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It's 399 B.C. & I'm ready for my trial; 500 Greek jurors are sure to give this harmless elderly philosopher a fair shake |
Socrates
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JFK used this type of chair to combat back pain--the movement was thought to relieve tension in the lower back |
(Mat: What is a lumbar?)
a rocking chair
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Completes the title of a podcast devoted to to a Sarah Michelle Gellar series, "Buffering..." |
the Vampire Slayer
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If anyone is still keeping track, it's the month of NivĂ´se, year 228 on this European country's revolutionary calendar |
(Alex: Less than a minute now.)
France
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Why yes, in 1860 I will use $200,000 in donations to found my training school for nurses in London, thank you very much! |
Florence Nightingale
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The placenta, post-main event |
afterbirth
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In this Thomas Harris thriller, the death's-head's hawk moth is used by the villain Buffalo Bill |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
The Silence of the Lambs
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An X-shaped chair of the Italian Renaissance is also known as this divine Italian poet's chair |
Dante
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I still have a few weeks to change my Asian lunar calendar--it will soon be the year of this small creature |
a rat
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I hear Lake Tanganyika is lovely; sure, I'll head over there & find out why no word from Dr. Livingstone |
(Henry Morton) Stanley
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Adjective for a car's replacement parts |
aftermarket
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The larva of Bombyx mori never gets to leave the cocoon, which is turned into this cloth |
silk
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In 2019 one of these chairs from the Titanic was up for auction; about 10 are still known to exist |
deck chairs
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In 2019 "The Rewatchables" celebrated the 30th anniv. of this movie about Charlie Sheen & his Cleveland Indians teammates |
Major League
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I'm confused! This calendar had Adar Sheni, its leap month, in 2019, not 2020 |
Hebrew (Jewish)
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The 100s are my time, so I'm gonna put my name on a wall that runs from Wallsend-on-Tyne to Bowness-on-Solway |
Hadrian
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I "sense" you know it's the remaining sensation about an experience, often a bad one |
(Karen: What are the [*]?) [Karen's response was ruled incorrect with the decision reversed when the first Daily Double was played.]
aftertaste (*after effects)
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Also known as the measuring worm, this moth larva may look cute, but it can be quite destructive to fruit trees |
the inchworm
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Rustic-looking chairs made of natural woods are in this style named for an upstate N.Y. mountain range |
Adirondack
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On his podcast "Under the Skin", this British comedian tackles serious topics like personal growth |
(Russell) Brand
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The calendar I just got doesn't say it's using the "new style" created by the 13th pope of this name, but it's a good guess |
(Mat: What is Julian?) (Shayna: What is Gregorian?) (Alex: Gregorian or...) (Shayna: [Cuts off Alex] Or Gregor?) (Alex: [*]. I'm looking at our judges. He's saying no.)
Gregory (XIII)
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1917 arrives soon, & I've got an invite to Prince Yusupov's! Sounds fun! He'd never try to poison, shoot & drown an ol' Siberian like me! |
Rasputin
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Proverbially, you "turn on" these devices in a jet engine when you really want to get moving fast |
the afterburners
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The final stages of this oddly mobile seed with a "national" name ' is the emergence of a moth that has cocooned inside |
(Mat: What is the larvae?)
the Mexican jumping bean
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That Aeron desk chair is so sleek it should be in a museum; in fact, one became part of the collection of this NYC museum in 1994 |
the Museum of Modern Art
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"Song Exploder" breaks down a classic tune, as when this Fleetwood Mac singer/guitarist discussed "Go Your Own Way" |
Lindsey Buckingham
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