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This first lady's last words, in 1818: "Do not grieve, my friend, my dearest friend. I am ready to go. & John, it will not be long" |
[NOTE: The clue is archived as presented on the episode.]
Abigail Adams
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Since 1985 People magazine has been pointing out this person, including Sean Connery & Michael B. Jordan |
(Caroline: Who is [*] of the year?)
Sexiest Man
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Here's a 1986 shot of this regular visitor that got its name in 1759 |
Halley's Comet
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Nationality name for the literary revival that included writers like Yeats & O'Casey |
Irish
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Jane Foster & Padme Amidala, in 2 very, very different universes |
(Natalie) Portman
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It's a 4-letter synonym for adroit or skillful |
deft
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In 1993 Ellen Ochoa became the first Latina launched into space, aboard this shuttle, also a 2017 "Star Trek" series |
Discovery
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Before "woman alive", this word is often applied to multiple Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica |
fastest
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An unusual object known as 288P has a tail so it's classed as a comet, but it's basically a binary this, also called a minor planet |
(Matt: What's... dwarf?) (Caroline: What's star?)
an asteroid
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19th century news, like the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, inspired the style called this Revival |
Egyptian
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Machete &... what? You need more? Tyrannosaurus Death & Muerte |
(Danny) Trejo
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Yield to another & you're showing this courteous regard |
deferential
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After briefly dancing in Paris as Lady MacLeod, she soon changed her name to a Malay one meaning "eye of the dawn" |
Mata Hari
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Seen, but not heard here--for safety reasons--Manowar vied for & sometimes achieved this distinction |
(Mayim: 139 decibels.)
loudest (band)
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The 4 visible parts of a comet are the nucleus, coma, ion tail & this tail that sounds like a bottle of Pledge will get rid of it |
(Caroline: What is a smudge tail?)
dust
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1765's "Reliques of Ancient English Poetry" was part of a revival of this type of folk poem, like the one "Of Constant Susanna" |
a ballad
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Gabrielle Solis on "Desperate Housewives" & Beatriz Mendoza on "Grand Hotel" |
(Eva) Longoria
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The Joint Chiefs of Staff coined this acronym for a state of alertness in 1959 |
DEFCON
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In 1969 Shirley Chisholm attacked the Vietnam War in the first floor speech of her 14-year run as a rep. of this state |
(Guhan: What is Texas?)
New York
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While attending Beverly Hills High, "When Harry Met Sally" screenwriter Nora Ephron was dubbed this 4-word future winner |
(Guhan: What is "greatest of all time"?)
most likely to succeed
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In 1997 the world caught sight of this comet named for 2 amateur astronomers |
Hale-Bopp
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Search Etsy for the revival of this 19th c. movement of William Morris that itself looked back to the fine work of medieval times |
Arts & Crafts
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Justice in 1993's "Poetic Justice" & Charlene DuPrey on the TV show "Diff'rent Strokes" |
Janet Jackson
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Excess of spending over revenue, or the margin by which a team trails an opponent |
deficit
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A programming language is named after this daughter of Lord Byron who is called the world's 1st computer programmer |
Ada Lovelace
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Motivational author Zig Ziglar reminded us to "Expect the best", followed by these 4 words |
prepare for the worst
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The source of many observable short-period comets is the belt beyond Neptune named for this Dutch-American astronomer |
Kuiper
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Baroque revival architecture is typified by London's criminal courts building called the "Old" this (it was New in 1907) |
Bailey
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Sulu in recent "Star Trek" films & Kumar's pal Harold Lee |
(Guhan: Who is Kal Penn?)
John Cho
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Latin for "window" partly gives us this word that means to throw someone out of a window |
defenestrate
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