heavier than water, it was known in ancient times as "living silver" |
(Jean: What is plutonium?)
mercury
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Erwin D. Canham edited this paper, founded by Mary Baker Eddy, from 1945-1964 |
The Christian Science Monitor
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It was stormed Tuesday July 14, 1789 |
the Bastille
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Biff Loman, Linda Loman & Willy Loman |
Death of a Salesman
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The noted actor & playwright Colley Cibber was appointed to this poetic office in 1730 |
poet laureate
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This city on the Texas-Arkansas border takes its name from the two states plus Louisiana |
Texarkana
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Found in egg & clam shells, it was discovered in 1808 by Sir Humphry Davy |
calcium
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This syndicated editorial cartoonist has worked at the Washington Post since 1946 |
Herb Block
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After a 12-day siege, it fell to Santa Anna's troops March 6, 1836 |
the Alamo
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Danny Zuko, Betty Rizzo & Sandy Dumbrowski |
(Robert: What is A Streetcar Named Desire?) ... (Alex: Robert has second thoughts now; he wished he had said "What is [*]?" That would have been the correct response.)
Grease
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This Hoosier poet wrote his 1890 poem "The Raggedy Man" in Hoosier dialect |
James Whitcomb Riley
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From 1701-1875 Connecticut had twin capitals, Hartford & this city |
New Haven
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This element whose symbol is Li follows helium at No. 3 on the periodic table |
lithium
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Neue Zurcher Zeitung, one of the world's most respected papers, is published in this city |
Zurich
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On July 26, 1775 the U.S. Post Office was established with him as postmaster general |
Benjamin Franklin
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Harry Brock, Paul Verrall & Billie Dawn |
(Alex: Think you're all too young. What is [*]?)
Born Yesterday
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According to Leigh Hunt, "Jenny" did this to "me when we met" -- how romantic |
kissed me
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Called Strawbery Banke until the 1650s, it's New Hampshire's only major seaport |
Portsmouth
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All regular U.S. coins minted today contain some of this element |
(Dave: What is zinc?)
copper
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Granma is the official voice of this Latin American country's Communist Party |
(Dave: What is Nicaragua?) (Alex: We have less than a minute.)
Cuba
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On September 26, 1789 Congress confirmed him as America's first chief justice |
John Jay
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Sheridan Whiteside, Maggie Cutler & "My Lady Nausea" |
(Alex: Shall we try it for $1,000?) (Robert: Sure.) (Alex: Let's take a look.)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
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Vachel Lindsay's poem about the death of this Salvation Army founder was written to be sung |
General William Booth
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The name of this third-largest Washington city is the Indian name for Mt. Rainier |
(Jean: What is Cascade?)
Tacoma
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After about 713 million years, half a quantity of uranium-235 turns into this element |
(Jean: What is plutonium?) ... (Alex: Correct response--what is [*]? But Jean, we applaud your efforts to introduce plutonium into our ELEMENTS category.) (Jean: Thank you.) [Laughter]
lead
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Last name of Otis, Norman & Harry, all of whom were publishers of the Los Angeles Times |
(Alex: Los Angeles Times, closely associated with the [*] family.)
Chandler
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On April 5, 1614 Pocahontas married this tobacco planter |
John Rolfe
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Dr. Gibbs, George Gibbs & Emily Webb |
Our Town
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