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The name of this ocean means "peaceful" |
the Pacific
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Amount of Brylcreem that'll "do ya" |
a little dab
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Appropriately, Swiss teenage tennis star Martina Hingis was named for this woman |
Martina Navratilova
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On May 13, 1940 he told Britain's House of Commons, "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears & sweat" |
Winston Churchill
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By law it's the malicious burning of another's house, or, in some case, your own |
arson
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Cher won Nicolas Cage's heart & an Oscar in this romantic comedy |
Moonstruck
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It's the smallest & the most easterly of the 5 Great Lakes |
Lake Ontario
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An indefinite-sized mass that forms in the throat when you're a little choked up |
a lump
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In 1933 he hit in 61 straight games for the San Francisco Seals; he only reached 56 as the "Yankee Clipper" |
Joe DiMaggio
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Popular songs of the decade included "Tennessee Waltz" & "Deep In The Heart Of" this state |
Texas
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Brickwork or stonework |
masonry
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This film featured Cher as Meryl Streep's gal pal & co-worker at a nuclear plant |
Silkwood
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Noted for its salmon fishing, the Tay is the longest river of this United Kingdom country |
Scotland
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Abbreviated "T", it can be exact, or when approximate, rounded or heaping |
a tablespoon
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In 1996 boxer Andrew Golota lost twice to Riddick Bowe by committing this foul |
hitting below the belt
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Things developed rapidly after this Edwin Land creation went on sale in 1948 |
the Polaroid camera
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One's public image, as opposed to the inner self |
persona
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Cher was a "bewitching" sculptor in this movie based on a John Updike novel |
The Witches of Eastwick
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Lake Van in Anatolia is this country's largest lake |
Turkey
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It's how much o' "nuthin" Porgy had |
plenty
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No. 33 on the Chicago Bulls, this Olympian has played most of his career in the shadow of No. 23 |
Scottie Pippen
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3 days before it was destroyed by the British Navy in May 1941, this German battleship sank the HMS Hood |
(Jon: What is the Von Bismarck?) ... (Alex: It was always referred to as the Bismarck, without the "Von.")
the Bismarck
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This 2-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle is used to carry coffins at military funerals |
caisson
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In this 1985 film, Cher portrayed Rusty Dennis, the mother of a disfigured son |
Mask
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Botany Bay on the coast of New South Wales, Australia is an inlet of this sea |
the Tasman Sea
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Robert Frost had to get out of the woods; "I have" this far "to go before I sleep", he wrote |
(Alex: Boy, you're off and running in good shape here today, Bob!)
miles
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Golf legend Sam Snead won every one of golf's major championships, except this one |
the U.S. Open
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On July 1, 1946 the U.S. detonated its first atomic bomb since WWII at this atoll |
Bikini
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To cast off junk, or to throw overboard, as from a junk |
jettison
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Chazz Palminteri stars as a hit man hired to kill Cher in this 1996 black comedy |
(Ann: What is Unfaithful?)
Faithful
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