HI, WELCOME TO 5 AUTHORS! |
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CAN I START YOU WITH SOME DRINKS? |
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In 2006 a British high court ruled this author was not guilty of plagiarism in "The Da Vinci Code" |
(Dan) Brown
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Looking to improve the "spiritual condition of young men", this club was founded in London in 1844 |
the YMCA
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This classic tomato juice & vodka cocktail is often used as a hangover remedy |
a Bloody Mary
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In 2018 Sara Bareilles was Mary Magdalene in a live-on-TV version of this Broadway musical |
(Michael: What is Joseph's coat--many--coat of many colors. What is the coat of many colors?)
Jesus Christ, Superstar
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Choice-y past tense term preceding "driver" when you plan to have a few |
designated
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Large mammals of the Gobi Desert include gazelles, antelope & this humped ruminant |
the (Bactrian) camel
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In the TV movie "A Burning Passion", Shannen Doherty portrayed this gone-too-soon author of "Gone with the Wind" |
Margaret Mitchell
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Some of the oldest of these men's groups in the U.S. started at Union College in the mid-1800s |
fraternities
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A New Orleans specialty, a Hurricane traditionally contains both the dark & light types of this |
rum
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"Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met" this man "Live from Liverpool" was your 2019 Emmy winner for Best Pre-Recorded Variety Special |
McCartney
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You can do this to a lock or to nits |
pick
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This Bible book of songs features a desert: "Restore our fortunes, O Lord, like streams in the Negeb" |
Psalms
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We wonder if he spent 10,000 hours writing "Talking to Strangers", a 2019 bestseller & his first book in 6 years |
Malcolm Gladwell
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When I attended, my alma mater the University of Ottawa was also this type of institution preparing young men for the priesthood |
a seminary
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This cocktail similar to a Manhattan is named for a Scottish folk hero |
a Rob Roy
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A football play where you can run or pass, or a business play where you can buy your company's stock |
an option
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Deserts of this country include the Great Sandy & the Great Victoria, the nation's largest |
Australia
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Not only was she talented enough to somehow write another person's autobiography, she gave us "Three Lives" in 1909 |
(Alex: Chloe?) [Chloe sighs] (Alex: Say something.) (Chloe: Who is Virginia Woolf?)
Gertrude Stein
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With striped vests, straw hats & great harmonies, the Dapper Dans roam Disneyland as this type of foursome |
(Alex: Yes, with less than a minute now.)
a barbershop quartet
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During Kentucky Derby weekend, nearly 120,000 of these bourbon cocktails are served at Churchill Downs |
a mint julep
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For 2 hours of live TV on April 21, 1986, Geraldo Rivera probed "The Mystery of" this 1920s mobster's "Vaults" & found...some bottles |
Capone
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To choose someone for the job; it can also mean to get a keg ready for a party |
to tap
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Vegetation in the Mojave Desert of the sW U.S. is sparse, but includes this "tree", a variety of yucca that can reach 30 feet high |
the Joshua tree
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As well as penning "Black Panther" comics for Marvel, this African-Amer. writer topped the bestseller list with "The Water Dancer" |
(Ta-Nehisi) Coates
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Herod asks these men to inform on baby Jesus' whereabouts; they saw him but "left for their own country by another road" |
the Magi
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Venice is the birthplace of this cocktail made with 2 parts Prosecco & one part peach puree |
a Bellini
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She has a different take on motherhood in her comedy specials "Baby Cobra" and "Hard Knock Wife" |
Ali Wong
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To vote someone into office; now add an "S" to the front & get a 2nd word also meaning to choose; now give us both |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
select & elect
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This desert of southern Africa has a name from Tswana meaning "great thirst" |
(Michael: What is the Namib?)
the Kalahari
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