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This British mystery maven described thallium poisoning so well in a book, a nurse recognized the symptoms in a child |
Agatha Christie
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The Gabor are a Roma group around the city Targu Mures in this country that sounds like it should have a large Roma minority & does |
Romania
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In "U Can't Touch This", he rapped his thanks to the Lord "for blessing me with a mind to rhyme & 2 hyped feet" |
(Ken: It's Hammer time, yes.)
MC Hammer
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In 1992 this U.S. agency began working with dry cleaners to keep communities free from chemicals |
the EPA
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The rapid vibration of their wings gives these tiny avians their name |
a hummingbird
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Mike Myers played a "Love" one in a 2008 film |
guru
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John Grisham is on the board of the organization known as this Project, which helps right wrongful convictions |
the Innocence Project
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A vardo is a Roma one of these conveyances; Roald Dahl owned one & wrote a book about a boy who lives in one |
a caravan
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Making their Top 40 debut in 1991, this vocal group told us, "Motownphilly's back again, doin' a little East Coast swing" |
Boyz II Men
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This administration offers a training academy where you can learn about air traffic control or regulatory standards |
the FAA
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Timber & sidewinder are common varieties of this |
rattlesnake
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Word describing a diamond in original form, or a movie that hasn't seen an editor yet |
uncut
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This prolific author, seen here, who wrote of London's seedier side, spent years helping destitute girls there |
Dickens
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Making do with foods others might ignore, the Roma developed culinary dishes like niglo, this quilled mammal baked in clay |
(Erin: What is a porcupine?)
a hedgehog
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Ladies love this cool guy who was both "Doin It" & "Loungin" in 1996 |
LL Cool J
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The NRC is involved in the decommissioning of these, like Unit 1 at San Onofre in Southern California |
nuclear reactors
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These fitting loosely in the cylinders, especially when it's cold, can cause a rattle in your car engine |
the pistons
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A lever turns on one |
a fulcrum
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Dave Eggers' book about this group that shares a name with Peter Pan's gang led to building a school in South Sudan |
the Lost Boys
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The Roma were targeted by the Nazis & August 2 is a day of remembrance for almost 3,000 killed at this camp on that date in 1944 |
Auschwitz
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In 1992 this vocal group who are always in style sang, "No, you're never gonna get it" about "My Lovin"' |
En Vogue
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The mission of BLM, short for this, is "to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the public lands" |
the Bureau of Land Management
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In the national park called "Great" these structures, you can hear a hum from air passing through millions of grains |
(Joanne: What are geysers?)
the Great Sand Dunes
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Moses' mom put him in an ark made of this plant |
(Erin: [Sighs]) (Ken: Erin?) (Erin: What is papyrus?)
bulrushes
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This author of vampire novels donated $1 from each sale of "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner" to the Red Cross |
(Erin: Who is Anne Rice?) (Amy: [Hands up] Nope.)
Stephenie Meyer
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This legendary Roma jazz player who lacked the use of 2 left fingers has inspired generations of guitarists |
Django Reinhardt
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"I'm kinda buzzed & it's all because" of this Montell Jordan No. 1 R&B hit; we also learned "South Central does it like nobody does" |
"This Is How We Do It"
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In 2004 the "A" in watchdog agency the GAO was changed from "Accounting" to this longer word meaning someone will be held responsible |
(Ken: Yes, it's now the Government [*] Office.)
Accountability
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This Egyptian goddess, seen here, holds a basket & a sistrum, a type of ceremonial rattle |
(Erin: Who is Isis?) (Joanne: Who is [**]?) [Joanne's response was ruled incorrect and the decision was reversed after the break.]
Bastet (Baset)
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To yield, as to an overwhelming force or injury |
succumb
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