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Music Tim Carleton wrote at age 16 was used by phone maker Cisco & has been heard by millions as this--your call is important to us |
hold music
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This term for the loan agreement to purchase a dwelling comes from Old French for "dead wage" |
mortgage
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Jesus said this man will deny him three times before the cock crows twice; here, he is in shame after that comes true |
Peter
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This country definitely uses the most U's in the spelling of its name |
(Jeff: What is... no.)
Uruguay
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In 1908 the first of these Ford models rolled out of a plant in Detroit |
a Model T
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Immigrants brought the first of this type of drum to the U.S. from China in the 1800s |
a tom-tom
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A 1974 march for tuba by Luciano Michelini became the circusy-sounding theme to this HBO comedy |
Curb Your Enthusiasm
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Cowboy vocabulary from Spanish incpan style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; background-color: #FFFF66;">ludes stockade & this other word for an enclosure for horses or cattle |
a corral
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You may have heard of one of these that laid golden eggs; Buddha told of how, in a former life, he was one with golden feathers |
a goose
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This country has the Gulf of Bothnia to its west & a gulf named for it to its south |
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Thomas Jefferson used this game board as a model for city planning with every other block left open |
a chessboard
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Only a dental professional can truly remove this mineral deposit also called calculus that forms along & under the gumlinetd>
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tartar
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Known as "The Bong", the 5-note theme for this chip maker "Inside" a lot of computers was composed in 1994 by Walter Werzowa |
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Transparent is from the Latin for "appear through"; this word meaning almost the same is from the Latin for "shine through" |
[Jeff selected the first clue.]
translucent
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In the Koran a bird that could speak told this "wise" king & prophet it had come from Sheba with tidings |
Solomon
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In 2006 Evo Morales, a member of the Aymara people, became the first indigenous president of this South American country |
(Dave: What is Peru?)
Bolivia
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Nevada has a monument to this 1860s mail service, near the site where horses & riders fueled up before heading further west |
the Pony Express
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We'll string you along & say you can "walk the dog" with this item that dates back to the 400s B.C. |
a yo-yo
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BJ Leiderman wrote themes for NPR programs like "Morning Edition" & this Saturday & Sunday counterpart |
Weekend Edition
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Italian for "stalk" or "stump", it's the trunk of the human body |
torso
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In one of his most famous sermons, this Italian saint told his bird buddies they have an obligation to praise their creator |
St. Francis
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Istria & Dalmatia are regions of this Balkan country |
Croatia
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In the 1850s Chief Oshkosh stopped a U.S. attempt to move the Menominee people westward from this state |
(Jeff: What is Oklahoma?)
Wisconsinm>
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A fish with this Hawaiian name weighing 72.8 pounds was caught off Maryland in 2019 |
mahi-mahi
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Adam Schlesinger of this "Stacy's Mom" band also composed 157 songs for TV's "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" |
Fountains of Wayne
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Persian for perfume gave us this word for a fragrant essential oil "of roses" |
attar
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The guru Granth Sahib of this faith uses birds like the flamingo & crane to draw parallels between man & the divinetd>
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Sikhism
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This small Transcaucasian country is believed to be the first to adopt Christianity as a state religion, in 301 |
(Amanda: What is Albania?)
Armenia
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In 1853 this 14th president was not sworn in--he was affirmed on a Bible |
(Amanda: Who is Van Buren?) (Jeff: Who is Zachary Taylor?)
Franklin Pierce
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In this fairy-tale-infpan style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; background-color: #FFFF66;">luenced Gregory Maguire novel, the vain stepmother is Lucrezia Borgia |
Mirror, Mirror
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