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Last name of "Light-Horse Harry", who led the troops that put down the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794 |
Lee
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Most infants do this about 16 hours out of 24 |
sleep
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In Arthur Bliss' 1949 opera, the gods of this Greek mountain have been reduced to strolling players |
Mount Olympus
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A right-hander's 3-7-10 split in this game is also called a Christmas tree |
bowling
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Soba noodles which are made from buckwheat flour, originated in this country |
(Marty: What is China?)
Japan
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Captain Hastings relates to the exploits of Hercule Poirot in her "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" |
Agatha Christie
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This lexicographer was descended from William Bradford, a governor of Plymouth Colony |
(Noah) Webster
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To avoid this problem, apply a water-repellent emollient after each change |
diaper rash
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Charles II's mistress May Davies starred in John Blow's opera about this goddess "and Adonis" |
Venus
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After winning 3 gold medals & a silver at Seoul, this glamorous track star retired |
(Don: Who is Jackie Joyner-Kersee?)
Florence Griffith Joyner
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Ethiopians like to cook with nitter kibeh, a spiced, clarified type of this dairy product |
butter
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Arthur Conan Doyle didn't introduce this archvillain until 1893's "The Final Problem" |
Moriarty
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He was a traveling soap salesman before founding America's top-selling chewing gum co. |
Wrigley
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Until liver function increases, many newborns suffer from this condition where skin is yellowish |
jaundice
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The title of Offenbach's opera "La Belle Helene" refers to her |
Helen of Troy
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In 1972 Bobby Clarke of the Philadelphia Flyers became the youngest team captain in this league's history |
National Hockey League
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Some Brits call these edible sea snails "winkles" for short |
periwinkles
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In Patricia Highsmith's first novel Guy Haines & Charles Bruno are "Strangers on" one of these |
a Train
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In 1872 she was arrested for voting in an election & was subsequently tried & fined |
Susan B. Anthony
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From Middle French for "box", it's the term for clothing and other equipment for a newborn |
layette
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Ramen was renowned for his 1737 opera about Castor & this brother |
Pollux
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In 1992 he became the first player to be MVP of the NBA Finals 2 years in a row |
(Julia: Who is Magic Johnson?)
Michael Jordan
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Traditionally, Scotch broth contains barley, vegetables & this meat |
lamb
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Dannay & Lee wrote their first book about this detective to try to win a magazine contest |
Ellery Queen
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In 1891 he gave up baseball to become a YMCA worker & 5 years later began conducting religious revivals |
Billy Sunday
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Usually first given at 2 months, triple vaccine is also known by these 3 letters |
DPT
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The 3 Norns foresee that the Norse gods are doomed in this opera that ends the Ring Cyle |
(Alex: [after seconds of silence] Marty?) (Marty: What is The Nebering? Nebering Opera?) (Alex: The Ring of the Nibelung? No.)
Gotterdammerung
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In '92 this former Mets pitcher was elected to the Hall of Fame by the highest percentage of votes ever |
Tom Seaver
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Hawaiians call one type of this popular fish ahi |
(Don: What is mahi-mahi?) (Marty: What is the dolphinfish?)
tuna
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She once told an interviewer, "I wrote the Peter Wimsey books when I was young and had no money" |
Dorothy Sayers
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