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This famous Massachusetts rock is engraved with the date 1620 |
Plymouth Rock
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This 1991 Steven Spielberg film is based on the premise "What if Peter Pan grew up?" |
Hook
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A few of these green gems are mined near Stony Point, North Carolina |
emeralds
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In 1804 this ornithologist became the first known person to band birds |
John Audubon
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Some singing voices are described as "lyric", a word derived from the Greek for this instrument |
lyre
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In printing this punctuation mark is also known as a full stop |
period
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New geological evidence suggests this Giza, Egypt statue may be twice as old as previously thought |
The Sphinx
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Anna Chlumsky to Macaulay Culkin, according to the title of a 1991 film |
My Girl
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The freshwater type of these can be found in the Mississippi & its tributaries |
pearls
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From 1735-37 this founder of Methodism was a missionary to the American colony of Georgia |
(K.C.: Who is John Wellsley?)
John Wesley
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An arietta is a short one of these |
(K.C.: What is [*]?) (Muffy: What is an [**]? [K.C.'s response was ruled incorrect and the decision was later reversed.]
*solo (**aria)
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They enclose the exact words of a speaker |
quotation marks
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Lakehurst Naval Air Station in this state was the site of the Hindenburg explosion |
New Jersey
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Steve Martin starred in the 1991 remake of this 1950 Spencer Tracy film |
Father of the Bride
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You'd wear your diadem on this body part |
(K.C.: What is your finger?)
head
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In 1736 this New York Weekly Journal publisher printed an account of his freedom of the press trial |
(Raj: Who is John Adams?)
John Peter Zenger
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A "decorative" note or group of notes such as a trill, or a generic term for a Christmas tree decoration |
(K.C.: What is garland?)
ornament
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It's the strongest mark we have to indicate emotional emphasis at the end of a sentence |
exclamation point
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His Washington, D.C. memorial was dedicated April 13, 1943, the 200th anniversary of his birth |
(K.C.: Who is George Washington?)
Thomas Jefferson
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She starred as the mother of a child prodigy & made her directorial debut in "Little Man Tate" |
Jodie Foster
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Turquoise is the state gem of these two southwestern states |
Arizona & New Mexico
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Middle name of crime fighter John Hoover |
Edgar
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Vibrato is Italian for "vibrating" & this is Italian for "trembling" |
tremolo
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Compound words are sometimes joined together by this punctuation mark |
hyphen
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This French engineer designed the interior support tower for the Statue of Liberty |
[Muffy said the name as "E-fell."]
Eiffel
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He played a corporate raider known as Larry the Liquidator in "Other People's Money" |
Danny Devito
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This stone that's green in sunlight & red under artificial light is named for a czar |
alexandrite
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This 10th U.S. Pres. was elected to the Confederate House of Reps. but died before taking office |
John Tyler
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As a noun, it's a high-pitched voice; as an adjective, it often precedes "clef" |
treble
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You'll commonly find this mark before a list or after a business letter's salutation |
colon
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