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THE BIG, LITTLE OR NO BANG |
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OLYMPIC SPORTS YOU CAN DO BAREFOOT |
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Mattel pays tribute to this woman, who helped spark the civil rights movement when she refused to give up her bus seat |
Rosa Parks
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"He hath a person and a smooth dispose to be suspected--framed to make women false. The Moor is of a free and open nature" |
(Valerie: Who is Othello?)
Iago
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"The monkey thought 'twas all in fun", but the detonating critter in this kids' song may beg to differ |
(Kate: Who is the weasel? What is [*]?)
"Pop Goes The Weasel"
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"N", 1963: Kenya gains its independence as the area of this capital grows more than 7 times in size |
Nairobi
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It describes someone who's irritable due to lack of food |
hangry
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In 1960 Abebe Bikila ran away with this lengthy event, with no shoes on |
the marathon
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Making history in 1983, this woman inspired girls to reach for the stars |
Sally Ride
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"I can be patient, I can stay with Regan, I and my hundred knights" |
King Lear
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Mr. Phelps will not self-destruct in 5 seconds in this 1996 film; a chopper crash in a tunnel will take care of things |
Mission: Impossible
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"B", 1971: 2 municipalities, Thon Buri & Krung Thep, combine to form this Asian capital |
Bangkok
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Seen here is an icon for one of these programs |
a podcast
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A Barbie Shero, Ibtihaj Muhammad stayed true to her faith & wore this traditional head scarf at the 2016 Olympics |
a hijab
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"The potent poison quite o'ercrows my spirit. I cannot live to hear the news from England" (& a few words later, he's correct) |
Hamlet
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Nearly 70,000 shells filled the air in 2019 as viewers lined NYC's FDR Drive to see July 4th fireworks over this river |
(Kate: What is the Hudson?) ... (Alex: Less than a minute now.)
the East River
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"I", 1959: Karachi is designated to be out as capital as this city, yet to be built, gets the nod |
Islamabad
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It's a non-alcoholic mixed drink like a nojito or a cuddles on the beach |
a mocktail
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This gymnastics apparatus is raised 4.1 feet from the floor & is 4 inches wide |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
the balance beam
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Dubbed the "First Lady of Song", this jazz great is ready to entertain you with songs like "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" & "Blue Moon" |
Ella Fitzgerald
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"What, will these hands ne'er be clean? No more O' that, my lord, no more O' that. You mar all with this starting" |
Lady Macbeth
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On Dec. 6, 1917 the explosion of a munitions ship near this Nova Scotia capital was heard hundreds of miles away |
Halifax
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"G", 1812: not named in honor of a D.C. college, this capital of Guyana, formerly Stabroek, gets its new name |
Georgetown
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It's the 11-letter name for the mixed dog breed seen here |
Labradoodle
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With a new partner, Brooke Sweat, 42-year-old Kerri Walsh Jennings plans to go for her 4th gold in this 2-word sport in 2021 |
beach volleyball
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It's game on for the doll honoring this woman who won 1973's Battle of the Sexes & is a champion for women's equality in sports |
Billie Jean King
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"Here in this island we arrived; and here have I, thy schoolmaster, made thee more profit" |
(Alex: You seem to know your Shakespeare.) (Jeffrey: You're gonna make me do it; True Daily Double.) (Alex: I'm not gonna make you do it; you're gonna do it.) ... [Enthusiastic applause]
Prospero
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In 1605 this York man did not get the "Wham, bam!" he wanted from more than a ton of gunpowder placed under Parliament |
Guy Fawkes
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"O", around 1300: Akershus Castle is built in this city; it's still there today, south of a street called Karl Johans Gate |
Oslo
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When referring to England's 2 oldest universities, use this blended word |
Oxbridge
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Prince Albert of Monaco was awarded a black belt in this martial art that's done barefoot at the Olympics |
judo
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