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THE CLASS TRIP TO WASHINGTON |
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This Michael Crichton novel concerns the cloning of dinosaur DNA |
Jurassic Park
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He plays Blossom's brother Joey Russo — whoa! |
Joey Lawrence
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This Australian tree dweller has only 30 teeth, unlike most marsupials which have 40 to 50 |
the koala
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The word nerd may come from a character in this children's author's "If I Ran the Zoo" |
(Alex: He's not a marsupial; he's [*].) [Laughter]
Dr. Seuss
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The tour of this bureau includes a visit to the crime labs & a demonstration on the shooting range |
the FBI
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He published "Poor Richard's Almanack" under the pseudonym Richard Saunders |
Ben Franklin
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"There was something vampiric about rock music" is a quote from her novel "The Vampire Lestat" |
Anne Rice
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She steams up the screen as the scheming Amanda on "Melrose Place" |
Heather Locklear
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The red species of this animal is the largest living marsupial |
the kangaroo
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The Algonquin word pocohiquara gave us the name of this hardwood tree |
(Chuck: What's the oak?)
hickory
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When visiting Arlington National Cemetery, be sure to see the changing of the guard at this site |
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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In 1950 the Minnesota Valley Canning Co. took its name after this advertising symbol—Ho ho ho! |
Green Giant
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Part one of this Victor Hugo epic is called "Fantine" |
Les Miserables
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On this sitcom Steven Q. Urkel uses boss sauce to transform himself into suave heartthrob Stefan Urkel |
Family Matters
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This marsupial has the most northerly range, reaching as far north as Canada |
the opossum
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The Latin caedere, "to cut", gave us the name of this 2-bladed snipping implement |
scissors
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This plane flown by "Lucky Lindy" is suspended from the ceiling of the National Air and Space Museum |
the Spirit of St. Louis
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This fabulist gave us the moral "Slow and steady wins the race" |
Aesop
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His original title for "Of Human Bondage" was "Beauty from Ashes", a misquotation from Isaiah |
Somerset Maugham
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He played a teen named Todd on "Sister Kate", but his most famous TV role is Brandon Walsh |
Jason Priestley
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This Tasmanian marsupial eats all of its prey, including the skin & bones |
the Tasmanian devil
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This unit of length equal to 1,760 yards comes from the Latin for "thousand" |
the mile
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Visitors may ride a subway that connects this building with the Senate & House office buildings |
(Chuck: What's the White House?) (Susannah: What is the House of Representatives?)
the Capitol Building
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About half the size of a flute, this woodwind is the highest-pitched instrument in an orchestra |
the piccolo
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His novel "Ivanhoe" opens "In that pleasant district of merry England which is watered by the River Don" |
Sir Walter Scott
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Chad Allen appears on this frontier series as Dr. Mike's adopted teenage son Matthew |
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
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Besides Australia, wallabies can be found on this large island just north of it |
(Alex: Yes, and well done in the category.) [Applause with a few isolated cheers] (Alex: Your love affair with marsupials has done you well today.)
New Guinea
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This word for the science that deals with food & nourishment comes from the Latin meaning "to suckle" |
nutrition
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From 1877-1895 this ex-slave & orator lived in a house that's now a popular tourist attractions |
Frederick Douglass
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It's the only one of the Great Lakes that doesn't border Canada |
Lake Michigan
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