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This "butcher of Uganda" attacked Tanzania in 1978, but his forces were routed & he fled into exile |
Idi Amin
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Joonas Suotamo stepped into Peter Mayhew's large, large shoes to play this hairy fella in "Solo: A Star Wars Story" |
(Colby: Who is [*]?) (Alex Trebek: Yeah.) [Colby imitates [*] with a throaty yell.]
Chewbacca
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Some celebrate National this Pie Day on October 12, not long before Halloween |
(Brad: My favorite. Uh, let's get rid of TRIPLE RHYME TIME for $400.)
pumpkin pie
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France: This country to the north |
Belgium
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A frightful creamery pixie |
a scary dairy fairy
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"Thank God! He lives, and he lives forever", said an 1897 New York Sun editorial reply to an 8-year-old with this first name |
(Alex Trebek: "Yes, [*], there is a Santa Claus.")
Virginia
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Notorious weapons dealer Adnan Khashoggi was a key figure in this 1986 scandal that saw 1,500 missiles head to Tehran |
the Iran-Contra scandal
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He decided to accept the very possible mission to play Ethan Hunt & deal with the "Fallout" |
(Tom) Cruise
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It was a capital idea when this "pie" became the official state dessert of Massachusetts |
Boston cream pie
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Mexico: Just to the southeast |
Belize
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Wet earth-smeared pal who's part of your test prep team |
a muddy study buddy
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One legend about this ship has its captain forever sailing the North Sea, playing dice for his soul with the devil |
the Flying Dutchman
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The prison break of 2 murderers named Matt & Sweat is dramatized in TV's "Escape at" this place in New York state |
Dannemora
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In 2018 Ewan McGregor played this A.A. Milne guy all grown up with grown-up problems |
Christopher Robin
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The sour Montmorency type of this fruit makes a tasty pie |
cherry
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Romania: A Balkan buddy |
Bulgaria
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Exploring Hellenic mountains for a full 7 days |
a Greek peak week
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Instead of merging with the NBA, owners of the St. Louis team in this league got a cut of NBA TV money in perpetuity--hello, $300 mil.! |
the ABA (or American Basketball Association)
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Nicknamed the "Angel of Death", serial killer Charles Cullen committed his crimes while employed as one of these |
a nurse
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Christopher Nolan directed this 2017 film about a dramatic mass rescue in World War II |
(Colby: What's [*]?) (Alex Trebek: You're right. You're on the board.) (Colby: Whew! That's great.)
Dunkirk
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Some recipes for Jefferson Davis pie call for this nut, familiar from another Southern pie staple |
a pecan
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Paraguay: These 2 |
Bolivia & Brazil
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What Puff from Honalee calls his beer mug-carrying Radio Flyer |
a dragon wagon flagon
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Also a magazine title, this is a festival that goes on in perpetuity in Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" |
Vanity Fair
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Rosemary & Leno LaBianca were murdered on his orders |
Manson
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Ryan Gosling played him in "First Man" |
Armstrong
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Using lemon juice, Montgomery pie is a more tart version of this pie from Pennsylvania that's so sweet it attracts insects |
shoo-fly pie
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India: Burma & these other 2 |
Bangladesh & Bhutan
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Rocky Mediterranean strait that jumps over the place where ritual sacrifices are made |
(Alex Trebek: What is [*]?) (Brad: Ah!) (Alex Trebek: Brad, you knew that.) (Brad: No, I knew two of 'em. It's just the third one that's so tough.) (Alex Trebek: That's why it's TRIPLE RHYME TIME.)
a Gibraltar altar vaulter
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In myth Selene couldn't bear this handsome guy ever dying, so she had him sleep forever; Keats wrote a poem about it |
(Brad: Who is Adonis?)
Endymion
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