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Based on the author's preface to this book, it could have been "The Last of the Wapanachki" |
The Last of the Mohicans
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A London palace is named after the house built for John Sheffield, Duke of this |
Buckingham
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The South African parliament meets in this city that dates back to 1652 with the construction of a Dutch east India refreshment station |
Cape Town
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These Germanic people ruled parts of Britain from the 5th century until the Norman conquest |
the Anglo-Saxons
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Rev. Shaw Moore, in a movie remake, set in a town where dancing is banned |
Footloose
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William Somers, who built an observation wheel on the Atlantic City boardwalk, thought the Somers Wheel was copied by this man |
(Ken: That takes you to $33,400; you should be very happy with that round--happier than Brooke or Andrew or, indeed, Mr. Dennis Quaid.)
Ferris
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The narrator of this Ralph Ellison novel joins "The Brotherhood", which renames him, but we never learn his old or new name |
Invisible Man
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A bit surprising that a Frenchman, François Gérard, painted this duke, the reddest of all Redcoats |
(Amy: Who is Cornwallis?) (Andrew: Uh, sorry.) (Ken: No guess?) (Andrew: No.) ... (Ken: Even worse for the French than Cornwallis--[*].)
Duke of Wellington
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In 1871 the District of Columbia absorbed this town about 3 miles northwest of the Capitol |
Georgetown
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Having length, width & height |
3-dimensional
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Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper |
(Ken: I don't feel like Dennis is letting us down; I feel like maybe we're letting him down.) (Andrew: There's Randy.) [Ken laughs]
The Right Stuff
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In 1897 this diva complained of thick bread, so the chef came back with thin, crisp slices of toast now named for her |
(Nellie) Melba
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This Leon Uris novel portraying Israel's birth is about 10 times longer than the Bible book of the same name |
(Andrew: Dennis Quaid-- don't let me down--for $400.) [Laughter]
Exodus
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After abdicating the throne in 1936, Edward VIII was given this title |
the Duke of Windsor
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This colony was established on May 14, 1607 but by 1610, starvation was a prime factor behind the death of 80% of its residents |
Jamestown
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The Burlsworth Trophy is awarded to college football players who began as these, typically non-recruits |
walk-ons
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World War II naval commander "Bull" Halsey |
(Amy: What is Pearl Harbor?)
Midway
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Not even Yurchenko attempted the Yurchenko double pike in competition; in 2021 this gymnast was the first woman to do so |
(Simone) Biles
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This Somerset Maugham novel whose title refers to the sharp & difficult path to salvation was Alex Trebek's favorite book |
The Razor's Edge
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On his wedding day in 2011, Prince William was given the title Duke of this place |
Cambridge
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In 1862 Confederate General John Magruder followed in Cornwallis' footsteps in having a very bad day in this historic place |
(Ken: Yes, Cornwallis is now helping you.)
Yorktown
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A stinging insect is in this adjective for a slender midsection |
wasp-waisted
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High school baseball coach Jimmy Morris, who makes the Major Leagues |
(Andrew: No.) (Ken: Nothing?)
The Rookie
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Survival rates are better with this lymphoma named for a Victorian physician than with the non-this type |
Hodgkin's
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This 1946 novel based on the life of Huey Long won the Pulitzer Prize & the movie won the Best Picture Oscar |
All the King's Men
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In 1717 this German-born man became resident composer to James Brydges, Duke of Chandos, & composed 11 "Chandos Anthems" |
(Ken: That's correct, yes; you didn't sound sure.)
Handel
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Sleepy Hollow in New York's Westchester County was known as North this until 1996 |
North Tarrytown
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This vocal range of Marilyn Horne is higher than contralto |
mezzo-soprano
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Smooth-talking New Orleans police detective Remy McSwain |
(Amy: What is JFK?) ... (Ken: I regret to announce we have gone 1 for 5 in the Dennis Quaid film canon.)
The Big Easy
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This bullet, or ball, was named for a Frenchman, but Civil War soldiers pronounced it to sound like it was little |
(Ken: That's right, they called it the "mini ball".)
Minié
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