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ELECTED TWICE TO THE ROCK HALL OF FAME |
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HAVE AN ARTSY CHRISTMASTIME |
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On June 10, 1941 he said, "The British... are the only people who like to be told how bad things are" |
(Alex: Less than a minute now.)
Churchill
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Unreal: the town of Godric's Hollow, the final hiding place for Harry Potter's parents before they were killed by this man |
Voldemort
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This guitarist is quite the 2-timer, with The Yardbirds in 1992 & no surprise, with Led Zeppelin 3 years later |
Jimmy Page
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In this traditional holiday ballet, Clara defends the title object against the king of the mice |
The Nutcracker
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These 2 words fill in the quote by jurist William Blackstone: "It is better that 10 ___ persons escape, than that 1 ___ suffer" |
guilty and innocent
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Real: Humpybong & Burpengary, places in this Aussie "land" that holds its own in odd names |
Queensland
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He's actually a 3-timer, getting the call for his work with The Yardbirds, Cream & as a solo act |
(Eric) Clapton
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Matthew Bourne's Xmastime-set dance adaptation of this Tim Burton film about a boy with dangerous mitts was first staged in 2005 |
Edward Scissorhands
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In 1969 Curt Flood, a player in this sport, wrote to its commissioner, "After 12 years... I do not feel I am a piece of property" |
baseball
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Unreal: Mildendo, which must be a small town, as it's the capital of this land in "Gulliver's Travels" |
Lilliput
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He punched his hall pass in 1996 with The Velvet Underground, and again in 2015 on his own |
Lou Reed
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This adjective meaning "puzzling" is used for a type of crossword |
(Ann: What is crostic?)
cryptic
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An original model of something, or any unconscious idea held by all members of society |
an archetype
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If you're in London stop by the National Gallery to see Botticelli's "Mystic" this, the first-Christmas scene |
Nativity
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Dick Cheney, talking of this, something his daughter Mary went on to do: "I think freedom means freedom for everyone" |
(Jeff: Uh, what is to come out, of the closet?) (Ann: What is get married, when, you're, um--[*]?) (Alex: Thank you.) ... [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
gay marriage
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Unreal: Pandemonium or "All Demons", the capital of hell in this long poem |
(Jennifer: What is Dante's Inferno?) (Jeff: What is The Divine Comedy?)
Paradise Lost
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Man, "Some Guys Have All The Luck"! This singer went in solo in '94 & went in again as one of the Faces in 2012 |
Rod Stewart
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A priest or rabbi |
a cleric
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Knowing smoking is bad for your health but doing it anyway is an example of "cognitive" this, simultaneous incongruent beliefs |
dissonance
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A collaboration of brother composer & sister librettist, this opera version of a brother-&-sister kids' tale is a yuletide tradition |
Hansel and Gretel
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Fill in the French quote: de Gaulle said, "La France a perdu une bataille! Mais la France n'a pas perdu la..." |
(Alex: [*], the war.)
la guerre
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Real: Nether Wallop in England, owned in the 11th century by this earl whose son Harold was once king |
Godwin
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He did the 2-fer in one night in 1997: as the middle name in a harmony-singing trio & with Buffalo Springfield |
Stephen Stills
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Greek for "to cleanse" gives us this word that describes an experience that relieves pent-up emotions |
cathartic
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Most psychologists now refer to multiple personality disorder as D.I.D., or this type of "identity disorder" |
(Ann: What is [*]?) [Ann's response was ruled incorrect and the decision was reversed after the break.]
dissociative (*disassociative)
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This composer's 1734 "Christmas Oratorio" uses as part of its text Martin Luther's Bible translation |
(Jennifer: Who is Handel?)
Johann Sebastian Bach
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