RHYMING AMERICAN ROAD TRIP |
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Our road trip begins in a state capital 80 miles outside San Antonio & we go to another on the Atlantic coast |
Austin & Boston
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In 2 Samuel, Nathan confronted this king about his adultery |
David
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Meaning immense, it can come before cheese or Mac |
big
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An idiom that means "by any way possible" mentions hook & this rhyming word |
crook
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"O true apothecary, thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die" |
Romeo and Juliet
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With great timing, this pirate in a 2003 film steps off his now-sunken boat & onto Port Royal's dock |
Jack Sparrow
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From a New Mexico City at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, do you know the way to the seat of California's Santa Clara County? |
Santa Fe & San Jose
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Micah says of this town, "Though thou be little... out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel" |
Bethlehem
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It can mean honest or attractive, or refer to good weather |
fair
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the master of this signature shot that he used to great effect with the Lakers |
a sky hook
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"Now all she does is fool with those pieces of glass and play those worn-out records. What kind of a life is that for a girl to lead?" |
The Glass Menagerie
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In a fitting end to "Titanic", a much older Rose drops a blue diamond called this overboard |
(Carrie: What is the Star of the Ocean?)
the Heart of the Ocean
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Head west out of one state that borders Manitoba to enter a second state that also does |
North Dakota & Minnesota
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Haggai encouraged people to get busy with this construction task & that they would be rewarded with abundance |
(Carrie: Uh, what is the Temple of Solomon?) (Kirsten: What is... what is building the kingdom of heaven?)
building the (second) temple in Jerusalem
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This adjective for an unusual sense of humor sounds like a bread choice |
wry
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Hookworms are this type of creature that lives at the expense of another |
a parasite
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"In my mind, Martha, you are buried in cement, right up to your neck" |
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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Tom Hanks' plane crashes & sinks at the start of this 2000 film, & that's just the beginning of his problems |
Cast Away
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Journey 300 miles west from a city where author Thomas Wolfe lived to a city known for music |
Asheville & Nashville
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Ezekiel accompanied the Hebrews during their exile here & prophesied their return to Israel |
Babylon
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A Stephen King title uses this 3-letter adjective to describe a pupil |
apt
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No mistake, the 4-letter hook seen here has been known to pull in a fish or two |
(Jay: What is a gaffer?) (Ken: No.) (Jay: [*]?) ... (Ken: Sorry, Jay, I had already ruled.)
a gaff
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"Who knows Sidney Poitier so we could just call him up & ask him?" |
(Ken: Less than a minute now, Kirsten.)
Six Degrees of Separation
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As a building in Venice sinks, Vesper Lynd is trapped underwater & James Bond can't save her in this 2006 movie |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.] (Ken: Kirsten, that last correct response from you gives you $6,800; you have exactly half of Jay's score.)
Casino Royale
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It's quite a trek from the capital of New Jersey to the city that's home to Texas Woman's University |
Trenton to Denton
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He doesn't get his own book, but does get to triumph over the false prophets when the Lord accepts his sacrifice |
Elijah
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Evasive or shy, like the mistress in an Andrew Marvell poem |
(Ken: Carrie?) (Carrie: What is bashful?) (Ken: No, I'm sorry, the poem is To His [*] Mistress.)
coy
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The fast ferry at Hoek van Holland, aka "The Hook", shuttles people to this big port city |
(Carrie: What is Amsterdam?)
Rotterdam
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"I'm concerned about the relationship between Father Flynn & your son" |
Doubt
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