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It was the eastern boundary of the land bought in the Louisiana purchase |
the Mississippi River
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Though his wife, Patti Scialfa, has sung backup for him, we don't know if she calls him "The Boss" |
Bruce Springsteen
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Officials from 35 African countries met in January 1992 to try to save the vanishing herds of these |
elephants
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"Hamlet" opens at Elsinore castle, where a sentinel notes not a creature is stirring, not even this one |
a mouse
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She won a record 6 straight Wimbledon titles from 1982 through 1987 |
Martina Navratilova
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Alice went to a "mad" one |
a tea party
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In 1856 this party's first presidential candidate, John C. Fremont carried all but 5 of the northern states |
the Republican Party
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Her real-life romance isn't Gomez Addams but sculptor Robert Graham |
Anjelica Huston
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It's predicted that global temperatures will rise 2ยบ by 2025, mostly from accumulation of this gas |
carbon dioxide
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In "The Merchant of Venice", Portia says, "The quality of" this "is not strained" |
mercy
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This NFL team plays its home games at Arrowhead Stadium & has an arrowhead on its helmet |
the Kansas City Chiefs
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Uninvited guests who barge in on a party are said to do this, whether or not they wreck their cars |
crash it
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In the early 1800s this fur trader paid $25,000 for the area now known as Times Square |
John Jacob Astor
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After canceling her 1991 wedding, Julia Roberts "rush"ed to Europe with this star of "Rush" |
Jason Patric
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Of about 2%, 44% or 99%, the amount of an aerosol hairspray that stays on the hair |
2%
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In the famous balcony scene, this is the part of Juliet's face Romeo wishes he "might touch" |
(Ken: What are her lips?)
her cheek
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It's the only class in professional boxing in which there's no upper weight limit |
heavyweight
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French for "good journey", or a type of party that's often held aboard ship |
a bon voyage
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The War of 1812 ended in this year |
(Ken: What is [*]?) [Ken was ruled incorrect and the decision was reversed after the break due to the Treaty of Ghent signed at the end of 1814 though not ratified until 1815. Alex explained that the clue was not pinned as well as it could have been.]
1815 (*1814)
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Country singer Clint Black married this actress at his Texas ranch, not in Knots Landing |
Lisa Hartman
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McDonald's replaced its burger containers made of this plastic with paper ones, which they recycle |
Styrofoam (polystyrene)
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In "Henry IV, Part 2", the hostess wants him arrested for eating her "out of house and home" |
Falstaff
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In women's gymnastics, this Romanian won 5 Olympic gold medals, as well as 3 silver & 1 bronze |
Nadia Comaneci
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Traditionally, these objects indicate where guests are to sit at a very formal dinner party |
(Alex: Yes, less than a minute to go.)
place cards
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Boss Tweed offered this political cartoonist $500,000 to go to Europe & leave him alone |
(Ken: Who is Nash?)
Thomas Nast
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She was once engaged to Charlie Sheen, but she married John Travolta |
(Ken: Who is Kelly Lynch?)
Kelly Preston
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U.S. government project to clean up toxic sites; since 1981 it has spent over $7.5 billion & cleaned up 65 |
the Superfund
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The dowry he got with Katharina was, after Baptista's death, half his lands & 20,000 crowns |
Petruchio
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The last of this Red Sox outfielder's 6 batting titles came in 1958 at age 40 |
Ted Williams
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The couple being feted at an anniversary party often stands in one of these lines to greet guests |
a receiving line
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