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Now a term for any astrological prediction, this term described the position of heavenly bodies in the night sky at any "hour" |
a horoscope
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While the Crimean War was raging, this mountainous land fought a less well-known war with its neighbor Tibet |
Nepal
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Warren Buffett offers employees $1 million a year for life for getting the Sweet 16 exactly right in this alliterative event |
March Madness
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Give partially decayed plant matter called peat a few million years & it'll form this ignitable rock |
(Alex Hookway: What is flint?) (Robin: What is magnesium?)
coal
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Edith was killed off, but the series called this character's "Place" endured for a couple more seasons |
(Alex Hookway: What is "Archie's Place"?) [Accepted without comment]
Archie Bunker's Place
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According to synastry, or relationship astrology, if his Mars is in her 8th this, she'll have the hots for him |
(Robin: What is a moon?) (Alex Hookway: What is Venus?)
house
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In July 1984 in San Francisco, she accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for vice president |
(Geraldine) Ferraro
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It preceded "Fleece" in an award mocking silly-sounding federal research; now it precedes "Goose" in an award honoring the same |
Golden
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10 years ago, it cost about $50,000 to install a system to power your house using this energy; now, a 6-kw system could go for $14K |
solar
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When Tom Wopat & John Schneider walked off this show in 1982, cousins Coy & Vance Duke suddenly appeared |
The Dukes of Hazzard
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On a chart, a decan is an arc of this many degrees, a 36th of the celestial circle |
10
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Splitting from Sweden in 1905, this nation got its monarchy restored; Haakon VII became king & reigned until 1957 |
(Alex Trebek: Less than a minute now.)
Norway
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Not something to brag about, The Big Brother Award is given to the biggest offender against this right |
privacy
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The Arizona-Nevada power plant at this 1,244'-long hydroelectric structure has a 2,080-megawatt capacity |
the Hoover Dam
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In 2019 this cop comedy moved from FOX to NBC & characters were allowed to curse--bleeped out, of course |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
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The 4 cardinal signs of the zodiac are the signs that begin seasons, like Libra for fall & this one for spring |
Aries
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Not just the title of a Dustin Hoffman western epic, it's the name of Crazy Horse's lieutenant at the Little Bighorn |
Little Big Man
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It means toward the rear & is also a polite word for the part you sit on |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
posterior
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Kids 5-15 get prizes at the Rotten Sneaker Contest from this brand whose name implies it's trying to help reduce the smell |
Odor Eaters
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At 97, John Goodenough is the oldest Nobel Prize winner, for work on these batteries with a hyphenated name in laptops & phones |
lithium-ion
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Aka "AFV", this longest-running ABC primetime entertainment series had Bob Saget & Tom Bergeron as hosts pre-Alfonso Ribeiro |
America's Funniest Home Videos
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(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) Sometimes a planet appears to loop in its path in the sky. The faster orbit of Mercury makes it look like it's changing direction when lapping us. In astrology, the phenomenon is known as this and is often blamed for misfortune |
retrograde
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Legend says when Columbus saw the 3 mtn, peaks on this Caribbean island he chose to name it for the Father, Son & Holy Spirit |
Trinidad
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"S" is for "soft" in the name of this easily carved rock. It's basically talc |
soapstone
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The Lanterne Rouge goes to the athlete who finishes last in this long race; in 1931 Richard "Fatty" Lamb took the prize |
the Tour de France
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By 1880 the refining of around 90% of all U.S.-produced oil was controlled by this mega-company |
Standard Oil
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When William Hartnell's health forced him to leave this show in 1966, viewers discovered that Time Lords could regenerate |
Doctor Who
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